Star Empire

When the source materials are abundant enough to support uninterrupted processing, and when countless steps requiring complex operations can be simplified into a definite and replicable process, mass production will be prerequisite.

After confirming that crystal energy crystals and special probes were capable of collecting crystal energy, space resonance hubs were erected like sprouts after the rain near many new main sites in the warped space bubble, with more and more probes Started traveling back and forth between the crystal energy vortex and various scientific research or industrial sites, delivering unprecedented large amounts of crystal energy inventory to all scientific and technological workers.

Of course, the one who uses the largest amount of crystal energy is Cavern Riel. He almost dominates the current technology of using crystal energy, both in terms of materials and soul fusion.

Since the relative "primary crystal energy" collected directly from the crystal energy vortex has not yet been tested, Cavernel is not sure whether this energy, which has never been tested before, is still reliable and whether it will decay like the current secondary derivatives. The process is very stable - but after Eskett's peeling attempt, it was confirmed that the intensity of the crystal energy brought back in this way is uniform.

Therefore, Cavenriel chose to fuse and peel off these original primary-level golden energies twice to make them inert, and then stored the obtained inert crystal energy in citrine, based on citrine and crystal energy alloys. , mass-produced biomodification cabins.

"No matter how you think about it, this is very crude and forced..."

"Yes, after all, except for some solvents and chemical products...facilities related to high-energy physics and cutting-edge physics...we have never done this..."

"Perhaps the nature of the memory and the materials to be stored are slightly different than before..." In the newly built biochemical space stations, teams of soldiers are following orders to inspect the cabins that they may also lie in in the future - in Here, they felt the fear of the unknown, the cherishment of life, and an unprecedented sense of mission.

In the "discourse" exchange formed by the non-stop jumping of information and data, or the weak fluctuations of comprehensively modulated information that can be transmitted within a considerable range without delay or loss, the progress of the plan can be regarded as quite smooth.

"I don't know what we will become in the future, and I don't know how many human habits we will retain... communicate directly with consciousness and communicate with "words". In fact, I still hope to retain both..."

"This is beyond your control - we simply cannot predict everything in the future... Survival of the fittest, and the details of this may not even be predicted by the Archon now..."

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Under Vidoville's call, the soldiers' interest in crystal energy fusion transformation was very high. The Archons are fortunate that they are not as hostile to the unified theory of information as ordinary citizens, but...

"Thank you for your sense of mission, and thank you all for being willing to face the possibility of paying for your life..."

In Cavenriel's new experimental base, the original partitioned material laboratory has been renovated, the internal testing and testing facilities have been dismantled, and the isolation measures have also been improved. Now, each of these honeycomb-like compartments is equipped with a crystal energy radiation modification compartment.

Currently, there are a total of one hundred biochemical pods that have been activated reasonably.

"I wish you good luck...your footsteps will guide the forefront of the entire federation."

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Originally, Cavinrel planned to wait until Zhai Cahill found a way to apply the mathematical model to the real world before conducting human experiments. Since the emergence of crystal energy, the constant emergence of over-limit operations and blanks in the field have made many of his practices There is actually a problem. These hindsight difficulties are not difficult to solve once you think of them, but it seems that they are always ignored when encountering problems... However, the real environment cannot make him wait any longer, and he can only combine the current results , accelerating everything while considering reality as comprehensively as possible.

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Tertiary crystal energy, that is, the "rough material" that uses ordinary materials and is inerted twice on the initial basis, will take about twenty-one (21) days to transform an average federal personnel individual. Although this is not yet known. The specific principles, but the experiment did verify some contents. During this period of time, Cavinriel also tried the structural and weapon uses of crystal energy products - it can be said that the results were good.

In terms of equipment, based on the blueprint of the original spacecraft, as long as all structural materials are replaced with crystal energy charging alloys, the spacecraft can have a certain degree of distortion resistance on the original basis.

