Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 63: Interstellar Travel

"Whether or not to follow your master is a matter that we humans need to discuss collectively; I cannot make that decision."

“If you choose not to follow your master, then put me back where I was.”

"clear."

The "searchlights" on the metal surface of the "teleportation matrix" stopped emitting light, the floating light ripples disappeared, and then there was no more information.

The top leaders of the three major organizations of the Earth Empire immediately convened a joint meeting to discuss whether to choose to follow the master mentioned by the "teleportation matrix," which is also referred to by the Empire's scientists as the "Matrix Civilization."

Commander-in-Chief Thomas of the Imperial Fleet gave the opening remarks.

"Everyone, we have just eradicated the Demon Tree on 'Special Ability Star' and moved the 'Consciousness Matrix' from 'Special Ability Star' to Tabu Star. If this 'Teleportation Matrix' and the 'Consciousness Matrix' have the same owner, I think you all know the serious consequences. This matter is extremely important, concerning the life and death of the Earth Empire. I hope everyone will discuss this matter from the perspective of the rise and fall of our human civilization."

“We can use deception,” said Kofi, the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, making a startling statement.

How to deceive?

“We agree that the ‘Teleportation Matrix’ will follow its owner and acquire interstellar portals and related technologies. We will then imprison the ‘Teleportation Matrix’ within the ‘Light Speed ​​Barrier’.”

"A 'light speed barrier'?!" Many people exclaimed, knowing that the "light-depleting civilization" had once trapped the solar system within the "light speed barrier".

"Dean, are you saying we can also create a 'light speed barrier'?" Zhou Yuan, like everyone else, was overjoyed.

"The Imperial scientists just had a successful experiment yesterday, and I was about to report it to everyone. Using the energy extraction function of the 'Super Energy Exchanger,' the Imperial scientists reduced the speed of light to 20% of the speed of light in this space, which is 5% of the speed of light on Earth, c0."

"That's great."

"However, the maximum diameter of the 'light speed barrier' we created can only reach 400,000 kilometers, which is far inferior to that of the 'light-dropping civilization'."

"Dean, this is at least a major step forward for humanity on Earth. We will take another step forward." Zhou Yuan encouraged Kofi, "The 400,000-kilometer 'light speed barrier' can easily trap the 'teleportation matrix' for hundreds of millions of years."

"Yes, that's right. My suggestion is that after we acquire the 'teleportation matrix' portal and technology, we trap the 'teleportation matrix' inside the core of a terrestrial asteroid that the 93rd Fleet discovered more than a decade ago."

"Great!" Everyone thought it was a good idea.

“I want to remind everyone,” Zhou Yuan thought further ahead than the others, “we destroyed the magic tree and launch tower of the ‘Consciousness Matrix.’ The launch tower is likely to periodically launch consciousness harvested by the magic tree. Now that the launch tower is destroyed, I’m worried that the ‘Matrix Civilization’ will soon discover the anomaly, and then it will be very troublesome.”

"Yes, that's very likely." Everyone's excitement subsided.

“Then let’s frame the ‘Light-Descent Civilization’!” Zhou Yuan said without hesitation.

"Dean Zhou, what do you mean by this?"

"Back then, to deal with the Galactic Alliance, the Imperial fleet moved quite a few stars to the vicinity of the Celestial Star's sun. Hasn't the 'Spectral Star' sun already become a white dwarf? Since the Dallas Elves and those humans say they really dislike white dwarf suns now, let's move 'Spectral Star' to a suitable star near the Celestial Star's sun, and then we'll move a few asteroids to 'Spectral Star's' original location, using intelligent energy beams to destroy these asteroids, creating the illusion that the 'Lightfall Civilization' used the 'Spectral Star' sun to destroy 'Spectral Star.' Don't the Starbreakers just love destroying suns?" Zhou Yuan added with a little joke.

Everyone laughed and thought the plan was quite feasible. After all, the intelligent energy beam weapon technology of the Imperial Fleet's sniper ships came from the "Light-Descent Civilization," and its effect was similar to a gamma-ray burst.

