Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 200 Unexpected Reinforcements (6000-word chapter)

Jupiter's synchronous orbit
The Solar System Fleet Command is located in Jupiter's synchronous orbit, generating one-sixth of Earth's gravity through its rotation. It has two huge habitation rings. The Jupiter orbital base is 30 kilometers long and contains the command center, which is the location of the fleet's highest command and administrative system.

This was also Luo Qing's first time formally attending a high-level meeting of Fleet International.

With the Sophon's blockade lifted and the most recent Sophon having escaped to the depths of the solar system, the atmosphere at this high-level meeting was exceptionally high.

It was as if a dark cloud that had been hanging over humanity had finally dissipated.

During the international fleet conference, Luo Qing listened in on the Solar System Fleet's operational plan for the Devouring Empire.

Then Luo Qing discovered that the official battle plan was exactly the same as the one described by the captain of the 'Luo Qing' ship.

This gave him the feeling that a Beijing taxi driver had predicted the state of the world.

The Pan-Solar System Defense Line has consumed a large amount of human resources. It is a relatively wise decision to use the Solar System Defense Line to gradually consume and devour the Empire.

Of course, the meeting also clearly discussed Luo Qing's role in future operational plans.

Fleet International defines Luo Qing as: [Ultimate Trump Card], [Pillar of Resistance Against the Devouring Empire], and [Strategic Weapon].

Luo Qing defines himself as:
[They can barely hold their own against the small fleet of the Devouring Empire]

[It can conduct harassment operations thanks to its superior mobility]

[Fear of high-energy, light-speed weapons similar to lasers]

[A hidden weapon that might devour the empire]

[Cannot play a decisive role]

[If you can't win, you can self-destruct; the power of a self-destruction can blow off a small section of the giant ring.]

Please don't use me like a donkey, thank you.

The first phase of the operational plan against the Devouring Empire was quickly finalized.

The Solar System Fleet decided to take the initiative, with the three fleets organizing approximately 500 star-class warships to launch a harassing operation against the Devourer Ring, a probing attack, with a target range of 500 astronomical units.

Luo Qing will travel aboard the 'Luo Qing' star-class warship to cooperate with the fleet in this operation!
There are three strategic objectives in this battle.

First: Understand the specific combat capabilities of the Devouring Fleet near the Devouring Giant Ring.

Second: Understand the defensive capabilities of the Devouring Giant Ring itself.

Third: To lure and devour the main force of the fleet in pursuit. (Main objective)

Luo Qing will play the role of Shan Qing during this trip, always maintaining his combat power at 1% of the speed of light, ensuring that he can attract the attention of the dinosaurs without posing a major threat to them.

If the initial attacking fleet is stalled, Luo Qing will be responsible for covering the rear. (This was added by Luo Qing himself.)
This operational plan, though seemingly simple, is actually quite lengthy in practice.

Interstellar warfare differs from World War I and World War II in that it spans a vast amount of time and space.

The first long-range operation was set in the year 202 of the Crisis Era.

That is, two years later.

Since the Devouring Empire is only 500 astronomical units away from the solar system, star-class warships can only travel at a speed of [Forward 3].

The speed of [Forward III] is one-tenth that of [Forward IV], or 2% of the speed of light. In the rush battle, the human space fleet will further reduce its speed to half the speed of [Forward III], or 1% of the speed of light, for the expedition.

At this speed, it would take 8 months to cross 500 astronomical units.

After the expeditionary fleet arrives near the Devouring Empire, it will attempt to conduct a long-range bombardment spanning 2 million kilometers using electromagnetic kinetic energy cannons and gamma-ray lasers.

If the Devouring Fleet launches low-intensity sniping attacks, the Expeditionary Fleet will attempt to destroy any Devouring Fleet that dares to resist head-on.

If hundreds of thousands of Devouring Fleets swarm in, the Expeditionary Fleet will immediately launch all of its star-type nuclear missiles, using dense space nuclear explosions to deter the enemy's pursuit, and immediately enter full power [Advance 3] to retreat.

