Chapter 165: Chapter 165: Civilization War!
“I should be able to obtain at least five hundred billion points,” he muttered.
The scepter, charged with power, was again blasted from the Mother Planet, taking only about ten seconds to accurately land on the battlefield!
The golden thunder, carrying a tremendous roaring sound, filled the entire heavens and earth!
More than ten million Sky Spirit Warriors witnessed this awe-inspiring scene.
But this was just the beginning.
The scepter was not retrieved by Shen Hao, but instead flew into Qiuyue’s hands.
The moment she grasped it, vast starlight burst forth in Qiuyue’s pupils. Her relatively petite frame seemed to grow immeasurably towering in an instant. With both hands holding the scepter, she soared into the sky. The immense phantom of a throne appeared behind her, wantonly displaying its grand power to the world!
Shen Hao did not control Qiuyue’s body; he merely lent her his power.
Qiuyue had now become a true warrior, thrilled by battle. Given such an opportunity, she too could indulge a bit, savoring the joy of unrestrainedly crushing the enemy on the battlefield.
One would believe that after this battle, the Undead on this planet would no longer foolishly gather like this.
And the entire Sky Spirit Civilization would sing praises of the divine might of Humans!
For a civilization that secretly admired strength, this would undoubtedly deepen their connections with Human Civilization.
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Shen Hao took a brief look, then withdrew his gaze.
A battle whose outcome was already known truly warranted little attention.
However, that was only true for him.
The news of the war quickly spread back to the Mother Planet and reached the ears of the Sky Spirit Envoy. Even Amamin, who continued to impart knowledge of magic, couldn’t help but momentarily lose control of her expression upon hearing the news.
“The Undead will no longer dare to gather together! Their power has been severely weakened,” said the ecstatic Sky Spirit who delivered the message. “It’s our turn to chase and encircle them! This is the turning point!”
“How are the people’s emotions?” Amamin asked in a measured tone, struggling to contain her excitement.
“Upon hearing the news, everyone is cheering; the Human warriors have received gratitude and respect everywhere.”
“Good!”
Amamin was keenly aware that the victory of this war was wholly due to the might of President Shen Hao alone.
The power of that mighty Chosen One had completely surpassed the level of ordinary Chosen Ones.
He had reached a point where he alone could determine the fate of a civilization!
She couldn’t help but glance at the rankings of the Chosen Ones for the Second Cycle.
All data from the first cycle had been reset, but in just these short nine days, President Shen Hao’s performance value had already reached nine times that of the second place!
Nine times!
This terrifying figure was enough to send every Chosen One reeling with shock.
Amamin truly believed that some civilizations would even feel a sense of panic towards the unknown.
They did not know the details and could only see the tip of the iceberg through the rankings.
But as someone who had taken her place behind this Sovereign, Amamin could feel both a trembling and an exuberance from this power.
“However,” the subordinate in front of her seemed hesitant, glanced around, and still whispered his report, “Some of the Sages seem to be worried, thinking that his strength is too terrifying.”
“Ignorance!” Amamin’s expression darkened, “What about Leman, how could he allow such utterly foolish remarks to be unchallenged?”
“This…”
“I’ll make the call myself!” Amamin, somewhat impatient, took big strides towards the embassy, “Apologize to my students for me, it will only take ten minutes, no, five minutes!”
Since the day of that audience, she had not been able to muster even the slightest bit of rebellion against him.
And during this time, having deeply understood this civilization, Amamin’s identification with it had been growing by the day.
Especially after seeing the lives of the Siti people.
For her, at this moment, even if the Sky Spirit Civilization ultimately perished, if the survivors could live on here like the Siti people, it would not be unacceptable, indeed it would be extremely fortunate.
Kind and gentle, strong and decisive, this civilization had too many qualities that she loved.
In such a situation, to have Sages voicing such concerns?
Without President Shen Hao, the Sky Spirit Civilization would have long since descended into Purgatory!
This wrong phenomenon must be promptly corrected!
Amamin’s views at this moment were not unique; most Sky Spirit People, even if they did not cherish Human Civilization as she did, could not ignore Shen Hao, who had time and again demonstrated “miracles”. Every Sky Spirit who witnessed that power firsthand felt a heartfelt awe.
In some ways, this was also an inevitable result brought by the “Sovereign” Talent.
From the very moment he obtained this Talent, Shen Hao was destined to be looked up to.
At this moment, however, Shen Hao was observing another emergent matter.
On the civilization ranking list, the performance value of the civilization ranked fourth began to plummet rapidly!
Just at the last moment, the rate of decline was clearly abnormal.
It was as if a major catastrophe had suddenly erupted.
