The giant corporations that started from Night City

"It's a rare opportunity, so we have to give it a try."

Li Ang ordered AI Europa to find the location of the spaceship that launched the dimensionality reduction attack. The Universal Corporation is not without superluminal technology, so it is not difficult to catch up with a lightspeed spaceship.

They just restrained themselves from using sub-light speed engines because they didn't want to expose their tracks too early. Now that the two-dimensional foil has arrived, there is no need for them to hide themselves from other advanced civilizations.

Immediately, AI Europa mobilized a series of data parameters and estimated the direction and distance of the Singer civilization's spacecraft. The other party is only two light-years away from the solar system, almost within reach!

"Boss, you're not trying to capture that spaceship, are you...!"

Song Zhaomei was incredulous.

"Only by intercepting this spacecraft can we know what to do next. The civilizations in this universe are too tolerant and will not easily establish communication channels with us."

Li Ang nodded helplessly. In the past few years, he has been secretly contacting other civilizations, hoping to establish communication with other civilizations, but the response he got was always silence.

The external broadcasting method he used was a method of information dissemination similar to super-membrane broadcasting, but with a smaller range than super-membrane broadcasting, and the radiation range could reach tens of thousands of light years.

And it will not reveal its location.

Unfortunately, this is a completely futile exercise.

Now the world's giant companies need to come into contact with more civilizations and obtain more information channels.

"Boss, we have to be careful. If the enemy is aware of the existence of civilization in the solar system, the dimensionality reduction attack on the solar system will come earlier."

Lucius also advised against it. He was worried that the global giant corporation would get too deeply involved and it would be too late to withdraw.

"If we leave it alone like this, the solar system will still be affected by the two-dimensional foil in four years. If we miss this opportunity, humans will never be able to contact the singer civilization again."

Li Ang's words blocked Song Zhaomei and Lucius's words. He always believed in his intuition that there must be intelligence and information on the Singer spaceship that was worth their risk.

If we really give up this opportunity, all clues will be cut off, and all previous speculations and conjectures will not be supported by concrete evidence.

"If the Singer civilization really exists in the form of data, then it would be as easy for us to pry open their mouths as it is for us to pry open the Trisolarans."

"With the Matrix, we can instantly control their thoughts by simply turning on the power, find out the information hidden in their brains, and maybe even get their technology for free."

Qiansihu couldn't hide his inner excitement. Of course, he was extremely eager to take over that spaceship.

During the battle with the Trisolarans, the Universal Corporation has already gained enough technological points by capturing the Trisolaran planet. Perhaps they can continue to gain more unexpected things from the Singer civilization.

"That's right. And the Singer civilization is likely to have mastered some technology that limits the expansion speed of the two-dimensional foil. Otherwise, they would not have abused the two-dimensional foil so much."

"As long as we can obtain this technology from the other side and extend the two-dimensional time to several decades or even hundreds of years, we will have more time to complete the integrated operation."

Ott Cunningham also expressed his agreement on behalf of the Science Hub.

There is no way in this world to have the best of both worlds, to get something without risk. How can such a good thing exist? If you want to get it, you must make a choice.

In the end, Leon's decision was accepted by everyone, and the Universal Giant Enterprise Expeditionary Corps immediately selected a small number of elite troops and prepared to intercept the Singer Civilization.

This would certainly be an extremely dangerous mission, because even Leon knew very little about the Singer civilization, and all the information about them was vague and unknown.

We can only guess based on some plausible clues.

Under such circumstances, the difficulty and danger of intercepting the spacecraft of the Singer civilization would be as great as when the combined fleet intercepted the water droplets.

They could not imagine the opponent's means of attack, nor could they predict what kind of blow they would suffer.

Therefore, V, the commander-in-chief in charge of this raid, decided to test the waters first, find out the opponent's cards, and then find an opportunity to launch a fatal attack on the singer.

There are only four warships in the first batch advancing. Their main task is to test the Singer spacecraft. The subsequent large forces will follow from a distance and will not attack until the opponent's background is confirmed.

The four battleships were the Infinity-class aircraft carrier, the Hyperion, the Long Night, and the Moby Dick of the Arasaka division.