If the dinosaurs concealed the speed at which they devoured the fleet, the expeditionary fleet would immediately enter [Forward 4] mode, increasing its speed to 3%, 4%, 5%, or even 10% of the speed of light to escape.

Of course, these 500 expeditionary warships were not fighting alone.

There are 2000 planetary-level warships, operating in conjunction with star-level warships.

The solar system fleet is not just composed of star-class warships.

Planetary-level warships are also an important component of human fleets.

Planetary-class warships can travel freely within the solar system. Their maximum speed is 1% of the speed of light, which is half the speed of a star-class warship [Advance III].

The size of a planetary warship is comparable to that of an aircraft carrier in the early 21st century. A planetary warship has a crew of about 500, which is only 1/10 of the crew of a star-class warship.

Planetary-level warships are not equipped with an ecological cycle system that can operate continuously for thousands of years, nor are they equipped with shipboard hibernation pods. The ecological cycle system of planetary-level warships can only be maintained for about 20 years. Although this time is not long, it is enough to complete routine military operations within the solar system.

Compared to star-class warships, planetary-class warships are much more efficient to build.

The limiting factor in the production speed of stellar-class warships is not resources, but the core of the stellar-class warship—the [Type III Controlled Nuclear Fusion Propellantless Radiation Propulsion Engine].

As the most advanced technological achievement of mankind capable of propelling warships at 20% of the speed of light, this engine has extremely low production efficiency. Even with a complete production line, it would take 2 to 3 years to assemble one.

Planetary-class warships are not subject to this restriction. Firstly, they are small in size, and even countries and large companies on Earth have the capability to build them independently. Secondly, planetary-class warships can be directly equipped with civilian spacecraft engines.

Therefore, after more than 100 years of accumulation, the total number of planetary-class warships in the solar system fleet has reached 62400, which is 12 times the number of star-class warships.

In terms of combat capability, planetary-level warships are also equipped with low-power gamma laser beams and electromagnetic kinetic energy cannons.

Compared to the four-in-one strike system of the star-class warships, the combat power of planetary warships is greatly reduced. However, even the weaker planetary warships are still comparable to the dinosaurs' Tyrant-class battleships in terms of individual combat capability.

Through the Kuiper Belt campaign, humanity had already drawn this conclusion by dismantling the wreckage of dinosaur warships.

Whether it's the so-called "Triangle Bulwark-class defense ship," the so-called "Brachiosaurus-class mothership," or even the "Tyrant-class combat ship," "Pteranodon-class reconnaissance ship," "Stegosaurus-class fire support ship," "Velociraptor-class assault boat," and other miscellaneous dinosaur warships, they are all essentially planetary-level warships.

These dinosaur warships lacked both a complete ecological cycle system (in fact, creating an ecological cycle system to sustain dinosaurs is extremely difficult) and the fuel required for warships to sail for thousands of years. Therefore, these dinosaur warships were essentially swarms of bees surrounding the giant ring of dinosaurs, unable to leave the giant ring for more than 500 astronomical units, and incapable of living independently.

The dinosaurs' space fleet was not as sophisticated as the space warships that humans built; they invested all their resources in the giant rings themselves.

During this high-level international meeting of the fleet, the speaker used holographic projection to demonstrate the differences between the Solar System Fleet and the Devouring Fleet to the Luo Qing system.

The Solar System Fleet consists of 5000 star-class warships and 62400 planetary-class warships.

The Devouring Empire's fleet consists of at least 600000 combat ships and 300000 non-combat ships.

Based on observations from the Fitzroy-Ringer III telescope, it can be concluded that the dinosaur fleet that participated in the Battle of the Kuiper Belt was essentially a microcosm of the Imperial fleet that devoured it.

The dinosaur's warship system. It consists of a total of 6 types of warships.

The spokesperson at the meeting explained in detail the differences between these six types of warships.

【Triangular Bulwark-class Defensive Ship】: An extremely durable triangular metal block. Shaped like a pyramid, and roughly the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza, it is almost solid and is piloted by only 10 dinosaurs at its core, serving as a space shield for the dinosaur warship. Its material structure can withstand hundreds of gamma-ray lasers from human warships, and it can even withstand hundreds of electromagnetic projectiles without being destroyed.

