Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 352 I'll kill you all!
At this moment, all the past experiences—more than a thousand years of relentless pursuit, more than a thousand years of dedicated technological development, search after search, disappointment after disappointment, and hope after hope—flooded Li Qingsong's mind.

Especially more than a thousand years ago, he carefully built his living spaceship and meticulously decorated its interior, racking his brains to create a good environment for his fellow human beings. In the end, he discovered that his fellow human beings had long been transformed into demonic creatures by the Purple Moon Civilization. Recalling the sadness and anger at that time, Li Qingsong's eyes almost turned red.

"This time, let's fight with our true strength. It's either you or me who dies. In this vast universe, only one of us can remain."

Li Qingsong turned his head and looked at his massive fleet.

After two upgrades, a total of 300 million warships are still safely stored in the space carrier.

One cargo space carrier and heavy transport ship after another, every warehouse was full.

That flying star now has one-fifth of its peak mass, but it is still enough to sustain a war.

"Command: Adjust posture."

One after another, giant spaceships, propelled by their auxiliary engines, quietly turned around at 85% of the speed of light, aiming their tail engines at the distant star.

"Command... Slow down!"

In an instant, millions of bright tail flames appeared simultaneously, like long dragons, waving wildly in this vast and deep universe.

The combined tail flames were almost as bright as a star.

Li Qingsong knew that with such brightness, the Purple Moon civilization, hidden within the star system, would definitely be able to observe it.

But it doesn’t matter.

While the main fleet began to slow down, numerous unmanned probes and exploration ships maintained their original speeds and did not decelerate.

They will arrive in the galaxy ahead of time and report the situation inside the galaxy to themselves.

At this moment, inside the Great Moon spaceship, near the third closest gas giant planet to the star that Li Qingsong has designated Eridani 735.

A secretary rushed into the head of state's office.

His dark red face was filled with urgency and a hint of panic.

"Your Majesty, the Deep Space Guard has just detected a dim star in the direction far from the galactic center. Further analysis has confirmed that this is a large fleet, and the type of its tail flame is consistent with... consistent with the main fleet of the Lantuk civilization."

"Your Majesty, the Lantuk civilization is catching up..."

The leader's expression instantly turned serious, his tone filled with disbelief: "Are you sure it's the Lantuk civilization?"

"According to the analysis of the expert team, the probability that it is the Lantuk fleet is as high as 96%."

The leader instantly flew into a rage: "Lantuk, Lantuk! Are they dogs?! More than a thousand light-years away! More than a thousand light-years! How did they catch up with us?!"

"So what if we infected those human captives and turned them into demonic beings? They're just some alien creatures. Is it really worth them spending over a thousand years, crossing over a thousand light-years, relentlessly pursuing us?!"

At this moment, President Ziyue simply couldn't understand it.

However, looking at all the exchanges between our side and the Lantuk civilization, only the fact that our side infected those human prisoners into demonic eyes and then handed them over to them, secretly tricking them, could be the reason why the Lantuk civilization spent such a huge price to track us down like a mad dog for more than a thousand years.

But the question remains: Is it worth it?! Is it worth it?!

"The Führer..."

The secretary said in a trembling voice, "We missed the opening time of the Star Gate because we were entangled with this Bluetuk civilization for too long."

The opening of the Star Gate has now moved hundreds of light-years away; we must get there as soon as possible. Otherwise, we might miss it again…”

The Purple Moon leader took a deep breath: "This time, we can no longer afford to entangle ourselves with the Lantuk civilization. So... let's negotiate!"
There's nothing that can't be discussed!

……

Time slipped by unnoticed, and in the blink of an eye, the deceleration had been ongoing for several years. The distance between the main fleet and the star had also shrunk to less than one light-year.

At that moment, Li Qingsong received an electromagnetic signal from within the galaxy. After deciphering it, a text of human writing appeared before him.

"Your Excellency, Head of the Lantuk Civilization:
Due to some unforeseen events, the human prisoners we handed over to you were infected by the Demon Eye and transformed into Demon Eye creatures.

We sincerely acknowledge that this was caused by our own mistake, and all responsibility lies with us. We are willing to offer our utmost sincerity in compensating you for any losses incurred as a result.

We firmly believe that peace is the most precious thing in this dark universe, especially among orthodox intelligent civilizations.

Although we command millions of warships, hundreds of millions of elite soldiers, abundant resources, and high morale, and are completely unafraid of external threats, we are willing to make every effort to avoid further conflict with you and to maintain peace.

