APTnovel Chapter 19: Special Mission
Chapter 19: Special Mission
“General Chu Yan, there’s a reason I’m urgently recalling your interceptor fleet.” Commander-in-Chief Zhang Xiaoyu of the Earth Federation Fleet lit a cigarette, took a puff, and let the light shimmer. “Based on analysis of data related to the Martian civilization on the moon, Tian Shen Wu does indeed possess a powerful extraterrestrial civilization. The Tian Shen people once stole hydrogen from Saturn within the solar system, and they engaged in a fierce war with the Martian civilization 600 million years ago. Here’s the detailed information; take a look.” With that, a thin e-book floated in front of Chu Yan. Chu Yan quickly flipped through the pages, tracing them with his hand. Zhang Xiaoyu waited quietly, simply inhaling his cigarette.
"Commander Zhang, what should we do next?"
"I would like to hear your views."
"I think the Celestial Beings' advantage lies in their numbers and speed, while our advantage lies in advanced technology and weaponry, and of course, the lunar fortress. No, we probably have no advantage at all! My God, 600 million years! With 600 million years of technological development, the Celestial Beings will far surpass us in strength. 600 million years!" Chu Yan couldn't help but exclaim, after all, 600 million years is an extremely long time for humans on Earth.
"That's exactly what I was worried about, which is why I urgently recalled you all. Now, our only option is to hide from the Celestial Ginseng People!"
"Hide? How do you hide? Do you mean run away?"
"Yes, there's no way around it, the disparity in strength is too great."
"What did the Academy of Sciences say?"
"They have unearthed a lot of Martian civilization technology over there, but I don't think they are a match for the Celestials."
"I am very sure of that."
"Commander-in-Chief, the Dean of the Academy of Sciences requests a video call with you," the duty officer reported to Zhang Xiaoyu.
"Connect it." Then, a holographic projection of the civilized body appeared on the conference table.
"Dean Wen, please have a seat." Zhang Xiaoyu gestured to a chair, and the holographic projection of civilization moved over and sat down next to Chu Yan, facing Zhang Xiaoyu.
"Commander Zhang, I heard you urgently recalled the interceptor fleet. Has something happened?"
"I was just worrying about this with General Chu, and your arrival is just in time."
"What's going on?"
"Your lunar intelligence report says that the Martian civilization and the Celestial Civilization waged a brutal war of irreconcilable conflict 600 million years ago. Dean Wen, think about it, 600 million years from now, will we be a match for the Celestial Civilization? Impossible!" Zhang Xiaoyu said, his face full of worry. No matter who was commander-in-chief, there was no way to reverse this hope.
Wenming lowered his head, pondered for a few minutes, and then suddenly said loudly, "That's not right."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiaoyu and Chu Yan asked almost simultaneously.
Wenming chuckled, “Oh, Commander Zhang, General Chu, I mean, the celestial ginseng people from 600 million years ago should be no different from the celestial ginseng people of today.”
"What do you mean by this?" Zhang Xiaoyu and Chu Yan were somewhat taken aback.
"This is the 'length dilation and time slowing' effect of Einstein's theory of relativity. Simply put, in our solar system, due to the light speed barrier, the speed of light has decreased to c0. In this dimension, the speed of light is 4c0, and the solar system is a 'dark zone' that is enclosed. The 600 million years that have passed in the solar system before the sun's explosion would only be a few hundred days in this dimension, probably around 600 days!" The more Civilization thought about it, the more alarmed it became.
"What?" Zhang Xiaoyu and Chu Yan were stunned. They silently calculated that one day here was equivalent to 1 million years of the solar system before the explosion!
"One thing should corroborate my idea. That is, the Tiancan people's travel speed is still 50% of the speed of light in this plane of space. If it really has been 600 million years, their travel speed cannot have not increased significantly."
This realization struck them both.
"Hmm, I'm truly ashamed. I must issue an order that soldiers and officers must study physics and astronomy in their spare time!"
Wenming smiled. "Do you have any plans for dealing with the Celestial Ginseng People?"
"According to intelligence from the moon, those Martian small warships, or flying saucers, seem to be effective against the Celestial warships. I will issue an order to recruit young men into the army to pilot flying saucers in combat! Don't forget, we still have almost a year left."
"Yes, that's a good idea." Chu Yan and Wenming nodded.
At a training camp in a secret base of the Federation Fleet, a virtual reality space is being used.
"Enemy ship ahead, please take cover," the AI warned.
"What are you afraid of? Watch me!" Wei Shan suddenly pulled up the control lever, and the flying saucer shot vertically into the sky. The thrill of the extreme speed seemed to excite Wei Shan. Just as the flying saucer reached its peak, she plunged down again, then made a right-angle turn and fired fiercely at the enemy ship ahead. Beams of laser light were emitted from the flying saucer, forming extremely bright white rays in the gravity-free vacuum, piercing straight like sharp swords. They tore a gap in the blue plasma halo of the enemy ship's shield, but could not penetrate it completely.
"If I don't take you down today, I'm not a Wei!" Wei Shan said angrily. "Artificial intelligence, drop the gravity bomb, then release the light sphere."
