Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 595 - 591: Whole Relocation

He took a deep breath, Zhang Yuan manipulated the screen, and saw the next data point: this star domain was a dense intersection area of Cosmic Strings, essentially the central location of a spider-web distribution of Cosmic Strings.

This meant that near the Dyson Sphere, it was possible to use gravity-assisted travel.

If you think about it, it isn’t surprising; the locations chosen for the interstellar trading markets are almost always areas with very convenient transportation.

Not only must the Fourth-level Civilizations, which have achieved warp speed, be able to reach the trading market, but you also have to consider the Second-level Civilizations and Third-level Civilizations that can only travel via Cosmic Strings. Only when these lower-level civilizations are able to come here is it considered a successful market.

"Using Cosmic Strings for interstellar travel is considered a basic method, right?"

"Yes, theoretically, a Second-level Civilization would be able to discover this. A Level 1 Civilization also has a slight possibility, provided that their planet happens to be near a Cosmic String."

This is a very admirable point within the entire Amoeba Faction’s ideology; the whole interstellar faction is very powerful but doesn’t exclude the participation of lower-level civilizations in the trading market, even though these civilizations don’t bring much benefit.

The presence of dense Cosmic Strings also brings another advantage—the issue of safety is somewhat solved.

During travel, some outposts near Cosmic Strings had been observed.

If a Fourth-level Civilization wants to cause trouble in the trading market, they’d have to weigh their chances of escape.

Because the biggest natural enemy of curvature navigation is gravity. If you encounter a super-strong gravitational wave during Curvature Navigation, then the whole curvature bubble might experience gravitational turbulence. That is, the energy accumulated by the curvature engine over a long time might suddenly burst out all at once, completely tearing the spaceship apart!

If such a tragedy were to occur, it would be even more miserable than getting hit by an Antimatter Missile! freёnovelkiss-com

Zhang Yuan frowned and saw several blurry photographs, which were followed by more observational data: various specks of light, likely from large spaceships, as the lights of smaller ships would not be visible through a telescope.

However, against the background of a Dyson Sphere, even super-large spaceships had become like bacteria-sized background boards.

A person nearby said, "... This patch of the sky is really very busy, bustling indeed. Just the bright spots from these cosmic warships seem to number in the thousands, right? It indicates that this place is at least a hundred times larger than the Huantai Civilization Trading Market from before!"

"All in all, we come with the intention of peaceful development; these Cosmic Strings are basically not a problem, nor are the spaceships. Naturally, the more civilizations, the better."

After concluding the discussion, the "Qicheng" fleet emitted a series of electromagnetic waves indicating their identity, which was considered a friendly gesture. After all, the human fleet was exiting from superluminal state and held an information advantage.

Then they initiated gravity-assisted travel and slowly flew towards the direction of the Central Dyson Sphere.

About 10 hours later, a small unmanned drone was discovered near the fleet.

[Dear New Human Civilization, hello, welcome to the Ji Haman Civilization Trading Market!]

[Our trading market is affiliated with the Amoeba Faction, Galaxy Star Domain, 7th branch, Ji Haman Civilization. We have been operating here for 150,608 years, with our main task being to assist the Tabi Civilization in constructing this Dyson Sphere.]

[If your civilization is willing to help construct this Dyson Sphere, we are willing to pay a certain amount of AmiBa Points as compensation. Currently, the construction progress of the entire Dyson Sphere is at 99.97%, with 0.03% remaining until complete construction.]

[Throughout history, 1402 civilizations have participated in the construction!]

[In addition to constructing the Dyson Sphere, we allow all interstellar civilizations to participate in trade activities and acquire relevant engineering experience.]

[Within 802 astronomical units from the Central Constant Star, please do not create any conflicts, and refrain from experimenting with any high-energy weapons, as that will be considered an act of war provocation. Use of gravity-assisted travel of grade D98 and above is prohibited within 300 astronomical units.]

