Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 403 Don't Blame Me!
According to Li Qingsong's definition, the scope of electroweak civilization is extremely broad, from the unification of electromagnetic force and weak force into electroweak force to the unification of strong nuclear force.

This means that from the rudimentary electroweak civilization that only mastered the electroweak theory and failed to launch even a single satellite into orbit around its home planet, to the civilization that, before the extinction of human civilization, was even able to launch manned spacecraft to dwarf planets at the edge of galaxies for scientific exploration, and then to the civilization that could travel between stars at about 4% of the speed of light, all belong to the electroweak stage.

The weak civilization that Li Qingsong has unexpectedly discovered is at a certain stage of development, but it is weaker than the original human civilization.

This civilization has achieved manned spaceflight, but it has only managed to launch its own humans onto a satellite of its home planet. It has not been able to land on any other major planet, and there are only a handful of people on board.
Although a space station capable of long-term orbit was built, there is only one, and it can only accommodate four or five people.

Although technology has advanced significantly, with global networks and logistics systems, the world is still not unified. Various countries exist side by side, and many places remain mired in war and poverty, unable even to afford enough to eat.

Moreover, many diseases remain unconquered, causing great distress to people, and the average lifespan is only about sixty years.

Looking at this civilization, Li Qingsong's heart stirred.

"Many civilizations will surely go there to secretly observe this rudimentary, weak electrical civilization. If we can't find any trace of other civilizations in space and can't determine the current situation, we might as well go and take a look at that weak electrical civilization. Maybe we can find some clues there."

The thought had just crossed Li Qingsong's mind when he suddenly paused, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.

"Perhaps... most civilizations share my view. They probably wouldn't be interested in this civilization anyway, and wouldn't bother sending fleets there."

However, in order to learn about other civilizations, they all unanimously choose to go to that civilization. Therefore, going to that civilization makes it highly likely that they will find clues to other civilizations…

Shaking his head with a wry smile, Li Qingsong also followed the trend and dispatched a fleet to that direction.

Li Qingsong's current long-range communication limit has reached 17 light-years. At this moment, he is only 30 light-years away from that galaxy.

So Li Qingsong simply deployed his main body, moving it to the center of that star system and his main fleet. This allowed him to remotely control the fleet to explore that star system without losing control of the main fleet.

A small fleet quietly set off and then anchored in the vast void about one trillion kilometers from the star, quietly sending about one million covert spy satellites into the galaxy.

After navigating into the interior of the galaxy, while searching for other civilization detection devices, Li Qingsong conducted a detailed observation of this weak, rudimentary civilization.

"Hmm, humanoid biological structures have similar requirements for living environments as I do, except that they require a higher level of carbon dioxide and a slightly higher average temperature."

Cultural development is flourishing, with various schools of thought and ideas vying for dominance. We're probably in the early stages of unifying values. Once those values ​​are unified and the greatest common denominator is established, the next step will likely be global unification, but that will take several hundred years.

At this moment, this civilization is like a specimen for Li Qingsong to study the general laws of civilization development, and he is examining it meticulously.

But just as Li Qingsong was beginning to take an interest in this civilization, one of the probes at the forefront, the one closest to the planet, suddenly detected another probe, one that was not under its control, rapidly approaching.

Um? This is……

The next moment, Li Qingsong's detector lost contact, seemingly destroyed or captured.

"That's so rude..."

Li Qingsong shook his head and sent out some more detectors, but this time with even greater caution.

But unexpectedly, the destruction of this first probe seemed to have started a new phase, with multiple probes disappearing in quick succession afterward. Not only around that planet, but also in other parts of space, numerous probes were attacked from all directions!

After losing tens of thousands of detectors, Li Qingsong finally felt a surge of anger.

"Everyone is here to probe other things. If you're going to probe, then probe properly. Stealth and long-range observation capabilities are the most important. But now you're not following the rules. You're directly using force to forcibly capture the probes of other civilizations."
Is this how you play the game? Then don't blame me!

Li Qingsong hardened his heart and immediately commanded scientists from various races, while he himself took charge, to begin developing an armed detector suitable for this environment.

The current situation is that the probes that have come to this galaxy dare not gather together or launch a large-scale attack, because that would make them too obvious targets and immediately become the target of everyone's attacks.

The attacks between them generally used unconventional methods such as low-power energy cannons, low-power laser beams, electromagnetic interference, and energy interference.

This device, aside from the current unique circumstances, is likely to have no other use. This means that even if other civilizations focus on this area, they will not invest too many research resources in it.

Who has the time to specifically study this thing? As long as it works, that's good enough.

But Li Qingsong is different!

Given their vast scientific research resources, even if they allocated only one ten-thousandth of it to the development of such a special detector, it would be enough to crush other normal civilizations.

Not only do they outclass each other in combat power and performance, but they also outclass each other in upgrade and iteration speed!

After some research, a new batch of probes equipped with various small and covert offensive weapons were quickly deployed into the star system and immediately achieved results.

About 10,000 kilometers away from one of the probes, another probe, with a completely different shape and style, is quietly hovering.

Li Qingsong immediately maneuvered his probe forward, emitting a laser beam at a distance of over a thousand kilometers. The next moment, the probe went silent.

Its main energy supply channel was cut off by Li Qingsong!
Other detectors emerged and, under Li Qingsong's control, quickly retrieved the detector.

After some analysis and testing, Li Qingsong immediately determined that the detector was made by a gravitational civilization, and that its technology was slightly weaker than his own.

"Civilization number 1"

Elsewhere, more detectors are out in all directions, capturing more than twenty different types of detection devices with different technological approaches and construction styles.

"Even if we include the disguised ones, these twenty-odd types of detectors mean at least twenty gravitational civilizations... and their technological levels vary."

