"In another ten thousand years, we should be on the defensive. How can we possibly wipe out the swarm?" Hu Yu sighed.
"General, no one can answer this question. All civilizations seem exhausted. The number of insect swarms descending on this side of the galaxy has been increasing over the past tens of thousands of years. We not only need to maintain the stability of our defenses, but we also need to keep as many fleets as possible within our own territory as possible in case of unforeseen circumstances. We can even reduce the number of fleets deployed to the defenses. Although this is somewhat selfish, it is nothing compared to the sacrifices made for our own civilization."
"Envoy, have you ever considered what would happen to tens of millions of low-level civilizations if a swarm of insects suddenly descended upon this galaxy one day?"
"General, I admire your humanity's tolerance and kindness. We want to help, but we can't, especially with these Planetary-Level Civilization. There are just too many of them. Even if the Zerg swarm doesn't descend, only a very small fraction of them will survive. They're like stars in this galaxy, constantly dying and being reborn. Whether we save them or not won't have much impact on the galaxy. So, General, what are your thoughts?"
"No, I was just asking casually. We humans don't have the ability to help them either. There are already a few Star System-Level Civilization in our territory, and protecting them is already difficult enough. Facing tens of millions of low-level civilizations, perhaps only Great Star Region Civilization has the ability to help them."
" The Great Star Region Civilization does indeed have the capability to create a safe airspace for them, but maintaining such a large airspace is an extremely difficult task. Moreover, the more civilizations there are, the larger the target becomes, and the easier it is for them to be attacked by the Zerg swarm. It's just a change of location for the attack; it's no different from being attacked in the Milky Way. Alright, General, I must go on my patrol now. I'll visit you again when I have time."
"You're welcome anytime, goodbye."
"Goodbye."
The crystal messenger turned and floated into the spaceship, instantly disappearing into the vast starry sky.
" Old Hu, something very strange has happened."
"What's up?"
"Over the past ten thousand years, our photons have spread throughout almost the entire galaxy. Recently, the academicians in charge of the Seeding Plan attempted to open up some four-dimensional channels for photons, and guess what?"
"Failed? Impossible."
"Of course it's impossible to fail. We've mastered the four-dimensional channel technology. I had the academician open up the photons within the Wind Star Civilization's territory, and we discovered that the Wind Star Civilization was gone."
"What's so strange about that? When we wiped out the Mu Star Civilization, the Fish Horse Star Civilization must have moved the Wind Star Civilization away."
"No, the Wind Star Civilization was still in the same place two thousand years ago. It only disappeared in the last two thousand years, along with all the planets in its territory. You didn't notice these small things, and I didn't tell you either. We were originally planning to take action against the Wind Star Civilization, but now it's too late."
"It seems the situation is getting increasingly tense. Zhonghua, send another batch of scientists to the alliance's other civilizations. Within 10,000 years, we should help the remaining four Star System-Level Civilization reach the Small Star Sector Civilization, and the two existing ones should reach the intermediate stage within 5,000 years. The alliance can no longer rely solely on our strength. Only when they also develop can we have the ability to protect ourselves in the event of a disaster."
"I'm afraid of them..."
"Don't be afraid. At this point, no one who isn't a fool would do anything to the Alliance. Besides, we have an absolute advantage in strength. Also, we've transferred some scientists to Ninety-Seven. Apart from ourselves, Ninety-Seven is the only civilization we can absolutely trust. Of course, we can also trust the other civilizations in the Alliance. Academician Xiao has been using technology to investigate the brainwaves of these civilizations for many years, so they can be trusted."
"Does the Ninety-Seven area need a fleet dispatched?"
"Of course we need to. The fleet must protect not only our scientists but also the Tree Race. We must not sacrifice the Tree Race elders unless it is absolutely necessary. They are our last line of defense. We can send some shipbuilding machines over there. Their planets are large, and the shipbuilding machines can carry out shipbuilding work inside their planets. This way, we can also conceal some of our forces."
"Understood, I'll get on it right away. Place a planetary shipbuilding machine in each of the Tree Race's planets, and then dump the warships produced on those planets. Little by little, they'll add up to a considerable force eventually."
"Yes, that place is far from the galaxy, so even if there's trouble in the galaxy, it's unlikely to affect that area. We'll also arrange for a few inhabited planets to go there, and if any people want to go, we'll let them go."
" Old Hu, what about the Xuan Star Civilization? The old man said we should get them to join the alliance."
Where are they now?
"I'm not sure. The galaxy is so vast, who knows where they went?"
"Go and look for them, and while you're at it, also check on Minister Luo and the others. We've been waiting in Epsilon Eridani for ten thousand years, without leaving, but we still haven't seen them. Although Mr. Daozi said Minister Luo and the others are alright, it's still better to find them. The situation is unstable right now, and Minister Luo is all alone. It's better for them to look after each other within the alliance."
"Given Minister Luo's personality, even if we find them, he won't quietly develop within the alliance; he will resolutely carry out the leader's orders."
"That's true. Aren't we in the same boat? I also believe that Minister Luo others can take good care of themselves. By the way, it's good that they found them, but it doesn't matter if they don't. The main thing is to see what the situation is like with the Xuan Star Civilization now."
"How do we find it? By opening a photon tunnel or Reaper fleet to patrol?"
"Let's open up the photon portal first; it'll make things easier. There are too few Reaper to conduct large-scale patrols. However, we need to be careful when opening up the photon portal. Don't open it too close to the defense line; there might be territory of an advanced civilization there, and opening it rashly might expose our Seeding Plan."
"Understood. The Great Star Region Civilization will definitely be able to detect this thing. They're already at war in the fourth dimension; a fourth-dimensional portal is child's play for them."
The fleet has been carrying out Seeding Plan on multiple uninhabited planets in the galaxy for over ten thousand years. The photons have also been traveling for over ten thousand years. Humanity's photons have spread throughout the entire galaxy, making it an ocean of photons. Humanity's photons are practically like a grain of salt sprinkled into the ocean. Without opening a fourth-dimensional channel, it would be impossible for anyone to know about humanity's actions.
There are countless ordinary photons in nature, and the number of photons in entangled states is also considerable. Compared to these natural phenomena, even if humanity were to strive for ten thousand years, it would be utterly insignificant.
A photon is activated by energy, and after collecting information from the other end in 0.01 seconds, the connection is immediately severed. The two entangled photons become ordinary photons and have no further interaction. This extremely short time is enough to collect a lot of information.
However, there is a significant difference between the photon path recorded by the computer and the actual path. Even an error of only one part per hundred million degrees will be magnified infinitely when the photon travels ten thousand light-years. In addition, the influence of various celestial bodies along the way will make the error even greater.