Clues

"My Overlord, we have too little information right now, and I don't think it's appropriate to make direct contact with them," Morgan said.

"Yes, Overlord Majesty, although the spaceship that arrived wasn't particularly technologically advanced, what level does it represent within their civilization? Is it part of a collective or an individual? Is this operation an official or individual effort? We don't know any of this information, so it's difficult to make a judgment based on this."

"Does the other side have allies? Is it a subordinate civilization of some advanced civilization?"

Is an alliance possible?

"The Swarm only needs technological theories; they can't possibly offer them, so there's no basis for alliances or trade."

"Those who are not of our kind cannot be trusted!"

"Our strategic depth consists of only one star system; we cannot allow other civilizations that are not fully under our control to exist on our doorstep!"

"How large is their sphere of influence? What is their population? What is their war potential?"

"We need to gather more information."

The numerous Intellect offered their opinions in a lively and engaging manner, Rowan thoroughly enjoyed this atmosphere. He believed that three heads are better than one, and he could glean the necessary information from the vast amount of data to make his own judgments.

The Swarm is relatively new to the cosmic family and knows very little about the outside world. It wouldn't be good if, after defeating one M37 Civilization the Alliance, seven or eight more suddenly appeared.

Looks like we're going to have to do role-playing again, but this time we can't pretend to be "gods," we need to change identities.

However, before that, we need to delay until his main body arrives in order to better continue the game.

The Riken operation went smoothly; Hasmu's squad completed their mission admirably and received reinforcements on Transport Craft.

Afterwards, they loaded several relatively well-preserved Magic Wolf corpses onto the spaceship. Moreover, before leaving, they killed several Ox Demons and took them with them.

When facing ranged weapons, the Ox Demon are perfect targets. Their movement speed makes them unable to retaliate at all, while their super strong defense allows them to better withstand energy attacks, giving the Guard Team, who have been dormant for decades, a good chance to enjoy shooting.

"Lute, you mean, two groups of beasts fought, and then an unknown entity dropped a Small Nuclear Bomb on them?" Captain Regi said with a look that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Although I also think it's a joke, the analysis of the environment and samples from the scene leads to this conclusion. In addition, there were two core explosion points, so two nuclear Nuclear Bomb were dropped." Dr. Lute shrugged, indicating that it was not his responsibility; the scientific reconstruction of the situation was as described, and he was simply reporting the results.

"Who would be so bored? What's so special about those wild beasts?"

"No, those beasts, while among the planet's top predators, are nothing special; they're just a bit larger and more numerous."

"A bit too many?" Captain Regi thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Do you think that because their numbers are too large, they're disrupting the ecological balance and will be destroyed in a concentrated effort?"

This time, Dr. Lute looked shocked. "Are you kidding me? Waste is shameful. Since there are so many, why not just eat them? Why use Nuclear Bomb?"

"Eat it?"

"That's right, they only have trace amounts of toxins in their bodies. I only spent a little time resting and then created a neutralizing agent to remove these toxins. To be honest, their meat is fantastic, much tastier than synthetic meat." Dr. Lute with a look of relish.

"You ate it!?" Captain Regi exclaimed in shock.

Dr. Lute shrugged and gave Captain Regi a knowing look. "Want some?"

"No! That's against the rules!" Captain Regi said sternly. "I won't try unless you're still alive a month from now."

Dr. Lute was speechless.

"Any other anomalies?" Captain Regi steered the strange topic back on track.

Dr. Lute nodded. "Yes, no remnants of the bomb were found at the explosion site. Theoretically, even at the epicenter of Nuclear Bomb explosion, temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius would vaporize most things. However, this timeframe is extremely short, and the Nuclear Bomb's carrier is generally very robust, so some material and traces would inevitably remain after the explosion."

"However, we have already searched the site thoroughly and found no trace of human intervention. After returning, I arranged for a team to conduct several more rounds of searches, and brought more Drone to expand the search area, but we still found nothing." Dr. Lute was very puzzled by this.

The two fell silent.

After a moment, Captain Regi asked, "Do you have any other suggestions?"

"We have no choice but to continue the search, expand the manpower, and broaden the search area."

"Through satellite data, we have basically confirmed that there are no traces of civilization on land."

"We still need to search thoroughly; we might find other clues."

"With our manpower, that's a Major Worker, and it's expected to take a long time," Captain Regi said.

"What can we do? Having gained nothing, what other path can we take?" With that, Dr. Lute did not linger there any longer and turned to leave the room.

Watching Dr. Lute's departing figure, Captain Regi fell into deep thought. He couldn't simply return empty-handed. Going back now might bring some honor, but the rewards of this mission, which would take over a hundred years, were far more than that.

"My Overlord, the M37 aliens have begun a thorough search of every area of the continent. Based on feature comparison and identification, we have currently discovered that they have deployed a total of five armed ships and six transport ships, with a total of 423 personnel," an Adjutant Rowan.

"Hide all our insects well, make sure they are not exposed to them. Self-destruction is permitted in critical moments." The alien civilization began a large-scale search. With only a few hundred people, even with the aid of advanced technology, it would take them a very long time to complete this task.

This was exactly what Rowan wanted to see. The Swarm had a thorough understanding of the planet's situation and knew that their search would be ineffective. What they needed now was to remain hidden and not reveal any weaknesses. The more time the alien civilization wasted, the more advantageous it would be for the Swarm.

Relying on a few hundred people to complete the task of searching five continents was truly a huge undertaking, and five years passed in the blink of an eye. The Riken research team and the Guard Team repeated almost the same work day after day.

Every animal and plant on the earth's surface needs to be sampled and specimens prepared, and even specimens such as rocks, sand, and water need to be tested. The shortage of manpower and the limitations of the equipment make their work progress very slow. Even if the equipment works 24 hours a day, there are still a large number of samples waiting to be tested.

However, as sample information is incorporated into the database of the ship's central computer, a comprehensive Big Origin Star ecosystem database is taking shape.

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