Adapting to the Situation

When humanity first detected this fleet, they thought it was some clueless civilization. They had almost failed to recognize it, because the fleet was traveling at only one times the speed of light.

The Orange Star Civilization had indeed purchased Level 2 Warp technology from the Trade Market, along with many ready-made Level 2 Warp Engines. But clearly, the engines they had bought had not been installed on this fleet. Absorbing the technology and turning it into actual creations took time, and this fleet might not yet have had time to equip the latest engines.

That was precisely why they had arrived so late.

But if they had rushed here without even equipping their newest engines, what was the reason?

Upon seeing the Orange Star Civilization fleet appear on the scanners, humanity did not become nervous. Yue Yuan and the others merely frowned as they considered the fleet's purpose in coming here.

This fleet was not particularly large, numbering only a million ships. Its size was nearly the same as humanity's First Fleet, but the gap in travel speed was obvious. Humanity believed they were utterly incapable of putting up a fight.

Of course, humanity did not immediately act simply because they could crush this fleet with ease. The Dynamic Image Civilization was still ten light-years away, and this fleet was not the Orange Star Civilization's entire military strength. While they could crush it in battle, they would find it difficult to do so without making a sound.

And once war broke out and the Dynamic Image Civilization noticed it, they would certainly come to investigate the cause. By then, it would likely be difficult to keep the Pioneer Small Universe's presence here secret.

Therefore, out of concern for secrecy, humanity did not rashly launch an attack. Instead, they took