The Legendary Mechanic (Transcendental Mechanic)

The sudden retreat of the three major civilizations before the deadline of the ultimatum stunned the entire interstellar society. They didn't know what was going on for a while, and their faces were blank.

The comments in the quantum network supporting the war disappeared, and all kinds of yin and yang voices came out quickly.

"Hey, aren't the three major civilizations very stubborn, so you will be subdued?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that the three major civilizations are only putting on a show, fully exposing their external strength."

"Still supporting others to go to war? Don't you see that the three major civilizations take you seriously?"

The direction of public opinion has changed again. Looking at these sarcastic remarks, a large number of interstellar citizens are speechless and very angry.

Among them, not only some superpowers who held their breath were watching the joke, but there were also some forces behind it instigating. The Transcendent star cluster alliance has been dormant. Now seeing the opportunity, they immediately jumped out to add fuel to the flames, displaying traditional craftsmanship, and started to stir up shit .

On the other hand, many players are more confused than Star Citizen.

"That's it?"

"I watched the cutscenes for ten days, but you guys said no more?!"

"It's an all-out war as promised! Cowardly!"

"I've taken off my pants, so you just give me... Oh forgot, I can't take off my pants."

Under the terrified eyes of other crew members, many legion players yelled, beat their chests and stamped their feet, and the crowd was excited. They regretted that the war did not break out smoothly, and they looked like a group of shocking war fanatics.

The combined fleet of the three major civilizations turned into a dense transition streamer and hurriedly withdrew. Watching this scene, Manison flew out of the fleet and stood side by side with Han Xiao, watching the three major civilizations go away together.

"Strange, they didn't even say hello, just gave up the siege?" Manison was at a loss.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. This incident is quite strange. The three major civilizations put up such a big battle, and it is definitely not to bluff us. It can be seen that they are really psychologically prepared to go to war, but now they would rather break their promises. If you lose prestige and retreat to avoid battle, there must be a huge change."

Han Xiao pinched his chin and murmured softly.

"Well... maybe they are really cowardly?" Manison said, then shook his head. He also felt that the possibility was not high, and guessed: "Maybe the heads of the three major civilizations figured it out and thought that the association with the association All-out war did more harm than good, so the decision was changed and the order was withdrawn...So the strategic goal of virus technology leakage has been achieved?"

"I don't know. The three major civilizations should give an answer to the interstellar society. Let's wait and see. I will also find a way to find someone to find out the inside story... Maybe the three major civilizations will contact me after a while."

Han Xiao's eyes flickered, thoughtful.

Hearing this, Manison turned his head and looked over.

"Do you know something?"

"It's just some conjectures. There is a lack of information, and it is impossible to be sure."

Han Xiao shook his head.

At this moment, the communicator rang and connected to the communication channel of the Transcendent A Grade Association.

"Black Star, what's the situation on your side, the three major civilizations are no longer fighting?"

"What do they mean?"

"Should we continue to implement our battle plan?"

As soon as it was connected, many Transcendent A Grades immediately asked questions like a cannonball, full of doubts.

Many members of the association are also very confused, all mentally prepared for shopping, with their pants off, ready to fire at any time, but their opponents change their minds and run away, and the fighting spirit that was finally brought up is suffocating in their hearts. It feels like you are about to race a car, and suddenly you see the speed limit sign and the traffic police who are staring at you next to you, and you can only suppress the unruly heart.

The one who agreed to give in is the grandson, why are you so cowardly? !

"Stand by first, wait and see the follow-up actions of the three major civilizations, but don't be too slack, being careful is a tactic of suspicion. If they really want to do it, they may directly use the high-dimensional apocalypse teleporter to raid strategic locations..."

Han Xiao instructed the members of the association to remain vigilant before hanging up the call.

The three major civilizations encircling the territory of the Tool Clan is just a signal to force the palace to be held accountable. In fact, it is useless to attack here, only the meaning of declaring war. At this time, it is still impossible to determine what the intentions of the three major civilizations are... withdraw the troops on the surface, and then It is also possible to use the high-dimensional apocalypse teleporter to kill the carbine, and it has to be guarded.

Seeing that Han Xiao had finished making the phone call, Manison spoke again, and said, "What should we do now, the three major civilizations have withdrawn, so are the troops here going to disperse?"

