▁more ▁compet ent ▁than ▁the ▁Ar is ians ▁and ▁to ▁develop ▁their ▁own ▁techniques ▁and ▁ab ilities ▁" about ▁which ▁we ▁[ the ▁Ar is ians ] ▁know ▁nothing ". ▁ ▁The ▁key ▁discovery ▁comes ▁when ▁they ▁try ▁mind - mer ging . ▁They ▁discover ▁they ▁can ▁merge ▁their ▁minds ▁to ▁effectively ▁form ▁one ▁mental ▁entity ▁called ▁the ▁Unit . ▁The ▁Ar is ians ▁describe ▁this ▁as ▁the ▁" most ▁nearly ▁perfect ▁creation ▁the ▁universe ▁has ▁ever ▁seen " ▁and ▁state ▁that ▁they , ▁who ▁created ▁it , ▁are ▁themselves ▁almost ▁entirely ▁ignor ant ▁of ▁its ▁powers . ▁ ▁The ▁Children ▁of ▁the ▁L ens , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁mental ▁power ▁of ▁unknown ▁millions ▁of ▁L ens men ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Pat rol , ▁const itute ▁the ▁Ar is ians ' ▁intended ▁means ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Edd ori ans ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁universe ▁safe ▁for ▁Civil ization . ▁The ▁Gal actic ▁Pat rol , ▁sum mon ed ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁in ▁this ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁contains ▁bill ions ▁of ▁be ings ▁who ▁in ▁total ▁can ▁generate ▁immense ▁mental ▁force . ▁The ▁Ar is ians ▁add ▁their ▁own ▁trem end ous ▁mental ▁force ▁to ▁this . ▁The ▁Unit ▁focus es ▁the ▁accum ulated ▁power ▁onto ▁one ▁tiny ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Edd ori ans ' ▁shield s . ▁The ▁Edd or ian ▁shield s ▁are ▁destroyed ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁Edd or ian ▁High ▁Council . ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁the ▁Ar is ians ▁could ▁not ▁have