Zhuang Bifan returned to the New Earth with the Hanwu. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Koster, who received the news, specially replaced him from the Yanhuang to the New Earth to report to him.

After Koster reported on some important work of the fleet. After listening to this, Zhuang Bifan didn't say much. Koster handled those things very well.

He asked about the mission of the Kafatra Empire: "What are they here for?"

"They mentioned that they want to discuss with us important matters between civilizations within this cluster. ”

Zhuang Bifan raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "In this way, they agree that we have settled in this galaxy cluster. ”

Koster looked a little better at him, and said with a smile: "They can't help it if they want to disagree." We are strong enough to crush any civilization in our nature. They're afraid they're worried about when we're going to attack them. ”

Zhuang Bifan smiled and said, "So, do you think they just want to test our attitude?"

"It should be more than that. I think the question of the Guthira civilization will be an important topic for their visit. ”

Zhuang Bifan was stunned for a moment and said, "Do you think they have a hostile attitude towards the Gutila civilization?"

"That's for sure, the relationship between the Reaper and the Guthira civilization is ambiguous, and the Guthira Empire once had a plot to sneak up on them, but we inadvertently sabotaged it. Now the armament of the Gutila Empire is very strong. I think that would make Kafatra feel threatened. I think that the last time we fought with the Guthira fleet, they also made them think that we had a bad relationship with the Guthira Empire. ”

Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "You're right. The Cafatra fleet we put back will certainly report to their decision-makers about Gutila's movements. They may be worried that we will prop up the Guthira Empire. ”

"There are no eternal enemies. Surely they understand it. The Kafatra Empire, of course, was worried about this. In particular, we have not done anything to Guthira, which probably deepens their worries!"

Zhuang Bifan pursed his lips and said after a moment of silence: "In this way, the Gutila Empire has become a touchstone for us to live in peace with him? However, it's okay to do it ahead of time if necessary. ”

Koster was aware of his plans, and when he heard him say this, he disagreed, saying, "Actually, I think it may be more beneficial for us to let the Gutila Empire exist." ”

"What do you say?" Zhuang Bifan looked at him, a little puzzled. "Gutila is our goal, and sooner or later we have to do it. ”

"The Guthira Empire is already under our surveillance, and they can't jump out of the palm of our hands. Coster explained. "No matter how fast Gutila's military strength develops, it is definitely not our opponent. Even if they were given another two hundred years, their army would not pose any threat to us. But it can put a lot of pressure on other civilizations. ”

Zhuang Bifan raised his eyebrows again and said, "Do you want the local civilization to create an arms race? With our presence, even without Gutila, they would have to go all out to build up their armaments. ”

But Koster smiled and said, "What you said is indeed right, King. But that would make the native civilizations hostile to us. ”

Zhuang Bifan came to his senses and said with a smile: "You are right. If they keep treating us as imaginary enemies, internal propaganda will certainly make the whole civilization hostile to us. ”

With such a hostile attitude, there will be a gap between the Aurora forces and them in the future, and it will be difficult for them to cooperate sincerely. There is a Guthira empire in the middle, but it is completely different. The decision-makers of those local civilizations are hostile to his Zhuang Bifan's "Aurora Civilization". But I don't deliberately create that kind of atmosphere internally. Because they could not have tried to push a civilization far superior to them to the Guthira Empire, they would try to promote friendly relations with each other. Whether it's to pander to him or to appease the panic within civilization, they need to do that.

Koster was right, although it would not directly benefit him to let the Gutila Empire exist, there would always be something in his favor.

"Then give them a formal invitation. Zhuang Bifan thought for a moment and said. "As for Gutila, just leave it like that!"

"I'm going to have people invite Kafatla. Gutila I will continue to monitor closely. ”

Zhuang Bifan nodded and said, "Gutila, you really have to pay close attention. He thought of the mysterious enemy. "Although we have identified the communication ship deployed by the Reapers in the Tutila system, we do not know if there are still Reapers' people in the Gutila Empire. Also, although it is a bit unfounded, I am afraid that they will come into contact with the force that destroyed the Wei Qing. ”

"I will. Koster also thinks that although it is unlikely, it cannot be said that there is no such possibility. If a civilization can get help from another civilization, especially targeted support, it is very likely to develop by leaps and bounds. Although it takes time to develop even by leaps and bounds, it will take more than a hundred years to develop, and Gutila cannot really threaten them. But it will make them sick.

