Wandering Meteor
Chapter 278 - 277 Rational Decision-Making

Chapter 278: Chapter 277 Rational Decision-Making

The universe is vast, boundless.

On the route to the Cosmic Center, the Wandering Star System came to a halt.

This was because the Wandering Alliance discovered a newborn Constant Star without Intention, with about ten thousand Constant Star Mass, perfect for Constant Star Lu Chen’s absorption. Naturally, Lu Chen would not miss this opportunity for growth, so the Wandering Alliance decided to pause for a moment and wait for the Sun to fully absorb the newborn Constant Star.

Although the Wandering Alliance now possessed Space Wormhole Technology and could open a shortcut to the Cosmic Center, the Alliance decided not to do so after internal discussions.

This was because they were not clear about the unknown dangers that lay ahead. Rashly using wormholes to travel could indeed save a lot of time, but it might also lead to unforeseen dangers. After all, the technology of Advanced Civilizations in the Cosmic Center would definitely allow them to detect any Space Wormholes they opened in advance.

If they came into conflict with an Advanced Civilization before even reaching the Cosmic Center, they would be throwing themselves into the lion’s den.

Conserving time was indeed important, but the significance of the Wandering Alliance’s journey to the Cosmic Center was not just about reaching the destination; the journey itself was also vitally important. That was the true meaning of their cosmic journey.

Moreover, even if they were so lucky as to reach the destination smoothly, without sufficient scientific and technical strength, they would not be able to find clues or secrets to the Origin of the Universe at the Cosmic Center. In the end, they would just be wasting their efforts.

Therefore, the Wandering Alliance would not make the mistake of seemingly saving time on the surface, while in reality compressing their own growth period, then prematurely delivering themselves into danger.

After discussions, the Wandering Alliance decided to proceed at normal speed.

Now, their highest speed of the Space Engine was five times the speed of light, which was just right—not too slow, and it allowed them to grow and develop their technology while wandering, ensuring that their arrival time at the Cosmic Center matched their planned expectations.

One can say that the Wandering Alliance was very rational and had not been blinded by victory, choosing the strategy that best suited their situation.

However, just as Constant Star Lu Chen was tearing apart the newborn star without Intention using the Roche limit, the receiving devices on all the Battle Stars of the Wandering Alliance received an electromagnetic wave message. After decoding the message, the Wandering Alliance was surprised to find that they all received the same message—a distress signal from the Mushroom Civilization.

The Wandering Alliance didn’t pay much attention to the Mushroom Civilization’s distress signal.

After all, the life and death of a strange civilization thousands of light-years away was not greatly related to them.

But one content in the message caught the interest of the Wandering Alliance—it mentioned that the invaders of their Mushroom Civilization were from the Shell Clan Civilization.

So, the Wandering Alliance immediately reported this message to Constant Star Lu Chen.

At this moment, Constant Star Lu Chen was quickly absorbing the newborn Constant Star, having already absorbed three-quarters. Upon learning of the Shell Clan Civilization’s whereabouts, he immediately discussed the situation with members of the Wandering Alliance.

"We have just received the trace of the Shell Clan Civilization. What do you think?"

While absorbing the newborn Constant Star, Constant Star Lu Chen sent out a consciousness message, multitasking without delay.

Green Star said, "The Shell Clan Civilization is one of the four great civilizations near the Star Realm Ball, alongside the Eternal Life Civilization, Earth Core Civilization, and Square Clan Civilization. They once plotted against us and have some enmity with us. If we can eliminate them early, it is undoubtedly the best course of action, so I agree to go and wipe out the Shell Clan Civilization."

Wandering said, "I agree too. Besides, their location isn’t very far from ours."

Constant Star Lu Chen fell silent for a moment, then asked the recently joined Eternal Life Civilization, "You have coexisted with the Shell Clan Civilization for the longest time, what is your opinion?"

"Although the Shell Clan Civilization seems mild on the surface, they are actually quite violent, and they hold grudges as well. Since we’ve already had conflicts, it’s best to eliminate them. There are high survival risks in the universe; never let risks accumulate, otherwise, when they erupt, it might not be something we can handle," said the Eternal Life Civilization.

Constant Star Lu Chen understood the meaning of the Eternal Life Civilization. Enemies who could be dealt with must be dealt with, and potential risks should never be left to linger. Otherwise, when these risks grow and erupt together, they could spell disaster for their Wandering Alliance.

Constant Star Lu Chen also felt that this prevention was necessary, so he agreed to move forward with eliminating the Shell Clan Civilization.

However, this matter shouldn’t be rushed. Constant Star Lu Chen first instructed the science team to calculate the time this expedition would take, and then further discuss the matter, while he used this time to accelerate the absorption of the newborn Constant Star.

Before long, the science team at Wandering Base had calculated that if they used Space Wormholes for the round trip, including the duration of the war, it would take about a hundred years. If they proceeded with normal superluminal flight, it would take at least a thousand years.

And more importantly.

If they went too late, perhaps the Shell Clan Civilization would no longer be in that location.

After thoughtful consideration, Constant Star Lu Chen made a decision. Considering that the Shell Clan Civilization had suffered heavy losses when besieging Lithium Eagle Ten, Lu Chen decided to send a vanguard to eliminate them. Then, after he finished absorbing the newborn Constant Star, he would lead the remaining forces to meet up, so as not to waste too much time.

Among them, Lu Chen decided that the vanguard would be led by the Metal Planet Wandering, with the Eternal Life Battle Star as the main force. After he finished absorbing the newborn Constant Star, he would then lead Green Star, Earth Battle Star, and Earth Battle Star to the rendezvous.

The Eternal Life Battle Star was the remaining twenty Battle Stars from the Eternal Life Civilization, and for ease of management, the Wandering Alliance incorporated them as Eternal Life.

Moreover, there was another reason for this decision: the Eternal Life had joined later and was not involved in the core process of the second phase of the new star plan. Meanwhile, the eight Battle Stars of the Earth Battle Star, the Light Synthesis Civilization, and Earth Civilization were all constructing the Science and Martial Battle Star as part of the second phase of the new star plan, so they could not be spared at the moment.

Once all preparations were complete, each member of the Wandering Alliance played their role. The Metal Planet Wandering immediately led the twenty Eternal Life Battle Stars to use the Space Wormhole to the coordinates of the Mushroom Civilization, while Constant Star Lu Chen continued to absorb the final quarter of the newborn Constant Star’s mass. Meanwhile, Earth Civilization and Light Synthesis Civilization were manufacturing planets in the material belt of the Wandering Star System and transforming them into Science and Martial Battle Stars as per the design blueprints.

When Constant Star Lu Chen had completely devoured the mass of the newborn Constant Star, his own mass reached 86,600 Constant Star Mass. His size, temperature, and Gravity Strength had all increased to a certain degree; he was only 13,400 short of reaching the mass of a large Constant Star. In the star-rich Star Zone Universe, it wasn’t long before Lu Chen would break through the one hundred thousand Constant Star Mass mark.