The sheer scale of the Wind Star Civilization's technology is self-evident. Earth Two dug two underground cities, each two kilometers square, just to house the equipment storing information about the Wind Star Civilization. These devices have a storage capacity of 1 PB of data in a space the size of a fingernail, and now both underground cities are completely filled with these devices.
Liquid nitrogen is continuously injected into the gaps between the devices to cool them down. The next step is to convert all this information into Earth text. This conversion process will take at least ten years. At this rate, several supercomputers will need to be rebuilt.
Once the conversion is complete, the data can be categorized and organized before analysis and application can begin. The conversion work can be completed just before Earth Two travels to a new planetary system.
Some important technologies, such as space technology, will be prioritized for conversion. Once the conversion is complete, the scientific scientists of the Academy of Sciences will analyze the information to quickly enhance the fleet's strength.
Earth Two has traveled more than 2,100 light-years away from the JD3 Planetary System. Since the end of the Wind Star Wars, Earth Two has stopped traveling at full speed and instead travels slowly at a speed of 50 to 100 light-years per year, frequently stopping to investigate the planetary systems along its route.
Hu Yu has now witnessed the density of civilizations in the Milky Way. On average, there is one civilization for every thousand planets. Although most of these civilizations are Planet-Level, even if they were allowed to develop normally, less than one-fifth of them would be able to develop to the Star-Level or above. The rest would be destroyed by their own hands or in direct or indirect wars with other civilizations.
For example, Planetary-Level Civilization civilizations, biochemical research, high-energy physics research, or the direct destruction or enslavement of Planetary-Level Civilization by other advanced civilizations, or the spillover effects of wars by advanced civilizations, such as the powerful radiation from detonating stars. Planetary-Level Civilization are like candles flickering in the wind, easily ignited and easily extinguished. Only by reaching the Stellar-Level Civilization can they barely struggle to survive in the universe, and only by reaching the Star System-Level Civilization can they have the basic ability to explore the universe.
On this day, Earth Two was conducting research in a new planetary system when a hundred Fat Corn warships landed near Earth Two. Their appearance was immediately detected by Earth Two's defense system, which transmitted the information to Hu Yu and other high-ranking personnel.
" The Fish Horse Star warship." Hu Yu immediately realized.
Battle alarms sounded immediately, and the civilians, accustomed to storms, quickly entered underground bunkers through various passages. These defensive measures, reaching depths of over ten kilometers, were not very effective against the overwhelming power of civilization, but as long as there was no direct attack, their lives could still be saved.
Hu Yu immediately entered the combat command room, and the Wind Master assembled within three minutes, blocking the Fish Horse Star warship and Earth Two.
" Fish Horse Star Civilization, what do you want?"
"Humans, I've said it before, I'll demand half your population as collateral. The dignity of the Small Star Sector Civilization cannot be trampled upon; you will pay the price."
"What do you want? Our warships can broadcast at any time. Your breeding of Insect Race and your wanton slaughter of lower-level civilizations will surely be known throughout the entire galaxy."
"Your warships? Well, now let me show you the situation. I believe our fleet has already located them and will be able to attack soon."
"Let's talk about it after you've found them all."
As soon as the Fish Horse Star People finished speaking, the staff officer immediately reported that two Wind Master heading to the galactic center had lost contact. Sure enough, the Fish Horse Star People were tracking the Wind Master. Hu Yu immediately ended the brief conversation with the Fish Horse Star People and ordered the fleet to disperse, carrying Earth Two and the resource planet forward at full speed.
" Zhonghua, inform the people not to leave the underground bunkers. The situation is extremely urgent. When all our Wind Master are wiped out, our fleet and the lives of our people will also perish."
"Our Wind Master are now very scattered, and it won't be easy to wipe them all out. Old Hu, are they going to attack us now?"
"Not for now. As long as the Wind Master are still around, we are not in immediate danger of extinction, and they wouldn't dare to push us too far. However, we can't let the information out either. The lie I told the Fish Horse Star People that 100,000 Wind Master were heading to the center of the galaxy won't last long."
