It turned out that the ones who were truly steady as old dogs were none other than the civilized factions.
The higher the civilization's level, the steadier it was.
Almost immediately after all the interstellar factions had been convinced, the entire D9 Planet instantly entered armed mode.
The enormous armored plates split apart amid thunderous rumbling, revealing the weapon arrays hidden beneath them—barrels rose like a forest, their calibers large enough to shatter asteroids. The gates of the space launch silos slid open one after another, exposing the cold gleam of warheads.
A deep mechanical roar came from the depths of the planet's crust. The planet's rotation accelerated slightly, as if a colossal beast were stretching its muscles. Countless nanomachines surged from the cracks like a silver tide, weaving a defensive net in orbit and forming a flowing mist of metal.
"Nanomachines?"
Engineer Gao looked up at the nanostorm before him, slightly surprised.
He had not expected the Garen people, with their big, rough golden hides, to have unlocked nanotechnology.
Although they might not be as specialized in it as some microscopic civilizations, the fact that they had unlocked it was enough to explain everything.
"As expected, the more macroscopic something is, the more microscopic it becomes."
A civilization capable of taking the "giant ships and heavy cannons" route in the interstellar era would certainly possess even more complex and profound technology hidden beneath the tip of the iceberg.
At the same time, four lifeforms' auras far surpassing those of Tier Three species spread out without the slightest concealment—one like a sea of life, one like a giant passed down through the ages, one like a noble king, and one like the starry universe.
The Primordial Envoy, Lord of the Void, Lord of the Colossus Nation, and Speaker of the