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Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 1043: Section 1028 - Convergence of Mirror Light
"Adam, calculate the positioning time for the total reflection mirror."
Chen Fei assigned the calculation task to the Artificial Intelligence AI "Adam." If it was calculated manually, well, they'd probably want to die from the effort.
The next second, a schedule specifically for displaying the positioning time of the total reflection mirrors appeared on his AR visual assistance interface, automatically sorted.
"Adam" had indeed become adaptable to Chen Fei's habits.
It would take about more than 4 hours for the first mirror to be positioned, and up to 24 hours for all mirrors to be completely in place.
Although a loop is quite fast, it requires taking advantage of the gravity slingshot effect to ascend to a higher orbit, or even leave the Lagrange point of the seventh planet, which requires more time.
In the process of "stealing" acceleration by looping, it's inevitable to lose some due to being caught in the crossfire.
Actually, as long as one-third can be in place, Chen Fei's expected goal can basically be achieved.
The exhausted S-Class Space Ability User, Heseman Brown, still had to rush to the Starlight Cannon Array. Without his spatial transfer, the command signal sent from the "2-1 Cooperative Ship" would take over an hour to reach the Starlight Cannon Array, and it would take the same amount of time for the high-density energy beam to reach the position of the first positioned total reflection mirror.
Chen Fei certainly couldn't afford to wait for such long back-and-forth of encrypted wireless signals.
In space, once the distance exceeds a light-second range, communication delay becomes unbearable, not to mention hours-long back-and-forth communication.
Sometimes putting distant weapons too far makes it difficult for the enemy to reach, but also troublesome for one's own remote control. A few hours delay is enough to cool the lilies.
Before the first 128-meter diameter total reflection mirror could reach its target position,
the battle on the backside of the seventh planet remained deadlocked, with neither side able to do anything against the other. One side was numerous and daring, while the other had thick skin and displayed fearlessness.
Even engaging in a war of attrition would not yield a victory in a short time.
Besides the temporarily devised total reflection mirror tactics, Chen Fei had already played all his cards, making it challenging to find a decisive tool to tip the balance of victory.
Six hours later, 348 pieces of the patient total reflection mirrors were positioned, just as the first high-density energy beam from the direction of the constant star reached near the seventh planet.
A tactical jet happened to be on the beam's trajectory, exploding into a cloud of black mist, then dissipating rapidly, vaporized on the spot.
The beam that accidentally hit the friendly forces continued its unstoppable momentum, charging towards the vast cosmos, while the nearest total reflection mirror was still floating in the void five thousand kilometers away.
It's really embarrassing!
"Missed!"
Seeing the clear light beam on the three-dimensional holographic projection and the marked loss of the tactical jet, the still-resting S-Class Space Ability User couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Chen Fei calmly said, "Normal loss, fortunately without any humans!"
He didn't need so-called death metrics and didn't use them.
The tactical jets were all drones, so even if they "died," it was just a copy of the AI "Adam." Originally designed for combat aircraft, the AI's "death" was deemed worthy. Moreover, "Adam" didn't care at all. As an AI, which wasn't even a sentient entity, it had no concept of life or death. If one was lost, just clone another. In less than a second, there would be another good "Adam." freewēbnoveℓ.com
If it were human casualties, Chen Fei would probably feel immense pressure.
Apart from some poor sovereignties who don't value human life, richer sovereignties, who have some resources, consider human life precious. Every sacrifice becomes a powerful weapon against political opponents. If even one person died in a battle personally responsible by Chen Fei, upon returning to Blue Star, he would definitely be scolded. The uncaring news media would immediately pin the label of "murderer" causing great harm on him. People wanting to trouble you never need a reason, and now there's a ready excuse.
Therefore, the entire star system defense combat plan involved fully unmanned, automated operations. As for humans? Stay where it's safe!
The more he interacted with "Adam," the more Chen Fei trusted the AI.
