The new head of state, now the Minister of Science and Technology, immediately summoned all the high-ranking officials of the civilization and explained the whole story to them. He said that the Wind Star Civilization had fallen to such a state that it had no room for resistance.
Two Wind Master, which had previously withdrawn from the Wind Star defense perimeter, re-entered the Wind Star passage. Unlike last time, this time all the space-based weapons in the Wind Star defense perimeter were silenced, allowing the Wind Master to pass freely. These two Wind Master are important node ships for the fleet. To ensure smooth communication in the four-dimensional network, the fleet needs to build some node ships. The only difference between these node ships and other ships is that they have more four-dimensional passages. With their existence, information transmission can be guaranteed to be uninterrupted, and the routes are also shorter.
Now, these two Wind Master will enter the territory of Wind Star. The technology channel has been opened, and they will read Wind Star's complete technology tree through the channel. Hu Yu can hardly imagine how vast the technology tree of a Star System-Level Civilization that has existed for more than 50,000 years is. Although he is also Star System-Level Civilization, compared with an old civilization like Wind Star Civilization, his technological reserves are probably less than one percent of theirs.
Indeed, the two Wind Master and the technology channel were linked, transmitting the technology of the Wind Star Civilization to Earth Two at a speed of 100 ZB per second. There were more than 200 such channels. Things were developing too fast, and the Academy of Sciences did not prepare enough storage devices to store this information. Faced with the flood of data, and seeing the storage devices being filled one by one, Academician Zeng had no choice but to notify the Engineering Department to work overtime to produce more data.
It took half a month to transmit this information. Hu Yu wasn't worried that the Wind Star People would tamper with the key data in this information to mislead him. First, there wasn't enough time; if they made any random changes, it would only be discovered and corrected by humans quickly. Second, as a fellow Star System-Level Civilization, humans were capable of discerning the authenticity and accuracy of this information. Third, Hu Yu didn't even know where Wind Star's technology was at the moment. They only contacted the head of state, and so far, the new head of state, who was also the Minister of Science and Technology, hadn't made any underhanded moves. Hu Yu was well aware of this.
During the transfer of the Wind Star technology tree, the new leader of the Wind Star Civilization ordered all warships to assemble in one place and dispatched transport ships to pick up all the crew members. Then, amidst the Wind Star People's resentment and anger, these warships turned into fireballs.
Thus, the Wind Star Civilization was completely defeated. The entire civilization no longer possessed a single warship. However, they would soon be able to build an equally massive fleet. But by then, Hu Yu would have already left, and even a large fleet would pose no threat to humanity. The Fish Horse Star Fleet had also departed, and Hu Yu did not know where they had gone. He hoped they would not reappear near humanity for the time being; otherwise, how could he sleep soundly with such an advanced civilization watching him?
"Humans, you have won. The price our Wind Star Civilization paid this time was far too high," said the new leader of Wind Star.
"Now that it's just the two of us, I still want to know why you hunted down our Human Civilization in the first place."
"Humans, although I hate you, I truly don't know the answer. At the time, I was just the Minister of Science and Technology, and I didn't usually get involved in matters of civilization."
"Your Majesty, you started all of this. If you hadn't hunted us humans back then, we wouldn't be here seeking revenge today. Although you didn't cause us much damage at the time, you became our prime targets for plunder. If anyone is to blame, it's your predecessor, the one before you. He caused all these consequences. I can tell you with certainty that we humans will never plunder another civilization indiscriminately."
"Perhaps. But it's pointless to talk about it now."
"Your Majesty, there isn't really much enmity between us. At the beginning of the war, we only wanted to plunder your technology, teach you a lesson, and even severely damage you. We never intended to exterminate you. This war hasn't caused you much loss of your people, and your fleet can be rebuilt quickly. However, I still advise you to sever ties with the Fish Horse Star People and the Insect Race as soon as possible, otherwise the destruction of your civilization is only a matter of time."
"Sigh, what you say makes sense, but we're in a bind. You've blackmailed the Fish- Fish Horse Star People Fish Horse Star People, and to prevent this from happening again, they'll definitely impose more control on our civilization. We won't be able to break through to the Small Star Sector Civilization. In the future, we'll be no different from these captive civilizations. The Wind Star Civilization is already dead."
Why did you agree to help the Fish Horse Star People feed the Insect Race in the first place?
"It was all the decision of the previous leader. At that time, we had been Star System-Level Civilization for a full 40,000 years, but we were still stuck between the early and middle stages, with no hope of advancing to the advanced stage or breaking through to Small Star Region. The basic technology of the entire civilization had completely stagnated. I was the Minister of Science and Technology at the time. Although I wasn't directly involved in the research, I could feel this stagnation. It was at this time that the Fish Horse Star People approached the leader, willing to hand over the technology to break through to Small Star Sector Civilization to us. Of course, in exchange, we had to help them feed the Insect Race in five bases. That's how our previous leader agreed."
" The Fish Horse Star People did indeed give us some technology, and we broke through from the basic to the advanced level within ten thousand years. In recent years, when we asked the Fish Horse Star People for the key technologies to break through to the level of Small Star Sector Civilization, they repeatedly made excuses and proposed to increase the breeding base. It has dragged on until now, and we still haven't made a breakthrough."
"Alright, I won't say any more. You'd better take care of yourselves. Goodbye."
The human fleet has left the Wind Star Civilization. Everything here is no longer related to humanity. The new leader of Wind Star looked at his people struggling in pain and the ubiquitous fragments of warships, tears welling up in his eyes. The fleet, built over tens of thousands of years, was now completely gone. What would become of the Wind Star Civilization? How could they escape the control of the Fish Horse Star People? Humanity could no longer see any of this. At this moment, humanity was already singing and dancing, celebrating their victory.
Hu Yu could finally relax. This battle had taken nearly 500 years and the efforts of nearly 10 billion people, and consumed the resources of more than a dozen planets to finally win the victory. However, this victory was not achieved through military strength. If they were to defeat the Wind Star Civilization with absolute strength, it would take at least 5,000 years, and all the people would need to work as hard as before during those 5,000 years.
Of the 40 million Wind Master ships that participated in the war, only 5 million remain. This loss was achieved in just one week. For giant ships like the Wind Master, it would probably take ordinary people several years to destroy them all by bombing them one by one.
Without neutron degenerate matter, without Old Li's maneuvering, without the Minister of Industry's selfishness, without the intervention of the Fish Horse Star People, without Hu Yu's prior arrangement of the Galactic Center Fleet, if... it seems that everything has an element of luck, but isn't all of this also the reward for everyone's hard work?