Xia Jin agreed to his proposal, expressing that she did indeed have the intention to learn.
And then...
Tuition fees!
Of course, this wasn't a problem. With the Zerg's capabilities, obtaining some currency wouldn't be an issue.
If all else failed, she could simply hack the network and generate some fake funds for herself.
Subsequently, appearing to be in a good mood—or perhaps because Xia Jin's charm was indeed high—the man began to explain Star Martial Arts.
As she listened... Well then, she understood instantly.
It was simply psionic power cultivation.
However, compared to the Zerg's spontaneous psionic manifestation, the psionic powerhouses among humans cultivated it through the mind.
“Psionic power is different from the physical laws you usually think of.”
The man began to explain the essence of psionic power.
“First, there are the two Basic Laws of Psionic Power.”
“First, psionic power in the universe always emerges from nothingness, its presence ever-increasing. Once psionic power appears, it does not vanish; it remains in the universe forever. As time passes, the amount of psionic power in the universe will continue to grow.”
“Second, psionic power must be born from abstract concepts; it cannot be created through any material means. Only intelligent life can produce psionic power.”
Xia Jin listened to his explanation, and a bead of sweat rolled down her forehead.
Putting everything else aside, there seemed to be no way to refute it.
From the situation in this universe, psionic power did indeed seem to emerge from nothing.
But the Zerg had always believed that psionic power was converted from something else.
Perhaps from entities from beyond the universe.
But considering it was inherently abstract, perhaps there was no way to argue against understanding such metaphysical things as emerging from nothingness.
The man then told her, “Everyone's talent is predetermined. If one cannot cultivate psionic power within a month, then... the path of Star Martial Arts is destined to be closed to them.”
“Mhm.”
Xia Jin nodded. “If the Star Martial Arts you speak of is this, then I actually... know how to do it.”
She released a slight psionic shock, precisely at the level of Tier 14.
This alone caused the man to feel immense pressure.
The man trembled all over, then stared at Xia Jin in astonishment.
“You...”
After a moment of daze, his face suddenly filled with ecstasy.
“Tier 14! You definitely have Tier 14 power... Heavens, what kind of genius is this?”
He looked as if he were about to jump for joy.
Xia Jin could only shrug.
Expecting Tier 14 psionic power to destroy a warship was completely unrealistic.
In fact, Xia Jin estimated that the strength of a current Zerg small leviathan could rival a peak Tier 16 powerhouse.
In other words, she, as the Zerg Queen, could at most fight to a draw with her own main ships.
After all, the shields on the ships were extremely powerful, and the high yield nuclear bombs they frequently launched would be almost fatal to her.
There was one way Xia Jin could be instantly killed by a leviathan.
That would be replacing the one megaton yield fusion missiles with ones of tens of megatons.
But in cosmic warfare, under normal circumstances, weapons that large wouldn't be used.
After all... hitting the target was more important than having immense power.
Under the same thrust, the larger the volume, the more thrust it consumed, which often resulted in slower speeds and made it harder to hit the opponent.
“When is the Starsea Alliance competition?”
“Soon, in six months.”
“Six months, huh? Even if a Tier 14 enters, they'd be at the bottom of the barrel, wouldn't they?” Xia Jin asked.
“Yes. You are too young right now. If you don't cultivate to above Tier 15 before going, it's almost impossible to secure a ranking.” The man quickly calmed his nerves.
“Then I'll see about that later.”
“Alright, I'll teach you the systematic cultivation method first.”
...
As it turned out, the human methods of obtaining psionic power really were quite different from those of the Zerg.
Just like magic, it was truly a metaphysical matter of luck.
There was no systematic theory that could explain this thing.
One could even create psionic power purely through imagination.
Yet, psionic power was not among the elements that constituted the world.
The only explanation was that this thing came from higher dimensions.
Xia Jin heard the relevant cultivation methods from him and finally realized that this was a standard human characteristic.
Mind over matter, psionic ascension.
The Zerg couldn't learn it... or rather, it was useless to them.
In terms of psionic mastery, the Kawi Civilization was far behind.
At the very least, psionic power was related to higher dimensions to some extent.
However, now that she knew what the so called Star Martial Arts was competing in, Xia Jin began to ponder participating.
“When the time comes... I suppose I'll send my projection?”
Other than that, she couldn't think of any other way.
If the Zerg civilization had to participate, she would consider it then.
Otherwise, it really wasn't necessary.
Now the Zerg had already made contact with this Kawi Civilization.
She didn't know how long it would be before the information was fully leaked to the Starsea Alliance.
She had reason to believe the Kawi Civilization would intentionally report news of the Zerg.
This would be done to forcibly drag the Zerg in as an ally.
Or, in the worst case scenario, this civilization had other intentions to exploit the Zerg.
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