Ella had actually received the information after Xi La Sheng Yi ordered the Host to act.
"The Mirror Civilization... has already infiltrated to this extent."
"It seems we cannot trust anyone who leaves the Mirror Civilization."
"If it's like this here, then what about the Dagayu Stellar System?"
That was the Mirror Civilization's original base.
Although not many people there had truly come into contact with the Mirror Civilization, they were all prominent figures.
It's hard to guarantee that those prominent figures won't invade others again. The Mirror Civilization, relying on their influence, might expand rapidly within the Dagayu Stellar System.
Perhaps even beyond the Dagayu Stellar System.
The Mirror Civilization has existed for too long!
This also made Ella feel a deep sense of malice emanating from all corners of the Federal.
"If that's truly the case, the Mirror Civilization is not as simple as it appears on the surface."
Although it was already not simple before.
Now, it's even more complicated!
"Didn't I already know that?"
"It's just that it keeps exceeding my expectations."
Ella was now unsure whether what the Mirror Civilization displayed was a sub-peak Civilization or a peak Civilization.
Human Civilization does not have deep foundations.
It is not clear about the difference between the two.
"But it's for the best now; the stronger the Mirror Civilization, at least it can block the Destiny Ring Star for me."
The threat of the Mirror Civilization is ultimately in the future, while the threat of the Destiny Ring Star is immediate.
Although that was the case, Ella was still very uncomfortable.
This was like taking out a loan: the Destiny Ring Star needed to be repaid, so Ella borrowed money from another platform, the Mirror Civilization, to pay off the debt owed to the Destiny Ring Star.
However, the loan fundamentally remained.
The Federal's threat never disappeared, and the Mirror Civilization was even a black loan with hidden interest rates.
"I wonder if it's a usurious loan."
If so.
Then it would be like escaping a wolf only to invite a tiger.
Ella checked various pieces of information and found that the fleets in various regions were already following its instructions, guiding the Destiny Ring Star fleet towards the Lower Flank.
The Destiny Ring Star also seemed to want to use this opportunity to find out what other trump cards the Federal had, so it had been very cooperative.
This played right into Ella's hands.
However, there was still one area where an unexpected event occurred.
The Orion Nebula region.
Where the Silk Civilization was originally located.
An unexpected event occurring in that place was something Ella had not anticipated.
The Federal actually had very few deployments there.
After all, it was too far away.
It belonged to the other edge of the Federal.
It truly couldn't understand why the Destiny Ring Star would go there.
Moreover, they actually encountered trouble.
"Suddenly disappearing in Deep Space..."
The information was simple: a Destiny Ring Star fleet of over 2 million warships disappeared in that area.
It was a sudden disappearance, and it happened right in front of the Federal Fleet.
Bizarre!
Ella found that she couldn't understand the Federal anymore; everything was permeated with a sense of strangeness.
It was truly like a night of a hundred ghosts!
Seeing this concise report, Ella was reminded of some things.
Ancient matters.
The Silk Civilization was not ultimately defeated by them, but rather its ideology was influenced, and the entire Silk Civilization disappeared.
There were many suspicious points about this incident at the time.
Ella later tried to find the Silk Civilization, but still found no trace.
Even now, it was the same.
It was thought that with the improvement of technological levels, the Silk Civilization could be found, but the result was the same.
The Silk Civilization truly seemed to have vanished into thin air.
"Vanished into thin air!"
"They all vanished into thin air. Could it be that in the Orion Nebula, there is still an unknown region?"
"Is the Silk Civilization still living in that unknown region?"
After Yan Xia's contact with the Extraterrestrial Civilization in the Star Country, Ella already knew that some sub-peak or peak Civilizations could directly create sub-universes.
If there was a sub-universe in the Orion Nebula, then everything could be reasonably explained.
However, sub-universes are not stably existing; they require a large supply of energy, which is often calculated in units of tens of thousands of Stars.
Where would the Silk Civilization find so much energy?
If that sub-universe was discovered by the Silk Civilization, why was it such a coincidence?
"Another mystery!"
Ella desperately hoped that these mysteries would not erupt all at once, and not at this particular time.
