Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 69: Neutron War Star

The massive fleet of the Alliance reinforcements stopped more than 100 billion kilometers away from the vanguard fleet of the Lunar Empire.

The 4th and 12th fleets of the Vanguard Fleet activated their intelligent energy shields and accelerated towards the Alliance fleet at the speed of light. The four Alliance fleets left the fleet group to meet the Vanguard Fleet. When the two fleets were about six billion kilometers apart, the four fleets suddenly decelerated and launched more than four million massive, cloud-like "mist clouds." These "mist clouds" moved at extremely high speeds, rushing towards the Vanguard Fleet at 80% of the speed of light. After launching the "mist clouds," more than four million high-energy laser beams and rotating force field generators were fired one-to-one at these cloud-like "mist clouds." After launching the high-energy lasers and rotating force field generators, the four Alliance fleets urgently turned around and accelerated away in their own direction.

These "giant molecular clouds," composed almost entirely of hydrogen molecules, emitted a brilliant halo after being bombarded by a high-energy laser. Most of the hydrogen molecules were ionized, and under the acceleration of the rotating force field generator, a massive rotating hydrogen ion cloud, comprising over four million hydrogen ions, formed. The temperature of the rotating hydrogen ion cloud rose rapidly, hydrogen thermonuclear fusion was completed instantly, and the hydrogen ion cloud collapsed rapidly, bursting into a dazzling display of light in the blink of an eye—a massive blue "star" was formed!

Fleets 4' and 12' naturally felt the powerful gravitational field pulling their warships towards the star at an accelerated pace. Both fleets quickly activated their anti-gravity fields, while the sniper ships fired intelligent energy beams, striking the newly formed, massive blue "star." Intense gamma rays and X-rays were instantly released, indiscriminately striking the four Alliance fleets and the Lunar Empire's vanguard fleet. The four Alliance fleets were instantly annihilated. The vanguard fleet withstood the attack thanks to the intelligent energy shields on its warships.

After emitting large amounts of radiation and electromagnetic waves, the nuclear fusion material in the core of the blue star is exhausted and can no longer obtain energy from nuclear fusion. The material surrounding the star's core, no longer supported by thermal radiation pressure, is pulled rapidly towards the core by its gravity. The interior of the star is intensely compressed, and this intense compression causes electrons in the core's constituent materials to merge with protons and be converted into neutrons.

A neutron star with a diameter of fifteen or sixteen kilometers has formed!

This neutron star rotates extremely fast. Because its magnetic axis and rotation axis do not coincide, the very high rotation rate causes the various radiations generated by the rotating magnetic field to be emitted in a pulsed manner at the two magnetic poles. The neutron star's immense gravity causes the light to be emitted in a parabolic trajectory. Therefore, what appears to be a neutron star is parabolic light rays orbiting around it, with gamma rays emanating from the two magnetic poles.

The tidal forces, stronger than those of a star, were an unavoidable disaster for the vanguard fleet that had just approached the neutron star and was preparing to retreat at the speed of light.

From a cluster of "fog clouds" to a blue star, and then to a neutron star, the process happened so fast that Zhou Yuan and the others didn't have time to warn them. The vanguard fleet was torn apart by the powerful gravity of the neutron star, and the debris fell toward the neutron star.

The Alliance fleet and the Lunar Empire fleet near the neutron star had already accelerated and were rapidly escaping the area where this powerful gravitational field existed.

The immense gravity of the neutron star pulls a nearby star along with it, transporting large amounts of the star's hot gas to the neutron star, where it collidees and causes thermonuclear explosions. From a distance, between the neutron star and the nearby star, there appears to be an extremely bright band of light. This band continuously transports large amounts of the star's hot gas to the neutron star, causing repeated thermonuclear explosions. Twenty minutes later, the star itself also explodes as a supernova, bursting forth with intense gamma rays, X-rays, visible light, and radio waves, transforming into a white dwarf.

The Alliance fleet and the Lunar Empire's combined fleet were also shaken, and each summarized the outcome of this inexplicable battle.

The Allied Fleet was puzzled. They had intended to instantly create a massive blue star, using its immense gravity to tear apart the enemy's vanguard fleet, but the blue star unexpectedly transformed into a neutron star. The intense radiation from the transformation severely interfered with the Allied Fleet's observation equipment, hence their bewilderment. Had the Allied Fleet not escaped quickly, they would have been torn apart by the neutron star's gravity. The Allied Fleet naturally believed that the Combined Fleet had deliberately used the blue star to create a neutron star weapon, leaving them shocked and shaken. The Lunar Empire's Combined Fleet, on the other hand, was astonished that the Allied Fleet had created a massive blue star so quickly, far more powerful than a man-made mini-sun.

The two fleets are now very far apart and neither dares to make any rash moves, unsure of what other powerful weapons the other side may possess, resulting in a stalemate.

"Gentlemen, the fallen soldiers of the 4th and 12th Fleets will have their lives replicated, and the 4th and 12th Fleets will be rebuilt after some time. I must admit, the Alliance Fleet's ability to create a sun in an instant is a remarkable achievement. If we can figure out that rotating force field or acquire its technology, and collect enough hydrogen molecular clouds or hydrogen ion clouds, then we too can create a sun, and even possess powerful neutron star weapons. Judging from the Alliance Fleet's reaction, they are unaware that we possess intelligent energy bodies as weapons, so we must utilize this advantage to annihilate them in one fell swoop." At the Allied Fleet Commanders' Holographic Conference, Alpha Fleet Commander George first pointed out the profound significance of artificial stars and neutron star weapons.

