Upon seeing the creature's appearance, Hu Yu immediately panicked. The human fleet had just left the Solar System when this creature destroyed several Polaris, causing the deaths of nearly 100 million people in space. However, although this creature and the one that destroyed humanity were of the same species, they were definitely not the same individual.
"Oh, you've seen my people before?"
"Not only have we seen it, but tens of millions of our people have been killed by your people."
"I'm sorry, but more of your people will be killed by me next, new leader of Wind Star. This time we need to add ten more feeding bases, otherwise you'll have to deal with this yourselves."
"Lord Fish Horse Star, the technology you provided last time was only enough for us to break through to the Advanced Star System-Level Civilization. The technology needed to break through to the Small Star Region library has never been given to us. We have been feeding the Insect Race for you for a full ten thousand years. This time, just to deal with a Mid Star System-Level civilization, you want to add ten more feeding bases. We already have nearly a thousand civilized species under our care. If you add ten more bases, we will have at least two thousand more under our care. We will probably become the common enemy of the entire galaxy."
"Whether you like it or not is up to you."
"Lord Fish Horse Star, we can only agree to add five more feeding bases at most. Besides, we've already moved too many Star-Level and Planetary-Level Civilization within the surrounding 10,000 light-years, attracting the attention of other advanced civilizations. With the additional five bases, we can only exploit these existing civilizations or move some ordinary planets to modify and raise life there, plus synthesizing some life ourselves, and that will barely be enough. We can't afford to plunder other civilizations' species anymore. Adding ten more is simply too much for us."
"Okay, deal."
"We've been tricked again. These bloodsuckers! They definitely knew we couldn't add ten more. Saying ten was just to make us haggle. I should have just said two." The new leader of Wind Star cursed inwardly.
"Humans, I know everything about you. Now I will give you a way out. Order your inhabitant planets to sail to the territory of Wind Star and become part of this captive planetary system. Don't worry, I will not allow the Wind Star Civilization to exterminate you. Every hundred years, you only need to hand over 2 billion civilized beings and an equal weight of other life forms. Compared to other planets, you have the easiest job. What do you say?"
I don't think that's a good suggestion.
"Oh, you think you can contend with us with just a little bit of neutron-degenerate matter stripped from a Cepheid variable star? Don't be so naive. If the entire Cepheid variable star came, you might actually pose a threat to us, but unfortunately, you can't. Even if I ignore the situation here, you can only destroy three planets at most. I can even point out which three planets."
Upon hearing this, the new leader of Wind Star nearly flew into a rage again. If these Fish Horse Star People had told him this information earlier, he wouldn't be in this predicament. They only revealed it after he agreed to their conditions. If he had known that humanity could only destroy a maximum of three planets, he could have completely ignored it and simply exterminated humanity. Unfortunately, it was too late now, and if he went back on his word, he wouldn't be able to live.
"That's right, your analysis is correct. However, I know that the Great Star Region Civilization Alliance has issued an order that Small Star Sector Civilization are not allowed to participate in the wars of lower-level civilizations, nor can they wantonly destroy lower-level civilizations. Aren't you afraid that the Great Star Region Civilization will find out about your actions? Also, raising Insect Race should not be allowed either. What you're doing might be a crime punishable by extermination."
"You know quite a lot, that's true. These are all capital offenses. If any of these things were to become known to the Great Star Region Civilization, our civilization would be finished. But do you think you can relay the information to the Great Star Region Civilization? We can easily catch up with your inhabited planets and annihilate your fleet. The Great Star Region Civilization would have no way of knowing. Don't worry, we have a lot of experience with this kind of thing, and it's not the first time we've done it. However, we still try to do it as little as possible, and it's safer to have a civilization like the Wind Star Civilization take action for us."
"I'm afraid the truth isn't as you say. If it were really that difficult for the Great Star Region Civilization to detect your underhanded tactics, then you wouldn't be hiding like this, constantly finding low-level civilizations to act as your puppets."
"Say what you will. Since the Wind Star Civilization to serve us, we will definitely do what we promised them. We wouldn't stoop so low as to deceive a low-level civilization."
"Alright, since we have no way to escape, I also have a few questions I'd like to ask, or as we'd say in civilized terms, to die in peace."
"Fine, then you can die with your eyes wide open in peace."
Why do you raise the Insect Race?
"I'm sorry, this is a top secret of civilization, and I'm merely an executor."
It seems this matter is not simple. I originally thought the leader of Wind Star knew, but now it seems that only the high-ranking officials of Fish Horse Star know. The swarm of insects in a breeding base is only a few hundred billion to a few trillion, and there are not many high-level insects. For Small Star Sector Civilization, this amount of power is negligible. However, it is impossible for them to spend so much energy on a meaningless thing. This is illogical, and the motive behind it must be extraordinary.
"Alright, the second question: Do you know why your people repeatedly instigated the Sand Python Civilization to attack us?"
"I know, and I'm quite familiar with that tribesman—the one you called the ' Patrols.' The reason is also a top secret of our civilization, but while I can guess a little about it, I won't tell you. Do you have any more questions? Don't try to stall for time. Even if you ask a thousand questions, it won't make your planet travel any further."
"No problem. Next, I require you to evacuate from here immediately and, at the same time, help us destroy all the fleets of the Wind Star Civilization."
"Hahaha... Are you scared out of your wits or just terrified? Did I hear that right?" the Fish Horse Star People laughed arrogantly. It kicked the ground with its four legs and its octopus tentacles began to flailing wildly.
"I'll say it again, your Fish Horse Star fleet must immediately withdraw from here and go outside the defensive perimeter to annihilate all the fleets of the Wind Star Civilization. I'm not joking."
Hu Yu controlled the Feng Jun clone to sit casually, completely disregarding the Fish Horse Star People, not even glancing at them. His extremely contemptuous attitude greatly angered the Fish Horse Star People.
"Humans, my patience has its limits. I'll say it again: your neutron-degenerate matter is a joke to us. Didn't you hear me? Or are you out of your mind? In that case, I'll shatter your illusions and attack."
With the order given by the leader of the Fish Horse Star People, 12 Fat Corn ships rushed to three planets, which were the hiding places of the three Stealth Killer carrying degenerate matter.
The Fish Horse Star warships swiftly and accurately located the Stealth Killer. Four Fish Horse Star warships surrounded each Stealth Killer. The Stealth Killer quickly shut off their energy supply the moment the Fish Horse Star warships arrived, allowing their degenerate matter to expand and explode. Hu Yu wanted to see how these Fish Horse Star warships would fight back. As for the Wind Star people on these four planets, they could only become victims in the war between civilizations. Hu Yu was not a foolish pragmatist. As long as the continuation of his own race could be guaranteed, any creature from any other civilization could be sacrificed.
This is the law of survival in the universe. Moral laws only apply within civilizations. Of course, if a civilization shows goodwill to him without any malice, Hu Yu doesn't mind extending this moral concept to the universe. It's impossible for the law of morality to be applied between humans Wind Star Civilization. Even if it means sacrificing hundreds of billions of Wind Star People just to see the combat power of Small Star Sector Civilization like Fish Horse Star, Hu Yu wouldn't care at all.