dtnovels Chapter 68: Controlling Changwang
Chapter 68: Controlling Changwang
After the intelligent energy beam from the Tiancan-class sniper ship pierced through the energy shield of Changwang Star, a hole with a diameter of more than 30 meters appeared in the energy shield. Due to the damage to the Klein force field, this force field damage quickly spread to other parts of the shield. The energy shield was like being infected by germs, and the hole grew larger and larger. Fifteen minutes later, the aura of the energy shield went out and disappeared.
When the small hole appeared in the energy shield of Changwang Star, the warships and ground-based weapons on Changwang Star all aimed at that hole. After the hole enlarged, the Alliance warships immediately launched strong laser beams at the enemy warships that were still at a distance. When these lasers hit the warships of the Lunar Empire's Allied Fleet, they only caused small ripples in a small area and did not have a good striking effect at all.
Just as the Alliance warships stopped to prepare for switching to other strike weapons, disaster struck. Numerous flying objects hurtled towards the Alliance warships at near-light speed, arriving in less than a second. These objects violently rammed into the warships, instantly piercing their hulls and reaching their propulsion systems. Explosions echoed throughout the ships. After destroying one warship, these flying combat modules automatically sought out the nearest target for another violent impact. The Alliance fleet's warships and ground-based weapons were essentially destroyed before they could even react.
The remaining combat units on Changwang Star were wiped out in large numbers by flying combat modules. The speed was so fast that it was like a line of text being quickly erased from a blackboard, leaving no trace.
The civilized beings of the various alliance members hiding in their bunkers, as well as the alien beings passing by the Changwang Star relay station, didn't dare to breathe loudly, only watching in despair as the warships and ground-based weapons were instantly wiped out. Even on Changwang Star, at various military bases, fortresses, and strongholds, any armed equipment exposed above ground, such as armor, was systematically destroyed by the flying combat modules.
These flying combat modules are naturally the "clone technique" of the joint fleet's warships, patrolling various places on Changwang Star in batches. Once they discover enemy ground armed targets, they will destroy them without mercy.
All civilized life on Changwang Star hides underground in bunkers, caves, basements, air-raid shelters, and underground tunnels. It can be said that there is not a single intelligent life on the surface of Changwang Star.
Because the attack came so quickly, there was no time to move or destroy some important equipment and data. The Alliance, hiding in the shadows, could only watch helplessly as a large number of intelligent robots took away all the important equipment and data on the ground, loaded them onto transport ships, and sailed towards the enemy fleet base.
Some Alliance warriors formed an underground armed organization and began guerrilla warfare on the ground. However, they were no match for these intelligent combat robots and giant mech warriors and were instantly driven back underground.
After confirming that there was no major danger on the surface of Changwang Star, the Moon Empire's intelligent combat robots began clearing the underground. Those who resisted were defeated, and those who surrendered were gathered and sent to ground concentration camps.
Seeing rows of intelligent robots and mecha warriors patrolling the ground and being dispatched to various underground locations, the surrendered beings from various civilizations couldn't help but feel fear. They were all grateful to be alive, as resistance would be suicide.
Those civilized beings who surrendered and were trapped in the concentration camp were not mistreated. As long as they did not resist and were obedient, they received the treatment they deserved, and had no problem with food, drink and rest.
The enemy's efficient command, combat, management, and operational methods left these intelligent beings in awe. Throughout Changwang Star, the scene was far from chaotic; everything remained clean and orderly. They observed that even the looted intelligent robot transport equipment was handled meticulously, without any littering or haphazard disposal.
The equipment and data transported to the fleet base were then deciphered by an artificial intelligence supercomputer and categorized and organized by intelligent robots. The Lunar Empire obtained a great deal of information about the alliance, including the location of the alliance headquarters, the distribution of the alliance's various relay stations, defensive fortresses, dangerous and strange areas in interstellar space, the interstellar locations of some alliance members and the alliance's status, overall strength rankings, cargo and trade, and the situation of human civilization being hunted down. It can be said that the Lunar Empire obtained valuable and abundant first-hand data and information.
However, the combined fleet did not find any information related to the energy shield of Changwang Star. Perhaps the Alliance considered it top secret, so the combined fleet did not obtain this valuable information.
Zhou Yuan and his team investigated all the collected equipment but found nothing about obtaining large amounts of dark matter and dark energy to generate a Klein force field.
Therefore, the joint fleet activated its three-dimensional deep-penetration planetary scanning system for Changwang Star. To everyone's astonishment, they discovered that more than 100 kilometers below the surface of this planet, there was a network of crisscrossing, spherical underground "pipes," which were intricately connected to a deeper, more than 800-kilometer-diameter metallic sphere located at the planet's core!
This confirmed Zhou Yuan and his team's suspicions. Scanning the large metal sphere revealed it to be another creation of the "Matrix Civilization"! This energized Zhou Yuan and his team, who named the large metal sphere the "Energy Matrix." However, what troubled them was how to remove this "Energy Matrix." Removing the large metal sphere and its associated "pipes" seemed unlikely, as the "pipes" occupied too much of the planet's surface area. The only way to remove it would be to peel away Changwang Star, forcibly separating the planet's main body from the "Energy Matrix."
