Two academicians Wen Zhonghua left, leaving Hu Yu alone. Another year passed, and finally, a satellite 0.8 light-years away received the message again.
"General Hu Yu, I know you mean well, but you haven't reached the Small Star Sector Civilization yet. Please don't come here. It's very dangerous. Our energy is limited, and we can't hold out much longer. Goodbye, goodbye."
"Sigh, this Minister Luo, "Hu Yu sighed.
" Academician Zeng, Academician Liu, is there any way to find the tail end of this vortex? The stubborn Minister Luo refuses to reveal their location no matter what. It takes more than a year to send information back and forth. We can't let this drag on any longer. We have no choice but to search for them ourselves."
"The distance can be calculated, but the direction cannot be determined. This tail is not a straight line, but a twist. We can only reach the surface of the vortex by sailing along the tail."
" Little Liu, is it really possible?"
"Yes, of course, Academician. The information we received is relatively complete. Only the tail of the vortex could transmit such complete information. Due to the spatial distortion, the signal at the center of the vortex could not be so complete. Therefore, this large area of space can be considered the endpoint of the spatial vortex. The round-trip time for the information is one year. Minister Luo and his team should not have fallen into the depths of the vortex yet, otherwise they would not be able to send information. That is to say, the shortest distance from the surface of the vortex to here is 0.5 light-years. We can estimate the rotation speed of the vortex based on the movement speed of the vortex tail, and then roughly determine the degree of influence of the vortex on space."
"The effect of the vortex is somewhat similar to the method used by Ninety-Seven to move Earth Two. Both methods connect a point at a great distance using high energy. The satellites of the Wind Star Civilization also operate in this way, like a rubber band, utilizing the principle of elasticity. Space works the same way."
"Then hurry up and calculate," Academician Xiao urged.
"I calculated it long ago. In normal space, Minister Luo is about 30,000 to 35,000 light-years away from here, but the direction is uncertain. With us as the center, he could be anywhere in the world."
"Sigh, why didn't you say so sooner? You've really made things difficult."
"What's wrong, Academician Xiao? I don't think this data is very useful. It's over 30,000 light-years, not 300 or 3,000. Once we find Minister Luo and the others, maybe..."
"It's not your fault, Academician Liu. You were born in the fleet, so it's normal that you don't know about Minister Luo's affairs. Although I don't know his exact route, I know his general location. Now that we have your data, finding him won't be so difficult."
"General, what do we do now?"
"Set sail immediately, and complete production and scientific research while searching."
" Minister Luo, please hold on, we are on our way." After sending this message, Hu Yu immediately returned to Earth Two.
Including Earth Two and the two original rocky planets of JD4, there are a total of 18 rocky planets here, and people wearing white spacesuits are working on each planet.
Over the past two hundred years in the Nebula Region and over three hundred years in JD4, humanity has stored up countless machines and various types of robots. With the direct participation of billions of people, countless giant factories have sprung up on the surfaces of various planets in a short period of time, and the Wind Master have emerged from various bases in flocks like sparrows.
All 18 planets set sail, carried by the Wind Master to a distant region 30,000 light-years away for a rescue operation. This was the first time in human history that a rescue operation had been carried out over such a long distance. 12 billion people embarked on the long and arduous journey to rescue their people. No matter how powerful the Xuan Star Civilization was, these people were willing to risk their lives and fight to the death.
More than 30,000 light-years away, it would take the fleet more than 30 years to reach them. The Academy of Sciences must solve the problems of speed and weapons within the first 25 years. Although it took 5 years longer than expected, it was still very urgent. If it took more than 25 years, the fleet might not have enough time to replace its equipment and produce enough weapons to deal with this Xuan Star Civilization.
The two fleets of Hu Yu and Luo Zhigao were originally traveling in opposite directions. Although they may have deviated from their course over the years, the Milky Way is simply too vast, with a diameter of 100,000 light-years and a thickness of more than 10,000 light-years, encompassing nearly a trillion stars of all sizes.
The fleet sped along, bypassing the Wind Star Civilization and passing by a point 300 light-years away from the Snow Star Civilization. A thousand years ago, humanity was merely a Star-Level civilization; a thousand years later, it had leaped to Intermediate Star System-Level. The space probes deployed by the Snow Tribe around the area would surely detect Hu Yu's passage. Hu Yu wondered what had become of them—whether they remained in a daze or had risen again. He desperately wanted to see, but nothing was more important than rescuing Luo Zhigao's fleet. Hu Yu could only fly past Snow Star at top speed without stopping.
After passing through Alpha Centauri, Hu Yu arrived at Tau Ceti, where he briefly stopped for a few minutes. Tau Ceti was one of the fleet's most important bases. Without the replenishment from Tau Ceti, the fleet would not have achieved its current development. Unfortunately, Tau Ceti was moved to the vicinity of Alpha Centauri by the Sand Python Fleet and detonated. Now, Hu Yu has the ability to rebuild Tau Ceti. If time were not so tight, the fleet could completely restore everything here.
The fleet set sail again, with a journey of 20,000 light-years still to go. No further news of Luo Zhigao came from the satellites near JD4. Ten years had passed without a single word. Hu Yu could only silently pray that Luo Zhigao could hold on.
Apart from Earth Two, countless people on the other 17 planets worked silently, tirelessly and without complaint, with only one goal: to build as many warships and weapons as possible to save their fellow human beings.
In this universe, if trust still exists, it must be with one's own compatriots. We share the same blood and the same soul, and are all descendants of Yan and Huang, children of the dragon. If one does not rescue one's compatriots in distress, how can one live up to oneself and the name of Yan and Huang?
People voluntarily extended their working hours to 12 hours. In fact, countless people no longer distinguished between work and rest. When they were tired, they would just find a place to lie down in the work area and immediately continue working when they woke up. Their hands were blistered and calloused, and their legs were swollen from walking for long periods of time. Even if they were injured, no one was willing to leave their posts. All of this was for one purpose: to save their compatriots and their brothers and sisters who were tens of thousands of light-years away.
Seeing all this, Hu Yu could only silently endure it. The fleet needed everyone's efforts now; every bit of strength added increased the chance of victory. This Xuan Star Civilization was likely Small Star Sector Civilization. The fleet had just entered the advanced stage of the Star System Level, and overall, it was still somewhat inferior to the Wind Star Civilization of the past. Although the fleet had surpassed the Wind Star Civilization in military technology over the past 600 years, Hu Yu had no confidence in defeating Small Star Sector Civilization.