Star Iron, after using the mod to make the Big Black Tower dark, the game became real

"Jingyuan's obsession ran too deep; his thoughts became reality, summoning the enemies from his memories."

Jing Yuan was terrified.

"What is that place?"

"The Dream World, the birthplace of the Empire."

Jing Yuan suddenly realized that, just as he had guessed, the origin of the empire was not the real universe.

"Your idea of ​​directly experiencing the hostile state in the Tide Dream Realm without using a mental anchor is good. It allows you to absorb some mental energy, but the downside is... you almost died."

Jingyuan laughed awkwardly.

Fortunately, the Immortal Ship Alliance and the Empire are partners, so even if they are submerged in the Dream World, they can be salvaged.

In other civilizations, they would have been utterly wiped out.

"The technology related to the Dream Realm is too dangerous. The Empire will release some security technologies later, and we can study those technologies without worrying about anything happening."

"So good."

Jingyuan was in a very good mood.

He genuinely wanted to learn mind techniques, but unfortunately, despite the Empire's best efforts to teach him, he just couldn't master them.

Hopefully, these security technologies will have a slightly lower barrier to entry.

……

Jing Yuan returned to the Luofu Immortal Ship.

First, he gathered people to dock the Star Chariot, then he gave Yanqing a fine sword and promised to help him repair the short sword.

After finishing everything, I opened the news and saw that the war between the Empire and the Company was in full swing.

Recalling her previous meeting with Jiang Wei, she noticed Jiang Wei's nonchalant attitude.

Jing Yuan shook his head helplessly.

The universe is too big.

Suppose that the Great Lord of Annihilation, Burning Wind, destroyed a planet, killing hundreds of billions of lives on it.

This may seem terrifying, but on an interstellar scale, it doesn't even deserve to take up a single second of people's time.

Not to mention life, the number of civilizations that perish every second in the universe is astronomical.

A planet can house hundreds of billions of people.

A medium-mass star, about 150 million times the size of a planet.

The entire space of a star system could be filled with 50 billion stars of this size.

The Great Lord of Annihilation can destroy an entire star system and extinguish a star in the night sky with a flick of his wrist.

How many stars are left?

One hundred billion, one trillion?

The Sky Front, Grammer, once possessed a territory spanning tens of thousands of light-years.

They defeated the breeding swarm, but perished in an internal conflict.

This incident itself illustrates a phenomenon.

The universe is too vast; its immensity exceeds the comprehension of the human brain.

The Empire now projects an image of peace in the interstellar space, advocating the paramount importance of the continuation of life.

But Jingyuan knew perfectly well that the empire was a domineering civilization.

Their attitude is evident in every detail.

One of Jiang Wei's proposals referred to civilizations that did not possess faster-than-light technology as indigenous civilizations.

What are indigenous peoples?

Wild man, animal, livestock, protected species—the identity of an indigenous person can be any of these.

In the past, interstellar civilizations rarely referred to these civilizations as "natives." Jing Yuan had a pleasant conversation with a friend from Beloborg and never considered him a native.

They addressed each other as "civilized".

Civilization is a respectful term.

The term "native" carries a slightly derogatory connotation.

But the problem is... the empire isn't belittling; it's just a simple narrative.

Their perspective and worldview led them to habitually use extremely plain language to inform civilizations in interstellar space.

Civilizations without faster-than-light technology are simply indigenous civilizations.

It seems that in their eyes, this is an indisputable fact, just as developed places are extravagant and therefore take prosperity as common sense.

Even the giant interstellar civilization, the Immortal Ship Alliance, is not so advanced that its worldview is different from other civilizations.

The good news is that, although the empire treated backward civilizations as natives, it regarded them as "protected species."

The conflicts between interstellar civilizations will not interfere with the free development of indigenous civilizations.

If the war spreads to indigenous civilizations, the empire will step in to stop it.

Their method of stopping it was to make civilization submit to the empire and become a vassal state.

When vassal states are drawn into war, the empire has the right to participate, and their existence is the strongest backdrop for the vassal states.

"The Empire will not be the successor to the company."

"They want to be the ones who maintain order and enforce the law."

"I also want to emulate the 'Pioneer' star god, connecting the entire universe and intending to firmly grasp it in my hands."

Jing Yuan didn't know why the empire had such confidence.

But Jingyuan had a feeling that the Empire might actually be able to do it.

The Empire's mind technology, their unparalleled power, is like a beacon of light in the darkness.

They are far more likely to become a beacon than other civilizations.

