Chapter 64: The End of the Crossbow

The front main gun of the Nova suddenly ejected a golden flame. Less than a tenth of a second later, the Sith Empire battleship opposite suddenly swayed, its flight attitude instantly lost control, and it tilted to the left. In order to correct its flight attitude, the spacecraft began to yaw unconsciously. After completing a nearly ninety-degree turn, two large nozzles suddenly opened on the left side of the spacecraft. Blue plasma flames spurted out from them, quickly restoring the spacecraft's balance, but it did not return to its previous route. Up, but moving along the current course, and at this time, the altitude of the Sith Empire spacecraft has dropped to an ultra-low altitude state. It is now less than 500 meters above the ground. Because of its huge size, it feels like it is flying overhead when viewed from the ground.

If it were before, the officials in charge of news control would probably faint when they saw this scene, but now... he has already fainted, so he probably won't mind until he wakes up.

This Sith Empire battleship has flown all the way over and there have been at least two million witnesses, so it is completely impossible to implement the news control. Anyway, now there are too many lice and no worries about too many debts. In this aspect of the country I have completely given up on treatment. In the recent troubled times, it is indeed no wonder that the department is claiming to be incompetent. The matter is really too big to cover up.

The more than 400-meter-long Sith Empire warship seemed to be trying to pull itself up again after flying along the ground for a while. Its altitude was slowly rising. It was less than 300 meters above the ground when it was at its lowest, but it has now climbed up. to more than 500 meters, and is still rising slowly.

However, Nova had no intention of letting it go. The second-charged main gun aimed at the gravity engine on the other side and fired another salvo. The high-energy armor-piercing projectile instantly penetrated the second set of engines, but this time the opponent seemed to be prepared. The emergency jet thruster on the right side ignited instantly, and then supported the spacecraft almost without any gap. There was no secondary yaw. The opponent also knows that their speed will decrease during the yaw process, and in their current state, if their speed decreases, they will probably be completely killed.

In fact, to be honest, the Sith Empire battleship is completely different from when it was first separated from the battleship. The surface of this thing is basically full of holes now. This was all caused by a large shot fired by the Nova before. At that time, because the opponent's shield generator was just overloaded, in order to prevent the opponent from turning on the shield again after charging, the Nova temporarily added a shot of shotgun, which directly paralyzed the shield generator diffusion device located outside the spacecraft. Without an external diffuser, even if the shield is fully charged, they can't expect to activate the shield again.

Although the appearance has been beaten beyond recognition, at least this thing can still fly. Moreover, there are still a few artillery fires that can be used on it, and occasionally it will attack the Nova behind it. And the new star's condition is actually not very good. When the opponent was still a battleship, a big hole was opened in the front, and the shield generator at this time was almost reaching its limit. Because of the previous consecutive shots, the second backflow protector that was replaced was almost melted.

However, although the new star is not in good condition. But it is much better than the Sith Empire battleship in front. At least the Nova's firepower configuration is still there, and its attack capabilities have not been weakened in any way. And if you look carefully, you will find that the big hole in the Nova's bow is much smaller than when it was first penetrated. When it was first penetrated, the big hole could be used directly as a train culvert, but now it can fit a car at most. It can't be a large vehicle yet.

Regarding the sealing of this hole... it is actually not a problem of internal maintenance, but a problem of the new star's own design.

Nova serves as a special attack ship. The nature of its work determines that it needs to be away from the rear for supply and maintenance for a long time, so these issues were considered during the design.

In order to deal with possible damage and ensure that the new signal has a way to repair itself after being damaged by the enemy, the Nova carries a kind of creator and pilgrim. As well as the ultimate technology that was completed with certain technologies provided by another race - atomic level regeneration technology.

This is actually an advanced application of programmable atoms in our bodies. Its creative source is the nanorobotics technology used by the creators, but it is much more advanced than it. The creators' nanorobots can indeed repair some damage, but their repair ability is limited. They can only mend some small wounds, and their ability to repair large-scale damage is very poor. Later, the Pilgrims provided subatomic-level micro-transformation technology, plus mechanical cell technology provided by a race that was allied with the Creator. The combination of the three technologies will eventually give rise to this atomic-level renewable technology.

Unlike normal repairs, this renewable technology covers the entire warship. No matter how badly the ship is destroyed, as long as one core key is ensured - the core AI is online, it can regenerate itself without limit.

All the structures that make up this ship are actually programmable atoms, and when combined together they form a living structure. So you can also think that Nova is a living mechanical life form. Apart from having no thinking, it is basically a life form. And unlike normal life forms, this regenerative ability does not only allow for regeneration.

Nova can even grow a part that it didn't have before, or it can self-decompose some unnecessary things and restore them into raw materials for building or repairing other needed parts.

Of course, this process of reorganization or cancellation requires three basic conditions: command, energy, and materials.

Programmable atoms cannot build objects by themselves, so a command center is needed, which is the fundamental reason why the AI ​​core must be online for it to function. The AI ​​of the New Star is actually the eight dragon individuals, so as long as one of the eight of them is still alive, this function can continue to take effect. Of course, the recovery speed will slow down when the number of people decreases, because this requires a certain amount of computing power. The reduction in computing speed when there are fewer people will naturally lead to a decrease in the recovery speed.

Of course the energy part is also necessary. Transforming the material structure requires energy support, and this energy is not necessarily provided by the spacecraft's own power. In fact, programmable atoms have the ability to convert molecular vibration energy into dynamic energy. In other words, theoretically programmable atoms can absorb environmental heat energy for self-repair at temperatures other than absolute zero. Of course, the level of ambient temperature directly affects Absorption speed. If the spacecraft happens to be near a star, the repair speed may be very fast. Of course, it doesn't mean that having more energy means you can repair it instantly. After all, computing power and the speed at which programmable atoms can regenerate themselves also play a role.

