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

158. When the stars shine brightest! (PS: About the doujinshi)

The starry sky was silent, and the light from distant stars stretched into the distance, eventually being swallowed by an ancient primordial black hole.

The universe remains calm, but beneath the veil created by the primordial black hole, a massive warship easily resists the gravitational pull from its core.

The immense gravity of the black hole distorts the sense of time, but this has no effect on Astra. While studying the rules of the Trisolaran universe, Laura can also easily perceive the changes in the outside world.

However, in order to get through this long period of scientific research, Laura allowed her perception to be distorted, just like in mythology where a day in heaven is a year on earth. It felt like Astra had completed her research on the Three-Body universe in the blink of an eye.

As the understanding of the rules of the Three-Body universe deepened, the world that had initially been extremely hostile to Laura began to weaken and could no longer interfere with Laura's use of the rules of the stars.

"It seems like it's almost time."

Playing with a distorted ray of light in her hand, Laura nodded in satisfaction, then piloted the Dawn away from the primordial black hole that had been with her for quite some time.

The Sentinel Array and the World of Ye Tree have been fully completed. Phantom and Aierriel have also emerged from their microcosms and joined forces with humanity to explore and expand the star systems near the solar system.

The Purge led by Noah truly became a natural disaster, with the star systems it passed through either being taken into the microcosm or transformed into backup mechanical planets, ready to be activated at any time as a backup plan.

Moreover, after a brief communication, Laura learned that after absorbing the technology of the Singer civilization, Little Noah had begun to officially track the escape of the marginal civilization, but so far he had not found any valuable clues.

The Human Alliance did not break its promise. After completely correcting the situation on Earth International, the Human Alliance completely separated from the power structure and returned the fleet that had been sealed on the moon.

Under the incredulous gaze of the Earth's international community, the Human Alliance arrived on Mars and applied for planetary terraforming project assistance from a global corporation to transform it into a colony and bridgehead for the Human Alliance in the new universe.

Within the small solar system, four civilizations emerged at once. With the support of the Human Alliance and the Illusionary Alliance, an unprecedented alliance of four civilizations was born. The civilizations shared certain technologies to a limited extent, but not exclusively, laying the foundation for trust.

At the same time, the Ye Tree World branch, located in the center of the Milky Way, has also officially opened. As long as the Bright Forest Project is underway, it will instantly attract the attention of the entire galaxy.

Luo Ji, who had long been granted access to the Sentinel Array, had gradually transformed into the swordsman Laura remembered after decades of trials.

"It seems that everything is ready."

Laura let out a long sigh of relief, her eyes revealing a rare sharpness as she suppressed her excitement and impulse. She sent a signal to Luo Ji, signaling him to take action.

"Has the time finally come?"

A glint of light flashed in his eyes. Luo Ji, who had long resided on Earth, stood up, turned to Zhuang Yan who looked somewhat puzzled, and explained, "There are some things that I need to do."

"Okay, then go ahead."

Zhuang Yan didn't ask Luo Ji what he was going to do, and she had even anticipated this day. Luo Ji had never had a clear job, but Earth International had never stopped subsidizing his family.

It was obvious, like the Wallfacer, that her husband must have been involved in a great plan.

"Don't worry, we'll still be able to see each other often in the future."

With a smile, Luo Ji turned and left without hesitation, disappearing into the already opened space bridge.

The Sentinel Array, with its sensing system capable of covering the entire Milky Way, is no stranger to Luo Ji. In fact, he has become quite familiar with it over the past decade.

In fact, after the Sentinel Array acquired preliminary detection capabilities, Luo Ji used it tentatively. The billions of star systems and dozens of civilizations at varying stages of development that the Sentinel Array reported back made Luo Ji clearly understand what he actually possessed.

The existence of the Four Civilizations Alliance does not mean the Dark Forest is ineffective; on the contrary, apart from the Solar System, the entire Milky Way is gripped by fear of the Dark Forest.

The Sentinel Array grants them an all-seeing eye, enabling them to grasp the coordinates of any civilization's home star system, colony, or even space city.

Even a god-like civilization cannot afford to completely shield its vast territory, and for the sentinel array, limited shielding is no different from exposing itself.

The mandate of heaven is in Luo Ji's hands!

For a full decade, Luo Ji observed numerous extraterrestrial civilizations. The power to arbitrarily control these alien races, much like God, did not lead Luo Ji astray; instead, it constantly reminded him of his own limitations.

He knew very well what the sentry array he controlled truly meant.

This is Pandora's box, enough to plunge the entire galaxy into chaos. And now, he is going to lift a corner of this box and expose the evil within to the galaxy.

