In this spacious conference room, the leader sat high and spoke at length. There was a peculiar confidence in his tone, as if everything was within his grasp. Even intelligent beings of other civilizations, without understanding the Pegasus Civilization’s language and script, would feel upon hearing this voice that the one who spoke must hold great power.

Indeed, as the supreme controller of a peak Level 5 Civilization, commanding more than one hundred billion intelligent beings, with a sphere of influence extending to a radius of two hundred light-years and an area of involvement reaching a radius of five hundred light-years, and if one further counted all sorts of long-range research vessels and unmanned probes that had ventured out, the scope was even greater. A figure of such rank ought to possess such bearing by nature.

During the meeting, the supreme leader unhurriedly set out his plan.

“We cannot allow the Divine Ark Civilization to step into the ranks of a Level 6 Civilization. The quota for entering Level 6 is ours, no one can take it. Therefore, only one response remains to us. The Divine Ark Civilization has gone farther than we have and is closer to that threshold, so we will eliminate them and plunder their technology. Relying on this accumulation, we will push ourselves to the height of a Level 6 Civilization. Especially that technology using space science, we must obtain it.”

“Then, Leader, what specific countermeasures do you propose?” At this time, another voice raised the question. “I suspect this Divine Ark Civilization still has other hidden strength. They cannot be foolish enough to expose all their power to us at once. This implies that in the dark starry sky behind them there may be hidden fleets of the Divine Ark Civilization, with unknown numbers. Speaking only of the one million warships already exposed before us, to be cautious it would likely take one point five million of our warships to encircle them, and at least two million warships to reliably destroy them.”

“Yes, it was precisely because I considered this issue that I pretended to accept the Divine Ark Civilization’s terms and conduct trade with them to buy time.” the leader replied. “I have already dispatched large amounts of special reconnaissance forces to carry out a search within a sphere centered on our capital star system with a radius of six hundred light-years. As soon as we locate the remaining hidden forces of the Divine Ark Civilization, and confirm that their strength can be suppressed by ours, I will issue the order to attack.”

“So, for now, let us continue to stall the Divine Ark Civilization. If necessary, we can trade out some inconsequential technologies to lull them.” the leader said. “Now, we wait for replies from the special reconnaissance forces.”

“Understood, leave the task of delaying the Divine Ark Civilization to us.”

With that, the meeting concluded. Meanwhile, aboard the red reception City-Class ship, the Pegasus Civilization’s robot finally acted. It sent a message to Xiao Yu’s robot, saying, “Here is our civilization’s detailed technology list. You may review it and see which items interest your civilization.”

Xiao Yu immediately responded, “Excellent. We will conduct a detailed analysis of your technology list and submit an initial letter of intent in three days. Here is our civilization’s detailed technology list, please review it as well. Let us set the time to three days.”

“Very well, please await three days.”

After this brief exchange, the robots of both sides again fell silent. Their respective bases, however, entered a state of intense activity. Innumerable scientific workers were laboring under pressure, carrying out detailed analyses of every technology listed.

Upon receiving the Pegasus Civilization’s detailed technology list, Xiao Yu immediately distributed it to the scientific representatives in the conference room. These representatives promptly began categorizing the technologies, then passed them to their corresponding subordinate research institutes according to category. Technology value assessments were underway in earnest, and within three days information on whether a given technology had value and how high that value was would be submitted to Xiao Yu for decision.

The same work was being carried out within the Pegasus Civilization. There was one difference, however. While conducting technology evaluations, these scientists were also studying what impact obtaining a given technology would have on their own civilization. It seemed they already had absolute confidence that they would acquire these technologies.

“When facing other Level 5 Civilizations, when have we of the Pegasus Civilization ever failed? As long as it is not a Level 6 Civilization, whom have we feared? This time fortune smiles on us. This Divine Ark Civilization has voluntarily stepped forward. It appears this Divine Ark Civilization is quite good. Once we obtain these technologies, our technology tree can be supplemented to a very complete degree, bringing us one step closer to Level 6.”

