MTLNOVEL Chapter 804 - 479: Choices That Bet On Fate_2
Chapter 804: Chapter 479: Choices That Bet On Fate_2
However, during the second round of assaults, more human special forces units managed to get close to the Prism Ship and bombarded it relentlessly before it could escape. They successfully retrieved a fragment of the Prism Ship’s hull.
At that time, some soldiers were ecstatic, but Harrison Clark and Martha Owen, along with other researchers, remained calm and did not hold much hope.
Just as Harrison Clark expected, when the returning soldiers opened the isolation box with high hopes, it was completely empty inside.
Soon after, Oliver Yeoman completed the test again, and another piece was torn off by others.
This time, the researchers made full preparations. As soon as the soldiers got the fragment, they boarded a high-speed research vessel with the box and attempted to jump accelerate into the Curvature Subspace.
When the spacecraft entered the Subspace, the fragment, which was originally the size of a palm, had shrunk to the size of a fingernail.
Within less than half a day, the “fingernail” had completely disappeared.
The research vessel was also tracked down and torn apart by the Blade Mantis in Subspace.
The test time was too short. Humanity could not calmly analyze the fragment, and no solid findings were made.
However, Martha Owen and Freddy worked together from a purely theoretical perspective to find an explanation for the phenomenon.
At a small meeting, Martha Owen said, “This has similarities with the enemy ship’s integrated defense and is still a high-level application of the Unified Aggregation Force. We have already seen the basic application of Unified Aggregation Force in the Blade Mantis’s warp core. Your Egyptian tribe core should also have a similar principle, Nora Camp. The spider-web-like Unified Aggregation Force punctures the boundaries of three-dimensional primary space, Curvature Subspace, and Warp Subspace, organically binding the materials together completely. This is the reason why the Blade Mantis, Prism Ship, and your Warp Battle Armor can directly enter Warp Subspace without any initial velocity.”
Freddy added via a telepathic message, “Let me give you an analogy. When the warp engine is activated, the warp subspace layer covering the surface of the object actually becomes a clamp. One side of the clamp is the original three-dimensional space, while the other side is Curvature Subspace. The clamp starts to exert force from both sides, and then, like pinching a person’s face, it squeezes and pulls the Warp Subspace in front of it by compressing the original three-dimensional space and Curvature Subspace, letting the Warp Subspace engulf the object like solidified tree resin trapping insects, and then spewing the object out of another location. This is the principle of warping. As for how these materials disappear, I believe that it is this force that turns the basic particles in the fragments into energy, and little by little, lets them leak away in a manner similar to remote warping.”
“Just like… this…”
In the virtual world, Martha Owen let Star conjure up a handful of sand in her palm.
She clenched her fist tightly, and no sand slipped through her fingers.
However, the sand in her hand suddenly turned into water, and quickly leaked away completely.
Harrison Clark nodded.
It was like listening to two academic experts giving a joint lecture, barely understanding what they said.
Martha Owen said solemnly, “I will work with Mr. Freddy to find and harness this force. Then, we will use it to elevate our current understanding of the Unified Force to a whole new level.”
Harrison Clark smiled faintly, “Pretty good.”
Freddy: “But it’s difficult.”
Harrison Clark: “The best approach is to wait for me to arrive and actually capture a complete Prism Ship, right?”
Martha Owen: “Yes.”
In the small conference room, Nora Camp, who had been watching their conversation without interrupting, said, “If we have the opportunity, we would certainly like to achieve success in advance.”
It would, of course, be difficult, especially since the Compound-Eyed Observer had adjusted its tactics after being bombed with Energy Beam Bombs and no longer used the Star-shattering Cannons easily.
Each time the Star-shattering Cannons were fired, they would prepare thoroughly, eliminate any potentially threatening human military forces, and have at least ten to several hundred Prism Ships guarding from the side.
The Compound-Eyed Observer wouldn’t fall into the same trap twice.
The command center believed that since the Compound-Eyed Observer’s massive reinforcements were still on their way, they must think that the core of humanity’s strength was firmly fixed and could not escape. Naturally, there was no need for the Observer to take risks here.
As long as they continued to besiege the Shadow Galaxy, the Compound-Eyed Observer could instead encircle and strike support forces, gradually consuming the living strength of humanity.
This was precisely the Observer’s intention.
For the time being, the situation reached a stalemate.
Both sides were still fiercely fighting in the Asteroid Belt.
Human soldiers had been suffering casualties, but they had never reached the breaking point.
Star upgraded its algorithms again. The advantage was that artificial intelligence equipment began to play a more significant role in the war. The rapidly manufactured, powerful, and reliable Intelligent Warships could effectively fill in the gaps in the defense lines caused by personnel reductions.
The downside was that energy reserves were suddenly being consumed at an accelerated rate. The ten-layer Dyson Membrane around DF-711 had been completely destroyed, and it seemed that humanity’s energy reserves would soon be depleted.
The problem was solved by the Energy Science Institute.
Just at this critical moment, the scholars quickly absorbed the technology accumulated from the DF-711 Fortress Starship and built a highly efficient Dyson Membrane along the orbit of the Shadow of Mercury, plunging the entire star system into darkness.
As more and more Engineering Ships approached the Shadow of the Sun, they continuously launched new types of physical toxins to accelerate the fusion reaction, which in turn increased energy extraction intensity gradually making up for the loss of auxiliary energy.
The Compound-Eyed Observer occasionally sent Blade Mantis to covertly infiltrate and attempt to destroy the Inner Dyson Membrane. But Harrison Clark’s students held their ground bravely, always managing to block their attacks in time. Even when damaged, the destruction was not fatal and could be swiftly repaired.