Chapter 322: Chapter 321 Badeit Civilization

While the “Kunlun Mountain” descended into utter chaos, inside a pitch-black alien spaceship, a grand celebratory ceremony was underway.

A great number of Badit people were cheering for the success of their latest operation.

The Badit Civilization, a young interstellar civilization located in the Orion Arm, had been operating in this star domain for nearly a hundred thousand years as a faction of interstellar merchants.

Typically, the Badit Civilization appeared as an exceedingly friendly and modest group of interstellar merchants, but sometimes when opportunity knocked, they would play the role of robbers and loot a bit.

In reality, aside from renowned civilizations like the Amoeba Civilization, which were Level 5 or higher and large interstellar merchants disdaining plundering for the sake of their reputation, many low-level interstellar civilizations had such tendencies.

Who would know if, in some small corner of the Milky Way, a heist went unnoticed?

Of course, the prerequisite was–safety!

If looting some goods resulted in the destruction of some spaceships or a large loss of population, or if the opposing side discovered the identity of their civilization, thereby incurring relentless enmity, that would certainly be an unprofitable affair.

“…Your Highness, this is fantastic, this time we utilized the precious Millennium Bug Virus. According to our observations, their spaceship is now paralyzed,” a military observer sent the good news.

“We’ve detected electromagnetic waves automatically emitted by their radar; the central mother ship has been infected. The surrounding guardian fleet should also be affected to some extent.”

“Such a massive spaceship is just waiting for us to claim it. This time, you are sure to successfully take over the throne and ascend to the ultimate seat of power!”

“Don’t be hasty. Let the Millennium Bug operate for a bit longer… Including all the escort ships. We don’t want to miss a single one,” Prince Bart said with a full-faced smile, if such a wrinkled expression could truly be described as a “smile.”

He took a wine glass very “elegantly,” drinking a sip of the pale blue liquid inside with his long snout.

This life form had two legs and four arms, with a body roughly one point seven meters long. If judged by human standards, it did not look particularly attractive, resembling something between an octopus and an elephant.

Prince Bart spoke again, “The war is about to begin, everyone get ready! Also, ensure all our communication devices broadcast our identification signals. Don’t get infected by the Millennium Bug Virus. These damned digital lives can proliferate wildly with just a bit of electromagnetic waves, and if we are infected, we can’t deal with it!”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Bart, watching the expectant gazes of many subordinates below, proclaimed loudly, “If we secure a great victory this time and seize this fleet, I hereby announce that each individual will receive a reward of a hundred thousand Banars! The first troops to breach the control room will each receive a reward of one million!”

“His Highness is wise!” Stimulated by the prospect of a bounty, every soldier within the spaceship shouted fervently.

All citizens of the Badit Civilization fervently worshipped power and money and were even willing to pay everything, including their own lives, for money!

Yet, such a civilization has stood strong for a hundred thousand years without succumbing to internal corruption and decay, naturally due to its unique political structure.

Individuals in the Badit Civilization enjoyed very long lifespans, with the supreme ruler of the civilization being elected roughly every ten thousand years.

The coronation rule was also quite simple: whoever’s fleet could gain the greatest profits for the civilization in interstellar trade would be the true king!

Because of this simple rule, coupled with their unique culture, virtually all citizens of the Badit Civilization eagerly threw themselves into the great maritime venture.

Deep within the starry sky, there always lay the greatest wealth and interests!

Because this rule was widely recognized by the public, it continuously provided civilizations with never-ending motivation to advance. A civilization that could actually keep ascending despite its rampant materialism would undoubtedly cause a stir among people like Zhang Yuan. This sample data could provide ample nourishment for the field of New Civilization History.

Of course, foreign trade wasn’t easy. Sometimes it required luck, sometimes it was doomed in the vast cosmos, and at other times, it required some special means, just as Prince Bart was doing now.

As a crown prince who was not the most powerful heir, he only had one large spaceship to call his own, unable to venture into some dangerous regions. He had already fallen far behind in the competition and now had to rely on a major deal to leapfrog his rivals.

Prince Bart thought to himself, “Such a huge spaceship! Even if its technology standard is a bit lacking, its military strength is far superior to ours. If I capture it, I’ll have a fleet of my own…”

“Let the Millennium Bug run rampant! Tear through them!”

The entire morale boosting ceremony had become a routine affair, something not worth dwelling on. After the ceremony, Prince Bart hurried to the Captain’s Room to review the reports.

The reports indicated that near the large Mother Ship Kunlun Mountain, all the Escort Ships had descended into a series of chaos, and the fleet formation began to break away, with many engines shutting down.

This meant that the Escort Ships were also infected, and the last risk was completely eliminated!

Prince Bart was more than pleased internally, “Ah, these newly emergent civilizations, always place too much trust in their own information technology. They simply cannot comprehend that there are so many strange and wonderful things in the universe. Electromagnetic wave propagation is, indeed, incredible and unstoppable.”

“It’s pitiful, so ignorant. Once we have that large spaceship, leave a way out for a small portion of this civilization’s population to go back… as if buying a lesson. Such a poor civilization.”

One of the Nobles quickly said, “Your Highness, you are too merciful! If it were Prince Balanel or Prince Banar, they would have completely eradicated them.”

None of the Badit people were the least bit worried that the opposing civilization could resist the attack of the “Millennium Bug”, because… this was technology from a Sixth Level Civilization.

Digital Life!

An existence that low-level civilizations could hardly comprehend. Even if it were placed before them, there was no possibility to crack or imitate it.

Scientists from the Badit Civilization had been studying it for who knows how long, but as soon as they delved deeper, it turned into a string of ordinary data, and ultimately they gave up on this line of thought…

This was the overwhelming disparity in technology!

The Millennium Bug Virus could propagate through electromagnetic waves, infecting all electronic products capable of receiving electromagnetic signals and having some computing power, whether it be radar or headphones.

Killing them was not difficult, though; simply cutting off power would do it.

But for a large spaceship, how could it be so easy to shut off all power?

In Prince Bart’s heart, this plunder was already a sure thing, something his surrounding subordinates believed as well.

“The Millennium Bug is His Highness’s ultimate trump card. It seems a bit unethical to gobble up a rookie civilization just like that, haha…”

“Even if we fail in this competition, we now have the military strength to defend ourselves and won’t be easily slaughtered by others… Oh, I think being a Prince is quite easy.”