Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 176 - 177 Battery Bomb
Chapter 176: Chapter 177: Battery Bomb
Chapter 176: Chapter 177: Battery Bomb
Zhang Yuan pondered deeply, “If it can control the electromagnetic field, then conversely, the electromagnetic field should be able to affect it. If it’s a very strong magnetic field, could it be possible to trap it and then activate the High-dimensional Fragment to suck it back in?”
“But how do I exploit this weakness to deal with it?” Zhang Yuan furrowed his brows, deep in thought.
There were many places within the Earth Era that could generate magnetic fields, including various mechanical devices and some Physics laboratories, with the most reliable being the massive nuclear fusion engine.
A magnetic field generator that confines plasma turbulence can produce a magnetic induction strength of about 100 teslas. Tesla is a relatively large unit, the Earth’s magnetic field is only about 0.0004T, and the surface of a large Neodymium iron boron permanent magnet could reach a strength of 1T. Such a strong magnet could attract some substances with weak magnetism, like certain metal salts.
After much thought, Zhang Yuan simply could not find a good solution.
To start the nuclear engine on a large scale, one must first lure the enemy in, but the enemy isn’t foolish—if it can’t withstand, it still can run, right?
Even if the enemy is powerless, as long as it escapes fast enough, even hiding in the corners of a cesspool, humans would have no way to reach it.
“It’s not possible to fill the spaceship with an electromagnetic field…”
Most importantly, the enemy was formless, having only a small projection point in three-dimensional space, with the rest invisible and intangible.
“Damn it.” After a long thought without results, Zhang Yuan’s face turned ashen, and he cursed under his breath.
All the methods he could think of, including setting up magnetic traps, had too low a chance of success, relying only on the enemy making a mistake.
Considering this, the enemy didn’t even need to seek any cooperation—just hiding in a corner, slowly invading electronically, and waiting until it completely controlled the spaceship before achieving its goals…
There was no need to keep thinking about the enemy’s motives—assuming it was an adversary was enough!
As for the safety of the spaceship, he wasn’t too worried for the moment.
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During the three-thousand-year journey, electronic products were unreliable, many mechanical structures were manually operated. Certain safety mechanisms, like pressure doors, couldn’t be opened without manual control.
“Even if all computers were taken over, humans could still hold on for quite a long time…”
“Perhaps a few months. But only a few months.”
Think about it—just a little longer, and the entire spaceship would lose power. Then humans would have to resort to various backup measures, struggling against this formless monster…
Any security system has its flaws; with no way to completely eliminate the enemy, time was not on the side of humanity!
After analyzing the advantages and disadvantages, Zhang Yuan felt like he was suffocating.
The enemy held an overwhelming advantage—as long as it didn’t make mistakes, it wouldn’t lose!
All because it had an extra dimension!
What to do?
In this confined space, time ticked by, his body soaked with sweat.
The immense psychological pressure made him heat up and feverish.
He was the only one aware of the situation—Captain Zhao, Major Guo, and others might have some suspicions, but until confirmed, they still harbored some delusions. Moreover, they couldn’t be of much help; Zhang Yuan didn’t believe conventional firearms and ammunition would be useful.
Stay calm, he must stay calm!
After some time, Zhang Yuan concluded that utilizing magnetic fields for containment was utterly futile. It was still necessary to use the High-dimensional Fragment, catching it off guard and forcefully sucking it in.
“Activating the high-dimensional fragment from the outside with lasers definitely won’t work, it needs so many instruments, and also energy storage time. That guy is not foolish, if he sees it, wouldn’t he just avoid it?”
“So… the only way is through internal activation, which is—once any matter escapes from this space, it temporarily opens the warp point and activates it.”
“Suppose a time bomb is placed near the warp point, after the bomb explodes, matter will definitely be ejected from the warp point, thus the high-dimensional fragment will be temporarily activated. In such a situation, the other side is unaware of it, which can be termed a surprise attack.”
The first question, where would the bombs come from?
Zhang Yuan carefully analyzed the materials at hand and found the only choice—batteries.
Various electronic instruments, including more than one battery in the space suits for various uses. Especially, for this exploration, there were also some intelligent robots in the ballast boxes.
These intelligent robots were specifically prepared for exploring this space. Leaving them here and dismantling them would not raise the enemy’s suspicions.
Soon, with higher dimensions, Zhang Yuan extended a cutting tool into the interior of the robots and disassembled several high-energy batteries.
“Connecting the positive and negative terminals of the battery would cause a short circuit, and with poor-quality, it might just explode.”
However, Zhang Yuan seriously doubted that these life-saving batteries were of too high quality; even if they shorted out, they would only release a large amount of heat, then trigger the internal safety mechanisms, and might not result in a massive explosion.
To be on the safe side, Zhang Yuan forcefully stuffed a strand of hair from the fourth dimension into the batteries, damaging their precise internal structure.
“Alright, like this… sticking in a strand of hair, even the most precise structure becomes imprecise.”
“… as long as the separator decomposes and melts, causing the negative electrode and the electrolyte to react, followed by the decomposition of the positive electrode and the electrolyte, rapid chemical reactions will cause the entire battery pack to explode.”
“One battery is not enough, get a few more, as long as there’s enough heat, there will always be an explosion!”
His face flushed slightly.
Next, directly short-circuiting wasn’t enough, how to control the timing of the battery explosion, turning it into a timed bomb?
The occurrence of a high-energy battery short-circuit is very fast, taking just a few seconds at most. He couldn’t possibly still be here when it exploded, right?
This problem was simple, Zhang Yuan dismantled the mechanical alarm device in his space suit.
The mechanical alarm device could be timed, and upon reaching the set time, like an alarm clock, it would produce a series of mechanical vibrations, alerting the astronaut himself.
“… this moment just so happens to be handy. Fortunately for this exploration, the scientists prepared sufficient tools for me, otherwise, I might have been at a loss.”
After planning the entire circuit in his mind, Zhang Yuan took a metal plate from the ballast box behind him and fixed these batteries onto it with tape. This tape was used for repairing space suits and was highly reliable.
After tying several batteries together with tape, he then used various wires to create a parallel circuit.
He attached the other end of the circuit switch to the alarm device. The alarm device acted as a timer switch.
As soon as the set time arrived, a slight vibration would occur, the metal piece stuck on it would touch the adjacent circuit, effectively closing the switch. With the strong adhesive tape on top, once the two stuck together, they would never come apart again, then the entire circuit would truly short-circuit.
“Then all the batteries heat up, leading to an explosion!”
“The high-dimensional fragment is activated!”
Zhang Yuan’s eyes briefly flashed with a determined light, his only weapon!
And his sole opportunity!
