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Chapter 358 Gravity Cannon!
Upon seeing this information, a sense of conviction arose simultaneously in the hearts of all the high-ranking officials in the conference room.

An unbreakable belief that cannot be hindered in the slightest by any means, no matter how many times it is torn apart or how many difficulties and dangers it faces.

Head to the G76 Pegasus system to complete the mission entrusted by the Overlord civilization!

"I never expected this, I never expected this..."

Forcibly suppressing the excitement and exhilaration in her heart, and forcibly controlling the slight trembling in her body, the Purple Moon leader's words were full of sacred meaning: "Our mere powerful nuclear civilization actually has the opportunity to make such a huge contribution to our Demon Eye civilization..."

The very survival of the entire Milky Way civilization rests on our shoulders.

He raised his head, gazing at the vast starry sky as if addressing a deity: "Lord, please rest assured, the entire Purple Moon Clan of the Demon Eye Civilization, no matter what obstacles we face, no matter what price we pay, even if everyone dies, will surely complete the task you have entrusted to us, we will, we will, we will..."

He turned around, looked at his colleagues, and through the camera, projected his image onto every member of the Purple Moon Clan: "I, the leader of the Purple Moon Clan of the Demon Eye Civilization, order... the fleet to turn! Head to the Pegasus G76 system!"

"Yes!"

"Heading to Pegasus G76!"

"Detonate a supernova!"

"Rescue the Lord of the Demon Eye!"

These responses were unprecedentedly grand and resounding.

Whether in the conference room here or on the streets and alleys, on every residential spaceship, and among every Purple Moon Clan member, at this very moment, they all shouted out those words.

The countless responses merged into one, seemingly stirring up the silent starry sky.

At this moment, more than 200 billion people and more than 200 billion hearts are all united together.

The numerous thrusters that had been shut down were restarted, and the remaining extremely rare resources and fuel were thrown into the reactor as if they were free, turning into bright and powerful jets that were ejected from the engine tail.

The entire massive fleet turned abruptly and headed towards the dark red star deep in the distant starry sky.

Under the call of the Purple Moon leader, all available scientific researchers within the civilization devoted themselves to analyzing that piece of scientific data.

Even with the availability of natural environmental factors, relying solely on our own civilization, it would be impossible to complete this mission.

That's equivalent to the mass of tens of thousands of rocky planets, which is far beyond the limits of our engineering capabilities.

To complete this task, we still need to rely on the technology that the Demon Eye Lord gave us.

But besides that, there is another hidden danger on our side.

Because of this hidden danger, many high-ranking members of the Purple Moon Civilization gathered together once again.

"The Lantuk civilization has always been in close pursuit of us, and we have reason to believe that the Lantuk civilization will arrive after we reach the G76 Pegasus system."

How can we defeat and eliminate them to prevent them from affecting our project?

Faced with the leader's words, all the high-ranking officials of the civilization fell into deep thought.

This is indeed a very real and urgent threat.

In terms of combat strength, our side is no match for the Blueprinters. Especially once we reach the interior of the star system, with ample supplies, the enemy's engineering capabilities can be unleashed without restraint.

Our own survival is not important. Even if we all die at the hands of the Lantuk, it doesn't matter. The key question is, how can we complete this mission?

Everyone was at a loss.

Time slipped away bit by bit. Under the organization of the Purple Moon leader, numerous high-ranking officials of the civilization, scientific advisors, military staff teams and others put forward hundreds of overall combat plans, but they were all rejected in the end.

On the contrary, the analysis and study of the technological data delivered by the Demon Eye Lord are progressing smoothly.

Our side has determined that possessing this technology greatly increases our chances of completing this mission. However… we also need to meet certain prerequisites for utilizing this technology.

The prerequisite is that there is no civilization in the G76 Pegasus system that is more powerful than their own to threaten them!
On this day, another meeting was held. As with countless previous meetings, this one also failed to produce any results.

Just as President Ziyue was feeling heavy-hearted and was about to announce the end of the meeting, a scientific advisor suddenly rushed into the room.

He was so excited that his blood-red face turned black, his body trembled uncontrollably, and he gasped for breath, unable to even speak coherently.

President Ziyue frowned slightly. After a moment, the scientific advisor trembled as he said, "President, a major breakthrough, a major breakthrough!"
Our military science team has found a solution for its military application within the 'gravity technology' data provided to us by the superior civilization!

