"Yes, lord."
"Be careful not to enter the fourth dimension. I sense many terrifying beings there now, and it's not something we can afford to mess with. Proceed with caution."
This fleet was none other than the Reaper fleet of Human Civilization. The lord's fleet did not directly enter the fourth dimension, but they used precise manipulation of three-dimensional space to reach the four-dimensional channel destroyed inside the Reaper fleet. However, at the moment the four-dimensional channel was destroyed, the Second Reversed State disintegrated, and the Reaper self-destructed.
"My lord, this fleet's defenses are too tight; we haven't even obtained a single intact fragment."
"Did their four-dimensional channels trace back to..."
"No, we have no information about the fourth dimension and cannot trace the source of the fourth-dimensional channel. However, this fleet is only at the fourth-level civilization stage, and their range of activity will not be very large, especially for such a small squad. I estimate that their territory is within 5,000 to 10,000 light-years of this area. Lord, should we launch an attack and wipe them out?"
"Not for now. Our fleet size is limited. Once our fleet size increases, we'll show this star system's civilization what disaster truly means."
"Yes, Lord. My lower-level machinery has reached ten trillion, and they are constantly manufacturing new machinery. It won't be long before we can rebuild a massive fleet and wipe out this star system."
"Well done. This universe is perfect; there must be civilizations more advanced than ours. This is our opportunity. Unexpectedly, our situation is even better after leaving the Alpha Universe."
"My lord, how far is this place from the Alpha Universe? Are there other universes that exist here?"
"Even at the constant speed of light here, it would still be at least trillions of light-years away. Without the energy of the entire Alpha Universe, we would never be able to get here. So even if there are other universes, we cannot explore them for the time being. Although this universe is not as large as the Alpha Universe, it is large enough for us to establish a foothold."
After more than a decade of returning to Earth, Hu Yu finally arrived back at the base. As soon as he stepped off the spaceship, Gao Jianchuan came to greet him.
" Jianchuan, have there been any unusual developments lately?"
"No, the Reaper fleet near the location where they lost contact brought back warship fragments. After analysis by the academicians, there were no signs of combat; all the Reaper were destroyed in a self-destruction."
"Is there any other information?"
"No, the academicians analyzed that there are only two possibilities: one is that the fleet suddenly encountered a natural disaster such as spatial turbulence; the other is that if it was attacked by another civilization or a swarm of insects, then the opponent's methods must be extremely sophisticated, something only Great Star Region Civilization or a very high-level insect could do."
" Great Star Region Civilization? It's unlikely. Attacking a small squad of ours would be pointless, and higher-level insects wouldn't simply sever communication between warships without actually entering three-dimensional space."
"Does the general believe in natural disasters?"
"It's even more impossible. The Reaper being suddenly cut off from all communication without sending back any information is something that a natural disaster could not do. Even if space were to be annihilated, the Reaper would still send back anomaly data about the space a second before they self-destruct."
"Currently, all 60 billion Reaper are in the airspace near the base, and our Reversed State bases are all ready. We have also built Reversed State bases for several other civilizations. However, if a Great Star Region Civilization or a high-level insectoid race causes trouble, these preparations will not be of much use."
"Just keep a close watch. Don't touch the photon for now. We've already found the Xuan Star Civilization, so continuing to try and establish a connection with the photon is pointless."
"Yes."
In the year 43600, 70 years after Hu Yu returned to the base, a massive fleet consisting of 100 billion warships appeared 2000 light-years away from the JD6 base and was detected by the satellite equipment there.
"General, the Great Star Region Civilization Fleet will arrive here in at most three months," Gao Jianchuan reported.
"Which Great Star Region Civilization's fleet is this? They don't seem to have any friendly intentions."
"It's definitely not benevolent. This fleet destroyed our satellite equipment and defense systems along the way and didn't respond to our messages at all. I'm sure the Reaper that went missing earlier were their doing. What should we do now?"
"Wait, let me contact the Yun San Civilization first and find out which Great Star Region Civilization's fleet it is."
Hu Yu took out the communicator brought by the Crystal Messenger and sent out the information about the unfamiliar fleet. After a short while, the Yun San Civilization replied.
All the fleets of the five Great Star Region Civilization are on the defensive line. There is not a single fleet with a value of 100 billion at the edge of the galaxy. However, the Yun San Civilization will immediately send a fleet to check the situation. It seems that the Yun San Civilization is indeed relatively easy to get along with and does not have any arrogance.
Not long after, a giant ship descended directly from the fourth dimension into the airspace near the JD6 base. It was the Yun San Civilization warship that arrived according to the coordinates given by Hu Yu.
" Yun San Civilization, on behalf of all humanity, I welcome your arrival."
"It's my duty, no need to be so polite."
"Yes, sir."
"General Hu Yu, let's scout out this fleet first. Where are they now?"
"2000 light-years away, in this direction."
"We'll go investigate immediately. You'd better also make some defensive preparations. We don't know which civilization built these special warships yet, but judging from the information you sent, this fleet doesn't seem to be a high-level civilization in Large Star Region. Perhaps it's a hidden Small Star Sector Civilization has recently broken through to the Large Star Region stage."
"We are fully prepared, and everything here can be moved at any time, provided the residents are properly accommodated."
"All of our fleets are engaged in defensive operations, and it will take some time to redeploy them. However, we are already making arrangements. If the enemy truly has ill intentions and provokes a war among the advanced civilizations of the galaxy, we will absolutely not let them get away with it."
"Thank you, sir. We will arrange it immediately."
The giant ships of the Yun San Civilization departed their base and headed towards the unfamiliar fleet. The JD6 Small Star Sector Intermediate Civilization had only 60 billion warships of humans and 40 billion warships of the Carina Civilization. Although the warships of other civilizations were also numerous, they were basically of little use.
JD6 contains over 15,000 planets and over 800 stars of varying sizes. All of these celestial bodies form the basis of civilization's development, and each planet is equipped with countless machines and devices.
The Alliance's space defense system has been deployed in airspace 500 light-years away, and even powerful warships like those of the Fish Horse Star Civilization cannot break in. However, the intruders are not from Small Star Sector Civilization.
"What are everyone's thoughts?" Hu Yu asked at the alliance's emergency meeting.
"General, we still can't be sure if they're definitely coming for us. Even if we move, we still won't be able to outrun them."