Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 127: Deterrence and Appeasement

"Princess, what is Plan ABC?"

"Plan A: Find a relatively advanced civilization to attack, let this civilization provoke conflict with us, we'll display appropriate strength, then this civilization will gather its allies to gang up on us, and we'll retaliate and win. This plan is a self-inflicted torture plan; later on, we need to control the scale of the conflict appropriately to avoid those powerful figures getting on our nerves and joining in to cause trouble, which would backfire. If finding such a civilization is difficult, we'll fabricate an 'enemy' ourselves and have a big fight with this fabricated 'enemy.' Hey, why are you two looking at me like that?"

"Ya Mei, you truly are a genius princess! It's a shame you're not the commander-in-chief. What about Plan BC?"

"Plan B, the charm strategy, I'm sorry to trouble you, brother."

"You're talking nonsense again. Do you think I'm handsome?"

"Yes," Wei Shan and Lefia said in unison.

"Why don't I think so? Hmm, I'll take a good look at your faces later."

"What does this have to do with our faces?"

"The two beauties are absolutely stunning."

"I'm not going to waste my breath on you. Brother, with our current capabilities, how long would it take to build a large Klein force field generator?"

"Princess, you don't mean to move this capital star system away, do you?"

"Yes, that's what I mean. This is probably going to be quite difficult. We'll need to move the capital star system away from the protection of those twelve star systems. However, we'll have to deal with attacks from many civilizations in the capital star system. If the relocation is successful, we can then cooperate with Tianxing-2 to gradually take down the forces in the capital star system."

"Ya Mei, this Plan B can be considered as a supplementary plan to Plan A. If Plan A fails, Plan B will be executed immediately. As for the large Klein force field generator, let Tianxing II create some confusion again, and use the Hercules warship to transport the force field generator module and other necessary modules over. We didn't initially plan to move the capital system; we only brought over modules like the 'Sheng Tian Bo' and 'Ju Tian Jian'. Hmm, this plan should be feasible. What about Plan C?"

"Plan C: Destroy those twelve satellite defense systems."

"This plan is estimated to take a long time, so we'll have to see how things go. Plans A and B can be implemented immediately. Plan C can be prepared. I'll contact George first and have him secretly send over the force field generator module. Shan, Ya, you discuss the details with the other commanders. First, find an 'enemy' or we can create one ourselves."

"Ok."

Tianxing-2 suddenly reappeared near the Great Wall Fortress. The fortress's hyperspace was once again blocked. This time, taking advantage of the fact that the blockade hadn't been unlocked by the thirteen fortress star systems, Tianxing-2 dispatched four stellar cluster fleets to directly attack the fortress capital system. Numerous neutron stars and stars were launched from these fleets to attack the giant hyperspace communication base station in the capital system. The giant hyperspace communication base station was destroyed, and the four stellar clusters fled before the capital system's defensive star clusters could arrive. Chaos began to erupt in the central region of the capital system.

Somewhere, another Hercules warship, carrying a giant Klein force field generator module and other weapon and equipment modules, arrived at the Earth-like planet where Zhou Yuan's fleet was stationed.

Once the fortress system unlocked the hyperspace blockade, Tianxing-2 escaped again via hyperspace travel.

The Imperial Fleet Base in the Capital System intercepted various communication signals in interstellar space. Most of these signals reported the destruction of the hyperspace base station in the central region of the Capital System. The information indicated that the twelve "consuls" dispatched by the Great Wall Lord of the Capital System were discussing countermeasures against the Tianxing-2 attack. Because rebuilding the giant hyperspace communication base would take time, the fortress and the Kelly Great Wall faction headquarters would be out of contact for a period. One prevailing defensive strategy was for the fortress system to intermittently blockade its hyperspace, waiting for the new giant hyperspace communication base to be built or for support from headquarters to arrive before considering lifting the blockade completely.

Before the story of the Tianxing-2 raid had even died down, another major news story began to spread throughout the capital star system. This major news was that a subordinate civilization of the Great Wall Lord, the Sele civilization, had clashed with an obscure human civilization, and was initially at a disadvantage due to the counterattack from this human civilization. The conflict was said to have started with a misunderstanding in communication between the two sides. This human civilization claimed to be from Earth.

After confirming that Earth's human civilization was not an affiliated civilization of any other Great Wall, Vacker, the "Consul" of the Great Wall in the capital system of the Sele civilization, issued an order for the fleet to unite with the forces of all its affiliated civilizations to form a powerful fleet to launch a campaign against Earth.

"Dean Zhou, a massive interstellar fleet is traveling at high speed and will arrive here in ten hours," Adjutant Slo reported to Zhou Yuan.

"This interstellar fleet is an ally of the Sele civilization. If we attack them too harshly, it will likely attract the attention of the other eleven 'consuls' of the Great Wall. If they unite against us, it will be very troublesome. This time, we need to give them a proper warning so that they will back down."

"receive."

