Starlight in the Abyss
Chapter 130

Fleet Rest and Resupply

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"No rush, no rush, Zero, come here." A short, large-headed being with the same Main Consciousness as the body walked over.

"This is... Branch Consciousness Entity!!!"

"Yes, with our help, he was freed a long time ago. Now he's your leader. When I'm not around, all operations must be under Zero's command, understand?"

"I... I know." Number One answered somewhat reluctantly, but it didn't seem like a big deal. After all, they were living under someone else's roof now. Number One thought that they would definitely make greater contributions to humanity in the future and surpass Zero.

Everything in the Nebula Region was completed. Apart from gaining eight seemingly useless helpers and capturing 110,000 Branch Consciousness Entity, many more Branch Consciousness Entity did not travel with the warship and could only be left to develop their own consciousness in the Nebula Region. However, all of this had nothing to do with humanity anymore.

The greatest achievement over the past 270 years has been the progress in basic science and technology, the initial understanding of the nature of space, and the formulation of Basic Space Theory. Its importance is no less than that of Einstein's theory of relativity and mass-energy equivalence more than a thousand years ago.

"General, where are we going now? Should we find another planetary system to settle down in?"

"Let's continue on our original course, heading towards the battle line between the civilization and the Insect Race. We'll look for a suitable planetary system two thousand light-years away. We're too close to the Wind Star Civilization here; the Fish Horse Star Civilization could easily track us down."

"Yes, General."

Of the 20 million Wind Master, 18 million, excluding the 2 million that carried Earth Two, were neatly arranged in three-dimensional space, forming massive square formations that stretched for countless kilometers. This enormous fleet sped past stars at a thousand times the speed of light, heading into the distance.

Having traveled 2,500 light-years from the Eagle Nebula, the fleet sped along, passing through the spheres of influence of several civilizations. Due to the fleet's immense size and the fact that it did not actively attack these civilizations, the journey was largely unimpeded. At this point, the fleet stopped.

This is an ordinary planetary system. Academician Zeng named it the JD4 Planetary System system as usual. JD4 has only three planets orbiting its star. The third planet is a gas giant, the first planet is a rocky planet slightly larger than Earth, and the second planet is twice the diameter of Earth and is also a rocky planet. Both rocky planets are suitable for mining and production. The second planet's gravity is more than eight times that of Earth, but for Star System-Level Civilization, this gravity is no longer a problem.

Earth Two is rich in material. All the asteroids captured in the Nebula Region have been used to build the Wind Master fleet. The excess material has been transported to Earth Two, making Earth Two so rich in material that it has piled up into many high mountains. These mountains are covered with rocks and soil and are covered with plants, but they do not affect the environment of the entire planet.

These are all strategic reserves, and will not be used unless absolutely necessary. The construction of the Wind Master was completed in the first hundred years of the Earth Two Nebula Region. In order not to stimulate the Main Consciousness, only 20 million Wind Master were manufactured. However, the various machines and equipment used to manufacture the Wind Master have become too numerous to count. The space between 18 and 20 kilometers below the surface of Earth 2 has been excavated, with a total volume of thousands of cubic kilometers. Countless robots and various equipment are neatly stacked in the underground space.

A vast underground network connects to the surface, and at a single command, these machines and equipment can be continuously transported to designated locations to begin production and manufacturing activities.

Hu Yu decided to rest and pause here. The Science City had accumulated many projects that needed to be tested. In the Nebula Region, due to the limitations of the Main Consciousness, many technologies could only be studied in theory. Now, there was finally a place where scientists could conduct experiments properly.

The number of Wind Master also needs to be increased. The original plan was to build 30 million ships in the Nebula Region, but this has been reduced. In addition, the new Wind Master are limited by resources during construction, resulting in smaller size and weaker defensive capabilities. If the number can be increased, it can make up for the size deficiency.

The Wind Star Civilization's war technology has now been largely analyzed, so the Fish Horse Star People Fish Horse Star People probably won't find this location. They likely already believe that humanity no longer exists, so this place should be safe. The surrounding civilizations are only one or two early -Star System Level civilizations, and they wouldn't dare to come and provoke humanity.

The number of Wind Master must reach at least the planned 30 million. If the fleet needs to stay here longer, more Wind Master will be built. The decision on the length of their stay here rests with the Academy of Sciences; they will leave whenever they feel they have completed their experiments.

More importantly, Hu Yu decided to transform Earth Two into an interstellar spaceship, equipping it with a warp drive to enable warp travel. At the same time, Earth Two must be armed, with various space-based and land-based defense systems built, and multiple highly defensive underground cities constructed 50 kilometers underground. The goal is to turn Earth Two into a solid fortress, preventing it from becoming a tool for others to use against it.

Countless robots were already busy on the surfaces of the two planets, and transport ships were constantly delivering machinery to the planets. Workers in white spacesuits walked onto the planetary surfaces, moving among the machinery, directing the robots or directly driving them to work on the planetary surfaces.

This production run was the smoothest since the fleet entered space, as all preparations were complete and only raw materials were lacking. The steel was already produced in less than a planet, and the newly produced steel was immediately sent to the newly built factory for production. This steel will eventually become the most powerful weapon of Human Civilization, the Wind Master.

The Science City has also begun its expansion. The new Science City spaceships will not be larger, maintaining their 30-kilometer length, but their number will increase to ten, more than three times the original size. Scientists will conduct new experiments on these new Science City spaceships. Much of the technology of the Wind Star Civilization has been analyzed, but it cannot be used directly. It must undergo multiple experimental verifications. Some aspects need improvement, some need correction, and some are even completely incorrect.

These are all normal. It's not just the Wind Star Civilization; humanity's technology tree is the same. All the latest and most cutting-edge technologies will have various problems. For example, the Basic Space Theory proposed by Academician Liu Bo not long ago is just a conjecture. If other civilizations were to adopt it, the results after verification might be wrong. Also, there are differences between Human Civilization. A technology that works in one way might be suitable for the Wind Star Civilization, but it must be improved and modified for human use.

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