With the support of a ninth-level civilization, do you want me to believe in electronic gods?

Chapter 527: Expanding Planck Time
The bright yellow light outside the porthole suddenly lit up, reflecting on Chen Fan's slightly pale face.

At this moment, Chen Fan felt that the starry sky in the distance seemed to pause slightly, and a faint sense of incongruity rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Ok?"

He let out a light exclamation, calmed himself down, and looked up at the starry sky again.

The starry sky returned to its normal state, and the previous slight sense of disharmony had completely disappeared.

illusion?

Chen Fan didn't think so, especially after he noticed the extremely obscure and special flow of information hidden in the starry sky.

"Stuck and stopped……"

"Is it the time?"

Chen Fan frowned and murmured in a voice that only he could hear: "But...it seems that nothing unusual has happened..."

The moment the words fell.

boom! ! !
The flames of the explosion shot up into the sky from the core area of ​​the battlefield and spread to the periphery of the battlefield at an extremely fast speed!

"Fuck!"*4
Seeing this explosion without any warning, there was a burst of exclamations and warnings in the investigator starship.

【warn! 】

[The communication link with the Z619 flagship has been interrupted! ]

"This..." Chen Fan stared at the blazing light in the starry sky in shock, "What on earth happened?!"

"Master Brain, try to retrieve the warship log records remotely!"

Wang Jing's extremely serious voice came from the communication channel: "Retrieve the video footage and replay the explosion process in slow motion!"

"I want to find out what those giant scorpions did!"

Different from Fang Yunsheng who was at the center of the explosion.

Chen Fan and Wang Jing, who were far behind the battlefield, were not covered by the bright yellow light. Accordingly, they could see more clearly the changes happening on the front battlefield.

then.

At Wang Jing's command, a holographic interface automatically unfolded in front of Chen Fan and the others, quickly presenting slow-motion images from high-precision observation instruments. With the technical support of Renlian, these ultra-high-precision and ultra-long-distance observation instruments can even complete Planck time-level observations under ideal conditions.

Undoubtedly, this level of observation equipment is definitely not something that regular warships can be equipped with. Normally, only the scientific research vessels of the Academy of Sciences will be equipped with such laboratory-level precision equipment.

Fortunately, there happened to be a scientific research vessel at the scene of the "accident".

With the help of this extremely expensive observation equipment, Chen Fan easily saw the entire process of this sudden explosion.

A moment ago, the vast starry sky was as peaceful as usual.

But in the next moment, when the pervasive bright yellow light in the starry sky reached its peak, a touch of azure light suddenly appeared at the tail of the battleship!
When the picture jumped again, the azure light had turned into a ball of flame that spontaneously expanded from the inside out.

As a Class I academician, although Wang Jing's research direction is pan-cosmic biology, she can still easily answer some common sense questions related to warships.

"Zero-point energy leakage..."

In the communication channel, she squeezed out a few words from between her teeth with difficulty: "This... How is this possible..."

The zero-point energy reactor is the most important and dangerous part of a warship, and the Human Alliance has spent a lot of effort on it.

As a high-risk energy source that is extremely active and has strong corrosive and radiation effects on surrounding objects, avoiding leakage is the top priority no matter what.

Because of this, in a sense, the zero-point energy reactor is often the safest area in a warship - under extreme testing, even if the warship is hit by a penetrating attack from the enemy, the many automated machines equipped with the zero-point energy reactor can complete the emergency response plan as soon as it is damaged.

According to the records in the Human Union database, there were only a single-digit number of zero-point energy leakage accidents on warships, and most of them were caused by serious operational errors or operators' misconduct.

In other words...

In Wang Jing's opinion, there is no way this thing could be leaked!
Large-scale batch zero-point energy leakage issues like this...

Not to mention how small the possibility is!
"Log read successfully." The synthesized voice of the ship's main computer sounded quietly.

Wang Jing had a gloomy face. She raised her hand and quickly swiped across the holographic interface in front of her. The log information from the damaged warship quickly appeared in front of her.

"...?"

"What the hell?"

"The instantaneous output power of zero-point energy has reached 10000%?!"

"The reactor's protective barrier was directly penetrated, and the emergency plan didn't even have time to remedy the situation?"

Wang Jing looked at the log in front of her in astonishment, and she felt terrible: "Mastermind, are you kidding me?!"

