2023, A New Stage
Rassidan also said, "Indeed. After you were injured by the Grysks this time, we seriously discussed this issue as well. Perhaps our fleet does hold an absolute advantage, but the Grysks' bizarre mind-control abilities allow them to strike us hard through other means."
Rosales said, "Based on our earlier deductions, if the Grysks truly have a homeworld and a sufficiently large population, then there is likely a powerful psychic collective on their homeworld. At the very least, that collective would be on the same level as the Khala once was for us Protoss."
Tang Xiao nodded, his expression somewhat grim.
A psychic collective on the same level as the Khala? The Protoss had once gone through dark and savage eras in their history. It was Khala who unified the great Protoss tribes, established the Khala, and linked the thoughts and minds of all Protoss together. Only then did the Protoss embark upon a path of rapid growth.
With the aid of the Khala, the Protoss had once even dominated the Milky Way Galaxy!
Rosales continued, "Moreover, during our study of the captured Grysks, we discovered that their growth rate and lifespan are not particularly remarkable. They are similar to humans. They mature at around fifteen years of age and grow old at around one hundred to one hundred fifty. Sangare, the one you know among those captives, is only twenty-seven."
Tang Xiao said, "Then compared to your Protoss, who live for thousands of years at a time, shouldn't they actually be weaker?"
Yet Rosales and Rassidan both shook their heads.
Rassidan said, "Longevity is not entirely a good thing. Throughout Protoss history, rigid thinking and clinging to old ways brought about by long lifespans have genuinely hindered the development of Protoss society. And when that rigidity