This extraterrestrial civilization did not place equal emphasis on science and martial arts, but on scientific progress.
In terms of technological development, it was even stronger than the Federation.
Many of the technologies in the Federation that were still in the theoretical stage had already become usable technology in the extraterrestrial civilization.
Of course, due to the different direction of development, the Federation, which emphasized both science and martial arts, would not necessarily be worse than the extraterrestrial civilization in a real fight.
However, the information brought back by Tang Siyu was still very useful to the current Federation.
Basically, it could be said that they had saved at least 200 years of exploration time.
The rapid advancement in technology would also feed back into cultivation.