This relocation is unlike any other. The fleet has been cultivating these planets for 500 years, accumulating countless jars and pots. The Deep Blue has been temporarily converted into a transport ship to transport these supplies. 300 Deep Blue shuttle back and forth between stars. In addition, with the more than 10,000 transport ships of various sizes built by the fleet over the years, it will take at least ten or eight years to move all the massive amount of supplies.
The war against the Wind Star Civilization is about to begin. This battle cannot be dragged out for too long. If the first strike fails, retreat will be the only option. At this point, Hu Yu felt the necessity of the war even more. Not to mention that the Wind Star Civilization is hostile to humanity, the fleet's technology has now reached a bottleneck on a large scale. Many technologies have not progressed for more than two or three hundred years. If the war against the Wind Star Civilization is not launched to upgrade the technology, the fleet may end up like the Wind Star Civilization, spending tens of thousands of years without ever reaching the level of Small Star Sector Civilization.
In particular, there is the bottleneck of light speed technology. Hundreds of years ago, the speed of light was proven to be insurmountable. Humans had to use warp drive to avoid the limitation of the speed of light. The movement of matter cannot exceed the speed of light, but the movement of space can. It was originally thought that as long as the energy level is continuously increased and the curvature of space is increased, the travel speed can be continuously increased. Unexpectedly, it was blocked again when it reached a thousand times the speed of light.
Plundering the technology of other civilizations is indeed the fastest way for civilizations to progress. However, plundering also carries enormous risks. Plundering lower-level civilizations is pointless, and plundering higher-level civilizations is like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth. Even with civilizations of the same level, there is a risk of mutual destruction. Only a wandering fleet like Hu Yu's can be so carefree. As the saying goes, those with nothing to lose are not afraid of those wearing shoes. The fleet's situation is already bad enough, it can't get much worse, which is why Hu Yu dared to launch a war against the Wind Star Civilization.
This universe seems to be fair: settled civilizations can develop peacefully, and most of them dare not plunder, while nomadic civilizations suffer, yet they have the courage and resources to plunder.
A battle plan against the Wind Star Civilization has already been formulated. Currently, the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark. Humans know everything about the Wind Star Civilization, but the Wind Star Civilization knows nothing about humanity. By taking advantage of this information asymmetry, we can greatly increase our chances of victory.
That day, Hu Yu was working with a large group of generals and staff officers to formulate a battle plan when his assistant brought news that the businessman Old Li was waiting outside. Hu Yu put down his work, thinking that Old Li must have something important to discuss with him at this time.
"General."
" Old Li, what's up?"
"General, I have just received a notification that the leader of the Wind Star Civilization wants me to collect 130 billion tons of food."
"Oh?"
"General, this news wasn't particularly important, but during my meeting with the leader of the Wind Star civilization today, I inadvertently discovered an old document. The document records that 20,000 years ago, the Wind Star Civilization clashed with another civilization while moving a planet, and the Wind Star Civilization suffered a crushing defeat."
"What does that mean?"
"General, think about it. This kind of document is unlikely to appear before a busy leader, unless the leader's affairs are related to this defeat. Considering that the leader of Wind Star put me in charge of collecting food, I think the Wind Star Civilization wants revenge."
"130 billion tons is indeed no small amount. Under normal circumstances, a fleet wouldn't need that much time, especially for a settled civilization like this."
"General, the Wind Star Fleet's daily food reserves are enough for ten years. This increases to 20 years for patrol missions, and only on very rare missions will it increase to 50 to 100 years. The Wind Star People consume about one kilogram of food per day. This food reserve is sufficient for the entire Wind Star fleet for a hundred years. If it weren't for the desire for revenge, there would be no need to collect so much food."
"That is indeed questionable. By the way, which star sector is that civilization in? Does the document mention it? Also, how long was the mission the Wind Star leader gave you?"
"It seems to be here," Old Li said, pointing to the holographic star map in the conference room. "It's about 2,000 light-years from the Wind Star Civilization, but I only glanced at it briefly, so I'm not entirely sure. The leader gave me three years for this mission."
"Three years? Okay, I understand. The fleet we control that feeds the Insect Race hasn't received any news yet. Continue to monitor the Wind Star Civilization's every move, and report back to me immediately if anything happens."
Hu Yu turned and walked into the operations command center.
"Comrades, there's some information Wind Star Civilization may be planning a large-scale fleet operation soon. If that's the case, our opportunity has arrived. I now request that you prepare another operational plan based on this information."
" Old Hu, is the news reliable?" Chief of the General Staff Wen Zhonghua asked.
"If Old Li isn't mistaken, there's an 80% chance. Zhonghua, we need to act now. The transfer of equipment and supplies must be accelerated. We need to move as much as we can within a year. Anything that can't be moved should be destroyed on-site or directly dumped into the JD3 Star. After a year, Earth Two and the resource planets will continue in the original direction."
"Alright, I'll arrange for as many supplies to be transferred as possible. Earth Two and the resource planet also need the protection of the Wind Master fleet. Old Hu, how many warships are you prepared to allocate?"
"We currently only have 50 million warships in total. What suggestions do you have?"
"Me? Old Hu, you know how important Earth Two is. It's something we'll protect no matter the cost. Of course, I want it to be as safe as possible."
"If we can't defeat the Wind Star Civilization, our situation is equally dire. Not only has our technology reached a serious bottleneck, but the Small Star Sector Civilization behind the Sand Python Civilization is also causing trouble. If we don't break through to the Small Star Sector Civilization as soon as possible, we'll be wiped out by this Small Star Sector Civilization sooner or later. So, Zhonghua, I'll leave ten million Stealth Killer to protect Earth Two, and the other 40 million warships will join the battle."
"All right."
The night was peaceful and serene on Earth Two. The sky was free of pollution, and the light from the JD3 Star, reflected by five or six planets, shone through the atmosphere and illuminated every corner of Earth Two, making it brighter than the night sky on Earth-15. Everything was arranged, and all that remained was to await the departure date two years later.
At this moment, Hu Yu, like more than 10 billion other people, finally put down his busy work and could go home to rest. Hu Yu couldn't remember the last time his family of three was reunited.
"What a day it is today! How rare it is that you two great generals have both appeared here at the same time. This humble woman is quite apprehensive." In the living room, Xiao Xiao mocked Hu Yu and Hu Yunhang.
"Mom, you're over 700 years old, can't you be a little more mature...?"
"Shut up, you brat! How many times have I told you not to mention your age?" The mere mention of age sends Xiao Xiao into a rage. Despite looking like a woman not yet 30, being bothered by age seems to be a common ailment among women.
"Yes, yes, let's not talk about it."
" Xiao'er, I'm hungry. Let me get you something to eat. I haven't had your cooking in ages."
"Don't you really like the fleet's meals? If you're hungry, go eat at the fleet and come back. No, don't come back, just sleep at the fleet."
As Xiao Xiao walked towards the kitchen, she began to vent her anger. Xiao Xiao understood why Hu Yu was rarely home, but Xiao Xiao was still angry. It was understandable that she was upset; it was a matter of just a few minutes' walk home, yet Hu Yu rarely came back, usually just lying down in the lounge when he was tired. How could Xiao Xiao not be angry? Seeing that things were getting out of hand, the father and son shut up and let Xiao Xiao rant.