Chapter 473: Swarms and Queens!
Year 85 of the Violet calendar.
Ten years passed in a flash.
Under my command, the expeditionary fleet did not stop sailing.
It searched hundreds of surrounding star systems, but did not find any traces of life.
That unknown creature seemed to be the only one in this starry sky.
When the news came, the royal family and the research institute were both happy and worried. The happy thing was that there was only one such powerful creature, and the Xinaluo civilization would not suffer any disaster. The worry was naturally that the higher-level energy system, without a living body as a research sample, this high-end technology might not be able to make a breakthrough in the short term.
I tried to pray to the Star God, but...
since the last time I asked for information about the light stone array, the Star God no longer responded to our prayers.
In the red starry sky, the starlight was dim, and even the starlight clusters produced when the Star God was active no longer appeared.
Perhaps...
the Star God fell into a deep sleep again.
This is not surprising.
This situation is not uncommon during the terms of office of previous queens, and some unlucky people even had their terms of office coincide with the Star God's sleep period.
Yes, this is not surprising!
Star God is above.
...
Violet calendar year 90.
Damn it!
The expedition fleet was attacked!
According to the report sent back by the fleet, when entering an unknown star system, twelve giant life forms hidden inside the gas giant planet attacked the expedition fleet at the same time! !
This attack was obviously premeditated. Those giant creatures that look like insects must have a very high intelligence - they cooperated with each other to attack the expedition fleet. Compared with fighting alone, the opponent's offensive was obviously much more fierce.
No, it should be hunting.
They destroyed the starship and swallowed it one by one as food.
Fortunately.
After paying a heavy price, the fleet successfully eliminated the twelve bugs.
But...
the fleet was severely damaged.
31 warships crashed and 132 warships had different degrees of failure.
In order to explore next, the fleet needs to repair, so, under the guidance of the institute, the fleet headed towards the star system that had been explored before - there are mineral resources needed by the fleet.
In the 92nd year of the Violet calendar,
the expeditionary fleet successfully arrived at the target star system and began to repair its own injuries. During this period, the Institute and the expeditionary fleet kept in touch and conducted in-depth research on the corpses of those bugs.
...
In the 93rd year of the Violet calendar,
the expeditionary fleet was attacked again.
This time, it was 53 bugs.
The fleet suffered heavy losses - 47 warships crashed.
These two wars caused uneasy voices in the royal family and the institute. Many people wanted to withdraw the expeditionary fleet. After all, we didn't know how many such bugs there were in that galaxy.
After thinking for a long time, I agreed to this proposal and issued a return order to the expeditionary fleet.
After abandoning some severely damaged warships, the expeditionary fleet set sail again, but this time the destination was the home planet of Xinaluo.
During the return journey, a very fatal problem was nakedly placed on the table - how did those bugs accurately find the star system where the expeditionary fleet was hiding in the vast starry sky and attack the fleet?
The institute suspected that it was a problem with the light stone broadcast.
You are right. Those bugs do have a certain reaction to the light stone broadcast. This was shown when they first came into contact, but no one paid attention to it at that time.
When I learned this conclusion, a trace of uneasiness flashed through my heart.
The light stone broadcast array is not only on the expedition fleet.
In the area of Xinaluo's home planet, there is a light stone broadcast array with enough power to cover the entire universe!
If it is really as the institute said, then our home planet is...
completely exposed to the eyes of those bugs?
In panic, I ordered the blockade of all technologies related to light stone broadcast. No one except the next queen is qualified to unlock this technology.
As for the expedition fleet...
The institute asked the expedition fleet to shut down the light stone broadcast and keep silent. At the same time, it also ordered the cessation of the super-large light stone broadcast array that has been running for 30 years.
This is the first time in decades that the institute has lost contact with the fleet-the tachyon communication equipment equipped by the expedition fleet is an old model and cannot communicate across the galaxy.
Unlike the light medicine crisis more than a hundred years ago, this time, there was peace and prosperity outside the imperial city, but people in the palace were in panic.
The Star God has not awakened yet, and my prayers have not been answered.
This is normal.
The Star God's sleep period usually lasts for hundreds of years, and the longest one is said to be thousands of years.
Yes, this is normal!
Star God, please.
...
Violet calendar year 96.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Those damn bugs, they found the expedition fleet again!
Even though the fleet has been sailing at high speed, even though the fleet has turned off the light stone broadcast!
How did they do it! !
No one can give an answer.
This time, in order to get rid of those bugs, the fleet lost more than half of its members.
In order to send back this information, the fleet briefly activated the Lightstone Broadcast. I don't know if this will have any bad effects...