The total reflection mirror, which should have appeared at the beam passage, was hit an hour ago by a strong acid biological bomb from the Biological Space Mothership while orbiting the seventh planet and got completely corroded. This resulted in a gap in the planned reflective front, but the straight beam charging through didn't know, plus the error caused by the gravitational influence of the star system internal structure.
So far, out of the 1024 total reflection mirrors, 173 have been lost. Compared to the successfully in-place ones, the loss ratio is almost 1:2, a loss rate close to one-third, yet far better than expected.
This means that more damage can be inflicted on the Biological Space Motherships, which are less than one hundred, gradually giving Blue Star Humans the upper hand.
The second beam arrived as scheduled, slightly grazing the specified total reflection mirror, with a slight error in some of the reflected beams. It hit the side of a nearby Combat Mothership, which its protective barrier absorbed, leaving it unscathed.
The Combat Mothership, despite its massive size, wasn't unscathed. It housed numerous tactical jets and served as a formidable heavy firepower platform. While its defense wasn't as strong as the "Sagali" Biological Space Mothership, it was the toughest combat unit Chen Fei had at his disposal. Nearly half the Biological Energy Crystals produced by the "Seed Nest" McKenny were used on the 450 Biological Space Motherships. These gigantic entities, each a kilometer long, were the centerpiece of the star system defense battle plan. Despite the seemingly low quantity compared to other combat weapons that numbered in the thousands, they excelled in fighting, enduring, and survival rate.
From the start of battle to now, 213 out of over 300 Combat Motherships arriving at the seventh planet were still active. Although the exchange ratio with the Biological Space Mothership remained grim, they continued fighting relentlessly, steadfastly trading blows with the opponent.
The "Sagali" civilization excelled in explosive soldiers and war of attrition, but so did Chen Fei's Metal Series Super Power Technique. He provided the hardware, "Adam" provided the software, plus ample material resources from "Spatial Branding," making the terrifying one-man army warfare ability possible.
For a long time, the awakening of abilities has been highly unpredictable. Even in identical twin siblings with identical DNA, both might not awaken the same Special Ability, and abilities can vary. Moreover, abilities come in myriad forms, often defying imagination. An ability like Chen Fei's, ideally suited for warfare, was almost unprecedented on Blue Star.
However, such advantageous abilities are limited to war. In a one-on-one duel, Chen Xiao'er would most likely end up as cannon fodder. In high-level confrontations, his abilities are ineffective. Despite being unaware of this himself, the Blue Star sovereignties never underestimated him. That's why they continually provided him with S-Class Superpower Users for protection, simply to keep this guy alive.
Otherwise, being a Chen Family member? Good relations with the Slan Dynasty? Befriending a Metallic Dragon? Industrial-grade capability? All nonsense!
The third high-density energy beam, the fourth, and the fifth came like a torrential storm, with beams instantly filling the space around the seventh planet. Most successfully landed on total reflection mirrors near the Night Zone of the seventh planet.
Some total reflection mirrors were hit by a single beam, while others were densely focused by multiple beams. However, no matter the situation, beams landing on the nanometer-precision mirrors instantly redirected, shooting from various angles toward the backside of the seventh planet.
This time, with the help of total reflection mirrors, the Starlight Cannon Array's high-density energy beams had no blind spots.
Multiple beam bundles and multiple total reflection mirrors gathered continuously, with the combined beam column's power stacking up continuously. Shining on the Biological Space Motherships, the protective barriers were constantly stirred, facing immense pressure.
"Biological Space Motherships remaining: 90! Total reflection mirrors have currently destroyed 1 target."
Chen Fei reported the enemy situation to "Atlantis" at the fourth planet.
The temporary reinforcement of total reflection mirrors played a role, as a Biological Space Mothership's protective barrier couldn't withstand the load, collapsed, and the focused beam mercilessly burned through it. After a moment, it burned straight from front to back, turning into a mass of still-smoldering carbon remains, drawn by the seventh planet's gravity toward the ground. After circling dozens or even hundreds of times, it would have the closest contact with the seventh planet.
1024 pieces of 128-meter diameter total reflection mirrors
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