Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 31 The Battle Between Flesh and Machine, Quantum Power Generation Core

The battle between the bio-weapons and the Legion robots continues. As large numbers of plasma swarms are ejected by plasma worms, numerous arcs of electricity appear within the Legion robots' defensive lines.

The Legion robots located at the center of the plasma were directly melted by the high-temperature electric arc, and even robots that were farther away were shattered by the high-temperature and high-pressure electric arc.

These electric arcs did not disappear until their energy was exhausted.

At the point where the plasma fell, a huge crater appeared on the ground, and crystallization had appeared on the ground, which was a result of the soil being melted by the high temperature.

"Are these plasma clusters really that powerful?"

Inside the command center, Fang Heng was also very shocked to see the immense power of the plasma emitted by the plasma worms.

"Commander, this is actually the most powerful plasma burst. It takes a long time for the plasma bug to charge up before it can fire such a powerful plasma burst."

"What about the rate of fire then?"

"It takes about half an hour to launch one of these, with an average charging time of 15 minutes and a cooling time of 15 minutes."

"Has the power been calculated?"

"It has been calculated that its power is basically at the level of a sub-nuclear weapon."

"Wow, that's strong."

There are only a few weapons that can be called subnuclear weapons; the most well-known ones are thermobaric and thermobaric weapons.

Thermobaric weapons, on the other hand, are an improvement on thermobaric weapons. They can not only generate the high temperature and high pressure environment of thermobaric weapons, but also release large amounts of poison gas and jets.

Besides these weapons, infrasound weapons, neutron bombs, and electromagnetic pulse bombs can also be referred to as subnuclear weapons.

Now, the plasma swarm launched by the plasma worm has a damage radius of 300 meters. In other words, the robot's body is so tough that if it were a human, there would be no survivors within that range.

"Subnuclear weapons are indeed very powerful, but they are still somewhat lacking in power compared to real nuclear weapons. In the case of a war with humanity, there is probably no need to worry about nuclear weapons unless the other side is driven to a dead end. Otherwise, nuclear weapons will not be released."

But the Legion is different. If the Legion deems it necessary, it will directly launch a nuclear attack.

Upon hearing Chenxing's explanation, Fang Heng understood.

Even though the Legion has launched Judgment Day, the technology for manufacturing nuclear weapons is not exactly a secret; it's just that the raw materials are hard to obtain.

With most of humanity wiped out, refining nuclear weapons raw materials would be a simple matter for the Legion.

"Forget it, these are all for testing purposes. They are outdated models anyway. Even if they are destroyed by nuclear weapons, they can still provide us with enough sample data before that happens."

"Commander, should we activate Contingency Plan 2?"

"Start it up!"

"Yes, Commander."

Soon, with the activation of Plan 2, the space station that had previously deployed spore drop capsules began to change orbit in Earth's space.

[Beep beep, course adjusted, destination: Moon, activating pulse engines!]

【boom!】

With the power output of the pulse engine, the space station's forward speed increased rapidly, and it soon reached the third cosmic velocity.

"Morning Star, how's the pulse engine research going?"

"Commander, the pulse engine is now activated. Once activated, it can increase the speed to four times the speed of the third universe, which is 67 kilometers per second."

"Wow, so fast?"

It's worth noting that the distance between the Earth and the Moon is only 38 kilometers, while existing pulse engines can reach speeds of 67 kilometers per second.

This means that a launch from Earth towards the Moon would take only 95 minutes to reach the Moon.

Even between Mars and Earth, the fastest journey would take less than ten days, and the slowest would be 70 days.

This is not the limit of the pulse engine. The reason why the top speed can only reach 67 kilometers per hour is entirely due to the limitations of the materials. If it goes any faster, the materials cannot withstand the pressure and will disintegrate.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be calculated this way.

Because there is little air resistance in space, the pulse engine can continuously accelerate within a safe threshold, making the spacecraft faster and faster.

However, in reality, there is no need to do that. After all, the faster the speed, the greater the energy consumption. The current speed of 67 kilometers per second is already sufficient.

"The potential of pulse engines is still very large. We should develop them as soon as possible to the point that they can accelerate a spacecraft to 100 kilometers per second in a short time."

"Yes, Commander."

At this moment, Fang Heng turned his attention back to the battlefield.

At this moment, new changes occurred on the battlefield.

In response to the Plasma Squad's attack, the Legion base immediately raised its threat level.

"Boom!"

With a tremendous roar, dozens of Hunters took off from the base and headed towards the Mother Nest.

However, the Broodmother's Nest did not sit idly by. After detecting the aerial units, hundreds of wyverns immediately flew up from behind.

"Gah!"

