I'm Really Going to Become an Immortal
Chapter 616 - 364: Might as Well Just Unify All of Humanity

Chapter 616: Chapter 364: Might as Well Just Unify All of Humanity

Displaying strength might make the vast majority understand and quiet down.

This is what is known as deterrence.

But there’s a limit to this.

The displayed strength has to be sufficiently powerful and exaggerated to achieve a deterrent effect; otherwise, it would be tantamount to a clown’s self-destructing truck.

For if it’s too weak,

most people might not even perceive it at all.

Or to say, even if they did perceive it, they would only sense a tiny bit of it.

It would hardly deter anything at all.

This kind of demonstration must also be simple and clear—the purest form of explosion and destruction is the best choice, lest others might not understand.

Under such circumstances,

the explosion of Europa would certainly be spectacular and eye-catching enough.

Spectacular needs no further mention.

In the history of human scientific cognition, such a large celestial body has never been witnessed exploding within the Solar System.

Although there might have been such occurrences before,

like the remnants between Mars and Jupiter in the Asteroid Belt, which are thought to be the fragments of a shattered planet.

But that was a long time ago.

Humanity has indeed never seen such a magnificent sight.

As for being eye-catching, that goes without saying.

Ordinarily, Europa can’t be seen directly with the naked eye.

Even though Europa is the largest moon in the Solar System, its brightness isn’t sufficient for humans to see it from Earth without the aid of instruments.

Europa’s apparent magnitude ranges from about +5.0 to +5.3, which is close to and slightly below the threshold of the human eye’s visibility under ideal conditions.

Only under the most ideal conditions is there a slight chance of barely seeing such a weak celestial body with the naked eye.

But if it were to explode,

that would immediately change the situation.

Being the largest moon in the Solar System, Europa’s diameter even surpasses that of the planet Mercury.

If it truly exploded, it would be an astronomical spectacle beyond the limits of human imagination.

For the average ground observer, such an event might manifest as a sudden, extremely bright flash in the sky,

akin to a supernova explosion.

However, because Jupiter and its moons are so far from Earth, the flash won’t be as blinding as the Sun; still, it might become one of the brightest points in the night sky, although it may last only a very short time, mere seconds, or even less.

Without specific information to guide them, ordinary people might simply regard it as an extraordinary astronomical event.

If it were amateur astronomers, they typically have some basic astronomical equipment, such as small telescopes.

They might notice one of the four bright, steady points that usually surround Jupiter suddenly disappear, accompanied by a strong burst of light.

If they were observing the Jovian system, then this event would be quite apparent. Some enthusiasts might even try to record the event and share it with other astronomy buffs or professional institutions.

Should professional astronomers possess more advanced observational equipment and techniques, they would be able to capture much more detail.

They would take note of changes in the spectrum, identifying the types of energy released through spectral analysis, including high-energy radiations such as X-rays and gamma-rays.

They could also monitor long-term changes in Jupiter and its moon system, including potential debris clouds and effects on other moon orbits.

They could leverage different types of telescopes—optical, infrared, radio, etc.—for comprehensive observations to gather more information about the event.

But this explosion of Europa is no ordinary explosion.

It is to be annihilated by an equivalent mass of anti-matter, an exceedingly rare and extreme event that would result in a tremendous release of energy.

According to current physical theories, when matter meets an equal amount of anti-matter, annihilation occurs, and the energy released can be calculated by Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence formula E = mc^2, where m is the mass of the annihilated matter and c is the speed of light. For a body as large as Europa, this annihilation would release an unfathomable amount of energy.

And because the annihilation effect converts matter into energy photons, the explosion of Europa would produce even more exaggerated optical effects, likely to catch the attention of all on Earth.

Although the resulting dust and debris would not form a meteor shower and would only be captured by Jupiter’s massive gravity,

it would cause not the slightest ripple on Earth.

But that bright flash that suddenly appears in the Earth’s sky would rapidly expand into a massive fireball and illuminate the entire night sky, its twinkling light even clearly visible during the day.

This is an explosion with added optical effects.

It would be a spectacle able to capture the attention of all Earth people.

By then, for people on Earth, this scene would undoubtedly be heart-stopping.

It would not only showcase the incredible strength of the Universe but also make people profoundly aware of humanity’s insignificance in the vast cosmos.

Thus,

the explosion of Europa would certainly be spectacular and eye-catching enough.

As a means to display strength, it definitely qualifies.

But on second thought, Chen Yun felt it was not enough.

For he had come this far.

Chen Yun had to consider an issue.

Given the flawed nature of humanity, if one simply relied on Europa’s explosion as a deterrent in hopes that they would cease their mischief from then on...

wouldn’t that be a tad too presumptuous?

If that were all, it might very likely be insufficient.

Chen Yun had once watched an anime called Naruto.

In it was a character named Senju Hashirama who, after witnessing too many wars, resolutely decided to step forward and change it all.