However, the performance value of this civilization had even ranked ahead of the Sky Spirit Civilization before.
“Could it also be an Undead crisis?” Shen Hao pondered, looking towards the vast expanse of space.
With his current power, he could not see the places that humanity had yet to reach across the vastness of space, but he had an instinctual intuition that what was happening to the civilization ranked fourth might be related to the Desert Tower Civilization.
He continued to pay attention while quietly waiting.
Human Civilization naturally wouldn’t be unprepared for the starscape; with every increase in Store Level, Shen Hao would purchase a significant amount of outer space equipment.
Spaceships, warning outposts, large range scanning devices…
Even though he hadn’t ventured beyond the far side of the Sun to explore those two unknown civilizations, the six civilizations currently observable were all under long-range surveillance; the Global United Front had already strengthened Observation as soon as the civilization ranking list was discovered.
Shen Hao waited quietly.
It wasn’t a long wait before Dong Gong came to report.
“Civilization… War!” Shen Hao murmured softly.
Indeed, the reason for the significant crisis this time was not due to a sudden escalation in the Trial, but the bold actions of a civilization launching a war against another civilization!
It was the Desert Tower Civilization!
Shen Hao’s intuition was correct; the forward observation outposts had clearly seen over thirty massive warships belonging to the Desert Tower Civilization appearing outside Planet No.4!
Planet No.4, located relatively close to the No.5 Desert Tower Planet, was a world covered by dense forests, entirely green without any visible oceans.
Even in moments completely covered by ice and snow, one could still vaguely see the hint of green beneath the ice and snow.
From the performance value, although the specifics of this civilization are still unknown, it is clear they have their own ways of resisting the Trial.
Yet now, they were facing an invasion by the Desert Tower Civilization!
“Has the discussion meeting been convened?” Shen Hao asked after Dong Gong finished reporting the basic situation.
“It’s being swiftly convened, and the Analysis Department already has a preliminary analysis report,” Dong Gong seemed to have received new intelligence and immediately reported to Shen Hao, “According to intelligence from the interstellar outpost, the Desert Tower Civilization is using weapons of mass destruction and conducting indiscriminate, blanket bombing that doesn’t seem intended to plunder the civilization itself. The Analysis Department speculates that the Desert Tower Civilization’s goal is most likely to cultivate Undead!”
“Such short-sightedness?” Shen Hao frowned slightly.
After learning that points could be harvested from other civilizations, Human Civilization had also considered this scheme.
To carry out mass extinction of a civilization, cultivate a large number of Undead, and then harvest these Undead to increase points.
However, the biggest flaw in this plan is not in ethical considerations.
It lies in the balance of benefits and risks.
Take the Sky Spirit People for example, if the Sky Spirit Civilization is completely annihilated, or if the entire Sky Spirit Civilization is exterminated in one fell swoop, that would instantly produce ninety billion Undead.
Although it may seem numerous, these Undead dispersed across the vast Sky Spirit Planet are far from concentrated, and they can hide, run, and are quite fast.
Even Shen Hao would not be able to eliminate such a number of Undead in a short time.
If it drags on until a large number of Undead reach the Second Stage, or even higher, to the point where they are capable of interstellar actions, the Human Mother Planet, close at hand, would face imminent danger.
That represents a risk.
Moreover, the benefit of this action would only yield points, and those too at a discounted rate.
But now, Human Civilization, having obtained the foundation of the Magic System from the Sky Spirit Civilization, acquired an abundance of magical equipment and resources, as well as a considerable amount of manpower and materials.
The mere foundation of the Magic System represents a wealth that cannot be measured in value, it enables humanity to firmly take its place on the path of magic, and to go further!
Not to mention the possibilities of high-quality individual migration and deeper connections as seen from the intelligence given by Erin Ellie.
These benefits are obviously more comprehensive and long-term.
And this is under the condition that Shen Hao has a threefold points hack.
For any civilization, upon rational analysis, it becomes clear that conquering and controlling a civilization is far more beneficial than destroying it like this!
Yet the Desert Tower Civilization still took this approach.
“It’s now confirmed that the Desert Tower Civilization is indeed filled with destructive ideological thoughts,” Dong Gong continued to report the Analysis Department’s findings, “Once they see an opportunity, they will definitely launch a civilization war against us. It is recommended to remain highly vigilant and be ready to initiate an attack when necessary…”
Clearly, there was no possibility of peace between Human Civilization and Desert Tower Civilization.
The best outcome would be mutual vigilance, non-interference, until the end of the Trial.
But what Shen Hao was contemplating was the issue at hand.
Whether to intervene in the war initiated by the Desert Tower Civilization.