Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe

EP.78 The Development of the Elves

“Have you heard? The elves have cleared out the monsters in the unexplored territories again.”

“My, that’s impressive!”

“I’ve heard they’ve even started manufacturing their own spaceships now.”

Recently, the Galactic Union has been abuzz with stories about the elves.

How much the elves have accomplished, how much they have developed.

It was filled with praise for their greatness.

When the elves first joined the Galactic Union, most were worried.

No matter how special their abilities or how long-lived their tribe, their level of development was low, and for a newly discovered tribe to be promised 10 seats upon joining the Union naturally raised many concerns.

But the elves proved those voices wrong with their abilities.

First, they showed that it wasn’t that their level of development was low, but that they had lacked the speed for development.

With technological support from the Union, they quickly began to surpass other tribes, and now they stand at the forefront, creating the most advanced technologies as a leading tribe.

On top of that, they possessed special abilities comparable to the Meias tribe, and their physical abilities were also exceptional.

With advancements in medicine and biotechnology, they created incredible physical enhancements based on their already superior physical abilities, and as a result, their lifespans began to increase exponentially.

It was truly the era of the elves.

Many were saying that it wouldn’t be long before they pushed out the Meias tribe and took the position of the Union’s most powerful tribe.

No, some were already saying they had taken that position.

This was because the elves were solely responsible for terraforming unexplored territories.

As a result, the elves’ territories and population were exploding at an incredible rate, and in terms of owned territories alone, they had long since surpassed the Meias tribe.

In terms of resource development rights, they had far more rights than the Meias tribe, and in just 20 years, they had become the tribe with the most assets among the Galactic Union tribes.

This was a much faster rate of development than the Lubaran tribe, and it was more resources and assets than the Lubaran tribe had at the height of their golden age.

“The pace of development is smooth.”

Although only four generations had passed, the elven population had exploded and was now well into the hundreds of millions.

Compared to the populations of other tribes, which were at least in the tens of billions, it was an absurdly small number, but considering their influence, it was clear that as their population grew, they would dominate the Union at an incredible speed.

At this, Lasi smiled with pleasure.

Then Rakus, one of the Union elders and Lasi’s direct subordinate ‘Production Chief’, nodded.

“Yes. The development of the space mothership is also progressing smoothly. Until recently, we were borrowing the Union’s ships, but now we’ve switched to our own production system and can move independently.” ŗ�

Due to lack of resources and development time, they had been using Union-owned space motherships until now.

But now, through their own production, they could move on their own without having to rely on others.

Of course, they would still need to report to the Union when exploring uncharted territories, but it was a significant development in that they could now move much more freely in space than before.

“Moreover, the functions are superior to those owned by the Union. Using an alloy of beryllium and titanium with radiation countermeasures, it’s so sturdy that it not only doesn’t break when directly colliding with space monsters, but can even crush the monster’s body, and the wormhole function has been improved beyond the Union’s technology…”

“Rakus, you’re getting too excited.”

As Rakus, who had started talking excitedly, showed no signs of stopping, Lasi gestured for him to calm down.

“Ah, I’m sorry. I got too excited…”

As the leader of the research team at the forefront of technological development, it was clear how proud Rakus was of the technology they were developing.

If he was this excited about talking about what he was making, it was expected that this time too, they would show quite an advanced development.

“If we’re putting them on advanced motherships, we should strengthen the warriors’ armaments as well.”

Elma, also one of the elders and the Warrior Chief, was smiling from ear to ear.

It was understandable that he was in a good mood, as the armaments of the elven soldiers were getting better and better as technology advanced.

After all, armament is the life and combat power of warriors.

Currently, they are using ultra-lightweight arrows with matter transmission and vacuum functions.

The transmission function uses technology to molecularize the arrow when fired and then reconstitute it at a certain distance, making it undetectable up to a specific range.

And the vacuum function creates a vacuum around the arrow as it flies, minimizing the friction on the arrow.

