Chapter 428 428: Unconventional Means
"I wonder if the Recorder Civilization's communication, based on unknown principles, can still be used in this nation. If so, I might be able to exchange some information for an escape method."
While conducting various other attempts and research, Tom instructed Clan Leader Momolansi to try communicating with the Recorder Civilization again.
"Esteemed Recorder Civilization, we have detected some intelligence possibly related to Space-level Star Beasts. The Star Beast Nation contains a total of over 100 gravity level Star Beast groups, over a dozen Dark Energy level Star Beast groups, and a single, seemingly Space-level Star Beast located at the very core.
Its size is comparable to a regular rocky planet…"
After sending, Tom began to wait silently.
But after several hours, no reply from the Recorder Civilization arrived.
Tom sighed, realizing that he probably wouldn't receive their reply.
"This kind of small universe can even block the Recorder Civilization's super communication technology, which is clearly beyond conventional Space-level civilizations, sigh…"
With this hope shattered, Tom did not lose heart and instead shifted his focus to the connection between himself and his clones.
Even within the small universe, his connection with the clones in the greater universe had not been severed. It seemed that the technological level of this connection between himself and his clones surpassed that of the Recorder Civilization.
So… he might be able to do something with this.
This was certainly not about manipulating external clones to contact the Recorder Civilization, because that was simply impossible due to the excessively high communication delay.
What Tom envisioned was to leverage this "communication" itself.
How did it penetrate the barriers between different three-dimensional universes and enter the small universe from the outside? What channel did it use?
Without using the scientific research power of intelligent life, Tom independently launched one experiment after another.
Several years passed quickly. Tom still couldn't figure out the essence of this communication or find the correct answer, but he eliminated a large number of wrong options.
An idea gradually emerged in Tom's mind.
"First, there must be some kind of channel between the greater universe and the small universe; this is the premise for this communication to be unaffected.
Second, the channel used by this communication is not spatial, not electromagnetic, gravitational, quantum, etc. So, by elimination, it should have the following characteristics…"
Importing these characteristics into Primal's simulator, after some simulation calculations, a possibility emerged.
"Perhaps… a sufficiently large energy burst mechanism, based on the existence of this communication, can open a channel between the small universe and the greater universe?"
Without understanding the essence of this communication, it was difficult to say how accurate this conjecture was. Based on a comprehensive assessment, even the most optimistic estimate had an accuracy of less than 5%.
But this was the only hope Tom could find.
"Alright, then let's do some more calculations based on this to see how much energy is needed…"
After a series of calculations, Tom sighed softly, and that sliver of hope in his heart vanished again.
The calculation results showed that to break through the channel between the small universe and the greater universe with a super-strong energy burst, using the unknown connection between himself and his clones, would require approximately 3.9 times 10^44 joules of energy.
This number is roughly two-fifths of the energy released by a Type Ia supernova explosion caused by a white dwarf's thermal runaway. Converted to solar energy, it would be approximately equivalent to the total energy released by the Sun over about 3.3 billion years!
This amount of energy, even for Tom, who could drain an ice giant with a pump, was far too vast, completely out of reach.
Moreover, the plan to use this energy to break through the barrier between the two universes, relying on that communication, was merely his conjecture.
Tom had to temporarily abandon this direction and began to consider possible alternative solutions.
But after repeated failures, Tom had to shift his attention back to this only remaining possibility.
"It's simply not feasible to artificially generate such a massive amount of energy. Perhaps I should consider methods involving natural celestial bodies or environments."
There was only one celestial body capable of erupting with such energy, as far as the eye could see.
That star.
"If this star could be detonated, causing it to explode in a supernova-like manner, the energy released would likely meet the demand.
However… this is just a low-to-medium mass yellow dwarf, completely incapable of a supernova explosion. Besides, its age is only a little over 3 billion years; even if it could become a supernova, the time is too far off.
But this is the only feasible plan, so I might as well try in this direction and see if I can find a way to artificially detonate this star!"
After concealing some key details, Tom informed the intelligent life scientists and the Moraise civilization of his relevant conjectures.
Although they didn't know what research Tom based his conclusions on, the possibility that "if a way could be found to artificially detonate this star, there would be some hope of opening a channel between the two universes, allowing their escape" greatly excited scientists from different races and the Moraise civilization.
Large-scale research, conjectures, and verifications immediately began.
At this moment, the probes Tom had deployed in other solar systems suddenly reported a message to him.
Tom's heart immediately grew heavy.
After such a long period of silence, and letting him stir up trouble for so long, the Star Beasts finally made a move.
In the solar system Tom designated as C85, massive Star Beasts, some resembling lizards and at the gravity level of "technology," swarmed from planet after planet, gathering in space and accelerating violently towards Tom's solar system.
"Gravity level Star Beasts? Why gravity level, and not Dark Energy, or even the Space-level Star Beast itself?"
Tom didn't believe these Star Beasts were coming to him for friendly exchanges.
If it was an attack… why send such weak opponents?
The combat power of this group of Star Beasts, according to Tom's comprehensive assessment, was even weaker than the previous group that attacked the Moraise civilization!
That group of Star Beasts was easily annihilated by me, and you still want to annihilate me?
Although he didn't understand why the Star Beasts made such an arrangement, as if intentionally sending these Star Beasts to their deaths, Tom still dared not be careless.
Vast fleets rapidly mobilized within the solar system, and immense quantities of materials flowed quickly between different planets. Under the combined efforts of the two civilizations, the solar system quickly entered a state of full war preparedness.
The formidable defenses had been built, and that group of Star Beasts also entered the solar system.