"The mechanical civilization's level evolution was extremely difficult. It was the greatest shackle weighing down every mechanical civilization.
"The Mechanical Overlord of the Lingfeng Empire had managed to break through this shackle and reach a higher level of life. There had to be a reason for it, not mere chance.
"And that reason most likely lay in the thousands of years of fierce warfare against the War Hammer Federation!
"War was the best driver of scientific and technological progress.
"Likewise, it was also the best catalyst for evolution.
"Since the War Hammer Federation had chosen such an all-or-nothing strategy, it must have been quite certain that the Mechanical Overlord of the Lingfeng Empire wouldn't choose to avoid battle.
"Otherwise, it should have immediately launched its Civilization Seed Plan, preserving as much of its strength as possible and getting as many people out as it could.
"It might even have led its entire civilization into exile, wandering until it found a star region beyond the Lingfeng Empire's reach, then rekindling the flame of civilization."
Xu Zhenzhi explained.
"I see. In that case, we shouldn't have any trouble finding the Mechanical Overlord of the Lingfeng Empire when we go back."
Mingzhi Guangxiu said thoughtfully.
"Exactly. For a mechanical civilization, its greatest weakness lies in its Mechanical Overlord.
"Once its Mechanical Overlord is slain, the development of that mechanical civilization will stagnate.
"It won't be able to resume its path of civilizational evolution until, after a long passage of time, another mechanical life-form evolves into a Mechanical Overlord."
Xu Zhenzhi confirmed.
After gaining a preliminary understanding of the Lingfeng Empire's warships, the Sky Peng Horizontal didn't waste any more time on the Otherworldly Space battlefield.
It first returned to the Changjin Galaxy and confirmed that nothing unexpected had happened on the War Hammer