The system handed me over to the state.

At the eye of the storm, at the monitoring station on the planet, the monitor, Wendy Ariel, looked at the images displayed on the monitor and said with great interest, "Bichris turned around and looked at the scene on the screen."

The massive spherical warship acted like a shield, protecting the two smaller ships behind it. Huge metal fragments shattered on the spherical warship, then broke into tiny pieces that flew outwards in all directions.

"Pfft! Their shields are flashing like balls of lightning! This is hilarious! Hahahaha!"

"It's quite funny, but their shields have withstood the impact of high-intensity pulses and debris for nearly 8 hours. Even with a big guy blocking their way, it's already pretty good."

"The hidden fleet is asking us for specific data. Go and send it to them."

Ariel Wendy stared at the holographic panel in front of her, while Beatrice nodded helplessly, saying, "Okay, okay! I understand, I'll go."

Ariwendy stared at the two small ships in the image. This was the fifth time the mermaids' ships had come to challenge them, and she knew it all too well. As for the two ships from the new civilization behind them, they were from a newly formed human civilization called the Earth Alliance, which had just been recommended.

"Pure human...that's really rare. I wonder if they'll be able to pass?"

The Nightfall and Nuwa sailed steadily through the fierce pulse storm, as if smoothly navigating through turbulent waves without any hindrance.

"This level of protection alone is enough to earn you a good rating. So, I wonder how you plan to deal with these challenges!"

Following protocol, Alyssa Wendy pressed the button next to her. "It's been eight hours. Time for the main course."

.......

"Warning! We have detected a large amount of debris hurtling towards us from behind!"

"They're moving very fast! Our artillery crews are having a hard time intercepting them!"

The navigator's warning prompted Su Xi to immediately switch the ship's view to the rear, where hundreds of pieces of debris were rushing towards them at high speed, their speed far exceeding that of the ship.

"Five minutes until collision! Captain! Our weapons are having trouble locking onto them; we need more precise instruments!"

Su Xi frowned. The artillery crew was having trouble locking on, so... was the only option to use the Iron Curtain to take the hit head-on?

"Looks like this is quite a hassle. I'll just consider it a chance for me to get some exercise."

Bronya placed the drink she was holding on Su Xi's captain's table, cracked her knuckles, and Su Xi was stunned. "What are you going to do?"

"Go out and stretch your muscles. These fragments are hard for you to locate, but they're easy for me. Don't worry, I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? We're traveling at a pretty fast speed right now, you might lose your grip and fly away."

"Ha, do I look like the kind of person who would make that kind of mistake? Believe me."

Chapter 436: The Power of Cutting-Edge Technology

"It's quite spectacular."

At this moment, Bronya stood on the top armor of the Nuwa with her arms crossed. The bunny was unfolded behind her. Bronya did not detach from the ship due to the influence of space, gravity, and the high speed of the ship. Instead, she stood steadily on it.

Su Xi's eyelids twitched as she watched this scene through the ship's internal equipment. No matter what, it was just too terrifying!

It's no wonder it's a Herrscher; only a Herrscher could operate in this kind of cosmic environment and on a high-speed ship.

"I'm starting to doubt whether she's even human."

The navigator beside her stared blankly at the scene. Su Xi said helplessly, "She's a Herrscher. Don't treat her like an ordinary human. Although it's just a difference in power, seeing this scene is really impactful..."

"In short, stop worrying about whether she's human or not; it's pointless."

"That's true..."

"Holy crap! Su Xi, did you see that? Dr. Bronya, the doctor is actually standing on your ship's deck! Did you see that? Wow! That's amazing! That's so cool!"

Suddenly, Gong Ning's communication was forcibly interrupted, and the amplified sound startled even the staff in the captain's cabin. Su Xi covered her ears and waited for Gong Ning to finish yelling before saying with great dissatisfaction, "Why are you communicating now? You ignored me when I tried to communicate with you before, but now you know to communicate with me!"

