The Microscopic Civilization absolutely had so mysterious connection with that unknown existence that had caused the Milky Way’s ti reversal, and its arrival in the Solar System at this mont was most likely related to this matter as well. Since he had happened to encounter the Microscopic Civilization, Xiao Yu naturally intended to make use of this opportunity. Turning a chance encounter into ‘I have been waiting here for you for decades’ was one of Xiao Yu’s thods for driving a wedge between the Microscopic Civilization and the one directing them.
After the spatial maze was activated, the Microscopic Civilization, condensed into a basketball-sized sphere, was swiftly trapped inside. In the very next mont, that basketball rapidly expanded, dimd, and finally disappeared from Xiao Yu’s sight. But the other observation instrunts told Xiao Yu that the Microscopic Civilization was still inside the spatial maze. It had not left, or rather, it was temporarily unable to leave.
A hint of anger began to appear in the Microscopic Civilization’s ssage, “Tell us, how did you know we would co here?! Who told you this exactly?”
Xiao Yu did not answer that question directly. Instead, he began sighing and, as though talking around the point, replied, “Microscopic Civilization, did you not once tell that Level 7 Civilizations basically do not face survival pressure, so many Level 7 Civilizations choose interest-related directions for their developnt, such as travel, architecture, microscopic research, and so on? Clearly, your civilization is one of these interest-based civilizations. Your strength was never in warfare to begin with, so why have you involved yourselves in the conflict between the Guardian of the Way and the Rebel Alliance? What benefit is there for you in doing this? Or could it be… that you are trying to change the direction of your civilization’s developnt, from a non-war-related civilization into a war-related one?”
What replied to Xiao Yu was a brief silence. Yet during that ti, the Microscopic Civilization was not idle. The hidden clash was going on every mont. Although Xiao Yu had temporarily trapped the Microscopic Civilization inside the spatial maze, he had no way to threaten them in the short term. There was also another point. The Microscopic Civilization truly lived up to being an advanced Level 7 Civilization. Even if its combat power was inferior to Xiao Yu’s, in so other aspects it far surpassed him. In the confrontation within the spatial maze, Xiao Yu was gradually beginning to feel unable to hold out much longer.
After the short silence, Xiao Yu received the Microscopic Civilization’s answer, “Ensuring the survival of one’s civilization, and ensuring it survives without threat, is the ultimate goal pursued by every civilization. Level 7 Civilizations originally did not face much survival pressure, so we could choose interest-related directions and choose microscopic research as our path of developnt. But things are different now. The survival pressure on Level 7 Civilizations is also increasing. The universe has beco no longer peaceful, and our Microscopic Civilization has no choice but to make plans early for our future.”
Xiao Yu was intently thinking over the aning of those words. The Microscopic Civilization had not clearly explained the reason for its actions, but it had indirectly answered why it had gotten involved in this conflict.
When Xiao Yu earlier said he did not understand why the Microscopic Civilization had beco involved in the conflict between the Guardian of the Way and the Rebel Alliance, he had used a little trick there as well. Because the idea that the ti reversal incident was part of the conflict between the Guardian of the Way and the Rebel Alliance was only Xiao Yu’s guess. Xiao Yu had no way to be certain of it. Yet in his conversation with the Microscopic Civilization, Xiao Yu acted as though he already knew this matter. And the key point was that the Microscopic Civilization seed to have tacitly acknowledged it.
This imdiately increased the credibility of this speculation by at least fifty percent.
“So it really is a conflict between the Guardian of the Way and the Rebel Alliance? It seems that the Guardian of the Way is trying to erase , while the Rebel Alliance has been secretly rescuing through various ans… Then this Microscopic Civilization, without question, belongs to the side of the Guardian of the Way. The Microscopic Civilization said that the universe is no longer peaceful, and that the survival pressure on Level 7 Civilizations is increasing. What does this an?”
“Can I understand it this way? Military power is the strongest weapon ensuring a civilization’s long-term and safe survival. Developing military power is the instinct of every civilization. And for interest-based civilizations, choosing their own interests as their developnt direction was not voluntary, but sothing the Guardian of the Way ‘forced’ upon them. They had no choice but to give up war-related developnt and choose interest-related developnt instead. As a compromise, the Guardian of the Way would then be responsible for reducing their survival pressure to a certain extent, for example by suppressing war-related Level 7 Civilizations and ensuring that the upper levels of civilization as a whole remained peaceful. If interpreted this way, then the Microscopic Civilization’s statent that the survival pressure on Level 7 Civilizations is increasing and the universe will no longer remain peaceful is probably caused by the conflict between the Guardian of the Way and the Rebel Alliance…”
Within the spatial maze, the struggle between the two Level 7 Civilizations was still continuing. So mbers of the Microscopic Civilization had already escaped the spatial maze. Even Xiao Yu had to admit that the Microscopic Civilization’s understanding of space ran much deeper than his own. Although they had not transford this understanding of space into weapons capable of protecting themselves and destroying enemies, they displayed profound mastery in applications of spatial technology such as the spatial maze.