As the unpleasant cries rang out, only one thought filled the minds of these dragons: to destroy all those iron lumps in the sky.

"call out!"

The hunters had barely crossed the Legion base's defensive line when the weapons below immediately opened fire.

A large number of rockets flew towards the puppies on the ground, and the explosions upon landing killed all the puppies in the vicinity.

However, the powerful defense of the puppies' chitinous shells meant that the puppies that were a little further away only suffered some injuries to their joints, which slowed down their movement.

Meanwhile, at the Legion's base, hundreds of missiles were launched directly into the air, heading towards the plasma worms.

Today's legions are, after all, evolved from military intelligent programs, so they have a very good understanding of legion warfare.

However, since they had only just developed self-awareness, understanding it did not mean they could use it, which is why they were initially overtaken by biological weapons.

As more and more data was collected, the legion became more and more proficient in troop deployment, and the puppy legion could no longer advance even half a step when it was 100 meters away from the legion's base.

The reason, of course, is the arrival of the Legion's heavy firepower units.

When the rapid-fire cannons appeared, even the chitinous shells could not withstand such attacks, so the dog army quickly suffered casualties.

Meanwhile, the battle in the sky continued, with the Legion's drone fleet being deployed to assist the Hunters in their attack.

Feilong was equally determined, launching small plasma clusters that could destroy a small swarm of drones each time.

Meanwhile, the Plasma Bugs, having just completed their initial charged attack, are currently recovering and have not launched another attack.

Seeing the stalemate on the battlefield, Fang Heng handed over the entire situation to Chen Xing to handle.

After one round of attacks, we have obtained enough sample data. Now we continue the fight simply to find out the ultimate potential of these biological weapons.

After leaving, he quickly arrived at another base.

The two bases are located very close to each other, in the suburbs of both cities.

However, the previous trial day caused the subway to collapse.

It was just cleared and can be reused.

As Fang Heng arrived at Base 2, he was led by a thread system from Morning Star to the deepest part of the base.

Here, a huge device is being rapidly assembled.

"Commander, this is the construction site for the quantum power generation core."

"It's spectacular. How much power is it designed to generate?"

"It can reach a full power of 3000 million kilowatts."

"Wow, that high?"

Fang Heng was also shocked upon hearing Chen Xing's report.

He initially thought it was just a high-tech power generation device, but he never expected it to be so powerful.

It's worth noting that even the Three Gorges Dam at Southeast University has a total installed capacity of only 2250 million kilowatts.

However, that requires massive water conservancy facilities, while the quantum power generation core in front of me is only about 100 meters in diameter.

From this perspective, the quantum power generation core is still more cost-effective.

"With such powerful power generation, if it were made into a smaller device and installed on a transport ship, it would seem to be even more powerful than the original energy core, wouldn't it?"

"Yes, Commander. However, quantum power generation technology in this field is still in its early stages of development. It was only because we obtained the key data from the Legion that we were able to conduct the final experiment."

"Yes, this experiment is also very important. We must ensure safety. It's okay to go slowly; we have plenty of time."

"Yes, Commander."

Looking at the nearly completed quantum power generation core, Fang Heng was very satisfied.

After staying at the scene for a while, Fang Heng also left and headed towards the underwater base.

Sarah and Kyle have already boarded another submarine and headed to the underwater base.

To develop the potential of the two, Fang Heng also entrusted them with a batch of enhanced clones to command.

His initial idea was to take Sarah in, but during several operations, he also discovered Sarah's personality.

Perhaps it was the long-term training from her father that awakened the restlessness in her bones, making her unwilling to be a mere decorative figure.

So they simply used Sarah as a subordinate.

However, as mentioned before, everyone has a love for beauty. Sarah's resemblance to Daenerys Targaryen, coupled with her heroic and dashing demeanor, made Fang Heng very fond of her. Therefore, even though she was incorporated into the guard, she was basically assigned to low-intensity missions.

As for Kyle, it's different. Fang Heng still has certain requirements for Kyle's combat capabilities, so his life won't be easy, but at least his safety will be guaranteed.

To ensure the mission can be completed, he needs to undergo new training, not only in terms of physical fitness but also in terms of knowledge.

After dealing with all of this, Fang Heng prepared to activate his own enhancement.

Nearly thirty years of human trials and data tracking have shown that the comprehensive human enhancer has become a stable, universal enhancer that is safe and highly effective.

Only with such a potentiator could Fang Heng feel comfortable getting an injection.

Looking at the time, he realized that almost a week had passed since he arrived. Once he was fully strengthened, he could return.

Inside the enhancement center, as the enhancement hatch slowly closed, Fang Heng also slowly closed his eyes.