Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 100: The Virgin Fleet

"Dean Zhou, let me speak for you. Everyone, the place we are in now, including galaxies like the Milky Way and Andromeda, has a light speed of 4c0. Our long time here, say 5 billion years, is perhaps only 500 days or less compared to the faster light speed regions or light speed planes. In 5 billion years, the Milky Way and Andromeda will collide. The Milky Way's satellite galaxies will be destroyed, one galaxy will migrate to another, and the Milky Way and Andromeda will collide. Dean Zhou, do you think all of this is caused by wars between advanced civilizations in fast light speed or light speed planes?"

“Dean Kofi, you’re absolutely right, that’s exactly what I meant.”

After Zhou Yuan confirmed it, almost everyone was stunned.

After careful consideration, and by combining the law of the speed of light of civilization with the phenomenon of the "speed of light barrier," everyone understood.

Then, many people felt like frogs in a well.

Breaking the 4c0 speed of light and reaching a faster light speed dimension is everyone's wish.

However, once something happens, it will always bring trouble.

"Dean Zhou, the Protoss and the Humans say there's an emergency." Zhou Yuan had just finished a joint meeting in three locations when his adjutant, Jones, contacted him.

"Come in."

"Ok."

"Zhou Yuan, we've detected extremely intense superluminal gamma-ray bursts within the Ma Guan'er globular cluster. Strangely, these super-intense gamma-ray bursts are traveling in a straight line instead of scattering. By the way, they look very similar to the gamma-ray weapons emitted by your warship!" Peak, the youngest scientist on Sand Star, spoke anxiously first.

"These incredibly powerful faster-than-light gamma-ray bursts have left the Maguaner globular cluster and are sweeping across interstellar space, destroying stars along the way! The exploding stars along the route are constantly generating scattered gamma-ray bursts; some of these explosions result in white dwarfs, and others in black holes. Many civilizations are in a panic. Those with the capability are attempting to escape and avoid destruction, while those without will be destroyed. It's likely that many civilizations will be wiped out by this chain of gamma-ray bursts." The Protoss member Krut sounded impatient, his voice even distorted.

"Oh dear, I hadn't considered that. My apologies. Let's get back to it and deal with it quickly."

After the Imperial Fleet base fleet left behind twenty fleets, the other fleet warships set sail one after another. All fleets traveled through the Klein space and soon arrived at their posts. These fleets cooperated at the same time to block the gamma-ray burst.

For the scattered gamma-ray bursts generated by the stellar explosions destroyed by the straight-line gamma-ray bursts, the Imperial fleet rapidly deployed "super energy exchangers" to absorb and release the gamma rays. For the still-moving straight-line gamma-ray burst, dozens of fleets worked together to remove all the stars it would encounter in its path. Then, they moved a massive star into the empty interstellar space along the burst's path, a space confirmed to be free of intelligent civilization. The Hercules-class sniper ship fired a long-range intelligent energy beam at the massive star, destroying it and creating a black hole. The straight-line gamma-ray burst was then directly absorbed by the black hole.

All of this was accomplished within an hour.

Some advanced civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy naturally observed many bizarre phenomena during this hour, such as the sudden disappearance and reappearance of many stars, and the sudden appearance of a stellar black hole in the straight path of a gamma-ray burst, absorbing that gamma-ray burst.

The Protoss and the Humans have once again experienced the technology of the Earth Empire.

The myth of the Earth Empire is once again spreading across the stars.

However, some things, once they happen, can bring not only trouble but also disaster.

Twenty days later, the Lunar Empire urgently communicated with the Earth Empire and the Andromeda Galaxy fleet base.

"Taser, what's wrong?" Thomas asked, noticing Taser's panicked expression.

"Commander-in-Chief, Dean Zhou, something terrible has happened. Our detectors deployed in the Klein hyperspace have just detected a violent tremor in the hyperspace. After analysis, we believe that a fleet of civilizations is currently navigating the hyperspace river system, and this fleet numbers approximately five million ships."

"Hyperspace galactic navigation, five million warships?" Thomas remembered that, apart from the 'Lightfall Civilization' and the 'Matrix Civilization', this was the third civilization the Earth Empire knew of capable of galactic navigation.

"Taser, where did this civilization's fleet come from? Where is it going?" George also sensed something was wrong.

"Based on our analysis, we believe they originated from the direction of the Virgo Cluster, and their trajectory appears to point towards the Andromeda Galaxy."

"The Virgo Cluster? That's the core galaxy group of the Local Supercluster, the Local Group to which the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy belong, but it's located on the edge of the Local Supercluster. Why would they come here? Could it be that the extremely strong gamma rays from the globular cluster and our series of actions have attracted the attention of this civilization?" Zhou Yuan was also getting restless.

"That's very likely the case."

How long until this civilization's fleet arrives in the Andromeda Galaxy?

"About five more days."

"Five days?"

"The enemy is coming on strong, so let's observe from the shadows first. Taser, George, all forces from our three locations should form a planetary-level 'Halo Garden' and hide inside a star. We must ensure that the Earth Empire and the Lunar Empire are completely wiped out."

"As ordered."

