" Academician Liu, we have no military operations at the moment, nor are we in a hurry to equip the Xuan Star Civilization with these two technologies. However, the Space Barrier is a very good thing. We don't lack energy right now. After we return from the Second Spiral Arm, Earth Two and Earth Four should find a planetary system to settle down. At that time, we can use this technology to deploy a defense system throughout the entire planetary system. You can continue your research on the Space Shockwave technology. It won't be too late to equip warships with it once you've developed it."
"General, what if I still can't break through after another four thousand years?"
"Haha, no way! I bet you'll solve the Space Shockwave problem in 500 years at most!"
"Okay, I'll try my best to lose."
"Haha, okay, by the way, Academician Zeng, get ready, we're setting sail tomorrow."
"Good."
Five million fully loaded Grim Slayer, carrying over ten thousand people, headed towards the coordinates given by Wei Kaiyuan, to a planetary system in the Second Spiral Arm. In fact, the miniature ships had already begun exploring that planetary system, but it was impossible for Wei Kaiyuan and his group to know about this.
The entire voyage would last four years. Along the way, Wei Kaiyuan and Guan Sengping were extremely excited. This was their first time returning to their own civilization, to a strange place they had never seen before. But this did not affect their mood at all; anyone in their shoes would probably feel the same way.
Four years is just a blink of an eye for Hu Yu and his team. Having grown accustomed to the infinite lifespan and the vastness of the universe, the tense concept of time on Earth has been almost completely abandoned. In the past, if an Earthling spent a lifetime reading a book or making a small gadget, it might have been considered a waste of time. But now it's different. Apart from working for the fleet, everything else is meaningful. In short, time can be wasted.
It is under this mindset that many people spend countless hours trying to solve a small problem. If this were in Earth's time, they would have given up long ago. But now, time is unlimited, and as long as the problem is solved, it is a gain and worthwhile.
As they approached the planetary cluster, the warship adjusted its speed to 3,000 times the speed of light. Soon, a planetary cluster appeared in front of the fleet. This cluster consisted of more than 20 planets, with 12 stars and more than 30 planets, spanning more than 20 light-years. These were all areas that the miniature spacecraft had already explored.
Thousands of light-years away from this planetary cluster, Hu Yu sent a greeting signal at the gravitational wave frequency given by Wei Kaiyuan, and stated his purpose. This information would certainly be received by the surrounding reconnaissance equipment and quickly transmitted back to the interior of the civilized territory.
Sure enough, after waiting for half a month, the other side replied that the fleet could continue its journey, but it must dock 100 light-years away from the planetary cluster.
This was a normal requirement. The fleet continued forward and stopped at the coordinates set by the other side. Ahead, one hundred million disc-shaped warships were lined up in the air, which served as both a welcoming ceremony and a show of force. The two sides remained still in the air when a small spaceship flew out from the other fleet.
"Hello, General Hu Yu. On behalf of our human race, I welcome you. It's truly unexpected that another human race exists in this universe. We also thank you for helping us find and rescue our people. We are very grateful. Now, please follow me. Our leader has arranged a grand welcoming ceremony on the planet."
All those Grim Slayer; there were no ordinary spaceships. However, Hu Yu had already considered this situation. The appearance of three Grim Slayer had been modified and painted in different colors to make them appear less menacing. In addition to the energy spheres, these three Grim Slayer also carried 10,000 carefully selected guards.
They were more like special forces than guards. They had made various preparations for this trip, equipping themselves with the most advanced individual weapons to ensure Hu Yu's safety. This was Hu Yu's second trip to another civilization's planet. The first time was to Snow Star, the planet of the Snow Race Civilization. At that time, he thought that the other party was a low-level civilization and that safety would not be a problem. But this time was different; the other party was also a high-level civilization.
Three Grim Slayer followed the small spaceship and landed on an inconspicuous planet. This planet was neither near the edge of the planetary cluster nor in the center. It seemed that this human group was not very confident in its defensive capabilities, or perhaps they were just being cautious. So this main planet was hidden among the many planets, completely unremarkable.
This planet's environment is almost indistinguishable from Earth's, from the proportion of air to the magnitude of gravity, and even the plants and animals share many similarities. However, the architecture on the planet differs somewhat from that of humans, mainly due to the vastly different construction styles. Apart from the buildings, Hu Yu could roughly guess the purpose of other objects at a glance. In the universe, such subtle differences are almost equivalent to no differences at all; the differences between any two civilizations are worlds apart.
Fortunately, this planet had few buildings and a large area, otherwise it wouldn't have been big enough for Grim Slayer like the Killer to land. The Grim Slayer used anti-gravity to fight against the planet's gravity and controlled its speed to the slowest possible level, but it still caused a considerable gale around the landing area. However, this kind of wind was nothing to Small Star Sector Civilization.
Besides the guards, only Hu Yu, Wen Zhonghua, Academician Xiao, and Academician Zeng were present. Gao Jianchuan stayed on the warship with the guards, ready to support Hu Yu at any time.
The hatch opened, and Hu Yu and his three companions, along with 20 guards disguised as ordinary officials, disembarked from the warship. Ahead, hundreds of thousands of people had gathered around a huge square, staring at Hu Yu and his group with expressions of astonishment. As ordinary people, it was hard not to be surprised to see other humans. They mechanically waved bouquets and banners, clearly their eyes and minds were entirely focused on Hu Yu and his companions. Wei Kaiyuan and Guan Sengping ran at the forefront, stopping every few steps to look around and listen.
These voices were so familiar. In the center of the square stood dozens of people, with a tall and imposing middle-aged man at the very front. Apart from the same special clothes and hairstyle as Wei Kaiyuan, he was no different from Hu Yu and his human group in every other way. The same face, the same body structure, and there was nothing unusual about him.
Wei Kaiyuan and Guan Sengping ran over and stood in front of the middle-aged man, bursting into tears. The middle-aged man gently patted their shoulders.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, you've suffered so much."
"Your Majesty, you must find a way to save our people!"
"Yes, yes. Come, let's go and greet our most distinguished guests. We mustn't let them feel that we've neglected them."
After speaking, the middle-aged man stepped forward, smiling as he walked towards Hu Yu and his group.
"General Hu Yu, I have no words to express my feelings at this moment. Welcome!" The middle-aged man extended his right hand.