The fleet drifted in the endless darkness for another week.

Meanwhile, the Proxima Centauri civilization had another week of anxiety.

2146.6.21

"Zero, connect all the starships for me."

Sitting in the command center, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and turned on the long-range communication device in front of him.

After confirming that the communication equipment was working properly, he coughed lightly and then spoke.

"Hello, fellow countrymen."

"I am the fleet commander-in-chief, Lü Yongchang."

...

In the First Fleet, on a battleship called "Golden Crow".

Bai Yixuan sat solemnly in the captain's seat, silently sensing the heavy atmosphere in the cockpit.

"White Team, the war is about to begin. Are you scared?"

Hong Fan's soft voice came from the side.

Bai Yixuan turned to look at his teammates sitting in the vice-captain's seat. Like Hong Fan, Xia Wanyi's eyes were also filled with unease.

He was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid."

Hong Fan opened his mouth, about to say something, but was interrupted by Bai Yixuan's next words.

"I'm afraid I'll die on the battlefield, and I'm afraid you'll all die in front of me because of some accident..."

"But more than these, I fear the extinction of human civilization!"

Hong Fan didn't speak, but listened quietly to his captain's story.

Bai Yixuan's voice continued: "Therefore, I will not shy away from this war."

"Even if I only have a few days left to live, I hope that humanity's glory will endure forever."

Hong Fan's eyes gleamed with excitement. He clenched his fist and whispered, "Humanity, may your glory endure!"

Beside her, Xia Wanyi wore a slightly helpless smile.

"Wanyi, what about you?" Hong Fan turned to his teammate and asked softly.

"Me?" Xia Wanyi chuckled. "Guess why I'm sitting on this [Golden Crow] battleship?"

"Captain, a long-range communication from the Earth." A report interrupted the three's conversation.

"Connect," Bai Yixuan said in a deep voice.

"……cough!"

A coughing sound rang out.

A hint of surprise flashed in Bai Yixuan's eyes.

He recognized the voice; it was Professor Lü's.

"We are about to head to the battlefield, the first and most important interstellar war of human civilization."

"If we win, human civilization can continue to survive in the universe."

"We lost, so I don't need to tell you the result."

"I hereby declare war on the Proxima Centauri civilization!"

"Everyone, the time has come to make great achievements and bring glory to our ancestors!"

"Fleet, set sail!"

"May glory endure for humankind!"

Long-distance communication is automatically disconnected.

Inside the driver's cab, the previously heavy atmosphere vanished.

"The professor's words are so well said," Xia Wanyi's exclamation came from the side.

Bai Yixuan turned his head and gave her a questioning look.

Xia Wanyi didn't say anything, but just gestured to the side with her lips.

Bai Yixuan looked in the direction she pointed.

The driver, who had originally looked gloomy, now had a rosy complexion!

He could even hear their hushed conversations.

It's nothing more than a few big characters.

To bring glory to one's ancestors and to achieve great things.

Feeling the atmosphere was completely different from the beginning, Bai Yixuan chuckled and turned to look at the holographic projection in front of him.

...

The tails of all 501 starships simultaneously lit up with a dim light.

Five years later, the Hall thrusters are activated again!

To prevent the Proxima Centauri civilization from detecting their presence, the Hall thrusters' power was reduced to a minimum.

The expeditionary fleet, consisting of 250 Taotie, 250 Jinwu, and one Earth, departed from its original orbit with the help of a small thrust and silently headed in another direction.

The remaining [Taotie] and [Homeland] ships were left in place.

0.01 light-years is a very safe distance for a Type I civilization.

The expeditionary fleet's destination was a region 1 astronomical unit (AU) from Proxima Centauri.

Although it is only 1 astronomical unit (AU), it is still an extremely distant distance for Proxima Centauri b.

Proxima Centauri b is 7 million kilometers away from Proxima Centauri, which translates to a mere 0.047 astronomical units (AU).

Therefore, in a sense, getting close to Proxima Centauri is the same as getting close to Proxima Centauri b.

...

2147.1.6

After more than half a year, the expeditionary fleet finally reached the target area.

Earth Command Center.

Lü Yongchang stood by the porthole, gazing at Proxima Centauri, which was much brighter than before.

Beside that red dwarf star, there was a slightly dim spot of light.

That's Proxima Centauri b, their target.

Proxima Centauri outside 1 AU (left) Proxima Centauri b (right)

Illuminated by the light of its host star, Proxima Centauri b radiates a crystalline glow.

Through optical telescopes, it can be clearly seen that, similar to Earth, Proxima Centauri also has extremely abundant water resources on its surface.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

The sudden alarm put everyone on edge!

High-intensity electromagnetic wave signal detected.

A bright red alarm appeared on the giant holographic projection directly in front of the command center.

Lu Yongchang's face darkened, and he quickly returned to his seat.

He reached out and dragged the holographic projection in front of him, separating the detected active electromagnetic wave signals from the various chaotic electromagnetic signals.

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