After 6 gorgeous fireballs, the gate of time and space fell into silence. Liu Hanyang's mission team disappeared without a trace like a mud cow entering the sea, as if it had fallen into an endless, dark abyss.
The signal also disappeared.
At the same time, a halo like a ray of light appeared outside the door of time and space, and the light shield was activated again.
Zhou Yun and Li Sujia's hearts were tied together again. They tried to get in touch with Liu Hanyang, but no matter how they called, there was no response from the other party.
The two also tried to organize forces for rescue, but faced the light shield that was activated again, they had no choice but to give up.
More than ten minutes passed, and there was still no news from Liu Hanyang. The anxious Zhou Yun could no longer hold back, and she drove a space vehicle straight towards the light shield...
Faced with her moth-like behavior, Li Sujia behaved very calmly and rationally. She remotely shut down the spacecraft's engine in time to avoid a needless sacrifice.
The spacecraft only relied on the power of the auxiliary stopping system to hover on the periphery of the light shield. Zhou Yun's sobbing and whining came from the communication device...
"Come back, Zhou Yun! Maybe things are not as bad as we thought." Li Sujia said with relief.
A few minutes later, the space vehicle returned, flying towards the support team on the left with endless regret and sadness...
Just as Li Sujia and Zhou Yun expected, the task team led by Liu Hanyang was not violently attacked by the Taibo aliens.
Seemingly confident in the superior defensive power of the light shield, the Tiberians only deployed a robot team inside the Gate of Time and Space. Its main task was not for defense, but to repair and maintain the Gate of Time and Space.
The four space vehicles and two flying combat mechas that were shot down in the mission team were suddenly attacked. After Liu Hanyang and Xiao Hang reacted, they launched a fierce counterattack against the robot team.
Just a few minutes later, the opponent was beaten to pieces and turned into pieces in the undulating fireworks of each other.
After seizing the Gate of Time and Space, Xiao Hang led the remaining space vehicles and mechas to conduct vigilance around it, while Liu Hanyang analyzed and studied its various control units.
Thanks to his mastery of Talbot Star Language, he soon found the main control unit of the Gate of Time and Space, a holographic console similar to a control platform. It not only has charging buttons, start buttons, setting buttons, and even There are also control buttons for the light shield.
As the ray-like halo of the gate of time and space flashed violently for several times, the light shield was closed.
Soon, the communication between Li Sujia and Liu Hanyang was restored. When Liu Hanyang's voice echoed in the communication device, Zhou Yun was already crying.
A few minutes later, the support teams on the left and right led by Li Sujia and Zhou Yun and Liu Hanyang's mission team met inside the gate of time and space.
After research and analysis of the Gate of Time and Space, Liu Hanyang discovered that the Gate of Time and Space can only transmit 6 Tiber star warships at a time and the transmission distance is only 3.5 light years.
This also explains why the unprecedented scale interstellar fleet invading the Earth on the Tiber Planet gave up the transmission of the time and space gate, and instead chose to spend decades and travel hundreds of light years to the Earth.
Transmission scale and distance are both limiting factors.
Combining the Tiberian interstellar battleships assembled and transmitted above Fida and near Lutan 726-6, Liu Hanyang concluded that the main purpose of the space-time gate deployed near the star is to transmit the fleet of their "Evil Universe Vanguard" plan.
For larger fleets of this type, using the above method to conduct interstellar exploration is undoubtedly the most scientific and efficient way.
Everyone looked at the huge, black hole-like gate of time and space in front of them. While they were conquered by its terror and infinity, they were also thinking about where the next stop of its transmission would be.
"Is its transmission distance only 3.5 light years each time? Hanyang." Zhou Yun asked, looking at the gate of time and space intently.
"Yes."
She nodded thoughtfully, thought for a while, and murmured: "We are now 7.7 light years away from the earth, minus 3.5 light years... is 4.2... where is 4.2 light years?"
"It can be anywhere 3.5 light-years away from the cluster!" Liu Hanyang replied without hesitation. He thought for a moment and then continued, "According to the super energy-consuming characteristics of the space-time gate, the next stop of the transmission will definitely be on a planet. Near the star."
"Proxima Centauri!" Xiao Hang blurted out.
The crowd's gazes were shot at him like sharp arrows. He seemed a little at a loss and stumbled and asked: "Proxima Centauri...isn't it...just 4.2...light years away from the earth?"
Everyone suddenly realized that indeed, according to the single transmission distance of the space-time gate of 3.5 light-years, the next stop of the transmission of the space-time gate deployed near the star Lutan 726-6 is really 4.2 light-years away from the earth. Proxima Centauri.
As we all know, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to the solar system. Once you get there, you are not far from your home planet, the Earth.
The eyes of everyone are filled with the light of hope, the kind of spiritual sustenance and yearning that can only come from missing one's hometown...
Li Sujia seemed to be worried. She restrained her joy and asked: "Hanyang, what you just said can be anywhere 3.5 light years away from the cluster. Can it be understood that the gate of space and time will not necessarily transmit us to the neighboring country?" star?"
"That's true if we don't set it up. However, we can reach Proxima Centauri by setting precise cosmic coordinates."
