Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Twenty years later.

Earth year 4480.

With a spacetime fluctuation, a starship appeared in the sparse nebula.

At the very center of the nebula is a small, bright white star that emits a faint glow.

That is a neutron star.

It spins at an astonishing speed and precisely emits electromagnetic pulses at the same time intervals to its surroundings.

These electromagnetic pulses swept across the purplish-red nebula like a broom.

The medium-sized starship, which wasn't particularly large, quickly identified its target—a giant planet deep within a purplish-red nebula, its surface covered in thick armor.

This giant planet silently orbits the neutron star in a regular circular motion.

The powerful electromagnetic pulses intermittently "swept" across its incredibly smooth surface, like a gentle breeze brushing across a hillside, without causing it any substantial impact.

The Tenth Empire, Homeworld Fortress.

Under Zero's remote control, the starship slowly approached the planetary fortress.

When the starship successfully entered the planetary fortress's synchronous orbit, an electromagnetic wave with a frequency of 1420 MHz was transmitted from inside the fortress.

At the same time, not far from the starship, a faint orange-yellow light emanated from the huge crack that stretched across the surface of the fortress.

The detection equipment then detected a large unified field of considerable intensity.

The electromagnetic wave information from inside the fortress was quickly translated into human language by Zero and displayed on a giant holographic projection at the Human Union Academy of Sciences Central Research Institute, more than a thousand light-years away.

[Welcome to the Enroget civilization, the Imperial homeworld fortress.]

……

Looking at the clear, bright white text in the deep blue holographic projection, Lü Yongchang fell silent.

Centuries have passed, and I almost forgot about this.

Human civilization even has a secondary account at the Tenth Empire's fortress!

He pondered for a moment and then typed in a response message: "[Ten]".

……

With the utmost respect, I extend my deepest greetings to you.

The Enroget civilization has come to fulfill the pact made years ago.

The 1420 MHz electromagnetic waves, carrying encoded information, were transmitted toward the imperial fortress ahead.

Meanwhile, the medium-sized starship slowly sailed toward the straight and neat "Great Rift"—the giant port leading into the Imperial Fortress.

After the starship was detected, the orange-yellow light in the fortress port grew even brighter.

Bathed in orange-yellow light, the starship, like a sesame seed, swiftly landed within this massive planetary fortress.

Before long, the starship passed through the thick protective layer and entered the outer area of ​​the planetary fortress.

It is no different from 700 years ago.

The thick fog was still there, and the huge, empty cabin looked as if it had been ransacked by bandits.

The side hatch of the starship opened, and a research robot slowly emerged from it.

At the same time, a clear projection appeared in the thick, orange-yellow fog.

It is a complex structure built from countless materialized optical paths.

Perhaps as a courtesy of the Tenth Empire, or perhaps to show respect for the Enroget Civilization, the Tenth Empire projected its own "image" in front of the research robot.

The research robot slowly raised its head, gazing up at the flickering optical brain structure.

An electromagnetic wave communication was transmitted.

Have you completed the collection and transport of the gas giants?

[How did they manage to collect and transport 1000 gas giants in such a short time?]

Article 17 of the Imperial Supreme Law and Article 3 of the Silicon-Based Alliance Supreme Law stipulate that acts of fraud and breach of contract will be subject to extremely severe penalties.

Along with this information came two complete documents.

The contents of the documents need no further explanation; they are naturally the so-called Imperial Supreme Act and Silicon-based Alliance Supreme Act.

Clearly, [10] did not believe that the "Enroget Civilization" could complete this arduous task in such a short time.

As Lü Yongchang, who was in the Kepler 452 star system, examined the contents of the two bills, a sense of enlightenment dawned on him.

The Imperial Supreme Law, the vast majority of which is related to this civilization.

The Silicon Alliance's Supreme Act is primarily aimed at other civilizations.

These two bills reveal the transformation of the Tenth Empire—from initially fighting alone to eventually forming the Silicon-based Alliance and becoming a powerful force.

Under Lü Yongchang's command, the research robot responded to [Ten]'s words.

No, we have not completed the collection and transport of 1000 gas giants.

The orange-yellow light inside the fortress visibly dimmed.

The combination of the thick, ever-swirling fog created an inexplicable sense of oppression.

After a brief silence, [Ten] quickly raised a question and offered a suggestion.

How do you plan to fulfill the contract from back then?

The Imperial fortress's energy reserves can last for a long time; you can repay them gradually.

A few seconds later.

A new message has been sent out by a scientific research robot of human civilization.

We moved a G-type yellow dwarf star.

This should also comply with the original contract requirements, shouldn't it?

The dim lights inside the fortress suddenly shone brightly, then returned to normal.

Orange-yellow mist churned and billowed, plunging the imperial fortress into an inexplicable atmosphere of silence.

The projected optical computer flickered on and off, and the flashing frequency of each materialized light path was much higher than before.

Clearly, [Ten] is doing its utmost to analyze the meaning behind the words "Enroget Civilization".

After a long silence, it sent out a brief message.

【? 】

……

Kepler 452 galaxy, inside the central research institute.

Looking at the large question mark in the holographic projection, the atmosphere in the research institute became strange.

Visibly, a faint smile of joy appeared on the faces of all the researchers.

"Ahem!"

Lu Yongchang coughed lightly twice, suppressing the occasional soft laughter in the research institute: "Normal, normal situation."

"Don't forget, at that time, human civilization was only a Level 5 civilization."

"It's normal for it to have such doubts."

Despite saying that, Lu Yongchang couldn't help but smile slightly.

Do you already have the technology to move stars?

[10] raised questions again.

Also, what you said about G-type yellow dwarfs...

Where is it now?

Based on my preliminary detection, there are no yellow dwarf stars or gas giants moving toward the fortress within a thousand light-years.

Clearly, [10] did not believe the words of the "Enroget Civilization".

Faced with such doubts, Lü Yongchang merely glanced at the holographic projection on the side and confirmed the specific coordinates of [Kuafu].

Then, the coordinates were sent to the fortress mastermind [10].