Star Fleet, Starting with Datafication

"Oh?"

Qingyang raised an eyebrow slightly as he checked the basic information display on the StarNet.

A rookie commander whose talent was determined within a year?

It is indeed extraordinary that such a large fleet could be built in less than a year; it is certainly much better than most rookie commanders.

Apart from some financial assistance from their families, most of these warships were a mishmash of various models.

It is clear that these commanders acquired the starships on their own.

Group-based development is common among commanders without a strong background.

Qingyang had no intention of talking to this joint star fleet and planned to leave once the Skart scale armor was collected.

Gu Xue leaned closer and noticed the power levels of those fleets: "They must be rookie commanders from some major nearby country."

Qingyang nodded. New commanders in the elite army, unless they have a background, will generally join the army for training.

New commanders who dare to form their own teams are rare in both elite and ordinary countries.

Wang Lian felt a little conflicted when she saw that the Eternal Fleet was ignoring them.

However, after looking at the losses suffered by the Combined Fleet, he finally sighed.

He then spoke in the team channel: "Why don't we give the information to this fleet? After all, it's a distress signal, although the signal is extremely old and could very well be from a relic."

Moreover, that place extends nearly ten thousand light-years into the Star Lake, and we've already encountered several level-five star beasts after only three thousand light-years of exploration. Our current strength is far from sufficient to continue. If that distress signal truly requires assistance…”

The burly young man and another young man were silent for a moment, then finally said, "Agreed."

“I agree. We’ve already made enough money this time. Our development strategy from the beginning was to take it one step at a time and not rush it.”

"Indeed, I agree!"

The proposal was approved by all members in less than five minutes.

Although it's a signal from a relic, we can't rule out the possibility that someone might genuinely need help, even if the probability is extremely low.

Wang Lian took a deep breath and sent a communication request to Taiyi.

Not long after, the screen in front of Wang Lian lit up.

Qingyang looked at Wang Lian on the screen, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Thank you so much for your help!" Wang Lian said, while secretly glancing at Qingyang.

"It's alright. As fellow Star Commanders, anyone would have helped if they saw this."

Qingyang said calmly, sensing that Wang Lian had other things to say.

As expected, after hesitating for a moment, Wang Lian told the whole story, focusing on the distress signal.

Qingyang initially didn't care much, but then a hint of curiosity gradually appeared on his face.

An extremely ancient distress signal? Perhaps from the previous era?

Is it confirmed to be a hidden relic in Qiansen Star Lake?

Qingyang stroked his chin and finally said, "It cannot be ruled out that a team got trapped while exploring the ruins and sent out a distress signal through the ruins' equipment."

Not all fleets are star fleets, and not all fleets can connect to the Star Network.

Aside from StarNet, it's normal that other networks can't guarantee stable signals when faced with these relics from the last era, which are old enough to withstand cosmic backtracking.

Wang Lian agreed, saying, "That's what I was thinking too, which is why I wanted to ask you for help."

Qingyang did not refuse.

The ancient ruins of Qiansen Star Lake already possess a certain value; if artifacts from the previous era could be unearthed, their value would be even greater.

There was no reason or emotion for Qingyang to refuse.

“No problem, leave this to me. I’ll let you know if there’s any news.” Qingyang immediately added Wang Lian as a friend on StarNet.

After exchanging a few words with Qingyang, he took his leave and ended the communication.

The teammates who had been listening nearby exchanged glances, and one of them grinned mischievously.

"Actively adding other male commanders to your StarNet communications? That's quite rare, isn't it, Sister Wang?"

"Hahahahaha."

"Go away, I just wanted to know if anyone was calling for help."

Wang Lian blushed slightly and immediately dispersed the jeering crowd.

Tai No. 1.

Gu Xue pouted, her bright eyes blinking: "Waaah, isn't Qingyang enough with me?"

"I'm not interested in little brats." Knowing that Gu Xue was joking, Qingyang raised his head with a disdainful expression.

"Okay, you're something else."

Gu Xue gritted her teeth and pounced directly at Qing Yang.

After a brief period of playful banter, Qingyang entered the distress signal area into the Taiyi satellite map.

Chang Xi quickly began to analyze the situation and finally determined that it was indeed a distress signal from the previous era.

