As soon as Marquis Yunxiao left, many of the leaders of various civilizations in the hall became worried. "Mechanical Planet 03 has been destroyed, this is a clear signal for full-scale war!" "The power of the Orion Royal Court keeps growing, how can we resist?" "Days of peace are dwindling, we must prepare for war." "Alas, our civilization is only a Level 2.4 civilization, in such a war, we don’t even qualify as cannon fodder." "Let’s watch and see!" Huo Sen quickly calmed everyone, saying, "Everyone, please rest assured, the Star Trading Group will definitely respond!" "In the future, we will strengthen security and patrol forces." "Our promise remains valid; if there is any invasion by advanced civilizations, the Star Trading Group will not stand idly by!" The group could only concur. The welcome party ended, and Marquis Yunxiao’s actions sparked intense reactions on both sides. A month later, the joint fleet of the Ptolemy Civilization and Night Owl Civilization launched an attack, destroying a space base within Marquis Yunxiao’s domain. Both sides engaged in incessant friction and battles, dragging their subordinate civilizations into fierce collisions as well. Days weren’t easy for the Blue Star Civilization either; initially, they received a large number of orders, but with the destruction of the nearest interstellar logistics station, Mechanical Planet 03, the difficulty of their interstellar trade increased more than tenfold! Moreover, having become a member of the Star Trading Group, the Pleiades Civilization directly listed them as enemies, their fleets eager to move. On Blue Star, He Xingzhou was bidding farewell to a group of interstellar architects. They had once created warp speed battleships and were heading to dozen civilizations to construct various interstellar buildings for them. "Ladies and gentlemen!" He Xingzhou addressed, "You, as interstellar architects, are also warriors of our Blue Star Civilization." "Your contributions will elevate the strength of our civilization." "Do not worry, no matter what injustices or harm you might face in other civilizations, our Blue Star Civilization will undoubtedly back you up!" "You are the pioneers of Blue Star Civilization as it embarks throughout the Milky Way." "I promise you, in the near future, the speed of our warp speed battleships will be even faster. Maybe before your missions are completed, we’ll be able to leap across star clusters, making it more convenient for you to return home and depart!" Before him, the interstellar architects sincerely believed his words. Blue Star Civilization had taken only fifty years to break through with warp speed battleships, and not long after, even the warp speed levels were rising. Now their battleship warp speed level had reached Level 2 Warp, which meant ten times the speed of light! In a few more years, more advanced warp speeds might appear, and traveling back and forth between the Solar System with warp speed battleships could become as simple as commuting to work on Blue Star! "Director, we pledge to complete the mission and create more wealth for our civilization!" everyone vowed. "Good, I look forward to your triumphant return!" He Xingzhou saluted everyone. As the warp speed battleships departed, Blue Star Civilization officially began its first interstellar trade with other civilizations. The benefits of joining the Star Trading Group gradually revealed themselves, as Blue Star Civilization’s technologies were leading-edge and became sought-after in interstellar trade. Beyond interstellar construction and material trade, the sale of some technological information by Blue Star Civilization also brought them substantial benefits. Warp speed battleships from the Star Trading Group constantly arrived at the Solar System and various star systems of Blue Star Civilization, bringing resources from trades with other civilizations to them. Moreover, with Blue Star Civilization’s rapidly expanding territory in recent years, building a stronger warp fleet was no longer a problem. "Star Trading Group has already gone to war with Orion Royal Court!" He Xingzhou announced at the Blue Star Alliance conference, "The flames of war will soon spread to us, the Pleiades Civilization is already preparing to attack us." "Therefore, our next phase of plans is to maintain the stability of interstellar trade and promote its development." "Build stronger warp speed battleships, the warp speed must be increased to Level 5!" Level 5 Warp speed is the strongest constant-star level warship that a second-level civilization can build! "Select a site for the Constant Star Furnace, copious amounts of antimatter are needed to ensure our civilization’s rapid development and meet trade and war demands." Antimatter is practically the universal currency of interstellar trade; the more available, the wealthier the civilization! Everyone distributed tasks accordingly, as He Xingzhou looked around the conference hall, noting that the number