Normally, except for the curvature engine, the limit of information transmission speed is the speed of light, and the same is true for observation methods.
It is impossible to observe the entire universe using curvature navigation...
"So, any information in the universe is delayed. Since everyone's observation speed is the speed of light, this means: when you see me, I also see you, and everyone is equal!" Rimbaud said.
He shouted at the table and stood up excitedly.
"It is impossible for an unwarranted light-speed strike to occur, because we haven't seen the opponent's figure yet. Is it just a light-speed strike? Unless there is some kind of super-light speed observation method... I don't know what kind of technology it is..."
Just thinking about it, the Sword of Damocles hanging above his head disappeared, and even Yu Yifeng breathed a long sigh of relief.
It was too chaotic and frightening just now, and all dangers were magnified exponentially, but I didn't expect this...
But the crisis is still not over. Maybe the next moment, human beings' gravitational wave telescopes will discover traces of the other party. As a result, the other party will also discover humans at the same moment, and then a war will begin!
People have to think of another way!
Everyone's minds began to become active again. They were discussing in a hurry, trying to find more things that could be used...
It would be too unwilling to just run away in such a dejected manner, because people really know the value of Gaia's creatures, and they cannot just give them up to alien civilizations!
In just one month, it has become quite familiar with humans, and people have gradually let down their guard. Many biologists and educationists are very fond of this strange and powerful creature.
"Think about it, what more information have we overlooked?" Dr. Rimbaud said excitedly.
As a result of this discussion, we really found more useful ideas. There is no need for humans to be so afraid!
"Attention, our biggest advantage now is that we know the other party's existence in advance! However, the other party most likely does not know our existence..."
"Knowing the other party's existence in advance is something we can take advantage of!"
"Now let's think from the other side's perspective, that is, put ourselves in their shoes... Suddenly we learned of the existence of a high-value Gaia creature. If you were a civilized commander, what would you think?"
Yu Yifeng said without hesitation: "I'm shocked, excited, and excited! So I can't wait to send a large force to the planet Dige 114, eager to catch this Gaia creature! As soon as possible... catch it!"
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"During this period, it must be a maximum speed curvature voyage, exceeding the speed of light... Is there any problem with this?"
"Yes, that is indeed the case! This is a normal and civilized behavioral logic..."
Having said this, Dr. Rimbaud was so excited that he couldn't care less about his image at this moment.
"But... when the large force of spaceships approaches this star system, let me ask everyone, will the speed of the spaceships slow down? The premise is: without knowing the existence of another force..."
Yu Yifeng blinked and his heart suddenly moved. The answer was: yes!
Because in interstellar navigation, the difference is only a thousand miles, and super-light flight cannot detect the outside world, which is equivalent to "flying blindfolded". After a period of time, no one knows how much the route has deviated, and the speed must be reduced to observe the outside world.
, and then correct the course.
When humans flew from "GB131" to "Dige 114", they slowed down many times.
On the other hand, there must be a large number of comets and meteorites within the scope of influence of stars! If you fly "blindfolded" at super-light speed within the scope of influence of stars, the risk is very high. There is a certain probability that the spacecraft will be the same as meteorites.
Something hits.
Although the spacecraft does not have much kinetic energy during curvature navigation, when the surrounding curvature bubble is forcibly broken, the explosion that occurs is definitely more powerful than a nuclear explosion!
In this way, when the enemy spacecraft is far away, it should reduce its speed to below the speed of light and correct its course to avoid possible planetary collisions.
"Although the probability of this planet impacting is lower than the probability of winning the lottery, who knows? This kind of danger should be avoided, right?"
"The further you sail into the star system, the greater the probability of a collision. According to our navigation safety regulations, the speed will slow down when you almost reach the Oort Nebula of the star, which is about 0.6-0.8 light-years away.
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"Since our safety regulations are like this, then there is a high probability that the other party will also be like this..."
"The opponent is coming towards us. As long as it moves below the speed of light, the enemy's spacecraft will be detected by us after a while!"
