The Stealth Killer was quickly reduced to pieces of metal in the expansion and explosion of the degenerate matter. If this egg-sized mass had expanded normally, it would have grown into a giant sphere about 15 kilometers in diameter. However, the violent release of energy would not have given it the chance to become a sphere. Within minutes, it would have scattered into the surrounding area as particles.
As these substances were about to reach the Fish Horse Star warship, the electric arcs flowing on the surfaces of the four surrounding Fish Horse Star warships became even more powerful. These electric arcs, tens of meters long, were released into the planet's atmosphere, instantly ionizing the air. If a person were struck by these currents, they would likely be reduced to ashes in an instant, without even their brains being able to react.
However, these electric arcs were clearly not intended for attack. Although they were powerful, they lacked the ability to attack from a distance and would disappear into the air after leaving the Fish Horse Star warship.
As the energy of the Fish Horse Star warship increased, the speed of these expanding and exploding degenerate matter, along with the fragments of the Stealth Killer, slowed down more and more until it stopped completely and began to recede, finally concentrating in a sphere less than one meter in diameter. Strangely, what was originally a warship fragment several meters long now looked only the size of a fist.
The matter inside the sphere did not stop moving; the degenerate matter continued to react violently, and energy was exploding violently. However, no matter how much they struggled, they could not leave this spherical space. Only when the matter finally quieted down completely did the Fish Horse Star warship leave.
As soon as the Fish Horse Star warship left, the compressed mass of matter instantly expanded to a size of over ten kilometers, but it could no longer stir up any waves. It was simply slowly pulled back to the ground by the planet's gravity and became part of the planet.
The Fish Horse Star People confidently synchronized the scene to the Head of State Star, Hu Yu also synchronized the scene to the Academy of Sciences, allowing all relevant scientists to stop their work and watch together. The Fish Horse Star warships' combat method was unprecedented. They easily neutralized the neutron degenerate matter that the Wind Star Civilization could not resist with just four warships.
Most scientists were speechless with astonishment. They were all top experts in this field, yet they couldn't comprehend this method of warfare. If it were possible to do this, then no amount of Star System Level warships would be of any use. Previously, everyone believed that as long as there were enough warships, even ants could overwhelm an elephant, and that even warships from Small Star Sector Civilization could be put to the test by Star System-Level Civilization due to their overwhelming numerical advantage. But now everyone knew they were wrong, and terribly wrong at that.
The principle of quantitative change leading to qualitative change may apply to civilizations of the same level, but it may not apply to civilizations of different levels. For example, Planetary-Level Civilization versus Stellar-Level Civilization, Stellar-Level Civilization versus Star System-Level Civilization, can experience a qualitative change due to the difference in levels. As long as there are enough weapons and warships, even if one cannot win, one can still severely damage the opponent. However, this theory does not apply between Star System-Level Civilization and Small Star Sector Civilization. Hundreds of millions of Wind Master might not be a match for these few Fish Horse Star warships.
A small number of scientists saw the secret behind it, especially several academicians in space physics, such as Academician Zeng Zhaoyuan and Academician Liu Bo. They showed not surprise, but delight. They realized that it could be done this way. Although they did not know the principle yet, they believed that once they saw the phenomenon, it would not be long before they found the principle and applied it.
"So, humans, are you satisfied? If you like it, your inhabited planets can also enjoy this treatment." The Fish Horse Star People seemed to thoroughly enjoy this feeling of being high above others, holding the life and death of other civilizations in their hands.
"That's all. Although we can't do space compression for now, it doesn't mean we don't know about it." In the Academy of Sciences, Academician Zeng and Academician Liu had already passed the message on to Hu Yu.
Space compression, a technology that humans cannot yet achieve, is an extension of the use of space curvature. The phenomenon of space compression exists everywhere in the universe, such as various celestial bodies and the warp drive spacecraft of various civilizations. Curved space is actually a form of space compression. For example, the space around a black hole is extremely compressed, meaning its curvature is very high.
Compressing space seems easy; any object with large mass or high energy level can do it. In fact, it could be said that any object with rest mass can compress space. However, the space compression used by the Fish Horse Star warship is quite different from this.
If we compare space to a sponge, then the celestial body and the warp drive are like a stone pressed on the sponge, causing it to bend and the area where the celestial body and the warp drive are placed to sink, or rather, be compressed. However, the way the Fish Horse Star warship compresses space is like a pair of giant hands squeezing this sponge from all directions.
The difference between these two methods is that the first method requires the substance to be inside space, while the second method requires the substance to be outside space. An object inside space cannot compress other objects within space, but an object outside space can compress objects inside space, thereby achieving an attack effect.
"I didn't expect you humans to know so much. You're far more advanced than the Wind Star Civilization. Indeed, this is space compression. So, can we talk about the starting conditions now? Will you send your inhabited planet here automatically, or will we go and retrieve it? Of course, if we were to take action, we wouldn't be as friendly as we are now."
"Foolish! Do you really think that our Human Civilization can negotiate with you based solely on this amount of neutron-degenerate matter? Let me tell you the truth: we discovered your Fish Horse Star People warships hundreds of years ago, but at the time we didn't know they belonged to you. Several years ago, when we launched our attack on the Wind Star Civilization, we also dispatched 100,000 warships to the center of the galaxy. These warships have already dispersed, so you couldn't possibly intercept them. On these warships, I have recorded all the information about your existence."
In reality, only 5,000 warships actually headed to the center of the galaxy. The remaining 5,000 were already being led back by Hu Yunhang to catch up with Earth Two. To exaggerate the effect, Hu Yu increased the number by 20 times.
"Also, let me tell you a secret: this Wind Star People body is merely remotely controlled by us humans. We have mastered the technology of real-time communication over long distances, so everything that just happened has been transmitted to these 100,000 warships. These warships will head straight to the core center to search for the Great Star Region Civilization."
"You..." The Fish Horse Star People were furious. Given the level of their Small Star Sector Civilization, it was easy for them to tell whether what Hu Yu said was true or false.
"Shut up. If you obediently follow our orders, I don't mind letting these warships continue to roam the center of the galaxy. But if you continue to hunt down humans, these warships will now broadcast their messages until the Great Star Region Civilization and all other civilizations know what you've done. You may be able to find and destroy these warships with your strength, but I believe you cannot destroy the electromagnetic and gravitational waves that roam the entire galaxy, nor our civilization's unique communication methods."