Chapter 262 Star Gate Construction Year 9423 of the Galactic Calendar. When the induction signal of a T2 Peregrine lit up in the solar system, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperated to purchase stargate construction materials from the star market. The materials were delivered to the solar system by the Conqueror, accompanied by several Colossi and nearly a thousand Punishers. On the other side, at a hidden point in the center of mass region of the Alpha Centauri system, thousands of construction workers and hundreds of ships of various types began to erect a single-sided star gate under the guidance of the Fox. The procurement of star gate materials is modular. Once all materials are purchased, you only need to assemble them according to the predetermined process. In terms of difficulty, not talking about manufacturing technology and only talking about assembly, it is actually not high. a few days later. In the solar system, at the Mars-Jupiter hub, 5000 kilometers in the direction of Jupiter, the star gate work here was carried out at the same time. At the same time, under Fan Ren's command, more than 500 warships of various types of the Qinglong Legion, which had been stationed at the edge of the galaxy and responsible for the defense of the edge of the galaxy, slowly arrived kilometers away from here. In the long time to come, they will be responsible for the defense, security and other tasks here. In fact, during the regular meeting of the committee for selecting the site for the Star Gate, a fierce argument broke out again.
As a direct channel connecting to the Alpha Centauri star region, this stargate in the solar system will become the direct arrival point for all ships passing through the stargate. You know, there are absolutely no technical restrictions on passing through the star gate. Generally speaking, all matter in nature can move freely between star gates. Moreover, after the star gate is built, because it involves space technology, its defensiveness cannot be destroyed by ordinary material weapons. This is why, even after countless wars, the star gate at Alpha Centauri still stands proudly in the world. It can be said that except for the five super civilizations, the many civilizations in the current Galactic Alliance basically have no ability to destroy it from a physical level. With this premise in place, the issue of the location of the star gate within the solar system naturally became a hot topic among the senior officials involved. The site selection dispute has several levels. First, there are opinions among several departments that are more clerical in nature. The opinion of these departments is that as an emerging second-level civilization, humanity’s current means of self-preservation are still questionable, so the stargate should be located deep in the galaxy and in a major industrial hub of human civilization. There is too much risk in doing this. Once a war breaks out, this place will directly serve as the first battlefield, and many major industrial facilities of human civilization not far away are also very likely to be hit hard by the enemy fleet. Once these industrial facilities are lost, human civilization will also have problems with subsequent supplies in subsequent combat operations. In short, their opinion is to build the star gate at the original location of the Blue Dragon Legion, which is the orbit of Neptune. In this way, the strategic buffer zone of more than 40 billion kilometers can provide more opportunities for human civilization in times of war. Moreover, as it is at the edge of the galaxy, if it were used as a direct battlefield, human civilization could fight without worrying about the safety of other industrial buildings around it. On the other hand, the opinions of several departments led by the Ministry of Industry and the Space Force were more direct. In the Galactic Alliance, in the event of a large-scale war within the galaxy, the distance within the galaxy is no longer a means of restricting the warring parties. The ability of the jump engine to move within the galaxy at faster-than-light speeds makes the traditional theory of strategic depth meaningless.
In fact, as long as the star gate is close to a super-large building complex in the galaxy or the distance between planets, any spacecraft equipped with a jump engine can reach there by jump in the first place. Rather than deviating from the original intention and setting up the star gate that facilitates the connection between humans and the Milky Way Alliance to the orbit of Neptune 40 billion kilometers away, it would be better to increase the defense force at the Mars-Jupiter hub. As the Azure Dragon Legion with the most valiant combat style so far, it has become the only choice to undertake this defense mission. Although the Xuanwu Legion has been fully staffed for a long time, it is a newly formed legion. Although it has Liu Shengzhan as its direct leader, it has not been tested in actual combat and is still stationed and training at the Blue Star Hub Base. This suggestion was made after considering the history of the development of the Galactic Alliance war. By analyzing the public data on wars between civilizations in the Milky Way, the Space Force discovered that in the 9000-year-long development process of Milky Way civilization. In all the records of wars that have broken out between civilizations, there are very few cases where an expeditionary force has traveled through interstellar space for dozens or even hundreds of years to reach a certain galaxy. Generally, this kind of behavior only exists in situations similar to the previous Hans civilization. After detailed judgment, it is found that the solar system civilization is not registered in the Galactic Alliance and there is a great demand for it, so this time-consuming and labor-intensive method of expedition will be used. Most wars between civilizations rely mainly on star gates that span between galaxies. The layout of the defense line is also extremely simple. The star gate is the line of defense! This is most of the situation of wars between level 2 and 3 civilizations as currently disclosed in the public data of the Galactic Alliance. The reason is also very simple. The star gate is the only engagement and blocking point. If this area cannot be broken through, subsequent troops will not be able to enter. Once this area is broken through, the advantages of the invading fleet will be infinitely magnified. They can jump freely between planets in the galaxy to find suitable fighter planes. This jump capability also allows the invading party to completely take the initiative at this stage. In the end, the two sides insisted on their own opinions and could not reach an agreement. After careful consideration, Fan Ren issued the Chairman's Order, arranging the location of the star gate 5000 kilometers away from the Huomu Hub, and all the troops of the Qinglong Legion were to carry out round-the-clock combat readiness defense. Construction of the Stargate is proceeding very quickly. Human civilization did not stop at this time. The transformation of the three major resource planets, Venus, Mercury and Io, is also being carried out at the same time under the leadership of the Ministry of Industry. On the other side, after the routine meeting, Fan Ren returned to the Ross 154 planetary system with the Conqueror. This was also the Conqueror's last industrial use and its last delivery mission. After this, the Conqueror will cease its recent active state and dock at a hidden base in the Ross 154 planetary system, continuing to contribute to the development of human civilization as a scientific research site. As a super Titan battleship left behind by former humans. The Conqueror spacecraft is not only extremely outstanding in its combat capabilities, but its design is more of a flagship for an expedition fleet. The performance of the many research laboratories on it is higher than that of the experimental equipment currently used by humans.
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