If all these puzzles could be solved, Ella was very confident that Human Civilization could enter the sub-peak Civilization level.
Unfortunately.
No time!
Ella only remembered that this was the 183,411th time she had complained about not having enough time.
"The Destiny Ring Star believes we also have deployments in Orion, so it dispatched its fleet there."
This slowed down the Destiny Ring Star's overall pace of moving towards the Lower Flank.
Ella instructed the Orion Nebula to observe closely and find the reason.
Although it was highly probable that, like the Cuiyan Stellar System and the Mirror Civilization, the reason would remain unclear.
...
Orion Nebula.
Even after hundreds of thousands of years, this remains one of Human Civilization's most prosperous Star regions.
Here, there is the Federal's largest industrial cluster.
However, because it was not on the initial attack route of the Flying Civilization and now the Destiny Ring Star, it had remained safe and sound.
The 500,000 warships stationed here had also remained untouched.
Recently, the Destiny Ring Star suddenly dispatched 2 million warships towards this area, causing the stationed Third-Level Ship Secretary to panic. He hastily mobilized the fleet to intercept them, but before the battle even began, the Destiny Ring Star's warships disappeared.
Haiden recalled the scene at the time and wrote it down.
But seeing what he had written, he furiously tore it up.
"No, it's not like that."
"That thing seemed to pierce through the void, dragging the Destiny Ring Star away."
In the information reported to the Military Camp Headquarters, Haiden did not dare to include these descriptions.
They were too shocking.
He was afraid he would be discharged from the military.
After all, Soldiers cannot talk nonsense.
But he was certain that he was not talking nonsense at all, and there were others who could corroborate it.
It was just that the Host did not record it, and no detectors detected it either.
"What exactly was it? It couldn't really be a ghost, could it?"
"Don't be so superstitious, Haiden, you're a modern person after all."
Haiden kept pounding his head; although the memory was very clear, Haiden felt that he must have missed some details.
These details could very likely complete the process of the event, making the entire event reasonable.
"Ship Secretary, message from Military Camp Headquarters."
The Host reminded him.
Haiden trembled all over, opened the message, and read the information sent down, word by word.
He was truly afraid of being dismissed.
After all, even what he witnessed with his own eyes seemed absurd.
After reading the message, he beamed with joy.
"They want me to continue observing... The people above didn't suspect me?"
He was very happy that he no longer had to struggle to recall and complete that information.
But soon, Haiden calmed down.
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"The people above may possess information I don't know. They didn't suspect me because they knew what I said was true."
This made it even more terrifying.
Could such things actually be commonplace in the Federal?
Haiden felt as if he was recognizing this world for the first time.
He slapped his face.
"Calm down."
"The people above know, but they aren't clear, and it's not surprising. That proves that this area very likely experienced similar events in the past. I need to check the archives."
Using the Host, Haiden easily saved all the information into his auxiliary brain, then carefully reviewed it.
He flipped from 230,000 AD all the way back to 30,000 AD.
200,000 years of retrospection.
"The Silk Civilization..."
"The only thing that's problematic is this."
"The people above didn't explain this matter; they just told me to observe. It seems they don't want me to be prejudiced."
If strange things are viewed with subjective will, then the truth will be distorted.
Haiden didn't know if the people above thought this way, but it was fine for him to think so.
"If it's the Silk Civilization, that shouldn't be right!"
It was humans who destroyed the Silk Civilization, so why would the Silk Civilization help them at that time?
"Unless, that's not the Silk Civilization."
"Or, it is indeed the Silk Civilization, but due to Civilization sublimation, they became Buddhas and let bygones be bygones."
"Bah, there aren't that many holy mothers; most likely they forgot..."
"Or, they did it on purpose!"
Four possibilities.
Not the Silk Civilization!
It is indeed, but they don't care!
It is indeed, but they forgot!
Deliberately let Human Civilization off!
"Which one is it?"
Judging by Haiden's paranoia, it should be the last one.
The Silk Civilization has a deeper conspiracy.
But reason told him not to be swayed by his emotions.
He researched for several days and nights but found nothing.
A person pushed open his door; it was his adjutant, Han Mia.
