Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 316: Extinguishing the Sun

"Hey Jackson, what's going on? It's already 6:30, why is it still so dark and not even dawn yet?"

"Yes, Johnson, it's very strange."

Jackson and Johnson have been neighbors for many years, and as usual this summer morning, the two went out for a morning exercise together.

Jackson liked to listen to the news on a small radio while exercising in the morning. He turned it on, and the announcer was passionately broadcasting, "According to observations at the Griffith Observatory, our sun is still there, but it's like a light bulb that's been turned off! Could this be the work of 'divine power'? Now, there is not a single ray of sunlight anywhere on Earth. Earth has entered a dark prison, and the end is near? At eight o'clock this morning, you'll hear the explosive light-speed war between two civilizations."

Jackson and Johnson were both taken aback when they heard this, and they both turned around and went home.

After Jackson got home, he closed the door, turned on the lights, turned on the TV, and changed several channels, all of which were reporting that the sun had disappeared.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to gravitational measurements, the Griffith Observatory, the National Astronomical Observatory of Country C, the European Southern Observatory, the Stockholm Observatory in Sweden, the South African Observatory, and the Santiago National Observatory of Chile have confirmed that our sun is still in that location, but the entire world is currently shrouded in darkness, and the sunlight has been inexplicably extinguished..."

Jackson plopped down on the sofa, turned off the TV, and stared blankly at the black screen.

“Honey, what’s wrong?” Jackson’s wife asked. “Jackson, what’s going on? My bedside clock just showed 6:45, and the wall clock showed 6:47, but why is it still so dark outside?”

Jackson turned the TV back on, and the breaking news made his wife plop down on the sofa. Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking at the door, and someone shouted, "Jackson, Jackson, something terrible has happened!" Jackson recognized the voice as that of his friend Johnson.

Jackson quickly went to the door and opened it. The Johnsons slipped inside, and Johnson slammed the door shut as if there were a monster outside. Seeing Johnson's wife trembling, Jackson quickly called to his own wife, Seras, "Seras, hand Milanty your coat."

Sers responded, went into his room, took out a coat, and draped it over Milanti's shoulders.

Thurs brought the three of them hot coffee and then went to the kitchen to make breakfast. Jackson sat with the Johnsons on the sofa watching television. Various television channels were broadcasting reports on the mystery of the sun's mysterious disappearance. Jackson had tuned in to the Discovery Channel, where presenters and scientists were debating the issue.

Two prominent scientists sat in front of the host, Jamie.

"Professor Stilwell, a world-renowned physicist and tenured professor at Harvard University. Stilwell, what are your thoughts on this incident?"

“Jamie, although we’ve been friends for years, I still have to refute your point. It is possible to completely block, reflect, or absorb sunlight.”

“Professor Stilwell, I disagree with your point of view. If we want to keep the sun, but only block its sunlight, the technology or engineering involved is much more difficult than moving the sun away from us.”

“Professor Gerald, that’s true. But the observations from major observatories all show that our sun is still there, but no matter where you are in the world, you can’t see a single ray of sunlight. This is an undeniable fact.”

"Professor Stilwell, now the whole world believes this was done by 'the gods,' in order to refute and attack those who question whether yesterday's battle footage was special effects?"

"Jamie, I agree with you. But I think 'God' must have other uses for blocking sunlight, perhaps related to the second live television broadcast that's about to start."

"Professor Gerald, Professor Stilwell just said that the 'Gods' completely blocked the sunlight. How do you think the 'Gods' managed to block the sunlight? If not by blocking the sunlight, are there other methods?"

"I've come up with a few methods. First, create a thin film to envelop the sun or the earth, either completely reflecting or absorbing sunlight. Enveloping the earth seems out of the question because we can observe starlight. If we were to envelop the sun, that film would be incredible. Besides visible light, all ultraviolet, infrared, and X-rays in the solar spectrum would be eliminated. This amazing film material would have the properties of a complete 'blackbody,' meaning it could absorb all external electromagnetic radiation without any reflection or transmission. Second, the evidence confirming the sun's continued existence is that its gravitational field still exists. However, I also think there's a possibility that our sun no longer exists, and that it has been replaced by another celestial body with a gravity comparable to the sun's."

"Professor Gerald, the sun doesn't exist? Was it removed? Then what do you think this celestial body that replaced the sun is? A neutron star, a miniature black hole?"

"Yes, Jamie, our sun may have been moved. I think any celestial body could replace it."

"Professor Gerald, what about the third possibility?"

"Third, I think it's possible that our devices, our eyes, or our consciousness have been blinded by 'gods'."

"Are you saying that the disappearance of sunlight is an illusion or a mirage?"

"Jamie, that's possible too."

"Stilwell, what do you think?"

“Well, Jamie, I think Professor Gerald’s third point is possible. After all, those ‘god-like’ beings have many ways to deceive us. However, I just thought of another possibility, and I’m inclined to think of it as a supplement to Professor Gerald’s three possibilities.”

"Stilwell, what is the fourth possibility?"

