Ten days.

The Stellar has already visited several of the surrounding galaxies and done a brief survey.

As for a more detailed assessment, it will not be done now, after all, the mission of the Star is only to ensure the safety of the settlement, as well as the surrounding star system.

As for the spread and colonization of the Alpha Galaxy as the center, that is not within the scope of the mission.

After confirming that there were no high-intelligence civilizations in the surrounding star systems, in addition to leaving the four mecha teams behind to protect the advance team of tens of thousands of people, the Star embarked directly on the return journey.

And then it won't come back for a long time.

After all, there is only one zero-point energy module, and the equipment and personnel that the Star can transport at a time are very limited.

Therefore, according to the plan, after this return, the zero energy module will be transferred to the newly built super immigrant ship, which will be responsible for the task of continuously transporting various materials and personnel to the Big Magellanic system.

You know, it's a giant ship that can transport 300 million people in one way.

The most important thing is that, according to the design, this colony ship also has a super huge cargo hold, which can even cram four Qingluan-class frigates at a time if it does not hold anything else.

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Just as the Star set off to return to the Milky Way.

Canglan star orbit.

The first airport.

Fleet Command, Conference Room.

At this moment, the five absolute elders of the Canglan Star are gathering here.

The rebel army of the Canglan Star, leader Suhe.

Fleet Command, Commander Mu Zhengfeng.

Canglan Star Guard Department, Commander Lu Weiming.

Canglan Star Research Institute, Director Ling Ruoxuan.

and the newly established Battleship Design and Construction Coordination Department, Minister Liu Feng.

"I just received the news that the Xingchen has begun to return, and it is expected to arrive in the Canglan system in twelve days, and then I will trouble Liu Lao to transfer the zero-point energy module to the humpback whale immigration ship."

"No problem."

Nodding, Liu Feng said.

For him, it's a trifle.

However, although things are going well on the other side of the Big Magellanic Galaxy, there is still no expression of excitement on the part of everyone present.

Extreme Soul Chaos

If there's a reason, it's...

There is only one zero-point energy module, and it is impossible to use it at all.

Even the newly built Humpback Whale can transport 300 million people at a time, but from the Canglan system to the Great Magellanic system, this round trip is nearly 25 days.

In other words, in a year, more than 4 billion people will be sent to the Big Magellanic system.

The floodlit star system alone has nearly 10 billion human beings, and there are even hundreds of billions of human beings on the entire Orion arm.

If you want to rescue everyone and send them to the Big Magellanic system, it will take a hundred years to say the least.

Therefore, as far as the current capacity is concerned, it is obviously not up to the expected value.

"Elder Liu, apart from the zero-point energy module, is there really no other way to make the spacecraft cross the sea of stars and reach the Big Magellanic Galaxy?"

"I can't say that there isn't..."

"Huh? Does Liu Lao have a way? Let's get it straight! ”

"It's just an idea, but after building a hyperspace engine for the Humpback Whale this time, I have some new ideas and am currently designing a new hyperspace engine that, if successful, can drastically reduce the need for energy."

"This is great, we don't care about the resources needed for the hyperspace engine, we don't have enough to grab the four major civilizations, and we can rebuild the immigrant ship, as long as it can solve the energy problem."

Hearing this, Su He was also a little excited.

I asked casually, Liu Feng really has a way?

"Don't get excited, I just have some ideas at the moment, and it's hard to say whether I can succeed in the end."

"But even if it succeeds, with current energy technology, I guess it's barely enough to sustain the hyperspace engine at low power."

"In other words, it is impossible to reach the Big Magellanic system in 12 days, as the Star did, and it is estimated that it will take 2-3 months to travel."

Dipping cold water on Su He, Liu Feng explained slowly.

It is more appropriate to say that it is a second-generation hyperspace engine, but in fact it is more appropriate to call it an improved version of the first generation.

Because, there is no overall improvement in performance, but the focus is on the optimal control of energy, and even in order to achieve this purpose, some performance will be sacrificed.

In addition, the problem of not being able to operate at full power, it is said that the Big Magellanic galaxy can be reached in two or three months, which is already the most optimistic estimate.

Although Sukh has some disappointment, I have to say that this is much better than the current situation.

Besides, if the efficiency is slow, then increase the number.

Humpback whale-class super colony ships, we will build ten directly, if it is not enough, then twenty, thirty...

Anyway, this thing is not as technically difficult as a battleship, and it is easy to build and has a short cycle.

As long as the production of hyperspace engines can keep up, you can build as many as you want.

However, when it came to the production of hyperspace engines, Suhe couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Last time, it consumed a lot of resources from Canglan Star, plus the resources snatched by the floodlight galaxy, and in the end, it took a month to make such a one.

It's also hard to produce more.

"When the Star comes back this time, how about letting the Star be a pirate?"

