Chapter 1579: Changing the Power of the Cosmic Constant

The speed of light is a constant in the universe.

Under the physical knowledge of planetary civilizations, the speed of light is an unchangeable constant, which is equivalent to the rules of the universe.

The existence of the universe defines many rules.

For example, the four fundamental forces, such as the speed of light...

Together, these constants build the nature of the universe.

Under normal circumstances, the speed of light cannot be changed, nor can it be surpassed.

However, when technology advances to a certain level, the constants of the universe are not necessarily unchangeable.

In fact.

Human beings have measured different speeds of light for a long time.

After humans master the curvature technology, the speed of light is no longer a fixed constant, but can be changed.

The wake left by curvature navigation will cause the speed of light to slow down.

It's just that, under the curvature of the sailing wake, the reduction in the speed of light is relatively small, and it has not reached a level that can be used.

Theoretically, if a star system is wrapped with the wake of curvature sailing, the speed of light will be reduced to the third cosmic speed.

Once this requirement is met, the spacecraft will not be able to fly out of the star system, forming a black field similar to a black hole.

However, the mass of the black hole is large enough, so that the speed of the third universe exceeds the constant light speed of 300,000 km/s.

What the black field changes is another coefficient. The mass of the star is not enough to bind the constant speed of light, so the speed of light is lowered to the third cosmic speed, and then the goal of not flying out of the star system at the speed of light can also be achieved.

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Human beings have measured the speed of light in different values, but so far, technology has not developed to the extent that the speed of light can be used, so this discovery has not been taken seriously.

However, Han Youwei's speculation now awakened everyone.

"Are you sure it's the low speed of light?" Fang Yuan cast a look at Han Youwei, and then looked at the other companions present.

Han Youwei's "low light speed" conjecture, judging from the currently known information, there is indeed such a possibility.

However, so far, this is just speculation and there is no direct evidence to prove it.

After being reminded, Ye Zheyu re-examined the clustered beams of the God's Punishment Cannon, and said in a serious tone: "From the current point of view, the beam of the God's Punishment Cannon still conforms to all the characteristics of gamma rays, except for the speed. Except for the reduction, there is no abnormality, and there is indeed the possibility of a low light speed region."

Fang Yuan thought for a moment, and said: "Where is the eye of our closest reconnaissance to the stellar ring? Conduct a test of electromagnetic waves passing through the low light speed area. If there really is a low light speed area, then the electromagnetic wave transmission speed will also be affected."

"I'll arrange it now."

When Ye Zheyu heard this plan, he immediately understood what to do.

Human civilization has mastered quantum communication technology since a long time ago.

Therefore, electromagnetic wave communication technology has basically been eliminated.

However, it does not mean that the expedition fleet cannot use electromagnetic wave communication, but this communication system is only used when quantum communication fails.

Now, Fang Yuan is going to use electromagnetic waves to test whether Redios has created a low light speed area.

The test plan is actually quite simple.

Just launch electromagnetic waves toward the possible "low light speed region".

Electromagnetic waves propagate at the speed of light. Once they enter a region with a low speed of light, the propagation speed will decrease. The degree of reduction depends on the thickness of the region with a low speed of light.

Then, electromagnetic waves are emitted repeatedly through multiple directions and multiple angles.

Electromagnetic waves transmitted in non-low light speed areas can receive electromagnetic wave signals within a predetermined time, while electromagnetic waves entering low light speed areas cannot be received in a short period of time, which may take days, years, or even decades.

After Ye Zheyu arranged the test plan,

Start emitting electromagnetic signals.

At the same time, he drew the received electromagnetic wave signal map on the main screen of the bridge.

In ten minutes, a pattern of red dots appeared on the screen.

The red dots in the pattern are densely arranged and gradually become one piece. Only a long strip in the middle is blank, and there is no red dot at all.

Ye Zheyu explained: "A red dot is an electromagnetic signal point. The appearance of a red dot indicates that an electromagnetic signal has been received. Where there is no red dot, it means that after the electromagnetic wave enters this area, it does not pass out. It may be blocked, or it may It takes a long time to get across this area."

Seeing this, Fang Yuan can basically be sure: "It seems that it is indeed a low light speed area."

The comrades in the military scientific research class actually understood it.

This strip-shaped area happened to be on the flight path of the God's Punishment Cannon.

