Hu Yu comforted Yan Xue. In fact, Hu Yu had already anticipated this situation. No matter how powerful the Snow Tribe was, what had escaped was only a small branch from a remote area. The fact that they had acquired the current fleet and technological reserves had exceeded Hu Yu's expectations. Fortunately, Yan Xue herself quickly accepted reality.
"Big brother, this is our technological reserves. I made a copy for you." Yan Xue casually took out the Snow Tribe's technological reserves. Originally, Hu Yu was just a vague concept of a big brother, but Hu Yu's emergency rescue from 4 million light-years away had made Yan Xue regard Hu Yu as family.
It would be difficult for any other person or civilization to do what Hu Yu did. Although there was an element of self-interest involved in Hu Yu's actions, there was also his care for Yan Xue.
"Oh, young clan leader, you're quite generous."
" Yan Xue, we don't need the Snow Tribe's technology for now; we're pursuing a completely different path of technological development."
"It'll still be of some use, brother, just take it."
"Alright, I'll take it first. Let Academician Qin Yin and the others help you improve your technology tree. You all need to work hard yourselves and recover your strength as soon as possible. Big Brother really needs your help."
"Big brother, I definitely will. Oh, and these warships too, take some of them for analysis as well."
"We don't need warships. If the Knight Civilization or the Doomsday Civilization is still in the Milky Way, their appearance could very well cause you trouble. Also, this silver planet represents the pinnacle of the Snow Tribe's technology. Although the second patriarch's shadow didn't mention it, I can guess that these silver planets were previously built by the Snow Tribe for various local branches, belonging to the core technology. Therefore, you can also focus some of your research here."
Hu Yu carefully explained things to Yan Xue and the Rabbit's higher-ups for a long time. Although these Rabbit possessed considerable technology, they had almost zero experience with the universe. For their safety, Hu Yu had to repeatedly emphasize that Yan Xue should not enter the Milky Way without his permission.
Having explained everything in detail, Hu Yu led the Conqueror and the Dreadnought on their journey back to the Milky Way. This expedition took nearly 400 years, but the gains were substantial. Aside from the Snow Tribe's technology, the discovery of the Third Energy Third Energy was enough, as it was highly likely to be related to the rules of the universe.
There's also the possibility of Galactic-Level Civilization existing in Sextans A, and the matter of NGC 3109. Although these aren't direct gains, they still greatly contribute to humanity's understanding of the cosmic environment. These developments will motivate humanity to make further efforts to improve its capabilities in order to survive in the harsh universe. This is also Hu Yu's goal and objective.
With a series of questions in mind Hu Yu returned to the vicinity of the entrance to the Mirror Sub-Universe. At this time, the entrance to the Mirror Sub-Universe was no longer the empty and boundless place it used to be. It was as if a small star system had appeared out of nowhere, with hundreds of stars, tens of thousands of planets, countless warships, and all kinds of spaceships, turning it into a prosperous extragalactic small star system.
However, Hu Yu also noticed the anomaly here. The warships were being deployed very frequently, as if they were preparing for a war that could break out at any moment. Moreover, there were a large number of warship wrecks floating in the surrounding airspace. All of this indicated that a fierce war had once taken place here, and that the war had not ended and was continuing to this day.
" Zhonghua, what happened?" Hu Yu asked directly.
"What else could it be? The Fish Horse Star Civilization attacks us from time to time."
"Is the Reversed State pipeline within the Secondary Universe complete?"
"It was completed and put into use 200 years ago, but, well, let's go in and talk as we walk."
The two flew in through the exit of the Mirror Sub-Universe. Although Hu Yu was mentally prepared, the existence of this pipe still broadened the horizons of Hu Yu and the group that had just returned. The technology of the pipe was not particularly advanced, but any ordinary thing, once it has undergone a quantitative upgrade, can also be awe-inspiring.
This super-trailer, spanning over a thousand light-years, was the result of over 200 years of effort by seven Great Star Region Civilization and more than a dozen Small Star Sector Civilization, along with countless beings and spaceships. Its sheer scale is akin to ants on Earth building a highway around the equator, a feat that would be incredibly awe-inspiring even to them.
" Old Hu, not long after the pipeline was built, all civilizations were putting in their best efforts to take advantage of the time advantage here to develop their fleets. Just when we were preparing to stockpile our fleet and wipe out the Fish Horse Star Civilization's fleet in the Milky Way in one fell swoop, the Fish Horse Star Civilization suddenly launched an attack on us ahead of schedule."
" The Fish Horse Star Civilization's fleet left in the Milky Way is only 40 trillion ships. As long as the pipelines are used normally for a few decades, we can defeat the Fish Horse Star Civilization by taking advantage of the time difference."
"That's normal, but the Fish Horse Star Civilization once again mobilized 60 trillion warships and appeared in the Milky Way. At that time, our fleet had just begun to show some promise, and after a great battle, both sides were back to square one. In recent decades, the Fish Horse Star Civilization has also been harassing us from time to time."
"A hundredfold time advantage and they still can't defeat the Fish Horse Star Civilization?"
"This is why we haven't achieved a complete victory. Since the pipeline was built, with the input of space and energy from the greater universe, our time advantage has been declining precipitously. Academician Zeng calculated that we currently have at most a two-fold time advantage. Space and energy from the greater universe are continuously flowing into the Mirror Sub-Universe. This energy and space carry the time flow rate of the greater universe. Under the neutralization of this time flow rate, the time advantage of our current location in the Secondary Universe is constantly decreasing. I'm afraid that in a few years, this time advantage will no longer exist."
"There's such a thing..."
"No one expected that our dream of utilizing the Secondary Universe would likely fall through. The super-pipeline, built over 200 years by so many civilizations, only offers a combined time advantage of about 2,000 years. It's not exactly a worthwhile deal."
"Have you found the main base of the Fish Horse Star Civilization?"
"Not yet, Old Hu. A new force has emerged in the Milky Way and cannot be ignored. In the 400 years since you went to Sextans, more than 20 Great Star Region Civilization have suddenly appeared among the Small Star Sector Advanced Civilization of the Milky Way, and they are already at an advanced stage. We suspect that Li Shun was behind this."
" Li Shun himself is nothing special; even if these Great Star Region Civilization are powerful, they are not worth fearing."
"That being said, there are more than 20 of them. Not only that, they have also gathered more than 100,000 Small Star Sector Civilization to form the Justice League. Although their strength is still a bit lacking, they control the defense line between the civilizations and the Insect Zone. All those who are unwilling to join the Justice League have been expelled to the outer regions. Relying on their numbers, they have already dominated a region."