Galaxy Domination Guide

Yi Angde's use of the dragons' version of Instant Jump was by no means without its cost, and the price was steep. Yi Angde, whose life span was several hundred years, would live a third less, but at least that was a better deal than being killed by a punch from Bai Zhongqi.

This time, with his Instant Flash, he teleported over twenty kilometers away. Dragging his severely injured body, Yi Angde sped away from Mount Ranji without ever looking back.

Bai Zhongqi was unable to keep his weapon, which annoyed him. But he was also secretly astonished, "There's actually such a species among the dragons, not only with an incredibly fast flying speed but also capable of Instant Jump. It's hard to believe that all of this is achieved by a creature not much larger than humans."

However, this also excited Bai Zhongqi, "It seems there really is something to the dragons after all. Although fighting them won't be easy, for every one we kill, letting Zero obtain their DNA would allow us to decipher the biotechnology they possess. If it were an ordinary interstellar civilization, the boost for the Swarm wouldn't be that significant, because their technology is reflected in machinery, but the dragons rely entirely on their own biological evolution to achieve various technologies, all the tricks are within the organisms. Devouring them equates to a complete transplantation of the dragon civilization's biotechnology to the Swarm."

Thinking this, Bai Zhongqi felt a slight shock of suspicion. For him, who had been betrayed and stranded in an unknown place, to come across the Swarm right off the bat, and then encounter a dragon civilization that could possibly be a tonic for the Swarm—if this were measured by a game, it would mean the map of the starting village was tough but also of top-notch quality.

He felt that his luck was a little too good, and so purposeful that he couldn't help but doubt whether everything had already been set up.

But Bai Zhongqi also understood that fretting over these things was pointless at the moment. He could only pay attention to them and keep on accumulating his own strength quietly.

Looking at the blood on his left hand, he couldn't help but laugh. To a dragon, shedding a bit of blood is nothing, but this blood on Bai Zhongqi's hands was almost disastrous for the dragons.

Bai Zhongqi placed his blood-covered hand on the Insect Nest, which had a gaping maw, but in reality, all cells of the Insect Nest could absorb substances. As the blood of the Rapids Dragon was quickly absorbed into the Insect Nest, it emitted a cry like that of an insect and then split in two.

The division was finally complete!

From the slightly larger of the two Insect Nests, Zero walked out with a graceful gait. At this moment, this strikingly gorgeous being, devoid of any clothing, exuded an alluring vivacity that almost overwhelmed Bai Zhongqi.

Zero slowly approached and, taking hold of Bai Zhongqi, said with a playful and charming smile, "Chancellor, you've obtained some fine things."

Bai Zhongqi quickly asked, "How so, what're the benefits of this thing?"

"I'll need more time to analyze it in detail, but at least I know that this type of dragon is very special and rare among the dragon species. Its flying speed alone is extremely fast, and the principle forming this is that their bodies can create a biomagnetic field that resonates with the Earth's magnetic field, allowing for an electromagnetic acceleration effect. Even more surprising to me is that this kind of dragon can actually create a Warp Bubble."

Bai Zhongqi nearly bit his tongue in astonishment and exclaimed, "This kind of dragon can fly faster than the speed of light?"

"It seems so. Although the speed is only about Warp 4, it is still superluminal. To form such an effect with a living body is simply unimaginable."

What Bai Zhongqi cared about was, "Can we also create Enslaved Beasts with warp capabilities now?"

Zero shook her head with a slight regret, "These dragons are a bit too high level. Even though we have obtained their DNA, there are some aspects I haven't fully analyzed. We need to collect more dragon DNA, preferably of a lower level, to deepen our understanding of how biotechnology can achieve specific effects, which is conducive to us finding a way to achieve warp technology by another method."

Bai Zhongqi grinned and said, "These dragons are starting to look a bit cute to me. I hope they come faster so we can unwrap our gifts and see what good things we've got."

Zero reminded Bai Zhongqi, "From the abilities of the dragon we encountered today, we can see that the dragons are very powerful. Maybe not all of them are as powerful as today's dragon, but if there are thousands or tens of thousands of dragons, and they aren't afraid of our chemical energy cannon Enslaved Beasts, using small caliber cannons that can't penetrate their bodies might be troublesome for us."

Energized with confidence, Bai Zhongqi, showing off Zero's taut waist without an ounce of excess fat, said, "No problem, if 25mm shells can't penetrate them, then we'll use 155mm, 203mm ones. If their hides are thick, we'll just use bigger ones!"

Zero also nodded with a smile.