What are you afraid of?
" Zhonghua, once we send out the message, the Fish Horse Star People will definitely act desperately, and we'll have no room to maneuver."
"They only have a hundred warships, Old Hu, I refuse to believe we can't take them down."
"It's useless. Once we lose these warships, Earth Two won't even be able to navigate. Moreover, the enemy's space compression technology is far beyond what our fleet can match. They can neutralize any of our attacks unless we also master space attacks."
"So what should we do now?"
"I don't know. We should quickly notify the academicians of the Academy of Sciences of Sciences to discuss countermeasures. This crisis will be the most terrible one we've ever faced; if we're not careful, this entire human race might be wiped out."
Just as Hu Yu finished speaking, Academician Zeng and Academician Xiao, along with several top academicians, rushed to the command center. At that moment, the academicians knew that Hu Yu needed them the most.
"General, how is the situation?" Academician Zeng asked as soon as he stepped inside.
"It's extremely urgent. The Fish Horse Star fleet is hunting down our Wind Master heading towards the center of the galaxy. Once these Wind Master are wiped out, our doom will be near. We also can't broadcast the Fish Horse Star People ' actions to the Milky Way right now, or we'll immediately face their retaliatory attack."
"General, you did the right thing, but they don't dare to push us too far. What we can do now is race against time with the Fish Horse Star People, and find a way to fight their fleet or escape before they wipe out all the Wind Master heading to the center of the galaxy."
"We can't win in a fight, so our only option is to run. But where can we run to? We've observed their warships traveling at speeds up to 5,000 times the speed of light."
"Hmm..." Academician Zeng pondered, "Let's go to the Nebula Region ahead!"
"Academician, what Nebula Region? The Pillars of Creation? The Pillars of Creation are two thousand light-years away from here. If we travel at full speed, it will only take us four years. I believe they still won't be able to completely eliminate our Wind Master within four years. But can we escape the pursuit of the Fish Horse Star People by going to the Pillars of Creation?"
"You could say that, or you could say that. The Pillars of Creation no longer exist, and even if they did, the density of matter within them wouldn't be enough for us to hide in. However, after arriving at JD3, I conducted a new round of observations of the night sky. The stars of two septuplets will enter the region where the Pillars of Creation are located. Just as the Earth's rotation causes the air to rotate, the air and the Earth are not 100% synchronized. The nebula matter and the stars' revolution around the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy are also not synchronized; the nebula matter is much slower. It should be around 200 days ago that this group of stars will pass through the Pillars of Creation. Affected by the matter from the Pillars of Creation, these stars will likely explode on a large scale, forming new nebulae—nebulae with even denser matter. This way, we might have a chance to hide inside."
"This system of seven stars orbits another seven-star system. The system is extremely complex, and even the slightest external influence can cause it to become chaotic, leading to a collision and explosion. In addition to these 14 stars, there may be three to five more stars passing through the Pillars of Creation during this period, adding new matter to them. Of course, we cannot see all of this from here yet; it will be at least another thousand years before we can observe what is happening at the Pillars of Creation."
"Are you confident, Academician?"
"No, I can't guarantee we can avoid the Fish Horse Star People ' warships, but it's the only way we can go right now."
The Pillars of Creation are a massive nebula located in the Serpens, shaped like three fingers. It is part of the Eagle Nebula, where the material is most concentrated. The Eagle Nebula is a star-forming and planet-creating region, also known as a star factory, located 7,000 light-years from our Solar System. The three fingers of the Pillars of Creation were scattered in a supernova explosion 6,000 years ago, losing their original shape. However, the dense nebula material still exists. The Pillars of Creation may have been formed by the explosion of one or two supernovae, the collision of multiple stars, or even by the accumulation of the earliest matter from the Big Bang. However, all of this is too distant to verify. If a dozen or so stars were indeed destroyed within it, the density of matter would reach an unprecedented level.
(PS: Nebula matter is actually very sparse. Even if tens of thousands of stars exploded to replenish the matter, it wouldn't be enough to replenish this region. This is just fictional embellishment.)