However, crystal energy radiation still hinders the promotion of crystal energy technology to a considerable extent. The capacity of the crystal energy charging alloy is limited. If it continues to be exposed to the crystal energy environment after being fully charged, it will no longer be able to accept external crystal energy. , which means that with the continuous use of crystal energy technology, the radiation inside the spacecraft will gradually increase, and current personnel and equipment cannot escape the influence of crystal energy radiation.

For personnel, Cavernrel placed his hopes on his own transformation plan, and for the improvement of equipment, everyone could only place their hope on Zhai Cahill.

Since the 18th day of the transformation, Eskett and Torres have been on standby at any time. Cavinriel has been monitoring the first batch of one hundred biochemical transformation cabins day and night. Due to the strong secondary crystal energy's effect on real matter, The impact is too strong. In fact, the existing network structure and equipment will be interfered with to some extent. Cavernrel has not installed too many monitoring and redundant equipment in the cabin. The basic controls are located on the outer layer. Therefore, the impact on internal personnel is Life activity detection can only be done manually by Eskett.

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As the research process progresses step by step, the cloud of pressure hangs over everyone.

Perhaps, many, many years ago, our ancestors discovered that fire could roast food and that various plants could be eaten. The situation was similar to today. But the difference is that in the long history, the price brought to the discoverer by each new discovery has been increasing - the discoverer of fire has been promoted to the altar in the vague history of the past, but the antiproton The reputations of the founders of mass production technology still bear the last traces of blood and war.

Now, on the one hand, the worries caused by the incomprehensible crystal energy and the power it contains, which may break through the future, make everyone entangled with this; on the other hand, the invisible pressure from the entire federation and the looming... The sense of contradiction squeezes the will of everyone standing here.

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time is limited.

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"Science officer, the crystal energy induction is completed, and all subjects are still in "sleep"." Eskett opened his eyes and reported to Cavinriel.

"I know." Looking at the closed capsule-shaped metal cabin on the other side of the isolation door, Cavinrel couldn't help but sweat.

On the 19th day, all subjects were inactive.

On the 20th, one person woke up.

On the twenty-first day, fifty-six people were revived.

On the twenty-second day, seventeen people were revived.

On the twenty-third day, no...

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"Is this an event of such high levels of instability?"

By the 31st day, Cavinriel confirmed that 74% was the success rate of the first extensive transformation of the crystal energy-soul fusion experiment.

When this group of reformers were basically awake and the situation stabilized, Vidoville organized them into an independent group, led by Eskett and Torres, while Cavinrel worked part-time to provide theoretical guidance on crystal energy.

Under the guidance of three people, these seventy-four people quickly realized that they were different from the past. The stability and activity of their souls, as well as their perception and body's resistance to distortion, had improved.

In addition, in terms of appearance, some of these people's life traits are affected by crystal energy. At the same time, one of these awakened people has a special ability to use crystal energy: Ainotta Agnas can use crystal energy to form a structure similar to a shield. Willing to transform part of the surrounding space - it is actually more difficult than expected to build a shield in the strict sense.

However, despite being excited, Cavenriel's main job is to carry out more crystal energy transformations in greater quantities and scope. For the volunteers who failed to wake up, their humanoid crystals were solemnly sealed.

Since the degree of basic transformation of military members is higher than that of ordinary individuals, even the most basic soldiers may have survived "two eras" compared to ordinary people. Therefore, according to the basic rules of the federation, this information and compensation will be secretly sent to their former family continuation or the people with the closest existing relationship - this is the best way to do it when the traditional family ethical structure exists in name only.

Their deeds were sorted out in detail with the help of Isendel... As for the specific situation... the chaos in the star map has not faded away, even if there are more questions now... it actually doesn't matter.

Vidoville and others did not conduct a detailed test of Agnas' ability, but integrated this part into Zhai Cahir's mathematical model entity technology.