"What happened?"
Han Mia's arrival usually meant nothing good, that was Haiden's famous saying.
Han Mia was very lazy and usually wouldn't come to him.
"Can't I come here if there's nothing wrong?" Han Mia asked, displeased.
He and Haiden were very familiar; although they were superior and subordinate, calling them brothers would not be a problem.
It was too relaxed here in Orion, which made them lose their strict military discipline as Soldiers.
"It's not that you can't come, it's that you wouldn't come." Haiden said.
Han Mia chuckled twice.
He said to Haiden, "You've been staying here, so you probably haven't heard, but a wave of faith has arisen in the army."
Faith!
Religion?
"Who is spreading it?" Haiden didn't particularly like that kind of thing.
All Soldiers were like that.
Therefore, such a thing should not be able to develop.
He suddenly remembered.
"It's about that previous incident, isn't it? They think they saw a deity."
Han Mia nodded.
"Don't you think so?"
"Such immense power, directly wiping out 2 million warships of the Destiny Ring Star."
Haiden found it ridiculous, although he had a slight inclination towards that before.
"No!"
"Information came from above; they know what this is, they just haven't told me."
Han Mia was surprised that the people above actually knew...
But then again, this was the Federal; what didn't the people above know?
"I think you should spread this information as soon as possible; once faith starts to explode, it can't be stopped."
Haiden put down what he was doing and looked at Han Mia seriously.
"Is something wrong?"
Han Mia was not a busybody; usually, he would ignore matters of this level because he was very lazy.
But now, he came to persuade him.
There must be something that made him feel scared too.
Han Mia admitted, nodding.
"Indeed, I don't know if it's true, or perhaps it's just a means of spreading faith."
"Some people claim that after believing in a deity, their consciousness can connect, and they no longer need any tools for remote communication."
Haiden was horrified.
"You're going to turn my fleet into material for a horror novel."
"Say something scientific."
Han Mia was noncommittal.
"But this thing just isn't scientific. I've tried it; they proved it to me."
"I put two people in different rooms, installed signal blockers, and asked them the same questions. Both people answered identically, word for word."
"They could even truly communicate with each other, every sentence matching perfectly."
Bizarre, too bizarre.
Haiden saw a hint of fear in Han Mia's eyes; that was why he came to him.
"If the people above know what's going on, then it's best to let everyone know."
Fear comes from the unknown.
Haiden suddenly thought that there would indeed be a scientific explanation.
"It's the Silk..."
"Do you know about the Silk Civilization that was originally here?"
Han Mia was more knowledgeable than Haiden had thought.
"Of course."
"I heard that they were called by this name because they could connect their warships, share energy, and make the warships, though separate, still a whole."
Han Mia realized and continued.
"The Silk Civilization was not destroyed by the Federal, but disappeared in the Orion Nebula."
"In the Orion Nebula, there has always been a legend that the Silk Civilization still exists, but in another way, and it has been watching the Orion Nebula and the entire Federal."
"Of course, this is just a conspiracy theory."
"If this is true, that the Silk Civilization still exists and can still influence this place, it is indeed a plausible explanation."
Another person rushed in from outside the door, entering the office, and seeing Han Mia and Haiden both there, was immediately overjoyed.
"Good thing you're both here."
He didn't even have time to salute and directly said to Haiden, "Ship Secretary, the fleet is in chaos."
"Those Soldiers who believe in the Silk deity are shouting to kill humans and avenge the Silk Civilization."
Han Mia and Haiden's pupils contracted simultaneously.
"Gerald, go and arrest all of them. Make sure no one can believe in deities anymore."
"There is no deity at all; that is the residual consciousness of the Silk Civilization, and it is influencing us."
Gerald nodded. As Haiden's confidant, he came here immediately precisely to get this sentence from Haiden.
He quickly went out.
Haiden said to Han Mia, "Go and recruit some scholars to research this aspect. We must figure out how the Silk Civilization controls them."
Han Mia nodded, but when he opened the door to leave, he saw that the hallway was empty.
Both sides made him feel scared.
He retreated back into the room.
"Ship Secretary, I feel something is wrong."
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