“If I had been stuck on those problems for a while during this process, or if my movements had been even slightly slower, I might have been blockaded in the star system by the Machine Sky Scourge fleet.
But the distance between us is still too close. I need to be even more careful and cautious in my next movements.”
Li Qingsong activated random maneuvers again, but this time, the thrust power was smaller, only about 1% of full power.
This would make the exhaust plume weaker and the trajectory more difficult to survey. Even if the Machine Sky Scourge fleet could still discern the trajectory, it would probably take more time and effort.
Time passed quietly. The clones left in the Pegasus V432 star system clearly saw the exhaust plume from the Machine Sky Scourge fleet becoming brighter and larger.
But their brightness did not truly reach its peak before disappearing, as if they had stopped decelerating.
At the same time, another, smaller but brighter exhaust plume lit up.
Li Qingsong had a sudden realization.
He knew that the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet probably wouldn't enter the star system this time.
Their previous deceleration was only to prepare for changing course. At the same time, the main fleet decelerated, but another sub-fleet did not.
They would arrive inside the star system in advance. And because the number of ships was smaller, and the maneuverability was more flexible, they could decelerate at a higher rate and enter the star system faster.
What was this sub-fleet here to do?
The answer was obvious. They must be here to connect with those spy probes inside the star system and obtain information.
After deciphering the course of our fleet from this information, the main fleet, which had not fully decelerated, would directly change course and begin tracking.
“Fortunately, I took countermeasures in advance… Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to escape this time.”
Li Qingsong silently analyzed the exhaust plume traces of the main fleet that he had observed earlier. He realized that the scale of the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet should have returned to its previous state, with the total number of warships increasing to more than 2 million again.
“Sure enough, the Machine Sky Scourge fleet recovers its strength very quickly as well.”
More than a year passed quietly.
Li Qingsong clearly saw the exhaust plume of the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet reappearing in the distant depths of space.
They had obviously read the data from the probes inside the star system. At this moment, the main fleet did not enter the star system at all, but directly changed course and tracked in the direction our fleet had left.
Several years later, the probe devices Li Qingsong had deployed near the separation point of our main fleet and the disguised fleet detected the presence of the Machine Sky Scourge fleet.
The start time of the propulsion was 35 years ago.
Based on the estimated speed of the prey fleet, they have already escaped a distance of about 4 light-years.
Because of the close distance, this search does not require searching each star system one by one. We can directly launch a space pursuit based on the trajectory data.
Adding the random maneuver mode that the prey civilization will inevitably adopt, our fleet can search for the first fleet in about 50 years.
After that, each fleeing fleet will be tracked down one by one at an average rate of one fleet every 50 years.
It is currently impossible to confirm which fleet is real and which is fake. Thus, our side will catch up with the prey fleet in 50 years at the earliest and 300 years at the latest.
It should be noted that there is ample evidence to suggest that the prey civilization has completed the breakthrough from an electroweak civilization to a strong nuclear civilization.
However, they should not have completed the transition from basic physics theory to industrial and war strength.
There is also ample evidence to suggest that this prey civilization carried an unimaginable amount of resources when fleeing, estimated to be around 150-250 trillion tons.
Such abundant material support is enough to support their technological transformation during the escape process.
When our fleet catches up with them in the future, their applied technology may have undergone tremendous breakthroughs, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.
In the previous stage, because of the traps encountered in this star system, which led to the death of a large number of slave creatures, our life wisdom supply was severely insufficient, resulting in a serious decline in the performance of our combat system.
But even if the situation is changing, it is expected that our side can still maintain an absolute technological suppression of the other side.
At the same time, the prey civilization's extraordinary speed of technological explosion means that the prey civilization possesses higher life wisdom.
And at this moment, our life wisdom is seriously lacking.
Taking into account our situation, in order to prevent encountering other civilizations in the future, our side does not have sufficient combat power and technological level to threaten the master's life. This time, capturing the prey civilization to supplement our insufficient life wisdom is the top priority.
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We must go all out!”
The vast fleet only stayed in this void for less than ten years before setting sail again, and under the propulsion far exceeding the acceleration of Li Qingsong's fleet, quickly headed in the direction indicated by one of the trajectories.
Seeing this scene, Li Qingsong was slightly frightened, but at the same time, he finally relaxed a little.
He was frightened because the Machine Sky Scourge fleet set sail so quickly. He relaxed because the course they chose was not the course of his real main fleet.
There were a total of six trajectories. In a completely random mode, the probability of selecting the correct course on the first try is only about . If the Machine Sky Scourge fleet could hit this as well, then he would be too unlucky.
This means that he still has at least 50-100 years of development time.
After the Machine Sky Scourge fleet left again, Li Qingsong lost track of them.
In the future, how they will choose and how they will track is no longer something Li Qingsong can know.
At this moment, the only thing Li Qingsong can do is to go all out to develop.
In the previous decades of sailing, with a sufficient supply of materials, Li Qingsong never stopped researching and developing technology.
At this moment, the total mass of that flying star has decreased from about 202 trillion tons to about 140 trillion tons, a decrease of 30%.
This means that the mass of several previous migration fleets has been consumed by Li Qingsong's long acceleration and numerous experiments and research.
With the Grand Unified Theory as the foundation of physics, the consumption of these materials has finally allowed Li Qingsong's various technologies to make significant progress.
At this moment, Li Qingsong's attention was focused on two spaceships, one on the left and one on the right, about 30 million kilometers apart, located on both sides of the fleet.
