Comet-class warships were gradually equipped by the troops, but apart from the materials, there was no difference in the meteor comets, so the military had no intention of selling them. Instead, they were all handed over to the Earth fleet to guard Earth.
Normally, the Earth fleet only operated within the solar system, insensitive to range and fuel consumption, making it the most suitable fleet for the meteor class.
It was quite miraculous that the military had recently dismissed light element alloys with disdain, but upon seeing the benefits of light element alloys, they immediately abandoned their original manufacturing plan.
There was nothing strange about it. The military had never been ossified or worked in isolation; on the contrary, they had a tradition of self-reflection and correcting mistakes. Since it could improve the combat capabilities of warships, why not do so?
It was never the military's choice to disregard the safety of frontline officers and soldiers for the sake of face.
With the comprehensive upgrade of combat equipment, the overall strength of the human fleet increased significantly. Even if the Star Ark base remained inactive, they would have the strength to fight the Ror fleet.
It was still too early to say they were evenly matched, but it was only a matter of time before they caught up with the Ror people.
It was no exaggeration to say that in this small territory of the New Bay starfield, no civilization was a match for humans, and the overall environment that humans faced was unprecedentedly good.
However, whether it was the military or Ouzhanpeng himself, they were all very worried about humanity's future.
First, Civilization A had never appeared, and no one knew what the outcome would be if they encountered it in the future.
Second, Civilization B, the one that had been stealing heavy elements, had never appeared, and it remained a stone weighing on everyone's hearts.
The only known potential hostile civilizations for now were these two, but who knew if there were more civilizations hidden beneath the surface?
Now that humanity's development speed had increased and its scope had become wider and wider, it was possible that one day, a star system would suddenly lose contact, and then there would be a life-and-death battle that would determine humanity's fate.
The more experienced one was, the more timid one became. When they hadn't left the solar system, there weren't so many messy problems. Now, the starry sky was full of crises and worries everywhere, making one feel as if they couldn't take a single step forward.
Helplessly, since they didn't know where the opponent was, humanity could only strictly guard Earth. No matter where problems occurred, they could not let Earth make any more mistakes.
A few years passed in the blink of an eye. The size of the human fleet was compressed to over 1400 ships, two-thirds of which were Comet-class, and the remaining one-third were planned to be refitted within two years.
In these few years, human technology had made a qualitative leap. The planned orbital elevator was directly canceled, and in its place was an aerospace integrated quantum teleportation system, which could travel from the ground to the sky in an instant.
The military had always hoped to apply this technology to warships, or to replace wormhole-like long-distance travel with quantum teleportation.
The advantages were speed and less exposure.
The troublesome part was that quantum teleportation required a receiver, and a receiving station had to be built before teleportation could be completed, which was not as convenient and fast as wormholes for the time being.
As for the consumption of teleportation, it was about the same, with no significant difference.
Gong Yiding had always hoped that Lei could provide some crucial guidance, but unfortunately, Lei could not help. According to him, this idea was indeed very good, and it was a very advanced concept even in the era of the Foreseers.
It was not realized.
Alright, although Gong Yiding was unwilling to admit it, even though knowledge was advanced, it was not omnipotent, and there were always some corners that could not be covered.
The military did not give up because of this. The latest plan was to build a teleportation system from Earth directly to Luojian Mountain, and then consider the asteroid belt and Jupiter.
Teleportation only around Earth was fine, as there was not much time delay.
However, the asteroid belt was different; it would take at least a few minutes to arrive.
This was no joke. If it were just inanimate objects like goods, it would be fine, but for a living person to be integrated into the quantum level for several minutes, who knew what consequences would arise.
However, when the news reached the ears of those who knew, they almost laughed their heads off.
Generally speaking, quantum teleportation was indeed limited to the speed of light, because the time delay was so small that it could be ignored, so no special technical means were needed.
Long-distance teleportation did require consideration of time, but not how to stabilize the teleportation process, but how to conduct teleportation at superluminal speeds through technical means.
The basic principles of the two were the same, but the equipment used was vastly different, and it was precisely because the technical requirements for long-distance teleportation were too high that it had not been broken through for a long time.
However, Gong Yiding believed that a breakthrough was only a matter of time, and it just required a little patience.
Several very influential events had also occurred in these few years: Zhou Guangyi and Shan Qiuyu both resigned due to physical reasons and successfully converted into robots.
Gong Yiding's conversion had not caused much stir back then, but the conversion of these two had caused a great sensation. Many people stood up to oppose this technology, believing that once robots possessed human consciousness, they could survive without fear of death.
Setting aside other things, these two were high-ranking officials in the military; what would happen if they continued to occupy high positions?
In fact, this was not a problem at all. The two high-ranking officials had long agreed that if they chose to become robots, they would no longer be allowed to hold their original positions. Later, it was stipulated that they could not hold any command positions on Earth.
But this was limited to Earth; outer space was not within the scope of the restriction.
In other words, they could leave Earth and start anew. Even if they returned to Earth as generals one day, they would have to reacquire their status as robots, unrelated to their former identities!
Of course, even though that was what was said, very few people believed it.
Given their status, no matter which star system they went to, they would receive preferential treatment and care from the military. The so-called starting anew was just a formality.
For this reason, Zhou and Shan made up their minds to set an example for the entire army, and they truly started as lowly soldiers again, thus forming a precedent.
It had to be said that they had indeed set a good example for those who came after.
Either don't convert, or follow the rules if you convert. No one should get special treatment.
The most ingenious part was that the military could directly add this restriction into the robot's basic program. Even if they wanted to get special treatment, they couldn't bypass this restriction.
In addition, the human immigrant fleet had finally taken root on several habitable planets, and the closest ones were over a thousand light-years away. Even if something happened to Earth, there was no need to worry about a斷層 in human civilization – every so often, the military would send the latest technical data to the colonies to ensure their technological progress.
Just when many people thought that humanity would continue to develop peacefully like this, news suddenly came from the front: another supernova had exploded!
This star was over 20 light-years deep into the fallen zone. It was not a star within the quarantine zone, but its explosion precisely filled the uncertainty caused by the protrusion of the solar system, ensuring that the star beasts would not break through the defense line.
Upon receiving the news, Ouzhanpeng and the others immediately realized the problem: Civilization A had arrived!