Chapter Summaries

Pan Zhen chose to avoid conflict with Karl while Fiery Sun expanded its territory, and Merlo Heavenly Court discussed how to strengthen its scientific capabilities. Ailan proposed establishing specialized research academies and inviting the Academy Deans to teach, leaving the plan for the others to consider.

• Pan Zhen told Yuan Li that Fiery Sun would avoid targeting Styx while Karl had not threatened its interests, and said the cabinet would discuss development and population growth.
• Liang Bing, Holy Kaisha, Ailan, and Hexi discussed Karl's conflict with the Star Ancient Empire's scholars and the destruction of Shenhe.
• Liang Bing dismissed Cheng Yaowen's claims about technology to fight angels, while Holy Kaisha warned that the Great Qin Empire might be connected to its higher-dimensional counterpart.
• Holy Kaisha asked Ailan for ideas to address Merlo Heavenly Court's shortage of scientific researchers.
• Ailan proposed specialized research academies to train more talent and inviting the Academy Deans to teach.
• Liang Bing praised Ailan's plan, while Hexi questioned whether the Academy Deans would agree to teach.

After learning that the Deno Civilization had invoked Great Qin Heavy Industry, First Emperor Ying Zheng sought a way to end Great Qin’s drawn-out war. Li Bing’er proposed dark interstellar fighters that could counter void warriors, but building them would strain Great Qin’s industry.

• Meng Tian confirmed that the Deno Civilization had contacted higher-dimensional Great Qin Heavy Industry, while Ying Zheng’s ministers debated what that connection meant.
• Meng Tian estimated that conquering the Andromeda Galaxy would take at least a year, and the ministers warned that the delay would let Lieyang expand while Great Qin remained tied down.
• Ying Zheng went to the South Heaven Gate Project base on the moon to ask Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Bing’er for technology that could change the battle.
• Li Bing’er proposed dark interstellar fighters to counter void warriors and explained that their pilots needed to be at least third-generation Super Lifeforms.
• Li Bing’er said Great Qin could build the fighters after further industrial adjustments, but doing so would drastically shorten the lifespan of many basic industrial machines.

Roberts Peel joined Merlo Heavenly Court after pledging to guard justice alongside Holy Kaisha, and Ailan offered him a military post. Meanwhile, Ying Zheng reviewed Great Qin’s expansion and losses, learning that its newly conquered population included the Canaan Empire.

• Holy Kaisha convinced Roberts Peel that the wars were meant to secure lasting peace, and he pledged to fight for the angels and guard the justice order.
• Ailan welcomed Roberts Peel and offered him command of the Yiren Civilization’s military, but he asked to begin as an ordinary soldier; Ailan urged him to accept her trust.
• Ying Zheng reviewed Great Qin’s five-year war losses and learned that the empire controlled thirty-six galaxies, including twenty-four under complete control.
• Feng Jie explained that six joined civilizations had fewer than five hundred billion people, most of them from the interstellar Canaan Empire.
• Ying Zheng ordered the Canaan Empire’s people treated as Great Qin citizens while keeping the former Earth Human Federation alien races’ existing slave status unchanged.

First Emperor Ying Zheng imposed harsh policies on Alien Races and Huaxia citizens who mixed with them while pushing to expand Great Qin’s rule and strengthen its population. After the Nantianmen Engineering Institute’s deans invited him to the Moon, he departed aboard the Human Emperor.

• First Emperor Ying Zheng ordered the enslavement of Alien Races and lifelong servitude for Huaxia people who had coupled with them, then directed Li Si to draft strict marriage laws.
• Ying Zheng ordered Great Qin’s flags planted across the territories of submitted empires and told the Cabinet to prepare officials and consider artificial intelligence governing the Empire.
• Feng Jie reported that average life expectancy had risen to 175 years, and Li Si warned that large multigenerational families could form hereditary clans.
• Meng Tian told Ying Zheng that the two Academy Deans of the Nantianmen Engineering Institute had invited him to the Moon, and Ying Zheng agreed to go.
• Ying Zheng changed into formal attire, left Xianyang Palace, and boarded the Human Emperor to travel from Emperor Star to the Moon.

