Hundreds of light-years away from the spatial vortex, a fleet passed by, filled with humans. The fleet deceived them into fighting for the gods, who were in reality nothing more than food for insects. Suddenly, the fleet stopped, and something seemed to have changed in the starry sky.
"Sir, what happened?"
"Look over there, the overall brightness of Star HTR378894 has dimmed somewhat."
"That's true. But sir, it's not a big deal if it disappears. Perhaps the star has reached the end of its evolution, or perhaps it has been used by other civilizations, or perhaps its orbit has changed and it has moved away from us?"
"However, the data shows that Star HTR378894 is in its prime, so it's not an evolutionary issue at all. Moreover, its orbit is very stable, and the surrounding stars are all normal. There's no reason for its orbit to change alone."
"That leaves only two possibilities: either other civilizations are stealing the star's mass or they've moved it from its original location."
That's what I'm afraid of.
"Sir, this place is 4,000 light-years away from our civilization. Even if a civilization uses stars, it's normal, and it's not targeting us."
"Our civilization is 4,000 light-years away, but the insect base is only 600-700 light-years away, and only about 800 light-years away from Star HTR378894. Most civilizations capable of moving stars or stealing their mass are Star System-Level Civilization."
"Sir, all the Stellar-Level Civilization in this area have either been destroyed or driven away by the Xuan Star Civilization. The two original Star System-Level Civilization were also forced to relocate under pressure, which is why we established this insect base. How could there be other Star System-Level Civilization here? Even if there are advanced civilizations here, they might just be passing through, using the star to replenish their energy."
"If they're just passing by, that's fine; the problem is if they're not."
"Sir, shall we go over and take a look?"
"No, our transport mission isn't complete yet. Let's report this to Civilization Headquarters. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, our transport ships don't have much combat capability."
"Sir, you're right. I'll report it immediately."
In the territory of the Mu Star Civilization, a mixed fleet set sail simultaneously, consisting of 40 million Mu Star Civilization warships and 10 million Xuan Star Civilization warships, bound for Star HTR378894.
" Ji Wa, what has troubled you?"
You don't need to worry about that.
"Yes, sir."
Seeing Ji Wa's displeasure, the commander of the Mu Star Civilization did not dare to speak again. At this moment, Ji Wa was already somewhat worried. Back then, when he had annihilated the human base planet, he was still angry and, coupled with Bi Cha's provocation, he left without conducting a detailed investigation. Looking back afterward, Ji Wa also felt that there was a very high possibility that the human base was a decoy.
But there was nothing he could do. He had already reported that he had completely destroyed the human base and wiped out all humans. For years, Ji Wa had been worried that humans would reappear. More than 3,000 years had passed, and humans still hadn't reappeared. Ji Wa had a sliver of certainty that perhaps humans had truly been wiped out. Even if they hadn't been wiped out, humans should have fled far away from here. After all, there was still a small detachment of the Fish Horse Star Civilization here. Humans would never come back for revenge.
This sudden situation caused Ji Wa some renewed concern. He had witnessed humanity's tenacity firsthand. Although it was the Bi Cha fleet that fought against humanity, he had reviewed the relevant data afterward. In their first battle with humanity, to buy time for the main fleet, ten million human warships held back his five hundred million warships. These fleets attacked relentlessly, ultimately suffering total annihilation without a single intact warship remaining. The Xuan Star Civilization had also clashed with other civilizations many times, and humanity's tenacity and fearlessness in the face of sacrifice were extremely rare among all civilizations.
Perhaps the humans really haven't escaped; they're quietly developing right under his nose, preparing to launch a fatal attack. Thinking this, Ji Wa felt a chill run down his spine. The area near the spatial vortex was indeed the easiest place to overlook. This was within his civilization's sphere of influence, and he had fought several battles with the humans here. Who would have thought that humans would dare to hide here?
The mixed fleet advanced at breakneck speed, with the Mu Star Civilization's warships reaching 1500 times the speed of light. They needed a little incentive, so at the request of the Fish Horse Star Civilization, the Xuan Star Civilization provided the Mu Star Civilization with a set of outdated technologies. In truth, the Xuan Star Civilization also looked down on the Mu Star Civilization.
These enormous, worm-like Mu Star People have been developing for hundreds of times longer than the Xuan Star Civilization. The Xuan Star Civilization is now Small Star Sector Civilization, and even if these worm- Mu Star People were given another hundred million years, they would never reach that Small Star Sector Civilization. On the contrary, Human Civilization has quite impressed the Xuan Star Civilization; the progress of this nomadic civilization is simply too rapid.
When they first learned of Human Civilization, they were still Stellar-Level Advanced Civilization. In just over a thousand years, they broke through to the Star System Level and even possessed energy spheres—weapons that even the Xuan Star Civilization feared. Although these weapons weren't enough to frighten the Xuan Star Civilization Xuan Star Civilization, their terrifying power made them extremely envious. Unfortunately, humans were too cunning, and after several battles, the Xuan Star Civilization failed to obtain a single energy sphere.
Scientists from the Xuan Star Civilization also began researching energy spheres. They continuously gathered energy, trying to materialize it, and even repeatedly broke through three-dimensional space. However, these energy spheres were not created by gathering energy; they were transformed from matter. Although the Xuan Star Civilization failed to create energy spheres, the failed experiment still brought them considerable benefits, as they obtained a lot of information about the fourth dimension.
"General, the fish have been attracted by the food. Look, this is the footage just captured by the miniature spaceship disguised as a rock on the planet Mu Star Civilization. Not only has the Mu Star Civilization's fleet been mobilized, but the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet has also been dispatched," Gao Jianchuan said excitedly.
"Perfect, there's just one more step to go. Everything is proceeding according to plan."
It was now the year 7190 AD. Hu Yu had been back in JD4 for 2500 years. Two thousand years ago, the Wind Master had already hidden themselves in the planetary system near the vortex. The number of artificial humans had exceeded 5 billion a thousand years ago, and now it had reached more than 8 billion, 3 billion more than the previously estimated number. However, the more the better. These artificial humans not only managed the interior of the planets to look like reality, but also created many energy spheres to equip the Wind Master under the control of computers.
The task, originally planned to be completed in 2000, has now taken 500 years longer. A large part of the reason is that the encapsulation of the energy ball took much longer. The conversion task was completed on schedule, taking only a little over 1600 years, but the encapsulation took much longer than expected. Conversion is like mechanically harvesting wheat, while encapsulation is like drying the wheat, sifting it clean, putting it in bags, labeling it, and then transferring it to the warehouse.