Including Li Yao, the pupils of all the Yuanying soldiers constricted to the size of needle tips.
They all knew what it would mean if the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium discovered the relic of the Pangu civilization first.
In the competition between the Federation and the Imperium, the Imperium had a vast territory, abundant resources, and a deep heritage, while the Federation was located in a corner of the universe. Even if more Sectors were discovered in the future, they would probably be cold and barren lands!
The territory, resources, and heritage of the Imperium were not as good as the Imperium's. If they wanted to win, they would have to gain technological advantages in certain fields!
Development on their own was certainly one way, but the relic of the Pangu civilization was also a critical trump card for the new Federation. It was the key to achieve 'cornering'!
If the trump card was taken away by the Imperium, the new Federation would have no room to struggle at all!
On the other hand, the Imperium of True Human Beings did not know their details yet. The best they could do was to consider them bumpkins and barbarians who were there to recruit men. The expedition army might not be well-trained.
However, once the news that the relic of the Pangu civilization was discovered was sent back to the homeland of the Imperium, chances were that the most elite 'Imperial Guards' of the Imperium would lunge at the Federation without caring about the cost!
The thunderous strike from the center of the cosmos was definitely not something that the Federation could resist right now!
"We must not let the Immortal Cultivators steal Kunlun!"
Iron God Yan Ba slapped his chair hard and rose up abruptly. "Will we reach Kunlun before the Immortal Cultivators if we set off right now?"
Jiang Hailiu talked with the members of the Heavenly Family for a moment and nodded. "Theoretically speaking, it is possible.
"That's because the 'minor apocalypse' can't carry too much fuel in the first place. The super long-distance space jump that crossed thousands of space zones already consumed too much of its fuel. Together with the adjustment of the direction this time, it barely has any fuel left!"
"Besides, the 'minor apocalypse' does not know the specific coordinates of Kunlun and is merely searching for it. The crab nebula is full of dangers, and the electromagnetic environment is very complicated. The speed of the minor apocalypse cannot be very high.
"According to the analysis of the specialists, it will take about a week for it to reach Kunlun in the best case scenario!
"We have the Star Map of Kunlun, and we have enough fuel. Theoretically speaking, it is possible for us to beat it!
"Then gather all the elites and move out immediately!"
Iron God Yan Ba gnashed his teeth. "Whatever the cost, we must destroy the 'minor apocalypse' on the summit of Kunlun. We cannot allow it to excavate the relics of the Pangu civilization or send any message back to the homeland of the Imperium!"
"If the news is sent back to the homeland of the Imperium, and it establishes a 'space gate' of enormous star beacons with the resources on Kunlun to guide the expedition army of the Imperium so that the expedition fleet can jump over, we will be screwed!"
All the Yuanying and Demon Emperors nodded heavily.
At this moment of life and death, both the Human Clan and the Demon Clan experts no longer cared about the friction between them.
They knew very well that once the minor heavenly tribulation took root in Kunlun and formed a massive Stargate, summoning the imperial army, it would be the end of the Three Realms. No one would be able to escape.
During the Yuanying Conference just now, everyone had talked about so many grand plans, but now they had all become a joke!
"Fellow Daoist Luoxingzi!"
Jiang Hailiu asked solemnly, "What's the situation on Burning Prairie? When can we set off for Kunlun?"
At such a perilous moment, Burning Prairie, the strongest warship of the three Realms, was their last hope!
Everybody focused their eyes on Luoxingzi, but the leader of the Cultivators from the Flying Star Sector seemed to be hesitating. He looked at Si Koulie, the starship specialist of the Flying Star Sector, and hesitated. "It is highly difficult and almost unrealistic to ask Burning Prairie to jump over directly!"
Jiang Hailiu frowned. "Why is that? Kunlun is very close to the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector. It is much closer than the Flying Star Sector to the Tian Yuan Realm. If Burning Prairie can jump from the Flying Star Sector to the Tian Yuan Realm, why can't it jump from the Tian Yuan Realm to Kunlun? "
"There are a lot of prerequisites for the space jump technology to break through the four-dimensional space."
Si Koulie, the starship specialist, explained for Luoxingzi. "It is especially so for a super warship such as Burning Prairie, which is loaded with super experts such as Yuanying and Jin Dan. It is not something that can be jumped easily!
"More than half a year ago, we jumped from the Flying Star Sector to the Tian Yuan Realm on three prerequisites.
"Firstly, the Flying Star Sector boasted an enormous launch platform in the first place, which was the 'cosmic slingshot' modified from the space jump rune arrays of the Star Ocean Imperium. It was the joint effort of the cosmic slingshot and the space jump system of Burning Prairie that enabled the incredible jump!
"Secondly, the communication between the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Flying Star Sector was already very frequent. You established an enormous array of star beacons on the orbit of the Heaven's Origin Sector. More than eight hundred star beacons glittered at the same time like a brilliant lighthouse and guided the way for Burning Prairie!
