Just as [I] was feeling dejected, a tendril reached over from beside me.
[I] instinctively raised a tendril and touched it.
A faint electric current flowed through.
Some information also appeared out of nowhere in [my] core.
The message was simple.
Because the weather had been so terrible lately, the leader had decided to hold a prayer ceremony today to ensure the community's continued growth.
They would ask the deity for good weather that would let them eat their fill, as well as some "divine artifacts" for storing food.
As the community's population slowly increased, its existing "divine artifacts" were no longer quite enough.
[I] instinctively looked into the distance.
An enormous object stood there.
It was a platform for communicating with the deity, and a bridge through which the deity bestowed blessings upon the community.
The deity was omnipotent.
It could create thunderstorms out of thin air, and conjure all sorts of "divine artifacts."
But much of the time, the deity did not answer their prayers.
Only when the community truly faced hardship would it lend them a helping hand.
A faint trace of confusion suddenly arose in [my] core.
It seemed... the deity was always watching [us]. No matter how far the community developed, it always knew where the community's limits lay.
[My] train of thought was transmitted to the companion beside me through a faint electric current.
A moment later, another faint current came through.
[I] felt reassured.
Of course. It was a deity, after all.
The deity was omnipotent.
"Alliance?"
Hearing that sensitive word aboard the [Earth], Lü Yongchang instinctively sat up straight, his expression turning grave.
"What alliance?"
[Ten] answered the question directly, without any hesitation.
``` [The Silicon-Based Alliance.]
[The Silicon-Based Alliance, led by the Tenth Empire, was founded one hundred and fifty