"Although it took ten days to use all the unmanned probes, so far only a search within a hundred light-years of the route has been completed, and there is no guarantee that all the objects that exist will be discovered." Yuyang paused for a moment before saying, "Of course, compared to the entire Greenwich Meteorite Belt, the area we search and detect is still a small part. ”

Yang Yi didn't say anything and let Yuyang continue.

It took ten days, but the search area was so small, and the responsibility was not on Yuyang, but on the unmanned detectors carried by the fleet. To be precise, before setting off, Yang Yi didn't expect to encounter this situation, so he didn't make any more preparations for it.

"It's all here." Yuyang showed a map of the starry sky. "Each point of light represents an object with a diameter of more than 100 kilometers, while the red point of light indicates that it has been invaded by the silicon beast, the green point indicates that it has not been invaded, and the yellow point indicates that the situation has not yet been discovered."

Yang Yi glanced at the starry sky map, and his brows locked together.

The expressions of the others were similar, because most of the dense dots of light were red, and there were very few green and yellow.

"That's all?" Shen Cheng asked.

In the past ten days, Shen Chengwen led the officers and soldiers of the Special Investigation Brigade, with the support of warships, to destroy more than a dozen celestial bodies that had been invaded by the silicon beast. Although they were all small celestial bodies, and the battle went smoothly without encountering any trouble, Shen Chengwen had already thought that in the vast Greenwich meteorite belt, it was definitely not only the celestial bodies near this route that were invaded by silicon beasts. If something similar had happened elsewhere, there would have been a frightening number of wild silicones entering the Greenwich Meteorite Belt from the North Alpha system. There is no doubt that this is by no means a natural phenomenon. You know, there are no planets in the Greenwich Meteorite Belt that are suitable for silicon beasts. In other words, only under the pressure and threat of external factors. Wild silicones will leave the planet where they live and thrive and venture to other galaxies. Even so, wild silicones do not actively enter the Greenwich meteorite belt. Only if there is no suitable habitat will the Greenwich Meteorite Belt be visited. Obviously, the wild silicon beast is moving south, and it must have something to do with the Silicon Charm Alliance.

"Unmanned probes have surveyed objects that have not yet been encroached upon. There was a major discovery. Yuyang let out a long breath before he said, "These unencroached celestial bodies have a common characteristic, that is, the mass is too small, and some are even hollow structures. To put it simply, none of these celestial bodies are suitable for the survival of the Silicon Beast, and even after being modified by the Earth Dragon, it is not an ideal place for the Silicon Beast to lay eggs. ”

"What do you mean......"

That is, after excluding these celestial bodies that are not suitable to be the lair. All large objects within a hundred light-years of the route have been overrun by the Silicon Beast. Since no large objects have been discovered so far, we cannot be sure whether large objects have also been overrun by silicon beasts. ”

Shen Cheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and his expression immediately became gloomy, and the words that Yuyang said later were the key.

"Obviously, we can't rule it out." Yang Yi only spoke at this time, "Perhaps, what we have discovered now is just the tip of the iceberg. ”

"The point is, what can we do?" Lin Feng followed and said.

Yang Yi nodded slightly. Didn't say anything more. Lin Feng hurriedly spoke, but he was actually reminding Yang Yi. Don't mention his plans in front of Barnes.

"All we can do is do our best to make sure the route is open. Although these celestial bodies are far away from their shipping routes, some of them are still tens of light-years away, as long as there is enough time, the silicon beasts that hatch on these celestial bodies will pose a threat to the shipping routes, especially those high-level silicon beasts. The attack power of a level 10 silicon beast is equivalent to that of a small warship. And a Tier 12 Silicon Beast is equivalent to a capital ship. What's more, the Silicon Beast has no brains and will indiscriminately attack any enemy that poses a threat to it. Yang Yi let out a long breath before he said, "Obviously." We're going to have to deal with this trouble for a while, and it doesn't seem like we're going to be able to get through the Greenwich Meteorite Belt as planned. ”

"In the long run, it's okay to spend a little more time." Yuyang said.

Yang Yi nodded and looked at Shen Chengwen.

"As long as there is something to do, we can't leave the threat to the convoy behind us anyway. Even if we can't make it through the Greenwich Meteorite Belt as planned, as long as we can ensure the smooth flow of logistics, we can catch up on the time we have lost here in the future. ”

"Your Highness?" Yang Yi turned his gaze to Barnes.

"It takes a lot of time to secure the route or clear the threat ahead. Moreover, what has now been found proves that something is wrong with our intelligence system. Barnes sighed to himself and said, "If you don't object, I'm going to go back." ”

"Now?" Lin Feng immediately looked at Barnes.

