Chapter 62: Surrender? The Purple Thorn Civilization's Territory

After the fleet arrived at planet e of Tau Ceti, Yan Xia first sent the Kaitian soldiers for negotiations.

The civilization called themselves the Leler civilization, and their appearance was not beast-like but insect-like. Their bodies were encased in exoskeletons, and they moved very slowly, with only the joints resembling hands being more flexible.

If one had to describe them, it would be like a spider's lower body and a mantis's upper body, but with a thinner abdomen, thicker limbs, and no scythes. They had eight legs and six hands, and each limb had six joints for flexibility, allowing free rotation.

Additionally, the ends of their limbs had seven fingers, and these 'fingers' had 15 to 18 joints, allowing them to grasp like human hands.

Their bodies were not tall, only about 1.1 meters.

What was surprising was that these creatures had wings, but not the membranous wings of insects; instead, they had fleshy wings that opened into thin membranes. However, due to their significant body mass, they could not fly like birds or insects but could only glide.

Due to their oviparous nature, similar to Earth, each family could produce 10 to 15 offspring per birth, and they usually had 3 to 5 births, resulting in a large population. Their total population reached 36.2 billion, and it was said that this was controlled by the Purple Thorn civilization. At their peak, their population exceeded 51.6 billion.

Facing such a weak civilization, Yan Xia did not waste any time and swiftly delivered a triple strike.

First, they clarified their identity, stating that they were not invaders but liberators and a powerful civilization federation that had defeated the Purple Thorn civilization.

Second, they invited the Leler civilization to join the Civilization Federation, not as an option but as a mandatory requirement.

If the Leler civilization chose not to join, it meant that the system would be of no value to them, and the fleet would withdraw, leaving the remnants of the Purple Thorn civilization to still control them.

Third, they offered benefits, providing extensive assistance to the lower classes of the Leler civilization, forcing the higher-ups to make a quick decision—to submit or resist. All resisters would be struck down on all fronts.

Yan Xia's policy was a combination of rewards and punishments.

It couldn't be too lenient or too harsh.

This was to avoid prolonged internal turmoil within the civilization, as it had happened in the Hundred-Eyed Star, which would only lead to a population decline, and these people were, in fact, Yan Xia's wealth.

After about six years, the Leler civilization gradually stabilized and accepted the Civilization Federation.

Through the remnants left by the Purple Thorn civilization in the system, Yan Xia also instructed Ella to study their technology.

Since all their warships had been destroyed by the stellar collapse and were pulled into the star by gravity, Yan Xia and Ella could only make assumptions and calculations to determine the Purple Thorn civilization's technology.

Now, with these remnants, they could conduct analyses and, combined with Ella's current technology, deduce the civilization's technological weaknesses.

The Purple Thorn civilization was indeed powerful.

Their understanding of the four fundamental forces surpassed Ella's, and she benefited greatly from studying them.

If they were previously at the beginning of level 2, Ella's technological level had now reached the middle of level 2, and she also mastered the technology to create the 'Wall'.

The 'Wall' is a special electromagnetic interference device, but it is too sophisticated.

For example, if electromagnetism is like a piece of iron, lower civilizations can only forge this iron into swords, while higher civilizations can turn it into firearms.

The power between the two is vastly different.

The 'Wall' is more of a technological innovation.

When closed, it not only blocks electromagnetism but also strong nuclear force to withstand nuclear energy.

When open, to prevent strong forces from affecting the movement of spaceships, only electromagnetism is activated.

To remain hidden in space, the 'Wall' also incorporates gravity, bending light to create a gravitational lensing effect around it.

In theory, the 'Wall' technology can also incorporate the weak force, but the weak force is on a microscopic level, and the energy released by the weak force cannot compare to electromagnetism and strong nuclear force, so it is not a primary energy attack method, and it is not worth the effort.

Even if advanced civilizations explore the weak force further, they cannot develop unique attacks, such as creating 'plague' particles that utilize the weak force.

Moreover, the energy consumption is not proportional to the force's strength, so the Purple Thorn civilization did not focus on this aspect.

This further research overturned many of Ella's previous judgments.

For example, the civilization had conducted extensive research on the weak force.

Now it seems that the gap was merely due to the difference in technological levels.

The Purple Thorn civilization's true strength lies in its comprehensiveness, as it has studied all four fundamental forces.

Mistakes in judgment are not a big deal, as in science, all progress is made through continuous research and the refutation of previous studies.

After studying the 'Wall', Ella gained the confidence to destroy its structure from the ground up.

This signaled that Yan Xia could now sweep away the remnants of the Purple Thorn civilization on planet f of Tau Ceti.

After all, they couldn't be left there indefinitely.

These remnants might have already sent messages to the outside, and in a few hundred years, other remnants of the Purple Thorn civilization from other systems might arrive, creating an internal and external threat and causing significant trouble.

In the 41st year after arriving at Tau Ceti, Yan Xia, upon confirming that the Purple Thorn civilization had no backup, ordered the fleet to attack planet f.

Due to the numerous asteroid collisions with the planet, the Purple Thorn civilization's energy consumption had been severe.

This attack lasted only four years. After destroying seven warships, the fleet cleared the orbital defenses outside planet f and surrounded the entire planet. If not for the desire to preserve the planet, Yan Xia could have fired the main cannon directly at it.

"Surrender?"

"Do they want to negotiate with us?"

In the second year of sending fighter jets to bomb the planet's surface, Ella received a surrender message from the enemy.

Yan Xia thought for a moment.

"They do not have that qualification."

"Continue the bombing. They still have some fighting power, and we must render them completely helpless."

The attack on the Purple Thorn civilization was not just for these reasons. Yan Xia also wanted to give the Kaitian and Hundred-Eyed tribes an outlet for their centuries-old anger.

At the same time, the integration of the Leler civilization would increase their loyalty.

As expected, the remnants of the Purple Thorn civilization on planet f resisted for another year, and this time, they finally understood their current situation.

Ella received a map.

When unfolded, it showed the entire territory of the Purple Thorn civilization, with more than ten resource points and anchor coordinates marked.

In the universe, star maps are as important as maps on a planet!

With this, Yan Xia could extend his exploration range to these regions and gradually control them.

This star map showed 26 systems and a total of six civilizations.