Chapter 1910 - 594: It’s Lord Quantum Ghost, We’re Saved! (6k)_3
Chapter 1910: Chapter 594: It’s Lord Quantum Ghost, We’re Saved! (6k)_3
"That bunch of guys should finally be useful for something!"
"No objections from me!"
"Same here."
The three of them approved the plan at the same time and exchanged a smile.
"Haha, perfect timing. This time I’ve also invited one of our Empire’s pillars to split off some Strength and join the operation.
This time, there’s no way we slip up!"
"The Empire’s pillar... that ’Quantum Ghost’, huh..."
The General Assembly President glanced at the Emperor with a bit of jealousy. Even Saien envied that strongest Mechanical Master. Saien was supposed to be the one famous for mechanical tech, yet such a powerful Mechanical Master was in the Gemini Empire.
Alongside his unwillingness, he was also extremely confident in that person’s Strength.
"In that case, it’s settled!"
.........
A few days later, somewhere in the Starry Sky
The Three Great Civilizations’ United Law Enforcement Fleet drifted in space, slowly heading toward the target planet, looking like it was just passing by like any other day.
It was also a mission, but unlike last time, the United Fleet’s Combat Power had practically skyrocketed.
In the old days, 4th Rank Transcendents inside the fleet were already the top Combat Power tier, but now, even they could only serve as squad leaders for show.
Right now, in the flagship’s command room, the core command level didn’t even have a single 4th Rank in sight.
"So that’s the planet where the Red Moon Church set up their ambush?"
A high-tier Transcendent stared at the frontal feed on the virtual screen; a planet was floating right off their heading.
If they didn’t change course, the fleet would simply skim past the planet, but the red frame marked on the virtual screen clearly showed they weren’t just going to pass by.
"That’s right. According to intel, the Red Moon Church has already planted a huge number of Believers there, and there are even High-level believers on site.
Unfortunately, our people’s Rank is still too Low-level right now; we can’t touch the higher-level intel at all. Even those Fifth Tier and Tier Six Believers haven’t been fully identified; the high-tier ones are just rumors at this point...
So this time we can’t lay out any detailed plan in advance. We’ll have to improvise at the end."
The fleet’s overall Commander spoke respectfully. He was just a Tier Six Transcendent; even if he was nominally in command of the entire fleet and even these High-tier Extraordinary were under his banner,
it was impossible for him to actually give them orders.
Those were the kind of people who could casually crush him to paste, and every one of their names was the sort that could be etched into Transcendent textbooks!
Both their Strength and their reputation deserved his respect.
"Haha, if you ask me, we might as well just let the fleet fire off a round of ship cannon strikes! Wipe all those suspicious coordinates clean in one go!"
A burly High-level Mage had barely finished speaking before he was met with contempt from everyone around him, including those Tier Six Transcendents.
"Leaving aside whether it’s worth it or not, going straight to fleet bombardment would break the rules!"
"Exactly. If we pull that stunt, then it really will be no end to the feud.
If the Red Moon Church is completely enraged and starts wrecking planets regardless of consequences, are you going to be the one responsible for wiping them out?"
"Tch, of course I know. I was just saying..."
The burly Mage curled his lips.
This wasn’t some public set of rules, but a default piece of tacit understanding in the Starry Sky: no one is allowed to use civilians as leverage, and you can’t use high-yield weapons to forcibly slaughter a planet to coerce the enemy into submission.
After all, these are planets that possess Transcendent beings. Nobody wants their own planet blown up by the enemy’s suicide strike.
What’s more, to pull off something like that, for high-tier Transcendents it doesn’t even need to be a "suicide" strike.
Low-level civilizations without Star Destroyer capability don’t want to be bullied by Advanced civilizations; mid- and high-level civilizations that possess Star Destroyer capability worry that even more Advanced civilizations will use Star Destroyer weapons they can’t counter.
And the Three Great Civilizations don’t want their own spheres of influence to be constantly under threat from suicide-style Star Destroyer weapons either.
—Star Destroyer weapons were never something that had to be "fired" in the first place!
If a Star Destroyer Cannon can unleash Star Destroyer-level Attacks, then of course its Self-Destruction would also carry Star Destroyer-grade power!
With everyone collectively pushing in this direction, that piece of tacit Rule Establishment ended up taking shape.
This was also one of the reasons why, back when the Six Great Churches attacked planets, the Three Great Civilizations went all-out and pulled no punches.
Of course.
All of this is limited to not being allowed to use "fleets" to carry out "large-scale" civilian slaughter.
For many mid- and high-level civilizations, or for the Three Great Civilizations, there are all sorts of widely acknowledged excuses to sidestep this set of rules.
For example, "collateral damage from Advanced Extraordinary combat," "collateral damage during ground force engagements," "...collateral damage," and so on. As long as it’s under the pretext of "collateral damage," it can still be allowed!
Otherwise this Rule would practically equal restricting high-yield killing weapons, targeting Advanced civilizations—especially the Three Great Civilizations. As the Rule Establishment group, how could the Three Great Civilizations possibly allow a Rule that turns around and shackles them?
"...Alright, that’s the plan for now. We’re about to reach the target planet; get ready to move!"
The Tier Six Commander briefly outlined the provisional plan. That planet which had still been far off just now had already been magnified several times on the display.
Having finished, the Commander turned his head toward one corner of the virtual screen and spoke respectfully:
"My lord, we’re ready. Next, we’ll leave the Quantum communications security in your hands."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. Don’t call me unless something really happens. I’m not going to make a move."
A lazy patched-together electronic voice forced its way onto the ship’s broadcast, and all the high-tiers present straightened up in respect.
Within the current Starry Sky, they were all old-timers, the ones who knew more. Even if they hadn’t directly met the "Quantum Ghost," they had at least had the odd exchange now and then.
That was someone who, without relying on any special tricks, had survived from the era when he was the senior to most of them, living on after they died, all the way to today—a true old monster.