The Slaughterer raced through the Secondary Universe at incredible speed. Even Hu Yu had to admire the performance of these warships, which far surpassed that of the Conqueror. Even in the Secondary Universe, these warships seemed completely unaffected by the spatial fragments. And these were only warships at the initial stage of the Galaxy-Level. Hu Yu could no longer imagine what the Snow Tribe's main warships were like back then.
As soon as Hu Yu left the Secondary Universe, he saw a massive fleet already standing in the airspace near the exit. These warships were about 150 kilometers in size, and they were neatly docked at the entrance to the Secondary Universe, stretching for thousands of astronomical units, with a total number of trillions.
Hu Yu immediately revealed his identity. On the surface, Hu Yu had no way of telling whether this was Luo Zhigao's fleet or the leader's fleet.
" Hu Yu!" A hearty voice rang in Hu Yu's ears.
Minister Luo!
The two warships approached each other. Hu Yu flew out of the Slaughterer and entered Luo Zhigao's warship, where a large group of people seemed to have been waiting for Hu Yu's arrival.
Hu Yu looked around. Luo Zhigao, Li Wenfei, Fang Xinyun, Gao Zhengyang, Zheng Kaiping, and others looked at each other, but they didn't know what to say. In the vast universe, they had been separated for tens of thousands of years. In terms of actual time, it had been hundreds of thousands of years since they last met. During such a long time, they had missed each other every moment.
They embraced tightly, remaining together for a very long time. Even after hundreds of thousands of years and millions of light-years, their bond had not diminished but had grown stronger. They were all working towards a common goal, selflessly dedicating themselves to the future of humanity.
" Minister Luo, you've finally arrived."
"Haha, Hu Yu, well done! These warships should be at the Galaxy-Level by now. Sigh, we've worked hard for hundreds of thousands of years on other timelines, and even after cracking the secrets inside black holes and gaining some understanding of space and time, we're still only at the Great Star Region Advanced Civilization. I'm ashamed."
"Minister, you've misunderstood. These warships don't belong to me; they belong to another civilization. I'm only temporarily under their control. We're only at the Great Star Region Intermediate Civilization. Minister, you—you've got the timing in your hands!!!"
"Just a little bit. The main thing is that we've mastered a method to enter the interior of a black hole. Of course, it's only the most stable part of the central region; we still can't break through areas like the ring singularity and the Closed Spacetime Curve. Thanks to direct research on black holes, our technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. Black holes are terrifying treasure troves of resources! What civilization are these Galaxy-Level from that they're willing to entrust them to your command? Not bad, not bad at all!"
"It's a long story. Minister, where is the leader?"
"The leader? I don't know. We've been on the wrong timeline. How could we have news about the leader?" Luo Zhigao looked bewildered.
" Mr. Daozi said that you and the leader would both come."
" Mr. Daozi? I understand now. No wonder that miniature black hole suddenly evaporated. It was Mr. Daozi who did it. It seems that Mr. Daozi also helped us return to the correct timeline." Academician Gao Zhengyang suddenly realized.
" Hu Yu, was it also Mr. Daozi said the leader was coming?"
"That's right, I heard you were coming, so I rushed over here."
"We just got back on the right timeline when we received a message that all civilizations capable of dealing with the Fish Horse Star Civilization should gather here. I immediately guessed that you were up to something big, so I rushed over. And here we are, running into you as soon as we arrived, with no word from our leader at all."
"Let's wait a little longer. Mr. Daozi said the leader would come, and he definitely will. We haven't heard from the leader or Director Xu for so many years."
"Won't this delay the war?"
"No, Wen Zhonghua and Gao Jianchuan are commanding the battlefield, so there won't be any problems. Besides, the Yun San Civilization's fleet is the main force. Since we have a little time, I'll give you a brief overview of the Milky Way. I'm sure you know nothing about these things."
"Yes, that's true. Our plans deviated from the leader's; we ended up isolating ourselves to preserve our strength."
Hu Yu sat down, and the group began to listen to Hu Yu recount his story bit by bit, starting from the time Luo Zhigao left for the second time, the Mechanical Civilization, Li Shun, the defensive line war, the attack by the Fish Horse Star Civilization wiped out the race, including the Snow Tribe, the Star Ring Alliance, the Ancestor, the war of the Sextans, and so on. Hu Yu tried to keep his story brief, but even with his concise explanations, it still took him more than ten hours to finish recounting events spanning tens of thousands of years.
Hu Yu had taken the special medicine and didn't need to sleep, but Luo Zhigao and the others were also wide awake, their minds in a state of extreme excitement. Then, Hu Yu gave a detailed explanation of the current war situation with the Fish Horse Star Civilization, the civilizations and fleets of both sides, and the difficulties they faced. Since Academician Gao and his group had many years of research experience on black holes, they might be able to destroy the Fish Horse Star Civilization's Super Fortress in one fell swoop.
Hu Yu's mouth was dry from talking, but more importantly, he was extremely anxious. Accustomed to interstellar time, every minute and second felt incredibly long to Hu Yu. Why hadn't the leader arrived yet? He had at least met Minister Luo twice over the years and knew his whereabouts, but the leader seemed to have vanished without a trace. How could Hu Yu not be worried?
Hu Yu wasn't the only one anxious. Everyone who heard that the leader was coming threw off their sleepiness, afraid of missing any information about the leader. Most of the people present had come from the Earth era. They fought alongside the leader to protect the Earth until they left the Solar System, wandered through space, and were forced to separate.
"Minister, a large number of warships have been detected in the fourth dimension, a thousand light-years away, and are heading towards us."
"Leader!"
"He's the leader!"
"Quickly, quickly, establish the link!"
"Minister, we were unable to establish a connection. I've tried all available means of communication, but there's been no response. It's an unfamiliar fleet."
"An unfamiliar fleet?"
"Yes."
"Prepare for battle!"
All fleets immediately dispersed, took control of the fourth dimension, and prepared for battle in three-dimensional space. According to the information transmitted back, these fleets were indeed not built in a human style. Hu Yu compared them with the fleets of all Milky Way but found no similarity.
The number of unfamiliar fleets was also enormous, totaling 150 trillion, which was 50 trillion more than Luo Zhigao's fleet. However, judging from the fleet's condition, this fleet was still at the stage of Great Star Region Civilization, but it seemed to be more powerful than Luo Zhigao's fleet. Hu Yu really couldn't figure out which civilization this was.