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"In other words, simply destroying these miniature individuals is pointless; they still retain quite complete functionality."
“Based on this, these miniaturized individuals can be further transformed into gigantic forms.”
"This gigantic form has an appearance similar to that of a small individual, but in essence it is a collection of some kind of massive energy."
"If this powerful energy is allowed to explode in the center of the city, the resulting blast radius will be enough to affect all buildings and terrain within a radius of a thousand miles."
As if afraid that the crowd wouldn't understand what this meant, Ye Rui even temporarily generated and played a video of an explosion.
"So, this is a walkable suicide bomb?"
Having keenly grasped the key point, Daigo stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"That's one way to understand it, and I believe that's why it was released to Earth."
"It was created to destroy something on Earth, so it doesn't need any complicated functions; it just needs to be able to destroy the target."
Upon hearing this, Captain Megumi, who was most concerned about this issue among everyone present, immediately pressed for an answer.
"Is it possible to find out what it wants to destroy?"
Scratching his head in slight distress, Ye Rui said in a somewhat uncertain tone.
"I searched for the time and frequency of appearances of the urban legend of the 'Steel-Panel Mask'..."
"The timing of its appearance seems to roughly coincide with the time when Dr. Yao conducted the 'Max System' experiment, so it's unlikely to be a coincidence."
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Chapter 346 Forbidden Zones of Cosmic Civilization
"That's no coincidence..."
Just then, Dr. Yao, who had been staying in the F4 hangar on the 113th floor, entered the control room.
"Those unknown mechanical life forms did indeed come for the 'Max System'."
"Or more precisely, they came to prevent humanity from developing a faster-than-light engine and rushing into space."
It must be said that the arrival of Dr. Yao was indeed somewhat unexpected for everyone present.
Because Dr. Yao is a well-known research fanatic and basically doesn't participate in the normal operation of the GUTS team.
"A faster-than-light engine?"
Horii, who was closest to Dr. Yao among the GUTS members, took the initiative to step forward and asked in confusion.
"That's right, it's a faster-than-light engine."
"Although I haven't officially completed the transformation after the snow."
"But the Snow White, equipped with the 'Max System,' does indeed theoretically have the possibility of faster-than-light travel."
Knowing that his statement was somewhat unreliable, Dr. Yao continued to explain.
"Do you guys remember that 'rumor' that was circulating widely on the internet a while ago?"
"That is to say, when the Reicuran aliens invaded Earth, Galvin and Tiga went to the vicinity of Pluto and single-handedly destroyed the Reicuran alien fleet that was trying to escape."
Unable to resist nodding, the members of the Victory Team had naturally heard this "rumor".
Based on some observations within the TPC, this so-called "rumor" is likely true.
"Have you ever wondered how Galvin and Tiga managed to travel from Earth to the edge of the solar system in such a short time?"
"Faster-than-light travel..."
Daigo glanced at the others present without making a sound, and, curious about the connection between the two, chimed in with a reply.
"Only faster-than-light travel can achieve this."
Upon hearing Daigo's reply, Dr. Yao's face immediately lit up with joy.
"Daigo is right, it is faster-than-light travel."
"I now strongly suspect that the giants have mastered the technology to actually travel faster than the speed of light."
"If you check the time when those mechanical life forms appeared, you will find that they gradually became urban legends after that."
The voice paused again, and Dr. Yamata's tone suddenly became somewhat low.
"In fact, similar things have happened before."
"The Carlo base on the moon was once an experimental base for faster-than-light flight, and it produced the 'Type 100 Fighter' which could fly at near the speed of light."
"However, just like the current situation, the faster-than-light experiment at that time was also stopped by some inexplicable force."
"Not only were all the relevant data on the 'Type 100 Fighter Jet' lost, but even the pilots who participated in the flight disappeared in the light."
The "pilot who disappeared in the light" that Dr. Yao spoke of is naturally referring to Kazuma Asuka, who has now become Dyna.
"You mean, someone has been preventing humanity from leaving Earth all along?"
Taking a deep breath, Megumi Kijima felt a chill run down her spine.
After all, if Dr. Yama's prediction is true, it means that humanity will be facing a powerful civilization with technology far superior to its own.
"You're only half right..."
"There are indeed other civilizations preventing humanity from leaving Earth, but that's all in the past."
As he said this, Dr. Yao suddenly looked up at the sky, as if he could see some indescribable great being through the ceiling of the base.
"Since the birth of the 'God of the Sky,' no one has been able to stop humanity from leaving Earth."
"Because from the moment the 'God of the Sky' appeared, Earth has become a forbidden zone for the vast majority of cosmic civilizations."
"This can be found in the publicly available information of the Extraterrestrial Alliance, and I also believe that those extraterrestrial visitors would not lie about this."
To be honest, this was the first time everyone had seen Dr. Eight-Tailed so worshipful and admiring of a certain being.
In particular, the object of their advocacy is the racial consciousness of the Lightning People, the deity marked as the "God of the Sky" in TPC internal documents.
