Xiao Yu did not concern himself with what might have transpired within the Molian Civilization during those three days. Perhaps the message had been transmitted from the stationed Molian fleet back to the main civilization, followed by endless debates, or perhaps there were other twists and turns. Xiao Yu didn’t care about any of it. All that mattered was that they had agreed to ally with him.

This meant that his plan had finally taken its first, and most critical, step forward.

“To show our sincerity, we are willing to disclose our actual military strength. The following are the precise data… After reviewing these figures, you should understand that our Molian Civilization is by no means a match for this aging Specter. In truth, we can’t even conceive of a way to eliminate it. Since you’ve come to us proposing an alliance, does this mean you already have a feasible plan? If so, tell us, how do you intend to destroy this aging Level 4 Specter?”

After carefully reviewing his plan one last time, Xiao Yu slowly laid it out.

“Very well, since you’ve agreed to join forces with me, then at least until the death of this Level 4 Specter, we are allies. During this time, I hope we can be completely honest with one another,” Xiao Yu said. “Thanks to the new dictionary encoding, our communications are concealed. The aging Specter has no way of perceiving the actual content of our conversations. To this day, it remains unaware of my true intentions. This gives me a significant advantage, and with that advantage, I’ve formulated a plan.”

“My plan is quite simple, while the Specter remains unsuspecting, I will use the pretense of developing technology and researching negative matter cannons as a cover to construct a stellar cannon. With this stellar cannon, we can trigger a supernova explosion in this star before the Specter even realizes what’s happening. Because a supernova occurs extremely rapidly, the moment the stellar cannon fires, the explosion will begin immediately. Thus, we have a very good chance of killing the aging Specter this way.”

“What do you think of this plan?”

There was no need to conceal any of this, so Xiao Yu spoke truthfully and revealed his entire plan.

The response he received was long silence. It seemed even the Molian Civilization had been stunned by Xiao Yu’s audacity.

“Destroy… a star?” The Molian fleet commander’s voice sounded dry and strained. “That… that’s insane. Our Molian Civilization does not possess such advanced technology.”

“If you don’t have the technology, then develop it. Our two civilizations will collaborate, share all technological information, and pool our strength. Within fifty years, we will turn this weapon into reality! If you don’t agree with this plan, you are welcome to propose a better, feasible alternative.”

After another pause, the Molian commander slowly responded, “Our scientists have indeed conducted some preliminary research on such a weapon, but it currently exists only at the conceptual stage. We have no confidence that we can build it in such a short time. Furthermore, do not forget, your technological level is behind ours. If we share all our knowledge, you would gain a tremendous advantage. What compensation can you offer in return?”

Xiao Yu smiled slightly and replied, “I believe it’s highly irrational to argue about such matters at this stage. With the destruction of both our civilizations looming, does your Molian Civilization still wish to haggle over these details? You must recognize one thing, this is an effort to save both our civilizations. Moreover, I am taking far greater risks than you. If we fail to eliminate this Level 4 Specter, then even if my fleet fully submits to your civilization, what meaning would that hold?”

“For a technological civilization, technology is its most precious wealth. We cannot simply share our valuable technology with you for nothing,” the Molian fleet commander flatly rejected Xiao Yu’s proposal.

“Then, what do you want?” Xiao Yu asked. “Promises? I don’t believe our alliance will last beyond the death of the Level 4 Specter. Promises between civilizations are never binding. Supplies? I’m afraid not. That would arouse the Specter’s suspicion, so I cannot send a large fleet to deliver materials to you. In truth, I don’t even know what I can offer you at this point.”

“No, you have something you can give us. And it absolutely won’t arouse the Level 4 Specter’s suspicion,” the Molian fleet commander paused before continuing, “Return our people to us.”

“Oh…” Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned, then realized what the commander meant. In fact, had the Molian commander not reminded him, Xiao Yu had nearly forgotten that over ten thousand Molian prisoners were still frozen in his massive cold storage facility, originally intended to be sold as merchandise someday.

After all attempts to break these Molians into submission had failed, Xiao Yu had lost interest in them.

“Your civilization’s unity exceeds my expectations. I truly admire your civilization. Your people are being well-preserved in my cold storage. After thawing, they will immediately recover fully. Your request is reasonable, and I cannot refuse it. Please wait three years. After that, a vessel carrying your people will reach your fleet.”

“Very well. Since you’ve shown sincerity, we of the Molian Civilization will naturally honor our promise. Then… let us begin our cooperation. Although we have little confidence that a stellar cannon can be built, at this point, we have no choice but to take the risk. But one more thing, our cooperation is strictly limited to the stellar weapon. We will not share any unrelated technology with you. Once the plan succeeds and the Level 4 Specter is destroyed, our two civilizations will settle matters between us by whatever means necessary.”

“Excellent. We’ll settle it after the plan succeeds,” Xiao Yu responded.

With the alliance smoothly established, both sides immediately entered the practical phase of operations. Through the probe, a flood of technology was continuously transmitted to Xiao Yu’s side as the Molian Civilization worked to rapidly elevate Xiao Yu’s scientists to their level of knowledge. Only once both sides stood on similar footing could true cooperation proceed.

In this process, many of Xiao Yu’s technical problems were resolved almost instantly.

Yet among these technologies, Xiao Yu keenly noticed a problem: these shared technologies were solely applicable to the construction of stellar weapons. The negative matter cannons used for stellar destruction were fundamentally different from those used in conventional warfare. The two weapons used entirely different types of tachyons, and differed greatly in power modules, negative matter generation modules, firing modules, and numerous other systems.

However, technology shares common principles, and by analogy, Xiao Yu still gained insight into many related fields, the harvest was not small.

Amidst the technological exchanges, Xiao Yu was also brewing another scheme.

Before transferring the over ten thousand frozen Molian prisoners onto the transport ship, Xiao Yu summoned all the scientists from the Biological Science Institute for a meeting.

“I’ve gathered you here to ask: can you develop, within three months, a virus specifically targeting Molian lifeforms, with a fifty-year incubation period? Additionally, the virus must be completely undetectable to the Molian Civilization.”

Xiao Yu’s plan was simple, use these returning prisoners as carriers to bring a deadly virus back into the Molian fleet, thereby weakening their combat power.

Since the two sides would remain allied for the next fifty years, Xiao Yu needed their expertise to deal with the aging Specter. Thus, the virus could only activate after fifty years.

If successful, this would be a simple yet extremely efficient strategy.

“Master, I regret to inform you that the time is too short, we cannot accomplish this,” the director of the Biological Science Institute replied. “If we try to force it, we could develop the virus, but it would not escape the Molian Civilization’s medical screening. After being returned, these prisoners will undoubtedly undergo thorough examinations. Under such scrutiny, any virus would be exposed.”

“I see…” Xiao Yu pondered for a while, then reluctantly gave up the plan.

“Very well. You may return for now. Fifty years from now, I’ll be summoning you again…” Xiao Yu thought bitterly.

After confirming the poisoning plan could not be carried out, Xiao Yu decisively transferred all the prisoners onto a large cargo vessel and set its course toward the Molian fleet.

“Your people are en route. In three years, they will be reunited with your fleet,” Xiao Yu announced.

“Very well. I hope for a successful cooperation.”

“A successful cooperation.”

After the brief exchange, Xiao Yu cut off communication.

At that moment, Xiao Yu received a transmission request from Luka Two. Once connected, Luka Two’s voice rang out in Xiao Yu’s mind.

“Master, I have a suggestion. Reveal to the aging Specter the dictionary you are using to communicate with the Molian Civilization…”