A small spaceship took off from Earth Two and headed to an ordinary planet three light-years away. This planet was the home of the Aquila Civilization, and there were three other planets of varying sizes around it. The Nebula Lifeform had a body structure that was partly based on the Insect Race structure, making them exceptionally powerful. They could move around on almost any rocky planet without any equipment.
As the spaceship approached the planet, one after another, jet-black warships took off from the planet at high speed, flying around the small spaceship repeatedly until Hu Yu's small spaceship landed on the planet's surface.
As soon as the small spaceship landed, seven short, big-headed people jumped out of the warship. "General, Academician! How did you find time to come here!" they shouted excitedly.
"I'm done with work, so I came to see you all," Hu Yu said with a smile.
"General, Academician, you didn't even give us any advance notice. We weren't prepared to welcome you at all."
"Haha, no need for such a complicated process. Seeing your warship performance just now is already the best welcome."
"General, Academician, please come in." Several short men happily pulled Hu Yu and Academician Xiao towards a building in the distance. From the outside, the building was nothing special. Like other buildings of the Aquila Civilization, it had no design style at all. It was just a simple and practical building, some of which were simply rectangular or cubic in shape.
However, when Hu Yu and Academician Xiao entered the rectangular building, they discovered that the furnishings and environment inside were exactly the same as those of Earth Two.
"General, Academician, this was specially prepared for you. I knew you would come to see us sooner or later, so we have maintained it all these years. It's just that we lack aesthetic sense; we are all pragmatists. Everything here can only be copied from Earth Two."
"You've maintained this for hundreds of years, just to wait for us? We're not going to live here permanently, there's no need for you to do this at all," Academician Xiao said, moved.
"No, even if you only stay for a minute, it's worth it." Number One waved his hand, and immediately other nebula Branch Consciousness Entity brought fruit and water.
"These are seeds I secretly brought from Earth Two. Unfortunately, the environment here isn't very good, and the fruit never tastes as good as it does on Earth Two."
"Sigh, you guys, academicians, eat."
"Tasty."
At this point, there was nothing more to say. Eating heartily was the best encouragement and support for them, as well as an affirmation and trust in them.
"Gentlemen, why don't you show us around?"
"Alright, alright, if the general isn't tired, we'll set off immediately."
"I was a little tired at first, but now I don't feel it at all."
"Please."
The group boarded an ordinary landship, which flew low overhead, taking in everything on the planet. This ordinary planet in the Nebula Region had now been transformed into a war fortress.
The planet is filled with cannons of all sizes, resembling a vast steel forest, while various types of spaceships are parked in the open spaces.
"General, all these cannons are outlets for antimatter projectiles. The large muzzles fire antimatter bombs equipped with warp drives, while the small muzzles fire antimatter directly via electromagnetic rails. We now have a considerable amount of antimatter stored up. Given more time, we can provide comprehensive defense for the entire planet."
"Based on the design of Earth Two, we placed the warp drive directly in the planet's orbit. Now this planet also has warp drive capability, which can save warship resources. Our people live underground on the planet, and there are also many factories for emergencies."
"Not bad, not bad, but with this design, your people's living conditions will be poor. Sometimes you have to consider everyone else; they are not tools, they are your people."
"Academician, as you've seen, we don't actually have an aesthetic sense, so the quality of the environment makes no difference to us. We don't pursue enjoyment, power, or wealth."
"Then, you..." Academician Xiao didn't finish his sentence.
"Academician, it's nothing. You were just thinking about how we've always been searching for a way to escape, or what the meaning of our lives is. I've actually considered that question too, but right now our goal is to explore the Milky Way. This galaxy is just too big; it'll keep us looking for a long time. Once we're tired of it all, maybe we'll think about other things."
"There's an even more important meaning to this: we need to grow strong quickly so that we can help the general when he needs us, and that we won't let down the general and the academicians' trust and support."
"General, Academician, look, the fleet is coming!"
Hu Yu and Academician Xiao looked up and saw millions of black warships, about the same size as the Wind Master, lined up neatly in the sky. Because they were far apart, the warships looked no more than a meter in size, but these small individuals almost covered the entire sky, making the already dim planet even darker.
"General, our warships have not yet been named. Please name them for us."
" Academician Xiao, what are your thoughts?" Hu Yu asked with a smile.
"I'm an amateur, don't bother me," Academician Xiao said with a smile, waving his hand.
Hu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "In our Earth era, there was a kind of raptor, proud and fierce, which usually soared to the top of the sky and hunted like a tiger descending the mountain. We called this Gyrfalcon, so let's name your warship the Gyrfalcon."
" Gyrfalcon, Gyrfalcon, good, very good, thank you, General!"
"General, Academician, this is our cloning base. It can clone 50 million people at a time, and a batch can be cloned every 20 years. We will build more bases like this in the future."
"Yes, with more people in the clan, we need to do a good job in education," Academician Xiao reminded.
"Academician, rest assured, whether they are clones or those who have achieved liberation through branch consciousness, they are all extremely loyal. Perhaps because our Consciousness Field covers a wide area, they have also been greatly influenced, to the point that many of their beliefs are the same as ours."
"That's not good either. The tribe needs to maintain diversity for you to develop better. In the future, you need to find ways to encourage the tribe members to have more different ideas and ways of thinking. Just be careful to guide them."
"Yes, Academician, we will be careful. By the way, General, did you encounter any unexpected events when you went to the other human territory this time?" Number One suddenly remembered.
"There were some unexpected events, but thankfully you reminded us beforehand, and we made thorough preparations, so it was a close call."
"General, Academician, after I returned, I carefully recalled that strange fluctuation of consciousness. I felt that this fluctuation did not belong to humans, not only not to you, but also not to that group of humans!"
"What?! How is this possible?!" Hu Yu exclaimed in surprise.