Helium flash generally occurs in the red giant stage of stars and is a very short-lived phenomenon of runaway thermonuclear fusion.
Lutan 726-6's frequency of helium flashes up to three times in the past month aroused Liu Hanyang's suspicion. After spectral analysis of the star, he found that it had not evolved to the red giant stage.
There must be human factors in such high-frequency helium flashes, but this
"Human" is not a human being on Earth. Combined with the frequent presence of the Tiber star fleet in the star field, Liu Hanyang speculated that they must have captured a large amount of energy from Lutan 726-6 and triggered the violent helium flash phenomenon in the star.
But speculation is ultimately a subjective inference and cannot form a fact. After the battle with Huomiao
Liu Hanyang made another major discovery by comparing the information collected by the two detector clusters released by the Heili into space.
Some detectors recently arrived in the star field about 0.5 light-years away from Lutan 726-6, and they detected detailed data when the helium flash occurred.
If we only analyze the data, we can only summarize and compare the intensity, brightness, radiation value and other related data when the three helium flashes occurred. It seems that no more valuable information will be found, but the sharp-eyed Liu Hanyang discovered something other than the numerical value. different.
Putting aside all the data of three helium flashes, he found that the time interval between each helium flash was 7 Earth days. For a star, such a precise helium flash interval is almost impossible.
Because the accumulation and explosion of stellar energy are uncertain, otherwise, helium flash cannot be called a very short-term runaway thermonuclear fusion phenomenon.
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"Out of control" is enough to explain everything. Helium flashes must be accidental. After further analysis of the occurrence time of the helium flash, Liu Hanyang found that the time intervals between the three helium flashes were all the same and accurate to the microsecond level, which is one thousandth of a millisecond.
This is difficult to explain by coincidence. If it must be explained by coincidence, then there is only one possibility: an unknown civilization or Tiber aliens grabbed the energy of the star Lutan 726-6 and caused the helium flash.
It has long been common for civilizations in the universe that are at level two or above to seize the energy of stars along the way, usually to supplement the energy of interstellar ships or use it to start and operate a large interstellar equipment.
Recalling the fact that the light pillars and giant patterns produced by the burning of tens of thousands of six-sided towers on Feida formed a space-time gate that transported several Tiberian interstellar battleships, Liu Hanyang concluded, The giant pattern is just an early warning system, and the energy blessing behind it must come from Barnard's Star, Feida's parent star.
In other words, this device that appears to be an early warning system captured a large amount of energy from the star Barnard's Star, and then loaded it onto the Gate of Time and Space, thereby teleporting several starships.
The most obvious and direct evidence is the intense instantaneous illumination and radiation produced by the starship during transmission, which is strikingly similar to a helium flash.
Also, the energy supplemented by a few starships is not enough to cause the star Barnard's Star to produce extremely intense instantaneous illumination and radiation. The only explanation is that the Tiberians have seized the energy of the star to start and operate it. Gate of time and space.
The above inference is also consistent with the final result, that is, six Tiberian star battleships suddenly appeared in the orbit of Fida without warning.
Combining the above facts, Liu Hanyang finally concluded that there is a space-time gate near the star Lutan 726-6.
Silence fell in the command center. Liu Hanyang also looked away from the porthole window and fell on Snet and Miyazawa. They stared at him quietly, thoughtfully...
"Even if your conjecture is correct, even if there is really a space-time gate near Rutan 726-6, what can we do?" Miyazawa asked.
Just when Liu Hanyang was about to answer, Gongze spoke again, his tone was sarcastic: "Are we going to use our last three starships to seize the space-time gate of the Taibo planet?"
"We have no choice. Maybe this is the last chance. The gate of time and space can allow us to return to the earth as quickly as possible." Liu Hanyang said tit for tat.
"Back to Earth? Maybe we will be killed by the Tiberians as soon as we show up!"
"Are you willing to stay in this tyrannical nebula for the rest of your life?" The two of them had a heated argument, and in the end it was Snart who forced the argument to stop.
He raised a question worth pondering: If the Tiberians really mastered the transmission technology of the time and space gate, why didn't they use it when they invaded the earth?
Instead, it took time and effort and crossed the vast interstellar space to finally reach the earth? The explanation given by Liu Hanyang is that the time and space transmission technology of the Taibo people is not mature, either they cannot complete the transmission volume of a large fleet at a time, or they do not have excess energy to support the transmission requirements of the time and space gate.
Snet accepted Liu Hanyang's explanation. His explanation has a certain rationality. If three helium flashes are behind three time-space transmissions, it is enough to prove that the transmissions are in batches, and the Tiberians have not really solved the problem of quantity during transmission.
At this point, Snate more firmly supported Liu Hanyang's speculation. Combined with the fact that the three starships of the Voyage Fleet had not been discovered by the Tiberians, he came to a surprising conclusion: the Tiberians were evacuating in an orderly manner.
