Capítulo 214: Chapter 214: "Three-Pronged Attack"
The Orion Nebula.
This is a very young nebula, not only filled with many young stars that have a lifespan of over 10 million years, but also with numerous stars still in the process of being born.
For the surrounding star regions, this is a cradle of creation, brimming with intense potential.
It can also be said that this place possesses nearly infinite resources.
These resources are all exploitable, and unlike those within the dense core of the nebula, they are not trapped and inaccessible.
Although the Orion Nebula has a diameter of only 23 light-years, the exploitable resources outside of the stars exceed that of 500 stars.
This is also the core of the Silk Civilization's construction.
From the outside, no traces of civilization can be found here, not only due to the thickness of the nebula but also because the Silk Civilization itself is in hiding.
For this reason, when the Olive Branch Civilization presented that star map, the Federation clearly realized the existence of the Silk Civilization.
At the same time, the Olive Branch Civilization itself was also hidden very cleverly. Their civilization was so concentrated that it was impossible to determine whether it was multiple first-level civilizations or an integrated second-level civilization.
If the Federation had discovered the Olive Branch Civilization first and then rashly attacked, they would have been crushed like ants.
After tens of thousands of years of continuous observation, the Federation found that the Silk Civilization was almost entirely confined to the Orion Nebula, highly concentrated, unlike the Federation, which was spread out.
If you analyze the Federation carefully, you will find that the number of stars within its star domain is actually far more than 300, and it can even reach over 1,000.
However, the Federation only controls more than 300 star systems because the other star systems are mainly composed of red dwarfs, which have very low development value, and the input-output ratio is much lower than that of other star systems.
The Federation's development of star systems already has a low return rate, and if it were any lower, it would simply be a loss.
Therefore, the Federation is keeping those star systems to be distributed to the conglomerate chaebols for development after the internal organizations are established.
The Federation only needs to control a certain number of high-quality stars.
In reality, the amount of resources controlled by the Federation still lags behind that of the Silk Civilization.
At this time, the fleet has already reached the outer edge of the Orion Nebula and has even taken down one of the Silk Civilization's outposts.
The Silk Civilization should already be aware of their arrival.
This was the effect they intended.
This fleet does not need to hide; they came here not for anything else but to deliver.
In theory, the civilization they are playing is unaware of the existence of a higher civilization in the Orion region; they only believe that there is a civilization there, but it is not too powerful. They are also acting this way at this moment.
Charging recklessly, they then broadcast a pattern that all civilizations can understand, a pattern that mocks and demands the other party's surrender.
Extremely domineering.
This naturally provoked the anger of the Silk Civilization.
Soon, the Silk Civilization dispatched 10,000 battleships to intercept them.
The battleships of the Silk Civilization are terrifyingly powerful, but the Federation's construction here for tens of thousands of years is not weak either.
The Federation used a new weapon called the Optical Corridor.
The Optical Corridor is not designed to target the enemy but to facilitate themselves.
By creating numerous geometric structures around themselves, these structures reflect the Federation's ships like mirrors, making their fleet appear to increase from 6,500 ships to as many as 650,000.
Within these geometric structures, the battleships weave back and forth, leaving countless attack anchor points.
These anchor points and the battleships synchronize their attacks, creating a terrifyingly dense fire coverage.
Illusory attacks?
Of course not; these attacks have substantial meaning.
In fact, more of the Federation's battleships have been modularized and split into smaller vessels roaming throughout the Optical Corridor. A portion of the battleships approaches the Silk Civilization's battleships, triggering self-destruction, and becoming a black hole weapon.
This novel tactic is all about achieving the element of surprise.
The Silk Civilization did not analyze much; they were unaware of the Federation's tactics, while the Federation's battleships had an in-depth understanding of the Silk Civilization. This information gap caused severe casualties for the Silk Civilization.
In the end, the Federation's battleships were completely annihilated, and the Silk Civilization's battleships also suffered losses of over 5,000 ships, meaning the casualty ratio between the two sides was nearly 1:1.
No civilization would underestimate such a battle.
Just as the Silk Civilization was wondering where these battleships came from, five star systems were suddenly destroyed, an attack from the Star City.
The super-gravitational weapon leaves traces due to the need for positioning.
So, the Silk Civilization immediately realized that the Star City was attacking.
In an instant, the Silk Civilization's internal situation became chaotic.
Because they were facing three civilizations almost equal to their own, none of them were weak, newly-entered second-level civilizations. They were all 2.2-level civilizations or higher, and this was a conservative estimate. The civilizations they faced were at least 2.3-level or above.
At this time, they dispatched a portion of their battleships to engage the Federation, but the number of battleships within their territory was insufficient to maintain a war with the other two civilizations.
Anxiety gripped the entire civilization.
Yan Xia, at the border of the Federation, knew how the Silk Civilization would judge the situation.
After all, his speculations were based on his own understanding.
The thoughts of one civilization and another can sometimes be completely different, let alone those of two civilizations.
This will determine the direction of the future battle.
Yan Xia could not know this immediately, nor could the Silk Civilization.
They did not have fast-child communication technology, and the distance between the two sides was around 1,300 light-years, so it would take 1,300 years for the information to reach the Silk Civilization's fleet on the front line.
In other words, Yan Xia held out for the first 800 years, but he still needs to hold on for 1,300 years.
Painful!
Torture!
This can be said to be the consequence of their own actions.
But does Yan Xia regret it?
No!
Without the Holy Grail Plan, the Civilization Federation would have been devoured by the Star City long ago, and Chu would not be so easy to deal with now.
Chu currently has enough reasons to attack the Civilization Federation up to 50% because of the Holy Grail Plan.
Confronting the Silk Civilization is also an important part of the Holy Grail Plan.
The more fiercely the two civilizations fight, the weaker the Federation appears, and the more reliable the Holy Grail Plan becomes.
After all, without the Holy Grail Plan, where would a relatively weak civilization find the courage to provoke a civilization stronger than them?
So, Yan Xia can be said to be experiencing both pain and joy.
The pain comes from being in a genuinely weak position, unable to catch up with the Silk Civilization even after so many years of development.
The joy is in being able to stabilize the Olive Branch Civilization, buying precious time for himself and the Federation.
He is not actually worried about the Silk Civilization.
Because the Federation's main body has long been on the Water Commission One side, and the Tian Cang Xing domain is not that developed. Even if the Silk Civilization suddenly exerts overwhelming pressure over these 1,000 years, it will not destroy the Tian Cang Xing domain.
So, Yan Xia must stay here now because abandoning Tian Cang Xing is an absolute last resort. If they must defend, they will defend.
Therefore, Yan Xia continues to give it his all.
To persist for these 1,300 years, Yan Xia begins to prepare a new plan.
This plan is somewhat cruel but highly effective.
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