Swish swish swish!
A series of huge warships suddenly appeared in the star system where ELS was located.
Chang Wei and his team could observe with the naked eye that the red giant at this time was extremely huge and hot.
According to calculations by the shipboard supercomputer, in about 360 years, this star system will be completely swallowed up by the ever-expanding red giant, and then the core fusion will be completed, turning into iron atoms, and finally collapse into a neutron star with terrifying density.
The captain of the "Griffin" had been waiting for a long time. After Chang Wei and his large force appeared, he immediately cut in the communication.
"Sir, we have established contact with the ELS's home planet. However, during the communication process, a Transformer sacrificed himself and merged with the other Transformer, becoming a bridge of communication between us."
Chang Wei knew that this was the case. But since it had already happened, he did not pursue the matter further, but instead asked.
"What's the current situation on the ELS's home planet?"
The Griffin's captain replied, "That's terrible. According to our communications, the ELS's home planet originally possessed a special reddish solution containing water molecules, active metal molecules, and trace amounts of iron. We've named it: red water."
"Red water forms the molecular covalent bonds of the ELS and is their source of life. Without it, they won't be able to develop a new Hive Consciousness, and they themselves will gradually lose their vitality, eventually ceasing their activity. To ensure the future of their species, they stored large quantities of red water in their 'seeds' thousands of years ago, allowing these 'seeds' to escape into outer space, carrying countless ELS."
"Today, the red water on the ELS home planet is nearly dry. Only a tiny amount remains hidden within the planet, allowing the ELS to survive. As for the planet's surface, it's been scorched to the point of being riddled with holes. The temperature remains around 1500 degrees year-round, making it impossible to survive."
Chang Wei carefully flipped through the series of information sent by the captain of the "Griffin" on the virtual screen, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"Order the supercomputer system to begin calculations immediately. If we provide the ELS with a complete set of planetary engine technology, and they simulate it, is there a chance of a successful escape when executing the 'Wandering Planet Plan'?"
The supercomputer system is calculating...Calculation completed...Taking 1.4 seconds.
"Conclusion: The success rate of the ELS simulated planetary engine and the implementation of the 'Wandering Planet Plan' is less than 1%. More variables need to be added."
"Data Analysis 1: The ELS cannot withstand the planet's surface temperature of 1500 degrees Celsius for long. The simulated planetary engine will be completely burned within 14 minutes and 7 seconds."
"Data Analysis 2: The planet has been captured by the gravitational pull of a red giant. The thrust of the planetary engine with the original technology is unable to offset the gravitational pull of the red giant."
"Modification 1: Without considering the planet's structure and strength, we can improve and increase the power of the planetary engine to reach the fourth cosmic velocity. 10% chance of success."
"Modification 2: Use space-time folding weapons to temporarily eliminate the red giant's gravity and use this time to push the planet out of its gravitational range. 20% chance of success."
"Modification 3: The Light Chaser fleet will intervene to provide a shield for the planet, thereby blocking the high temperatures and adding multiple options. 40% chance of success."
"Modification 4:..........................."
Chang Wei read through them one by one and found that none of them had a success rate exceeding 50%. In other words, with the current strength of the Light Chaser Fleet, while destroying a planet was extremely easy, saving a planet trapped by the gravity of a red giant star was not so easy.
Moreover, the situation on the ELS home planet is very different from that on the Wandering Earth!
It's already in the red giant phase, orbiting for thousands of years, and has long missed the best time to escape. It's like an old man with one foot in the coffin, dying, his fate sealed, and no chance of recovery!
In the face of the mighty forces of the universe and nature, destruction is often easier than construction, and attack is often easier than defense.
The Light Chaser Fleet, strictly speaking, was now an armed fleet, primarily responsible for war rescue missions, rather than a production and construction corps. When faced with a natural event of cosmic catastrophe magnitude, they were somewhat dwarfed.
This also made Chang Wei suddenly realize that he might need to recruit some professional auxiliary support and large-scale engineering construction and production ships in the future.
But...how to solve the current situation? Chang Wei couldn't help but fall into thought again.
Perhaps it was because of the long silence? Everyone unconsciously looked at Chang Wei, waiting for his order.
However, at this moment, the captain of the "Griffin" suddenly sent a message.
"Sir! Our monitoring of the red giant shows that it will experience a massive helium flash in three hours, expanding its volume by another 1.2 times. We may need to temporarily avoid its direct impact..."
Chang Wei nodded woodenly. Although their fleet had a shield, this thankless task could only be regarded as a meaningless waste. It was not worthwhile to stay here.
Just as he gave the order and prepared to turn around and find shelter for the fleet, the Transformer that had been assimilated and symbiotically coexisted with the ELS urgently interrupted and shouted through the Griffin's communication channel.
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