novelraw Chapter 814: Invasion War
Chapter 814: Invasion War
At this moment, in this small universe abandoned by a Level 7 civilization, Xiao Yu’s research had already entered a critical stage. Space-direction Level 7 civilizations were the most common type of Level 7 civilization, and space technology was the technological foundation of all Level 7 civilizations. Such foundational Level 7 technology was the best nourishment for Xiao Yu’s own technological advancement.
“I no longer need two thousand years. With this small universe from a Level 7 space-direction civilization, I will only need one thousand years to become a Level 7 civilization.” Xiao Yu thought silently. “After I become a Level 7 civilization, I will explore the entire Andromeda Galaxy once over. If there is nothing I want in the Andromeda Galaxy, then I will set out for the other galaxies…”
“Hm? Why are there suddenly so many spatial fluctuations?” At this moment, through the space monitoring devices that were running at all times, Xiao Yu sensed something out of the ordinary.
Space monitoring technology was the most powerful detection technology of Level 7 civilizations. Depending on how far a civilization had advanced in this field, a Level 7 civilization could use this technology to monitor all spatial fluctuations above a certain intensity within ranges from tens of thousands to several hundreds of thousands of light years. With his current level of technology, Xiao Yu could more or less monitor all spatial fluctuations caused by travel speeds above seventy times the speed of light within a radius of one hundred thousand light years.
In a galaxy, the existence of spatial fluctuations was perfectly normal, because curvature flight was far too common among even slightly advanced civilizations. Over these past several hundred years, Xiao Yu had on average detected several hundred million spatial fluctuations per second from travel speeds exceeding seventy times the speed of light. But recently, that number had been rising sharply. By now, it had increased by several hundred times, approaching the level of one hundred billion. This finally attracted Xiao Yu’s attention.
“The sudden increase in spatial fluctuations could mean many things; there are many possibilities. But no matter which one it is, whether military or civilian in nature, it definitely represents a large-scale mobilization. And now… these sources of fluctuation are coming from all sorts of different places within the Andromeda Galaxy, dotted across the whole in point-like distribution. The nearly one hundred billion fluctuation sources are roughly clustered into a little more than two hundred points. The distribution of these points themselves, however, shows no pattern. Let me check the directions of motion of these fluctuation sources…”
“These points have chaotic directions of travel, but from a macroscopic perspective, they all share a rough point of convergence. The convergence point is here, and it is only a few hundred light years away from me… Oh. So that is how it is, I understand now.”
Now that things had reached this stage, how could Xiao Yu fail to understand what was happening.
“It seems there is a powerful figure who has organized all of the advanced civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy to come deal with me… A full two hundred plus Level 6 Technological Civilizations joining forces… No, the number definitely is not just that. My detection resolution is still not high enough. Only large-scale curvature flight actions can be picked up by me, and only by focusing my attention here can I roughly estimate how many warships are involved. As for single-entity civilizations such as the Taihao Civilizations and Alien Beast Civilizations traveling by curvature flight, I have no way to detect them. Since more than two hundred Level 6 Technological Civilizations have set out, there will certainly be a considerable number of Alien Beasts and Taihao Civilizations joining in as well…”
“What an overwhelmingly powerful force…” Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. “The quality of civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy may not compare to that of the Milky Way, but their numbers far surpass it. And now, all of these civilizations have united to come against me. Your goal is nothing more than to seize my technology, but I want you to understand that sometimes no matter what price you pay, you still cannot obtain my technology…”Xiao Yu had already grasped the enemy’s movements in advance. This was the advantage of Level 7 civilization technology.
“Then let me estimate your combat strength… Roughly speaking, at the Level 6 standard, that is, warships traveling at curvature speeds above one hundred times the speed of light and capable of posing a certain threat to me, there will be about fifty billion of them. Since there are so many Level 6 Technological Civilizations, the number of Taihao Civilizations will certainly not be small either. Let us count the Taihao Civilizations and Alien Beast Civilizations together as one hundred. Each Taihao Civilization or Alien Beast has at least the combat strength equivalent to one of my Star-Class battleships, so that comes to one hundred Star-Class battleships. Overall, then, the enemy’s combat strength is very formidable, and when facing a quasi-Level 7 civilization that has not yet fully stepped into the Level 7 category, they indeed have some hope of victory.”
“So the allure of Level 7 civilization technological data really is this powerful?” Xiao Yu sighed.
