Unconsciously, time has reached 2943, and 23 years have passed since it was reduced to zero.
Over the past twenty years, each squadron has strictly implemented the core policy of "rapid reproduction, expansion of troops, and dispersed advance", and the situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Since 2920, the fourth generation of nameless people who have multiplied rapidly in each team have already grown up one after another and have taken up various jobs.
Some people have begun to receive intensive advanced military training, some have become key members of various productivity sectors, and some have entered core research institutions, perfectly integrating study and work.
Zhou Donglai's original request was that by 2960, at least 8,000 teams must arrive in the Genting Star Territory, and the number of personnel in each team should not be less than 2 million.
But it is obvious that Zhou Donglai's considerations are too conservative. So far, the number of existing squadrons of the Unknown Fleet is 9,801. Excluding the core fleet, the average population size of the remaining squadrons is 1.957 million, and the average number of ships per squadron is 4208.7 ships, including 2706.1 manned ships and 1502.6 unmanned ships.
The total population of the Unknown Fleet has increased from less than 300 million to 19.221 billion.
The overall size of the entire unmanned fleet has reached 41.35 million ships.
Compared with the 120,000 ships when they were forced to disperse and advance, it has expanded 344.58 times.
This data comparison is extremely intuitive.
The core reason for such an intuitive change is that the fleet has changed its focus from concealment to development.
After being broken into parts, the team gave up most of their hidden needs. Whenever there was an opportunity, they would efficiently collect energy and materials, and then convert the resources into population and comprehensive strength with extremely high efficiency.
New routes bring new situations.
Although small squadrons continued to be pursued and destroyed due to their whereabouts being exposed, the overall strength of the fleet was still expanding at a speed far exceeding the rate at which it was being wasted by the enemy.
The changes are obvious, but this does not mean that the previous latent advance strategy was wrong, and the past route cannot be negated just because of current developments.
The scientific and technological backgrounds of different times determine different policies and routes.
Before the three core technologies of human cryonics technology, real energy refining technology in curvature space, and the latest ultra-high efficiency and complex polycrystal structure material synthesizer that can be used in curvature space are formed, the fleet cannot be quickly formed after being broken into parts. The scale of combat power means that there is no room for development, and the outcome of being exposed is likely to be quickly eaten away by the enemy.
At the same time, this also slightly overturned the civil strife caused by the original Free Will Alliance.
Judging from the final result, although the Free Will Alliance caused civil strife, it also improved the combat effectiveness of the fleet in the short term, and also provided basic ideological enlightenment for the dispersed advance.
In a sense, if the original intention of the Free Will Alliance after leaving the fleet was not to escape, but to disperse and march, then the idea of the Free Willers represented by Ophilos Cage to leave the fleet and start a new one is correct. .
Objective conditions must be considered. At that time, the "Pact of Destiny" had not yet been formed, the will could not be unified, and the result of the fleet's hasty dispersion would inevitably lead to the situation being completely out of control.
The limitations of the times force mankind to always have to pay a staged price on the way forward.
The merits are divided into two parts. The Cage father and son and the Libertarian Alliance no longer need to be engraved on the pillar of shame in history.
This group of people also made great contributions to the Unknown Fleet and mankind in their own way.
At this time, the changes that occurred in some small teams were particularly earth-shaking.
The development of these small teams is particularly good, the overall strength has been steadily improved, and the fleet size is also different from what it used to be.
For example, Team 6322 now has as many as 19,000 ships and a population of nearly 8 million.
Then the original squadron organization is no longer applicable, and a new fleet organization should be established separately in the system, at least into a squadron or a group.
However, after comprehensive consideration and learning from history, Zhou Donglai decided to let 6322 continue to use the formation name of the squadron.
This is a disguise.
Because it is not ruled out that compound-eyed people are also quietly infiltrating human quantum networks and intercepting some information from them.
Maintaining the name of the team will give the Compound Eyes a chance to make errors in judgment when dispatching troops and generals, and then they will have a head start in intelligence.
The title of big or small is not important, what is important is strength.
In January 2943, a new turning point appeared.
"Squad 6322" discovered a special galaxy on its route.
The straight-line physical distance between the galaxy and the event horizon of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way is 2,160 light-years.
This is basically the center of the Milky Way.
If we compare the Milky Way to a city and the stars to the residents of the city, the location of the solar system is a sparsely populated suburb, with only 0.004 residents per cubic light-year.
The area close to the galactic center is the bustling downtown area.
