Kun-Tai Civilization
At this moment, on a warship at the central axis of the umbrella-shaped array, the intelligent beings inside looked somber and appeared to be in a state of great anxiety.
"Lord Pierce, we have now completed the deceleration, but that Unknown Civilization still seems to be keeping us at bay. We have just completed a long voyage, and now we are short of all kinds of resources and supplies. What do you suggest we do?" A bipedal creature, only the size of a sheep, spoke, emitting sound waves in the ultrasonic range.
This intelligent being walks on two legs, but with bent legs and flat, large feet, now encased in a shoe resembling webbed feet. It also has two hands, but unlike humans, each hand has ten boneless fingers at the end, like octopus tentacles.
The head is level with the shoulders, looking like a head that is attached to the chest. The top of the head is smooth and hairless. The eyes are located on the sides of the head, similar to the distribution of most herbivores, but the eyes cannot be closed, just like fish eyes.
Due to its body structure, this creature looked very hunched and strange, especially its eyes, which seemed to be constantly emitting an eerie light.
Judging from its exposed skin, this creature has smooth, delicate skin that women envy, the kind that looks like it could be broken with a touch, but its figure isn't very good.
The Sentient Life was speaking to someone twice his size, whom he referred to as Sentient Life Lord Pierce.
Pierce stood proportionally inside the bridge, twice as tall and twice as large as the one who had just spoken. His legs, like the Sentient Life's, were curved, and he had ten boneless fingers, but his posture was very upright, and he had an extra thing that looked like a tail extending from behind him to the floor.
This thing was very large, only slightly smaller than the intelligent being who had just spoken to it, but it was covered by some kind of material that should be 'clothing', so its original appearance was unknown.
Not only does Lord Pierce have a tall and imposing figure, but his chest also protrudes like that of a human woman, though it appears to be only one.
Moreover, the face and neck of this Lord Pierce exposed outside his 'clothes' were quite different from those of the intelligent creature from before, as they were covered with smooth scales. Although his eyes could not be closed either, they were now positioned directly in front of him instead of on the sides, and they had changed from round to flat.
The prominent brow bone above the eye sockets, however, seems to be an embellishment for the eyes, making them look like they have a built-in colored contact lens effect.
Although its face was covered in scales, its eyes and mouth were clearly defined, making it quite exquisite and perfectly in line with human aesthetics of a bewitching monster.
"Mo Tuotuo, how many times have I told you not to rush? The enemy only has two Quake-Class Warships, while we have one hundred and twenty. Apart from those two Quake-Class Warships, the rest of our warships can't break through our defenses. Let's wait for the scientists to decipher that message and see what they say before making any plans." Pierce said calmly, the sound emanating from his mouth being Ultrasound, just like the intelligent creature from before.
"Besides, we have already completed the formation change, so any attempt they make will be in vain. Although our Kun-Tai Civilization loves peace and dislikes fighting, we are not to be trifled with."
After patiently finishing his speech, Pierce stopped, turned around, and walked towards the team of scientists, seemingly to check on the progress of the cracking.
Yes, that's right. Pierce referred to the intelligent being he called 'Mo Tuotuo' as 'our Kun-Tai Civilization '.
From their appearance, Pierce and Mo Tuotuo don't look like the same species at all, but amazingly, they are indeed the same species.
The only difference is that one is in the early stage of growth, and the other is in the late stage of growth.
The short, hunched form of 'Mo Tuotuo' represents the early stage of this creature's growth, while the form of 'Pierce' represents the later stage of growth.
The reason for such a large difference in form is that there is a period of metamorphosis in the middle stage of the growth of this intelligent creature.
After undergoing abnormal development, Mo Tuotuo's form will become Pierce's form.
This is why this intelligent being called the Kun-Tai Civilization. 'Kun' refers to the form of 'Mo Tuotuo', and 'Tai' refers to the form of 'Pierce'.
What's even more amazing is that although the Kuntai race has drastically different appearances before and after, making it seem like two different races at first glance, there are actually even more amazing aspects to it.
That is hermaphroditism. No, it cannot be said to be completely hermaphroditic, but rather an alternative form of hermaphroditism.
Because the 'Kun' form is male, while the 'Tai' form is female.
In other words, a 'Kuntai' person is first male in their life, and then undergoes a metamorphosis in the middle of their life to become female.
Another important reason why the Kuntai people are considered to be hermaphroditic is that they do not need to mate to produce offspring. Instead, they self-fertilize during metamorphosis, that is, during their transformation from male to female, and then conceive immediately after completing metamorphosis and give birth to offspring shortly thereafter.
This method of reproduction means that the Kuntai People only reproduce once in their lifetime.
Evolutionary genetic problems such as gene mutations and gene mutations also arise during this self-fertilization process, which usually produces 1 to 3 offspring randomly.
The probability of having 1, 2, or 3 offspring is one in three. For this reason, the Kuntai People realized the existence of irrational numbers very early on.
Like Pierce, this is what it looks like after metamorphosis and having given birth, because once metamorphosis is completed, one will inevitably conceive on their own. And the thing behind her that looks like a tail but is covered by 'clothes' is actually her birth canal.
It is worth mentioning that, because of this reproductive method, the offspring of the Kuntai People are always male.
It is conceivable that the power possessed by the larger 'Tai' form is incomparable to that of 'Kun'. Therefore, from the very first spark of civilization, the Kun-Tai Civilization was a civilization dominated by 'Tai'.
In a typical civilization, this ideology would have caused countless internal conflicts long ago. But the Kun-Tai Civilization is different because each individual starts out in the 'Kun' form and then transforms into the 'Tai' form.
I am definitely both male and female. After developing into Civilized Person, Kuntai society readily accepted the concept of equality in 'Kuntai'. It is precisely because of the birth of these concepts that we have the 'Kun-Tai Civilization' instead of 'Taikun Kun Civilization' today.
That is why there are both 'Kun' and 'Tai' on warships and spaceships.
"You must be quick. I've granted you access to the central Supercomputer. You must decipher this signal as quickly as possible; it's crucial for demonstrating our strength to the other side," Pierce urged anxiously.
"Lord Pierce, we are working hard. Rest assured, with the help of Supercomputer, we will be able to decipher it soon. We have now discovered that the second half of this message is a complete dictionary. We have experience in deciphering the communications of the Quell Civilization, and we will get the results soon, believe me!" replied a Kuntai People scientist in the form of a 'Tai'.
"I don't want it to be quick, I need a precise time. Well, never mind, just hurry up." Pierce wanted to urge them again, but she seemed to realize that urging them would not only be ineffective, but would also distract the scientists.