What were the ranking criteria for the Starborn?
There had never really been a definitive answer to that question within Stellaris.
But with the release of this Movie Edition, the question that had troubled some of the Dimensional Audience finally received a clear answer.
Inside the underground passageways of the Starfrost Faction's base.
Ice mist still drifted through the corridor. The red glow of the emergency lights passed through the ice crystals, refracting into scattered, frigid glimmers.
Jeremiah stood in the frozen passageway, still holding the unfinished comic book in his hand. He lazily watched Chen Kong and the others retreat beyond the range of his Extreme Cold, showing no hurry to attack again.
"Kong, Liu Ma, you should both know very well that Doctor's rankings for us back then weren't based solely on Star Core Fusion Degree. They were based on a complex and comprehensive evaluation system."
"One of its hidden categories was called Star Energy Utilization Rate."
"And the reason I ranked NO.7 was because, among the 36 of Stellaris apart from the top four, my Star Energy Utilization Rate was the highest."
To better convey the meaning behind Jeremiah's words, the Stellaris Production Team suddenly zoomed the Movie Edition's camera in, giving Jeremiah a close-up.
The colors of his surroundings instantly faded, turning into the distinctive black and white of a silent film. Only Jeremiah himself retained his vivid colors.
Within those colors, Jeremiah's body became translucent, revealing the dense Star Energy pathways within him. Like blood vessels, they spread throughout his body.
The Star Energy flowed through those "pathways," its transmission not only swift but nearly without the slightest waste. Every strand precisely traveled where it was needed.
The camera swept over the Star Core at his chest, and a line of pale golden data appeared