Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 496: Divine Ark Civilization
The discovery about the racial character and innate talent for war made Xiao Yu even more determined to bring the Purple Civilization into the system of the Divine Ark Civilization. It would just take finesse, not force.
Because while studying the Purple Civilization’s racial character, Xiao Yu found another point. That is, while the Purple Civilization possessed a nature that obeyed order and delighted in helping weaker civilizations, they also had the quality of preferring death to surrender and being indomitable.
When Predator Civilizations came to attack, if the Purple Civilization had chosen to break into teams and flee, then after losing the majority of their population, a small number of them would always have managed to escape and preserve the seed of their civilization. But the Purple Civilization did not do that. In the face of a powerful enemy, they chose to resist, even though they knew very clearly that their resistance would not have any effect.
If Xiao Yu chose coercive measures, he was certain that the Purple Civilization would resist him. At that time, he would only obtain the corpses of the Purple Civilization’s intelligent beings, not their spirit.
“But that’s fine. I have ways to make you willingly join the Divine Ark Civilization.” Xiao Yu thought with a smile. “I will need about three years for this round of rest and reorganization. After three years, I will take you away from here with me.”
That’s right. At this moment, Xiao Yu had already begun to execute this plan, only the intelligent beings of the Purple Civilization had not yet noticed. As long as there is exchange, there is mutual understanding, and Xiao Yu believed that with the advantages and inclusiveness of the Divine Ark Civilization, it would be easy to arouse the yearning of the Purple Civilization’s intelligent beings. Once that yearning existed, after stirring up favorable feelings and envy for the Divine Ark Civilization within Purple Civilization society, and then applying a bit of external crisis pressure, everything would naturally fall into place.
The Purple Civilization called their home planet the Star of Light, a name that Xiao Yu found rather ironic. Because the planet’s atmosphere was too thick and transmitted light poorly, even when the stellar rays shone directly, the planet was only as bright as dusk on Earth. Xiao Yu believed that calling this planet the Star of Light was probably because the Purple Civilization longed for light.
At this moment, on the Star of Light, the Psychosocial Sciences Division expedition led by Luka Two was conducting a survey above the capital of this planet. There were a little more than twenty scientists in the group, and together with the security robots Xiao Yu had assigned to them, the total number was fewer than fifty. To show how much they valued the Divine Ark Civilization, the Purple Civilization had even dispatched five security personnel to accompany them. One should know that public security on the Purple Civilization’s world had always been excellent; even when their leaders traveled, they did not bring this many security personnel.
“Hmm, it seems the Purple Civilization has a different understanding of architectural art from ours.” Luka Two set his gaze on a peculiarly shaped building, nodded slightly, and said, “A unique architectural style can, to a certain extent, reflect a civilization’s racial psychology. Look, most of these buildings have soft lines, and their colors are mostly gentle tones. This tells us quite a bit. If we were to become enemies with this civilization, through this one point we could determine how to implement certain key strategies.”
“Yes, Lord Two, what you say is very reasonable.” the scientist accompanying him immediately replied respectfully.
“Hmm… let’s go take a look over there.” Luka Two said, pointing to a large square nearby.
It was supposedly a workday for the Purple Civilization, so there were not many pedestrians on the wide streets. However, as Luka Two’s party kept moving, a large crowd quickly gathered behind them. The security personnel sent by the Purple Civilization strictly forbade these people from approaching. Their innate instinct to obey order kept them from taking even a single step forward. They only gathered to the side, whispering among themselves. The looks they cast toward Luka Two’s group were full of admiration and reverence.
“So these are scientists of the Divine Ark Civilization… a Level 5 Civilization. Look, the equipment they’re wearing should be their personal life-support gear, right? Even personal life-support gear can be made this beautiful and this light.”
“Yeah, they are indeed intelligent beings of a Level 5 Civilization. I heard their civilization can already travel at 35 times the speed of light. Sigh, I wanted to take a photo with them, but it looks like that won’t work now.” This Purple Civilization intelligent being glanced regretfully at the accompanying security personnel, then shook his head and sighed.
Luka Two and his group soon reached the square. A gigantic screen towered beside the square, and at this moment it was playing footage of the war from some time ago.
