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Metal Frenzy: Chapter 285 Gravitational Deflection (Part 1)
2029 years.
Earth, the former site of the United States of America, Los Angeles.
"John, so much time has passed, has Kyle Reese really succeeded?"
"Believe in this outstanding human warrior, Yi O Yi VIqxI, it is Wu Jiu ⑷ Jiu Xia Ling Meng. The fact that I can still stand in front of you now is the best proof."
As he comforted the somewhat distraught soldier before him, John Connor—the leader of humanity who was fighting against Skynet's domination—was also feeling uncertain.
He had no recollection of his father, John Connor, whom he had never met. In his memory, the only person he had ever known since birth was his mother. He had asked her about his father before, but she always gave him ambiguous answers.
Whether it was the right decision to send Kyle Reese back in time via the "time machine" to stop Skynet from altering the past is uncertain, but whether it succeeds or fails, it will inevitably bring about some different changes... That's how it should be.
Nearly half a month has passed since Kyle Reese traveled from 2029 to Earth in 1984. The battle between humanity and Skynet continues. Every day, people are liberated and killed. Skynet's robotic soldiers are constantly being built and destroyed...
In conclusion, nothing has changed in this 2029 world, or perhaps it has changed but they haven't noticed it.
With this vague sense of unease, on the day in 2029 when the sun's direct rays shone directly on the equator, "change" occurred without warning.
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For Tomson, a resistance fighter who had experienced the entire war against humanity launched by Skynet, the day seemed unusually long.
If Tomson were immersed in fine wine or surrounded by women, he would probably be happy to let this "long" period continue, or even last forever. But with Skynet waging war against humanity, these intoxicating things can only appear in his dreams now. Let alone refreshing wine and hot women, Tomson is already quite satisfied as long as he can eat his fill every day.
Tomson was lucky; he got a job that allowed him to fill his stomach in this near-apocalyptic world. Although it was dangerous, he felt it was acceptable compared to his fellow human beings who were starving to death.
So, as usual, he left the shelter with his modified "black gun" and went to the front line against the robots under Skynet's control, throwing himself into this seemingly endless war.
Everything seemed normal until then. However, as time went by, Tomson began to feel uneasy, facing his rumbling stomach and the still bright sky.
The war between humanity and Skynet may seem endless, but the workings of the world will not be altered by the will of a few insignificant individuals living within it. Whether in war or peace, day and night will always arrive on time.
Based on Tomson's past experience, he would hold out until he felt hungry, which was around evening, the time for a "pause"—the rebels needed to rest and eat, and the robots needed to replenish their ammunition and energy.
For both sides in the fierce battle, this "pause" was relatively tacit and necessary. However, the day seemed exceptionally long, so much so that he could barely hold his weapon and still couldn't hold on until "evening".
"Shit, I should have bought a watch last year!"
Muttering a curse under his breath, Tomson looked up at the sky for the twenty-first time, trying to find even the slightest sign that evening was approaching. Unfortunately, he didn't find what he was looking for; instead, he spotted a… strange shadow behind the sky obscured by thick, gray smoke?
Tomson's first thought upon seeing the circular outline was that it was the moon, but as his gaze shifted and he caught sight of a second object whose size more closely resembled the concept of the "moon," the rebel fighter became somewhat bewildered.
A giant star?
Skynet's weapons?
Or is it just a hallucination caused by hunger and fatigue?
Various possible assumptions flashed through Tomson's mind, only to be shattered one by one, because he had already truly felt it—
"Oh, God……"
—This ubiquitous "power".
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Humans live in an environment that is almost a "miracle" formed by countless "coincidences".
This "miracle" refers not only to the natural evolution of various biospheres on the planet, but more importantly to the many conditions of the carrier that formed life, namely "Earth" itself.
Try to imagine that if "Earth" were closer to the sun, the terrifying heat would kill any life forms at all; and if it were a certain distance away—even a tiny bit relative to the scale of "outer space" would be quite deadly—life could not arise on Earth without enough sunlight.
However, it is precisely among these countless possibilities that "Earth" appears in such a delicate region, and together with other celestial bodies revolving around the same star, it forms the complete "Solar System".
Without a doubt, this is a miracle, a miracle built on countless coincidences.
This miracle has existed from the past to the present and will continue into the future... in this "fragile" form.
