In the following month, Li Yao had been moving around in the peripheral space zones of the mysterious world.
He explored and mapped various planets and satellites, planning hundreds of hiding places and hundreds of escape routes.
Based on the information recorded on the map of the Pangu civilization, this was a typical Sector with a single galaxy. Most of the spiritual energy was concentrated near the star.
There were eleven planets in the entire galaxy. Four of them were gaseous planets. Two of them were filled with liquid components similar to methane on the surface. There were a few other solid planets that were either too close to the star or too far away from it. They were not suitable for the survival and reproduction of carbon-based lives. Therefore, it was extremely difficult to modify them.
Only the fourth planet was at an appropriate distance from the star. It had its own atmosphere and two satellites. It was a habitable planet with abundant resources and spiritual energy.
That was the essence of the Greater Thousand World.
The diameter of the planet was about twice that of the home planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector. Naturally, its surface area was much larger. However, the materials that made up the planet seemed to be slightly different from those of the home planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector. The density was lower, so its mass was almost the same as that of the home planet of the Heaven's Origin Sector. The gravitational field it generated was completely bearable for ordinary people.
But it was reasonable. After all, the Pangu people were tall and large. They were even less suitable for living on a planet with a high gravity than human beings who were small and delicate. Since this was their 'provincial capital', the gravity could not be too high.
On the map of the Pangu civilization, the two satellites of the planet were highlighted.
It seemed that the materials that made up the two satellites were somewhat weird, too. As a result, when they reflected the light of the star, they would be mixed with mysterious forces. The components of 'solar essence' and 'lunar essence' were even more mysterious.
Li Yao had been worried that the dominator of this Sector, who boasted the mysterious ability of space travel, was spying on him in secret.
It was even possible that the Sector itself was a fatal trap. Everything had been fabricated.
Suppose there was an extremely powerful civilization that wanted to obtain the specific coordinates of many Greater Thousand Worlds and study their level of civilization, eventually annexing many worlds.
They could choose another place outside of their home planet, "dig" such a trap, and send signals in all directions from the trap, luring explorers from many worlds to come.
If they found that the explorer was relatively weak after their observation, they would show up again and capture the explorer as well as his starship. Then, they would dissect them thoroughly and determine the precise strength and specific coordinates of the explorer's civilization so that they could carry out the next step of the strategic plan.
If the explorers they attracted were powerful or even stronger than them, they could completely abandon this "world of traps" and escape.
In any case, this wasn't their home planet, so they definitely wouldn't leave any traces of their home planet here.
When Su Chang described the colonization history of the Imperium of True Human Beings, he had mentioned a lot of such sordid, cunning, and unpredictable battles.
Although the possibility was extremely low, this concerned the future of tens of billions of people in the entire Federation. No matter how cautious they were, they could not overdo it.
That was why Li Yao wandered at the periphery of the galaxy at the cost of time and fuel, as if he were a frightened bird that would run away at the slightest anomaly.
But after more than half a month, all he did was flirt with the blind man. The entire galaxy was tranquil, and he could not find any loopholes at all.
If the enemy's methods had not been so sophisticated that they could completely conceal their existence, Li Yao would not have been able to see or hear them at all.
It was possible that the enemy had not broken out of the gravity sphere of their home planet yet, or that they had retreated after failing to find anything worth exploring in space.
Speaking of which, if it was the first possibility, Li Yao's every move right now would've been discovered by the enemy a long time ago. However hard he struggled, he would be like a fish swimming in a pot.
Thinking that through, Li Yao summoned his courage and marched toward the No. 4 planet.
The closer he was to the center of the galaxy, the more obvious the traces left by the Pangu civilization were.
Li Yao found traces of large-scale mining left by the Pangu civilization on several solid planets, as well as the solid satellites of the gaseous and liquid planets.
They were like huge holes with diameters of hundreds of kilometers, leading straight to the core of the planet.
One of the satellites was even hollowed out, leaving only a thin layer of skin on the outside. However, it still maintained its original form under the support of some mysterious power.
It seemed that the Pangu civilization had treated all the planets and satellites in this galaxy, except for the No. 4 planet, as "resource planets." They had no intention of colonizing them. They only focused on extracting the resources inside, and the planets that had been drained were thrown aside.
This was very much in line with the situation at the end of the "Investiture of the Gods War." Both sides had done their best and drained every last drop of strength.
Li Yao did find some relics that were suspected to be the relics of the Pangu civilization on those planets.
But he was alone, so he did not dare to sneak in and explore.
If he were to run into a dangerous situation like on Kunlun again, he would certainly be killed if he went alone.