"Ahem, it was an accident, it was all an accident. We just restored communication with you and everything is normal now."

"But what is she going up there for?"

"Just look at it..."

Su Xi said quietly, observing Bronya's actions with full concentration.

Meanwhile, Bronya, atop the spaceship, gazed at the large debris rapidly approaching in the distance. "How big of a cannon do you think we'd need to shatter those pieces?"

"A proton impact cannon will suffice; it doesn't need to be very large. The chain reaction from the proton impact cannon will directly turn the fragments into dust."

A clear and melodious voice rang out behind Bronya. It was Little Rabbit's voice. Yes, during her time on the ship, Bronya had taken the time to decide on Little Rabbit's voice with Black Seele and Seele.

A clear and melodious girl's voice.

Bronya originally wanted to use a more mature, older sister-like voice, but Black Seele felt that it wasn't a good idea, as it would make Little Rabbit sound too mature. Logically, her age should be the same as Bronya's. Therefore, the voice was based on Seele's voice, with some minor adjustments, resulting in the voice we see today.

"A proton impact cannon... Oh right! A proton impact cannon can still be fired in space."

Bronya spread her arms, and countless mechanical parts formed in the blue light that appeared out of thin air, quickly assembling together. In just a few dozen seconds, Bronya held up a huge metal cannon in her hands. Little Rabbit directly placed the metal cannon on her half, and the mechanical device on her shoulder quickly transformed and combined with the cannon.

Next, with her arms wrapped around the bunny, Bronya sat on the bunny's hands, like a pilot, using the bunny's embrace as a control cabin. Bronya aimed at a huge piece of metal.

"How's the orbit calculation coming along?"

"Calculation complete. Final data correction in progress. Estimated time: 10 seconds."

As the countdown began, the aiming reticle in front of Bronya became increasingly bright, and the instant Rabbit uttered the '0', Bronya pulled the trigger.

The golden light bullet flew towards the largest fragment closest to the two spaceships in an instant. The fragment that the proton impact cannon touched only caused a small explosion.

Bronya immediately switched her scope, targeting the next fragment. The previously attacked fragment, after a brief silence of a few seconds, suddenly seemed to expand, with golden patterns appearing on its surface. Tiny explosions erupted continuously on the fragment's surface, finally bursting open with a huge, dazzling firework! The massive fragment instantly turned into dust.

"What...what kind of weapon is that?"

"Proton impact cannon".

Gong Ning stared blankly at the golden explosion, her expression dazed. How... how did they do that?

The next moment, Su Xi's answer left Gong Ning completely dumbfounded.

"A proton impact cannon? You mean that kind of weapon from the Vanguard gunship? We don't even have those on our ships! Where did Dr. Bronya get them from?!"

"Have you forgotten her doctoral status? The Herrscher of Reason. What are the abilities of the Herrscher of Reason? Don't tell me you didn't learn them during your introductory training."

"Uh... I understand."

Gong Ning scratched her head somewhat awkwardly. She knew, of course she knew. To understand the creation before her and then reconstruct it—that was the Herrscher of Reason's ability. It sounded simple, but it was a very powerful ability.

Understanding any food will make it her weapon, and understanding any weapon means she can pull out any weapon in battle.

The proton impact cannon is a special weapon that China currently restricts on a large scale under the arms convention. Given that this weapon is too destructive in dense cities and on ships, even the Paradox Engine is not equipped with this weapon, for fear that a mere graze could blow up the entire ship.

Now, the weapon Bronya casually constructed turned out to be a restricted proton impact cannon.

Previously, Gong Ning didn't quite understand why proton impact cannons were restricted, but now she knows how terrifying this weapon is.

I'm afraid that even a slight touch could blow up the entire ship!

"I'm suddenly a little glad that this weapon wasn't installed on our ships."

"It's good that you understand..."