The first large-scale experiment of crystal energy infecting people was an uncontrollable accident. The explosion from the crystal energy vortex destroyed the detection spacecraft and infected the pioneer team members on the spacecraft. The crystal energy infection in the pioneer team members It broke through the protective layer and transferred it to the death squad. Uneven irradiation, multi-level crystal energy irradiation...it was impossible to determine whether it was counted as a valid variable. Under the cluster of events...only two people survived in the end.

Now, the success rate of 74% in the first test can be considered to have exceeded the threshold of a worthless attempt.

Under the promotion of Cavinriel, batches of new soldiers who were fused with crystal energy continued to fill in the special teams led by Eskett and Torres. Under the guidance of the two men, the entire crystal energy fusion team The development is booming.

But the more this situation happened, the more lost Eskett felt. After all, his awakening gave him hope. He originally thought he could see his comrades awaken, but the reality was that he brought those former friends with him. Corpses infected with crystal energy were used as raw materials for crystal energy extraction and turned into dust. When working, the busy rhythm can divert his attention, but after each training session, the pain like maggots in the tarsal bones will reappear.

"What's wrong?" Eskett was startled by this question. When she looked back, she quickly moved away a few steps: "Your Excellency Victorville, why did you touch me directly? You haven't experienced crystal energy yet. Enhanced transformation, such contact with me may cause harm to you."

"It doesn't matter. I've asked Cavenriel. In this area, people will basically slowly accept the influence of potential crystal energy radiation. Now I can look directly at the crystal energy vortex without any serious abnormality. Recently. I have noticed that your mood is a little low, is it because of your comrades?"

"...I broke the rules, and I'm correcting them, but...I don't know why, but now I really...don't want to remember it like that..."

"...Now we need all those who have research or experience in crystal energy to work without reservation...It is a pity that your comrades have passed away. But as a soldier, you must look forward now, and you must Overcome these obstacles – that’s the order.”

"--clear."

"Then, keep going to work!"

After Eskett left, Vidoville shook his head and sighed. This cannot be said to be wrong. But for soldiers, too much involvement can lead to indecision when key decisions need to be made. Sometimes, a moment of hesitation can lead to fatal results - however, the rational thinking module... Reason must obey the truth. ?

Thinking of the resistance of the management class to the unification of information and the phenomenon of "softening of mind" among some people nowadays, Vidoville couldn't help but have an idea: whether it is class or environment, these can basically be considered as backgrounds of life. Existence, after a long period of accumulation, has survived as a source of information disturbance, and has unknowingly bypassed the current logic enhancement module, exerting its own influence subtly.

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After inspecting the training of the crystal energy transformer team, Vidoville wanted to go to the nearby industrial space station to see the production of crystal energy alloys, but before he planned to leave, several ideas popped into his mind. The brief summary, after a brief summary, is the result:

"Zhai Cahir's research results have matured and will quickly return to the flagship anchor point."

When Victorville's shuttle came out of the warp space bubble, he discovered that there was another big guy near the anchor point of the main flagship. As a specially designed Star Corona class, the total length of the Star Star is more than 70 kilometers, and the total width and total height have reached 14 and 16 kilometers respectively. Coupled with the thick ship type, it can be called a It's a giant, but compared to the newly docked spaceship, it pales into insignificance.

The new spacecraft is 220 kilometers long, 35 kilometers wide, and about 25 kilometers high. Except for a small part of the necessary sensor arrays, defense facilities and conventional thrusters on the outer shell of the spacecraft, it It is almost a cuboid whose length, width and height can be directly equivalent to the edge length, so this type of ship is also very rare to have an officially recognized nickname: Flying Brick, and its official military code name is Tianzhou-class, super Large deep space cargo ship.

After boarding the huge spacecraft, Vidoville followed the previous text message prompt and went directly to the central cargo hold of the spacecraft. However, when he just walked into the entrance and exit of the upper cargo inspection corridor, he was deeply attracted by the scene in front of him. The ground was shaken.

