Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 347 I want to talk to you!
In the early stages of planetary-level industrial construction, the existence of numerous readily available industrial facilities and spaceships does indeed lead to rapid initial progress.

However, once these existing industrial facilities are used up, and when it comes time to carry out subsequent tasks such as upgrading and expanding the industrial scale and improving the industrial system, the progress will inevitably be slowed down.

At this moment, it is clear that the speed of industrial construction that our side had previously carried out had not shocked the enemy enough to make them believe that they still had a chance to take back Planet One.

But... now that I've already taken over the planet, do you still want to take it back?
dream!

You may not know this, but although my unmanned combat system is already performing well enough to even overcome the technological gap and completely suppress your unmanned combat forces.

However, the original AI's greatest strength wasn't actually combat, but rather industrial development...

Because the thing Akainu's AI did most back then wasn't waging war, but taking care of the main civilization.

With thousands of years of industrial construction and production, and thousands of years of sustaining the unbridled extravagance of civilization, how much data and experience will Akainu AI accumulate in the field of industrial production? How many times will the code be iterated and optimized?
After incorporating Akainu's AI, how terrifying will the Primal AI, newly born on the basis of the original Divine Artificial AI, become in the field of industrial production?

At this moment, the Primordial AI truly demonstrated its power.

With billions of clones and billions of engineers of various races providing life intelligence, Li Qingsong simultaneously launched construction on millions of massive construction sites on Planet One.

One factory after another sprang up faster than spring weeds, densely clustering together like a grassland made of steel.
One after another, vacuum tunnels, like giant dragons, danced freely across the lava-filled land, and seemed to grow on their own, reaching a length of tens of millions of kilometers in just a few years.

Within this vacuum tunnel, a train powered by magnetic levitation technology speeds at dozens of times the speed of sound. The journey from one side of the planet to the other takes only half an hour.

Among the numerous nuclear fusion factories, the protium-deuterium-helium-3 combined fusion reactor generates an endless stream of electricity, which flows through the extensive and ubiquitous power grid into every factory and every piece of equipment.

Mining, smelting, production, assembly, and so on—hundreds of thousands of factories of various types quickly covered the entire planet.

On this large planet with ample supplies, the spaceship assembly plant, interstellar mine factory, nuclear ignition plant, radar factory, armor factory, missile factory, and so on, which are the final stages of the industrial system, finally produced the various combat facilities that Li Qingsong urgently needed.

Previously, even though they had more than two million warships at their disposal, the defense line of Planet One was still in grave danger under the all-out attack of the Purple Moon Civilization's main fleet.

There was no way around it; the technological gap between the two sides was undeniable. And the Purple Moon civilization was truly determined to reclaim Planet One.

Previously, it was merely an "act." Now that the performance has failed and it's time for a real showdown, the Purple Moon Civilization will show no mercy whatsoever.

All Li Qingsong could do was trade quantity for time, buying time for his industrial development by constantly losing large numbers of warships.

As a result, the number of warships and various combat readiness facilities has been declining rapidly.

But now, with Li Qingsong going all out and completing the construction of the industrial system in a very short time, a large number of manned and unmanned warships, interstellar mines, missiles, and so on immediately came like a flood.

At this moment, the entire planet One became a flood reservoir. Moreover, the floodwaters were increasing rapidly, almost breaching the dam. Thus, the thousands of space elevators towering over Planet One became the channels for releasing the floodwaters.

Countless combat facilities, having accumulated to an extreme quantity, poured into space along these space elevators.

In an instant, the automated defense system truly belonging to Planet One was established and handed over to the Primordial AI for unified control.

At this moment, the combat capabilities of the Primordial AI also found a place to be put to use.

With a large number of manned warships being deployed into space, Li Qingsong's idle clones finally acquired weapons.

The entire battlefield situation changed at that moment. The previously precarious defense line of Planet One was instantly stabilized.

Moreover, Li Qingsong's combat power is also overflowing towards the massive star H11 Piscis Austrinus.

The friendly fleet, which was originally fighting against the Purple Moon civilization's stellar fleet, was already on the verge of collapse due to multiple attacks and harassment, and could only barely hold on. As a result, the friendly electromagnetic lifeforms, led by Electric Disaster, also suffered heavy losses.

But at that moment, with the arrival of a large number of warships, the situation immediately changed. The pressure on the electric disaster was greatly reduced, allowing them to better harass the electromagnetic life of the Purple Moon civilization and completely eliminate the possibility of the enemy using stellar energy to launch a large-scale attack.