"Okay, let's do it this way. Everyone, get moving as soon as possible." Thomas finally made the decision.

According to Zhou Yuan's plan, the Imperial fleet first moved "Extraordinary Star" to a star near the Sun of Tiange Star, a star roughly the same size as "Extraordinary Star's" Sun. Several asteroids were then moved to "Extraordinary Star's" original location before the Sun's destruction, and then several adjacent large planets were destroyed by the Sun-class sniper ship. The previous teleportation portal was also retrieved, and all traces of Earth's humanity in this space were completely erased, as if Earth's humanity had never been there at all.

Then, following Dean Kofi's plan, after some arrangements, Zhou Yuan took the initiative to initiate communication with the "Morse code matrix" of the 'teleportation matrix'.

"'Teleportation Matrix,' hello. We, the human leaders and people, have collectively passed a resolution to follow your master."

"Very good." After responding with these two words, the metal sphere of the "teleportation matrix" automatically separated, revealing two hemispheres, like two doors opening, surging out intense light. A ring shot out from the light, followed by a round sphere of light, about two meters in diameter, which also shot out. The ring and the sphere of light automatically floated in the air above the isolation chamber.

"This ring is the teleportation ring for intergalactic travel. This 'Light Child' will tell you information about the teleportation ring."

"Okay. 'Teleportation Matrix,' where are you going next?"

"Selecting the next civilization."

"Understood. Shall we put you back where you were?"

"No, I have completed my mission on this planet. I am going to find another planet with intelligent civilization."

Zhou Yuan and the others were astonished upon hearing this. Could this 'teleportation matrix' contain a database of planets and stars in the Milky Way? Otherwise, how could a metal sphere know which planet to go to? It couldn't possibly be aimlessly searching for planets in interstellar space.

Zhou Yuan made a quick decision, "Okay. We recently discovered a planet with an intelligent civilization. The civilization is quite advanced. Perhaps you could go there."

"Okay." Then the "teleportation matrix" beam went out and there was no further response.

"Commander, the plan has changed. Deploy a batch of intelligent robots on that asteroid as soon as possible."

"clear."

Subsequently, the "teleportation matrix" metal sphere was deployed by a large warship piloted by artificial intelligence to the near-Earth orbit of the asteroid discovered by the 93rd Fleet. The asteroid was about the size of the moon.

The "teleportation matrix" seemed to sense the robots on the planet. Its surface flashed, and it accelerated into the asteroid's near-Earth orbit, piercing the asteroid's thin atmosphere. Then, a long, intense beam of light suddenly shot out from the front of the sphere. The metal sphere transformed into a teardrop shape and shot straight into the asteroid's core.

After the AI ​​warship observed the metal sphere reaching the Earth's core, it immediately deployed a huge "super energy exchanger." This "super energy exchanger" was activated and began to pump out the vacuum zero-point energy near the asteroid, forming a small "light-speed barrier."

The AI-powered warships have already set sail at the speed of light and left this rapidly descending space.

"Hello, human civilization." The "Light Child" sent out a "Morse code matrix" message similar to a "teleportation matrix".

"Hello, 'Guangtong'."

"Should we activate the teleportation ring now?"

"Oh, no, no." Zhou Yuan and the others were startled, not knowing what would happen if this was activated.

"Okay, do you have the Twin Towers?"

"Rotating Twins?" Everyone looked puzzled.

Zhou Yuan used a "Morse code matrix" to illustrate a binary star system that orbits each other.

"No, it's almost here."

Zhou Yuan then demonstrated a twin black hole system that orbited each other.

"Yes, this is it. Do you have any?"

"Yes. But what do you need this for?"

"The rotating twins are the key to activating the teleportation ring."

My god, this "Matrix Civilization" is amazing! If you want to use the teleportation ring to travel between star systems, you have to be prepared with two black holes orbiting each other at all times! What civilization of ordinary strength has this capability? This is the "Teleportation Matrix" selecting its master. Congratulations to the Earth Empire for being chosen. A bunch of people couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

“We have the key, but before we can activate it, we need to know how it works and what’s related to the teleportation ring.”

