Chapter 281: The Situation
The Swarm reaped significant rewards from this war.
They captured a large number of Riken warships. While some steadfast captains chose to perish with their vessels, many succumbed to their fear of death and surrendered.
The personnel and supplies obtained were secondary. The real prize was the technological advancements the Riken had developed over the years, which provided valuable inspiration to the Swarm.
With the assistance of Riken researchers who had been converted into Intelligent Entities, the Swarm rapidly assimilated all of this knowledge.
“General, we’ve confirmed that they are not pursuing us.”
“It seems their engine technology is indeed a shortcoming.” After a moment of contemplation, General Masai let out a long sigh. “And now, we’ve practically helped them overcome this weakness. Perhaps we’ve doomed ourselves to be traitors of the Riken.”
The Riken firmly believed that while the T85 civilization was powerful in combat, their inability to expand into the Riken Star System was due to their limited travel speeds.
The abandoned Riken warships, particularly the severely damaged ones, had their personnel evacuated, and their engines destroyed before being relinquished. However, some of the less damaged ships, according to the final images, had likely fallen into the hands of the T85 civilization.
With the physical prototypes of these warship engines and the assistance of defectors, the T85 civilization could potentially master these technologies within decades, eventually advancing into the Riken Star System.