Do you think this is a hundred times Kaio-ken, and you can just explode and shout and be done with it?
This is real energy output power!
Apart from anything else, according to the data recorded in the log, at that moment, the instantaneous output power of the battleship's reactor even caught up with the level of the peacekeeping fleet's flagship.

This is an event that goes against common sense and cognition!

An inappropriate analogy.

This is equivalent to using the motor of a shared bicycle to directly achieve the output efficiency of a tank.

is it possible?

Damn, even if the motor of a shared bike explodes, it can’t do this! !

"Academician Wang, is it possible that the giant scorpion tampered with the time?"

Just when Wang Jing was confused, Chen Fan hesitantly described the "illusion" he had just had.

only……

Judging from the confused looks of the people around him, no one else present had a similar feeling except him.

Hongshi didn’t have it, Isa didn’t have it, and Wang Jing didn’t have it either.

"The entire starry sky froze for a moment?"

Wang Jing frowned and called up the log information from the peacekeeping fleet again.

"This aspect is not reflected in the timeline recorded in the log. Even if it is accurate to Planck time, our time is completely synchronized with that of the peacekeeping fleet..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Jing seemed to have discovered something, and the confused expression on her face suddenly became solemn: "Wait!"

“I think I found the problem!”

As she spoke, her eyes lingered on an inconspicuous area in the log records - the loss rate of the zero-point reactor.

As a device that can draw energy from the Dirac Sea, the structural strength of the Zero Point Reactor is naturally needless to say.

But even so, since it needs to come into direct contact with vacuum zero-point energy during operation, this device with amazing structural strength is an absolute consumable item - normally, a zero-point energy reactor will suffer considerable wear and tear after operating at full power for one year.

Since the zero-point energy reactor only operates at full power for a very short time, and warships usually have several replacement parts built into them, and the fleet is also equipped with functional starships such as engineering ships, this kind of wear and tear is usually not taken seriously.

only……

This time, the wear and tear inside the reactor was obviously abnormal.

After Wang Jing called up the specific wear data, an extremely exaggerated curve appeared in front of everyone's eyes - after only consuming one Planck time, the wear value inside the zero-point reactor soared by a full 1 percentage point! This was not the strangest thing.

The really weird thing is that the working efficiency of the zero-point energy reactor did not change at all before and after this Planck time!!
In other words, this zero-point energy reactor, with the same working efficiency and in the same amount of time, not only produced a hundred times the wear and tear, but also absorbed a hundred times the vacuum zero-point energy from the Dirac Sea!
"Time! This is definitely time technology!!"

After learning the specific situation, Wang Jing quickly came up with a guess:
The giant scorpion Apophis expanded the short Planck time... or in other words, it expanded it hundreds or even thousands of times!
Only in this way can the zero-point energy reactor release vacuum zero-point energy far beyond the battleship's endurance limit in an instant!
"No!" Wang Jing's face was a little bleak, "This is already considered a time weapon!!"

As soon as the words fell, the holographic interface that recorded various data disappeared quietly without any commands, and finally formed a familiar figure beside Wang Jing.

"Academician Wang."

A familiar male voice sounded quietly: "Emergency order from the Academy of Sciences."

"Chief Lu requires you and Chen Fan to evacuate this universe bubble immediately."

Although the voice was gentle, the command it conveyed caused everyone on the research vessel and the investigator starship to fall silent.

"Retreat?" Chen Fan looked at the figure in the holographic interface in a daze. "Zing Zu, the crisis of collapse of this universe bubble, and those Apophis giant scorpions..."

"The Academy of Sciences will find a way to deal with the aftereffects of the cosmic bubble collapse." Ling interrupted Chen Fan. "As for the Apophis Scorpion, the Z619 peacekeeping fleet will buy you enough time to evacuate."

Chen Fan's face turned pale, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and a heavy sense of meaning rose from behind him.

……

Frontal battlefield.

The flames from the explosion outside the porthole had spread to every warship in the peacekeeping fleet, and even the flagship fortress was not spared.

Boom! !
Accompanied by a huge explosion, there was a violent tremor on the deck underfoot.

Immediately afterwards, countless bright red warning messages suddenly popped up in front of Fang Yunsheng.

"……Notice."

"Emergency energy release operation completed." Along with the warning message automatically popping up, the voice of the ship's main brain also sounded quietly, "The current damage rate of this ship is 37.15%."

"Self-repair process is being executed. Estimated repair time: 426 hours."

Fang Yunsheng glanced at the warning information roughly, and his already bad expression became even gloomier.