In addition to computing power and energy support, materials are also a key factor. Programmable atoms can't create matter out of thin air, so they need materials. However, because atomic-level reorganization is possible, programmable atoms can theoretically form any compound structure, but they cannot change the atomic structure. That is to say. Programmable atoms cannot synthesize gold from iron atoms, but as long as other auxiliary atoms are provided, it can form any alloy structure.

Because of this characteristic, programmable atoms need to convert a certain amount of external matter to repair the hull. Of course, because the Nova has this function, it will bring some extra materials as backup, but if the backup materials are exhausted. That’s not to say there’s nothing we can do. Programmable atoms can actually decompose any material. As long as they stop on the surface of a certain planet or asteroid, they can decompose the material on the surface of the star like army ants cannibalizing large organisms and select useful elements for conversion.

As long as the above three conditions can operate normally, the new star can be regenerated indefinitely. It doesn't matter how severe the damage is. And the smaller the damage, the faster it can be repaired.

At present, all eight members of the dragon clan are present inside the Nova, and the energy is sufficient, and the spare repair materials in the body have not been used up yet. Therefore, the repair speed is quite fast, and it only takes less than half an hour to call all the way. There is only a small hole left at the entrance that can pass a private car. Counting the accelerated recovery after the hole became smaller, the rest should be able to be fully recovered within ten minutes.

Of course, the newly restored location will be a little weaker than other locations. It's not a problem with the restoration materials, but a problem with the repair principle. The programmable atoms will first weave something like a metal mesh during the repair process. Then the second layer of mesh is woven, gradually stacking forward, and finally forming a molecular-level mesh structure to seal the holes and repair the original structure. After the mesh structure is completed, the function has been basically restored, and no problems can be seen with the naked eye. But at this time, the material itself is actually full of holes, so the structural strength is actually not up to the original standard, but at least it can be used.

After this step of emergency supplementary repairs is completed, the programmable atoms will begin to fill the gaps in the grid with material bit by bit and completely seal the gaps. Only when this part is completed will the material strength return to the previous level. However, at this time, the external defense will still not reach the original standard, because only the hull structure and internal equipment can be restored by the programmable atoms, while the protective armor outside the Nova is a layer of real biological armor.

This layer of golden biological armor is a real life form. Unlike the programmable atoms of the ship itself which do not have any biological consciousness, this layer of life form has a thinking ability similar to that of a mollusk. It is alive, alive, and can respond to external stimuli to a certain extent. Although the intelligence level is almost non-existent, this is a living body after all.

Although this biological armor looks shiny and metal, it is actually a real life form. However, it is a hybrid life form and cannot be simply regarded as silicon-based life or carbon-based life. It is a Artificial independent living system.

The protective capability of this thing far exceeds the metal armor synthesized by programmable atoms, and it also comes with a shield. The shield of the biological armor will not interfere with the shield generated by the shield generator, so the Nova actually has two layers of shields. . This is the main reason why the Nova was able to fight against battleships known for their high attack power and thick blood, and ended up winning.

Although the current external situation does not look good, the main burden of the Nova is actually a slight overload of the power core. After all, it has not been maintained for so many years. It will be such a high-intensity battle as soon as it starts up, and it will still compete with the battleship. No matter what the problem is, it already shows that the quality is strong.

In any case, the Nova is now pressing down on the Sith Empire battleship, so although the pressure on the power system is too high, it can still hold on.

The jet thruster on the Sith Empire battleship opposite has now completely replaced the previous gravity engine, and the speed has increased slightly after replacing this thruster. However, we are not too worried, because according to the eight new compatriots, In agreement with the pilgrim leader, this propeller should fall into the category of emergency power. In other words, this thing shouldn't last long. As long as it is exhausted, it will fall by itself even if no one hits it.

Of course we can't just wait, so we have to fight when we need to.

Because I don’t understand the structure of the jet thruster, and I don’t know where to hit the new model better, I can only continue the old path. Anyway, just catch the opponent and blast it. There is always a limit to the damage, and sooner or later I can beat it down.

At this time, due to the previous yaw, the Sith Empire warship had changed its sailing direction to north by west. It had just passed the outskirts of Tongling and continued northward. However, just after it passed through Wuwei County, a large number of missiles of various types suddenly flew up on the ground in front of it. I even saw a large piece of artillery shells flying over like a dark cloud.

The Sith Empire warship was flying at a height of less than 600 meters at this time. This height was very easy for ground troops to obtain. In the past, because the opponent had shields and a large number of close-defense weapons, missile interception was almost useless, but it is different now. The surface of the opponent's hull is almost beaten into a sieve, and there are only a few usable defensive weapons. Even if there are some that can be activated, facing this kind of fan saturation attack from three directions, it is absolutely impossible for the opponent to block all the attacks. Moreover, the most important point is that the opponent no longer has a shield. Although the strength of the alien metal material is exaggerated, it is not completely indestructible. Powerful heavy weapons can actually be more or less effective. Moreover, those spaceships that have been unable to be opened before are all the spaceships of the creators. It is said that the materials of the Sith Empire's warships are not as high-end as those of the creators, so in theory these weapons should be a certain deterrent to this Sith Empire's warships. Powerful. Of course, the premise is that the opponent has no shield.

Looking at the dense missiles and artillery shells flying in like dark clouds, I roughly understood what those generals meant. They hoped to shoot down the warship in Chaohu Lake, which was the largest no-man's land nearby. After all, falling into the lake is much safer than hitting the ground directly. Although it may cause big waves, the opponent's speed is already not too fast, and the height is not too exaggerated. Even if it causes some waves, it should not cause many casualties, so Chaohu is indeed the one to shoot down the opponent. Good location. (To be continued ~^~)