"Yes, the Insect Emperor's evolution process may be faster than we expected. Recently, high-level insects have been continuously coming from the Abyss and surrounding the Insect Emperor. I suspect that the Insect Emperor's evolution process has reached a critical moment. If the Insect Emperor succeeds in evolving this time, we don't know how to deal with it. It's also hard to say whether the agreement between that Galaxy Civilization and the Insect Emperor is still valid."
"It seems we won't have an easy time in the coming days."
The fleet of Fish Horse Star has once again gathered near the central black hole. The new commander is now Ci Ma. Ci Ma is different from Du Ka. Du Ka is ambitious and somewhat arrogant, but Ci Ma is different. Ci Ma is very cautious. Since taking over as the commander of the galaxy, Ci Ma has taken sufficient defensive measures.
They expanded their defenses, deployed various reconnaissance devices, and sealed off dimensions, especially creating a special defensive perimeter against two-dimensional attacks from humans, making it impossible for any civilization to launch a surprise attack on their fleet. At the very center of the fleet were the top scientists of the Fish Horse Star Civilization, busily engaged in their work, their purpose unknown.
Ci Ma knew that these scientists were the hope for the true rise of their civilization. In order to become Galactic-Level Civilization, or even surpass Galactic-Level Civilization, the entire civilization had worked hard for countless years, even at the cost of almost causing its extinction. Fortunately, they had survived all of that, and now the plan had reached a critical moment.
As long as the civilizations in the Milky Way don't bother him, Ci Ma will never initiate a war. The most important thing right now is for the plan to proceed smoothly. Once the plan succeeds, all the civilizations in the Milky Way will be trampled underfoot by the Fish Horse Star Civilization. At that time, their life or death will depend entirely on the whims of the Fish Horse Star Civilization.
In the Secondary Universe, the civilizations that had received the notification ceased their escape. Hu Yu instructed Wen Zhonghua to return to the Secondary Universe to manage everything and to inform the public about the current situation so that everyone could be mentally prepared.
Since the first attack by the Fish Horse Star Civilization, the fleet's people have returned to a life without planets and stars. This state is unhealthy and disliked by everyone, but they all understand Hu Yu and the others. Now is a matter of survival, not a time for enjoyment.
Within the base, a billion Conqueror became the dwelling place for the people. Every time Hu Yu built a warship, he would have the design department reserve enough living space. Moreover, Hu Yu never used outdated warships to transport civilians, such as Reaper and Exterminator, which were dismantled after completing their phases of missions.
Only the latest warships can guarantee the safety of the people to the greatest extent. The Conqueror is very large, with a living area that is more than 30 kilometers long and wide. Normally, this living area is just a stable life support system, but after so many years of hard work, the people have transformed the living area into a warm home.
During the production process, most of the attack equipment of these Conqueror had been removed, leaving more space for people to live in. These spaces included small hills, artificial rivers, small lakes and ponds. The sky was relatively low, only about 200 meters high, but that was enough for the human species. People did not feel any oppression here. Except for the lack of starlight, Hu Yu had done his best to make everything here as perfect as possible.
All of humanity's construction work has now been handed over to Superintelligent Robot, but Hu Yu has not allowed the people to lose their ability to survive. The fleet's technology tree is now enormous, with more and more branches of various technologies, becoming increasingly specialized and professional.
It takes an ordinary person hundreds of years of basic education to be considered a qualified citizen of the fleet. To become a scientist, in addition to learning, one also needs creativity. Every scientist is the most dazzling star in the fleet, and the top scientists, academicians, are the stars among stars.
If a family produces a scientist, it is an honor for the entire family. Currently, the number of scientists and academicians in the fleet is steadily increasing, and they provide technological support for the creation of every warship.
However, Hu Yu discovered that while the academicians who were promoted later in the fleet were outstanding in other aspects, they were difficult to surpass Academician Zeng and others in space technology. This was partly due to Academician Zeng Zeng's years of accumulation, and partly due to the later environment of the fleet.
In addition to studying, people also participate in various skills training programs. These skills even include the oldest things like parts grinding, welding, Morse code, farming, hunting, and so on. People are more willing to learn these ancient skills, and for many, these ancient skills bring a sense of novelty.
Although many people didn't understand why Hu Yu made them learn these seemingly useless things, they still studied very hard and diligently. Hu Yu did this partly to make people's lives less monotonous, and partly as a precaution. With these skills, even if something happened to the fleet in the future, these people could survive if they were stranded on any planet.
One day, Academician Xiao, who was busy with his work, suddenly contacted Hu Yu and asked Hu Yu to come to his laboratory immediately. Hu Yu had a premonition that Academician Xiao might have made some discovery, otherwise he would not have asked him to come in person. In recent years, Academician Xiao had been using his methods to find the old nest of the Fish Horse Star Civilization.
"Academician, have you made a discovery?" Hu Yu walked into Academician Xiao's laboratory.
"Yes, General, look at this image."
Academician Xiao pointed to the hologram of the Boötes. He saw that the hologram had been colored by Academician Xiao, and these colors included parts of the celestial bodies. Hu Yu didn't understand what these colors were for.
"General, look here."
"This seems to be the territory of the Crimson Flame Civilization." Hu Yu noticed that Academician Xiao used a particularly dark color for the territory of the Crimson Flame Civilization, and wondered what his intention was.
"I've looked at the materials on the Crimson Flame Civilization, and the colors don't match their description."
"Academician, I still don't understand, what do these colors represent?"
"Oh, I forgot, these colors are what I use to indicate the strength of the Consciousness Field. The darker the color, the stronger the Consciousness Field. You see, the Consciousness Field of other civilizations are very weak because they are Planetary-Level Civilization or Stellar-Level Civilization with a limited number of life forms. Only the Crimson Flame Civilization's color is excessively dark."
"Academician, are you saying that the Fish Horse Star Civilization is hidden within the territory of the Crimson Flame Civilization? How confident are you?"
"One hundred percent. Look here again. This is the intensity of the Consciousness Field of some civilizations in the Milky Way. These Consciousness Field intensities are marked with colors. None of them can surpass the Crimson Flame Civilization. And the Crimson Flame Civilization is just a Star System-Level Civilization with no more than one hundred billion inhabitants. It's absolutely impossible for them to have such a powerful Consciousness Field."