Next, watching Bronya take down one large piece of debris after another with each shot, Su Xi and the others' admiration for Bronya rose to another peak. Without her, the only way to deal with or avoid these debris would be to adjust the engine power.

Adjusting the power could cause the shield's charge rate to drop rapidly. If they are hit by pulse interference and don't have time to activate the Iron Curtain, then they'll be in real trouble.

Meanwhile, a discussion is taking place aboard a mysterious ship hidden in the storm.

"Did you see that? Those civilizations that don't even qualify as low-level civilizations actually have people exposed in space without any protective gear!"

"And that weapon, even a small explosion and a small-scale reaction of the engine can produce a continuous chain reaction. This kind of weapon usually only appears in intermediate civilizations, and some intermediate civilizations can't even develop it!"

"I'm protecting them this time! Even if they fail the mission, I'll still save them!"

"Nonsense! It's not just you. Even if they fail this assessment, all of us will try our best to protect them. We're not blind. Who would want such a promising civilization to fail without a clear reason!"

"Now, continue the surveillance. If they encounter any danger, pull them out immediately!"

However, at that moment, the observer on the ship suddenly shouted, "Captain! Something's happened! You'd better come and take a look!"

The captain of the hidden ship arrived on the bridge. "What's wrong? What happened?"

"Captain, look! Their ships have entered a strange state. According to the instruments, some kind of energy is covering their ships, and they've even shut down their shields!"

"Oh my god! What...what are they trying to do?! Have they gone mad?!"

To the captain's astonishment, the two ships suddenly accelerated and rushed in front of the Mermaid Empire's warship, aiming at a large piece of debris and charging straight at it!

"They're insane! Activate the towing system immediately and pull them out! That will cause their ships to explode...explode...what the hell?!"

To their astonishment, the two spaceships actually smashed the huge debris in front of them into pieces, while their own ships remained completely undamaged!

At that moment, a thought arose in everyone's mind: Is this... really just a civilization that has only recently left its own universe?

"I... looked at the information. The information stated that the Earth United Organization is a civilization that has not yet fully left its own star system. Their civilization has just emerged from the flames of war and is currently rebuilding."

"Is this... the technology a civilization that hasn't even ventured beyond its own star system should possess?"

"Being able to move in space without any protective equipment, even being able to withstand the force of a spaceship traveling at high speed to stabilize oneself, and having energy weapons with chain reactions that have no recoil when fired, indicates that the person possesses extremely strong individual strength."

"And now it has demonstrated technology that is indestructible and even immune to pulse jamming weapons. Is this the kind of technology that a civilization that has not yet left its own star system could possess?"

"No, that's possible."

At this moment, the captain, who had been silent on the ship, spoke, his deep, resonant voice slowly saying, "War..."

"If they have been waging war within their own star system without end, and as the war continues, their technology has soared to a level that ordinary low-level or even mid-level civilizations cannot achieve."

"But Captain, resources! The resources of an entire star system aren't even enough for a civilization to develop normally. How could they possibly have been holding onto technology for so long?"

The captain shook his head. "That depends on their own history. This is just a guess... It seems they should be able to pass this test without a doubt. I'm just curious what interesting things they'll pull out next."

..........

"Captain! The Iron Curtain core is operating stably. We have ten minutes left to break through!"

"Come on! We'll be able to break through soon!"

In the final moments, accompanied by violent vibrations, the two ships burst out of the storm and arrived near the planet in the core region!

Many pulse particles were carried out of the spacecraft, just like the specks of starlight brought out when the spacecraft rushed out of the light band.

The Mermaid Empire's warships followed closely behind, bursting out of the storm. However, compared to the Nuwa and Ningye ships, they were in a much worse state. The armor at the front of the ships was broken, revealing the internal structure.

It seems that the Mermaid Empire is quite experienced in dealing with such situations.

The internal structure is made entirely of metal, and even if one layer is breached, there is another layer. This layer-by-layer design ensures that the loss of water and oxygen is not complete, but only partial.