Chapter 74

After watching the video, Qi Heng didn't say anything.

Since A0 had chosen the candidate from gathering place No. 1, there was no need for him to interfere. He believed that A0, who had more backup plans than he did, must have considered the various situations that would arise if he chose the other party.

The video on the screen was switched to the footage from the civilization monitor. The fleet from the Ikal civilization had appeared in the Outer Cloud Galaxy through the hyperspace channel.

The natural wormholes that are widely distributed in the Milky Way and connect various galaxies are called hyperspace channels. These routes form a hyperspace channel network for spacecraft to navigate, and are only accessible to starships manufactured by spacecraft technology of at least level four civilization.

However, not all galaxies have natural wormholes. There are many wormholes in the Milky Way that were created based on the needs of civilizations above level five. Without exception, these wormholes are set on the outskirts of the galaxies.

That is to say, spacecraft traveling through the hyperspace channel network can only shuttle between the outskirts of two connected galaxies at most, and other methods must be used to travel the distance within the galaxy.

A Level 5 civilization could directly create a wormhole to shorten the distance within a galaxy, but civilizations with this technology generally have mastered curvature travel and don't need to deliberately create a wormhole within a galaxy less than a light-year away. A Level 6 civilization possesses hyperspace drives that can be used on starships, allowing for direct space jumps.

Only a mediocre civilization like the Ikar civilization would use the starship's own speed to fly. A level four civilization can reach a maximum of five-tenths of the speed of light, and the Ikar civilization has obviously not reached this level yet.

Judging from the Tianyun Star fleet's speed, their ships only reached one-tenth the speed of light at most—and that was at full speed. If we were to follow their navigation speed within the Tianyun Galaxy, it would be less than one-tenth.

The Tianjia star field is called the Lost Star Field by the Star Alliance. From what Jayol and his companions said, as well as some information from the base, it can be basically confirmed that most of the natural wormholes in the various galaxies within the original Tianjia star field have been destroyed.

Jayol said that it is easy to get lost in the star field where the Lost Star Zone is located, and it is difficult to get out once you enter. The Ikar civilization can pass through because of the safe route provided by the Alliance.

Qi Heng thought about it and came to the conclusion that the hyperspace channels in this star field were almost destroyed... For low-level civilizations, if they lost their defenses in the starry sea and could not find a way out, death would be inevitable.

But is it really just like that?

A level 4 civilization couldn't get in or out, so what about a level 5 civilization? And then there's the level 6 civilization, which can deploy space engines.

I always feel that there are many things in this that I don’t know.

Yes, after all, more than 10,000 years have passed since the time in the game, and who knows how many "settings" have appeared in such a long time.

[Tianyun Galaxy...]

Qi Heng looked at the images sent back by the civilization monitor and felt some subtle emotions in his heart.

In the vast interstellar space, darkness and emptiness are the main theme. The distance between each galaxy is several light years at the closest and dozens of light years at the farthest.

There is only empty gas, dust, icy asteroids, etc. between galaxies. They are scattered in the gaps between galaxies, but even so, it is still desolate.

I hadn't noticed before, but the entire galaxy looked messy, and there were quite a few things that looked like the wreckage of battleships.

The monitoring range of the civilization monitor is 360° without blind spots, and the images transmitted back are very detailed.

Qi Heng noticed the floating wreckage of warships and felt thoughtful. Perhaps it was because the hulls of the warships were made of special alloys, and they decayed very slowly in the almost vacuum environment of space.

So much so that even thousands of years later, you can still clearly see the markings on some relatively intact warship wreckages.

He didn't know what the starships of the Tianjia civilization looked like. Judging from the pixel style of the game, no matter how majestic and domineering the warships were, they looked no different from Lego toys in his eyes.

Although he couldn't recognize the model of the warship, Qi Heng recognized the logo on it.

In addition to the civilization logo engraved on the warships of Tianjia civilization, there are also the logos of the Tianjia legion. These logos were all selected by him from the pictures provided by the game NPC.

Well, now he knew that it was not provided by the NPC, but most likely was discussed several times within the civilization before being sent to the master (him).

In fact, there were more than just the wreckage of the battleship. The space buildings scattered throughout the Tianyun Galaxy were all smashed to pieces. Those were the resources that he had saved by tightening his belt and cutting costs to build the base camp.

Now there is nothing left.

I can’t think about it anymore. The more I think about it, the more heartbroken I become.

[A0, call up the star map in Plan 1. I'll see if there's anything else that needs to be modified.]

As soon as he finished speaking, a three-dimensional model of the Tianyun Galaxy appeared on the system interface. He enlarged the model to the location of the Ikar civilization on the screen.

The composition of the Tianyun Galaxy is very similar to that of the solar system. Both have one star, but two more planets, with terrestrial planets and gas planets in half. The main star, Tianyun Star, which is also the habitable planet, is located at the third farthest position from the star.

This three-dimensional stereoscopic image is not the original image. Many places on it are marked with different colors, and an annotation will pop up when you click on each one.

