CHAPTER 285: CHAPTER 284: GIGANTIC GALAXY

The Mushroom Civilization, of course, would not refuse.

They weren’t foolish; they previously took the risk of broadcasting their coordinates simply because they wished to survive, right?

Moreover, when they originally risked intercepting the returning soldiers of the Shell Clan Civilization, apart from seeking revenge, they also intended to curry favor with the powerful alien civilizations. Now that the Wandering Alliance has actively invited them, refusing would undoubtedly mean cutting off their own path to survival. After all, their coordinates here have already been exposed, and without the Constant Star environment, their insistence on staying would mean there was no way out for them, so they eagerly agreed.

Their response was as if they were a bride who had been eagerly waiting for a marriage proposal, barely able to contain their joy.

Because the Mushroom Civilization was well aware that joining a powerful alliance of civilizations could only bring benefits, and no disadvantages.

After the Wandering Alliance investigated the biological characteristics and thought processes of the Mushroom Civilization as per usual, it finally announced the Mushroom Civilization as a member, and held an inclusion ceremony at the Wandering Base.

After the matters of the Mushroom Civilization’s inclusion were settled, Constant Star Lu Chen immediately led the Wandering Star System towards the Cosmic Center.

As mentioned before, now that their location had been exposed, it might attract other civilizations. Even if the Wandering Alliance were powerful, they would not want to invite too much trouble, so it was wise to leave this place as soon as possible.

In the vast and boundless Universe.

One could see that a huge region of the Asteroid belt suddenly began moving, flying towards the Cosmic Center at superluminal speeds!

This Asteroid belt was the Wandering Star System, which was now undergoing huge changes. To be precise, the Wandering Star System, floating through the unpredictable environment of the Universe, was perpetually changing, but often those minute changes were imperceptible to observers.

This time.

The Wandering Alliance came here to eliminate the Shell Clan Civilization, but unexpectedly discovered that the material in this Asteroid belt was incredibly rich and diverse, offering ample resources for the development and construction of the Wandering Alliance, and could to some extent avoid detection by other civilizations. Therefore, Constant Star Lu Chen decided to take this Asteroid belt along.

Choosing to increase the size of the Wandering Star System at this time was a decision that Constant Star Lu Chen made after careful consideration.

Initially, when he just became a Constant Star, since its Constant Star Mass wasn’t large enough, and additionally, the technology level was not high, taking on too much material would indeed be a burden. But now, the technology of the Wandering Alliance was quite advanced, and Constant Star Lu Chen’s own Constant Star Mass had reached as high as 91,600, placing him among the top of Medium-mass stars. The Gravity Strength could be increased to over 600,000, equivalent to twice the speed of light, allowing him to easily use his own gravity to bind the rotating motions of the outer Asteroid belt.

If one were to look down from a cosmic perspective, the highly mobile Wandering Star System would appear very large, with a diameter nearing 0.7 light-years and a thickness of around one astronomical unit.

The structure of the Wandering Star System was very clear, with an inner layer consisting of the Planet Orbit Zone and an outer layer occupied by the Asteroid belt. With the presence of the Asteroid belt, Constant Star Lu Chen had already used the Constant Star Wind to drive the material elements originally within the Wandering Star System into the Asteroid belt. The current diameter of the Asteroid belt is approximately 0.69 light-years, accounting for more than ninety-eight percent of the entire star system’s area, yet its mass is less than twenty percent.

In fact, the original diameter of the Asteroid belt was even broader, a full light-year.

But after Constant Star Lu Chen’s arrival, under the influence of the enormous Constant Star Gravity, the material within the Asteroid belt continuously contracted, reducing the diameter by about 0.4 light-years, which also significantly increased the density of the Asteroid belt.

Meanwhile, the inner Planet Orbit Zone took up very little of the star system’s space, with each Planet set at an interval of 0.5 astronomical units for their orbital paths. Currently, the Wandering Alliance included Earth, Green Star, Wandering, eight Battle Stars named after Earth, twelve Battle Stars named Eternal Life, and Mushroom Star, totaling 24 planets. Plus, the distance to Constant Star Lu Chen also increased with the growth in Lu Chen’s Constant Star Mass, so the inner Orbit Zone was only about 25-30 astronomical units.

