cosmic hegemony

Chapter 344, Key Points of Warp Speed ​​Engine

Li Fu watched Chen Bin demonstrate the function and principle of space-time ocean current sail in detail. In fact, this space-time ocean current sail is also a kind of space technology, which is the embodiment of the achievements of imperial scientists in space technology over the years.

I have always wanted to manufacture a warp drive, so the Imperial Academy of Sciences has invested a lot in space research, but this space is too illusory, and it is not possible to study it clearly. The scientists of the Empire To be able to work out a little bit of fur in just a few decades is pretty remarkable.

Li Fu knew from the seeds of super civilization that this space technology is definitely a powerful technology leading to the top civilization of the universe, but this road is full of countless ups and downs, and there are countless civilizations that cannot even enter the door.

The scientists of the empire can make a little achievement, and this is all because Li Fu has the seeds of civilization, from which he can learn some space technology-related knowledge, and then guide the scientists of the empire to conduct research. Otherwise, let alone decades, it will be a few years Hundreds of years, thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, hundreds of millions of years may not be able to make achievements in the field of space technology.

Of course, because the universe where the super-civilized Dahan Technological Empire is located is different from the universe where the empire is now, the space is also different. Otherwise, the progress can definitely be faster. Li Fu can only refer to it and learn from the super-civilized Dahan Technological Empire. Methods and experiences in the study of space.

"I don't know when our empire can also get a heart of time and space!"

Thinking of this, Li Fu couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his mind. The Dahan Technology Empire got a treasure in the study of space-time technology, the Heart of Time-Space, like shit luck in the early stage of civilization, so it was able to On the avenue of space-time technology, it went smoothly.

Therefore, Li Fu is also very eager to obtain the most treasured space-time heart mentioned in the seeds of civilization. Under special conditions, this kind of treasure can perfectly deduce the mysteries related to space-time technology, which is very important for research. Space-time technology is like opening a plug-in.

Although there is no such treasure as the Heart of Time and Space, among the seeds of civilization, there are still the experience and methods of studying space-time technology summed up by the scientists of the Han Technology Empire, which are still of great help to Li Fu.

Over the past few decades, a little superficial achievement in space technology is still very useful now. If this powerful technology that can directly affect space can be further developed, it will not be far from researching the warp drive.

"Does the space-time ocean current sail need to redesign the spaceship?"

From the beginning to the end, Li Fu felt very satisfied, being able to speed up more than ten times, which is already quite remarkable, especially for an empire whose territory is getting bigger and bigger, it is of great significance.

However, there is another issue worthy of attention, that is, if the space-time ocean current sail is not redesigned, this is related to whether the empire's many huge spaceships and space battleships should be eliminated.

If this kind of space-time ocean current sail can be used very simply by adding it to the spaceship and space battleship, then it will be very convenient. If it needs to be rearranged and designed, this means that the many spaceships and space battleships in the empire's current hands All of them will be gradually eliminated, and the loss will be too great.

"No, you can just add it as an auxiliary device. All the spaceships and space battleships of our empire can complete the operation of adding space-time ocean current sails in a very short period of time."

Chen Bin shook his head with a smile. It is not easy to build a spaceship and space battleship. In general, it is necessary to upgrade spaceships and space battleships as much as possible instead of eliminating them. service life.

"That's good."

"Everyone has done a good job, Old Chen, you can bring up a list here."

Li Fu nodded in satisfaction and asked Chen Bin to come up with the nomination list. There is no doubt that this is to reward the scientists who participated in the research. The Empire has always been very generous in this regard. The permanent private land, promotion and salary increase, the granting of noble titles, etc., will definitely allow the scientists of the empire to obtain both substantial benefits and honorary rewards, both fame and fortune.

"Brother Fu, this Space-Time Ocean Flow Sail is just the end of the fire. Even if it can increase the speed by more than ten times, it is not an epoch-making technology after all."

Chen Bin nodded, and then said thoughtfully.

"Go on."