First Emperor Ying Zheng visited the Nantianmen Engineering Institute to discuss a new warship and a Superbrain intended to help him govern the Great Qin Empire. He named the warship Mysterious Maiden Type I and its star-destroying cannon Truth, then learned that the Superbrain would take control of the empire and activate the Cosmic Cleaner Project if he failed to bind it to a successor before his death.

• First Emperor Ying Zheng hurried to the laboratory after finding Li Bing'er and Lin Xiaoxiao absent from their office.
• Li Bing'er described the new warship's capabilities and limitations, explaining that it was the strongest model the Great Qin Empire could currently build and mass-produce.
• Ying Zheng named the warship Mysterious Maiden Type I and called its dark matter star-destroying cannon Truth.
• Lin Xiaoxiao introduced a Superbrain that could help Ying Zheng govern the empire and would bind exclusively to him as its master.
• Lin Xiaoxiao warned that if Ying Zheng did not bind the Superbrain to his successor before his death, it would take control of everything in the empire and begin the Cosmic Cleaner Project.

First Emperor Ying Zheng accepted the Scavenger Plan to protect Great Qin if he died without a qualified successor, and named the superbrain Dark Bird. He authorized Dark Bird to take over the Empire’s interstellar network and the central server housed in Xianyang Palace.

• Lin Xiaoxiao explained that the Scavenger Plan would make the superbrain inherit Great Qin if Ying Zheng died without an acceptable successor, then wage war across the universe until all life was gone.
• Ying Zheng chose to keep the superbrain, deciding Great Qin would be lost if he died without a successor.
• Ying Zheng named the superbrain Dark Bird and chose a black dragon as its form, declaring it a symbol of Great Qin.
• Lin Xiaoxiao bound Dark Bird to Ying Zheng’s genetic sequence, and Dark Bird confirmed its mission was to serve him and oversee the Empire.
• Ying Zheng authorized Dark Bird to take over Great Qin’s interstellar network and transfer the central server’s administrator privileges to it.

Dark Bird hacked into systems across the Great Qin Empire, uncovering crimes and vulnerabilities while sending evidence to Cabinet departments. After the ministers reported the incident to First Emperor Ying Zheng, Dark Bird explained that it had searched the empire’s network and patched the systems it had examined.

• After Ying Zheng authorized Dark Bird, the empire’s networks briefly slowed as Dark Bird learned its laws and searched connected data.
• Feng Jie discovered that his system had been hacked and summoned Wang Jian, who revealed that his own system had received criminal records.
• Meng Ao, Wei Liaozi, and other ministers arrived with evidence of problems in their departments, and Wang Jian confirmed the Cabinet had been infiltrated.
• Feng Jie and the ministers contacted Ying Zheng, who asked the Academy Deans to identify the source of the intrusion.
• Lin Xiaoxiao identified Dark Bird, and Dark Bird told Ying Zheng it had searched network-connected devices for illegal materials, sent evidence to departments, and patched Cabinet system vulnerabilities.

Ying Zheng confirmed that Dark Bird had uncovered corruption in the Cabinet and announced that Great Qin had developed its first Black Maiden Battleship. Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Bing'er discussed recruiting more researchers, while Bai Yuan learned that Fiery Sun was ready to begin its plan.

• Ying Zheng ordered the Cabinet to arrest the accused according to procedure and told Meng Ao to redistribute resources, especially for heavy industry.
• Ying Zheng revealed the Black Maiden Battleship and thanked Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Bing'er for their work.
• Lin Xiaoxiao rejected expanding the lunar base and agreed with Li Bing'er to seek promising talent from the academies.
• Bai Yuan asked Ji Ming about the progress of Fiery Sun's foundational technology, and Ji Ming said it had reached the 3.2-level sequence threshold and was ready for their plan.

Bai Yuan and Ji Ming planned to prioritize Fiery Sun’s military technology while discussing the Great Qin Empire’s use of a Superbrain. They told Pan Zhen that Fiery Sun needed far more resource ships and an independent star system for the Academy of Sciences.

