Chapter 2964 (*) Conditions for joining
This night, the ETO virtual conference room, which was still the dark virtual world that resembled the void of a chaotic universe, became lively and lively again.
There is no other reason, because at least thousands of ETO elite members who came online on time and gathered here all saw the picture provided by Tomoko when another attack failed:
That little girl, Wallfacer Annie, and more than a dozen people, calmly found and hid in a huge flower cage made of rotten steel bars half a minute before the attack, and then escaped unscathed.
Did they finally get the magnetic storm plasma bomb attack from their master, that is, from the Trisolaran civilization?
Moreover, what made them feel even more miserable and unbearable was that the other party seemed to have noticed their purpose in advance before hiding in, and had dispersed all the people in the square in an almost 'coincidental' way.
Man, let their attack achieve nothing except scorching the floral decoration in the center of the square and killing the brave and fearless ETO warrior who was the attacker?
And that kind of result will naturally make these ETO remnants who have seen what happened and call themselves elites roar and argue with each other in fear, anger, disbelief, and some hysteria:
"I do not understand!"
"How did she find out and evacuate the crowd in advance?"
"There is a traitor among us, it must be like that!"
"Oh!"
"Who is the traitor? Is it you? Or me?"
"Don't forget, except for the core leadership, the specific execution time and location of this attack are all decided by Tomoko, and none of us know!"
"Jie!"
"This is impossible?"
"Our magnetic storm plasma bomb has been charged for a long time. Its energy is equivalent to the electricity consumption of a large community for more than half a month, but it was blocked by a broken cage?"
"What a shame!"
"Who said before that it is so powerful that no one within a hundred meters can survive, and even those hiding in a house will be instantly electrocuted into charcoal?"
"have a look!"
"A broken cage with air leakage has blocked it!"
"Hello!"
"Don't get excited, that's not a broken cage, that's the 'Faraday cage' effect, also called electromagnetic shielding, it's just a law of physics."
"Faraday cage, what the hell?"
"Well, it can be said that the cage is an equipotential body, the internal potential difference is zero, the electric field is zero, and the charges are distributed on the outer surface close to the discharge rod, probably..."
"It's like a collection of lightning rods?"
"ah?"
"Is there anything like that?"
"Why not?"
"That's science. We people on Earth have known it decades ago. Don't you know how to read?"
"I see!"
"whispering sound!"
"It's just... what I still don't understand is why they chose that kind of place to launch the attack... This is a huge mistake in intelligence work!"
"intelligence?"
"Oh!"
"I'm afraid those so-called 'elites' and 'leaders' don't care about the sacrifices of us trash, right?"
"Calm down, now is not the time to hold people accountable."
"How to calm down?"
"Why didn't Tomoko warn in advance? Why didn't he tell in advance that there was that broken cage in that place? Why didn't he intervene directly? Was it intentional, or was it because it was incompetent?"
"Before, wasn't it said that the success rate exceeded ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent?"
"Who calculates the success rate, Tomoko or you?"
"Hmph! Shut up!"
"The Lord is all-knowing and will surely test our loyalty and wisdom!"
"Is there still a test?"
"How many times has this failed?"
"Is it the fifth time? Or the sixth time?"
"I finally figured it out. Tomoko is a waste. Not only was a mere neutron jammer blocked, he didn't even know where to launch the magnetic storm plasma bomb!"
"besides!"
"Everyone here is also a waste! We at ETO are all waste. This is a collection of waste!"
"We are destined to be just a group of chess pieces that can be abandoned at any time, so everyone should break up quickly!"
"you!"
"What did you say and what did you want to do?"
"What do I want to do..."
"you……"
"..."
At first, some people didn't know why a mere cage could block the magnetic storm plasma bomb given by Sophon. But after someone explained what a 'Faraday cage' was and its principle, those people were instantly speechless and
They began to question why the operators chose such a place to launch the attack, and even began to question why Tomoko didn't inform them in advance about the large iron cage in the Flower Square.
Then, inevitably, disputes, divisions and verbal conflicts began to break out among ETO members.
"Enough!"
Finally, seeing things getting worse, Qin Shihuang, as the management, stepped forward as a last resort.
"Sophon has its mission. This is not the fault of Sophon or the Lord. Sophon is only responsible for providing intelligence. We need to find answers and conduct intelligence analysis ourselves!"
"We failed to discover in time that there was a metal cage in the square, and we failed to know in advance that the metal cage could defend against plasma bombs. That was a mistake in our work. Our leadership is willing to take responsibility for the failure of this operation!"
