Alcott fell silent, seemingly trying to determine whether the information Lü Yongchang had sent was true.
"That rumor... do you know where it came from?"
Lü Yongchang sent the question with some unease.
[I'm not sure...]
Without the answer Alcott wanted, even the replies became much slower.
[But I vaguely remember that it seemed to come from somewhere near the core of the Andromeda Galaxy.]
Lü Yongchang's heart jolted.
What was in the core region?
The Cleaners Civilization!
For a moment, Lü Yongchang felt as though he were sitting on pins and needles.
Could it be... that the Silicon Stingray Civilization was setting him up?
[Is something wrong?]
Alcott seemed to have noticed something unusual about the "Enroget Civilization."
Lü Yongchang suppressed his unease, thought for a moment, and told Alcott about his suspicions.
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]
Alcott's reply was utterly firm.
[Because of the Neutral Faction's presence, the Cleaners Civilization and the Gardener Faction have never fought a large-scale war within the Andromeda Galaxy!] [At least, never in my memory!] [The Cleaners Civilization has always behaved itself, too. It has never done anything like that!]
Lü Yongchang looked at the text in the Holographic Projection and shook his head with a bitter smile.
Perhaps.
Compared with the Andromeda Galaxy, the chaotic Milky Way Galaxy was a remote region plagued by war.
His experiences there might not apply to the Andromeda Galaxy.
Although that was what he thought, Lü Yongchang still quietly issued orders to prepare for battle.
Within the micro-universe, which measured one light-year in diameter, the interstellar factories all began operating.
The planets stored inside the micro-universe were slowly dismantled.
Under the influence of the core reaction catalysis devices, the stars also began releasing vast amounts of energy,