One of the tall, thin alien leaders seemed very angry. Finding something hidden on such a huge planet was incredibly difficult. Even if the system hadn't been shut down, the Xuan Star Civilization must have implemented various defense mechanisms. Now that it was shut down, it was even harder to find. The alien civilization had already reached 50 million people, and they were searching the planet like crazy.
However, planets are far too large for ordinary living organisms. These technological storage devices could be buried deep underground, disguised as any building, any device, or even embedded in an ordinary tree, making them extremely difficult to find.
"Sir, we've been searching for over a decade and haven't found a single thing of value. Should we kidnap the leader of Xuan Star and interrogate him, or wake up these Xuan Star citizens and have them lead the way?"
"How could these ordinary citizens of Xuan Star possibly know the location of the hidden technology storage device? As for the Xuan Star leader, don't contact him for now. Let him live in this inexplicable fear and loneliness, and torture him to death. Anyway, we have plenty of time. Let's search first. If we really can't find it, we'll use the lives of the Xuan Star citizens to threaten the Xuan Star leader. We'll get a better result if we ask him after he has a mental breakdown."
"That makes sense. Anyway, we have plenty of time. A few decades or a couple of hundred years won't make a difference. I refuse to believe we can't find some useful technology. But, sir, the Xuan Star Civilization's overall technology tree must still be with the Xuan Star leader."
"No, the ultimate technology tree isn't necessarily on the planet of the Xuan Star leader. I actually think it's more likely to be on one of these planets, which would be a better way to conceal the ultimate technology tree."
"That seems to make sense. Then let's search slowly. The more of these auxiliary technologies we acquire, the greater our chances of deciphering the Xuan Star Civilization's overall technology tree in the future. The last technology tree we worked on wasted hundreds of years of our time because we couldn't decipher it."
"Yes, remember, we still have a use for these Xuan Star Civilization creatures, so don't kill them for now. We can use these creatures and the Xuan Star leader to exchange for better technology. We've finally made it to the Initial Stage of Small Star Sector, and thankfully we didn't have time to build the fleet. Hopefully, the technology we acquire this time will allow us to reach the Intermediate Stage of Small Star Sector, so building warships then won't be a waste."
"Rest assured, Xuan Star Civilization has perished. This thing the higher-ups gave us is truly effective, though its impact area is a bit too small. It would be ideal if it could wipe out all life on a planet at once."
"Even if we had one, we wouldn't use it. Alright, stop dawdling and get to work."
"Yes, sir."
10,000 light-years away from the Xuan Star Civilization fleet, another fleet is traveling at high speed. This fleet is Hu Yu's Reaper fleet, which has been traveling for 10 years and will reach the fleet's location in a little over two years. Meanwhile, about 10,000 light-years away in another direction, another fleet is also heading towards the Xuan Star Civilization fleet.
As time passed day by day, the fleet of the Xuan Star Civilization drew ever closer.
" Old Hu, I hope the Xuan Star Civilization isn't in any major trouble. We don't want them all to be dead by the time we get there; that would be a disaster."
"It can't be that bad. The Xuan Star Civilization is already Small Star Sector Intermediate Civilization. Other Small Star Sector Civilization wouldn't dare to provoke them, and their fleet doesn't look like it's been in battle."
"Photon detection is still too ineffective; there are only a few images, and they're blurry. It's really frustrating."
"This thing wasn't originally intended for detection; it's for future four-dimensional navigation. We were forced into this, so having these few images is already quite good. At least we know the Xuan Star Civilization is in trouble."
" Academician Xiao, what are your thoughts?" Wen Zhonghua asked Academician Xiao, who had come with him. If the Xuan Star Civilization's organisms encountered problems, Academician Xiao and his team might be able to help.
"Whether we see it or not isn't important, but our first priority is our own safety. It would be troublesome if we fell like the creatures of the Xuan Star Civilization. So I suggest sending a robot to log in and check the situation first."
"I really can't understand what could be beyond the capabilities of the Xuan Star Civilization's biotechnology. Judging from these blurry images, the Xuan Star Civilization's life forms are almost wiped out."
"Chief of the General Staff, the universe is vast, and biotechnology is an extremely advanced field. With our current level of biotechnology, we've probably only just begun. The more we learn, the more we realize how little we actually know."
"We're almost there, only 5 light-years away. Zhonghua, send the miniature spaceships over first. The Reaper will remain here for now."
"Understood, release him immediately."
The miniature spacecraft quickly crossed the final 5 light-year distance and arrived at the various planets of the Xuan Star Civilization, while another group of miniature spacecraft conducted extensive exploration and reconnaissance in the nearby airspace.
" Old Hu, Old Hu, look, the video footage that just came in shows beings from the Wind Star Civilization civilization."
" The Wind Star Civilization? It really is." Hu Yu had been controlling the Wind Star creatures, the Si Luo, in and out of the Wind Star territory for many years, and was extremely familiar with the appearance of the Wind Star Civilization's creatures.
"How could it be the Wind Star Civilization? Before we came out, I was wondering where they went, but it turns out they came here."
"What do they want? Are there any living beings left from the Xuan Star Civilization civilization?"
"Let me see. The information shows that the Xuan Star Civilization civilization's beings are functioning normally, but they seem to have fainted. As for those who are awake, we haven't found any yet; perhaps they are hiding in underground bunkers or something similar."
"That's strange. How could the Wind Star Civilization possibly knock all the Xuan Star Civilization's beings unconscious? Given the Wind Star Civilization's potential, they couldn't possibly reach the Small Star Sector Civilization, let alone surpass the Xuan Star Civilization."
" Old Hu, it's obvious that the Wind Star Civilization is resorting to underhanded tactics. Otherwise, how come there's no sign of war at all? Not a single ship in the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet has been destroyed."
"Even the most underhanded tactics have to be effective. This isn't just one or two Xuan Star Civilization beings, but countless Xuan Star Civilization beings on dozens of inhabited planets. Even if these beings just stood there, it would be difficult for us to knock them unconscious. Besides, the Xuan Star Civilization fleet is temporarily stationed here, so they will definitely have made all sorts of defensive preparations. How can the Wind Star Civilization possibly succeed?"
"Let's leave those aside for now. First, send the RoboCop to capture these Wind Star Civilization beings. We'll find out the truth soon enough."
"No rush, let's wait until we find the Wind Star Civilization's fleet. These Wind Star People on the planet won't escape."
"The miniature spacecraft is expanding its search area; only one hundred warships have been detected within a range of tens of light-years, with no large forces found."
"Only a hundred ships?"
"Yes, and it's a warship from Star System-Level Civilization."