In other words, Redios created a long strip of low-light speed area in front of the God's Punishment Cannon to block the God's Punishment Cannon.

Although the energy of the God's Punishment Cannon is still there, it will take decades to hit the star ring.

With the scientific and technological strength of the Palesian civilization, decades are enough for them to come up with countless ways to deal with the light of the God's Punishment Cannon.

"It seems that the opponent this time is much stronger than expected." Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the strange low light speed area in the deep space of the universe, lost in thought.

Before going to war.

According to the information obtained from the Mechanical Empire and the photosynthetic civilization, the strength of this Palesi young star god is average.

The reason is mainly that Redios has never shown his true ability.

Now, he has shown his star god skills, which are so powerful that they can change the speed of light.

This is already a powerful ability to touch the laws of the universe. In comparison, Otas is not enough to look at him.

Besides, Fang Yuan also remembered some things.

Ye Zheyu also thought about it at the same time: "Looking at it this way, when the Ghost was near the stellar ring, its curvature navigation was restricted, and it should also be affected by Redios' ability."

then.

The Ghost approached the star ring for reconnaissance, and Fang Yuan held the line personally.

Originally, the investigation went well.

It's just that after passing through the orbit of the first planet, the alarm sounded in the rings of the star.

Strangely, the stellar ring sounded the alarm, but the defense radar did not lock the Wraith's position.

Afterwards, Fang Yuan ordered the Ghost to activate the curvature engine to evacuate.

However, after the curvature engine was activated, the speed of the Ghost did not increase much, as if it was imprisoned by some force.

In the end, it was Fang Yuan himself who pushed the Ghost away from the orbit of the first planet, and the curvature engine returned to normal.

After returning from that scouting.

The scientific research team on board the ship has conducted multiple inspections on the Ghost, but they have not found out the reason why the curvature engine cannot work normally.

At that time, it was also suspected that the Palesean civilization might have developed a new curvature blocking technology.

Now it seems that it is not the curvature blocking technology at all, but the low speed of light ability of Redios.

The Ghost activated the curvature engine, but it was limited to the low speed of light area, causing the curvature engine to be activated, and the speed did not increase much.

However, Redios did not appear in person that time, and the speed of light did not drop to the limit in the low light speed area that the Ghost fell into.

"The heritage of the Palesi civilization is still profound. Even if the third energy revolution has not been completed, there is still a way to persist." Zhao Anya mused.

"Battles are getting more and more interesting."

Fang Yuan now really wants to meet this Redios in person.

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After the inference about the low light speed area was passed on to the mechanical empire and the photosynthetic civilization, the two civilizations used various detection methods to confirm the inference of the low light speed area.

"It should be a low light speed area. All the detection methods come to this conclusion. The Palesi Star God is so strong, this battle will be difficult." Mo Green said in a private communication with Fang Yuan sigh.

"It is indeed more difficult than expected, but it is not time to sigh. At the beginning, I wanted to minimize the battle damage and destroy the star ring with the ultimate star destroyer. Now it seems that in order to win this battle, we must Trying to fight head-on." Fang Yuan replied.

"However, our fleet can't withstand the firepower of the star ring, which is equivalent to the firepower of 300,000 warships. How can we fight head-on?" Mo Gelin was very worried.

Now the three civilizations of the Carbon-based Alliance are riding a tiger.

If the target is only the Andromeda α1024 stellar ring, in fact, you can consider extending the battle time and continue to add offensive weapons.

For example, build the second and third ultimate star destroyer.

As long as the time is long enough, there will always be a day when the deadlock will be broken.

Of course, if the battle drags on into a protracted battle, the Palesian civilization cannot sit still and will definitely continue to strengthen the defense of the star ring.

In the end, it depends on how much military power the two sides invest in the battlefield and the overall strength of civilization.

However, the Carbon Based Alliance has no time to waste right now.

Now the Palesian civilization is trapped in the star ring of Andromeda α1024 for defense. There is only one reason, that is, the Palesean civilization has not mastered the technology of the third energy revolution.

Once the Palesian civilization lights up the vacuum zero-point energy technology tree, then the Palesean civilization will gradually change from a defensive side to a counterattacking side.

Where this star war will go, no one knows.

Maybe it will turn into a war that lasts for 50,000 years, waiting for the next opportunity to appear.

