"You could say that. Actually, there's another reason why we haven't cultivated any advanced civilizations: we hope to use the power of the Andromeda Galaxy to eliminate the Insect Emperor Insect Emperor, or better yet, lure him to the Andromeda Galaxy. Don't think that what we're doing is immoral. Advanced civilizations are like weeds on a planet; once burned, they'll quickly grow back. It's just that we've waited so many years and haven't seen the Andromeda Galaxy attack us yet. We can't wait any longer."
"Chief Yun San, I remember you said before that we cannot leave the Milky Way because we need to protect the central black hole. If the central black hole is destroyed, all life in the galaxy will die. Is that right?"
"Yes, that's what that Galactic-Level Civilization told us back then. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been guarding the black hole so desperately; we would have fled long ago. It's just that the Galactic-Level Civilization didn't say why; we just followed their instructions. But don't doubt the words of Galactic-Level Civilization. There's no need for them to lie to a civilization like ours. Fortunately, the central black hole is also extremely powerful, and the Andromeda Galaxy fleet doesn't know this secret either; otherwise, they would have destroyed the central black hole long ago."
"What if the Andromeda Galaxy suddenly attacks us?"
"We can only hide in the Alliance Space, which is safe here. But we can't control the civilizations we've cultivated. If the Andromeda Fleet can't find an advanced civilization, it will search extensively, increasing the chances of the Alliance Space being exposed. Right now, apart from the five of us, no other civilization knows the exact location of this Alliance Space. Moreover, the Alliance Space can be moved. Reality is cruel; in the face of life and death, everything else is futile and powerless."
"I understand that this choice isn't difficult. Now, what should these civilizations do?"
"Our suggestion is that the more than 160 self-developed Small Star Sector Civilization occupy the original galaxy, and the more than 20,000 light-years of galaxy that we conquered should be occupied by these cultivated civilizations. If any of these cultivated civilizations can develop all the technologies of the Small Star Sector Civilization independently without relying on us, they can enter half of the original galaxy. This can be considered a reward. What do you think?"
"I have no objection. There's plenty of space here, and dozens of Small Star Sector Civilization are in the Alliance Space. Only a little over a hundred actually need space. Giving them some pressure and competition is good; it will motivate them. If they find it too crowded, they can move to the outer reaches of the river. Each civilization can be allowed to carry a few stars."
"That's exactly what we mean. Although the situation is dire, we still need civilizations with real potential. Fighting Andromeda isn't like fighting insects; quantity doesn't necessarily solve the problem. Quality is paramount. We'll issue this order. You don't need to be the bad guys. General Hu Yu, do you want to enter the Alliance Space? It's safer here."
"Not for now. We have the Star Ring Alliance to manage, and we humans, along with the Xuan Star Civilization, are currently capable of handling this as two Large Star Region at a basic level."
"Yes, the Xuan Star Civilization is also a very good civilization with considerable potential."
"The potential of the Xuan Star Civilization far surpasses that of humanity; it has only encountered some setbacks and taken some detours, otherwise it would have already reached the Great Star Region Civilization."
"I'm ashamed to say, most of us only got this much experience through long-term commitment."
"Chief of Yun San, is there any news about the Mechanical Civilization? We discovered traces of the Mechanical Civilization Mechanical Civilization more than 10,000 years ago, but they disappeared just as our fleet arrived." Hu Yu asked tentatively. Sending 500 billion Conqueror back then was too much of a commotion; these Great Star Region Advanced Civilization must know about it. It would be better to tell them and see their reaction.
" Tian Feng, you tell me, your main responsibility is to exterminate the Mechanical Civilization."
"We've wiped out several small fleets of the Mechanical Civilization, but they were all small in number, and we haven't heard from their leaders. Given the Mechanical Civilization's development speed, if they were still near the Milky Way, they should have already jumped out, especially since our battle with the Zerg swarm presented an excellent opportunity to strike."
"Did the Mechanical Civilization go to other galaxies? Or rather, did the lords go to other galaxies, and only the lower-level mechanical entities remained near the Milky Way?" Hu Yu asked, feigning ignorance. Hu Yu didn't believe the lords had gone to other galaxies; that fleet back then was quite large.
"Perhaps that's true. Anyway, it's better if the Mechanical Civilization doesn't cause trouble. The Milky Way is already ravaged beyond recognition. We all hope that one day it can be restored to Milky Way original state. General Hu Yu, is there any other question?"
"There are many problems, but we can discuss them later. By the way, leaders, I have a request: please let me know if you discover any trace of Li Shun."
"What? Didn't you annihilate Li Shun's fleet? With their strength, 600 billion warships should be his entire fortune."
"Leader of Yun San, you don't understand Li Shun. If Li Shun mobilizes 600 billion, he must have 1.2 trillion warships. This Li Shun has tried to kill us time and time again. If we don't deal with him soon, who knows what trouble he might cause."
"Alright, we'll keep an eye out for you. In a way, this can be considered an internal matter of your civilization, which is why we haven't done anything to Li Shun. And we trust you can handle it. Tian Feng, have someone show General Hu Yu around the Alliance Space. It's his first time here, so I'm sure there's a lot to see."
"Good."
Accompanied by Erguan, Hu Yu took a brief tour of the Alliance Space. Hu Yu noticed that the planets here seemed to lack mass, and although they were very close together, there were no warships maintaining their orbits. Erguan told Hu Yu that most of the planets here were artificial shells with artificial gravity, and their surfaces had been modified to be suitable for life, so civilized beings could not detect them at all.
The Alliance Space is only 500 light-years in diameter, but it contains nearly a million planets. If they were all real planets, the maintenance work would be enormous and it would be detrimental to life. So, it was simply made hollow, and given a certain initial velocity, they can orbit the star on their own. There is no need to worry about the gravitational forces between the planets.
The warships in the Alliance Space are clustered together, closely packed together. This is because the space here is limited. If the fleets of dozens of civilizations were to deploy like the Star Ring Alliance, the entire sky would probably be filled with warships, which would not be friendly to the inhabiting civilizations. Moreover, Hu Yu discovered that the number of fleets here is also enormous. Even the Small Star Sector Civilization have trillions of ships. Perhaps they left behind so many resources to deal with the Andromeda fleet.
Besides that, it's all about being busy. The density of the area makes the busyness even more apparent. Countless robots and civilized beings are busy on planets or various shipbuilding platforms. Every moment, warships complete the final step of the process and fly to the designated assembly area to dock.