From a higher vantage point, it would seem as if the inner meticulously ordered Star Disk was wrapped in the random scatterings of outer material!

Nonetheless, it’s worth noting that with the growth of the Wandering Star System’s diameter to 0.7 light-years, according to the classification of star systems (small star system - giant star system - super star system), the Wandering Star System has finally transitioned from a small star system to a giant star system, and Constant Star Lu Chen correspondingly became a Medium-mass star.

It can be seen that the mass of a constant star actually has a certain correlation with the galaxy’s diameter scale.

After the Wandering Star System had once again embarked on the right track to the Cosmic Center, the internal stability of the Wandering Alliance gradually solidified, and various civilizations continued their previously unfinished endeavors, such as the construction of the second phase of the New Star Project, and research on various scientific projects. In order to quickly integrate the Eternal Life Civilization and the Mushroom Civilization into the environment of the Wandering Alliance, Earth Civilization specifically invited observation groups from these two civilizations to visit and study on Earth.

As the core planet of the Wandering Alliance and the birthplace of the communal system, which is also where the communal system was first implemented, Earth naturally became the premier choice for allies to visit and learn.

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Somewhere in the Universe.

The previously highly stealth-capable third-level civilization that avoided reconnaissance by the Wandering Alliance slowed down its flight speed.

They called themselves the Ghost Civilization and had also specifically rushed over after receiving the electromagnetic waves from the Mushroom Civilization, only to find that they were a step too late and had been preempted by another alien civilization.

"Alas, what do you think is the deal with that alien civilization’s metal planet?"

"Looking at its structure, it resembles that of a Metal Civilization. Only a Metal Civilization would create metal planets, but it’s clearly a Celestial Civilization, capable of splitting and transforming, which is astonishing. That’s one of the reasons I decided to retreat. I can sense that this alliance of civilizations is not simple, and without sufficient intelligence, it’s better not to confront them."

"I have to admit, your judgment is correct. That medium-mass constant star that appeared later is indeed with them; it seems to be the real leader of that civilization alliance. If we had acted rashly back then, the outcome would have been unpredictable. That Wandering Star is a clear example!"

"Now, that civilization alliance has left and even took the asteroid belt with them. How greedy!"

"Right, there were four civilizations near the asteroid belt at the time, in addition to the Wandering Star, a second-level civilization, and us, there was also a Reconnaissance Battle Star. I always felt that the style of that battle star seemed familiar, how about you?"

"It does look familiar. If I’m not mistaken, it should be a Reconnaissance Battle Star from the Bee Clan Civilization."

"..."

While the upper echelons of the Ghost Civilization were idly discussing these recent events, suddenly a subordinate reported that they had received a message from an alien civilization.

What was quite surprising for the Ghost Civilization was that the civilization that took the initiative to contact them was the same second-level civilization that had been near the asteroid belt. This second-level civilization was not very powerful but daring indeed, not only approaching the very dangerous asteroid belt but also taking the initiative to contact them after leaving the belt.

The content of the communication was also quite naive, expressing a wish to exchange with an alien civilization.

Upon hearing this, the upper echelons of the Ghost Civilization sneered coldly and immediately ordered the battle star to fire a neutrino beam, obliterating that second-level civilization.

Because the Ghost Civilization believed this second-level civilization was far too brainless, recklessly exposing itself so readily. Even if they hadn’t taken action this time, under the conditions of survival based on the Entropy Reduction Law, it would sooner or later be eradicated by another civilization.

Moreover, such foolishly naive civilizations were not worth subjugating as client civilizations for the Ghost Civilization. After all, given such a rash behavior, there was a high likelihood of causing trouble for allies in the future. As the saying goes, it’s not formidable opponents one fears, but incompetent allies. So, of course, they wouldn’t recruit a "pig teammate"; rather, it was simpler and more trouble-free to just exterminate it.

Boom!

Accompanied by intense explosions and firelight, another civilization disappeared from the Universe.

This vast Universe is no kindergarten; often, young civilizations that make mistakes don’t get a second chance to correct them.