Chapter 2925: () The Target—Canopy Star
The Geller Field, also known as the "Gellar Field," was a remarkable device that generated a protective field—something like a shield—around a starship traveling faster than light.
Essentially, it formed a bubble-like field in the real, physical universe around the ship. When the field pierced the boundary between the material universe and the Warp, it protected the starship, its passengers, crew, and soldiers from the hostile environment of the immaterial realm and threats from Warp entities such as Chaos Daemons.
Although the Geller Field offered powerful protection against the many hostile conditions of the Warp and attacks by malicious Warp entities, ensuring the safety of the ship and its crew, it did have its drawbacks and limitations.
For example, it consumed vast amounts of energy. Maintaining the Geller Field over a long period required enormous power, which could strain a ship's energy systems. This could lead to certain unpredictable risks if the ship remained in the Warp for an extended time.
There were also potential security vulnerabilities.
Although the Geller Field provided powerful protection, it wasn't invulnerable. Some especially powerful Daemons or Warp entities could still break through its defenses and threaten ships in transit.
It was said that since humanity first began traveling through the Warp, starting in the eighteenth millennium, tens of thousands of ships had become lost or vanished forever in the Warp. They included civilian merchant vessels, colonization fleets, and even powerful warships from the Dark Age of Technology.
In addition, it was said that maintaining a Geller Field over a long period could cause some unpleasant side effects, such as spreading "Gellerpox."
Of course, none of that mattered!
The situation was this: although Ali and the others had successfully entered the Warp and escaped the encirclement of the Isstvan