Barnes nodded and said, "This route is provided by us, and there are hundreds of spatial nodes ahead. If something goes wrong with our intelligence system, it means that there is a problem with all the information related to the route. If you can't find out the reason, I'm afraid there will be more trouble in the future. Not just for you, but for myself, for the sake of the Hidden Spirits, I have to find out. ”

Lin Feng wanted to say something, but Yang Yi shook his head at her.

"Your Highness, I believe in you." Yang Yi took a step forward and said, "It's just that you should also know that we can't delay forever." ”

"Ten days, fifteen days at most." Barnes let out a long breath and said, "Whether or not the situation is clarified, I will be back in fifteen days." If it goes well, ten days will be enough. ”

Yang Yi nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's take fifteen days." When the time comes, whether Your Highness returns with reliable information or not, we will continue to move forward. Only, please also remember that if we fail, it will not only be the Human Federation that suffers. ”

"Of course."

Yang Yi didn't say anything more, and Barnes also knew that everyone didn't have absolute trust in him, so he didn't bother himself, and then left. Because all the space jump nodes on the route back to the Southern Alpha system have been mastered, Barnes can rely on his space fighter to return to the "forward" outpost even without a battleship. Of course, with accurate route information, it doesn't take much time.

After Barnes left, Yang Yi reopened the topic.

"We've done exploration, and there are no large celestial bodies in the vicinity." Yuyang first introduced the situation. "The nearest large object is about 150 light-years away, and based on the information sent back by the unmanned probe, it can be roughly concluded that this object has not been invaded by silicon beasts."

"How big?"

Yuyang didn't dwell too much, and called up a three-dimensional structural map of the planet.

After looking at it carefully for a while, Yang Yi let out a sigh.

It is a planet about 4,000 kilometers in diameter and has naturally occurring water. It's just that the temperature is so low that it's all frozen into ice. In addition, this object has been around for billions of years, and the detection data concluded that the object was originally a planet in a star system that had been separated from the star system by external factors. The point is that the celestial body has the necessary conditions for human reproduction.

"Right now, we have only done preliminary exploration and will need more time to complete a full exploration to determine if the object is suitable for conversion into our home."

"How long?"

"The specifics are unclear and Carlson has not yet submitted an assessment report."

Yang Yi nodded slightly and said, "Send a few more probes over to find out the situation of the celestial body as soon as possible, and then let Carlson make an assessment." If the conditions are ideal, let him be in charge of the renovation work. Even if the conditions are not ideal, monitor them closely. ”

Yuyang nodded, indicating that he understood what Yang Yi meant.

The point is, large objects are so rare in the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, and objects like this one that have water and are the size of a planet are even more rare. If one intends to make a home in the Greenwich meteorite belt, then none of these objects can be spared.

In a sense, these celestial bodies are the hope of mankind.

At the beginning, Barnes was there, and Yang Yi couldn't say it directly. Anyway, it is not yet possible for outsiders to know, let alone Barnes, even if it is the Star Soul Empress, she doesn't know Yang Yi's plans.

"What do you think about this?" Yang Yi changed the subject.

No one spoke, everyone was thinking.

"Say what you have." Yang Yi sighed and said, "It's impossible for us to go back, so no matter how much danger lies ahead, we can only move on." ”

"Obviously, something not so good must have happened to the Silicon Alliance." Yuyang first said, "Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many wild silicon beasts entering the Greenwich meteorite belt. Normally, as long as their habitat is not destroyed, wild silicones will not leave. As for the legendary high-level silicon beasts with extremely high intelligence, I'm afraid they have long been extinct, at least we haven't encountered them. ”

Yang Yi smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

"Perhaps, we'll have to think about something else."

"What's the situation?"

"This is not the natural migration of wild silicon beasts, and it has little to do with the change of living environment, maybe the silicon charm alliance deliberately drove these wild silicon beasts into the Greenwich meteorite belt." Shen Chengwen paused for a moment before saying, "Use this to change and affect the Greenwich meteorite belt to achieve the purpose of stopping us." In any case, the Silicon Alliance is not capable of guarding the entire Greenwich Meteorite Belt, and allowing wild Silicon Beasts to encroach on the celestial bodies in the Meteorite Belt will not only cause us trouble, but also achieve the goal of preventing us from establishing a stronghold. It's just a route, and there aren't enough strongholds along the way, so the value of this route is obviously not going to be great. ”

Yang Yi nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with Shen Chengwen's point of view.

"Why are all celestial bodies, including those so small that they have little value at all, being affected?" Lin Feng asked, and then said, "Also, I think we should pay more attention to the collateral impact of this matter, to be precise, why it is now and why it is used in this way." (To be continued.) )