In the pitch-black expanse of space, countless ugly Predator Civilization spaceships appeared one after another. After forming into formations, they began to head toward the Star of Light beneath the screen. Many Purple Civilization spaceships immediately appeared above the Star of Light, but in the course of engaging the Predator Civilizations, the Purple Civilization’s fleet was utterly defeated. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The footage was shot with a strong artistic sense. The grim, killing aura when the Predator Civilization’s ships appeared, the Purple Civilization fleet’s desperate, back-against-the-water last stand, the tragic, bleak feeling like the wind soughing over the a river were all rendered vividly. Weeping children, mothers softly comforting their kids, husbands fallen in battle… scene after scene shifted, drawing every gaze in the square. When the Purple Civilization’s fleet completely collapsed and could no longer stop the Predator Civilization’s fleet, the entire screen suddenly brightened.
With that burst of light, the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet appeared. The footage fully displayed the grandeur and magnanimity of the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet, as well as its formidable combat power. Under the intervention of the Divine Ark Civilization’s fleet, the Predator Civilization’s fleet was quickly routed and forced to flee in panic. At that moment, the footage shifted again, cutting to smiling children, wives smiling as they saw their husbands return safely, and elders full of relief upon seeing their children come home.
When the footage finally finished, a line of words appeared on the screen, “Thank you to the Divine Ark Civilization for your selfless help to our Purple Civilization. Without the Divine Ark Civilization, we would not have the happy life we have now.”
In the square, the faces of the Purple Civilization citizens who had watched this footage all showed excitement. Some even could not help but kneel. Then they saw Luka Two and his group, wearing personal life-support gear, strolling casually into the square. Their emotions were instantly ignited. Countless people surged forward, surrounding Luka Two’s party. The accompanying Purple Civilization security personnel shouted sternly, but in such a scene, the Purple Civilization intelligent beings’ instinct to obey order had already been broken by their fervor, and even the reprimands of the security personnel could not make them retreat.
Some began to kneel. Some were so excited that tears streamed down their faces. More people squeezed forward, trying to touch Luka Two’s group. If not for the strenuous obstruction by the accompanying security robots, an extremely serious stampede would likely have occurred here.
Seeing this, Luka Two could not help but smile wryly.
“Divine Ark Civilization! Divine Ark Civilization!” Suddenly these four words rang out over the square. The cry rapidly grew, eventually spreading across the entire venue. For a time, the phrase Divine Ark Civilization resounded in the sky.
“People of the Purple Civilization, hello everyone.” At this moment, Luka Two had no choice but to step forward and say a few words. He waved his hand, and after slightly quieting the cheers, he said, “There is no doubt that the Purple Civilization is a kind civilization. Likewise, our Divine Ark Civilization is a civilization that loves peace and delights in helping the weak. Helping you eliminate the Predator Civilizations is what we ought to do. Please rest assured, during this three-year period of our rest and reorganization, our Divine Ark Civilization will comprehensively protect your safety. Before we leave, no existence will be allowed to threaten the Purple Civilization!”
“Divine Ark Civilization, Divine Ark Civilization!” After Luka Two finished speaking, the phrase once again resounded in the sky.
“Uncle, uncle, c-can I take a photo with you?” After the chanting quieted down, a little girl standing in the front row mustered her courage and finally said this to Luka Two.
Luka Two smiled slightly. After confirming that there was no cultural taboo in the Purple Civilization against embracing a juvenile intelligent being of the other side, he stepped forward and picked up the little girl. An adult female Purple Civilization intelligent being next to them immediately raised her imaging device and captured the scene.
Luka Two knew that, at the latest by tomorrow, this photo would appear across the major media of the Purple Civilization.
“Creating an image of being approachable and willing to communicate is very beneficial to the eventual integration of different people. After all, bringing the Purple Civilization into the Divine Ark Civilization is the objective set by the master, and that cannot be violated. Therefore, in this expedition, aside from understanding the Purple Civilization, promoting goodwill is also one of our goals.” Through the built-in communication channel, Luka Two spoke to the accompanying scientists.
“We understand, Lord Two.” The other scientists responded one after another.
The clamor lasted for more than an hour before the gathered crowd reluctantly dispersed under the persuasion of the accompanying security personnel. Luka Two’s survey continued. It was certainly impossible to stay in the square, so Luka Two and his group moved to the street nearby.
Just then, a disheveled male Purple Civilization intelligent being with untidy clothing suddenly came running wildly. As he ran, he shouted, “Guests of the Divine Ark Civilization! Please wait, please wait!”
