Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

This high-energy laser is just the beginning of Proxima Centauri's counterattack.

No time was given for humans to react.

Near the equator of Proxima Centauri b, four beams of light lit up!

The laser beam flashes one after another.

Every flash means that a [Golden Crow] battleship has crashed.

In just a few seconds, 20 [Golden Crow] battleships turned into 20 brilliant flames in the deep universe.

…

[Earth] in.

Lu Yongchang's expression was extremely bad!

Damn it...

He guessed that the Proxima Centauri civilization had a hidden card!

Thinking of the sacrificed crew members, he closed his eyes in pain and took a deep breath.

As a fleet commander, this is a psychological test that he must endure.

‘Clean the battlefield and suspend the attack on Proxima b. ’

‘All [Golden Crow] battleships are on standby 40,000 kilometers away from Proxima b! ’

Lu Yongchang directly issued an order to suspend the attack.

As for Zhao Zijie in the other deep-sea cabin, his face was even more pale at this time.

While mourning for the fallen crew members, he also felt a chill coming from behind.

It’s hard to imagine what the consequences would be if Professor Lu accepted his proposal just now!

…

Lu Yongchang replayed what happened on the battlefield over and over again.

Is this really a laser weapon?

How could it be so powerful? !

Even he couldn't help but marvel in his heart!

‘Zero, can you analyze any data? ’

Rows of complex data appeared in the holographic projection.

[Professor, according to estimates, in order to cause such a huge blow to the Golden Crow battleship, the power of this laser weapon must be at least ten times that of ours. 】

[Considering that it is emitted from the planet's atmosphere, its actual power is probably even more exaggerated than we imagined. 】

Ling responded to Lu Yongchang's inquiry meticulously.

incredible……

Lu Yongchang sighed silently in his heart.

Laser weapons have been studied a lot by humans.

For the current human fleet, the main factor affecting the power of laser weapons is actually the problem of heat dissipation.

As the power of laser weapons increases, the problem of heat dissipation becomes an insurmountable problem.

Especially in space.

After a brief moment of surprise, Lu Yongchang also deduced the reason why this laser weapon is so powerful.

After the main star Proxima Centauri was hit, internal energy was continuously stolen, and the heat emitted from its surface also decreased.

The surface temperature of Proxima b has also begun to decrease.

The dense atmosphere, which is tens of degrees below zero, is simply a perfect heat dissipation medium.

Land-based laser weapons set up on the surface have advantages that ship-based laser weapons and orbital laser weapons cannot match - there is no need to worry about energy supply issues.

Due to a strange combination of circumstances, the Proxima Centauri civilization actually mastered a weapon powerful enough to threaten human flagships in a short period of time!

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Proxima b, Central Academy of Sciences.

Looking at the Solar System Fleet that had stopped its offensive, Augustus gradually became proud.

"Now, my plan is completely completed!"

As he spoke, he opened his breathing holes and blew out a breath of hot air to express his excitement and joy.

Nartus's face on the side was full of doubts.

But he could not go against Chief Lyle's words, so he had to ask softly in a respectful tone: "Your Majesty Augustus, what do you mean by this..."

Augustus glanced at Nartus.

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Augustus did not blame him, but explained patiently.

"With 12 land-based laser cannons and a planet-circling defense network, the solar system fleet will never dare to enter our range rashly."

"Next, this war will be delayed indefinitely."

"The longer this goes on, the greater our advantage."

"After all, they are just a wandering civilization. The day their supplies are exhausted is when we will harvest the fruits of victory!"

"At that time, I will invite them to negotiate and ask them to provide us with a sufficient number of starships for our escape!"

"I believe they will not reject this win-win outcome."

…

A week later.

"What are the results of the test?"

In the [Earth] command center, Lu Yongchang asked solemnly.

In order to test the power of the land-based laser weapons of the Proxima Centauri civilization, Lu Yongchang ordered that some [Taotie] starships that had depleted their material reserves be sent out as bait.

Of course, in order to confuse the enemy, they "beautified" [Taotie] a little.

At least, in appearance, it should be similar to the [Golden Crow] battleship.

Zero also plays its unique role.

In just a few days, it successfully transformed more than ten [Taotie] starships.

The Proxima Centauri civilization never imagined that in the open universe more than 100,000 kilometers away from its own planet, a simple starship modification factory would appear out of thin air in just a few days!

"Professor." Zero's voice sounded, "According to the test results, the Proxima Centauri civilization has a total of 12 land-based laser cannons, all located near the equator of Proxima Centauri b."

"The effective range and power tests of the laser cannon also have results."

A series of dense data appeared in the holographic projection directly in front of the command center.

After Lu Yongchang made some calculations in his mind, he frowned slightly.

"The power of this laser weapon... At present, only our flagship can resist it for a short time."

"Yes." Zero confirmed Lv Yongchang's mental calculation result, "According to the simulation test, the non-critical parts, [Earth] can withstand three attacks, and the critical parts, we can only withstand two attacks."

Lv Yongchang shook his head slowly.

"Too little."

"In this case, we can't get close to Proxima b before we get rid of these 12 land-based laser cannons."

Zhao Zijie's voice sounded at the side.

"What about nuclear torpedoes?"

"Although it is in the planet's atmosphere, the power of nuclear torpedoes should be enough to deal with these 12 land-based laser cannons."

Lv Yongchang thought for a moment, then shook his head and rejected Zhao Zijie's proposal.

"Have you forgotten the planetary defense network on the opposite side?"

"Unlike last time, the weapons we sent out need to break through the interception of the planetary defense network first."

"As at the beginning, use electromagnetic cannons to bombard?" Fang Xu proposed a solution.

Lv Yongchang didn't say anything, but just nodded at the holographic projection in front of him.

It shows the remaining amount of various materials.

When Fang Xu saw that there was less than 10% of the pellets wrapped in the micro-nuclear bombs, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "How can it be so little?!"

Lv Yongchang shrugged: "Unlike guerrilla warfare, the ammunition consumption on the front battlefield is extremely huge."

"At that time, in order to suppress the more than 5,000 starships on the opposite side, everyone wanted to grow a few more gun barrels on the starships!"

Hearing this, Fang Xu couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

Looking back, it was indeed the case at that time.

In the white-hot battlefield, everyone was excited.

"What about the remaining amount of ordinary pellets?"

"Less than 60%." Lv Yongchang sighed.

"Not to mention how many shells can successfully enter the atmosphere, even if they enter the atmosphere, they may not necessarily cause a huge blow to the land-based laser cannons."

"So, unless there is a definite guarantee, I don't recommend using this batch of ammunition."