Chapter 277 Bunker's Defense

Wallfacer Fleet Command Center.

Natural Human Warships quickly analyzed the principle behind the Trisolaran's weapon, and they sent all the original data and analysis results to the Wallfacer Fleet without delay.

Many of the science advisors of the Wallfacer Fleet came from the Bunker, and their research and understanding in the fields of science and technology as well as cutting-edge theories far surpassed other human forces.

When the science advisors of the Wallfacer Fleet received the analysis report from the Natural Humans, they actually breathed a sigh of relief, as the attack patterns of the Trisolarans had not exceeded their expectations.

All human warships were equipped with Sophon-Blocked Zones, and their conversations could not be eavesdropped on by the Trisolarans, who were even oblivious to the quantity of weapons and the fuel situation within the warships.

The Science Advisory Board reported, "The attack patterns of the Trisolarans, though powerful, have not completely caught us by surprise.

"In fact, we have also been studying related technologies and have made some initial progress. However, to reach the technology level of the Trisolarans, we estimate it will still take about 20 years.

"The Gluon Field Transformation Technology employed by the Trisolarans can shrink the Strong Interaction Force into the protons. This technology not only changes the action of the gluons but also fundamentally alters the structure of space.

"During the process of nuclear fission, the massive energy required is actually 'borrowed' from space, which of course also alters space.

"We have conducted detailed analysis and calculations based on the data collected from the scene, and the speed of light in space in the attacked area has actually dropped by 0.3 meters per second.

"Although this one in a billion change is hard to detect, it can still be measured with high-precision instruments, and we have confirmed this phenomenon through tests conducted on those attacked areas.

"To this point in the war, we should realize that what we thought of as the impenetrable space is actually quite fragile.

"It seems that the essence of our war with the Trisolarans is the destruction of this expanse of space, and we are but low-level civilizations, I can't imagine how cruel a war of more advanced civilizations would be."

The cruelty of interstellar warfare lies not only in the losses of military resources between the opposing sides but more importantly in the destruction of living space, which is why the Dark Forest has become a consensus among all civilizations in the universe.

The Military Advisory Group said, "Commander, based on our analysis, we have preliminarily identified the possible advancement direction of the Trisolaran Interstellar Fleet. However, up to this point, we have yet to actually detect their specific location.

"This is mainly due to their stealth technology, the level of which might far exceed our current technological capabilities.

"In order to carry out our strategic plan, our warships have entered deep-sea mode at the earliest opportunity, escaping at the highest speed in the opposite direction of the Trisolaran fleet and changing course at any time.

"In addition, we have dispatched Sophons to lurk in this space and monitor the Trisolaran fleet from a distance.

"Mr. Lin Sen has been informed of the situation here through a Sophon."

The Fleet Commander said, "Your response has been good, and now it's time for the gamble between us and the Trisolaran warships.

"This time we'll make the Trisolarans understand that invading the Solar System again will be their biggest mistake.

"When the rest of their warships reach near the Bunker, that will be the start of our counterattack, and I will make them feel excruciating pain.

"They lit the fire, and we will bring the flames to their world!"

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Below the Bunker, the battle command headquarters.

Mr. Lin Sen said, "I've just received a message from a Sophon, the Trisolaran attack has begun, it is expected to reach the Bunker in 4 hours and 30 minutes, and Earth in 5 hours.

"The method of attack by the Trisolarans is basically what we had envisioned, and they're relying on the same Gluon Field Transformation Technology we predicted.

"Notify Shi Qiang to go to the Swordholder Center, and use a Sophon-Blocked vehicle to take Logic away!

"Humanity may lose Earth forever!"

The warships attacking the Bunker and those attacking Earth come from different directions, so there is no issue with their arrival times.

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When the Trisolaran attack reached Earth, the planet was expected to be riddled with destruction, making Logic's chance of survival extremely low. Lin Sen did not wish for Logic to die in this battle.

With Sophon's assistance, notifying Shi Qiang to pick up Logic would hardly alert the Trisolarans, and Logic would also have to temporarily hide in a vehicle equipped with a Sophon-blocking system.

In the end, they planned to secretly take Logic away from Earth on an aerospace craft, hoping to avoid Trisolaran detection of Lin Sen's true intentions as much as possible.

As for the other people on Earth, Lin Sen could only express his helplessness. Now, with humanity migrating to space on a massive scale, the population on Earth had already dropped to less than 100 million, and it was continuing to decline.