Therefore, he could only scan and map the appearance and coordinates of the Pangu civilization precisely. After making sure that this world was absolutely safe, he would send the coordinates and the information back to the Federation and ask the mother planet to send a large fleet for exploration.
A month later, Spark, which had been disguised as a meteoroid, finally drifted to the gravitational sphere of a satellite of the No. 4 planet.
Li Yao had asked Spark to stay on the dark side of the 'moon' to maintain a vague sense of safety.
After three days of recovery training, he felt that the hardness of his body and his soul had returned to the peak state before the hibernation. Even the invisible gaps in the deepest part of his soul were gone!
Everything was ready. The exploration could begin now!
The exploration this time was different from his travels in the Flying Star Sector. He had a very clear goal!
Firstly, he had to sneak into the mysterious world without exposing his identity so that he could observe the civilization level, study the social form, and establish a relationship with the core decision-makers of the world so that he could figure out why the civilization was' greeting 'the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Flying Star Sector without any rhyme or reason.
Secondly, he had to distinguish between a 'friendly civilization' and a 'hostile civilization'.
If Li Yao concluded that the civilization was a cold, heartless, and hostile one, it would depend on whether or not the civilization had the ability to launch cross-world attacks against the Xing Yao Federation.
If it did, he would try his best to find out the specific mode of activation of such abilities before he left quietly and brought all the intelligence back to the Federation so that he could be prepared in advance.
Li Yao had been away from the federation for a hundred years. After a hundred years of explosive development, the Star Glory Federation right now should not be a fish belly that anybody could take advantage of, right?
He almost could not wait to establish the 'space gate' and see what kind of magnificent army would jump out of the space gate!
If the civilization did not have the ability to launch a long-distance attack across the sea of stars, or if they did not even notice the existence of the Xing Yao Federation, it would be a different matter altogether.
Li Yao would also bring the news back to the Federation so that the Federation would put the mysterious world aside for now and focus on dealing with the expedition fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
In the second case, if the civilization did not mean any harm and only sent the signal for communication purposes, the Xing Yao Federation would naturally respond kindly, too.
Considering that the army of the Imperium of True Human Beings was approaching, and that the dreadful people of the Holy League were wandering in the sea of stars like ghosts, Li Yao would try his best to persuade the Sector to join the Federation.
Even if the civilization wanted to keep some independence, they could still reach an alliance with the Xing Yao Federation to resist the Imperium and the Holy League together.
As a space adventurer who wandered in the depths of the sea of stars, Li Yao had a lot of power on his shoulders. He could reach out to, communicate with, and sign certain agreements with unknown civilizations without the approval of the parliament of the Federation.
In short, in the boundless sea of stars, Li Yao was not just a 'diplomat' of the Xing Yao Federation; Li Yao was the Xing Yao Federation itself!
Other than the two missions that had clear goals, there was another variable that was neither too big nor too small.
It was the expedition fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings, the 'Black Wind people' who were known to be the most brutal and brutal force in the Imperium that even Su Chang, Kou Ruhuo, and Tang Qianhe were scared of!
In the past hundred years, while the Federation had been developing, the Black Wind Fleet had not been idle, either. Chances were that they had jumped to somewhere nearby at full speed.
After Li Yao's personal experience, he doubted that the Black Wind Fleet would be stupid enough to dive into the dark nebula.
However, it was very possible that a few scouts would be sent to explore the dark nebula on a small starship just like he did.
The space cruising methods of the Imperium of True Human Beings were much more advanced than those of the Xing Yao Federation. Their exploration efficiency would certainly be multiple times higher than Li Yao's, too.
If the Black Wind Fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings did discover the mysterious world and even attacked the Xing Yao Federation together with the local civilization, it would be terrible.
Therefore, Li Yao had to prevent such a situation from happening.
Should he run into the Immortal Cultivators in the mysterious world, he would have to sabotage their alliance with the locals so that the locals would ally with the Federation instead!
In such a case, the stance of the mysterious world would very likely decide the outcome of the 'war to protect the Federation'!
Other than that, there was also a tiny possibility, which was that the direct descendants of the Pangu Clan and the Nuwa Clan lived on the mysterious planet, like 'living fossils' that had lived on a lone island for hundreds of thousands of years.
But judging from the situation right now, the possibility seemed to be negligible.
If the Pangu Clan or the Nuwa Clan were really living on the planet, their footprints should've been everywhere in the sea of stars, shouldn't they?
"Get ready to set off!"
Spark was too big a target after all. Li Yao did not plan to carry it with him.
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