Chapter 49: Helping Earth Build a Laser Defense System
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Have you noticed that the Blue Moon seems to have stopped rotating?”
The Blue Moon was not far from Earth, and on a clear night, you could see its rotation with the naked eye.
Some people even used high-powered cameras to record the entire process of its rotation as a commemoration.
Due to the lack of wireless internet, the number of internet users had drastically decreased, and only a few people sitting in front of their computers could access the internet.
At this moment, discussions started appearing online, with many people observing the Blue Moon and commenting with others.
“It’s really slow. Previously, it seemed to complete one rotation in just ten minutes, but now it has taken half an hour to complete one rotation…”
“Are you sure, or did you miscount?”
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“No, I compared it using simulation software. The speed of rotation has actually slowed down!”
To their surprise, the rotation speed of the Blue Moon had been gradually decreasing, and eventually, it completely stopped rotating.
This exceeded their understanding, and they didn’t know what has happened.
“Does anyone knowledgeable in astronomy know what’s going on?”
“Could it be related to the gravity of our Earth?”
“That doesn’t seem right. Based on the rotation speed of the Blue Moon, it would take at least ten thousand years for our Earth’s gravity to bring its kinetic energy to zero…”
“The rotation has stopped too abruptly!”
Even some astronomy enthusiasts on the internet were completely bewildered.
Naturally, the Earth Federation discovered this situation.
They held a meeting to discuss it and finally concluded that it was the work of extraterrestrial beings on the Moon, with the purpose of stopping the rotation of the Blue Moon for easy access.
Colonel Chu had added Zhao Yu as a friend on his holographic smartwatch, but due to the electromagnetic disturbance on Earth, they couldn’t establish contact.
In practical terms, they lost contact. For the next month, unless they could lay a network cable from the Blue Moon to the surface of Earth, they could only rely on manual transmission of messages.
However, launching a rocket seemed inappropriate without prior notice, as it might be seen as an attempt to invade the Moon.
Colonel Chu had overlooked this and was too focused on negotiations, failing to establish an effective means of communication.
“We can only wait for them to deliver the sample and inform Zhao Yu. We’ll set up a communication point for mutual contact,” Colonel Chu thought.
After the Blue Moon stopped rotating, Zhao Yu arranged for 60 transport ships to land and, with the tireless work of a massive army of robots, began the construction of the Second Base.
The first structure built was a 1,000-square-meter villa on the far side of the Blue Moon, which would serve as Zhao Yu’s residence.
Following that, the construction of the nuclear fusion power plant, Blue Moon’s laser defense system, and the core technology production lines for three products all began simultaneously.
“Commander, 1 have an idea,” Uncle Da projected himself again, just as Zhao Yu finished touring the living area and before he could even sit down.
“What’s your idea?” Zhao Yu asked.
“A little over a month from now, the alien fleet will arrive. We know they are coming with the intention to destroy us, so Earth and us are essentially on the same front…”
“Are you suggesting we ask for help from Earth?” Zhao Yu frowned.
“It’s not that. With Earth’s level of technology, they won’t be able to help us much…” Uncle Da smiled and continued, “Earth is an important base for us to acquire technological points and resources. If we leave it unattended, as soon as the alien fleet arrives, it will be destroyed…”
“Therefore, 1 propose building a laser defense system around Earth…”
“Additionally, the alien fleet is unaware of our connection with Earth. We can conceal the Moon base when they come…”
Zhao Yu’s base had been built out of virtually nothing but the system alone. This was unimaginable to anyone.
Even if the aliens came, they would assume they were together with Earth.
“That could work,” Zhao Yu nodded. The base vehicle was his lifeline, and once it was destroyed, everything would be over.
“So, within this month, we need to develop the Blue Moon vigorously and expand it to build a military base that can attract the attention of the alien fleet. Even if it gets destroyed in the future, we can rise again…” Uncle Da suggested.
“That makes sense!” Zhao Yu agreed. Uncle Da continued, “Also, before upgrading the third-generation fusion reactor, there are a few research institutes that need your attention…”
“Which research institutes?” Zhao Yu asked.
“The Absorption Material Research Institute, the Optical Distortion Research Institute, and the Cosmic Ray Research Institute…”
Uncle Da was very serious, “In space, we are essentially without any cover, and there is a certain chance of being discovered by civilizations within a hundred light-years. So we need to establish a large-scale shield to reduce the risk of detection…”
They didn’t know if there were other civilizations within a hundred light-years, but it was better to be cautious and establish the shield as soon as possible.
For more than five years, Zhao Yu’s base had remained deep underground, operating with extreme caution and hardly emitting any signals to space.
But now, Earth was emitting too many signals…
Upon hearing Uncle Da’s use of words to reduce exposure risk, Zhao Yu was puzzled and asked, “Even after the shield is built, can’t we completely prevent exposure?”
“Our technological level is only 1.99, and the shield can only block detection methods below that level…”
“If there are civilizations with higher levels, their detection methods might be beyond our understanding…”
The current detection methods of the base included optical, electromagnetic, gravitational wave detection, and theoretical derivation.
The shield was designed to counter these four detection methods.
“That’s true. If we were discovered by a civilization at level 3.0 or higher, 1 wouldn’t be surprised if they had ways to find us,” Zhao Yu agreed.
After the call ended, the base gradually took shape, and with a hint of excitement, Zhao Yu boarded the spacecraft and headed towards Earth.
Meanwhile, at an underground base in Xia Du.
After careful consideration, Colonel Chu decided to recall the personnel investigating Zhao Yu.
If they decided to hand out confidentiality agreements and financial incentives for finding him, anyone could tell that something was wrong with this Zhao Yu.
In this way, if Zhao Yu contacted any of his classmates and they showed a suspicious reaction, it might alert Zhao Yu.
Anyone who learned that someone was investigating them would naturally feel displeased.
“Let’s gather information about Zhao Yu’s past from less important important and gain insights into his background,” Colonel Chu thought..