The star density in the core area near the galactic center is as high as 289,000 stars per cubic light-year, which is 72 million times higher than that near the solar system.
The planets in that area would have millions of stars brighter than Sirius in their night skies.
The night is like day, with stars in the sky.
Stars are sources of energy.
For humans who have surpassed the fourth-level civilization and mastered the technology of rapid star development, the vicinity of the galactic center is both a dangerous place and an inexhaustible mineral deposit.
Although Team 6322 had not arrived at the center of the galaxy at this time, it had barely left the suburbs and entered the urban-rural fringe.
In this area, the stellar density is 330 stars per cubic light-year, which is 82,500 times that of the nearby solar system.
The intelligence returned by the reconnaissance aircraft that patrolled in advance in the original three-dimensional space was dropped into the 6322 command ship.
6322 Commander Andrei Flechek unfolded the message, and a beautiful star map came into view.
It was an extremely large olive-shaped light blue star.
The absolute brightness is 11.2 times that of the sun, and the volume is 1.9 billion times that of the sun.
Near this star, there are tens of millions of huge nebulae moving away in rays.
Nebulae vary in size, ranging from hundreds of millions of times the size of light blue stars to the smallest being only the size of Jupiter.
Experts located in the 6322 third astronomical science ship quickly provided a more detailed analysis report.
"This area was once a small globular star cluster composed of more than 3,000 stars. The stars orbited each other. Six hundred thousand years ago, two of the supermassive stars were affected by external forces and deviated from their orbits and collided, triggering a supernova explosion. Finally, An unstable black hole was left behind. The black hole completely disrupted the motion stability of the star cluster, constantly colliding with other stars, and eventually led to an astonishing big explosion. After many years of evolution, it formed what we see now This particular star and radiation nebula.”
"The total mass of the star is only 13 times that of the sun, which is not commensurate with its huge volume. The reason is that its interior is hollow. It is not an olive-shaped star, but a nebula. The light blue light is not found in ordinary stars. The energy released by the nuclear fusion reaction caused by the quantum tunneling effect is a plasma-magnetic storm composed of electrical energy and magnetic field."
"This storm only exists on the surface. There is almost no high-energy reaction visible in its interior, which is illuminated by the surrounding light. In the center of its interior, there is an ultra-small black hole with a mass of only 2.1 times that of the sun. The small black hole provides gravity , fixing the outer slurry magnetic storm to rotate at high speed nearby, forming the olive body we see."
"More amazing structures are inside."
The astrophysics expert zoomed in on the stereogram as he spoke.
The simulation diagram in front of Andre began to move inward.
"As we can see, there are dozens of planets orbiting the black hole along different orbits. The largest among these dozens of planets is only 4.2 times the mass of the Earth, and the smallest is 0.7 times the mass of the Earth. All planets The average mass of the planet is 1.1 times that of the Earth. The orbits of all planets are in the 'Earth's habitable zone'. Each planet has an atmosphere and forms a different ecological environment."
"Yes, in just tens of thousands of years, all the planets here have given birth to early life. The orbits of the planets are very stable and will not collide with the large number of dark energy clusters and small dark matter blocks that are filled nearby. This is simply a A galaxy full of vitality and wonders of the universe! Before the energy of the plasma magnetic storm is exhausted, the structure of this galaxy is very stable."
"Comprehensive calculations can conclude that the plasma magnetic storm can be stable for at least two billion years! If this galaxy is given enough time, a remarkable emerging civilization will definitely develop here. Of course, this civilization has no future, because in Before they obtain the same technological level as ours, they will not be able to break through the blockade of the plasma magnetic storm. However, the relatively closed and narrow space means that the technological level here can only develop to an infinitely close level three civilization at best. Assuming that there is civilization here, It will inevitably be destroyed in the extremely chaotic external environment when the plasma magnetic storm collapses."
"This is the analysis parameter of the plasma magnetic storm..."
Andre quickly scanned the parameters and gasped.
Just the alternating action of electric current and magnetic field can achieve such a high level of energy response.
This magnetic storm completely cut off the jump channels and curvature channels inside and outside, making it impossible to bypass them.
At the same time, the ultra-high-energy reaction of the storm can even tear apart most of the ordinary ships in the 6322 fleet today.
Today's ships are not the tinfoil they were when humans first entered space.
Putting aside energy and force field shields, just talking about the material of the ship shell, scientists have used the triple unified force in these materials to a superb level. Its performance has surpassed the prism ship in the previous timeline, and it is extremely stable. With its durability, toughness, and self-healing properties, it can be called the pinnacle masterpiece of the fourth-level civilization in the material science of the universe.
