It was now certain that technological civilizations existed within the nebula cluster.
The civilization that had deployed those defensive weapons clearly did not want civilizations from other systems intruding.
But triggering the antimatter bomb had indirectly exposed Luo Qi's existence.
It had placed two civilizations that should have remained hidden in the shadows in the dangerous position of knowing about each other.
Whether there was war or peace, Luo Qi needed enough military power to protect his continued existence.
Dixing Yi 3 landed on the surface and unfolded its eight-petaled structure, resembling a wondrous building constructed on the ground.
Dazzling blue light flared inside its enormous body.
A violent lightning storm erupted, sweeping up material from the planet's surface and beginning to shape a foundation.
On that enormous foundation, construction of a version 4.0 Fourth-Generation Warship began.
Countless streams of material poured through the gaps, forcibly creating a layer of storm over the planet's airless surface.
The new warship would no longer measure 300 meters in diameter, but 1,200 meters.
As its size increased, its internal modules underwent corresponding changes.
A larger hull meant more interior space, allowing more equipment to be installed.
Its offensive and defensive capabilities would increase accordingly.
After all, during the Orange Star era, Third-Generation Warships had been designed as expendable units that could be rapidly produced and immediately committed to war.
Now it was time to move to a standard configuration.
Meanwhile, Luo Qi had the Ark and twenty Tianxing Jia 3 warships replace the original two Dixing Yi 3 vessels.
They would serve as a standby fleet, ready to retreat farther if the war went badly.
The two Dixing Yi 3 vessels that had just reached Planet 6 immediately began producing warships.
Flying builders began manufacturing Sky Whales, which in turn began producing Fourth-Generation