The moon of war led by Noah, the fleet, remained at its original position and began to reward the members of the Adeptus Mechanicus, while the Starfish fleet urgently appeared in the Warp.
Although the Starfish fleet members reacted very quickly, most of the fleet immediately entered the Warp and began to escape. However, during the escape process, the young Starfish Soldiers did not understand.
The one who understood the least was Commander Nord's adjutant. He truly didn't understand why they had to run. Wasn't it just a planet-sized warship?
They had encountered them before.
Weren't the Necrons' mechanical lifeform warships of this planet-sized scale?
They had destroyed world engines before, and with their pursuit fleet's lineup, destroying a world engine should not be a problem. Why run?
Especially since they lost so many naval crew members to enter extreme superluminal speed, was this loss just to be thrown away for nothing?
Unwillingness and doubt accumulated in the hearts of the young Starfish Soldiers and officers. At this moment, Commander Nord also felt the psychological emotions of the Soldiers behind him.
As he led the warship into the Warp and began to flee, he finally recovered from the fear of the Humans' appearance.
The incredibly frightened Starfish now returned to his former composure and calmness. The Starfish slowly turned around, displaying a rather dignified and solemn expression on his abdomen.
"You are very confused as to why I ordered a retreat, aren't you!?"
Without waiting for the adjutant, the Soldiers, and the officers to ask him, Nord spoke first.
"Yes!"
"We just want to know why we paid such a huge price, were about to catch up with the enemy, and attack them, only to retreat because we feared a world engine!"
The Starfish Soldiers and officers shouted loudly. They could not understand why their Soldiers died due to superluminal speed before dying on the battlefield against the enemy. Why? They were so close, yet they had to retreat.
"You want to know why, right?"
"Since they have appeared here, then you should know some things, because they are Humans!"
"The strength of Humans is beyond everyone's imagination. They are not beings you can imagine right now!"
"A planet-sized warship is nothing. Do you think that planet-sized warship is a world engine?
No!
I tell you, the name of that thing is the moon of war!"
"Do you know what this thing means? Do you know what the appearance of the moon of war means?
Do you know what that single-headed Aquila symbol means? That is the most powerful and most threatening opponent our great empire and race have ever faced!"
"I can tell you this, before we figure out what their situation is, we must draw a clear line with them!"
"Otherwise, if they find out that we are their enemies, then we will face a war that you young people have never imagined."
Commander Nord spoke his words to all the Starfish, and the Starfish were all very bewildered after hearing the Commander's words.
They could not understand the Commander's words. Their Starfish race had established this vast empire here, and they had not encountered any enemies. Even the Necrons could not easily defeat them.
They were proud. Their journey had been smooth sailing. They had now occupied the entire Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy. What a great achievement this was! They had never thought that anyone would be their opponent.
Looking at the confused gazes of the young Starfish, Commander Nord knew very well that these guys had not experienced that war facing the sea of stars, so they naturally could not understand what Humans meant.
"You are all young people. You are young people born in this universe, so you don't know what the word 'Human' truly means. They mean slaughter!"
"Think about it, when I told you, when was the most glorious time of our Sarthal Empire? Wasn't it when we launched a full-scale war with these Humans in the sea of stars?"
"That was the most glorious time of our entire empire. We challenged the Humans, who were considered a hegemon in the Star Sea Council. We were the vanguard against the Humans."
When speaking of themselves as the vanguard against the Humans, Commander Nord's face showed a hint of pride.
What kind of pride was this? They were the first to raise the banner of resistance against the Humans. They fired the first shot of resistance!!!
"The Commander is starting to talk about these old stories again." Commander Nord could be said to be incomparably proud, but the young Starfish around him complained helplessly.
They had heard countless times about what the Commander called the most glorious time.
Every time the Commander spoke of this, they launched a war with a race called Humans, fighting in the sea of stars.
What was so glorious about this?
If Commander Nord wasn't an immortal, one of the founders of the entire empire and race, they would have already complained about this matter that Commander Nord brought up every time.
A group of Starfish were very dissatisfied, as their Commander started reminiscing about the past again. And at this moment, Nord continued again.
"I know, I know what you mean. You are all getting a little impatient because you've heard me talk about this too many times, haven't you? Well, this time I'll tell you something I haven't told you before."
"In this war, our Sarthal Empire was glorious, but I must also tell you that in this war, our empire suffered losses we never imagined.
The Human attack came too quickly. Their counterattack exceeded everyone's expectations."
"In the first year of the war, we had a slight upper hand, but after the second year began, the Human counterattack started, and by the tenth year, we had almost no power to resist. Humans had continuously destroyed thousands of our star systems!"
"Our Sarthal Empire, at that time, had 1679 main core colonial stars. By the tenth year, under the attack of that demon-like Human naval marshal, we had lost all but the last 179."
"The final outcome of that war was failure. We were ultimately on the verge of defeat!"
As soon as he said this, Nord, the Starfish, was already in tears, his sadness visible, but the young Starfish around him could not understand.
It was just a mere 1679 worlds. Their entire empire now had a full 400,000 worlds. This was nothing at all!
The young Starfish simply couldn't comprehend what core colonies meant.
That was a terrifying productivity and industrial capacity, where one planet was almost equivalent to 10,000 planets today.
Every core planet was crucial to the entire Starfish Empire, yet that terrifying Terran Federation Grand Admiral, with his warships, was destroying their last hopes one by one.
The Terran Federation's top-tier battleship at the time, the Eternal Spire, swept away all fleets that stood before the Human Legion; the warships of any nation were powerless against the Terran Federation's top-tier quasar-class battleships.
They were destroyed with almost effortless ease.
When the war entered its final years, it was a nightmarish scene. Commander Nord felt exhausted just thinking about the war he had participated in, and he had no desire to fight again.
"You won't understand. How can someone who hasn't experienced war, someone who hasn't experienced that level of galactic war, understand the might of the Human Legion? Their power is undeniable and irresistible."
After Commander Nord uttered these words, he closed his Starfish mouth and said nothing more.
Seeing the Commander transform from confident to dispirited, the young Starfish exchanged glances and fell silent.
Who had ever seen their Immortals Commander show such an expression?
Perhaps it was because they truly couldn't comprehend the impact that war had on their entire empire. They were just young people who hadn't experienced that war.
The Starfish fleet began to return rapidly, and at this time, the capital planet of the Starfish welcomed an unexpected "guest."
The Aeldari... Ever since the Aeldari launched the great war of the Hazy Starfield 108 Worlds against humanity, they had entered a life of being hunted by humans. And under the continuous pursuit of the Human Legion, the Aeldari's lives were extremely difficult.
Large numbers of Aeldari escaped the galaxy using the Webway facilities left by the Old Ones, fleeing towards the outer reaches of the galaxy.
Yvraine and others, members of the surviving remnants of the Reaper Army, also fled towards the galactic periphery.
Thanks to the Webway facilities left by the Old Ones, these Reaper Army members successfully escaped the galaxy and arrived at the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
As former Overlords of the galaxy, the Aeldari were well aware that there was a powerful empire, the Sarthal Empire, in the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy!
The people of this empire were shaped like Starfish. In the eyes of the Aeldari of the past, the people of this empire had almost no meaning for communication because, although they possessed top-tier technology, their appearance was simply too ugly.
