The Science Fiction World of Xueba

It took nearly five days, and the Fifth Fleet successfully arrived at the anchorage outside Saturn's orbit, where they will join the rest of the Solar System Fleet.

Then form a large formation and go to intercept the three-body probe near the orbit of Uranus

Halfway through, Pang Xuelin had already received the news that the most powerful deep-space telescope under the Solar System Fleet, the Fitz Rollinger Telescope, had discovered the traces left by water droplets passing through the oil-film-like dust cloud.

At present, almost everyone in the solar system fleet is gearing up, wanting to witness with their own eyes the historical moment when human beings first came into contact with the Trisolaran civilization.

Even inside the "Natural Selection", everyone looked rejoiced.

This is true for the military, not to mention ordinary people.

No matter it is Fleet International or Earth International, all important news media are broadcasting the first direct contact between human civilization and Trisolaran civilization 24 hours a day.

Some media even designed a countdown to the fleet's contact with the probe based on the latest news.

On the Internet, there are endless discussions about the three-body detector.

Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the Trisolaran civilization probe.

"Commander, an order has been sent from the Solar System Fleet Headquarters asking us to join the fleet cluster."

Dongfang continued to salute Xu Shaomin.

Xu Shaomin turned his gaze to Pang Xuelin.

Pang Xuelin didn't seem to notice. Through the porthole, he was observing a 100,000 kilometers away, a rectangular super fleet built of more than 2,000 dazzling small suns on the outskirts of the gorgeous Saturn rings.

Pang Xuelin knew that in such a rectangular formation, the distance between warships was about 20 kilometers. Although the average volume of each warship was three to four times that of a naval aircraft carrier, it was almost just a point at this distance, so The only thing a battleship can show its existence in space is the light from the fusion engine.

Pang Xuelin seemed overwhelmed by this magnificent scene, and didn't notice Xu Shaomin's gaze.

Xu Shaomin had no choice but to repeat what Dongfang continued.

Pang Xuelin was slightly taken aback, and asked, "This dense formation is not a normal cruise formation, is it?"

Xu Shaomin nodded and said, "This is organized according to the review formation. In fact, the fleet adopts this rectangular flat formation, not just to show majesty and momentum. If the traditional column is adopted, even if it is a staggered column, each warship's engine The strong radiation produced will have an impact on the ships behind. Many generals in several squadrons have raised objections to this super-dense formation, but they have encountered difficult problems when adopting a conventional formation. The first is the opportunity to participate in the battle The principle of fairness is that if you approach the probe in a regular formation, even if you approach the minimum distance, the warships on the edge of the formation are still tens of thousands of kilometers away from the target. The warships that were lost cannot be counted as participating warships, and this will leave an eternal regret in history."

"So compressing formations into super-dense parade formations,

Keep all ships within combat range. Another reason for adopting the parade formation is that both Fleet International and the United Nations hope that the formation can produce a strong visual shock. This is not so much a display of the power of the Trisolaran world, but rather a display for the human public. This unprecedented visual The shock has great political significance for both countries. At present, the enemy's main force is still two light years away, and under normal circumstances, the dense formation of the fleet will not be in any danger. "

Pang Xuelin smiled lightly, and said, "Tell the command that the Fifth Fleet is on guard outside the main fleet to prevent the Trisolaran detector from accidentally escaping. Just say, this suggestion was made by me."

Xu Shaomin was taken aback for a moment, then saluted Pang Xuelin and said "yes"

"But, Professor Pang"

Dongfang continued to frowned.

You must know that the reason why the solar system fleet adopted this ultra-dense formation formation this time is because the enthusiasm of each squadron to participate in the battle is too high, and no one wants to miss such a historic moment.

Who would have thought that Pang Xuelin not only asked the Fifth Fleet to refuse to join the main fleet, but instead asked the Fifth Fleet to guard the periphery. In this way, the Fifth Fleet almost became a soy sauce role

Xu Shaomin fixed his eyes and said, "Dongfang, you can follow the commander's order."

"yes"

Dongfang continued to open his mouth, saluted Pang Xuelin and Xu Shaomin with some distress, and then went down to reply.

After a while, the Eastern Continuation came back and said, "Professor Pang, General Steven Eddy, Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, wants to talk to you."

Pang Xuelin froze for a moment, and signaled Dongfang to continue to connect to the signal.