A solid triangular iron block, it can be described as a space barricade.

[Brachiosaurus-class Mothership]: A Dinosaur Version of an Aircraft Carrier

Resembling a traditional Chinese coffin, it is jokingly called the Iron Coffin. It is the largest single dinosaur-shaped warship, measuring 10km in length, 6km in width, and 5km in height. This is equivalent to 20 times the size of the largest human-made stellar-class warship, the Paradox Engine (which has undergone several upgrades and is now 2.4km long).

Due to the enormous size of the dinosaurs, although the Brachiosaurus-class mothership was very large, it carried very few space fighters, only a little over a hundred. The dinosaurs' space fighters had a flight range limit of only 40 kilometers, roughly the distance between the Earth and the Moon. They were propelled by working fluid, had weak combat power, and posed very little threat.

Dinosaur spaceplanes were typically piloted by a single dinosaur, and unmanned, automated combat was not yet possible.

In comparison, the unmanned carrier-based aircraft carried by human warships far surpass those of dinosaur warships in terms of flight speed, maximum flight range, and the number of aircraft they can carry. It can only be said that the dinosaurs were simply too large and a waste of space; the size of a single dinosaur space fighter was equivalent to a standard 400-meter runway.

During the Kuiper Belt campaign, the aircraft launched by the Brachiosaurus-class carriers served almost no purpose other than wasting an electromagnetic kinetic shell.

【Wing Loong-class reconnaissance ship】: A brick-like vessel crammed with all sorts of detection equipment.

Shaped like a traditional red brick, it is equipped with systems including, but not limited to, radar (used to detect the location of targets such as human ships and asteroids), optical telescopes (to observe distant targets using visible light), infrared detectors (to detect the thermal radiation sources of targets in dark environments), and more.

However, these detection devices have limited effectiveness. In contrast, the sensor arrays standard on human starships are much more advanced, including magnetic field and gravitational field sensors.

As auxiliary ships of the Dinosaur Fleet, the Wing Loong-class reconnaissance ships basically served as observers for other warships. Their only self-defense weapon, the interstellar missile, was loaded with chemical explosives, which had very limited power and propulsion.

【Steel Dragon-class Fire Support Ship】A dinosaur-themed armory warship.

The ship's surface is covered with thorn-like launch pods, resembling the back armor of a Stegosaurus, and is loaded with a large number of interstellar missiles. The interstellar missile warheads are all low-yield nuclear warheads. A single Stegosaurus-class fire support ship contains approximately 100 interstellar missiles.

Since the dinosaurs did not develop electromagnetic cannon technology, the Stegosaurus-class fire support ship was equipped with two [Interstellar Liquid Cannons] with dinosaur-specific technology at the stern. The cannons ejected liquid metal at extremely high temperatures and speeds, but the range was only 10 kilometers (beyond this distance, the liquid metal projectiles would naturally disintegrate in a low-temperature vacuum). In space warfare, it was a close-quarters melee weapon, and its attributes were completely suppressed by the electromagnetic kinetic energy cannon.

[Velociraptor-class Assault Craft] Dinosaur Bayonet.

Like a miniature streamlined dagger, the hull is only 100 meters long, making it an absolute miniature among dinosaurs. Despite its small size, it is equipped with an engine of the same level as the Pterosaur-class reconnaissance ship, with a maximum propulsion speed of 3% of the light speed. It is capable of quickly rushing towards star-class warships in forward three states and most planetary warships.

In terms of weaponry, these dinosaur assault boats are mainly equipped with close-range pulse cannons, capable of penetrating the hull armor of planetary warships. However, the weaknesses of these small warships are also very obvious: any type of weapon from the human fleet can inflict devastating damage on them.

Human-made space drones are capable of intercepting these small objects with the computing power of quantum computers.

【Tyrant-class Battleship】The main battleship of the dinosaurs.

