Chapter 207: Logistics Across 270 Light-Years

If these battleships were to return, the energy consumption would be enormous, and the Federation is currently 270 light-years away from Xingcheng. At this speed, it would take more than 2,500 years to get back?

Time feels incredibly long, especially during times of war.

The Federation has been at "peace" with the Silk Civilization for over 1,500 years, and a new round of war could break out at any moment. These battleships might be destroyed before they even reach the Federation.

"Of course not, Mr. Chu."

"On the Silk Road, we have a large number of logistics equipment. This equipment is called the Super Hedging Matter Transfer Device, developed by our Federation's great scholar, Yan Xia."

The Federation's envoy spoke with pride.

Chu, now in his transformed state, was filled with questions.

"Yan Xia?"

The name seemed very familiar...

He quickly searched through his memories spanning tens of thousands of years and then wanted to curse out loud.

"Is that guy still alive?"

The Federation's envoy also thought of his former, former, former... former predecessor and said, "It's not that Yan Xia diplomat, but someone with the same name."

"As you know, names in the Federation are generally short, either two or three characters. With a population of tens of billions, the chance of having the same name is very high. As far as I know, there are currently about 147 million people in the Federation named Yan Xia."

Upon hearing this, Chu's expression softened.

"What about the original Yan Xia?"

The Federation's envoy replied, "He's probably dead. After all, during his time, there were no star nations outside the Federation, and he also died due to the limitations of his lifespan."

Chu didn't think it was possible.

"He couldn't have died!"

The guy who managed to reach this side alone during that time, he couldn't have died so easily.

And lifespan limitations?

When he was in Xingcheng, he didn't notice any lifespan limitations for that guy. After thousands of years, not a single wrinkle appeared on his face as a living being.

"He might be serving as a high-ranking official in the Federation now."

The Federation's envoy indicated that Chu still didn't understand the Federation well.

"Even the highest-ranking officials in the Federation don't have privileges when it comes to lifespan limitations. The longest-lived among the first-class high-ranking officials in the Federation, the Civilized Federation Council, is only 2,983 years old. I've never heard of any living being living to 30,000 years."

"By the way, it's quite a coincidence that the commander-in-chief of the main battlefield against the Silk Civilization is also named Yan Xia."

Hearing this, Chu almost jumped up.

"It's definitely him!"

"There's no such coincidence."

The Federation's envoy asked Mr. Chu to relax.

"There are quite a few officials with the same name in the Federation. In the past ten thousand years, there have been 293 federal officials named Jack, and they all hold high positions, fifth-class and above."

However, Chu was already convinced that the guy he met was the same Yan Xia he had seen before.

But he had some doubts. If what the Federation's envoy said was true, what position did the Yan Xia he met hold in the Federation?

He had heard of the Civilized Federation Council, which could be considered the most powerful official in the Civilized Federation. Even they couldn't live for tens of thousands of years by relying on their power. Those scholars who ranked first in the Federation's scholar rankings also had to choose to leave the Federation to pursue longevity. So, how could Yan Xia, a diplomat, do it?

Before he could figure it out, the Federation's envoy invited him, "Mr. Chu, if you're curious, you can come with us to take a look."

Chu wanted to return to the original topic.

He nodded.

Nineteen years later, a spaceship traveling at 52,900 km/s arrived at a star system on the Cosmic Silk Road.

Here, Chu saw the device.

A gigantic structure with a diameter of 80,000 kilometers, and even the inner circle had a diameter of over 5,000 kilometers. The huge conical shape made it look like a comical clown hat.

"The Super Hedging Matter Transfer Device, we've been developing it for over 20,000 years. It's absolutely reliable now."

"In fact, Mr. Chu, you won't need to spend 280 years to reach the Federation after entering. Apart from some risks, you'll only lose about 13% of the information in your body."

The extremely long distance also made the information loss of the Super Hedging Matter Transfer Device extremely high.

Originally, the loss rate for such a distance should be as high as 27%, but the latest technology has found that releasing antimatter in advance to clear the path can significantly reduce the loss of transmitted matter.

This was the information gained from the battlefield application 1,500 years ago.

The high survival rate at that time was entirely due to the Super Hedging Matter Transfer Device emitting an information acceptance signal before the battleships and life forms departed, which cleared some micro-obstacles along the way and increased the information retention rate by about 5%.

By now, it had been improved, allowing the information retention rate to directly increase by half.

The giant ship would arrive in about five years.

Twelve giant ships entered the Super Hedging Matter Transfer Device one after another and were transformed into a beam of light and transferred out.

This was shocking enough for Chu, as he had never thought of such a method.

If this method was perfect enough, it would enable any object or life form to move at sub-light speed.

This was like a bug in the universe.

Fortunately, this method was limited by the matter present in the universe and couldn't be used for ultra-long-distance transmission. A 270-light-year journey would result in a 13% loss, and if the distance exceeded 1,000 light-years, the loss rate would be as high as 60%. If it exceeded 1,500 light-years, the loss rate increased to 95%, and beyond 2,000 light-years, it became completely unusable.

However, it had to be said that this device was still useful within 100 light-years.

"This technology..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the Federation's envoy said, "Mr. Chu, rest assured. As our Federation's best friend, we can share this technology with you without any cost."

When Chu heard this, he didn't feel touched but became vigilant.

In the past 1,500 years, he had come to understand that the more the Federation gave him, the more they wanted to gain from him.

"Actually, I have a question."

"Are you really so sure that you will engage with other star cities instead of attacking the Federation first?"

The Federation's envoy laughed after hearing this.

"Of course."

"Because you are our best friend, and we believe you won't do that."

These were all nonsense.

In fact, the Federation had always been on the defensive against Xingcheng. The Federation had made too many arrangements on the Silk Road, and although it had funded Xingcheng to become stronger over the years, which couldn't be denied, the Federation had also gradually accumulated strength and benefited from the process.

The Federation's desire to become stronger didn't stop at what was in front of it, nor was it satisfied with the present.

The Federation could, of course, progress slowly and in an orderly manner, but this wouldn't effectively narrow the gap between Xingcheng and the Silk Civilization. Instead, it would face a dilemma.

For example, in terms of battleships, if Xingcheng's production capacity wasn't utilized, the Federation's production of giant ships would be very slow. By relying on Xingcheng's production capacity, they could produce more battleships to fight against the Silk Civilization.

But how to utilize Xingcheng's production capacity?

It wasn't about giving Chu some benefits.

Many things were mutually coupled and embedded. Yan Xia and Ella were now doing everything they could to make the Federation a 2.4-level civilization, on par with the Olive Branch Civilization, and remove the Damocles Sword that had hung over them for 30,000 years.

"As long as you're not worried, that's good."

"But worrying now is useless because your main target is the Silk Civilization, and they are not easy to deal with. We've heard about your previous three wars."

"With this transmission equipment, you can seek our help. We are very willing to send troops to solve the Silk Civilization for you."

The Federation's envoy directly refused.

It was a joke.

The Silk Civilization was just a wolf, while the Olive Branch Civilization was a tiger.

He could still distinguish between the two.

"You can consider it. The Silk Civilization's combat power is not to be underestimated, and I think they will launch a general attack on you within the next 500 years."

Chu's words could be considered a prophecy.

In fact, it was far less than 500 years.