241: Chapter 241 The appearance of the divine ship shocks the powerful enemy, and the Tayak fleet surrenders on the spot!
The door to the rest cabin slid open silently.
Su Che walked out from inside, still wearing the same casual clothes, only the collar was buttoned neatly.
Keira stood by the door, her blue skin appearing deeper in the cold light of the corridor.
"Go to the main control hall." Su Che said, stretching his neck as he walked, "Specific situation."
"The jump signal source is confirmed to be from the Tayake Civilization. The energy signature is of the same origin as the observer, but the intensity is one hundred and ten times higher."
Keira followed behind him, speaking quickly, "Eleven high-energy reaction targets gathered at the L2 anchor point five minutes ago and are currently in a silent hovering state."
The two walked one after the other, hurrying through the empty corridor.
"What are the flagship's specifications?"
"Based on initial estimates from radar cross-section and energy readings, the flagship is about 1,800 meters long, and the other ten are kilometer-class frigates."
Su Che did not stop walking.
One flagship, ten frigates.
This was the strength of a peak Level 3 Civilization; just one vanguard fleet was enough to wipe any 0.7-level planetary civilization off the star map.
On the circular main screen of the main control hall.
In the coordinate area representing the L2 point, eleven red dots were clustered together, like a group of sharks that had smelled blood.
"Disable Genesis's basic stealth." Su Che's voice rang out in the spacious hall.
Keira's fingers swept a blue light across the control console.
"Basic stealth disabled."
...
Earth-Moon L2 jump anchor point.
Eleven pitch-black, angular Tayake Civilization warships sailed out from the twisted space one by one.
The leading flagship, the "Punisher," had a pitch-black hull covered in ferocious gun ports and energy flow patterns.
Inside the bridge, Commander Varian sat in the command seat, his reptilian slit pupils staring indifferently at the azure planet on the screen.
"An interesting low-level civilization that could actually destroy the observer, although it was just a soon-to-be-obsolete sentry ship."
Varian's voice had a metallic friction texture, "It seems the old guys on the home planet were right; any potential threat that might sprout must be crushed before it breaks through the soil."
He raised a hand covered in scales.
"Give them a show of force. Charge the main cannon to 30%. Target: their near-Earth orbit space Dry Dock."
"Yes, Commander!" the fire control officer responded.
Just then, the radar officer's exclamation pierced the calmness of the bridge.
"Alert! Commander! A super-giant unknown target detected! On the far side of the moon! It... it wasn't there just now!"
Varian's slit pupils tightened, his gaze shifting to the main radar screen.
On the screen, a silhouette so huge it defied imagination was slowly emerging from the moon's shadow.
Its size made the entire moon look like a background plate to set it off.
"What... what is this thing?" Varian stood up from the command seat.
The largest warship he had ever seen was the flagship of the supreme commander of the Tayake Civilization home planet, which was no more than five kilometers long.
But this thing in front of him, the radar-scanned silhouette length was at least over thirteen or fourteen kilometers!
Isn't this planet's civilization level only 0.7? How could they build a giant ship of this scale?
Before he could figure it out, an even more shocking scene appeared.
On the side of the giant ship's hull, a huge emblem made of complex light patterns lit up; it was a swirling nebula with three equilateral stars held in the center.
"Kai... Kairos Civilization!" a navigator familiar with star charts gasped, "This is the emblem of the Level 3 Civilization, the Kairos Civilization!"
Varian's brain buzzed.
Kairos?
That ancient civilization that occupied the Perseus Arm and was feared even by the top brass of the Tayake Civilization home planet? Why would their ship appear in this godforsaken star system?
"Commander, the other party has sent a communication request. It's... it's the official diplomatic channel of the Kairos Civilization!"
Varian's body stiffened.
"Connect... connect it."
...
Genesis main control hall.
"Keira, project the Kairos Civilization emblem on the outside of the hull."
"Call the enemy flagship using the official Kairos Civilization channel."
Su Che gave instructions one by one.
Keira executed them precisely, her face devoid of any extra expression, as if all of this was a matter of course.
Varian's scale-covered face soon appeared on the main screen.
His shock and fear could not be hidden at all.
Keira stepped forward and spoke in pure Kairos language, her voice steady and noble.
The Tayake Civilization crew behind Varian stirred; they obviously understood.
After Keira finished speaking, she turned sideways and stepped back half a step.
"This is the Chief Advisor of the Kairos Civilization, Su Che." She introduced him grandly in the Tayake Civilization language.
Su Che walked to the communication screen and looked at Varian calmly.