Through the wondrous evolution of nature, the numerous celestial bodies revolving around the sun maintain a delicate balance. This balance is negligible in the vast universe; even the slightest disturbance could shatter it. However, for a species living solely on one of these celestial bodies, it is almost unbreakable. This can be seen from the fact that despite their millions of years of activity on this planet, they have been unable to alter anything other than the planet itself.
Therefore, the people living on this planet have never considered this issue:
What should they do when a celestial body of the same size and mass, also called "Earth," appears in this solar system that maintains a delicate balance and occupies part of the orbit that "Earth" takes around the sun?
2029 9 Month 21 Day.
地球
Time continued as usual, but the daylight seemed exceptionally long on this particular day…
1984 3 Month 21 Day.
地球
Time continued as usual, but the night was exceptionally short on this day…
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 286 Gravitational Deflection (Part 2)
Forces are reciprocal, whether they are intuitive or non-intuitive.
【时间跳跃完成，时间轴计算中……当前时间：2029年9月21日15时34分02秒】
It was just a momentary daze, but when the voice in my mind rang out again, it clearly reminded me that I was in a completely different space-time. Before I could even marvel at the abnormality and chaos of the time rules in this world, the main god sent another message after only a brief pause—bad news.
[A large-scale gravitational deflection of the planet has been detected; orbit recalculation in progress...]
Startled, Lin Yi subconsciously looked up—it was still the same azure sky of 1984, but this very "normality" was the biggest anomaly.
"Dyson sphere..."
With his left eye slightly narrowed, the magic from the source continuously amplified his exploration of "reality." After magnifying the "multiplier" to 512 times the original, Lin Yi finally found a small, "insignificant" shadow on the side of the scorching star radiating astonishing heat.
It was at this moment that the Supreme God transmitted the final calculation results.
[Planetary coordinates have an error, deviation rate 0.0000000000000……]
Scanning the seemingly endless expanse of zeros on his retina, Lin Yi realized he had made a serious mistake and interrupted directly: "Result."
[The planet's coordinates are deviated by 90 degrees. Due to the intervention of a "new planet" causing gravitational disturbance in the current galaxy, this planet is expected to rotate back towards the center at a speed of 0.08%/24h.]
Taking a deep breath, Lin Yi opened his eyes again, his composure restored: "How much time do we have left?"
[In 87490 hours, 58 minutes, and 14 seconds, this planet will make direct contact with its star at a speed 1970.74 times its orbital velocity.]
"Ten years... no."
Ten years is relative to Earth, a planet with a history of hundreds of millions of years. The actual time that humans have spent on this planet is estimated to be less than half of that. Before we even come into contact with the sun, the intense solar radiation and high temperatures will have already destroyed most of the matter on this planet, including that of humans...
A serious mistake.
Once again, Lin Yi realized the root of the problem.
100% success rate never exists in nature; even the smallest probability has the possibility of happening. After some confirmation and preliminary experiments in the calculations of the main god, the success rate of completing this "time jump" is higher than 99.9%—completely in line with Lin Yi's judgment criteria.
However, he forgot a crucial premise.
"The universe itself is expanding infinitely."
Calculating infinitely expanding things with limited data is inherently impossible to obtain a completely accurate answer. The calculations made by the main god were based entirely on the background of the "universe in 1984". Once the background of 2029 is changed, the deviation of less than 0.01% will cause this situation when it is involved in the scope of the entire universe.
The "1984 Earth," which should have been fully "embedded" in the solar system in 2029, appeared in the wrong place. This suddenly appearing "Earth" is pitifully small, not only relative to the universe but also within the solar system.
Even so, simply disrupting this near-miraculous gravitational balance, composed of countless coincidences, is enough.
"This is really..."
Gazing at the area still covered by the 29% "Dyson sphere" that was also transferred here, the planned Earth of 1984 should have appeared there—a region where the planetary gravity wouldn't be significantly deflected. Now, after being deflected by a full 90 degrees, a small portion of the countless "coincidences" that formed this star system have been destroyed. It can be expected that the celestial bodies affected by this are definitely not just this Earth of 1984, but also Earth of this timeline in 2029, and even the entire star system will be drawn in... until all the coincidences are destroyed and everything returns to its origin.
Undoubtedly, this was a serious mistake, but that's all it was.
"The spatial coordinates of the target have been repositioned, and the war plan is proceeding as expected."
[Command confirmed, coordinates being retrieved...]