Soon, a personal image of Steven Eddy appeared in front of his eyes out of thin air.

"Professor Pang, I just received your suggestion. Are you being too careful with this arrangement?"

Steven Eddy said.

Pang Xuelin said lightly, "Be careful, there is no big mistake. Don't underestimate the Trisolaran civilization. Since they are confident in sending probes into the solar system, they must be prepared to turn their backs. What's more, you should know the current state of the universe. "

What Pang Xuelin was talking about was the theory of the law of the dark forest.

At present, this theory is only known to the nine standing members of the Fleet International Supreme Council.

Steven Eddy smiled and said, "Professor Pang, don't worry, Fleet International has already made arrangements. When the fleet meets the enemy, we will have more than 20 high-power radio wave emission systems aimed at the sun. Even if there is an accident, We also have the confidence to overturn the game."

Pang Xuelin said, "What if the Trisolaran civilization interferes with the sun on a large scale through the probes, blocking our ability to threaten each other through the law of the dark forest?"

Steven Eddie was taken aback for a moment, and said with a smile, "Professor Pang, don't worry, we still have neutrino communication, and we can do the same."

Pang Xuelin said, "Not to mention the ability of neutrino communication to send information in one direction and weaken the threat effect of the law of the dark forest, are you sure that neutrinos can penetrate the two-dimensional membrane formed by the expansion of sophons"

Steven Eddie couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Professor Pang, the three-body civilization came here this time, it's just the detectors, and we dispatched a whole fleet. If we still lose to the three-body civilization under such circumstances, then we There is no point in the development of the future, even if it takes another two hundred years, it is estimated that it will lose."

Pang Xuelin said lightly, "In this case, you can leave according to the normal arrangement. But I still hope that the Fifth Fleet can break away from the large formation and carry out the mission of guarding and intercepting."

Steven Eddy shrugged and said, "Okay. Then I won't force it. It's just a pity that the boys of the Fifth Fleet lost such an opportunity to witness a historic moment."

After all, Steven Eddy's figure disappeared instantly before Pang Xuelin's eyes.

Pang Xuelin smiled, ignoring the alienation in Steven Eddie's words, and blinked at the somewhat disappointed Dongfang Continuation, and then said to Xu Shaomin, "Commander Xu, issue a warning order."

"yes"

The fleet has been advancing at a speed of 1,000 kilometers per second, and it didn't start to slow down until it was about 12 astronomical units away from the sun.

According to the latest news, Fleet International's reconnaissance spacecraft has discovered three of the ten probes, and these three are crossing the orbit of Uranus and flying in the direction of Fleet International.

As for the remaining seven ships, Fleet International is still searching.

Pang Xuelin was not surprised by this.

Of the seven detectors, Pang Xuelin estimated that three were tasked with attacking the Sophon Interference Station.

Humans have deployed six sophon interference stations in the outer reaches of the solar system. As long as two or three of them fail, the sophon blockade in the solar system will basically be lifted.

At that time, Sophon, who was originally hidden in the solar system, can resume work at any time.

Moreover, these sophon interference stations are about 50 astronomical units away from the sun, and the Trisolaran civilization can attack in advance. It will be six or seven hours later when Fleet International receives the news.

These six or seven hours will be the best time for Trisolaran civilization to use sophons to unilaterally transmit information to human beings.

As long as it is confirmed that human beings have not mastered the gravitational wave communication technology, even if Sophon finds himself inside the fleet, the Trisolaran civilization will still launch an attack.

Eliminate human space military power, and then block the sun, then human beings will become toothless tigers, which will no longer pose any threat to Trisolaran civilization.

This is the only chance for Trisolarans.

The only turning point for human beings is the gravitational wave communication antenna system deployed on the earth to attack and threaten the Trisolaran civilization with the dark forest.

At present, the sophon interference station on the earth is still in normal operation, and the Trisolarans have no ability to destroy the gravitational wave communication antenna system in a short time.

However, the only thing Pang Xuelin hesitated about was whether to directly threaten the Trisolaran civilization with this point before the water droplets launched an attack on the human fleet.

He believes that as long as the sophon blockade in the solar system is lifted, once the Trisolarans discover their existence, they will definitely be strict with themselves.

At that time, if I mention the words gravitational wave emission system, I can completely make this war invisible.

