The evolution of insect swarms from XNUMX million years ago

Chapter 291 Detecting Star Hao
While a large number of stars are being developed to explore and expand new colonies in the opposite direction of the original Ezki civilization, Lin Yi is also considering sending some exploratory troops in the direction of the original Ezki civilization to detect the other party's possible movements.

But the situation here is different from the previous expansion and is quite dangerous. If you directly send out the pioneering stars, it will be no different than giving away people in vain. In this direction, the situation is more similar to battlefield reconnaissance rather than the exploration of unknown areas.

The battlefield reconnaissance in the space age is also different from the reconnaissance of the planetary environment - the main reason is that the existence of hyperspace channels allows spacecraft to exceed the speed of light in a tricky way, but the observation methods still rely on traditional optics and For electromagnetic wave observation, the information transmission speed is still limited by the speed of light.

This means that the signals received by traditional long-range observation methods will have signal delays ranging from several to dozens of Earth years depending on the distance, which has no reference value at all for information that requires timeliness.

Therefore, the best reconnaissance method is still to send a special reconnaissance spacecraft with detection equipment to the target star system to confirm the situation, and then transmit the information back through quantum communication technology or space synaptic communication.

However, unlike the Pioneer Starfly, which is a breeder ant class similar to ants and termites, and can establish a new colony on the spot, it is speculated that the most suitable design for this kind of battlefield reconnaissance spacecraft is a smaller one with a higher speed. .

Such a spacecraft requires a high speed, which is incompatible with concealment. This means that when it detects the enemy, the large photoelectric observation array on the enemy ship can also easily detect the dazzling infrared thermal radiation it emits.

Therefore, if it encounters the enemy's main fleet, there is a high probability that this kind of reconnaissance spacecraft will not have any possibility of returning safely. Instead of trying to find a way to make it come back alive, it is better to further reduce costs, build a few more ships, and simply wait for all of them to be destroyed. Get some more information before destroying.

However, due to the need for long-distance navigation, such a spacecraft must have nuclear fusion thrusters and hyperspace engines, resulting in a basically fixed lower cost limit. This also led Lin Yi to make the decision only after the Star Cluster began to take shape and productivity was sufficient. Send such a reconnaissance spacecraft to explore the territory of the original Ezki civilization.

These brand-new ones, which Lin Yi calls reconnaissance stars, look similar to paddle-footed horseshoe crabs, which are the prototypes of the flying reconnaissance flies. In the same way, the tail spines were replaced with six huge nozzles similar to the main starfly and the escort starfly, with the paddling feet used as a heat sink structure.

In addition to the various photoelectric comprehensive passive observation equipment and a set of just-in-case active radar equipment that normally need to be installed to detect the reconnaissance equipment on Xinghao, Lin Yi also took advantage of the nest group to install some special structural organizations.

Those are two large-diameter electromagnetic acceleration rails - their purpose is not to attack, but to release some other structures, so the initial velocity is not fast, and it is more like a vertical hair unit with electromagnetic acceleration.

The structure it releases is the nest's specialty - stealth detectors. It is still a passive detector that relies on a hybrid autotrophic synthesis system, covered by bacteria carpet, has a concealment effect in the infrared and optical bands, and relies on low-temperature electric rocket engines to change direction.

It is envisaged that during the period between the reconnaissance satellite being discovered by the enemy and the enemy ship completing its aiming and firing, the reconnaissance satellite will release an active radar signal once, and then release as many passive detectors as possible as quickly as possible to form an array. These detectors can receive this radar echo signal and are difficult to be discovered by the enemy again, and can continue to conduct secret observations for a long time. In this way, the enemy's movements can be observed for as long as possible.

Due to their small size, the pupal sacs that produce other types of star flies can complete the pupation of two reconnaissance stars at one time, and the first batch of such reconnaissance stars have already sent out groups of stars to contact the remaining survivors of the Ezki exploration fleet. At the same time, it set off from the orbit of Gondwana and headed to the territory of the original Ezki civilization.

Lin Yi had no impression of most of the stars in this direction. Even the database of the Ezki Exploration Fleet only had numbers, which were still their hexadecimal numbers. Lin Yi simply renamed them.

The developed comprehensive observation compound eye captures every reflected light signal and thermal radiation signal. If it is confirmed to be safe, some materials will be collected on the spot and a detector will be released to float quietly in the void of the universe, absorbing the light and heat of stars. Radiation, waiting for the follow-up situation.

Each star system was quickly surveyed briefly, and detectors were left behind just in case, but no traces of man-made artifacts were found at all, as if the original Ezki civilization had completely forgotten this direction.

According to some star maps provided by survivors of the Ezki exploration fleet, the main territory of the Ezki civilization is indeed some distance from the periphery of the solar system. However, the aggression and aggressiveness displayed by the existence of the AI ​​​​with a high probability will really be affected by the Give up because of distance?

If AI really uses brain-computer interfaces to control everything, there will probably be no change of power that will inevitably occur under normal circumstances. It has just "seized power" and its foothold is not stable. Even if there is a small amount of resistance, it will be difficult to set off anything. Big waves.

Unlike Lin Yi, the opponent's initial strength is stronger and he will not have any scruples. The theoretical optimal solution should be to directly start to gradually encroach on this unowned buffer zone, and quickly detonate troops, press the territory, and quickly rush towards the vicinity of the solar system. , instead of being silent for a long time like now.

When there is a conflict between facts and the theoretical optimal solution, there are only two possible situations. One is that the other party makes a wrong decision, but this is impossible for AI. The other is that some unknown variables play a role in causing a conflict between the speculated theoretical optimal solution and the factual optimal solution.

As for what this variable is, Lin Yi doesn't know. Maybe there are more resistance forces than expected, or maybe there are some other reasons, but he can't be sure - he doesn't have any intelligence sources within the original Ezki civilization at this time. He only knows that this variable has a high probability of being beneficial to him.

But Lin Yi knew that this variable would probably not affect it for long. Soon, the opponent's expansion would be on track and eventually launch an attack on the solar system - Lin Yi could now confirm this.

That is, after a reconnaissance star entered a star system, it was observed in the compound eye that it was suddenly discovered that near the orbit of the star, a ship had a shape that was different from the escort and scientific research ships in the Ezki exploration fleet, but it could clearly It can be seen that the spaceship with the style of the Ezki civilization is also using the observation system to look at the reconnaissance star.
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