NOVPUBChapter 1121: Chapter 1116: Marvelous 3_1 Chapter 1121 -1116: Marvelous 3_1 “12 million kilometers, this is the range within gravitational balance, release satellites in the other direction,” Finn Lewis thought for a moment and crisply issued a new command.
Considering the gravitational field of the black ‘D’ could attract all the galaxies of the Heritage System to orbit around it, one could imagine how strong its pull must be.
At this close distance, the gravity they were encountering must have some peculiarities.
Soon satellites were being released in all directions, it was clear this gravitational equilibrium wasn’t naturally formed—there had to be a reason behind it.
And indeed, the satellites dispatched in a different direction brought their findings—when one reached about 30 million kilometers from Finn Lewis and his team, its speed did not decrease but rather accelerated, straying slightly off course, as it left the region.
“Confirm it immediately,” Finn Lewis’s expression grew grave.
“Your Highness, calculating the data will take some time.” Everyone started buzzing with activity; this kind of phenomenon was improbable, especially at such a close range, yet there it was—there must be some hidden truth.
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About twenty minutes later, as their satellite also got torn into pieces, Finn Lewis and the others finally understood the reason, the core of the Heritage System wasn’t home to just one supermassive black ‘D’, but two!
The two supermassive black ‘D’s were close in proximity, and their rotational speeds and directions were perfectly opposed, creating a bizarre balance of forces at the center of their gravitational pull.
Finn Lewis and his team were located right in this balance zone and were somewhat taken aback by this revelation.
“This explains it,” Luna Starfield’s voice chimed in.
“The might of a black ‘D’ grows as it absorbs more matter, eventually devouring entire star systems without issue, much like the vast space between Heritage Galaxies might not be devoid of black ‘D’s, which have consumed all they could,” she explained.
“The Heritage System has maintained its state partially because of the interrelated roles of these two black ‘D’s—they orbit each other, intertwining, causing their individual consumption rates to slow, resulting in the current situation,” Luna Starfield continued.
“Well, whatever it is, this is at least good news for us, as we’re in an absolutely safe zone for now.
Let’s proceed,” Finn Lewis declared.
“Yes, Your Highness.” Indeed, as Finn Lewis had said, it was good news; it meant their current environment was extremely safe and not as unpredictable as they had previously thought.
With the results in hand, the fleet advanced once more; however, they had to proceed cautiously now, aware of the many unseen stars in their vicinity.
Yet this also brought some relief, since within their current region, gravity was within the normal range, meaning if there were stars around, they should be visible, not invisible as they were now. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
So, while the fleet remained in a state of high alert, they could afford a slight relaxation.
However, the journey ahead was guaranteed not to be easy.
As they progressed, data suggested the range of gravitational equilibrium was shrinking, implying the safe area for flight was also diminishing.
The question remained: by the time they reached their destination, just how much safe territory would still be available.
