The silent universe, the pitch-black depths of space.
The original anchoring point was surrounded by a group of Pale Church Fifth Stage's highest-ranking warships, the ' Pope Ship,' carrying hundreds of thousands of Fifth Stage Church knights in power armor, to defend against unforeseen dangers that might arise after the ship Subspace Jump.
The massive spacecraft is equipped with advanced cameras that record the entire process of its anchoring and return in ultra-high definition.
At this moment, the Knight Commander Xinuo of the 1380th Legion of the Pale Church stood expressionlessly on the outer deck of a Pope Ship with his hands behind his back, exposed to the radiation and extreme environment of space, his gaze fixed on the predetermined anchor point, waiting for the cosmic fluctuations to be transmitted.
These numbers may seem simple, but the specific dimensions of this Fifth Stage Pope Ship are that of a giant warship, one kilometer long and over five thousand meters wide.
This single warship requires eighteen giant nuclear fusion reactors for energy supply and can accommodate hundreds of thousands of personnel of various types.
These giant warships are actually space carriers and large space stations. The Human Federation will gather materials from various places and transport them to processing plants on low-gravity planets for final assembly. After the assembly and verification are completed, the first and final launch ignition of these giant warships will take place.
Even in the environment of a low-gravity planet, such a massive warship would still need to consume 183,200 flamethrowers at its base to ascend into space.
Once successfully transported into space, this giant warship will remain suspended in space indefinitely, serving as a massive military space base until it is decommissioned and scrapped.
Such a massive warship is not only a display of the Human Federation's military power, but also the most effective armed transit base during interstellar colonization.
In addition, there are four other different classes of spaceships.
A 5,000-meter-long, 3,000-meter-wide ' Fourth Stage ' Angel Ship.
Third Stage space destroyer, 2,000 meters long and 900 meters wide.
A 900-meter-long, 400-meter-wide ' Second Stage ' naval battleship.
A typical First Stage ship, 300 meters long and 100 meters wide.
These can all be considered space carriers, not ordinary combat ships.
The Papal Warship has an extremely high-tech design, and is equipped with an outer space deck to ensure the spacecraft's landing and ascent.
Hundreds of space warships are now docked on the outer space deck, and more than 13,000 Church knights have boarded the space warships, awaiting the return of the Subspace Jump ship.
Because the spatial distance between the designated Anchor and the spacecraft's jump point is too great, the signal transmission will experience an extremely long delay.
This delay is recorded in months. After all, human space colonization has been going on for thousands of years. Even if we move slowly, the farthest distance we have traveled is now about 1.5 light-years.
Therefore, this plan can only be initiated by each party separately, and the efficiency of instantaneous information transmission is lost in the vast distance of space.
The Knight Commander of Xinuo had a cold and stern gaze. Although his face was obscured by his power armor, his posture alone exuded a strong sense of oppression.
"Isn't it time yet?"
Solemn words were transmitted from the helmet, reaching the ears of the scholars who were also wearing spacesuits and waiting nearby.
The scholar turned around respectfully and explained, "Sir Knight, it will take about twenty-five days for the spaceship to reach the predetermined vibration frequency. This timeframe cannot be completely determined, so there may be an error of a few hours."
"Hmph! Such a grand mobilization is utterly laughable. With Your Majesty's immense power, you have already foreseen the past and future. Your so-called research would be far less useful than simply going to meet Your Majesty and asking a few questions!"
Xinuo Commander Sino sneered, his words filled with the arrogance of a knight commander of the Pale Church and the devout flattery of His Majesty.
The scholar smiled wryly, "You can't say that, Commander Knight. His Majesty has already devoted himself to the development of our human race, which demonstrates His Majesty's supreme benevolence. Humans should not be incompetent parasites under His Majesty's rule; we should fight together and let His Majesty see our devout faith!"
"Moreover, based on our current theoretical predictions, flesh and blood and soul, or rather matter and soul, may achieve a certain degree of fusion. If this fusion is not designed by a designer, it may only give birth to a shapeless grotesque mass... But this most disordered state is also the closest to the divine."
Because it can be shaped in any direction, it has unlimited potential for growth.
This is the basis for our conclusion that the soul may have driven human evolution.
"This fusion is too bizarre, and there is no record of it in Your Majesty's history, so we cannot be sure whether Your Majesty could have fabricated such a strange life form."
But this may be the ultimate question in humanity's evolution towards divinity, and the most fundamental level that this world can reach. And judging from past history, the ability to design in this way may be difficult to achieve...
The scholar stopped speaking before he finished, but a sense of disbelief could be detected in both his words and tone.
This guy is questioning whether His Majesty can create such peculiar life.
After all, based on current theoretical research and detailed analysis of " The Chronicles of Norton," the Pale God of the past, Norton, is seen by the scientific community today as more like a thief who has stolen God's authority, at most able to prune and trim the branches.
While it's uncertain whether he has reached the level of a true designer, scholars generally don't believe it.
After all, according to the current psychological analysis of the Pale God, he only wants to maintain his rule of eternal peace and his so-called Anchor.
If he truly possesses the abilities of such a designer, then completely destroying humanity and creating a simpler, more intelligent life form that would only believe in him would undoubtedly be a better choice for him.
However, no one can completely rule out this possibility. According to more psychological analyses of Pale God, the main reason he keeps humans around is more likely because he was once human and has a special sense of racial identity.
Scholars admire science, but their faith is not so pure.
However, to Knight Commander Xinuo, these words were utterly treasonous.
"Shut up! How dare you question His Majesty's authority? You wavering believer, I will present your crimes to the Pale Church Inquisition and await the Pale Church's divine punishment!"
With a roar, Knight Commander Xinuo even drew his sword from behind his back using his power armor arm.
However, before the incident could develop further, a sound suddenly came from the dark universe in the distance.
"Buzzing..."
A faint, almost imperceptible vibration emanated in the empty, dark, and profound universe, and the instrument that was detecting the frequency immediately beeped.
Knight Commander Xinuo, who had just raised his power sword, quickly turned around to look.
The instant he turned his head, a phantom image of a spaceship suddenly appeared in the previously empty and deep universe.
Then comes rapid solidification.
In a short while, a stationary spaceship appeared in the previously empty vacuum of space.
The spaceship's exterior is highly technological and distinctive, making it instantly recognizable as a planned space jump ship.
However, after the spaceship completely solidified, it still floated quietly in the vacuum. The lights on its surface continued to flash as usual, but the spaceship as a whole was as if it were empty. Not only was there no communication equipment connected, but there was also no movement at all. It just floated quietly in the vacuum environment.