At the outpost, Lan He stared at the area enveloped by the Azure Barrier, his expression somewhat grave.
Perhaps the other civilizations all believed that the Purple Cloud Empire possessed an ultimate weapon that could be deployed at any time, one that was practically invincible—the Neutron Battle Star!
In reality, that was not the case.
This was not to say that the Neutron Battle Star was fake, but rather that it could not be deployed at any time.
If the Purple Cloud Empire could truly deploy the Neutron Battle Star whenever it wished, Bern would not have coveted the Federation's weapons technology. He would have simply sent the Neutron Battle Star to wipe out the Federation.
The reason ultimately came down to a problem no civilization could afford to ignore.
Energy!!
If anyone thought the Purple Cloud Empire could supply the energy required by this outpost and the Neutron Battle Star, they were seriously overthinking it!
Even the Azure Barrier before Lan He, used to isolate the effects of overwhelming gravity, was beyond what the Purple Cloud Empire's energy technology could sustain.
That was why Bern had ordered that the Neutron Battle Star was not to be used as long as losses could be kept within an acceptable range, and that they should instead do their utmost to obtain the Federation's weapons technology.
That way, even if the Neutron Battle Star became unusable in the near future, it would not be too much of a problem.
With the Empire's absolute technological advantage as a Level 5 Civilization, combined with the powerful weapons technology it was about to seize from the Federation, Bern was confident that the Empire could still securely rule the entire Andromeda Galaxy.
However, events would likely turn out far differently from what he expected.
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