Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1398 Using a tiger's skin as a banner

The Octopus people are octopus people.

As a highly advanced civilization that provided Noah with coordinates such as the Nexus Ring, they should have a certain degree of recognition within the Nexus Ring after introducing themselves.

"Huh? You actually had dealings with the Oakebers?" Rubel was surprised. "They are the pinnacle of a Level 4 civilization. It is said that they have been wandering in the stars, looking for opportunities to break through to Level 5 civilization. I have been working in the Nexus for more than ten years and I have never seen them in person."

“More than just dealing with them.” Antonio grinned smugly, bracing himself with his hands behind him as he was about to cross his legs on the flying carpet. “Our connection with them goes back much further. From the very beginning… oh dear!”

Lin Fan kicked the smug-faced Big Mouth off the flying carpet and smiled at Rubel, "The Oakebers once visited our home planet for exchanges. Although it was a short visit, we forged a deep friendship. When we left the planet this time, they even waited for us to enter the jump portal together. They also gave us a lot of advice on the direction of interstellar exploration. They are quite good friends."

“Oh~” Rubel nodded, “That’s still quite rare. It’s harder to encounter them now than to meet the Lyrians in the star system. I heard that the Oakebers are covered in neurons and are pure spiritual energy beings, which is why their technology is so much faster. But when you reach the edge of civilization, no one can escape the mundane. However, they have always been very peaceful, and they seem to be quite powerful as well. They have a good reputation in interstellar space.”

“Indeed!” Lin Fan nodded slightly. “Although the Oakebers are energy beings, they are different from the scattered granular beings like the Lyria. Their energy is sufficient to support form transformation, and they usually appear in the form of large octopuses. They can also transform into mecha bodies, with maximum defense and attack power, making them equivalent to top predators of a level four civilization in terms of strength.”

“So stop asking such stupid questions.” Jin Sichen said to Antonio, who had just been pulled up by Qi Mai and was half-lying on the flying carpet, “The Oakes people are far superior to the Lyrians in terms of both spiritual energy and the strength of their shapeshifting bodies.”

“Indeed.” Ruberu looked at Antonio, who had sat back down and was staring at Lin Fan with feigned grievance, and laughed, “Even at its peak, the Lyrians could not be considered the end of a Level 3 civilization. After a series of losses, their civilization regressed significantly, and now they are probably in the middle of a Level 3 civilization.”

"The Oakebers are already at the end of the fourth level. Perhaps as we are speaking, they have already broken through to the fifth level of civilization. Unless a higher civilization launches a dimensional attack, there is no force in this star field that can restrain the Oakebers."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the Noah's Ark was overjoyed.

The more powerful the octopus man is, roughly the more powerful Lin Fan and Antonio's mechs are.

In addition, the Noah and Tiandu ships, which are from a level 5 or higher civilization and are made by Nuwa Technology; and they carry high-tech weapons manufactured by Yuehua Star, which are specially made for the Star Nexus Ring, a level 4 civilization hub... The Noah ship's external packaging and configuration are already maxed out.

In terms of internal strength: almost half of the crew members are at least at the Qi Refining stage, and most are at the Foundation Establishment stage.

It can be said that as long as they don't cause any major trouble, aside from the fact that Lanxing's own strength is too weak, the Noah's single-ship strength, if not overwhelming, is basically at the top of the current star system, unmatched by anyone.

While everyone felt relieved, they couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.

Unfortunately, these added-value items do not originate from Lanxing itself. Lanxing will need a long period of development to catch up before it can truly become truly powerful.

Lin Fan ignored Antonio's minor grievances. If he hadn't kicked him in time, this guy might have revealed every detail about their octopus-man genes and companion stones.

Rubel is nice, but we've only met twice, and the relationship was established by Binze. How can we be so familiar with each other and say everything?

Antonio isn't stupid, but he's prone to getting carried away. Despite being tormented by Le Zhengyuanqing for so long, he still hasn't shaken off this bad habit, so they can only intervene as the situation warrants.

Lin Fan had Xinglan pull up photos of the octopus-man's visit to Lanxing, and gave Rubelu a detailed explanation of some of the details, also casually mentioning Gro's defeat and escape.

Of course, Gro also has his own official name in interstellar space. It's just that Lin Fan and the others are used to calling him Gro, so they still call him that in private. When they mention the correct interstellar name to Rubel, they still find it quite awkward and difficult to pronounce.

Thus, in Rubelu's mind, Lanxing, as Lin Fan's home planet, was at least a powerful existence no less than a level four civilization. Little did he know that they were merely using it as a pretext.

After recovering from the shock of Lan Xing's strength, Rubel became even more eager and proactively introduced the crystal and the robot that Antonio had asked about earlier.

The walking crystals are Zellians... let's just call them people for now. Although they are not carbon-based life forms, they are also sentient beings.

Old Dupu had gone mad in the control room. He kept shouting, "Silicon-based life! Silicon-based life!" Unfortunately, his voice cracked, and Lin Fan and the others didn't react.

It's not that they don't want to find out, but the illusion they've painstakingly created won't allow it.

If you're not familiar with the Star City, you can say you've never been to the Star Hub Ring; if you encounter unfamiliar species, you can say they belong to different star regions, indicating a lack of broad knowledge.

But to directly ask silicon-based life forms about such basic concepts that a first-level civilization could understand is undoubtedly to burst the balloon you've just blown up.

Antonio's personality could be conveniently portrayed as one of being ignorant because he dislikes studying. But surely not everyone can be ignorant?

In any case, Lin Fan, Jin Sichen, and Lu Xinyuan, who have always appeared calm and intelligent, absolutely cannot ask any questions.

If they don't speak, the others, such as Wu Yi who is not proficient in this art, Merlinnil who doesn't care about anything outside of martial arts, Guan Ying who is careful to keep her distance, and Qi Mai, will not speak either.

Not to mention the other personnel—they basically act aloof and mute when there are outsiders around.

Unfortunately, Antonio, who was the perfect person to ask the question, was being difficult and wouldn't even meet Jin Sichen's gaze.

Of course, it's better for him not to ask than to ask.

Once this guy opens his mouth, you never know how things will develop; it's truly terrifying, and you're on tenterhooks until he finishes speaking.

The bodies of the Zell people are made of translucent crystal. If you look closely, you can see pale blue nebula-like fluid inside through the gaps in the crystal; that is their nerve network.

They have no fixed limbs and move by the undulation of their crystalline bodies. They feed on energy crystals or radiation and particles from the universe.

Although unable to speak, which presents a certain degree of communication barrier and can easily lead to misunderstandings, their personality is as transparent and pure as their appearance; they are without guile and possess an extremely kind nature.

"You know the Crystal Forest, right?" Ruberu smiled as everyone nodded. "It's a habitable environment specially built by the Nexus Ring for these silicon-based beings. It's on Emerald Star, and the crystals inside are scattered everywhere, a colorful array, and very beautiful. It's a rare sight in the star field and a unique scenic area of ​​the Nexus Ring. You can see all sorts of silicon-based beings there. Sometimes they're mixed in with the crystals, and you can't tell them apart at a glance, which can easily lead to funny situations... If you're interested, you should definitely go and see it."