In the Outpost, Blue River looked at the area covered by the azure barrier with a grave expression.
Perhaps the other civilizations believed that the Purple Cloud Empire had an unparalleled killing machine that could be used at any time, the Neutron Warstar!
In reality, that wasn't the case.
This didn't mean that the Neutron Warstar was fake, but that it could be used at any time.
If the Purple Cloud Empire really could use the Neutron Warstar at any time, then Bourne wouldn't have coveted the Federation's weapon technology. Instead, he would have directly used the Neutron Warstar to destroy the Federation.
The reason for this was that problem that no civilization could ignore.
Energy!
If you thought that the Purple Cloud Empire could provide the energy required by the Outpost and the Neutron Warstar, then you were thinking too much!
Just the azure barrier in front of Blue River, which was used to isolate the gravitational field, wasn't something that the Purple Cloud Empire's energy technology could support.
As a result, this was also why Bourne had requested that the Neutron Warstar not be used as long as the losses were within an acceptable range. They would try their best to obtain the Federation's weapon technology.
This way, even if the Neutron Warstar couldn't be used in the near future, it wouldn't be too big of a problem.
With the Purple Cloud Empire's absolute technological superiority as a Level Five civilization and the powerful weapon technology that they were about to steal from the Federation, Bourne was confident that the Purple Cloud Empire could still steadily rule over the entire Andromeda Galaxy.
However, the development of the situation would probably be far from what he had hoped for.
"Is this already the last of the Outpost's stockpile?"
Blue River asked the person in charge of the Outpost as he looked at the pedestal in front of him with three crystals on it.
"Yes, Marshal Blue River. Apart from the three in the Neutron Warstar and the three here, there are no other stockpiles!"
"Sigh, at most, it can only last for another thousand years, right?"
After hearing the person in charge's confirmation, Blue River sighed and looked at the three glowing crystals again as he muttered to himself.
Without this Outpost, even if the Neutron Warstar still existed, the Purple Cloud Empire wouldn't be able to use it.
At that time, they wouldn't even be able to approach the Neutron Warstar.
After all, the Neutron Battle Star's greatest characteristic was its domain, a domain formed by super strong gravitational effects!
If it wasn't for the enormous azure barrier in front of him that isolated the gravitational pull, then Blue River's current location would have been torn to shreds long ago. Let alone him, even this enormous outpost would have been completely torn to shreds!
"Once the Neutron Warstar is ready to attack, notify me immediately!"
"Yes, Marshal Blue River!"
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Year 120 of the Federation Calendar. Behind the spiral arm of the Silver Lady Galaxy, Lanse Corridor.
The imperial fleets that participated in the battle were all gathered here.
The reason why it only took a year was because the territory of the Ziyun Empire was originally located at the front of the spiral arm. The tribute fleet led by the Black Demon General had run all the way to the end, so it took several years to reach Lancer Corridor.
"Marshal Red Lion, the Empire's First and Legio II, as well as the Imperial Guard's First and Second Fleets have been assembled!"
"Got it. Inform the Four Great Generals to have a virtual conference immediately!"
"Yes, Marshal!"
A few minutes later, four figures appeared in the command room where Red Lion was.
They were the four of the Eight Great Generals that Red Lion had conscripted. They were South Sky, Thunder Feather, White Sun, and Linlong!
"Everyone, I believe that you've all received the latest report. That is, our seed warstar can only be used for another thousand years at most. After that, we will forever lose this weapon that can make us invincible."
"Thus, you should all understand how important this battle is!"
"Although the Neutron Warstar will attack, for us, once it attacks, it means that we have lost!"
Red Lion had clearly stated the goal of this battle. It wasn't to completely destroy the enemy, but to steal their technology!
The four Great Generals naturally understood this point and nodded solemnly to express their understanding.
"Now, let's talk about the battle plan. Take a look!"
Red Lion waved his hand, and a detailed star map of Saka appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
This star map had been created based on the investigation data Bai Lang had brought back. All of Saka's defenses, space operations, fleet garrisons, and so on were marked out on this star map.
Saka was completely exposed to the five of them, as if it were naked.
There were also some areas marked out on this star map, such as warship production lines, ship cannon production lines, planets suspected of having research facilities, and so on.
These were all places where they could obtain relevant technology, so they needed to pay special attention to them.
"Pay attention, these specially marked locations are the main targets of our operation this time. Destruction is strictly prohibited. Do you all understand?"
"Yes, Marshal!"
"Very good. Now, let's talk about the specific battle plan …"
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"Commander, according to the information Emoni provided, the enemy hasn't sent out the Neutron Warstar. They've only gathered a large fleet in Lancer Corridor, about twenty billion ships!"
"No, the Neutron Warstar has definitely set out!"
After listening to the adjutant's report, Lin Yu said firmly without any hesitation.
This caused the adjutant to reveal a trace of puzzlement. Why was his commanding officer so certain?
"Think about it from another perspective. If you were the emperor of the Purple Cloud Empire, even if you had a powerful weapon like the seed battle star, when you discovered that the Federation had weapon technology with a range of 10 AU, would you not have any thoughts of using the neutron battle star to attack and destroy everything?"
"No, he wouldn't do that. Instead, he'd send the regular fleets to surround us and try to defeat us and steal our technology!
"As for the Neutron Warstar, it would mostly be used as insurance. When the regular fleets lose more than they can bear, and there's no hope of successfully stealing the technology, the Neutron Warstar will come to clean up the mess!"
In truth, this was not something Lin Yu had thought of. He had already expected the Purple Cloud Empire to make such arrangements.
This was also why Lin Yu had used his spatial illusion technology to deliberately create a large number of facilities throughout Saka, allowing the enemy's reconnaissance ships to collect information.
This was not just to confuse the Purple Cloud Empire and trick the Neutron Warstar into an ambush point. It was more to take the opportunity to eliminate a portion of the Purple Cloud Empire's main force, making it easier to carry out the plan later.
Everything was just to pave the way for the upcoming battle!