They were even uglier than those human monkeys. Therefore, the Aeldari were too lazy to have any interaction with this empire, but they did have some skirmishes.
The Aeldari still knew something about the power of the Starfish's warships. The Aeldari, at their peak, had engaged in conflict with this empire.
The powerful warships of the Starfish easily destroyed one of the Aeldari's top-tier warship formations at that time.
After the naval battle, both sides ceased hostilities, and the Starfish Empire had no intention of expanding beyond the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy.
And the Autarch also had no intention of leaving the galaxy.
That battle was sealed by the Aeldari's seers, but it was still passed down through generations. For the Ark Aeldari, they were aware of this matter.
And this time, Yvraine's Reaper Army members planned to seek the Starfish's help.
More precisely, they intended to seek refuge.
If any empire could offer them refuge at this point in time, the Aeldari thought long and hard and finally set their sights on Sarthal.
This location was not far from the inner galaxy, and its empire possessed powerful military strength. Currently, this empire seemed capable of contending with humanity.
Although there was some difference in scale, top-tier technology could compensate for it.
Inside the Sarthal Empire's government hall... Yvraine, a member of the Reaper Army, stood there, respectfully bowing to a Starfish person.
"Esteemed Strand Sharpbeak, I, on behalf of the Aeldari Empire, extend my most respectful greetings to you."
At this moment, Yvraine set aside all the pride of their Aeldari race.
They did not look upon this Starfish Empire as they would look upon crawling insects, because they were well aware of the technology and military power it possessed.
"Aeldari? Let me think, which empire was that again? Oh, right, you are that Aeldari Empire from the galaxy, aren't you?
It seems we had a war more than 10,000 years ago?"
During the time when the Aeldari had not yet been corrupted by Slaanesh, the Aeldari Empire and the Starfish had engaged in war, so as an Immortal, he still knew something about it.
"Although we ceased hostilities at that time, our relationship has not effectively recovered. Now that you suddenly come looking for us, what is the matter? I advise you to state your intentions as soon as possible?"
Although the war had ended then and both sides had signed a truce agreement, it didn't mean that the Starfish had put aside their past grievances. After all, their leaders were Immortals, and Immortals meant they still remembered this matter.
The ancestral warships of the Starfish were extremely precious. At that time, to deal with the Aeldari, their ancestral warships were activated and destroyed the Aeldari's warships, but their own warships also suffered some losses.
The loss of every original warship was something that was almost impossible to replace for the Starfish Empire, both then and now.
Therefore, Strand Sharpbeak naturally had not the slightest good impression of these Aeldari.
Yvraine maintained a respectful posture: "Your Majesty, we indeed come with sincerity. The Imperium of Man is committing genocide against us, and we hope to receive the protection of your esteemed nation."
"Humans?" Strand Sharpbeak's tentacles suddenly tensed. "You said humans?"
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yvraine keenly noticed the change in his tone. "They recently got a new Warmaster, whose power is exceptionally strong..."
Strand Sharpbeak impatiently interrupted what Yvraine was about to say next, only repeating his question: "What race did you just say? You said humans!!"
"You mean humans are hunting you? Are you sure you're talking about humans, and not some other race!?"
"How is that possible? If it were truly humans, your weak empire would have long since been turned to dust by them.
Why would they bother hunting you?
What do you Aeldari think you are? What qualifications do you have to endure against human attacks!"
After ten thousand years, hearing the word "humans" again made Strand Sharpbeak unable to contain his inner turmoil.
Humans, ah, those two words were like devils. They had canned the Starfish and sold them throughout the entire galaxy.
They were devils, they were devils!
Yvraine recoiled a step, startled by Strand's intense reaction. She had never seen the Starfish ruler lose his composure like this.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed the Humans…" Yvraine replied cautiously, "I swear on my Aeldari honor that they are definitely Humans."
Facing these Starfish, even the proud Aeldari could only treat them with caution.
After all, even the Aeldari Empire at its peak had been defeated by these Starfish, let alone now, when they were being hunted by the Humans and preparing to live under someone else's roof.
Strand Sharpbeak heard that the guy in front of him was still firmly stating that the other party was Human. He angrily stood up and quickly walked to Yvraine's front with his two Starfish horns.
"You said you encountered Humans. What proof do you have to show me that they are Humans, or is it just because you named them Humans?"
"How could Humans be resisted by a low-level race like yours? If they really were Humans, and you provoked them, then you should have been utterly annihilated!"
Strand Sharpbeak, the entire Starfish, looked extremely solemn, and his two Starfish horns tightly gripped Yvraine's shoulders.
"No, if I ask you this, you probably won't know anything. Forget it, come over here, I'll show you something, and you just tell me if the Humans you encountered were these ones!"
While questioning Yvraine, Strand Sharpbeak suddenly thought of the naming issue of each race.
Who knew if the Humans these ugly Aeldari were talking about were the same Humans their Sarthal Empire had encountered before?
To confirm this, he decided to bring out the appearance of the Humans and let these ugly creatures in front of him see if they were those Humans.
Strand Sharpbeak operated the control panel with his tentacles, bringing up a set of holographic images. The images clearly showed the characteristics of Humans.
Bipedal humanoids, with various skin and hair colors, wearing different clothes.
"Look carefully," Strand's voice was tense, "These are Humans. Are the creatures you encountered like this?"
Yvraine scrutinized the image and suddenly gasped, "That's right! It's them! Although the attire and equipment are different, it is indeed this race!"
She pointed to a research leader in a lab coat in the image: "Especially their commander, his features are completely consistent with this person!"
"They look exactly alike, except one is a Human Warmaster, and the other is a Scientist!"
Yvraine immediately recognized Noah, who was standing among the Human crowd. As a Level 10 Scientist of the Terran Federation, he was an absolute high-ranking official of the Terran Federation, so this Scientist's face was naturally recorded by the Starfish.
??????
Strand Sharpbeak, the Starfish, was filled with horror.
"Are you sure? Are you sure this Scientist exists, that this guy exists!"
The Terran Federation's top Level 10 Scientist appeared here. What did that mean? It was self-evident. Didn't that mean the Human army had also arrived?
Did that mean that the Terran Federation's top naval commander, Grand Admiral Darius Kyle Kane, had also come?
Regardless of whether this naval commander came or not, just Noah alone was already shocking enough. This guy had researched the existence of Starfish cans!
Why were their Starfish made into cans?
It was all because of this guy named Noah. He researched a complete set of cooking methods and farming methods specifically for their Starfish race.
And successfully turned their people into can after can!
If Kane was the one who led the Human army to defeat their combined forces of various races, forcing their Starfish onto the path of defeat.
Then Noah was the one who pioneered the method of eating Starfish.
God knows how this guy researched it, but under his research, all their compatriots in the star sea directly became high-quality livestock.
He actually added the trait of 'delicious' to their people. Is this something a Human could do?!
The taste of Starfish cans, even they themselves would say it was good!
Ah, no, no, how could they eat their own compatriots?
They hadn't eaten them, but the monstrous crimes Noah committed against their Starfish were clear for all to see!
"Do you confirm and are you certain that the Human commander you saw and the Human commander I am showing you now are the same person!"
