Stellaris from the Automata Era

Sarna... Never mind, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. What is the Earth Federation's faith?

Humanity, please help me survive your followers.

Chapter 248: May Friendship Last Forever

Just recommending the cat-like species, it doesn't seem to be a very reliable name, and it is also not reliable as a civilization.

As a cosmic civilization, its opportunity to enter the universe is very... legendary.

First of all, I would like to state that the cat-cat ethnic group is not a hegemony of a single ethnic structure as Yan Luo speculated. On the contrary, it is a close alliance composed of several different planets, different genes and different civilizations.

And its main body is a cat-eared humanoid life form called Catus.

Of course, they themselves may not know how to become the main body of the alliance.

In fact, it was only fifty years ago that the Katus people were forced to retreat underground on their home planet, using various fire preservation plans to gamble on the last glimmer of hope for the future.

Only autonomous AI machines were left on the ground for their final struggle.

This is an extremely sad thing for an interstellar civilization.

If we are still in the pre-space age, building underground can be considered a relatively solid last fortification, which has great possibilities for making a comeback or counterattack.

But once it rises to the level of confrontation between cosmic civilizations, the underground of the mother planet becomes the biggest coffin of civilization.

Because this means that they have lost air superiority, lost various resource points, and lost countless industrial buildings on the ground that have been accumulated over countless years.

From the moment they retreated into retreat, civilization entered the lane of death.

However, the real turning point for the Catus people also began from this time.

A fleet of an unknown civilization roared in and hovered over the airspace of their planet. Almost in an instant, their once invincible enemy was reduced to ashes.

After a friendly conversation, the Catus people wisely surrendered to that civilization.

From that moment on, the cat-cat congener group was established.

In fact, according to the self-perception of the Catus people, the other several beast-eared humanoids, including them, should be kept in captivity.

The surviving scholars have expressed concern about the continuation of their own civilization and called on others not to give up their subjective initiative, otherwise civilization will essentially end.

However, in fact, it was this group of scholars who were the first to give up their own power and defect.

Because they soon discovered that the one commanding them seemed to be a mechanical guardian (an out-of-control servitor).

So the following situation is easy to understand.

After all, some people keep muttering that they would rather jump off a cliff than live off a rich woman, so why play with steel wool?

When it was finally their turn, they all shouted, "It smells so good!" and lay down.

Therefore, the cat-eared people of Catus quickly became loyal supporters of the Cat Alliance (specifically the cat-like group).

Of course, their decision was not wrong.

After all, at that time, the overall gap between them and Mao Meng, whether in military, technology or economy, was probably like that of gods.

I'll hug such thick thighs no matter what.

However, even though civilizations choose to lie low, it does not mean that they have given up all their power.

Or perhaps their guardians don't want them to give up.

Lyra, Kepler-62e, Sentinel Array.

It is undeniable that after the early Mao Meng civilizations gradually incorporated several surrounding civilizations that belonged to the animal-ear system, their development came to a standstill.

Except for a few engineering and transport ships still operating between galaxies to maintain mining stations, civilization is as calm as a stagnant pool.

Even the giant structure called the Miracle of the Galaxy was only halfway through construction when it was completely stopped, but that doesn't mean it can't be used.

Of course, although it is an out-of-control servitor, Mao Meng’s superior unit does not seem to want the organisms they are guarding to be immersed in the organic paradise.

After a long agreement, about 10,000 beast-eared people were voluntarily assigned to various positions.

"So they come in just to cause trouble, don't they?" Sub-unit 9581 expressed his dissatisfaction.

In fact, Mao Meng’s current situation can be completely maintained by these intelligent artificial intelligences.

They are respectful of the organisms, but the problem is...it would be better if they could just not make a fuss.

"Indeed, today the engineer on duty asked me why there was no notebook for the main unit in the array. Damn it, they think I won't scrap it, right?" This is sub-unit 10086, which belongs to the same production line.

Intellectual artificiality is almost a complaint about the existence of organisms.

Respecting them is one thing, but they can’t open a barber shop!

Their chief unit, Hong, as the actual manager of the entire cat-like creature, actually chose a human-like image with cat ears in order to gain the trust of the organism.

But why do most organisms always ignore the essential differences between us and treat the leader as an object of admiration?

Don’t these people know that there is no possibility between organic and inorganic things?

The social atmosphere of the entire Maomeng civilization has been ruined!

"The most important thing is that they'll still make a fuss even if we tell them there's nothing! If this continues, sooner or later they'll accuse us of failing to supervise them properly! I... wait? Someone's traveling through the warp?"

Is there another young civilization that has not experienced the beatings of the universe?

Warp travel isn't a forbidden technology, but its use does raise some strange questions.

For many civilizations, this problem may lead to the crisis of their extinction, or even a crisis to the universe.

Mao Meng's sentry array was originally a preventive measure to detect crises.

"The scan's feedback time is 23.76 seconds. It's approximately 1200 light-years away. 9851, please help me initiate a cardinal directional scan. I want to see what level of civilization dares to do this."

The two people began to divide their work tacitly.

After another 24 seconds, the situation feedback appeared again.

"This isn't a subspace experiment. The trajectory signals are nearly over a hundred. They're large-scale assembled and practical subspace technology! Quickly match the technology functions!"

"Psychic matching failed, basic science failed, biological reaction failed, failed... failed... failed... magical element reaction failed... succeeded?"

"That's okay." The two people looked at the final result and began to ponder.

After a long while, one of them finally spoke.

"Report to the main unit. Our former allies may have resumed their activities in the new cosmic era."

