Chapter 450: Chapter 265: Enemies of the Mude System_2
"Support?" Shen Shi raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, the Mude System is engaged in a battle with another interstellar system from tens of millions of light-years away. The frontline is intense, and we must transport the production lines accumulated within the Mother Star region to the frontline as much as possible."
Ma’er’s answer made Shen Shi fall silent briefly.
Wrong, completely wrong.
He always thought this was an internal issue within the Mude System, even speculating it was a rebellion initiated by these B-level civilizations against the Pasture Master.
But he never expected the threat to come from external forces.
Another interstellar system!
Although he had long suspected that the vast Cosmos could not contain merely the Mude System, there must be other civilizations and interstellar systems in the unknown, far-off regions. In the past, Human Civilization couldn’t even resist the Mude System and certainly didn’t have the qualifications to explore the Cosmos beyond it.
And now, he finally had an answer—information about another interstellar system!
"So, the Pasture Master and those three A-level Civilizations are all at the front?" Shen Shi asked.
"Yes," Ma’er replied, "Actually, as early as thirteen thousand years ago, we discovered traces of another system. They differ significantly from us but are equally aggressive. After more than ten thousand years of mutual probing, we confirmed an enemy policy. We contest all the civilizations born within the interstellar realm, attempting to unite all civilizations across the Cosmos, and the same purpose establishes us as natural opposing factions without cooperation."
Shen Shi understood.
It seems that civilizations, upon reaching a certain level, start seeking the unification of different civilizations.
The Pasture Master must be doing the same.
That’s why he adopts a nurturing system, attempting to integrate the cultures of the Pasture Master and the Mude System into these civilizations while they are still weak, laying the groundwork for eventual integration and unification.
But now, the Pasture Master seems to have a competitor.
However, over thirteen thousand years...
"So, the B-level civilization personally dealt with by the Pasture Master..." Shen Shi recalled this piece of information.
"Yes, they were the surrenderers who contacted the enemy forces early and were eventually executed by the Pasture Master," Ma’er replied.
As expected, no wonder there was no news of a B-level civilization’s extinction for tens of thousands of years until just a few thousand years ago.
"Tell me everything you know."
"Yes!" Ma’er began to detail everything he knew.
The other interstellar civilization system comes from a star system very distant from the Milky Way Galaxy but comparatively close to the star systems controlled by the Mude System. This is why the Es Civilization is one of the most reactive civilizations over the past millennium because it is naturally close to the battlefield frontline.
And according to translations, that interstellar civilization system is called "Thousand Alliance."
Simple and straightforward.
It represents the alliance power among countless civilizations.
From the name and surface concept alone, it seems much gentler than the Pasture Master’s nurturing policy, but from Ma’er’s narrative, it’s in fact not so.
Within the Thousand Alliance System, any civilization born with intelligent life is watched from the moment it is discovered. Once it begins exploring the Cosmos, the Thousand Alliance sends representatives to incorporate the entire civilization into the Thousand Alliance System in its name.
It looks good?
But the first thing upon joining the system is the destruction of its original system; all rulers lose their original status, and everyone within the civilization undergoes evaluation by the Thousand Alliance to be rated. Those with higher ratings become new rulers, forming a hierarchy where lower-rated individuals have no status before higher-rated ones, akin to enslavement.
Undoubtedly.
The so-called higher-rated individuals are chosen by their degree of acceptance of the Thousand Alliance’s culture.
In other words, from joining the Thousand Alliance, the entire civilization no longer belongs to its original self but undergoes high-intensity intervention and assimilation by the Thousand Alliance.
Compared to the nurturing system of the Mude System, it’s essentially external forced change versus internal forced change.
Either way, the core purpose is the same.
—Disrupting the original independence of civilizations, integrating them into the interstellar system.
However, although the superiority of their systems can’t be easily compared, there is a difference in hard power.
The Mude System has a slight advantage in higher-level power, but overall, it is clearly at a disadvantage.
According to Ma’er, in the frontline battles, the Thousand Alliance relies on numerous cannon fodder units to constrain their elite forces. Of course, the so-called cannon fodder is B-level within the Mude System, so the Mude System’s recent warfare has been unfavorable, forcing them to transport various production lines and devices from the Mother Star region to the frontline and expedite the annexation of those C9 civilizations, rapidly arming them as B-level civilizations, then putting them into the battlefield.
Clearly.
If Shen Shi in Line Two hadn’t used the trading market to entice these civilizations, the only fate for Human Civilization would be like this.
One wonders what those who surrendered their expectations and altered their Consciousness World, cultural cognition to cooperate with those civilizations, and faced the reality of being cannon fodder in a fierce, brutal battlefield would feel.
However, at this moment, Shen Shi no longer cares much for those who abandoned their human identity. Upon finally knowing these secrets, his eyes appeared as if they were glowing.
Because he saw opportunity.
A huge opportunity!
With strong external threats, while the Mude System is certainly not without resistance, it won’t have the focus to address internal affairs, giving Human Civilization the chance to reap the benefits of war!
Moreover, this kind of large-scale war is anticipated not to end briefly.
If Human Civilization seizes the time to develop, they might even profit greatly on the battlefield!
"Such wars might not erupt even once in tens of thousands of years..." Shen Shi was frantically mulling over in his mind.
The opportunities are too abundant.
And he has three future lines!
In other words, wars among interstellar civilization social systems are occurring simultaneously in all three future lines, and with the convenience brought by the Holy Land, if utilized well, Human Civilization can be just like a fish in water!
Still, ultimately, Shen Shi had to suppress his inner emotions for the time being.
Because the time isn’t ripe.
According to the information Ma’er provided, even B9-level civilizations didn’t fare well on the frontline battlefield. If it wasn’t for the inherent understanding of culture assimilation and the consequences of defeat, they wouldn’t be willing to fight desperately on such a battlefield. As for lower-level civilizations, they were merely at the cannon fodder level, with countless B5, B6-level civilizations serving as cannon fodder in the Thousand Alliance, and numerous civilizations were destroyed in this war.
Currently, even with the Holy Land, the Human Civilization probably wouldn’t gain benefit.
So, the need to become stronger remains!
"The tasks at hand need not change, but other future lines should be utilized." Shen Shi took another look at the gains, finally deciding to roll the snowball even bigger.
Undoubtedly, the Mude System in Future Line One and Future Line Two is also engaged in intense warfare.
Similarly, many civilizations are forced to relocate to the front, leaving the rear empty.
Although human civilization is relatively very weak in these two future lines, with the help of Future Line Three and the Holy Land as a base, seizing even a portion would be immensely profitable!
"After the war, convene the highest meeting. We must accelerate pace!" Shen Shi decisively ordered.
With control over Ma’er, this siege and plunder campaign was nearing its end. They would gather all the seized devices and population, converging them in a deliberately chosen desolate area via the Holy Land.