" Jianchuan, thank you for your hard work."
"General, I'm not feeling too bad. I even managed to take a nap inside. If I had known it would be like this outside, I would have rushed out long ago. But, I seem to remember someone saying they would give me some kind of commemorative sword or something when I come back. Is that true?"
"Well, I vaguely remember something like that, Li Zhixiong, what do you think?" Hu Yu said with a smile.
"No, no, absolutely not. Oh, Old Gao, it's good to see you back. Once this mess is settled, I'll treat you to drinks. I still have some secret stashes up my stash."
"Alright, you cheapskate, I'm not going to kill you. Give me the information on these warships outside. I want to see which civilization they belong to; they're so powerful."
Gao Jianchuan didn't immediately recognize the Expeller's construction style, because this warship incorporated not only the technology of Luo Zhigao and the Snow Tribe, but also some technologies from the Star Ring Alliance. This time, the design abandoned many flashy but impractical features, focusing entirely on performance.
Leaving aside the shock Gao Jianchuan experienced at the Expeller, the fleet had already shared the internal situation of the Fish Horse Star Super Fortress with every participating galactic civilization and hoped that all civilizations' fleets would immediately launch a renewed attack on the Super Fortress from the designated locations.
The moment this news spread, the participating galactic civilization fleet was in an uproar. The situation of being unable to break through after many days of attacks had finally turned around. Now, with this news and the combat power of the Expeller, the Milky Way civilization seemed to have been given a shot of adrenaline, and was no longer afraid of the powerful Mechanical Civilization.
The massive fleet once again mobilized on the planetary system, preparing to launch a fatal blow against the Super Fortress of the Fish Horse Star Civilization. The vast fleet outnumbered the stars in the sky and occupied an even larger area of airspace than the Super Fortress.
"My lord." Dark Shadow reappeared beside the leader of Yun San.
"I need you to provide me with some scientists, preferably those skilled in codebreaking."
"A scientist? Sir, just leave anything to me, and I'll take care of it."
"No need, just hand over the scientists to me, the more the better."
"Sir, which civilization's data do you need to decipher? The cultural systems of each civilization are very different, and we have specialized research systems for each advanced civilization."
" The Fish Horse Star Civilization."
"The research department of the Fish Horse Star Civilization has approximately ten thousand scientists."
"Have them board the ship immediately. I'm taking them with me. Also, transfer ten scientists from each of the other departments. The data from the Fish Horse Star Civilization isn't so easy to decipher."
"Yes, sir, I'll arrange it immediately."
The leader of Yun San knew that these scientists would not return alive, regardless of whether they could decipher the data of the Fish Horse Star Civilization. However, the leader of Yun San dared not resist, as this Dark Shadow could take his life at any time, or even the lives of the entire civilization.
"Oh, by the way, how's the Mechanical Lord doing?"
"My lord, are you unaware? The Mechanical Lord are currently suffering terribly from the slaughter. Humanity has created a new type of warship, which, according to our calculations, should have reached the mid-stage of the Galaxy-Level. Fortunately, there are only 100,000 of them, otherwise the Mechanical Civilization would no longer exist."
"A mid-stage Galaxy-Level warship? This is troublesome."
"There's something even more troublesome, sir. Look, this is a message just sent by humans."
The Dark Shadow fell silent upon seeing the information that the Super Fortress had been breached.
"My lord, Mechanical Civilization is no match for humanity's new warships. All the civilizations in the galaxy have now assembled and are preparing to attack the fortress of the Fish Horse Star Civilization. If humanity's information is accurate, the fortress will likely crumble very soon."
How could humans suddenly become so powerful? Is there any news?
"No, we all guess it might be technology given to humanity by the Daozi."
" Daozi? Impossible. You overestimate this old guy. In terms of technology, he's not even as good as an ordinary cultural disseminator in your civilization. How could he possibly give humanity such advanced technology?"
The Dark Shadow figure's words left the leader of Yun San somewhat bewildered. He knew of Daozi's extraordinary abilities, but to Daozi was inferior to even an ordinary cultural disseminator in their civilization was indeed too unbelievable.
"Sir, what do we do now? If the Super Fortress is destroyed, won't you suffer a great loss?"
There will definitely be losses, but they're not unbearable. We'll try our best to maintain the original plan.
"Should we let the Mechanical Civilization continue on the defensive?"
"Time is of the essence. Let the Mechanical Civilization hold them off. Losing such a third-rate civilization is no big deal. Isn't your base in the Secondary Universe? Find a way to cause some trouble for humanity. I'll find someone to cause trouble for the galactic civilization. Let's see if we can slow down the galactic fleet's attack. Remember, don't wipe them out. That's pointless. We need to create a situation of annihilation so they have to come back to rescue them."
After hearing the Dark Shadow's words, Yun San's leader felt a slight ripple in his heart. Wasn't he just another Mechanical Civilization? However, he didn't show it. In fact, his brainwaves didn't even fluctuate. This was a skill he had honed over the years, allowing him to remain calm and composed at all times.
"Yes, sir, I know what to do. However, humans are very cautious now. We don't even know where their base is. Not only them, we can't find any civilization in the entire Star Ring Alliance."
"I know their location. Go to these coordinates. All civilizations of the Star Ring Alliance, including humans, are in this area. However, you cannot reveal yourselves yet. As for what to do next, you'll have to figure that out."
The Dark Shadow provided a Secondary Universe coordinate and then disappeared again, this time taking with him over 20,000 top scientists from the Yun San Civilization.
The leader of Yun San was heartbroken. These scientists were the backbone of their civilization. Although their civilization hadn't made any breakthroughs for a very long time, the recent series of wars and the emergence of various space technologies from other civilizations had greatly inspired the scientists of Yun San Civilization. Their technology, which hadn't progressed for many years, was showing signs of growth.
The loss to civilization from drawing so many scientists at once is undoubtedly enormous, especially since the Dark Shadow took away the top scientists from each branch. The leader of Yun San dared not disobey, but his killing intent toward the Dark Shadow had intensified. A secret research team had been studying the Dark Shadow for a long time and had now made some breakthroughs.
However, to deal with the Dark Shadow, a single, decisive blow is necessary. If the blow fails, the entire Yun San Civilization may perish for this reckless action. Therefore, the Yun San leader has never shown any defiance towards the Dark Shadow. The Yun San leader has done this to the extreme, and even the Dark Shadow considers the Yun San leader a loyal lackey.