Han Xiao thought for a while, then shook his head, "Don't retreat yet, shrink the defense circle, continue to protect the territory of the Tool Race, and disband the troops after confirming that the combined fleet of the three major civilizations has left this star cluster. I will go back first."

Manison nodded, flew back to the main ship, and ordered the Tool Race troops.

Han Xiao withdrew his gaze, replaced the emperor, and disappeared in place with a rustle.

brush!

The field of vision changed instantly, and in the next second, he returned to a secret legion base, which was a hiding place for some cadres who did not participate in the battle to avoid the flames of war.

Sitting in the room are some legion cadres and many members of Dragon Calm, Emersy is also among them, sitting here, watching the news broadcast screen of the Tool Clan territory at this time

Seeing Han Xiao's sudden appearance, the eyes of many cadres were focused, and the awe and worship in their eyes were more than a little stronger than before, just like looking at a god.

"You've been very brave these days." Emersy crossed her legs, leaned her upper body forward, put her arms on her knees, supported her chin with her palms, tilted her head slightly, her smooth long hair poured down, and blinked Blinking his eyes, he looked like a smile but not a smile, and his words were teasing.

"I'm brave or not, don't you know?"

Han Xiao frowned.

Emersy smiled softly, "You should still have a lot of things to deal with, what are you doing here?"

"Just to take a look and make sure it's all right here."

Han Xiao casually found a reason, turned his head and glanced at the cadre, his eyes fell on Fording with precision, he immediately smiled, strode forward and rubbed him, frantically rubbing his European spirit.

Fording's face was full of helplessness, as if he was submissive and allowed to do what he did.

Seeing this, Aesop couldn't help coughing, and said: "You have repelled all the direct descendants of the three major civilizations, and even Urnos can't do anything to you. They must have given up on you in terms of individual abilities, and they will not Do you know if there is such a factor in the retreat of the three major civilizations, in short, they don't seem to want to start a war now, what do you do next?"

Hearing this, Han Xiao put away his smile.

"Find out what's going on first. In short, don't be too happy. If I guess it, I'm afraid the next situation will be even worse."

...

The ten-day confrontation between the three major civilizations and the association attracted the attention of the entire universe, but not many people expected it to end in this way. After the United Fleet withdrew, the three major civilizations fell silent. A part of the group army has not even issued a public statement to explain the reasons for the retreat. The turmoil of public opinion has intensified, and various speculations and statements have emerged one after another.

I thought this would become the trigger for a full-scale war, but the three major civilizations reined in the precipice and stopped the imminent war. This confrontation instead fulfilled Black Star's reputation and basically confirmed the current super A Grade peak combat power. , if you have to say the winner, only Black Star barely counts.

Some people rejoice that the flames of war have not yet ignited, some angrily denounce the cowardice of the three major civilizations, some laugh at the interstellar citizens for being sentimental, and the wind of public opinion is changeable, but there is only one thing in common, and everyone is curious, what factors forced the three major civilizations to choose to make concessions .

Due to the silence of the three major civilizations, no one knows the inside story, and even the Transcendent A Grade Association has not made a public statement, and is also waiting and watching, resulting in different opinions in the interstellar society, and countless people are itchy.

...

Three major civilization joint meeting rooms.

"...We have repeatedly verified the authenticity of this report. Through the directional wormhole probe, we have indeed found traces of activities of unknown civilizations. The data itself is fine, but the conclusion of the project is not easy to judge."

The remote projection of the high-level empire in charge of the scientific research field stood in front of the three leaders including Ma Bruce, and was making a serious report.

"So, for the time being, it is not certain that this unknown civilization is at the cosmic level?" Mabrus emphasized.

"This...it is true, but the opponent must have a high level of civilization. These days, we have frequently sent multi-functional space probes to the opposite side and collected more data, which proves that this unknown civilization has a fairly high level of technology."

"...I see. You continue to collect data while hiding yourself. I want to know the details of this civilization."

After a few instructions, Mabrus hung up the communication, and only he and the other two civilization leaders were left in the room.

"It seems that the decision to retreat at that time was correct." The leader of Void Spirit said in a deep voice.

"Well, otherwise I'm in a state of distress now, and this report came too timely." Louis echoed, feeling a little fortunate.

On the last day of the confrontation, they wanted to act according to the battle plan, but this wormhole report from the Imperial Academy of Sciences shook their decision.

