The Origin Galaxy.
A vast galaxy, belonging to the barred spiral galaxy type, with a diameter of approximately 210,000 light-years. It possesses six spiral arms, with reticulated stellar structures distributed between them.
The Origin Galaxy is comparable in size and mass to the Andromeda Galaxy, housing over 1 trillion stars.
According to the classification of astronomers in the Empire, the Origin Galaxy is the largest galaxy in the Local Group in terms of size and mass.
Origin Star is located in the third spiral arm of the Origin Galaxy.
Year 114 of the Cretaceous Era, over 47 years have passed since Tai Hao's hibernation.
In nearly half a century, the Empire's civilization level has surpassed 0.75, reaching Level 1 civilization.
The Empire can now efficiently utilize all types of energy resources from Origin Star, but chemical energy is gradually being replaced by more efficient controlled nuclear fusion.
The Ark reactor's new element energy, heavy nuclear fusion burning rocks, and the conventional deuterium-tritium isotope fusion of regular nuclear fusion.
All three types of nuclear fusion technologies have been fully developed and put into use.
At the current stage of civilization, the Star River Empire has achieved complete energy freedom.
Reaching Level 1 civilization, the Empire not only possesses powerful energy utilization but also the ability to artificially control Origin Star's geological and atmospheric activities.
It can easily resolve natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and global warming.
Utilizing advanced technological means, the Empire has thoroughly mastered the natural laws of Origin Star.
In terms of population.
After over a hundred years of development, thanks to the continuous encouragement of procreation policies and advancements in medical technology, the Empire's total population has exceeded 50 billion.
Origin Star's capacity cannot sustain such a large population.
Twenty years ago, O-Create had already predicted the population growth issue through computational simulations.
To address population and living space, O-Create set its sights on space.
The Space Migration Project was thus born.
Through calculations, O-Create developed a comprehensive plan, establishing ten space elevators along Origin Star's equator. This served as a precursor for future space migration.
With the authority granted by Tai Hao, all sectors of the Empire were mobilized. Over 50 million people participated in the vast construction system of the space elevators.
Fortunately, the Empire had already entered the information intelligence era at the initial stage of planning. This resulted in an explosive growth in the Empire's national strength.
Combined with various intelligent robots with diverse functionalities, they could replace most industrial production positions. This made the space elevators, the crucial cornerstone of the Space Migration Project, possible.
Under O-Create's coordination, the Empire united as one, working together with extraordinary strength.
In just ten years, the construction of ten space elevators was completed.
The Star River Empire's space elevator technology originated from the space elevator technology of the Wandering Earth world, with further optimized designs.
For instance, the carbon nanotube cable material was replaced with the more powerful Nano-Blade material. Additionally, electromagnetic propulsion technology was adopted to propel the space elevator's cabins.
This was achieved thanks to the electromagnetic cannon technology acquired by Tai Hao, as well as the superconductor material technology, a branch of the planetary engine technology.
The improved space elevators completely abandoned chemical energy and significantly enhanced safety and stability.
Each space elevator is powered by a heavy nuclear fusion reactor.
Regarding defense, the space elevators' security is at its peak, equipped with different types of defensive weapons at different orbital altitudes.
Space fighters, space-based weapons, intelligent cruise missiles, energy beam weapons, close-in weapon systems, and so on.
After the construction and operation of the first space elevator, the second phase of the Space Migration Project commenced.
Ten space cities orbiting Origin Star.
In the design of the O-Create Nuclear Empire scholars, each space city would have the capacity to accommodate one million people, featuring a complete ecological chain system and utilizing heavy nuclear fusion energy to create artificial suns that provide light and heat.
While the Empire was constructing space elevators, the aerospace system, which had been incorporated into the Space Force, was also secretly researching.
The emergence of the Ark reactor and controlled nuclear fusion reactor technologies ignited countless creative ideas in these individuals.
Through the hard work of these experts, scholars, and specialists, the non-propellant propulsion system was born. After continuous experimentation and upgrades, in Year 102 of the Cretaceous Era, the first spacecraft equipped with the non-propellant propulsion system effortlessly broke free from Origin Star's gravitational pull at the third cosmic speed. It entered space to undergo functional testing.
By Year 114 of the Cretaceous Era, the Empire's Space Force had assembled ten planetary warships.
Each planetary warship is comparable in size to a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier.
The weapons carried by these ten planetary warships could completely obliterate Origin Star's surface.
In terms of destructive power alone, these ten planetary warships could rival the Natural Selection.
Since the non-propellant propulsion system is still in its initial stages, the planetary warships' cruising speed has not yet reached its limit, only 3% the speed of light.
Regarding operation, with the assistance of artificial intelligence, only 200 personnel are required to manage a planetary warship.
In addition to warships, the Space Force also possesses twice the number of space transports.
These space transports are ten times larger than the planetary warships.
Twenty space transports, carrying the Empire's new space force branch, traverse the entire Origin Stellar System.
The Empire's presence extends throughout the Origin Stellar System, establishing bases on every rocky planet, erecting national monuments, and completing actual occupation.
After completing the occupation of all planets in the Origin Stellar System, the Space Force did not stop, continuing to pilot their spaceships forward.
They ultimately reached the Origin Nebula, located 3,000 astronomical units from Origin Star. Within the nebula, they launched a large number of space observation stations to monitor beyond the stellar system.
When time reached Year 114 of the Cretaceous Era, the Empire's first space city, the Cretaceous Space City, was finally completed.
Coinciding with the completion of the Cretaceous Space City, the Quanta One made a judgment that the time to awaken Tai Hao had arrived.
Just as Tai Hao was awakened by the Quanta and was acclimating to his awakening chamber after hibernation, a black combat celestial body suddenly appeared in the second spiral arm, 3,700 light-years from Origin Star. Subsequently, a cross-shaped combat celestial body emerged from a spatial passage in pursuit.
Immediately, the two combat celestial bodies engaged in intense battle.
Within a single day, the energy of the entire stellar system was completely drained by the two combat celestial bodies, causing its extinction.
All the planets within the stellar system were reduced to cosmic dust.
After exhausting the energy of the star, the two combat celestial bodies consecutively performed spatial jumps, disappearing from the second spiral arm.
These two combat celestial bodies were the Demon One and the Heavenly Blade Five. Their next jump coordinates were the third spiral arm.
Unbeknownst to Tai Hao, who had just awakened, a terrifying cosmic war had already engulfed Origin Star.