Yu Yifeng was startled. What Lan Bo said made perfect sense!
No matter how impulsive, urgent, or crazy the other party is, they cannot ignore the safety regulations of interstellar navigation. Does the other party want their life? Especially, the other party does not know that humans are also causing trouble on this planet... They will never be in a hurry.
Like a madman, right?
"Professor, is it possible to ignore the asteroids ahead in curvature navigation?" For safety reasons, Yu Yifeng habitually consulted an expert.
As a result, the expert immediately shook his head: "It's impossible. Just like a soap bubble, if something large invades, it will definitely burst and cause a huge explosion..."
“This is also the safety regulation that should be avoided during curvature navigation!”
Everyone started to get excited. This discovery was so important and very consistent with the logic of a normal civilization!
If you want to run near a star, you must slow down farther away for various safety reasons!
As soon as you slow down, you will be discovered by humans!
Of course, due to the limitations of the speed of light, this discovery will be delayed for a longer period of time. If the new human civilization really discovers the other party at a distance of 0.8 light years, in fact, because the other party's speed is also sub-light speed, the actual situation may have already
At a position of 0.4-0.5 light years. When detecting the opponent, a huge blue shift can be seen.
But even if the other party also discovered humans at the same time, they immediately used light speed to strike...
That's of no use either.
These light speed weapons would take 0.4 years to hit a human!
0.4 years ago, people have already run away!
Huge distance is the best survival barrier for human beings!
But soon, Security Minister Xu Yunjin shook his head and questioned that for security issues like this, humans must not imagine it to be too good, but to make it as bad as possible.
"Yes, this is true according to navigation safety regulations, but the speed of light propagation must also be calculated. Seeing it from 0.8 light-years away is the most optimistic estimate. Our estimate should be as conservative as possible and as harsh as possible!"
"Let's say 0.3. If the other party calculated a large number of navigation trajectories in advance, and in this emergency situation, ignored the safety risk of meteorite impact, and we only found the other party 0.3 light-years away... so what?"
"0.3 light-year discovery. Assume that the opponent is traveling at sub-light speed and can observe the speed of the outside world in real time at 0.6c... The actual distance is about 0.12 light-years. A light-speed strike will take close to 44 days. If it is too long, we can still escape easily.
!" An expert made a rough calculation and said without hesitation.
"What if the other party is crazy and takes great risks to slow down only when it is 0.1 light-years away from the star? The risk of meteorite impact at 0.1 light-years can still be ignored."
"When we find each other, the actual distance will be only 0.04 light years..."
The answer time this time was obviously much longer, but he still said: "We... can still escape! But there is a certain risk. The worst is to risk using the curvature engine in a place with a large curvature of space! 0.04 years, electromagnetic wave propagation takes 14.6
God, that’s enough!”
"What if it's within 0.1 light years?" Xu Yunqi asked further.
"...The degree of danger depends on how cautious the other party is! The closer the other party is to the planet, the more dangerous we are of course."
The expert calculated and gritted his teeth and said: "10 days! Our Deep Space Vehicle needs to take huge risks and start the curvature engine directly in a high gravity environment. The critical point is 10 days!"
"What if it's even closer?" Xu Yunjin asked reluctantly.
"It's impossible! You're taking a huge risk and flying at super-light speed in a star system blindfolded. The other party will die! Everyone is crazy! Do you want to fly into the star?"
"I think the other party will never break away from super-light speed within 0.1 light-years!" Dr. Rimbaud said loudly, patting the table.
After inferring this, everyone calmed down. If this is really the case, the danger is a bit far from what people imagined.
At least everyone is safe until the opponent's spacecraft is detected by humans.
"As long as humans don't detect the other party, the other party will definitely not know about the existence of humans?"
After hearing Dr. Rimbaud's reasoning, Yu Yifeng frowned. He felt that this conclusion was strange. Soon, he thought of something else. This thought made his heart beat wildly again.
Because it directly overturns... this seemingly very safe conclusion!
What the hell is safety?!
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