Chapter 7: Sky-Ground Integration: The Forging of the Heavenly Gate

With breakthroughs in chips and AI, the "Heavenly Gate" project was no longer confined to the ground and the Moon.

It began to unfold in Earth's low-Earth orbit with unprecedented grandeur. Humanity's gaze returned from the Moon to Earth's "doorstep" – this would be the last bastion of mortal civilization, and the first line of fire against the descent of the gods.

The core project was the construction of the "Sky Shield" aerospace defense platform. These were no longer simple space stations, but "giant motherships" capable of freely traversing both within and outside the atmosphere, possessing formidable firepower, and able to deploy mechs for cross-dimensional combat. Their construction took place in multiple secret space docks in geostationary orbit.

Countless automated robotic arms operated precisely in the vacuum, assembling modular components into the skeletons of these steel behemoths.

"Sky Shield One energy module connected! All systems online!" The engineer's voice in the command module carried a hint of fanaticism.

The core power of the "Sky Shield" platforms was provided by miniaturized "Kuafu" nuclear fusion reactors. This ensured the platforms had almost infinite energy, not only supporting their long-term deployment in orbit but also providing continuous firepower for their high-energy plasma cannons and laser arrays. Their hull surfaces were covered with a "Divine Countermeasure Coating" – made of breakthrough materials capable of absorbing and dispersing potential non-physical energy attacks from the divine race, and even interfering with their manipulation of space and laws.

To enable the "Sky Shield" platforms to traverse freely within and outside the atmosphere, scientists overcame the key technology of the "gravitational modification engine." This engine no longer relied on traditional jet or rocket propulsion but achieved silent, frictionless, ultra-high-speed flight and vertical take-off and landing by manipulating localized gravitational fields.

This meant that the "Sky Shield" could be flexibly deployed like a ghost between Earth's orbit and atmosphere, ready to respond at any time to threats from deep space or the direction of the Moon.

The "Sky Shield" platform was not merely a point of fire output; it was the nerve center of the entire "Heavenly Gate" defense system.

It collaborated in real-time with the "Pangu Core" strategic AI on the ground, forming a global – and even extended to Earth-Moon space – detection, communication, and early warning network.

Thousands of miniature quantum satellites deployed in orbit formed an impenetrable "Sky Eye" system. These satellites were equipped with ultra-sensitive sensors capable of capturing extremely faint "divine energy fluctuations," and even subtle disturbances to the cosmic background radiation before the awakening of "Primal Chaos."

Any anomaly from the Moon or deeper cosmic reaches would be captured by the "Sky Eye" and transmitted back to the "Pangu Core" for analysis at the first moment.

"Data flow confirmed! We successfully captured the energy 'screech' from the target area on the far side of the Moon!" The voice of the "Sky Eye" system supervisor carried a mix of excitement and fear. It was a silent prelude to the imminent awakening of "Primal Chaos."

Inside the "Sky Shield" platforms, multiple mech deployment bays were also set up. Once an alert sounded, these bays would rapidly open, and mechs carrying "Mortal Shields" would launch like arrows, propelled by gravity modification engines, towards the Moon or any potential threat area.

The platforms were also equipped with powerful energy shield generators, capable of creating a plasma energy barrier around themselves, strong enough to withstand small nuclear attacks, providing the last line of protection for the mechs and their internal personnel.

And this was only part of the "Heavenly Gate" system. Across the globe, ultra-large particle accelerators, originally promoted as civilian research facilities, were secretly transformed into "energy containment field generators." Under specific commands, they could emit powerful "divine resonance frequencies" towards the Moon or orbital regions, attempting to interfere with, weaken, or even temporarily "suppress" the power of the divine race.

General Li Mingguo received daily progress reports on the construction of the "Southern Heavenly Gate" system via encrypted channels. He knew that beneath this starry sky, humanity was forging a "Great Wall of Heaven" against the gods with the utmost wisdom and unyielding will.

This was not just a victory of technology but the strongest declaration of mortal civilization against destiny in desperation. Every person who contributed to the "Heavenly Gate" project, whether they knew the truth or not, was a damn final guardian of human civilization.

They were unsung heroes, using their sweat and wisdom to win a faint yet incredibly firm hope for the future of all humankind.