Now, in the absence of a wormhole, theoretically, it would take at least fifteen years to travel from the Southern Cross star field to the Shaofu star field if there were no means of transportation that could enable space jumps.
And fifteen years also assumes that the Zerg have transportation that can reach the speed of light.
But in fact, the Zerg do not have such high-speed transportation.
Xia Chujian knew that the large wormhole between the Southern Cross Principality, the Dongtianyuan Divine Kingdom, and the Western Manelli Federation and the Beichen Empire had been destroyed by Huo Yushen and his men as soon as they learned that these countries had fallen.
So how did those Zerg spaceships from the Southern Cross fly to the star field near Shaofu Star in such a short time?
This was the question that Xia Chujian had the moment he learned that an asteroid in the star field near Shaofu Star was attacked by the Zerg.
She asked Qilu, "Qilu, how do you think those Zerg spacecraft flew over from the Southern Cross?"
"From Shaofu Star to the Southern Cross, there are fifteen light years."
"Without a large wormhole, how could they have attacked the Shaofu asteroid belt from the Southern Cross in such a short time?"
Qi Lu asked, "Could there be another channel? Didn't Huo Shuai already go from Beichen Star to Southern Cross Star?"
"If there's no shortcut, he's probably still on the way, right?"
The distance of fifteen light years is the length that light takes fifteen years to travel at the speed of light. Although it is a unit of length, it can also represent time.
The Southern Cross is fifteen light-years away from Shaofu. So, the Southern Cross we see now in Shaofu's star field is actually how it looked fifteen years ago...
But Xia Chujian knew that those Zerg spaceships and Zerg soldiers had not been on the road for fifteen years.
Besides, the Zerg army came from another world only in the last six months.
Fifteen years isn't that long!
What's more, no matter which country the spacecraft or aircraft comes from, none of them can reach speeds as fast as the speed of light!
So, it all comes down to one question: how did they get here?!
Xia Chujian thought thoughtfully: "Could it be that there are wormholes here that we don't know about?"
She thought about it and there was only one possibility, that is, these Zerg spaceships and aircraft were not flying here by their own speed.
They must have taken a shortcut.
In space, the only shortcut between two planets separated by light years is a wormhole.
But it is obvious that the large wormhole between the Beichen Empire and the Southern Cross Principality has been destroyed!
Is there any fish that slipped through the net?
Xia Chujian discussed this possibility with Qilu.
Qi Lu said, "There shouldn't be any wormholes that slip through the net."
"If there are any, wouldn't it be better for the Zerg army to attack directly through these 'slippery wormholes'?"
"Why do we have to send small groups of Zerg soldiers and spacecraft to conduct repeated tests?"
Xia Chujian nodded: "That makes sense, then how did they get here?"
Qi Lu said, "The only way is to go and see it yourself."
Xia Chujian said, "Have you found the way to the south?"
Qi Lu said, "The routes taken by the Zerg interstellar spacecraft the last few times seemed to be fixed. I just worked backwards."
Xia Chujian said, "Okay, let's follow the route they came from and take a look."
Qilu displayed the route on the virtual display screen before Xia Chu met.
"Master, look, this is the straight-line distance between Shaofu Star and the Southern Cross."
The star map on the virtual display screen is of course reduced in size billions of times, so it's just a rough idea.
Xia Chujian saw two shining planets on the star map, one in the south and one in the north. They were the Southern Cross and Shaofu.
The starry sky of the Southern Cross does look like a cross.
The starlight of Shaofu Star is bright but with a hint of shadow.
There is an imaginary line connecting the two planets.
Qi Lu said, "The route we are going to take is near this imaginary line."
“They don’t overlap.”
Xia Chujian nodded: "I know, it's definitely not a straight-line distance."
After the route was determined, the rest of the journey was boring and tedious.
Xia Chujian couldn't stand it anymore, so he increased the speed of Xuannv Qingyao Titanium Mecha.
Six hours later, Qi Lu's voice suddenly rang out.
"Master! There seems to be movement ahead!"
Xia Chujian immediately became alert.
She immediately switched from mecha form to human form, which made it more convenient for her to fight.
Previously, she switched the mecha into a micro-aircraft that could only accommodate one person and was suitable for traveling in space.
Of course it’s different now.
Xia Chujian asked nervously, "Where is it? Where is it? Is there another Zerg spaceship?!"
Xia Chujian was so excited that he almost rubbed his hands.
Qi Lu said: "...I don't know, it's too far away, and I can't tell where the spacecraft is from."
Xia Chujian said: "This direction is very close to the Southern Cross star field."
"As for the Southern Cross, besides the Zerg being able to send out interstellar spacecraft, who else can do this?"
"Aren't the defenders on the Southern Cross only able to fight guerrilla warfare against the Zerg army on the planet?"
From Xia Chujian's perspective, the only ones who could fly on this route at this time were himself and the Zerg army...
Qilu's childish voice was a little hesitant, but he still said, "Master, Qilu has checked several times. The electromagnetic frequency of the spacecraft over there seems to be a spacecraft from the Beichen Empire."
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