• Bai Yuan said Fiery Sun should prioritize warships and flying ships, keeping military technology ahead of official and civilian equipment.
• Ji Ming reported that Fiery Sun’s equipment could support Sequence 3.5, while Sequence 4.0 remained far beyond reach, and Bai Yuan ordered the researchers to master existing technologies first.
• Pan Zhen reported that the Great Qin Empire’s network had slowed before its authorities arrested executives and officials and removed stored study materials from internet-connected devices.
• Bai Yuan and Ji Ming identified the Great Qin Empire’s actions as the work of a Superbrain, and Ji Ming explained that one was intended to assist a civilization’s supreme ruler.
• Pan Zhen said Fiery Sun had 9.8 million mining Flying Ships and over 21.5 million transport ships, but Ji Ming called that insufficient and set minimum targets of 20 million and 50 million respectively.
• Ji Ming said Fiery Sun also needed to expand its Academy of Sciences in an independent, complete star system.

Ji Ming warned Pan Zhen that Fiery Sun had to solve its population and workforce problems and seize territory near the Milky Way before its new warships were completed. Meanwhile, Lena tried to explain her past to Qi Lin but was mysteriously prevented from revealing more.

• Ji Ming told Pan Zhen that Fiery Sun needed to address its shortage of practical researchers and expand toward the Milky Way within six months.
• Pan Zhen ordered Yuan Li to share the untouched meal and explained that Fiery Sun needed to honor visiting scientists and attract talent.
• Pan Zhen asked Yuan Li about Qi Lin and learned that she was dining with Lena downstairs.
• Lena told Qi Lin that Pan Zhen had imprisoned her five years earlier and sent messages in her name, while Qi Lin recalled her companions dying to protect her.
• Lena began to explain that the Great Qin Empire's warriors came from the stars, but an unseen force stopped her and made her feel threatened, so she left to meet Pan Zhen.

Lena confronted Pan Zhen over his lavish meal and heard why he had restricted her role in Fiery Sun’s affairs. Meanwhile, Yang Yu reassigned Princess Mu Ying to the Fifth-dimensional Battlefield as the Empire prepared for the enemy’s reinforcements.

• Lena criticized Pan Zhen and Yuan Li for dining lavishly while Fiery Sun’s people were forced to tighten their belts.
• Pan Zhen explained that he had worked to restore Fiery Sun for the sake of Lena’s father and grandfather, and said he would keep her under house arrest while asking her not to interfere in state affairs.
• After Pan Zhen left, Lena reflected on whether she was suited to rule Fiery Sun, while Yuan Li stayed behind to guard her.
• Chief Secretary Bai Mu reported that law-grade warships had stabilized the front lines and suggested sending newly built Type II ships to the main battlefield.
• Yang Yu ordered Bai Mu to transfer Princess Mu Ying to the Fifth-dimensional Battlefield to assist the Life Goddess.
• Yang Yu told Bai Mu to bring back the engineering fleets from the Half-Beastman Kingdom and the Seven Stars Kingdom unless those kingdoms paid for more work.

Yang Yu assigned support for the Primordial Universe and the Fifth-dimensional Battlefield while discussing the future status of Merlo Heavenly Court, the Angels, Great Qin, and Fiery Sun. At the Half-Beastman front, Marshal Alisha reorganized the defense as the Second United Fleet arrived, while the Spacetime Fleet Group remained locked in battle.

• Yang Yu ordered Bai Mu to arrange an identity and support for Merlo Heavenly Court, while leaving Great Qin and Fiery Sun without new identities for now.
• Bai Mu asked Princess Yang Yue to help the Life Goddess defend the Fifth-dimensional Battlefield, and Yang Yue agreed to go herself while continuing to manage government affairs.
• At the Half-Beastman battlefield, Alisha praised the ten Type II Law-class warships and ordered the fleets to reinforce the defense against the Sky Beetle Empire.
• Alisha divided the fleets across the flanks and demanded that the Half-Beastmen prevent any enemy warships from breaking through their line.
• Alisha's adjutant announced that the Empire's Second United Fleet had arrived as reinforcements, while the Spacetime Fleet Group continued fighting within spacetime.

