"Minister, I have an idea. From now on, I'll find a planetary system to stay in and send the robots and fleet to other planetary systems to develop. We won't have to be so passive every time. That way, even if the enemy attacks some of our individual bases, it won't threaten the safety of the main body."
"If only that could be true."
"What? Minister, is it not allowed?"
"It's not that it's impossible, but it has limitations. Four-dimensional network communication is a very powerful communication method at the Star-Level Star System Level, but once you reach Small Star Region, everyone's spatial control is already very advanced. The main body of the base is too far away, and it's very likely that other civilizations will directly cut off communication, which would be like gaining a free advantage. Don't think that self-destruction or something can prevent this from happening. With technology, anything is possible."
"Our people have had enough of a nomadic life; I truly wish to give them a stable home."
"Let's endure the hardship first, then reap the rewards. When we become Great Star Region Civilization, or even the legendary Galaxy Civilization, let alone a stable home, the entire Milky Way and the entire universe will be our home."
One year, two years, three years, five years later, the scientific and technological exchanges between the two sides continued. Luo Zhigao had the technology of dozens of civilizations, while Hu Yu had more, more than a hundred. Although the overall quality could not compare with what Luo Zhigao had intercepted, the sheer quantity was overwhelming. Scientists made new discoveries and gained new insights every day.
In the past five years, in addition to the daily progress of scientists, Luo Zhigao's fleet has also been modified, reaching a speed of 1800 times the speed of light, and has been equipped with a lot of energy balls. Although Hu Yu's fleet still only has 13 million ships, its overall quality has improved a lot, and cross-range laser cannons, cross-range curvature energy balls, gravity bombs and so on have all been installed on the Wind Master.
These past five years have been the happiest five years. The people of Luo Zhigao's fleet showed the people of Hu Yu's fleet what real work is like. Their work efficiency, endurance, and diligence far surpassed those of the people of Hu Yu's fleet. It wasn't that the people of Hu Yu's fleet weren't hardworking enough, but rather that the two fleets had completely different working models.
The people of Hu Yu's fleet also showed the people of Luo Zhigao's fleet the power of technology. It was precisely because of this technology that the people of Hu Yu's fleet could remotely control machinery on other planets to perform precise tasks from the comfort of their homes. Unless it was a critical moment, ordinary people generally would not go to various planetary bases to work on a large scale, because the efficiency of manual labor could not compare with that of machinery. Only in special circumstances, such as the rescue of Luo Zhigao's fleet, would almost everyone contribute to the fleet in various ways.
In these five years, a new habitable planet was created, Earth Three. The people of Hu Yu's fleet knew that Luo Zhigao's fleet would eventually separate from them. In order to provide their compatriots with the best living environment, they tried almost every possible method. The fleet painstakingly transported ice balls and snowballs from afar. Scientists controlled geological activities to create high mountains and great rivers on Earth Three. The people transplanted flowers, trees and shrubs one by one to the surface of the planet.
Earth Three's environment is now comparable to Earth Two's; it just needs some time. Once the planted saplings grow into towering trees, Earth Three will become a true paradise on earth.
That day, Hu Yu and Luo Zhigao were inspecting the production of the Wind Master. With the continuous development of technology, the accumulation of expertise, and the increase in machinery and equipment, the production speed of the Wind Master had reached one million ships per year. This speed was almost ten times that of Luo Zhigao's fleet. Therefore, Luo Zhigao also decided to abandon some functions and build standard warships, transferring all of Hu Yu's production technology to him. This way, it wouldn't take hundreds of years to build a fleet each time. However, Luo Zhigao didn't realize that Hu Yu had also spent thousands of years to achieve his current production speed. Hundreds of years ago, Hu Yu's production speed wasn't much faster than Luo Zhigao's.
"Minister, Old Hu, we've lost contact with two reconnaissance satellites a thousand light-years away!" Wen Zhonghua relayed the message directly to Hu Yu, Luo Zhigao, and other personnel who were on patrol.
" General Hu, it's time to part ways."
"Yes." Hu Yu nodded, tears welling in his eyes.
Luo Zhigao stepped forward, and the two strong men who had conquered the stars and roamed the universe embraced each other tightly once again. Their simple words contained endless reluctance to part.
A moment later, Luo Zhigao turned around and strode towards the command room.
" Fang Xinyun, Li Wenfei, it's time. Let's go."
"Yes, Minister."
Even though everyone was reluctant to leave, they did not hesitate for a moment. This was their destiny and their responsibility. Without many words or tedious explanations, the people of Luo Zhigao's fleet and their compatriots on Earth Two said a brief farewell and boarded the warships without looking back. Their destination was the distance.
Without saying goodbye or farewell, Yang Fan sail, our longing flowing in tears, our reluctance entrusted in our gazes. Countless stars, eternal bloodline, the soul of the Yellow Emperor, billions as one, for our respective distant horizons, we part for now.
The wind howls, the Yi River is cold; when will our compatriots return? In the vast starry sky, the two fleets are like two lonely boats on the sea, not knowing when they will be able to reunite.
After renovations and upgrades, Luo Zhigao's fleet, having discarded some warships unsuitable for improvement, now has over 30 million ships remaining. Carrying Earth Three and several rocky planets, they bid farewell to Hu Yu and embarked on a new journey.
The massive fleet quickly disappeared from the sight of the reluctant people. Despite their immense reluctance, for the sake of the entire civilization, everyone had no choice but to accept this fate.
The distant satellites continued to wear down, and according to the images they transmitted, it was the fleet of the Xuan Star Civilization, numbering approximately 90 million ships. It seemed that they had not only tracked the human fleet but had also increased the number of warships.
Luo Zhigao's fleet was already sailing at a 90-degree angle to the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet. As he got closer to the center of the Milky Way, perhaps the Xuan Star Civilization wouldn't dare to be too arrogant. On the other hand, Hu Yu himself was sailing in a straight line with the Xuan Star Civilization. If the Xuan Star Civilization continued to pursue him, they would eventually catch up with him.
The current fleet only has 13 million Wind Master, which is not even enough to stop them. If the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet continues to pursue in a straight line, it will catch up with Hu Yu's fleet in two years.
Luo Zhigao repeatedly confirmed with Hu Yu whether there was anything wrong, but Hu Yu easily deflected the questions, simply saying that it was impossible for them to catch up with him and reassuring Luo Zhigao. Luo Zhigao also believed that it was impossible to track Hu Yu and himself in this vast space; otherwise, the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet wouldn't have taken four or five years to find them. However, Hu Yu didn't think so. Something was always strange, but Hu Yu couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
On the other side of the starry sky, Luo Zhigao fell into deep thought in the fleet. After much deliberation, Li Wenfei, Fang Xinyun, Gao Zhengyang, and others sat quietly to the side without saying a word.