Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

"No, no, no..."

Upon hearing Cleaner 9527's words, the subordinate's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly waved his tentacles, denying the allegations.

Are you kidding me?

How could someone in such a position possibly bear such a great responsibility?

If the pastoral faction were to actually disrupt the mother civilization's arrangements at the nodes of the Milky Way, not only would it be unable to bear the responsibility, but even Cleaner 9527 would be unable to do so!

Cleaner 9527 did not pay attention to his subordinate's denial.

It just stared blankly at the light screen in front of it, with a few tentacles waving unconsciously around it.

Its constantly flashing external memory storage device clearly indicates that its thinking organs are highly active.

The subordinate next to him carefully moved to the side, afraid of disturbing the cleaner 9527's thought process.

The cleaner, 9527, was deeply conflicted.

Are we just going to let this civilization travel to the Andromeda Galaxy?

This is only a level six civilization.

When did the mighty Cleaners civilization become afraid of a mere Level 6 civilization?

In its memory, no civilization has ever been able to attack the Cleaner civilization and then swagger away as if nothing had happened!

To put it mildly, this was just a minor mishap at the Cleaners' Galaxy branch.

On a larger scale, this even involves the reputation of sanitation workers as civilized individuals!

If the mother civilization finds out about this...

It probably won't have a good ending; at the very least, it won't be able to leave this remote and impoverished place!

But here comes the problem.

Normally, a small level 6 silicon-based civilization wouldn't even be worth its attention.

But this is the Milky Way.

Based on the inferences of the mother civilization, the silicon-based civilization known as the "Tenth Empire" was very likely born in the Milky Way.

What if these two civilizations have some kind of relationship...?

hiss……

Cleaner 9527 trembled slightly and quickly dismissed the thought from his mind.

Fighting is not an option, nor is not fighting.

Sweeper 9527 inwardly groaned, his anger towards the [Shepherd] intensifying.

Why did you have to provoke this civilization in the first place?

You not only provoked us, but you also had to report the outcome of the war!

Don't you know that all the log records from each branch are regularly uploaded to the main civilization?!

Isn't this just creating trouble for it?!

For a while, Shinobu thinks more and more angry, and takes a step back and thinks more and more losses.

What did it do wrong?

It just wants to stay in the galactic center black hole region and complete its own mission!

Why make it take the blame?!

"Take it all!"

The annoyed voice of Cleaner 9527 suddenly rang out: "Deduct all of the [Shepherd's] civilization contribution points!"

The subordinate standing to the side stared blankly at Cleaner 9527, unable to react for a moment.

"what?"

"Didn't you hear what I said?!" Cleaner 9527 glared at his subordinate with an unfriendly expression.

"I, I understand!" The subordinate hurriedly brought up a light screen and changed the original order.

Looking at the punishment for the [herdsman] on the screen, Sweeper 9527 nodded in satisfaction.

Then, it fell into a dilemma.

So how should we deal with this troublesome civilization?

It raised its tentacles and unconsciously fiddled with the light screen in front of it.

The light screen displays a simulated flight path connecting the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy.

Looking at the Andromeda Galaxy icon, Cleaner 9527 felt a sudden inspiration, and an idea arose in its mind!

"Notify the Andromeda branch that a Level 6 civilization has escaped the Milky Way while being pursued by the Shepherds and is currently fleeing towards the Andromeda Galaxy."

"This civilization is suspected of possessing a microcosm of unknown origin and basic river navigation capabilities."

"They must take interception measures against it."

The subordinate glanced at his superior with disbelief.

This...passing the buck?!

Seeing the gaze that Cleaner 9527 was casting at him, the subordinate quickly edited a message and sent it to the Andromeda Galaxy after confirming that it was correct.

After a short wait, a brand new light screen automatically unfolded.

"Sir, sir." The subordinate glanced at the information on the screen, then looked somewhat embarrassedly at Cleaner 9527. "The Andromeda branch has sent an inquiry..."

"They... asked us why we didn't do it ourselves."

Upon hearing this, Cleaner 9527's face darkened.

Do it yourself?

If it could do it itself, would the Andromeda branch need to do it?

After a moment of contemplation, it gave its own answer.

"The pastoral faction is very likely to launch another attack on the Milky Way nodes, and the Milky Way branch needs to be stationed in the galactic center region."

"Ask them if they can bear the responsibility if a node in the Milky Way is destroyed?"

"If it's within our capabilities, the Milky Way Division can step in to solve this problem."

The subordinate stared blankly at his superior.

That's a lot...

Why does this sound so familiar?

"What are you standing there for?"

Cleaner9527 glared at it: "Hurry up and send the message!"

"If there's a delay, can you take responsibility?"

subordinate:……

……

Laniakea Supercluster, Hydra-Centaurus Supercluster, Giant Attractor.

A large, dark gray fleet silently navigated this dangerous region with its complex gravity.

The powerful radiation and gravitational fluctuations from the surrounding celestial bodies have no effect on it.

The warship's shape is very similar to a cylinder.

On the almost smooth cylindrical surfaces, there are also strangely shaped lines that form a peculiar mark.

That was a symbol that evolved from a diagram of the silicon atom structure.

That's the logo of the Silicon Alliance.

Its unique cylindrical hull further confirms its identity—the leader civilization of the Silicon-based Alliance, the [Tenth Empire].

At the center of the fleet, inside a massive starship composed of several stacked cylinders.

Under the orange light, a thick, orange-tinged mist slowly swirled in the vast space.

suddenly.

The fog quickly dissipated, revealing several enormous creatures over fifty meters tall.

These creatures, remarkably similar in shape to starships, are cylindrical in form.

At the base of the cylindrical body, which is over 30 meters tall, are more than a dozen tentacles, each up to 20 meters long.

With the movement of these tentacles, these enormous creatures floated slowly in the orange mist.

Strong electromagnetic waves echoed inside the ship.

[Failed again.]

No four-dimensional cavitation was found near the giant attractor.

One of the cylindrical creatures raised its tentacles and pressed a few buttons on the tall device beside it. A holographic projection interface appeared in the orange mist.

The dimensional ascension experiment also failed.

Although we can understand four dimensions through various devices, that's not the whole picture.

[To achieve dimensional ascension, four-dimensional cavitation is indispensable.]