Chapter 477: Our goal is an eighth‑level civilization

Wo Xi Ling wiped the nonexistent sweat from her forehead and hurriedly said:

"It's fine! We can handle it!"

"Are you kidding? If you asked her to crash into a planet right now, she'd have to ask what posture would be most standard."

"What's this little grievance?"

Qin Hao nodded in satisfaction and continued giving business guidance to the Inspector.

"After the reprimand, you need to shift the focus and say that, under my wise guidance and strong intervention, the situation has already been brought under control."

"Then comes the key point."

Qin Hao tapped the table, his eyes turning sly.

"You need to start describing the Yanhuang Civilization. Remember, use a tone that is both contemptuous and slightly solemn."

"Contemptuous?"

The Inspector became even more confused.

"Exactly, contemptuous."

Qin Hao explained, "You need to say that the Yanhuang Civilization is a bunch of upstarts who got lucky, their tech tree is a mess, their civilizational foundation is laughably shallow, and their members' life levels are utterly pathetic."

"But they somehow managed to get a superficial application of Zero-Return Power, that is, a method of turning waste into treasure."

This technology is very crude, very primitive, full of instability, yet it works remarkably well against localized small-scale Zero-Return lesions.

Qin Hao intensified his tone.

"You need to emphasize that, to us advanced civilizations, this technology is like children playing with matches—dangerous and primitive."

"But for dealing with tiny sparks in a trash heap, it's unexpectedly useful."

Listening to Qin Hao's description, the Inspector felt his CPU about to burn out.

He had clearly witnessed Qin Si's terrifying power of logic tampering with his own eyes, so how did it become child's play matches in Qin Hao's mouth?

This isn't just inverting black and white; it's creating a false fact out of thin air!

"What's the purpose of saying this?"

The Inspector couldn't help but ask.

"Purpose? Naturally to arouse headquarters' greed, not vigilance."

Qin Hao said matter-of-factly.

"If I say I have mastered the ultimate truth of the universe and can cure Zero-Return,"

"what do you think the first reaction of those gravekeepers at headquarters would be?"

The Inspector thought and replied, "At any cost, completely erase you and your civilization."

"That's right."

Qin Hao snapped his fingers, "They fear change, they fear upheaval, but they will never fear a tool that helps them clean up garbage and is profitable."

"So, my report should make them feel that the Yanhuang Civilization is a useful but not fearsome tool civilization that can be handled at will."

The Inspector finally grasped Qin Hao's intention.

"Congratulations, you've learned to answer first."

Qin Hao gave him an approving look, "Even a child can be taught."

Inspector: "……"

He felt that his wisdom of hundreds of millions of years, before this man, was like that of a kindergarten child.

"Finally, you need to propose your handling plan at the end of the report."

Qin Hao continued speaking.

"You should advise headquarters to temporarily refrain from sealing the Yanhuang Civilization, because their waste‑processing technology has unique value in maintaining the stability of all branches."

"Propose to keep the Yanhuang Civilization as a special experimental sample in the G‑37 Division, with you personally supervising and guiding it."

"At the same time, to better study and control this technology, you need headquarters to provide you with a batch of special resources and permissions."

Having said this, Qin Hao pulled up a list and sent it to the Inspector.

The Inspector lowered his gaze, his eyelids twitching wildly.

On the list,

it densely listed hundreds of the Universe Alliance Headquarters' top‑secret technologies and rare resources not open to the outside.

It includes:

"The Time Technology Basic Model of a Ninth‑Level Civilization Observer."

"The Soul Essence Separation and Reconstruction Technique of an Eighth‑Level Peak Civilization Creator."

"The Rule‑Stabilizing Anchor Core Unit used to construct the headquarters' absolute defense circle."

"Top‑level research data on the cosmic brain stored in the headquarters' core database……"

Each item is enough to make any eighth‑level civilization go mad with envy!

And now, Qin Hao actually expects headquarters to willingly hand these over through a false report?

"This…… headquarters would never agree."

The Inspector's voice trembled slightly.

"They will."

Qin Hao smiled confidently, ""Because you will write in the report that requesting these is to analyze the Yanhuang Civilization's technology and ultimately replicate and bring it under the Alliance.""

"A technology that can stably handle Zero‑Return heavenly disasters—do you think this merit is worth the price?"

The Inspector fell silent.

He knew, it was worth it.

It was extremely worth it.

If we could really master this technology at headquarters, let alone this little thing, even if it were ten times more, those level-nine bigwigs wouldn't even blink.

"I understand."

The Supervising Envoy took a deep breath, his gaze toward Qin Hao having already shifted from previous fear,

turning into an almost fanatical worship.

This is no longer a conspiracy,

This is a yang scheme!

Standing at the pinnacle of humanity, a precise strike against greed and arrogance!

"Very good."

Qin Hao stood up and patted his shoulder.

"Then begin your performance, Supervising Envoy."

"Remember, you're going to deceive, not to beg. Keep your posture high, your tone arrogant, make them feel they've gotten a huge bargain."

The Supervising Envoy nodded solemnly and immediately opened the highest-level encrypted communication with headquarters.

While the Supervising Envoy delivered an impassioned report to headquarters, Qin Hao had already returned to the Heavenly Palace Command Center.

Before him lay the core decision-making layer of the Yanhuang Civilization.

Qian Yin, Qian Bowen, Luo Lao, Zhang Yunfeng... and via remote communication, his five children—Qin Zheng, Qin Yue, Qin Wu, Qin Si, Qin An.

The atmosphere was unprecedentedly solemn.

"The headquarters' reaction was basically as I expected."

Qin Hao got straight to the point: "The Supervising Envoy's report will likely buy us a precious period of development time, as well as a batch of urgently needed supplements."

"But we cannot place all our hope on the enemy's stupidity."

Qin Hao's gaze swept over everyone.

"Paper can't contain fire. Our true strength will eventually be exposed."

"The next time headquarters' people come, it won't just be a Supervising Envoy, but possibly the wrath of the entire alliance."

"So, we must, within this window of peace, complete a thorough, inside-and-out leap in civilization level!"

His voice rang out like metal striking stone.

"Dad, what you mean is..."

Qin Zheng's eyes blazed with fighting spirit.

"Exactly."

Qin Hao looked at his eldest son: "We will assault level-eight civilization."

Upon hearing this, even those who had long grown accustomed to Qin Hao's various crazy plans couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

Level-eight civilization!

That involves the realms of causality, soul, and rules!

The Yanhuang Civilization's rise to level seven took, at most, a little over a century.

And now we're supposed to charge into the next level?

Is this step perhaps too big?

"I know what you're thinking."

Qin Hao saw their doubts: "By convention, a level-seven civilization seeking to rise to level eight would need hundreds of millions of years, even up to billions, of accumulation and precipitation."

"But we are not a conventional civilization."

Qin Hao's tone was full of confidence.