"Next, we will strengthen intelligence collection and analysis and actively prepare for the next operation."
"That's right!"
"Victory requires strategy, not blind impulse...We need to re-evaluate existing resources and develop new strategies."
"remember!"
"We will definitely eliminate human tyranny, and the world will eventually belong to the Trisolaris!"
"Eradicate human tyranny, and the world belongs to the Three-Body Problem!"
"Eradicate human tyranny, and the world belongs to the Three-Body Problem!"
In this way, after the chaos and noise, under the initiative of "Qin Shihuang" and other seven core leaders to take responsibility and speak successively to appease them, under the less loud slogans and the deliberate guidance of the leadership, ETO members
The mood gradually began to calm down from the previous hysteria and panic.
"..."
"..."
"Now let's start discussing the preparations for the new plasma bomb."
"It turns out that that thing is undoubtedly powerful and easy to make for us. We need more!"
"Wrong!"
"That thing is not easy to make. It absorbs a large amount of stored electricity and will be found out by the PDC sooner or later. Don't treat the PDC intelligence officers as fools!"
"Then be safe!"
"To make a plasma bomb, just change a place, a factory or a construction site. If it doesn't work, you can also steal high-voltage electricity..."
"Are you crazy?"
'Yeah, I'm crazy, we're all crazy...otherwise we'd be here talking about how to kill one of humanity's Wallfacers?'
"you!"
"Quiet!"
"Don't discuss irrelevant matters. Let's start talking about material preparation."
"us……"
Immediately after stabilizing the situation, the remnants of ETO began to discuss again and focused on how to more effectively use the new technologies and equipment given to them by their master through sophons in order to better
Serving their great Trisolaran civilization, serving their so-called 'lord'.
And just when ETO used new technology to conduct a failed attack, and just when the remnants of ETO were still plotting, preparing to continue to face the difficulties, and waiting for the right opportunity to continue to assassinate a certain little girl wall-facer,
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
At this time, in a well-guarded research institute in the emerging technology city and the huge heavy industrial park in Australia, an experiment to verify the 'mass effect' was quietly being carried out.
That’s right!
After more than half a month, 'Element Zero' has been successfully prepared. Then, the mass effect generator and certain experimental equipment have been produced, and today an important test will be conducted for
We also specially invited senior executives of PDC to watch.
In view of the importance of the experiment, this time the experiment will be presided over by Dr. Ding Yi personally, and senior officials such as Secretary General Say and Rotating Chairman of the PDC Planetary Defense Council Garnin will watch beside him.
"..."
After casting a glance at Secretary-General Sai and receiving a response, Dr. Ding Yi immediately walked to the front desk and stared at the cleared, highly confidential scientific research facility in front of the high-strength glass.
"I'm Ding Yi!"
"Attention all units!"
"The experiment begins!"
At this time, a test cabin for simulation experiments was standing on the ground in the center where the lights were focused. There was even a silicone dummy sitting in the cabin that was specially used to simulate the degree of damage.
The surface of the cabin is covered with all kinds of messy equipment and probes, which are some components of the most advanced mass effect shield generator on earth. Although it is only a test model, it was almost handmade in a month and a half.
It is a test device, but its expanded shield still shines with a faint blue light for everyone to see.
And just now, after Dr. Ding Yi announced the start of the experiment, it was activated. At this time, it had completely surrounded the experimental cabin and was prepared for the coming impact.
"Phase 1!"
"Kinetic impact test!"
"start!"
The experiment began, and with an order from the second-level experiment commander, the first round of testing—the pistol shooting test—began.
While everyone in the observation room felt that the atmosphere was beginning to become tense, soldiers wearing protective gear began to appear from behind the bunker at the test site below. Then they held pistols and pointed at the target that was impossible to miss. The distance was only fifty meters.
The huge test chambers on the left and right started firing "bang bang bang" again and again, causing dozens of low-speed pistol bullets to intensively cut through the air and directly hit the surface of the shield.
And the results of the experiment are very good!
Until the soldiers emptied the bullets in their pistols, their attacks, except for stimulating the mass effect shield with ripple-like energy fluctuations and countless ricocheting bullets, failed to penetrate the shield at all. It was considered perfect.
The ground fully demonstrated to the audience the excellent defense capabilities of its shield against small firepower.
Immediately afterwards, a series of tests such as rifles followed.
