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While humanity was busy, the Mobius civilization's fleet was not idle either. Especially Doris, due to the Mobius civilization's unique nature, as the supreme commander of this fleet, he possessed the highest authority. No one could even voice opposition in his presence.

At least, no one could do such a thing before his defeat. Otherwise, that person's fate would be even more tragic than Doris's. Let's put it this way, even if Doris were to be defeated this time, as long as there weren't any particularly significant losses, the Supreme Military Command wouldn't take any action against him.

But if their actions led to the final defeat, they wouldn't be able to survive in the Mobius civilization. They would either choose to become cosmic wanderers or accept inhumane punishments and spend the rest of their lives atoning for their sins. There was no third option.

Even becoming cosmic wanderers would result in a tragic end for them. The Mobius civilization wouldn't easily let them go. Rather than two choices, it was more like one choice. For a long time, no Mobius person had ever chosen to become a cosmic wanderer.

To become a cosmic wanderer, one needed the means to make a living. But as betrayers, they would be immediately placed under house arrest upon their return, awaiting the day of their trial. The strength of those guarding them wasn't particularly great, but it was definitely not something a single person could escape.

Even if someone were to assist them, the guards, privately known as "Carrion Eaters," were failures of the Mobius civilization's biological technology. However, these failures possessed immense strength and rigid beliefs, only obeying the orders of the supreme commander. No one else could divert them.

Most importantly, these Carrion Eaters possessed defenses capable of withstanding most individual weapons. If these guys weren't so dull, the Mobius civilization would have deployed them to the battlefield long ago. Actually, dullness was just one factor; the high cost of production was the most important.

The clouds of war gradually gathered between the Mobius warships and Earth. Fang Yuan looked up at the sky, his gaze seemingly reaching the Mobius civilization's warships. He had to admit that neither side was certain of victory in this war. One side had a more powerful civilization as its backing, while the other was a promising entity about to make its mark. Both sides would have to do their best.

If Earth were to fail, the human civilization might disappear forever. For the Mobius civilization, the cost wouldn't be as great, at most just the loss of a fleet. Although this loss would be significant, it wouldn't be unbearable.

If it weren't for the constraints of their nemesis, the Arau civilization, the forces they could mobilize wouldn't be so limited. Of course, even this limited force posed a fatal blow to lower civilizations, but Earth wasn't an ordinary lower civilization.

Due to Fang Yuan's existence, they possessed the potential to advance to a higher civilization. The most crucial factor was their ability to modify planets. Earth already possessed this ability. In fact, given time to digest it, Earth could become a behemoth.

This was why the Mobius civilization didn't yet know about the human civilization's technology. Otherwise, even with the Arau civilization threatening them, they would divert more forces to acquire this coveted technology, even at the cost of several life-bearing planets.

Only with such technology, even with limitations, could they gain more power in a short period. By then, the Arau civilization, even with a higher civilization backing them, wouldn't be their match. After all, the higher civilization wouldn't share such technology with the Arau civilization.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan had created a disguise on Mars. Moreover, all of the Mobius civilization's reconnaissance was focused on Earth. A slightly more thorough investigation would reveal the situation on Mars. However, it was precisely the Mobius civilization's invasion that put humanity's Second Home plan on hold.

Only essential personnel were left behind, while the rest returned to Earth to deal with this crisis. To be honest, the fact that the Mobius civilization could exert so much pressure with only a small portion of their forces was something they hadn't anticipated.

As for how they knew about this news, it was from the information Fang Yuan obtained when the Grand Elder remotely discussed matters with the other party last time. To verify the authenticity of this information, Fang Yuan intercepted their internal signals. After analyzing and researching them, he discovered that the actual situation was indeed as they said.

To prevent a defeat from actually occurring, Fang Yuan had installed self-destruct programs within the Star Rail and Earth's key technologies. This was a design that already existed, but it was only fully activated at this time. If a situation unfavorable to humanity were to occur, they couldn't hand over these technologies.

To obtain everything from humanity without paying a price was a pipe dream. Moreover, the other party wouldn't have such an opportunity. If humanity were to be defeated, the other party would only get a devastated Earth. At this point, Fang Yuan couldn't care about so much.

If the worst-case scenario were to happen, he would definitely take action. This was also one of the surprises prepared for the Mobius civilization. Speaking of which, why had the Mobius civilization's marching speed slowed down? Did they have another conspiracy?

Regardless, in humanity's home territory, no matter what conspiracy they had, it was unnecessary. A real battle with real weapons was needed before discussing anything else. As for the previous encounter with the Ares, it was just a test. Moreover, the Ares was solely our responsibility and had nothing to do with other partners.

Fang Yuan wasn't too worried about other things. Anyway, they had already prepared everything they could. The most crucial thing was the morale of the people. If humanity fell into chaos before the war even began, that would be a joke. Therefore, a lot of energy was being put into this aspect.

Even if it wasn't Fang Yuan's responsibility, he knew that if morale was low, even if they won, it would be useless and would only lead to a more troublesome situation. To be honest, Mobius people were very different from humans in terms of life forms. However, judging from their appearance, even if their individual combat capabilities were slightly stronger than humans, the difference wasn't significant.

Moreover, back in those years, Fang Yuan had already shared the exoskeleton technology with the higher-ups. He wouldn't dare to say too much, but there should be an exoskeleton mech force of several thousand people. He was very clear about this. He had records of how many sets of mechs he provided to the higher-ups each year.

Even after deducting annual wear and tear, an exoskeleton mech force of several thousand people was a conservative estimate. This was also one of humanity's trump cards. If the other party could break through the Star Rail, these people's role would become apparent. They wouldn't deal a fatal blow to the Mobius civilization, but they would definitely put them in trouble.

