Feng Long followed Ji Wa out of the human underground city. These inhabited planets had no atmosphere, so the entire sky was directly visible. In the sky, two huge planets were located 10,000 kilometers away. From the inhabited planets, these two planets had a diameter of over 100 meters. They reflected the twinkling light of the stars, which was quite spectacular.
" Ji Wa, what is this? A complete human planet?"
"Sir, no, these two things are not planets at all; each of them has a mass of less than 20 billion tons."
"What? Less than 20 billion tons? How is that possible? A rocky planet of this size would have a mass of at least 10^24 to 25 tons. That's ten orders of magnitude less. Could it be that humans have hollowed it out?"
"Sir, no, these are all energy spheres made by humans!"
"What? Ji Wa, are you crazy? You dare to put so many energy balls next to adults like this? Our lives are important too!"
" Bi Cha, don't panic. Behave like a civilization from Small Star Sector Civilization. If Ji Wa dares to place him here, he must have his reasons and confidence."
"Yes, sir. After the war, I led a small fleet of a million warships to continue searching for traces of humanity in space, striving to ensure that no one or no ship escaped. I searched for more than three years and finally discovered a small squadron of only 200,000 human warships, which were rapidly advancing across two planets."
"I found it strange at the time. With human technology, it's impossible to move a planet with 100,000 warships. It would take at least a million. And to be able to travel such a long distance, they must have fled as soon as we started attacking them. I concluded that there was something fishy about these two planets, so I secretly followed them, hoping to find an opportunity to destroy their fleet in one fell swoop and ensure the safety of the planet."
"Through my meticulous planning, with five warships against one human fleet, we were spread out a light-year away, encircling them one-on-one. We acted simultaneously, arrived simultaneously, and attacked simultaneously. Before the human fleet could react, we destroyed their entire fleet in one fell swoop, leaving both planets intact."
"To avoid any unforeseen complications, I simply moved these two planets. During the move, I discovered that their mass was pitifully small; no wonder humanity only needed 100,000 warships to move them. I moved them to the vicinity of the space vortex, where our main fleet is located, ensuring our safety. Then I ordered the planets to be opened, and inside were nothing but human energy spheres."
"All of them? How many is that?" Bi Cha asked in surprise.
"It's estimated to be hundreds of billions," Feng Long quickly provided a rough estimate.
"Sir, what are humans doing with so many energy orbs?"
"Humans, they want revenge."
"Sir, this is impossible. Even if humans possess these things, they couldn't possibly defeat us."
"Being invincible is one thing, but crippling us is another. If the Mu Star Civilization hadn't detected the anomaly, the energy sphere might already be in our territory. According to human warfare tactics, if we wanted to stop their fleet from sending the energy sphere into our territory, we would need to deploy at least as many warships as they do. To be on the safe side, we might even deploy more. If humans detonate those two things, hundreds of millions of our warships would be gone."
"What's the point, sir?"
"Sometimes, doing things doesn't necessarily have to be meaningful. Even if humanity's target isn't us, using these energy orbs to devour the Mu Star Civilization wouldn't be a problem at all. Not only can your two fleets not stop us, but even the hundred warships of the Fish Horse Star Civilization might not be able to stop us. Humanity knows about our relationship with the Mu Star Civilization; we destroyed their people before. We created these two things for revenge, and also for the sake of our technological advancement."
"Humans are truly not to be underestimated. Luckily, we acted in advance. Wait, sir, why didn't the humans detonate those two things during the battle? They might have had a chance to escape."
"A chance to escape? Do you think there was a chance? Ji Wa, your fleet wasn't at the forefront of the battle, was it? Even if they detonated those two things, they would only destroy the Mu Star Civilization fleet. You only joined the attack after the Mu Star Civilization fleet was exhausted, right?"
"Yes, sir." Ji Wa somewhat embarrassed.
"It's nothing. Maintaining the strength of your own civilization is the right thing to do. I suspect the reason humanity didn't detonate those two things is because they weren't even near the planet or base at the time. Ji Wa, check the data and see where those two things might have been at the time."
"Wait, sir, I'll verify right away. Sir, you guessed right, those two things are indeed not near their inhabited planet, at least a hundred light-years apart. No wonder I didn't notice their fleet escaping; they weren't there at all."
"Of course, those two things are incredibly powerful. They could easily destroy an entire planetary system. If they were to enter our civilization's territory, where each system has over a dozen inhabited planets, an explosion would be a catastrophe."
"My lord, why are only 200,000 warships used to guard and transport such an important item?"
"Very good, your awareness has greatly improved. You must be skeptical of everything, especially cunning species like humans. However, this is easy to explain. First, these two things are only 100 light-years away from their inhabitant planet, and their main fleet can set sail to provide support at any time. Second, everyone knows the combat power of humans. Which ordinary Star System-Level Civilization would dare to provoke them? Even if they did, human energy spheres could make them suffer a crushing defeat."
"Secondly, the fewer warships there are, the smaller the target, and the better the energy spheres can be hidden. 200,000 ships, no more, no less, just right. Ji Wa, you said you've already checked these energy spheres. If I'm not mistaken, you definitely can't detonate them, right?"
"Sir, you are truly amazing. Indeed, I have tried various methods, and even if I had run headfirst into them myself, I would have been fine. As long as the encapsulation membrane of these energy balls is broken, they will slowly dissipate like smoke, which is why I brought them here."
"Hmm, it seems that humanity must have mastered some method to detonate energy spheres. What exactly is it?"
"Sir, we are afraid we cannot help you with this. But could you perhaps find some clues on these planets that might lead to a way to detonate the energy sphere?"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it, there seems to be something I haven't thought of."
Feng Long quickly fell into deep thought, even forgetting to take a closer look at the energy ball.
"Ah, I see. Ji Wa, immediately order people to dismantle these two things. Be careful not to break them; we'll need them later."
"Right here? Sir, there are far too many of these energy orbs. We're all unmanned ships here, and we're short-handed. How about we ask the Mu Star Civilization to send some people over? They're big, but not very bright; they'd be perfect for this kind of hard labor."
"Hmm... it's better to call them our people. Ji Wa, move these two big guys a little further forward, stop them ten light-years away from our civilization's territory. That's safe enough; I need to work there."
"Yes, sir."