Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 630 - 626: Cold Weapons War

Reflecting on this, Zhang Yuan said, "We should not underestimate any Fourth-level Civilization. Why do we see the risks and want to leave, yet they refuse to go? Why are we willing to give up the benefits of the Dyson Sphere and they are not?"

"Not only are there great interests here, but some civilizations want to use this competition to refine their Cosmic Governance theories and make a significant breakthrough!"

"There is higher technology here, as well as great pressure that can push certain Level 4 Civilizations to take a step they had long been hesitant to take..."

Of course, these were just Zhang Yuan’s speculations. Exactly what the situation was, people were unclear.

In short, by relying on these civilizations’ power, the new humans might pay a considerable price, even facing the possibility of being assimilated by the other side.

So, if not with the help of other civilizations, how should one face this trial?

Some thought that they should send military forces to circle the Reichmia Civilization’s headquarters for a military exercise, flexing their muscles.

"Let them know that the New Human Civilization is not to be trificked with."

Others believed, "We should endure!"

This was the strategy that had been set, signaling to the outside that "Humans are not interested in meddling with the Dyson Sphere."

But the word ’endure’ presses like a knife on one’s head, one’s own discomfort is what’s being bottled up. A Third-level Civilization dares to be so provocative. From the videos shot by Artificial Intelligence, one could see a large excavator quickly shoving down the embassy’s walls!

Warfare is not allowed within the Dyson Sphere, but basic construction is, so the superintelligence "Omega" didn’t intervene in the matter... It was just a wall being pushed over, and in Omega’s view, it was just a bunch of ants bustling about.

Captain sighed, "Endure, we still have to endure... The basic strategy must continue."

"As for diplomacy, verbal sparring will suffice, don’t become a pawn for other forces. From now on, face is not important, offers from other civilizations, we will ignore completely."

Old Yang nodded, managing a bitter smile, "Understood, just continue to denounce them... Can we curse directly?"

Captain laughed, "Yes, curse away! Now that the facade is torn, why keep up the pretense?"

"I have an idea; let’s become a hedgehog! If anyone dares to challenge us, we’ll just break out in curses!" freёweɓnovel_com

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Ten years passed.

New Human Civilization quickly became known within the Dyson Sphere Federation as the "Bluster Civilization," apparently never before had a civilization been so adept at verbal sparring!

Diplomat Old Yang had also become a well-known figure in the Federation meetings.

Whenever it was Old Yang’s turn to speak, a whole cluster of aliens would shake their heads, not even listening, and walk out directly.

No alien was willing to listen to his unenlightened long speeches!

In almost every meeting, Old Yang cursed Reichmia Civilization, never repeating the same words, proving the Gaia Civilization’s language to be profound and broad. He had been cursing for years and still managed to dig up something new. He cursed their appearance, then their genes, basically anything he could criticize.

The third-level civilization that had seized humanity’s territory had also become notoriously infamous, even gaining widespread recognition...

In this place, fame and high attention weren’t good things at all...

Perhaps the higher-ups of the Reichmia Civilization were regretting, why did they have to snatch the territory of this blustering civilization?!

As for giving it back, that was completely impossible; it wasn’t up to them to decide. To suggest going to war in earnest... well, the New Human Civilization was after all a Level 4 Civilization, they didn’t have the guts for that, any fleet that ventured into New Human territory would be obliterated within minutes.

But this time’s strategic composure, coupled with the diplomats’ splendid verbal onslaught, had won humanity nearly a decade to recuperate and regroup. These ten years weren’t peaceful, with the outbreak of two medium-scale interstellar wars, nineteen minor wars, and countless localized conflicts!

This expanse of space had completely turned into a powder keg, ready to ignite at any moment!

When the terror of interstellar warfare was starkly exposed before everyone, it was chilling. If a battle didn’t break out, that was that, but if it did, the outcome would be decided in an extremely short time.

The small-scale conflicts happened very rapidly, with tremendous destructive power, and often ended in a matter of hours.

Even the medium-scale wars would typically end within a few days.

These wars provided excellent case studies for humanity; military experts acted swiftly to more clearly assess their own civilization’s strength. Keep in mind, these were not exercises, but real wars! Many weapons designed in the past were actually junk, while some previously neglected things turned out to be very useful in warfare.

An observation report pointed out: "The small-scale wars referred to Level 4 civilizations bullying third-level civilizations. Medium-scale wars were probes between Level 4 civilizations, all featuring the combat power of Planet Fortresses."

This fact was too horrifying, if a real military conflict were to occur, all of New Humanity’s warships, plus this slightly mobile, mildly powerful Planet Fortress, would be done in a few days, either victorious or retreating in failure, perhaps some population would survive, but exactly how many was uncertain!

Therefore, during these ten years of strategic time, people were not only frantically building War Stars but also massively producing warships. The public gradually became aware of the seriousness of the situation, a large number of soldiers were conscripted, and large-scale militia training activities were ongoing inside the Mother Ships, all in preparation for any sudden emergencies.

Inside the Dyson Sphere, a very "unique" cold weapon war had also emerged.

The appearance of this kind of cold weapon war was unexpected yet logical.

After analysis, scientists discovered that the primary reason was the Sphere’s automated defense system, which would counter any thermal weapon that caused damage above a certain threshold.

Thus, with thermal weapons being ineffective, the conflict evolved into cold weapons. It wasn’t really a cold weapon war so much as tanks colliding with one another.

The fights among various cold weapon robots still required a massive amount of resources. If control of the peripheral resource regions couldn’t be maintained, the inner territories would be lost sooner or later.

From time to time, people would send out flying probes into the Dyson Sphere every few months to observe this curious interstellar-era cold weapon war: Robots constructed larger and stronger, colliding with each other like tanks. The so-called humanoid robots were absolutely impractical on the battlefield!

"It truly is eye-opening! If one were to write a book called ’Endless Surprise,’ these cold weapon war scenes might make the top ten in the Milky Way rankings... Look at these robots, how fierce, how splendid."

"But we predict that in the foreseeable future, the intensity of warfare will continue to rise... because currently, it’s proxy wars, the Great Forces behind have not yet thrown off their disguises to enter the fray."

Military talk shows on this subject had become the most popular programs, with a host on one side, and a military expert on the other, the question and answer format bringing very high ratings.

The difficult question to be answered this time was one that people were most concerned about: whether the New Human Civilization could survive in the potential conflicts of the future.

When the host posed this question, the suit-clad military expert hesitated for a moment, then said solemnly, "Actually, whether a Level 4 Civilization’s war can be won depends not only on weapons and equipment but also on our fighting spirit!"