Under normal circumstances, over 90% of the total energy from a Type II Supernova Explosion is carried away by neutrinos.
The remaining energy is then distributed among the kinetic energy of the remnant, visible light, radiation across various wavelengths, and so on.
But even this small fraction of energy was still enough to produce light that could outshine an entire galaxy, as well as a violent wave of radiation that could sweep across several light-years of space, destroying everything in its path—tangible and intangible alike.
Based on the standard model for a Supernova Explosion, Li Qingsong, taking into account the performance of his neutrino telescope, estimated that the number of neutrinos he should have captured would be over 1,000 times the amount he actually did.
And yet, the observed neutrinos were only one-thousandth of that expected number.
This was a difference of several orders of magnitude, something that could no longer be explained by probability.
From this, Li Qingsong identified a total of three anomalies.
First, it occurred multiple times at the same coordinates.
Second, there was no optical counterpart.
Third, the number of neutrinos was far too low.
'Does this mean... that for both of these Supernova Explosions, the energy release was concentrated in invisible light-wave radiation, such as gamma rays and X-rays, as well as the kinetic energy of the stellar remnant?'
Visible light and neutrinos were, comparatively, the least destructive forms of energy release in a Supernova Explosion.
'If the energy release was concentrated on high-energy Photon radiation and heavy atomic nuclei radiation...'
'How many times more destructive would it be?'
The mere thought of it terrified Li Qingsong.
Even if a Sun were placed trillions of kilometers away from the Supernova Explosion, the entire star would likely be blown apart by the furious radiation, dissolving into dust and vanishing into the Cosmos.
'This can't be called a Supernova Explosion anymore. This is more like a Supernova Explosion Lethality Pro Max edition, isn't it?'
'Thankfully, it's over ten thousand light-years away. It can't affect me.'
Li Qingsong was secretly relieved. 'If it happened in my vicinity, even a hundred light-years away, my fleet would be blasted to smithereens by the radiation, and all my Clones would die.'
Faced with such a peculiar phenomenon, Li Qingsong redoubled his research efforts.
But even after a full decade of research, Li Qingsong still had nothing to show for it.
This was becoming a real headache.
Scientists enjoy finding flaws in their own theories, but only on the condition that they can then propose a more complete one.
It's like a student who gets a problem wrong. If you point out the mistake and they can use that to find the right answer, that's great.
But if you point out the mistake without providing the correct answer, and they can't find it themselves through their own research, then they're just stumped.
Li Qingsong was now in such a state.
It was under these circumstances that a blueprint scientist proposed a possibility.
In a tone mixed with awe and fear, he spoke to one of Li Qingsong's Clones. "Perhaps our previous line of research was wrong."
"This... this might not be a natural phenomenon. It might be... a weapon from some kind of super-civilization."
'A weapon?'
Li Qingsong scoffed at the idea.
'Using a Supernova Explosion as a weapon? How is that even possible?'
But in the next moment, Li Qingsong froze. A storm erupted in his mind.
'A weapon? A weapon?!'
'Think about it. Why would two Supernova Explosions occur at the exact same coordinates, with such a short interval between them?'
'Could this mean it was a controlled explosion?'
'And think about this: why was the energy carried by neutrinos and visible light—the least destructive forms—so low? Why was the main energy release concentrated in the more destructive forms of light radiation and heavy-nucleus radiation?'
'This... this was clearly a deliberate modulation of the Supernova Explosion's energy release pattern! Someone consciously concentrated the energy into more lethal types to enhance its destructive power!'
'If it's a weapon, then was the object that exploded really a star?'
'Is it possible that it's actually some kind of large-scale device? For example, a massive Warship from a super-civilization, using technology so advanced I can't even imagine it, simulating the pattern of a Supernova Explosion and using that type of detonation as its method of attack?'
If that were the case, everything would make sense.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Li Qingsong's forehead.
'What kind of enemy could possibly withstand an attack of such power?'
'I'm afraid that even if my own power were a hundred or a thousand times greater, I'd have no chance of stopping it.'
'Could there really be such a powerful civilization in this Cosmos, in this Milky Way Galaxy?'
'Could it be that over ten thousand light-years away from me, two super-civilizations, so advanced I can't even fathom them, are at war?'
Using Supernova Explosions as weapons... how vast and magnificent such a battlefield must be...
Gazing at the vast, starry sky, at the countless twinkling stars, Li Qingsong felt more insignificant than ever before.
Observations of that coordinate point continued, but Li Qingsong no longer held out hope of discovering any new physics from it. Now, he simply hoped to gather a little more information. That way, if he ever encountered such a being in the future, he could hide as quickly as possible.
'What else could I do besides hide?'
'Run?'
'The blast radius of a Supernova Explosion can span several light-years. How could I possibly outrun that?'
As for whether he could survive after hiding, that would be entirely up to luck.
The massive fleet continued its advance, its observation of the cosmic expanse never ceasing for a moment.
Amidst the continuous celestial surveys by numerous telescope arrays, Li Qingsong once again discovered a rather peculiar celestial body.
To differentiate between celestial bodies of different scales, Li Qingsong had now established a rule: massive multi-star aggregates like the Milky Way Galaxy, the Andromeda Star System, and the Triangulum Star System would be collectively referred to as "galaxies," while Stellar-level entities like the Solar System and the Oriental Star System would be called "Star Systems."
What Li Qingsong was observing now was one such massive galaxy.
Through redshift calculations, Li Qingsong confirmed that its distance from the Milky Way Galaxy was approximately 500 million light-years.
This meant that the light he was currently receiving was actually light emitted by this galaxy 500 million years ago.
This galaxy was also a spiral galaxy, but a rather flat one. What piqued Li Qingsong's interest was that the stars within this galaxy seemed to be moving at relatively high speeds. Additionally, the proportions of Red Giant Stars, blue giant stars, and various dwarf stars were somewhat abnormal.
This seemed to contradict Li Qingsong's existing theories on galactic evolution.
Adhering to the principle that "to find error is to make progress," Li Qingsong decisively allocated more observational resources to conduct further studies of this distant galaxy.
An array of several thousand giant optical telescopes, after a six-month-long exposure, finally collected enough data on this galaxy.
After the data was processed, an ultra-high-resolution, true-color image of the galaxy was presented on a massive screen in front of the Clone housing Li Qingsong's consciousness.
In that moment, Li Qingsong's consciousness was utterly captivated.
The light of countless stars swirled with various gases and dust, making the galaxy as a whole look like a magical eye—resplendent and beautiful.
'How beautiful...'
Li Qingsong murmured, "It looks so much like an eye... I'll name you the Demon Eye Star System."