6,000 light-years away, thousands of academicians have been here for over 200 years. A large Reversed State membrane, covering tens of square kilometers, was placed in the air and drifted toward the center of the Duohe Star System. To minimize its impact on the Duohe Star System, the Reversed State membrane was only one centimeter thick. 200 years have passed, and now the Reversed State membrane has entered the center of the Duohe Star System.
The academicians watched the changes in the large membrane with bated breath. The spatial curvature inside the system could no longer be measured. The academicians devised a method to obtain the spatial parameters inside by using the changes in the Reversed State large membrane.
This is a large membrane created by the Third Reversed State, which is much weaker than the Second Reversed State. It has now been warped beyond recognition by space. The spatial power of these stars is almost reaching the spatial attack power of the Far Watcher Civilization.
The reverse membrane is like an Indian flatbread, flipped and turned by 15 chefs, its shape constantly changing, and all this data is recorded.
Four stars whose orbits were horizontal to the galactic plane and four stars whose orbits were perpendicular to the galactic plane suddenly moved to the center position without any warning. The Reversed State was twisted vertically while swirling and wrinkling. Suddenly, everyone noticed that part of the Reversed State had disappeared. A few seconds later, the disappeared Reversed State reappeared.
"Quick, quick, replay it right away!" Academician Zeng shouted.
The video feed immediately returned to a few seconds earlier, and everyone stared intently at the holographic image.
"Slow down, slow down."
The Reversed State membrane resembles a large sheet of paper, twisted vertically as it is rotated and distorted in a plane. When it reaches its limit in the middle, it suddenly disappears. A few seconds later, as the star's position changes, the vanished middle part of the Reversed State reappears in everyone's view.
"Academician, is it space distortion affecting the instrument's observations?" Academician Liu Bo asked.
"It doesn't seem so. This image appeared too abruptly. There have been several instances of even greater distortion, but none of them resulted in the Reversed State disappearing."
"It's a dimension, Academician! The missing part went to the fourth dimension!" Academician Zhou Xiaohua exclaimed as if suddenly realizing something.
"Dimension? The fourth dimension? Let me think about it, and it is indeed a possibility," Academician Zeng said.
"Academician, although I am from the Department of Astrophysics, I also know a little about dimensions. Although these stars have a great influence on space, it is far from enough to open up the fourth dimension. Could it be that other reasons caused the Reversed State to disappear? For example, space was folded in?" Academician Zhang Xinheng asked doubtfully.
"Hmm, what Xiao Zhang said makes sense. These stars do have relatively low energy. Perhaps we should study them more carefully to confirm this."
"I believe that the fourth dimension and space folding are both possible, and these few seconds should be the key that Mr. Daozi wants us to see. Now we have recorded all the key data, so let's enjoy a grand cosmic fireworks display," Academician Liu said.
"Before we watch, let's inform the nearby civilizations. This fireworks display could affect an area spanning thousands of light-years. It could be a catalyst for the evolution of ordinary life-bearing planets, or even a catastrophe for Planetary-Level Civilization. We now have the time and the capability, and since we've joined the Galaxy Alliance, protecting less advanced civilizations is also our responsibility."
"Inform the general to detach a portion of the fleet to defend against the energy impact on Planetary-Level Civilization. As for Stellar-Level Civilization, Academician, I suggest we only notify them; entering space sooner might be a good thing for them."
"Let the general decide these matters."
If the orbit of one star is altered by one ten-thousandth of a degree due to the influence of other stars, this change will immediately affect the orbit of another star, and the change will spread throughout the entire Duohe Star System like dominoes.
Several months later, matter began to be exchanged between the stars, with each star releasing material, and the size of the Duohe Star System had shrunk from ten astronomical units to five.
The stars transformed into spirals with enormous tails. The stars in the center had almost ceased orbiting, and the outer stars could no longer maintain their orbits, instead rushing towards the central stars like giant flames.
Half a month later, the stars in the middle collided violently, and the earth-shattering explosion shook the entire space. Violent energy surged out from the point of impact, impacting more than a dozen nearby stars. The tail that was originally pointing towards the center was immediately destroyed by the energy surge and disappeared.
After the energy surge, the stars appeared to have shrunk in size. They did not change their original paths due to the energy surge, and the gravitational pull between them continued to increase as the distance between them decreased, and their speed also increased.
A week later, the largest group of stars finally merged closely. This energy surge was several levels higher than the first one. Even the distant Grim Slayer could not maintain its position and drifted millions of kilometers away with the impact of the energy surge before stopping.
Within a range of ten light-years, such shockwaves would be difficult for even Star System-Level Civilization to withstand. Fortunately, there were no Star System-Level Civilization within a radius of hundreds of light-years. Tens of millions of Grim Slayer were divided into multiple groups and formed a dense formation to resist the energy impacts from multiple directions, all of which were Planetary-Level Civilization or Stellar-Level Civilization.
The energy surge radiated outwards from a single point. By blocking a small portion of the energy surge, a safe zone several light-years away could be formed. Stellar-Level Civilization had already notified them to evacuate; otherwise, they would face annihilation when the energy surge reached them in a few hundred years. In the end, Hu Yu used warships to block some of the energy for them. Even if they couldn't evacuate in time, they wouldn't suffer irreversible damage. Only Planetary-Level Civilization could completely block all the energy for them.
As for ordinary life-bearing planets and Star System-Level Civilization, we don't need to worry about them. Life- Star System-Level Civilization are capable of resisting the energy tide if they are more than 100 light-years away. Moreover, the nearest Star System-Level Civilization is more than 300 light-years away.
As soon as the fireworks display ended, while everyone was still immersed in the awe of this extreme cosmic spectacle, the fleet had already embarked on its return journey. After catching up with the advancing energy tide in a short time, the fleet sped towards JD6. The academicians needed to study this data in the fully equipped laboratory on Earth Two to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Reversed State.
Whether it's space folding or the fourth dimension, these are significant discoveries for the fleet. While the Tree Race's method of cutting space is feasible, its stability is too low. This method of twisting space in multiple directions has given the academicians a lot of inspiration. In the past, space was twisted on a single plane, like a vortex. Now, by twisting the vortex from another direction, more mysteries may emerge.