Chapter 484 Lighthouse Project! (Two in One)
"Fire!"
Fang Yunsheng's order instantly crossed several light years and was accurately transmitted to the Genesis Fortress and the Titan Mothership that built the information circuit.
At this moment, whether it was the Genesis Fortress or the warship that built the information circuit, their energy output power soared to 100% at the same time, and the originally dim ship body also lit up with golden light in the blink of an eye - that was the performance of the warship's shield rapidly improving and climbing to the peak power.
High-intensity information jets are extremely lethal to intelligent creatures. For this reason, the ship-borne Genesis unit needs to allocate some performance to protect the warship itself.
As the golden light gradually became stronger, the information jet that was originally only a trickle also expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye!
In the flagship planetary fortress, Fang Yunsheng, who had just issued the order, subconsciously looked out of the porthole.
Behind the planetary fortress, the originally calm space seemed to be affected by something and gradually became distorted, and the light from outside the hyperspace membrane slowly fluctuated.
At first glance, it looked like a stone falling into a calm water surface and creating ripples.
These undulating ripples gathered from all around and condensed into a looming "pillar" around the planetary fortress that looked like a stream of water.
At the moment it passed the planetary fortress, the pillar seemed to be strengthened in some way. It suddenly accelerated and became a high-speed jet that extended rapidly forward and shot directly towards the anti-universe bubble located directly in front of the planetary fortress.
In Fang Yunsheng's sight, this high-speed jet, whose outline could only be barely seen by distorting the starlight, continued to move forward, as if there was no obstacle in front.
But!
When the information jet left the planetary fortress for thousands of kilometers, something strange happened.
Its forward momentum suddenly stopped, as if it had hit a barrier that was invisible to the naked eye!
Then, under Fang Yunsheng's gaze, a vague "wall" slowly appeared in the vast space that seemed to be empty.
Looking closely, this strange "wall" was composed of countless structures that looked like ripples, just like the previous information jet.
However, the structure of the former is obviously much more complicated.
Where the information jet directly hit, the surging information flow flowed rapidly, and the outline of the wall also appeared particularly clear, but in the farther distance, in the area not affected by the information jet, this "wall" was once again hidden in the boundless deep space.
"Information barrier..."
Looking at the magnificent "wall" that has not yet shown its full appearance, Fang Yunsheng couldn't help but reveal a little complexity in his eyes.
It was this wall that blocked the support fleet's progress!
As the intensity of the information jet continued to increase, this phenomenon was rapidly improved to a great extent-after the "wall" was stimulated, the complex ripples became dense and active at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Boom!
The rapid surge of information flow made this invisible "wall" suddenly show its full appearance!
Looking at the "wall" in front of him that was rapidly extending to all sides and showing a certain curvature, Fang Yunsheng couldn't help but tremble all over.
What kind of "wall" is this?
This is clearly a shield wrapped in an anti-universe bubble!
It was like the shield around a warship, except that this was a cosmic-level, ultra-large-scale shield! !
It silently stretched across this empty and lonely space, equally blocking every uninvited guest who tried to approach the anti-universe.
In front of it, whether it was the Titan Mothership, which was comparable in size to a planet, or the Genesis Fortress, which was measured in light years, they were all as small as a speck of dust.
In the command center of the flagship fortress, Fang Yunsheng's breathing became uncontrollably rapid.
He was not frightened by the magnificent scene in front of him.
In fact, as a member of the Human Alliance regular army, he was even fortunate enough to witness the collapse and destruction of several cosmic bubbles, and that scene was undoubtedly more magnificent than the scene in front of him.
But...
he was frightened by the "truth" hidden behind this shield.
A shield of this scale must not be a product of natural formation.
So, what kind of civilization has such great power? !
You know, even the Human Alliance does not have the ability to shield an entire cosmic bubble! !
Other technical issues are not mentioned for the time being.
Just talking about energy consumption, how much energy would it take to maintain such a huge shield! !
Fang Yunsheng, who didn't know much about shield technology, couldn't help but guess in his heart: I'm afraid... even if the vacuum zero-point energy of an entire cosmic bubble is drained, it won't be enough, right?
But...
looking around, except for the anti-cosmic bubble hanging in the center of the shield, Fang Yunsheng didn't see any form of technological creation, nor did he see any equipment that provides energy for this information shield.
This means that the civilization that created this information shield may have far surpassed the human alliance in strength! !
Just like apes can't understand nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, Fang Yunsheng can't understand the cosmic shield in front of him. He can only feel the technological content hidden behind it and the faint fear lingering in his heart.
The above is just one of the reasons
. Second,
in theory, there is no cosmic bubble inside the hyperspace membrane.
Combined with the node universe's peculiar "background", Fang Yunsheng couldn't help but come up with an amazing conjecture in his mind -
whether it is the anti-universe bubble in front of him or the node universe "squeezed" out from the inside of the hyperspace membrane, it is very likely that they are all testing grounds for some advanced civilization!
Since it is a testing ground, it is naturally impossible for outsiders to disturb it at will.
So...
this advanced civilization that has mastered the material information theory has arranged a circle of shields based on the material information theory around the anti-universe bubble in front of him, which is the information barrier that previously blocked the fleet's progress!
The moment this thought came to his mind, Fang Yunsheng, who was standing in the command center, felt a layer of cold sweat on his back.
Although the temperature in the command center was very comfortable, he still felt like he had fallen into a bone-chilling ice cave, and his whole body was cold.
At the same time.
Outside the flagship's porthole, under the continuous bombardment of the high-intensity information jet, the stability of the information shield seemed to have declined greatly.
The ripples in the contact area between the two seemed extremely chaotic, and the orderly layers of ripples around them also swayed.
Suddenly!
It seemed that the intensity of the information jet completely broke through the threshold of the information shield. The many ripples that were barely maintained before suddenly collapsed, and an extremely tiny gap appeared on the originally integrated information shield, and the information jet successfully passed through the gap and pierced into the dim space inside the shield.
After continuing to move forward for a while, the information jet, which was powerless, quickly dissipated and gradually disappeared in the empty space.
As for the information shield, it was like a dam that had burst. Under the impact of the information jet, the small gap began to expand. At the same time, a not-so-noticeable chaotic information flow was released from the area where the shield melted. In Fang Yunsheng's eyes, the light in that area seemed particularly turbulent.
The collapse of the shield had a very obvious self-reinforcing effect.
I don't know when it started, the information jet from the Genesis Fortress had stopped, but the collapse of the information shield did not stop.
One hundred light years, one thousand light years, ten thousand light years...
In the end, when the size of the gap expanded to a certain extent, a shocking storm that was invisible to the naked eye quietly emerged - the cosmic-level shield built around the anti-universe bubble completely collapsed at this moment! !
The previously regular information flow completely lost its restraint at this moment.
They spread out in all directions in an almost violent manner!
In just a few minutes, the picture outside the porthole changed dramatically.
The many lights coming from outside the hyperspace membrane suddenly twisted to the extreme, and a piercing alarm sounded inside the flagship fortress.
[Warning! ]
[Ultra-high intensity disturbance information flow detected! ! ]
[Warning...]
A series of bright red warning messages kept popping up in the holographic interface, and the already solemn atmosphere in the command center became even more tense!
Fang Yunsheng suddenly came back to his senses, looking at the warning messages that kept popping up in front of him, and a doubt subconsciously emerged in his heart:
If the truth behind this information shield is the same as he guessed, then how could such a powerful information barrier arranged by such a powerful civilization be broken by such a crude means?
Yes, even if Fang Yunsheng is a layman who knows nothing about material information technology, he can see one thing from the many pictures outside the porthole - the technological content of the information shield is far beyond the information jet just released by the fleet! To put it
in an analogy, this is actually equivalent to using a very primitive gunpowder flintlock rifle to smash the civil air defense project that can withstand a nuclear bomb explosion with one shot.
[Warning! ]
[The fleet coordinates have an abnormal deviation phenomenon! ! 】
As the warning sound of the shipborne mainframe sounded again, Fang Yunsheng could only temporarily suppress this doubt in his heart, and then hurriedly looked at the holographic interface in front of him.
In the interface, several numbers marked in red were slowly changing - that was the coordinate information of the support fleet.
Under normal circumstances, a fleet with space anchoring technology would not experience coordinate changes after "dropping anchor".
But now, even if the fleet did not start the phase engine at this time, even if the fleet's space anchoring system was still in normal working condition, the fleet's coordinates still changed!
Moreover, the magnitude of this change is rising at a speed visible to the naked eye! Not
only that, the anti-universe bubble that was originally in front of the fleet disappeared at some point.
This is...
"Information storm!"
Xu Mingqi's exclamation came from the side, and Fang Yunsheng's face suddenly became ugly.
Although the Academy of Sciences had predicted such a scene long ago and told him the corresponding response plan in advance, when facing this invisible information storm, Fang Yunsheng still had some uncontrollable fear in his heart - although he could not see the storm, from the many data in front of him, he could still imagine the current situation of the fleet.
In this storm that is much larger than the cosmic bubble, the seemingly huge support fleet is just a small sampan in the storm.
If there is no countermeasure, who knows where the fleet will be taken by this storm!
"...Notify the Genesis Fortress!"
While the information storm has not yet fully formed and the communication has not been affected much, Fang Yunsheng forced himself to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, recalling the response plan sent by the Academy of Sciences, and gave orders as calmly as possible: "The information shield is running at full power, and this information storm must not be allowed to contact any warship in the fleet!"
"All warships, immediately start the phase engine to correct their own coordinates, and wait for the guidance of the Academy of Sciences!"
...
Anti-universe, the place of creation.
Wang Jing sat in the cockpit of the research ship, looking anxiously at the starry sky outside the porthole.
Three hours ago, after completing many arrangements for the [Lighthouse Project], she drove the research ship to join this defensive battle.
Although the research ship is not a starship for combat purposes, some of its self-defense weapons and devices can still play a good role in this battlefield.
But even so, in these ten hours, even if the research ship participated in the battle, even if the remaining Xinaluo fleet was also put into the battlefield, the defense line of this war was still shrinking irreversibly - at this moment, under the command of Red Stone, all defenses were concentrated near the original Xinaluo mother star.
Wang Jing knew that she still underestimated the madness of those giant scorpions.
After the death of the queen, the giant scorpions affected by the gamma-ray burst not only did not have any intention of retreating, but instead rushed towards the place of creation more frantically.
Whether it is a 10,000-meter giant scorpion or a 1,000-meter giant scorpion, as long as they still have a breath, they will attack the investigator starship and the [Gaia] planetary fortress at the cost of their own lives.
This crazy offensive at the cost of their lives undoubtedly put great pressure on the defense of Redstone and Gaia.
"Damn it!"
Looking at the starry sky in the distance that quickly collapsed to two dimensions and the pale green giant scorpion corpse that was tragically reduced in dimension, Wang Jing's face became more and more anxious: "Why hasn't the support fleet..."
"The support fleet has successfully broken the information barrier."
The electronic synthesis voice of the shipboard main brain suddenly sounded, interrupting Wang Jing's words: "The information storm has taken shape."
The moment Wang Jing heard the electronic synthesis voice, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the previous anxiety and uneasiness also dissipated.
Success! !
The biggest obstacle, the information barrier, has been broken, and the official entry of the support fleet is only a matter of time!
"Redstone!" Wang Jing hurriedly raised her hand to open the communication channel, "The [Lighthouse Project] is officially launched, and everything is going according to plan!"
Redstone did not respond to Wang Jing's words, but with a strong space-time fluctuation, the khaki investigator starship suddenly appeared in front of the research ship, replacing the research ship to launch a fierce attack on the approaching starry scorpion.
Seeing this scene, Wang Jing's heart was slightly relieved. Without any hesitation, she directly controlled the research ship to withdraw to the rear of the defense line.
...
Swish!
The space-time fluctuation spread to the surroundings, and the silver-white research ship appeared in the center of the defense line.
In the slightly crowded starry sky, there was a platform made of a lot of metal.
The base of the platform was built by the previously manufactured interstellar factories. The internal lines of these interstellar factories have been fully transformed. Now, they have no production functions, and only retain the basic energy transmission channels and gravity field simulation systems.
Countless light stones flashing with faint fluorescence lay quietly on the platform under the traction of the artificial gravity field.
Some of these light stones came from the inventory of the Xinaluo civilization, and some came from the hatching organs of the queen insect. In order to collect as many light stones as possible, the Xinaluo civilization even removed the light stones embedded in some precision instruments.
This platform is the final implementation point of the [Lighthouse Project].
To put it bluntly, the defense battle that lasted for a full ten hours was actually to protect this platform with a scale of less than 100 kilometers.
"Chen Fan."
"Can the support fleet overcome this information storm as soon as possible? Can we win this defense battle..."
In the cockpit, Wang Jing murmured to himself in the communication channel while controlling the research ship to drive towards the platform that was close at hand: "Next, it all depends on you." "
..."
There was still no sound in the communication channel, but in the laboratory inside the research ship, Chen Fan, sitting on a metal chair, slowly closed his eyes.
Consciousness, out of body!
As thoughts flowed, the originally narrow and cramped vision suddenly became spacious.
He quickly turned his head, his eyes passed over the heavy armor of the research ship, and fell on the platform. From a high-dimensional perspective, the internal structure of the platform was clearly displayed. Slender and tough energy pathways extended from the interstellar factory below, which served as the base. After circling the platform for several times, they all concentrated in the center of the platform.
There was the only area on the platform that was not covered by the light stone.
The range was very small, and the area was not even 10 square meters.
But in this small space, there were extremely densely distributed energy pathways that could carry vacuum zero-point energy!
Not only that, these energy pathways were even "open"! !
As the research ship slowly stopped at the edge of the platform, Chen Fan's heart moved, and his consciousness body also flew towards the center of the platform in a wave of space-time fluctuations. Yes, that small ten-square-meter space was the "energy supply station" specially built for him.
The so-called lighthouse plan was actually very simple.
The vacuum zero-point energy provided by the research ship, while detonating the light stone to generate enough disturbance to disturb the information flow, also provided Chen Fan with energy to control the information flow.
Then...
Chen Fan controls this information flow and provides guidance for the support fleet in the information storm. According to the simulation of the Academy of Sciences, when the cosmic information shield collapses and the information storm is completely formed, the existing communication means of the Human Union will be greatly affected, and the previous navigation guidance technology will fail. Only high-intensity information flow can play an effective guidance role.
The whole plan is not difficult to say, but it is not simple to say.
After all, all the technical difficulties are handed over to Chen Fan, a humanoid plug-in.
"Lighthouse Project, start!"
At the moment when Chen Fan's consciousness left the research ship and successfully arrived at the center of the platform, Wang Jing in the cockpit also issued the final command to the shipboard main brain.
...
At the moment the order was issued, pure vacuum zero-point energy gushed out from the inside of the research ship.
They rushed into the platform in a violent manner along the energy pathway that had just been connected.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
There is no doubt that the vacuum zero-point energy has a stimulating effect on the light stone. Almost at the same time, the platform that had only flickered with a faint light before suddenly became brighter!
Dazzling white light appeared from the edge of the platform, circling around and rushing towards the center of the platform.
When the white light spread to the center of the platform, a beam of energy torrent with azure blue light sprayed out from the energy pathway buried in the center of the platform.
Chen Fan silently looked at this energy torrent composed of vacuum zero-point energy. When it just appeared, some crystal blue light spots had quietly merged into his consciousness.
The familiar swelling feeling gradually became clearer.
Boom!!!
At the moment when the energy torrent appeared, the light stones on the platform also broke through the critical point together - in the dazzling white light comparable to the brightness of the stars, endless light stones shattered, and the chaotic information flow buried inside them also rushed out like a wild horse! !
Looking at the frantic information flow in front of him, Chen Fan subconsciously took a deep breath.
He recalled the feeling of controlling the information flow before, slowly raised his hand, and made a fist.
"Stop."
Chen Fan's voice was extremely calm.
As his voice fell, a strange wave came out from the consciousness body, and the bloated feeling of eating too much dissipated in the blink of an eye, replaced by an extremely strong feeling of hunger - the vacuum zero-point energy just absorbed only lasted for less than half a second!
Although the energy consumption is large, the effect produced is unparalleled!
At the moment when these information flows were about to rush out of the platform, they seemed to be pulled by some force and stopped abruptly in the starry sky!
On the other side, in the central area of the platform, the vacuum zero-point energy fountain with an explosive energy intensity also slowly fell under the guidance of this force.
As countless blue light spots decayed and dissipated in the air, a vague human figure was slowly outlined.
The next moment, these vacuum zero-point energies that had not yet dissipated merged into this human figure extremely quickly!
But all this did not relieve the strong sense of hunger at all!
When Chen Fan realized this, his face suddenly became wonderful - in his feeling, at this moment, his consciousness was like a swimming pool described in some heaven-defying math problems, with water being released and water being added.
Although there was a constant supply of energy, it was far behind his consumption rate.
"Oh my god..."
Chen Fan's face was a little pale, and he couldn't help but spit in a low voice: "This energy consumption level, it's high or low, it needs to be labeled with a level 5 energy consumption mark."
The speed of absorbing vacuum zero-point energy must be accelerated!
Looking at the large amount of vacuum zero-point energy dissipating in the starry sky, a crazy idea slowly came to his mind.
Instead of rubbing the vacuum zero-point energy that had not yet dissipated, it would be better...
He thought, and his consciousness body rushed directly into the endless blue energy torrent!
Boom! !
Under the impact of the energy torrent, Chen Fan's consciousness body was like a balloon, expanding in an instant - this was the vacuum zero-point energy provided by a scientific research ship with all its strength! !
It is no exaggeration to say that the energy that just poured into the consciousness body at that moment was enough for a first-level civilization to use for several years!
"...Fuck!"
Feeling the impact in his body, Chen Fan's face suddenly twisted.
He didn't have time to think more, and directly used all the energy in his body to control the information flow.
Buzz! ! !
Strange fluctuations continued to surge out of Chen Fan's consciousness body, and the violent information flows that were forcibly pulled back to the platform before began to run directly above the platform with Chen Fan's thoughts!
One circle, two circles, three circles...
The speed of the information flow gradually increased, and a set of information circuits that were extremely similar to the incubation tower quietly took shape! !
(End of this chapter)
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