Although their future seemed bleak, the Starfish at this moment tried to make a final confirmation to ensure that these ugly creatures opposite hadn't misunderstood.
Although Yvraine didn't know why this Starfish regent was so afraid of Noah, since the other party had already asked, she directly provided her most definite answer.
"Respected regent, I assure you, I have indeed confirmed their appearance. They look exactly alike."
"I would not mistake the appearance of our enemies, please believe us."
"I don't know why you would make such a move, but presumably, you and the Humans also have some hatred, so why don't we both join forces to eliminate the Humans?"
Yvraine simply couldn't understand why the Starfish would make such a move, but she could infer from this action that the Starfish probably also had a grudge against the Humans.
Since these Starfish had a grudge against the Humans, then undoubtedly, they should have common interests. Couldn't two forces with common interests join hands?
The power of the Sarthal Empire was recorded by their Aeldari. If they could have such a powerful empire as an ally for their Aeldari, then resisting the Human pursuit would be as easy as flipping a hand, wouldn't it?
Because of this, Yvraine simply took the opportunity to propose an alliance.
"Alliance?"
"Alliance against Humans?"
What a joke, they had done this before. Didn't they fight against the Humans by forming an alliance with several empires in the star sea? What kind of scene was it in the end?
Who knew how powerful these Humans were, and besides, so many years had passed now. To what extent had Human power reached? Their Starfish had no idea.
Although the Aeldari's combat power was not bad, it was actually just so-so. They had fought against the Aeldari before. Relying on the Aeldari plus their Starfish to fight against Humans was simply nonsense!
The so-called Aeldari Empire, even at its peak, could not compare to their former allies. They used to be dozens of star sea empires united. Now it's just the two of them?
More importantly, the Starfish had not yet recovered their strength. They could only build some small warships. If they wanted to build some of the old titan ships, they couldn't even make them.
Large warships were truly a case of one less built for them. With limited military strength, facing their former victors, the Humans, seeking death wasn't even done this way!
Strand Sharpbeak repeated Yvraine's words. Although he thought it was ridiculous, he did not directly refuse the Aeldari's request.
"I still need to consider the matter of allying with you."
"Considering you brought me such important intelligence, I will not burn the bridge after crossing."
"Hanimulba, take our guest down and lead her to an environment suitable for her life. Let her rest more first."
After all, the Starfish race were not a species to burn bridges. This Aeldari seemed to have some understanding of humans, so he would be a valuable source of intelligence.
Therefore, letting this Aeldari representative settle down properly was not a problem for the Starfish race. The arrival of humans was simply too astonishing; they had to gather intelligence.
"Your Excellency..." Yvraine still wanted to say something, but Strand Sharpbeak clearly had no intention of giving him the opportunity, interrupting him directly instead.
"You must have had a hard journey to get here. Now, go down and rest well. After we have discussed, we will naturally give you a reply."
"Alright." Yvraine had no choice. He could only choose to obediently follow the two Starfish guards who had stepped forward and walked down with them.
Although these Starfish were shaped like a five-pointed star, this did not mean their combat power was low; their fighting capabilities were quite considerable.
While Yvraine had some confidence in his own combat strength, this was clearly not the time to clash with the Starfish.
They had come to seek the Starfish's protection. Although the Starfish race had not directly agreed to their alliance request, their actions were tantamount to providing them with some shelter. At least they agreed to let them live here, didn't they?
Yvraine ultimately retreated with the Starfish guards, and the Reaper Army Aeldari who arrived with him were also accommodated.
As an interstellar civilization, their Starfish Empire was not worried about what these Aeldari could do in their hands; they were not worthy or qualified.
As Yvraine was being led away by the Starfish guards, he happened to encounter Nord, who was returning in an emergency.
Commander Nord merely glanced at Yvraine being led away and said nothing more. They were just some defeated enemies, not worth mentioning to him.
He hurried into the council hall. "Strand Sharpbeak, something terrible has happened! We're probably in trouble!"
Nord spoke as soon as he entered the hall.
Strand Sharpbeak, who was already somewhat flustered because the Aeldari had told him that humans had already reached the Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy, and even because of the presence of Noah, felt his heart sink when he heard Nord's words.
A very bad premonition arose in his heart.
"What kind of trouble?"
"You first tell me what trouble you encountered, I've also run into a huge problem here!"
The appearance of humans was, after all, only the Aeldari's side of the story. Compared to the trouble his old comrade had discovered in battle, the Aeldari's words could clearly be disregarded for now.
"I estimate I encountered humans!" Since his old comrade had said so, Nord also directly stated the trouble he had encountered first.
And just as his words fell, Strand Sharpbeak's originally rosy Starfish face instantly turned pale.
"Humans! Those Aeldari didn't lie to us. The trouble I encountered here is also humans. An Aeldari brought a group of Aeldari remnant forces to visit me, and she told me about humans!"
After realizing that the trouble they both encountered was almost the same, Strand Sharpbeak quickly relayed the latest news he had received.
"I gave that Aeldari some human faces to identify, and he told me he saw the demon Noah!"
Upon hearing this, Nord, whose Starfish face was already dark, instantly turned pale.
"Noah? That demon who researched how to turn our people into canned goods?"
"Has that guy actually appeared? Then what I encountered must be the Human Union's advance scientific exploration team!
While leading my troops to pursue a semi-mechanical civilization, a Warp channel appeared, and what emerged from it was the Human Union's moon of war."
"moon of war? Are you sure a moon of war appeared? Doesn't that mean the Terran Federation's advance forces are on their way?"
"Big trouble. I think we must activate full combat readiness. You immediately go and activate all the warships we brought, activate our moon of war, and prepare to meet the enemy!"
"If necessary, activate the planet-sized warship and prepare to face the enemy!
Noah's appearance absolutely means that a large force from the Terran Federation is about to arrive. Such a top Scientist is definitely backed by a large amount of protective power."
"The human army accompanying this demon will definitely not be a small number. Perhaps another demon among humans, Grand Marshal Darius Kyle Kane, has also come!"
"If it really is him, then everything is up to you. You must stall them for some time. I will now order the entire empire to screen and select our most outstanding young people.
If it is confirmed that humans are attacking, then I will immediately take that group of most outstanding young people and leave here to find hope for survival elsewhere.
Even if we can only flee in disarray, I must preserve the last spark for our species and our empire!"
Noah's arrival and the appearance of the Terran Federation's moon of war all indicated that the main human forces were likely already on their way.
The moon of war, the Human Fleet's true military main warship. The appearance of the moon of war meant that this would not be an ordinary Patrol Fleet, but that the main forces had already arrived.
A small planet-sized warship was not terrifying to the current Sarthal Empire. What was truly terrifying was the meaning behind the planet-sized warship.
The appearance of a planet-sized warship meant the appearance of human military warships, and the appearance of human military warships meant the appearance of more Human Legions.
The Sarthal Empire must prepare for the worst!
Regardless of whether the human army had already begun to arrive, the most urgent thing they needed to do now was to immediately identify the most excellent youths within their empire, then gather them, and be ready to evacuate at any time.
If it had been the Earth Alliance, or even the megacorps, they might have been able to negotiate.
The Earth Alliance was relatively xenophilic. Although they had done very excessive things to the Earth Alliance, the Earth Alliance generally would not choose to completely exterminate them.
