"Don't panic. Our combat strength isn't necessarily the weakest. Right now, the focus of the Milky Way civilization is the Fish Horse Star Civilization. We'll wait until they're both exhausted before launching our attack. Wei Kaiyuan, have you made any progress on the research into the Dark Shadow?"
"There's progress, Führer. Luckily, you guessed this guy's existence. Although he's very secretive, he's also quite foolish and not a threat. No matter how intelligent an individual is, he can't compare to an entire civilization. We're testing ways to kill him."
"Alright, this guy is indeed foolish. He thinks we're weak and wants to climb over us to get ahead. But thanks to him for bringing me the data, otherwise we wouldn't have made such a smooth progress. Wei Kaiyuan, from now on, focus all your efforts on building up the fleet. Our fleet hasn't been deployed for many years; it's practically rusted. Let's let the roar of our warships proclaim our greatness to everyone."
Although Li Shun has been vigorously developing the insectoid population over the years, Li Shun has not given up on the development of ordinary warships. Li Shun also knows that insectoids are not a long-term solution, and developing insectoid combat power is only an expedient measure. Moreover, developing the insectoid population does not consume too many resources, not even that many. Cultivating the brain only requires a very small amount of energy and investment. Li Shun is still developing the fleet with the rest of his resources.
Over the years, Li Shun has acquired a lot of technology from the insects. Unfortunately, even the highest-level insects cannot use spatial attacks at the Galaxy-Level. It's just that as the insects' levels increase, their strength becomes greater, their speed increases, and their use of space becomes more flexible.
Among all the insects in the entire galaxy that truly possess more advanced technology, only the Insect Emperor is likely to be the one. However, Li Shun does not dare to provoke the Insect Emperor. Apart from the Royal Guard Insect Squad, any other insects that enter the Insect Emperor's territory will become targets of attack. On the contrary, the deep penetration of the Civilization Fleet will not attract much attention from the Insect Emperor, because the Insect Emperor usually relies on sensing the Consciousness Field, and the insects' Consciousness Field are quite powerful and easily perceived by the Insect Emperor.
On the other hand, Hu Yu intensified his evidence collection efforts regarding the Yun San Civilization, a key suspect. Regarding the planet in question, it has now been moved to a safe location. Inside the planet, scientists are meticulously searching the magma. It's highly illogical that the Insect Emperor could suddenly appear inside a planet.
The four-dimensional connection device planted by the Yun San Leader had self-destructed after the Insect Emperor emerged. Scientists had anticipated this, but the planet's internal environment was complex, with flowing magma, which would definitely affect the self-destruction process. Sure enough, after a very long and patient search, scientists collected many small fragments.
These fragments are completely unrecognizable as to which device they originally belonged to. They were sent to the Star Ring Academy of Sciences for analysis, where scientists hope to find some clues.
That day, Hu Yu and everyone were arranging and directing the work in the galaxy as usual when the Far Watcher Civilization sent a communication request. In recent years, the relationship with the Far Watcher Civilization has greatly improved, and the two sides appreciate each other. As a responsible and righteous civilization, they have also established a deep relationship of trust. However, Hu Yu still did not show up, and Luo Zhigao had returned to the Secondary Universe to manage everything.
" General Gao, where is General Hu Yu?"
"General Hu Yu, the leader of the Far-Seers, is unwell, so I will temporarily take charge of the work here."
" General Gao, there are some things I'd like to discuss with you in person. I wonder if you have the time?"
Gao Jianchuan glanced at Hu Yu beside him, and Hu Yu nodded.
"Very well, leader of the Far-Seers, I await your arrival."
Not long after, a small spaceship broke away from the Far Watcher Civilization fleet and headed towards the Expeller. No one expected that the leader of the Far Watcher Civilization would stay in the fleet. Most of the leaders of the Galaxy civilization stayed in the base, except for Hu Yu. Hu Yu was responsible for the successful completion of the entire Reversed State Project, and Hu Yu had to stay in the Galaxy fleet because he had a greater responsibility.
The small spaceship flew directly into the massive Expeller, and a creature stepped out. Gao Jianchuan was already waiting there; as the head of a civilization, he had to show some courtesy, especially since this civilization was friendly.
" General Gao, to make a long story short, I can't stay here for too long. I want to ask, how is General Hu Yu doing?" the leader of the Far-Seers asked. Over the years, the leader of the Far-Seers and the high-ranking humans had become quite familiar with each other.
"Leader of the Far-Seers, didn't I just say that our general is unwell and has returned to the Secondary Universe to recuperate?"
" General Gao, you don't need to lie to me. As an advanced civilization, repairing our bodies doesn't require returning to the Secondary Universe, nor does it take much time. I've been afraid to come to you because I've discovered something that's truly terrifying."
"To be honest, our general has been missing for over a hundred years. We have been secretly searching for his whereabouts all these years, but so far we have still not received any news. In order to stabilize the situation, I have no choice but to lie. Please do not take offense, leader."
"As I thought, General Gao, do you know why General Hu Yu disappeared?"
"We've investigated the scene of the incident. The general may have been attacked by Mechanical Civilization. Leader of the Far-Seers, have you discovered anything?"
" General Gao, I originally didn't intend to reveal this matter, but for the safety of the galaxy, I have to. Moreover, more than a hundred years have passed, so it should be relatively safe for me to come now. Back then, when General Hu Yu led his fleet to the rescue, it was indeed the Mechanical Civilization that attacked General Hu Yu's fleet, but the shadow of the Yun San Civilization was also behind it."
"Leader of the Far-Seers, this is no small matter. Can you take responsibility for your words?"
" General Gao, don't you believe me?"
"No, no, no, Leader of the Far-Seers, what you've said is truly shocking. The Yun San Civilization has always worked diligently for the Milky Way and has maintained a very close relationship with us humans. Why would they attack us?"
"In your human terms, it's called 'If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place.' In terms of combat power, our Far Watcher Civilization is quite ordinary, but in order to monitor the Zerg swarm, we have deployed countless reconnaissance devices in the Insect Zone. There are so many of these devices that we ourselves don't even know where some are. In order to avoid being destroyed by the Zerg swarm, the reconnaissance devices were disguised as various kinds of celestial debris, warship fragments, or Zerg corpses. Even in the periphery of the incident, the number of these devices is enormous."