"I'm sorry, not at the moment. You can only obtain these after the master receives you and authorizes you."

"Okay. How can a teleportation ring with a diameter of 500 meters and a thickness of 10 meters be used to teleport warships? And there's only one. How can it be used to teleport many of our warships?"

“Ignorant humans.” “Hikaru” sent out a signal of contempt.

Zhou Yuan suddenly thought of an important question.

“‘Light Child,’ if we activate the Twin Stars and then use the teleportation ring to travel to another star system, how do we get back?”

"The transport ring automatically saves the characteristic information of all the rotating twins and transposed rotating twins it has passed through..."

"Excuse me, you just mentioned transposed rotating twins? Are you referring to two white holes that rotate around each other?"

"Correct."

"I understand. But how do we retrieve the feature information for the rotating twins and the transposed rotating twins?"

"In another galaxy, find another rotating twin, match the characteristic information of the previous two twins, and then send it."

Zhou Yuan and the other imperial scientists were still puzzled: "Why can matching the feature information of the previous two twins return the result?"

"Guangtong" remained silent and did not answer.

“Alright, ‘Light Child,’ we’re ready to activate the Twin Spinning.”

"it is good."

A week later, the Alpha Fleet and the 19th Fleet, carrying the "Light Child" and the teleportation ring, set off for Tab to move the twin black hole system that had previously been located in its original position.

After the teleportation ring was released by the warship, it was quickly attracted to the vicinity of the rotating twin black holes that resembled a tai chi symbol. The teleportation ring glowed with light, and light wave runes flowed rapidly, radiating light across the entire ring surface. Suddenly, the teleportation ring began to rotate rapidly at an astonishing speed. As the teleportation ring rotated rapidly, the rotation speed of the two interlocking twin black holes also increased.

The scene resembles a rotating, luminous yin-yang symbol. A large black hole sits at the center of a constantly rotating, projecting ball of light. Within this large black hole are two other black holes, each emitting its own rotating, projecting band of light. The light bands of these two black holes are connected to the projecting ball of light from the large black hole, and there is also a light band connecting the two black holes.

These two black holes, orbiting each other, are like two spinning tops. Driven by the invisible force of the portal, their speed quickly reaches the portal's own rotational speed. The two fleets detected that the tangential speed of the three rotations was increasing rapidly, almost reaching the speed of light in this space.

Suddenly, darkness descended, and everyone's mind went blank.

Zhou Yuan felt as if he were in the underworld, his ears were ringing, his eyes were blurry, and in his daze he seemed to see a blurry figure.

"Big brother, big brother, wake up." Zhou Yuan felt his body being shaken.

Zhou Yuan struggled to open his eyes. "Shanmei, what's wrong with me?"

"It's nothing, just a dizziness reaction from traveling."

"Time travel? We've time traveled?"

"Yes."

Zhou Yuan sat up and looked out the warship window. Outside, there were several bright red and blue stars, a slightly bright spiral galaxy to the upper left, and a very spectacular and bright spiral galaxy to the upper right. Most strikingly, there was also a huge, incredibly bright blue cluster of light in the sky.

"Shanmei, where is this?"

"Through comparison with Cepheid variable stars, long-range 'sky eyes' and previous star charts, Commanders George and Taser have just confirmed that this is the original Earth Triangulation System."

"Ah." Zhou Yuan exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder, the spiral galaxy in the upper left is our Milky Way, and the Andromeda Galaxy is in the upper right."

"Yes, brother."

Zhou Yuan made a face at Wei Shan, expressing his helplessness.

"Brother, there's something I need to tell you, so be prepared."

"What is it?" Zhou Yuan asked nervously.

"We have lost contact with the new Earth. The fleet's scientists analyzed that even with quantum communication relays, the two galaxies are too far apart for communication to work. They estimated that dark matter and dark energy are interfering with quantum communication."

"Huh?!" Zhou Yuan was genuinely surprised; it was dark matter and dark energy acting up again.

Now things are really bad. Apart from returning to the Milky Way via that teleportation ring, it will probably be difficult to contact the new Earth again.