Despite Hu Yu and the numerous clone operators having made ample mental preparations, they still couldn't quite control themselves when they actually landed on these domesticated civilization planets. These alien creatures had completely different appearances from humans, but fear and sorrow seemed to be universal throughout the universe, Hu Yu felt this intense emotion emanating from them.
In the universe, the strong prey on the weak. The strong, like the Wind Star Civilization, can trample other civilizations underfoot, feeding them like pigs and sheep. They can wantonly trample on other civilizations, including their bodies, souls, and dignity. The weak can only be enslaved, bullied, and even reduced to food for other civilizations.
Hu Yu was thankful that humanity hadn't fallen to that state. Although life was tough for the fleet, at least they still had dignity and their lives were still pretty good. Compared to these enslaved and domesticated civilizations, the fleet's people were like living in paradise.
The transport began. This wasn't the first time these planets had been harvested; they knew what the arrival of the warships meant. The warship doors opened, and the civilized beings began piling up various plants and animals to feed them. Once enough were available, these civilized beings began to enter the warships in groups, looking back with every step, perhaps out of longing for their loved ones, or perhaps out of reluctance to part with their lives. Their fate was controlled by the Wind Star People; resistance meant the destruction of their entire civilization, and even their own people wouldn't allow them to rebel. In the end, they could only board the Wind Star warships with a mix of complex emotions, perhaps mostly resentment and helplessness.
Hu Yu broadcast this scene directly to every screen in the fleet. It was an extremely vivid educational lesson, reminding every citizen that the universe is cruel, and that without effort, these enslaved civilizations are the best example. Only by becoming strong can one enjoy a peaceful life. Hu Yu believed that through this educational lesson, the people's work enthusiasm would definitely reach a new level. It wasn't that he demanded it of them, but that the universe was forcing everyone, including Hu Yu, to do so.
The loading process went surprisingly smoothly, without any resistance. The 5,000 warships were quickly loaded to capacity and set sail for the insect planet. The Wind Star People were unaware that the insect swarm had long since been wiped out by humans, and that even these 5,000 warships were under human control. For the next few centuries, these warships would continue along this route as before, until the human fleet grew strong enough to launch an attack on the Wind Star Civilization.
At that time, these 5,000 warships could work together from the inside and outside, and might even play a significant role. Hu Yu also considered whether it was possible to gradually infiltrate and replace the Wind Star People one by one from the low to the high-ranking. However, Hu Yu quickly rejected his idea. Academician Xiao also said that this was simply impossible. As long as one reaches a certain level, they will undergo strict checks when entering and exiting key locations. It's not enough to just look the same.
Hu Yu couldn't save the civilized beings on the warship, nor could he. Their fate was sealed. Hu Yu wouldn't be a good Samaritan and let them go. He owed them nothing and had no reason to give anything in return. Their current predicament was partly due to their own actions. Perhaps when humanity attacked Wind Star in the future, they could rescue them.
Regardless, the first infiltration operation was a great success. The fleet only underwent a few satellite confirmations and no detailed inspection. This is understandable, as the warships and personnel are the same as before. Even if Hu Yu were in charge, he wouldn't have conducted a thorough inspection. This has been written into the fleet's procedures, and in the future, whenever a human fleet travels far away and returns to its original position, everyone must undergo a strict inspection.
The Wind Star People are just an ordinary species, and in some ways they are even inferior to humans. They never imagined that the wandering humans would pass by the insect planet and happen to encounter their transport fleet. They also never imagined that because the warships were overloaded, the humans could defeat them with just a few small gravity bombs. They certainly never imagined that the humans would clone their crew members to penetrate into the territory of civilized civilization.
More than a decade has passed since that trip, and the JD3 Planetary System has changed dramatically. Ever since Hu Yu led the Wind Star Fleet away from the territory of the Wind Star Civilization, the six planets in the JD3 Planetary System have almost simultaneously activated full-power mode.
Hu Yu is about to lead everyone in an arms race here, with the goal of surpassing the Wind Star Civilization in total energy, consuming the Wind Star Civilization Wind Star Civilization, and acquiring its technology. In the cosmic era, whoever controls more energy and has a higher energy level will dominate the victory. This is no simple competition. The Wind Star Civilization controls an extremely vast amount of energy, and the number of warships is conservatively estimated at three to four hundred million. Although Hu Yu does not plan to, nor does he have the time to, build a fleet of the same scale, he must have the necessary number of warships. In addition to the ordinary warships that are 3,000 meters long, Hu Yu has also discovered a giant ship in the star system that is more than ten times longer than this one.
Due to the distance, the giant ship always seemed to be hidden, and Hu Yu couldn't see it clearly. This kind of giant ship gave people an extremely shocking feeling. Hu Yu had a bad feeling. Giant ships were rare and it was hard to see one. It was definitely not a civilian ship like the Deep Blue. This big guy could feel a murderous aura from a distance. It was definitely an attack ship. Hu Yu instructed Academician Zeng and his team to put the design of the warship on hold for now, and wait until he returned to the Wind Star territory to get more information. The current task was to stockpile enough materials and production equipment.
The sixth planet in the JD3 Planetary System, this rocky planet has a thin atmosphere and is located in an outer orbit far from its star. Its surface is at a temperature of over -100 degrees Celsius, yet it has a scorching iron-nickel core. It is larger than Earth and has twice the gravity of Earth. Now, Academician Zeng Zhaoyuan and a group of physicists are working hard here again, trying to find a way to reduce the gravity of this planet.
Living under such high gravity for a long time is like carrying a huge bag, putting enormous pressure on all the organs of the body. Even crew members who have undergone long-term training will feel very tired living in this environment for a long time. The battle preparations between the fleet Wind Star Civilization cannot be completed in a day or two. After Hu Yu saw the situation of the Wind Star Civilization's territory, whether the original plan to surpass the Wind Star Civilization in 500 years can be achieved needs to be recalculated.
Solutions for altering planetary gravity were quickly proposed. One was to lay energy pipelines on a large scale, similar to the Deep Blue, but instead of increasing gravity, this would reduce it. This would be resource-intensive and involve a significant amount of engineering work. The second solution was to remove excess material from Planet Six to bring it to the same level as Earth. The third solution was to swap Planet Three and Planet Six. Planet Three's gravity would be similar to Earth's, so it would only require moving the water and atmosphere from Planet Six to Planet Three, since Planet Three also has an iron-nickel core that generates a magnetic field.
After careful consideration, Hu Yu finalized the plan to replace the planet. Although this plan was also extremely large, it was the fastest to take any time compared to the other two plans. Even without the third plan, Hu Yu would have used the time-consuming and labor-intensive first or second plan. This was a long-term plan. When technology advanced in the future, the planet could be taken away directly, and the people in the fleet could stay on the planet's surface forever, leaving the Deep Blue, that giant birdcage, forever.
If we remove excess matter, the mass that needs to be reduced is 60,000 megatons. This enormous mass could take decades to transport by spacecraft or launch via electromagnetic orbit, and laying energy pipelines would take just as long. Moreover, it would be impossible to guarantee uniform gravity in every place, unless there is no cultivation or mining activity on the planet's surface. Replacing the planet would be much faster, but the atmosphere and water would inevitably be lost after the replacement, and a lot of atmosphere and water might need to be created later to meet people's survival needs.