In order to catch up with the other party as quickly as possible, they still need to use dark matter wormholes. After all, the speed of space folding will definitely be faster than simple engine drive.

Once the action plan was finalized, all departments of the world's largest companies took action.

During this period, humans on Earth also learned the news of the destruction of the Three-Body System. When the two-dimensional foil attack spread to humans and the Three-Body world, their worldview was once again refreshed by the cold dark forest.

However, this time no one fell into despair and panic. Faced with the destruction of the Three-Body Galaxy four light years away, humans just calmly waited for the next move of the universal giant.

What else can they do?

Only this body of flesh and blood and a pure heart.

If a global giant company asked them to build an accelerator, they would build it. If they were asked to deploy a nuclear bomb system for a snow project, they would deploy it from space.

It takes time for all the fragile individuals to come together and ferment, but the time left is not much.

Four years, what can you do?

This time, humans did not wait for the Universal Corporation to propose any accelerator construction plan. Faced with this unprecedented dimensionality reduction attack, humans only knew that the Universal Corporation was planning to capture the spacecraft.

As for whether what awaits us is a song of victory or a heavier blow of retaliation from the singer civilization, no one knows.

However, Li Ang still held the trump card tightly in his hand.

If all actions end in failure, he will immediately take the Earth humans and the Trisolarans through the star gate and leave this cruel Trisolaran universe.

The Ether Phase Engine will put an end to all this.

The fate of human civilization in the "Three-Body" universe, whether to move away from its homeland or stay here, all depends on the outcome of the next action.

……

An expanded dark matter wormhole has been prepared at the edge of the solar system. This is the acceleration channel used by the Universe Giant Enterprise Fleet to pursue the Singer spacecraft.

At the fleet base near Pluto, Luo Ji looked at the completed dark matter wormhole and asked Paul Atreides beside him:

"I heard you have a secret weapon called the Ether Phase Engine. What is that thing used for?"

After joining the Science Hub of the Giant Enterprise, Luo Ji also learned some things, especially the information about the ether phase engine, but he didn't know much about it, and no one told him the details. So he found Paul, his only close friend in the Giant Enterprise, hoping to learn more about it.

"You should ask Supervisor Otto and the others. I'm not an employee of the Science Hub." Paul was curious, and his first reaction was not to realize why the other party found him.

It wasn't until Luo Ji shrugged and sighed that he came back to his senses.

Luo Ji had just joined the Universal Corporation, and it would not be a good idea to ask about such highly confidential information as the Ether Engine without warning, so he had no choice but to find him.

"I only know that this thing is the key to unlocking all the ultimate truths. As for what its specific function is, I'm afraid no one except the boss knows."

Paul was telling the truth. He really didn't know much about this thing and a lot of it was just hearsay.

It's hard to even say whether such a thing exists.

"The ultimate truth, do you mean the truth about the giant corporation traveling through multiple universes?" Luo Ji raised his head and glanced at the deep space outside the porthole, fearing that the truth has no end.

"Who knows? But maybe we will really see the day when the ether explodes the universe. At least the scene will definitely be spectacular."

Paul smiled. It was unnecessary to worry about these things now. The first thing they had to deal with was the immediate trouble of the Singer Civilization.

……

Three days later, the elite team arranged by the Universal Corporation was ready. The first four warships had docked near the wormhole, ready to attack and intercept the Singer spacecraft at any time.

Following V's order, the Infinity, Long Night, Hyperion, and Moby Dick entered the wormhole one after another, rushed through the turbulent dark matter currents, and in the blink of an eye arrived at a star field two light years away from the solar system.

The spaceship of the Singer Civilization was nearby, but the team did not rush towards the enemy. After all, their mission was just a test, and approaching rashly would only mean death.

When facing an opponent of unknown strength, it is best to be as cautious as possible.

The Hyperion first launched three water droplets as detectors. The water droplets have excellent maneuverability and defensive capabilities, and are better than most of the AI ​​drones of giant companies.

Of course, it is most suitable to use it as the first round of tests right now.

Immediately, three water droplets swept across the dark space like meteors and rushed straight towards the seemingly defenseless singer spaceship.