Bai Zhongqi and Zero both understood that unlike the biotechnological civilization of dragons, which is small in number, the strength of the Swarm lies in its quantity. Once Bai Zhongqi could create a sea of insects, even if the dragon species was powerful, they would be obliterated by the swarm.

"I now have a second Insect Nest as well, so we can double the speed at which we expand our forces."

Bai Zhongqi said, "Good, then let's start madly building our insect army. It seems we need to build stronger air defense and aerial combat forces. I hadn't planned to deploy our War Machine Beasts so soon, but it looks like we need a very powerful air force to suppress these creatures with strong flying capabilities."

"Dragons as a species not only fly fast and have good maneuverability but also their mode of attack is that of a predator. It's quite different from fighter jets firing missiles and cannons. If we use a more traditional approach to design the War Machine Beasts, I'm afraid we will still be at a disadvantage against dragons."

Bai Zhongqi smiled slightly and said, "I've already considered this problem, so we need to create a type of Enslaved Beast that can fly as fast and maneuver as dragons do, and also has the capability of close combat."

This was actually a plan Bai Zhongqi had had for some time. He had a rough design concept in mind, but because the Swarm's technology was not yet up to par, he couldn't realize it. Now with dragon DNA, he could capitalize on dragon features to achieve this goal.

Transformable War Machine Beasts, you could say the inspiration comes from Transformers or Super Dimension Fortress VF, being able to transform into both a giant humanoid weapon and a fighter aircraft.

During the Star Alliance era, Bai Zhongqi would absolutely not propose such a plan because even with the advanced technology of Iridium Star, creating such a weapon would necessarily lead to excessive structural weight for the fighter. Unless programmable atomic-level metals were used to construct it, but that would make the manufacturing process exceedingly difficult, such that building a single fighter could use more man-hours than constructing an Escort Ship.

More critically, the Star Alliance had no need for close-quarters combat during space battles.

But facing off against dragon species was different. These creatures that were essentially beasts could fly at extremely high speeds and were very agile. Their attack patterns, unlike those of fighter aircraft, would involve swooping in to bite with their enormous jaws. When speed and agility could at best be brought on par with dragons, aerial units would inevitably require a certain combat ability, something a traditional fighter's design couldn't provide.

But Humanoid Mecha could.

Enslaved Beasts, by their very nature, have each piece of equipment as a part of themselves, and designing them to be able to "perform actions" that change into various combat forms means not having to deal with excessive weight. Transformable War Machine Beasts are able to fit together seamlessly when transforming between humanoid and aircraft forms.

Insisting on using Transformable War Machine Beasts instead of directly creating dragon-shaped Enslaved Beasts mainly takes into account the fact that dragons, in their external form, are truly not as aerodynamically excellent as fighter aircraft; they rely completely on magnetic fields for flight, coupled with strong physical bodies, giving no regard for air resistance. But for Bai Zhongqi, any air lift and resistance that could be utilized were crucial.

Iridium Starfighters do not consider aerodynamics because Iridium Star's force field membrane technology allows for a force field to form around the fuselage, adjusting as needed, so it's as if the fighter is encapsulated in an invisible wave-riding body or another specialized aerodynamic shape. But now the Swarm lacks this ability, so they need to pay attention to aerodynamics.

The first-generation Transformable War Machine Beast designed by Bai Zhongqi looks similar to an Earth's sixth-generation fighter in aircraft form. As a living being, each wing of the Transformable War Machine Beast is movable and even capable of flapping flight. Equipped with canards, leading-edge flaps, and broad main wings as well as a V-tail, the Transformable War Machine Beast can reach flight speeds of over Mach 20 and perform unbelievable manoeuvres like dragons.

To enhance its sustained combat power, the Transformable War Machine Beast can even directly consume nutrition gel and metal material, creating missiles and shells within its body. Undoubtedly, the Transformable War Machine Beast is the strongest Enslaved Beast designed by Bai Zhongqi and Zero at this stage.

"Although production will be a bit more troublesome, with a few thousand Transformable War Machine Beasts, even if the dragon species is fierce, we can have a good fight," Bai Zhongqi concluded.

"The dragon species also involves different kinds of dragons working together. We will definitely need many different Enslaved Beasts for coordinated combat. Just having Transformable War Machine Beasts is probably not enough," Zero said.

"That's true."

Bai Zhongqi thought with some regret, "This time we let that dragon escape, otherwise we probably could have obtained more useful information from it. After getting beaten, it's still full of bluster. Looking at this, there might be just this one dragon on Earth, or at most only a few. With such a small force, do they still think they can cause me trouble?"