Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The powerful radiation from the annihilation of a large amount of matter and antimatter surged across the border defenses of the Enrogett Alliance like a tsunami.

The first to be affected were the warships in the first echelon.

As the first batch of warships to resist the attack of enemy ships, the first echelon of warships on the border defense line has a very simple characteristic - high defense and low attack.

Just like the Xuanwu [frigate] in the human fleet.

They possess the thickest solid armor in the entire fleet, as well as the most advanced and powerful composite shield generation system.

In the simplest terms, they are a group of pure meat shields.

Normally, they can provide excellent protection for warships behind them—laser weapons have difficulty penetrating their physical armor, and antimatter cannons and other weapons have difficulty breaking through their high-power composite shields.

Radiation is the same.

They can easily withstand the radiation damage caused by the explosion of antimatter cannons near warships, and can also resist the high-intensity radiation from micro black holes to a certain extent.

However, the current situation has clearly gone far beyond the normal range.

It's not a matter of one or two shots.

It's a problem of antimatter cannons firing simultaneously along the entire border defense line!

This incredibly powerful radiation, like a sharp arrow, pierced directly through the radiation protection layers of all the warships in the first echelon!

Fortunately, with the first wave of warships acting as a buffer, the second wave of warships behind them did not suffer too much radiation damage, which can be considered as preserving the Enroget Alliance's manpower to the greatest extent possible.

Unfortunately...

Before the first direct confrontation even began, the Enrogett Alliance's defensive forces had already suffered extremely heavy losses.

At this moment, everyone in the Enrogett command center felt the same heavy heart.

Everyone turned their expectant gaze toward the brightly lit display screen in front of them.

The human fleet must have suffered considerable casualties in this accidental, indiscriminate gamma-ray burst.

This thought crossed the minds of everyone in the Enrogett Alliance.

……

Mo Er stared wide-eyed at the screen.

The flames of matter and antimatter annihilation completely obscured the massive human fleet.

The intense radiation rendered most of the detection instruments useless; at this moment, only simple observations could be made using optical equipment.

But the attacks did not stop.

Neither the human fleet nor the Enroget border defenses could pinpoint precise coordinates, and both sides launched deadly attacks against each other with equal ferocity.

The flames from the explosions rose and fell incessantly, showing no sign of abating.

Moore raised his hand again and wiped away the pale green blood that was flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Its vision became clouded as its vitality gradually faded.

But it remained fixed on the screen in front of it.

With such strong radiation... the human fleet must have suffered considerable damage as well...

Suddenly, its eyes widened sharply.

Amidst the dazzling flames, something unusual suddenly appeared.

The anomalies rapidly expanded.

The massive fleet emerged from the flames with unstoppable force!

Ripples shimmered on the shields surrounding the fleet, completely blocking the power of the explosion!

As for that incredibly powerful radiation...

In Moore's view, the other party did not seem to take the deadly radiation seriously.

"this……"

"How is that possible..."

Moore murmured softly as darkness enveloped him—the powerful radiation had completely destroyed his visual organs.

The surrounding sounds gradually diminished, and throughout the warship, more and more people succumbed to radiation.

The first echelon of the border defense line gradually became a group of "corpses" wandering in the vast universe.

……

Enlogit Alliance Command Center.

"The first echelon of border defense..."

"Total annihilation."

An Enrogett commander closed his eyes, his voice trembling as he uttered, "Enemy fleet..."

"There is no sign of slowing down."

The command center fell silent once again.

High-definition images of the massive fleet emerging unscathed from the blast zone were continuously replayed on the large screen.

Unlike the border defense line, the most important task for the command center at present is to find the weaknesses of enemy ships through various means and come up with corresponding measures.

And this is also the greatest role that scientists play in interstellar warfare.

Under everyone's gaze, the elderly scientist slowly rose and said in an extremely heavy tone, "Gentlemen, we may have once again underestimated the technological level of human civilization."

"Previously, we discovered that human civilization's warp missiles could easily penetrate the composite shields generated by warships and inflict true damage on our warships."

"This poses a great threat to the border defense line."

"Through our research, we have successfully identified the cause."

"The opponent, having cracked our shield algorithm, applied a force field based on the principle of grand unification, thereby negating the effect of our composite shield."

"Without a grasp of the practical application of the Grand Unified Principles, we have no choice but to temporarily switch to a more complex algorithm."

"but……"

The elderly Enrogett scientist shook his head helplessly: "It's probably because their computer technology is too advanced. Even if we use the latest and most complex algorithms, they can still quickly complete the cracking work."

As soon as the words were spoken, the scientists in the command center lowered their heads, their faces showing a hint of shame.

"And now, the human fleet has once again shown us an even more amazing technology."

"Giant Shield Technology".

With a grave expression, it raised its finger and pointed to the image on the screen: "Judging from the effects of the explosion, the human fleet is enveloped by a massive shield."

"This technology is still in the realm of our speculation, while the other side has already..."

"In our vision, a giant shield can distribute the load evenly among each shield generation unit, resulting in a shield with a higher load capacity and stronger defensive capabilities."

"Due to too many unknown factors, I can only make a simple estimate."

"The answer is cruel."

"Even using the smallest coefficients, we would need 30,000 warships attacking simultaneously to have any chance of breaking the giant shield."

"Considering the previous performance of the human fleet..."

"I believe that 50,000 warships is a relatively accurate figure."

Undoubtedly, his words dealt a tremendous blow to the morale of the command center.

Even the alliance leader couldn't help but frown.

"Fifty thousand warships..."

"That's almost impossible."

"Currently, there are fewer than 20,000 warships on the main battlefield, and it is simply impossible to mobilize so many warships in a short period of time."

The elderly scientist took a deep breath: "There is another way."

As the scientist's aged voice slowly rose, the command center fell into a deathly silence once again.

After a long silence, the leader finally spoke with great difficulty, asking, "How much longer will it take to remodel the flagship?"

"The current modification progress is only 20%, Leader, this is the best method." The elderly scientist cast an extremely complicated look at the leader. "Only by breaking that giant shield can we possibly stop their advance."

"..."

Silence, a long silence.

"At once……"

"Do as you say."

The alliance leader, with his eyes tightly closed, gave the order in a trembling voice.