The Tyrant-class dinosaur, the mainstay of the Imperial fleet, is the size of a human starship, with a maximum speed of 1% of the speed of light. Its shape resembles a magnified Tyrannosaurus skull, and it possesses a triad weapon system including gamma-ray lasers, interstellar nuclear missiles, and infrasonic shockwave bombs. Its actual combat power is slightly inferior to human planetary warships. The Tyrant-class can accommodate 500 fighting dinosaurs.

The Tyrant-class warship is also capable of coordinating the existence of all dinosaur warships.

During the Kuiper Belt campaign, Tyrant-class warships, together with Triangle Bulwark-class defense ships and Velociraptor-class assault boats, formed an offensive formation. Supported by Brachiosaurus-class motherships and Stegosaurus-class fire support ships, and guided by Pteranodon-class reconnaissance ships, they unleashed powerful combat capabilities and once threatened a human Stellar-class warship that had mistakenly entered enemy territory.

Of course, this small tyrant warship fleet was eventually completely crushed by the overwhelming electromagnetic cannon fire.

The spokesperson for the international fleet conference, after analyzing these dinosaur warships, concluded:
"The dinosaurs' warship system was actually quite sophisticated, following a functional classification and coordinated combat approach, somewhat similar to the aircraft carrier combat system of humans in the early 21st century."

Humans, on the other hand, follow a single-unit warship system. A single starship, even without any logistical support, still possesses formidable combat power and endurance.

Therefore, the powerful human warships had an overwhelming advantage over the dinosaur warships.

However, we cannot underestimate dinosaurs because of this. As the Wallfacer once said: "Arrogance is the greatest enemy of civilization." (Note: "The Wallfacer once said" has become a standard quotation phrase in the new era and is also one of the famous quotes that must be quoted in college entrance examination essays. In this context, the Wallfacer generally refers to Luo Qing.)
The weakness of dinosaur warships is only relative to human warships. It's important to understand that the dinosaurs' sophisticated warship system ensured the Devouring Empire's victories in thousands of interstellar battles throughout its 6500 million-year history of wandering. (Note: This data is based on accounts of captured dinosaurs and large fangs during the Kuiper Belt campaign.)
From this point of view, I can even say with certainty: dinosaurs were a cancer and a nightmare for the Milky Way!
Even through just a glimpse into the history of dinosaurs, we can see that numerous primitive civilizations exist within the vast Milky Way galaxy. However, the development of most of these civilizations has stalled within their planets; the Eridanus civilization is a prime example. Excluding the exceptional case of the Risk Removers civilization, an early cosmic civilization, civilizations like humanity and the Trisolarans, capable of venturing beyond their star systems, are already among the most advanced civilizations in the universe—one in a hundred!
Therefore, as the most formidable enemy of the dinosaurs, we should feel honored. Since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight on April 12, 1961, we have developed to our current state in less than 300 years. Facing the dinosaurs, we need not underestimate ourselves. The solar system fleet will surely fulfill its mission, and our mission is...
—Defend the Solar System!

We all know that unlike the Trisolaran civilization, which was forced to invade Earth due to a threat to its home, the dinosaur civilization was a thoroughly evil civilization. Think about it: if we could eliminate the dinosaurs that were devouring planets throughout our solar system, wouldn't we also be protecting other weaker civilizations in the Milky Way?

Therefore, the war between humans and dinosaurs was not just about defending their homeland. This war had a certain degree of justice, and I hope that the three fleets will keep this in mind. In this war, humanity will safeguard the moral bottom line of this universe!
The Solar System Fleet's mission is righteous; it is a war to defend our home, a war of revenge for the thousands of native civilizations destroyed by the dinosaurs, and a war to protect other weaker civilizations in the universe!

The spokesperson for the international fleet conference grew somber:
"But justice never means that victory will come easily. Look behind me, everyone. That is the mothership of the Devouring Empire, the Devouring Ring. Even if we ignore the Ring, we must face a terrifying fact: the total number of the Devouring Empire's fleet has reached a staggering 90 ships. This number is even higher than the total number of stellar nuclear bombs we have produced in the past 160 years!"

"Digital Republic and MOSS once jointly simulated future wars, and I'll show you a simulation result here."

