If Xiao Yu’s spacecraft had not all been stopped here, disengaged from curvature flight and leaving this region of space extrely tranquil, then Xiao Yu would have been unable to detect this slight spatial fluctuation at all.
This spatial fluctuation was extrely weak. It was even smaller than the spatial fluctuation caused by one of Xiao Yu’s smallest spacecraft entering curvature flight. So in an instant, Xiao Yu ruled out the possibility that this thing was a fleet or a large spacecraft.
“Perhaps it may be so spacecraft left behind here by this Alliance of Civilizations, one that they did not have ti to take away…” Xiao Yu thought silently. “Since I happened to encounter it, then I will find it and ask what happened here.”
Xiao Yu did not have the slightest malice toward this thing. It was purely a matter of curiosity. But what Xiao Yu detected next quickly made him cast aside that indifferent attitude. Because when Xiao Yu aid his detection instrunts at the region emitting the spatial fluctuation, that place turned out to be empty space, with nothing there at all.
Yet the spatial detection instrunts were clearly continuously transmitting signals. A trace of doubt arose in Xiao Yu’s heart, but fortunately, the subsequent data analysis quickly made Xiao Yu understand.
The conclusion was that there was a very, very small spacecraft there, roughly only the size of a microscopic particle. No, not one spacecraft, but many. Xiao Yu reanalyzed it and reached a new conclusion. There were roughly one hundred thousand spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization here.
“Spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization? How could spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization appear here? The Microscopic Civilization always acts in groups, and in the Large Magellanic Cloud they were already completely destroyed by . So how can they still appear here? Capture them and ask what exactly is going on. Also… by analyzing their spacecraft, I may be able to obtain so of the Microscopic Civilization’s technology!” Xiao Yu imdiately beca excited.
“My luck is actually this good? If it were not because the distance was close enough, and if it were not because all of my spacecraft had already disengaged from curvature flight, and these spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization just happened to enter curvature flight, then the chance of discovering them would have been almost infinitely close to zero.” At this mont, even Xiao Yu could not help sighing repeatedly in his heart.
Xiao Yu imdiately sent a ssage toward that region. “So you are spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization? I order you to imdiately disengage from curvature flight and imdiately approach . Otherwise, I will destroy your spacecraft together with the surrounding space!”
Xiao Yu received no reply. Those Microscopic Civilization spacecraft, each only the size of microscopic particles, still maintained extrely rapid curvature flight, seemingly desperately fleeing outward. Xiao Yu snorted coldly in his heart and decisively took action.
Through tracking, Xiao Yu could clearly and accurately grasp their positions in real ti. Accompanied by a single order from Xiao Yu, tens of thousands of spacecraft near this region moved simultaneously. Vast amounts of energy were activated, and space imdiately began twisting at a strange frequency. Almost in an instant, a huge spatial maze had already taken shape.
Because the movents of these spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization were extrely fast, the spatial maze Xiao Yu created was also very large, about several hundred billion kiloters in length. It was very difficult to directionally control microscopic particles within such a vast range. So Xiao Yu began the next step of his actions.
After being trapped by this spatial maze, those spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization seed very flustered. Like headless flies, they began charging around in all directions within the spatial maze, but no matter what, they could not break out.
To completely trap the entire Microscopic Civilization was still beyond Xiao Yu’s current ability. But that was when dealing with the entire Microscopic Civilization. Only when nearly ten billion spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization were gathered together could Xiao Yu be put into a state of struggling to manage, even to the point of handling one side while neglecting the other. But now, the spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization numbered fewer than one hundred thousand. For Xiao Yu, that was nothing.
“Xiao Yu, let us go! We have no grievances with you. Why are you trapping us?” At this mont, Xiao Yu finally received a ssage from the Microscopic Civilization. Xiao Yu was slightly startled, and then imdiately understood in his heart.