After all, in the later stages of the past war, the Earth Alliance had already stopped, and only the Human Union was pursuing them.
The Earth Alliance was quite flexible; they could be reasoned with.
And the conflict with the megacorps was not irreconcilable.
Specific discussions and negotiations could take place. Profit was most important to the megacorps; they could completely use some benefits to gain some time.
Sessarsal possessed a full 400,000 planets, and 400,000 colony worlds represented their capital. The megacorps might be willing to negotiate with them.
But none of these were the case; what came was the Terran Federation, and that was different!
These madmen, the war at that time was clearly not against them, but these guys were the first to react and launch an attack on their Starfish.
Facing the Terran Federation, they had almost no other good options. The Terran Federation's attitude towards them had always been to utterly annihilate them.
The only Starfish who could survive were those they had turned into canned goods.
"Alas..."
"Has 10,000 years of peaceful life finally come to an end?"
Sessarsal faced its greatest challenge.
So far, the Starfish race was unaware that it was only Noah, as no one dared to believe that a top Scientist would be without a naval fleet, with only he himself.
No one dared to believe that Noah only had one moon of war by his side, with no other warships, and not even planet-sized warships equipped.
Not to mention those black hole warships and the like online, those things were simply impossible for Noah to build at this time.
Even the moon of war was not actually a moon of war of the same level; it only looked like it in size, but its combat power was still far inferior.
At this moment, the Starfish were not without the power to fight.
If only they could figure out Noah's situation, and then dispatch a large fleet to press the entire army, relying solely on the warships in Noah's hands, they would definitely not be his opponent.
Noah might have to immediately take his fleet back to the Milky Way Galaxy, then request help from the Necrons, develop stealthily for a few decades, and then return to destroy the Starfish Empire.
The Starfish launching an attack would at least buy them 20 years of time; after 20 years, things would be different.
But unfortunately, the Starfish had long been beaten into submission by the Terran Federation's army, and upon learning of Noah's personal arrival, their will to fight had plummeted to rock bottom.
From the very beginning, the Starfish regent, Strand Sharpbeak, even thought of gathering the empire's best youth, preparing to put them on colonial ships and escape towards the outer reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Although he knew very well that against the Terran Federation's warships, even if they ran out of the Milky Way Galaxy's periphery, even if they ran another four hundred thousand light-years, what good would it do?
The Federation's warships could still catch up to them and annihilate them.
But leaving some sparks of civilization to run outward was better than doing nothing at all!
Commander Nord, after leaving the regent's hall, also headed to their main star system where warships were stored.
The Yierkangjia Star System—
The core star system of the Sarthal Empire, this star system did not have any colonial worlds of the Sarthal Empire.
There were only planets, one after another.
This was where the empire's core warships were stored, including three planet-sized warships and 29 titan warships.
In addition, there were 111 cruiser here!
Aside from these stellar warships, there was also a large number of battleships and titan warships; these warships were a main sub-fleet that the Starfish race had retained from their war with humanity 10,000 years ago.
This entire fleet was originally tasked with a plan to ambush the Terran Federation's border star systems and draw the Terran Federation's naval fleet to stop its advance into their heartland.
There were as many as 16 such fleets that were to execute this operation with this fleet.
And even with such a large-scale force of 16 fleets, their role on the entire strategic chessboard was actually only auxiliary.
From this, one could see how glorious the Starfish Empire once was.
They were a civilization that had a say in the entire star sea, but their misfortune was that they had actually destroyed humanity's core colony.
Subsequently, that crazy human regime of the Terran Federation directly brought their army and came to kill.
Nord arrived at the location of this star system, looking at the large number of planet-sized stellar warships and conventional warships stored there, and his heart gained a little confidence.
With such a large-scale fleet, the Terran Federation's fleet was only a small fleet with only a small moon of war; he should be able to achieve victory.
Even if 10,000 years had passed, humanity's technology had developed to an unpredictable extent.
But they actually had no choice, didn't they?
Nord felt a little more confident, but this confidence quickly deflated like a balloon.
"Even if I can stop this Terran Federation fleet for a while, what good will it do?
Without the protection of these warships, how will our descendants and offspring survive in this dark Milky Way Galaxy?"
"Their development speed is already slow, and if they lose this entire foundation, achieving the prosperity and flourishing of the empire will become even more arduous."
Such a thought appeared in Nord's mind, and he was immensely troubled when he thought of the slow development of his descendants and offspring.
10,000 worlds were only comparable to one core world from before, and this was when they came, with a large number of members developing together.
As 10,000 years passed, the members who were originally on their warships had gradually aged and died; now, this new generation of Starfish, could they create a civilization similar to theirs?
Would their descendants still remember how glorious the civilization they once created was?
Countless emotions appeared in Nord's heart; in his opinion, he was almost certain to die, with no chance of survival.
All he wanted to do was to block the Terran Federation's army, to buy time for his descendants to evacuate, and to buy time for his old comrades to evacuate; he would choose to stay here and block the Terran Federation's attack.
However, looking at the fleet before him, Nord pondered for a long time but did not choose to directly activate all the warships.
There was no unique reason; it was simply because their energy was limited. Once all these warships were activated and prepared for use, their stored energy coins would be consumed like a tide.
After a battleship is activated, the energy it needs to consume is simply an astronomical figure. With the current energy reserves, after activating all these warships, the entire empire, apart from necessary energy consumption, could only last for almost two years.
After two years, their battleship energy would be completely cut off, and the entire empire would completely come to a standstill due to lack of energy.
At this time, it had not yet been confirmed that a large-scale Terran Federation army had arrived; they had not reached the point where all warships needed to be activated.
Judging from the size of the Warp channel, there should only be a small moon of war; they only needed to activate one moon of war and some titan ships, as well as battleships and destroyers, to confront the enemy.
Nord stood inside his flagship and began a detailed selection among the moon of war, cruiser, and titan warships. Soon, a fleet consisting of one moon of war, three cruiser, six titans, 56 battleships, 143 cruiser, along with enough destroyers and frigates, was assembled by him.
From a certain perspective, this fleet should be sufficient to block the vanguard force that the Terran Federation had just dispatched.
"Hmm, it should be enough!" Nord secretly encouraged himself in his heart.
For the entire empire, for all the Starfish, for all future generations, he could not retreat; he had to create a clear sky for his descendants so that they could continue to exist.
Just as the Starfish race, facing a formidable enemy, activated their fleet, Noah, utilizing the powerful reconnaissance system of the moon of war, had already scanned the conditions of hundreds of surrounding star systems.
After the scan, his brows instantly furrowed.
"Big trouble!"
"Trajann, I'm afraid we've run into big trouble!"
Noah was intimately familiar with the surrounding structures, and his scan also detected some of the Stellaris warships that the Starfish race themselves had activated.
"These Starfish are far more powerful than I anticipated; they are not some so-called aliens, but rather former enemies of humanity."
Noah's expression was grave and tinged with worry, an expression Trajann rarely saw.
Most matters on Noah's side could actually be easily resolved.
Because Noah possessed sufficient ability to handle these things, it was extremely rare for him to display such a troubled expression.
"Warmaster? Do you mean…?" Trajann had already realized the severity of the current situation.
