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His brow furrowed instantly after the scan.
"We're in big trouble!"
"Turajan, we're in big trouble!"
Zhou Qing was extremely familiar with the surrounding buildings, and at the same time, its scan also detected some starships that the starfish themselves had activated from the stars.
"These starfish are more powerful than I expected. They are not some kind of aliens, but rather former enemies of humanity."
Zhou Qing's face was solemn and tinged with worry, an expression rarely seen on Trajan.
Most things can actually be easily resolved with Zhou Qing.
Because Zhou Qing has the ability to handle these matters, it is extremely rare for him to show such an unpleasant expression.
"War General? You mean...?" Trajan had already realized the gravity of the situation.
Moreover, the situation will likely be similar to what happened when the 108 worlds of the Misty Starfield were attacked.
After all, even Zhou Qing's expression had become so solemn, didn't that say everything?
"This is a civilization far stronger than the human empire. Given the current state of the human empire, it is not certain that we can win a war against this starfish. Our naval fleet will not have the upper hand in battle against the enemy."
"There is no doubt that they have a fleet capable of matching our warships; I saw that in the scan just now."
"And if my guess is correct, the other side should also have planetary warships like the War Moon, and their War Moons should be more numerous than ours."
"After all, our basic technology is really too poor, while the basic technology of these starfish should be superior to ours."
"Of course, I said possible, not certain."
"In short, we should be in big trouble."
When Zhou Qing said this, Trajan heard it in a different way.
The opponent is an extremely powerful alien empire, whose combat power even surpasses that of the human empire.
"Then, General, shall we retreat first?"
Since they were now engaged in direct combat, and he estimated that he was no match for the enemy, Trajan's first reaction was to retreat.
"The Milky Way is a full 16 light-years away from the enemy. With this distance as a barrier, it should take them some time to reach us. Shall we retreat first?"
"And if all else fails, we can apply for assistance from space necromancers."
Tula's suggestion initially appealed to Zhou Qing, but he rejected it the next second.
"We cannot retreat. They possess warships capable of rivaling us, and faster-than-light travel is not difficult for them."
Therefore, entering our galaxy to fight wouldn't be difficult. As for the assistance of the space necromancers, their combat power is definitely not weak. The space necromancers would need to mobilize a significant force to deal with them, potentially creating a weakness in the Zerg swarm's outer defenses.
"Things will become more complicated then. If the swarm and this alien attack at the same time, it's not good news for us."
"Moreover, the most important thing is that the stargate cannot be built here. Stargate technology is not unique to us. If we build the stargate here, once this position is lost, the other side can also control our stargate."
"That's why the original Stargate plan must be cancelled now. We can't let the other side have a direct passage to the Milky Way."
"In addition, the War Moon Fleet needs to stay here and prepare to seize a few starfish worlds with me for exploration purposes, just like conducting scientific research."
To be honest, Zhou Qing did not want to continue expanding the worlds that the human empire already possessed, because there were already enough worlds, and in his view, so many worlds had become a burden.
1万个帝国世界，还不如他现在自己朦胧星域108世界中的那个核心28世界，核心28世界1可比1万。
Quantity alone is not enough; quality must also keep up.
The current size of the human empire is already excessively large and cannot continue to expand.
His original plan was to come here, rescue the fleet of the Mechanicus, and then use the War Moon to destroy these planets.
However, it is clear that this idea is destined to come to an end at present. It cannot be used, nor can it be too provocative to these starfish, since it is not backed by the Human Federation.
At least until now, the Federation fleet has not had enough technological support in Zhou Qing's research, so he has no idea where he has ended up.
More importantly, the Federation hasn't come looking for him yet, which suggests that the Federation may also be facing some trouble.
Finding a lost leader is no easy task; Kane disappeared before.
At the time, he received orders from the Federation and led a great deal of effort to find Kane's whereabouts.
But he couldn't find Kane, and now he's in the same situation as Kane before the Ascension Plan.
Because Zhou Qing was aware of the current situation of the Human Empire and had detected some of the Starfish warships, he significantly raised his assessment of the Starfish's danger level.
Both sides could be said to be wary of each other.
Zhou Qing is concerned about the current strength of Haixing's army, so he doesn't want to clash with Haixing for the time being. Haixing, on the other hand, is wary of Zhou Qing, as his presence means the arrival of the Federation army.
Launching an attack on Zhou Qing was something the starfish would never dare to do.
Under these circumstances, the two sides entered into a tacit understanding that was inexplicable.
Zhou Qing did not intend to build a star gate here, which led to some other judgments from Haixing's side.
The six immortals of the Sethsar Empire reunited within a month of discovering Zhou Qing's appearance.
Nord, along with Regent Strand Sharpbeek and a few of his old friends, reunited.
All the starfish had deathly pale faces, a testament to their anxiety.
However, compared to their deathly pale complexion a month ago, these starfish now have a slightly rosier appearance, because Zhou Qing's fleet has not done anything else so far and remains in that star system.
