Chapter 2022: Chapter 776: Arrival of a Formidable Enemy
Six months later, following the epic evacuation operation, all personnel from Dream Island on other planets in the Solar System have been evacuated, returning to Dreamland Cave World.
Even the Mars Fortress, constructed more perfectly than Earth, has been completely abandoned. Mars is now desolate, with no traces of Earth human activities. Compared to the formidable combat power of the Ape Tribe Empire warships, the weapons on Mars Fortress are insignificant. In the event of a battle, the Mars Fortress would only suffer massive casualties without causing any harm to the Ape Tribe fleet, prompting Yan Fei to evacuate everyone from Mars Fortress.
If faced with a full-scale assault from the Ape Tribe Empire Fleet, Yan Fei’s recently assembled cosmic battleship fleet would be equally useless. Their combined combat power might not even defeat a single Level 3 reconnaissance ship from the opposing side. Thus, to avoid sending people to their deaths, Yan Fei reluctantly disbanded this cosmic battleship fleet.
Due to the enormous size of the cosmic battleships, they couldn’t enter Dreamland Cave World. To prevent them from being captured or destroyed by the Ape Tribe, Yan Fei utilized the battleship factory on Spirit Divine Star to dismantle them. All components were transported back to Dreamland Cave World. Although this cosmic battleship fleet was temporarily disbanded, if Yan Fei achieves final victory, it will be reconstructed in the near future.
During the withdrawal from various planets, employees of Dream Island took all materials and equipment that could be moved back to Dreamland Cave World. Even the already built factories were dismantled and brought into Dreamland Cave World, not leaving even a single screw as spoils for the Ape Tribe Empire.
Yan Fei didn’t evacuate all personnel entirely. On the mining planets connected through Space channels, he intensified the investment in personnel and mining equipment, aiming to extract as much resource as possible in the shortest time and transport these resources to Dreamland Cave World, to enhance its material reserves and foundation.
Yan Fei was unsure if he could ultimately defeat the Ape Tribe Empire Fleet. If not, then he must prepare for a prolonged siege by the opposing force. Once the Ape Tribe fleet blocks the outside Solar System, Dreamland Cave World will not be able to reopen channels to the external universe, naturally cutting off external material supplements. As the siege drags on, the material reserves within Dreamland Cave World will quickly deplete. Without replenishment and reserves of materials, Dreamland Cave World cannot sustain for long and might collapse due to excessive consumption of materials and energy, causing the death of all personnel living inside…
In the face of the Ape Tribe fleet’s invasion, Yan Fei had another contingency plan: to transfer everyone to Dreamland Cave World in advance and close all external space channels from Dreamland Cave World. Then he would drive the Drone Avatar alone into the Universe, fleeing the Solar System to find a safe star domain in the Universe as a base for development. As long as Yan Fei flies outside in the Universe, it means the entire Dreamland Cave World is flying through the Universe, eventually finding a perfect place to rest.
However, this is not the best choice and isn’t easy to implement. Yan Fei’s Drone Carrier’s fastest flight speed is only 10,000 kilometers/second, whereas the Ape Tribe fleet generally flies at 20,000 kilometers/second or more. Once beyond the maximum detection range of quantum satellites, due to unfamiliarity with the cosmic space outside, Yan Fei dares not use the Drone Carrier’s wormhole traversal ability. Using ordinary flight ability alone, the Drone Carrier cannot escape pursuit by the Ape Tribe fleet. Moreover, the Ape Tribe fleet possesses terrifying “Tachyon” radar and curvature navigation capability. Once in the Universe, Yan Fei’s Drone Carrier has no escape route and follows a path to death.
Rather than fighting in the Universe without any advantage or territory, it’s better to place the battleground within the Inner Solar System. After all, Yan Fei has operated here for years, familiar with the circumstances, able to fully utilize his strength. Considering this, Yan Fei abandoned the plan to flee the Solar System alone and decided to conduct a defensive battle within the Solar System.
After months of frantic resource extraction, Yan Fei has mined sufficient resources within the Solar System to power material combustion furnaces for a million years. These resources are shipped to Dreamland Cave World. Using his God’s Power, Yan Fei condenses them at the Space Crystal Wall in Dreamland Cave World into endless super-mountains, to be mined when needed. The resources are first refined, useful ones used for constructing Dreamland Cave World. Useless residues enter the Matter Combustion Furnace, converting into massive energy to supplement Dreamland Cave World. For Yan Fei, as long as Dreamland Cave World has sufficient energy, he can continue enduring.
During this period, due to the addition of the Artificial Intelligence “Dream”, the population transfer speed from China accelerated drastically. Within just a year, the total population transferred into Dreamland Cave World reached 500 million. At this transfer rate, in no more than another year, all Chinese People will be moved to Dreamland Cave World, completing the previously established population transfer plan eight years ahead of schedule.
Yang Qi felt the tension of the impending battle. To provide technological support to Yan Fei, he accelerated research on the two Ape Tribe escape pods. Although nothing overly technologically advanced was found inside, he extracted the control system within. Through analyzing the source code of the control system and conducting reverse deduction, he mastered the information control technology of the Ape Tribe Empire, enabling him to assist Yan Fei in information warfare.