The Academy of Sciences held a heated discussion on how to make the spacecraft reach warp speed.
"In the real three-dimensional space, our macroscopic matter cannot exceed the speed of light. So we have to enter subspace to achieve the purpose of traveling through space."
The design principles of warp engines, subspace communicators, and wormholes are similar. They both achieve crossing space by distorting time and space.
"A strong magnetic field can create a gravitational field. Through the gravitational field, we can distort space and time. This will inevitably require a super powerful gravitational field to distort the surrounding space and time like a star!" Xu Tengbin said, "A nuclear fusion reactor cannot achieve this. effect, but our antimatter reactor is enough!”
"The energy of the antimatter reactor can indeed create a strong magnetic field and generate a gravitational field, but it cannot maintain stability, and all our energy will be used to create a magnetic field. Is the remaining energy enough to support a battleship traveling through New York time and space?" Someone asked, "How? Let the battleship move forward in distorted time and space?"
"Let space push us!" He Xingzhou, who has unlocked the technology related to the warp engine, said: "We can use a strong magnetic field to create a strong gravitational field. The gravitational field is in front of the battleship, making the space shrink, and behind the battleship , let the space expand.”
"In this way, a 'warp bubble' is formed in the distorted space-time, and the battleship is wrapped in the warp bubble. The battleship itself does not need to fly, the curved warp bubble will push it forward!"
Everyone thought: "Then how to control the strong magnetic field and maintain a stable warp bubble is the key to the warp engine!"
"Exactly." He Xingzhou nodded.
Research on the ultimate formation and control methods of warp bubbles began immediately, and the elites of Blue Star Civilization were conducting research and development day and night.
At this time, human beings, through body transformation, can already stay awake for several months, or sleep for several months or even years.
In order to develop the warp engine as quickly as possible, everyone chose not to rest.
He Xingzhou was focusing on the research and development of warp engines and the research of anti-matter weapons.
Compared with warp speed, primary antimatter weapons are much easier - because its cause is annihilation of matter and antimatter, destroying the body of matter, and then releasing energy to destroy the target.
To put it simply, you only need to build an antimatter launcher and emit the antimatter as a ray to destroy the target.
Its power is even more terrifying than their purgatory rays and phase rays!
The most powerful thing about it is that because it is an anti-matter attack, all positive matter will be annihilated, and conventional defense methods are completely ineffective against it!
He Xingzhou gave the project a name, called "Destruction of Death Light"!
If you use the destroying death ray to attack a civilization without anti-matter weapons, you can completely crush it on the battlefield!
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Ten years later, the Blue Star Civilization Jupiter Outer Space Research Institute.
He Xingzhou and the Academy of Sciences gathered here and were preparing to conduct experiments on the warp engine.
"The ninth test of the warp engine begins!"
The first eight times, they failed.
This kind of technology almost crosses a level. Even if He Xingzhou has detailed information, it is very difficult to actually achieve it.
Either the magnetic field control failed, or the warp bubble was unstable, causing excessive space compression and expansion, and the warp engine carrier exploded directly!
What they tested this time was a former Star Destroyer, the Blue Star.
The Blue Star has participated in many wars. Now it can no longer keep up with the needs of the Blue Star civilization and is used as an experiment.
If the experiment is successful, there is a chance it can be transformed into a warp warship.
The warp engine has been started. In the antimatter reactor, matter and antimatter annihilate each other, and energy is continuously generated. This energy is converted into a super strong electromagnetic field through the electromagnetic converter, and then generates super strong gravity.
The generation of the gravitational field caused the space at the front of the battleship to begin to compress, and the space at the rear to collide. A space warp bubble invisible to the human eye was formed!
In front of everyone's eyes, the Blue Star seemed to have disappeared and did not exist in real space.
This is actually because they entered the distorted space and the light was distorted, so their eyes and detectors could not see the position of the battleship, but the mass sensor could sense the presence of the battleship.
"The battleship is already moving forward!" Images of everyone appeared inside the Blue Star, which was connected to the battleship's information system through a subspace transmitter.
"No, it should be said that the battleship is not moving, but the space is moving!" Xu Tengbin corrected.