If you really want to get to this point, Fang Yuan will not initiate this war at all, just wait in the Milky Way for the Palesian civilization to attack the Milky Way.

In that case, you can grow up with your little princess safely at home.

Or we will never see the Palesian civilization attacking the Milky Way in our lifetime, and we will push this war to the descendants of human beings to solve it.

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"If the difficulty is too great, retreating is not a bad choice." Mo Green suddenly raised this possibility.

Now it's a private communication, not a formal meeting, so Mo Gelin's sudden mention of this is actually testing Fang Yuan's attitude.

From a human point of view, retreat is indeed not a bad choice.

If they retreat, humans, mechanical empires, and photosynthetic civilization will not suffer much loss, at least not much loss in this war of attacking Andromeda.

After retreating, they can return to their home planets and continue to develop their civilization.

There is a high probability that the Palesian civilization will start a new round of civilization wars in a few decades, after the vacuum zero-point energy technology tree matures.

At that time, the Palesean civilization will inevitably attack the Triangulum galaxy first.

At that time, human civilization will go out to help the war, and the war history of the past 50,000 years will repeat itself again.

And the photosynthetic civilization is actually well prepared, that is, to immigrate to the Milky Way.

Retreating now means that after decades, the Triangulum galaxy will become a battlefield again, and the photosynthetic civilization chooses to immigrate to the Milky Way to avoid the center of the war.

"That's why you asked for the right to emigrate to the Milky Way in the first place, right?" Fang Yuan smiled faintly, looking at Mo Gelin.

"It's just for the survival of civilization, and I believe that the photosynthetic race and humans can live in peace through the development of the Milky Way." Moglin emphasized.

"I don't deny that."

In fact, the characteristics of a race have determined their way of existence from the beginning.

The characteristics of the photosynthetic race doomed this race to be less aggressive, and even if they emigrated to the Milky Way, they would not do much harm to humans.

If there is a day when there is harm and war breaks out, then humans will have the upper hand.

It is also for this reason that Fang Yuan agreed to the immigration request proposed by Guanghe Civilization.

"Then what is the general's attitude?" Mo Gelin asked again, staring closely at Fang Yuan's eyes, hoping to get some useful information.

Fang Yuan took a deep breath, changed into a formal tone, and said: "It is impossible to retreat, it is not my style to retreat without a fight.

"Ten days later, I will launch a general attack on the star ring, and I will personally try the strength of Redios."

Mo Green was not too surprised when he heard this answer.

In fact, he had dealt with Fang Yuan a lot, so he knew Fang Yuan's character well.

He expected from the very beginning that Fang Yuan would not be able to give up so easily.

"Alright, we will actively prepare for the battle, but the Palesi civilization has another star god besides Redios. If this is not resolved, starting a war will be very bad for us." Moglin reminded.

"I will arrange this point." Fang Yuan replied.

Last time, after Niu Dazhi received the infusion from the tree god Saion, he was able to deal with Solius, so this problem is not so difficult to solve.

Of course, it is impossible for the Palesean civilization to capsize twice in the same gutter.

The last time Niu Dazhi restrained Sollius, this time it would not be so simple if there was a war.

After the communication with Moglin, the human expedition fleet officially announced to the machine empire and the photosynthetic civilization fleet that it will launch a general attack on the star ring in ten days.

Mo Gelin had heard about this decision in advance, and did not express any objection. In fact, he had already expressed the attitude of the photosynthetic civilization.

The Mechanical Empire fleet did not object to this decision either.

The three major civilization fleets began to prepare for the battle, preparing for the general offensive in ten days.

This time the general attack will intuitively resolve the outcome of this war.

Fang Yuan convened all the super soldier squads in the military scientific research class to make tactical arrangements:

"In the general attack in ten days' time, I will face Redios in person, but the Palesean civilization has another star god, Solius.

"So Solius needs you to deal with it.

"About how to deal with Solius, I have already communicated with the tree god of the photosynthetic civilization.

"During the past ten days, the captains of the ten super soldier teams of the military scientific research class, as well as the members of the dragon team, went to meet the tree god Sai Weng and accept his test.

"If you are lucky enough, you will have the opportunity to experience for yourself what a star god is like."

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(Note: The description of Heiyu comes from "Three-Body Problem")

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