" Academician Li, the Tree Race currently has one billion elders. Is that enough?"
"That's about enough. I've calculated the energy of the Tree Race elders. 50 million elders can cut a spherical space with a diameter of 200 astronomical units. If they don't cut and simply form an energy membrane, the thickness of the energy layer required to reach the Third Reversed State would be about one kilometer. Although it's still a bit short of the target, with 1 billion elders, we can create a spherical space with a thickness of three kilometers and a diameter of 500 astronomical units."
" The Far Watcher Civilization's spatial diameter is at least 1000 astronomical units, but that's still not enough."
"General," Academician Li laughed, "Although it's 1000 astronomical units, I bet all their planets are concentrated within 200 astronomical units."
Why is that?
"Because of energy. The Far Watcher Civilization also has ordinary biological communities, and these organisms all require stellar energy. These planets must be within 20 astronomical units; any further and they won't be able to obtain enough stellar energy, unless they move a red giant or some other supergiant into them. Secondly, there are the parts that have abandoned their physical bodies and mechanical integration. These parts should be busy on more distant planets. Normally, these planets wouldn't be too close to the edge of the spherical space, but there must be a large fleet gathered at the edge to deal with enemies attacking from all directions at any time."
"Yes, that's true. I didn't expect Academician Li to know so much about galactic defense."
"Not at all, I just learned it by watching the general's deployments when I had nothing else to do."
"You still have time to spare? You haven't had a moment's rest in the last few thousand years, have you?"
"General, to be honest, I've actually had quite a bit of free time these past few thousand years. I work on time, rest on time, and take time off on time every day. And I've spent most of that time researching the Fourth Reversed State, only a third of the time researching the Third Reversed State. I hope you won't blame me, General."
"Of course not. Everyone has selfish motives, especially since you're doing this for the fleet and for us. Our own interests are always the most important. However, we also need to work hard to maintain the alliance. By the way, what is the Fourth Reversed State?"
"General, the Fourth Reversed State will consume far more energy. Our current Second Reversed State consumes nearly 1.3 to 1.4 million tons of matter per cubic centimeter. The Fourth Reversed State, with the same volume, will consume 100 million tons of matter, approaching the density of a neutron star. Its defensive capabilities will also be greatly enhanced. I am confident that the Fourth Reversed State can defend against attacks from the Fish Horse Star warship."
"Real?"
"After preliminary testing of the first and Second Reversed State Armor, I believe the Fourth Reversed State Armor's defensive capabilities must reach this level. The defensive capabilities of the Reversed State armor are directly proportional to the energy consumed; this has been confirmed."
" Academician Li, if our fleet has this defensive capability, we'll be one step closer to defeating the Fish Horse Star Civilization. How's the progress going?"
"There's been almost no progress... General, with each additional unit of energy, constructing the Perfect Structure becomes twice as difficult. Now, the energy for the Fourth Reversed State is nearly a hundred times greater, making it even more challenging. That's why I've been working and resting on time for the past few thousand years. We need to fight a protracted war; if we collapse from exhaustion, we can't continue."
"Take it slow, these things can't be rushed. By the way, since Academician Li's defensive capabilities are directly proportional to the amount of energy, can the Third Reversed State stop the warships of the Far Watcher Civilization?"
"We can't stop them, but we'll have to pay a price to break through the Third Reversed State Far Watcher Civilization's warships." "That's good. Our goal isn't to trap them, but to prevent their fleet from utilizing its numerical advantage. Within a confined space, our Kinetic Impact Ship can attack without restraint."
"Yes, General."
6,000 years have passed since the discovery of the Treant Civilization. The number of Grim Slayer has reached 1.4 billion, and the number of Stinger Kinetic Impact Ship has reached 1.2 billion. This is a huge force, but it is still a drop in the ocean compared to the fleet of the Far Watcher Civilization. Even if the Third Reversed State is used to surround the Far Watcher Civilization's fleet, the chances of victory are still not high. Detailed planning is required.
After continuous equipment extraction, the virtual particles have been reduced to a reserve of only 200,000 tons. Through design, these virtual particles have been manufactured into long arrows, each hundreds of meters long. Following closely behind these arrows is a mass of antimatter. Analysis of the warships of the Far Watcher Civilization revealed that their armor thickness was only about 80 meters. The length of 100 meters is enough to melt away the armor and reach the interior.
However, each long strip of Virtual Matter weighs 50 kilograms, and a total of 4 million Virtual Matter arrows were manufactured. Although this number is insignificant, it is better than nothing, at least it can test the actual combat effect.
"General, should we wait a little longer? The disparity in strength between us and the Far Watcher Civilization is too great. Even if we manage to break through, it will be difficult to carry out the rescue plan," Chen Peng suggested.
"What are everyone's opinions? I hope you will consider them carefully. With the changes in social structure after entering the interstellar era, the opinions of our minority will determine the interests of the entire fleet. There is no way around it. Unexpected situations can occur at any time, and it is impossible to solicit everyone's opinions on a large scale."
"I agree to wait a little longer. We need at least tens of billions of warships to increase our chances of success," Li Zhixiong replied.
"I think we can attack now. Even if we wait another 60,000 years, our fleet will never reach the size of the Far Watcher Civilization ' civilization. Even with billions of warships, success isn't guaranteed. Besides, the Far Watcher Civilization ' warship growth rate is far greater than ours. Moreover, all our efforts over the years just to rescue some Tree People isn't worth it, neither from our own perspective nor from the Alliance's. We just need to make this gesture and make the Treant Civilization wholeheartedly serve the Alliance," Gao Jianchuan offered a different opinion.
"I agree with Old Gao's opinion," Yang Fan echoed.
"That's good now, half and half, Zhonghua, what do you think?"
"I have no objections, let's do it. Jianchuan is right, we don't necessarily have to achieve our goal. If we really had a billion warships, I might have to oppose it."
"If that's the case, I agree to act now." Chen Peng changed his mind.
"Then I agree too," Li Zhixiong changed his mind.
"Since everyone agrees to attack now, let's begin formulating a battle plan. Although we don't necessarily need to achieve our objectives, we must seize every opportunity, no matter how small. The Treants will trust us more, and the other alliance civilizations will gain confidence, seeing our sincerity. Most importantly, our main operation will only last a maximum of four years. If the other fleets of the Far Watcher Civilization return to support us, we will have no chance of victory. The Treefolk only said that the Far Watcher Civilization's fleet exceeds one trillion, but we don't know the exact number. Therefore, we must act swiftly and decisively."
"Clear."
A plan to rescue the Tree People was quickly devised. The first step was to use gravity bombs to force the Far Watcher Civilization back into the normal universe. This process was repeated again and again. Since the space-cutting mechanism was kept in a weak equilibrium, a single gravity bomb was enough to force them out. Otherwise, the Treant Civilization wouldn't have to worry about passing celestial bodies.
The Far Watcher Civilization certainly wouldn't care about the energy that cuts through space, but this constant pressure to reveal themselves would definitely infuriate them.
The miniature spaceships would lie in wait on some uninhabited planets within a few thousand light-years of each other. Even if the Far Watcher Civilization wanted to escape, they would not be able to get away from human eyes unless they stopped hiding in space and stayed in the vast universe. This was part of the plan, because the Tree Elder could not move in the hidden space. The success or failure of the Tree Elder's actions was the most crucial part of the entire rescue plan.