Each of these two spaceships has a huge device. And at this moment, these two devices, so far apart, are connected together in some strange way.
But the distance between us is still too close. I need to be even more careful and cautious in my next movements.”
Li Qingsong activated random maneuvers again, but this time, the thrust power was smaller, only about 1% of full power.
This would make the exhaust plume weaker and the trajectory more difficult to survey. Even if the Machine Sky Scourge fleet could still discern the trajectory, it would probably take more time and effort.
Time passed quietly. The clones left in the Pegasus V432 star system clearly saw the exhaust plume from the Machine Sky Scourge fleet becoming brighter and larger.
But their brightness did not truly reach its peak before disappearing, as if they had stopped decelerating.
At the same time, another, smaller but brighter exhaust plume lit up.
Li Qingsong had a sudden realization.
He knew that the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet probably wouldn't enter the star system this time.
Their previous deceleration was only to prepare for changing course. At the same time, the main fleet decelerated, but another sub-fleet did not.
They would arrive inside the star system in advance. And because the number of ships was smaller, and the maneuverability was more flexible, they could decelerate at a higher rate and enter the star system faster.
What was this sub-fleet here to do?
The answer was obvious. They must be here to connect with those spy probes inside the star system and obtain information.
After deciphering the course of our fleet from this information, the main fleet, which had not fully decelerated, would directly change course and begin tracking.
“Fortunately, I took countermeasures in advance… Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to escape this time.”
Li Qingsong silently analyzed the exhaust plume traces of the main fleet that he had observed earlier. He realized that the scale of the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet should have returned to its previous state, with the total number of warships increasing to more than 2 million again.
“Sure enough, the Machine Sky Scourge fleet recovers its strength very quickly as well.”
More than a year passed quietly.
Li Qingsong clearly saw the exhaust plume of the Machine Sky Scourge main fleet reappearing in the distant depths of space.
They had obviously read the data from the probes inside the star system. At this moment, the main fleet did not enter the star system at all, but directly changed course and tracked in the direction our fleet had left.
Several years later, the probe devices Li Qingsong had deployed near the separation point of our main fleet and the disguised fleet detected the presence of the Machine Sky Scourge fleet.
The start time of the propulsion was 35 years ago.
Based on the estimated speed of the prey fleet, they have already escaped a distance of about 4 light-years.
Because of the close distance, this search does not require searching each star system one by one. We can directly launch a space pursuit based on the trajectory data.
Adding the random maneuver mode that the prey civilization will inevitably adopt, our fleet can search for the first fleet in about 50 years.
After that, each fleeing fleet will be tracked down one by one at an average rate of one fleet every 50 years.
It is currently impossible to confirm which fleet is real and which is fake. Thus, our side will catch up with the prey fleet in 50 years at the earliest and 300 years at the latest.
It should be noted that there is ample evidence to suggest that the prey civilization has completed the breakthrough from an electroweak civilization to a strong nuclear civilization.
However, they should not have completed the transition from basic physics theory to industrial and war strength.
There is also ample evidence to suggest that this prey civilization carried an unimaginable amount of resources when fleeing, estimated to be around 150-250 trillion tons.
Such abundant material support is enough to support their technological transformation during the escape process.
When our fleet catches up with them in the future, their applied technology may have undergone tremendous breakthroughs, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly improved.
In the previous stage, because of the traps encountered in this star system, which led to the death of a large number of slave creatures, our life wisdom supply was severely insufficient, resulting in a serious decline in the performance of our combat system.
But even if the situation is changing, it is expected that our side can still maintain an absolute technological suppression of the other side.
At the same time, the prey civilization's extraordinary speed of technological explosion means that the prey civilization possesses higher life wisdom.
And at this moment, our life wisdom is seriously lacking.
Taking into account our situation, in order to prevent encountering other civilizations in the future, our side does not have sufficient combat power and technological level to threaten the master's life. This time, capturing the prey civilization to supplement our insufficient life wisdom is the top priority.
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We must go all out!”
The vast fleet only stayed in this void for less than ten years before setting sail again, and under the propulsion far exceeding the acceleration of Li Qingsong's fleet, quickly headed in the direction indicated by one of the trajectories.
Seeing this scene, Li Qingsong was slightly frightened, but at the same time, he finally relaxed a little.
He was frightened because the Machine Sky Scourge fleet set sail so quickly. He relaxed because the course they chose was not the course of his real main fleet.
There were a total of six trajectories. In a completely random mode, the probability of selecting the correct course on the first try is only about . If the Machine Sky Scourge fleet could hit this as well, then he would be too unlucky.
This means that he still has at least 50-100 years of development time.
After the Machine Sky Scourge fleet left again, Li Qingsong lost track of them.
In the future, how they will choose and how they will track is no longer something Li Qingsong can know.
At this moment, the only thing Li Qingsong can do is to go all out to develop.
In the previous decades of sailing, with a sufficient supply of materials, Li Qingsong never stopped researching and developing technology.
At this moment, the total mass of that flying star has decreased from about 202 trillion tons to about 140 trillion tons, a decrease of 30%.
This means that the mass of several previous migration fleets has been consumed by Li Qingsong's long acceleration and numerous experiments and research.
With the Grand Unified Theory as the foundation of physics, the consumption of these materials has finally allowed Li Qingsong's various technologies to make significant progress.
At this moment, Li Qingsong's attention was focused on two spaceships, one on the left and one on the right, about 30 million kilometers apart, located on both sides of the fleet.
Each of these two spaceships has a huge device. And at this moment, these two devices, so far apart, are connected together in some strange way.
