The moment the words fell, a deep, dark spherical barrier suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was absolute darkness; neither external nor internal light could penetrate this barrier.

Lü Yongchang squinted, staring at the rapidly fluctuating data on the left side of the screen.

The device has a very high instantaneous power, but the duration is less than 0.1 seconds.

Simply put, the space shield generation experiment has already ended. What the academicians are currently facing is nothing more than the remnants of a shield that are being slowly eroded by the surrounding space.

One second, two seconds...

As time passed, the smooth, dark spherical barrier began to show some changes—the self-repairing effect of space had begun to take effect.

At first, these cavities were very small, like a speck of dust on a lump of coal, and not noticeable.

But as time went on, these dust-like cavities gradually expanded and merged into larger cavities.

The cavity expanded at an increasingly rapid pace, and soon it eroded away most of the dark, spherical barrier.

The internal space shield generation device was once again exposed to the academicians.

The moment the entire spherical barrier completely disappeared, the first step of the experiment came to a successful conclusion.

The successful generation of the space shield does not mean the end of the experiment.

After a few minutes of data processing, the space shield generation device in the holographic projection started operating again.

At the same time, the spatial rift generation device in the distance also began to operate synchronously.

This time, the test will focus on the space shield's ability to defend against space-based attacks.

The moment the deep, spherical barrier appeared, a thin line of equal depth and darkness swept in from afar.

To account for various observational issues, the launch velocity of the space rift was deliberately reduced to less than 0.1c.

Even so, this speed is not something that can be detected by the naked eye.

In the playback footage from the high-speed camera, a deep, dark line suddenly flashed across and "crashed" into the black spherical barrier.

It didn't cause a ripple.

As if swallowed up, the slender spatial rift vanished directly into the barrier.

Perfectly resisted the first spatial rift!

The experiment was not over yet.

Lu Yongchang calmly proceeded to issue the second order.

"Switch the firing mode to burst mode."

"Increase the operating power of the space fracture generation device step by step."

The brutal test of the space shield's defensive capabilities has officially begun!

The moment the words fell, a surge of energy flowed along the energy pathways, heading towards the space rift generation device and the space shield generation device respectively.

Thin, long black lines appeared one after another in the experimental area, turning the originally peaceful space-time upside down!

As Lü Yongchang ordered, as the operating power of the space fracture generation device increased, the "depth" of the generated space fractures also began to gradually increase.

The most obvious phenomenon is that the width of these thin black lines has increased visibly!

10% of rated power, 20% of rated power, 50% of rated power...

The increasingly thick "black lines" bombarded the deep spherical barrier continuously, like streams flowing into the ocean, without even stirring up a ripple.

But Lu Yongchang's originally relaxed brows began to furrow.

Unlike what the naked eye could see, the rapidly flashing data clearly showed that as the intensity of the spatial rift increased, the power of the spatial shield generation device was also climbing at an exaggerated rate.

As time went on, the output power on both sides reached the maximum value designed.

Even Lü Yongchang, who was quite confident about the experimental results, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat as he watched the thick black line rushing across the experimental area.

One, two, three!

In a mere instant, three spatial rifts of the highest power slammed into the deep barrier!

We held on!

Looking at the space shield generation device that was still operating normally, a hint of joy flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

Five! Ten!

The intensity of the test has been raised to another level – several backup space fracture generation devices have also joined the "battle"!

Ten spatial rifts cleaved through this smooth barrier in succession!

Bang!

"Beep! Beep!! Beep!!!"

As the piercing alarm sounded, the flash of fire from the explosion appeared briefly in the holographic projection.

Under extreme testing, the shield generation device successfully overloaded.

But it still perfectly achieved its intended goal—withstanding attacks from more than ten spatial rifts!

Of course, although the shield generation device had overloaded and failed, the generated spatial shield did not immediately dissipate—the space's self-repair requires a certain amount of time.

During this process, the space shield still retains a certain degree of protective capability.

...

After several tests, the first trial operation of the space shield was successfully completed.

All the test data were clearly presented to all the academicians.

The experiment was a success; the actual defensive capability of the space shield even exceeded the theoretical value—the researchers did not take into account the "remains" after the space shield was destroyed.

It must be said that the more difficult the technology, the greater the potential benefits.

The emergence of the Space Shield nearly rendered the original shield system obsolete—theoretically, it can not only withstand space-based attacks, but also resist attacks from conventional weapons.

The test results also show this.

It has a good defensive effect against both energy weapons such as laser weapons and kinetic weapons such as electromagnetic guns.

However, its inherent characteristics mean that it cannot completely replace traditional shields.

First, the self-repairing effect of space.

Like spatial rifts, spatial shields will slowly disappear after they are generated.

Of course, continuously applying a grand unified field to it can sustain its existence for a long time, but... at this point, we need to mention its second characteristic.

The space shield has a two-way interception capability.

It's actually quite easy to understand.

As a disguised spatial rift, you can't expect it to also have the ability to distinguish friend from foe—it can block not only external attacks but also attacks launched from starships.

It's like a hard tortoise shell; you can't get in or out.

Captain, you probably don't want to be a sitting duck on the battlefield, do you?

Therefore, the Space Shield was designed as an instantaneous trigger shield.

When the detection device detects that the starship is about to be attacked by space-based weapons or large-scale conventional weapons, a [space shield] will instantly form on the impact area of ​​the ship.

Once the defense is complete, the [Spatial Shield] will gradually disappear due to the self-repairing effect of the surrounding space.

During this period, it can even play a significant role in protecting the warship from further damage.

He devoted himself wholeheartedly to the cause, even unto death.