"Thirdly, the astronomical environment of the Tian Yuan Realm was relatively stable. There were no complicated cosmic storms or stone belts. Also, in the previous communication, you provided a lot of astronomical parameters of the Tian Yuan Realm, too, which allowed us to know the environment of the place like the back of our hand!
"Even so, the resources that we consumed for the space jump were still astronomical. It took us more than a month. After Burning Prairie was sent out, the cosmic slingshot had to undergo maintenance for two weeks before it was ready for the second jump!
"But right now, we do not have any of the three prerequisites.
"Firstly, both the Heaven's Artillery and the Eye of Blood Demon are in the middle of major maintenance and reconstruction. They are incomparable to the universal slingshots of the Flying Star Sector. In order to generate enough impetus, they will have to be reinforced and repaired in a hurry. It will take at least ten days to half a month!
"Secondly, although we have the Star Map of Kunlun, the environment there has completely changed after forty thousand years. Without the guidance of the star beacons, how can we jump to Kunlun precisely?
"Thirdly, the crab nebula that surrounds Kunlun is too complicated. We don't know the first thing about its astronomical parameters. How many stone belts are there? How intense are the cosmic storms? Will the pulsars affect the starship? How can we jump when we don't know anything?
"It's like an enormous ship with a very deep draft sailing into an unknown sea area full of reefs and whirlpools in the dark night, and a storm is waiting for it. It's not a risk, it's suicide!"
Si Koulie had been working in the starship field for his entire life. He was an out-and-out sea wolf. He was quite sincere, too. Many Yuanying who had the slightest common sense could only nod their heads helplessly.
"Leader Si, we admit all the difficulties that you mentioned!"
Jiang Hailiu's face was so gloomy that a waterfall could be squeezed out. "But the three Sectors are in peril right now. We have to find a solution no matter how great the difficulty is. We cannot watch the Immortal Cultivators monopolize Kunlun, can we?"
Si Koulie pondered for a moment and calculated crazily with Luoxingzi for a long time. In the end, he raised his head and said, "If Burning Prairie has to jump to Kunlun, we can try our best, but there is one condition!
"A starship of a relatively small tonnage with a few elites on board must jump over first!
"The mission of the starship is to detect the astronomical parameters of Kunlun, figure out the environment, and establish a star beacon near Kunlun.
"With the astronomical parameters and the guidance of the star beacon, the odds of us successfully jumping over will be greatly improved. Otherwise, it will not be a matter of whether or not we try our best, but whether or not we will die ten times after ten jumps!"
"I'll go!"
Hardly had Si Koulie concluded his sentence when Li Yao rose up abruptly. "I'll go there on Sparkle and collect the parameters for Burning Prairie and establish a star beacon!"
Li Yao had spent many years in the Flying Star Sector. He was also one of the first batch of people to jump back to the Tian Yuan Realm from the Flying Star Sector. His experience in space jumps was much more abundant than that of common Cultivators. He knew that Si Koulie was not lying.
With only one ancient star map, no star beacon, and no familiarity with the environment of the destination, a space jump would be a dead end.
Also, Sparkle was a 'multipurpose exploration starship' of the Star Ocean Imperium in the first place. It was designed to open the way for the super starships and serve as a 'guide'!
Li Yao had another identity. He was the captain of Sparkle. Now that Sparkle had been fully repaired and was more functional than before, he could not wait to explore the secrets of Kunlun first together with his old friend!
"I'm going, too!"
"Me too!"
"Fellow Cultivator Li, let's fight side by side!"
Many Yuanying and demon emperors volunteered for the mission.
Whatever their stance was, courage, and the desire for the relics of the Pangu civilization were the last things that they were in need of at such a moment.
Due to the urgency of the war, there was no time to follow the normal procedures. After all, the top experts and specialists of the three Sectors were all there. The Yuanying Meeting immediately turned into a meeting of strategic analysis.
Several space jump specialists and starship specialists from the Flying Star Sector performed a detailed analysis and calculated the maximum load of the Heaven's Artillery and the space jump system inside Sparkle.
After deducting the equipment such as the star beacons that Sparkle had to carry, the maximum number of people that could be teleported was calculated.
Generally speaking, three Yuanying, twenty Core Formation Stage Cultivators, or ten times more Building Foundation Stage Cultivators could be teleported.
"Let's teleport three Yuanying!"
Li Yao said. "The spiritual and magnetic environment of Kunlun is complicated and full of unknown dangers. It is even possible that we will have a head-on clash with the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium. Those who are too weak will only be a burden. If they are captured by the Immortal Cultivators, it is possible that a lot of intelligence about the Federation will be dug out from their heads. That will not be good!
"Besides, the more people there are, the more resources will be consumed, which will take up a lot of the load of Sparkle, too!"
It was true that storing magical equipment, facilities, and crystals in a Cosmos Ring could compress a lot of space and reduce the weight. However, the special space magical equipment such as the Cosmos Ring was still 'heavy' during a space jump. It would also release weird space waves that would interfere with the space jump. Eventually, the Cosmos Ring would deviate from the course and be lost in the four-dimensional space after the jump!
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