But in fact, the singer had already noticed the existence of the giant enterprise battleship squadron, and the host on the seed spacecraft could easily identify any suspicious targets around it.

By identifying the information of the water droplets, the singer has determined that the other party is a civilization from the just-destroyed Three-Body Galaxy.

"These low-entropy life forms actually caught up with us."

The singer was surprised; this had never happened before in his long career.

Generally speaking, there will always be a small number of remnants of a civilization that has been cleared out and escape into outer space. This is a very normal phenomenon, and the singer will not pay any attention to them.

Because it is unrealistic for a civilization that has lost its home and base to survive in this vast and cruel universe.

This is just like a primitive man trying to cross the Pacific Ocean by paddling a raft. There is a high probability that he will die on the way, and there is almost no possibility of re-establishing civilization.

The singer was a little surprised that this civilization, which had experienced a dimensionality reduction attack, dared to chase after them for revenge.

The genetic instinct of every civilized species is to make survival and continuation the primary goal, but this kind of behavior of flying into a flame and trying to stop a chariot with one's arms completely violates the laws of nature.

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal, but the singer is not afraid. The water drop that is very powerful in the eyes of humans is just an ordinary toy to it.

The singer is just an ordinary cleaner, but no matter how poor a human being is, he will not be afraid of ants armed to the teeth. This level of counterattack is not worth mentioning at all.

Soon, the singer activated the seed's defense system, and then leisurely returned to his work.

The next second, several low-speed black holes appeared around the Singer's spacecraft. They quickly merged into one, forming a black domain of death that enveloped the water droplets.

In this low-speed-of-light dead zone, the movement speed of the water droplets inevitably decreased, and their maneuverability and defense no longer had any practical significance.

Once trapped in the black domain, a water droplet is like a wild deer falling into a swamp. It can only watch in despair as it sinks deeper and deeper, unable to escape.

However, the singer's spaceship used a larger curvature engine to drive through the black area. The engine dragged out a trajectory that looked like a dead line, and with a step on the accelerator, it left the water droplets far behind.

The water drop that human civilization has tried so hard to eliminate is actually looked down upon by the singer. This humiliating reaction seems to be telling the people behind the water drop: The Lord doesn't care.

The failure of the water droplets was within the expectations of the giant corporations in the world. After all, if the singer civilization was really that easy to be eliminated, it would not be their turn to launch a dimensionality reduction attack from afar.

Seeing that the water droplet behind him had been trapped forever, the singer indifferently turned his gaze to the host and continued to search for other civilization signals.

Such trifles are simply boring to it.

At the intersection of the battlefield between the mother world and the marginal civilization, a large number of low-speed black holes have long been merged into one, extending over a range of tens of millions of light years.

This dead zone, which can be regarded as the Great Wall of the Stars, effectively delayed the offensive of marginal civilizations and also bought more time for the Singer civilization to transform into a two-dimensional civilization.

The low-light-speed defense system carried on the seed spacecraft is the conventional defense measure used on the front battlefield, which is enough to help them shake off countless difficult opponents.

Here, after observing what happened to the water drop, the Universal Corporation finally realized the huge gap between the Singer civilization and the Three-Body civilization.

Even an ordinary spaceship controls a large number of regular-level weapons for daily civilization cleanup.

However, compared with the neutron killing, scorpion tail virus and other extinction methods of the giant enterprise, the giant enterprise's method is cleaner, at least it will not affect the cosmic environment.

"How can these bastards be so evil that they always use such disgusting things."

"Throwing two-dimensional foil and spraying black domain, what a bunch of damned beasts!"

Penny Wells cursed and said that polluting a piece of space was basically semi-permanent, and the formation of black areas would cause a lot of usable space to disappear out of thin air.

It's really a shame that the son sells his father's land.

Paul Atreides was not surprised by this. There were many more extreme pollutions, and the dead zone was considered relatively mild.

That group of god-level civilizations were able to pollute the eleven-dimensional space until only three or four dimensions remained. They are the real culprit.

The civilizations in three-dimensional space are just trying to catch up with their predecessors. Reducing the speed of light and attacking with dimensionality reduction are compulsory courses for them. If they cannot learn, they will be killed and destroyed by others. (End of this chapter)