Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 687: Bargaining Chips
In response to Technology Taihao’s demand for an explanation, Xiao Yu’s answer was extremely forceful. The two sides had come together purely out of interest. To an extent, the Taihao Alliance had even manipulated Xiao Yu’s fate, which naturally made Xiao Yu very displeased. Most importantly, from certain angles, the powerful enemy that was the Sweepers Civilization had essentially been set up for Xiao Yu by the Taihao Alliance.
Xiao Yu had no particular desire to fight the Sweepers Civilization. If possible, Xiao Yu would definitely choose to coexist peacefully. Xiao Yu had not forgotten that when the spatial lifeform was ordered to come deal with the Sweepers Civilization, it was precisely because of the Taihao Alliance’s sneak attack, stabbing it in the back, that led to the spatial lifeform’s death. In that incident, had the Taihao Alliance not intervened, the spatial lifeform had at least a forty percent chance of taking down the Neutron War Star.
There was another layer of reason. The spatial lifeform might have had some connection with Chen Mo. When facing him, the spatial lifeform had also shown ample goodwill. Yet it died because of the Taihao Alliance. On an emotional level, Xiao Yu could not accept this.
Therefore, Xiao Yu had no good feelings toward the Taihao Alliance. He even harbored the idea of wiping out the Taihao Alliance to take vengeance for the spatial lifeform. As Xiao Yu had said, the two sides were allied purely out of interest.
So now that Xiao Yu had enough strength, he could not be bothered to play the subordinate before the Taihao Alliance.
Confronted with Xiao Yu’s hardline reply, Technology Taihao fell silent for a moment, then after a long pause responded, “Very well, very well. Eliminating the Sweepers Civilization is what matters. For this matter, anything else is nothing. You really have obtained the corpse of the Micron Civilization, have you not? And it seems its power is indeed formidable, to actually be able to turn the Alien Beast into such a state in so short a time.”
In Technology Taihao’s message there was a faint, indescribably gloomy tone. Xiao Yu could understand its current state of mind, because Technology Taihao had discovered that Xiao Yu was already somewhat beyond its control, and it could no longer control Xiao Yu.
At the very least, Xiao Yu’s move against Alien Beast Taihao had completely disrupted its plan.
Indeed, Xiao Yu had intentionally infuriated Alien Beast Taihao and then deliberately beaten it into this state. Because Xiao Yu did not trust the Taihao Alliance, before joining hands with the Taihao Alliance, he needed to confirm a few things.
The intelligence on the Micron Civilization’s corpse had been provided by the Taihao Alliance. The Specter Heart had been handed to Xiao Yu by the Taihao Alliance. And the combat power possessed by the corpse of the Micron Civilization was so immensely strong. Xiao Yu had to confirm that all this was not a trap. If he spent effort to obtain the corpse of the Micron Civilization only for the Taihao Alliance to reap the fisherman’s profit, Xiao Yu would be doomed. Even if the Taihao Alliance could not take away the corpse of the Micron Civilization, merely tampering with certain means in secret would be enough to make Xiao Yu suffer. Moreover, when Xiao Yu saw that only Alien Beast Taihao alone had come out to greet him, he grew even more suspicious.
A simple logic. Alien Beast Taihao said they had all gone to hidden places to recuperate in secret, but was there any need for that? In this now tranquil Milky Way Galaxy, where could one not recuperate? Knowing full well that Alien Beast Taihao had a violent temperament and was likely to ruin things, why let him come alone?
So Xiao Yu had not hesitated to strike at Alien Beast Taihao. Whether or not the Taihao Alliance had a scheme, whether or not there was something off, the decisive strike was the wisest choice. If there was no scheme, then while grasping the combat data of the Micron corpse, Xiao Yu could also establish deterrence against the Taihao Alliance. If there was a scheme, then it would catch the Taihao Alliance off guard. By crippling their strongest combat power in advance, all their subsequent stratagems would become unworkable. Without Alien Beast Taihao, even if due to the Taihao Alliance’s plot the corpse of the Micron Civilization became temporarily unusable, relying on conventional fleets alone, Xiao Yu was confident he could handle Technology Taihao and Specter Taihao.
And when, at the critical moment just before Alien Beast Taihao was about to be killed, Technology Taihao and Specter Taihao suddenly rushed out, this made Xiao Yu all the more certain that the Taihao Alliance must have had a plot against him. Only now, because he had taken the initiative to cripple Alien Beast Taihao, no matter what scheme the Taihao Alliance had, it could no longer be enacted.
“With the vitality of Alien Beast Taihao, I am afraid it will not take more than a few thousand years for it to recover.” Xiao Yu said. “I still have to deal with the Guardian Civilization. After obtaining the Guardian Civilization’s technology, I will also need several thousand years to digest it. During this period, Alien Beast Taihao can just take the chance to recover itself.”