This kind of separation or forced removal takes time, and the research on the "energy matrix" also takes time. Therefore, after discussion, the two commanders of the joint fleet, Zhou Yuan and others decided to first send Changwang Star to New Home 1 for the 19th Fleet to manage, and let the scientists of the Lunar Empire study the "energy matrix".
The joint fleet broadcasted information indiscriminately and around the clock in more than thirty languages of the civilizations on Changwang Star. These broadcasts could penetrate more than one hundred kilometers underground.
"Warning! Serious warning! All intelligent beings on this planet, especially those hiding underground, are hereby warned that if you hear this broadcast, you have two days to reach the surface of Changwang Star. Three days later, we will destroy this planet and send it crashing into the sun!"
The more than thirty civilized beings on Changwang Star had no doubt that the "Gods and Demons Fleet" possessed this capability. They could move stars, so pushing Changwang Star toward the sun and destroying it would be a trivial matter.
Under the threat of this broadcast message, or more accurately, the desire to live, the creatures hiding underground came out one by one, surrendered, and were then surrounded and encircled.
Two days later, all the intelligent beings that had been confined were transported by transport ships in batches, escorted by intelligent combat robots, according to their species. These beings were isolated according to their species and imprisoned in batches on several large transport ships. As long as they obeyed orders, they would not be abused or subjected to violence. These intelligent beings, from more than thirty civilizations, numbered over sixty million.
Although Zhou Yuan had notified the 19th Fleet Commander, Taser, two days ago to immediately build the space city of New Home 1, it would take at least ten days to complete. These ten days left these creatures feeling frustrated.
Once all the intelligent beings on Changwang Star were transferred to the large transport ship, they were immediately teleported to the vicinity of New Home One.
Next, naturally, Changwang Star was also teleported. This time, the teleportation moved Changwang Star to a star near the Sun of the new Home 1. Subsequently, the Lunar Empire Academy of Sciences conducted in-depth research on the "energy matrix" on Changwang Star.
As several large transport ships were transported to the vicinity of New Home 1, they were immediately surrounded by the lunar Empire warships that had been waiting. While the more than thirty civilized beings, who had been isolated in batches, were filled with anxiety, more than thirty intelligent robots went to each of these isolation pods and delivered speeches in their respective languages. The main message was nothing more than absolute obedience to orders, or death without mercy. Only when the robots announced that they could live in the comfortable space city in ten days did these beings breathe a sigh of relief.
"Please have the highest-ranking among you step forward," the robots commanded their respective audiences.
Naturally, the leaders of each race stepped out of the queue. Led by these robots, more than thirty chief creatures were led to a large conference room. As soon as they took their seats, a holographic virtual human figure descended from the sky and sat down.
"Huh?!" The thirty-odd chief beings were quite surprised. They had all thought that the "Gods and Demons Fleet" was a mechanical civilization. Looking at those intelligent robots, mech warriors, and flight combat modules, they were clearly characteristics of a mechanical civilization. Who knew that the leader of this mechanical civilization was a virtual human entity? Could it be that human consciousness was stored and uploaded to a computer? The chief beings couldn't help but wonder.
"Hello, my name is Taser." Taser's human language was automatically translated and transmitted without interference to more than thirty leader creatures.
These chief creatures greeted each other with "hello" in their respective languages. Of course, the languages of these thirty-odd creatures varied in length, and Taser could only proceed with the next sentence after they had finished speaking.
"I have a few questions that I need you to answer. Please answer truthfully and seriously, otherwise we will detect your abnormal bioenergy fluctuations. Abnormal bioenergy fluctuations mean that you are lying. If you are lying, you will be killed without mercy."
The creatures shuddered and all promised to tell the truth.
Why is the Alliance hunting down human civilization?
A fat, lizard-like creature answered Taser, “A long, long time ago, in this galaxy, a powerful human civilization waged war against another powerful civilization. It seems that the human civilization was defeated, and the victorious civilization later formed an alliance. One of the alliance’s goals was to annihilate the human civilization.”
What is the story behind that large area of 'pipes' deep underground on Changwang Star?
The creatures looked at each other, their attention focused on a long, thin, four-legged python-like creature. This creature remained silent.
"Robot, drag that four-legged python out and chop it up!"
"Yes, Master."
"No, I'll tell you. That's something that dark matter and dark energy harvest and use to flip space."
"Yes, we already knew. We just wanted to confirm."
The creature shrank its slender body, seemingly afraid of being actually chopped off.
"Where did this thing come from?"
"This Changwang planet was seized by the victorious civilization from the defeated human civilization."
"Where is that victorious civilization now?"
"The alliance hasn't received any instructions from it for many years; it's as if it has disappeared."
"Okay, I understand. That's all for today."
Taser waved his hand, and the intelligent robot came over to take them away and back to their respective isolation pods.