The holographic projection behind the speaker switched to a simulated battle of the solar system.
In the Kuiper Belt, the Dinosaur Fleet's Triangle Barrier-class defense ships constructed a shield wall with dense formations that even the electromagnetic railguns of Stellar-class warships could not penetrate; the suicidal swarms of hundreds of thousands of Velociraptor-class assault craft overwhelmed the human side's unmanned space fighters; as for the Stegosaurus-class fire support ships' endless interstellar nuclear missiles, the Brachiosaurus-class motherships' swarms of Dinosaur space fighters like locusts, and the Tyrant-class warships' all-out offensive...

This holographic image is breathtaking; it's as if the solar system fleet is on the verge of complete destruction in this scene.

"They are like locusts in the universe, using the most primitive tactics to consume our most precious resources. Even without the giant ring, just dealing with these warships would be enough to make the entire solar system fleet fight with all its might."

At this point, the spokesperson's voice suddenly rose: "But the greatness of human civilization lies precisely in our ability to always find new paths in desperate situations! Stellar-class warship fleets, pan-solar system defense systems, MOSS-based quantum entanglement communication arrays, lunar engines... one place, one area, one group of human efforts are working hard to increase humanity's chances of victory."

The holographic projection changed repeatedly, quickly becoming a solar system star map that spread throughout the entire venue. Countless red and blue interwoven points of light wandered throughout the venue, while the holographic sun in the center of the venue was undoubtedly the brightest.

The spokesperson calmly stated, "Over the next three months, we will complete the initial selection of the Solar System Expeditionary Fleet and conduct joint strike drills, while simultaneously strengthening the deployment of stellar nuclear space mines in the Kuiper Belt and near Jupiter's orbit."

All fleets must remember that the dinosaurs' warship system relies on coordination and cooperation, while our powerful individual warships will completely tear apart their formation.

When the pterosaurs fall, the tyrant is lost, the brachiosaurs wither, and the stegosaurs fall silent, that will be the moment for the solar system fleet to counterattack!

The audience erupted in thunderous applause, but the speaker raised his hand to signal for silence: "Finally, please allow me to once again quote the Wallfacer Luo Qing's maxim: 'The flame of civilization is forever passed on among humble humanity.' Today, we have taken on this responsibility—to fight for Earth, to fight for all the unlit lights of civilization in the galaxy! The Solar System Fleet will prevail! Will prevail! Will prevail!"

...

Why get so worked up? And if you're going to give a speech, can you please not drag me into it?

What does "Wallfacer" mean? Luo Qing once said that.
Did I say that?
So you're using AI-generated quotes?
This international fleet conference, which included background explanations, strategic discussions, future planning, impromptu speeches, praise for Luo Qing, and daily criticisms of the coalition government, lasted for a day and a night.

Since the beginning of the martial arts era, the efficiency of human meetings has been significantly improved. Long meetings like this, lasting a day and a night, are not uncommon. After all, everyone can control their sphincter muscles, so there is no need for urgent needs.

Although Luo Qing was uninterested in the impromptu speech that followed, he was still very interested in the part about the Devouring Empire and its specific strategic plans.

But just as the meeting was about to end, a sophon, which was far away near Saturn, unexpectedly flew towards Jupiter's orbit.

Luo Qing instinctively wanted to glare at the sophon.

But this Zhizi danced strangely in the vacuum, and through the trajectory of its dance, Luo Qing's divine sense saw a line of words.

"Luo Qing, the Wallfacer, I'm here to negotiate!"

Luo Qing refrained from glaring at it.

Soon, the sophon that clearly expressed its desire to communicate arrived at the Fleet International meeting place. Luo Qing did not remind everyone that since it was there to negotiate, it must have been sincere.

For example, this sophon should unfold in a lower dimension.

Sure enough, this sophon suddenly unfolded into six dimensions during the Solar System Joint Conference.

A perfectly round, shiny, fully mirror-reflective sphere, one meter in diameter, appeared in the venue.

Faced with the fleet international conference venue that was instantly thrown into chaos, this sophon projected a short bilingual (Chinese and English) subtitle with a sincerity that was of some incomprehensible nature.

I am here to help humanity.

(End of this chapter)