But in this way, he also lost the opportunity to take advantage of this doomsday battle with heavy casualties to take over Fleet International again.

Even in the next era of deterrence, I will be directly launched by Fleet International, take over the Dark Forest strike system, and become a sword bearer.

A trace of bitterness appeared on Pang Xuelin's face. He never thought that one day, he would face such a choice.

On one side are the lives of millions of soldiers in Fleet International, and on the other side is the future of mankind and the solar system.

After a long silence, Pang Xuelin showed a firm look in his eyes.

The layout of two hundred years must not be destroyed by a momentary soft heart.

And after observing it for half a year, Pang Xuelin doesn't think that the current governance level of Earth International and Fleet International can lead mankind to survive safely in this dark universe.

At some point, Xu Shaomin's voice rang in Pang Xuelin's ear.

"Professor Pang, the Quantum scientific research spacecraft under the Halo Institute for Advanced Study is currently tracking the Trisolaran probe in front of the fleet. At that time, as long as the probe does not show obvious hostility, the Quantum spacecraft will capture and inspect it. According to the relative speed between us and the probe, it is estimated that it will take another ten hours to actually see the probe."

Pang Xuelin was slightly taken aback, and asked

"Who was the first scientist to touch a detector"

Xu Shaomin said, "It's Professor Lynch Clark from Earth International."

Pang Xuelin nodded, but did not speak.

In the original book, Ding Yi was the first scientist to touch the three-body detector.

The plot of this world has changed drastically. Ding Yi, as a human being in AD, served as the leader of the Fleet International Science Committee, and is still in a state of hibernation. Naturally, Fleet International will not wake up such a scientist with high political prestige to carry out such a project. dangerous mission.

If there is no accident, this Professor Lynch Clark may be in danger.

It's just that Pang Xuelin himself has some influence on the Fifth Fleet, and it's impossible to influence the decisions of Fleet International and Earth International.

After a moment of silence, Pang Xuelin said, "Okay, since it still takes ten hours, I'll go to sleep first, and I'll talk about the rest after I wake up."

"Okay, Professor Pang, then go and rest first."

Back in his living cabin, Pang Xuelin fell asleep.

This time Pang Xuelin fell into a drowsy sleep.

Perhaps because he was too preoccupied and in a daze, Pang Xuelin seemed to see the battleship destroyed in the endless sea of ​​​​flames, and the faces of those howling humans, whose whole people were crushed into a pancake due to high overload, kept appearing in Pang Xuelin's sleep.

At some point, Pang Xuelin vaguely heard Zhuang Yan's voice.

"Brother Pang, Brother Pang, Brother Pang"

Pang Xuelin suddenly woke up from the dream, and saw Zhuang Yan's slightly worried face.

Pang Xuelin said, "Yanyan, what time is it?"

Zhuang Yan said, "The base time of the fleet is eight o'clock in the morning, and the fleet is now conducting an interception mission against the probe. Brother Pang, what happened to you just now are you okay?"

Pang Xuelin shook his head and said, "It's okay, I had a nightmare, let's go to the bridge."

"okay"

Zhuang Yan and Pang Xuelin left the cabin together.

When they came to the bridge, Dongfang Yanxuan and Xu Shaomin were watching the video from the unmanned detector ahead.

Seeing Pang Xuelin approaching, Xu Shaomin said, "Professor Pang, our fleet is only 10,000 kilometers away from the detector, and the Quantum is already approaching the detector. This is the picture of the Trisolaran detector captured at close range by the mantis unmanned spacecraft just now. "

Xu Shaomin clicked a few times out of thin air, and another holographic image appeared in front of Pang Xuelin's eyes.

"so beautiful"

Zhuang Yan covered her small mouth lightly, a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.

Dongfang continued, "It's beautiful, just like"

"Like a tear from the Virgin"

Pang Xuelin said lightly.

In the picture, the size of the detector is about the same as he expected, 3.5 meters long.

It made the same impression as anyone else when seeing a drop of quicksilver.

The detector is in the shape of a perfect water drop, with a round head and a sharp tail. The surface is an extremely smooth total reflection mirror. The Milky Way is reflected on its surface as a smooth pattern of light, making this drop of mercury look pure and beautiful.

Its droplet shape is so lifelike that observers sometimes really think it is liquid, and there is no internal mechanical structure at all.