Close your eyes and immerse your consciousness once again in the surging energy transmitted from the moment of the "Dyson Sphere".
Five years from now, Earth's ecosystem will be destroyed; ten years from now, Earth will collide with a star at thousands or even tens of thousands of times the speed of sound, triggering a supernova-level interstellar disaster...
But so what?
[Coordinates locked, electromagnetic activity signals of "Skynet" detected]
"Ten years? Three months is enough!"
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Earth in 2029.
The rebel headquarters was in chaos. People running around were all pale-faced, and there was no time to stop and explain what had happened. Several people with weaker mental fortitude even fainted upon hearing the news, and no one paid any attention to them. If it weren't for a few sanitation workers who didn't know what had happened pulling them out, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
This is what John Connor, the human leader, saw when he arrived at this base that housed most of the Resistance's most advanced researchers.
John Connor had witnessed the same scene before, when Skynet launched its war of extermination against humanity and everyone was desperate. It was at that time that John Connor stood up and led people to form a resistance army to fight against Skynet's dominance.
Will he be able to become the "savior" again this time?
Licking his lips, John Connor grabbed the figure that was rushing past him.
“Dr. Rosen, I need to know what’s going on? The resistance fighters have been holding out for nearly twenty hours, but Skynet’s attack is still at its highest intensity, and the worst part is—it’s still daytime!”
As Dr. John Connor instinctively tried to push him away, he noticed the newcomer's identity and quickly suppressed his anxiety, explaining, "The Earth's orbit is being disrupted, and its rotation speed is decreasing, resulting in what you see... The Western Hemisphere has twenty hours of daylight, while the Eastern Hemisphere has twenty hours of darkness!"
“We should be thankful, Mr. Leader, that at least this is happening at a steady and slow pace; otherwise, you would have witnessed our planet completely collapse in a supersonic ‘impact’!”
"You mean we're safe now?"
"Safety? What's giving you that illusion? Right now is the most dangerous time, because we don't know what might happen next after we connect—"
"The calculation results are in!"
Before he could finish speaking, a loud shout came from inside, and Dr. Rosen grabbed John Connor and squeezed him inside.
Earth's destruction countdown: 87454 hours, 11 minutes, and 07 seconds remaining
The words on the screen almost made human leaders doubt that they were dreaming.
Metal Frenzy: Chapter 287 The Luck of Number 10001
No one knows why things turned out this way, but people clearly understand that they must fight, not for themselves, but for this planet that carries all of humanity's hopes.
"...A planet appears in Earth's orbit, and its gravitational deflection disrupts the balance of the solar system. Fortunately, the immediate impact is limited to Earth and this planet in its third orbit. However, if nothing is done, the destructive effects will soon spread throughout the entire solar system."
He paused, then said, "The only way to stop this destruction is to destroy that planet."
The silence conveyed a strong atmosphere of doubt and distrust, both regarding this unbelievable reality and his claim of "destroying planets."
"Dr. Rosen, we don't mean to doubt your judgment, but before we decide what to do, could you answer some simple questions for us?"
"of course."
"So... where did that 'planet' you mentioned come from?"
That's the root of the problem.
It can be said that if that planet had not appeared, the gravitational balance of the solar system would not have been disrupted, and naturally there would not have been the disaster that has suddenly gone from the end of humanity to the end of the world. But it just so happened—at least it did appear in the mouths of these researchers.
For most people present, they simply interpreted what had just been said as a "science fiction novel." If it weren't for the lingering afterglow of daylight in the sky outside, they probably wouldn't have had the patience to sit here and listen to this "science fiction novel."
This is precisely the question that the rebels' chief scientific researcher could not answer.
Where did this planet come from?
How was it able to reach the orbit that belongs to Earth without causing any gravitational deflection?
Why are the observed traces so similar to those on Earth?
……
The rebel doctor wanted to know as well, if he could, and then he heard a deep voice.
“I know where it came from.”
"leader?!"
"Sir John—"
Amid a series of exclamations, the rebel leaders rose to their feet and saluted the approaching figure. However, the latter, contrary to his usual behavior, did not respond at all, but instead stood directly in front of everyone: "If I'm not mistaken, this planet that suddenly appeared in Earth's orbit is not an unfamiliar existence... rather, it is something that we humans are very familiar with."
"That's right, it is 'Earth' - Earth in 1984."