Anyway...
let's leave it to fate.
...
Violet calendar year 97.
The fleet was attacked again.
The bugs became
more and more arrogant. They had no intention of ambushing. They directly caught up with the fleet by sailing in curvature and launched a crazy attack on the fleet. The battle report showed that in the half-month-long battle, the fleet won the final victory with great difficulty.
But the price paid was that almost all the warships were damaged to varying degrees.
Even most of the fleet lost the ability to sail in curvature!
This is fatal for a fleet.
In desperation, the fleet could only rely on conventional navigation capabilities to sail towards the nearest star system - as long as it could enter the star system, the remaining fleet might still have a glimmer of hope.
For a time, people's hearts were scattered.
Not only the hearts of the fleet, but also the hearts of the royal family and the research institute were shaken to a considerable extent.
Everyone knew that under such circumstances, even if there was another bug, the expedition fleet might have to pay a bloody price.
...
In the 100th year of the Violet calendar, the expedition fleet did not send back any news.
I proposed to significantly increase the production indicators of warships. Regardless of whether the previous speculation was right or not, we have to prepare for the possible war.
The royal family did not object to my proposal.
The military factory established outside the Xinaluo star system began to produce warships and various weapons and equipment with all its strength.
In the 108th year of the Violet calendar, no information about the expeditionary fleet was received.
The number of Xinaluo fleets increased by 30% compared with the previous one. This abnormal phenomenon attracted the attention of many people.
The substantial increase in the number of weapons and fleets is bound to lead to such a situation, which cannot be concealed.
In the 126th year of the Violet calendar, no information about the expeditionary fleet was received.
The number of fleets increased again, reaching more than double the normal number.
The skyrocketing number of fleets even caused a certain degree of social unrest. It is said that there are rumors outside the imperial city that the expeditionary fleet has discovered an alien civilization, and the increase in the number of fleets is to deal with the next war.
For the stability of civilization, I explained as the queen.
——The expeditionary fleet has found strong evidence of the existence of life, but the current expeditionary fleet is insufficient in size and the search progress is too slow. The royal family is ready to increase investment in the expedition plan. As for the discovery of alien civilizations and the response to war, it is pure rumor.
That's what I said.
Fortunately, thanks to the prestige I had established earlier, most of the Xinaluo people believed me, and the civilization returned to stability.
In fact,
due to the initial success of the expedition plan, the civilization once again showed a prosperous situation of rapid social development after just escaping from recession.
It is a bit ironic.
Since I became the queen, the progress of Xinaluo civilization has been supported by one lie after another.
I really don't know how the history books will evaluate me, an unprecedented queen. I don't think it will be a good thing...
Alas.
Violet calendar 142 years.
Bad news, the fleet still has no response.
Good news, even after 45 years, those bugs have not appeared near the home planet of Xinaluo.
Perhaps, this crisis has passed.
Although the Star God still has no signs of awakening, I still pray from the bottom of my heart.
Star God above.
...
Violet calendar 170 years.
It has been 73 years since the expedition fleet lost contact. Everyone, including me, believed that the expedition fleet had been killed by the bugs and had completely lost hope of survival.
But at this moment, the light stone communication array that had been maintaining a one-way listening state suddenly fluctuated!
The expedition fleet sent a message! !
Since Violet 97, the expedition fleet has not been attacked by bugs.
Relying on conventional propulsion methods, the fleet successfully arrived at a star system 15 light years away at 0.3 times the speed of light.
Relying on various resources in the star system, the fleet has been fully repaired. Although the number of fleets is only half, they have fully restored their combat effectiveness!
After sending this light stone communication, the fleet has re-entered the silent state and entered the curvature state, heading towards the coordinates of the warp channel at full speed.
It is expected that...
In 3 years, the expedition fleet will be able to return to the home planet of Xinaluo with the remains of those bugs!
This is really great news!
The palace and the research institute, which have been suppressed for decades, have been released unprecedentedly today-the bugs no longer attack the expedition fleet. Perhaps, the bugs in that starry sky have all been eliminated!
This crisis is completely over! !
...
Violet calendar 171.
We are too happy too early, the crisis is not over.
Only one year later, the expeditionary fleet suffered an unprecedented devastating blow.
When the message came, the fleet only had one flagship and three frigates left.
And the other side...
hundreds of thousands of bugs and a giant bug as big as a planet.
Yes.
In the picture sent back by the expeditionary fleet, the flagship has been surrounded by countless bugs, and the giant bug as big as a planet is quietly curled up at the back of the bug swarm.
The expeditionary fleet was annihilated less than fifty light years away from the warp channel.
(End of this chapter)
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