Add to that a propulsion device to increase the speed to supersonic levels, and you have an arrow with tremendous destructive power.

If you attach the recently developed miniature neutron bomb as an arrowhead, it’s essentially the same effect as firing a scaled-down version of the neutron cannon mounted on battleships.

An unbelievable destructive power that could destroy an entire planet if scaled up.

To compare it to the magic of the Meias tribe, it’s comparable to the destructive power of the Atomic Explosion spell used by top-tier magicians, which causes a miniature nuclear explosion.

Of course, not all elven warriors can possess miniature neutron bombs, so it’s more like a trump card for higher-ranking warriors.

Even without that, just attaching ordinary explosives still boasts considerable destructive power, so the combat power of the elves was truly formidable.

“The urbanization of the recently allocated planets is also progressing smoothly. Since terraforming was completed long ago on these planets, we’re building cities without much difficulty.”

Construction Chief Dro also looked pleased.

He was a stern man with a blunt personality and rarely showed any change in expression, but recently he seemed to be in a very good mood.

Presumably, this was because as the elves’ territories expanded enormously, there were now many more places that needed buildings constructed and urbanization.

Some tribes might not understand being happy about increased work.

But for the elves, a very industrious tribe, an increase in work was almost as joyful as an increase in money.

Construction, too, with newly developed technology, allowed 100-story buildings to rise in just a few months.

Urbanization was also happening so quickly that it was taking longer to find elves to relocate to the developed planets than to build the cities themselves.

To begin with, their population had just broken into the hundreds of millions.

It’s still a very small population, not even enough to fill a single elven planet.

It would probably take about 100 years for the population to grow enough to fully spread to other planets.

Someone seemed to be lamenting that they should have started with 300 million instead of 30 million at the beginning.

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The elves’ development at an astonishing pace.

While many considered this remarkable and simply envied them,

There were still quite a few who viewed it negatively.

“Isn’t their power becoming too great?”

“Exactly. Why did Lord Yujin sign such a contract…”

The rights to develop resources on discovered planets and stars.

Originally obtained through a balanced bidding process, the elves had gained priority as compensation for terraforming, reaping considerable profits.

Boosted by the enormous energy and resources they had acquired this way, they were now rising to a level that no one else could match.

Some tribes saw this as a crisis.

Typically, when a force develops too excessively, friction is bound to occur.

Of course, Yujin was at least sharing the technology developed by the elves with Union members through Union rules.

But for most other tribes, inevitably lacking in resources and abilities compared to the elves, it was a struggle to keep up.

This made them even more worried.

An incredible pace of development that others couldn’t match even when given the technology.

They feared the elves might completely take over the entire Union.

While Yujin was currently maintaining stability in the Union through good governance, no one knew what would happen if the elves seized that power.

They might take everything for themselves and control the rest.

It was possible they would try to use all the tribes in the Union as their pawns.

And this concern was shared by the Meias tribe, who could communicate directly with Yujin outside of meetings.

“The growth of the elves seems unsettling. We should take some measures.”

The Meias elders were anxious.

Having taken this position after driving out the Lubaran tribe, they were plagued by the fear that another powerful tribe or a formidable being like Yujin might appear and snatch their position away.

Of course, Yujin had no worries.

‘Well, if the elves do well, I can always abandon the Meias and switch to the elves.’

While he had such ruthless thoughts, Yujin fundamentally believed that the elves wouldn’t cause such discord.

They are inherently a gentle tribe.

Although their desire for development is immense, they don’t obsess over it to the point of stealing from others to grow.

They’re developing by fairly receiving rewards commensurate with their work.

Rather, if unnecessary concerns lead to creating problems, it might actually break down the cooperative relationship with them and bring about the very situation they’re worried about.

So,

“Stay put. There’s no time to turn our attention to internal matters of the Galactic Union anyway.”

Soon, they would embark on expanding the managed territories of the Galactic Union together with the elves.

When that happens, there won’t be time to squabble with other tribes struggling within the Galactic Union.