Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 195 Hydrogen Bomb Constellation
"Please elaborate on the specific potential impacts."

"The direct gravitational influence from the black hole is relatively small; its gravitational force on Earth causes an acceleration of only a few micrometers per second squared, which can be ignored."

The tidal height could reach approximately twice that of the moon. This would cause large areas of coastal regions to be submerged by seawater, and simultaneously trigger a series of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other phenomena in geologically active areas.

A black hole would cause Earth's orbit to drop by about 2%, receiving more solar radiation, leading to increased Earth temperatures, melting glaciers, and a series of climate changes that could trigger a mass extinction.

Overall, however, this is all within an acceptable range. With our current technology, our civilization can continue, and continue in a relatively complete manner, at least for several thousand years, without having to worry about extinction.

With thousands of years to go, our technology will undoubtedly be more advanced, and we will have more and more ways to deal with such situations.

People exchanged glances, each seeing a flicker of excitement in the other's eyes.

While this is not a good thing, it is still much better than the extinction of all mankind.

"But there's only one point."

The astrophysicist's voice began to sound somewhat low again: "First of all, we don't know if we can destroy that black hole envelope."

Secondly, we... cannot locate that black hole. Even if it did travel to Earth's vicinity by conventional means, it's almost impossible for us to find it.

"Oh?"

Jiang Yang was somewhat surprised: "We clearly already know its orbit, and can simply calculate it backwards, so how come we can't find it?"

"It's not that simple."

The existing data is not accurate, and the longer the time frame is extended, the greater the error will be.

Its envelope needs to be destroyed 1000 million kilometers away from Earth to deflect it off Earth under gravitational pull.

1000 million kilometers away, if we calculate using existing orbital data, its coordinate error could be as high as 100 million kilometers, meaning the volume of the region it might be located in could be as high as 100 quadrillion cubic kilometers, which is about 90 times the volume of the Earth.

But this black hole, with a mass three times that of Earth, is only about 5 centimeters in diameter.

It doesn't emit light; instead, it absorbs all external light. Because of its envelope, it doesn't have any gravitational interaction with its surroundings, doesn't distort the orbits of other planets, doesn't create Einstein rings through gravitational lensing, and doesn't release any other radiation in any wavelength…”

The scientist smiled wryly and said, "How are we supposed to find such a tiny object in such a vast area?"

This is truly like finding a needle in a haystack. No, it's a million times more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.

"If you can't find it, then don't look for it!"

Sun Changhe decisively stated, "Considering the existing intelligence and our technological capabilities, I suggest the following plan be implemented in this lifetime:"
Based on the first and second possibilities, implement the environmental destruction plan: at the coordinates where the black hole suddenly appeared, which Comrade Jiang Yang brought back, deploy a large number of high-yield hydrogen bombs and detonate them simultaneously before the end of the world to destroy the space environment as violently as possible in order to prevent the black hole from being transported here or created on site.
Based on a third possibility, a black hole search plan is to be implemented: regardless of its precise trajectory, it will eventually reach this fixed endpoint, so the search will begin there to determine its precise trajectory and test whether a hydrogen bomb explosion can destroy its envelope!

Jiang Yang knew that if the black hole was created on-site or transmitted through space channel technology, he might be able to prevent its arrival and thus end the apocalypse.
Even if the final verification results confirm that the black hole arrived through conventional travel, all efforts in this life will be in vain, and the apocalypse will not end. The black hole search project can still further determine its precise trajectory and verify whether the black hole envelope can be destroyed, laying the foundation for ending the apocalypse in the next life.

Regardless of what this life holds, at this moment, our side has truly seen the dawn of hope.

Jiang Yang stood up solemnly: "I agree with Advisor Sun's proposal!"

In the video conference room, leading experts from various disciplines pondered silently and, after a quick discussion, stepped forward one by one: "I agree with this plan!"

All eyes were on the members of the decision-making team.

After some further discussion, the leader finally stepped forward.

"On behalf of the World Government, I announce that I agree to Chief Advisor Sun Changhe's proposal to implement the environmental destruction plan and the black hole search plan!"

wow——

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted simultaneously in countless conference rooms.

Jiang Yang knew that the applause was not because the plan had been approved, but because at this moment, the human world had once again truly seen the dawn of hope.

People are never afraid of difficult tasks, sacrifices, or exhaustion.

The only thing people fear is the absence of hope.

No one will give up as long as there is hope.

Jiang Yang saw that the entire human world was once again operating at high speed.

With the help of the Hibernation Team's unique experience in organizing global mobilization under extreme circumstances, Jiang Yang saw that all global nuclear arsenals were activated at the same time, and all stockpiled nuclear weapons began to undergo modification and upgrades.

