Chapter 444: Rough Development Method _1

Xing Yuanbin played another edited video segment, starting with the footage taken when they had first entered the planetary system, providing a full view of the entire planetary system.

At that time, only a bright star could be seen, and the planets within the star system were not visible.

However, many small asteroids appeared in the camera's field of view, possibly forming an asteroid belt.

"The star of this system is more than thirty times larger than the Sun, and the temperatures on its inner planets are extremely high," Xing Yuanbin explained. "What you are seeing here, these small celestial bodies, are not asteroids."

The video shifted, and the attendees saw a damaged terrestrial planet, looking much like a rotten apple with a third of it no longer intact.

Despite the planet's gravity not allowing the remnants to drift too far, a belt of small bodies made of meteorites and ice was forming in its near orbit.

Some objects were busily moving among them, seemingly gathering something.

"The planets in this system are generally in this state. At first, we speculated that this was the result of intense civil wars experienced by the Silicon Star People, which led to the destruction of these planets," Xing Yuanbin said.

"Later, we discovered this was not the case. It was actually the Silicon Star People's method of exploiting the system's resources."

The attendees, hearing this information for the first time, were somewhat surprised. What kind of development method was this?

Xing Yuanbin continued his explanation, "We all know that mining minerals from asteroids is more convenient than on planets, which is why the main asteroid belt has always been humanity's primary mining area.

"Even though the mineral output of the asteroid belt has declined in recent years, we have just begun to focus on developing the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn, as well as the Kuiper Belt.

"Anyway, we are clear that the solar system is our Cradle, and all our developments have a bottom line.

"But the Silicon Star People seem to disregard this. Their exploitation methods are very crude, starting by blowing up a planet from deep within its core before plundering the planet's resources.

"Their primary targets are the metallic materials of other planets, and they almost never plunder resources like ice water.

"Especially after the core is exposed to the cold of space and cools down, it becomes their immense minefield. Then, the planet is thoroughly 'dead,' with only remnants left floating in space."

The video transitioned again, and a shattered planet appeared before the attendees, its remains scattered all over since it no longer had a core.

Unlike the previous belt of small bodies, these remains were lifeless, resembling a planet's corpse. It felt as if they were witnessing the end of a large life form.

It had been "murdered" by the Silicon Star People!

Xing Yuanbin said, "This is likely the origin of the Silicon Star People's vast fleet because this method of developing planets is much more efficient!

"They have brought this mode of development to the New Continent Star System. Fortunately, they started by developing the satellites of the Gas Giant Planet, otherwise, the Blue Maiden Star might have already fallen victim to them.

"And their treatment of their own home planet is also brutal."

An overall view of the Silicon Star appeared before everyone, and it was clear to see numerous bright red spots on Silicon Star.

The camera zoomed in, piercing through the thick clouds. These red glows gradually became clearer, revealing a vast and deep pit with churning magma at the bottom.

Xing Yuanbin continued, "There are many such pits, presumably for adjusting the surface temperature of Silicon Star, though we cannot exclude the possibility that they are digging into the core of their home planet.

"Under such rampant plundering, the Silicon Star People's fleet in their home system is extremely large, with a rough estimate of over seventy thousand vessels of various classes."

As the report concluded, everyone fell into brief contemplation.

Bernice was the first to speak, "It's hard to imagine a civilization that develops so recklessly without any regard."

"No wonder their ships are of such odd and bizarre shapes, perhaps their entire civilization is one where disorder constitutes order!"

"They exploit resources in a disorderly way, they develop in a disorderly way, they construct in a disorderly way."

Jiang Yu added, "But their disorder is very aggressive, and within the chaos, they've formed an order that can be advantageous. Without some basic order, it's difficult to sustain an advanced civilization."

Cao Yang then said, "Now we can almost be certain that the enemy's fleet is migrating to outer space."

He then asked, "But why do they need to migrate?"

Xing Yuanbin speculated, "Perhaps the resources of Silicon Star are about to be exhausted. After all, apart from their mother planet, the other planets in their star system have already shattered. Their mining methods really could turn the whole star system into a wasteland."

Hao Ying guessed, "There's another possibility, a split has occurred within the Silicon Star People."

"I noticed the report from the interstellar probe about the Silicon Star System's sun; it seemed a bit unstable, as if it's running out of hydrogen, which would have a huge impact on the entire planetary system."

"Based on our previous observations of the sun from Mercury, the larger the star, the faster it burns!

"Now it might have reached the time when the star undergoes significant changes.

"That's why the Silicon Star People dug deep pits in their own mother planet to adjust its temperature.

"There was a disagreement among the Silicon Star People about whether to leave or stay, which is why some left and some stayed."

Jiang Yu concluded, "Whether it's due to resource factors or environmental factors, in any case, we now have enemies in two different directions!"

"If we attack the Silicon Star People's fleet that's about 0.7 light-years away from us, would the mother planet support them, and would they attack us from both sides?"

In the upcoming war, it was necessary to consider the force from the Silicon Star People's mother planet.

Then Jiang Yu smiled and said, "However, this is actually good news. Since we've found the enemy's mother planet, we can establish the Dark Forest Deterrence System with them, and the New Continent Star System should be safe for now.

"But at the moment, we're not sure if they still cherish their damaged mother planet, nor can we be certain whether a dispute has caused a split. Can the Silicon Star People on the mother planet deter the enemy's Immigrant Fleet?"

Everyone fell silent, as nobody knew how to answer Jiang Yu's questions.

Jiang Yu sighed, "We still have too little intelligence!"

After rubbing his forehead in thought, Jiang Yu told Cao Yang, "Your surprise attack plan doesn't change!"

"However, I can only give you the forces of one corps. After you have completed the construction of your corps, Blue Maiden Star will immediately start building a new corps to defend against the mother planet's support and possibly launch a counterattack against the enemy's mother planet system!"

Although such a plan was somewhat risky, it was not a bad way to break the deadlock.

Jiang Yu continued, "To the enemy, those who are barefoot may not fear those wearing shoes!

"Then let's also take off our shoes, always ready to sacrifice the New Continent Star System!

"After all, before we discovered the enemy's mother planet, we were already prepared to face a Dark Forest Strike!"

"However, before the war begins, we could use the Interstellar Probe to confuse the enemy!"