Stellaris from the Automata Era

As for the outcome of the war? That's something they need to consider later!

In any case, they do not want to win or lose, but rather engage in a longer confrontation.

No one can refuse the benefits! No one!

P.S.: This probably reflects a change in reality. If you can tell who it is, please don't comment! I'm still being haunted by the Grand Inquisitor, so you can imagine how miserable I've been! Damn it, I'm not a SeSe or a Regent, so why am I always the one getting gagged?

PS2: The Bolang Man seems to be able to transform into any shape... which means they could be used as robotic arms on a production line. Wait, where are you thinking about this? Hurry up and put away your weird thoughts! — by Xianyu, who's in mind-reading mode.

Chapter 260: The reason and prologue of the early station opening

"The incident occurred about 1200 light-years away from us and Maomeng."

This was the first time that Yan Luo held a proper military meeting.

To be honest, he always felt that this was an inefficient and cumbersome way to achieve the glory of being the Great Commander of the Earth, the ruler and master of mechanical life, and the supreme humanoid.

With so many titles, he is the de facto leader on earth.

He essentially just had to give orders.

However, past history told him that autocratic rule was not desirable, but that was not to say that it was a feudal and inefficient way.

It was just the actual experience of the God of War at Tumu Fort and Captain of Kaishen Logistics that told him that sometimes it is better for people to know themselves.

So after just a moment's thought, he immediately called together all the top leaders on Earth for a formal meeting.

So, in a small room, the most luxurious lineup in the history of the earth was gathered, including but not limited to the mechanical life form N2 and their general, the two husbands and wives of Eden... brothers Adam and Eve, the humanoid twins and the commander. Even the high-level colorful atmosphere group far away in the lunar orbit had to be remotely projected into place.

Outside the house, a2 and 11b were guarding the gate, not allowing anyone to enter or leave before the end, and the sense of ceremony was at its maximum.

The commander, now wearing a slit cheongsam, was pointing the tip of his pointer at the projection screen to explain the situation.

"After our research and exploration ship entered the galaxy, we immediately found a space station had been established there. It looked like someone had occupied that galaxy.

After realizing it was owned territory, our people immediately left the galaxy, but the enemy's reaction was extremely aggressive. They practically chased us out of the galaxy and destroyed our ship.

The commander may have been a bit general here, but it's pretty much the same.

This unknown civilization to Earth displayed an aggressive attitude upon first contact.

When they chased the exploration ship, the humanoid's reaction was still a little confused. After all, from a policy perspective, Yan Luo was more inclined to the path of peaceful rise.

The human figure following closely behind him naturally could not guess the other party's attack without saying a word, and thought that the other party was here in a hurry to change the language text!

If it weren't for so many reasons, the exploration ship would not have been destroyed and it could have escaped.

"After that, we urgently deployed more exploration ships and sent probes to all the star systems we thought were dangerous. Although this may not allow us to fully understand the situation, the data sent back shows that they may be assembling a fleet.

The real point is that we believe they could threaten our border security."

"Wait? Why do you make such a judgment?" This was the question of the humanoid senior. As for his color, other than black, red and white, the other background boards should not be important.

"Maybe I can answer this question." A new communication was forcefully inserted among all the high-level people on Earth.

As the chief humanoid researcher, Rui showed his talents in front of everyone for the first time.

"The first batch of technical data has actually been sent over from Mao Meng. Although we haven't completely unlocked the packages, I still extracted some information based on my personal interest."

The projection that the commander was pointing at with his pointer suddenly changed screen.

It is obvious that scientists have taken over the next explanation.

In the projection, the vast universe is drawn as a plane map for intuitive viewing, with the patterns of galaxies appearing in it, and they are connected by lines.

"The hyperspace channel. All galaxies with suns are spread or connected by them like a spider web. Even our solar system is actually within its range. We are only three galaxies away from that civilization."

This is just according to the theory of the Trans-Spacetime Channel Network. People who actually have experience should know that the Trans-Spacetime Channel Network does not regularly string two adjacent galaxies together.

Instead, it may jump to connect to more distant galaxies, and sometimes people will find that the destination they want to go to is just one light year away from them.

But if you want to get there, you must first follow the route to a galaxy hundreds of light years away, and then find a way to your destination from there.

In terms of distance, you may have taken a long detour, but in terms of time, you have saved a lot.

This is the super-time and space channel.

Obviously, this new information came as a shock to everyone.

"Unbelievable, it...is a little late. Why didn't we notice it before?"

If the Earth had possessed hyperspace technology long ago, there would not have been any need to waste time and effort inventing subspace navigation.

By following these existing roads, we can easily transcend the constraints of the speed of light and explore farther areas.

"Maybe... we took the wrong path." Rui's expression was a little annoyed when he talked about this. "They were already here, but we chose a more laborious method."

An expression of self-blame suddenly appeared on her face. As a scientist, she led people astray, which led to mistakes at the very beginning. She could not shirk this responsibility.

Seeing that the scene was about to develop into a self-examination meeting, Yan Luo knew that he had to interrupt her spell immediately.

It's not just because of the time of the meeting, but more importantly, Yan Luo doesn't want Rui's Taoist heart to be broken.

Nonsense, the entire Earth's scientific research situation has to be shouldered by her alone. Even if her scientific research speed drops by a few percent because of today's incident, it will be a huge loss to the Earth.

"No, we didn't take the wrong path." Yan Luo firmly concluded the matter, his finger sliding through the information. "It says here that the trans-time and space channel was formed naturally, right?

