"Sirius!" The star appeared in their field of view. That is where the Sirius Civilization is located, where two stars exist: Canis Majoris Alpha A and B. Among them, Star A is the bright star visible at night, the famous "Sky Wolf" from "Shoot the Sky Wolf in the northwest." This is a Blue Dwarf Star, with twice the mass of the Sun and greater heat, so it has more abundant energy. Its companion star, Sirius B, is a White Dwarf Star, with mass greater than the Sun but a volume only the size of Blue Star. It has not completely cooled yet, still emitting energy outward. "Sirius A is only 8.6 light-years away from us, a moderate distance with rich energy. If we can build a Constant Star Furnace there, it would be more convenient than selecting a site in any of the surrounding star systems," a cosmologist said. "That is the territory of the Sirius Civilization." They have already mastered the local intelligence. Indeed, the area around Sirius is the territory of the Sirius Civilization, which possesses around three star systems. Two hundred years ago, they were only at Level 1.9 Civilization and dispatched a fleet to invade the Solar System. Now, with the help of the Maoshi Star Civilization, they likely have become a Second-level Civilization. But for the Blue Star Civilization, that is no longer significant. He Xingzhou pondered, "The nearby star systems we could explore have already been developed. If we go further out, we inevitably have to go to war with the Maoshi Star Union." Read complete version only at NoveI-Fire.ɴet "In that case, let’s target the Sirius Civilization. After all, they attacked us first!" To initiate war, complete preparations must be made. He Xingzhou is not really worried about fighting other civilizations within the Maoshi Star Union, as even their strongest affiliated civilization, the Bessel Civilization, has been crushed by them, let alone other affiliated civilizations that are not the match for Blue Star Civilization. The key is, how to respond if the Maoshi Star Civilization intervenes when attacking the Sirius Civilization? For this reason, He Xingzhou first contacted Bai Ningxiang. "You want to attack the Sirius Civilization?" Bai Ningxiang asked, analyzing, "If you want to develop, you indeed have to go to war with the Maoshi Star Union." "In that case, we can dispatch several Star Domain-level Warships to oversee. As long as the Maoshi Star Civilization does not intervene, we will not participate in the battle." This is a mutual understanding among most civilizations in the universe. Generally, main civilizations do not go to war with each other, leaving the affiliated civilizations to fight. If the main civilizations engage in battle, the destruction is too great and hard for both sides to accept. Without any surprise, even if the Blue Star Civilization conquers the Sky Wolf Star System, the Maoshi Star Civilization will not act. However, He Xingzhou still was not reassured and contacted the Star Trading Group. The Star Trading Group also indicated that if they engage, the Star Domain-level Fleet stationed 50 light-years away would also keep watch on the Maoshi Star Civilization. This way, the battle is guaranteed. He Xingzhou proceeds to execute the next step plan. "After the last operation, the Maoshi Star Civilization should be well aware that none of their affiliated civilizations are our match," Cui Weimin said. "Recently, our reconnaissance near them found frequent activities of their starships." "Some of these starships even exceed their civilization’s technological capabilities. The Maoshi Star Union is probably intentionally enhancing their power." "Rashly going to war poses huge risks!" "Yes." He Xingzhou nodded, saying, "The opponents are not foolish either. When they attacked us before, they purposely modified their Constant Star-class Sub-light-speed Battleships, downgrading them to Star Destroyers to exploit rule loopholes." "Now, with our increased strength, their affiliated civilizations will inevitably deploy Warp Speed Battleships." "We need to further upgrade our existing warships and weapons!" "Do we have to develop Warp Weapons?" He Hongwei asked. "No, we currently don’t have the capability to manufacture Warp Weapons." He Xingzhou dismissed the idea. A Warp Weapon means equipping the weapon with a warp engine, allowing it to exceed the light-speed limit and catch the enemy off guard! In reality, even surpassing warp speed with their warships is challenging. Antimatter reactors are immensely large, and warp engines equally complex. Even for He Xingzhou, advancing weapons to the level of Warp Weapons is currently impossible. Possessing the ability to manufacture Warp Weapons likely would equate to having the strength of a Level 3 Civilization. "Without Warp Weapons, we don’t have an advantage in fighting them," Lei Yuanfeng said. Recently, in the Civilization Arena during warfare training with civilizations above Level 2.5, the Blue Star Civilization has lost its previous weapon advantage over those of the same level. Due to the Warp Speed Battleships, their strength lies in mobility. Once in an attack state, the energy around the battleship becomes unstable, rendering it incapable of entering warp travel. If it’s face-to-face warfare, the advantage of warp speed will not manifest. The next focus should be on shipborne weapons, particularly involving antimatter. But the research on antimatter weapons by the Blue Star Civilization has only just started a few decades ago, naturally falling behind other civilizations that have studied it for hundreds or thousands of years. "What we need to research is superluminal weapons," He Xingzhou stated. Regarding the weapon systems of a Second-level Civilization, through exchanges with other civilizations from the Star Trading Group, he gained new insights. Typically, upon reaching a Level 2.5 Civilization, most civilizations further develop antimatter weapons and warp weapons. However, some civilizations choose an unconventional path, further developing various lasers and beam weapons. In the universe, the development pathways for any weapon are limitless! Even the most basic kinetic energy weapon, when developed to the extreme, could destroy the universe; thermal energy weapons, resonance weapons, and the like all follow this pattern. Some civilizations research beams and discovered a method to perform superluminal strikes without using warp speed.