“No grievances? It seems that during this period of ti, this group of Microscopic Civilization spacecraft had not kept contact with their main civilization body. They still do not know that the main body of their civilization has already been completely wiped out by . I just do not know when they split from their main civilization body, or how much they know about galactic ti reversal, the Guardian of the Way, and the Rebel Alliance.” Xiao Yu silently pondered. “Even if I cannot obtain that intelligence from them, these spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization alone are already an enormous harvest for . I had originally thought the Microscopic Civilization was already extinct and that I would never have another chance to obtain this technology…”
“No grievances?” Xiao Yu replied coldly. “The main body of your civilization caused great trouble. Since you are also part of the Microscopic Civilization, how dare you say you have no grievances with ? Enough nonsense. Since you have now been captured by , then obediently tell everything you know and hand over your technology…”
Xiao Yu was continuously shrinking the range of the spatial maze, like a fisherman at sea continuously drawing in his net. In only a short while, the spatial maze that had originally been hundreds of billions of kiloters in length had now shrunk to less than ten billion kiloters, and it was still rapidly and continuously decreasing.
“We do not know about those things, and they have nothing to do with us. We have been separated from the main body of our civilization for several thousand years. We do not know anything…” These spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization replied in so panic.
Xiao Yu still paid them no attention, and instead continued rapidly shrinking the bounds of the spatial maze. One hour later, the length of this spatial maze had shrunk to less than one hundred million kiloters, then to less than ten million kiloters, then less than one million kiloters…
Throughout this phase, the Microscopic Civilization had continuously resisted, trying to escape from this cage. But under Xiao Yu’s tight defenses, they were rely doing useless work. When the spatial maze finally shrank to around one deciter, Xiao Yu transferred control of the spatial maze to a specially made instrunt, then manipulated that instrunt and carried the spatial maze into a laboratory aboard one of the spacecraft.
To prevent accidents, such as the spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization escaping and causing damage to the spacecraft and fleet, Xiao Yu had also equipped at least more than ten layers of defense systems outside these laboratories. After completing all of this, Xiao Yu’s mood finally relaxed. Xiao Yu knew that the Microscopic Civilization had now beco a toy in his hands.
What appeared before Xiao Yu was a tiny cube that seed to be wreathed in mist. This tiny cube had no visible boundary with outer space. A layer of mist-like substance separated it from external space. It had an opaque exterior, and under illumination it emitted a faint white glow, making it impossible to see any internal structural details.
The spacecraft of the Microscopic Civilization could not co out, and naturally the external microscopic particles, including photons, could not enter. Moreover, because spatial distortion produced an effect similar to diffuse reflection, it emitted that faint white glow.
Inside this tiny box were nearly one hundred thousand spacecraft.
“I can destroy all of you at any ti.” Xiao Yu said lightly. “Open your data interface.”
“That is impossible!” The ssages sent by the Microscopic Civilization already carried a tone of grief and indignation. “Our Microscopic Civilization cannot hand over our own fate for soone else to control!”
“Is not your fate already being controlled by right now?” Xiao Yu said lightly. “I guarantee that after I get what I want, I will let you leave. The enmity between your Microscopic Civilization and has already been repaid on the main body of your civilization, so I actually do not have much interest in exterminating you.”
“You destroyed the main body of our civilization?” the Microscopic Civilization quickly replied.
“Yes. I detonated the entire Large Magellanic Cloud and in the end destroyed the main body of your civilization completely. Since the main civilization body no longer exists, then naturally all enmity between us is settled. What I want now is only your technology, and so of your things, nothing more. After I get those things, I will let you go.” Xiao Yu said.
That was indeed what Xiao Yu was thinking in his heart. Because to Xiao Yu, it really was a matter of no consequence. Xiao Yu would not care about this fleet of one hundred thousand spacecraft from the Microscopic Civilization. Whether he exterminated them or not would not affect the overall situation in the slightest.
“Very well… we agree to your terms. We hope you will keep your promise and let us leave after we open our data interface… We do not even have a main civilization body anymore, and the characteristics of the Microscopic Civilization determine that our population is very difficult to increase. On the vast stage of the universe, there is no longer any place for our Microscopic Civilization. In the years ahead, we will simply wander everywhere and peacefully continue developing our microscopic technology…” The ssages of the Microscopic Civilization were filled with utter dejection.
“Very good. I support your decision very much. Since from the very beginning you gave up developing war-related technology, then in the future do not try to turn back again. The mysteries of the universe are so nurous. Wandering among these endless stars can also be considered a life well lived.” Xiao Yu said lightly.
“First, we need to tell you one thing,” the Microscopic Civilization said. “The Large Magellanic Cloud was not destroyed by you.”
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