The portion of the Microscopic Civilization that had escaped did not rush to leave. Instead, it remained outside the spatial maze, joining forces with those of its people still trapped inside and doing its utmost to rescue them. In this kind of inside-outside coordination, Xiao Yu’s spatial maze had begun to resemble a sieve, fundantally incapable of preventing the Microscopic Civilization’s escape.
If at this mont Xiao Yu chose to attack with a strategic-class weapon similar to the one used to destroy that small universe in the Androda Galaxy, Xiao Yu was basically certain he could inflict major casualties on the Microscopic Civilization. But for now, Xiao Yu did not do so. Because the Microscopic Civilization still had value to Xiao Yu. It was not yet ti to completely tear apart all pretenses.
“Do you know why the ti reversal failed to kill ?” Xiao Yu said with a sigh. “Even at this point, do you still not understand what has really happened? I have already beco a true Level 7 Civilization. Although I am only an initial Level 7 Civilization, when it cos to combat power, even as an advanced Level 7 Civilization you are no match for . The existence behind you sent you here to . Do you really not understand what that ans?”
Xiao Yu was still continuing to drive a wedge between the Microscopic Civilization and the existence behind it. Although Xiao Yu speculated that the Microscopic Civilization belonged to the side of the Guardian of the Way, he had no way of being certain. To be safe, he could only choose a slightly vague wording. Xiao Yu believed that the Microscopic Civilization would understand what he ant.
“In truth, we belong to the sa camp.” Xiao Yu continued. “We are both trapped in this vortex, unable to control our own fates. But regrettably, my value is greater than yours, so you are rely a chess piece, a chess piece ant to be killed by in exchange for the enemy’s trust. Simply put, you are sacrifices. Let guess the reason they sent you into the Solar System. It was probably because of those apen on Earth, right? But have you thought about it? Does that reason really hold up?”
Xiao Yu did not actually know why the Microscopic Civilization had co to the Solar System. But since the Microscopic Civilization believed Xiao Yu was already dead, then aside from those apen, what else in the Solar System could possibly attract the Microscopic Civilization? So Xiao Yu was ninety percent certain of this guess.
Sure enough, after Xiao Yu said this, the Microscopic Civilization imdiately reacted, “Then why have you still not acted?”
Xiao Yu cald himself slightly and answered indifferently, “Like you, I am rely a chess piece. There are too many unknowns ahead of . I am trying to break free from the identity of a chess piece and truly take control of my own fate. So I need your intelligence. Tell everything you know, and I do not mind sparing you.”
Throughout this verbal clash, Xiao Yu disguised himself as being in the sa camp as the Microscopic Civilization, yet trying to gain the enemy’s trust and infiltrate their ranks by eliminating the Microscopic Civilization. Xiao Yu fabricated a situation that had never originally existed, yet because he had happened to encounter the Microscopic Civilization here, that fabricated situation possessed a very high degree of credibility.
Within this fabricated situation, Xiao Yu was a chess piece, and the Microscopic Civilization was also a chess piece, though in an even more tragic position than Xiao Yu. The ti reversal was a bitter sche by either the Guardian of the Way or the Rebel Alliance, rely perford for the enemy to see. Having Xiao Yu destroy the Microscopic Civilization was also a bitter sche, likewise intended to gain the enemy’s trust. And within this fabricated situation, Xiao Yu played the role of a chess piece unwilling to be manipulated. In this way, all of Xiao Yu’s actions gained an explanation, and one that was both reasonable and plausible.
“Perhaps… we can still cooperate in certain ways.” Xiao Yu continued enticing the Microscopic Civilization. “You are rely pitiable abandoned chess pieces. I too am a chess piece, but I know, and you also know, that my origins are not ordinary. Then submit to . Unite with . Help . It is not impossible that I may seize the initiative instead. This is your only road to survival. How you choose, the final decision rests in your hands.”
“It seems our Microscopic Civilization is still far too lacking when it cos to warfare and strategy. Choosing to join the Rebel Alliance may simply have been a mistake. Xiao Yu, let us leave. From now on, we will no longer join any factional forces and will focus solely on developing our microscopic technology. In exchange, we can hand over the intelligence we possess to you…” the Microscopic Civilization replied.
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