After the excitement subsided, they still had to get on with what needed to be done.
Scientific progress required steady, step-by-step advancement. Seeing prospects only meant they had found a direction; to reach their destination, they still needed continuous research and exploration.
The path of characteristic technology was not easy, and humanity, aware of this, had prepared itself for long-term investment.
Scientific research had to continue, life had to continue, and the Star Path had to continue as well.
After bidding farewell to the Daya Civilization, the Stellar Alliance led by humanity resumed its old interstellar journey of moving and stopping.
However, after reaching Level 5 Civilization, Human Civilization no longer needed to stop as frequently as before to replenish fuel. With the success of the new generation of Warp Engines, a fully fueled Star-Class Warship could travel five thousand light-years. Its range varied somewhat depending on its payload, but not by much.
Thus, during their recent voyages, Human Civilization stopped mainly for exploration.
Whenever they passed through interstellar space and discovered a somewhat unusual star, they would linger for a while, dispatch probes to collect data, and sometimes mine Heavy Element ores within the Star System.
These were used for daily consumption or material stockpiling.
Although Human Civilization possessed the Matter Disintegration Ray, it could only break Heavy Elements down into light elements. Reversing the process remained impossible.
In fact, according to human scientists' deductions, a Level 5 Civilization should have been capable of synthesizing Heavy Elements. After all, the Theory of Everything could clearly explain the process of Heavy Element synthesis.
Naturally, this would require the Superforce Field. In theory, a Superforce Field capable of field welding should also be able to alter the number of protons and neutrons within an Atomic Nucleus, thereby changing the material composition