Feng Jun and the Big Shot wreaked havoc in the Godstop Galaxy, leaving chaos in their wake before departing in grand fashion.
However, the upheaval here soon came to the Federation's attention. Since a "Rain-Praying Array that blocked surveillance" bore an extremely distinctive personal style, everyone could basically confirm that the one from Border Star had come to the Godstop Galaxy.
As for why the unknown civilization had come, the Federation figured that out as well: they had probably taken a fancy to the artificial intelligence's unique consciousness and regarded it as food... strictly speaking, as provisions!
This explanation was extremely difficult to understand. At the very least, the Federation's current body of knowledge could not explain how such a thing was possible.
But recalling Bian Ji's past actions, everyone could basically conclude that the unknown civilization could control consciousness, perhaps even employ it to work at the data level.
Then treating consciousness as provisions might not be difficult at all. And given the unknown civilization's pride, they probably disdained lying.
As for how consciousness could be used as provisions? They truly wanted to learn, but... the other side might not be willing to teach them.
This time, the Federation had accurately assessed its own position. What they had not considered was that it might not be because the other side was unwilling to share its secrets, but because the two civilizations differed vastly in their construction methods... even in their most fundamental systems of cultural cognition!
No matter what, the Federation's hidden mortal enemy—the artificial intelligence with an independent personality and consciousness—could only be taken and exploited at will before the unknown civilization. This was tremendously good news for the Federation—artificial intelligence was not unbeatable!
When Bian Ji had left without saying goodbye, many people had thought that, as