We have decided to transfer all of our proprietary technology data, totaling over 16 documents across 36 fields, to you as compensation.

If you are interested, please anchor your fleet at a certain distance and send a negotiation team to discuss the matter in detail with us.

Li Qingsong was slightly surprised after receiving this message.

Is the Purple Moon Civilization being so agreeable this time?
But... it was too late.

It's really late.

I don't care about anything, I can give up everything, I just need one thing.

I want you all dead!
I want you all dead!
I will torture you with the most cruel punishments that are most suited to your Purple Moon people's physiological structure, and then kill you all, leaving no one alive. I will erase your Purple Moon civilization from this universe!
As for those things, I don't need your gifts; I will obtain them through my own efforts.

Li Qingsong did not respond to this sincere message, but continued to slow down.

Even while they were still slowing down, Li Qingsong had already formulated a comprehensive battle plan.

There are a total of 6 large planets in this star system. After entering the star system, our primary strategic objective remains to capture one of these large planets.

In the last war, we failed to rely on our strength, but rather on your strategic mistakes to capture a large planet.

This time, after two updates and iterations, I'm going to show you what a cloning catastrophe really is!
Li Qingsong's massive fleet continues to roll forward.

At this moment, on Eridanus 735, near Planet Three, lies the Great Luna spaceship.

"Your Majesty, excluding communication delays, 10 days have passed, and the Lantuk civilization has yet to respond."

In the large conference room, the senior members of the Purple Moon Civilization all had serious expressions.

Ten days have passed without a reply... It's clear that the other party won't reply anymore.

Their behavior clearly demonstrated that they had no intention of negotiating whatsoever.

boom!
The Purple Moon leader slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her dark red face turning iron red.

"Who was it that suggested infecting all of humanity and then handing them over to the Lantuk civilization?! Now the Lantuk civilization is after us, go and explain to them!"

The High Priest of the Purple Moon Civilization slowly stood up, his expression filled with anger: "Your Majesty, although I made this suggestion, it was ultimately approved by you! Now, are you going to shift all the blame onto me?!"

The Purple Moon leader's face gradually returned to its original dark red color, and her voice became low.

"We can't afford to get entangled with the Lantuk civilization any longer. If we continue, even if we win, we'll inevitably miss the opening time of the Star Gate."

We've already missed one chance; we can't afford to miss this one.

The anger of the Lantuk civilization must be quelled, and someone must take responsibility for this.

High Priest... this matter can only be handled by you.

In the conference room, everyone remained silent.

The person capable of undertaking this task and quelling the anger of the Bluetuk civilization must hold a sufficiently high position and significant influence within their own civilization, and must be directly involved in this matter.

Indeed, just as the head of state said, only the high priest meets these conditions.

The high priest regained his composure and fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he slowly stood up: "Indeed, as you said, only I can shoulder this responsibility. Then..."

Send a message.

Another message arrived on Li Qingsong's communication device.

"Your Excellency, Head of the Lantuk Civilization:
……

After investigation, we have determined that the mastermind behind the previous misunderstanding is the High Priest, the third most important figure within our civilization.

Our internal authorities have conducted a severe trial of the High Priest, removed him from all his posts, and arrested a total of 30,000 mid- to high-ranking officials involved in the matter.

Our previous conditions remain unchanged, and we can hand over all those responsible for the accident, including the high priest, to you for handling.

Peace is our only wish...

......"

High Priest?
The Purple Moon Civilization is rather strange. As a powerful, peak-level civilization, it actually has a position like High Priest, who is also the third most important person in the civilization...

Li Qingsong wasn't worried that the Purple Moon Civilization would just find some unlucky person to take the blame. The reason was simple: once an agreement was reached, both sides would inevitably have to communicate. If it was just an unlucky person, the truth would be exposed very quickly.

The stakes of handing over the third most important figure in the "Civilization" movement, along with over 30,000 mid- to high-ranking officials, to him were considerable.

but……

not enough!

Still not enough!

Nothing can sway me except for the complete annihilation of you all and the complete disappearance of the Purple Moon civilization from the universe!

Since you are so sincere and eager to reach a reconciliation with me, combined with the intelligence I gathered earlier about your "urgency," it seems you have some urgent business to attend to and therefore do not wish to start a war with me, right?

That's right!
The more anxious you are, the more I will hold you back, until I wear you down and kill you all!
Li Qingsong still did not respond and continued to decelerate. The Great Moon spaceship, conference room.