Although they cleared out several surrounding colonies, those colonies were not inhabited by their starfish, but by some aliens.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that Zhou Qing is conducting a scientific expedition?
"Everyone, what do you think? What is the significance of this human fleet appearing here?"
Strand Sharpbeek was the first to speak, asking all the old folks present for their opinions.
No starfish offered their opinions at this time; they remained tight-lipped.
Ten thousand years have passed since they arrived in this universe, and not all starfish can maintain their intelligent brains during those ten thousand years.
The immortal starfish did not speak at this stage; their gazes were all focused on Nord.
The first commander to discover the human fleet was clearly the one who knew best what the humans were trying to do.
Nord also felt the gazes of his companions, and he knew very well that they were waiting for him to speak.
"Then let me explain the current situation." Nord, who wasn't so complicated in the starfish, stood up and gave his opinion first.
"I discovered that human fleet while hunting down a semi-mechanized civilization's fleet; they directly deployed a massive War Moon."
"What class of warship is the War Moon? I think everyone knows. It's equivalent to the Federation's navy appearing here."
"However, I must tell you that the moment the Federation's navy appeared, I performed an emergency jump and chose to escape."
"I can't be sure if those human fleets have discovered us, and I also can't confirm what kind of relationship exists between that semi-mechanized civilization and humans. That's all the information I have right now."
Nord revealed all the information he possessed, and after explaining everything he knew, he returned to his seat.
Chapter 265 It is necessary to first understand the situation of humans.
"Since Nord has shared all the information he knows with everyone, I must also explain a new situation to everyone."
This was an internal high-level meeting of the starfish, and those present were all old buddies from the past ten thousand years, so naturally there was nothing that was hard to say.
"Bring our guest up."
Strand Sharpbeak waved his two starfish horns, and several starfish guards brought Evelynn to all the starfish immortals.
"This is the alien race that has come to inform us of the appearance of humans in our territory. Considering that he has done us a favor by explaining the appearance of humans, we should all be a little more lenient with him."
Starfish are proud; otherwise, they wouldn't wage war against humans in the starry sea. Why would they bomb human colonies?
Isn't it all just to force humanity to compromise?
They originally thought that with the combined forces of various empires in the Star Sea, forcing humanity to compromise would be a very simple matter. No one expected that the Human Federation would tear them apart like a mad dog.
To prevent his immortal companions from repeating the mistake of arrogance and looking down on the Eldar, which could lead them to obtain incorrect information.
Therefore, Strand Sharpbeek chose to explain this to his companions in advance.
The starfish naturally understood their regent's meaning, and after hearing these words, smiles appeared on their faces—smiles that the lord found exceptionally ugly.
However ugly the starfish's smiles were, Evelynn had no power to resist at this moment, and could only grit her teeth and accept it.
Under the watchful eyes of all the starfish, Evelynn stepped forward and bowed to them.
"Dear Immortals, it is an honor to meet you here, and I am grateful to you for giving us a place to live."
Evelyn had a deep understanding of what to say in what situation; these starfish were just as ancient and powerful, and she was “willing” to offer them sufficient respect.
However, despite her offering ample respect and courtesy, the starfish's immortality, faced with the threat of humanity, clearly did not have time to speak slowly and deliberately.
"Don't waste your breath on us or go through all this pointless formalities. Now just tell us what you know about humanity."
"And most importantly, look at this carefully again, it's this person!" Strand Sharpbeek turned and re-enlarged Zhou Qing's image onto the big screen for Evelyn to see.
"Look carefully, make sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else, you really see Zhou Qing, this terrifying demon!?"
The starfish immortals around who were unaware of the matter gasped upon hearing this. They looked at Zhou Qing, projected by their leader, and then at the spirit race before them.
No wonder our boss summoned them all together for this meeting at this time. It turns out that Zhou Qing, that devil, has come to this galaxy and universe.
Scientists are always just the vanguard, but for a top scientist like Zhou Qing, the fleet around him is definitely not an ordinary small fleet.
Ten thousand years of peaceful life have been almost completely disrupted at this moment.
The immortals of the Hundred Stars trembled slightly. Zhou Qing's "infamous" reputation was so great that just seeing him was enough to make all the immortals of the Starfish tremble with fear.
Rumor has it that this person can add delicious qualities to all seafood, making their flesh exceptionally fresh and delicious, so that everyone in the Star Sea will love to eat their starfish meat!
How terrible that they themselves even enjoy eating canned starfish!
Evelyn was startled by the starfish's intense reaction. She carefully examined Zhou Qing in the holographic projection and nodded firmly: "That's right, it's him."
"I couldn't possibly have mistaken him for someone else; I'm certain I saw him with my own eyes!"
"The first time I met this human was on a planet inhabited by humans within the galaxy!"
"All I did was offer some suggestions on how to save one person, and he threw me out and called me an inferior race."
Evelyn isn't stupid; she deduced from the starfish's reaction that Zhou Qing probably represents a huge secret.
The fact that someone like Zhou Qing could instill such fear in the starfish suggests just how great the secret he represents is already quite obvious.