of commanders had increased several times. To facilitate management, the Blue Star Alliance Command Headquarters had undergone reforms. The general command remained unchanged, as did the Level 1 command. Level 2 commanders were changed to commanders of individual star systems, simultaneously overseeing affairs of their respective star systems. Below that were planet-level commanders. Furthermore, the fleet underwent reforms. The original planet fleet was expanded into a constant star system fleet; He Xingzhou’s plan was for each star system to have its own fleet, commanded directly by each star system’s orders. Currently, the only warp fleet they could count was the Solar System Fleet; the warp speed battleships in other star systems were still under construction. "Since we have already become hostile forces with Blue Star Civilization, we absolutely cannot allow them to flourish." In the Pleiades Civilization, seven governors were discussing matters regarding Blue Star Civilization. Qing Gu spoke up, "I believe sooner is better than later, we should immediately dispatch the Star Domain-level battleships to completely annihilate Blue Star Civilization!" "Seconded!" ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ noveⅼfire.net "Seconded!" other governors agreed unanimously. However, Jiang Gu expressed some doubts, saying, "Black Sea Civilization is still allied with them, if we move, they will also respond." Zi Gu replied, "Our spy intelligence within the Black Sea Civilization shows their intent to protect Blue Star Civilization isn’t as clear." "It’s just the right time to test Black Sea Civilization’s attitude with this opportunity." "If they still send troops, we will restrain a bit. If they don’t, we can directly wipe out Blue Star Civilization!" "Absolutely not." Jiang Gu still opposed, stating, "Don’t forget, fifty light years away from the Solar System, there’s a Star Domain-level fleet stationed by the Star Trading Group." "Our Star Domain-level fleet is just newly assembled, encountering them would naturally lead to severe losses." "Therefore, the attack range should be controlled within second-level civilizations." "Our second-level civilizations are no match for Blue Star Civilization," Qing Gu said, having faced defeat multiple times when dispatched. Jiang Gu replied, "Then open permissions, allow them to obtain antimatter reactor and warp speed engine technologies." "Interstellar wars on the Orion Arm have already erupted, we also need more powerful hands to fight for us." "Considering the current situation, indeed, we need to strengthen the affiliated civilizations a bit!" the other six governors agreed simultaneously. Thus, the Pleiades Civilization issued the latest ordinance to its affiliated civilizations, allowing some of them to gain control of antimatter reactor technology and warp speed engine technology. As soon as this news was released, all its affiliated civilizations went wild, promptly dispatching scientists and military experts to the main civilization to learn the relevant technologies. With the assistance of Pleiades Civilization, they swiftly broke through to Level 2.5 civilization and became even stronger. Some of the lower-level civilizations neighboring Blue Star Civilization’s star regions were taken over by these civilizations. For example, the Tianhe Civilization and Sirius Civilization had their territories taken over, gaining more formidable combat capabilities. Pleiades Civilization formed a frontline near Blue Star Civilization. These affiliated civilizations were hurrying to construct warp speed battleships, preparing for battle. Thirty years later, within Blue Star Civilization. He Xingzhou was at the Interstellar Construction Department, discussing the site selection for the Constant Star Furnace with a group of interstellar architects. The design blueprint for the Constant Star Furnace had been seen by everyone over this hundred years; while many technologies were yet to be conquered, they had a general understanding of the situation. One interstellar architect spoke, "Once a Constant Star Furnace is built, the energy of the constant star will be completely absorbed, and all planets in the star system won’t receive energy from the constant star." "Thus, the Solar System and several star systems we’re constructing are unsuitable for the site of the Constant Star Furnace." "Most of our surrounding stars are Red Dwarf Stars, their energy intensity isn’t sufficient, also unsuitable." another added. Red Dwarf Stars had reached the late stages of their lifespan; constant star energy was exhausted and not suitable for long-term supply to a Constant Star Furnace. "Its site shouldn’t be too far from us, as we need to provide military protection, as well as convenience for transportation and construction." After much selection, a target appeared in their sights. No matter how it was viewed, this constant star had a significant advantage compared to the surrounding stars!