Chapter 187: The Fear of the Moyun Civilization's Mother Brain

It actually mounted the warp drive on a weapon—what a tremendous waste.

The Mother Brain was also shocked!

It was exactly this unexpected mode of attack that caused his fleet to suffer heavy losses.

However, when it saw those five thousand silver-white 'Nüwa'-class warships, like ghosts, ignoring any attack and easily ripping apart the Moyun fleet formation...

The Mother Brain's vast consciousness underwent a violent fluctuation for the first time.

"What... material is this? It can actually ignore plasma cannon fire!"

It magnified the image many times over, carefully analyzing every detail of the 'Nüwa'-class warship.

But no matter how it analyzed, it could not understand what material that mirror-smooth hull was made of.

And then, when the image of Qin Hao dueling Ta Ta Li Ke appeared, the Mother Brain completely fell into a stupor.

It saw it.

It saw that tiny human, with just a single punch, shatter the bio-force field that Ta Ta Li Ke prided himself on.

It saw that heaven-and-earth-destroying heat ray completely erase Ta Ta Li Ke from the universe.

It saw that humanoid creature, like a god or demon, wantonly slaughtering amidst the army formation of tens of thousands of warships.

Telekinesis turned into a tsunami, shattering swaths of warships.

Effortlessly lifting a hundred-kilometer-long mother ship and using it as a weapon to smash into another.

Pure physical impact smashed warship after warship into fragments.

That was not war.

That was a one-sided massacre!

The entire battlefield record ultimately became a solo performance by one person.

After viewing the entire image, the Mother Brain's consciousness space fell into utter silence.

The raging fury had long since vanished.

Replacing it was a bone-deep fear stemming from the very instinct of life...

"Is... this the kind of power an individual organism can possess?"

The Mother Brain's consciousness trembled.

It had ruled the Mo Yun Empire for tens of thousands of years, devouring countless civilizations, and had never seen such a terrifying existence.

That power had completely surpassed its understanding of life and physical law.

That was absolutely not the kind of power a second-level civilization should possess.

Even, in its memory, the elf civilization that once dealt it a crushing defeat seemingly had no such unreasonably powerful individual.

"Monster... this is a monster wearing a human skin!"

The Mother Brain finally understood why Ta Ta Li Ke's fleet was utterly annihilated.

In the face of such absolute power, numbers had lost all meaning.

Ten million warships and a hundred million warships made no difference.

They were merely a flock of lambs awaiting slaughter.

"This civilization... must absolutely not be provoked!"

In an instant, the Mother Brain's consciousness made a judgment.

Revenge?

What a joke!

Sending another fleet over would just be delivering vegetables to that monster!

Even, if that monster, following the trail of Ta Ta Li Ke's returned information, were to find the homeworld of the Mo Yun Empire...

The Mother Brain dared not think further.

For the first time, it felt the peril of national extinction and species annihilation.

"Issue my highest order!"

The Mother Brain's consciousness turned into a command that spread throughout the entire Mo Yun Empire.

"Immediately halt all external expansion plans!"

"All fleets, withdraw completely to the imperial core territory and enter the highest state of defense!"

"At the same time, spare no expense to decipher the material technology of those silver-white warships!"

"Furthermore... list all information about that terrifying human as imperial top secret; no individual may investigate or discuss it!"

"We... need time."

The Mother Brain's consciousness was filled with solemnity and apprehension.

It decided to temporarily hunker down.

Before finding a way to deal with that 'monster,' it would not step even half a pace into the solar system it had marked as a 'death forbidden zone.'

The Mo Yun Empire, this once barbaric civilization that ran rampant unchecked across its own territory, tasted fear for the first time.

And yet, the Human Federal, the architect of all this, remained completely unaware.

They were immersed in post-victory reconstruction and planning for the future.

Blue Star, the Federal military conference room.

Luo Lao, Zhang Xianzhong, Qin Hao, and all of the Federal's management once again gathered together.

The conference room's atmosphere was utterly different from the pre-war tension, filled with confidence and anticipation for the future.

At the center of the conference table, a holographic projection displayed the greatest gain from this war—an analysis report on Moyun civilization's technology.

"Everyone, good news!"

Academician Qian Bowen rose to his feet, his face brimming with uncontainable excitement.

After our academy's day-and-night efforts, the analysis work on the captured Emperor Insect flagship and other warship wreckage has achieved a major breakthrough!

With a wave of his hand, a series of complex data and models appeared on the projection.

"First, in the energy field. The bio-energy core of the Moyun Civilization has an energy conversion efficiency of up to ninety-eight percent!"

This is almost perfect energy utilization; once we master and apply this technology, the endurance of all our Federal warships will increase by at least tenfold!

"Second, in biotechnology."

Dr. Liang Zhiyuan's team has successfully analyzed and extracted longevity genes, rapid self-healing genes, and mental power enhancement genes from the Moyun biological gene bank!

"This means that, if we wish, we can soon raise the human average lifespan to over eight hundred years through genetic optimization!"

And every Federal citizen will possess a stronger physique and mental power!

These two pieces of news, like two heavy bombs, left everyone present excited beyond measure.

A longer lifespan means more time for learning and creation.

A stronger physique and mental power mean that humanity as a species will undergo a comprehensive evolution!

"Any other discoveries?"

Old Luo asked calmly.

Upon hearing this, Qian Bowen's expression became even more excited.

"Of course, we have discovered a new type of ore in their warships, which the Moyun Civilization calls—energy stone."

According to the Emperor Insect's database, a palm-sized piece of this ore can power a ten-kilometer warship to travel at twelve times the speed of light for a year.

However, its reserves in the universe are extremely scarce; a major reason the Mo Yun Empire constantly launches invasions is to plunder this resource.

As soon as he said that, everyone was stunned—what, this energy stone is so awesome?

Before anyone else could ask, Academician Qian continued:

In the spoils we captured this time, the total amount of energy stone is less than one hundred thousand pieces.

Although this ore is rare, it is merely insignificant to a Second-level Civilization; higher civilizations look down on it.

Everyone present understood this principle: the higher the civilization, the greater its energy demand.

It's normal for them to look down on it.

"They may disdain it, but we value it!" Qin Hao spoke up at that moment.

"If I replicate a piece, won't that give us all its information? Then you can study it further to see if we can produce it ourselves."

"If we can produce it, we will have another means in the energy sector, which is worth researching."

"Xiao Qin is right."

Old Luo nodded, "Our future development direction is now clear."