And it was likely not much different from the situation encountered when the Misty Star Field World 108 was attacked.
After all, if even Noah's face had become so solemn, didn't that say it all?
"This is a civilization far stronger than the Imperium of Man. Given the current state of the Imperium of Man, going to war with this Starfish race might not guarantee victory; our naval fleet will not have the upper hand in engagement with the enemy."
"They possess fleets capable of rivaling our warships; this is beyond doubt. I already saw it in the recent scan."
"Furthermore, if my conjecture is correct, the opponent should also possess planet-sized warships like the moon of war, and their moon of war should surpass ours."
"After all, our foundational technology is simply too poor. The foundational technology of these Starfish should be superior to ours."
"Of course, I said 'might,' not 'definitely.'"
"All in all, we seem to have encountered a big problem."
As Noah said this, it conveyed a particular meaning to Trajann's ears.
The opponent was an extremely powerful alien empire, with combat capabilities even surpassing the Imperium of Man.
"Then, Warmaster, should we retreat first?"
Since a direct engagement would likely not be successful, Trajann's first reaction was to retreat.
"The galaxy and the opponent are separated by a full 160,000 light-years. With this distance as a barrier, it should take them some time to reach us. Should we retreat first?"
"And if all else fails, we can still request assistance from the Necrons."
Trajann's suggestion made Noah hesitate for a moment, but the next second he rejected it.
"No, we cannot retreat. They possess warships capable of rivaling ours, and faster-than-light travel is not difficult for them.
Then, entering our galaxy for combat would also not be difficult. As for assistance from the Necrons, the opponent's combat power is absolutely not weak; the Necrons would need to mobilize a contingent of troops to deal with them, which could create a vulnerability in the Tyranid Swarm defense line on the outer rim of the galaxy."
"At that point, things would become even more troublesome. If the Tyranid Swarm and this alien race simultaneously launch an attack, it would not be good news for us."
"And most importantly, a stargate cannot be built here. stargate technology is not exclusive to us; if a stargate is built here, once this location falls, the enemy could also control our stargate."
"Precisely because of this, the original stargate plan must now be cancelled. We cannot allow the enemy to have a direct travel route to the galaxy."
"Furthermore, the moon of war fleet needs to remain here and prepare to seize a few of the Starfish's Worlds with me for exploration, much like a scientific expedition."
To be honest, Noah did not want to continue expanding the Worlds already owned by the Imperium of Man, because these Worlds were already numerous enough. In his opinion, so many Worlds had already become a burden.
10,000 Imperial Worlds were not as good as the core 28 Worlds within his current Misty Star Field World 108; one core 28 World could be worth 10,000.
Quantity alone is not enough; more importantly, quality must also keep up.
The Imperium of Man's current scale is already somewhat excessive; it cannot continue to expand.
Originally, his idea was to come here, rescue the Adeptus Mechanicus fleet, and then use the moon of war to destroy these planets with a planetary explosion.
But clearly, this idea is currently destined to be put on hold. He cannot use it; he cannot provoke these Starfish too much. He does not have the Terran Federation behind him.
The Federation fleet, at least so far, in Noah's research, lacks sufficient technological support. He simply has no idea where he has ended up.
More importantly, the Federation has not come looking for him yet, which might indicate that the Federation side has also encountered some trouble.
It is not easy to find a lost leader; Kane had disappeared before.
At that time, he had received orders from the Federation and, under his leadership, had expended great effort to search for Kane's whereabouts.
But he simply could not find Kane, and now his own situation was similar to Kane's before the Ascension Project.
Because Noah was aware of the current situation of the Imperium of Man and had detected some of the Starfish's warships, he also significantly raised the threat level of the Starfish.
One could say that both sides were wary of each other.
Noah was hesitant to clash with the Starfish due to the military strength they currently possessed, while the Starfish were wary of Noah's very existence, which implied the arrival of the Federation's main army.
Actively attacking Noah was something the Starfish race dared not do.
Under these circumstances, both sides entered into a strange unspoken understanding.
Noah did not plan to build a stargate here, which led to some different judgments on the Starfish's side.
The six Immortals of the Sarthal Empire re-gathered within a month of discovering Noah's appearance.
Nord and Strand Sharpbeak, the regent, along with a few of their old comrades, were reunited.
All of their Starfish's faces were deathly pale, indicating their worry.
However, compared to the deathly pallor of a month ago, the Starfish's faces now had a slight hint of color, because Noah's fleet had not done anything else so far and remained in that star system.
Although a few surrounding colonies had been cleared, those colonies were not inhabited by their Starfish, but by some aliens.
From the current situation, it seemed Noah was conducting a scientific expedition?
"Everyone, please speak. What do you think is the significance of this human fleet appearing here?"
Strand Sharpbeak was the first to ask all the old comrades present for their opinions.
No Starfish came forward to express their opinions at this time; they still kept their Starfish mouths tightly shut.
It had been a full 10,000 years since they arrived in this universe, and not all Starfish could maintain their wise minds throughout these 10,000 years.
The few Immortal Starfish did not speak at this stage; their gazes all converged on Nord.
This Commander, who was the first to discover the human fleet, clearly knew best what the humans were here for.
Nord also felt the gazes of his companions. He knew very well that these companions were actually waiting for him to speak.
"Then let me explain the current situation." There were not so many convoluted customs among the Starfish. Nord first stood up and expressed his opinion.
"As for that human fleet, I discovered them while pursuing a fleet of a semi-mechanized civilization. They directly dispatched a massive moon of war."
"What class of warship is a moon of war? I think everyone is clear. This is equivalent to the Federation's navy appearing here."
"However, I must inform you all that the moment the Federation's navy appeared, I performed an emergency jump, choosing to flee."
"I cannot confirm whether those human fleets have already discovered us, and I also cannot confirm the exact relationship between that semi-mechanized civilization and humanity. This is all the intelligence I currently possess."
Nord laid out all the intelligence he had. After explaining everything he knew, he sat back down in his seat.
"Since Nord has shared all the information he knows with everyone, I must also inform everyone of a new situation."
This was a high-level internal meeting of the Starfish; everyone present had been old comrades for tens of thousands of years, so there was naturally nothing that couldn't be said.
"Bring our guest up."
Strand Sharpbeak's two large Starfish horns swayed, and several Starfish guards brought Yvraine before all the Starfish Immortal.
"This is the alien who came to inform us of the Terran Federation's appearance in our territory. Considering that he informed us of the Terran Federation's presence, he has rendered meritorious service, so you all need to show him some tolerance."
The Starfish race are arrogant; otherwise, it would be impossible for them to wage war against the Terran Federation in the star sea. Why did they bomb Terran Federation colonies?
Wasn't it to force the Terran Federation to compromise?
They originally thought that with the combined forces of various empires in the star sea, forcing the Terran Federation to compromise would be a simple matter. No one had ever expected the Terran Federation to tear them apart like mad dogs.
To prevent his Eternal companions from repeating their past mistakes of arrogance and looking down on this alien, which could lead to them obtaining incorrect information.
For this reason, Strand Sharpbeak chose to explain the situation to his companions beforehand.
The Starfish naturally understood their regent's meaning. After hearing these words, they displayed a Starfish smile on their faces. Although this smile appeared exceptionally ugly to the Autarch.