"Through communication between the fleet scientists and the scientists of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, they unanimously agreed that this rotating force field and the Klein force field of the energy shield on Changwang Star are based on the same principle, which is also caused by the flipping of the gravitational and repulsive forces of dark matter and dark energy." Zhou Yuan explained the mechanism of the rotating force field of the Alliance Fleet. If the mechanism of the rotating force field is understood, things will be easier. Now the problem is to speed things up.

"Yes, the Imperial Academy of Sciences needs to intensify its research on that large metallic sphere and 'pipeline' on Changwang Star."

Yes. These things will take some time.

"Right now, let's think about how to annihilate the Alliance fleet in one fell swoop. Does anyone have any good suggestions?"

"If we want to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop, we must use long-range strikes. The enemy is too far away from us now, and there is a neutron star with huge gravity in between. Even if we move the lunar super fortress of New Home 1, long-range strikes do not seem to be effective, let alone our Hercules sniper ship?" Commander Pereya of the 15th Fleet expressed the thoughts of the other fleet commanders.

"Then we'll use neutron stars for long-range attacks."

Everyone was used to Zhou Yuan's strange ideas, so they didn't show any particular surprise.

"Dean Zhou, are you referring to using the slingshot effect of neutron star gravity?"

"Yes. While white dwarfs have high densities, they are still within the maximum density achievable by normal matter structures. In other words, electrons are still electrons, atomic nuclei are still atomic nuclei, and the atomic structure remains intact. However, neutron stars are different. The pressure in a neutron star is extremely high, causing electrons to be compressed into the atomic nuclei, and protons to neutralize into neutrons, making the atoms composed only of neutrons. Neutron degeneracy pressure supports the neutron star, preventing it from compressing further. You could say that a neutron star is a giant atomic nucleus. The gravity of a neutron star is so strong that when light passes through a rotating neutron star, it is ejected in a parabolic trajectory under the influence of this powerful gravity. Therefore, as long as we choose the right angle of attack, the intelligent energy beam will be accelerated again, striking the target at a faster distance along a parabolic trajectory—this is the slingshot effect. Don't forget, our intelligent energy beam can bend; even if it deviates slightly from its course, it will automatically correct itself."

“Hmm, that makes sense.” George nodded.

"This requires simulation by an artificial intelligence supercomputer to select the appropriate injection angle and injection power."

"Okay, let's do it this way. Everyone, get ready to fire the neutron star slingshot."

The supercomputers of the ten fleets began rapid simulations, building a physical model of the neutron star slingshot. Based on factors such as the distance between the two fleets, the mass and gravitational pull of the neutron star, the power of the intelligent energy body's beam, its parabolic trajectory, and the beam's automatic navigation correction under gravity, a series of complex simulations were conducted. Two days later, the ten fleet supercomputers reached a consensus.

Two fleets of ten Hercules-class sniper ships were positioned near the neutron star, with the ten Hercules-class sniper ships stacked and staggered.

Ten Hercules-class sniper ships simultaneously launched intelligent energy beams at a very small intersection angle. As these ten beams approached the neutron star, they were captured by its powerful gravity and launched in parabolic arcs along the neutron star's rotational tangent. Accelerated by the star's gravity, the intersecting beams shot towards the Alliance fleet like arrows drawn on a bow. During their flight, some beams automatically changed direction, creating a wider beam that instantly struck the Alliance fleet. The Alliance fleet detected the sudden appearance of a super-high-energy gamma-ray burst ahead and instantly accelerated, attempting to escape at the speed of light. However, these intelligent energy beams were faster than light, reaching the Alliance fleet within a minute and instantly vaporizing the warships. These beams then continued their long-range attacks, striking the scattered warships.

In less than ten minutes, the Alliance fleet of more than 30 million warships was completely destroyed. Large amounts of metal ion clouds drifted everywhere. Some ion clouds drifted to the vicinity of the neutron star and were captured by the rotating magnetic field of the neutron star. The trajectory of the ions changed and they were accelerated by the neutron star and shot out in a parabolic shape.

The Imperial Allied Fleet had already dispatched an AI-controlled warship to bypass the neutron star's gravitational field. Upon detecting the complete annihilation of the Allied Fleet, the entire crew erupted in cheers.

At the suggestion of Zhou Yuan and other fleet scientists, the Imperial Academy of Sciences and the Imperial Fleet jointly implemented a plan to move a neutron star onto a warship. If the neutron star was successfully moved onto the warship, the Lunar Empire would possess a powerful neutron warstar with a diameter of only fifteen or sixteen kilometers!

Neutron stars have two main characteristics: their powerful gravity and the intense pulses of radiation they emit. The scientists of the Lunar Empire naturally considered using the principle of black hole bombs to gravitationally bind neutron stars. The intense pulses of radiation emitted by neutron stars were easily dealt with; they could be protected with intelligent energy shields.

Half a month after the Allied fleet was annihilated, the neutron star was moved to the flagship of the Alpha Fleet.