Xiao Yu knew that the technological data of a Level 7 civilization could not be passed out. If he were to pass these data on to other civilizations, he would incur the punishment of the Guardian of the Way from the unseen, perhaps even be erased entirely. Although it was speculated that the Rebel Alliance was secretly helping him, Xiao Yu currently had no need to further provoke the Guardian of the Way. However, this prohibition on dissemination applied only to himself. If the data were leaked, the one punished would only be him. Looked at from another angle, if Xiao Yu were a Level 6 civilization and had an opportunity to plunder a Level 7 civilization’s technology, he would be more than willing to do it. After all, he would not be the one punished in the end, so why not?
Moreover, only civilizations that had successfully carried out super particle acceleration experiments, made initial contact with the space energy formula, and had dealings with the Guardian of the Way would know about this restriction that Level 7 civilization technological data could not be spread. Level 6 civilizations simply had no way of knowing this.
“It seemed that a great war was unavoidable. Still, since I bear the title of Sweeper, cleaning up some of the other civilizations is something I should be doing anyway, all the more so when they are the ones who have taken the initiative to provoke me.” Xiao Yu thought to himself as he began making preparations related to the war.
The idea of fleeing had never even crossed Xiao Yu’s mind. Flee, why flee? As a quasi-Level 7 civilization, and one with such enormous advantages as himself, did he need to run when facing a bunch of Level 6 civilizations?
There was another reason as well, namely that Xiao Yu had already been angered. For such a massive military operation that involved the entire galaxy, there had to be a leader and organizer. The only ones who knew his circumstances and were qualified to serve as leader and organizer would be those Level 6 civilizations that had previously escaped from the small universe. It had been only because of the Flame Civilization’s bitter pleas and his own mercy that these civilizations had been allowed to continue on. And yet now, these civilizations were actually repaying kindness with enmity, turning around to organize forces against him, attempting to plunder his technology?
“In this universe, I am the only one who robs others, since when has anyone else come to rob me? Since you do not know what is good for you, I will have no choice but to annihilate you all and do my duty as the Sweepers Civilization…”
At present, Xiao Yu could control at most five hundred million warships simultaneously. In terms of numbers, he was at an absolute disadvantage. However, he was on the defensive, held the advantage of terrain, and also possessed a technological edge, so he was not worried about losing at all.
In the final analysis, Xiao Yu simply did not take these enemies seriously.
Time continued to slip quietly by. Xiao Yu carried on with his scientific research as usual, as if entirely unaware of the surging waves beyond. This state of affairs was broken on a seemingly ordinary day.
Xiao Yu dispatched a few small warships outside the small universe to witness the entire scene with his own eyes.
The surrounding space rippled like water, to the point that the myriad stars in the sky became hazy and indistinct. As these ripples flashed again and again, spaceship after spaceship appeared here.
This scene played out over an enormous area. In just a few minutes, tens of millions of warships appeared here. They seemed to belong to the same faction, and after emerging, they lined up neatly according to some pattern. Outside this group was another group, in another direction, where warships were likewise constantly appearing. At the same time, in a third direction, a fourth direction…
In total, more than two hundred battle fleets had assembled here. The total number of warships slightly exceeded Xiao Yu’s previous estimate, coming to roughly sixty billion. Beyond these sixty billion warships, there were also more than one hundred colossal figures flickering in and out of sight, rising and sinking in the void…
Behind these more than sixty billion warships, even more groups of ships were massing. The technological level of these vessels varied widely, some belonging to Level 5 civilizations, some to Level 4 civilizations. Appearing together with them were tens of thousands of stars and countless planets. In total, more than three hundred billion of various types of ships were shuttling back and forth there. It was obvious that this was the rear position of the Level 6 civilization alliance, and all the lower-level civilizations there were responsible for logistics support.
This was a world of warships. Endless warships filled all of space, in front, behind, to the left and right, above and below, stretching all the way to the limits of sight. These warships came in all shapes and sizes and at different levels of technology. Some were large, some small, and on their outer hulls flickered protective shields of pale blue or dark green…
At least ninety-five percent of all the civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy had gathered here, ready to participate in this war that was destined to bring about a sweeping upheaval for the entire Andromeda Galaxy.
Xiao Yu sighed softly. “I spared you out of mercy, yet I never thought you would gather so many civilizations to come against me. Since you have come, then stay.”
“You hateful outsider, invader. You did not originally belong to the Andromeda Galaxy, yet you came here, seized our living space, and slaughtered our civilizations. That is why we must protect ourselves, why we must unite and drive you out…”