Zhuang Bifan nodded, and then talked about the question he was hesitating about: "Originally, you proposed a plan to miniaturize the battleship, and I considered building a small mothership as the main warship delivery platform. But now I'm hesitating. ”

"Is it because of the Wei Qing?"

Zhuang Bifan admitted: "Yes, I don't know if I will encounter many such enemies in the future. "If you encounter a large number of warships, the mothership will become a target, and no matter how many capital warships are carried on it, it will also deliver food.

"Wang, we can basically be sure that the Wei Qing was destroyed by the dark energy attack. can emit dark energy that can destroy the mothership, and it is very likely that it is a dark energy that surpasses the divine body, and there are definitely not many such dark energy. ”

Zhuang Bifan stood up a little irritably, walked back and forth and said, "I know it's a bit of a choking waste. However, it is not excluded that the opponent is a dark energy battleship with a powerful amplification system. ”

He paused, looked at Koster and said, "And you also know that the last time they fought against the Reaper fleet, their ability to control the spatial mass energy also has the strength to destroy warships. If they hadn't been destroyed sooner, I suspect that even the large motherships might not have been able to withstand their dark energy. ”

Coster also remembered that several command ships were also easily destroyed in that battle, and knew that Zhuang Bifan's worries were not unnecessary. The next time the Reaper returns, it will not be the size of a few hundred thousand motherships.

However, he still thought on the bright side: "I don't think there are many dark energy people who can control the quality of space. And if there is no mothership, the projection capability of our fleet will be much lower, and the resistance to such a dark energy attack will be even worse. ”

Zhuang Bifan also agreed with him, which was the main reason for his hesitation. It's just that building a new mothership also has pros and cons.

It takes too many resources to build a mothership, and if you can't guarantee your own survival on the battlefield, even if you can't guarantee your own survival, even if you have more of that mothership, it will be useless. However, after the miniaturization of the main warships, they also have no self-replacement capability, which is also a great constraint on the combat capability of the fleet.

He also thought about the possibility of solving this problem: "Do you think it is feasible if we build a large space displacement system specifically for the launch of warships?"

Koster thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Wang, we first have to consider how much capacity that kind of replacement system has. ”

Zhuang Bifan smiled bitterly and said: "You are right, no matter how big the replacement system is, it will be a drop in the bucket for millions or even tens of millions of warships." Is it possible to make it possible for small capital warships to have the ability to replace themselves?"

"In that case, the plan to miniaturize the capital warship needs to be postponed!" Coster certainly knew that their biggest advantage over the Reaper was the instantaneous delivery of troops. He also wanted to have a self-replacement system on all warships. It's just that the technical limitations are the peaks that cannot be crossed.

"According to the shape proportions of our existing capital warships, we can now build warships with minimal self-displacement capabilities, and the length will not be less than ten kilometers. ”

Zhuang Bifan frowned and thought for a while, and said: "Then temporarily use miniaturization technology to install a self-replacement system on the newly built capital warship." The program for the downsizing of the main battleship proceeds as usual. ”

"The little mothership?"

"It is possible to build a batch of small motherships carrying five attack fleets. Focus on defense, with reduced firepower as appropriate. "The length of such a mothership should not exceed 1,500 kilometers. It only takes a tenth of the resources of the Warlord-class to survive a mothership like that.

Coster knew there was no compromise. He nodded and said, "Yes." I'll arrange the design when I get back. "Actually, according to the current situation, they really need a small mothership like that. Although today's large motherships are super combative, the range of their control is a bit unusable.

In particular, Zhuang Bifan also intends to control the galaxy within 30 million light years, and they need more motherships to truly control such a large sphere of influence. Even if the miniaturized main warships have the ability to replace themselves in the future, the energy that those battleships can use cannot be replaced at such a large distance at one time, and it is still necessary to have a mothership with a large distance replacement ability.

Zhuang Bifan breathed a sigh of relief, stopped talking about this topic, and turned back to the question of the Kafatra civilization to visit: "Before, we claimed to be the Earth civilization, and later we claimed to be the Aurora civilization. There has to be an exact word for this. In the future, we will all call ourselves Aurora civilization. ”

Earth civilization is indeed Zhuang Bifan's favorite title. But that would leave Coster with no sense of belonging. Another person he thought about calling himself a "Galactic Civilization" had the same concerns.

Since he has planned to create a civilization on his own, he must have a definite identity to the outside world. Aurora Civilization, the new civilization name, may be a name that can be accepted by him and other forces, and can bring all civilization forces together.