Chapter 632: Assimilation
"Click." With a faint click, the Wanxiang Gravity Device, spanning the entirety of the Moon, was finally repaired by Tie Xin Mie Jue Zhe.
As a high-tier extraordinary being who had most thoroughly integrated with spirit energy technology, he utilized his unique abilities to essentially transform himself into a mobile, cutting-edge industrial city.
Under his and the auxiliary AI's control, tens of thousands of industrial robots accomplished the miracle of repairing this gigantic device in twenty hours.
"Beep."
Half a minute later, the Wanxiang Gravity System, having completed its self-check and reboot, began to resume operation...
Sparks of spirit energy ignited from the heart of the central control zone, reawakening the colossal machine that had once fallen into a state of brain death.
A terrifying force, capable of rivaling a planet's gravity, surged from the core, beginning to repel the colorless psionic energy that had originally enveloped the Moon's surface.
"Bang!"
At that very instant, the colossal figure of light, the source of all psionic energy, began to collapse in the silent void of space like a bursting balloon.
Even if Bai Mo hadn't actively detonated it, it wouldn't have lasted much longer.
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The moment the device activated, a long-lost sense of security returned to many hearts—though it was merely a false sense of security.
Being supported by Bai Mo to keep the two planets separated felt like standing on the edge of a cliff, with a hand pulling them back from plunging into the abyss.
No matter how powerful and robust that hand was, the rescued still felt a profound panic, fearing when it might let go.
But being bound by the safety rope of the Wanxiang Gravity Device was different; after all, it was an inanimate object under their own control...
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After the projection collapsed, Mars, similarly affected, also welcomed its liberation. Vast numbers of Martians, who had been hiding in their tribes, terrified by the magnificent celestial phenomenon, now cautiously poked their heads out.
The surging tide of psionic energy gradually receded with the dissipation of the figure of light, leaving not a trace behind, yet leaving behind mountains of various spirit ores.
Dozens of rather rare minerals were piled up like trash. The psionic energy, having been induced deep into Mars's interior, had scoured the shallow regions tens of kilometers deep within the unfortunate planet, leaving it riddled with holes, looking exactly like a super-sized termite nest.
Many ordinary Martians who had narrowly escaped death began to devoutly pray to the Spirit of Nature they believed in, expressing their utmost reverence and gratitude for the great deity's salvation.
However, some more knowledgeable tribal leaders and anxious shamans reacted entirely differently. They vaguely knew that their survival through this ordeal was certainly not due to the Spirit of Nature...
Of course, Ying Huo, who had already accomplished its task and departed, couldn't care less about such minor matters. As a grounded spirit of Mars with no freedom, anyone who wanted to be one could be; it certainly wouldn't be returning.
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After Bai Mo's projection shattered, the scattered, glimmering fragments of light were drawn by the two sources, the Moon and Mars, falling onto the vast, empty ground. Perhaps in ten or a hundred years, they would transform into someone else's fortuitous encounter.
After all, for low-level cultivators, that was already the power of true Immortals, utterly beyond their reach; even a mere speck of a fragment held immense benefits.
This could be considered a casual move of his, scattering seeds of hope. Who knew, maybe they would blossom one day?
Otherwise, he could have completely annihilated his projection in space, leaving not even a strand of hair for future generations.
"It seems his benevolent personality is dominant today."
The council members, from their lofty positions, also saw those scattered fragments clearly.
On ordinary days, they, too, secretly created many similar opportunities, waiting to bestow good karma upon so-called 'fated individuals.' The cost was incredibly low, so it was considered angel investment.
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"Mr. Qiu Yi, the Federation now grants you a hereditary second-class peerage, with Hereditary Command Ship Mars Six-One-Eight as your demesne."
Half a year after the Mars affair concluded, a resplendent and joyful Qiu Yi received the ceremonial sword, symbolizing his authority, from a burly, bearded man in the Federation's official uniform.
The pure silver ceremonial sword was intricately engraved with numerous rune formations, gleaming exceptionally brightly under the lights.
These complex runes could provide the holder with a certain degree of comprehensive enhancement; though their individual effects weren't particularly strong, their broad coverage was their advantage.
However, the ceremonial sword's most important function wasn't these enhancements, but rather that it served as the key to unlocking a Hereditary Command Ship.
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Ever since the Federation discovered an unprecedented quantity of Empty Profound Crystals on Mars, its military machine, which had previously only engaged in minor skirmishes, entered a frenzied mode.
The Moon immediately initiated full wartime mobilization; over a dozen Six-tier Council members personally led more than fifty Six-tier avatars to crush all remaining resistance on Mars within a month.
Having lost Ying Huo, their supreme commander and strongest trump card, the Martians were directly overwhelmed by the Moon's crushing power.
Of the four remaining Six-tier monsters, two who resisted to the bitter end were half-beaten to death and then captured, taken to national laboratories, and never heard from again.
The other two, who surrendered, led the charge in humanizing education on Mars to save their own lives...
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After completely occupying Mars, hundreds of thousands of tons of Empty Profound Crystals were transported daily to shipyards located in the Martian and Lunar fortresses, becoming raw materials for the Hereditary Command Ships of the newly appointed nobility.
Hereditary Command Ship was a concept relative to that of hereditary territory for nobles.
After acquiring massive quantities of Empty Profound Crystals, the Federation began mass production of space-compression starships.
Each standardized space-compression starship contained enough space to accommodate an entire city. This internal space served as the hereditary territory granted to the ennobled, and the ship itself was the Hereditary Command Ship.
Within this private domain, the lord was the absolute master, a supreme and unrivaled emperor!
However, there was one catch: these spaces, at the outset, only contained Martian alien races... For human rights protection, relatively "superior" Federation citizens would not serve as initial subjects.
Of course, if a lord later had the ability to trick a group of Lunarians into entering, that was their own business, but at least legally, it was explicitly forbidden to compel them.
As for the nobles' mission, it was to assimilate the alien races into the Human Federation, to align their perspectives on life with those of humans, and simultaneously to force them to cultivate the Path of Humanization, humanizing them from the inside out.
During this process, whether the lord treated the alien races as leeks to be harvested or as slaves to be played with was irrelevant; the only thing that needed controlling was the mortality rate.
Every year, patrol officers would inspect the assimilation progress and compile statistics on the alien races' mortality rate, which was not to exceed three percent. In return for submitting "humans" who had completed both external and internal assimilation to the Federation Central Government, corresponding Contribution Points could be exchanged.
With a total of tens of millions of Martian alien races, the Federation truly went to great lengths to prevent them from colluding in rebellion.
PS: It's really boring without chapter comments... On a side note, let me recommend *Attacking Earth*; it's a rather unique apocalyptic novel?
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