From the perspective of the real world, the battleship has always been in place, and the space in the original place is distorting, like bubbles on the water being pushed away by waves.
"The warp bubble is temporarily stable. From the perspective of spatial displacement, our displacement speed has exceeded the speed of light!"
Everyone has placed mass sensors along the way to know the specific position of its displacement.
"We finally reached warp speed!" The battleship designers were overjoyed. The speed of light almost blocked the performance of the battleship.
The nearest star system to the solar system, Proxima Centauri, is four light-years away. If they cannot exceed the speed of light limit, the expansion of blue star civilization will quickly stop.
Because of their logistics and transportation, military assistance capabilities will not be able to take into account further star systems.
"Lu Mi, calculate the warp speed!" He Xingzhou ordered.
"Continuing warp speed!" Lumi was calculating the speed, "The current warp speed has not yet reached the first level warp speed. Do you want to speed up?"
"Keep accelerating!" He Xingzhou said.
The reactor releases more energy, distorting space to a wider range and with a stronger effect.
"The first level of warp speed has been reached, and the reactor and warp bubble have reached their limits." Lumi said.
At this time, their speed has reached twice the speed of light, which is the so-called first-order warp speed.
He Xingzhou has seen in the virtual universe that the Order Alliance divides warp speed from level 1 to level 9.9999.
Level 1 warp speed is twice the speed of light.
Level 2 warp speed is 10.07 times the speed of light.
Level 3 warp speed is 38.94 times the speed of light.
It increases exponentially in sequence. The most advanced battleship of the second civilization, the destruction battleship, has a warp speed of level 5, 213.747 times the speed of light!
And reaching level 6 warp speed belongs to the technological category of level 3 civilization. It is called a star field class battleship and has a warp speed of 392.501 times!
The highest warp speed of 9.9999 is 199516 times the speed of light. The diameter of the Milky Way is about 200,000 light-years. This speed is enough to cross the Milky Way in one year!
"First-level warp speed!" He Xingzhou is already very satisfied with the current speed. With the first-level warp engine, there will soon be second-level and third-level warp engines.
The emergence of warp engines means that their warships can be upgraded to the level of warp warships!
This speed will bring unexpected results to the enemy.
"At first-level warp speed, we have finally crossed the limit of the speed of light!" The designers rejoiced, which means that people can move towards the stars faster!
"The warp engine technology needs to be promoted to be more mature. The warships should be transformed into warp engines and equipped with destructive death rays. I have a hunch that things will not be peaceful in the future!" He Xingzhou said.
There is less than thirty years until the deadline for them to join the Pleiades or the Orion Court. Whether it is the remaining thirty years or the following days, the coming of war can be foreseen.
Blue Star Civilization immediately stepped up the production of warp engines and upgraded the battleships. Everything was in order.
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Another ten years passed, and the Pleiades met.
Luger once again called everyone for a meeting. After twenty years of preparation, their battleships had arrived from their respective star systems to the Proxima Centauri star system.
Although Blue Star Civilization is also patrolling and conducting reconnaissance, in the vast space, even 10,000 warships are as small as dust. How can they be easily found?
Without subspace scanning technology, basically the fleet would be difficult to detect while sailing in space.
"I will personally command this battle!" Luger said seriously, "We can only win, not lose. In this battle, we will let the Blue Star Civilization know whose territory this star field belongs to!"
"Understand?"
"Understood!" Everyone nodded.
"Okay!" Ruger said, "According to our intelligence, there are two sublight speed warships in the Proxima star system, and more than a hundred other warships."
"The targets we want to destroy, in addition to these battleships, are Proxima Centauri b, the star resource mining factories near Proxima Centauri, the resource minerals on several planets, the surrounding space cities, and the infrastructure built by the blue star civilization in the Proxima Centauri star system. Military base.”
"It will take at least more than four years for the Blue Star Civilization's support warships to arrive, so we have enough time!"
"Seal down the entire outer reaches of the star system and don't let anyone escape!"
"Start immediately!"
Luger gave an order, and fifteen sublight-speed warships from the Pleiades began to approach the Proxima Centauri star system.
When they got close enough, the Proxima Centauri star system's space towers spotted them.