The atmosphere was much more somber than at the previous high-level plenary meeting.

"It seems that the Lantuk civilization is determined... So many things, yet they still can't be moved."

In the ensuing silence, a high-ranking member of the civilization stood up.

"Today, there are about 1 'native' humans and 20 'cultivated' humans remaining within our civilization."

Since the Lantuk civilization has shown such a strong interest in these human captives, could we perhaps...?

"no!"

The Purple Moon leader sternly rebuked, "These human prisoners are of paramount importance to us. Even if our civilization perishes, we must not hand them over!"

The high-ranking member of the civilization who had made the earlier suggestion immediately said, "We don't have to hand over everything. Just like last time when we were under pressure from the Yunluo civilization, we can hand over half, or even a third or a fifth."

The remaining human prisoners are still enough for us to achieve our objective!

The high priest shook his head solemnly.

"Even if we hand it over, it won't do any good. On the contrary, it will only invite a more fierce and resolute attack from the Lantuk civilization."

The executive paused for a moment, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Last time, you claimed to have handed over all of humanity, but now you're offering some more as bargaining chips?
Whether you bring out 10,000, 100,000, or 200,000 humans this time, I want to ask you one question: have you really handed over all of humanity?
You said you handed everything over?

You said the same thing last time.

The only way to convince me is to defeat your civilization, dismantle all resistance, and then let me investigate myself...

……

Giving it away is not an option, nor is keeping it; both will invite attacks and entanglements from the Lantuk civilization.

Given that these human prisoners are of great importance to us, why should we hand them over?

The Purple Moon leader sighed softly: "Then... we can only proceed with the last option."

He looked around at the crowd: "Those who agree... raise your hands."

Arms were raised one by one.

The Purple Moon leader took a deep breath, a ferocious look appearing on his face: "Then set sail! At the same time, crash into the star!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, when Li Qingsong still had several years before he could enter the star system, countless spaceships of the Purple Moon Civilization began to converge at top speed, while personnel evacuated at top speed.

In just a few days, the six major planets have become completely deserted.

Those tall buildings and huge factories were bombed by a high-yield hydrogen bomb the day after the personnel were evacuated, and were completely reduced to dust.

Meanwhile, on a massive dwarf planet with a radius of over 900 kilometers, tens of millions of large thrusters were activated simultaneously, forcefully pushing it off its current orbit and causing it to fall rapidly under the influence of the star's gravity.

About two years before its collision with the star, the massive Purple Moon civilization fleet completed its assembly. Countless large thrusters activated simultaneously, propelling this enormous fleet into the depths of space.

The direction was... away from the galactic center, almost the opposite of the previous course, and also roughly the opposite of the current course of Li Qingsong's fleet.

If we extend the sailing routes of the two fleets into separate lines, the angle between the two lines is only about thirty degrees.

Just a few months later, the light carrying these changes entered Li Qingsong's telescope.

At this moment, Li Qingsong's heart was filled with solemnity.

The engineering capabilities of the Purple Moon Civilization are astounding!

It was able to push a massive dwarf planet with a mass of about 600 trillion tons and a radius of more than 900 kilometers to change its orbit and collide with the star!

While still inferior to itself, this is already an almost unimaginable level compared to any other civilization at the advanced core stage.

Even compared to the mechanical catastrophe of the past, the Black Mountain civilization is far superior!
Although the Black Mountain civilization was an intelligent mechanical catastrophe, it was limited by its level of technology and could not have achieved such a feat.

So, the Purple Moon Civilization is...

He saw that the red dwarf star 735 Eridani suddenly brightened after being struck by the dwarf planet, which had a mass of about 600 quadrillion tons.

Infinite and intense radiation began to scatter wildly into space, and the entire star, like an enraged beast, frantically poured out its energy.

Li Qingsong knew that the impact of the entire dwarf planet was different from what he had done before, which involved breaking a dwarf planet into many pieces and having them impact different parts of the star.

Like its own collision method, although it would trigger a violent reaction in the star, the reaction would only be limited to the star's surface.

The star's thick atmosphere and dense plasma would annihilate those dwarf planet fragments like melting meteors.

But this moment is different.

Even the thickest star atmosphere could not melt an entire dwarf planet.

Carrying enormous kinetic energy, it can not only penetrate the corona of a star, but also the photosphere, extending its influence into the star's interior and ultimately causing serious damage to the entire star.