"Do you know the origins of those mechanical life forms!"
It's not a question, it's a certainty...
After listening to Dr. Yao's entire explanation, Munakata stared at him with unwavering certainty in his eyes.
"I'm just guessing."
Dr. Yao suddenly revealed a sly smile, typical of researchers, by shrugging his shoulders slightly.
"For specific details, you can search for the keyword 'space cannon' in the top-secret files within TPC."
"Although those militant factions have hidden most of the real data, I believe that with the Victory Team's authority, they can still find some clues."
"Of course, just don't tell anyone that I reminded you."
"Otherwise, it will be very troublesome for me to apply for funding from there in the future."
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After Dr. Yagami left, the members of GUTS looked at each other for a long time, remaining silent.
"Did he... come specifically to remind us?"
In the end, Lina broke the silence first, asking in a questioning tone.
"It seems so."
With a soft sigh, Daigo, who had already discerned some clues, nodded.
Although Dr. Yao is nominally affiliated with the GUTS team.
But scientists of his caliber are the kind of experts that almost every research institution wants to invite back.
To put it bluntly, when the GUTS team disbands, Dr. Ya-Oo probably won't even have a month-long unemployment period.
"Ugh, I hate this kind of factional fighting."
It was Shinjo who said this; he understood the horrors of the factional struggles within TPC far more deeply than Daigo and Rena.
If it weren't for Captain Megumi's strong support when he withdrew from the "Competent Person Program," he would probably still be sitting on the sidelines in some unknown department.
"In any case, the clues provided by Dr. Yao are definitely worth investigating."
Not wanting this to affect everyone's mood, Zongfang decisively changed the subject.
"Ye Rui, can you find all the top-secret documents related to the 'Space Cannon'?"
Raising an eyebrow slightly, Ye Rui spoke in a rather arrogant tone.
"As long as there are relevant top-secret files within TPC, even if they are from the Earth Defense Force era, I can find them for you."
Before Munakata could say anything upon hearing this, Izayoi Megumi, who knew Nozue's personality well, immediately added a comment.
“We need to use reasonable methods. I don’t want to have to explain to the director tomorrow what disciplinary violations our ‘genius hacker’ has done again.”
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Chapter 347 Space Cannon
Back in the Earth Defense Force era, the existence of extraterrestrials was detected.
The major powers within the Earth have launched a series of extravagant and ambitious plans, including a special project called the "High Altitude Research Project".
However, those who actually carried out the plan knew that the so-called "high-altitude research project" was just a smokescreen for public announcement.
The true intention of this project was to create a giant cannon capable of attacking outer space directly from the surface.
Because of its theoretical range of up to 4,000 kilometers, it was jokingly called the "space giant cannon" by those who were researching the project at the time.
The cannon lives up to its name.
In an era when gunpowder and energy technology were not advanced, the space cannon was indeed the most advanced weapon that could potentially confront extraterrestrial life.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of the era and various other reasons, the idea of a space-based giant cannon never became a reality.
Its original developers were also assassinated during the process, forcing the entire project to fail.
When TPC began to gradually take over the Earth Defense Force, someone else took a liking to the plan and packaged it as a satellite launch project, persuading the higher-ups to restart it.
Yes, in that imaginative era, satellites weren't launched using rockets.
Launching satellites directly into space using ground-based artillery is not only convenient but also reusable.
Unfortunately, even TPC, which is at the forefront of new energy and materials science, cannot guarantee the integrity of satellites after launch.
Naturally, this far-fetched satellite launch project was shelved.
The project was not officially restarted until the emergence of the Galvin Company.
After a relatively short period of adjustment, TPC built a giant cannon, 300 meters long and 50 meters in caliber, on a small island in the Atlantic Ocean.
This giant cannon was cast using the most advanced aerospace materials.
The cannon barrel is entirely silver-white, resembling a towering skyscraper standing on the Earth's surface.
Besides its sophisticated computer system, its most notable feature is its massive energy operation mode.
By drawing on a continuous supply of geothermal and tidal energy, this giant cannon can maintain a preheated state for a long time—that is, a normalized electromagnetic orbital launch state.
Once there is a need for use, as long as energy fission is performed near the base of the giant cannon, the cannonball can be fired at the fastest speed.
The existence of the space cannon is considered to be in response to the possible arrival of aliens.
TPC also specially equipped it with three high-performance satellites as external "eyes" for this space cannon.
As long as these three satellites lock onto a target simultaneously, the space-based super cannon can destroy any unidentified flying object in Earth's outer orbit with minimal error and maximum speed.
In a sense, this is another form of "space-based weapon".
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"Dr. Yao is the designer of this energy system..."
When Ye Rui projected all the information about the aerospace cannon onto the big screen, the members of the Victory Team couldn't help but fall silent.
Although everyone knew long ago that the militant faction within TPC had never given up on expanding its influence.
However, the fact that such a space cannon could be built right under the noses of most high-ranking officials was still far beyond everyone's imagination.
Those who can join the winning team are basically the elite among men.