At this moment, although Li Qingsong is still at a disadvantage overall and is temporarily unable to launch an attack, he can no longer have any problem "holding his ground".

The defense line on Planet One was finally truly solid, and Li Qingsong finally had a stable foothold in this star system.

Inside the Great Moon spaceship, the leader of the Purple Moon civilization clenched his teeth, his whole body tense, his anger reaching its peak.

What on earth is going on?! How could our opponent have such strong industrial construction capabilities, completing the construction and stabilizing the defenses of Planet One in such a short time?!
Looking back on the previous phase, when our side was full of confidence in executing the "bait" plan and voluntarily handed over Planet One, we felt extremely ashamed and annoyed.

What exactly is the origin of this Lantuk civilization, and why is it so troublesome?
If all else fails... we'll have no choice but to execute the mobilization order. No matter what, we must contain the enemy within the vicinity of Planet One and then retake it!

Fortunately, our side has maintained a technological advantage and has consistently been able to overwhelm the enemy on the battlefield. If we execute the civilization mobilization order again, the chances of retaking Planet One are still quite good.

Just as the head of state was carefully considering the next strategic direction, a secretary rushed over.

"The Lantuk civilization has sent us a message."

"Oh? What's the content?"

"Purple Moon Civilization, I want to have a talk with you!"

……

Li Qingsong always had one question in his mind.

This Purple Moon civilization acted far too hastily from the very beginning of the war.

Deploying electromagnetic life on a star, setting up Planet One as a trap, feigning to hand over Planet One to our side, and then using the power of electromagnetic life to annihilate ourselves in one fell swoop—this is indeed a good plan.

The fact that their plan was exposed and they then turned the tables on each other, leading to the fall of Planet One and the failure of the Purple Moon Civilization's overall plan, seems more like an unforeseen factor. Simply put, this was not a fault of the war, and it does not prove that the Purple Moon Civilization's plan was bad.

However, we need to look at problems from different perspectives. This strategy is indeed good, but... is it really necessary to use it?
After all, we don't have any major planets, and our overall technological strength is inferior to yours. As long as you proceed step by step, build strong defenses, and wear us down little by little, I will have almost no chance of winning.

In this situation, no matter how well-thought-out the trap plan is, it will always involve some risks. From the perspective of risk-reward balance, the Purple Moon Civilization seems to have neither the need nor the motivation to carry out this plan.

But they did it anyway.

This clearly shows that the Purple Moon civilization does not want to be entangled with our side in this star system for too long.

They were very "anxious" and "urgent".

This aligns with the information he had previously gathered about the Purple Moon Civilization's continuous sub-light speed of travel for over a thousand years without ever stopping for rest or repairs.

Regardless of why they are in such a hurry, there are some opportunities that we can take advantage of.

Given this situation... now that I have truly occupied Planet One and demonstrated unimaginable industrial strength, and the war is unlikely to end in a short time but will inevitably drag on for a long time, perhaps negotiation is a way out?

Regardless of anything else, let's first trick our fellow humans away from the Purple Moon Civilization!

In any case, the Purple Moon Civilization was unaware that they had long considered them as enemies to be killed. In their view, their only demand should be the return of those human prisoners.

Based on this, in order to end the war as soon as possible and extricate themselves from this star system, the Purple Moon Civilization is very likely to agree to their request!
Once he's won them over, he can simply tear up the ceasefire agreement later. Li Qingsong has never had any moral scruples when it comes to the enemy; he'll deceive them if he can.

After sending that message, Li Qingsong patiently waited while simultaneously maneuvering numerous warships, undertaking massive industrial construction, and carrying out other tasks.

It took a long time for the Purple Moon Civilization to reply.

"What do you want to talk about?"

As expected! In order to extricate themselves as quickly as possible, the opponent also expressed their intention to negotiate!

"War would mean significant losses for both of us. And this war was originally unnecessary."

Our demands are simple: those human prisoners.

"If you hand it over to us, we will stop bothering you, and we can both leave peacefully after gathering enough resources, how about that?"

"can."

Ziyue Civilization readily agreed. But before Li Qingsong could even rejoice, a follow-up message arrived: "However, your side has caused us such enormous losses during this period, and you must provide some compensation."

We request that you transfer more than 10 proprietary technologies to us, as well as the complete source code and training data of your artificial intelligence.

