CHAPTER 293: CHAPTER 292: QUANTUM BOMB

Wandering Star System, drifting through the vast Universe, resembled a star disk against the backdrop of a broad and dim expanse.

When Constant Star Lu Chen learned of a war that had erupted twenty light-years ahead, he immediately convened an internal meeting.

The meeting principally discussed how to deal with the war ahead. There were two main opinions: one was to ignore it, wait until their Wandering Alliance arrived, and if the war was still ongoing, they could simply annihilate both sides;

The second opinion was for the Wandering Star System to use Space Wormholes to traverse twenty light-years and forcefully halt the war, seizing the Constant Stars within that star system. Additionally, they could assess if the two civilizations currently at war were eligible to join their Wandering Alliance.

The debate over these two opinions centered on the fact that some people felt the first plan was too laissez-faire and didn’t adhere to the survival laws of the Universe. They should plunder resources as much as possible to grow, because each step closer to the Cosmic Center increased their danger. If they didn’t seize every opportunity to grow, they might fall behind certain competitors in the Universe, thereby endangering the Wandering Alliance. While some believed the second plan violated the Entropy Reduction Law of civilization; they weren’t against growth, but shouldn’t hastily intervene in a foreign war, which would only waste their own resources, leading to an accelerated entropy increase. They should deal with other civilizations in the Universe more rationally and scientifically, and not cloak their robber-barony in different ideologies and promote it, lest the Wandering Alliance fall into the pitfall of pursuing growth excessively.

Honestly, Constant Star Lu Chen, as the leader, was quite gratified to hear these differing opinions.

He thought that both opinions or plans had their own rationale and were in the best interest of the Wandering Alliance. The reason they differed was simply because everyone’s basis for considering issues was different, like constructing high-rises on different foundations. As the buildings rose higher, the structures on two different foundations would also become increasingly distinct. This demonstrated diversity of thought under the principle of Great Unity.

As the leader, what Constant Star Lu Chen needed to do was find a more appropriate and scientific response plan.

He felt that one point raised in the discussion was very important—everything should be scientific, not just tools and equipment. Their thinking and strategies also needed to be scientific, because the introduction of each new scientific theory might completely change their understanding of the Universe. At this point, they would need new thinking and methods to correctly handle relations with the Universe. This is the constantly advancing scientific thinking and scientific development perspective!

If the new era’s issues were handled with outdated thinking, without fully understanding the essence of the problems, issues would certainly arise, which could even lead to a regression of civilization.

After careful consideration, Constant Star Lu Chen finally came up with a more reasonable method.

He decided not to hastily intervene in the war, but completely standing by was also not suitable. Therefore, he decided to first send a vanguard to investigate the specifics, gather more intelligence, and determine whether there were any factors in the two civilizations ahead that endangered their Wandering Alliance. They would then discuss new countermeasures based on the latest intelligence.

Constant Star Lu Chen’s approach was indeed more reasonable, and thus the members of the Wandering Alliance agreed.

However, the selection of the vanguard became a point of contention. After much discussion, it was ultimately decided to deploy the fully tested Kowu Number One Battle Star. On one hand, they wanted to see Kowu Number One’s capability in real combat, and on the other hand, the equipment on board was the most advanced, and it was the Planet Battle Star most likely to evade detection by Tier Three civilizations, making it the most suitable choice for this mission.

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On the other side.

When the rebel soldiers of the Double-faced Civilization, using the slogan of opposing the Double-faced Civilization, temporarily accomplished the unification of the Lutu Civilization, they feigned transporting these Lutu Star People as prisoners to the Battle Star. As a large number of Lutu Star People entered the Battle Star, they cooperated with the rebel soldiers both inside and outside, quickly seizing control of the Battle Star’s core area by a bolt from the blue.

Then, with the core area as a starting point, they gradually eliminated all hostile forces on the entire Battle Star, completely capturing it.

This time, the Double-faced Civilization deployed a total of three Battle Stars, named Phantasm One, Two, and Three. The one occupied by the rebel soldiers was Phantasm Three Battle Star.

After learning this news, the Star Captains on the other two Battle Stars were enraged beyond measure.

Yet, anger aside, after a bout of furious denunciation, they promptly reported the information to the Double-faced Mother Star.

What they utterly failed to anticipate was that rebellion had not only taken place in their quarters but also erupted on the Mother Star. The upper echelon of the Double-faced Mother Star deduced that this was not a mere rebellion but a premeditated uprising of the lower-class citizens.

This also meant that the Double-faced Civilization was facing the most perilous moment in its history.

Thus, the higher-ups of the Double-faced Mother Star decisively ordered Battle Stars Phantom One and Phantom Two to annihilate the traitors on Phantom Three as swiftly as possible, then return to the Double-faced Star System to suppress the turmoil within the civilization.

Upon receiving the order, Phantom One and Phantom Two Battle Stars did not hesitate to launch a Double-sided Quantum Bomb.

The Double-sided Quantum Bomb is a novel type of quantum bomb developed by the Double-faced Civilization based on the corresponding properties of Strong Nuclear Force and Weak Nuclear Force, attempting to combine the carrier particles of both forces. Similar to the Singularity Bomb and Basic Force Bomb, it is a terrifying weapon capable of obliterating planets and Constant Stars.

However, due to differing Energy Levels, the might of the Double-sided Quantum Bomb was not as immense as that of the Basic Force Bomb. Moreover, the forcefully combined particles under various conditions would exhibit different states of Strong Nuclear Force and Weak Nuclear Force, akin to some attributes of the Double-faced Star People themselves—hence the name Double-sided Quantum Bomb, which some also simply refer to as the Quantum Bomb.

But what was completely unexpected was this.

The Double-sided Quantum Bomb fired by Phantom One Battle Star was not aimed at Phantom Three but shot directly towards the Lutu Star.

With the Primitive Civilization’s technology of the Lutu Civilization, they lacked even a rudimentary air defense system, let alone resist a Third-Level civilization’s apocalyptic weapon.

In the end, under the despairing and horrified gaze of countless Lutu Star People, the Double-sided Quantum Bomb struck the Lutu Star. In an instant, the Lutu Star - with more than thirty times the planetary mass - was engulfed by intense flames, and a terrifying wave of energy particles surged out in an explosion, sweeping across the universe in all directions.

From afar, it looked like a faint blue shockwave in the universe!

When the surviving Lutu Star People on Phantom Three Battle Star witnessed their Mother Star and a great many of their kin turned to dust in an instant, many of the Lutu Star People collapsed on the spot from acute heartache, and even more harbored an intensified hatred towards the Double-faced Civilization.

And this was precisely what Phantom One and Phantom Two Battle Stars wanted to see. It was also the reason why they chose the Lutu Star as the primary target to strike; as the odds of annihilating Phantom Three Battle Star in one fell swoop were slim, to swiftly exterminate the rebellious forces, they resolved to first strike at Lutu Star, which was cooperating with them.

One purpose was to deal a blow to the enemy’s morale.

Second, although those soldiers had defected, they were ultimately Double-faced Star People—a fact that could never be changed. As the Lutu Star People’s hatred toward the Double-faced Civilization intensified, it meant the union between them was growing ever more fragile and could collapse at any moment.

Even if it didn’t collapse, that hatred would surely undermine the trust and cooperation between them.

Therefore, regardless of the ultimate outcome, it would aid them in more swiftly eradicating the traitors on Phantom Three!