Twenty years later.

Earth year 4480.

With a spacetime fluctuation, a starship appeared in the sparse nebula.

At the very center of the nebula is a small, bright white star that emits a faint glow.

That is a neutron star.

It spins at an astonishing speed and emits precisely timed electromagnetic pulses to its surroundings.

These electromagnetic pulses swept across the purplish-red nebula like a broom.

The medium-sized starship, which wasn't particularly large, quickly identified its target—a giant planet deep within a purplish-red nebula, its surface covered in thick armor.

This giant planet silently orbits the neutron star in a regular circular motion.

The powerful electromagnetic pulses intermittently "swept" across its incredibly smooth surface, like a gentle breeze brushing across a hillside, without causing any substantial impact.

The Tenth Empire, Homeworld Fortress.

Under Zero's remote control, the starship slowly approached the planetary fortress.

When the starship successfully entered the planetary fortress's synchronous orbit, an electromagnetic wave with a frequency of 1420 MHz was transmitted from inside the fortress.

At the same time, not far from the starship, a faint orange-yellow light emanated from the huge crack that stretched across the surface of the fortress.

The detection equipment then detected a large unified field of considerable intensity.

The electromagnetic wave information from inside the fortress was quickly translated into human language by Zero and displayed on a giant holographic projection at the Human Union Academy of Sciences Central Research Institute, more than a thousand light-years away.

[Welcome to the Enroget civilization, the Imperial homeworld fortress.]

...

Looking at the clear, bright white text in the deep blue holographic projection, Lü Yongchang fell silent.

Centuries have passed, and I almost forgot about this.

Human civilization even has a secondary account at the Tenth Empire's fortress!

He pondered for a moment and then typed in a response message: "[Ten]".

...

With the utmost respect, I extend my deepest greetings to you.

The Enroget civilization has come to fulfill the pact made years ago.

The 1420 MHz electromagnetic waves, carrying encoded information, were transmitted toward the imperial fortress ahead.

Meanwhile, the medium-sized starship slowly sailed toward the straight and neat "Great Rift"—the giant port leading into the Imperial Fortress.

After the starship was detected, the orange-yellow light in the fortress port grew even brighter.

As the traction gradually increased, Zero also released control of the starship.

Bathed in orange-yellow light, the starship, like a sesame seed, swiftly landed within this massive planetary fortress.

Before long, the starship passed through the thick protective layer and entered the outer area of ​​the planetary fortress.

It is no different from 700 years ago.

The thick fog was still there, and the huge, empty cabin looked as if it had been ransacked by bandits.

The side hatch of the starship opened, and a research robot slowly emerged from it.

At the same time, a clear projection appeared in the thick, orange-yellow fog.

It is a complex structure built from countless materialized optical paths.

Perhaps as a courtesy of the Tenth Empire, or perhaps to show respect for the Enroget Civilization, the Tenth Empire projected its own "image" in front of the research robot.

The research robot slowly raised its head, gazing up at the flickering optical brain structure.

An electromagnetic wave communication was transmitted.

Have you completed the collection and transport of the gas giants?

[How did they manage to collect and transport 1,000 gas giants in such a short time?]

Article 17 of the Imperial Supreme Law and Article 3 of the Silicon-Based Alliance Supreme Law stipulate that acts of fraud and breach of contract will be subject to extremely severe penalties.

Along with this information came two complete documents.

The contents of the documents need no further explanation; they are naturally the so-called Imperial Supreme Act and Silicon-based Alliance Supreme Act.

Clearly, [10] did not believe that the "Enroget Civilization" could complete this arduous task in such a short time.

While in the Kepler-452 star system, Lü Yongchang examined the contents of the two bills and a sense of enlightenment dawned on him.

The highest imperial law, the vast majority of which is related to this civilization.

The Silicon Alliance's Supreme Act is primarily aimed at other civilizations.

These two bills reveal the transformation of the Tenth Empire—from initially fighting alone to eventually forming the Silicon-based Alliance and becoming a powerful force.

Under Lü Yongchang's command, the research robot responded to [Ten]'s words.

No, we have not completed the collection and transport of 1,000 gas giants.

The orange-yellow light inside the fortress visibly dimmed.

The combination of the thick, ever-swirling fog created an inexplicable sense of oppression.

After a brief silence, [Ten] quickly raised a question and offered a suggestion.

How do you plan to fulfill the contract from back then?

The Imperial fortress's energy reserves can last for a long time; you can repay them gradually.

A few seconds later.

A new message has been sent out by a scientific research robot of human civilization.

We moved a G-type yellow dwarf star.

This should also comply with the original contract requirements, shouldn't it?

The dim lights inside the fortress suddenly shone brightly, then returned to normal.

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