Such materials can still be easily torn apart by plasma magnetic storms.
So the astrophysicist's judgment was absolutely correct.
The civilization born inside can only touch the boundary of the third-level civilization at most, but to break out before everything is destroyed, it requires at least the material science and technology level of a fourth-level civilization.
This is an endless cycle with no solution.
The above issues are what scientists consider.
But Andrei Flechek, as the person in charge of the military and political integration of the 6322 fleet, is indeed considering something bigger.
He made a split-second decision.
This special planet is simply a frontline fortress tailor-made for the human expeditionary force.
Combined with the massive amounts of high-quality energy readily available and the storm layer that can block warp and curvature flight, it is possible to create an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack environment that integrates military, scientific research, population reproduction, rapid production and other multi-functions. An all-in-one starry sky fortress.
Andre immediately contacted Zhou Donglai through the highest-level top-secret channel, and used the traditional but most secure manual code to compile the communication. He started communicating with Zhou Donglai at the speed of one message every five minutes.
Twenty minutes later, Zhou Donglai expanded the size of the meeting to include the fleets near 6322 and the five top military staff currently scattered in other fleets.
Three hours later, the meeting made the following decisions.
First: Name this unnamed special galaxy the Oasis Galaxy, which means that it is a life-saving oasis that travelers in the desert stumble upon when they are struggling to move forward.
Second: Approved Andre's proposal to temporarily stop advancing, establish a fortress base here, and further expand the strength of the fleet, and develop a complete strategic plan around the above plan.
The Unnamed Fleet once again changed part of its plan, but this was not a denial of the past, but more in line with Zhou Donglai's strategic thinking, which was more flexible and changeable than Qin Guang's.
In the vast universe and long voyages, there is no one-size-fits-all and unchangeable idea, and it is natural to adapt to changes.
Three days later, Fleet 6322 was the first to arrive at the edge of the Oasis Star, and docked only 50 million kilometers away from the edge of the huge olive-shaped light blue star, stationed on the spot.
Subsequently, a large number of reconnaissance teams were dispatched in all directions to guard the perimeter.
At the same time, military warships began to spread out at a slow speed to form a defensive formation.
The scientific research ship, production ship, and scientific investigation ship broke away from the large force and moved closer to the surface of the oasis star.
As for the population reproduction ship, it is located in the middle of the military ship and other functional ships.
Half an hour later, the first-generation unmanned scientific research airship, which was targeted and improved based on the remote sensing data obtained by scientific researchers, flew out of a production ship and headed straight into the plasma magnetic storm layer of the Oasis planet.
Thirty-five minutes later, the scientific research airship first lost contact outside the plasma magnetic storm layer, then lost control, and finally exploded with a bang.
However, before blowing up the plane, the airship transmitted a large amount of analytical data to the rear.
Another fifteen minutes passed, and the second batch of one hundred improved scientific research airships flew out.
The second batch of airships still all bombed, but more information was obtained.
At the same time, Andre began to receive alerts indicating that the nearest Compound Eye slave fleet would arrive in four days.
If it were normal, the 6322 fleet would definitely run away immediately, but this time, Andre started a comprehensive comprehensive assessment and conducted a war simulation.
"The 8119th team closest to us will also arrive on the same day. This battle can be fought and won. But we will lose about one thousand to two thousand warships. The scientific research work must be accelerated. Ask the scientific research team how What’s the matter, why do the planes keep blowing up?”
As Andre was talking, the third batch of 500 scientific research airships were all blown up, but no more new data was obtained this time.
Lu Quangda, head of the scientific research team of Fleet 6322, a 22-year-old young genius and recognized successor to Emerson Colbert, said: "The energy of the plasma magnetic storm is too violent, and it has no impact on quantum communication, electromagnetic communication, and gravitational wave communication. When all our communication methods cause huge interference, the unmanned spacecraft will lose contact when it gets close. We decided to modify the manned spacecraft carrying the black box system based on the existing data and change it to manual control to fly as close as possible. It will take at least half an hour to improve the technology. At the same time, the selection of our scientific research vessel pilots and field analysts... too many people have signed up, and there is almost a fight."
Hearing this, Andre fell silent for a moment and stopped pursuing blame. He just said, "Well, Dr. Lu, keep up your hard work. By the way, say thank you to those young people for me."
Once you go, there will be no turning back.
But the fourth generation grabbed all the places to die.
Andre turned to look at the huge light blue star outside the see-through window and murmured to himself: "It's different."