The high-precision sniper rifles, automatic rifles and large-caliber machine guns began to be locked on the target by the same heavily armed soldiers behind the same bunker. Then, as they lightly pulled the triggers after receiving the order, a bunch of tracer bullets were fired.
The bullet chain fired from below cut through the air and hit the shield fiercely, instantly causing the shield to erupt with larger ripples visible to the naked eye.
However, although the kinetic energy impact this time was strong, and ricochet missiles flew everywhere in the test site, they were all easily absorbed and transformed by the shield, which proved that the shield was ineffective in the face of medium-sized individual weapons.
Stability and reliability when handling heavy weapons such as vehicle-mounted firearms.
Then, the experiment reached its climax.
boom--!
With the roar and tremors of explosions, a bomb simulating a large-mass artillery shell was placed in the open space in front of the shield by engineers and detonated remotely, and the huge shock wave and flames generated by the explosion hit the shield directly.
Shield, causing the test cabin to be instantly enveloped in flames and smoke.
However……
When the dust settled, the shield was still intact!
Although the traces of energy flow on its surface were more obvious, it still successfully withstood the large-scale explosion and demonstrated extraordinary defensive capabilities.
Finally, simulated lightning tests and laser tests push the experiment to the extreme.
The high-energy generator installed on the top of the laboratory simulated the most violent lightning in nature. Electric light and lasers struck at the shield like a silver snake sword. In this spectacular scene of lightning and laser interweaving, although the shield did not
Effective defense, but certain arrangements of the cabin not only protect the safety of the dummy inside, but also seem to absorb the violent energy to a certain extent and further enhance its own stability and strength.
"alright!"
"Stop it!"
And when he saw that the ablative armor outside the bulkhead began to be overloaded, and some instruments began to be damaged by lightning and sounded alarms one after another, Dr. Ding Yi ordered the experiment to stop.
"Sirs!"
"As you can see, this test not only verified the excellent performance of the mass effect shield under extreme conditions, but also opened up new possibilities for the development of future technological protection fields."
"Facts have proven that the mass effect kinetic energy barrier can effectively resist most kinetic energy attacks, but it is relatively weak against rapid-fire weapons and may be overloaded under high-intensity shooting."
"The defense against lasers and lightning is almost negligible, but we also have corresponding defense methods."
"besides!"
"Kinetic energy screens do not provide any protection against extreme temperatures, poisons or radiation."
"However, the kinetic energy barrier is only a very simple application of the mass effect field. We will block demonstrations of other more important applications in the future, such as super-light navigation, anti-gravity engines, the production of ultra-high-strength materials, etc."
"But those applications may not be realized in the short term."
"besides……"
Since the experiment was a perfect success, Dr. Ding Yi, who became more and more enthusiastic as he talked, began to explain the situation just now and some future plans to the PDC bosses.
"alright."
“We don’t understand professional things!”
"Now that it has been verified that mass effect is indeed widely used and has huge potential, you can just go ahead and do it."
Before the other party could continue, Secretary-General Sai interrupted him first, then paused before continuing to add:
"Anyway!"
"We at the PDC and all countries around the world will fully support you!"
"We will give you whatever you want, just ask!"
"However, we have only one request, and that is: you must hurry up, three years..."
"No!"
"It is best within a year. We will see the results and start to install and mass-produce the fleet. During this period, you must modify at least one warship!"
"Even if it's just a trial model?"
"You just have to ask the Space Force which warship needs to be modified!"
"besides!"
"Confidentiality should be our top priority!"
Having said this, Secretary-General Sai straightened his face and spoke firmly, leaving no room for doubt.
"yes!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
It was indeed a bit rushed to build an experimental battleship within a year. However, since there were ready-made battleships available for him to modify, Dr. Ding Yi thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"But!"
"Secretary-General, one year is too soon?"
"We plan to redesign..."
Although it can be driven out, Dr. Ding Yi still feels that the modified one is not as good as the new one. In that way, a lot of data will be more comprehensive, and it will be easier to find problems and make adjustments.
After all, they all came back from the world of Mass Effect, and they all remembered several sets of ready-made battleship blueprints, and those were the more suitable ones.
"Must hurry!"
"PhD!"
"Sophon may know that you have obtained the 'Mass Effect' at any time, and once Sophon knows, the Trisolarans will definitely know too!"
"Although they can't obtain those technologies from our brains, the traitors of ETO can provide them with some intelligence for analysis."
"In this way, they are bound to speed up, and they may even come to Earth in some way ahead of schedule?"
