Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1266 - 482: Escort, Black Mist Zone_2

Ren Zhong nodded, a bit uneasy, and asked another question, "Will things be exposed on Source Star? There won’t be any problems with this emergency development, right? Your existence isn’t an issue, right? After the Empire Super Network audit is completed, you can smoothly take over the ’Network’, right?"

Sun Ai smiled and said, "Relax, everything is fine."

"That’s good then."

Due to Ren Zhong providing a reasonable explanation for the abnormal behavior in advance, and having just achieved military success, the Empire still expected to obtain the latest giant reproductive cell samples from the modern fourth-class Mother Empress, the review did not take long, lasting only half an hour.

During this period, the Empire Super Network relied on the computational power and communication mechanism of the Source Star node to conduct a comprehensive monitoring and analysis of the more than two billion people, resource reserves, human brain inventory, technological deposits, and the current social atmosphere within the Source Star Fleet.

The Empire Super Network discovered some unusual aspects.

Within the Source Star Fleet, there exists a strong personal worship of the leader Ren Zhong, but at the same time, there are quite a few who are dissatisfied with Ren Zhong; the social atmosphere is slightly distorted, yet operates smoothly. The root of dissatisfaction lies in Ren Zhong’s previous promise to leave the seeds of civilization on Source Star, but upon departure, he strictly executed the Empire’s sweeping order. After the Mother Empress Ship campaign ended, the dissatisfaction mostly disappeared, leaving only fervent worship.

Unlike other returning fleets, the people of the Source Star Fleet seem to lack a particularly strong desire to use freezing to traverse time and space to the Empire to enjoy life.

Before departure, although the Source Star Fleet encountered significant change, leading to a low number of ultra-class warriors with star sky combat power and almost losing all starship embryos, fleet members did not merely resign themselves to the defect of low combat power. Instead, they rigorously adhered to Ren Zhong’s plan for enhanced training, adding more than thirty thousand ultra-class warriors in just ten years. Many military personnel have not slept for ten years, now frail and aged, yet still steadfastly holding their training positions.

Similar phenomena also occur among other research and production personnel. It seems as though the crew did not view the voyage as a relocation process but rather treated the fleet as a new home.

These people learn, grow, marry, raise children, and thrive aboard eight thousand transport ships and nearly four thousand armed ships, working and creating. They have transformed from a terrestrial nation into a nomadic tribe.

This civilization model is not unprecedented within the Mechanical Empire. For instance, certain Earls and even Marquises, due to personal interest, have formed similar nomadic fleets that roam, collecting rare resources and seeking the universe’s most beautiful spectacles as hobbies.

Some nomadic fleet sizes far exceed the Source Star Fleet.

But the tracking colonies lack as much resources as high-ranking noble fleets, nor do they have such high technological levels. Life within the fleet is ultimately quite tough, and resources are limited, leading to low living quality; civilians may not willingly endure hardship. Few returning fleets of tracking colonies achieve this.

The continuously enclosed environment over the years easily produces complex social issues. On the long return journey, the best choice is always simply letting most people sleep. Freeze them, prevent them from overthinking, giving no room for psychological barriers, thus no disturbances arise.

In summary, although there are many anomalies, these anomalies are all within the Empire system’s tolerance limits, Ren Zhong’s military accomplishments remain protective, and the review peacefully concluded.

Once the Empire Super Network withdrew its virtual tentacles, Sun Ai swiftly repacked herself, returning from the Source Star pseudo-network, continuing to serve as Ren Zhong’s secretary.

"Uncle, I just received a notification from the Deputy Minister of Military and Political Affairs of the Nanxiang Star Cluster. They’ve organized a special fleet consisting of one hundred spiral-class fast shuttle ships, which has already departed from Nanxiang Star. Passing through the fold jump channel network transfer, they’re expected to leave the outer layer transit station of the South Nine Star in over a year. The shuttle ship array can maintain long-distance cruising at 0.2 times the speed of light in the universe and will likely arrive at the Black Mist Zone in about 8~9 years, waiting for us at the inner edge of the Black Mist Zone. Once we traverse the Black Mist Zone, we can meet them."

Ren Zhong nodded in understanding.

Now that the patrol team of the Ascendants has been eliminated, the fleet can turn back, returning to the commercial route of the Tenglong Nebula, to save time and reduce navigation risks.

Due to the need for acceleration and major course change for returning, the estimated time spent traversing the commercial route line is 3 years.