Chapter 1 Unexplored Universe, Star Alliance Capital

Saiwenis strode into the office of the Star Alliance Chief.

The Star Alliance Chief was waiting for him. Seeing him enter the room, he put down the report in his hand, looked up, and slowly said:

"How is the situation?"

"I have conveyed the instructions, and the Lurkers will take action soon," Saiwenis said in a deep voice.

"Well, this chess piece has been arranged for so many years, now is the time for them to play their role." The Star Alliance Chief paused, then changed the subject, "But be sure to pay attention to the way information is provided. The premise is to conceal our own existence. The three major civilizations and the World Tree are huge threats. If our existence is exposed in their eyes, the shadow of war will also shroud us. With our strength, we can't afford to fight any of them."

"Don't worry, we are now in a relationship where we share both prosperity and loss, and we will never joke about the security of the Star Alliance," Saiwenis said solemnly.

"Well, you have joined the Star Alliance for many years, and we are already one. This action is not only to eliminate potential threats for us, but also your revenge." The Star Alliance Chief nodded.

"Yes, we were defeated by the three major civilizations back then, and only a few members of our clan escaped. It was almost impossible to continue. We became a wandering civilization in the universe. If we hadn't encountered the Star Alliance team, perhaps our civilization would have perished long ago. To this day, we are still grateful to the Star Alliance for its assistance over the years."

Saiwenis lowered his head, his tone respectful.

His ancestors, at the time of the Lor Civilization's defeat, gathered the surviving members of the clan, united the scattered sand, and struggled to continue. Now Saiwenis has taken over the power of his predecessors and is the current leader of the Lor Civilization.

The history of the Lor Civilization is quite ancient. It was once a member of the explored universe and one of the competitors in the Exploration Era War. Unfortunately, it lost in the war, its civilization was shattered, and its homeland was lost. Only a small number of survivors escaped by spaceship. Fearing that they would be uprooted, they resolutely entered the unexplored universe and went far away, becoming a wandering civilization in the universe.

After several wormhole transitions, this group of wanderers happened to arrive in the territory of the Star Alliance.

The Star Alliance is a large united civilization composed of forty-six civilizations, entrenched in a corner of the unexplored universe, silently multiplying and thriving. By chance, they picked up this group of wanderers, and the information carried by the Lor Civilization immediately attracted their attention.

This was the first time the Star Alliance learned of the existence of powerful civilizations outside the region. The information provided by the Lor Civilization showed that the strength of the three major civilizations was enough to destroy the entire Star Alliance, which aroused strong suspicion and vigilance from the Star Alliance… In their eyes, the three major civilizations could bring a devastating disaster to the Star Alliance at any time, annexing them, which was a huge hidden danger that made them restless.

Faced with a strange and powerful civilization, the Star Alliance did not dare to expose its own existence and communicate with the other party, but could only observe silently. Under normal circumstances, even if the Star Alliance knew that a powerful enemy was on the side, it would be helpless, but the Lor Civilization provided a way.

When the wanderers fled their hometown, they brought a large number of coordinate records, which was an invaluable treasure and also allowed the Star Alliance to see an opportunity.

Based on this information, the senior management of the Star Alliance finally decided on a strategic operation called "Observer Program", sending lurking personnel to the explored universe through wormhole teleportation, hiding their identities, collecting information, waiting for opportunities, and monitoring the actions of the three major civilizations.

The three major civilizations do not have an information-based warning network like the World Tree. Due to their vast territories, there are always loopholes in the external screening and warning mechanisms. As long as outsiders operate properly, they can successfully lurk. The World Tree in his previous life lurked for many years, collecting enough information, and then launched a full-scale surprise attack, causing the three major civilizations to bleed.

The Star Alliance has self-knowledge and does not think that its small body can withstand the ravages of the three major civilizations, so it allows the lurking personnel to only be responsible for observation, not to carry out other actions, not to participate in any forces, like the most basic interstellar illegal residents, and are not conspicuous at all. They only collect public information on the Internet, do not seek any secrets, and are very cautious. This is how they have been hiding until today, secretly witnessing the development of the three major civilizations through one era after another.

After the Lor Civilization accepted the repeated inspections of the Star Alliance, it finally became a new member of the Star Alliance, allowing it to thrive. It has never forgotten its history and has always wanted revenge, vigorously cooperating with the "Observer Program" and helping the Star Alliance to lurk in the explored universe. It is a true quisling.

This time, the invasion of the World Tree suffered by the three major civilizations allowed the Star Alliance to see the hope of eliminating the threat. They themselves could not defeat the three major civilizations, so they might as well fuel the flames and drive away the wolves.

The Star Alliance Chief rubbed the back of his hand and pondered: "We use the hand of the World Tree to eliminate the three major civilizations, but the World Tree itself is also a new threat. The most ideal situation is that they both suffer, and we pick up the bargain."

Saiwenis nodded emphatically, "The technological level of the three major civilizations is very high. If we can annex their civilization achievements, we will enter a fast lane of development."

"However, this is very risky and may expose ourselves. We still need to consider it in the long term... If there is a real opportunity, we can't miss it either."

The Star Alliance Chief's eyes flickered. He naturally coveted the accumulated technological achievements of the three major civilizations. Although the risk was great, the benefits were equally tempting.

