Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Earth Command Center.

When the constantly twisting, silvery-white thread appeared on the holographic projection, the entire command center fell silent.

"The pastoral style!"

Lu Yongchang's expression changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly from his chair: "How could it be the pastoral faction!"

Chaos also erupted inside the command center.

Without a doubt, taking action against the pastoralists at such a sensitive time is absolutely not in the interest of human civilization.

Although human civilization has already gained the strength to contend with dimensional beings, the pastoral faction is not limited to just one dimensional being!

Without the strength of the Cleaners, how could they possibly withstand the attacks of the Pastoral Faction!

Not to mention that modern human civilization has already clearly understood the true identity and purpose of the pastoralists.

That being who controls the five dimensions has yet to reveal its true form!

But... the attack program has already been fully triggered.

Space annihilation, spatial lightning...

The moment the dark light flashed, the command center fell silent once again.

"Send a message to the Tenth Empire!"

Lü Yongchang immediately declared: "Human civilization is under attack by the pastoralists; we request reinforcements!"

Regardless of who initiated the attack, call for reinforcements first.

The dark light gradually dissipated.

The violent explosions caused by the dark matter bombs gradually subsided.

"How did it go? Did it work?"

Fang Xu's anxious voice came from the side.

Lu Yongchang did not reply, but stared nervously at the image on the projector.

……

The dark light completely dissipated.

The silvery-white thread, which had been curled up in a ball, was now broken into two sections, one long and one short.

next second.

The shorter, thinner line developed a second dimension—it gradually stretched into a thin "sheet of paper".

When it develops a third dimension, it transforms into countless elementary particles and completely dissipates into the visible universe.

At the same time, the residual heat from the explosion began to dissipate rapidly—the dimensional ascension process had absorbed a large amount of energy!

As for the other, longer section of thread... it twisted and curled up again.

"pity……"

Lu Yongchang frowned and shook his head with some regret: "We didn't manage to damage their core."

"It seems that even low-dimensional beings are difficult to kill without using dimensional weapons!"

"Fleet, prepare to activate warp..."

Before he could finish speaking, the tachyon radar sounded an alarm again—a brand new, intense spacetime fluctuation came from afar.

"besides?!"

Lü Yongchang was slightly startled.

When the fluctuations subsided, a flat scroll appeared next to the ball of silvery-white silk.

"Two-dimensional life forms..."

Lu Yongchang's face turned ugly.

Using a surprise spacetime trap, human civilization successfully inflicted enormous damage on that one-dimensional being.

Logically speaking, this should have been a fairly smooth war.

But the sudden appearance of two-dimensional beings shattered this illusion.

……

Because of Silk's injury, the two dimensional beings from the Pastoral Faction did not continue their attack.

[Silk, are you alright?]

The ant asked the curled-up silk with some anxiety.

High-powered spatial annihilation and dark matter bombs may not be a big deal for higher-dimensional beings, but they would be a disaster for lower-dimensional life forms.

Don't worry, the core is undamaged.

[Silk] replied in a low voice: [I never imagined human civilization would develop so quickly. How much time has passed, and they're already threatening our lives!]

[…The membrane is right, human civilization must be destroyed at all costs!]

[Ant, when will the reinforcements arrive?]

[Ant] pondered for a moment: [The membrane has issued the battle order. Dimensional beings within a radius of 500 million light-years will converge on this area. The nearest four-dimensional being is approximately 15 million light-years away.]

[A four-dimensional being... Three months, just three months will do!]

[Silk] continued, [We must hold off human civilization for three months!]

……

It is no coincidence.

Considering the pastoral faction behind the dimensional beings, Lü Yongchang did not order the fleet to continue the attack at this time.

[This is human civilization under the Neutral Silicon-Based Alliance, the Pastoral Faction. We have no intention of being your enemy.]

The previous attack was just a misunderstanding!

【…】

The tranquility of the battlefield was first shattered by tachyon broadcasts from human civilization.

Human civilization, we apologize, we previously mistook you for the Cleaner civilization.

This is a misunderstanding.

[The pastoral faction has no intention of being enemies with the neutral faction, please rest assured.]

In order to buy as much time as possible, the ants naturally tried to explain to human civilization in a friendly manner.

but……

This clumsy excuse clearly cannot deceive human civilization, which has experienced countless wars.

Inside the command center, the moment the 'fast' message appeared, Zhao Zijie immediately revealed the truth behind it.

"They're trying to stall for time!"

"Delaying time...what's the purpose?" Lü Yongchang frowned deeply. "Yes, [the painting] did indeed die at the hands of human civilization, but given the current situation...the Pastoral Faction wouldn't dare to attack us!"

"Aren't they afraid that neutral parties will join the war?"

A hint of confusion also appeared in Zhao Zijie's eyes.

As Lü Yongchang said, both morally and logically, the pastoralists should not have acted in this way at this time.

But... if the spacetime trap hadn't taken effect, the human fleet would probably have already made close contact with these two dimensional beings!

Something unusual must be going on; there must be some unforeseen factor at play!

As Zhao Zijie pondered, he murmured to himself, "Unless... they believe that the importance of human civilization far surpasses that of the neutral faction."

"But on what grounds?"

Zhao Zijie's soliloquy directly awakened Lü Yongchang from his deep thoughts.

"I see!"

Lü Yongchang's expression changed drastically: "Civilizational potential!"

"Just like the Tenth Empire and the Silicon-based Alliance, as enemies, the 'Pastoral Faction' fears the development potential of human civilization!"

"drop!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of alarms popped up simultaneously in the holographic projection!

For the first time in centuries, a space-based monitoring project has issued a top-level warning!

From 500 million light-years away to 15 million light-years away, self-splitting detectors near almost every large-scale galaxy have detected spacetime fluctuations exceeding the threshold!

"A full-scale encirclement and suppression!"

Zhao Zijie's shocked and furious roar echoed in the command center: "The Pastoral Party has launched a full-scale annihilation operation against us!"

"All warships, warp in! Repeat, warp in!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lü Yongchang immediately issued the order: "Open fire freely and resolve the battle as quickly as possible!"

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