"The starry sky in the universe is too vast. Even if our current speed through time and space is increased by more than ten times, even if the speed of arrival is increased by hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times, compared to the vastness and emptiness of the entire universe Even in the Milky Way, it is still insignificant, and it still seems very slow."

"In particular, the space-time ocean currents can only be connected by space-time ocean currents between galaxies that are relatively close, so we can only keep turning around among galaxies, which is too slow."

"Moreover, when our empire expands abroad in the future, there will definitely be conflicts with other civilizations. As long as these civilizations block the entrance and exit of time-space ocean currents, if they want to break through, the losses will definitely be very heavy. Our empire has a small population and a weak foundation. We simply cannot afford such a loss.”

"It's acceptable to lay down more than a dozen galaxies. If it's hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, the loss will be too great, which is very detrimental to the future development and expansion of our empire."

"So I think our empire should focus on researching the warp drive. As long as we can develop the warp drive, the universe will be as big as our empire can go."

Chen Bin pondered for a while, and then slowly offered a suggestion.

"Old Chen, what you said is very reasonable. We have been developing in this direction, but the warp drive is not so easy to research."

Li Fu also nodded in deep agreement.

"The warp drive has been researched in our empire over the years. At present, I think there are three main problems. The first is the energy problem. The energy technology we have now is simply not enough to support the huge energy demand of the warp drive. We must develop controllable fusion technology."

"The second is the material. Because the warp speed engine needs to twist and fold the space, it has very high requirements for the material when it is forcibly traveling through the space. In theory, at least it needs degenerate materials to meet the demand. Based on what we have now It is already quite difficult for space battleships to reach the 1000 billion-ton level of material technology, so the field of material technology is also a key point in the development of our empire's technology."

"The third problem is theoretical support. Space folding and space distortion. At present, our understanding of space is too little, too little, and research is always in the fog. It is impossible to understand the nature of space. It goes straight to its core, so although we have invested a lot and expended a lot of energy in this area, we have not made much breakthrough.”

Chen Bin thought for a while, and raised the three questions in his mind. As the dean of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, he is very aware of the current problems and difficulties encountered in the development of Imperial Science, and he has long wanted to find Li Fu had a good chat about these issues.

After Li Fu listened, he carefully thought about these three issues in his mind, energy technology, material technology, and theoretical technology research. What Chen Bin said was actually about these three aspects.

Energy technology, material technology, and theoretical technology are actually the most basic technologies, and they are also the foundation that determines the height of a civilization's technology. In terms of energy technology, primitive humans started to master fire, and then gradually mastered steam energy and electricity. From nuclear energy to plasma power, every reform of energy technology is accompanied by the rapid advancement of human technology.

Not to mention material science and technology. In the past, in China on Earth, there was often a gap between basic material technology and Western countries, so there was a big gap in high-end aero-engines and high-precision machine tools. Later, Li After repeated research on black gold materials and the development of plasma engines in one fell swoop, Huaxia's technology began to truly surpass that of Western countries.

As for theoretical technology research, it is even more important. If there is no theoretical research on many things, it is impossible for various subsequent technologies to appear. Taking Einstein's theory of relativity, others have died for more than 100 years, but His theory still plays a very important role in the development of science and technology. Without the mass-energy formula, it is impossible for human beings to master nuclear energy, let alone know the powerful energy contained in atoms.

The technology of the empire has developed to the present, and basically the original energy technology, material technology, theoretical technology, etc. have been researched and applied to a peak, especially the material technology, and the black gold material technology has become increasingly unable to meet the needs of the empire's technological development. , although this black gold material technology has been developing continuously over the years.

However, this kind of development is not an epoch-making technological change, but the continuous expansion and refinement of the original technology. The development of the Empire's anti-gravity technology has been relatively slow over the years. materials to support more advanced anti-gravity propulsion technology.

The stronger the power, the higher the requirements for materials!
This is why Chen Bin said that if he wants to develop a warp speed engine, he must develop degenerate materials. Without strong materials, it is impossible to support a powerful engine. If you move it casually, the engine will play. After all, in order to have a strong heart, the material used to make the heart must be strong enough. The heart muscle is definitely the strongest among all the muscles.

(End of this chapter)