Since entering the interstellar age, humanity has fought countless wars, large and small. But this time, Hu Yu feels relatively relaxed. Humanity has surpassed the Yun San Civilization in terms of hard power and has a legitimate reason to fight. What makes Hu Yu uneasy is actually his own sense of benevolence.
In the past, during the Earth era, aliens were merely an abstract term. Even in the early interstellar era, Hu Yu had no pity for extraterrestrial civilizations. However, with the development of technology, the continuous improvement of civilization levels, and the increasing exchanges with other civilizations, the Milky Way has become the Milky Way Village.
The various civilizations have different faces, different forms, and vastly different cultural systems. However, as a civilized being, Hu Yu discovered that each civilization is actually just an enlarged version of Earthlings. The problem with this Yun San Civilization could not possibly be the entire civilization.
Hu Yu knew he couldn't bring himself to attack the Yun San Civilization in the same way he attacked the planet inhabited by the Sand Python Civilization. Although Hu Yu outwardly harbored murderous intent towards the Yun San Civilization Yun San Civilization, believing that its merits outweighed its faults, Hu Yu still felt it was inappropriate to actually kill trillions of Yun San Civilization beings.
Over 90% of the beings in the Yun San Civilization are undoubtedly righteous. For countless years, they have tirelessly resisted the Insect Race, a fact that cannot be erased. Attacking the Yun San Civilization is less of a war of sleight of hand and more of an interstellar political war. If handled well, the galactic civilization will look at humanity with new respect; if handled poorly, the entire galaxy may fall apart, essentially handing the entire galaxy over to the Fish Horse Star Civilization.
The leaders of the Heavenly Peak Civilization and Dark Moon Civilization arrived at humanity's base in the Secondary Universe one after the other. Hu Yu showed the two leaders and their civilization's high-ranking officials the video footage and residual information from the mechanical entity provided by the Far Watcher Civilization. Although everyone trusted Hu Yu and humanity's consistently positive image, the scientists still conducted a careful examination.
Because forging a fake video is very easy and simple, but there are always ways to distinguish between real and fake. Hu Yu didn't care about such identification. Only by making everyone believe without reservation could he attack the Yun San Civilization without any guilt in their hearts. After all, the positive image of the Yun San Civilization was even better than that of humans. Humans' positive image was established in a short period of time, while the Yun San Civilization had earned it through millions of years of effort.
"I never expected this, I never expected it. We've been cooperating for so few years, and yet it's turned out like this. Yun San Civilization, what on earth would you do this for?" After confirming the authenticity of the information, the leader of Tian Feng sighed.
"Actually, I've suspected it was you guys for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be Yun San," said the Dark Moon leader. Compared to the Tian Feng leader, the Dark Moon leader was much calmer. This outcome had probably appeared in his mind countless times before; this time it was just more specific.
" Dark Moon, you didn't suspect me too, did you?"
How do you compare to Yun San?
"Alright, let them suspect. I have nothing to hide. General Hu Yu, should we inform Demon Scorpion and Rock Star?"
" Demon Scorpion and Rock Star? Hmm... not for now. We'll inform them after the plan begins. I only trust the two of you right now. Who knows if Demon Scorpion and Rock Star are Yun San's accomplices? If word gets out, there will be endless trouble."
"Hmm, that makes sense. Although the Yun San Civilization holds a high position among the galactic civilizations, the combined efforts of our Heavenly Peak Civilization and Dark Moon Civilization, along with those of you humans, should be enough to prevent major unrest."
"Where is the Yun San Civilization's base? Can we find it? Ever since we were attacked by the Fish Horse Star Civilization, we don't know the location of each other's bases anymore. Besides, they haven't entered the Secondary Universe, making them even harder to find."
"Don't worry, we'll find the Yun San Civilization's base soon. But does anyone have any opinions on this war? Should we exterminate the Yun San Civilization?"
"This..."
"Um..."
As Hu Yu expected, neither the Tian Feng leader nor the Dark Moon leader wanted to wage a war of annihilation against the Yun San Civilization. Consider that they had interacted for billions of years, and their exchanges were far more than those between leaders. Their cooperation over the years must have involved a deeper level of collaboration.
Even the Dark Moon leader remained remarkably calm and refrained from initiating a war of annihilation. It was clear that only a small number of high-ranking members of the civilization had betrayed him, and the ordinary beings within the civilization could not possibly know any of this. In their hearts, the five civilizations were like brothers, a bond of interstellar friendship built up over countless years.
"Capture Yun San alive! I want to ask him myself what his purpose is!"
" Dark Moon, let's hear General Hu Yu's opinion."
"My opinion is simple: disarm the Yun San Civilization, confiscate their technology, conduct memory tests on all life forms of the civilization, kill all those involved, and strictly monitor them to prevent a resurgence."
"Agreed. But if things are done this way, the Yun San Civilization will never have a chance to rise again. The mistakes of a few will have to be borne by the entire civilization. That price will be no small one."
"This is already the best possible outcome. When the Fish Horse Star Civilization attacked our base, they didn't consider the survival of our civilization's creatures. Yun San couldn't possibly be unaware of this. I truly hate myself for being blind and failing to see through this traitor! He almost wiped out the entire Dark Moon Civilization."
"Forget it, there's no point in talking about this now. Since we're not informing Demon Scorpion and Rock Star, let's start formulating an action plan. While the Fish Horse Star Civilization still has some time before entering the Milky Way, let's settle this matter first. Luckily, we discovered it in time, otherwise who knows what kind of trouble it would have caused."
Soon, the action plan was formulated. The Yun San Civilization was unaware that it had been exposed. By using covert tactics against overt ones, coupled with the fleet's superiority, no schemes were needed. Before long, the Far Watcher Civilization sent the coordinates of the Yun San Civilization's base, so fast that even Hu Yu could not believe it.
It is evident how much manpower, material resources, and financial resources the Far Watcher Civilization has invested in fighting the Insect Race. Since the Far Watcher Civilization civilization made peace with humanity, Hu Yu has also spoken with the Far Watcher Civilization's leader, asking them not to sacrifice their own people anymore. However, the Far-Seers leader stated that as long as the threat to the Milky Way is not eliminated, the Far Watcher Civilization will not give up this most effective method.