However, no matter how ugly the Starfish's smiles were, Yvraine had no ability to resist at this moment. He could only grit his teeth and choose to accept it.
Under the gaze of the Starfish, Yvraine stepped forward and bowed to all the Starfish.
"Respected Immortals, it is an honor to meet you here, and I am very grateful that you have provided us with a place of refuge."
Yvraine deeply understood what to say in what situation. These Starfish were also ancient and powerful, and he "willingly" offered them sufficient respect.
However, although he offered enough respect and etiquette, the Starfish Immortals, facing the threat of the Terran Federation, clearly had no time to speak with him slowly.
"There's no need for us to exchange pleasantries or engage in these meaningless courtesies. Right now, you only need to tell us the information you know about the Terran Federation."
"And most importantly, look closely again, it's this person!" Strand Sharpbeak then projected Noah's image onto the big screen once more, allowing Yvraine to see it.
"Are you sure? Are you certain you haven't mistaken him for someone else? You genuinely saw this Noah, this terrifying demon!?"
The Starfish Immortals around, who had not been clear about this matter, gasped upon hearing such words. They looked at Noah's image projected by their leader, and then at the alien in front of them.
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No wonder their Boss had gathered them all at this time to hold such a meeting. So, had the demon Noah come to this galaxy and universe?
Scientists are always just the vanguard, but for a top Scientist like Noah, his accompanying fleet is definitely not a small, ordinary fleet.
Tens of thousands of years of peaceful life were almost completely disrupted at this moment.
The hundred Starfish Immortals began to tremble. Noah's "infamy" was widespread; merely seeing Noah's image was enough to make all the Starfish Immortals shiver with fear.
Rumor has it that this person will add delicious characteristics to all seafood, making their meat exceptionally fresh and tasty, and people throughout the entire star sea will love to eat the meat of the Starfish race!
Even they themselves loved to eat Starfish canned food; how terrifying was that!
Yvraine was startled by the intense reaction of the Starfish. She carefully examined Noah in the holographic projection and nodded affirmingly: "Yes, it's him."
"There's no way I could mistake him; I confirm I've seen him with my own eyes!"
"My first meeting with this Terran Federation member was on a Terran Federation planet within the galaxy!"
"I merely suggested a way to save someone, and he threw me out, even calling me a low-level species."
Yvraine was not foolish; he had already deduced from the Starfish's reaction that Noah likely represented a huge secret.
The fact that someone like Noah could make the Starfish so fearful meant that the secret he represented was undoubtedly immense and on the verge of being revealed.
"It's over..." one Starfish Immortal murmured, "That demon Scientist really came after us..."
"What exactly does he want to do? Does he really intend to wipe out our entire empire? We merely destroyed one Terran Federation colony; must he pursue us relentlessly like this?"
All the Immortals present were founders of the Sarthal Empire; they had all experienced the war between the Starfish race and the Terran Federation. Therefore, upon learning that Noah himself had come, their profound sorrow was indescribable.
Furthermore, because the Starfish race are Psykers, each of them possesses powerful psionic abilities. When a large group of powerful Psykers experiences emotional distress, the resulting psionic influence directly manifests in the physical universe.
As a race highly sensitive to psychic energy, the aliens were still able to subtly perceive changes in psychic energy. Yvraine felt the deep-seated fear within these Starfish.
But feeling it didn't mean he understood. He didn't understand why this was happening. What were they afraid of?
The Sarthal Empire occupied 400,000 worlds across the entire Large Magellanic Cloud satellite galaxy, possessing a powerful fleet, even capable of contending with the Necrons!
They possessed diverse faster-than-light travel capabilities, powerful planet-sized warships, and even warships as large as stars.
Even the Necrons needed to be wary of them. Why would such a powerful civilization be so afraid of the small Terran Federation?
Even if the Terran Federation's World 108 displayed overwhelmingly powerful combat capabilities, these Starfish race members should not be aware of this situation, right? There must be some secret here!!
Yvraine had realized that these Starfish definitely harbored a secret, and Noah was undoubtedly the master of an enormous secret.
However,
Even if she was curious now, she dared not ask. At present, she was merely living under someone else's roof.
How could she have the audacity to ask these Starfish why they were so afraid of Noah?
As the regent of the Starfish race, Strand Sharpbeak possessed the strongest mental fortitude; tens of thousands of years had still diluted some of his fear of the Terran Federation.
After being in a low mood for over 10 minutes, he was the first to regain his composure and look at the alien in front of him.
Perhaps this Autarch, who had met Noah, might know a thing or two about the Terran Federation's situation?
It might still be too early to fear the Terran Federation; first, let's figure out the Terran Federation's situation.
"Yvraine, if I'm not mistaken, your name should be Yvraine, right?"
Strand Sharpbeak repeatedly confirmed the Aeldari's name, and Yvraine nodded calmly at his words.
"Yes, Your Excellency, my name is Yvraine."
"Very good!"
"Now I will formally commit your name to memory, and not as before. We have the possibility of cooperation, but on the premise that you must tell me what you know about the Imperium of Man."
"We must first figure out what the Imperium of Man's current situation is before we can decide what to do next."
Strand Sharpbeak was a pragmatic Starfish leader. Although he had already begun to gather personnel throughout the entire empire, preparing to send away the younger generation.
However, how many people to send away, how many to take, and how many Patrol Fleets to dispatch as escorts, was also a matter of skill. And how exactly to escape, this naturally depended on how powerful the Imperium of Man's army truly was.
If the Imperium of Man's army was excessively powerful, then they could only take a small number of people and flee immediately. But if the Imperium of Man's army was not powerful now, they would still have time to allow more people to escape.
From beginning to end, the Starfish race had never considered launching an attack on the Imperium of Man; they felt that they would be unable to achieve such a thing.
Even in the most glorious period of their empire, they were no match for the Imperium of Man. How could their remaining remnant forces be a match for the Imperium of Man now?
Every high-ranking individual in the entire Starfish Empire was relatively timid.
And this was what Yvraine found most incomprehensible.
Why did a powerful empire that could contend with the Aeldari Empire in its prime seem so afraid of the Imperium of Man?
"The Imperium of Man's situation?"
"The Imperium of Man, they are nothing more than a bunch of mud monkeys. Their combat power is merely average. In our prime, they were just a weak existence. Although they are indeed somewhat powerful to us now, I think for your empire, the Imperium of Man should still belong to the weak category."
Yvraine had doubts in her heart. She felt that she couldn't let the Starfish continue to be so afraid, because this would eventually lead to big problems.
"The Imperium of Man's civilization is very weak. Their technology is not considered powerful. They have only recently achieved some technological breakthroughs and built planet-sized warships."
Yvraine could feel the Starfish race's fear of the Imperium of Man, so she was also afraid that she would be directly expelled by the Starfish race because of her words. She quickly picked the most important thing to say: planet-sized warship.
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It was indeed wise of her to focus on the key points. After her statement, the Starfish Immortals were all stunned.
"Monkey, what nonsense are you spouting? Are you serious? How could the Imperium of Man be as pathetic as you say? Are you making fun of us!"
"We want to know the situation of the Imperium of Man, not listen to your nonsense here. If you still show no sincerity, then I will order the troops to kill all of you!"