[At our trading market, you can purchase information, technology, resources, and even high-level civilization technological services... Specific prices are as follows...]

...

After receiving this series of replies, virtually all government think tanks reconvened in the Captain’s Room. As a senior member of the staff, Zhang Yuan naturally took on the responsibility.

He licked his slightly dry lips; the amount of information in this message was large and warranted serious analysis.

First and foremost, the Ji Haman Civilization, the construction party of this Dyson Sphere, was likely a Level 5 Civilization!

Although there was no concrete evidence, human scientists unanimously believed that a Fourth-level Civilization did not possess the necessary capability to construct a Dyson Sphere.

Additionally, the owner of this Dyson Sphere turned out not to be from the Ji Haman Civilization but from another one—the Tabi Civilization.

Well, that’s a bit strange... Could it be that the Tabi Civilization lacks technological strength, yet is extremely wealthy?

In other words, the Tabi Civilization’s relationship with the interstellar trading market was that of a client to a vendor.

But where did they get so many AmiBa Points, and what’s the use of building a Dyson Sphere? Just for its enormity and good looks?

"I think the truth behind this matter should be: the Tabi Civilization, for some reason, wanted to construct a Dyson Sphere but lacked the production capacity, so they needed a trading market to assist them."

"They approached the Ji Haman Civilization, as members of the Amoeba Faction do have considerable credibility, which can gather more civilizations more quickly to construct for them... so a large number of civilizations congregated here..."

Li Zhendong explained from the side.

Many people nodded in agreement. With insufficient information to make a judgment, overthinking was pointless; it was all just speculation.

The next piece of information caught their eye, and the surprise it brought made everyone jump!

[...Please note, as the entire Dyson Sphere is nearing completion, our trading market will relocate in its entirety in 20.55 years.]

[However, we have lost contact with the Tabi Civilization. If you have any information on the specific movements of the Tabi Civilization, please contact us. We will offer a reward for such information.]

[Due to this strategic relocation, we are selling off a batch of third-level, fourth-level, and fifth-level civilization engineering equipment at low prices. If you have the need, you may partake in the final clearance event after the complete construction of the Dyson Sphere.]

"Total relocation!"

"A clearance event?!"

Such information was incredibly odd, and Zhang Yuan had a vague feeling that he had seen this somewhere before... He then slapped his forehead suddenly. Wasn’t it like this at the Huantai Civilization Trading Market they visited initially?

The Amoeba Faction’s trading market is moving? Moving again?

People seemed to have discovered something, their heartbeats gradually quickened, turning slightly nervous. Whispers began spreading through the meeting room.

To explain this phenomenon, it was actually quite simple.

The first was the regular "scam promotion" behavior, like some shops on Earth run by humans, with a sign saying, "Closing Down Sale, Last Day!"

But every day was declared the last day, and a month later, one could still see that same "Last Day" sign.

This very practice, when scaled up to interactions between interstellar civilizations, could be a possibility.

Of course, this possibility was very, very slim. Zhang Yuan did not believe that interstellar trading markets would blindly damage their credibility over some promotional activities. The majority inside the meeting room held this same view.

The second possible reason might be a certain "motive" that was repelling the Amoeba Faction’s trading market!

This was especially something humans should pay attention to, as the Amoeba Faction was part of a Level 6 Civilization, possessing significant influence.

Only a more massive entity could influence the behavior of the entire Amoeba Faction, making them abandon the interests that originally belonged to them.

This motive was still unknown to humans—it could be potentially dangerous, but it might also have nothing to do with humans...

As for the third, it could all be a coincidence.

The Dyson Sphere was completed, and the trading market naturally disbanded, unrelated to the Huantai Civilization Trading Market. Everyone just happened to be relocating at the same moment, that’s all.

Furthermore, what did it mean that the Tabi Civilization had lost contact?

Did no one want this Dyson Sphere, turning it into unclaimed property?

Unwanted?

With so many questions, everyone stared at the large screen in front of them, deep in thought, trying to piece together all the clues.