"Yes, Yuan of Civilization 18 was an outstanding figure, and his student Yang was also very good. His Majesty was also wise and powerful; they entered the Industrial Age in less than 200 years. That's remarkable."
"Currently, fewer than 20 Planetary-Level Civilization are following our lead. Other civilizations have either turned against us and worshipped gods, or become even more chaotic. It turns out that it's so difficult for life to leave a planet."
"Otherwise, with such a vast number of civilizations in the universe, it's rare to find even one in ten thousand that can become an advanced civilization. Fortunately, we emerged in time; otherwise, we would be like these Planetary-Level Civilization. If I like them, they can develop rapidly; if I don't, a single word from them can kill countless lives on their planets."
As the two were talking, a message suddenly appeared on the fleet's public channel. This message was not sent from within the fleet, nor from any other civilization in the Star Ring Alliance, but from the Galaxy Alliance.
The following is the information content:
All civilizations that receive this message are at least at the Stellar-Level Civilization. The Galaxy Alliance is now issuing an important notice: more than 200 years ago, a fleet of a rudimentary Mechanical Civilization from a Large Star Region entered the Milky Way. Upon learning of this, the Galaxy Alliance immediately dispatched a fleet from its Insect Zone defenses to pursue and annihilate the Mechanical Civilization.
Mechanical Civilization are infinitely proliferating civilizations. If they are not eradicated, the entire river system will become fertile ground for their growth, leaving no place for any other civilization to stand.
Unfortunately, after more than 200 years of pursuit, although we destroyed their entire fleet, many more mechanical beings had already left the warships and gone into hiding before the battle. According to our speculation, this Mechanical Civilization fleet does not belong to the Milky Way, or even our universe. Their methods of concealment are so advanced that even we cannot find them.
In the following period, the Galaxy Alliance demanded that all Stellar-Level Civilization accelerate their development, and all Star System Level and above civilizations focus on developing their fleets. Although the Mechanical Civilization's fleet was at a rudimentary stage in the Large Star Region, its scattered mechanical entities could be completely wiped out by the fleet. We require that there be warships of civilizations on every star to prevent the Mechanical Civilization from developing.
At the same time, the Galaxy Alliance requires all Star System-Level Civilization not to participate in any inter-civilization wars. Every civilization has the obligation and responsibility to protect the Milky Way. You need to develop yourselves as soon as possible, assist us in defending against the Zerg swarm, and fight against the Mechanical Civilization. Otherwise, whether it is Great Star Region Civilization or Planetary-Level Civilization, it will cease to exist.
Let's take action, all civilizations, for our galaxy— the Galaxy Alliance.
" Old Hu, Mechanical Civilization has spread! How come even the Great Star Region Civilization can't be eradicated?"
"If you throw a handful of salt into the ocean, can you fish it out? From the beginning, I predicted that Mechanical Civilization could not be completely wiped out. Survival is their primary concern. If they were Star System-Level Civilization now, perhaps Large Star Region could wipe them all out. But once they enter Small Star Region, even Great Star Region Civilization would find it difficult to find them all."
What should we do?
"There's no other way but to develop ourselves as quickly as possible. The entire galaxy is searching for Mechanical Civilization Mechanical Civilization, so they won't expand much in the short term. We'll temporarily return to the galaxy. Building a fleet requires stars, and so do our people. Let's find a star on the edge of the galactic disk to settle down."
"Alright, this time the Mechanical Civilization's attack caused us to lose a lot of our resources, especially 500 planetary cannons. It's a real pain. But these planetary cannons are indeed very powerful; they can even destroy the Mechanical Civilization's warships. If only we could build more."
"Yes, it will happen. Technology is constantly developing and improving, and our construction speed will get faster and faster. Trust our scientists; they can do it."
" Old Hu, don't you think now is an opportunity for humanity to grow and thrive?"
What kind of wicked idea are you up to now?
"You underestimate me, don't you? Look, the Zerg swarm needs to be resisted, and the Mechanical Civilization needs to be wiped out. We can take this opportunity to deploy a reconnaissance system throughout the entire galaxy. Then we can know any movement in the galaxy at any time. Whether it's dealing with the Zerg swarm or the Mechanical Civilization in the future, the benefits are self-evident."
"I have the same idea. We need to design a suitable micro spacecraft immediately. It needs to be able to travel and operate for a long time, have good stealth capabilities, and powerful performance."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
" Chen Peng, Chen Peng, the situation has changed, Li Shun is here again!" Li Zhixiong shouted from the Matter River.
" Li Shun! That bastard, I'm going to skin him alive this time!" Chen Peng replied to Li Zhixiong while taking off his work clothes, having just come off the production line.
"Brother, this time we might be the ones getting skinned alive. The Bee just reported that Li Shun came with the bugs again."
"That bastard!" Chen Peng cursed as he entered the room.
" Li Shun's fleet has expanded to 50 billion ships, and the number of insect swarms is incalculable. This information was transmitted by the Bee via radio seven months ago. At Li Shun's speed, they are probably already 0.2 light-years into the Matter River, and will arrive here in another year and a half."
What about our defense system?
"Don't even mention the defense system. It was your terrible idea; it's all a simplified version. These things are fine for dealing with bugs, but they're basically useless against Li Shun."
"This Li Shun is a real pain in Reaper neck. He disappeared for over ten thousand years and then came back. I didn't expect him to bring so many insects this time. It seems he's determined to take us down this time. Zhuge Xiong, think of a solution. Now that the neutron star is gone, we only have about 40,000 Reapers that can actually fight. These Reaper aren't even enough to protect the academicians, let alone fight. Our replicas are also very weak. Even if we had a hundred million Reaper, we probably wouldn't be able to handle the current situation."
" Academician Zeng, you've arrived."
"How could I not come to something this important? So, how about it, can you stop Li Shun?"
"Academician, last time we narrowly escaped because of the neutron star and Li Shun's lack of preparation and paranoia. This time, Li Shun is well-prepared, and our defense system cannot stop them. In addition, they have brought trillions of insects with them. Our fleet is not even enough to satisfy their hunger."
"If Old Xiao were here, he would definitely know why the swarm of insects doesn't usually come in. Maybe that reason could help us hold off the swarm, and perhaps we could even find a way to deal with Li Shun alone."
" Academician Zeng, now we either risk contacting Academician Xiao and asking him for a solution, or we leave here and deal with Li Shun in the Matter River. We have a speed advantage, and the Matter River is large enough that it will be difficult for Li Shun to surround and devour us. Instead, we can nibble away at his fleet and eliminate them little by little."
"No, we can't contact the fleet now; we can't bring danger to them."
"Then let the general implement the Reception Plan Reception Plan. You've studied it yourself; it's feasible. Moreover, the other point in the Reception Plan is outside the river system, so it won't pose a danger to the fleet."