The Purple Moon leader's pupils suddenly shrank.

Militarization?
That kind of technology can actually be used in the military?

So... how much of a boost to our combat effectiveness can this technology bring?
"Report a detailed report immediately, right now!"

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became tense. All the high-ranking members of the civilization stared at him with their blood-red eyes wide open, as if they were about to pounce on him and devour him alive.

The science advisor exclaimed urgently, "A gravity cannon! It's a gravity cannon!"
Based on the technological data given to us by the Lord Civilization, we can certainly create a device that can strengthen or weaken the gravity in a specific area through a gravity conversion device.

Alternatively, by reducing the value of gravity to a negative number, it will exhibit a repulsive effect. Based on this, we can strengthen or weaken the repulsive force in a specific area!

President Ziyue glanced at her colleagues and saw that they were also somewhat bewildered, clearly not understanding what military use this had.

Seeing that the higher-ups didn't understand, the science advisor looked around, quickly picked up a piece of paper, and crumpled it into a ball: "Let's assume this is a warship of the Lantuk civilization."

It is now moving forward with extremely high maneuverability.

The science advisor, holding a crumpled piece of paper in one hand, quickly stepped forward: "This is normal."

But now, suppose our gravity cannon has been successfully developed, and its purpose is to target a specific area of ​​this warship—well, it could be a very small area, like here.

He grabbed a corner of the crumpled paper with his other hand.

"Now, a small area of ​​this enemy warship is affected by the gravity cannon and has extremely high gravity facing us."

However, the rest of the spacecraft was still propelled forward at high speed by the original thrust.

So, what happens when two forces act together?

He held the crumpled paper forward with one hand, while grabbing a corner of it with the other. With both hands exerting force, the corner of the paper was forcibly pulled off the crumpled paper in the next moment.

"Moreover, gravity is undefendable, at least not at the strong core stage."

No matter how advanced the energy shields used by the Lantukian warships, they could not possibly withstand the effects of gravity!

The Purple Moon leader shuddered.

He understood, he understood everything!
Gravity cannons, after the militarization of gravity technology, can directly ignore the defense of energy shields by taking advantage of the unevenness of gravity and forcibly tear apart enemy warships!
In the era of powerful nuclear civilizations where energy shields can provide overall defense, no matter how large a warship is, it is a highly integrated whole.

Only with this design can the warship's performance be maximized.

This means that sometimes even a hole that is only a few tens of centimeters long can affect the entire warship.

In this way, in this way...

His breathing became rapid.

"And that's not all!"

The scientific advisor continued urgently, "By adjusting the gravity value to a negative number, it will exhibit a repulsive force."

So, what if a Lantuker warship is charging towards us at high speed, and we use a gravity cannon to apply a repulsive force to a part of its hull?

The science advisor took another piece of paper and moved it in one direction. At the same time, he extended the fingers of his other hand and stabbed it hard.

The paper was pierced instantly.

"This repulsive force also ignores the energy shield defense! Furthermore, the repulsive force and gravity can be flexibly converted and adjusted according to different tactical needs!"

"it is good!"

The Purple Moon leader slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "With this technology, what are we afraid of about the Blue Tuk? No matter how powerful they are, they are just a strong nuclear civilization."

Now that we have this gravity-level technology, let's see how they fight us!

"Pass on my order: all resources within our civilization must be channeled towards this area. We must complete the research and development of the gravity cannon and equip it on our warships before reaching the G76 Pegasus system!"

"Yes!"

"This is the most important task in this stage of our civilization, and we must complete it no matter what obstacles lie ahead!"

"understand!"

The scientific advisor left the conference room with great excitement. Under the instructions of the Purple Moon leader, the other high-ranking officials of the civilization also went their separate ways, striving to provide full support for the relevant research from every conceivable angle.

Having completed these tasks, the Purple Moon leader once again turned her gaze to the vast starry sky.

He could almost see the massive Bluetuk fleet still following their course, like a swarm of disgusting, sticky insects relentlessly pursuing them.

"Come on, come on, it's time to settle our score..."

Time flies by, and decades have passed in the blink of an eye.

The Pegasus G76 galaxy is finally within reach, and the Purple Moon leader has finally received some good news.

"The gravity gun has been successfully developed! Currently, based on different power, energy consumption, size, mass, and firepower, we have successfully developed a total of six models, which are adapted to all combat weapons from unmanned warships and automatic gun turrets to flagship warships."

