"Is antimatter okay?"

A certain leaping creature anchored near the antimatter giant asked, and immediately attracted an impatient reply from the other party.

"What's the hurry? Don't you know that this is the most troublesome strategic resource in the race? There is still plenty of time, so wait quietly."

"Oh."

Twenty-one years have passed since the time when the collectors finally responded to the Carters. At this time, the planets still exist in this star system, but there are already a few solitary solid cores. Wandering in the universe, like a poor girl stripped naked by a gangster.

In the composite channel constructed by the life field and radio, collectors browse the resource information.

"Metallic hydrogen... abundant resources."

"The proton lattice... has sufficient resources."

"Solid helium... sufficient resources."

"Ammonia monohydrate... adequate resources."

"Heavy water... adequate resources."

...

"Antimatter...out of stock."

After browsing all the resource information, the collectors fell into thinking.

"The star trails have already been constructed, so we can set off just because of material resources."

"The antimatter giants are already producing at full power. It is only a matter of time to replenish resources."

"I had known that I would not run 23 light-years so far in one breath. If we were closer, we could obtain antimatter resources from our neighbors in the star system."

"It doesn't make sense to complain about this kind of thing, because it has already happened."

Taking the lead from the very beginning, more and more collectors are making larger-scale interstellar voyages. This is very risky, but it is worth it. The experience after the voyage is completed will be an extremely valuable wealth of knowledge for the ethnic group.

However, these collectors are still a bit worse than Chu, because at this point in time, the cluster voyage capability led by Chu has reached the level of 30 light-years, and is challenging the interstellar voyage of 40 light-years.

At a certain point in time, a collector observed more than a thousand bright stars appearing outside the star system. They showed obvious signs of blue shift, which is the result of the compression of the frequency of light under the Doppler effect. The change in luminosity indicates that these luminous bodies are approaching the position of the observer at a very high speed.

"They are here!"

The gatherers are excited, this is the reinforcement of the ethnic group.

When these leaping creatures get close enough to the star system colonized by the collectors, the collectors send a powerful radio message through the stars.

"Welcome everyone to come to this star system."

"This is your route into orbit."

Following the route planned by the local collectors, the leap forward creatures who came from afar were the first to ask for information about the new civilization.

Although in interstellar communication, the collectors have delivered as much as possible the information they know to their people 23 light-years away, but the information will inevitably be misunderstood, just like the Arabs writing a '3'. The British will think it is an'E' when they see it, and the Chinese will think it is a'mountain' when they see it. Even the same language will be misunderstood.

In order to confirm the information, it needs to be repeatedly verified several times to eliminate misunderstandings, but on a large scale of 23 light years, it takes 46 years for the information to come back and forth, let alone back and forth several times, at least more than a hundred years. .

"You found good things, do you have a detailed understanding of that civilization?"

"It is preliminarily judged that the civilization that masters the planetary resources may be at the same level as the Celine. It is a civilization that requires ethnic vigilance.

After getting a reply, Yuejin Creature continued to inquire.

"Then what is the number of our clusters?"

"Add your words about fifteen thousand and five."

"With such a small amount, why do you think you can deal with a powerful enemy like the Empire?"

The Leap Forward creatures who came to support can only make judgments based on intelligence without knowing it, and according to their habits, they will prepare for the worst, that is, the strength of the new civilization will be as tricky as the empire, and it will be initially destructive. The ability of stars, but there is no interstellar colonization yet.

"We are just the first group to determine the opponent's combat effectiveness and technical level. If we are eliminated, the group will have reason to carry out large-scale resource mobilization."

Also in accordance with the tradition of the collectors, with the worst plan, the collectors who don't know much about the Carters, when they learn that the opponent has at least the use of planetary resources, regarded them as rivals equivalent to the empire.

As for whether they have the ability to destroy stars, they have not yet reached a conclusion, and they are going to consider these after the initial temptation.

The method of probing is very simple. They will arrive at the star system where the civilization is located and fight with them. If they can survive, they will send back the actual test information, and 20 years after departure, if Without information, it will default to the complete destruction of the Yuejin biological cluster, which also means that the technological level of the alien civilization is at a very high level. At least it is capable of destroying 1,500 heavily armed Yuejin creatures. It requires a high level of vigilance from the race. .

"That's it."

The reinforcements who figured this out did not express any disagreement. It is a matter of course to dedicate their lives to the ethnic group.

While local collectors and reinforcements from afar exchange other information about the group, collectors who have been observing the direction of the Carter’s parent star report in the channel.

"That alien civilization has sent another message."

"Translate it."

The information is translated quickly, and after the translated text is completed, such translation work becomes simple.

[Amoeba civilization, when you received this message, we have made sufficient preparations. A high-power transmitting satellite was put into orbit at a distance of 45 billion units from the star. With the help of the gravitational wave of the star, the The signal radiation distance of the satellite will reach a hundred light-years away. Please immediately give up going to our star and let your fleet turn around. We will wait for your reply in ten years. When you reach the first time based on your timing method In eleven years, whether you choose to be silent or delay in information due to other reasons, we will immediately send the message of the destruction of our civilization to the universe. 】

"What are they planning to do? I didn't understand."

"It should be to deter us in this way."

Collectors who understand the content of the information explain to their own people.

"How to deter?"

The collector thought for a while, then asked.

"Try to think about it. Civilization A attacked Civilization B, and Civilization B sent out the reason for its attack and the murderer who attacked them before attacking. Civilization C learned this information. So what would Civilization C think?"

"Civilization A is a big threat and requires vigilance."

Of course, since Civilization A can destroy Civilization B, it is normal to destroy Civilization C. If Civilization C does not want to be destroyed, you must be vigilant, and even use force to target Civilization A. Collectors who prioritize the existence of ethnic groups will also obtain information. This kind of action is bound to be taken ~lightnovelpub.net~ Yes, this method will increase the effect as the number of alien civilizations increases, especially after it is confirmed that civilization B does attack, civilization A will surely become a target of public criticism. "

A few simple words will answer these complicated questions. The Carter civilization wants to use this to make the collectors cast a rat avoidance, and dare not move, as long as there is a second highest within 100 light-years of their star system. Technological alien civilization, such information has deterrent power.

"It's interesting, but it's a pity..."

"Well, it is a pity that such a strategy is meaningless to us."

Collectors who are dedicated to finding alien civilizations are very aware of the scarcity of alien civilizations. Within this hundred light-year range, there is no high-tech alien civilization, otherwise Amoeba would have established diplomatic relations with it.

After that, almost five years have passed, watching the time accurately reach the eleventh year when the message was sent, and could not wait for any reply from the Amoeba civilization.

Dopps Stein, the third commander of Carter civilization, fell.

"Mr. Dopps, what's wrong with you?!"

The assistant on the side yelled in panic.

"Heart... the heart is not so good, it feels... uncomfortable..."

"Hospital, ambulance, come! Call the ambulance!"

In the hospital bed, the old man who brought knowledge of the Carter civilization, such as mass-energy equations, nuclear warships, and the theory of relativity, tightly held his assistant's hand.

"Are you better?"

The assistant asked with concern, but Dopps replied with a bitter smile.

"Sorry, kid, I'm an incompetent loser."