Chapter 483: Nonexistent Intelligent Life_1

Over the years, the power and firing duration of the Monster Cannon had both increased significantly. Now, soldiers had grown accustomed to calling it the "Monster Cannon"!

It wasn't that it had become larger, on the contrary, only twenty-four warships were needed now to form a Monster Cannon.

What had increased was its firepower--probably by about five times that of the original Monster Cannon.

It was said that this was the last generation of antimatter cannons; the next generation superweapon would be dark matter weapons.

Galaxy III warned, "The cannon fire has reached its limit!"

Jiang Yalun came to his senses, "Cease fire."

"Override that order!" Cao Yang immediately retorted with a stern face, "Continue firing at all costs!"

It was only when one of the warships that made up the Monster Cannon exploded due to an energy overload that the firing had to stop.

This round of close combat started quickly and ended even faster.

Cao Yang's gamble allowed dozens of warships on the front lines to break through, but the Monster Cannon was severely damaged and could not be used any longer.

Upon learning of the battle damage, Cao Yang immediately called for support.

Not far from this unnamed star system, there were two small fleets of almost the same size.

After receiving Cao Yang's distress signal, they immediately began to accelerate their curve drive, expected to arrive in one to two years.

By then, they could continue to pursue the Silicon Star People's fleet; Cao Yang would send out a large number of probes to follow the enemy fleet and ensure they would not be lost.

After arranging all this, Cao Yang rested his forehead on his hand and leaned on the armrest of the captain's chair to think.

The command room was quiet; although separated by a 3D virtual communicator, Kakari, Jiang Yalun, and others didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

As Cao Yang had speculated, the purpose of those tops was to protect the life on that planet, which is why they prioritized stopping the shots that could destroy the planet when they detected them.

Kakari and the enemy fleet could escape using this opportunity, fortunately, the enemy kept their word and did not chase them out of the atmosphere.

Cao Yang and the others knew all too well that the tops' ability to block the Monster Cannon's fire meant that their technology far surpassed humanity's.

This wasn't just a matter of spear against shield; when space weaponry became hugely powerful, there often existed spears without shields.

For instance, cannons emerged in the 10th century, but in the ten centuries that followed, no weapon appeared that could fully stop a cannonball.

It was not until the early years of the Crisis Era that the issue was resolved with the invention of laser weapons, which by then already had the precision to destroy a wide range of projectiles in mid-launch, let alone various rockets and missiles.

From then on, explosive weapons fell out of the stage of history, and more powerful, more precise laser weapons became mainstream.

Initially on the battlefield, both sides were completely at a loss against the pervasive laser weapons.

Only in the early Broadcasting Era did a low-powered "Gravitational Shield" come about that could block laser weapons, which is also the precursor to the protective layers of modern interstellar warships.

It's evident that the shield always comes after the spear.

Because of its immense power, the Monster Cannon might remain undefended against its fire for centuries to come for humanity.

Cao Yang suddenly sat upright and asked Kakari, "Are you sure no intelligent life was detected around the battlefield?"

Kakari replied with certainty, "Yes, but there's another possibility, could we be unable to see the creatures referred to by the other party?"

Jiang Yalun interjected, "Invisible people? That's a bit far-fetched."

"Even if we can't observe them visually, the radar system should always be able to detect them,"

Kakari explained, "I mean, it's possible that the life-forms they're talking about are microorganisms or perhaps..."

Jiang Yalun was not convinced, "Microorganisms couldn't possibly create something as high-tech as a gyroscope!"

Kakari fell silent, feeling that his own idea didn't make sense.

After some consideration, Cao Yang ordered Kakari to keep a close watch on the enemy fleet's movements, as they were now at their most vulnerable without the Monster Cannon.

Although they might not necessarily lose if they were to engage the Silicon Star People head-on, it would definitely come at a great cost.

Therefore, as long as the enemy didn't attack first, Cao Yang had no intention of launching another strike.

Next, Cao Yang instructed Jiang Yalun to lead a team to support the battle involving the gyroscope satellite.

That battlefield had now become the main battlefield, while their main fleet and the enemy's main fleet formed a mutually deterring stance in low Earth orbit.

After the holographic images of Kakari and Jiang Yalun vanished, Cao Yang spoke to Galaxy III, "Send out a large number of probes to search for intelligent life on this planet.

"Also, keep a long-distance watch on those gyroscopes and be careful not to provoke them again."

He then ordered Ai La, "Organize the information from the recent battle and send it back to Blue Maiden Star, so the Commander-in-Chief and the Academy of Sciences can help us get our thoughts in order."

Suddenly, a massive amount of information was categorized by the central computers of the various ships and sent back to Blue Maiden Star.

The battle with the Silicon Star People was very intense, and no one paid attention to the gyroscopes on the edge of the battlefield until detectors deployed previously by Cao Yang captured the gyroscopes' activation process.

The surface of the gyroscope suddenly seemed to flash with a layer of electrical light, activating instantly.

At the same time, the gyroscope reached very high temperatures in a moment, burning up the nearby probes.

After that, the massive gyroscope began wreaking havoc.

Originally, this was just a minor annihilation battle, which did not draw the attention of Blue Maiden Star.

Only after the enemy fleet disappeared did the Commander-in-Chief send people to pay attention to this battle, to see if the Silicon Star People had developed any new weapons.

Upon learning about a barrier that could shield against military radars and a gyroscope-shaped satellite, the dean of the Academy of Sciences reported to Wallfacer Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu ordered the military to find a way to bring this gyroscope satellite back to the New Continent Star System for study.

The Academy of Sciences also sent a scientific research team to the Commander-in-Chief to provide technical assistance.

The small-scale annihilation battle commanded by Kakari only truly captured the attention of Blue Maiden Star after being attacked by the gyroscope, and an expert group was swiftly established to provide support and analysis to Cao Yang's forces at the front line.

The expert group soon noticed a peculiar phenomenon—the number of gyroscopes attacking both enemy and allied fleets seemed to fluctuate, sometimes more, sometimes less.

One expert suggested that the several gyroscopes surrounding the battlefield might actually be one gyroscope!

Although there was only one gyroscope, it appeared simultaneously in multiple positions.

Perhaps the gyroscope had mastered spatial jump technology, or its speed was fast enough to break the bounds of time, allowing it to appear at multiple different places in space within the same second!

This was just a plausible hypothesis, as the experts still needed to analyze further based on the observation data from Galaxy III at the front line.

Soon enough, it became evident that humanity's most advanced combat computers couldn't even immediately calculate the trajectory of the gyroscope in this match.