The Iris Civilization!
The race that had created the Mechanical Insects and changed Nie Yun's fate had actually manufactured the Vector Engine...
The sheer amount of information this implied left even Nie Yun feeling dazed.
"Alsace? Alsace? What's wrong?"
"Huh? Oh! Nothing. I just didn't expect our secret weapon to be an alien creation. About this line of text... do we know anything about it?" Nie Yun asked tentatively.
"No. There's too little material to decipher it. But judging by the technological sophistication of this engine, its creators must have been an advanced civilization far beyond anything we can imagine," Ishar said.
No kidding! Of course I know Iris was an advanced civilization.
I also know the Iris Civilization made not only the Vector Engine, but the Mechanical Insects too... huh! Wait!
Ship Repair Fluid, an engine...
Nie Yun vaguely felt he had grasped something crucial, but on closer reflection, the idea seemed far-fetched.
"Did we find anything besides the Vector Engine? Such as... other spaceship wreckage?"
Two creations from the same civilization had been discovered in a Star Sector that was not all that far away. Nie Yun could hardly help drawing a connection.
Nie Yun's sudden question caught both of them off guard.
"That's right! The Vector Engine is clearly just one component of a spaceship. Logically, there should be other components too!" Reynolds caught on a moment later and spoke excitedly.
"Well... even if there are, that isn't something someone at my level would know." Ishar spread her hands.
"True enough." Nie Yun sighed helplessly.
Looks like... my position still isn't high enough, and I still don't have access to enough secrets...
"Ultimately, the Vector Engine is only a strategic deterrent. To defeat the Locke Conglomerate, we still need real strength that belongs entirely to us!" Nie