The three major civilizations have now stabilized the situation and resisted the World Tree from the outside. This is not the situation the Star Alliance wants to see. Disrupting the good situation of the three major civilizations and introducing the war into the entire interstellar society, making the situation chaotic, is in the interests of their third party.

The Star Alliance Chief did not mind taking advantage of the fire to loot and secretly participate in this gluttonous feast, under the premise of hiding its origins.

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Sub-dimensional world.

A Star Alliance expedition team is traveling in the sub-dimension, recording dimensional coordinates.

"This is not far from the World Tree's stronghold dimension. There may be dependents coming out at any time. Cheer up and be ready to shuttle and evacuate at any time."

In the bridge, the commander stared at the radar intently, his tone serious.

In recent years, as the expeditionary force has explored deeper and deeper, the probability of encountering the World Tree dependents has become more frequent. Fortunately, they run fast enough, and most of the time they are safe and sound.

But it is not a long-term solution to always avoid danger. The search network of the dependents is very dense. The expeditionary force does not want to conflict and goes around all the way, so the exploration progress is getting slower and slower, and there are not so many loopholes to exploit.

"If this continues, I don't know when there will be results. The World Tree has already arrived at the homeland, and our time is running out..."

The commander sighed in his heart.

"Woo woo woo woo—"

Suddenly, the radar sounded an ear-piercing alarm, like a thunderbolt, scaring everyone into a jolt.

A honeycomb-shaped crack suddenly opened in the dimensional barrier not far away, and green streamers shuttled in.

"It's the World Tree dependents! Retreat!"

The commander's face changed and he immediately ordered.

The expedition team immediately turned around, locked the predetermined evacuation route plan, and the shuttle engine roared for a while, then turned into a streamer, instantly leaving this dimension and fleeing to another sub-dimension.

However, before the expedition team could stabilize, the radar alarm sounded again, the space crack opened again, and another World Tree dependent was rushing over.

"This is a premeditated attack!"

The commander immediately reacted, his expression heavy, and he kept directing the fleet to continue to flee.

The fleet shuttled through five sub-dimensions in a row, and World Tree dependents followed closely behind in each place, like herding sheep.

Suddenly, the commander stopped running, took a deep breath, made up his mind, and said in a deep voice:

"Prepare to self-destruct."

Hearing this, the crew in the bridge felt a chill in their hearts. They didn't speak, didn't object, but silently started the self-destruction program.

The soldiers of the three major civilizations cannot be resurrected at will like the World Tree. Without the protection of the underworld, death is a true death. All expedition teams were psychologically prepared when they set out. Once the situation is not right, they will sacrifice the entire fleet and decisively self-destruct for their country.

The stabilizer of the energy core disintegrated, and the out-of-control psionic energy showed a tendency to expand, projecting a strong light.

"I am honored to work with you all, may the empire live forever."

The commander scanned the many firm-faced crew members, gave a military salute, then looked at the World Tree pursuers who had just arrived here outside the porthole, closed his eyes slightly, and prepared to meet his death.

Buzz—

However, at this moment, everything froze in an instant, all the crew members could not move, the progress of the self-destruction program stagnated, and the psionic energy that was about to go out of control stopped in an instant.

The figure of the Secret Tree King appeared in the cabin without knowing it, looked at the determined faces of the people, let out a chuckle, and said tut-tut:

"You are quite determined, but unfortunately I came in person, no matter how determined you are, it's useless."

The Secret Tree King maintained the magic effect of stopping time and space, and gently rubbed his palm, and the green tree king's power escaped and turned into space cracks, from which a python-like World Tree root stretched out, instantly penetrating all the warships of the expedition team, and dividing into more tiny tree whiskers, inserted into the bodies of all crew members.

Then, these roots sucked essence like straws, and at the same time transformed this team at the information level, turning it into a member of itself. The expedition team slowly merged into the roots of the World Tree, as if sinking into the deep sea.

This process lasted for a long time before the World Tree sucked in the entire expedition team, and then a flash of light spat it out, but it was different from before. All the crew members were flowing with green light and were transformed into World Tree members.

"Your Majesty Tree King."

These soldiers, who were originally from the Crimson Empire, all lowered their heads and saluted respectfully.

The Secret Tree King ignored them, and his mind sank into the psychic network, sharing the memories of these people and the flight logs of the spaceship.

After browsing for a while, the Secret Tree King's eyes flashed, revealing a playful expression.

"Heh, so you are hiding here, I have found your lair."

At this moment, the Secret Tree King suddenly felt a certain special change, and looked into the distance.

"Foreshadowing me? You are looking for death."

A cold look appeared in the Secret Tree King's eyes, and with a change of gesture, magical power surged out, impacting the source of the mysterious induction.

At the same time, somewhere on Longtan Island.

"Pfft!"

Iso was feeling the sudden passive foreknowledge, and suddenly his mind was shaken, his brain was like being hit by a hammer, and he slumped to the ground, his face shocked.

A stern magic power shattered the foreknowledge picture in his mind and severely damaged his spirit.

People who can cause backlash to predictors are basically mages. The difficulty of rebound varies depending on the prediction ability. Iso's prediction ability is not ordinary. Over the years, he has experienced countless passive predictions and has also predicted Super-A mages many times. The worst case is nothing more than prediction failure. This is the first time someone has caused backlash to him.