Tracing Light Is Still Too Weak
At this moment, twelve people are sitting inside.
Three figures clad in mage robes— the National Guardian Mage, the strongest Spellcaster in the Tracing Light, each possessing Main Attribute strength of 24 or higher.
Three men in military uniforms—military representatives—are in charge of the space fleet and planetary defense systems.
Six people dressed as officials—heads of various government departments, in charge of logistics, diplomacy, intelligence, scientific research, and other affairs.
The twelve people who make all the decisions about the entire civilization are sitting here.
But they knew that there was a true God above them, watching over everything.
Even that [Scholar] might be paying attention to this conference.
"Are you going?"
The one who spoke was a white-haired, National Guardian Mage, who had witnessed the entire course of the Tracing Light National Guardian Mage from the Steam Age to the Information Age. His voice was slow, as if he were thinking.
"The Civilization Development Site that the Linyuan Civilization mentioned was a civilization they had already wiped out," he said slowly. "In the past six months, the Abyssal Depth Civilization has shown an extraordinary enthusiasm for wiping out civilizations, personally destroying a total of four. This invitation looks like a trap."
A middle-aged soldier immediately responded from the other side.
"I'm definitely going."
"The weak have all been eliminated. The civilizations that remain are all the best. The Ling Sha Civilization next to us would have been eliminated long ago if we hadn't intervened. From this, we can see the gap in strength and average power among the civilizations on the field."
As they spoke, a huge star map appeared on the wall, marking the entire Fixed Star system. One hundred and twelve points of light were scattered throughout it, representing the remaining civilizations.
What are the differences between the Suguang Civilization and the Lingyuan Civilization?
Remove the Mu Ri, remove the mid-to-lower-level combat power and attrition warfare potential brought by the endless production capacity, remove the newly developed space Warships, remove the terrifying high-energy weapons, remove the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse that the Mu Ri has recently been slowly Corrosion...
Only a few dozen high-end combatants at the level of National Guardian Mages remain, which is only twice the number of top experts of the Ling Sha Civilization, and their strength is slightly greater.
If all ten Ling Sha Civilizations were to attack at once, and the Mu Ri were not within the range of Origin Star, wouldn't Tracing Light be doomed?
However, among the civilizations present, this Ling Sha Civilization was absolutely inferior in strength.
The military representative sighed, feeling that Tracing Light was still too weak, and turned on the information projection on the table.
"These are some of the actions taken by civilization over the past few months."
On the table, a precision instrument the size of a booger began to operate, and a lifelike information projection started playing.
The first video is of a pitch-black Starry Sky, but you can see scattered stars in the distant Starry Sky.
The video played for a few seconds, then there was no further movement, as if it had frozen.
A few seconds later, as the image grew larger, the precision limited by the information projection was freed, and everyone could see clearly what existed in the dark Starry Sky.
Black carapace.
Densely packed, covering the sky and the earth.
In that region, stretching for 100,000 kilometers, grotesque creatures thronged. They stood side by side, layer upon layer, like an Ocean made of living beings!
That enormous and terrifying insect seemed to radiate the greatest malice in the world; the only unusual color on its entire body was the dark red in its compound eyes.
In addition, the blades that can easily cut through steel, the muscle tissue that can effortlessly produce sonic booms, the armor that ordinary weapons can hardly leave marks... all are black, and even have built-in electromagnetic shielding.
"In a corner we hardly notice, a terrifying and infinitely proliferating creature was sent into space. We don't yet know which civilization was responsible, but the proliferation of this insect requires matter. Perhaps we can deduce which civilization it was by observing where celestial bodies have been inexplicably hollowed out..."
The military representative calmly explained the situation to everyone.
"Wait, I'd like to ask, approximately how many of these large Aggregation Cluster Zerg there, and how many have we discovered?" someone interrupted the military representative.
"Approximately 90 to 130 billion, but we've already discovered over thirty groups."
The military representative answered immediately.
The crowd fell silent for a moment, stunned by the sheer number.
The current population of the Suguang Civilization is only 260 million...
"The insects are dangerous," the military representative continued, "but at a civilization like Tracing Light's, it's just a matter of numbers, not an apocalyptic crisis. Our weapons can kill them in swarms. But—"
He paused.
"This method of unlimited proliferation is not unique to this civilization. There must be other similar methods emerging in the Starry Sky."
Then, the information projection began playing the next video segment.
The second video clip begins to play.
It was a hazy, gray mist, spherical in shape, covering an area much larger than a planet. It slowly expanded across the Starry Sky, swallowing everything in its path.
It was even visible to the naked eye on Origin Star, but among the various strangely shaped celestial bodies in the sky, the gray area was not conspicuous.
"This gray Mist began to expand six months ago, rapidly Diffusion from that Civilization Development Site and engulfing Civilization Development Site within six months. Then, those two civilizations were eliminated."
"The Gray Fog cannot be analyzed, attacked, or destroyed at present."
A National Guardian Mage, the most accomplished in the entire field of Tracing Light and observation Spell, spoke up. He said he couldn't do it, and that meant he couldn't do it.
"At the rate of expansion of the Gray Fog, it will engulf Origin Star in ten years. We're still quite close to them."
The third video segment.
It was a huge ring-shaped building complex, next to a hollowed-out satellite.
The entire satellite was dismantled. Layer upon layer of rock and metal were stripped away at incredible speeds, and useful materials were transported into space, forming ring-like structures in the Starry Sky.
Countless robotic arms are swinging, constructing new buildings—space docks, factories, and weapon platforms.
Behind those robotic arms, there are no operators in sight, only countless tiny robots busily working like ants.
"This is a civilization that follows a purely mechanical path, yet their technological development is actually faster than ours. They're probably almost at the information age. I don't know why yet." The research representative looked for a while and shook his head.
"So how long until we reach the later stages of the information chain?"
"More than twenty years, assuming there is no large-scale war."
He paused, then gave a wry smile.
"But I'm afraid that won't work."
"Next video..."
Several hours later, the twelve of them learned about the situation of those powerful civilizations and discussed countermeasures.
A National Guardian Mage stood up.
"Alright," he said, his voice still slow and deliberate, but clear to everyone, "[The Transmigrator Project] remains the highest priority. I will personally lead the team to this Demon Prince's Civilization Conference. You all prepare in the back."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the people present.
"Also, it's time to really go to war. And—good diplomacy, we'd better remain neutral."