Even the Immortal Boat Alliance couldn't compare.

……

Imperial territory.

Jiang Wei left the laboratory of the Great Black Tower.

Open the system panel.

The expansion rate of the dream world is increasing by hundreds or thousands of times compared to before.

The more vast the dream world, the stronger the empire's spiritual energy.

As the level of natural disaster increases, each level brings about a slight qualitative change.

The Governor's Mansion was quite lively.

March 7th is moving some potted plants, which seem to be a specialty of other civilizations.

The flower's petals are pale blue and crystal-like, with distinct edges and a glow-in-the-dark effect. They look like minerals, but they are actually plants.

There are also some local delicacies that I've never seen before.

As the Empire created the cosmic highway using the Hundred Worlds Gate, various civilizations brought out their own local delicacies, greatly expanding the interstellar culinary landscape.

Even the Fairy Boat has introduced hundreds of delicious local delicacies.

On March 7th, upon seeing Jiang Wei, she put down the potted plant and ran over with a lively smile.

"Is the Empire planning to venture into the Path of Destiny? Is there anything interesting about it?"

"You are so full of energy."

"Hey~"

Xi Lian was eating a bag of snacks.

"I heard that the pioneering star god is named Akivili, and he's a likable star god."

Jiang Wei snatched the snacks.

"Strictly speaking, some forces like it, including myself."

View the logs.

Rift engines are being rapidly adopted; their low barrier to entry, low energy consumption, and high safety make them popular among the vast majority of civilizations.

Every time they use the Rift Engine, the Dream World expands a little.

"The second Mind-class battleship is almost finished. Shall we go to Sky Tower for a bit?"

"set off!"

……

The outer perimeter of Sky Tower is a visitor area, while entry into the inner ring is prohibited, making it exceptionally tranquil.

The passageway doesn't have an overly cold, high-tech feel; instead, it's decorated with elegant carpets and lined with flowers.

Jiang Wei walked to the sofa and sat down. His gaze passed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, where the silvery starlight illuminated the giant ship, making it shine brilliantly.

The area marked "Current Area" outlines the region of the stellar-class main cannon.

Because the Mind-class battleships are so large, only a portion of the hull can be seen with the naked eye.

The purpose of the current area marker is to inform guests which section of the Mind-class battleship they are viewing.

From the current angle of rotation, only the ship's cannons are visible; this is merely the tip of the iceberg. The fully-fledged Mind-class battleship stands tall within the star system.

If the equilibrium force field is not activated, this battleship can crush all the planets in the galaxy like a black hole using the most basic gravity well.

Even with the equilibrium force field activated, the ships are kept from interfering with reality to the greatest extent possible.

When a battleship gets close enough to a planet, it will inevitably cause the planet to perish.

Advanced technology itself also represents danger.

A household battery from the interstellar era, falling into the hands of an indigenous civilization, is a million times more dangerous than a nuclear bomb.

Xi Lian gazed at the Mind-class battleship, her breathing slowing down.

"It's so beautiful."

Jiang Wei opened the system panel. He was only one hundred star systems away from 3000, and the third boost would be unlocked soon.

Estella walked over with a tablet in her hand.

She wrote down a list of more than a dozen people, who appeared to be her family and relatives.

Although there was no limit to the list, Estelle decided to sever ties with her family, using the list as a final favor, and never to have any contact with them again.

Firefly was playing games. She didn't really like playing games, but Silver Wolf would always pester her when he missed her.

Since Firefly and Star Core Hunter are family, he could only agree to play with her.

Jiang Wei remembered something.

Can the Grammer Cavalry's "anti-breeding system" be reversed?

Jiang Wei previously expanded the territory in order to complete the task of conquering 3000 star systems.

But as the battle with the company continues, it must fight while simultaneously taking over their territory.

In this way, the empire's area will increase rapidly, and large-scale riots will not occur in war-torn areas.

Grammer's cavalry numbers were becoming insufficient, so he wanted to use "breeding" to speed up the assembly process.

The "Procreation" star god, Taizyuros, is said to have been driven by loneliness to ignite his destiny, transforming into a terrifying self-replicating, endless tide of procreation.

Initially, the rise of the breeding swarms brought about a catastrophe, emptying the entire galaxy, rushing into the universe, and creating unprecedented destruction.

By chance, they encountered the gluttonous Obolos.

The Star God of Reproduction keeps replicating and reproducing, while the Star God of Gluttony keeps eating.

It sounds hilarious.