The Snow Tribe also sent small fleets to the Andromeda Galaxy for combat. This was a process of both sides probing each other's strength. After multiple probes and reconnaissance from various aspects, the Snow Tribe believed that the Deep Space Civilization's warships were about 30% weaker than their own. If the Snow Tribe warships were piloted by the Snow Tribe creatures, they could even take on two opponents at once.
While actively preparing for war in the Secondary Universe, the Snow Tribe also worked hard to develop technology. The rapid advancement of technology, the superior strength of their warships, and the time advantage provided by the Secondary Universe gave the Snow Tribe hope of defeating the Deep Space Civilization. Given enough time, once the Snow Tribe's fleet had grown up, defeating the Deep Space Civilization would definitely not be a problem.
The Snow Tribe's power has unsettled some civilizations, most notably the Knight Civilization and the Doomsday Civilization. The stronger the Snow Tribe becomes, the more afraid these two civilizations are. The Milky Way is now the absolute domain of the Snow Tribe, and in just tens of thousands of years, Snow Tribe creatures have spread across ninety percent of the planets in the Milky Way.
On this day, Chi Ding once again led a small fleet to the Milky Way for reconnaissance. Due to the blockade of the fourth dimension, Chi Ding could only move along the three-dimensional universe. The Snow Tribe had already detected the arrival of the Deep Space Civilization but did not panic. This had happened several times before, and the small fleet could not pose a threat to the Milky Way.
Before Chi Ding could even cross the Lost Zone, he was intercepted by a Snow Tribe warship from the fourth dimension. Unsurprisingly, Chi Ding suffered a defeat and fled back to the Andromeda Galaxy. After some time away, the Snow Tribe's fighting strength seemed to have increased again.
In order to investigate the Snow Tribe, Chi Ding began to release entangled particles into the Milky Way tens of thousands of years ago after the Primal found him. Over the years, Chi Ding has no idea how many particles he has released, but it is definitely enough. However, the Snow Tribe is not to be trifled with. They interfered in the fourth dimension around each planet, causing the entangled particles to lose their connection.
However, the particles elsewhere, through energy injection to open four-dimensional channels, still obtained a lot of useful information, such as the size of the Snow Tribe's warships, their deployment locations, and patrol routes. Chi Ding had all of this under his control. Despite suffering a defeat this time, Chi Ding was not angry. A small fleet went to conduct probing attacks, not to win the battle, but to make the Snow Tribe's warships display their full strength as much as possible so that future wars could be planned accordingly.
"Mr. Dawa, based on my reconnaissance, the Snow Tribe fleet is only about one-third the size of ours. And based on my comprehensive calculations of the Snow Tribe's biological reproduction rate, construction capabilities, and scientific research capabilities, I have a feeling there's a huge gap." Chi Ding, having retreated back to the Andromeda Galaxy, sought out Dawa, the chief scientist of the Deep Space Civilization.
"You mean you suspect the Snow Tribe is hiding their true strength?"
"I do have that concern."
"Here's the detailed information from your reconnaissance. If it's true, we'll launch an attack immediately. If it's not true, then I'll try to find out where the Snow Tribe warships are hiding."
"Okay, I'll have my men prepare it and send it to you right away."
"Also, the defenses of the Andromeda Galaxy must be strengthened. If your deduction is correct, this part of the Snow Tribe fleet is very likely to launch a surprise attack on us."
"Don't worry about that. I've deployed a large number of reconnaissance devices in all the airspace around the Andromeda Galaxy. The Snow Tribe's main fleet will absolutely not succeed. By the way, Mr. Dawa, how's the cracking of the Lost Zone created by the Snow Tribe going?"
"There's no solution. The Snow Tribe cleverly utilized the rules of the universe, or rather, this Lost Zone was originally part of the universe, and the Snow Tribe merely facilitated this situation. Even if we use force to destroy it, the universe will quickly repair itself. But it doesn't matter; we're on the defensive. As long as we hold out for 100,000 years, we'll have won."
"Mr. Dawa, if the Snow Tribe hides their base in the Lost Zone, won't we be completely helpless against them?"
"That's not necessarily true. We can expend a lot of rule energy to establish the fifth dimension. At that time, no matter how powerful the Lost Zone is, it won't be of any use. The Snow Tribe knows this too, and they won't hide their base here. Don't worry."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for your help, Mr. Dawa."
"I will do my best."
After obtaining the data, Dawa immediately led a large scientific research team to analyze every inch of space in the Milky Way. Through persistent efforts, Dawa finally discovered an unusual debris belt in the Milky Way. This debris belt is about one light-year long and looks like countless rocky planets that have been torn apart by strong gravity and are now floating in space.
Although there were many such debris zones in the Milky Way, the amount of debris here is abnormally large. If all the debris here were added together, it would be enough to form a giant star. If it were planets, it would take at least millions or even tens of millions of planets to break apart to create such a huge debris zone.
Dawa then marked the Snow Tribe fleet's sailing trajectory and deployment locations on the 3D star map. The results showed that the center of these fleets was this scree belt, and it seemed that most of the Snow Tribe warships started from this scree belt.
Dawa immediately retrieved more detailed information about the scree belt. Sure enough, there was something wrong with the scree belt. There was a planet in this scree belt, but the planet and the surrounding scree did not seem to have any significant gravitational effect. The planet merely cleared away the scree in a very small area around itself.
This is just a picture taken from a distance. All four-dimensional communication within a radius of thousands of light-years around the scree belt has been lost. This situation further confirms Dawa's suspicions. If there is no problem here, why would the Snow Tribe be so cautious? It's a pity that there is no three-dimensional close-range spatial data, otherwise Dawa is confident that he can figure things out completely.
"Mr. Dawa, are you saying the Snow Tribe's headquarters are here?"
"I'm 80% confident."
"Okay, I know what to do, Mr. Dawa, thank you."
"It's all for the sake of civilization."
Chi Ding looked at the gravel belt, lost in thought. The Snow Tribe was indeed not to be underestimated. His three Galactic-Level Civilization and thousands of Great Star Region Civilization had worked together to build warships, but they could only manage a draw with the Snow Tribe, or even less. Who knew how much strength the Snow Tribe had hidden?
" Chi Ding, this situation is indeed very serious." Chi Ding found the leader of the Deep Space Civilization.
"Your Majesty, I have done my utmost."
"I know this isn't your problem. Our galaxy's early-stage civilization is developing too slowly. I'll issue an order immediately: our civilization will collaborate with the three Galactic-Level Civilization to send a large number of scientists to the early-stage civilization to directly help them modify their genes and release some of their technologies. This way, we'll have more allies."
"If that's the case, then we can still fight."
"This is definitely not just about a single war. The Snow Tribe threat must be dealt with sooner or later. Even if the original threat is eliminated, the Snow Tribe will still pose a threat to us, so our mission will not end."