Chapter 129 Glorious Decisive Battle

The screen followed the signal to a pulsar galaxy, which is one of the main battlefields where the two "Farstrider" civilizations are fighting.

There is a neutron star here as a source of gravity, but unlike ordinary neutron stars, this neutron star has a rotation speed of up to 700 times per second.

Such a high rotation speed allows it to release a large amount of pulse radiation every moment, so this kind of neutron star is also called a "pulsar".

Although the high-speed rotation of the pulsar does not affect the navigation of the spacecraft, the pulse radiation it releases has a huge impact on the shield system of the spacecraft.

There was once a famous interstellar battle in galactic history, which took place in a similar pulsar galaxy.

At that time, the number of fleets on both sides of the war was similar, but one side's shield technology was extremely advanced, and in battles it could often achieve a battle loss ratio of one to two or even one to three.

Although the other side used weapons that ignored shields to counterattack, the effect was not very good.

So they quietly set up a trap to introduce the enemy's main fleet into a pulsar system for a decisive battle.

The special cosmic environment here caused the shield system to almost malfunction, but they, who were well prepared, temporarily thickened the armor and fought a beautiful victory, changing the balance of victory.

This battle was also selected into the interstellar war textbook, making galactic civilizations pay more and more attention to space wars in different cosmic environments.

To this day, space wars between galactic civilizations tend to avoid these special environments, but excellent war artists can always make the enemy jump into the trap.

The "Ancient Far Walkers" built a dock in this pulsar system early on, and boiled frogs in warm water to create a sense of detachment, giving the "Far Walkers" the feeling of being "almost" able to annihilate the enemy.

illusion.

In addition, the shipyard here is also a strategic point that cannot be ignored, so the "Far Traveler" put a main fleet into this place, aiming to quickly capture this system.

However, even if it invests a main fleet, it is still "just a little bit" in this galaxy, and the "Far Traveler" has to increase its investment in the fleet.

This lost empire, which has fallen for a long time, still underestimated this group of "compatriots" who could not be eliminated in ancient times.

When the "Farstriders" realized that their fleet could no longer escape from this galaxy, the pulsars here were like a swamp, dragging them into the quagmire.

The fleet invested in this pulsar system already accounts for 50% of their total fleet, and the forces belonging to the "Ancient Far Walkers" are using more advanced and cheaper armor and hulls to fight them.

They have completely abandoned the shields and used cheaper prices and stronger hulls to successfully put the "Farstrider" into decline. These fleets invested in the pulsar system are being continuously cannibalized.

Now the "Far Traveler" cannot withdraw the fleet here, and there is basically no stable environment for the jump in the chaotic battlefield.

Although they also have ways to evacuate in an emergency, it is difficult for those troops who make an emergency jump to accurately locate within the galaxy. Most of them end up in a desolate space without hyperspace connections, and can only wait for the next jump.

And this situation is no different from the disappearance of this fleet. If more than 50% of the fleet is missing at one time, then they don't need to fight this battle.

So now the "Far Traveler" has to invest more fleets here, hoping to defeat the enemies here.

However, most of their colonial planets were controlled by robot riots, which cut off a large amount of their production capacity. The "cyborg" army that had been fighting for a long time was simply unable to recapture those occupied planets, which made them acquiesce.

The loss of these planets.

And the resources that have been accumulated over time cannot compare to the seemingly endless fleet of "Ancient Far Travelers".

So the "Far Travelers" decided to make a desperate move. Except for the fleet that was dragged in the pulsar system, they abandoned the defense of every other galaxy. Even the fleet of the "Fountain of Knowledge" from their home star was withdrawn to form a "decisive battle"

Fleet", jump to a galaxy closest to the "Infinity Lighthouse".

Their national border is very large, and they can rely on "superlight suppressors" to prevent the enemy from jumping. They can only use the slower "hyperspace navigation" method to advance. To reach the "source of knowledge", it will take at least ten hyperspace voyages.

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In comparison, their enemy's borders are much smaller, and they only need three or four hyperspace voyages to directly attack their home planet.

This decisive battle fleet was personally commanded by the supreme commander of the "Farstriders", aiming to encircle the home planet of the "Ancient Farstriders" and force them to rescue them.

The main combat force of the "Ancient Far Walker" seems to have been all transferred to the pulsar system and several other small battlefields, completely unable to stop the advancement of this decisive battle fleet.

They successfully destroyed the outposts on the way, but they still could not wait for the enemy to rescue them. Instead, news of the continuous fall of the former country kept coming, which gave the fleet commander an ominous premonition.

