I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

To put it more vividly and concretely, it would be like the entire Zero-Returner civilization erupted in thunderous applause, praising Lady Laura's words as pearls of wisdom without reservation.

Great!

"The Zero-Returners pursue the return of all things to zero, and they pursue the infinite ascension of the universe. Therefore, we call them the Ascended Civilization."

At this point, the reason why those who have returned to zero cannot be forcibly returned to matter is quite clear.

With the interference of the ascendants, the zeroers are unable to meet the minimum requirements for the universe to return to zero, and can only watch helplessly as the universe restarts itself, eventually collapsing.

As they delved deeper, the deepest secrets hidden in the Three-Body universe were gradually revealed to Laura.

The Three-Body Universe was once an eleven-dimensional universe, and the earliest eleven-dimensional civilization to emerge was the Zero-Returner Civilization.

Initially, due to insufficient technological capabilities, the civilizations that emerged were not enough to affect the stability of the Trisolaran universe, until the birth of the first god-level civilization.

What was originally a minor skirmish escalated into a world-ending conflict after the first use of an irreversible dimensional reduction weapon.

When the war finally ended, the entire universe completely lost its eleventh dimension. Except for a very few civilizations that had touched upon the advanced rules of god-like civilizations and transformed themselves into ten-dimensional beings, all other civilizations were utterly annihilated in the catastrophe of the universe's overall dimensional reduction.

The task of transforming all citizens into lower-dimensional beings was too massive, so not only the Zero-Returner civilization, but all other surviving civilizations ultimately continued as individual civilizations with Gestalt will.

Looking at the Zero One's golden glow, Laura couldn't help but think of the many orbs of light of different colors that appeared after the Dimensional Reduction Crisis.

Blue, purple, silver, green...

Hmm, she's kind of cute.

For various reasons, the reduction of dimensions in the universe has never stopped, and more and more ancient civilizations are being forced to become lower-dimensional civilizations, while the number of civilizations that have disappeared again is also considerable.

To this day, only the Zero-Returners and Ascended Ones remain of the supreme god-level civilization.

The Ascended are descendants of the Zero-Returners and survivors of the seventh dimension. Because they have experienced less time and knowledge than the Zero-Returners, the Ascended are not as capable as the Zero-Returners in terms of actual abilities.

However, if they were to actually fight, the Zero-Returners would not be able to gain an overwhelming advantage. After all, both are eighth-order civilizations capable of withstanding dimensional cleansing, and there is no substantial difference between them.

In other words, the Ascended can completely disrupt the Zeroers' plan to reset the universe.

Of course, those who return to zero can also obstruct the plans of those who ascend, but this only exacerbates the conflict between the two and serves no purpose.

Therefore, the Zeroers ultimately placed their hopes on Laura. And Laura did not disappoint the Zeroers' expectations, openly acknowledging her origins and accepting their allegiance.

The Zero-Returners are classified as near-level 30 singularity civilizations in the star system, which, rounded up, is equivalent to countless smaller Noahs.

Moreover, after completely consuming the Trisolaran universe, the Zero-Returners will eventually become part of the Star Cluster; this is just a matter of bringing the process forward a bit.

Besides, who wouldn't like getting something for nothing?

However, Laura did show some interest in the Ascended Ones that the Zeroers mentioned.

To be honest, although Laura and the Zero-Returner didn't have high hopes for the Ascended to achieve human ascension, Laura didn't think the plan itself was necessarily an absurd possibility.

So, why don't we let the ascendant give it a try and see if the ascendant can succeed given the significant advantage in objective conditions?

That sounds really exciting!

However, to achieve this, the Ascended Ones must be completely controlled. And with Zero and Laura working together, this is not an unrealistic notion.

So……

A flicker of excitement crossed Laura's eyes as she asked in a tone that Zero couldn't decipher.

"Hey, Zeroer, wanna go beat up the Ascended with Laura?"

162. Then, the Ascended One got hammered.

The Zero-Returners' decision to abandon darkness and embrace light completely disrupted Laura's plans.

The Stellar Rules currently only affect the Milky Way, not only because Laura wants to completely dethrone the god-like civilization native to the Trisolaran universe, but also to confuse the likes of the Zero-Returners and buy them enough time.

But now, with the Zeroers willing to help, the previous plan can skip the careful expansion steps and jump directly to the storyline of confronting the final boss, the Ascended.

"This is the residence of the ascendants."

Guided by the Zero-Returner, Laura saw a vast galaxy. However, such galaxies are not uncommon in the entire universe, making it hard to imagine that a supreme god-like civilization might reside there.

"This is the last projection of the seven-dimensional space onto the three-dimensional universe. Before the seventh dimension was completely destroyed, the Ascended isolated this galaxy dimension from the main universe. It can be said that this is one of the few galaxies in the entire universe that still has a seven-dimensional space."

Separated by several galaxies, the Zero-Returner looked at that mysterious galaxy and couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.

A galaxy-sized microcosm—this is already the limit that an eighth-order civilization can achieve. The space between galaxies, devoid of matter, is extremely difficult to construct. To create a richer universe-like system, a deeper understanding of spatial structure science is needed.

The galaxy in front of the two was the microcosm where the Ascended resided.

The Zero-Returners also possess their own microcosm, but like the Ascended Ones, for them who have become independent civilizations, their microcosm is no longer for survival, but for commemoration.

Indeed, it is to commemorate their lost homeland. Those treasures that can only exist in higher dimensions are not only valuable dimensional research materials, but also memories that can only remain in our minds.

The difficulty of creating a microcosm that can preserve past dimensions is self-evident. Just like the Proton civilization that was destroyed by the Trisolaran civilization, without sufficient technological level, it would be impossible to preserve something that should not exist in the world.

