Chapter 61: 350 Billion!

Time rolled back to over eight months ago.

After the fleet of cargo ships disguised as warships set sail, Li Qingsong devoted himself wholeheartedly to the task of producing specialized bullets and firearms.

Although specialized, they were special only in specifications rather than in technology, meaning there were no technical hurdles whatsoever.

For Li Qingsong at this moment, manufacturing such specialized bullets and firearms remained an extremely simple task, falling under the category of elementary industry.

With over 900,000 clones devoting themselves wholeheartedly to the production of these elementary industrial products without sleep or rest, where even a bathroom break was immediately covered by a alternate clone, over 900,000 clones were stationed on the front lines of production at every single moment. Across every level of the entire base, there was zero internal friction and zero communication overhead. Everyone coordinated seamlessly. Under such conditions, how much output could possibly burst forth?

Li Qingsong dedicated half a year of all-out production to find the answer to this question.

The answer was that during this half-year period, Li Qingsong produced a total of 350 billion bullets. Calculated at a mass of 10 grams per bullet, the total mass reached 3.5 million tons.

Calculated at two grams of propellant per bullet, the chemical gunpowder alone consumed 700,000 tons!

At the same time, Li Qingsong also manufactured 1 million firearms specifically designed to fire these "large-bodied, small-headed" bullets!

Following this, Li Qingsong spent over a dozen days deploying all 1 million firearms and all the ammunition to various locations across the surface of Planet Luoshen.

That is correct, the surface of Planet Luoshen, not outer space.

Furthermore, these locations had all been specially calculated and purposefully arranged.

After completing all of this, before the first batch of cargo ship-disguised warships had even reached Planet Dishen, Li Qingsong conducted some weapons tests in outer space.

Numerous heavy missiles and bombs carrying propellants weighing hundreds of kilograms detonated one after another in pre-calculated spaces above Planet Luoshen.

The explosions produced a massive amount of smoke, dust, and debris, successfully creating a "fog" that obscured and shrouded this expanse of space.

Under the cover of the fog, on the surface of Planet Luoshen, the first batch of 45,000 firearms—mounted on automatic firing and reloading devices—pulled their triggers simultaneously.

The firing rate of these specialized firearms reached 900 rounds per minute. Thus, in the very first minute of firing, a total of approximately 40 million bullets flew out of the earth of Planet Luoshen and soared into outer space.

Because of the special "large-bodied, small-headed" design, which allowed for a greater propellant charge compared to ordinary bullets, and because the projectile mass of these specialized bullets was only about 0.5 grams, they attained a much higher muzzle velocity, reaching approximately 6 kilometers per second!

This speed was already sufficient to break free from the gravitational field of Planet Luoshen.

Moreover, through observation, calculation, and purposefully precise adjustments to the muzzle orientation, these bullets would fly directly toward Planet Dishen after leaving Planet Luoshen.

Additionally, because of the pre-deployed fog, enemy detectors lurking around Planet Luoshen were completely unable to detect these clusters of bullets!

Consequently, without the opponents having the slightest inkling, in the first minute, over 40 million bullets flew along predetermined trajectories toward Planet Dishen.

Another 40 million plus in the second minute, followed by the third minute, the fourth minute...

After continuous firing for 5 minutes, with every single one of the 45,000 firearms discharging 4,500 bullets, these firearms ceased firing.

However, the torrent of bullets did not stop.

Li Qingsong had deployed a total of about 1 million firearms. At this moment, the next batch of firearms seamlessly took over the firing mission and instantly began discharging, similarly pouring tiny projectiles—each weighing only 0.5 grams—into outer space at a rate of over 40 million per minute.

Among the numerous firearm firing bases, beside every firearm participating in the action, ammunition belts were rapidly fed in. Then, in the vacuum environment, the projectiles flew out while the spent casings were ejected, piling up into a small mountain nearby shortly after.

Clones responsible for collecting shell casings bustled about, operating small excavators to directly scoop away the mountain-like pile of casings and store them in temporary warehouses.

Clones tasked with maintaining the firearm bases were equally busy, carefully inspecting the status of every single firearm. The clones in charge of power supply closely monitored the condition of the generators, not daring to allow the slightest delay.

After all, the automatic firing system was electrically driven, and absolutely no mistakes could be permitted at this time.

When each batch of 45,000 firearms—totaling 20 batches of firearms—completed a full rotation, 100 minutes had elapsed. Thus, the first batch of firearms had also finished cooling and servicing, allowing them to resume firing once again, followed by the second batch, the third batch... all the way to the 20th batch.

The remaining 100,000 firearms served as reserves. When emergencies arose, they would step right in.

No matter what, at any given second, 45,000 firearms were firing bullets at a rate of 900 rounds per minute, and at any given second, projectiles were flying into the sky toward Planet Dishen at a rate of 40 million per minute!

Li Qingsong knew that it was exceedingly difficult to precisely aim at a dwarf planet 40 million kilometers away and have these bullets strike a specific location.

Even if he now possessed a deep space communication network capable of accurately determining planetary gravitational relationships and positional coordinates, as well as calculating the gravitational influences of the sun and the eight planets, it was virtually impossible to achieve.

However...

When quantity reaches a certain extreme, does precision still matter?

I don't care whether these bullets can hit the target or not, as long as they are generally flying in the direction of Planet Dishen!

You possess advanced technology, high precision, and the capability to build high-speed ion thrusters, nuclear fusion reactors, and electromagnetic railguns.

My technology may not be as advanced, but my industrial might is formidable! I don't care about precision or technology; I only care about quantity!

I am going to overwhelm you with sheer numbers!

This was the true purpose behind Li Qingsong's modification of numerous disguised warships and his painstaking efforts to stall for over eight months.

Without sufficient time, how could he manufacture so many bullets and firearms? How could these bullets travel all the way to your planet?

On Planet Luoshen, the ceaseless firing of bullets lasted for a full three days.

Over the course of three days, one million firearms launched a total of 350 billion bullets into outer space, directed straight at Planet Dishen.

The projectiles of these 350 billion bullets flew through outer space for nearly three months, finally arriving in the vicinity of Planet Dishen shortly after the second batch of disguised warships was completely annihilated by those unknown warships.

At this moment, the vanguard batch of bullets was still dozens of thousands of kilometers away from Planet Dishen, with just a few hours of flight time remaining.

However, here, Li Qingsong could no longer provide any concealment. Thus, as expected, these bullet clusters were finally detected by the adversary.

It did not matter. With this many bullets, let's see how you plan to intercept them!