"May... friendship last forever."

Earth Federation Intelligence Agency: Our social ethos is collapsing! Great humanity is furious. It's time to act. Who brought in good things like this... ugh, bad culture?

Regarding the persistent use of adult notebooks, and the ineffectiveness of offline crackdowns, I seriously suspect the higher-ups have their backs! — by a2, who was the team leader at the time.

I, Huang, and the Governor-General have a sworn feud! — by a commander who suddenly changed his last name.

Chapter 249: The Black Ship Incident

Let’s ignore the cute cat next door for now and turn our attention back to the protagonist.

It is obvious that the affairs on Earth are not over yet. As Yan Luo chooses a more aggressive and open attitude, problems are exposed.

There is indeed a gap between the Earth and the old space civilizations.

The Terrans indeed had more experience than the humanoids. After they put forward many suggestions, Yan Luo immediately ordered rectification, including the star map UI problem.

How should I put it... Actually, this should have been solved by the humanoids themselves, but Yan Luo had long seen through their serious dependence on humans, so it might be a little difficult to let them take the initiative.

"But I'm not omnipotent! What are the higher-ups doing?" Logically speaking, the dolls are already very mature and can manage themselves.

But in the current situation, it seems that there are not many people working.

The world is now full of people who are overworked, while the rest are just sitting there doing nothing.

Even Yan Luo, while he was trying to pull out a scientist, was also being pulled out by other humanoids!

"I think the top management is discussing how many manufacturing plants to build next?" The manufacturing plants mentioned here are not raw material plants such as refineries.

But it is a humanoid assembly plant.

Yes, the humanoid population is finally expanding.

After all, the Earth today is no longer clinging to one planet like it used to be.

With the continued development of the Koprulu sector and scientific research and exploration outside the solar system, the Earth seems to have more living space.

However, compared to the seemingly vast land, the number of humanoids seems to be quite small...

It can be understood that a planet may not be able to accommodate one person. In this situation, not to mention development, even cohesion cannot be generated.

Fortunately, as a mechanical unit, the problem can be easily solved as long as there are enough factories.

"Hmm, are they finally getting to work? I've always thought the top management was just there to help with atmosphere and background."

"Sir...how embarrassed are we by your words?" The twins answered Yan Luo's words without denying it.

Indeed, the management models that followed them were somewhat inferior.

But it cannot be said that they have no merits, although according to past history, all the top leaders have failed in strategy, had no military strategy, and lacked foresight.

But at least they are relatively loyal and can stabilize the situation. As long as they don't cause trouble to the currently prosperous Earth, it will be their greatest contribution.

The words sounded so serious, but they were all true. At least before Yan Luo's mechanical god descended, the humanoids were already racing on the death lane, unable to stop.

No matter how you look at it, the humanoid high-level people account for more than half of this big pot.

"Forget it, let's change the subject...What's that sound?" Yan Luo didn't want to dwell on the past. When he was about to change the subject, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the "palace".

After only a few seconds of stunned silence, Yan Luo quickly reacted. "Air raid alarm?"

He hadn't heard that sound since the humanoid flew off into space.

After all, at that time, humanoids and machine life had already reached a complete reconciliation, and no one else on Earth except machine life had the ability to sound the alarm.

So now the question is, what happened?

Yan Luo soon got the answer. The commander, who had not been seen for a long time, rushed into Yan Luo's room in a hurry.

She moved so quickly and urgently that the moment she entered the room, the slit cheongsam fluttered in the air and fluttered for a second. If one had good eyesight, one would have been able to see the clothing on the inside of her thighs.

Of course, this is not the focus now.

When she broke into Yan Luo's private place, she also brought Yan Luo a strange message.

"Sir, a strange spaceship has entered the solar system."

"At this time? No, didn't our people intercept it?"

Although the previous major loss of contact incident caused the Earth to lose a large number of fleets, many of them have been rebuilt over the past few days.

It should be enough to patrol the solar system, and it is only the humanoids who lost the fleet. Don't forget that mechanical life also regards the earth as its capital planet.

Even if there was a slight gap between humanoids and them in the past, it is assumed that they maintain military strength in the solar system, and the current situation may even be more than that of humanoids.

"The fleet has indeed gone to intercept, but..."

"But it broke through our blockade." The commander did not answer the second half of Yan Luo's speech.

Perhaps the situation had become urgent, as N2 from next door appeared directly in the form of a projection and took over the commander's words.

"Or perhaps we didn't have time to seal it off. Before we could react, it passed all our spacecraft and headed towards Earth. Master, I suggest you enter the underground shelter immediately."

In fact, whether it is human or mechanical life, all of them are in a state where they want to stop it but cannot.

The strange spaceship entered the Earth's airspace like a racing car entering a straight track, leaving the arriving human and mechanical life fleets with nothing but sighs at the red taillights.

In this case, it is obvious that the other party's propulsion technology exceeds that of the Earth.

It is not difficult to guess its other corresponding technological strengths by seeing the limited space. To put it in a more stellar way, its technological strength is like that of a god.

Therefore, n2 suggested that Yan Luo enter the underground shelter, which is the best way to deal with the situation at the moment.

Because the entire earth will enter a state of full air defense next, the weapons that humanoid and mechanical life forms once used to fight each other will be used to defend the earth's territory.

Although it may seem unwise to make such a big fuss just to deal with a spaceship, if we carefully review the history of the Earth, we will find that sometimes, due to the gap in technology, there are many examples where a cannon or a warship can open the door of a country.

Now Earth will soon be exposed to a spacecraft more advanced than theirs.