Of course, the Zero One's microcosm has already actively integrated into the Stellar Universe after communication. After all, the Stellar Universe has a complete multi-dimensional structure and a broader future, so why cling to one corner?

However, to some extent, the Ascended's cosmos is not just a pretty face.

"Within the microcosm, ascendants can borrow energy from vanished dimensions to activate certain hidden weapons and defensive devices, which can be considered a home-field advantage."

Thinking of this, Zero couldn't help but miss his own little universe. If he could use his own little universe, Zero could create the same, or even stronger, home-field advantage.

The key to why the Zeroers are confident in suppressing the Ascended is that they move their homeland to the Ascended's homeland and then use their more complete and diverse dimensional advantages and technological reserves to defeat the Ascended.

However, although his own microcosm is gone, his side now has a more useful macrocosm.

Cautiously glancing at Laura beside him, the Zero-Returner remained completely calm, even wondering what kind of expression the Ascended One would show when facing the attack of the Lord of the Stars.

As their longtime rival, the Zeroers were very interested in this.

"Oh, is that so?"

Squinting, Laura carefully scanned the ascendant's microcosm galaxy, only then discovering some inconspicuous things lurking in the void. Because the threat to her was negligible, Laura hadn't noticed them at first.

"If that's the case, then let's just break all of this down completely."

With a thought, the vast array of star rules surged and enveloped the ascendant's domain. Under the intense clash of rules, the ascendant's microcosm could not even retain its basic structure. The space that was originally independent of the main universe returned to the original universe, and a large number of priceless technological creations immediately drifted out of the main universe.

Meanwhile, due to the return of the main universe, the old dimensional space, as a remnant of the previous dynasty, is constantly being eroded. Those dimensional wonders, which are regarded as historical and cultural heritage, gradually decompose and eventually disappear into this universe.

Seeing this scene, even those who had become part of the stars felt heartbroken.

"Now, that Ascendant guy is probably going to be furious... If he doesn't come out soon, all of these things will really be gone."

As if confirming the Zero One's speculation, a silent ripple swept by, and the high-dimensional fragments that had been continuously assimilated and reduced in dimension abruptly stopped dissipating, as if they had returned to their original microcosm.

At the same time, a silver ball of light appeared and sent a spatial broadcast filled with anger to Laura and the Zero-Returner.

"It was you, the Zeroer? You did all of this?"

"It really is silver!"

Upon seeing the full appearance of the Ascended One, Laura glanced at the Zero One, which was merely a different color, and immediately fell into deep thought.

"These two, maybe they could become a couple?"

While Laura was lost in thought, the Zero One stood in front of her and replied, "No, but it doesn't matter. Ascendant, we're here for you this time."

"Aimed at me?"

The Ascended glanced at Laura and sneered, "Looks like you're ready to settle things once and for all. What, is this the reinforcement you've brought from the galaxy?"

After the strange rules enveloped the galaxy, the Zero-Returners were the first to notice, while the Ascended were a step too slow and, due to the Zero-Returners' obstruction, ultimately lost the opportunity to contact Laura.

But now, this move has become the key to determining the fate of the universe.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that's how it will be."

Laura sat on the Colossus Ring, her hand already reaching for the ship-slaying sword behind her: "The Zero-Returner has told Laura what happened in this universe, so to prevent this place from being destroyed, Laura is also prepared to do something."

Let's speak frankly and openly.

"And you, the Ascended One, are Laura's obstacle. It might be hard to understand, but..."

Drawing her ship-slaying sword, Laura earnestly pleaded with the Ascended, "Could you transfer the mass of the entire universe to Laura?"

The Ascended's ascension to the human realm requires mass-energy, and Laura's perfection of the Stellar Universe also requires mass-energy. In this complete conflict, the Ascended's answer is self-evident.

Go to hell!

Without saying much, the Ascended One transformed into a silver ray of light and charged towards Laura. The moment the Ascended One appeared, the rules of this star sector were completely suppressed by Laura's Stellar Rules and the Zero-Returners.

Therefore, for the Ascended One, his only chance is to pull Laura and the Zeroers down from god-level civilizations as much as possible, and then use more powerful conventional technology to achieve victory.

Unfortunately, neither of these two ascendants were included.

Then, the Ascended One got smashed.

Five recommendation votes yesterday...

Anyway, I'm just a piece of junk, you might as well just kill me!

163. Welcome to Stellaris (and then comes the righteous brawl).

Rewind to the time when Laura was about to beat up the Ascended One.

To be honest, it's already a miracle that the Ascended can move at all, under the combined suppression of the Stars and the Zeroers.

However, with Laura deliberately holding back, the Ascended Ones unexpectedly discovered that they had not completely lost their combat power, and could even unleash the strength of a quasi-god-level civilization.

With the zero-based players not getting involved, the ascendants feel they still have a chance to turn things around.

Laura had no idea what the Ascended was thinking. She just wanted to fight the Ascended and, incidentally, use her long-unused capture device to extract all the valuable things from him.

Laura hadn't used her earliest macro-micro capture device for a long time after becoming the Lord of the Stars, but that doesn't mean she had relegated it to the sidelines.

On the contrary, Laura never forgot this wonderful thing that allowed her to secretly replicate technology. After fully possessing the Light of Noah, Laura loaded this function onto the Light of Noah.

No, strictly speaking, this is one of the functions of Noah's Light. What Laura did was simply replace the original, more primitive instrument with Noah's Light.

The Ascended are, after all, an eighth-order civilization. If this method is not used, Laura will most likely not be able to obtain the Ascended's unique technology.

So, whether it's for fun or to acquire technology, fighting the Ascended is a must.

And then, things developed like this...