Chapter 469: Chapter 275: Encountering the Greatest Nemesis
After observing for half a day, Shen Shi could only reach a conclusion similar to what the Mude System had suggested. There should be traces of a Relic Civilization behind this technology.
Because this power based on Primordial Energy clearly and vaguely exceeds the current understanding of Primordial Energy in the cosmos, otherwise, even an A-level Civilization wouldn’t find it hard to detect even a trace.
It’s truly unimaginable how powerful the Relic Civilization must be.
Being powerful to this extent is one thing, but their footprints seem to be scattered throughout the cosmos.
It must be known that the Thousand Alliance, although at war with the Mude System, actually isn’t close in proximity at all. One could even say they are exceptionally distant. After all, these two systems have been established for hundreds of thousands of years, continuously exploring new Star Systems, and it was only in the last few tens of thousands of years that they had any contact, which shows their great distance.
But such a great distance, yet there are still traces of the Relic Civilization.
Setting these thoughts aside, Shen Shi turned to contemplate the next course of action.
He finally decided to observe carefully once more.
If all he could discover were the reinforcing threads behind these Robe Weapons without any means to resolve them, then this discovery would actually carry little significance. Given the current level of Human Civilization, it’s likely they might not even be able to develop targeted weapons.
Shen Shi began to mobilize his power, even ignoring the potential for exposure, as he gradually approached the battlefield while observing these "threads." From a distance, what appeared to be dead lines, up close were actually dense, sizable Primordial Energy lines almost perfectly consistent with the curvature changes in space. Even for Shen Shi, he had to be fully focused at this moment.
As time passed, he vaguely seemed to see the aggregation of these Primordial Energy lines.
It was a very, very small Phase Space Bubble, only a few square meters in size, hidden very deeply. But there was no doubt that it wasn’t some technology beyond comprehension, just a hidden technology within known cognition.
The reason it could remain invisible to the Es Fleet was simply due to its minuscule size.
In wars where sizes often reach planetary scales, this form is essentially negligible. Perhaps an A-level Civilization has the technology to discover it, but for a level like that of the Es Civilization, it’s probably very difficult.
Shen Shi seemed to understand why the Es Fleet would launch widespread covering attacks toward seemingly empty areas.
It appears that in the increasingly intense wars of the last millennium or two, both sides have already developed targeted tactics.
With a slight stir in his heart, he had already made his decision.
"We maintain surveillance, keep our distance, and deploy the Ghost Fleet around us while preparing defenses. I want this battlefield completely surrounded!" Shen Shi decisively ordered.
Speaking of which, this was the first time the Holy Land was used in a war.
It only required twenty or thirty individuals with personal terminals to each take smaller warships stealthily positioned around. Subsequently, at a critical moment, they could rapidly deploy a massive fleet directly from their personal space. They could even bring out a large number of protective devices and war weapons. Since there’s no warping involved, at the same level of technology, it may not necessarily be detected by the enemy.
Moreover, given the current situation, although the Es Fleet is at a disadvantage, the Thousand Alliance’s strange Primordial Energy Robe Weapons seem to lack very strong detection capabilities.
In summary.
Shen Shi’s target is solely the Thousand Alliance.
Since he discovered the traces hidden by the other side, he didn’t mind being the oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada.
While instructing the others to quickly deploy forces using the convenience of the Holy Land, he kept a close watch on the battlefield, relying on his special sensitivity to Primordial Energy to maintain close surveillance on that extremely small Phase Space.
Although the entire process might seem simple, on the scale of interstellar war, it would take at least several years.
Indeed, even if it seemed like a simple small-scale skirmish, given the constant pursuit and defense, the time scale is measured in years.
Fortunately, Shen Shi was already used to it. Besides, with his current ability, even if he remained sleepless and tirelessly thinking, fatigue wouldn’t easily set in.
Time flew by.
The battlefield situation proceeded according to Shen Shi’s projection. The Es Fleet seemed not to have awaited the reinforcements they hoped for, nor did they successfully break out, nor fortunately hit the enemy’s hidden spots. Their whole small fleet of over a thousand warships seemed like they were the meat filling already wrapped tightly in the dumpling, just waiting to be cooked, with almost no chance of successfully escaping.
Shen Shi also noticed that the Thousand Alliance seemed to be trying to avoid directly destroying the Mude warships or weapon facilities as much as possible.
Often forcing to the last moment, they would bypass the warship defenses and directly attack the soldiers inside, their combat plans identical to the Pirate Alliance’s usual methods.
Clearly, for this kind of war, destruction and killing are not the primary objective; looting is.
It seems that even though these civilizations have greatly liberated productivity, during such high-intensity wars, resources are still tight, so much so that even the enemy’s weapons are not easily abandoned or destroyed.
"This benefits us," Shen Shi mumbled to himself.
Since he planned to be the oriole, the best outcome would not just be to take out the mantis but to swallow the cicada along with it.