A yellow dwarf star, radiating a warm glow, slowly appeared in this universe, and then disappeared from this universe at an extremely fast speed.
The rapid appearance and disappearance of such a colossal object had no impact on this space.
Not to mention the nearby starships and imperial fortresses, even the interstellar dust remained in its original position, without the slightest change.
Such a magical scene plunged the Human Union Center Research Institute, more than 1,000 light-years away, into a deathly silence.
Lu Yongchang swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, and he uttered a strained sigh.
"Is this... is this the power of a level seven civilization?"
The answer is yes.
Even though human civilization has acquired some technologies that surpass those of a level six civilization, they were still quite shocked by the technology that the Imperial Fortress casually displayed.
Both are microcosm technologies, but the difference between them is so great that it's hard to accept.
The contract has been completed.
[The Enroget civilization thanks you for your help to the Empire.]
The message from [10] interrupted Lü Yongchang's thoughts.
He gazed at the now-calm universe in the holographic projection, and at the interior of the fortress glowing with an orange-yellow light, and remembered his other purpose.
With a slight movement of his finger, Lü Yongchang controlled the scientific research robot to send a complex message to [Ten].
The information contained part of human civilization's expedition plan and indicated the specific time when the expedition would begin.
Seventy years later.
In the year 4550 of the Earth calendar, the human fleet will officially set off from the Kepler-452 star system to launch an expedition to the distant Andromeda Galaxy!
There are two main reasons for telling [Ten] about this plan.
The first, and most important, reason.
Lü Yongchang hoped to take this opportunity to conduct some "equal transactions" with [Ten] again.
The development of the [Ten Descendants] and the normal operation of the Imperial Fortress both require a large amount of resources.
Human civilization is about to leave the Milky Way, but the Imperial Fortress is stuck in this remote and impoverished place, completely unable to move outwards.
As for waiting for the next "favorable" civilization...
What the nature of the next civilization to discover an imperial fortress will be is a completely unknown question.
Mr. Fortress Mastermind, you surely don't want to see the [Ten Descendants] facing a life-or-death crisis someday in the future, do you?
Secondly...
Naturally, the goal is to build connections as much as possible, aligning human civilization with the "Tenth Empire" and the Silicon-based Alliance.
Whether the other party agrees or not doesn't matter; the main point is to use their influence and influence to your advantage.
This is also why Lü Yongchang did not attack the Imperial Fortress.
Having a potentially existing Level 8 civilization as a backer would only be beneficial to current human civilization.
This idea became even stronger after [Ten] issued the so-called [wide-area tachyon broadcast].
If human civilization were to encounter the Tenth Empire and the Silicon-based Alliance in the future, the connection between the Ten Descendants and the Empire's homeworld fortress would make things easier.
What?
What potential rivals exist for the Tenth Empire and the Silicon-based Alliance?
That's what the Enroget civilization did; what does it have to do with my human civilization?
It must be said that he knows how to distance himself from the situation.
...
really.
After the research robot sent this message, [Ten] fell silent.
Clearly, this message from human civilization far exceeded [10]'s expectations.
This can be seen from the flickering frequency of the optical computer projection inside the fortress.
After a long while, an electromagnetic communication signal was transmitted from inside the fortress.
[An expedition? The Andromeda Galaxy?]
Have you completed the stockpiling of supplies?
The Empire's past history shows that galactic expeditions require extensive preparation, including but not limited to energy, resources for individual civilizations to survive, weapons and ammunition...
[Enroget Civilization, please carefully consider this decision.]
[Launching a galactic-scale expedition prematurely is not a good thing for the development of a civilization.]
Seeing the shimmering white characters appear on the holographic projection, a faint smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's face.
It is clear that the Ten do not want human civilization to leave the Milky Way—from the perspective of the Imperial Fortress and the Ten Descendants, this is an unquestionable choice.
Lü Yongchang responded quickly.
The stockpiling of supplies has been completed.
The expedition plan has been finalized through an internal vote within the civilization.
As allies, we've come to say goodbye.
In the course of his words, Lü Yongchang had unknowingly positioned himself as an ally of the empire.
...
Another long silence followed.
Lü Yongchang didn't care about the increasingly long wait, or rather, it was a foreseeable situation.
Compared to a Type I civilization, human civilization's computing power has increased countless times.
However, the permissions of [One] remain the same as before; it can only be responsible for the most basic calculations and auxiliary tasks.
This is the biggest reason: Level I artificial intelligence has difficulty handling such sudden events.
According to Lü Yongchang's experience, Level I artificial intelligence, which can only think rigidly according to the program, often arrives at a conclusion that is far contrary to common sense in such situations.
But ironically, this conclusion aligns with all the basic assumptions.
for example……
To prevent human civilization from being wiped out by extraterrestrial civilizations, artificial intelligence has chosen to prioritize the extinction of human civilization.
Of course, this is just an example. Under normal circumstances, such outrageous operations would not occur due to the limitations of the underlying protocol.
But this is exactly the result Lü Yongchang wanted—[10] His own logical errors have nothing to do with human civilization.
Time passed by, second by second.
Finally, a new electromagnetic wave message came from inside the Imperial Fortress.
The information is not complicated.
In short, after comprehensively considering the security of the Imperial homeworld fortress, the future development of the Ten Descendants civilization, and the overall performance of the Enroget civilization, [Ten] reached a conclusion that is quite perplexing.
It hoped that the "Enroget Civilization" would take the Imperial homeworld fortress with it to the Andromeda Galaxy!
Let's not even talk about what other academicians think.
When Lü Yongchang saw this message, he felt a jolt and couldn't help but sigh.
6!
I just wanted to get some benefits out of you, but who knew you would sell me your entire fortune?
But upon closer reflection...
[10] This decision indeed followed all the tasks assigned to it by the Empire.
Lu Yongchang stared at the luminous white text in the holographic projection, momentarily at a loss for words.
At that moment, he had only one thought in his mind.
After resolving this matter, he must reduce [One's] privileges by another level!
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