This could even disrupt internal convection within a star, causing it to age prematurely!
From the outside, it appears as if stellar material is being ejected into interstellar space, causing the star to expand violently, its radius to increase dramatically, and this process lasts for an extremely long time with extremely high intensity, resulting in an environment in the entire star system that becomes unbearably harsh.

Even with Li Qingsong's current level of technology, he would be severely affected in this environment, and his engineering capabilities would be greatly weakened.

He knew what the Purple Moon Civilization was going to do.

At this moment, the Purple Moon civilization's resupply and stay in the Eridanus 735 star system is clearly not yet complete.

But at that moment, they forcibly set sail in the opposite direction from themselves, completely destroying the environment of the star system.

This put Li Qingsong in a dilemma.

The two most energy- and resource-intensive phases of interstellar travel are acceleration at launch and deceleration at rest.

During these two phases, all engines of all large spacecraft will operate at maximum power for at least several years.

Previously, Li Qingsong had already experienced a launch; now, he was at a standstill.

Between each jump and pause, resources were already depleted. Even that flying star was mostly used up.

While Flying Star has stockpiled a large amount of supplies, don't forget that accelerating or decelerating these supplies also requires consuming resources.

At that moment, the Purple Moon Fleet set sail, flying in almost the opposite direction.

To track them, Li Qingsong must first slow down his own fleet to zero.

Normally, Li Qingsong would need to replenish supplies at this time.

But at this moment, in the Eridani 735 system, the star has entered a violent phase due to the impact of the dwarf planet. The environment in the star system has deteriorated to an extreme degree, and everything that is done will be greatly affected, resulting in slow progress.

This resupply will likely take more than a hundred years to complete.

By the time Li Qingsong finished resupplying and set sail again, the Purple Moon Civilization fleet had already sailed far away.

Without resupply, forcibly slowing down and then turning around would leave even Li Qingsong with limited supplies. Even if he could catch up with the Purple Moon civilization fleet, would his remaining resources be enough to sustain a war?
Don't forget, although the Purple Moon Civilization fleet was not fully resupplyed and also forced its way out, they had been staying in this star system for decades and resupplying for decades. Even if they were not fully resupplyed, they were probably already mostly resupplyed.

At this moment, it's not appropriate for Li Qingsong to stop to resupply, nor is it appropriate for him to forcibly slow down and then accelerate in the opposite direction.

So... what should we do?
Faced with this dilemma deliberately created by the Purple Moon Civilization, Li Qingsong showed no anxiety whatsoever; instead, a faint smile appeared on his face.

It seems that after so long of fighting in the H11 Piscis Austrinus system, your Purple Moon civilization still doesn't have a clear understanding of my engineering capabilities...

Very well, then let me show you just how vast the engineering power of this combination of cloning the Cataclysm and intelligent race vassals truly is, and to what extent it is capable of…

At this moment, Li Qingsong's fleet began to move again.

Some massive industrial, residential, and transport ships, escorted by some combat ships, broke away from the main fleet and continued to slow down toward the star Eridani 935.

The main fleet adjusted its deceleration direction, separated from this sub-fleet, and decelerated in another direction, adjusting its trajectory to prepare for pursuing the Purple Moon Civilization's main fleet.

This scene soon came to the attention of the Purple Moon leader.

The leaders of the Purple Moon Civilization were shocked and puzzled by this scene.

What is this Blueprint civilization doing?
Given the current environment inside the star system, even if the main fleet enters and goes all out to collect resources, it would be impossible to complete the task within 150 years.

Sending only a small fleet into the star system at this moment...do they expect a single fleet to be able to complete the resource gathering? Have the leaders of the Lantuk civilization lost their minds?

The high-ranking officials of the Purple Moon Civilization were completely baffled.

But soon they found out what Li Qingsong was really planning.

At this moment, the fleet had reached the edge of the star system and docked next to an asteroid with a radius of about 200 kilometers.

A celestial body of this size cannot achieve hydrostatic equilibrium and cannot be called a dwarf planet; it can only be considered a relatively large asteroid.

This location is more than 200 billion kilometers away from the star, and therefore receives relatively little stellar influence.

Afterwards, countless engineering machines landed on the asteroid, and numerous large planetary-sized thrusters began to be installed.

This clearly means that what the Lantuk civilization wanted to do was to "pack up" this asteroid and take it away as supplies!

But... how could a single fleet possibly accomplish this?!
(End of this chapter)