When the massive interstellar fleet was fifty light-years from Earth, it suddenly plunged into normal space. To their utter astonishment and horror, no matter how the fleet adjusted its course, as long as its target was Earth, it would detect a massive gravitational field ahead, and a supermassive black hole appearing in its path. This black hole seemed intelligent, relentlessly following them. Strangely, however, if the fleet changed course and moved away from Earth, the supermassive black hole would not appear.

The massive interstellar fleet had to return, and Vark urgently met with the Great Wall "consuls" of these affiliated civilizations, as well as the other eleven Great Wall "consuls".

“Wak, what’s going on?” asked Balatu, the “consul” of the Kelly Wall.

"Our massive fleet, assembled by our affiliated civilization, was blocked by a supermassive black hole. This black hole seemed to be intelligent; whenever the fleet's target direction was Earth, this black hole would appear in front of the fleet."

"Hmm? When did a powerful civilization appear in our capital star system? Why is there no record of it before?" Fila, the "consul" of the Rosmi Great Wall, expressed her surprise.

"Through our observations, we discovered that this human civilization on Earth was born on an asteroid in a very desolate interstellar region. Based on our analysis, it appears that humanity on Earth could utilize the energy of an entire star cluster."

"What is that supermassive black hole that could appear at any time and block our massive interstellar fleet? This ability shows that humanity on Earth has the capability for long-distance or hyperspace applications."

"So, this means that humans on Earth now have the ability to travel across river systems?"

"Very likely. Then, what should we do about humanity on Earth?"

"Our ultimate goal is to safeguard the security of the capital star system. As for hostile forces, we can only destroy them. If the twelve Great Wall forces unite, humanity on Earth will certainly be no match for us."

"This will eventually lead to large-scale conflict. Why not recruit them and make humanity work for us?"

"The prerequisite for accepting their offer of amnesty is that our strength surpasses theirs, so that they will be convinced."

"Then we'll use star cluster weapons to deter them."

“Deterrence is one aspect; we can try diplomacy first, then resort to force. Wacker, you can go and probe their strength first.”

"Yes, Lord Balatu is right. I had the same thought."

"Alright, everyone get ready."

Two days later, escorted by the forces of six star clusters, Vark led ten fleets to the vicinity of the home planet of human civilization. After extensive contact and communication, Vark met with the leaders of human civilization aboard one of their warships.

When Vark was teleported to the conference room by light, he saw a carbon-based humanoid creature that resembled one of his subordinate races. Vark noticed that this conference room was somewhat different from those on his own warship. The conference room on this warship was spacious, with the space fully utilized. What puzzled Vark was that there was also a considerable amount of empty space in the conference room.

"Lord Vark, I am Zhou Yuan. It is a pleasure to have you visit."

“Zhou Yuan, I’ve come here today for two reasons. First, to clear up any misunderstandings. Second, the twelve Great Wall ‘consuls’ have discussed the matter and concluded that your country is quite powerful. We unanimously hope that you can join the Kelly Universe Great Wall camp.”

"My lord, I am ignorant. May I ask what the Great Wall of the Universe is?"

"The Cosmic Wall is a celestial structure that contains many superclusters and is even larger and more advanced than superclusters. Our Kelly Cosmic Wall faction has more than a thousand affiliated civilizations and controls more than four thousand five hundred Cosmic Walls. To put it another way, if you join our faction, you will have a powerful backer. This is a rare opportunity in the brutal Cosmic Wall War."

"That is our honor. We are very grateful to you for making this special trip to clear up the misunderstanding between Earth civilization and the Sele civilization."

"We also do not want any discordant elements to appear in this galaxy. Since you are willing and interested, I will immediately discuss with the other eleven Great Wall 'consuls' and approve your joining the Kelly Universe Great Wall Group as soon as possible."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sir."

"That's a small matter. Oh, by the way, our Kelly Universe Great Wall Group has a civilization that is also human, and their appearance is similar to yours."

"Oh, really? I'm so happy. For so many years, many of us have believed that our human life form is unique in this universe."

"This human civilization, we call it the Amos Civilization. The Amos Civilization's technology is far behind yours. After you join our group, I will arrange for the two leaders of this human civilization to meet."

"Thank you very much, sir. I look forward to meeting the leaders of the Amos civilization."

Then came the discussion of the specific details and arrangements for Earth joining the Kelly Universe Great Wall Group and meeting with the Amos Civilization. Wacker noticed that Zhou Yuan was not simple.

"Wacker, it seems you didn't make a wasted trip this time."

"Yes. The Earth humans have agreed to join our camp. The reason they agreed so quickly is partly due to the prestige of our Twelve Great Wall Lords, and partly because we now possess six star cluster weapons. I believe these six star cluster weapons have intimidated the Earth humans. Besides joining our camp, the Earth humans also seem quite interested in the Amos civilization."

"The Amos civilization? That human civilization that has just transitioned from an industrialized society to an information society?"

"Yes. I promised the Earth humans that after they join our side, I will arrange a meeting between the Earth humans and the Amos humans."

"These are all minor matters. The main thing is how we can make good use of human civilization on Earth."

The twelve "consuls" of the Great Wall began to plot how to make full use of human civilization on Earth.