Chapter 239: The Blowing Light Veil

What specific weapons does the Olive Branch Civilization possess?

The Federation was unclear about this, and apart from the super-gravitational weapons, they had limited knowledge of the Olive Branch Civilization.

After 181 years of the Twin Wars, the disappearance of the Star City also became a terrifying topic for the Federation.

"What I said is all true. At that time, I was less than 1.2 light-years away from there, observing the Star City around the envelope star. But suddenly, probably while I went to make a cup of tea, the Star City, along with the star itself, disappeared."

This was the testimony of the observer at the time.

He was terrified.

A huge object suddenly vanished from the universe, as if it had been erased from that location.

It's normal for advanced civilizations to conceal their existence like a wall, but why would the Olive Branch Civilization do this?

Its coordinates had long been locked, unless it could appear with the star in a large-scale transfer, which is impractical. Moving a star is not as simple as moving a planet.

First of all, the planets here are mostly rocky planets because the propulsion of gaseous planets requires access to their core.

The same is true for stars. What would one face when entering the core of a star?

Temperatures of tens of millions of degrees Celsius.

Even a Type 2 civilization would find it unlikely to use a material to resist such high temperatures, and it's even more challenging to operate under such high temperatures. The star's core constantly emits fusion reactions, and the energy impact it withstands is also extremely terrifying.

Nowadays, the Federation's facilities inside stars are all on the outer shells of the stars.

There is only one way to move a star: using gravity. However, the demand for gravity is enormous, enough to deplete the energy of the Star City, and even that might not be enough.

It's like trying to move a parked car; you need to keep injecting gasoline or electricity, and as soon as you stop, the car will stop again.

The same goes for stars. You have to keep applying momentum to change them; otherwise, they will return to their original state, unlike a battleship, which only needs an initial force because, without friction, a battleship can fly at a constant speed.

The calculation logic is different in this case.

So, where did the disappeared Star City go?

Subsequent gravitational detection has shown that the Star City remains in its original position; it hasn't gone anywhere.

But why did it hide itself?

Soon, everyone observed that it wasn't the Star City itself that had hidden, but a weapon.

On the energy observation instruments, the Federation observer was surprised to find a thin veil of energy covering the Star City. It felt like holding a piece of cloth and a chopstick, placing the cloth on the chopstick, and then continuously blowing it with an electric fan.

The cloth was obviously not real cloth but a stream of energy.

This stream of energy even disturbed other photons around it, making the area look extremely chaotic, with many lights distorted, and the original Star City disappeared.

Under this stream of energy, what changes the Star City underwent was unknown to the Federation.

But it was clearly an unknown weapon, suppressing the Star City. This suppression was purely an energy-based suppression, rendering it immobile.

Under such a high-energy impact, the Federation even had reason to believe that a part of the Star City had been destroyed.

Later, Ella deployed some more advanced detection devices, and it turned out that the situation was not that simple.

Some scholars participated in the study of the light veil at close range and found that the energy levels were not as high as imagined. The high energy manifestation was due to the involvement of other substances in these energies, which also caused this energy to be 0.24% slower than the speed of light.

What are the extra substances?

The research was terminated.

Because all the detectors lost contact when they went to explore at a closer distance, including those scholars.

The situation with the Silk Civilization temporarily entered a ceasefire, and Yan Xia had to shift his focus to this side. He couldn't go to the scene for observation, but he learned that a scholar was on the Silk Road in space, and this scholar had made significant achievements in the quantum field.

Yan Xia recommended this scholar to Ella and hoped to organize a second exploration.

Because he suspected that the Star City had been defeated.

The civilization that clearly understands its weaknesses is most likely to be the Olive Branch Civilization, which probably knows how to target the Star City, and some things might be unknown even to Chu.

After all, the identity of the manager of the Olive Branch Civilization does not require a broad knowledge base, and Chu's talents are limited. It's even possible that the leader of the Olive Branch Civilization deliberately concealed some matters to prevent internal turmoil.

In short, there are too many possibilities.

And under this energy impact, the Star City has been inactive for 30 years, with no information transmitted.

Therefore, Yan Xia had reason to believe that the Star City was gradually approaching the brink of defeat under this special weapon.

If the Federation did not provide assistance at this time, all their plans over the past tens of thousands of years would be in vain.

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The recommended scholar is named Dok.

This is not a given name but a full name, which means that Dok is actually a human.

He has a typical Eastern appearance, looking thin, with sunken eyes, prominent cheekbones, and a slightly long curly hair, giving him a somewhat unrestrained look.

In short, it's hard to associate him with the image of a good person.

But in fact, he is a very famous practical scholar in the Federation.

As the name suggests, practical scholars research some tangible theories and put them into action, while theoretical scholars are all math masters. They use various tools to calculate and draw conclusions with strong guidance.

Dok gracefully accepted Ella's assignment.

At the time, he was even drinking a little, watching a romantic action movie that showcased the primitive desires of creatures, and then took off his pants to do some things that everyone understood. This seemed a bit out of character for his somewhat aloof appearance, but he didn't care about others' opinions.

In fact, he is also a master painter who likes to paint sexually related works, which is criticized by many scholars.

"As long as you pay enough, anything is possible." That was his response at the time.

So, after that, he boarded a spaceship and traveled 38 light-years to reach his destination, and then he was captivated by the weapon.

His first words were, "That's not an energy weapon but a mind weapon. I see countless independent consciousnesses wailing, which is terrifying, but also very beautiful."