The main cargo hold of the spacecraft is 150-25-20 kilometers in size. However, now, this huge cargo hold is almost completely occupied by a complex device. Vidoville even enabled visual enhancement to see clearly the other parts of the cargo hold. View from one end. Judging from the appearance of the device, a large number of pipelines extend from both ends of its long axis and are connected to a silver-white ball made of polygons.

"Is this... a vacuum zero-point energy power furnace? Or is it a stand-alone type... How much energy consumption does this require..."

As Vidoville looked along, in the middle of this giant equipment, there were a large number of complicated pipelines and a main body that looked like it was randomly stacked with geometric objects. Vidoville even felt that this thing was absorbing his own sanity, and in the main body of the equipment On the outer ring, several hoops extend like ribs from a silvery main beam at the top of this giant machine. Numerous large and small equipment are also attached to these ribs, as Vidoville can see Yes, most of them should belong to the category of compensation correctors.

"Your Majesty the Consul." Zhai Cahir's voice sounded in Vidoville's mind. After scanning several times along the gaps left by the equipment and bulkheads, he finally found a pixel that was almost shrunk to pixels a hundred kilometers away. of several people.

"Zhai Cahir, is this your achievement?" Vidoville came to Zhai Cahir with the help of the teleportation halo. Only when he stood at the bottom of this strangely huge machine did Vidoville truly feel its enormity——

Such a thing, if placed on an ordinary rock or metal planet, would be an out-and-out giant mountain range. From this perspective, the hoops that originally resembled ribs seemed to become the curve of the sky, extending from the silver-gray sky to the earth.

To be fair, among the industrial products of the Federation, there are many large ones. The main body of the Federation's operations and management center at the DH-33 Grand Triangular Constellation is still a planet fortress, and such planet fortresses or transformed colonial stars do not count in the entire Federation. Too little.

However, not only in Victorville, when most people here see them, they either span the distant scale of the universe, or they are abstracted as labels in various displays or file data; even if they really fly slowly over from a close distance to observe them These behemoths will also skip these ideas due to cognitive problems and directly measure the size of the celestial body. The same is true for battleships. Therefore, this equipment is not huge compared to the real behemoths, but it gives these visitors a very visual impression. Shocking.

"Yes, Your Excellency, this is a reliable result. It is the final product created by inferring from my own perspective and integrating most of the equipment containing information operation technology, including space stabilizers and vacuum zero-point energy furnaces. Mathematical model reality maintenance device, or mathematical rate generator.”

“Through it, some mathematical models that originally could only exist in the virtual environment can truly and very conveniently appear in reality, and can be used as an environment or a way to make the physical world change according to the original mathematical formulas. "

"So, can it detect the soul information and structure of the crystal energy fusion person?" Victorville immediately became interested after hearing the introduction.

"It can only be said that it is theoretically possible. Now... we can only consider the actual use of the mathematical model first." Upon hearing this question, Zhai Cahir felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him suddenly, and most of his interest suddenly disappeared.

"Sir, in fact, before you came, Chief Cavinriel also asked the same question, but I have made a comparison with my own soul. Currently, this device can only construct or analyze one existence at the same time. As a data group, the soul itself is very large, and the information it contains exceeds our expectations. If it is fused with crystal energy, this device will not be able to bear it, whether it is classified as a complex problem or a rank problem. In fact, , the current volume is the result of simplifying it as much as possible.”

After finishing speaking, Zhai Cahill paused a little awkwardly, "But its basic theory is completely correct. All that needs to be done next is to streamline and improve it. It will be different from previous space stabilizers and other similar ones." The means of information manipulation are different. It is a direct information manipulation device. In other words, any existence that can promote changes in information, or energy, can be used to generate mathematical models of reality as long as the amount is sufficient."

"Including crystal energy?" After hearing Zhai Cahir's final explanation, everyone asked together.

"Rather, crystal energy is the best choice."