When Barnes arrived, Yang Yi didn't explain much, and the image in front of everyone already spoke for itself.

It was a three-dimensional projection of a celestial object, sent back by an unmanned probe, more than a hundred light-years away, less than a light-year from the route the fleet was going to take. This is a small object, less than 500 kilometers in diameter, and the mass is not very large, but the key is not the mass of this object.

On the projection map, those bright parts indicate extremely high temperatures.

This is a small celestial body that does not have enough mass to form a molten core, so it is certainly not the cause of the increase in the temperature of the celestial body.

There is only one explanation, that this celestial body has been encroached upon by silicon-based life.

The question is, is it the wild Silicon Beast that has invaded the celestial body, or is it the enemy of the Silicon Charm Alliance?

After sending back this image, the unmanned probe continued to fly towards the celestial body, preparing to make a follow-up probe of the celestial body, and then lost contact.

However, it is impossible to infer from this. Even if it is a wild silicon beast that has invaded the celestial body, it is possible to actively attack an alien unidentified object. If the object is occupied by an enemy of the Silicon Alliance, it will also destroy the unmanned probe immediately after discovering it.

This was the first unexpected situation that Yang Yi and the others encountered after the fleet set off.

Although he had been mentally prepared for a long time and knew that he would encounter a similar situation sooner or later, Yang Yi was still slightly surprised by the encounter at this time.

Don't forget, this is the southern part of the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, not far from the Southern Alpha System, and tens of thousands of light-years away from the Northern Alpha Galaxy. What's more, according to the information provided by Barnes, the Hidden Spirits have been closely monitoring this route, and have not previously discovered this infested celestial body. According to Barnes's previous statement, there will be no surprises until the Greenwich Meteorite Belt North Zone is reached.

When Yang Yi looked at Barnes. Yuyang, Lin Feng and Shen Chengwen also stared at him.

"It should be a wild Silicon Beast," Barnes said after a slight pause, "It's a small celestial body, and even the enemies of the Silicon Alliance won't be very numerous. Merely. The location of the celestial object is too close to the shipping route and already poses a threat to the shipping route. ”

Yang Yi nodded slightly, and looked at Lin Feng and Shen Chengwen.

"Whatever it is, it must be eradicated." Shen Chengwen said very simply. "Even if we were able to get through safely, the ships that would then deliver the supplies would be threatened. More importantly, we have to figure out what exactly is the encroachment on celestial bodies. If it's a wild silicone, it's nothing. If it is a silicon charm army, even if there are not many troops, it means that the enemy has expanded the defense line. We have to prepare for battle in advance. ”

Lin Feng nodded, indicating that he also meant the same, and then said: "It's just that the situation hasn't been clarified yet, so it's not good to make a big move." My opinion is that just a few of us have passed. Even if it's the Silicon Charm Army, with the ability of a few of us, it's enough to deal with it. ”

Yang Yi didn't say anything more and looked at Barnes.

"We didn't find this object in time. Take the main responsibility, and I'll go with you. "Barnes was very cheerful. There is no shirking. "Besides, I had to figure out why. If this is not an isolated incident, then something is wrong with our intelligence system. ”

"Let's go, then."

When Yang Yi said this, Barnes was stunned for a moment, but then nodded.

Of course. Yang Yi didn't take everyone with him, but let Yuyang and Shen Chengwen stay, responsible for commanding the fleet and legions, and only brought Lin Feng with him. Shen Chengwen was very dissatisfied, but he didn't say much. He already knew. Lin Feng obtained the emperor-level fighter presented by the Star Soul Empress, and was no longer an ordinary Earth Soul warrior. In addition, Yang Yi also has a royal-level fighter tailored for him by the Star Weaver Clan. It can be said that the strength of the two is not weak, even if Barnes is a strong man of the Hidden Spirit Clan and has a strong strength close to that of the Heavenly Saint Emperor, he may not be able to help the two. Besides, this place is thousands of light-years away from the Southern Alpha system, and no matter how powerful Barnes is, he can't return alone.

Soon, the "Star Sea" took Yang Yi, Lin Feng and Barnes to the space jump node more than a hundred light years away.

For the sake of insurance, Yang Yi left the "Xinghai" behind.

Like them, Barnes also has a powerful space fighter, and it is a royal fighter. Since the space fighters owned by the three of them are capable of making short space jumps, there is no need to travel to that celestial body in a battleship, and it will not take more time to do so.

After a short time, the three of them came to the vicinity of the celestial body.

Although separated by more than 100,000 kilometers, it can be clearly seen that the surface of the celestial body is full of magma and the temperature is very high, which is a suitable environment for silicon-based organisms to live. It's just that Yang Yi didn't see the silicon beast. Obviously, whether it is the wild silicon beast that invades the celestial body, or the enemy of the Silicon Charm Alliance, they can only stay in the celestial body. It is a small celestial body that is not massive enough to form an atmosphere. Even wild silicone beasts need the protection of the atmosphere, and if they are directly exposed to a vacuum, they will also die. As for whether it was a wild silicon beast hiding in the celestial body or an enemy of the Silicon Charm Alliance, it was obviously impossible to judge from the situation on the surface of the celestial body.