Nonsense about the Imperium of Man being a weak existence, and that they have only just developed planet-sized warships.
Was the matter of that human commander chasing their entire Starfish Empire with quasar warships ten thousand years ago just a dream of theirs?
As soon as he thought of what this fellow said, Nord felt his anger burning. He was a former Soldier, after all.
Were the losses they suffered at the hands of the Imperium of Man to be erased by a few words from this damned monkey in front of him?
What about those Starfish compatriots who sacrificed on the battlefield? What about those brave Starfish Soldiers? Were their sacrifices meaningless?
As a Soldier, Nord could not accept anyone slandering the Starfish who had sacrificed on the battlefield.
Powerful Psychic Power was displayed on him at this moment. The immense Psychic Power pressure directly pressed Yvraine fiercely to the ground, so much so that she couldn't even lift her head.
The other Starfish Immortals watched this scene with cold eyes. No one intended to speak up for Yvraine, not even the Starfish regent, Strand Sharpbeak.
Although he indeed wanted to get some intelligence about the Imperium of Man from Yvraine, the intelligence she had just provided was simply too outrageous.
What nonsense was this, that the Imperium of Man had only just manufactured planet-sized warships like the moon of war? No one would have believed this nonsense even ten thousand years ago.
This damned Aeldari Autarch monkey was clearly not being honest. Let Nord give her a little lesson; perhaps she would become more sensible.
"I'm telling the truth!" Yvraine cried out with difficulty under the Psychic Power pressure. "The Imperium of Man has indeed only just developed planet-sized warships!"
Nord's tentacles trembled violently with anger.
"Do you take us for fools? Ten thousand years ago, the Imperium of Man used quasar warships to destroy our capital star system!
Your so-called planet-sized warship is nothing but a basic military warship for the Imperium of Man. How could it have just been developed!"
"I advise you to cooperate with us honestly, otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite. Although we only have you who knows the situation of the Imperium of Man right now, we can just act directly according to the highest contingency plan!"
Nord would not believe the other party's nonsense. A planet-sized warship was merely the beginning of the Imperium of Man's military warships.
If a fleet was not equipped with a moon of war, then that fleet was simply not worthy of being a military fleet of the Imperium of Man; at most, it was a Patrol Fleet.
Such a configuration was actually similar to theirs; they also had the same configuration.
They too were once like this; only fleets equipped with a moon of war were true main military fleets. Ordinary titan warships were used for sector patrols, so they could not trust what this Aeldari said, no matter what.
Feeling the Psychic Power pressure on her becoming increasingly intense, and even the Starfish opposite seemed to have intentions of killing her, Yvraine knew very well that the other party was not joking with her.
But just as she had just expressed, were her words false?
She was truly speaking the truth; the Imperium of Man had truly only just developed existences like the moon of war. Not a single word she said was false.
"Believe me, believe me!"
Under immense pressure, Yvraine could only utter these six words.
The other party was so stubborn, still insisting on what she had just said even under the threat of death. Strand Sharpbeak began to use his Starfish brain.
Was something wrong somewhere?
"Wait, Nord." Strand signaled to stop the pressure with a tentacle. "Let her finish speaking."
As the psionic pressure eased slightly, Yvraine panted with difficulty: "I swear...everything I said is true."
"I stake my life on it, humanity has indeed only just acquired the manufacturing technology for planet-sized warships. They currently only have one planet-sized warship!"
Yvraine had clearly noticed the Starfish Empire's fear of humanity at this moment, a fear that was almost undisguised and utterly irrational.
These Starfish had clearly become the last hope of the Aeldari, and for this, she had to find a way to make the Starfish no longer fear humanity, at least to eliminate this almost baseless and irrational fear.
"Are you sure!?"
"Do you know the consequences of deceiving us? With the remnants of your Aeldari now, if you deceive us, you will have nothing left!"
Strand Sharpbeak didn't believe a word Yvraine said, but her behavior was too abnormal, so he decided to see what she was trying to say.
"I assure you that not a single word I've spoken is false. I can swear on the name of my Aeldari Reaper Army!"
"If there is even half a lie in what I say, then let the Reaper Army of my race never awaken!"
The Reaper Army' faith is in the Reaper Army. Logically, the Reaper Army would generally not dare to swear by the Reaper Army, but who made the Aeldari at a critical juncture of survival?
Now, the greatest enemy of the Aeldari is no longer Slaanesh, but the powerful humanity.
Facing humanity, especially their powerful military might in the real universe, the help the Reaper Army could provide was minimal.
For the Aeldari at this moment, the only ones who could offer them protection were the Starfish.
"Your god?" Strand Sharpbeak was aware.
Some empires that pursued psionic ascension indeed had an extraordinary trust in their gods.
For these psionic empires, their gods were everything to them, and they would never utter an oath that might go against their own gods.
After all, in the psionic world, they were primarily idealists. Don't think that making an oath is as simple as just making an oath.
The appropriate punishment would still appear.
Yvraine's attempt to swear by their god successfully gave the Starfish a slight degree of trust in her, but it was only a tiny bit.
The war in the Star Sea long ago still made the Immortals of the Starfish shiver with fear. If the empire were currently led by the younger generation of Starfish, they might have had the courage to fight humanity.
But there was no way; the empire was now ruled by the older generation of Starfish, those Immortals who, despite possessing profound vision and insight, and knowledge unmatched by other Starfish.
Their fear of humanity, however, was ingrained to the bone.
"Your words have some credibility, but you're still spouting nonsense. Who is Noah? Do you know?"
Strand Sharpbeak didn't wait for Yvraine to answer him; he just muttered to himself.
"Noah is a Level 10 Scientist leader of the Terran Federation. A Scientist leader of his caliber is an invaluable treasure to any civilization."
"Moreover, his identity, to some extent, makes him one of the most important people in the entire Terran Federation."
"During the time we fought them, the human civilization only had him as a Level 10 Scientist. I don't know if humanity has other Level 10 Scientists later, but do you understand the value of being the first?"
"Any 'first' is crucial to a civilization. Do you think such an important Scientist appearing here means that the human army isn't right behind him?"
"Although your Aeldari have existed for a long time, you are nothing more than a group of old relics that should have been swept into the dustbin long ago. You are not even as good as us, let alone the powerful human army!"
Strand Sharpbeak spoke to Yvraine about the human army they envisioned.
"That is a top-tier army that few civilizations in the entire Star Sea can contend with. Even those old relics that are now sleeping and amusing themselves are far inferior when compared to humanity!"
Yvraine was stunned speechless by this description. She had never imagined that the Starfish's fear of humanity stemmed from such unthinkable nonsense.
What was the Starfish talking about? He didn't understand what it meant that those old relics were inferior to old relics. Who said that? Was it them?
"But... but..." she struggled to form words, "The humans we encountered were not that powerful. Their warships were still primitive, and their technological level was also..."
"Enough!" Nord angrily interrupted, "You don't understand what we're talking about!"
Strand gestured for quiet with a tentacle, then brought up a dusty historical image.
In the image, human quasar warships were destroying the Starfish's core planets. planet-sized warships like the moon of war, quasar warships, were as numerous as grains of sand, like ordinary warships, in an endless stream.