"Yes, Master." The UFO AI quickly launched gravity bombs and light spheres. The gravity bombs quickly trapped the enemy ship in one area. Due to the protection of the shields, it was not torn apart by the strong gravity. Instead, like a helicopter that had been hit, it stumbled and fell into the gravity trap. Then the gravity disappeared, and the light net that followed shredded the enemy ship like a hot knife through butter.
Wei Shan jumped up happily, pressed her ring, and the virtual holographic training screen for UFO training immediately disappeared. The officers and soldiers watching the training applauded enthusiastically, and Chu Yan smiled slightly.
"Lieutenant Wei, congratulations on passing the training!" Chu Yan stepped forward and said to Wei Shan, who had just wiped away her sweat.
"Ah, it's General Chu. I didn't expect you to come too." This beautiful woman, who was usually fearless, was quite nervous this time.
"I have a difficult task for you. I wonder if you dare to accept it?"
"What's there to be afraid of?"
"Okay, then come to my office in half an hour."
Half an hour later, Wei Shan was teleported directly from the fleet training camp to the fleet headquarters via optical transmission. She activated the yellow light positioning function on her ring and easily found General Chu Yan's office. She heard some conversation coming from inside. Wei Shan waved at the identification system on the door and brought her face slightly closer.
"General, Lieutenant Wei Shan is waiting for your permission to enter outside the gate," the AI reported to Chu Yan.
"Let her in."
"Yes, Master."
The door opened automatically, and Wei Shan saw a large conference table where General Chu was talking to a handsome young man. There were also a dozen or so soldiers who looked to be wearing the same military uniform as her. The Earth Federation fleet insignia on their shoulder straps (a circle divided into four parts by two lightsabers) floated and shone on their chests, giving them a three-dimensional appearance.
"General Chu, Wei Shan reporting for duty." Wei Shan saluted.
"Please sit down." Chu Yan gestured for Wei Shan to sit down. "First, let me introduce you. This is Dean Zhou Yuan, and these are special forces soldiers." The soldiers stood up and saluted Wei Shan in unison, and Wei Shan returned the salute.
"Is this Uncle Zhou Yuan?" Wei Shan quickly turned her head. "Oh, right, Uncle Zhou hasn't seen me before. You know Moonlight Bar, right?"
"Oh, I remember now, you're Old Wei's daughter."
"Yes, Uncle Zhou."
"Didn't Lao Wei say you were in the security department? What happened?"
"Oh, my dad is right. I was in the security department back then, and later I served under General Chu."
Zhou Yuan turned his gaze to Chu Yan.
"Dean Zhou, it's like this. At first, this girl was doing security work for me. Later, I saw that she was quite skilled and quick-witted, so I sent her to further her studies. She trained in the fleet's special training camp. The hardship there was not something that ordinary people could endure. This girl was actually quite capable, passing all her subjects with excellent grades."
"Oh, I see. Is Old Wei alright?" Zhou Yuan's thoughts seemed to drift back to Earth, recalling the Moonlight Bar, but Earth was no longer there.
"He's doing well. He's currently at Space City 4 and still runs a bar."
"Oh, really? That's good. Don't call me uncle, I'm still young." The group laughed.
"By the way, General Chu, let's not delay the important matter. Go ahead and speak."
"Alright. The reason I've called you here is to assign you a special mission." Chu Yan paused for a moment. "The Earth Federation Fleet and the Academy of Sciences have jointly made a decision, which is to have you go to the Celestial Ginseng People to observe the real situation." Chu Yan spoke cryptically, but everyone understood.
"As everyone knows, this mission is very important. Dean Zhou is in charge of technology. Lieutenant Wei, you will lead these special forces soldiers to protect Dean Zhou's personal safety. This is your top priority, understand?"
"General, we understand," Wei Shan and the special forces soldiers replied in unison.
"Alright, just a reminder, you only have a maximum of two months. The tasks and instructions have been sent to your rings. You will depart in one day. Dismissed."
"Yes." After bowing to Chu Yan and Zhou Yuan, everyone left one after another.
"Dean Zhou, this mission is arduous and dangerous. You don't actually need to go in person."
"Thank you. I am very relieved that the Civilization is in charge of the lunar technology analysis. Their understanding of the Celestial Beings is currently no less than that of the lunar technology analysis. As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.'"
"Okay, then take care."
"Goodbye."
In contrast to the direction of the star Gastrodin, a huge collider has been built on the far side of the moon. The particle beam of the collider produces a wormhole with a diameter of 2 kilometers. Within ten minutes, eight flying saucers left behind by Martian civilization passed through them one after another. Each flying saucer carried two people and an intelligent composite robot.
The wormhole traveled at the speed of light in this plane of space. Six months later, the eight flying saucers arrived in the vacuum region outside the Tian Shen Wu star system, and each flying saucer activated its neutrino stealth function.
Using a telescope and a wide-field planetary camera, Zhou Yuan discovered that the star Aristolochic has five planets, each larger than Earth. The five planets, in descending order of diameter, are Aristolochic e, f, b, d, and c. Based on distance, from Aristolochic to Aristolochic, they are Aristolochic b, c, d, e, and f. Because the distances of this galaxy in our local space are greater than those observed from Earth, the actual distances of the five planets from Aristolochic are farther than calculated by humans on Earth.