"Good, begin mass production and deployment immediately!"

At this moment, the hearts of the high-ranking officials of the Purple Moon Civilization finally settled down completely.

However... there is one last thing that needs to be done before reaching the G76 Pegasus system.

Those human captives who might possess extremely high value, especially the native humans among them.

What happened to these humans was far too bizarre, seemingly involving a power struggle between some high-level forces. This was beyond their control. All they had ever wanted to do was hand these humans over to the ruling civilization.

Perhaps these humans will play a role in the lord's hands.

But at this moment, they are no longer able to enter the Eye of the Demon realm. Furthermore... the risk of detonating the supernova at Pegasus G76 is simply too great.

It's not that we're worried about the Lantuk civilization. Once we've mastered the gravity cannon technology, the Lantuk civilization will be nothing more than fish on a chopping board.

What the Purple Moon leader was worried about was what would happen if an accident occurred during the mission, such as an accident causing a nova explosion, or if their side was unable to escape in time when a supernova exploded.
Of course, our side is not afraid of death.

From the head of state to ordinary citizens, everyone was willing to sacrifice their lives for the Demon Eye civilization.

As long as the mission can be completed, death is no big deal.

But it would be such a pity if these humans perished there along with civilization.

It would be better to find a way to get rid of these human prisoners.

After some discussion, the leaders of the civilization finally determined the solution.

A large habitation spaceship was deployed, and after a series of modifications, all the human prisoners were transferred inside.

There was enough fuel stored there, and enough hibernation pods were built.

All of humanity was forcibly put into a state of hibernation.

After completing the arrangements, the habitation spaceship quietly left the main fleet and flew into the vast and boundless starry sky.

"When the next lord civilization contacts us, we will inform them of the flight path data of this habitation spaceship."

Let the lord decide how to handle it.

If they deem it valuable, then come and salvage it. If they deem it worthless, then let these humans perish in this cosmos after their energy is depleted…

After dealing with this last matter, President Ziyue felt completely refreshed and relaxed.

At this moment, nothing else can interfere with our mission.

"Pegasus G76, here we come..."

……

Li Qingsong's massive fleet is still traveling at 85% of the speed of light.

This interstellar voyage has now lasted for decades, and the dark red star ahead is no longer far away.

Through the telescope, Li Qingsong has been able to observe the interior of the galaxy in relatively detailed terms.

He saw an extremely large star with a radius of fifty million kilometers—meaning that its volume was more than three hundred thousand times that of the Sun, while its mass was less than three times that of the Sun.

He witnessed intense stellar activity unfolding on this red giant star, and saw fierce stellar winds constantly blowing from the star's surface, stripping away large amounts of stellar material and sweeping across the entire galaxy.

He saw a solar prominence as huge as a "gateway to the starry sky", which, driven by the star's magnetic field, was constantly extending, breaking, and recombining on the star's surface.
He saw that next to the massive red giant star, there was another small, dazzling white bright spot.

The entire massive star was deformed from a sphere and became an ellipsoid due to the gravity of this tiny, insignificant point in comparison.

He saw endless stellar matter being forcibly torn off the star, extending out like a small tail, and then revolving around this small bright spot, like a cradle carrying a baby.

At the two poles of this cradle, two extremely bright and straight jets shoot out, extending tens of millions of kilometers away before slowly dissipating.

That's the accretion disk of a white dwarf.

Under the immense gravitational pull of the white dwarf, numerous stellar materials began to revolve around it at high speed, gradually losing velocity as they rotated, eventually falling onto the white dwarf and merging with it.

However, some stellar matter gained even higher energy and speeds during its rotation, enough to escape the white dwarf's gravity. Under the control of the white dwarf's magnetic field, it reached its poles and was ejected at speeds of tens of thousands of kilometers per second.

A red giant star and a white dwarf star, separated by only tens of millions of kilometers, pull at each other and orbit around each other, performing a beautiful and magnificent duet in the vast starry sky.

What appeared before Li Qingsong was this peculiar scene.

"The environment in this galaxy is really harsh..."

Seeing this, Li Qingsong sighed softly.

The accretion and jets of white dwarfs, the stellar activity of red giants, violent stellar winds, flares, and mass ejections, and so on, all combine to give this star system a background radiation that is more than ten thousand times higher than that of our solar system.

