As the information in the holographic projection gradually became more detailed, the atmosphere in the command center became serious again.
The joy brought by the victory in the war was quickly overshadowed.
According to the information obtained by Zero, this is a complex formed by several Level 6 civilizations.
The reason it's not called an alliance...
The reason is simple.
It is a complex formed by subordinate civilizations, and has no decision-making power of its own, so it is not worthy of the name of alliance.
If we had to draw an analogy, this civilization is somewhat like those subordinate civilizations abandoned by human civilization in the Kepler-452 star system—if those subordinate civilizations were to combine together and form a massive civilization complex.
As for who the dominant civilization behind them is...
Although not explicitly stated in the data, its various characteristics have clearly presented the answer to Lü Yongchang and others—the scavenger civilization.
Like the original Bosa civilization, this civilization complex was also deeply influenced by the Cleaners civilization's [Thought Imprint] technology.
The absolute obedience and worship of the Cleaners' civilization greatly limited the creativity of these Level 6 civilization individuals, but created a fearless cannon fodder force.
This explains why the fleet launched an attack despite being at a significant disadvantage, and also explains why its combat strength was weak.
Even more outrageous than the Bosa civilization, their warships were even directly bestowed upon them by the Cleaners civilization.
Based on the available information, these spherical warships were likely obsolete products from when the Cleaners civilization was still at level six.
"They're practically a batch of antique equipment..." Fang Xu sighed softly as he looked at the documents in front of him. "No wonder their combat effectiveness is so low!"
"Speaking of which, is the Cleaners' Civilization really that shabby?"
"Why not build them some highly adaptable weapons and equipment?"
In response to Fang Xu's question, Lü Yongchang raised his hand and touched his nose with a strange expression: "Is there a possibility..."
"Is this kind of weaponry sufficient for the Milky Way?"
"and……"
"In a way, the UN also does the same thing."
Fang Xu: "??!"
“The historical materials about this civilization have not yet been fully translated,” Lü Yongchang explained softly, “but we can still confirm one piece of information.”
"This complex of civilizations contains seven different races of intelligent beings."
“Logically speaking, that would be seven Level 6 civilizations.” Lu Yongchang sighed. “After the Tenth Empire left, these are probably all the Level 6 civilizations that have been born in the Milky Way.”
"Theoretically speaking, apart from them, the highest combat power in the Milky Way is only a Type V civilization."
Fang Xu gasped involuntarily.
"Then wouldn't they be..."
As Lü Yongchang gazed at the historical information of the complex civilization gradually appearing in the holographic projection, his expression grew increasingly somber.
...
[The shepherd].
This is the name of this civilization complex.
Of course, this is a paraphrase provided by Zero.
Based on historical records, Lü Yongchang did not believe there was anything wrong with the name.
The "shepherd" refers to the advanced civilizations within the entire Milky Way galaxy that are being herded.
Indeed, this is the task that the Cleaners civilization entrusted to this complex civilization—to herd the galaxy!
More precisely, their grazing targets are civilizations within the Milky Way that are about to advance, or have just advanced to level six.
According to the orders of the Cleaners civilization, they need to incorporate all the Type VI civilizations native to the Milky Way as subordinate civilizations in order to strengthen their own power.
This will enable us to achieve complete control over the Milky Way.
What?
Unwilling?
Under normal circumstances, which civilization that has just advanced to level six can withstand an attack from a civilization complex equipped with Sweeper warships?
Initially, the [Shepherd] only had two member civilizations, let's assume they were traveling on Civilization One and Civilization Two.
After the departure of the Tenth Empire, these two civilizations were the first to master a portion of spacetime theory, and with this, they advanced to Level VI civilizations, becoming the undisputed "local emperors" of the Milky Way.
Of course, this good fortune didn't last long.
After arriving in the Milky Way, the Cleaners civilization directly incorporated them into its subordinate civilizations—a routine operation for the Cleaners civilization upon arriving in a galaxy.
Under the orders of the Cleaners civilization, Civilization One and Civilization Two began to "herd" the galaxy.
When they discovered that Civilization III had mastered the basic theory of spacetime, they forcibly brought it under the command of the Shepherds, using the warships bestowed upon them by the Cleaners Civilization.
This cycle has continued to this day.
As for how to determine if a civilization has mastered basic spacetime theory...
It's very simple.
The degree of mastery of curvature.
In other words, it refers to the speed at which civilizations travel.
Once the sailing speed exceeds 100c, that is, once the third degree of curvature is mastered, their warning system will be triggered.
Over the course of time, seven Type 6 civilizations have emerged in the Milky Way.
Due to the existence of the [Shepherds], these seven Level 6 civilizations eventually became subordinate civilizations of the Cleaners civilization.
...
"And what about us?"
He Bilin's puzzled voice came: "More than nine hundred years ago, we became a level six civilization. During this period, the fluctuations of level three curvature spread throughout the entire territory."
"Recently, we have mastered fourth-degree curvature technology, which causes even greater spacetime fluctuations."
Why haven't we encountered these shepherds yet?
“It’s very simple.” Lü Yongchang pointed to a trivial piece of information in the holographic projection. “They’ve received another mission.”
The shepherds began guarding the galactic bridge in Earth calendar year 2600.
Do you remember this time?
He Bilin paused for a moment, then murmured in a low voice, "The tail-cutting plan has been successfully implemented..."
"To be precise, it was right after the Cleaners and the Pastoralists finished their war," Lü Yongchang corrected.
"It now appears that the Cleaners civilization has likely won this small-scale war and acquired some two-dimensional fragments."
"Whether it's conducting on-site research or sending two-dimensional fragments back to their mother civilization, they all need a relatively stable research environment."
"The Herdsmen were thus assigned the task of guarding the Star Bridge."
"By a stroke of luck, human civilization was able to develop for a period of thousands of years."
Lu Yongchang's gaze was deep as he turned to look out the porthole at the abundant resources of the microcosm beyond.
"Until we launch the expedition."
"When they reached the edge of the galaxy bridge, the curvature fluctuations of the fleet's flight attracted their attention."
"Whether it's the order to guard the star bridge or the mission to herd the Milky Way, both have prompted the [Shepherds] to take action against us."
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