Chapter 668: Choice
In the vast void.
A huge space fleet continued to sail towards the solar system at high speed.
52 Earth hours have passed since the six-clawed people discovered the anomalies in the solar system and the solar system's space fleet.
But the six-clawed people's expeditionary fleet did not stop advancing, and did not even change direction.
In fact, it is not that these six-clawed people are arrogant, nor that they are tired of living, but they really cannot stop at this time.
The reason is very simple .
As long as the six-clawed expedition fleet changes its sailing direction or stops sailing at this time, the solar system will definitely notice the abnormality.
The information brought by Fleet Intelligence Officer Kamau not only let these six-clawed people know that there is civilization in the solar system, but also discovered their existence and sent three space fleets over.
Anyone with a normal brain would know that the space fleet from the solar system has ill intentions.
Let’s go back to the very first communication meeting.
The fleet leader, Die, was the first to wake up. He emitted a low ultrasonic wave:
"Everyone, we have been exposed. This is very regrettable news. According to the current speed of the enemy, they will encounter us in about 452 dums (146 Earth years)."
The other six-clawed people also gradually recovered from their panic, but judging from the sticky liquid that kept oozing out of their bodies, it was obvious that they were only calm on the surface.
Die looked at his colleagues, and then he made an unexpected decision. His low ultrasonic sound rang in everyone's hearing tower (the hearing organ of the six-clawed people):
“We can’t stop moving forward now.”
"What?"
"Why?"
The other six-clawed people were shocked. For a moment they found it difficult to understand Die's thoughts.
Of course, Die knew what he was thinking, which was beyond the expectations of these fleet commanders.
It explained in an extremely heavy ultrasonic wave: "Don't you understand yet? If we change our course now, stop moving forward, and return to our home planet, will the other side notice our abnormality?"
The fleet commanders were stunned for a moment, and then they reacted.
The ultrasonic voice of the fleet strategist Deke was unusually sharp: "Damn it... We really can't change the direction of sailing!"
Die continued solemnly: "If we show any abnormal behavior now, the civilization in the target galaxy will definitely notice the abnormality, and then they will most likely do their best to hunt us down."
"Commander Die, are we just going to die?" a fleet commander asked unwillingly.
Die was well aware of everyone's reluctance, but what could he do now?
Knowing that time was running out, Die said in a low ultrasonic voice:
"We have to make a choice. If we continue to sail towards the target galaxy, the other side may not notice the abnormality of our fleet and will not take drastic measures. In this way, the mother planet will have the opportunity to secretly send a group of people away, so that our civilization can continue."
Strategic Officer Dike waved his tentacles and said, "Commander Dike, since the enemy can discover our fleet and our home planet, how can you be sure that they won't discover the fleeing fleet on our home planet?"
"It's very simple. We can take advantage of a blind spot."
Deke suddenly realized: "Use the straight line between the target galaxy and the mother star?"
"That's right. Although I'm not sure how advanced the enemy's technology is, it's definitely not much beyond ours. As long as the fleeing fleet sails in the opposite direction of the straight line, the mother planet can cover the flight path of the fleeing fleet."
However, as a strategic officer, Dick still felt something was wrong after listening to Die's method.
Die asked: "Dick, what do you think of this method?"
After thinking for a moment, Deke expressed his concerns carefully: "There is still a problem. If we want to sail in the opposite direction, the spacecraft's thrusters must face the target galaxy. Even if there is a mother star to protect it, there is a high probability that it will be exposed."
"Is that so?" Die also fell into deep thought.
Its method was actually a quick-thinking one, and it was not systematically planned, so naturally there are some loopholes.
But others understand that this is the best solution at this stage.
As for this expeditionary fleet, in fact all the fleet's chief officers had given up struggling. After all, the enemy's speed was three times faster than theirs, and there was no point in escaping.
Moreover, it will only take about two hundred Earth years for the Sapiens company's space fleet to reach the Hexapod people's home planet.
It’s not like these six-clawed people are unaware of their own situation.
After a brutal civil war, coupled with long-term professional identity restrictions, the six-clawed people's technological development was very slow, and some technology was even lost due to the war.
The resources on the six-clawed people’s home planet are extremely scarce.
They did not have the confidence to overtake their enemies within the 200 Earth years deadline.
In this case, escape becomes the only option for the six-clawed people.
There is no way, this is the sadness of the weak.
This is also the law of survival among cosmic civilizations.
Die has decided to abandon the expedition fleet's hope of survival and continue to advance towards the solar system to attract the invading enemy fleet.
When they were silent.
An idea flashed through Dick's mind. Maybe this could be done... He asked the intelligence officer Kama: "Kama, when did the enemy fleet set out?"
Kama checked the data and replied, "Based on the speed of the enemy fleet at this moment, the time when the enemy fleet left that galaxy is not much different from the time when we left our home planet."
"Is that so?"
Die saw it asking for this information and was a little curious: "Dick, is there any problem with this?"
"Confirm some things. Now I have determined that it is very likely that our previous civil war attracted the attention of the other party."
Upon hearing this judgment, Die was very embarrassed, because this civil war was started by the rebels, and it was the six-clawed man who came from the rebels.
Although the other six-clawed people who came from the Supreme Royal Court secretly cursed the rebels as a scourge in their hearts, they also knew at this time that infighting now would only lead to their own destruction.
Dick said helplessly: "Now is not the time to worry about the civil war, but this intelligence is very important."
"Information about the civil war?" Kama's tentacles shook, as if thinking about what information it contained.
Dick interrupted the others' wild thoughts: "No need to guess. The reason why I want to confirm the departure time of the enemy fleet is to confirm how the other party discovered us. Now I can basically confirm that it was a nuclear explosion in the civil war."
"What's the use of this?" Die was very puzzled.
"That's right! A nuclear explosion produces intense light waves. If it is discovered by the enemy, what's the use of it?"
The other six-clawed people were all confused by Dick's information.
