Chapter 173: Water Drop Material Warship

Qin Hao's gaze swept over everyone present, and he uttered a number that decided the fate of human civilization.

"About ten years."

"Roughly speaking, during this time period, the next wave of the Mo Yun Empire, also an unprecedentedly huge revenge fleet, will arrive at the Solar System."

"Another ten years!"

"This amount of time, for the development of a civilization, is merely a snap of the fingers."

"But for the Human Federal at this moment, it is a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads."

"They must, within ten years, raise their own technological and military strength to a level capable of opposing the main fleet of a second‑level civilization!"

"Is that possible?"

"A suffocating pressure enveloped the entire room."

"The joy of prior victory was washed away completely by this sudden crisis."

"\"Why did Ka La Fa's fleet get here in just three years? \""

"Zhang Xianzhong keenly noticed the problem."

"\"Because this legion itself is a vanguard unit expanding outward; before encountering us, its position was already at the very edge of the empire's territory, relatively close to the Solar System. \""

"Qin Hao explained."

"Only then did everyone suddenly understand."

"It turned out they were just \"unlucky, \" running into the muzzle of the enemy's expansion."

"\"Ten years… we only have ten years. \""

"Luo Lao muttered to himself,"

"His brain was operating at an unprecedented speed, thinking up countermeasures."

"Surrender?"

"That thought merely flashed through his mind before he completely strangled it."

"Looking at how the Mo Yun Empire treats other civilizations, the outcome of surrender would be the entire civilization enslaved and \"formatted\","

"becoming part of their collective consciousness, which is even more terrifying than death."

"Flight?"

"Taking the whole civilization and fleeing into the depths of the universe?"

"That too is unrealistic."

"The foundation of human civilization lies in the Solar System; a large‑scale interstellar escape would inevitably cause the civilization to fracture and collapse."

"Then, the only road left is one."

"That is, to fight!"

"Using this precious ten‑year span, at any cost, develop technology and expand armaments,"

"and wage a ultimate showdown with the enemy arriving in ten years, a battle that will decide the survival of civilization!"

"\"Everyone. \""

"Luo Lao slowly rose to his feet, his gaze as bright as a torch, sweeping over everyone present."

"\"We have no way back. \""

"\"From now on, human civilization enters the highest state of war! \""

"\"All resources, all strength, must serve the decisive battle ten years from now! \""

"\"I believe that ten years is enough for us to create miracles! \""

"The previously heavy, oppressive atmosphere was swept away by his words."

"In its place came a resolute and heroic spirit of breaking the cauldrons and sinking the boats, of fighting with one's back to the water!"

"\"Exactly! Let's go all out against them! \""

"Zhang Xianzhong shouted loudly."

"\"Ten years ago, who could have imagined we'd be where we are today? Ten years from now, what reason do we have not to crush their main fleet! \""

"\"You don't need to be so pessimistic; before, three thousand of our ships could counter four hundred thousand of theirs, and if we can produce two hundred thousand warships in ten years, we'll have nothing to fear. \""

"Luo Lao suddenly smiled, breaking the heavy atmosphere."

"\"What Old Luo said is correct; we've been over‑worrying and fallen into a mistaken line of thought. \""

"Zhang Yunfeng laughed and said."

"And the interrogation also entered its final stage."

"After draining all of Ka La Fa's memories and knowledge, its fate was also sealed."

"It and its subordinates will be sent as the most precious research specimens to the Biological Laboratory of the Academy of Sciences."

"Scientists will, from deep within their genes, decipher the secret of longevity and the principle of mental pollution."

"Once humanity masters these technologies, they will bring an immeasurable huge boost to civilization's strength."

"After the interrogation ended, Qin Hao returned to his own courtyard house."

"\"System, pull up the data on the Water Drop for me. \""

"【Item Name: Three Body — Water Drop】"

"【Item Description: Made of strong interaction force material, its surface is absolutely smooth and flawless,"

"it can reflect almost all electromagnetic waves, its temperature is nearly identical to absolute zero, and it possesses a defense that ignores conventional physical attacks.】"

"【Energy units required for exchange: 700,000】"

"Water Drop!"

"This is a highly valuable high‑tech equipment, with extremely powerful functions, capable of both defense and offense."

"He plans to duplicate it for scientists to analyze, refer to all the given technical data, and then mass‑produce this material."

So the human warship will be clad in truly invincible armor!

Seven hundred thousand energy units are not expensive.

So he immediately went to the Central Academy of Sciences again.

"Academician Qian, I have something here that can solve our warship's material problem."

As he spoke, he focused his mind.

A silver, flawless droplet appeared out of thin air in the laboratory.

Its surface was as smooth as a perfect mirror, reflecting everything around it, yet it seemed not of this universe, exuding an ultimate beauty and coldness that transcended physical law.

"This is..."

Academician Qian Bowen was instantly captivated the moment he saw it.

As a leading figure in the physics community, he could sense the small object contained a revolutionary physical law.

"The droplet from the Three-Body movie." Qin Hao said with a smile.

"Its shell is made of a material formed by the strong interaction force. Theoretically, it can resist any form of physical attack."

"Strong interaction force material? The droplet!"

Academician Qian Bowen's pupils contracted sharply, his breathing becoming rapid.

He certainly knew that movie.

The droplet, that's a material physicists dream of!

If we master this technology, not to mention warship hulls, human civilization's technological level will leap directly into a new dimension!

"Xiao Qin, this is great."

Qian Bowen was so excited he spoke incoherently, he cautiously reached out to touch it, yet dared not.

"Academician Qian, the analysis work and technical data will be handed over to your Academy of Sciences."

Qin Hao said solemnly.

"I have only one request: in the shortest time possible, I hope to see a warship made of this material appear in our fleet roster!"

At this moment, Qian Bowen's eyes burned with fervent fire: "Haha, rest assured! With the physical object and data, we'll be able to mass-produce it soon!"

This droplet from the movie and novel was immediately sent to the Federal top-tier materials laboratory.

A research campaign aimed at cracking the universe's most fundamental force has officially begun!

……

Time flew by in the tense yet efficient preparations for war.

Five years passed in an instant.

These five years were a transformative, earth-shaking period for the entire Human Federal.

Mars, the Federal secret weapons test site.

A brand-new silver warship, its form filled with sci-fi beauty, hovered silently in space.

Its hull was not made of traditional alloy, but a perfect, seamless whole, its surface mirror-smooth, forged precisely from the droplet's strong-interaction-force material.

Elder Luo, Zhang Xianzhong, Qin Hao and others watched the decisive test via remote holographic projection.

"The Nüwa-class prototype ship test is ready."

Academician Qian Bowen's voice came from the test site, his face filled with uncontainable excitement and pride.

After five years of relentless effort, he and his team finally succeeded in reverse-engineering the droplet material's manufacturing process and built the first prototype ship.

"Begin the test!" Zhang Xianzhong ordered.

The next second, hundreds of planetary-level defense main guns surrounding the test site fired simultaneously.

Thousands of energy beams, each capable of instantly vaporizing a mountain range, slammed from all directions onto that silver warship, the Nüwa.