(Author's note: Sorry for the sudden power outage. I had to rush to the internet café to finish this chapter. That was so frustrating …)
Apart from carrying plasma reactors and conventional energy shields, the 140-odd specially modified gravity ships had almost no other facilities. For example, there was not a single weapon facility, and the internal living facilities were pitifully few. Relatively speaking, the entire warship itself was only used to serve the gravity cannons.
The range of the gravity cannons of each gravity ship was a spherical three-dimensional range with a diameter of about 3,400 kilometers. This was not a decreasing range, which meant that everything within this 3,400 kilometers would be subjected to the tidal gravitational effect of the gravity cannons. In fact, the exact range of the gravity cannons was about 60,000 kilometers. Beyond 3,400 kilometers, it would enter the decreasing range, and the true destructive range would only be 3,400 kilometers.
There were a total of more than 140 gravity ships. After they were spread out on the battlefield, their gravity range would be superimposed. Their range of 3,400 kilometers would be greatly expanded. If all 140 gravity ships were fully deployed, their range would almost cover a huge sphere with a diameter of more than two million kilometers. Its diameter was almost five times the length of the original solar system from Earth to the moon!
Even though this was the most theoretical data, which meant that each gravity ship would reach the optimal radius, this was impossible to achieve in real life, especially on a battlefield. Therefore, the theoretical data aside, the gravity cannons of these 140 plus gravity ships should have a radius of 400,000 kilometers. This was already a very large radius. If this radius was stable enough and could be maintained for a long time, then wiping out this AI fleet would be a piece of cake.
This was Yao Yuan's biggest reason for this ambush. However, the Gravity Cannon was the strongest weapon among low tier space civilizations, and humanity didn't have the strongest shield. The Gravity Cannon itself was quite fragile. With the slightest mistake in its integrated circuit, the Gravity Cannon would lose its function instantly. Furthermore, due to its large energy consumption, a single Gravity Cannon required a large polymerized plasma reactor to support it. If it was fixed on a cannon or defense line, other than the cannon or defense line itself, the asteroid it was built on would shatter. Therefore, the Gravity Cannon was a very fragile and limited weapon. It couldn't be used for long-range attacks like other weapons.
Because of this, more than 80% of the ambush plan this time was to hide and protect the gravity cannon fleet …
"Sixth theater's gravity cannons are in position. Seventh, eighth, and ninth gravity cannons will arrive at the designated location in five minutes. The final deployment of the ambush circle has been completed."
On a spaceship the size of the Hope, Barbie was reporting the situation to Yao Yuan. Yao Yuan had already put on his space armor, his signature red space armor. He was making the final preparations before the battle. From the time he calculated, they had at most seven minutes before the battle started.
Yao Yuan nodded and said, "I understand. Then it will be the final battle … You and all the non-combat members will stay here. At the same time, once it is discovered … that the ambush circle has failed, immediately remove the creator's particle layer at the end of the circle and send the news back to the City of Light Moon. Then we will activate Project Spark."
Barbie was still in her professional attire. She was silent for a while before saying, "I understand … Chancellor, regardless of the result, I can only tell you … that you are humanity's supreme leader, humanity's savior, humanity's hero. Even if we fail, even if many people die, it is not your fault. You have tried your best …"
Yao Yuan was startled after hearing that. He suddenly ruffled Barbie's hair with a smile and said, "Okay, I understand. You should go prepare yourself. With the space armor for non-combat members like you, this battle has gone beyond the initial plan. I have no idea what will happen next … Take care." Then he walked towards his final target.
Barbie stood where she was with her head lowered. Her hair was a mess, and droplets of liquid rolled down her face …
Yao Yuan's attention was fully focused on the thing that he was facing … It was about 18 meters tall, round, and painted completely red. This was his opportunity for the final battle of the ambush circle. It was Bo Li's latest creation, the Red Lightning Steel Ball.
With three times the power of a normal Red Lightning, be it in terms of speed, energy, or weapon power, its speed had reached the theoretical limit of a level 3 space civilization's energy umbrella. It was 6.4 times the speed of the Hope's main battleship, which was 2.2 times faster than the AI fleet.
Its weapon power was not much different from a normal Steel Ball, but due to the combination of Yao Yuan's All-Rounder superpower and reflexes, the Steel Ball's weapon power was three times that of a normal Steel Ball. This was the number of weapons that Yao Yuan could use in a certain amount of time.
