Wandering Meteor-Chapter 110: Pathfinder Program

The vast Universe, boundless and immense.

Beneath the dark backdrop, the Galaxy Nebula and the Andromeda Nebula, two incredibly gigantic nebulae, are rapidly drawing closer to each other.

The distance has shrunk from a long-established hundred thousand light-years to now less than three thousand light-years.

As the two giant nebulae approach each other, the gravitational pull between the super black holes at their centers becomes increasingly powerful; under the pull of their gravity, the velocities of the two nebulae are escalating, and the day of the great collision is drawing ever nearer!

As the two giant nebulae move closer, the friction between them becomes more intense; endless star winds and radiation collide at sub-light speed, creating shockwave areas more fierce than before.

One could see the shockwave areas, driven by the extreme proximity of the two giant nebulae, spurting out in all directions like fountains, stretching the originally hundred thousand light-years long area to a hundred and fifty thousand light-years due to the motion direction of the two nebulae.

Under such circumstances.

Civilizations within the Galaxy Nebula that had not managed to escape in time started to choose either an upward or downward escape route depending on their locations.

Certainly, apart from the escape routes and directions, escape velocity is most critical.

If the distance is vast, the escape velocity would need to reach at least light speed or sub-light speed to flee the Galaxy Nebula in time; however, a system like the Solar System, lacking Intention particles, with an original speed of only 240KM/S and no other means to accelerate, is destined to merge into a new star system during the great collision.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu Chen finally completed the modification of the Constant Star Propeller, procuring a slim chance for survival.

This also became the biggest, unparalleled good news since the establishment of the Wandering Alliance, even more thrilling than the invention of the Consciousness Field Receiver.

At this moment, the people of Earth could directly see with their naked eyes, the central Sun transforming from its original spherical shape into a cute, round in front and pointed at back shape.

Their faith in the Sun unknowingly deepened even further; even as Lu Chen’s appearance transformed, Earth Civilization’s photography masters held a global exhibition of Constant Star transformation photos and many literary works about the Constant Star Propeller blossomed abundantly.

Setting these trivial matters aside for the moment, let’s discuss the success following the Constant Star Propeller project.

With the continuous acceleration provided by the Constant Star Propeller, the Wandering Star System’s flying speed massively increased, slowly rising from the original 1500KM/S to 5000KM/S...

Furthermore, as time goes on, the speed would continue to increase, eventually reaching sub-light speed after over a hundred years.

Wandering joyfully said, "Big brother, you’ve finally succeeded, now you can say you’re a unique star in the entire universe!"

Green Star couldn’t help but agree, "Indeed unique, non-round stars are few and far in the whole Universe, have to say, you really are brave!"

"Ah, isn’t it all driven by survival!"

While saying these words, Lu Chen couldn’t help but recall how life as a human had also been fraught with difficulties!

I never thought that becoming a Constant Star would leave things unchanged; whether it’s a life or a sphere life, they all seem too insignificant under the cosmic rules!

Wandering jokingly said, "Green Star, my big brother is so amazing, won’t you consider joining us?"

Green Star seriously replied, "I have thought about it, but after consideration, I still refuse. I must admit, your life community is very unique, and perhaps the journey of wandering would be interesting, but I’m tired of wandering and do not plan to continue, so I won’t join you youngsters in venturing through the universe. This time, I just want to observe some phenomena when the giant nebula collides to confirm some things."

"Alright!"

Wandering just made a casual comment, not expecting Green Star to answer so earnestly.

Then, Wandering didn’t continue the topic, but instead said to Lu Chen, "By the way, big brother, I have something to tell you. While you were focused on transforming the Constant Star Propeller, Earth Civilization also made some technological advancements. They have invented a new Annihilation Engine that can continuously accelerate small mass spacecraft to sub-light speed, and after consulting with me, I agreed to their initiation of the Pathfinder Program."

The Pathfinder Program is a plan proposed by Earth Civilization.

The main idea is to send out a group of Stealth Ships to explore the escape route that the Wandering Star System is about to pass to ensure the safety and smoothness during the escape process and to collect intelligence and information about celestial body distribution in the universe.

It’s somewhat like in biological civilizations where an army sends pioneer troops ahead to scout their path.

During this escape period, Earth Civilization encountered some meteorites, though they were small and were resolved by their fleet and Wandering.

But what if they encountered a large one? Or a meteor shower? Or other crises?

Therefore, with this experience, Earth Civilization felt it’s better to be prepared for any situation, as having information sooner provides a better chance of handling potential threats that could endanger Lu Chen’s existence, otherwise, if they found out too late, they wouldn’t have enough time to discuss and strategize solutions.

This was also why Wandering agreed to Earth Civilization’s Pathfinder Program.

However, Earth Civilization’s Stealth Ships aren’t truly invisible, as with their current technology, they can’t yet utilize space technology to shield electromagnetic force and visual detection to make their warships genuinely invisible.

What they call invisibility is merely electromagnetic invisibility, primarily achieved by coating the surface of the warships with materials that absorb electromagnetic force, making it difficult for enemy detection waves to discover and track them.

After Wandering finished explaining the Pathfinder Program, Lu Chen expressed his satisfaction.

"You did the right thing; my philosophy has always been that one grows through hardships. Although we currently have the capability to protect Earth Civilization entirely, sheltering them like a greenhouse flower isn’t beneficial. If something unexpected happens in the future, Earth Civilization’s ability to respond independently would be significantly weakened!"

Lu Chen continued, "Moreover, we are a common life entity; we might encounter stronger life entities in the future. If Earth Civilization doesn’t have some combat capabilities, they won’t be of any help to us and could even hinder us. So, from any perspective, letting Earth Civilization experience things on their own is beneficial and harmless."

While Wandering and Lu Chen were discussing the Pathfinder Program.

The five Stealth Ships dispatched by the Pathfinder Program had already flown out of the Wandering Star System at sub-light speed towards the essential escape route for reconnaissance.

These five reconnaissance ships spread out in a fan shape, heading in five directions. After over a decade of travel, one of the Stealth Ships detected intense energy fluctuations ahead. It immediately used its astronomical telescope and shockingly discovered that two civilizations seemed to have erupted into war ahead.