The three major civilizations have been committed to exploring the unknown cosmic territory. This wormhole report discovered an unknown cosmic civilization, which is a huge threat. In this regard, the three major civilizations have rich experience. Once foreign enemies appear, they have to deal with internal conflicts carefully. It is undoubtedly not a good time to deal with the imbalance of personal power, and it is not suitable to continue to entangle with the Transcendent A class.

At that time, the arrow was on the line, and there was not much time left for the three of them to discuss. In the end, they would rather believe it. They dispelled the fluke mentality, suspended the battle plan, chose to make concessions to the association, and turned around and used a lot of resources to verify the wormhole data. Which is more important.

This wormhole data is one of the legacy left by Ability God. Since Ability God has been sealed for many years, it has long been an irrelevant project, but now there are amazing discoveries. From almost no one cares about it, it suddenly becomes It has become the project with the highest priority, with green light all the way, and the progress is directly supervised by the heads of the three major civilizations, and they attach great importance to it.

The final result is that although the conclusions of this wormhole report are exaggerated, the data is not faulty, and an unknown advanced civilization has indeed been discovered, and it is still uncertain whether it is the universe level.

If this is the case... it can only be said that this is an "imprecise" conclusion of inestimable value.

Ma Bruce knocked on the table and said slowly:

"The most urgent task now is to collect information on this unknown civilization, determine the strength level of the other party, as well as their social form, external attitude, etc., and other things can be temporarily put aside."

Louis and the Void Spirit leader nodded.

The three major civilizations have a set of strategic plans in this regard. Direct contact or direct war is impossible. Once an advanced civilization that has not explored the universe is found, the first task is to carefully collect information without exposing itself, and then according to this civilization. Depending on the actual strength, culture and other factors, choose a different response plan, and only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles.

Although the explored universe has entered the era of interstellar society, zooming in to the entire unexplored universe is still in the dark forest period similar to the explored history. The enemy is a huge advantage, and it is natural to make good use of it.

"Don't forget, before further exploration, you must first take all measures to deal with accidents." The leader of Void Spirit said.

"I understand that."

Ma Bruce nodded.

The measures mentioned by the three are mainly war mobilization, and they are always ready to launch strategic extinction weapons into the opponent’s territory through the wormhole. In some extreme cases, they don’t mind blowing up the opponent’s territory directly and turning it into a barren space zone. There will be no soft-heartedness in obliterating all creatures of unknown civilizations.

"This matter is of great importance. In case a war really breaks out, the Transcendent A Grade Association is also a powerful armed force. Do you want to let them know now?"

Louis flashed his eyes, asked a sensitive question, and turned to ask the two of them for their opinions.

The existence of Transcendent A Grade threatens their rule, but it is also a weapon for foreign warfare. Now that the situation has changed, the thoughts of several people have also changed. In their eyes, there has never been an eternal enemy.

The leader of Xuling pondered for a moment, waved his hand, and explained his opinion:

"Be cautious. I haven't figured out the situation of this unknown civilization. There is no need to disclose it to the association now. Think about it, if this unknown civilization can coexist and at the same time have cosmic-level strength, once they are included in the interstellar social system, then the association will There is one more option to seek refuge, which will impact the interstellar structure... We cannot guarantee the loyalty of the association, and it should be kept secret for the time being."

"That makes sense." Mabrus nodded. "Don't announce this to the outside world now. Let's explore in secret first, and then consider whether to announce it according to the situation. It's not too late to tell them when the assistance of the association is needed."

In the eyes of the three, it is obvious that such a major event does not need to be notified to other forces immediately. It is a potential factor of instability, and there may be some troubles.

"In this case, let's put aside the dispute with the association first, stabilize those Transcendent A Grades, don't let them cause trouble, and live in peace for the time being... Anyway, this is also the goal of Black Star and others, find a reason to unify with them , to convey the meaning of our cessation of struggle, and let the association feel that we have made concessions."

Louis suggested.

The other two nodded in agreement. It is inevitable that the inside must be settled first. Although the association cannot be dealt with for the time being, as long as the Transcendent A Grade does not make trouble, it is enough for them.

At this moment, Ma Bruce remembered something, and suddenly his eyes flashed.