"So, we must speed up!"
"Delay will lead to change!"
Shaking her head, Sai herself felt that it was a bit overwhelming, but she still emphasized that she must complete the tasks she assigned within the time specified by her.
"yes!"
"Understood!"
"I will try my best to arrange it!"
Hearing this, Ding Yi nodded to express his understanding.
"Right."
"Except for mass effect, are there any difficulties in realizing other technologies?"
Then, after thinking about the conversation with Ding Yi half a month ago, Secretary-General Sai asked again.
"That can't be said to be difficult..."
"It should be said that it is completely impossible to copy?"
"Although we have also obtained some energy barriers in the star area and the teleportation technology of the stars, but..."
"Without decades of research, we might not even be able to figure it out."
"In fact..."
"Although we have been taught, we only know its basic principles. It is a huge and complex project and discipline, and the computing power required is terrifying. Compared with Mass Effect, they are really too difficult.
It’s not something we humans on Earth can currently master.”
"so……"
So, Ding Yi didn't say anything, but shook her head bitterly, and then said that Secretary-General Sai should not think too much.
"That……"
"Where's the warping technology?"
Sai frowned and asked again.
"There is no hope within a hundred years!"
"It also involves extremely advanced theories about the latitude and space of the universe. We have only just touched upon the theory, and there is still a long way to go before we can fully understand it, let alone practical applications."
"Moreover, our computer computing power does not support it..."
"Without a supercomputer with sufficient performance, we should not even think about jumping into that kind of navigation."
"Let's study the current situation first..."
Ding Yi still smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying that in those few years in the world of Mass Effect, although they had mastered Mass Effect, and although the specific applications had homework that could be copied directly, they might not be able to develop it within a few decades.
As for the more high-end technology in the star area, they only have a general understanding of the research direction and basic theory. The specific content is beyond what they, earth scientists from backward planes like primitive people, can do.
Touchable?
"Secretary-General!"
"To be honest, Mass Effect has been enough for us on Earth to study and benefit from for thousands of years..."
"It would be too dangerous to take it out?"
Seeing the displeasure on Secretary-General Sai's face, Dr. Ding Yi hurriedly tried to persuade Gao Muyuan, who wanted to stop the other party, and implicitly expressed that there were some things that they really didn't dare to take. If they did, they might not have done it on earth.
Understand, but let the collective technology of the Trisolaran civilization soar first, that is no joke!
At this stage and in the next few hundred years, he felt that the people on earth only needed to concentrate on studying the mass effect and ensure that it was not stolen by sophons and Trisolarans in a short period of time. Then they would be sure to win. They really couldn't think too much about anything else.
.
Especially when Tomoko seems to still not know that they have obtained the technology?
After all, they only stayed at Annie's place for one day. Neither ETO nor Tomoko could imagine the outrageous fact that they had actually stayed in another world for several years.
However, he didn't know how long the matter could be concealed, but it was their opportunity after all. If they took the opportunity to develop for a while, the impact on the Trisolaran civilization would be greater, and the chance of victory for the people on Earth would be greater.
!
"..."
Sai was silent, not in a hurry to speak.
"you say……"
"Can we directly join which star region?"
Then after a while, she suddenly asked.
After knowing that there is a universe outside the universe, and that there are more advanced civilizations outside of civilization, Sai's uneasiness, panic, and a certain sense of crisis have become more serious... She feels that mass effect and technological leaps cannot
In order for people on earth to gain more security, they should perhaps actively join a friendly alien civilization that is powerful and capable of negotiation?
Just like...
Star sector?
She knew that the entire Milky Way Galaxy had joined the Mass Effect Sector, and since worlds whose technology was countless times ahead of their own had joined, what were they waiting for if their Earth didn't hurry up and join?
"have no idea……"
"Perhaps you should go find our little Wallfacer?"
Shaking his head, Ding Yi said there was nothing he could do about this kind of thing, he was just a scientist.
"But I suggest not for now!"
"At present, our planet, let alone the star region, does not contribute to the quality and efficiency of the world. Our technology is donated by the other party..."
"So, I think we should at least be qualified after defeating the Trisolaran civilization and developing the earth?"
Then, Ding Yi thought about all the things he had seen and heard in the world of Mass Effect, and could only say this with a wry smile.
"All right!"
"I will seriously consider your opinion."
Sai nodded, knowing that what Ding Yi said was the truth, smiled and did not continue to pester.
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Chapter completed!