Since it can form naturally, it can also disappear naturally. I don't intend to put all my hopes on something that appears inexplicably. Of course, we can still take advantage of its convenience, and now our superluminal technology is just for future planning.

Is this same kind of faster-than-light technology really that easy to discover?"

For a pre-space civilization, there is actually not much difference between super-time and space channel technology and subspace channel technology.

For civilizations that don't understand the principles behind this cutting-edge technology, it's like solving a math problem: if you don't know the answer, you don't know the answer.

As a type of superluminal technology, the difficulty of developing the hyperspace channel is almost the same as that of the subspace.

The reason why it has become a common technology among civilizations today is largely due to the tacit understanding of the Fallen in spreading FTL technology.

They have made this technology as common as cabbage.

Otherwise, for a civilization starting from scratch, it may not even be able to observe the super-time and space channels, and naturally it will not conduct research.

Civilizations with other means of navigation may not be very interested in this.

"Anyway, let's skip this matter for now and get back to the topic."

Control of the projection panel was once again in the hands of the commander.

Following the current floor plan, she continued to analyze and explain.

"As for the trans-dimensional channel's route, our path is blocked. We must pass through the territory of this civilization to reach Mao Meng, and they are only 10 galaxies away from Mao Meng's location."

A place that is fought over by military strategists.

If it weren't for the use of subspace technology, Yan Luo would have had to fight with the guy who blocked the road.

After all, judging from the lines on the board, the earth's living space has actually been severely compressed.

The disadvantage of the super-time and space channel is that it must be explored along the route, and a direct route will be blocked by other civilizations.

I'm afraid I'll be trapped for life.

At this time, all you can do is to kick away the stumbling blocks on your road and widen the path to survival and territory.

However, even with subspace technology, the situation on Earth is not much better.

"They're too close to us."

Yes, just three galaxies apart.

This is almost face-to-face. Judging from my own experience, if Yan Luo wanted to hit the earth.

From assembling the troops to launching the expedition, it only takes three months to reach the Earth's orbit.

This is the speed calculated because the thrusters are not very advanced.

If we wait a few more years and technology evolves, it might be too late for Paris to surrender.

At this sight, the Earth’s defense pressure instantly increased.

"It seems like we have no choice but to fight." N2 (Destruction) straightened her body, turned her gaze to Yan Luo, and used her slender fingers to draw another data projection panel, which she then pushed in front of Yan Luo.

"Ruler, the mechanical life forms have stationed over ten fleets in the Koprulu sector, ready to be deployed at your command."

so much? !

Looking at the data on the panel, Yan Luo was almost shocked.

To be honest, he has been focusing on humanoids recently and has somewhat neglected mechanical life forms.

They were released into the wild and their viral explosive expansion seemed to have gradually formed a scale, and it was not until now that it shocked Yan Luo like a mechanical insect swarm.

but..

"Are they all destroyers and frigates?" The data on the mechanical life form on paper was indeed astonishing.

However, when Yan Luo looked carefully, he found that they were all small ships.

But think about it, the Earth has only been away from its mother planet for a few years, and being able to maintain such a huge fleet is already a serious excess of early war elements.

After watching the mechanical life, let's look back at the humanoid aspect..

"We also have...a fleet." Popola responded guiltily.

Well, indeed.

There are probably dozens of humanoid warships.

But whether or not I can put one together is hard to say.

Now let’s talk about the fleet’s organization.

When entering the stage of space combat, the organization of the fleet actually becomes a big problem.

Ideally speaking, a fleet consisting of 10,000 warships of various types is the most reasonable configuration (the version in this book).

Fleets with a single type of military force are often the ones that die the fastest.

After all, the abundant war experience of the neighboring Koprulu sector has provided Earth with sufficient theoretical knowledge.

And the humanoid...

"Battlecruisers and battleships, right?"

It is indeed a fleet, but it only has the superstructure of the fleet, and the large number of guards and destroyers in the lower structure are missing.

It seems that even after breaking away from the constraints of gravity, human and mechanical life still took the path of polarization.

The two sides really have a tacit understanding.

"From now on, one fleet each of humanoid and mechanical life will be mixed, and I will be their commander." In fact, it is not advisable to forcefully merge the two sides.

However, from the perspective of maximizing combat power, pairing them together is the best choice.

However, given the previous relationship between the two sides, the biggest difficulty lies in choosing the generals.

To be honest, a mixed fleet, whether it is commanded by a mechanical life form or a humanoid, may cause separation between the upper and lower levels.

The combat effectiveness of such a fleet is questionable.

But if Yan Luo takes charge personally, they will all obey his orders unless they rebel!

Is the Earth's one-man show a joke?

"If he is a ruler, he can still be trusted." The so-called trust actually refers to command ability.

Just like the humanoids' mysterious confidence in humans, N2 seems to have no doubts about Yan Luo's abilities.

Perhaps it was because they had shown their prowess in ground combat in the Koprulu sector in the past that they raised their evaluation.

There is even less of a problem with the humanoids.

"Follow your will."

After no one expressed any objection, Yan Luo continued with his next plan.

"The mixed fleet will be stationed in the solar system as a reserve fleet, as for the border line with that unknown civilization." Yan Luo pondered for a moment before continuing.

"N2, dispatch three more fleets to fill the front lines. Don't initiate an attack yet."

Since Köprü also needs a certain amount of military strength to maintain its deterrent power, Yan Luo does not want to withdraw all the weapons at once.

His idea was to use the fleet of mechanical life as a consumption tool, and use the solar system fleet as the main force to fight the decisive battle.