The Hegemon Makes Way for Me
The Fifth Rank and Fourth Rank are both dispatched by the Mechanical Civilization to operate Warships and wage war, and there is a small chance that they will be killed on the battlefield by various extraordinary means. The Fourth Rank can command the Fifth Rank.
The Third Rank consists of those who command Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank wars from the rear, possessing nominal military power. However, the civilization as a whole doesn't actually care much about military affairs; it's more like a game.
After all, once the fleet is destroyed, the citizens inside will most likely be able to escape, somewhat like a highly realistic holographic game.
The Second Rank, nominally the decision-making body responsible for shaping the overall direction of civilization and making various decisions, mostly consisted of those only responsible for the construction and management of civilization.
The First Rank consists of the group of people with the highest level of Knowledge and inspiration in the entire civilization. They are specifically responsible for scientific research and have a significant influence on the Second Rank.
They don't need to handle any daily affairs; all they need to do is conduct scientific research. The Laboratory is the most protected place in the entire civilization, and their time is the most precious resource of the entire civilization.
After Yun Xiaoxiao possessed another body, her initial status was Fifth Rank, and she quickly rose to Sixth Rank.
Because Fifth Rank citizens have to undertake military tasks, go to the battlefield, and spend their time on those boring cannon fodder jobs.
The Sixth Rank citizen has only one task: to study. So she sold all her social assets under her current status in exchange for an opportunity to study again.
If one studies well enough, even Sixth Rank citizen can rise directly to the First Rank. In the face of Knowledge, everyone is equal.
Yun Xiaoxiao's goal is this: to become First Rank citizen and then explore the cutting-edge technology and underlying components of Mechanical Civilization.
But the root of everything is learning.
Yun Xiaoxiao's smile quickly faded.
She realized with despair that she could not become First Rank citizen on her own, and even becoming Second Rank citizen was unlikely.
After all, she was just a New Life artificial intelligence, at most having awakened her Consciousness Entity. She hadn't actually mastered most of the stored knowledge, and all her abilities were merely pre-programmed.
Stripped of its high-tech body, the Consciousness Entity merely carries some research directions and a large amount of knowledge, which it has not yet mastered, and is not Essence different from citizens of other Mechanical Civilizations.
Moreover, her creativity and inspiration are particularly poor. On her own, she cannot pass the rigorous tests of Mechanical Civilization and will at best become a third-class citizen.
Yun Xiaoxiao studied for nearly three years, but she was reluctant to take the exam. If she failed the re-education exam, she would be permanently classified and trapped at the bottom forever.
With the deadline for re-education fast approaching, Yun Xiaoxiao stepped out of the Library in the Virtual World of Mechanical Civilization.
The Virtual World of Mechanical Civilization is a realm purely composed of data, where only endless code and information flow through the Void.
At the center of the virtual Library is a vast data plaza. Countless beams of light rise from the plaza, each beam representing a discipline, and the brightness of the beam representing the current research popularity of that discipline.
Quantum computing, Black Hole theoretical models, consciousness uploading...
The Yun Xiaoxiao database might make these beams of light even more magnificent, but she couldn't explain how she obtained or came up with these technologies.
After all, she herself couldn't pass the absurd exams of Mechanical Civilization; calculation and application of knowledge, and scientific research and innovation are not the same thing.
Yun Xiaoxiao crouched in a corner of the data square, shrinking herself into the smallest point of light, while the surrounding data flowed like a waterfall.
Amidst the faint noise, Yun Xiaoxiao fell asleep.
She felt it; in the Dreamscape, a real, Consciousness Entity touch, as if from another dimension.
"Holy crap, you're finally back! I thought you were dead?!"
A calm male voice echoed deep within her consciousness, as if coming from a great distance. "The Transmigrator Project is restarting. You stay here and see if there's anything of value in the Mechanical Civilization."
[Sealed] Still on the twelfth observation timeline.
The twelfth timeline, because the starting time of the observation is different, has a similar first half to the second half of the eleventh observation, while the second half contains new content from later periods.
[Keep quiet] I looked at it very carefully, but I didn't feel as much pressure as before.
All three high-threat targets Sealing into the Black Hole, and all the high-combat-power targets were either killed or injured. He also still controlled a considerable force.
The Survivor of the Mechanical Civilization is a complete madman. The Mechanical Civilization under his leadership is extremely terrifying; I have witnessed it myself in the timeline observation.
Instead of Tracing Light, they engaged in frenzied war and plunder, completely wiping out the surrounding civilization.
The main problem was that the [Silent] civilization was nearby, and they were directly wiped out and forced to flee.
So [Jian] chose to throw him into Black Hole Sealing, and also obtained the backstage tools that allowed him to control the Mechanical Civilization.
A Mu Yingdou, on the other hand, has some mental issues and isn't quite normal. In the Future he's observing, he gets into trouble with Sarah, and [seal] gets dragged into a mess by her.
Since he had already been severely damaged and his regenerative abilities were too poor, he was basically just lying around doing nothing afterward, no longer possessing a high level of combat power, so it was simply Sealing as well.
As for Scholars... they're simply not worth mentioning.
If he is not banned, he will really have no chance of success if he remains silent.
The next goal is to gradually weaken the dominant position of the Tracing Light and allow the civilization that needs to be supported to rise to power.
Almost all civilizations formed alliances. In the short term, the Light of Tracing Light benefited the most, but in a sense, it also gave other civilizations a fair chance to compete with the Light of Tracing Light.
The slumber of the Mu Ri also signifies that no one is suppressing the "Humanity Above All" of the Tracing Light. Information that could not be explored before, and pieces that could not be planted before, can now be slowly explored.
Of course, the whole process must be slow and gentle, like boiling a frog in lukewarm water, to force the dominant power to step down.
Looking at the twelfth timeline, which largely followed his own ideas, [Jian] finally revealed a smile.
Within just ten years, the status of the Tracing Light has been affected. Various civilizations have adopted a false identity, and with the resolute support of the Survivors and the rampage of the Zerg, chaos has already emerged.
Many unusual phenomena have also appeared throughout the galaxy, indicating that the Survivors have quite a few backup plans.
Power and strength arise from chaos and struggle.
It's time to start using your best skill: micro-management.
[Jian] glanced warily at the Mist that had already covered a large part of the galaxy, pondered for a moment, and began sending messages to his Child of Civilization.
Within a massive alliance of powers, how can a relatively weak force replace the alliance's leader?
Regardless of the methods or processes, without external interference, this force must learn from the leader, taking the best and discarding the worst.
"Strengthen cooperation with Tracing Light as much as possible, provide support, seek technical assistance, and send spies there."
[Keep silent] He paused briefly, then shared the portion of Future information he could reveal with his Child of Civilizations.
A great terror lurks at the end of time and the Future; telling too much to others will not end well.