It is 100% a relic of an ancient civilization.

However, it is impossible to determine who sent the signal.

"The ruins area and the second Moro metal production area are in the same direction, so it won't affect the plan. We'll go check it out after we collect the Moro metal." Qingyang had anticipated this.

Gu Xing, who was playing cards with his crew, suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder and looked up.

Qingyang's radiant smile came into view.

"It's all up to you, Brother Gu. After all, this is the storyline you triggered!"

"???"

Chapter 43 Skyward Civilization - Base Zero (Please continue reading)

"Is this the area where that ancient distress signal originated?" Qingyang asked, comparing the star map with a puzzled expression.

Because apart from the colorful ocean of energy, there was nothing special about it, and not even a single planet or celestial body existed within several light-years.

The Eternal Fleet originally planned to go to the second Moro metal production area first, but before they had even gotten close, thousands of omnic warships swarmed in from there.

The powerful concentrated fire attack completely overwhelmed the Eternal Fleet!

In addition to medium-level AI ships, there are also many high-level AI ships and even war fortresses.

They were enemies far beyond the capabilities of the T8 fleet.

Seeing this, Qingyang decisively chose to follow his heart, directly using the dark space route to escape, and then began to search for the source of the ancient distress signal by following the star map coordinates given by Wang Lian.

This area was eventually identified.

It was completely empty.

It doesn't look like any ancient ruins at all.

Qingyang frowned, then entered the coordinate data again. Looking at the detailed area coordinates that were exactly the same as before, he couldn't help but look at Gu Xing.

His tone was quite certain: "The data shows it's nearby. I suspect the ancient ruins must have some special concealment methods. Brother Gu Xing, why don't you just point to a location?"

Gu Xing sighed helplessly, then tossed a pen and pointed it towards the tip: "How about there?"

Qingyang immediately looked over and raised an eyebrow.

How do we delve into the core region of this vast ocean of energy that stretches for countless days?

Although these energy oceans flow slowly and steadily most of the time, Qingyang is confident that as long as there is even a slight energy fluctuation, these energy oceans will immediately erupt!

After a moment's hesitation, Qingyang said, "In that case, let's move forward, maintain an 80% light speed route, and activate stealth mode as much as possible."

Since you've chosen the destiny of the ancient star, you must believe in it to the end.

"Yes!"

The crowd immediately responded.

The Eternal Fleet's hull gradually became transparent, and then it quickly sailed into the depths of the vast ocean of energy.

The energy particles, seemingly in liquid form, were pushed outwards by the shield, and the dazzling light completely covered all the warships of the Eternal Fleet.

Faced with such a dreamlike scene, Qingyang and the others were extremely solemn. If these beautiful energy particle streams were to go berserk, their destructive power would be enough to clear out the shields of the entire Eternal Fleet in a short time!

"Be careful not to accelerate suddenly, and do not use subspace jumps. Proceed at the current speed!" Qingyang reminded him.

"clear."

Chang Xi's figure appeared and she nodded slightly.

Several hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The surrounding particles continued to flow as always. If it weren't for the equipment recording them, no one would even know how far they had gone or how much time had passed.

Chang Xi suddenly frowned slightly and turned her gaze to Qing Yang: "Based on the time and distance we've traveled, we should be approaching the core area of ​​this energy cluster."

Logically, the density of energy particles in the surrounding area should be higher, but the density is decreasing.

"Are you sure we haven't deviated from the course?" Qingyang asked immediately.

Chang Xi confirmed, "The course is normal, Commander."

Based on the travel speed and the rate of energy density decrease, the energy particles are expected to completely disappear in thirty minutes.

Disappear completely?

Qingyang's expression brightened: "The core area of ​​this energy cluster has a blank area without any energy particles?"

Needless to say, something must have caused this phenomenon.

It's highly likely that this is the mysterious ruin they're looking for!

Originating from ancient civilization relics that existed before the vast universe!

However, it is unknown how many times the ancient civilization ruins have been revisited. After all, the Fifth Era was only the fifth time the Star Sea Human Alliance had gone through five revisits.

Long before the Star Sea Human Alliance, the Great Universe had undergone many Great Retrospectives.