Everyone: Are mechanics weak? I wake up and rectify the natural disaster

The fun in the Fire Reef Starfield is indeed a bit big.

In the past few days, Su Wen had completed the big project at hand and was happy fishing.

The reconnaissance force previously sent by the empire has arrived at the edge of the Fire Reef Star Territory.

Actually.

Based on the speed of the first batch of reconnaissance troops sent in that direction, that is, the 'hurricane' level, they should still be floating halfway down the road at this time.

The hyperspace blocking field outside the solar system covers a radius of more than one light-year.

The hurricane-class propeller is also a very early design and does not have the ability to travel at super-light speed or light speed in non-hyperspace conditions.

The reason why I was able to arrive early.

It's because the Ministry of Engineering, in cooperation with the Ministry of National Defense, did a fancy job:

A very simple and crude method is used:

——Two new engineering ships equipped with the latest 'flicker drive' thrusters, which can easily achieve faster-than-light navigation in non-hyperspace environments by using the 'flicker drive', were the last to arrive and caught up with those ships. 'hurricane'.

Using the engineering equipment we carried, we performed a surgical operation on site and replaced them with new ship uniforms.

This is due to the fact that the empire's military and civilian ship hulls have always been fully modular in design.

Only then could this simple and crude "outside Hong Kong transformation" be achieved.

But even so, they would have to install a large number of additional reactors.

Otherwise, these old-style ship hulls that are not worthy of the Rubik's Cube energy reactor will not be able to carry such a large energy consumer.

After all, the current empire is still undergoing vigorous construction.

I really couldn't afford extra combat ships, so I had to trade them in for new ones.

...In short, in order to solve this problem, the engineering department went through a lot of trouble.

The additionally strengthened reconnaissance fleet was able to significantly speed up its voyage due to this performance improvement.

As a result, we arrived at the outer star area of ​​the Fire Reef Star Territory ahead of schedule in less than half the time we had originally imagined.

...It's not that far actually.

The acceleration process mainly uses the 'flash drive' to jump over the distance of the hyperspace blocking field.

The solar system itself is on the edge of the Fire Reef Starfield, so it can be said that it is right next to it.

The distance is less than fifty light years, and after leaving the blocking field, it only takes two or three jumps in hyperspace.

Even if you enter the core star area and go to the galaxy where Serb civilization or Bann civilization originated, it will only take four or five jumps at most.

of course,

The first time we came, it was a small reconnaissance fleet.

The Ministry of National Defense did not dare to do such a big thing right away.

Frederick carefully set his first destination as a deserted star system.

This destination was specially selected by her based on the information obtained from Lili Bai and the unlucky gang of six tribes coalition forces.

This is a remote star system, far away from the core star area of ​​the Fire Reef Star Domain, with almost no trade value.

There are no life planets within the star system.

There is a quite fertile asteroid belt.

Therefore, occasionally some small-scale merchant fleets and mining teams come here to collect resources.

Due to the long distance, these people have no interest in settling here, and the mining station is unmanned.

Like nomads who migrate regularly.

However, although there is no space station, there is no colony.

For communication needs, a very simple super-light speed communication base station is deployed here.

In order to make the "cyclical nomadic" general, the mining fleets coming here can receive various news from the core star field in a timely manner.

...Back then, Lilibai risked her life, riding a shuttle alone, following the footsteps of the six-race coalition, and came to Blue Star.

It is also through this remote galaxy.

She even took advantage of the fact that no one was on duty when she arrived to quietly sneak in some supplies from the small mining station.

I don’t know if it’s because trivial things like sneaking around are more likely to impress people.

Anyway, when Frederick asked about a suitable outpost.

The first thing Lilibai recommended was this remote mining galaxy with a communication station but no one living there.

The specific number is He En-14.

This is the naming method of the Serbs. This galaxy was also the first to be discovered by them, so the name was recognized by other civilizations in the Fire Reef Star Territory.

When the reconnaissance fleet arrives.

Although it has obviously been unmaintained for several years.

But Hoen-14's super-light communication base station can still operate.

This was what Frederick valued.

On the solar system side, the foundation itself is not good enough.

The reconnaissance fleet is also weak.

The empire cannot send more reinforcements to Orion in the short term. After all, it still needs to maintain territory control over Perseus.

therefore,

At the very least, it is not advisable to rush into the core star area before the first mass-produced capital ship is completed.

You shouldn't take the initiative.

It's easy to tip over that way.

She plans to

In the uninhabited area, first monitor the 'star domain public frequency' for a period of time.

Screen for useful information and make further plans.

otherwise.

Just relying on the non-time-sensitive information in the hands of the empire, the latest information is "three years expired".

If you rush in to stir up trouble, you will easily be beaten by others.

...who would have thought.

This sieve really revealed some interesting news:

In the core star area of ​​the Fire Reef Star Territory, many living planets disappeared out of thin air.

..

The FTL communication base station of Hoen-14 is not a high-grade product.

It cannot receive instant communications from dozens or hundreds of light years away and from the deepest part of the core star region.

Those that can be received are delayed by one or two months.

If you want to get real-time news, you can only limit it to the surrounding and border star areas.

At this moment in the Border Star Region,

Major radio channels, radio stations, talk shows,

This is the most discussed topic.

They live far away and don’t have a deep understanding of the core star area.

After all, in the eyes of the latter, these 'frontier residents' who make a living by mining, farming, and even being pirates are considered pure fools.

But judging from the many news leaked from the core star region...

The Mudlegs vaguely guessed that there seemed to be trouble there.

And it’s still a huge mess.

otherwise...

It’s not like there were several living planets that disappeared from the world for no reason.

..

It is difficult to hide the disappearance of a planet.

"Of course, it doesn't mean disappearing in the physical sense. This kind of thing is very difficult to do,"

Arriving at the round table conference hall of the Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff,

Su Wen sat at the top and listened to Frederick's detailed explanation.

"The 'evaporation' mentioned in the Border Star Region refers to the fact that those planets have disappeared from their communication network, and no more information is leaked out, becoming an 'information black hole'."

Any contact will leave traces.

This is the so-called Rocca's law.

A colonial planet of ordinary size, as long as it is in the core star area and has been developed for a long time.

The population above can range from tens to tens of billions.

In such a planet, the amount of information spread through long-distance communications every day is simply an astronomical figure.

From a physical level,

A planet, even if it has native life,

In the vast universe, it is still very inconspicuous.

It is a little foil for the earthy Baji beside the star;

But if you look at it from the perspective of the 'information' filter...

A planet with life that has entered the interstellar era civilization,

It was like a dazzling sun.

Long wave communication, short wave communication, tachyon communication, quantum communication...

A variety of information carriers will spread the massive information generated all the time in the huge communication network on the planet to the endless sea of ​​stars.

So this is where it gets interesting.

On a physical level, a living planet is different from any other celestial body.

Compared to giant planets, stars, and black holes, they are just tiny embellishments.

But here, it's the other way around - the amount of information network radiation on any living planet is a terrifying figure, completely exceeding that of any other celestial body in the same galaxy.

Even the main star in the galaxy emits nothing more than monotonous electromagnetic waves.

Just talk about the 'sense of presence' on the 'information level'.

There is nothing that can compare with a highly developed life planet.

For those miners, colonial pioneers, merchant sailors, and part-time pirates in the frontier star system,

The prosperous planets in the core star area are like lighthouses in the information network.

Far away from the big cities, they count on these lighthouses to bring some embellishment to their meager and boring lives.

But now...

Those beacons went out.

One after another.