#1047 - Chapter 1047: The center of the black hole shifts? 480 days later, it will land in the solar

A warship floated in the void.

Brady and Meng Dong stared blankly at the scene before them.

"This…"

Meng Dong's face was full of disbelief: "Are you sure? This… is this the star system we were in before?!"

Initially, they encountered a wormhole collapse during a wormhole jump. He and Brady were in the same mech, and luckily fell into the star system and were in the habitable zone. Crucially, they were very close to a planet.

Moreover, it was a habitable planet, very similar to Earth's environment.

So many coincidences stacked together were a hundred times harder than winning the lottery!

But now…

Where was the star system?

The warship was located on the outer edge of the original star system.

At a glance, the star and all the planets no longer existed.

The void presented a bizarre variety of colors. Those things were neither like planetary matter nor like any energy he had ever seen.

"A mixture of chaotic matter and energy?" Brady muttered.

"You know about this?"

Suddenly!

A woman stood next to the two men.

According to Earth's human aesthetics, she belonged to the top tier of beauties.

Behind her were fully armed guards, enough to show her unusual status.

"Theoretically?"

"Clear that space!"

The woman ordered.

A moment later.

Brady and Meng Dong were stunned again.

The warship released a strange sphere of light. That sphere of light clearly looked very small, but after flying to the target area, it expanded at an incredible speed, and then… it was like a supernova explosion!

The intense light spread for billions of kilometers, and those chaotic special substances seemed to melt away quickly like ice and snow.

…

Suburban military base.

Chen Hao stared at the holographic projection image.

A month ago, the black hole disappeared and reappeared for the first time. Given the randomness of its appearances each time, it didn't seem to be heading towards the solar system. Moreover, there was no real solution, so he simply stopped worrying about it.

What was the point of worrying?

There were only two paths in front of him.

The best outcome was to completely destroy the black hole.

Obviously, with the technology he currently possessed, it was impossible to do so.

Then…

There was only one other path left.

Give all of humanity a way out: develop warp drive technology.

He no longer stared at the black hole, but the military base's intelligence center monitored it 24 hours a day.

Using remote miniature worm bridges, more monitors were deployed to minimize time delays and make the monitoring results more accurate!

At first.

The black hole randomly appeared in the surrounding void with the war center as the center point.

There was no pattern.

And the jumping distance was always fixed.

It was even observed that it had one jump that appeared 3 light-years away!

But there was one identical feature: if you recorded all the randomly jumped locations and concentrated them on one map, you would find that the center point was the war center.

But now…

The center has shifted!

"Commander."

General Wang stood aside, pointing to the map and saying: "Although I don't understand technology, this map clearly shows that the center point is not the previous one, but… moving towards the solar system!"

Chen Hao was silent.

Looking at the timeline, the center point began to shift about three days ago.

Now the center point is about 1.2 light-years away from the previous one.

That is to say…

The black hole has shortened its distance to the solar system by 1.2 light-years!

From the first disappearance of the black hole to the start of the shift three days ago, the precise time was 36 days.

36 days.

1.2 light-years.

If it continues at this speed, calculating from a distance of 16 light-years, it will arrive in the solar system in 480 days!

"This is really messed up!"

General Wang's face was pale: "Didn't they say that there are ranches around Gliese 832 and other star systems? Why is it specifically looking for the solar system… No! How does it even know the location of the solar system?!"

"The Hunter civilization knows the specific coordinates of the solar system, and the war center has the data," Chen Hao said in a deep voice.

The war center was swallowed by the black hole.

Then…

Can the lifeforms in the black hole obtain a series of related information in this way?

Now, the reason is not important.

What is important is that if this is true, it means that in less than a year and a half…

The black hole will descend on Earth!

At that time, there will only be three choices.

Either the entire solar system is destroyed.

Or, Earth, like the Hunter civilization, chooses to submit and offer tribute every ten years.

Or…

Escape Earth!

The third choice is achievable.

Although there is only a little over a year left, warp drive engines are unlikely to be completed, let alone mass-produced on a large scale, but don't forget… Gliese 832 was destroyed, and while the Hunter civilization was reduced to nothing, the fleet was captured!

More than a thousand motherships.

More than 100,000 combat ships and fighters!

Even if the fighters cannot jump through wormholes, there are as many as 10,000 combat ships.

However…

Once a long-distance migration is carried out, various supplies must also be carried.

Food, water, and daily necessities occupy more weight and space than people, and with the capacity of those ships… it is impossible to take everyone away.

To take a step back.

Warp drive engines or captured warships are just fallback plans.

They are the last choice for the continuation of humanity in a desperate situation.

Migrate?

Escape?

As long as there is even a glimmer of hope, Chen Hao is unwilling to do so.

Earth is humanity's home planet!

"Commander, what should we do?" General Wang's voice was hoarse.

He can escape.

With the carrying capacity of those warships, most of the original Chinese people can also escape, but giving up Earth… is not what he wants to see.

He would be a deserter!

Whether out of emotion or military honor, it is difficult to accept.

"How is the dismantling of that mothership in the Kuiper Belt going?" Chen Hao asked.

A little over a month ago, mechs were sent through wormhole jumps to the Kuiper Belt to dismantle warships.

The exterior of the warship was severely damaged and no longer had the ability to fly. It was most suitable for research.

"Almost done."

General Wang nodded, his expression stagnant: "Are you saying…"

"Reverse engineer it as quickly as possible to see if we can build a little more," Chen Hao sighed.

"But…" General Wang wanted to say something.

"This is the last step, a desperate choice!"

A thousand motherships are too few.

It may not even be enough to take away the original Chinese people.

There is still more than a year left, try to manufacture some more in case of emergency.

General Wang's eyes dimmed.

Will Earth still have to be abandoned in the end?

Seeing his low mood, Chen Hao took a deep breath: "Even in the worst outcome, isn't there still more than a year left? I will try my best to find a solution!"

The warp drive engine project is placed in the next level.

Next, he will devote most of his energy to thinking about technological leaps.

Perhaps…

Can we find a weapon to fight against it?

'Warning! Received unidentified signal wave!'

'Warning!'

Suddenly!

The AI system sent an alarm.

Chen Hao was stunned,

"Little Star, what's wrong?" He quickly put on his sunglasses.

"Wormhole collapse!"

Collapse?

He couldn't help but be stunned.

The mechs sent to the Kuiper Belt were dismantling the damaged mothership and transmitting the parts to Earth.

During the transmission of parts, there is a 10% chance of wormhole collapse, isn't that normal?

There's no need to send a special alarm, right?

"Received an unidentified signal during the collapse," Little Star continued.