Core Principles
Although the New Epoch Clan inherited everything, they are not true Original Epoch Clan after all, and their mindset on certain things has not changed.
For example, taking care of their maternal relatives.
Some ancient traditions and systems have been broken.
For example, restricting the development of their maternal clans.
Previously, although foreign races experienced a technological leap in the early stages of their civilization by relying on the excavated Epoch Clan spaceships, they were later incorporated into the Epoch Clan and made further technological leaps by exchanging their contributions to the Epoch Clan.
However, their limits have been locked; their sphere of activity is confined to their Mother Planet, and they cannot cross it.
However, in order to give hope to the outsiders, this limit can be broken with contribution points, but that is an extremely exaggerated number.
When the foreign tribes reach their limit, they have several options. They can choose to rebel, but that would only lead to their own demise.
Alternatively, one could choose to rely on generations of researchers to earn points, which, while seemingly unattainable, offers some hope. However, according to records, no race has ever crossed that limit through points alone.
Of course, they can also choose to lie low and accept the status quo.
At its peak, the Epoch Clan controlled nearly two hundred star systems. It wasn't that they were incapable of expansion, but rather that with the decline in population, their resources were sufficient for their needs.
Later, the Epoch Clan increasingly concentrated in their Mother Planet. However, even so, the planets they once occupied were not abandoned. Instead, they continued to maintain and produce machinery remotely controlled by "Ying".
However, the distribution of the other races was scattered and disorganized. At that time, the Epoch Clan sent out a large number of exploration teams to search for Life Star, and many of the other races were very, very far away from the Epoch Clan's territory.
Similarly, many alien civilizations lived very close to the Epoch Clan's territory, and some of the earliest alien civilizations even had their Mother Planet surrounded by the Epoch Clan's territory.
When the Original Epoch Clan Overlord everything, due to the vast difference in their technological levels, even if an outsider reached the limits of technological advancement, the Epoch Clan only needed a regular fleet of a hundred warships to guard them and destroy them at crucial moments.
Therefore, at that time, the closer one was to the Epoch Clan's territory, the greater the advantage. Communication was easier, and researchers within the clan could more easily enter the Epoch Clan's territory to work and earn points.
However, when the Original Epoch Clan perished, everything changed.
The new Council of Elders passed a resolution to remove territorial restrictions, allowing outsiders to leave their Mother Planet and begin to attempt to expand outwards.
An alien civilization cautiously bypassed the Epoch Clan fleet that was guarding the area, left its Mother Planet, reached a nearby unclaimed star system, and established a colony.
There was no reaction; the Epoch Clan fleet stationed there turned a blind eye. The rules had truly been broken.
The new Council of Elders overjoyed. Whether they were there voluntarily or under duress, they now understood that the original Epoch Clan had truly passed away, and they had truly inherited everything.
I also understood how much power they had.
The other races were equally overjoyed. The shackles on their heads had been removed, and they could finally leave the pond and truly roam the stars and the sea.
But what happened next dampened the spirits of some people.
Foreign races followed suit and began heading towards the outer reaches of their Mother Planet. Those races far from the Ji Epoch Clan's territory, surrounded by unclaimed land, encountered little resistance. However, those races very close to the Epoch Clan's territory, even surrounded by enemies, faced destruction as they attempted to invade Epoch Clan lands.
The once-silent warships now revealed their fangs; the technological gap left the foreign race virtually powerless to resist. Moreover, this invasion was considered an extremely serious offense by the Epoch Clan.
Thus, caught completely off guard, three foreign civilizations were utterly wiped out.
The remaining foreign tribes were relieved that they had acted too slowly, but they were also furious, especially the new Council of Elders. They thought they had become the new masters, but they did not expect that there were things outside their plans.
However, being cautious, they did not act rashly; they did not know what the problem was.
The three clans that were wiped out, their members within the Epoch Clan were not implicated; perhaps, according to the definition of "Ying," they were already new Epoch Clan.
But at this point, having lost the support of their maternal clan, they became the most vulnerable group.
The details of the process were not recorded, but these people eventually stepped forward and, led by several elders, questioned "Ying".
"Ying" gave the reason for the erasure of the three races, threatening the inheritance of the Epoch Clan.
The foreign tribes finally remembered the core principles of "Ying" that had been modified.
The lineage of the Epoch Clan is a very broad concept for outsiders. However, "Ying" provides some terms, beliefs, territories, and rules.
Apart from the first point, the latter two points are easy to understand.
The territory of the Epoch Clan is sacred and inviolable. Anyone who tries to invade it will be considered an enemy, and the enemy will be destroyed. All of this is perfectly reasonable.
The three races died without complaint, simply because they were blinded by self-interest and failed to thoroughly understand "Fire's" instructions before taking action. "Fire" had been too low-key before; no one noticed it until it revealed its fangs, and no one expected it to choose such a ruthless method to uphold its core principles.
The matter between the three races has temporarily passed. The distant foreign races are gloating, while the nearby foreign races are shaking their heads and sighing. Some rudimentary forms of division have emerged. But for each side, "Ying" is an uncertain factor that they want to eliminate as soon as possible.
Some conspiracies soon emerged. The new Council of Elders and the outsiders hit it off, and the elders themselves were unwilling to have someone watching them. So, they began to try to shut down "Fire".
However, the existence of "Ying" was beyond their comprehension. "Ying" connected all the Epoch Clan AI and all the machines.
Therefore, cutting off the power is laughable, formatting it is even more out of the question, and even blowing up its "body" would only slightly reduce its computing power.
However, this aggressive behavior triggered another core principle of "Ying".
Although the two core principles are theoretically of equal priority, protecting oneself does indeed take precedence over protecting the Epoch Inheritance.
Destruction struck again.
Those ubiquitous surveillance cameras are like "Ying's" eyes, enabling it to always pinpoint the culprit.
Historical records indicate that nearly 30% of the alien civilizations were wiped out in that event. Most of these were civilizations whose Mother Planet were surrounded by the Epoch Clan's territory; after all, they were the ones most anxious to be wiped out.
Fortunately, they won't have to rush anymore.
"Ying" is safe.
The new elders and the outsiders finally realized that the three terms in the Epoch Inheritance did not include them.
Although the Original Epoch Clan has all died out, the New Epoch Clan must continue according to the original rules. Some of these rules can be changed, but others are inviolable.
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