HIP star system.

The blinding light slowly dissipated, and the [Forgetful River Ship] retracted its six large unified sails, returning to its original shuttle-shaped form.

A high-energy neutron storm lasting three minutes has been emitted and is hurtling toward the target planet at near the speed of light!

The waters of the River of Oblivion flow endlessly, playing a symphony of death in this unremarkable star system!

Around the [Wangchuan Ship], a small escort fleet consisting of the [Xuanwu] frigate and the [Jinwu] battleship was moored.

Further away, silvery-white spherical probes whizzed through the star system, carefully exploring the other planets within it.

The camera then switches back to the target planet—HIPf.

The high-energy neutron storm has traveled a long distance and rushed into the atmosphere of the target planet like a sudden downpour.

Neutrons are uncharged, so you can't see any spectacular aurora scenes with the naked eye.

But as time went on, a bizarre scene appeared in the footage!

A withered yellow circular area suddenly appeared in the area directly opposite the [Wangchuan Ship].

Subsequently, the yellowish-brown circular area rapidly spread outwards at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This planet, which was originally blue under the reflection of the plants, is gradually turning into a withered, yellow, and desolate planet under the attack of the [Forgotten River Ship]!

The high-energy neutron storm has ended.

As the high-energy neutron flux gradually dissipated, the silvery-white probe rapidly headed towards the target planet and activated its life detection instruments at maximum power.

...

The high-energy neutron storm has been completed.

No signs of life have been detected on the target planet.

Looking at the information flashing with yellow light in front of him, Lü Yongchang put down his work and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Zero, prepare to log in."

Lu Yongchang glanced at the various data transmitted back by the detector, and muttered to himself with a hesitant expression, "The gamma-ray intensity is far from the target. I wonder if these giant trees can adapt to this environment..."

After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and slightly modified his original plan:

"Let's sow some seeds from the abandoned giant tree and see if they can survive."

"Let [Nus] wait a little longer."

After the Lost Star perished, the offspring in the laboratory naturally inherited the name [Nus].

"Received." As the synthesized electronic voice sounded, several small starships in the holographic image on the side sailed away from the fleet and headed towards the withered yellow planet.

Lu Yongchang turned his gaze back to the scene before him and shook his head with a hint of helplessness.

The theoretical foundation for the matter disintegration field will likely take quite some time to be established.

Just as he had thought, the development process for energy weapons of this level was definitely not simple.

He sighed softly and turned his attention back to the difficult task at hand.

...

One month later.

"Professor, the experiment has failed."

Zero's electronic synthesized voice interrupted Lü Yongchang's thoughts, pulling him out of the theoretical model in front of him.

"What? What experiment?"

Lu Yongchang's eyes were filled with deep confusion.

"All the lost giant tree seeds sown on HIP have died." The synthesized voice continued, while real-time video footage from 23 light-years away was displayed before him.

Looking at the still barren and yellow planet, Lü Yongchang couldn't help but frown.

"So it really is a problem with gamma rays after all..."

He stood up from his seat and walked out of the office: "Keep the fleet on standby."

"receive."

...

"...That's roughly the situation."

Standing in the laboratory, Lü Yongchang said with some helplessness, "To some extent, the survival conditions of the Nus civilization are too harsh, but the completed Nus civilization is of great help to our subsequent research."

"So... let's all talk about it, what are some good solutions?"

"Artificially creating gamma rays?" Mao Zhengzhi's voice came through. "We will build several large antimatter reactors in geosynchronous orbit and use the annihilation of matter and antimatter to mass-produce gamma rays."

Lü Yongchang slowly shook his head.

This solution is not difficult for current human civilization to implement.

However, considering the resources it consumes...

"That's such a waste!" Tao Yuda retorted without hesitation. "Academician Mao, do you know how much antimatter this will waste?"

"Let me give you a preliminary estimate."

"Considering the absorption efficiency of gamma rays by the [Nus Civilization] and the dissipation of gamma rays..." Tao Yuda dragged over a holographic image and quickly began writing and drawing on it.

With the help of zero in the calculation, the result was quickly presented to everyone.

“Conservatively speaking, we would need to build a Dyson cloud system specifically to supply these antimatter reactors.” Tao Yuda shrugged. “I think that’s outrageous.”

Lü Yongchang nodded slightly in agreement.

Even if human civilization is not currently lacking in energy, such wasteful behavior is ultimately not a normal path of development.

"Then... then what's your plan?" Mao Zhengzhi asked Tao Yuda, his face slightly flushed. "Don't tell me you're planning to abandon this star system and go find a suitable planet to provide a habitat for the [Nus Civilization]!"

"Let me tell you, the biological laboratory urgently needs comprehensive testing data on the entire [Nus Civilization], especially data from the Italian network!"

"We have made initial progress in linking bioelectrical signals with human consciousness. With enough data to support it, we may soon be able to grasp the secrets of human consciousness!"

Lu Yongchang glanced at Mao Zhengzhi, whose face was slightly flushed, in surprise.

Unexpectedly, Mao Zhengzhi led the biological laboratory to advance this research project to this point without saying a word!

"Ahem... Although there are no definite experimental results yet, I believe that with the help of the [Nus Civilization], the biological laboratory will soon be able to produce experimental results!" Seeing the look that Lü Yongchang was giving him, Mao Zhengzhi touched the tip of his nose somewhat guiltily and explained in a low voice, "Professor, you have to believe me."

Lü Yongchang: "..."

So you're already making grand promises while the research is still in the theoretical stage?

"I really don't know where you learned this 'drawing a pie in the sky' technique from..." Lu Yongchang muttered under his breath, his face full of black lines.

As soon as he finished speaking, the noisy laboratory suddenly fell silent.

Seeing the strange looks from the people around him, Lü Yongchang suddenly realized something.

A hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and he abruptly changed the subject.

"Cough cough!"

"Tao Yuda, tell me your proposal."

P.S.: Group 1 is full, so I've created a new Group 2. Those who haven't joined yet can join Group 2 to join!

Also, considering the author didn't even ask for leave on their birthday, asking for a free gift shouldn't be too much to ask, right? QAQ