At this time Snow Tribe already possessed nearly a trillion Galactic-Level Civilization warships, while the Doomsday Civilization and the Knight Civilization had even more warships. They were a million years older than the Snow Tribe, and their warships were more than ten times that of the Snow Tribe. The combined number of warships of the two civilizations exceeded 30 trillion.
The technological gap between a Galaxy-Level advanced civilization and two Galaxy-Level intermediate civilizations is not an insurmountable chasm. The Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization can completely suppress the Snow Tribe's technological advantage by leveraging their numerical superiority in warships.
The Snow Tribe Chief knew that the Snow Tribe had no advantage in this war. In order to win the war, the Snow Tribe Chief and countless clansmen personally boarded the ships to fight, in order to make up for the shortcomings of computer algorithms and the delay caused by long-distance communication.
The Snow Tribe are brave and fearless. Once a mission is assigned, even if only one member of their clan remains, a warship will persevere to the end. Machines are machines after all. No matter how advanced a computer is, it cannot compare to the intelligence of living beings, especially Snow Tribe creatures. Interstellar warfare is ever-changing, and computers can never simulate all the details of war. These details are far superior to those handled by intelligent beings. Moreover, the Snow Tribe creatures' brains are no less capable than those of computers.
The war engulfed the entire Milky Way. In the newly formed Milky Way, war raged, matter and antimatter were annihilated, dimensions collapsed, and high-energy rays and energy surges filled the entire Milky Way. With various celestial bodies being destroyed one after another, the Milky Way was in chaos. The two sides' fleets were entangled in a fierce battle, and the sky darkened and the sun and moon lost their light.
Pursuit, encirclement, ambush, assault, and resistance—various tactics were employed across every corner of the starry sky. The Snow Tribe, with a slight technological advantage and the sacrifice of its members, fought against overwhelming odds without being at a disadvantage, and the war lasted for a considerable period.
During this period, the Snow Tribe's technology once again made leaps and bounds, with warships reaching speeds of ten thousand times the speed of light, far surpassing the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization.
Ten thousand times the speed of light is nothing now, but billions of years ago, the spatial density was much greater than it is now. The efficiency of warp drive was far less than it is now. Along with speed technology, five-dimensional technology also appeared. The Snow Tribe warships equipped with five-dimensional technology began to fight back.
Like speed technology, dimensional technology was also affected by the high spatial density at the time, which greatly limited civilizations' research into higher dimensions. Even entering the fourth dimension was much more difficult than it is now. Many Small Star Sector Civilization can now enter the fourth dimension, but back then, even Great Star Region Civilization could only enter the fourth dimension when their warships were at the mid-to-high level.
However, the combat power of the warships is the same. They are all warships of the Great Star Region Civilization. The difference in combat power is only due to different environments. It's like a car that can travel 200 or 300 kilometers per hour or even higher on a highway, but can only travel a few dozen kilometers per hour on a muddy road.
Although the Snow Tribe did not have many new warships at this time, each warship was a king. Wherever they went, the five-dimensional waves shattered the fleets of the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization like dry leaves. After sacrificing hundreds of billions of the Snow Tribe lives, the Snow Tribe finally reversed the situation.
Knowing that the situation was hopeless, the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization took the initiative to seek peace. The Snow Tribe chief also gradually slowed down his offensive and withdrew his people from the warships, replacing them with computer-controlled ones.
"Chieftain, I oppose peace talks. The Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization have killed countless members of our people. Such deep-seated hatred cannot be allowed to end here."
On Snow Star, the Snow Tribe Chief convened an important meeting regarding the war, and Lei Dong, the Snow Tribe's commander-in-chief on the eastern front, was the first to express his opinion.
"I also oppose peace talks, Chieftain. Putting aside hatred, the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization have never given up their desire to destroy our Snow Tribe. We must nip this in the bud, or the consequences will be dire." Xing Feng, the commander-in-chief of the western front, also expressed his opposition.
Then almost all the generals opposed a peaceful resolution. It's no wonder they opposed it, because before the outbreak of the all-out war Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization had secretly attacked countless planets occupied by the Snow Tribe, killing countless Snow Tribe creatures.
Chief Chi Xue of the Snow Tribe also had no goodwill towards the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization. These generals were fine in charging into battle, but their consideration of issues was not comprehensive enough. Chi Xue was worried that if the Snow Tribe showed any intention to exterminate them, the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization would inevitably launch a fierce counterattack, and the Snow Tribe would suffer heavy losses.
The Snow Tribe developed too quickly and had too many members, making it impossible to completely hide them. The Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization must have made corresponding arrangements. As Galactic-Level Civilization, they had the ability to hide tracking systems on every planet where the Snow Tribe lived, and even track their spaceships.
Chi Xue twisted her six thick, python-like lower limbs, her two brains working rapidly to find the best solution. Just then, a faintly visible ball of energy appeared before everyone. This ball of energy slowly changed, gradually transforming into the shape of a semi-transparent Snow Tribe.
All the generals stared in astonishment at the ball of energy. Although they had seen many civilized beings, this was the first time they had ever encountered such a being. Clearly, this ball of energy possessed intelligence, and Snow Star was of paramount importance to the Snow Tribe. The Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization would never be able to break in. Even a more advanced civilization could not enter the conference room without alerting Snow Star's defense system. This place was of utmost importance to Snow Star.
"Who are you?" Chi Xue asked, regaining her composure.
"I am the Milky Way." The voice of the energy being resounded deep within the minds of every Snow Tribe.
This was a voice from the depths of their consciousness. Although they didn't yet understand the meaning of the words "Milky Way," this was the first time they had experienced this kind of communication.
"I am the consciousness of the Milky Way, and this galaxy is also a living entity, that is me." The energy entity finally spoke in a normal voice.
"What!"
"That's impossible!"
The idea that a galaxy could develop consciousness was immediately met with opposition from everyone. Although the Snow Tribe's research on life was not particularly outstanding, the development of consciousness in a galaxy directly overturned all their previous conclusions about the origin of life.
"I know you can't accept this all at once, so I'll ask you a few questions: What are you? What exactly is you? Why are you you? Are you this organism, or these cells in the brain? Or perhaps these microcurrents between the cells?"
The question from the depths of their souls immediately resonated with all the Snow Tribe: Yes, what exactly are they? If they are this organic organism, would they still be themselves if they were in a different body? If they are these microcurrents, would electricity also be considered a life form?