One phenomenon was that those who had entered space life had undergone irreversible changes in their bodily structure and abilities, making it basically impossible for them to adapt to Earth's environment again.

This was also an inevitable consequence of space human evolution, with changes such as lighter and more resilient bones, elongated spines, and even significant alterations to cognitive perception and vision... These altered physical characteristics meant they could hardly return to Earth, making the departure from Earth to space an irreversible process.

Meanwhile, Earth's resources had nearly been depleted after years of exploitation, which was an important factor in the continual decline of the Earth's population.

Science Advisory Board, "The Trisolarans' directed gluon field transformation weapon must be their reliance. Although we have not yet mastered this technology, we should not be far from achieving it.

"Such a weapon is traditionally considered indefensible, but the Trisolarans would never imagine that we too could utilize this technology. With proper tactical arrangement, we can certainly inflict significant damage on them.

"This also shows that the Trisolarans' technological level is not much higher than ours.

"Currently, there are only two means of defense against the gluon field transformation: one is to use a large amount of matter as a shield to exhaust the field energy of the gluon transformation.

"The second is our Warping Point Defense Technology, and it's time for the Trisolarans to experience what shock is.

"Both means have been utilized in our Bunker, and the outer layer of the Bunker, which the Trisolarans believe we have only made of a dense fog of nanoparticles, I have secretly filled with a massive amount of ice crystals.

"Actually, the best substance to exhaust the energy of the gluon transformation field is a huge amount of water molecules, where the hydrogen elements in water molecules would not split further but would consume more energy of the gluon transformation field.

"Fortunately, Ganymede has a water content that accounts for nearly 50% of its total mass, making it the largest water reservoir in the Solar System. We have also built a space elevator on Ganymede, from which a vast amount of water has been extracted over the past few decades to fill the outer layer of the Bunker.

"Furthermore, our key defense objects, such as large Sophon-blocking devices and important bases, have been equipped with large-scale curvature defense shields.

"Such an attack will not cause us too much damage, and they may not even be able to break through the outer layer of the Bunker unless they approach us to attack, which is exactly what we hope to see."

Building a space elevator on Ganymede is also feasible, as its rotation period is 7 days, but its space elevator can only be built at the Lagrange L1 point between Jupiter and Ganymede, as Ganymede, like the Moon, always has one face towards Jupiter.

The gravity of Jupiter is immense, and the L1 point is very close to Ganymede, making Ganymede's space elevator much shorter compared to others that could stretch tens of thousands of kilometers.

Extracting water on Ganymede could also take advantage of the siphon effect created by Jupiter's gravity.

Imagine setting up an extremely long water-filled tube on Ganymede. Below the L1 point, the water in the tube is more strongly attracted by Ganymede's gravity, but above it, the water is more influenced by Jupiter's gravity. This would continuously siphon water into space.

There are several difficulty points here: one is that this is different from the usual understanding of the siphon effect, as on Earth you cannot use it to draw water up to 10.3 meters because that siphon relies on atmospheric pressure.

This siphon effect depends on Jupiter's gravity, as well as the surface tension of the water working together with multiple narrow tubes. This also increases the complexity of constructing the space pipeline.

The second is that this water-filled nanomaterial tube would definitely be extremely heavy, which places very high demands on the nanomaterials.

The third is the extremely low temperatures in space, which means one must consider the problem of water freezing. Actually, in space, due to the lack of material for heat conduction, water doesn't freeze very quickly, but it's still necessary to heat at some nodes to prevent the problem of ice formation.

The fourth is that even though the water outlet in space is just outside the Bunker, transporting this water to other parts of the Bunker still requires a significant amount of energy to move it to other locations.

PS: The author does not know whether the siphon effect here could meet the requirements, it is just a concept.

The mass of Ganymede is only 2.5% that of Earth, with gravity at about 0.14 times that of Earth's. Based on the weight of water and the tension, the height that the water could be siphoned to would be very high, but whether it's higher than its L1 point is unknown. Additionally, the gravity at high altitudes on Ganymede is quite low, making the result hard to calculate.

I personally believe the charm of science fiction lies in exploring the feasibility of various future entities, and it's the speculation that is most important.

Just like planting potatoes on Mars. Don't say Martian soil is toxic and unsuitable for growing, I just think the idea is great.

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