Qi Heng looked through them carefully and felt a little regretful that he couldn't get these starships. If he could get them... well, it would be good enough to get two transport ships. The starships of the Ikar civilization would be a hot potato if they were left behind.

He zoomed in and out of the star map on the system interface.

After the Tianyun Galaxy was shrunk, several glowing light spots representing galaxies appeared around it. A galaxy with a faint blue glow was selected and enlarged.

——Tianyu Galaxy, one of the eight galaxies of Tianjia civilization besides its mother star.

This galaxy is approximately 7.8 light-years away from the Tianyun Galaxy and is marked as high-risk in navigation systems. The danger is that navigation will fail if you approach within 6 light-years of this galaxy, and the specific reason is unknown.

If nothing unexpected happens, the direction of that galaxy will be the burial place of the Ikal civilization.

Qi Heng tapped his fingers on his knees. He planned to wait until the Ikar fleet left the Tianyun Galaxy and entered the hyperspace channel, then lead their ships in the direction of the Tianyu Galaxy and eliminate them in that area.

The subroutines created by A0 editors, combined with the information blockade control methods of a level 6 civilization, are beyond the ability of the starship mainframe of the mere level 4 Ikar civilization to withstand. This has been confirmed in [Time].

The only ones to worry about are the interstellar patrols in the Lost Sector, who check the civilization monitors every three months.

Although the inspection on Tianyun Star has just ended and they will not come within three months, we cannot help but consider whether they will come to investigate after the Ikar Civilization Fleet encounters an accident here.

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When the fleet of the Ikar civilization arrived outside Tianyun Star and connected with Base No. 2, it goes without saying that it was Qi Heng who showed up.

In fact, it would be safer to let Lei come, but after thinking about it carefully, I still feel uneasy.

It's not that he was afraid that Lei would keep switching between surrender and betrayal, but he was mainly worried that Lei would show his cowardice in front of Dorne, and his unnatural attitude would attract Dorne's attention.

Qi Heng and Major General Dorne can be said to be old acquaintances. They had once tricked each other to death, so some of Dorne's reactions were completely predictable.

After a conversation, the fleet rested outside Tianyun Star and waited for the night to fall on the planet.

During the call, A0 secretly implanted a virus program into the mothership where Dorn was stationed. The virus program infiltrated their starship's main brain and began to attack the system without leaving any trace. Then one became two, two became four, and the system continued to fission at an extremely fast speed.

The fleets of the Ikal civilization are interconnected. When the mothership's main brain was invaded, all the other starships were targeted by the virus program.

In the main control room of Base 2.

Qi Heng turned the chair under him and looked at the female insect who was studying.

"Wen Renyu."

Although he had only just received this name, Wen Renyu still reacted immediately. He stared at him intently and replied, "I'm here!"

"What do you want, sir?"

Qi Heng finally realized something was wrong. Who told Wen Renyu, who was as blank as a piece of paper, to call him that?

...Needless to say, no one else can do it except A0.

He was speechless. If it wasn't the right time to deal with A0, he would have put A0 in solitary confinement for two days.

Qi Heng came back to his senses and said, "I asked Ghost to send you a cultivation method that can cultivate both spiritual power and star power. In addition, there are two star combat techniques and spiritual magic that are suitable for you to use."

"You can take a look first. If you have any questions, you can ask me or the Ghost."

'Ghost' is a pseudonym A0 wears within the Grey Mist, serving as a member of the Grey Mist to fill in the gaps in an organization that currently only has one living leader.

A0 has no physical form yet is incredibly powerful online, so the codename "Ghost" is well-deserved. Furthermore, it's foreseeable that if the makeshift "Gray Fog" team is ever formed, it will be in charge.

In this case, giving it an identity in advance will be beneficial for subsequent actions.

"Okay, sir." Wen Renyu hurriedly picked up the light computer next to him and operated it with some unfamiliarity to open the chat software that currently only had two contacts.

To be precise, there is only one. After all, Qi Heng currently entrusts A0 with all matters related to external communication, but only Qi Heng and A0 know this.

When Wen Renyu clicked on the file package sent by 'Ghost', he was a little confused when he saw several documents and video contents popping out after the file was unzipped.

For him, who had just learned to recognize common characters, some of the content in the document was still too profound.

Qi Heng, watching Wen Renyu's expression from the side, knew that he wouldn't be able to fully grasp the situation immediately. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He had just said it in a nice way, that if he didn't know anything, he could ask him and A0. But the truth was, he didn't know much more than Wen Renyu.

He might not have been practicing cultivation for as long as Wen Renyu, only two months at most. As for whether the two thousand years of the Lord's memories were any use, it could only be said that the training experience they provided was essentially nonexistent.

——You can’t stop learning!

Even if it was for the sake of his precarious image, he had to seize every minute and every second to learn new knowledge. Qi Heng thought about it and found that he had indeed been slacking off a lot recently because of the Falling Star Day.

He asked A0 to open the information he had just sent to Wen Renyu. It is always good to have more skills. It will not hurt to learn two more star war skills and spiritual magic.

As he watched, Qi Heng couldn't help but be mesmerized, and the control room fell completely silent with no one talking.

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