"This, once I got familiar with it, I just forgot to stop," Bai Zhongqi said helplessly.
When he realized he had created so many Valkyries, he was completely shocked. Because in the process of doing so, Bai Zhongqi had lost his sense of time and was simply repeating the task.
A lineup of Valkyries, each with an average height of 1.8 meters and clad in very classic clothing or armor, with large areas of skin exposed, stood respectfully in front of Bai Zhongqi.
"At your service, Chancellor."
The spirit of this army of women was indeed astonishing.
Han Jiaxue said sourly, "At least they're more obedient and pleasing to the eye than the Omnis, aren't they?"
Bai Zhongqi chuckled awkwardly and spoke about something more important, "Each of these Valkyries has very strong combat capabilities. Although they cannot do as many things as a Star Warrior master, they are no less powerful than any Star Warrior master. When I created them, I endowed them with different abilities, but some abilities are universal."
Han Jiaxue described it, "Like racial talents."
"Well, that's one way to put it. They don't need to eat, though they have a digestive system. But they have a nearly inexhaustible energy stored within them. They can draw energy from dark energy or through fusion reactions, bypassing the need for sustenance. Their bodies are extremely robust—yes, not even a 5000WM caliber railgun could harm them. They can pass through energy shields, but that must be in a clustered combat situation."
Han Jiaxue was also very satisfied, nodding her head, "Basically, these Valkyries are like superwomen. On the battlefield, they're almost an unbeatable force."
Bai Zhongqi shook his head, saying, "To some extent, it's still possible to defeat a Valkyrie. Unlike the Omnis, they are still within the realm of the original quality. In fact, I've fixed their physical properties, like the motherships of the Elder Race or the Spires. With a sufficient amount of energy or some special methods, it's still possible to kill them."
As the Chancellor spoke, his expression turned very proud: "However, for those scoundrels from the Prime Minister's Office and Divine Generals Hall of the Fallen Empire, it won't be that easy to threaten them."
Han Jiaxue asked further, "Your original quality hasn't been exhausted. Besides the Titans and Valkyries, what else do you plan to create?"
Bai Zhongqi ambitiously replied, "I want to construct more Elder Race motherships. Of course, if I have that many motherships, calling them motherships would not be quite apt. I plan to refer to them as Elder Ships."
In Bai Zhongqi's calculations, the Galactic Emperor was the real opponent to be concerned about. As for those from the High Council he had duped into serving as his pawns, they were no longer worrisome. Bai Zhongqi had defeated them multiple times. Although the civilizations still held some advantages in terms of fleet size and overall power, if Bai Zhongqi truly unleashed the combat power of Zero's Swarm, then the calamity they feared would ultimately come to pass.
Bai Zhongqi's shipbuilding was not something that could be paused; with the Golden Great Sail Ship vast as a universe unto itself, its Subspace Cabin was enough for Bai Zhongqi to wreak havoc.
Clearly, every Elder Race mothership or Elder Ship had its own distinctive characteristics. For instance, the Iridium Star was like a fleet of floating palaces, while the Golden Great Sail Ship didn't even conform to normal physical logic. When Bai Zhongqi contemplated constructing new Elder Ships, he was more interested in imbuing these new warships with a strong inclination towards combat while maintaining a degree of standardization before personalizing them.
Thus, the Elder Ships that Bai Zhongqi began to construct were all based on the same mold, typical in their warship form but extremely vast. Each Elder Ship was nearly the size of a minor asteroid, spanning thousands of kilometers in length, width, and height.
Bai Zhongqi did not outfit these warships with tens of thousands of turrets like a fanatic of multiple turret doctrines. In fact, the existence of these Elder Ships was to confront adversaries beyond the ordinary, so each Elder Ship's main battery consisted of only 12 guns, arranged in a classic Battleship formation with two turrets fore and two aft. For the rest, he installed 64 different types of cannons.
Because the original quality surpassed ordinary physical laws, the onboard weapons that Bai Zhongqi designed for the Elder Ships were powerful enough to leave even those from Level 30 civilizations astounded and in awe.
Gravity collapse cannons, high-energy particle lasers, cryogenic devices, turbulence storms—these weapons, seemingly nonsensical at first glance, were ultimately produced from the wild imaginations of Bai Zhongqi and other Iridium Star citizens and installed on the Elder Ships.
By now, Bai Zhongqi had no doubts that a single Elder Ship could decimate an entire Strategic Fleet of the Galactic Empire. This was no longer just a technological difference; it was an existential discrepancy.
Ultimately, before Bai Zhongqi reached the core civilization areas of the Ten Great Heads, he completed the construction of thirty-six Elder Ships. While similar in size, these Elder Ships differed in many details. Unlike the Iridium Star and the Golden Great Sail Ship, which had their own characteristics beyond combat, the primary function of these thirty-six Elder Ships was warfare, or more precisely, to ravage the Galaxy.
"I'm now curious about those Elders who have ended their own fate. Could they only construct Elder Ships after mastering the original quality? If they were able to manipulate the original quality, they could have built even larger and stronger Elder Ships, and even in greater numbers," he reflected.
Han Jiaxue and Zero stood in front of him. Regarding this matter, they could only offer support and were not in a position to answer any questions.
Bai Zhongqi's sense of identity with the Elder Race has always been problematic. He might feel that he was an Iridium Star person, an Earthling, but he rarely felt a sense of belonging from the Elder Race. Including now, being trapped in this Universe, facing off against the Galactic Emperor, and being wary of the open and covert attacks from the Pilgrims, all because of his identity as an Elder. On the other hand, his understanding of the Elder Race was truly not that extensive.
"We're about to enter the Star Sector controlled by the Borke Civilization. Is it really okay to challenge such a major civilization right away?" Han Jiaxue asked uncertainly.
Bai Zhongqi chuckled, replying, "It doesn't matter. It's better to start by giving a resounding slap to those big heads."
Just then, Zero suddenly said, "You won't be able to deliver that slap, Chancellor. We have entered the Star Sector of the Borke Civilization, but instead of the numerous signs of civilization we should have found here, there's only a dead silence. It seems the Borke Civilization has been defeated."