Meteor Shower
Lute knew his old friend wasn't afraid of the potentially powerful beast; he was simply experiencing a cognitive shock. However, seeing his friend gradually calm down, Lute continued, "This is our opportunity. Compared to a less advanced civilization, this monster might be more helpful to us. It could help us advance our biotechnology system significantly, and even raise the lifespan limit of our race once again."
Upon hearing this, not only did Captain Regi's breathing become rapid, but even Colonel Kamas, who had been playing a supporting role, showed a physical reaction.
If what Dr. Lute says is true, then they are the heroes of the Riken. Not only will they be remembered in history, but they will also enjoy wealth and honor upon their return. Whether they go into business, politics, or the military, they will have inexhaustible capital and experience.
"So, what suggestions do you have for the next steps?" Captain Regi asked.
"The equipment we have isn't sufficient to cover all ocean areas. So, if we don't do something, we'll most likely have to wait for the monster to reappear on its own. And how long will that take? Consider the interval between the two fusion reactions we detected—decades—is something none of us want to see."
"Is there any way to quickly verify your hypothesis?" Kamas Carmes suddenly asked, seemingly deeply affected by Dr. Lute's words. This wasn't surprising, though; no normal person would participate in a mission that had lasted over a hundred years without a reason.
"Not yet. I need some time to think about it. What you need to do now is find more information. First, search the land, then survey the area to see if there are any underground caves. If there are monsters hiding underground, that would be great. If not, then we'll see how to find the monsters from the sea," Dr. Lute said.
Captain Regi and Kamas exchanged a glance and nodded.
"Kamas Carmes, it'll be hard for you all from now on," Captain Regi said.
"It's my duty!" Kamas saluted and turned to leave.
Lute shrugged at Regi, made a funny face, and left the captain's cabin.
After establishing a covert base on Proxima Planet A5, which was renamed Big Bear Star, the Swarm was troubled by how to enter Big Origin Star. The alien spaceship was orbiting Big Origin Star, and it had deployed a large number of satellites in its orbit. It would be difficult for the Swarm to enter Big Origin Star without alerting them.
"My Overlord, they only have one spaceship, and their technology is limited. They probably can't keep a close watch on the entire Proxima Star System. Perhaps we can create a meteor shower to take advantage of the situation and enter the Big Origin Star."
Big Bear Star, in the Proxima Star System, is equivalent to the A7 gas giant in the Origin Star System. Although Big Bear Star is not a gas giant, it has the largest mass of all planets in the Proxima Star System.
Therefore, a large number of asteroids and meteorites from outside the Proxima Star System were captured by its gravity. Except for some that crashed directly onto the planet's surface, the rest were fixed in its orbit, eventually forming a ring of meteorites around its outer orbit over time.
The Intellect's proposal is feasible, but these meteorites in Big Bear Star's orbit won't just drift off course for no reason. The specifics of how to proceed require careful consideration.
Six months later, a Swarm Meteor from outside the Proxima Star System crashed directly onto Big Bear Star at nearly one percent the speed of light.
The extremely high speed resulted in a tremendous impact, and although the Swarm Meteor was vaporized into dust upon impact, the collision still caused enormous damage to Big Bear Star.
A massive crater spanning hundreds of kilometers appeared on the surface of Big Bear Star, and the shockwave from the impact stirred up towering waves of dust.
The impact caused a brief gravitational disturbance in the geology of Big Bear Star, and also disrupted the complex gravitational pull between it and its more than a dozen moons and countless meteorite belts.
In the asteroid belt, more than 300 meteorites of varying sizes were thrown off their original orbits by centrifugal force due to gravitational disturbances and flew towards the location of the Big Origin Star.
"Beep... beep..."
A flashing red light, accompanied by a piercing alarm, suddenly rang out inside the Cat Ear Spaceship, and the crew members who were resting rushed back to their posts.
"Celia, what's going on? Major Kamas and the others have spotted that monster?" Captain Regi asked, pulling on his captain's uniform as he ran out of the lounge.
"Captain, a meteorite impact has just occurred on planet T855. 312 meteorites have broken out of orbit and are expected to reach planet T853 in 1472 hours," a mechanical female voice announced.
Upon hearing that no monster had been discovered, Captain Regi's tense and agitated mood immediately calmed down. After a quick calculation, he roared, "There are still more than two months left! What the hell are you doing, issuing an emergency alert?"
"According to the Federal Aerospace Safety Memorandum, I am obliged to sound the alarm in this situation to alert all crew members on board," the mechanical female voice explained meticulously, seemingly unconcerned by Captain Regi's words.
"Get Dr. Lute's research team to produce a response report for me. Also, turn off this maddening sound!"
"Permission verification successful. Follow your instructions."
As soon as the voice finished speaking, the red light and alarm stopped. Captain Regi took a few deep breaths, took off his captain's uniform, and returned to the lounge.
Several hours later, in the captain's cabin of the Cat Ear Spaceship.
"Lute, what's going on? I saw in Celia's data report that although the meteorite impact on T855 caused gravitational disruption to the planet's system, it was too short-lived to form a meteorite shower?" Captain Regi asked.
"Calm down, Regi, this is normal, isn't it? We don't know the exact mass of T855, nor its geological structure, so we can't accurately simulate it and get results. Maybe the meteorite impacted a geological cavity, causing a much greater impact than we imagined," Dr. Lute said with a shrug, looking at the data report.
"Have you prepared a response report?"
"There's too much data, and our shipboard mainframe still has a lot of work to do, so we can't allocate that much computing power to simulate all the meteorite trajectories." Seeing the captain about to explode again, he quickly added, "Don't worry, when the meteor shower arrives, we'll just move the ship to the far side of the planet beforehand. At most, we'll only lose a few insignificant small satellites."
"But we're far from our Mother Planet, and the damage to our satellites can't be replaced." Regi knew the ship would be fine; there was a huge shield in front of them, and they had two months to prepare. If the ship were to be damaged in this meteor shower, then as the captain, he really might as well jump off the bridge.
What he wanted to preserve were only those satellites. Although there were still some reserves, those satellites had not been replenished, and those lost in the meteor shower were basically beyond repair.
Dr. Lute understood his old friend's thoughts. After careful consideration, he said, "Even if the ship's computer could allocate the computing power, it would be difficult to calculate the flight paths of all 300-plus meteorites. There are too many uncertainties involved. Our previous efforts have focused on the planet's interior, and we don't know much about the gravitational interactions between the planets and moons outside the planet. The data is severely lacking."
"So, if you want to preserve those satellites, you'll have to use Transport Craft to temporarily recover them in advance. I've calculated that although some satellite surveillance coverage will be lost, communications won't be affected. However, this will increase Kamas' workload."
"Those soldiers are full of energy; I'm sure they'll enjoy going out for a spin. But shouldn't we monitor this meteor shower?" Captain Regi asked.
"If you're willing to part with those satellites, I'd be happy to collect some data."
"Oh, never mind then. You shouldn't waste your energy on something like this."
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