"For humanity!"

Standing in the core command room of the Sentinel Array, Luo Ji slowly closed his eyes and then lit the flames that were enough to incinerate the entire Dark Forest.

In fact, the Sentinel Array could be activated on Earth, but in order to maintain a sense of solemnity and guilt, Luo Ji chose to come here instead, otherwise he worried that he would completely lose control one day.

Even now, Luo Ji still doesn't understand why Laura would let him take charge of such a dangerous strategic megastructure. Isn't she worried about something unexpected happening?

If Laura knew what Luo Ji was thinking, she would probably burst out laughing. Although the future of Earth and humanity has been drastically altered, Luo Ji is still the same Luo Ji.

Luo Ji, who once awed the entire Trisolaran civilization, embarked on the path to becoming the Swordholder the moment he understood the significance of the Wallfacers, a path from which there was no turning back.

Moreover, isn't it quite commemorative and symbolic to make Luo Ji the swordsman of the new era?

Mysterious fluctuations spread throughout the galaxy, followed by a space broadcast and an intelligent translation program being sent to all civilizations.

At the same time, the rules of the stars descended upon the galaxy in their entirety. Amidst the violent clash of these rules, like small boats on a stormy sea, all non-star god-level civilizations within the galaxy instantly fell from their pedestals.

At this moment, god-level civilizations will be monopolized by the stars.

[The Sentinel Array is activated. To all civilizations in the galaxy: This is the Colossus of the Universe. For the peace, development, and prosperity of the entire galaxy, the Colossus has decided to shoulder a heavy responsibility: to break down the distrust and barriers between civilizations.]

Therefore, the universe has distributed Universal Submachines to all interstellar civilizations, which will publish the coordinates of the top ten civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy in terms of overall civilization power around the clock without delay, and will also provide corresponding civilization reference values ​​for comparison between civilizations.

[To ensure fairness, for any god-level civilization that violates the rules, the universe will completely disrupt the rules of the Milky Way, preventing any precipitous differences in the potential of all civilizations. Of course, nothing is absolute; some god-level civilizations may adapt to the new rules very easily.]

[Now, we will begin publishing the list of civilized nations.]

[NO.1: A global behemoth, an interstellar company dedicated to friendly civilizations and the pursuit of love and peace. Its permanent branch is located in the Yeotree World, created around the visible boundary of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Note: If you wish to conduct trade, please exchange for Space Bridge attempts and travel to the Yeotree World to engage in trade...]

[NO.2: The Hunters, the slaughterers of the Thorin Protozoa. This civilization has been adapted to the new rules, and our company has restricted its use of galactic-level destructive weapons. The Hunters are not a particularly brutal civilization, so you can rest assured.]

[NO.3: The Purge Protocol, an ancient balance-maintaining program created to prevent the emergence of overly powerful cosmic civilizations. The new rules adapt to civilizations. If the supreme AI weren't a bit dim-witted, the hunter's ranking might not be second.]

【…】

[NO.6: Aierriel—Phantom Moe—Human Alliance—Earth International Alliance, New Rules Adapt to Civilization. As a rare alliance of four civilizations, the existence of this alliance is of great learning value, and we recommend that everyone consider studying it.]

[NO.7: Marginal Civilization, Not a Civilization Adapted to the New Rules. Friendly reminder: The Purge Agreement is searching for your whereabouts. For humanitarian reasons, the universe suggests finding a star system with good feng shui as your burial site as soon as possible.]

The broadcast continued, and upon hearing the clues about the marginal civilization he had been searching for so long, a villainous smile curled at the corner of Noah's mouth.

"Finally, I've found you all."

The Suzheng Fleet weighed anchor and set sail. Little Noah stopped paying attention to the global communications and prepared to teleport directly to the outpost of the fringe civilization to catch the cat that had been hiding for so many years.

Without the support of rules, marginalized civilizations are utterly vulnerable in the face of the rectification agreement.

A fleeting spatial fluctuation and a flash of light appeared, and under the desperate gaze of the marginal civilization, Little Noah's fleet descended before them.

【…】

[In closing, Universal would like to extend its special thanks to Universal's founder, Ms. Olivega Laura Lorecia. We hope everyone will live up to Ms. Laura's expectations and strive to uphold the galactic theme of love and peace.]

That concludes this Galaxy Space broadcast. We wish everyone a bright future.

The Dark Forest was utterly destroyed, and the most powerful hunters appeared naked in the sight of the entire galaxy. But before many civilizations could recover from the upheaval, an even more explosive message was transmitted to each civilization by the Universal Submachine Gun.