The Star Ancient Empire confronted the Myriad Races Alliance after the Mechanical God Lord trapped its leaders in high-dimensional space, and the Dragon Lord asked for a truce. Star and Yang Yue imposed severe compensation terms on the Dragon Human Empire, while warning that Star Ancient could sustain a prolonged war.

• The Beast Lord and Dragon Lord assessed the Star Ancient Empire’s ninth-tier strength as their fleets moved toward battle.
• Star and Yang Yue threatened the alliance’s leaders, warning that they could kill them or strike from hiding.
• The Dragon Lord proposed a truce, and Star demanded one hundredfold compensation and that the Orc Empire be left to fall.
• Star listed the resources required to compensate for losses equivalent to 200 T0 Class United Fleets, and the Dragon Lord called the terms robbery.
• Yang Yue and Star justified the demands by describing Star Ancient’s growing ninth-tier fleet and its ability to continue the war.

Yang Yu learned that the Dragon Human Empire and thousands of other civilizations had surrendered, then visited the Bai Family and rebuked them for letting Bai Lu’s legacy be defiled. The Bai Family denied taking money as Yang Yu’s accusation left them terrified.

• Yang Yu told the Chief Secretary to prepare star systems for incoming reparations and sent his freshly caught fish to Mu Ying.
• Yang Yu watched footage of eight hundred cavalrymen and criticized a drama’s depiction of hundreds of thousands of ancient cavalrymen.
• Yang Yu entered the Bai Family estate after the guards recognized him as the Emperor.
• Yang Yu scolded the Bai Family for neglecting government affairs and allowing Bai Lu to be defiled, then asked whether they had taken money.
• Bai Jinghong and the other Bai Family members denied taking money and insisted they would not dare.

Yang Yu confronted the Bai and Han Families over falsified imperial history, then considered using games to influence developing Earth civilizations. Meanwhile, researchers in the Xuanbing Realm discovered a way to produce spiritual energy and proposed testing it in a created universe.

• Yang Yu demanded an explanation for altered textbooks and false portrayals of the Bai Family's ancestors, and the Bai Family's living third-generation descendants summoned the Minister of Education's relatives.
• Bai Family leaders accused the Ministry of Education of changing history, and Yang Yu ordered the Ministry to apologize while the responsible people and companies faced suspensions and fines.
• Night Chief reported that the Starry Sky Group was controlled by the Four Great Families and described its game featuring the Empire's armored cavalry.
• Yang Yu asked whether the Empire could release a conquest game on Earth to recruit developing civilizations as cannon fodder.
• Researchers at the Imperial Academy of Engineering found that helium-oxygen-3 could grant humans supernatural abilities when combined with cells, while telomerase could suppress its fatal side effects.
• The institute director proposed that the Spacetime Research Institute create a universe for testing the spiritual energy process.

Yang Yue learned that cultivation energy was helium-oxygen-3, which cultivation techniques could turn into telomerase that altered DNA and extended life. Lin Ling warned that powerful cultivators could threaten the Empire, but argued that civilization could ultimately overwhelm individuals through its scale and ability to produce forces in numbers.

• Yang Yue hurried to the Energy Research Institute, where Lin Ling showed her data identifying helium-oxygen-3 and telomerase as the basis of cultivation’s effects.
• Lin Ling explained that cultivation techniques controlled the energy’s toxicity and could use telomerase to cleanse DNA and challenge genetic limits, though failed attempts could be disastrous.
• Yang Yue wondered whether telomerase could alter cultivators’ descendants, while Lin Ling said later-stage cultivators could dominate civilizations unless they reached the Empire’s level.
• Yang Yue questioned whether the Mountain-Backing Sect Elder fit Lin Ling’s description of emotionless cultivators, and Lin Ling replied that the Elder had not yet reached that stage.
• Lin Ling urged Yang Yue to report the findings to the Academy Dean and the Empire’s highest level, arguing that civilization could defeat cultivators through mass-produced forces and overwhelming numbers.

