Chapter 322: Clues
Without Luo Wen’s knowledge, a group of Riken senior generals and strategists had concocted a rationale for why the Swarm was attacking their civilization.
Even the instances where the Swarm appeared to hold back were retroactively explained with surprisingly convincing arguments.
Had Luo Wen not been directly involved, even he might have found these explanations persuasive.
From the Rikens’ perspective, their interpretation of the Swarm’s motives, while slightly divergent in certain details, ultimately led to the same conclusion.
However, Luo Wen’s interest in the Rikens’ so-called “treasure” had waned. With Cleo in his ranks, the allure of the ancient starship was no longer as pressing.
After all, Cleo’s advanced level of intelligence allowed access to all the data the Rikens had gathered from their investigations. As a mechanical civilization, the Rikens excelled in certain detection methods far beyond the Swarm’s capabilities. Even if the Swarm acquired the ancient starship, they wouldn’t be able to process or utilize it as effectively as the Rikens currently did.
With this in mind, Luo Wen decided it was better to let the Rikens continue their analysis. This saved resources and allowed him to observe any potential underlying schemes.
His careful scrutiny of events had not been fruitless. Luo Wen had already uncovered some intriguing details.
The Rikens, through their study of the ancient starship, had developed a gravitational-wave based radar technology capable of detecting cloaked units. This advancement was built upon gravitational theories derived from the starship.