Hu Yu only hoped that this fleet would not cause any more trouble for the Milky Way. If this fleet was with the Fish Horse Star Civilization, the war would be at a great disadvantage. With 500 billion Galaxy-Level warships at his disposal, he would probably suffer considerable losses in a single battle. However, Hu Yu was not afraid of war. After meeting Mr. Daozi this time, Hu Yu's confidence had increased a lot.
While everyone was analyzing and speculating, the unfamiliar fleet slowed down, returned to the three-dimensional universe, and slowly sailed towards the entrance of the Secondary Universe until it came to a complete stop when it was an astronomical unit away from Hu Yu.
Hu Yu had a rough idea of what was going on: it was unlikely that this fleet was an accomplice of the Fish Horse Star Civilization; it was more likely a hidden Great Star Region Civilization in the Milky Way that had come to help now that the war was getting intense.
"Is that General Hu Yu ahead?" The unfamiliar fleet sent a communication signal.
"That's right. Who are you? What brings you here?"
" The Blazing Sun Civilization, under the command of the leader of Human Civilization, has come to support General Hu Yu! I, Hong Lie, with my 185 generals, am ready to obey General Hu Yu's orders."
These words completely baffled Hu Yu, Luo Zhigao, and the others. The leader hadn't come, but he had dispatched the Blazing Sun Civilization to provide support. This Blazing Sun Civilization was clearly Great Star Region Advanced Civilization, yet it was being ordered around by the leader and was even willing to obey Hu Yu's commands. It was simply unbelievable.
"General Hong Lie, where is the leader? What exactly is going on?"
"General Hu Yu, the leader asked me to bring you something, saying that seeing this will give you complete trust in me. General, could you please open the hatch so I can give it to you personally?"
"Alright, General Hong Lie, please."
Even the most powerful civilized being would pose no threat to a civilized being. Luo Zhigao ordered the hatch to be opened and dispatched a small spaceship to the enemy fleet. Soon, the small spaceship returned, and a burly humanoid creature disembarked. This creature was like a three-meter-tall giant with four thick arms and two thick legs. Apart from the proportions of its various organs being somewhat different from those of humans, it was otherwise quite decent.
The creature immediately took long strides towards Hu Yu Hu Yu, seemingly already recognizing him. After a few steps, it suddenly stopped and looked at Luo Zhigao.
"Is this Minister Luo Zhigao?" Hong Lie spoke fluent Chinese, though his pronunciation wasn't perfect, it was perfectly understandable.
"Yes, I am Luo Zhigao."
"Great, saves me from making two trips. Here, this is it. The leader said you'll understand at a glance." Hong Lie casually pulled out a somewhat old sword. "I really don't understand what such a worn-out, primitive weapon can represent. Your leader specifically instructed me not to damage it in the slightest, and said there was some great secret inside. I've looked at it for a long time but haven't found any secret. It's just a broken sword."
" Space Force 150th Anniversary Commemorative Sword!"
Hu Yu and Luo Zhigao recognized it immediately. This sword was awarded when the Space Force was fighting the Insect Race at its most difficult time. After a series of battles, the number of swords in existence became extremely rare. Hu Yu's fleet probably had no more than five swords left. Even Hu Yu himself didn't have one. However, Li Zhixiong had one. Hu Yu had only glanced at it a few times. That kid Li Zhixiong valued his sword more than his own life.
Luo Zhigao naturally recognized it, because he himself had one. This sword was designed under Luo Zhigao's leadership, and Luo Zhigao also left one for the leader, because the leader was also born into a military family. As the leader of the Space Force, the leader should naturally have a commemorative sword for the 150th anniversary.
However, the leader eventually gifted one of the swords to the family of Space Force who bravely sacrificed his life to protect the people while fighting the Zerg swarm, as the highest honor to honor this hero. Luo Zhigao remembered this sword because it was a flawed sword in production. Luo Zhigao originally kept it for himself, but after the leader discovered it, he exchanged the flawed sword with Luo Zhigao. After changing hands many times, it has now returned to Luo Zhigao.
Upon seeing the sword, Luo Zhigao understood at least a few things. First, the leader was perfectly safe, and the people were also perfectly safe, because the sword's owner was still alive. The leader must have borrowed the sword again to convince Hu Yu and himself. Second, Hong Lie could be trusted; ordinary people would never know the sword's secret. This secret was known only to him and the leader.
Luo Zhigao nodded to Hu Yu, indicating that there was no problem, and handed Hu Yu his sword as well. This was the first time Hu Yu had touched this sword, which held great commemorative significance, since he had lost his own. The Space Force had come a long way, from weak to strong, experiencing countless hardships and paying a heavy price in blood. Even today, the Space Force has not yet completed its historical mission. Countless people and the Space Force will continue to forge ahead together until there are no more threats to humanity.
"General Hong Lie, please!"
"Haha, good, it seems you are all straightforward people, I, Hong Lie, like you."
The chairs in the conference room weren't big enough, so Luo Zhigao had a robot bring over a sofa. This gave Hong Lie's tall frame a little room to sit. Fortunately, the sofa was big enough that Hong Lie didn't feel cramped. He tried it out a few times before finally showing a satisfied expression.
"General Hong Lie, where is our leader now?" Hu Yu asked the question he most wanted to know.
"Where your leader is is none of my business, a mere general."
"What? A mere junior officer? General Hong Lie, this is rather unpleasant, isn't it?" Hu Yu said with a smile.
"What? You think I'm being modest? It seems you're unaware of what's happening in other galaxies."
"By the way, I haven't yet asked General Hong Lie where he comes from. According to you, you shouldn't be a civilization from the Milky Way."
"Oh, we are the Large Magellanic Cloud civilization. Now the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds have been unified and an alliance has been formed. Your leader is the leader of the alliance."
Hong Lie nonchalantly dropped another bombshell: although the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are not very far from the Milky Way, there are a large number of civilizations in these two star systems, including advanced ones. The situation in the Milky Way is tense, and in order to avoid causing more trouble, no civilization is allowed to travel to neighboring star systems.
Especially in large and stable galaxies like the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the density of civilizations is no less than that of the Milky Way. When Hu Yu went to Sextans A last time, if it weren't for the fact that this galaxy is very far away from the Milky Way, and that humanity's strength and status have improved, he probably wouldn't have been allowed to go there.