Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 892 - 630 Shield Field

Catherine began to speak more about the detailed insider information, "The duty of the Star Alliance's secret agents is to gather relevant data on various forces, large and small, across the universe. They ensure that when needed, they hold the first-hand information necessary for mediation..."

The Star Alliance, simply put, is an organization that mediates internal conflicts within humanity.

High-dimensional demons constantly covet everything in the material world. From the perspective of the entire human race, reducing conflicts as much as possible is the only way to mitigate the risk of erosion by these demons to some degree.

The Star Alliance, in simpler terms, is an organization dedicated to maintaining cosmic peace.

It was initiated by the three heirs of the Galactic Empire, yet it cannot maintain peace among them. Open disputes and covert struggles are countless, with factional pull and suppression frequently seen in local Stellar Districts.

This is precisely why Catherine dislikes dealing with the agents of the Star Alliance.

An organization ostensibly upholding cosmic fairness and peace is, in reality, just another stage for hegemony.

Most secret agents of the Star Alliance naturally harbor their own self-serving motives.

If the details of the treasure she carried were exposed, then Bauhinia's enemies might extend far beyond the nearby Peak Alliance.

After all, this treasure is something that any force across the entire universe would covet!

Of course… There are also a few individuals within the Star Alliance who genuinely strive for the shared destiny of humanity.

After a few meetings and assessments, Catherine's impression of the secret agent Alvin was fairly favorable.

Considering that even if the treasure were to be successfully returned to her homeland, it may still face the covetous eyes of the Peak Alliance, Catherine decided that once Alvin managed to divert the Peak Alliance operatives and they met again, she would disclose the treasure's information to him.

Afterward, she would prepare herself.

If the Peak Alliance were to truly launch an invasion war over this treasure, then the "mediation" from the Star Alliance might just provide Bauhinia with a chance for survival.

Or even if it only buys some time, that would still be a welcome development.

"This treasure… is it really that important?" Bai E asked with some curiosity.

The kind of thing for which every force in the universe would vie?

If it were petroleum or some other resources buried in a planet, Bai E could understand.

But something small enough to be carried by Catherine in a modest-sized suitcase—could it truly be so valuable?

Even though Bai E had never cared much about this treasure from start to finish, Catherine had successfully piqued his curiosity.

Catherine's gaze grew deep, her tone tinged with mystery, "This world has gods. The treasure… is a fragment of a god."

"...God?"

Bai E's expression became complex.

The high-dimensional demons are also sometimes referred to as gods.

From his observations, these beings, whose authority manifests in physical forms, do indeed merit the name "god."

Except, to ordinary humans, these gods are harmful entities, hence why they are more commonly referred to as "demons."

"Of course, not those 'gods' from high-dimensional space," Catherine shook her head. "But rather, the gods of our material universe..."

The world is dual-faced.

High-dimensional space and the material universe are merely two sides of a single mirror.

One side of the mirror operates under its own rules; the other side of the mirror follows its own rules, too.

Under normal circumstances, rules are simply rules.

But when rules transform into authority, and individuals managing this authority gain subjective consciousness and the ability for free action—those individuals become "gods."

If there is any fundamental difference between the gods of the material universe and those of high-dimensional space...

It may lie in the fact that the gods of high-dimensional space remain active along every axis of the river of time, whereas the gods of the material universe have already perished.

No one knows how they fell, nor does anyone know what these "gods" once did to this world.

All that can be said, based on the current exploration of the universe by all civilizations, is that the gods of the material universe have indeed vanished completely.

Only these divine fragments can prove the historical existence of these "gods."

"In fact, this suitcase has been specially crafted." Catherine patted the suitcase beside her.

The large black trunk she carried had been tucked within the suitcase and had not been directly replaced.

The suitcase is designed to shield against the radiating impacts emitted by the divine fragments.

These fragments are dazzlingly radiant—any ordinary human without protective measures who gazes upon them directly would experience the overwhelming "primal knowledge" and have their brain struck to the point of instant death.

Moreover, it is precisely because these fragments belong to the gods of the material universe that they cannot be stored in the spatial inventory of the high-dimensional universe.

Otherwise, if such a small object could be stored away, Catherine wouldn't need to carry this suitcase, and her actions would undoubtedly be much freer—she might even have avoided this kind of danger.

Bai E's gaze instinctively swept over the black suitcase slung across Catherine's body. "So, what exactly is the use of these fragments?"

As something recognized by the entire intelligentsia of cosmic civilization, it couldn't possibly have been mistaken.

While the divine fragments are undoubtedly rare, if they lacked some kind of extraordinary effectiveness, they wouldn't be coveted by every cosmic civilization, would they?

Catherine smiled faintly and straightforwardly explained, "Gods are the embodiment of rules. Divine fragments, naturally, are portions of those rules. Any force that obtains a divine fragment gains knowledge about the fundamental rules of this universe, and in the corresponding domain of those rules, achieves terrifying technological advancements. In fact, the reason why the three heirs of the Galactic Empire have become the central hubs of power within this universe—besides inheriting the foundations of the old Galactic Empire—is because they each possess multiple divine fragments."