The marginal civilization that ranked seventh in overall civilization power was just completely wiped out. The remaining civilizations rose in rank, and the vacant tenth place was replaced by another quasi-god-level civilization that had not yet mastered the rules but had quite advanced conventional technology.

The one that took action was the third-ranked purge agreement!

The bloody reality and the lightning-fast destruction of marginal civilizations made the leaders of other civilizations realize one thing.

The situation in the Milky Way is likely to undergo a dramatic transformation, and their chances of surviving, or even escaping, in this increasingly chaotic galaxy may lie in the very source of it all—the evil cosmic behemoth.

However, it's best to wait and see.

The character designs are out, and we're starting to save up money to find an artist for the related doujinshi.

Most of the royalties from this book went to our daughter...

I feel like something is gradually going bad.

159. "Unicorn" Class Galaxy Defense Line (PS: About the doujinshi, Part 2)

The Dark Forest is dead, and the most powerful hunters have been exposed to everyone's view, becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

The demise of peripheral civilizations thoroughly shocked other civilizations that had been complacent and indifferent. While overall civilizational strength does not necessarily equate to a civilization's combat power, it can, to some extent, reflect the extent of a civilization's prosperity.

A civilization that is powerful in all aspects would certainly have a strong military, but even so, when faced with the invasion of the Purge Agreement, the seventh-ranked marginal civilization did not last long and was easily wiped out.

"The new rules are adapted to civilizations... It seems that this is why the Four Civilizations Alliance is able to rank sixth among the many galactic civilizations."

In the Stellaris universe, Lexington seemed to have gained some insight after learning of the cosmic corporation's major moves. These so-called new rules were quite familiar to the Stellaris civilization; although some details were somewhat unfamiliar, this was of little consequence.

It is clear that the colossal corporation, no, it should be Laura, caused the rules of the stars to impact this entirely new universe, and allowed the rules of the stars to gain the upper hand.

This is an opportunity!

Having weathered the most intense early stages of the Great Khan War, the cohesion of the Phantom Alliance reached an all-time high, and it was no longer mired in the mire as it had initially. Realizing the immense advantage this meant, Lexington directly allocated most of the Phantom Alliance's idle resources to the development of the new universe.

Although the Four Civilizations Alliance is called the Four Civilizations Alliance, this is only because everyone's starting point is the solar system. In reality, two factions have developed within the alliance.

Phantom Moe – The Elriel Front and the Human Union.

Cooperation between ship girls is undoubtedly more trustworthy than cooperation between ship girls and humans. Similarly, the Human Federation and Earth International share this view. Although they have a good relationship, they ultimately remain wary of each other.

"Wait a minute, it seems that Huanyu, which is currently ranked first, and Suzheng, which is ranked third, both have good relationships with Huanmeng. Laura and Noah will definitely not stand by and watch Huanmeng suffer a catastrophic disaster..."

"Hiss..." Suddenly, Lexington seemed to realize that he had secured the two most powerful backers in the entire galaxy. "So, all we need to do now is develop steadily."

The more Lexington thought about it, the more sense it made. She couldn't sit still any longer and called out to her secretary ship, "Saratoga, inform Changchun and Yubari that we're going to the Universal Tree."

After gathering the most professional members of Huanmeng, Lexington decisively applied for a space bridge teleportation from the Universal Submachine Gun and arrived inside this colossal structure that shocked the galaxy.

Next up is the diplomatic activity that Huanmeng excels at.

Meanwhile, in the world of Ye Shu, Veneto sat at the front desk, full of anticipation, waiting for Lexington to come. When he opened the Galaxy branch, Veneto knew that Santi would definitely not let him off the hook.

Different civilizations will have different hosts, but because of the diversity of races, most of them are intelligent programs. In fact, only a few familiar civilizations in the Starry Universe can be hosted by Veneto.

Over this long period of time, Veneto had already paid off the insignificant three thousand energy coins, but given the choice between returning to Huanmeng with a large sum of money to live a carefree life, or continuing to stay in Huanyu to experience the colorful galaxy, Veneto undoubtedly chose the latter.

"Lord Lexington, it's been a long time."

Seeing Lexington and the familiar figures behind him, Veneto smiled and said, "Welcome to the new world."

"Long time no see, Veneto. This time, Huanyu has done something really big."

With a joking tone, Lexington greeted Veneto: "So, what new goodies has Universe launched this time?"

"Aside from special conventional technologies, there are only some large-scale blueprints. If you are interested, you may wish to take a look."

When the business was mentioned, Veneto immediately became interested. To be honest, after receiving these rather interesting mega-project blueprints, Veneto had been eager to see how they would turn out.