But he believed that the strategy of exchanging space for time was feasible. Even if there were any problems, he would still have time to go back.

Finally, they came to the galaxy where the "Infinite Lighthouse" is located.

The ring world here seems to have been repaired, but every section of the ring world looks lifeless and completely uninhabited.

Surprisingly, there are not too many fleets here, at least much less than the decisive battle fleet of the "Far Traveler".

There are only some old warships that look very simple, as if they have been on the battlefield, staying here.

And the ominous premonition of the "Far Traveler" fleet commander also reached its peak at this time.

"...Where are the people?" According to speculation, their group of "old-fashioned enemies" cannot leave these symbolic places full of faith and ideals.

But soon, he received a familiar communication message, which came from their former compatriots, those artificial life forms that had completed "synthetic evolution."

["Dear" compatriots, this may be the last time we call you "compatriots"]

[We have understood one thing over a long period of time. If a "far traveler" only insists on staying in one place, can he still be called a "far traveler"? 】

[In order to move forward, nothing cannot be given up, even the "infinite lighthouse" that carries our lofty ideals]

[I am honored to be able to witness the prosperity of the sea of ​​stars with you in ancient times, but now, it is time for you to come to an end]

With the termination of communication, the "Infinite Lighthouse" ring world began to collapse.

Originally, there was only one section of the ring world that was still intact, but after the restoration by the "Ancient Far Walker", at least it seemed that every section of the ring world had been repaired.

Originally, the fleet commander of the "Farstrider" still wondered why his former compatriots wanted to repair the world but couldn't live in it, but now he understands.

These ring worlds just look like "ring worlds", they are actually another kind of giant structure.

"You..." The fleet commander sitting in the Titan flagship couldn't help but want to speak out. He knew that the other party couldn't hear him, but at this time he seemed to be able to hear the response:

"Let us begin a glorious duel..."

Accompanying it are those ancient battleships that are active again.

Their simplicity is no pretense. The "Ancient Far Walkers" dug out their warships from the remains of the ancient battlefield, repaired them and transported them here.

These old antiques are completely impossible to rival the "Farstriders" new battleships, but the "Ancient Farstriders" have no intention of defeating this decisive battle fleet. Their purpose is just for a "sense of ceremony" and to delay time.

Their real target is the unmanned "Farstrider" home planet - the source of knowledge.

And with the activation of a certain giant structure under the shell of the ring world, the entire "Infinite Lighthouse" galaxy seemed to be shielded and lost its trace on the star map.

Li Wenyuan, who was far away on Earth, also received this special fluctuation, and immediately sighed with emotion: "...It is indeed a scene full of ritual..."

He actually had a good impression of these "Ancient Far Walkers". When they decided to launch a war against the "Far Walkers", he even asked if they needed help.

However, the "Ancient Far Traveler" declined his kindness and told him that this was an ancient custom that had been circulating within the civilization before they were ascended by humans.

If you want to obtain a certain title, you must defeat the holder of that title in a duel.

After entering the interstellar space, they had forgotten this custom, but this alternation between the old and the new still rekindled this idea among these "ancient far travelers".

"——Of course, this is actually a 'conspiracy'. We really can't defeat the current 'Far Traveler' in the 'duel'. After all, we still have a little bit of background."

"But since we have advanced to the interstellar age, it is okay for some 'interstellar' customs to appear, right? As long as whoever can capture the enemy's 'home planet' first will win the duel!"

It was hard to imagine that these "synthetically evolved" mechanical life forms would occasionally be naughty like this, but when Li Wenyuan heard what they said, he couldn't help but laugh.

He witnessed the "Infinite Lighthouse" disappearing from the star map, and finally set his sights on a special technology on the technology tree:

[Fleet Doctrine: Glorious Decisive Battle]

[Technology level: 6]

[Introduction: According to sociological research, most living creatures seem to be strongly touched by the image of a "decisive battle" that can determine victory or defeat. This kind of irrational behavior is obviously not suitable for use in a real cosmic battlefield.

But... coming here once in a while may greatly enhance our cohesion. We can lock the enemy and ourselves in a "fighting arena" that cannot be left in a short period of time, and then have a glorious showdown]

[Possible technology: none]

[Special note: This is actually a performance thing. Why do we want to build this thing? We need to build a giant structure that can reinforce space and time and temporarily block the hyperspace channel. After starting, at least we know

None of the super-light speed methods can be effective in this area. Maybe this is more suitable to be called "beating the dog behind closed doors" rather than a "glorious decisive battle"?]
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