"To be a pirate?"

Hearing Liu Feng's sudden words, everyone was stunned.

"Have you forgotten how I used resources to build a hyperspace engine for the Star in the first place?"

"Uh... Scorpion pirates? ”

On the side, Mu Zhengfeng seemed to understand, and then asked.

"That's right, let that kid Liu Tao go to the Star as a second mate, this kid is not very good at other things, but when it comes to how to rob, he is more professional than anyone else."

"After all... He's been a pirate since he was born..."

"In those years, we relied on the bankruptcy of these second- and third-level civilizations to snatch the resources needed for a hyperspace engine, and now with the Star, isn't it simpler?"

They almost forgot.

The Scorpion Pirates were born to rob those who needed to build a hyperspace engine, and who better knows better than them what resources to grab and where?

Just like Liu Feng said, they relied on a team of second- and third-level civilization rags to complete this task.

If this is for Jiang Xingchen to cooperate with Liu Tao...

Hiss...

There's a head!

You must know that before only grabbing the floodlight star system, one is because many resources are available in the Canglan system, and the other is because the most important trade hub in the first half of the Orion arm of the floodlight star system, and the various resources in reserve are also quite comprehensive.

But if you act later, it's different.

The Canglan system is now short of any resources, and the floodlight star system has been snapped up.

In other words, find out where each resource has reserves later, and then grab it in a targeted manner.

The galaxy around the Death Nebula is fine, Such has the corresponding intelligence, but elsewhere...

That's the specialty of the scorpion pirate group.

"I agree with this suggestion."

"I agree!"

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

Regarding Liu Feng's proposal, the other four people directly raised their hands in agreement.

"That's it, I'll issue an order in a while to transfer Liu Tao to the Xingchen as the second officer."

Seeing that the matter was unanimously passed, Mu Zhengfeng also spoke.

"Next, we're going to discuss the issue of the Starry Sky Zerg."

After talking about Liu Tao, Su He's expression suddenly became serious.

"According to the latest information I got from here, the largest of those mounds that fought with the four major civilizations in the Death Nebula before..."

"Evolving!"

Well?

Has the mounds evolved?

"Suhe, is the news accurate?"

"To be exact, this insider is in the Imperial Palace of the Kairui Empire."

Hiss...

Hearing this, several people took a breath.

I have always known that you Su He is very good at intelligence, but this time it simply refreshed our three views.

Your informants went undercover to the Imperial Palace of the Kairi Empire?

It's outrageous!

"Actually, this insider was on Snow a few years ago, but then he was sent to the Imperial Palace of the Kairui Empire as a servant, and as you know, the high-level of the four major civilizations especially like to treat us humans..."

Looking at the surprise of several people, Su He also explained.

As he said, the top of the four civilizations prefer human slaves to any other civilization.

Even their leaders are no exception...

As for the reason, it's not hard to understand.

You can imagine that it was your boss who commanded you to do this and that all day long, but one day the boss went bankrupt, and you started your own company, and finally recruited the former boss to your company, and then watched him bring you tea and water every day...

Those people of the four major civilizations are almost like this.

However, it is precisely because of this that the intelligence agents under Suhe can go deep into various places of the four major civilizations and continuously obtain confidential information.

"According to the information sent back, the four empires have found the location of the worm mound group in that passage through the unmanned detector, and have also discovered the largest worm mound, which is evolving."

"Originally, Kyle's guy asked for instructions to directly enter the army and exterminate those insect mounds to prevent future troubles, but he was unanimously opposed by the high-level of the four major civilizations."

"According to the meaning of the four high-level civilizations, they are ready to let that female insect evolve and deliberately enhance the strength of the Starry Sky Zerg."

"As for the reason for this, I think you should all guess..."

"That's right, in order to better consume the strength of those civilizations on the four main spiral arms."

Female worm evolution?

And then let it evolve, wanting to make the Starry Sky Zerg stronger?

The high-level of these four civilizations are terrified, right?

"It's just stupid!"

"Who says it's not, the four major civilizations are playing with fire."

"After the mother worm evolves, what will change, and how far will the strength of the Starry Sky Zerg be raised... Dare to do this without knowing anything, what a bunch of fools! ”

Everyone shouted angrily.

According to the original calculation, even if the Starry Sky Zerg has more troops in the future, it will take at least a few decades to fight before it can be achieved after the four major civilizations continue to send the subordinate civilization fleets over.

But now that the mother worm has evolved, variables have appeared.

If one is not good, maybe the Starry Sky Zerg will soon be able to completely kill the Death Nebula.

And the rebels, on their part, are not ready yet!

If you want to seek death, that's your business, and we can't care about it or bother to take care of it.

But the question is...

This is the Orion arm!

I'm really going to let those bugs rush out, the first to suffer...

That's not even hundreds of billions of human beings!