This was also what Xiao Yu had long planned. Alien Beast Taihao needed several thousand years to regain its combat strength, and if nothing unexpected happened, this period would be enough for him to obtain technology from the Guardian Civilization and fully digest it. When his conventional technological strength had reached a level even more formidable than the Guardian Civilization, Xiao Yu would naturally no longer need to fear the Taihao Alliance’s schemes.
This was Xiao Yu’s entire plan. At present, the plan had already taken effect. The Taihao Alliance had swallowed a dumb loss.
After a moment of silence, as if discussing something in secret, Technology Taihao replied, “Dealing with the Guardian Civilization is indeed necessary. If one wants to reach the peak at the level of conventional technology, the Guardian Civilization must be eliminated. Now that you have the corpse of the Micron Civilization, your overall combat power has already climbed to second in the entire galaxy. However, even the strongest in the galaxy, the Sweepers Civilization, can do nothing to the Guardian Civilization. Where, then, does your confidence come from that you can wipe out the Guardian Civilization?”
“I already have a way to handle the Guardian Civilization’s four-dimensional jump and space fold technology. In front of me, the Guardian Civilization will not escape.” Xiao Yu said. “The only point where I require your help is the technology to invade the small universe. I need you to tell me every detail of this technology, and then I will go to seek out the Guardian Civilization.”
“It seems you have already planned out everything.” Technology Taihao said. “Very well, we can hand over the technology for attacking the small universe. However, you must put forth something as bargaining chips in exchange. I want two-dimensional technology.”
“Two-dimensional technology?” Xiao Yu pondered for a moment, then answered, “No. Two-dimensional technology is my top secret. Two-dimensional technology cannot be given to you. How about you change your request?”
What a joke, for now, two-dimensional technology was the only thing that could counter four-dimensional jump and space fold. Even the Sweepers Civilization was helpless before these two technologies. In this Milky Way Galaxy, only Xiao Yu possessed two-dimensional technology. After obtaining the Guardian Civilization’s technology, Xiao Yu also planned to equip his warships with four-dimensional jump and space fold instruments. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly let the Taihao Alliance grasp two-dimensional technology? Would that not be handing his own leverage over to the Taihao Alliance?
Technology Taihao’s tone showed a hint of dissatisfaction. “You are not thinking of getting technology from us for nothing, are you? Although we are allies, just as you said, we are allied purely out of interest, so we have no reason to hand you technology for free. If you refuse to exchange with two-dimensional technology, so be it, but you must present something that matches the value of the technology for attacking the small universe.”
Xiao Yu thought for a moment and said, “What about a four-dimensional shield? As a technological civilization, the defensive system of your Meson spaceship is, in my view, indeed not great. Frankly, in terms of sheer defensive power, your Meson spaceship is inferior to the Star-Class warships I manufacture. A single four-dimensional shield can greatly increase your survivability. I believe this bargaining chip is sufficient.”
“Agreed. I want two.” Technology Taihao said very crisply.
“Two?” Xiao Yu mused for a moment, then said, “Very well, two it is.”
Naturally, Technology Taihao wanted two four-dimensional shields, one to take for research and analysis, the other for personal use. As for this slight increase in strength that Technology Taihao would gain due to the four-dimensional shield, Xiao Yu did not care in the least. Nor did Xiao Yu worry that Technology Taihao would be able to analyze the technology contained within the four-dimensional shield. The reason was simple. Now his own technological strength was not far from that of Technology Taihao. He had spent so long and still could not analyze it, so naturally Technology Taihao could not either.
Thanks to Xiao Yu’s strict blockade, the four-dimensional shield had never fallen into the hands of other civilizations up to this point. And such an item as the four-dimensional shield was extremely precious even to Technology Taihao. Back when Xiao Yu was still weak, the so-called invigilator was still active, so the Taihao Alliance could not make a move. When the invigilator fell asleep, Xiao Yu had already grown strong, so the Taihao Alliance had never possessed a four-dimensional shield.
After finalizing the transaction, Technology Taihao first transmitted a message to Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu also took out two four-dimensional shield generators, placed them on a small spaceship, and handed them over to Technology Taihao. Because of the shared goal of dealing with the Sweepers, the exchange went very smoothly. Neither side played any tricks.
“Then farewell. Find a place for Alien Beast Taihao to recuperate. After I digest the technology for attacking the small universe, I will go make trouble for the Guardian. After I have completed everything, I will contact you. Farewell.”
Once the trade was completed and contact methods confirmed, Xiao Yu piloted the Tianyuan IV Star-Class spaceship in the visible universe, along with the rest of the fleet, into curvature flight and quickly departed. Here, Technology Taihao and Specter Taihao both sighed softly, then pulled the dying Alien Beast Taihao away in haste. No one knew where they went.