Therefore, we can hand over the human prisoners to you, and then both sides can cease hostilities and make peace.

A cold smile appeared on Li Qingsong's lips.

This Purple Moon Civilization really dares to ask for a price...

but……

"can."

Li Qingsong responded very decisively: "For the sake of peace, we are willing to make significant concessions."

Please immediately hand over all human prisoners to us. After verification, we will deliver the relevant data to you as agreed.

"This is not in accordance with interstellar practice. Please hand over the relevant data to us for inspection first. After that, we will hand over all humans to you."

"Since we have some differences on the handover method, let's discuss it carefully."

"First, please open your main fleet's defensive line so that our robot envoy can verify the number of human prisoners and their living conditions." "Very well. However, to demonstrate your sincerity, please first allow our robot envoy to inspect your unique technologies and artificial intelligence operating modes."

After several exchanges and discussions, the two sides still failed to reach an agreement.

Seemingly realizing they couldn't gain any advantage over Li Qingsong, the Purple Moon Civilization angrily refused to negotiate, declaring they would reclaim what belonged to them on the battlefield.

Li Qingsong also responded angrily and forcefully.

Negotiations broke down.

Li Qingsong's expression was solemn.

Although his reply was full of anger, Li Qingsong remained calm throughout.

He noticed something unusual about it again.

The Purple Moon Civilization... seemed to have no sincerity in negotiations from the very beginning. They never intended to hand over those human prisoners.

The subsequent entanglement was nothing more than an attempt to gain some advantage from me.

Of course, Li Qingsong thought so too.

But... the Purple Moon Civilization clearly has urgent matters to attend to, and on the surface, their only demand is those human prisoners. They could have escaped by handing over the prisoners, so why is the Purple Moon Civilization refusing?
Their initial rejection could be explained by their disdain for their own fighting strength.

Why do they still refuse to participate even though they have already occupied Planet One and the war is clearly heading towards a stalemate?
What did those human prisoners really mean to them?!

Regardless of the reason for this, at this moment, under these circumstances...

Let's keep at a stalemate!

Then let's keep fighting!
Let's see who gives up first in the end!
After establishing the follow-up strategy, Li Qingsong truly settled down.

What Li Qingsong needs to do at this moment is very simple, involving only two aspects.

First, continue large-scale industrial construction and production to supply the battlefield.

Second, continue to defend against the enemy's offensive on Planet One and the interstellar battlefield. If possible, the battle lines can be extended further outward to wage space warfare or to open new battlefields on other planets.

And then... wait!

Based on the current situation and the comparison of strength between the two sides, it is very difficult, almost impossible, to win this war.

But this time, Li Qingsong wasn't thinking about winning. At least not for the time being.

As long as you don't lose!

As long as you remain firmly anchored in this star system like a nail, the other side will never be able to escape.

One day, the opponent will reveal a weakness again. And as soon as the opponent reveals a weakness, that's the time for our side to launch a desperate counterattack!
If one hundred years isn't enough, then two hundred years; if two hundred years isn't enough, then five hundred years, or even a thousand years!

Anyway, I can wait, and I can persevere. I just don't know if your Purple Moon Civilization, as a legitimate and intelligent civilization, can wait and persevere!
As for what the Yunluo civilization said about this star field soon becoming a battlefield for space-level civilizations... we can't worry about that for now.

This area is so vast that the possibility of it actually affecting oneself is relatively small.

This was the only way Li Qingsong could find to win against the Purple Moon Civilization, whose technological strength and combat power both surpassed his own, after comprehensive evaluation.

Time passed quietly, and the large-scale war surrounding Planet One never stopped.

The two sides remained locked in a stalemate. Relying on its more advanced technology and stronger combat power, the Purple Moon Civilization maintained immense pressure on Li Qingsong at Planet One, leaving him no time to attend to anything other than the battlefield on Planet One and the star. However, they were unable to break through Li Qingsong's defenses or launch a direct attack on the planet's surface.

Li Qingsong, relying on the Primordial AI and its superior industrial strength, continuously supplied massive amounts of combat facilities to the battlefield, tenaciously maintaining the defensive line from being breached and keeping the Purple Moon Civilization's warships at bay. However, he was unable to break through the Purple Moon Civilization's blockade and extend his combat power to more external areas.

Every day, a large number of manned and unmanned warships are bombed into wreckage, and a large number of warships are destroyed.