Stilwell lowered his head, pondered for ten seconds, then looked up at Jamie. "Jamie, the fourth possibility is that our sun has completely 'gone out'!"

"'Shut down'? You mean the solar nuclear fusion reaction has completely stopped?"

"Yes."

Jackson and his two companions exchanged glances, each seeing fear in the other's eyes. Milani wrapped her coat around herself.

"Jackson, look, it's dawn outside." Jackson's wife, Thurs, came out of the kitchen and placed breakfast on the living room table. Jackson looked at the clock on the wall; it showed 7:10.

Jackson, Johnson, and their spouse quickly stood up from the sofa and went to the living room window. They saw many people running out of their house, and clusters of pale blue light appeared in the sky. These pale blue lights grew stronger and brighter, and gradually converged, like pieces of a puzzle. These clusters of pale blue lights eventually formed a huge spherical holographic screen! This huge spherical holographic screen covered the entire area that the eyes could see.

Jamie's voice came from the television, "This giant spherical holographic canopy covers the entire Washington, D.C. According to reliable sources, New York also has this giant spherical canopy. Wait a minute, Beijing, Tsinghua, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Moscow, Paris, London... more than two hundred large and medium-sized cities around the world 'watched over' by the golden warship are all shrouded in this giant spherical three-dimensional holographic canopy..."

Jackson and his three companions opened the door and stepped outside. There were already many neighbors on the street, all staring blankly at the huge spherical canopy in the sky.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the holographic screen above, revealing a human figure with remarkable clarity. This person was young, robust, and handsome, with an Eastern-looking face somewhat resembling that of the "god." In front of this person was a table, on which a spherical holographic device was rotating. People could see that the rotating holographic sphere was essentially a human globe.

Although there were no loudspeakers or megaphones, a human voice still drifted into everyone's ears—a voice that was, of course, American English.

"Greetings, humans of the new Earth. I am Ye Wangzhou, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Empire Fleet. Entrusted by the Commander-in-Chief, and by the 'God' you have been discussing, I will explain to you today the battle between the Imperial Fleet and a light-speed intelligent civilization fleet in the Perseus constellation. This Perseus is the constellation where you see the spectacular Perseid meteor shower in July and August in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth. Of course, these meteors come from a comet, which is just in the direction of Perseus as you perceive it. This light-speed intelligent civilization in the Perseus constellation, we call it the Perseid Civilization. The Perseid Civilization's home planet is about 2.5 million light-years away from your Earth. The Perseid Civilization entered the ranks of advanced light-speed intelligent civilizations about a thousand years ago."

"You will witness today the immense power of a super-intelligent civilization, which is also human civilization. I, like you, am also human, only from what you call another parallel universe. Yesterday, the Commander-in-Chief said that the power of the Earth Empire is beyond your imagination. I apologize that the Imperial Fleet has temporarily extinguished your sun today to verify the Commander-in-Chief's words. The reason for extinguishing the sun is partly to verify the Commander-in-Chief's words, but the main reason is to conduct a live broadcast of the spherical holographic screen in more than two hundred cities on your Earth today, because the effect of the spherical holographic screen would be greatly reduced if there were sunlight. This giant spherical holographic screen covers the entire city, and no matter where you look at me from in the city, I am now directly above your heads."

"Everyone, rest assured, your sun is still in the same place. At 7:30 AM Washington time, August 22, 2045, which is 10 minutes from now, the sun will shine again on Washington and other areas. At 7:35, the sunlight will be extinguished; at 7:40, some sunlight will emerge; and at 7:45, the sunlight will be extinguished again. It is strongly recommended that you wear sunglasses or other protective goggles during this time to prevent any eye discomfort. Of course, you can also watch the live broadcast at home, but the picture quality on television is much worse than that of this giant 8D holographic spherical dome. See you again at 7:50."

After saying that, Ye Wangzhou waved his hand and disappeared from the holographic image. The huge spherical holographic sky was in the air, counting down 00:07:05.

Chaos erupted in the streets as everyone rushed home. Soon after, many people poured back into the streets, all wearing sunglasses or goggles. Those without were watching the live television broadcast from their homes.

At 7:30, people noticed that the sky suddenly brightened, and thousands of golden rays shone directly onto the spherical holographic screen. The entire city became a colorful world, and people seemed to be in a bizarre world of light and color, a mixture of aurora and rainbow.

At 7:35, the sunlight suddenly disappeared, and the entire sky became dark again, leaving only the pale blue of the giant holographic canopy, with many stars twinkling at the edge of the canopy.

At 7:40, a strange phenomenon occurred: the sunlight was blocked as if by a giant sieve, and beams of light appeared everywhere in the sky, creating a world where light and darkness intertwined.

At 7:45, the beams of light disappeared again, and the sky darkened once more, with many stars twinkling at the edge of the giant pale blue holographic canopy.

This precise control of the sun in the blink of an eye has astonished people, whether they are watching it live outdoors or watching it on television.

At 7:50, Ye Wangzhou, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Earth Empire, arrived as promised and appeared above the spherical three-dimensional holographic sky screen.