Fortunately, my current level of technology has reached the peak of the powerful core stage.

In a time of low electricity, if I had accidentally wandered into this star system, I wouldn't need any enemy attacks; the environment alone would have wiped me out.

The thought of working in this environment for the next few hundred years made even Li Qingsong feel a chill run down his spine.

But there's no way around it; things that need to be done still need to be done.

When they were still 4 light-years away from the red giant star, Li Qingsong had completed the adjustment of the fleet's attitude. Then, all the engines started up simultaneously.

Amidst the fierce exhaust plumes, the massive fleet began to slowly reduce its speed.

Time passed little by little, and several years went by in the blink of an eye.

The red giant star grew increasingly massive, and the detected interstellar radiation became increasingly intense. Just then, Li Qingsong suddenly noticed something unusual.

In the distant depths of the starry sky, Li Qingsong discovered a faint bright spot.

It's not a star, but rather something like... a tail flame.

Ok?
Li Qingsong immediately mobilized observation resources to focus in that direction. After some observation, a smile appeared on Li Qingsong's lips.

"So it's you, Purple Moon Civilization..."

……

The Great Moon spacecraft, Conference Room One.

"...Based on our detailed observations and analysis, it has now been confirmed that the fleet that is slowing down as it approaches the star G76 in Pegasus is indeed the fleet of the Lantuk civilization!"

This was originally bad news. But now, with their own gravity cannons being deployed on a large scale, it has become good news.

At this moment, even the Purple Moon leader couldn't help but show excitement on his face.

"Very good, very good, excellent..."

He murmured with a sigh, "You could have lasted longer. But now... let's wipe you out first, completely eliminate the threat, and then devote all our efforts to the project."

It's time to settle our score...

……

Li Qingsong had already mentally prepared himself to lose track of the Purple Moon Civilization.

After all, even if this mission is ultimately successful, it will still take several hundred years. After the mission is completed, there will be a supernova explosion. Not only will he have to desperately escape, but a single supernova explosion will wipe out all traces within a radius of hundreds of light-years, making it virtually impossible for him to track down the Purple Moon Civilization again.

He never imagined that such a wondrous thing existed in the universe.

The Purple Moon Civilization has actually arrived in this star system!
Furthermore, based on calculations of speed, distance, and deceleration rate, the Purple Moon civilization and our side finally entered the star system at almost the same time!
Given that the Purple Moon Civilization had already been infected and transformed into the Demon Eye Civilization, and that both the Crimson Star Alliance and the Demon Eye Alliance were currently restricted by the Destroyer Civilization, it is quite obvious what the Purple Moon Civilization was doing here.

They must have come here to try and detonate a supernova to save that space-level magic eye!
The orientation of the white dwarf's poles is crucial when a supernova explodes.

Heading in this direction, the Crimson Star Alliance will be rescued. Heading in the other direction, the Space-level Demon Eye will be rescued.

So……

The smile on Li Qingsong's lips grew even wider.

"Let's settle all our old and new grudges here..."

The Crimson Star Alliance, with its spatial-level magic eye, has only one member who can be saved.

"Among my Purple Moon civilization and yours, only one of us can leave this star system..."

At this moment, Li Qingsong knew very well that when he observed the exhaust flames of the Purple Moon Civilization fleet, the Purple Moon Civilization had most likely also observed its own exhaust flames.

But...it doesn't matter.

This time, neither side has a way out, and neither side will choose to run away.

……

Before the deceleration process was over, the various probes launched by both sides in advance had already entered the galaxy and began to engage in small-scale conflicts.

More detailed information about the interior of the star system was presented to Li Qingsong one by one.

"There are a total of five planets. The innermost one is too close to its star and has a harsh environment, so it is not very valuable."

Of the remaining four major planets, two are rocky and two are gaseous.

Based on the speed of my fleet and the Purple Moon Civilization fleet, when we entered the star system, the four planets were exactly half on each side, with one side occupying two.

Very good, very good. This time, neither of us has a resource advantage nor a defensive advantage.

Let's have a fair and just war, one that relies entirely on true strength, without any luck or chance.

During the dramatic deceleration, the Purple Moon Civilization fleet finally docked next to the outer gas giant planet, and immediately dispatched another fleet to occupy the rocky planet on the same side.

On the other side, Li Qingsong also occupied two planets.

Across the stars, the two sides were in a subtle standoff.

(End of this chapter)