Chapter 230: Auras! The Forerunners' Supreme Technique! Neurophysics!
That said, the Max Drive Power System wasn't exactly a useless tech drop.
Not only could it be used as an engine to power spacecraft for navigation, it also had applications in weaponry!
The Max Power System could be used to enhance laser cannons, plasma cannons, or even railguns—speeding them up and adding a buff to turn them into rapid-fire laser cannons.
So, this item from the multiverse did have some value—essentially increasing the attack speed and fire rate of the Megacorp's fleet.
With both armor penetration and increased attack speed, it's hard not to dominate in a team fight as an ADC!
As for the PROJECT-X dark matter energy gun from the alien "Prawn" civilization in the District 9 movie universe—now that was interesting.
This weapon harnessed dark matter energy as its power source, unleashing destructive force in a truly mysterious manner.
The alien race, nicknamed "Prawns" by humans, had made impressive advancements in dark matter technology.
Their ships and weapons systems were almost entirely powered by dark matter.
In a world of civilizations using nuclear power, antimatter, or hydrogen energy, this was a very different path.
In addition, Prawn weapons came with a kind of genetic lock. Only members of the Prawn species could use them.
That meant enemy troops, even if they picked up a Prawn weapon, couldn't fire it.
Luckily, thanks to system optimization, this gun had been adjusted to auto-recognize its user, allowing for preassigned ownership.
So you wouldn't end up drawing it, only to find it unusable.
"I wonder when I'll get to visit the District 9 world and help the Prawns return to their home planet. Yep… just to help. No ulterior motives like expanding colonies or anything."
Li Ang chuckled. The Prawns' dark matter starships and home system must be pretty impressive—helping out some alien buddies rebuild their homeland seemed totally reasonable!
As he scrolled further down the list, most of the remaining multiversal items were on the weirder side—somewhat useful, but not particularly game-changing.
For example, the full VR setup and system from Ready Player One.
Seeing this once-coveted gaming peripheral now made Li Ang simply nod in disinterest—neither thrilled nor disappointed.
With Megacorp's current level of AI and networking tech, achieving Ready Player One-level gaming immersion wasn't much of a challenge.
The reason Li Ang hadn't yet developed Megacorp's gaming division was mainly because the Super Dream Club already allowed people to connect directly to simulated dream experiences for sensory thrills
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That's right—within the Halo universe, the supreme technique known as Neurophysics is essentially the equivalent of humanity's Grand Unified Theory Model!
As long as one can master this supreme technique of the universe and gain insight into the fabric of its systems, they can harness its laws and principles for their own use.
This is the kind of miracle only a "Supreme God" could achieve.
Everything the Mega-Corp has done up to now—beyond just expanding its power across the cosmos—has been in pursuit of acquiring more Tech Points from other universes beyond the heavens.
Its goal is to quickly gather all the fragments of the Grand Unified Theory Model. Once the full technique is complete, it will mark the moment when the LA Mega-Corp fully takes control of the Prime Universe.
Looking at it from this angle, the role of the Forerunner civilization becomes crystal clear. Aren't they just like Pangu from Chinese mythology—the one who split heaven and earth?
As the gods of the Halo universe, the Forerunners embraced their role as "Pangu," driving the propagation and evolution of life throughout the universe. In doing so, they created various intelligent civilizations.
For example, the Precursors and the ancient human civilization.
To pass on their legacy, the Forerunners conducted a series of assessments on these civilizations. Eventually, they found that their firstborn—the Precursors—were a bit too ruthless.
They had power, but no morals—straight-up walking disasters.
The Forerunners concluded that the Precursors were unfit to lead the civilizations of the universe, and decided instead to pass on their legacy to the ancient humans.
But of course, the Precursors weren't some naive, innocent civilization. No way were they going to sit idly by while the "throne" was taken from them.
They knew that if the ancient humans inherited the legacy and mastered the supreme technique of Neurophysics, they'd probably be wiped out the very next day!
After being the crown prince for millions of years, only to have the Emperor pick some upstart newcomer to take your place—who could tolerate that? Might as well strike first!
Since the old man broke his promise and played the "dangling carrot" trick, the Precursors had no reason to hold back.
So they went full-on Shakespearean with a classic "patricide for inheritance" move. In their ruthless drive to claim the Forerunners' power and legacy, they blazed a trail of destruction across billions of light-years.
First they wiped out their "father," the Forerunner civilization, and then they wiped out their "younger brother," the ancient human civilization. In one grand double-kill, they seized the Forerunners' legacy for themselves.
But at this point, Li Ang suddenly sensed something wasn't quite right: in theory, the Forerunners should have been fully capable of preventing this tragedy.
Because sure, the old man was old—but not too old to swing a sword!
He still held Neurophysics, a technique as powerful as the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms. How could the ungrateful Precursors possibly waltz in and wipe him out in his own territory?
It just doesn't add up.
The only explanation is that the Forerunners let it happen on purpose. But as for their specific motives? That still needs some thought.
"Could it be that the Forerunners just decided to throw in the towel and ascend their consciousness into higher dimensions—leaving behind their vast empire for the Precursors and ancient humans to fight over?"
The more Li Ang thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
After all, in the Halo universe, the Forerunners had already achieved 100% game completion. There was nothing new left for them to experience.
They handed over a max-level character, decked out in full gear, with every skill maxed—to the young successor to play with, while they themselves ascended to another dimension to start fresh. That wouldn't be too surprising.
With that in mind, Li Ang began to understand the Forerunners' outrageous behavior.
Maybe the old man was just tired and didn't want to keep playing anymore—so he quit the game and found some peace and quiet.
Or maybe he was bored—raising kids every day had lost its charm, so he secretly started a new save file to build a new civilization from scratch!
Then, Li Ang's thoughts shifted back to the Precursors and how the story unfolded afterward.
To be fair, the Precursors weren't pure evil villains—but their actions weren't far off.
Most of the universe's biggest headaches were caused by them. You could even say they were better at self-sabotage than humans.
The very first "good deed gone wrong" by the Precursors was their failure to grasp the importance of "cutting weeds and pulling out roots." They actually let an old Forerunner named The Primordial escape.
The Primordial was one of the original Forerunners.
He was also a hardcore Halo fan—so devoted that he couldn't bear to delete his save file and start a new civilization. He insisted on being a lone player, continuing his single-player run.
When he saw the ungrateful Precursors forcibly deleting his companions' accounts and wiping out the ancient human civilization, he was enraged and chose to go into hiding.
At the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, this furious old god used the remains of his fellow Forerunners to create a viral prototype—thus giving birth to the biological plague known as the Flood.
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