At first glance, Snart's conclusion seems a bit whimsical and wishful thinking, but if you reason backwards, his view may be correct.
The reverse thinking is that if the Tiberians are gathering, then they must have discovered the voyage fleet and want to gather together to annihilate it. But the fact is that it only takes one to execute
The fleet of the "Cosmic Pioneer" project, or even a few starships within it, can easily defeat the last three starships of the Expedition Fleet.
There is no need for them to gather on such a large scale, so there is only one other possibility left: they are evacuating in an orderly manner.
Based on Liu Hanyang's speculation, the gate of time and space can only transmit a limited number of starships at a time. Behind the three helium flashes are three time and space transmissions.
"The Tiberians evacuated, but they couldn't take away the Gate of Time and Space." Snart said confidently. After saying that, his eyes fell on Gong Ze, and then on Liu Hanyang a moment later. The former was confused, but the latter had already understood his intention from his burning eyes.
The implication of Snet's words is that he needs someone to lead a small fleet to Rutan 726-6 to find out.
If his guess is wrong, only this small fleet will be sacrificed. If his guess is correct, once the remaining force of the Tiberians guards the gate of time and space, then the small fleet will be the early warning of the voyage fleet.
In short, it is prudent and necessary to send a small fleet to act as a death squad and decoy, which can cover and preserve the long-distance fleet to the greatest extent.
"I'll go ahead and give me 3 small interstellar ships and 15 space vehicles to go to Lutan 726-6." Liu Hanyang said.
His tone was decisive and his eyes were full of determination. Snate's face was full of smiles. He walked up to Liu Hanyang and patted him hard on the shoulder. His satisfaction was beyond words.
Only then did Miyazawa understand the true meaning of Snate's words. His face became extremely solemn. After Liu Hanyang left, he quickly walked to Snate's side, stretched his neck and whispered in his ear. He muttered a few words.
The smile on Snet's face gradually faded. He turned to look at Miyazawa, thought for a moment and nodded.
Liu Hanyang was walking alone in the winding passage. At this moment, he was thinking about how to say goodbye to Zhou Yun and Li Sujia. He knew that the trip to Lutan 726-6 would be unlucky. If he lost to the Taibo people, he would stay behind. The guarding force of the Gate of Time and Space will most likely be gone forever.
Suddenly, a black figure flashed out of the darkness. Liu Hanyang was caught off guard and was pierced by a needle on his shoulder. Suddenly, a strong sense of dizziness came over him. He felt that the world was spinning and the scenery in front of him became blurry... He staggered After taking a few steps forward, his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.
The black shadow appeared in the bright light, reached out and pulled out the needle, and looked at Liu Hanyang with complicated eyes.
The dark shadow is Li Sujia.
"I'm telling you this not just to save Liu Hanyang's life, but because I think you are more suitable than him to carry out this mission." A deep voice appeared behind Li Sujia.
The voice came from Miyazawa, and he appeared.
"Understood." Li Sujia said, she did not look back or even look away.
"However, I want to remind you that going to Rutan 726-6 is likely to be a journey with no return. It's still too late to regret it. I will pretend that nothing happened."
"Please help me send him back to the rest cabin." Gongze glanced at Liu Hanyang on the ground, then at Li Sujia who had a calm face, and then nodded gently.
Three hours later, a task force consisting of 3 small interstellar ships, 75 space vehicles modified to increase their range, and 90 heavily equipped combat flying mechas emerged from the
"Taimiao" flew out and flew to the Lutan 726-6 star system 1 light-year away. The commander-in-chief of the formation is Li Sujia, with mecha xm1367 and mecha xm672 following him.
The 90 heavily equipped combat flying mechas were additionally allocated by Miyazawa. As the commander-in-chief of the land combat mecha unit, Li Sujia has rich command experience and can maximize its close combat advantages.
One hour after the task force set off, an armed escort spacecraft appeared in the star field in front of it. It was the only one left in the expedition fleet and was assembled from spare parts in the hangars of three star battleships.
The person piloting the spacecraft was Zhou Yun. She arrived at the star field 20 minutes ahead of schedule and was on the path that the task force must pass through.
Xiao Hang and 200 combat robots are also in the spacecraft. The mobilization of the task force made Zhou Yun realize that Li Sujia might be performing a very important mission. Miyazawa knew that he could not hide it, so he could only tell the truth.
Two hours later, Liu Hanyang woke up from his deep sleep. The two women who played an important role in his life went to the Lutan 726-6 star system to perform a life-or-death mission. Naturally, he could not calm down.
Under his blazing scolding, Miyazawa was speechless. A few minutes later, a small interstellar spacecraft emerged from the sky like lightning.
The "Taimiao" flew out and sailed into the vast interstellar space... The person driving it was Liu Hanyang, chasing Li Sujia and Zhou Yun along the flight path...