But inside, he was thinking that this ship was just an empty shell, and even the engines couldn't move. If the other party was a hothead and charged over regardless, he would really lose face today.
Must settle this quickly.
"Tayake Civilization fleet."
Su Che spoke first, using the interstellar language translation that came with the communication system.
"Who gave you the nerve to step into the protected zone of the Kairos Civilization?"
Varian's body was visibly lowered; he lowered his head, his posture extremely respectful.
"Respected sir, we... we didn't know this was a protected zone of the Kairos Civilization. We were just hunting a fugitive."
"Fugitive?" Su Che's mouth curled into a cold sneer, "Do you need me to fish up the wreckage of the observer for you to see?"
Varian broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
"Sir, this is a misunderstanding! We will leave immediately!"
"Leave? It's not that easy to leave now that you're here."
Su Che held up two fingers.
"First, all the supplies on your eleven ships must be unloaded to the moon base. Not a single screw can be missing."
"Second, after unloading, get out of the Solar System immediately. Destroy the jump anchor point you set up here yourself. From now on, no Tayake Civilization ship is allowed to set foot here again."
Su Che leaned on the control console and added leisurely.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't mind driving this ship myself to pay a visit to your home planet."
Varian did not hesitate at all.
"We accept all conditions! Thank you for your mercy, sir!"
The communication was cut off.
Su Che looked at the darkened screen and cursed inwardly.
Damn it, I asked for too little. If I had known the Kairos name was this useful, I should have made them leave all their ships.
He didn't delay. He turned around, picked up another communicator, and dialed the dedicated line to General Shen Wangchuan.
"General Shen, the threat from the Tayake Civilization has been lifted."
Before the other side could reply, Su Che continued.
"Notify the moon base to prepare to receive supplies. Take everything from the eleven Tayake Civilization ships. The comprehensive development of the moon can be accelerated."
...
Three hours later.
Under the "gaze" of Genesis, eleven Tayake Civilization warships flew obediently over the moon base and dropped massive amounts of supply crates onto the designated open space.
Then, they flew toward the L2 point without looking back.
With a violent distortion of space, the eleven warships disappeared into the jump channel.
A few minutes later, the space at the L2 point.
It suddenly collapsed inward, and then a silent ripple of energy burst out.
The jump anchor point that had plagued the Earth's top brass for days was directly destroyed by the Tayake Civilization people themselves using some kind of space detonation technology.
The threat was completely lifted.
...
Genesis, bridge.
Su Che stood in front of a huge silver-gray door.
This was the first door adjacent to the unlocked area, three meters high, with a surface as smooth as a mirror.
In the center of the door panel, there was a data reading panel.
He had the system give him a technical data disk from the peak of a Level 3 Civilization and inserted it.
The panel lit up, and the data stream began to read.
A few minutes later, in the center of the door panel, a set of extremely complex circular symbol arrays appeared.
Seven sets of concentric rings, each engraved with twelve ancient symbols of different shapes, like a seven-layer combination lock.
Su Che knew that he had to unlock it himself.
Ask Keira or those ninety-nine Kairos scientists and engineers for help?
Are you kidding me?
An envoy from a Level 4 Civilization can't even open a Level 3 Civilization door lock? How would he continue this lie?
He didn't think too much, reached out, and began to try to turn the first ring.
Time passed minute by minute.
Su Che was alone in front of the door, trying thousands of combinations.
The logic of these symbols was completely beyond his knowledge system, and there was no pattern to follow.
He tried until he was dizzy, and several times wanted to give up and ask the system for the answer directly.
But the system played dead this time, without any hints.
Just when he was about to lose patience and was ready to leave, his finger accidentally pressed on a certain symbol on the third ring and the fifth ring at the same time.
"Click."
A soft sound.
The first six rings actually turned at the same time, automatically aligning to the correct position!
Only the innermost ring remained.
Su Che was stunned. There's such an operation?
He looked at the twelve symbols on the last ring, and as if inspired, chose one that looked the most pleasing to the eye and turned it.
"Click."
The seven rings lit up with a soft white light at the same time and slowly sank into the door panel.
The door opened.
Su Che let out a long breath, feeling more tired than fighting an interstellar war.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking that his luck was too good, it was simply a blind cat bumping into a dead mouse.
With excitement, he pushed open the heavy door panel and walked in.
Behind the door was a brand-new functional area, and the instruction panel in the center listed all the functions of this area in detail.
Su Che just took one look, and his whole person froze in place.
A few seconds later, a low roar mixed with shock and ecstasy echoed in the empty cabin.
"Damn, this is only the second door and it's already heaven-defying!"