Discussion broke out in the conference room. The upper and lower limits of humanity as a species were hard to gauge. Among humans were heroes who sacrificed their lives for righteousness, their country, and their people, as well as cowards who sold out their race and betrayed their civilization.
But in reality, the potential humans could bring to bear often ranged only from the low end to the middle.
As long as an alien civilization had no intention of exterminating humanity, it was hardly inconceivable that surrender advocates and collaborators would emerge among humans if war actually broke out.
That profound sense of regret lingered in their hearts, finally turning into an unwillingness to accept it.
What was more, the Snake People claimed in conversation that they did not count as a powerful civilization.
Compared with the civilizations they knew of, they considered themselves merely average.
Compared with the almost legendary "peak civilizations," they were as ignorant and unenlightened as primitive tribes!
"I see. They actually have some technology too, but their tech tree is different from ours. Their industrial system relies on supernatural phenomena to some extent."
"Just what kind of existence is a peak civilization...?"
Almost every staff member could feel the helplessness of being outclassed... Technological thinking was not unique to humanity after all, though Zhang Ming had already stated that fact once before.
"The hydrogen bomb's authorization key has been transmitted to the submarine..."
"Orders received."
"Countdown, five minutes..."
Comrade Wang Fumin, who was hosting the Snake People, had even more complicated thoughts, yet he had to force himself to stay alert as he took sunglasses from a basket and handed them out to them.
He still wore a smile. "Our ultimate weapon will release terrifying power like the sun. Please don't look directly at it."