Chapter 496: Chapter 301: Uranus, Diamond Sea (Part 2)
Humanity’s proton weapons are a type of phase weapon.
“Indeed, you already possess proton beam weapons. If you upgrade them to subatomic particle beams, their power and destructive capability will surpass your current weapons significantly, enough to be called constant star-level weapons!” Bai Ningxiang suggested.
Subatomic refers to particles smaller than an atom, such as electrons, neutrons, protons, mesons, quarks, gluons, photons, and others.
Bai Ningxiang said: “When a subatomic particle beam is excited and emitted, it releases a large amount of energy when hitting an obstacle, destroying the atomic structure of the obstacle.”
“When continuously fired, the phase beam will feedback energy to the hit object, with some of the energy generated from decomposition returning to the emitter via particle flow.”
“Phase weapons can achieve different attack effects by setting energy levels, from basic scorching, stunning, heating to cutting, decomposition, and complete evaporation of the targeted object.”
“In principle, it’s not much different from conventional particle beams. However, the smaller the particle structure, the greater the destructive power!”
Bai Ningxiang said: “There is a constant star-level annihilation weapon called the Neutron Annihilation Device that can emit a neutron flow across an entire planet, exterminating all life on the planet within seconds! It’s known as one of the civilization-destroying superweapons!”
“Terrifying indeed!” He Xingzhou commented.
“That’s all the intelligence I have. The specific technological data is controlled by other elders, and I can’t provide it to you. From here on, it’s up to you.” Bai Ningxiang said.
“I understand.” This intelligence was enough for He Xingzhou to proceed with his next plan.
He Xingzhou returned to his lab, welcomed by a petite, adorable girl.
She wasn’t human, but a silicon-based life form, Lu Mi.
He Xingzhou upgraded Lu Mi with a new intelligent program and a bionic body, finally making her “human-like” and a true life form.
She still serves as He Xingzhou’s assistant, as silicon-based life forms are indeed convenient for research.
“Master.” Lu Mi inquired, “Is there anything I can assist you with?”
“Lu Mi, start a new phase beam project, gather resources, and assemble a team.” He Xingzhou instructed.
“Understood, Lu Mi will do it right away!” Lu Mi immediately started collecting data and sent messages to the research departments across various planets to begin her work.
He Xingzhou, communicating with the Quantum Light Computer in his mind, said: “I’ve already created the top-tier Planetary Level Star Destroyer weapon, but it still can’t match the Planet Devourer. Now I must break through to constant star-level weapons. After the Dyson Sphere is complete, will the planetary-level ultimate weapon it unlocks be able to deal with the Planet Devourer?”
The Quantum Light Computer said confidently: “Without a doubt. The definition of an ultimate weapon is the most powerful weapon theoretically constructible by a civilization of that level. It’s labeled as a planetary-level ultimate weapon mainly due to the low civilization level that built it. Its power will be far stronger than ordinary constant star-level weapons!”
Feeling a little relieved, He Xingzhou said: “Then open the phase weapon technology tree.”
The branches of the phase weapon tree were many, and He Xingzhou focused primarily on phase beam-related technologies.
He needed more subatomic particles and technologies for particle emission and acceleration.
“Spend 30,000 Energy Points to unlock the Subatomic Magnetic Trap technology.”
“Spend 50,000 Energy Points to unlock the Particle Light Spear technology.”
“Spend 50,000 Energy Points to unlock the Phase Emitter technology.”
“Spend 40,000 Energy Points to unlock the Particle Reflux technology.”
“Spend 70,000 Energy Points to unlock the Subatomic Particle Control Technology.”
He Xingzhou had embarked on the development process of constant star-level weapons. The Blue Star Civilization had already reached the pinnacle of a Level 1 civilization, with only one sub-light-speed battleship away from a Level 2 civilization!
The performance of each of their Star Destroyers was steadily improving.
The sixth super space battleship under construction, the Neptune, might achieve sub-light-speed battleship status, reaching constant star-level warship standards.
By then, the Blue Star Civilization’s civilization rating might reach 2.0.
Phase weapons were immediately put into development, and with experience from proton beam weapons, they already had some expertise in Particle Light Spear and Phase Beam Weapon development.
This was a period of tense growth, equally significant for the Zerg.
After evolving into a Mature Planet Devourer, the Master of Demon Eye embarked on its journey to become the ultimate planetary-level boss of life.
Uranus, the seventh planet in the Solar System from the inside out.
It ranks third in volume and fourth in mass among the Solar System planets.
Even though Uranus is slightly less massive than Neptune, it is still 14.5 times the mass of Blue Star!
The Biological Battleship Taowu was flying within Neptune’s massive atmosphere, searching for the Master of Demon Eye.
Taowu, one of the four great mythical evil beasts, resembles a tiger with long fur, a human face, tiger paws, pig-like tusks, and a long tail, extremely fierce and malicious.
The Biological Battleship Taowu, unlike the legendary beast, lacks a human face and instead has a beastly head.
Captain Liu Ci’s mind was nerve-linked to the warship’s sensors, observing the surrounding environment.
Taowu’s position was in Uranus’s thermosphere, the outermost layer of Uranus’s atmosphere, which housed a large number of free hydrogen atoms, forming an aurora through ultraviolet radiation. The aurora extends from the planet’s surface up to 50,000 kilometers, doubling Uranus’s radius!
This contributes to Uranus’s astounding volume.
Flying in the thermosphere is close to space, making escape easier.
Liu Ci and the crew lacked confidence to fight the Master of Demon Eye. The power gap couldn’t be bridged by blind confidence, so they had to gather intelligence while preparing for a swift exit.
“We’ve circled Uranus’s thermosphere and couldn’t locate the Master of Demon Eye.” The vice-captain said, “We must lower the altitude and enter the stratosphere and troposphere.”
After a moment of thought, Liu Ci said: “Lower the altitude, and call the Bi Fang for support.”
“Understood!” They immediately contacted another Biological Battleship on Uranus for coordination.
Taowu lowered its altitude, entering Uranus’s stratosphere, where the temperature dropped, and hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, and water vapor formed cloud cover, obscuring the view of Uranus’s surface.
After circling Uranus in the stratosphere three times, Taowu still couldn’t find the Master of Demon Eye’s location.
With no other choice, Liu Ci could only order to descend into the troposphere.
The troposphere of Uranus was far from peaceful; the pressure was incredibly terrifying.
The mass of Uranus’s atmosphere alone was half that of Blue Star! Its atmospheric pressure was 11 million times the standard atmospheric pressure of Blue Star!
On Uranus’s surface, vast oceans of liquid diamond existed!
Even the hardest diamond on Blue Star turned into liquid under such pressure, forming oceans, a scene unimaginable on Blue Star!
In the troposphere, Taowu could observe the surface of Neptune.
On Neptune’s surface was a super ocean over ten thousand kilometers deep, with temperatures exceeding 6650 degrees Celsius.
Different from Blue Star’s oceans, this ocean comprised water, liquid diamond, hydrocarbons, ionic compounds, and others, maintaining a liquid state under high temperature and pressure.
Floating on the ocean were gigantic islands made of diamonds!
This is the Diamond Sea!
Upon reaching an area entirely composed of liquid diamond ocean, Taowu noticed something unusual.
A large vortex at the center was devouring the diamond material at an incredible speed.
“Release the clone bio-detectors!” Liu Ci commanded.
Millions of biological carriers, adapted to survive in high temperature and pressure environments through genetic modification, were released into the Diamond Sea for exploration.