“Space technology, it really is space technology. This Divine Ark Civilization must have obtained a space technology inheritance from somewhere. Although they cannot fully parse these technologies, they can already apply them at the application level. Space technology, even if not fully deciphered, can itself provide inspiration, and by analogy greatly benefit the development of other technologies. I now suspect that the Divine Ark Civilization’s curvature flight speed as high as thirty-five times light speed was very likely achieved under the inspiration of space technology.”

“Hmm, through genetic modification, allowing ordinary carbon-based intelligent lifeforms to have lifespans exceeding ten thousand years, and not as special cases but as a technology applicable on a large scale. This technology is truly astonishing. Although the gene sequences and structures of our Pegasus Civilization’s intelligent lifeforms differ from those of the Divine Ark Civilization, technology is intercommunicable. As long as we obtain the Divine Ark Civilization’s technical details, using them as a reference, we can readily find methods to greatly increase the lifespans of our intelligent lifeforms. This technology is too important. It must be obtained.”

“This, such advanced engine technology, such efficient energy utilization. Where did the Divine Ark Civilization obtain it? In these technical details I see traces of Level 6 Civilization technology. Perhaps these technologies were also obtained by the Divine Ark Civilization from the ruins of a Level 6 Civilization.”

With the arrival of the Divine Ark Civilization’s detailed technology list, the scientific workers of the Pegasus Civilization fell into endless shock. Each of those technologies was enough to shake the heavens and the earth, the sort of thing for which countless Level 5 Civilizations would fight to the death. Those technologies even stirred feelings of jealousy in the hearts of the Pegasus Civilization’s scientists and rulers.

“How is this Divine Ark Civilization so lucky as to have obtained the inheritance of a Level 6 Civilization? If we had acquired these technologies, why would we still need to trade with weak civilizations, we would simply break their star system’s defense systems and seize the technology directly. Still, this is fine. The gods of fate have delivered the Divine Ark Civilization to us, bringing these advanced technologies. We must secure them.”

This was the mainstream sentiment within Pegasus Civilization society.

What the Pegasus Civilization did not know was that their technology list had also caused considerable shock within Xiao Yu’s Divine Ark Civilization. Luka Three, Four, and Five, and others, as well as the heads of various scientific research institutes and academies, all had eyes shining at this moment, practically drooling over these technologies.

“Such advanced optical science, capable even of arbitrarily twisting the propagation direction of light and granting light certain material characteristics, using the Grand Unified Theory and conversion among the four fundamental forces to let light possess gravity. This is truly astonishing. Such technology has never been heard of or seen. It must be that the Bridge of Light extended by that red reception City-Class ship was constructed using this technology.”

“Hmm, am I seeing this correctly? Note that the Pegasus Civilization had no living Level 6 Civilization spacecraft available for reference and analysis. How did they manage to give their ships a curvature flight speed of thirty times light speed? I can state with certainty that without those Guardian Civilization ships for us to study, we absolutely could not have achieved this speed. This implies many things, more advanced materials science, more advanced energy utilization, more advanced mechanical structures. This is astonishing, truly astonishing.” a scientist was murmuring, voicing his endless sense of shock.

“What is this? By reconstructing at the proton level, they reorganize lithium to completely alter its properties, obtaining material performance no less than the most advanced special steel, yet with only one twentieth the mass of special steel of the same volume. Hmm, I have a general idea. In Level 6 Civilizations there is a technology that changes hydrogen at the proton level, turning hydrogen into a material harder than steel. The Pegasus Civilization uses lithium, Level 6 Civilizations use hydrogen. I wonder whether there is some connection between the two.” The head of the Materials Science Institute muttered, “There should be a connection. Now it is lithium. As technology advances, it should become helium, and finally hydrogen.”

“What technology is this, this is too incredible.” In another academy, another group of scientists stared at the data on the detailed technology list, exclaiming and marveling.

“Master, we must obtain these technologies. These technologies are far too important to us.”