The tranquility of the Gliese 555 star system has been completely shattered.
Hundreds of thousands of electromagnetic railgun projectiles flew toward the target area at extremely high speeds!
Under the lens of a high-precision camera, this incredibly powerful metallic storm swept across planets, rapidly heading towards the "extraterrestrial visitor"!
Inside the command center of the Earth.
Lu Yongchang's attention was not focused on the metal storm emanating from the human fleet.
He stared intently at the dark gray spherical detector in the holographic projection, which was moving at 50% of the speed of light.
On the side of the holographic projection is a bright red countdown.
Five minutes later, these electromagnetic projectiles, loaded with a large amount of antimatter, will make contact with the spherical detector!
The point of contact was exactly at the edge of the Gliese 555 star system!
This was also the first line of defense established by human civilization!
At that moment, Lü Yongchang subconsciously clenched his fists, and only one sentence remained in his mind.
Do not change the flight path!
Do not change the flight path!!
Due to the various limitations of electromagnetic railguns, once a spherical detector detects danger and changes course in advance, humanity's first line of defense becomes essentially useless.
For human civilization today, this so-called "war" is a situation that is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
With individual combat capabilities far inferior to their opponents, human fleets are forced to "stick together for warmth."
Advanced civilizations' probes can launch attacks from all angles, but humanity can only cower near Dawn Star and passively defend itself.
Based on the maneuverability exhibited by the spherical probe, Lü Yongchang believed that if it deliberately evaded, even if the human fleet emptied its entire stockpile of electromagnetic guns, it would not be able to touch "a single hair" of the other side.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the command center, the spherical probe, which had not yet entered the Gliese 555 star system, seemed unaware of any danger and continued to fly straight toward Dawn Star.
Seeing this scene, the tense atmosphere in the command center gradually eased.
A faint smile appeared on the faces of the researchers and military personnel.
"Professor, the detector doesn't seem to have detected our movements." He Bilin breathed a sigh of relief and said with a hint of ease, "Our plan is about to work!"
Lu Yongchang didn't speak, but just frowned as he watched the countdown in the holographic projection gradually decrease.
I have a feeling... something seems off.
“I understand. I just analyzed its behavior patterns.” Mo Zeyang’s voice came from afar, immediately attracting the attention of many people.
"Well..."
Mo Zeyang scratched his head with a strange expression: "If its waiting time outside the star system is for reporting information and receiving instructions..."
"Its behavior pattern may be somewhat similar to our weak AI, Yi, which has very low initiative."
At this point, Mo Zeyang's expression shifted slightly.
He thought of the "last words" left by the painting.
“Perhaps it’s true, as the painting suggests, that strong artificial intelligence, also known as Type II artificial intelligence, is a dangerous technology that is strictly prohibited.” Mo Zeyang nodded thoughtfully. “This might be our opportunity.”
"At least, the behavior of Type I artificial intelligence is predictable and can be guided."
Lü Yongchang remained silent.
He stared at the countdown in the holographic projection, his unease growing stronger.
"Is this the arrogance of an advanced civilization?" He Bilin murmured softly, "Only sending one probe equipped with Type I artificial intelligence..."
Lü Yongchang's body trembled slightly!
He Bilin's words awakened him!
The arrogance unique to advanced civilizations!
Sending out just one probe is not true arrogance!
He seemed to realize something, and his breathing suddenly became rapid!
"No, that's not right!!"
Lu Yongchang stared furiously at the countdown that was about to reach zero: "Don't forget, even a warship controlled by Yi will have corresponding evasive maneuvers when it encounters an attack!"
"It's not that it didn't notice!"
"It thinks our attacks can't hurt it!"
That's true arrogance!
No matter what humans do, it doesn't even bother to change its flight path!
The moment the words were spoken, the countdown reached zero!
...
In the desolate interstellar space, a spherical probe with an incredibly smooth surface and a dark gray body "crashed" into the boundary of the Gliese 555 star system at 50% of the speed of light.
A stellar wind from Gliese 555 struck the probe's surface.
Even though the relative speed between these particles and the detector exceeds 50% of the speed of light, it still cannot shake the dense shell of strong interaction forces on the surface of the detector!
Directly in front of the spherical probe, a dense storm of metal was rushing towards it with overwhelming force!
The distance between them decreased rapidly.
A green scanning beam shot out from its surface, heading straight for the oncoming electromagnetic projectile.
【warn. 】
A large amount of antimatter was detected.
[Gravity barrier, activating...]
Almost simultaneously, an electromagnetic railgun projectile slammed into the spherical detector.
The anticipated impact did not occur.
Just as the electromagnetic projectile was about to make contact with the spherical detector, an invisible barrier appeared in front of it.
In just an instant, the immense gravitational force compressed it into a "pancake".
The antimatter inside the projectile naturally leaked out and annihilated with the surrounding projectiles.
boom!
In that instant, the flames from the explosion illuminated the surrounding dark space.
But it only lasted for a moment.
High-energy gamma rays shot out at near the speed of light, indiscriminately bombarding all directions.
This is the second wave of attacks from electromagnetic projectiles loaded with antimatter.
Normally, these high-energy gamma rays, which travel at near the speed of light, would cause irreversible damage to the organisms inside the starship.
But... all that's in front of me is a detector.
Moreover, under the influence of the gravitational barrier, even high-energy gamma rays were forced to change direction and disperse towards the vicinity of the spherical detector!
Then came the second one, the third one...
Endless electromagnetic cannon projectiles rushed towards the spherical probe, attempting to stop it at the edge of the Gliese 555 star system!
but……
It's no use!
Amidst the successive explosions and flashes, the dark gray spherical probe continued its steady advance at 50% of the speed of light, its target still fixed on Dawn Star!
...
"Artificial detonation!"
Zhao Zijie's calm voice rang out in the command center: "Detonate all electromagnetic railgun projectiles!"
As soon as he finished speaking, an incredibly brilliant burst of fire appeared in the holographic projection!
A few seconds later, the data transmitted back by the detector showed that the intensity of the high-energy gamma rays instantly exceeded the maximum!
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