Sure enough, it's been almost 200 years since they got the 4500 times the speed of light technology, and they still haven't completed the production line upgrade. As for the extraction of Virtual Matter, it's not too bad, just the output is a bit low. This is very likely because Wen Zhonghua said he wanted half the output, so they sped up a bit to fool Wen Zhonghua. If Wen Zhonghua hadn't said he wanted half the output, they probably would have been like the speed of light technology, slowly working on it as they went.
Enraged, Hu Yu gave each of them a heavy whack on the head. The kids had never expected Hu Yu to personally inspect their industrial development. They could only endure the criticism without daring to resist, but they were even more moved. Hu Yu was already busy enough, yet he still came to care about their industry. Now, even after being criticized, they were happy to laugh.
"You little brats, I'll give you another 50 years. If you haven't completed your transformation in 50 years, then you'll see how I deal with you," Wen Zhonghua said, feigning malice.
"Hehe, Chief of the General Staff, don't worry, it won't take 50 years, 30 years will be enough. Besides, haven't we been busy eradicating the insects all these years? We've been too busy, that's why things have been delayed."
"Nonsense! All those civilizations in the Alliance are fighting the bugs, and their industrial production has actually increased. It's just you few brats who haven't made a single move."
"We're just taking some time to recharge. In the future, we'll rule the Milky Way and launch expeditions to the Andromeda Galaxy, so industry naturally won't be neglected."
"What?! To rule the Milky Way... and you want to conquer the Andromeda Galaxy... Pfft~~~, I think you don't need to go on an expedition. By the time you have the capability, the Andromeda Galaxy will already be quite close to the Milky Way."
"Don't look down on us; in terms of development time, we're the shortest."
"Definitely. Starting from the late stage of the Star System Level, it takes tens of thousands of years to reach the mid-stage of the Small Star Region. You've already crossed a threshold and you're still so smug. I think we need to teach you a lesson."
"Oh no, General, save me!" Number One was lifted up again by Wen Zhonghua, screaming in the air.
"Alright, Zhonghua, stop fooling around." Hu Yu laughed, " Number One, you guys need to work hard too. We can support you in terms of technology, but you also need to digest and absorb it as soon as possible. The situation is getting more and more serious. Besides the Insect Race, there's now another Mechanical Civilization."
"General, I'll tell my men to get back to work right away. These lads are so lazy, we spoil them rotten. I'll teach them a lesson later."
"I think the ones who should be punished the most are you. As the leaders of civilization, look at this monstrosity of robot design! Can't you have any aesthetic sense at all? It's just a pure assembly of functions."
As the group was chatting, Hu Yu suddenly received a message. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was a call request from Yun San Civilization. Hu Yu quickly told everyone to stop joking and answered the Yun San Civilization.
"General Hu Yu, this doesn't seem to be your industrial planet?"
"Indeed, no. This is an industrial planet of the Aquila Civilization; we've come here to take a look."
" The Aquila Civilization, I saw it when the nine major civilizations besieged you last time. I never expected the Aquila Civilization to be entirely composed of clones."
" The Aquila Civilization is a special civilization we encountered by chance. Lord Yun San, what brings you here?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I'm informing you on behalf of the Galactic Alliance that humanity has made great contributions in the fight against the Zerg, and you are qualified to enter the Alliance Space. I'd like to ask if you'd like to develop within the Alliance Space. I believe you've heard about the Alliance Space; it offers a time advantage."
"Sir, we are aware of the Alliance Space, but we have no plans to enter Alliance Space for the time being. The Star Ring Alliance still needs us."
"Alright, you can come find me anytime if you want to enter the Alliance Space."
"Thank you, sir."
"By the way, have you found any trace of the Mechanical Lord?"
"No, we will report if we find any trace of the lord."
"Well, the lord probably didn't expect that he would do us a great favor this time; his plan backfired."
"Yeah?"
"Although we suffered heavy losses this time, we also eliminated a large number of insects. Almost all the insects that had previously slipped through the defenses have been cleared out, and we have also eliminated many of the insect swarms that were attempting to breach the fourth dimension. It will be difficult for the insect swarms to gather enough strength to attack the defenses in a short period of time."
"War has also broken out in the fourth dimension?"
"Of course, but they are all localized wars; otherwise, the river system would be in chaos."
"The galaxy is in chaos now, Lord Yun San. When will this end? If it continues like this, the galaxy will collapse sooner or later."
"Alas, the insects keep coming from the Abyss. We keep building warships to wear down the swarms. This has been going on for over two million years. If the Insect Emperor hadn't temporarily stopped acting, our several Great Star Region Civilization would have been wiped out long ago. Now we can't find a way to kill all the insect swarms in a short time, so we keep cultivating lower-level civilizations. The more types of civilizations there are, the more likely we are to find an effective solution."
"We know that."
"Your primary concern now is the Mechanical Civilization; until they are completely Mechanical Civilization, their threat is no less than that of the Insect Race."
"Sir, Mechanical Civilization would likely find it difficult to develop under our close surveillance."
"It's hard to say. If Mechanical Civilization cuts out a piece of space and hides it, then extracts energy from the fourth dimension to synthesize matter, it would be very difficult for us to detect it. However, we are also conducting a large-scale search in the fourth dimension, trying to find some traces of Mechanical Civilization, but so far we have not found anything."
"What should we do with these less advanced civilizations now? Should we let them return to the river system?"
"Our suggestion is that you designate a star field and place these low-level civilizations within it, keeping them not too far apart, so that they have both room to develop and are easy to manage."
"Sure, how many civilizations will our Star Ring Alliance be responsible for?"
"You currently have over 100,000 low-level civilizations in your territory. Take care of these. We'll send those with little potential to cleaner planetary systems. It's unrealistic to look after all civilizations."
"We'll take good care of these primitive civilizations; leave the moving work to us."
"These primitive civilizations are our spark and our hope. We must ensure their safety and development, and minimize contact with them unless absolutely necessary."
Upon returning to Earth Four, Hu Yu immediately ordered his fleet to collect all the insect corpses within a thousand light-year radius and transport them to a remote star region. The insect corpses there had piled up into countless insect mountains. In addition to the endless sea of insect corpses, there were also more than 200 planets and 5 billion Reaper fleets.