Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 686 - 410: Bumper Cars in Space (6K)_3

"It's a warning for reconnaissance satellite 2020-TBK93, it's going to be hit by space debris, immediate evasive action is required, no..."

Clarke was in charge of monitoring space debris. He originally thought it was a false alarm, but quickly realized something wasn't right, as the approaching space debris had also altered its trajectory, heading straight for the NASA-owned satellite.

His team had just made an adjustment to change the satellite's orbit, and it takes time for the engines to initiate the change. Meanwhile, the space debris moved rapidly and soon collided with it.

The next second, ground control lost contact with the NASA reconnaissance satellite.

Clarke, who had come to his senses, hurriedly checked the status of the space debris. Its sudden change in direction and acceleration suggested it was likely not space debris at all, since space debris typically has a fixed velocity and direction, unlike the collision behavior just witnessed.

"It's not space debris; it's a Jieke Group satellite, international code 2027-341N."

With a change in his expression, Clarke quickly identified the problem by checking the records at the International Telecommunication Union, which lists the satellite registrations from every country.

Upon learning this information, everyone on site immediately tensed up, as this was probably not an accident.

"Report to Director Burton immediately, Jieke Group is up to no good!"

As soon as Clarke finished speaking, the ground control center's alarm sounded again, and this time it was multiple alerts.

Clarke broke out in a cold sweat and said angrily, "Satellite 2022-73HS, satellite 2015-GPV6, satellite 2024-35LN5... collision warning, proceed with evasive maneuvers immediately. Jieke Group has gone mad; they're trying to hit our satellites."

No matter how they attempted emergency maneuvers, some satellites inevitably couldn't evade in time and smashed into each other, both turning into space debris.

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As satellite after satellite turned into space junk, all the NASA staff on site felt overwhelmed and could only urgently report the situation to their director, requesting instructions.

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On February 14th, Valentine's Day, a number of satellite collisions occurred in Blue Star's outer space.

A total of ten satellites were damaged in the collisions, all belonging to Jieke Group and the Beautiful Country.

"An outrage, Jieke Group is using its space hegemony, turning satellites into station weapons, launching targeted terror attacks on our satellites. Jieke Group is an organization with no bottom line, attempting to control Blue Star's orbit and, by extension, near-Earth space, with the ultimate goal of dominating Blue Star. Their wild ambition is laid bare. As a leading space-faring nation, we must demand justice from Jieke Group and not allow such ambitious entities to occupy outer space, which would be a nightmare for the whole of human society."

The next day, NASA's Director Burton held a press conference, where he directly lashed out at Jieke Group, accusing them of maliciously hitting their satellites, and demanded an apology and compensation from Jieke Group, or else they would not let the matter rest.

As soon as this news broke out, it immediately topped global trending searches.

What began as a space race turned into a bumper cars-like scenario, thrilling global onlookers and heightening anticipation for direct conflict between the two parties.

Facing accusations from the Beautiful Country, Jieke Group simply responded with excuses of technical errors, solar flare interference, and no further comments.

On the 14th, there was indeed a solar flare, but everyone, including the onlookers, knew that Jieke Group had intentionally hit the Beautiful Country's satellites.

For a while, Jieke Group faced significant criticism, but they didn't care, and neither did Su Jie. Were there few people criticizing the Beautiful Country around the world? It didn't stop the Beautiful Country from being the dominator of Blue Star.

NASA was furious, as they were used to bullying others, not being bullied themselves.

Seeing a new space power like Jieke Group challenging them, they also responded promptly, controlling their satellites to change orbit and collide with Jieke Group's satellites. By the end of the day, several more satellites had turned into space debris.

Jieke Group retaliated decisively, using more small satellites to collide with the Beautiful Country's larger satellites, trading cheap items for the opponent's expensive ones.

The Beautiful Country also deployed small satellite chains to seek out and collide with Jieke Group's larger satellites.

What was once tranquil space became a pool table for Jieke Group and the Beautiful Country, with hits exchanged daily, resulting in several satellites being sacrificed.

The two sides became heated, and with the consumption of satellites, they had to produce more satellites and rockets, launching more into space. The funds invested by both sides had risen from tens of billions of US Dollars to the level of hundreds of billions. At the most intense point of the satellite billiards, they were throwing two to three hundred billion US Dollars into space each month.

Satellites became their weapons, and a new round of space arsenal expansion was underway between Jieke Group and the Beautiful Country.

Beyond satellite collisions, the Beautiful Country, seeking to regain face, immediately announced a military exercise dubbed "Bug Hunt," to be held as part of the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance, with quite a show of force.

For this military exercise, the Beautiful Country deployed a carrier battle group and brought along two allies from Japan and Korea, boldly arriving in the Southeast Asian waters. The carrier captain, speaking to the media, stated, "The purpose of this exercise is to test the Thousand Island Strategic Alliance forces' ability to conduct amphibious landings, seize ports, and mobilize ground forces."