"Yes, but not entirely."

After a moment of contemplation, Lü Yongchang said, "Kepler 452 is the current base of human civilization and the foundation for its future development. The main fleet cannot go too far away."

"Besides the [Vermilion Bird] Star Destroyer, I can only send you some [Gluttonous] supply transport ships, about a hundred in number."

"Of course, to ensure the safety of the mining fleet, I can also provide you with an escort fleet, consisting of the [Golden Crow] battleship and the [Black Tortoise] frigate."

After a moment's thought, Wang Man's face immediately showed a troubled expression.

"Professor, aren't one hundred starships a bit too few...?"

"The resulting gravitational cage is too weak; it might cause some..."

Lü Yongchang fell into deep thought once again.

"Da...da...da..."

His knuckles tapped lightly on the windowsill beside him, making a rhythmic sound.

“Sending warships to mine resources is an emergency measure,” Lu Yongchang said, his brow furrowing slightly. “This is not a long-term solution.”

"I suggest you go and see Academician Tang Hairong."

“Redesign and manufacture a megastructure specifically for mining and smelting.”

Wang Man nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, I understand."

...

One day later.

A small shuttle traced a smooth arc, passing over huge plumes of molten iron in space, and headed toward Kepler-452b.

Inside the shuttle sat two academicians, Wang Man and Tang Hairong.

"Old Wang, what you said yesterday, is it true?!" Tang Hairong, sitting in the shuttle seat, asked Wang Man cautiously.

"Professor Lü has really decided to restart the planetary fortress construction project?"

After setting the flight path, Wang Man turned around and glared at Tang Hairong with annoyance: "I'm telling you, you!"

"Tell me yourself, how many times have you asked this stupid question?"

"It must have been at least fifty times, if not a hundred, right?"

Tang Hairong chuckled awkwardly, scratched his head, and said with an embarrassed expression, "I was just worried..."

"Alright, alright, the planetary fortress thing isn't going to escape you; it'll definitely fall into your lap," Wang Man waved his hand and said. "The most important thing now is the mining machinery!"

Seeing that Tang Hairong still had that same smiling face, Wang Man pondered for a moment and emphasized again, "Have you thought this through? If the mining machinery isn't up to par, you can forget about building that planetary fortress!"

"Where am I supposed to get so many resources for you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on Tang Hairong's face vanished instantly.

"Cough cough!"

He cleared his throat, his expression becoming more serious: "Hey Lao Wang, you've come to the right person for this!"

"When I saw that mining plan a couple of days ago, I thought to myself, what kind of logic is it to send warships to mine?"

"This is a complete waste!"

"Professor Lü is right!"

"We should build a giant machine specifically for mining!"

As he spoke, Tang Hairong became excited again: "At that time, we will send a mining machine to every star system around us."

"Good heavens, will we ever run out of resources?"

Looking at Tang Hairong, who was lost in his fantasy, Wang Man's lips twitched slightly.

...

The small shuttle is very fast.

During the conversation, the shuttle arrived at a medium-sized command ship that had been converted from an engineering vessel.

This is the command center for the megastructure project, and also Academician Tang Hairong's office.

The port gates slowly opened, and the shuttle, under the control of the ship's onboard computer, smoothly entered the command ship.

More than ten minutes later.

A series of hurried footsteps echoed in the corridor of the command ship's central area.

At the same time, Tang Hairong's voice, tinged with excitement, drifted over from afar.

"Come here, Lao Wang, let me show you a big treasure."

Wang Man: "???"

I have a feeling something's wrong. Is it just his imagination?

Wang Man followed Tang Hairong into the office with a suspicious look on his face.

"Click".

The office door was closed.

A few seconds later, a soft gasp came from inside the room.

...

"Holy crap?!"

Wang Man stared at the holographic image in front of him and exclaimed in a low voice, "Isn't that a Dyson hologram?!"

"Yes, but not entirely," Tang Hairong explained with a smile.

"This is actually the first version of the design for a ring-shaped space habitation station."

“Each concentric ring could be inhabited, but considering that we don’t currently have that much demand, we’ve reduced it to a single-ring structure.”

As he spoke, Tang Hairong raised his hand and gently moved the holographic projection.

The nested structure, constructed from six concentric rings with progressively increasing radii, began to rotate.

The incredibly regular rotating image caught Wang Man's eye, easing his previously anxious mood somewhat.

"So, how do you plan to mine?" he asked softly, his tone softening.

“Simple.” Tang Hairong’s smile widened. “Just a few minor modifications will do.”

"A high-energy laser generator and a gravitational field generator are installed on the ring."

"Like a Dyson cyclone, it can 'wrap' up a planet that is yet to be mined."

"After the Star Destroyer shatters the planet, the segmentation and smelting work can be completed on the spot."

“The project isn’t too difficult.” Tang Hairong pondered for a moment. “How about this, give me a few years, and I’ll help you get a prototype.”

...

Earth year 3620.

The giant planetary mining equipment, known as "Star Devourer," arrived at the target star system along with the fleet.

In order to keep up with the fleet's speed, Tang Hairong even went so far as to add a warp drive to the [Star Devourer].

However, it must be admitted that this operation greatly increased the efficiency of the mining team.

Wang Man stood by the porthole of the planetary-level command ship, looking at the six huge concentric rings on the same horizontal plane in the distance, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

This is what the [Star Eater] looks like before it unfolds. This not only makes it easier for it to enter warp drive, but also makes it easier to "swallow" planets into it.

Under Wang Man's watchful gaze, the [Star Devourer] slowly drove towards the iron planet with a light gray surface and numerous craters of varying sizes.

Then, like a ring around a star, it encircled the planet.

Under Zero's remote control, the [Galactus Eater] slowly unfolded and began to rotate continuously.

The planet awaiting mining is located precisely at the center of these constantly rotating concentric rings.

With a flash of purple light, the [Vermilion Bird] star destroyer sounded the horn for mining.

The Star Eater also began to create gravitational cages around the planet.

Everything is back on track.

...

It is 4 light-years away from the Kepler-452 star system.

A slightly old detector, its surface marked by the passage of time, slowly moved forward.

Its direction of travel is precisely in this relatively dense region of stars, where the Kepler-452 star system is located.