After devising the plan, Hu Yu contacted the leaders and high-ranking personnel of the Alliance Civilization, handing them over the plan. The plan required their cooperation and might result in losses. The Alliance Civilization also wanted to eliminate Li Shun. Li Shun's threat to Hu Yu was equivalent to a threat to them. They had just been unable to find Li Shun before, but now that they had this opportunity, everyone was naturally willing to take it.
Then Hu Yu communicated with several Great Star Region Advanced Civilization. After completing all the arrangements, all of humanity's Conqueror outside returned to the vicinity of the Solar System without exception, including the 500 billion fleets at the defensive line. Humanity's inhabited planets in other planetary systems were also suddenly all moved into the Solar System.
The residents had no choice but to move to the Tree Race's planets again. After all, the Tree Race had enough facilities and conditions to support trillions of people, because the Tree Race's planets were simply too large. The surface area of one of their planets was larger than the combined area of all the planets inhabited by humans. This time, Hu Yu didn't even plan to make any dummies, because no other civilization could approach human planets for reconnaissance.
Having completed these tasks, the massive Conqueror Fleet surrounded the entire Solar System, as if something major had occurred. Not long after, several warships from Great Star Region Advanced Civilization landed in the Solar System, but they left shortly afterward. Other civilizations were even more puzzled; the arrival of a fleet from Great Star Region Advanced Civilization meant that something was definitely not simple.
The sudden withdrawal of humanity's 500 billion Conqueror from the defensive line immediately created a huge gap in the defenses. Strangely, the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet also withdrew shortly after the Conqueror' departure. Now, without Great Star Region Civilization to oversee the defenses, the Heavenly Peak Civilization had to dispatch a small squadron to command the operation. Fortunately, the defensive line had enough fleets, and the Zerg swarm hadn't made any major moves recently, so the withdrawal of humanity and the Xuan Star Civilization did not affect the defensive line.
Most civilizations were unaware of what had happened because humanity was far from the defense line. Both humanity and the Xuan Star Civilization reported that their fleets were undergoing normal deployment and drills. However, some Small Star Sector Civilization did not believe this explanation. They speculated that since these Small Star Sector Civilization Xuan Star Civilization aware of the feud between humanity and the Xuan Star Civilization, some conflict might have occurred between them, leading to the withdrawal of both sides' fleets.
Some of the more inquisitive Small Star Sector Civilization have already dispatched small teams to the Star Ring Alliance's territory to investigate, but they haven't seen any war within the alliance. Apart from the humans appearing somewhat tense, the other civilizations seem to be doing nothing unusual.
However, some observant civilizations noticed something amiss. It seemed that all the civilizations in the Star Ring Alliance were redeploying their fleets, and the movement of fleets in the entire airspace was far too frequent. Moreover, many new warships that had just come off the production line entered the combat sequence without any sea trials, which was very abnormal. It seemed that something had indeed happened in the Star Ring Alliance.
"Your Majesty, we just received a message from the Linglong Civilization. It seems there has been a change of events with Hu Yu," Wei Kaiyuan reported.
"Hmm? It looks like war is about to break out."
"Yes, we don't know what happened with Hu Yu, but all the fleets have returned, including the fleet from the Xuan Star Civilization."
" Hu Yu and the Xuan Star Civilization have a good relationship; war shouldn't have broken out between them."
"Your Majesty, Hu Yu's relationship with the Xuan Star Civilization may not be good either. After we escaped from the Mu Star Civilization, the losses Hu Yu caused to the Xuan Star Civilization are immeasurable."
Do you know anything about this Xuan Star Civilization?
"Since the Xuan Star Civilization once cooperated with the Fish Horse Star Civilization, I don't think they are very noble. Although they later joined forces with Hu Yu, I believe that their primary motivation was still self-interest."
"Let's see. The Xuan Star Civilization is no match for Hu Yu."
"Your Majesty, although the Xuan Star Civilization is no match for Hu Yu, Hu Yu is clearly on the defensive. Given Hu Yu's personality, he absolutely cannot allow his people to suffer losses. Moreover, the Xuan Star Civilization is also Great Star Region Civilization, so I believe the Xuan Star Civilization still has the advantage."
"Let me think. There are two possibilities for the Xuan Star Civilization's withdrawal of defenses. One is to help Hu Yu, and the other is, as everyone thinks, to deal with Hu Yu. We won't concern ourselves with the first possibility. If it's the second possibility, there must be a reason why Xuan Star suddenly dared to do this. For example, there might be some kind of unrest in their society. But the Xuan Star Civilization didn't take immediate action shows that they are not very sure about this situation and are still hesitating."
"If there is any major turmoil in society Xuan Star Civilization will be very aware of it. I know that there are other civilizations on Hu Yu's inhabited planets and even important planets."
"There are two prerequisites for the Xuan Star Civilization to take risks: the past grievances between the two civilizations and Hu Yu's various strange technologies. But there is only one prerequisite for them to take action: Hu Yu's upper structure has a problem, or to put it bluntly, Hu Yu is in trouble."
"What?! Hu Yu is in trouble?! Your Excellency, how could Hu Yu be in trouble?"
"That's entirely possible. Hu Yu is too young and reckless. Didn't we almost catch him before?"
"Indeed, considering all the circumstances, only Hu Yu's problem makes perfect sense. The Xuan Star Civilization must have received some information, but they are uncertain, hence their hesitation and observation."
"Chief, this is a great opportunity! Why don't we seize this chance to launch an attack? We already have 50 trillion modified mechanical insectoid citizens, ready to be deployed at any time."
"No rush, let's observe further. It's best to wait until they start fighting before we intervene. Have Linglong Civilization send a small team as well. I need to monitor the situation in real time and prepare for battle. If Hu Yu is gone, I'd be interested in taking in his people; that would be the perfect ending."
"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."
News of the turmoil in the Solar System has spread almost throughout the entire galaxy, including to the first leader of the Fish Horse Star Civilization.
"First Leader, humanity is in crisis. We should seize this opportunity to wipe out humanity and avenge the Second Leader and countless others."
"Eliminating humanity doesn't require them to create a crisis; it's just that now, isn't it time?"
"First Leader, the scientists have been working tirelessly for the past two years and have made significant progress, far ahead of schedule. I believe it's time now. Leader, I've also discovered a secret. If we capture Li Shun, it might allow us to overcome the final obstacle."
"Now that we're close to a breakthrough, we can deal with humanity. The fact that these two human factions remain is keeping me up at night. We need to gather intelligence. Our first battle after the birth of our Fish Horse Star Civilization must completely annihilate humanity and that Xuan Star Civilization, while also serving as a deterrent to the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization."