The metal storm that lasted for more than a minute came to an end.
In the holographic projection in front of them, the hideous asteroid had completely disappeared.
Sitting in the captain's seat, Zhao Zijie swallowed again.
"Zero, how was the result?"
From the holographic image beside him, came Lu Yongchang's question.
The next moment, Zero responded in a calm voice: "A total of [number] projectiles were fired, [number] of which hit, resulting in a hit rate of 95.05%."
"Regarding the results of the battle..."
Zero paused slightly at this point.
"No asteroid debris larger than 1 meter has been found so far."
"Hiss..." Gao Yang's eyes widened and he gasped.
Not only Gao Yang, but even Lü Yongchang, who was in the Mars spaceport, was stunned by this series of data.
Don't be fooled by the 95.05% hit rate; that's the hit rate for hitting fast-moving objects!
At the moment the asteroid disintegrated, countless fragments, large and small, were scattered.
Propelled by the explosion of the miniature nuclear bomb, these fragments traveled at speeds far exceeding those of the original asteroid!
With just five electromagnetic cannons, they were able to achieve such a terrifying result...
Lu Yongchang suddenly realized that strong artificial intelligence is like a bug in war!
At the very least, such a result is something that humans or fixed programs could never achieve by controlling these five electromagnetic cannons!
"...Not bad, the power is decent."
After a moment of silence, Lü Yongchang suppressed his shock and said "casually".
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zijie swallowed again.
Is the power decent?
Is this what you call "okay"?!
Zhao Zijie muttered to himself, "If this weapon had come out a few years earlier, humanity would probably have achieved unification by now."
"By the way, Professor Lü, what about those bullets that missed their targets?" Gao Yang, as if realizing something, suddenly asked, "Don't we need to deal with them?"
"Handle it? What do you think we should do?" Lu Yongchang's slightly strange voice came from the side. "Are you going to chase after them?"
Gao Yang: "..."
Seeing Gao Yang and Zhao Zijie's speechless expressions, Lü Yongchang shook his head with a smile and suddenly asked, "Zero, where did those bullets go just now?"
"..."
After a brief silence, Zero's voice rang out again, "Professor, according to calculations, most of the projectiles are flying towards Proxima Centauri."
After he finished speaking, the cockpit fell silent.
Proxima Centauri?
Zhao Zijie turned to look at Gao Yang, swallowed hard, and whispered, "Professor, this... should be fine, right?"
In the holographic image, Lü Yongchang shook his head with a strange expression and said hesitantly, "No, no problem."
"A small error can lead to a huge difference; a distance of 4.22 light-years is enough to magnify the error infinitely."
"Not to mention the various interferences that may occur along the way, the probability that these projectiles will arrive at Proxima Centauri is also very low."
"Moreover... at the speed of these projectiles, it would take them more than 200 years to reach Proxima Centauri. At least for now, we don't need to worry about that."
Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang nodded silently.
Since Professor Lü said it's nothing, let's just assume it's nothing.
Since the shells have already flown over, they can't intercept them now.
If humanity hasn't reached Proxima Centauri by 200 years, then these projectiles can be considered the first "gifts" to our neighbor.
"Ahem!" Lu Yongchang coughed lightly, drawing the attention of the two men.
"Alright, the interception mission is complete. Captain Zhao Zijie, you can return to base now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lü Yongchang cut off the communication.
Seeing that control of the starship had returned to his hands, Zhao Zijie silently pressed a few buttons.
In the vastness of space, this strangely shaped starship slowly turned around and headed towards Mars.
...
Inside the Mars spaceport.
Lü Yongchang and Fang Xu looked at each other in bewilderment.
"..."
After a long silence.
“Yongchang,” Fang Xu broke the silence, “those bullets…”
Faced with Fang Xu's question, Lü Yongchang gave a wry smile, shrugged, and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either."
"Even zero cannot answer this question."
"Let alone the distance between the solar system and the Proxima Centauri system, there are countless variables even within this solar system."
"Who knows where these bullets will end up..."
Upon hearing this "unreliable" answer, Fang Xu also gave a wry smile.
“However, in my opinion, we don’t need to worry too much about this issue.” Lu Yongchang shrugged and said in a nonchalant tone, “Since humanity is already prepared for war, there’s no need to worry about what impact these so-called bullets will have.”
"If we're fast enough, we might even encounter these bullets on the road."
Fang Xu's wry smile deepened: "That's true."
"The electromagnetic railgun technology has been mastered. What are your plans next?"
"Laser weapons?"
After thinking for a moment, Lü Yongchang nodded in affirmation of Fang Xu's statement.
"Laser weapons are indispensable."
"The electromagnetic railgun is still a bit slow, making it difficult to strike targets at long distances."
As Fang Xu stood up from his chair, he said with a smile, "Alright, we'll leave the weapons development to you."
"I need to go to Cao Liangcai's place next."
"After such a long break, I reckon Lao Cao is already cursing me behind my back."
Lu Yongchang's expression shifted slightly: "What? Is Old Cao having some trouble?"
"I remember they were developing a new type of starship, right?"
Fang Xu nodded.
"right."
"Currently, Lao Cao and the others are still struggling with the design of the new starship."
"After the types of starships began to be further subdivided, Lao Cao and his team's workload naturally increased considerably."
A hint of emotion flickered in Lü Yongchang's eyes: "There's nothing we can do about it."
"Everything we do is for future interstellar travel and warfare."
"Starship manufacturing is of paramount importance."
"Of course, we can't just cram every function into a starship like we used to."
"Keep up the good work! Don't forget, there are still 3.8 billion humans waiting for us in the Kuiper Belt!"
Fang Xu's expression immediately became serious, and he nodded vigorously: "Don't worry."
As they spoke, the two arrived at the [Seeking Wood] space elevator.
"bite!"
With a crisp notification sound, the gate to [Seeking Wood] slowly opened.
"Oh, right."
The moment they stepped through the space elevator doors, Lü Yongchang suddenly said, "Remember to tell Lao Cao."
"Tell him not to forget the chicken leg rice he owes me."
A hint of surprise flashed in Fang Xu's eyes, then he laughed heartily and nodded: "Okay! I'll definitely pass it on!"
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