Li Muyao approved a plan for the Spacetime and Energy Research Institutes to create three universes and summoned Su Tianlong to investigate how cultivation powers compared with technological lifeforms. After questioning the Mountain-Backing Sect Supreme Elder, Su Tianlong ordered researchers to send a fresh sample of his original flesh to the Energy Research Institute.

• Lin Ling proposed that the Spacetime Research Institute create cultivation and technological universes with an Immortal Realm above them, and Yang Yue agreed to the discounted order of three universes.
• Li Muyao reviewed the institutes' proposal, noticed its biological comparisons, and summoned Su Tianlong to study the document.
• Su Tianlong read the research and agreed to arrange a joint team to investigate the cultivation system alongside the other institutes.
• Su Tianlong questioned the Mountain-Backing Sect Supreme Elder, who identified his cultivation as peak Heavenly Dao Venerable Lord and described his immense power.
• Su Tianlong ordered researchers to cut a new piece of the Supreme Elder's original flesh and send it to the Energy Research Institute.

At the Star Ancient Court Assembly, Yang Yu addressed the Empire’s wartime readiness and ordered strict oversight of pensions for fallen soldiers. He also proposed compensation for the Elf Race, Half-Beastmen, and Seven Stars Kingdom, winning agreement after Long Ye questioned the Seven Stars Kingdom’s share.

• Yang Yu arrived at Star Palace, where ministers and realm governors assembled, and asked whether the ceasefire agreements meant the Empire could end Level One combat readiness.
• Long Ye and the Minister of Public Security argued that the war remained unfinished and the Empire had to stay on alert; Yang Yu set war matters aside and ordered tenfold pensions for fallen Imperial soldiers, paid directly through the Imperial Bank.
• Yang Yu announced that the Star Princess would supervise pension payments and that realm governors would be responsible for offenses committed by their subordinates.
• Yang Yu proposed compensation for the Elf Race, Half-Beastmen, and Seven Stars Kingdom, with the Empire covering part of their soldiers’ pensions and allocating them a share of ceasefire reparations.
• Long Ye objected to compensating the Seven Stars Kingdom, but Yang Lin'er and Bai Hong supported Yang Yu’s proposal, and Long Ye ultimately agreed.

Yang Yu laid out the Star Ancient Empire’s territorial plans, wartime preparations, and priorities to the three vassal rulers. He then asked the Elf Race to secretly shelter an Angel civilization and use it to provoke the myriad races.

• Yang Yu and Bai Mu confirmed compensation for fallen soldiers, resource dividends, and the vassals’ right to redeem their star-domain resources.
• Yang Yu assigned the territories seized from the Dwarf Empire to the three vassal civilizations and declared that the Empire would conquer the Insectoid Race and Orc Empire.
• Mashkov Crouch the Great asked for the Orc Empire’s beastmen so the Half-Beastmen could take revenge, and Yang Yu agreed.
• Yang Yu ordered the Empire to maintain wartime readiness, restore production, and direct the Imperial Insectoid Race toward the Orc Empire while the vassals guarded their borders against the Dwarf Empire.
• Yang Yu told Queen Siof that the Elf Race should secretly shelter a weak Angel civilization from the low-dimensional universe and have it provoke the myriad races.

Yang Yu left the Cabinet and World Lords to discuss the Empire’s development while he went to the Primordial Universe, where a school principal arranged student employment through her Academic Affairs director. Their operation targeted Lin Fan, who died after a semi-trailer struck him, leaving the driver to report that the mission was complete.

• Yang Yu proposed a pretext for sending troops, and Queen Siof agreed before he left the Star Treasure Hall for the Cabinet and World Lords to continue their discussion.
• The principal offered the director of the Academic Affairs Office 150 dollars for each student he placed, and he agreed to arrange at least five jobs a month.
• Lin Fan’s girlfriend ended their relationship after he repeatedly flirted with other women and brought them home, then transferred back the money he had spent on her.
• A fully loaded Dayun semi-trailer struck and ran over Lin Fan as he crossed the road, killing him.
• The driver called the director to report that the mission was complete, received 100 Space-Time Coins, and then pretended to be panicked as he approached the crash scene.