The protective layer of the zero-point energy reactor was damaged, and the zero-point energy leaked; the outer shell of the curvature engine was damaged, and the output power dropped significantly; the battleship's armor layer was damaged; the battleship's life support system was slightly damaged; the artificial gravity field was slightly damaged; the energy pathways of the entire ship were slightly damaged...

The dense warning messages hurt his eyes deeply.

Fortunately, the Human Alliance’s warships are of high quality.

Even if the zero-point energy reactor suddenly exploded, the battleship did not crash directly on the spot - before Fang Yunsheng gave the order, the ship's main brain had already responded to this emergency.

To be more precise, it was Zero who was supervising the battle remotely and made the most correct choice.

Actively blast open the energy pathways and outer armor, and use the simplest and crudest method to release vacuum zero-point energy to the outside of the battleship, thereby greatly alleviating the internal pressure of the zero-point energy reactor...

Not bad.

The seemingly spectacular explosions in the starry sky and the damaged parts that filled the screen with red were actually mostly "cutting off arms" performed by Zero in order to preserve the battleship.

Looking at Zero, who was constructed by holographic projection and appeared beside him at some point, Fang Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.

But the next second, when Zero opened his mouth, his heart was gripped again.

Under Fang Yunsheng's gaze, Zero said solemnly, "I checked Wang Jing's research data. Your guess is correct. Apophis did tamper with the timeline."

"Time technology..." Fang Yunsheng's heart sank, and he turned his head to glance at the communication link that had been interrupted at some point, "Does Academician Wang have a plan to deal with this?"

"No."

Zero did not ease up at all and gave a desperate answer directly: "Not only does Academician Wang not have any, the Academy of Sciences does not have any technical reserves for time strikes."

Looking at the giant Apophis scorpion gradually recovering from its virtual state in the distant starry sky, Fang Yunsheng fell silent.

The technology that the Human League is most proud of has been crushed by the enemy. How can we fight this battle?
"The other three fleets have completed the wall breach and have now entered the hyperspace membrane."

Without giving Fang Yunsheng time to catch his breath, Ling continued, "Genesis Fortress has launched a new round of rule-based strikes. The Academy of Sciences' opinion is to have the Z619 fleet deal with the enemy as much as possible and try to hold out until friendly forces arrive. The most critical point..."

Ling Wenhe's voice seemed particularly cold at this moment: "Buy time for Chen Fan and Wang Jing to evacuate."

The moment the words fell, Fang Yunsheng fell silent.

Not only Fang Yunsheng, all the officers in the command center fell silent.

As members of the Human Alliance, everyone knows the true meaning of this order.

moment.

Under Ling's gaze, Fang Yunsheng nodded calmly: "I understand."

In the reflection of the blazing fire outside the porthole, Fang Yunsheng looked solemn. He slowly raised his right hand and saluted Zero in front of him with a standard human-army salute.

“May the glory of the Human Union last forever.”

After he finished speaking, he turned around without any hesitation and gave the final order to everyone in the command center in a hoarse voice.

"Attention all ships!"

"Start the jump engine immediately, target... Apophis Scorpion Swarm."

hum! ! !
Intense buzzing sounds and vibrations came from all around. With the full efforts of the ship's main brain to repair it, the flagship, which had barely recovered its power, let out a wailing sound that only they could hear.

The stagnant space-time fluctuations reappeared, and intermittent deep blue light appeared again at the ship's gun, and a macro-electron slowly emerged in the starry sky.

Swish! ! !
At the moment when the battleship's shape became blurred, countless long and short [strings] from the Genesis Fortress also crossed the distant starry sky and officially arrived at this battlefield!
"charge!!!"

Along with Fang Yunsheng's roar, all the warships with varying degrees of damage disappeared into the visible universe! !

not far away.

In the gradually fading bright yellow light, the illusory figure of the Apophis scorpion gradually became solid.

They were the first to notice the space-time fluctuations caused by the fleet entering the jump.

Roar! !

The largest scorpion leader opened his mouth and let out a hissing sound towards the starry sky in front of him.

At this moment, it also realized a problem.

This will be the final clash between the two sides!!
Either life or death.

There is no choice.

【For the glory of the king!!】

【For the "ultimate"!!!】

Following the roar of the giant scorpion leader, hundreds of other Apophis giant scorpions also became agitated.

They also did not hesitate at all.

The scarlet eyes of each giant scorpion were filled with fanaticism. They followed the leader and charged in the direction where the space-time fluctuations came from! !
(End of this chapter)