Liu Hanyang's answer made everyone happy. Transmission through the gate of time and space seemed to be imminent.
But Li Sujia's words caused everyone to get entangled. Firstly, although the gate of time and space near Lutan 726-6 is not guarded by Taibo people, it does not mean that there are no them in Proxima Centauri, which is 3.5 light years away. figure.
Perhaps an established Tiberian star fleet is stationed there.
The risk of hastily transmitting it is extremely high, and you may be trapped in a trap.
Secondly, the task force is the pathfinder and advance team of the voyage fleet. The purpose of seizing the Gate of Time and Space is to provide the latter with a faster way and method to return to Earth, not for them.
The voyage fleet is 1 light-year away, and even if it sets off immediately, it will take more than two years, which means that Li Sujia and others must hold on until the voyage fleet arrives.
So, it's too early to transmit now.
Regarding the first situation raised by Li Sujia, Xiao Hang has different opinions. He believes that discussing whether there are Taibo people stationed near Proxima Centauri is a false proposition. Their existence is not necessarily related to transmission.
If the Tiberians are really stationed on Proxima Centauri, transmitting now or waiting for the arrival of the expedition fleet in two years will not change the established fact.
But Li Sujia seemed to have more thoughtful considerations. She insisted that a hasty transmission would definitely alert the enemy and expose the whereabouts of the voyage fleet in advance. To be on the safe side, it was better to get in touch with the voyage fleet first.
Just after Zhou Yun sent the news of seizing the space-time gate near Lutan 726-6 to the voyage fleet through quantum communication, a secret message from fleet commander Snate came three days later.
Obviously, this secret message was the result of Snart's careful consideration.
The secret message asked Li Sujia to divide the task force into two, with one part transmitted to Proxima Centauri first, and the other part stationed at the gate of time and space near Lutan 726-6, waiting for the arrival of the voyage fleet.
Snate's telegram made any discussion meaningless, and Li Sujia had no choice but to comply.
Li Sujia and others knew very well that the person who came up with the idea for Snet must be Miyazawa and his party. His intention was very obvious, which was to sacrifice part of the task force to test whether the time and space gate in Proxima Centauri was stationed with Tabor. Xingrao fleet.
Nothing is better, but the voyage fleet has been warned in advance and made plans for the subsequent journey back to Earth.
From the perspective of a long-distance voyage fleet, and taking the safety of the fleet's nearly 300,000 sailors as a criterion, there is nothing inappropriate about Miyazawa's behavior.
Achieving the greater self by sacrificing me is related to the fate of the entire voyage fleet, and even determines the success or failure of the final battle between humans and the Tiberians, but it is a bit too tragic for me.
In the end, Li Sujia decided to personally lead part of the force to be transmitted to Proxima Centauri through the gate of time and space to find out the truth. Liu Hanyang, Zhou Yun and Xiao Hang led another part of the force to stay at the gate of time and space near Lutan 726-6 until the voyage fleet 's arrival
Liu Hanyang and Zhou Yun objected and insisted that they go to Proxima Centauri. Instead, they hoped that Li Sujia and Xiao Hang would stay behind at Lutan 726-6.
Liu Hanyang's reaction was particularly strong.
In order to settle the dispute, Li Sujia compromised. The result of the compromise was that the three of them would jointly lead an advance formation to transmit to Proxima Centauri, while Xiao Hang stayed behind.
Two hours later, the advance formation maneuvered to the transmission position of the Gate of Time and Space. As Xiao Hang pressed the transmission button of the main control unit, a huge round light ball similar to ball lightning instantly enveloped them.
At the same time, the light-like halo around the Gate of Time and Space expanded instantly, almost swallowing up more than 70% of the dark part of the Gate of Time and Space. At the same moment, the prototype of the outermost light shield appeared and became abnormal. Brighten up.
It started.
Immediately afterwards, Rutan 726-6 erupted in a helium flash that shook the world, and a violent flow of high-energy particles and radiation that could swallow everything spread rapidly into the universe...
The whole process seemed lengthy, but in fact it was very short. It happened almost in an instant, that is, in 0.003 seconds, the huge round light ball that resembled ball lightning and wrapped Li Sujia and others disappeared.
Also missing were 1 armed escort spacecraft, 5 space vehicles and 15 combat flying mechas.
Thanks to the protection of the light shield, another part of the force led by Xiao Hang remained unscathed.
Fifteen minutes after the transmission ended, Xiao Hang intercepted a signal from the Voyage Fleet. The signal showed that Miyazawa had broadcast the fact that the task force had captured the Gate of Time and Space and transmitted it to Proxima Centauri in the form of clear telegrams to the universe.
Xiao Hang was shocked. Since he could receive this signal, the Taibo people with stronger technological capabilities could also receive this signal!
He didn't know why Guangming Ze and his party wanted to expose the whereabouts of Li Sujia and others?
Why put the task force to death?
The direct consequences of this not only put him in extreme danger, but also put Li Sujia, Liu Hanyang, and Zhou Yun who had been transmitted to Proxima Centauri, facing the fate of being strangled by the Taibo people.
He sensed danger was coming...