Lin Feng was about to step forward when he was stopped by Yang Yi.

"It's a den." Yang Yi flew out of the cockpit of the space fighter, and then put away the space fighter. "There are no obvious fluctuations in the original energy, and judging from the situation on the surface of the celestial body, this should be a newly formed beast den, and what is hidden inside is an earth dragon."

"Are you sure?" Barnes also flew out of the space fighter.

Yang Yi nodded slightly and said, "Before the outbreak of the war, I served at the outpost of the Greenwich Line and encountered a similar situation. These wild silicons are all from the Northern Alpha system, and some of them were even deliberately rushed by the Silicon Charm Alliance to invade the celestial bodies in the Greenwich meteorite belt and cause us trouble. Only before that, the Human Legion had never penetrated deep into the Greenwich meteorite belt. I didn't expect this place to have a silicon beast's den. ”

"You started saying that this beast's den was just formed?" Lin Feng asked.

Yang Yi nodded again and said, "After the earth dragon invades the celestial body, it will use the resources of the celestial body to grow, and in the process, transform the celestial body into an environment suitable for the survival of silicon beasts. Normally, the Earth Dragon will first devour the core of the celestial body, creating extremely high temperatures inside. Once other wild silicones have come to lay their eggs, the Earth Dragon will guard the celestial body and eliminate all external threats. Because eggs absorb heat during hatching, the temperature of the celestial bodies decreases, at least on the surface. Now, the surface temperature of this celestial body is still very high, indicating that it has just formed and that no other silicon beasts are laying eggs in it. ”

"What now?" Barnes asked directly.

Yang Yi smiled faintly, and a blue light shot out from him.

By the time Barnes reacted, the blue light had fallen on the celestial body and then vanished.

"This ......"

"Be patient."

Barnes was still very confused, but Yang Yi didn't want to say more, and he didn't want to ask more.

At this time, Lin Feng had already seen that what was shooting out of Yang Yi was not a beam of light, but a small dot, the blue-blooded wolf that was not yet an adult.

After a while, the temperature on the surface of the celestial body began to decrease, and the molten magma slowly solidified.

After about a few minutes, the surface of the celestial body had completely solidified, and the blue light appeared again, and disappeared after hitting Yang Yi.

Although he didn't see it clearly at first, this time, Barnes saw it clearly.

"That's ......"

"Legend has it that the blue-blooded wolf is extinct." Yang Yi didn't hide his armpits. "We found it in a den, eggs, to be exact, in a den, in the Greenwich meteorite. Of course, I was lucky. I was nearby when the eggs were corrupting, so it treated me like a relative. ”

Barnes swallowed, looking envious.

"Alright, let's go back." Yang Yi glanced at the celestial body. "If I'm not mistaken, this isn't the only celestial body to be invaded by the Silicon Beast."

"You mean......" Barnes snapped back to his senses, his expression becoming solemn.

"If that's the case, then we're going to have more trouble. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Yang Yi smiled faintly and said, "Besides, we can't stop because of some wild silicon beasts. Let's go, we've had enough time here. ”

Soon, the three of them returned to the "Xinghai", and then contacted Yuyang and Shen Chengwen.

After the fleet arrived, Yang Yi asked Yuyang to make arrangements. As in the past, an unmanned probe will be dispatched first, and the space jump will be performed after making sure that there is no anomaly at the space jump node in front of it. Because there were only a hundred battleships, the fleet was moving fast.

As for the transformation of large celestial bodies, Yang Yi handed over the responsibility of Yuyang and Carlson to him, and did not personally inquire about it.

In the next few days, Yang Yi's speculation was confirmed.

In the vicinity of almost every space jump node, the unmanned probes sent out have found celestial bodies that have been invaded by silicon beasts, and most of them have just happened, that is, the celestial bodies have been invaded by earth dragons, but they have not been invaded by other silicon beasts, that is, no eggs laid by other silicon beasts have been found in the celestial body.

On the fifth day, Yang Yi stopped the fleet.

This time, the unmanned probe found not one celestial object in front of it, but more than a dozen, all of which were invased by silicon beasts, and the surface of several of them had cooled.

It is definitely not an isolated incident that so many celestial bodies have been invaded by the Silicon Beast and developed into a beast's den. Although it is not difficult to deal with these celestial bodies, there is no need for Yang Yi to personally take action, just send a warship to destroy these celestial bodies. It's just that Yang Yi has to pay attention to the threats represented by these events.

After the fleet stopped, Yang Yi immediately arranged for Yuyang to send more unmanned probes, in addition to continuing to the front to detect the situation, but also to carry out extensive exploration of the surrounding area. To put it simply, it's about figuring out how many celestial bodies are being invaded by the Silicon Beast in the vicinity of this route.

Of course, this will take some time, and Yang Yi and the others can only wait patiently. (To be continued.) )