They reaped lives like the Reaper Army.
"Look closely," Strand's voice was filled with pain, "This is the real human fleet. Those you encountered were either disguises, or they were..."
He suddenly paused, his tentacles trembling with shock: "Wait... could it be...?"
A very outlandish idea appeared in Strand's mind at this moment.
They suddenly appeared in this galaxy ten thousand years ago; this galaxy was not their former universe.
There were no terrifying humans they had encountered before here. They had lived peacefully for ten thousand years.
If Noah had come to this universe with them, then there was no reason for them not to have encountered any trace of humanity for ten thousand years.
They didn't have a Scientist of Noah's level in their empire, but they understood what level such a Scientist was.
For a Scientist of this level, given enough time and manpower, they could rebuild that brilliant civilization.
And this would happen very quickly. Based on Noah's situation, he would only need a few hundred years to enable humanity to directly rule a large number of star systems.
What was the Milky Way Galaxy? It couldn't stop Noah for a hundred years.
So, from this perspective, the fact that they encountered Noah, but Noah had not encountered them, was enough to indicate that Noah should have arrived later than them.
Of course, all these inferences were based on the premise that Noah arrived after them and was not accompanied by a large-scale human fleet.
No one knew if a Scientist of Noah's level would research how to travel between universes, breaking the pathetic Fourth Wall.
One possibility was as the monkey in front of him said: Noah's time here should not be long; he was just starting, which is why he had only just developed the moon of war.
Another possibility was that Noah came with the Federation's fleet.
But if it was the former —
A hint of ferocity appeared on Strand's originally terrified Starfish face.
Perhaps this was their best chance for revenge against humanity, but they still needed to proceed cautiously!
Once such a thought appeared in the mind of the Starfish regent, it lingered like a poison.
He couldn't imagine how wonderful it would be if his idea were true.
The Sarthal Empire had been beaten to a pulp by the Humans in the star sea, even being made into canned food.
That evil Scientist Noah even developed a special delicious flavor for them, making everyone love to eat sea star canned food, ensuring their canned food sold well throughout the entire star sea.
He still remembered that when the war reached its third year, Noah had already developed sea star canned food.
Due to its delicious qualities and unparalleled taste, sea star canned food sold well throughout the entire star sea, and even some of their allies purchased this batch of canned food.
The most terrifying thing was that he still remembered some utterly corrupt Starfish individuals who actually bought sea star canned food from Humans to eat!
As an interstellar civilization, they actually consumed their own kind—what a terrifying sight!
That period was like hell for them, but now it seemed there was a possibility of revenge.
Assuming Noah truly came alone and was just starting to develop, possessing only one moon of war, what better news could there be for them?
Noah turned their Starfish into canned food and sold it throughout the star sea, so why couldn't they turn Humans into canned food?!
As long as they could turn Humans into canned food, even if there were slight flaws in the taste, what did it matter?
As long as they could eat those damned Humans raw, mouthful by mouthful, it would be enough to wash away that ancient shame and humiliation.
However, all of this had to be based on the premise that there was indeed only Noah among the Humans.
Otherwise, if Noah had broken through the Fourth Wall and arrived with a fleet, it would be a different story.
The answer might require the Eldar in front of them to send some people, and then they would send some Starfish to the Human side for investigation.
Driven by the thoughts in his heart, the Sarthal Empire regent, Strand Sharpbeak, looked at Yvraine with much softer eyes.
"Yvraine," Strand's tentacles gently unfurled, "if what you say is true, perhaps we do have a possibility of cooperation."
Yvraine keenly noticed the change in the other party's attitude and immediately responded.
"I swear by the name of the God of Death, every word I say is true.
Humans indeed only have one moon of war, and their technological level is far inferior to your nation's."
Nord remained vigilant: "Strand, this could be a trap.
Noah, that cunning Scientist, is best at disguise."
"If we actively expose ourselves to the Humans, it will definitely be a disaster for our race."
"Who knows if Noah has the main fleet of the Terran Federation by his side? This is a gamble!"
"Nord, it's okay, Nord, think about it, even if we can gather our younger generation and escape at this time, what good would it do?
In this strange galaxy and universe, how can we make a living for ourselves?"
"No matter what, without the protection of our fleet, even the Tyranid Swarm on the fringes could cause heavy losses to our descendants."
"Outside the Necrons' defenses made of liquid metal, the Tyranid Swarm will launch attacks from time to time.
Although our technology can achieve faster-than-light travel and find our refuge in the void, what if?"
"Have you forgotten the battles we fought when we first established ourselves in this star system?
Even then, we fought countless battles in the entire Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy to establish our sovereignty."
"Honestly, I don't want to give up.
If it's really just Noah alone, we might still be able to get revenge.
Don't you want revenge, Nord?"
This foundation of the Starfish Empire was built by several of their Immortals, and he, as the regent of this empire, contributed greatly.
This was 400,000 colonial worlds, 400,000 planets, even more numerous than their empire at its peak.
Although the quality could not be compared, the quantity was there.
How much effort did they put into this foundation?
They put in a full ten thousand years of effort, and he really didn't want to give up that ten thousand years of effort now.
Nord fell silent.
His tentacles trembled slightly, recalling the arduous journey of the Starfish Empire from nothing to something over these ten thousand years.
From the initial scattered remnants fleeing in disarray to the powerful empire now ruling the entire Large Magellanic Cloud Galaxy, every step was steeped in their blood and sweat.
"You're right, Strand."
Nord's voice was bitter, "These 400,000 colonial worlds... are the foundation we built over ten thousand years."
He looked at the Starfish Empire's territory on the star map, and a look of reluctance flashed in his Starfish-like eyes, but it quickly turned into deep worry: "But what if Noah truly brings the main Human fleet..."
"I know, if he really comes with the main Human fleet, then our resistance will only be seen as falling into their trap, inviting trouble."
"That's why we need to verify it," Strand interrupted, "If it's just Noah alone, this is our best chance for revenge."
"Hanmuleba, what do you think?" To persuade his old friend, Strand also brought in another old friend.
"You two decide this matter, after all, you two were the real main force in building the entire empire from scratch.
I have no opinion, I'm just handling logistics."
"You know, I'm just a prime minister who handles internal affairs.
I will unconditionally support your decisions, as for other things, I'm really not very good at them."
As the prime minister of internal affairs for the Sarthal Empire, Hanmuleba had no personal opinions.
He merely handled logistics and internal affairs; as for external matters, he left them to his two old friends.
"No! Hanmuleba, we need your opinion, because you know that there can be no slightest error in the war against Humans; once one occurs, the entire race will be destroyed."
Nord did not let his old friend continue to evade, but instead asked for his opinion again.
In the entire Starfish Empire, these three Immortals were the true decision-makers.
Of course, there were more than just these three Immortals; there were three others, but those three were merely sector governors.
They were responsible for governing the 400,000 colonies below them.
Regarding the matter of the Humans, the other three below had no intention of offering any opinions; they had always followed the three elder brothers.
"Then let's try it!!"
The conflict between the Starfish Empire and Humanity had never ceased.
If they could truly launch a partial counterattack against Humanity here, even for a moment, it would be enough to excite them as Immortals.
"Even if the entire race is destroyed because of this, I want to stand and say no to them!"