If I remember correctly, Black Star also has this wormhole data from the Ability God legacy, and it seems that he once specifically asked the empire about the research progress of this set of wormhole data...

Now it seems that Black Star knows something?

With a flash of thought, Ma Bruce shook his head.

He felt that this possibility was extremely limited, and instead of asking Black Star, the information obtained by self-exploration was more trustworthy.

Besides, a consensus was reached just now, and it was agreed that this secret should not be leaked to the outside world, so even if Black Star might know something, he didn't intend to ask. After all, the other party is still the leader of the forces that take the lead in fighting against the three major civilizations, and they have already parted ways.

...

A certain base of the Black Star Legion, the Legion Chief's office.

A huge cosmic star map is suspended in the room, marking the large-scale mobilization trajectories of the various armies of the three major civilizations, and drawing arrow routes.

Standing in front of the star map, Han Xiao carefully looked at the army mobilization map of the three major civilizations during this period.

It has been a while since the three major civilizations withdrew from the territory of the Tool Race. These days, the military mobilization of the three major civilizations is very abnormal. They were originally stationed in various star fields and prepared to deal with the Transcendent A Grade Association, but now they have taken back the Central Star Sea, which seems to be gone. The attempt to go to war.

If that's all, it's fine. The weirdest thing is that the three major civilizations have been pretending to be dumb. They didn't make an announcement, and they didn't contact the president of the association to explain their meaning. Their behavior was very abnormal, as if they didn't have the time to care about him.

He has been trying to find out the inside story these days, but the three major civilizations are highly confidential this time, and no relevant information has been leaked.

"Could it really make me guess..."

Han Xiao muttered to himself.

What can make the three major civilizations change their decisions when they are on the verge of finishing?

In this version period, the possible situation does not seem to be too many, but the butterfly effect that I set off has changed many things. One of them is that Ability God let the empire get the key to the world tree civilization territory early, becoming an unstable factor .

In his view, the current most likely situation is that the three major civilizations discovered the World Tree from it. Because of the existence of foreign enemies, the three major civilizations retreated so simply and without warning.

"If this is the case, the three major civilizations will definitely conduct in-depth research on the wormhole. They may inform me or keep it secret from the outside world... With the style of the three major civilizations and my current identity, the probability of the latter is higher."

Han Xiao frowned, and bit his nails lightly, feeling uncomfortable.

If the three major civilizations choose to keep it secret and explore privately by themselves, then they don't know enough about World Tree civilization, and the risk of exposure is high.

If the contact has inevitably been advanced, then if I continue to conceal World Tree's information at this time, it will increase the risk. Perhaps now is the most suitable time to disclose the information.

But it is also possible to guess wrong. If the concession of the three major civilizations was not because of the discovery of the World Tree, it would be self-defeating.

"So the essence is still a gamble, should I take a gamble..."

Han Xiao's face changed.

beep beep...

Just then, the communicator rang.

He took it out and took a look, and it was a call from an imperial envoy.

"Hello, Your Excellency Black Star."

As soon as the communication was connected, the imperial envoy nodded his head and showed respect.

Han Xiao sized him up and said straight to the point: "Finally going to explain your behavior?"

"You are joking, this time I am negotiating with you on behalf of the three major civilizations. We are willing to accept the association's proposal and allow you to restrain the virtual mutiny virus technology by yourself..."

The imperial envoy said a big deal, the core meaning is that the three major civilizations are willing to make concessions, saying that Manison does not need to hand over the virus technology, trust the guarantee of the association, allow the association to control this high-risk technology by itself, and they will no longer interfere.

"Oh?" Han Xiao raised his brows, "Since you have admitted that the association's guarantee is valid, you have admitted the correctness of the association. What about the ban on the association?"

"It will not be lifted for the time being, but it can be discussed." The imperial envoy smiled.

Looking at the other party's smiling face without warmth, Han Xiao realized more and more the subtle attitude of the three major civilizations, his face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was at war with heaven and man in his heart.

His intuition became stronger and stronger, and he felt that he might have guessed the truth.

After a few seconds of silence, Han Xiao slowly took a breath.

bet!

Determined suddenly, Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and said faintly:

"I have received what you mean, please tell Mabrus a word for me."

"What words?"

"... You are so abnormal, it seems that you have finally cracked the wormhole data in the Ability God legacy, right?"

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