One atomic bomb after another was dismantled directly, its fission fuel was extracted and then injected into hydrogen bombs as detonators.

One rocket after another began launching frequently once again.

According to the plan, over the next 60 days, starting today, at least 100,000 launches will be conducted, sending a total of 100,000 standard-type hydrogen bombs, each with a yield of 10 million tons of TNT, into space orbit. Using the black hole location brought back by Jiang Yang from his previous life as the core, and taking into account margins of error, the plan is to cover the entire space within a 300-kilometer radius of that location with hydrogen bombs.

In this way, the total space volume covered by the hydrogen bomb reaches approximately 1.13 million cubic kilometers, ensuring that all possible locations of the black hole are truly covered.

After utilizing all the world's nuclear reserves and emergency production, it is estimated that the total number of standard-type hydrogen bombs that can be produced is 10.

Thus, the area covered by a single hydrogen bomb is approximately 1130 cubic kilometers, meaning it only needs to be responsible for killing enemies within a radius of 6.5 kilometers.

Even though the destructive power of a hydrogen bomb is greatly reduced in space, at a distance of only 6.5 kilometers, its power is still enough to destroy everything.

The supporting equipment for this project has also entered full production.

Factories remained brightly lit throughout the night, and airplanes, drones, trains, and trucks traveled like long dragons across the roads and in the sky, never ceasing their movements.

At each launch site, rockets soared into the sky like sharp swords piercing the heavens.

Thousands of astronauts are busy day and night in the 26 space stations that have been converted back into space docks.

They still fulfilled their role as transit cargo.

Here, a standard hydrogen bomb, weighing approximately 3 tons, is assembled quickly and fitted with a series of positioning, communication, and simple propulsion devices.

It is a small engine specifically developed for hydrogen bomb-like payloads, using liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen as fuel, which is fully capable of propelling these hydrogen bombs from low orbit to high orbit.

Yes, these hydrogen bombs were not launched directly from the Earth's surface into orbits at an altitude of 1.2 kilometers.

That would be too wasteful of fuel and not economical.

A more economical approach would still be to use the Hohmann transfer orbit, just like going to the moon.

At low Earth orbit, they will first accelerate, stretching their orbits into an ellipse, bringing them closer to their perigee and further away from their apogee, reaching a point exactly 1.2 kilometers away.

There, the engine will accelerate again, turning the elliptical orbit into a near-circular one, and the hydrogen bomb will then remain stably stationary.

One hydrogen bomb after another lined up and entered their designated orbits in an orderly fashion.

Here, a total of 100,000 hydrogen bombs will undergo another orbital adjustment.

A disorganized group will not accomplish anything. To cause the greatest damage to the space environment, they must be organized.

Thus, propelled by the remaining fuel in the hydrogen bomb engine, the hydrogen bombs, originally scattered throughout the Earth, gradually converged in one place.

At the Doomsday Project Command Center, Jiang Yang's pupils constricted slightly as he watched the countless points of light approaching each other on the large screen.

Although he wasn't an expert in orbital control, he still knew just how complex and difficult the matter was.

Normally, even the launch of a simple satellite requires extremely complex calculations to determine its orbit.

Now, the number of hydrogen bombs whose orbits need to be calculated is a full 100,000.

The relationships between them are constantly changing, and if we are not careful, they may collide with each other.

The trajectory of each hydrogen bomb is slightly different, which means that the ground base must customize, calculate and adjust each hydrogen bomb specifically.

Furthermore, the exhaust plume from each hydrogen bomb engine could potentially affect the remaining hydrogen bombs.

All these factors combined were enough to turn these 100,000 hydrogen bombs into a tangled mess, so complex that it was impossible to unravel them.

Fortunately, the human world was prepared for this.

Even before the hydrogen bomb launch, 62 of the world's top 100 supercomputers were directly recruited and connected to the hydrogen bomb orbital calculation network.

With a power supply comparable to that of several large cities, and with the constant changes of 0s and 1s on each chip, the trajectory data and propulsion plan for each hydrogen bomb are generated in real time and then transmitted to the hydrogen bomb engine via satellite communication network.

In the vast expanse of space, 100,000 hydrogen bombs seemed to be performing a complex yet graceful ballroom dance, slowly but precisely adjusting their positions.

Finally, a constellation of hydrogen bombs with a radius of 300 kilometers appeared before Jiang Yang.

Through the telescope's lens, Jiang Yang saw countless stars gathered together under the sunlight, forming a sphere that appeared even larger than the moon.

"It must be spectacular to see so many hydrogen bombs explode at the same time..."

The thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at Gu Changshan beside him: "Still no anomalies detected at the black hole's predetermined location?"

"No."

(End of this chapter)