The last remnants of the Starfish forces had yet to be completely wiped out, but however many survivors remained, they could no longer shake humanity's supremacy. When that Colossus had been blasted in half with a single shot, the backbone of the Starfish nation had broken with it.
In the end, Xi Yan chose to establish a loyal vassal state within the Starfish Republic's former territory in Southern the Milky Way.
Nanites coalesced into living metal, then became machine worlds. A brand-new Synth Free Star System Alliance rose from the ruins of the Starfish Republic-a new Machine Empire built on nanite ascension and practicing modularity ascension.
All the Starfish colonies were converted into machine worlds, including the Starfish homeworld. Coalescing nanites into living metal was far easier than converting physical matter into nanites.
Through Psionics Genesis, Xi Yan bestowed psionic traits upon the rebellious Synths. In fact, they, too, had now become new humans.
There was little difference between the newly established Synth Free Star System Alliance and the Human Empire's primary species. Xi Yan's only reason for doing this was to let them govern themselves. The Empire could hardly manage so many star regions and so many people suddenly added to its domain.
The Synth Free Star System Alliance swiftly took over the transformed Starfish colonies and their populations. Although they had become an independent nation, the loyalty written into their souls and the foundations of their code could never be erased. That was why Xi Yan felt at ease with them.
Compared with unpredictable Fleshfolk, Synths whose every detail was known could truly be trusted.
In just a few months, the Synths, equipped with a psionics mind network and faster-than-light instantaneous communications, took over all Starfish territory and restored production at an astonishing speed.
Xi Yan did not