"Warning, an unknown warship has been found entering the Proxima star system." The sentry tower immediately reported to the Proxima Centauri star system.
The commander stationed here is Ding Yue, the former commander of the Venus Fleet.
"Assemble the fleet immediately for defense and warning, and the reconnaissance ships will search the nearby star fields with all their strength!" Ding Yue quickly made arrangements and contacted the Blue Star Command.
For a warship that does not exceed the speed of light, attacking a star system will take a long time unless it is an ambush and waiting.
Just like the solar system, with a diameter of one light-year and a radius of 0.5 light-years, it would take more than six months for a sublight-speed warship to enter the core of the solar system from the periphery.
This time they found the enemy's location about 0.9 light-years away from them. It would take more than a year for the enemy to actually reach Proxima Centauri b and Proxima Centauri c (another resource planet).
"Have you contacted them?" He Xingzhou asked.
"We sent a contact signal, but the other party did not respond." Ding Yue said, "Currently we have discovered another sub-light speed warship. In another direction, we estimate that there are more sub-light speed warships."
"This is probably a premeditated attack!"
Normal warships will communicate when they sail into the opponent's territory. If they don't communicate, they are the enemy!
"The Star Thief has appeared again!" He Xingzhou said, "Organize a defense immediately and investigate the specific strength of the enemy. The headquarters will send support."
"Got it!" Ding Yue continued to arrange.
"The enemy has been silent for decades. This dispatch will definitely not be a small-scale battle!" He Hongwei judged.
"As long as there are no warp-speed warships dispatched, we are within our response range." He Xingzhou thought for a moment and said, "Let the Blue Star dispatch and go to the Proxima Centauri star system."
The Blue Star was the first battleship to be modified, and now it has a warp drive and a devastating death ray.
Its appearance represents that Blue Star Civilization has officially entered the realm of level 2.5 civilization!
"The warp speed of Blue Star can reach up to level 1.35. In one year, it can reach the Proxima Centauri star system!"
"Blue Star obeyed the order and went to support immediately."
"Blue Star received it!" On the Blue Star, Captain Han Shi immediately started the battleship.
"Start the warp engine." A warp bubble formed around the Blue Star, and then it disappeared into the light.
In the Proxima Centauri star system, with further exploration, they discovered more and more enemy warships.
Half a year later, Ding Yue already had preliminary information.
"There are currently ten proven sublight speed battleships, and there may be more. Each one is the highest level!"
The sub-light speed battleship is from 90% of the speed of light to 99.9%.
And these sub-light speed battleships are all at the 99% light speed level.
This means that the energy level on the battleship is very high, and its firepower and defense will be correspondingly increased.
"We are at a numerical disadvantage. We must defend across the board and don't fight blindly." Ding Yue did not take the initiative. He knew very well that after the last battle, the enemy should know the performance of their warships.
If they dare to attack this time, they must be well prepared.
His guess was correct. For this battle, Luger, under the instruction of the Pleiades civilization, helped all members upgrade the sublight speed battleship.
Their energy shields and attack weapons have been improved, and they are no less than the battleships of the Blue Star Civilization.
Fifteen against two, taking the initiative is seeking death!
"Sir, Proxima Centauri C is ahead." The observer on Ruger's battleship reported.
In front of them is one of the important planets in this star system. It is still a certain distance from Proxima Centauri. It has no atmosphere and no liquid water. It is a planet composed of ice and rock.
Therefore, the Blue Star civilization regarded it as a resource planet, built planetary minerals on it, and carried out resource extraction.
"Go forward and bulldoze this planet!" Ruger ordered.
Together with him, there are six top-level sublight speed warships from the Bessel civilization.
They marched together to attack Proxima Centauri c.
The battle ended quickly, because the Blue Star civilization had no intention of defending it.
After the spaceport and space tower were blown up, the garrison of Proxima C immediately evacuated.
"They escaped!" The commanders of the Pleiades Society were overjoyed.
Luger was even more proud and said: "I don't know what those people were doing before. The combat effectiveness of Blue Star Civilization is not that strong!"
"It took us less than a day to land a planet, and there were almost no casualties!"
"My lord is mighty!" the subordinates complimented.
"Continue to advance, the opponent's main military base should be on Proxima b."