However, exoskeleton technology wasn't particularly powerful right now. It could only be said that it elevated these people to a new level in individual combat, but it wouldn't have a decisive impact on the battlefield. Iron Man only existed in the Marvel world. Exoskeleton mechs in the real world weren't as powerful as him.

The overall combat power was slightly weaker than a single Ares, but due to their size and flexibility, their role was much greater than the Ares. In addition, the ability to escape from the exoskeleton and detonate the core at a critical moment made it impossible for even the Mobius civilization to deal with easily.

To achieve this, Fang Yuan had put a lot of effort into providing escape devices for the operators. Combining anti-gravity technology and some space technology, the escape pod was designed to have an extremely fast ejection speed, able to escape to a safe range in no more than 15 seconds.

This was already very good. If they still paid the price of their lives, Fang Yuan couldn't be blamed. The most crucial thing was the overall size of the exoskeleton mech. It was already very difficult to achieve this. If they encountered any attacks during the escape process, the escape device's protective devices wouldn't be afraid.

Unless it was a strategic-level weapon, it would be difficult to easily destroy the escape device. Moreover, with such speed, there were already very few weapons that could hit them, and they also had to meet the conditions to destroy them. Such weapons simply didn't exist on Earth.

As for whether the Mobius civilization would have such weapons? Fang Yuan didn't know, but he knew one thing: if the other party had such weapons, then only a small portion of this exoskeleton mech force should be able to survive.

In addition to the exoskeleton mech force, there was also a secret unit above. They didn't have the self-preservation capabilities of the exoskeleton mech force, but their attack power had reached a new level. The disadvantage was that they didn't have the ability to survive in this kind of war, but they would deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

If it wasn't necessary, no one would be willing to use this unit. However, if they could carry the protective devices that Fang Yuan gave to his family, it would greatly enhance their self-preservation capabilities, making them true battlefield killers. It was a pity that, not to mention the difficulty of mass-producing protective devices, just one protective device required a huge amount of resources.

Using them on a small scale wasn't a problem, but equipping a unit of nearly ten thousand people was an extremely difficult task. Even if the financial situation above was already in good shape, it was almost impossible to support such a unit.

The power had risen to a new level, but it was paid for with resources. If it was just paying for resources, that would be fine, but the key was that Fang Yuan had no way to make so many similar protective devices. He didn't have so many resources available to him.

Currently, only Fang Yuan's family possesses this kind of protective gear. Even Xu Qiang and Zhou Shengde haven't gotten their turn yet. The production cycle and difficulty are unimaginable. In this world, only Fang Yuan has such capability, personally crafting each piece.

Therefore, it's a kind of extravagant hope. However, even without self-defense capabilities, no one is willing to directly confront this unit. They possess the ability to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy, a fact everyone can foresee.

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The biggest problem is whether they can withstand the enemy's first wave of attack without suffering total sacrifice. As long as that doesn't happen, the Mobius Civilization will witness what unstoppable power truly means.

These units have already been stationed near the star rail. If any problems arise on the star rail's side, they will be the first to step up. Doris is now in a dilemma.

As one of the commanders of the Mobius Civilization, he knows what kind of situation he will face upon returning if he fails to occupy Earth. While it won't be fatal, his reputation as a genius commander will be completely lost.

The Mobius Civilization doesn't allow the existence of losers. No matter how much honor one had before, failure means losing the right to pursue the position of supreme commander. Most crucially, one will become a member on the Mobius Civilization's wall of shame. Doris doesn't want to end up on that wall.

Actually, all of this is secondary. Compared to his own life, everything else is insignificant. He has a premonition that if he's careless this time, he might end up dying here. This premonition has been lingering since the last skirmish!

No, to feel more at ease, he applied to his good friend, Dillon, a weapons scientist of the Mobius Civilization, to unlock another strategic weapon on their warship - the Flare. This is a weapon that can be used by a single soldier, and its power is certainly not as great as the Planet-class main gun, but it is more portable.

Due to its powerful single-soldier combat capability, it conflicts somewhat with the Mobius Civilization's system. It's not allowed to be used unless absolutely necessary, unless approval is obtained from the Mobius Civilization's weapons research institute.

Of course, it's directly stored in their warship's warehouse, but it can't be used without permission. After receiving the message from his friend, Dillon felt very strange, but out of friendship, he worked his connections and obtained permission to unlock the Flare, and quickly told Doris the news.

After receiving this news, Doris finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, the number of Flares in their fleet isn't very large, but it's still enough to eliminate a lower civilization. He doesn't think that the power of the Flare will suffer a loss against a lower civilization.

However, the unease lingering in him hasn't diminished in the slightest, which makes him wonder if he's overthinking things. Even if a lower civilization is powerful, it's impossible for them to contend with them. To be honest, in their current state, there aren't many existences in the Mobius Civilization that can contend with them.

In fact, every fleet that serves as a mobile force is extremely powerful. Even if it's not in the top three, being in the top ten in the Mobius Civilization isn't a problem. In addition, with Doris as the most promising commander in the Mobius Civilization, this fleet can be said to be relatively strong among all the intermediate civilizations!

However, Earth isn't an ordinary lower civilization. The inclusion of Fang Yuan, an anomaly, among humans has suddenly raised the development of human civilization. If it weren't for the slightly weaker attack capabilities and the relatively scarce overall resources, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them a powerful intermediate civilization.

Fortunately, the Mobius Civilization arrived at the right time. If they had come any later, Doris and his fleet would have been beaten to a pulp by humanity.

It's a pity that they didn't see that kind of scene. However, even if they've arrived now, it can only be said that they're evenly matched. Moreover, due to the home-field advantage, the human civilization has a much greater chance of winning than the Mobius Civilization!