Wandering Meteor

The vast universe, dim starry sky.

A luminous five-star system is in rapid motion.

However, unlike ordinary five-star systems, this one is not in a balanced and stable state, and its speed of motion far exceeds that of regular combined star systems.

The speed of this five-star system is incredibly fast, reaching half the speed of light without any technological enhancement. During its high-speed motion, the five constant stars within the system continually affect and change each other, unlike other combined star systems which do not interfere with one another and maintain mutual balance. During the high-speed rotation around the Central Constant Star, the outer four stars with smaller mass are constantly being stripped of their high-temperature hydrogen by the Central Constant Star. The faster they rotate, the faster the stripping occurs, and the more mass they lose.

From a distance, this five-star system appears exceptionally shocking and strange, as if the four outer constant stars each evolved a giant dragon head, all collectively grasping the Central Constant Star, resembling a celestial version of a four-dragon sealing.

However, the actual situation is the exact opposite of a seal. As time passes, the outer four stars become increasingly smaller because their mass is rapidly absorbed by the Central Constant Star. Instead of a seal, it is more like nourishment that fosters the growth of the Central Constant Star.

Originally, Constant Star Lu Chen had a mass of about 160 million constant star masses. As it began absorbing Constant Star Unrivaled, Constant Star Mou Star, and other four stars, the mass of Constant Star Lu Chen began to rapidly increase, growing at a rate of one hundred constant star masses every moment.

While Constant Star Lu Chen was focused on absorbing the outer four stars, Earth Civilization suddenly sent an important message.

After understanding the situation, Constant Star Lu Chen learned that Earth Civilization and Battle Star had gone to annihilate the mother stars of Bose Civilization and Fermi Civilization. Surprisingly, the latter two proposed a surrender and expressed their desire to join the Wandering Alliance.

For such a development, neither Earth Civilization nor Battle Star could have anticipated it, nor were they in a position to decide, so they reported it to Constant Star Lu Chen. However, Constant Star Lu Chen was also extremely surprised; he did not expect the other parties to surrender at the last moment. He thought that, given the long-term and fierce nature of the war among the three parties, there was absolutely no possibility of reconciliation. Although the surrenders of Bose Civilization and Fermi Civilization were to avoid the extinction of their civilizations—aligning with the logical rules of survival behaviors—Constant Star Lu Chen did not take this lightly. He immediately allocated a portion of his focus to hold a video conference about this surrender.

The main discussion content of the video conference was whether to accept the surrender of Bose and Fermi Civilizations?

Whether to accept hinged on three key points: firstly, whether the inclusion of Bose and Fermi Civilizations would bring any hidden intentions or sincerity; secondly, whether the inclusion would benefit the Wandering Alliance; thirdly, accepting the surrender of these two civilizations' mother stars would prevent further war and casualties and save some energy—this point did not require discussion, as stopping the war early would definitely mitigate the loss and damage.

Regarding the first key point, two opinions emerged during the meeting, one suggesting that Bose and Fermi Civilizations harbored hidden intentions, the other believed otherwise. However, regardless of the opinion, both were merely unilateral speculations. In the end, Constant Star Lu Chen decided to rely on practical investigations. Thus, he ordered the front-line Battle Stars to temporarily accept the surrender and control the mother stars of Bose and Fermi Civilizations, allowing the Wandering Alliance's investigation teams to enter for research.

Subsequently, the Wandering Alliance allocated more energy to the discussion on whether the inclusion of Bose and Fermi Civilizations was beneficial?

Firstly, both Bose and Fermi Civilizations were ancient Level 4 Civilizations, especially their mother stars, which had very solid technological and civilization foundations. Therefore, joining the Wandering Alliance would definitely be beneficial, at least not like some Level 2 or 3 Civilizations that still needed massive technical support from the Wandering Alliance. Conversely, Bose Star people and Fermi Star people would further enrich the biological civilization structure of the Wandering Alliance, speeding up the post-war recovery of the alliance.

Moreover, both Bose and Fermi Civilizations were Advanced Civilizations that had long existed deep in the star zones, undoubtedly possessing more knowledge about the universe and controlling more information which could save the Wandering Alliance a significant amount of exploration time.

The only considerations were two points: one, did the necessary survival conditions of Bose Star people and Fermi Star people match the average standards of the Wandering Alliance to a high degree? Second, as previously considered, whether Bose and Fermi Civilizations genuinely intended to join the Wandering Alliance, and if they could adapt to the new leadership group and the new civilization system?

However, these two points required personal investigation to determine the final practical results.

Fortunately, the two research teams of the Wandering Alliance were very efficient, and in just a few days, they had clarified the general circumstances of Bose and Fermi Civilizations.

The investigation revealed that Bose Star people and Fermi Star people were also mammals that required breathing oxygen to survive, being silicon-based life forms. Apart from the fundamental differences in life basis and appearance, the necessary survival conditions of Bose Star people and Fermi Star people were very similar to many species in the Wandering Alliance, indicating a high degree of compatibility between the two sides.

As for the second question, whether Bose and Fermi Civilizations genuinely wanted to join the Wandering Alliance, after in-depth investigations and the use of deep brain hypnosis techniques for confirmation, it was finally affirmed that both civilizations sincerely desired to join the Wandering Alliance, as their initial motives for starting the wars were to obtain the reasons behind the Wandering Alliance's rapid technological development. However, after several failed wars, they were convinced, prompting their decision to join the Wandering Alliance. Additionally, they had dealt with some stubborn opposition when making this decision, essentially conducting an internal purge beforehand to smooth the path for their upcoming membership, further proving the sincerity of these two civilizations in joining and genuinely wanting to understand and absorb the advanced communal system of the Wandering Alliance.

Overall, the integration of Bose and Fermi Civilizations into the Wandering Alliance had virtually no drawbacks, only benefits.

Out of mutual interest considerations, Constant Star Lu Chen ultimately agreed to the decision of the mother stars of Bose Civilization and Fermi Civilization joining the Wandering Alliance.

When this decision was made, the war officially ended, and people on every planet could not help but jubilantly celebrate the end of the war in their own way.

As for the subsequent membership-related work, it was no longer something Constant Star Lu Chen needed to worry about. The Wandering Alliance was very experienced in this regard. Therefore, Constant Star Lu Chen continued his task, accelerating the absorption of the outer four constant stars, aiming to complete the absorption by the time the biological civilizations completed their membership work, and then lead the new Wandering Alliance towards the Cosmic Center.

However, what Constant Star Lu Chen and the Wandering Alliance did not expect was that two civilization teams were actually heading towards the Heavenly Nebula. The previously appeared Revenge Alliance was just the closer one, and another was rapidly approaching, the distance now very close.