"By the way, everyone, just a reminder: unless absolutely necessary, please refrain from intergalactic travel in the Klein space for the time being, to avoid alerting the enemy fleet that we have this capability. We need to make thorough preparations for neutron star."

"Dean Zhou, what about the 'bi-forcer modulation matrix' communication?"

"No problem. The 'Eye of the Stars' from the Andromeda Galaxy should come in very handy this time."

"Alright. Everyone get ready, and be careful."

"Everyone, what about the humans and the gods? I'm worried they'll suffer attacks or even be destroyed by that unknown civilization."

“George, there are two options. The first is to notify the humans and the gods to disperse in space as soon as possible, so that they cannot gather together, especially the humans, who are too conspicuous. The second option is, if our Earth Empire really wants to go to war with this civilization, we can simply gather them together, provide protection, and fight alongside them.”

"Dean Zhou, I think it's better for them to disperse. If we go to war with them, we might not even be able to take care of ourselves, let alone them. Besides, this unknown civilization might not make things difficult for the gods and humans."

"Yes, that's true. I think we should ask for their opinion."

"it is good."

All fleets and units of the Earth Empire in the three galaxies immediately sprang into action, and the war machine was started once again.

For the first time since humanity broke through the "speed of light barrier" of the solar system, the Earth Empire has felt an inexplicable tension.

This is the first time the Earth Empire has directly confronted a civilization capable of traversing galaxies.

However, under pressure, humanity's enthusiasm only grew stronger. They firmly believed that humanity was invincible.

It is precisely because of their strong cohesion and fighting power that humanity has been able to leave the Milky Way and dominate the Andromeda Galaxy, the largest galaxy in the Local Group, and occupy the three largest galaxies in the Local Group: the Andromeda Galaxy, the Milky Way, and the Triangulum Galaxy.

"What? You're leaving for a while? Why?"

During the holographic video communication with the Protoss and Terran, the Protoss's Xingmate and Xinglute, and the Terran's Muko and Pike were all surprised.

"Our Earth Empire may be going to war with a powerful civilization. We cannot protect you in real time, so let's hide and observe first."

"More powerful than you? My God, how powerful must that be?"

"Zhou Yuan, in this star system, your Earth Empire should be the most powerful, right? Even you are afraid of it, could this civilization come from another star system?"

“Pike, you’re right. According to our detection, this civilization comes from the Virgo Cluster.”

"What? The Virgo Cluster? That's extremely far away. We humans don't seem to have seen any unusual phenomena in the Virgo Cluster, like a large number of warships or anything like that." Muko said, somewhat incredulous.

"When will they arrive in this galaxy?" Starmat asked calmly.

"About five days later."

"Five days? Such a short time?" The gods and humans were all unsettled.

“Yes, they seem to be able to travel across river systems.” Zhou Yuan deliberately said the word “seems.”

"Can they really sail across river systems?" Peak asked in surprise.

"According to our long-range detection, yes, this civilization can travel across galaxies. This time, they sent at least five million warships to the Andromeda Galaxy." Zhou Yuan still didn't want to tell the Protoss and the Earth Empire that they could travel across galaxies; he felt it wasn't the right time yet.

Everyone was silent for a while.

"Zhou Yuan, you've left, what are we going to do?"

"We're not really leaving; we're just hiding to see what they're up to. As for you, I've discussed it with the Earth Empire's higher-ups. I suggest that both of you, especially the human race, dismantle your planetary cities and spread out throughout the star system to avoid being too conspicuous if you're clustered together."

"clear."

"If this civilization's fleet attacks you, we will provide you with as much protection as possible."

"That's good."

"Also, this matter is known only to the five of us. Do not make a fuss about it, lest your own people panic. If other civilizations find out, it will definitely cause trouble. When your two families are separated, try not to make any big movements, so as not to arouse suspicion from other civilizations."

"We understand this."

"Don't worry, we will do our best to protect you."

"Thank you so much." All four of them expressed their heartfelt gratitude.

"That's settled then. You guys should call it a day." Zhou Yuan couldn't resist adding his own humor at the end.

Knowing Zhou Yuan's personality, the four couldn't help but smile wryly. However, since Zhou Yuan had promised the Earth Empire to protect the two families, it was probably true. They all knew Zhou Yuan very well.

So the Protoss and Terran immediately got busy, each trying to spread their planets, warships, and populations across the stars.

This time, the fleet base was also dismantled, the star was put back in its original place, and the fleet base disappeared completely.

There are 180 fleets, each forming a planetary "Halo Garden." Each "Halo Garden" contains a terrestrial planet and a fleet. Of course, the Alpha Fleet is special, as its "Halo Garden" also includes a moon.

These 180 planets, known as "halo gardens," are secretly located deep within the interiors of 180 stars.

The Protoss and Humans, who had long since dispersed, were unaware that the Earth Empire's fleet was hidden among the stars near their planet's sun.

The Earth Empire's 180 fleets, in their respective stars, began observing the situation in various parts of the Andromeda Galaxy through the "Eye of the Stars," especially the fleet of the unknown civilization that came from the Virgo Cluster and would arrive in the Andromeda Galaxy two days later.

The Earth Empire refers to this unknown civilization's fleet as the Virgo Fleet.