Add to that the possibility of at least two other dark force civilizations, and this small star system is certainly bustling.

On several occasions, the ways in which Li Qingsong's specially designed probes were destroyed were clearly beyond the reach of his own technology, indicating a level of dark energy. Based on this, Li Qingsong determined that there were at least two dark energy civilizations in this star system.

"But it's not complete yet; we need to continue the search!"

At Li Qingsong's command, more second-generation spy probes were deployed into the star system. At the same time, probes from other civilizations also began to upgrade and iterate. As a result, the probe warfare within this star system, in which no one dared to make too much noise and everything was fought in secret, intensified.

Later, even though Li Qingsong continuously iterated and improved the performance, the average number of detectors destroyed every day still climbed to more than 10!

Of course, the number of probes from other civilizations that were destroyed was much greater. Every day, Li Qingsong would deploy a large number of probes. If he encountered a lone probe from another civilization, he would destroy it and capture it. If he encountered a probe that was suspected to be of the dark force level, he would simply run away. He used all sorts of tactics, schemes, and alliances to fight to the death in this small star system.

However, there was almost no outward activity. The weak, rudimentary civilization remained completely unaware of this.

A great scientist who enjoys a very high reputation in this civilization even exclaimed under Li Qingsong's gaze: "Our civilization is very likely the only civilization in this universe, or at least one of the first civilizations."

In this vast starry sky, it is highly likely that no other intelligent life exists at all. Even if it does, it may be in an extremely primitive state.

Our civilization is very likely to be alone…

Li Qingsong sneered inwardly.

In this long, clandestine battle, Li Qingsong successfully captured more than one million detectors. After detailed analysis, he categorized these million detectors into 25 major categories based on their different routes, styles, aesthetics, and other factors.

However, Li Qingsong did not find any detectors that resembled the architectural style and technological approach of the Morais civilization.

"Did the Grey Worm civilization not come here, or did they come but not participate in this chaotic battle? Or... did the Grey Worm civilization's technological path differ from that of the Morais civilization, and I didn't recognize them?"

Li Qingsong pondered silently, but did not reach a conclusion.

However, another batch of detectors caught Li Qingsong's attention.

After careful analysis, Li Qingsong found some familiar traces on this batch of detectors.

This seems somewhat similar to the abyss civilization I encountered back then...

Back when he was escorting Qinglan back to the white dwarf planet where the Green Light Clan lived, they encountered the Abyss Civilization attacking the white dwarf and attempting to capture the Green Light Clan. After a battle, he was victorious, but instead of annihilating them, he released the Abyss Civilization.

If these probes were indeed created by an Abyss civilization, then... they have also advanced to the gravitational level and intend to join the Galactic Alliance?

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingsong captured another detector with this characteristic, but instead of destroying it, he sent a message to it.

This message was not accompanied by a dictionary and used the original script of the Abyss Civilization. This means that if the sender was not from the Abyss Civilization, it would be virtually impossible to decipher it.

"May I ask if your party is part of the Abyss Civilization?"

The reply came quickly, filled with seriousness: "We are... And you are?"

This reply also uses the language of the Abyss Civilization.

Li Qingsong breathed a sigh of relief.

It really is an Abyss Civilization!
"We are the Lantuk civilization. Thousands of years have passed since our last parting. How have you been?"

During the exchange of pleasantries, Li Qingsong was filled with emotion, while the Abyss Civilization side was full of enthusiasm and repeatedly recalled their past experiences, expressing their gratitude to Li Qingsong.

"I myself will not join the Galactic Alliance. Since the Abyss Civilization wants to join now, perhaps we can obtain some information about the Alliance through them."

"Sigh, the Abyss Civilization had no other choice but to join."

After making his request, Li Qingsong received a surprised reply from the Abyss Civilization: "You don't intend to join the Galactic Alliance? Well... given the current situation in the Milky Way, joining the Alliance seems to be the only way out for intermediate civilizations like ours. Won't you and your civilization reconsider?"

If you were to join us, our two civilizations could forge a closer alliance and support each other.

After being rejected by Li Qingsong once again, the Abyss Civilization gave up trying to persuade him.

We are not children; we all have large think tanks behind us. This decision must have been made after comprehensively considering various factors, and it cannot be easily changed.

No matter how close the relationship, we must still respect each other's choices and destinies when it comes to civilizations.

"Please rest assured that we will inform you immediately of any clues regarding the Grey Worm Civilization. If it is within range, we will use long-range communication; otherwise, we will broadcast using gravitational waves."

"In any case, I will keep you informed."

"Thank you."

After expressing his sincere gratitude, Li Qingsong destroyed all of his own detectors and quietly withdrew from the area.

There's no need to stay here any longer; just wait for news.

Before leaving, Li Qingsong took one last look at the life forms of the weak-phase civilization living on the planet, who were still completely unaware of the current conflict.

"Knowing nothing is not necessarily a bad thing. I wish you all the best in your endeavors."

……

After retreating to a point 120 light-years away from the convergence point, Li Qingsong lay in wait in the shadows.

Time passed quietly, and the starry sky ahead remained as tranquil as ever, as if nothing had ever happened.

After a long time, the detectors that Li Qingsong had set up there observed many large exhaust plumes, and all of them pointed in the opposite direction to the convergence point.

This is probably the appearance of a high-level civilization that is presiding over this alliance, and all civilizations have appeared and begun to converge.

In that case, intelligence about the Abyss Civilization should be arriving soon.

Sure enough, Li Qingsong did not have to wait long before he received the gravitational wave signal, which was encrypted using the previously agreed-upon method.

"This is a list of all the civilizations that have come to join the Galactic Alliance, along with brief introductions."

We can confirm that the Magic Eye Civilization was not among the civilizations participating in this alliance.

(End of this chapter)