Then, either from Planet One or from the other planets, a large number of combat facilities belonging to both sides would be added, continuing a seemingly endless meat grinder war.

Several decades passed quietly under these circumstances.

At that moment, Li Qingsong noticed something unusual.

He saw more warships gathering from the other planets and beginning their journey toward Planet One.

Combined with what he had discovered over the past few decades about the other party's industrial base having seen a further increase in production efficiency and an expansion in scale, Li Qingsong immediately understood.

Clearly, the civilization mobilization efforts carried out by the other side over the past few decades have yielded sufficient results at this moment.

Next, I will surely face an even more ferocious offensive from the other side!

However, our own defenses are already in a precarious state; if the enemy intensifies their offensive further...

Li Qingsong remained calm, showing no emotional fluctuation whatsoever.

Just as he had predicted, the arrival of these hundreds of thousands of new warships significantly increased the pressure on his defensive lines. Even though Li Qingsong had mobilized all of his industrial resources to replenish manned and unmanned warships and various combat facilities in space, he was unable to eliminate this pressure.

At this moment, Li Qingsong even felt that the space battlefield was like a forest fire. The combat facilities he had added were like buckets of water being poured in.

Once poured on, it will evaporate immediately. Forget about extinguishing the flames; at this moment, it's already beyond our ability to even control the fire from spreading further.

That being the case...

Li Qingsong immediately issued an order.

The situation has reached its most critical point. It's time to deploy the strategic weapon of the unified force field!

Under Li Qingsong's control, the previously stockpiled billions of clones flowed like rivers into the sea from various hibernation bases to the control base.

After the infusion line was connected, the clones lay quietly on the control chairs.

In space, dozens of giant space carriers, under heavy protection, were deployed, and the unified force field components were systematically installed in space.

Everything is ready.

Unified Force Field, activate!
At this moment, at the cost of the lives of billions of clones and the accumulation of hundreds of years of industrial production, Li Qingsong's strongest strategic offensive weapon unleashed its full power.

The next moment, on the battlefield, countless powerful warships that Li Qingsong had struggled to withstand suddenly exploded, and fireballs appeared out of thin air, illuminating the entire star field.

In that instant, the overall brightness of this interstellar battlefield surrounding Planet One even surpassed that of a star!

Amidst the intense energy radiation, all of Li Qingsong's warships and combat facilities were placed on high alert. Even so, a large number of smaller devices were still affected and destroyed.

This caused some losses for Li Qingsong. But compared to the Purple Moon Civilization, Li Qingsong's losses were insignificant.

After a quick count, Li Qingsong saw that the total number of Purple Moon Civilization warships destroyed by the unified force field was as high as 55!

It's more than I initially estimated!
Among them were even more than a dozen of the largest warships, equivalent to our own Mars-class warships!

As for the small unmanned warships, interstellar mines, missile turrets, and other items that were affected and destroyed, their numbers are too numerous to count.

At this moment, all the Purple Moon Civilization warships seemed to be in a state of confusion, at a loss. After being attacked by Li Qingsong, they lost all coordination and command, and only knew how to retreat in panic.

In an instant, the area around Planet One became calm.

The entire war was temporarily halted due to the use of the unified force field, a strategic weapon. The wealth accumulated by the Purple Moon Civilization over decades through the mobilization of the entire civilization was completely wiped out in one fell swoop.

But Li Qingsong knew that this... was not the end.

Despite the tremendous success achieved by the unified force field, Li Qingsong felt no excitement, but rather a sense of solemnity.

In other civilizations, the use of a unified force field would be enough to destroy a civilization.

However, when facing the Purple Moon Civilization, the Unified Force Field can only temporarily halt the war and buy itself some breathing time.

Subsequently, the Purple Moon Civilization's fleet will surely return.

We should take advantage of this time to strengthen our defenses and prepare for a more intense attack later.

Just as Li Qingsong had predicted, after a brief period of chaos, the Purple Moon Civilization fleet quickly calmed down, and the war resumed.

Meanwhile, industrial construction and mobilization, which affected the entire civilization, continued.

It is likely that the Purple Moon Civilization will be able to mount another offensive in just a few decades.

Fortunately... several decades is enough time for me to build up a unified force field again.

The battle remains deadlocked, and neither side sees any hope of turning the tide in the short term.

Then let's wait! Let's keep waiting! Until your Purple Moon civilization collapses!
(End of this chapter)