It also had a powerful energy shield that was three times stronger than normal. Based on Bo Li's estimation, it was enough to allow the Steel Ball to break through the energy shield of the artificial intelligence fleet's mothership. There was even a small gravity cannon inside the Steel Ball that could trigger tidal forces within a range of 64 kilometers. Furthermore, due to Bo Li's selfishness, the Steel Ball had its own warp drive engine structure that could allow the Steel Ball to travel in warp drive mode for about two years …
This was Yao Yuan's flagship for this battle, the Steel Ball, Red Lightning!
When Yao Yuan boarded the red Steel Ball, it was ejected into space by the propulsion system. Currently, Yao Yuan had not activated the Steel Ball yet. Even though the Steel Ball's control system had been improved multiple times over the past decade, the load was still incredibly heavy. A normal Homo Evolutis would fall into a deep sleep after using it for about an hour. Even for Yao Yuan, if he used it for more than three hours, it would cause great damage to his consciousness, so he did not dare use it recklessly.
"Then … come, animals, this will be the place where you will cry and be buried!"
In the dark control room of the Steel Ball, Yao Yuan's eyes were red with anger and fury …
At the same time, on the City of Light Moon, almost all the civilians had been evacuated. The 11 main battleships the size of the Hope and the Hope itself had been repurposed. All the civilians and related equipment, documents, and resources had been moved onto the 12 spaceships. The spaceships were physically connected to each other through metallic structures to ensure that they would be in the same space after warping.
All the citizens were so sad and even a little desperate. Many of them had already fallen into a state of hysteria. There were even discussions among the citizens about the impending end of the world. There was no one left in the government who could suppress the situation, which made the entire human government a little chaotic.
Lee Wen Cheng sat in his office spacing out. Looking at the 3D image of the vanguard unit being ambushed, he sighed imperceptibly. Right then, a few men walked in from the door. The leading man was a middle-aged man. He said confidently, "Minister Lee Wen Cheng, is this how you watch the government's work get messed up?"
It was then that Lee Wen Cheng realized the leading man was Speaker Matt. He stood up quickly and said, "Mr. Speaker, is there anything I can help you with?"
Matt did not stand on ceremony. He found a chair to sit down and said, "Minister, I've checked the list of government officials and realized that you are currently the most powerful person in the government. After the vanguard unit was ambushed, Vice Chancellor Wang Guangzheng was basically killed, and with the Chancellor and most of the Black Star Troopers' participation in the final battle, you are currently the most powerful person in the government, am I right?"
Lee Wen Cheng's heart tensed, but he did not show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Mr. Speaker, that is indeed the case. Then, is there anything I can do for you?"
Matt nodded immediately. "I hope Minister Lee Wen Cheng can give the order to control the speech. Yes, freedom of speech is important, but this is war, and we have not lost! We still have the Chancellor and the Black Star Troopers! We still have hope of victory! Now, everything that promotes the failure of the human race and causes the situation in the rear to go out of control and become chaotic should be illegal according to the Constitution. They can be arrested immediately! I will immediately ask the House of Representatives to come up with a new draft of the constitution to support your action this time. I wonder if Minister has the ability to do so? "
Lee Wen Cheng sighed in relief, and his admiration for Speaker Matt increased. He said immediately, "Of course, as long as the House of Representatives can pass the draft of the constitution, then I will take action immediately."
Speaker Matt immediately stood up and said seriously, "Then … let me see the Minister's actions and decisiveness. Also … there's no need to watch that video anymore. I firmly believe that the Chancellor will win. Ever since he left Earth until now, he has never disappointed me or us. This time … he won't!"
At the same time, inside a small mechanical lab on a spaceship, a girl cried as she watched the video. Her eyes were red and swollen. This girl was Yue Xuan, and she knew that her boyfriend, Yun Si, was one of the six Black Star Troopers from the vanguard unit …
"Yun Si … Yun Si, don't worry, I will avenge you … I will!"
Yue Xuan suddenly stood up and rubbed her eyes. As she cried, she pressed the button on the phone. Not long after that, a voice said, "Hello, this is the police station. How can I help you?
Yue Xuan continued to cry. "Help me pass this message to the human government, or the Black Star Troopers, or directly to Professor Bo Li … I am the hidden Whisperer, the Steel Ball Control System …"
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