Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

"Professor, Academician Fang Xu is visiting."

Zero's electronic synthesized voice sounded in the quiet office.

On the desk, a blue holographic drawing was suspended in the air.

Lu Yongchang didn't look up and said directly: "Let him come in."

"I guess he was anxious too, otherwise he wouldn't have come directly to me."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to turn the holographic image in front of him, and once again changed some of the devices in the drawings.

Just now, he temporarily halted the satellite reconstruction project.

As the person in charge of the Lighthouse reconstruction project, Fang Xu was naturally confused when he learned the news.

Very good.

Why is the project on hand gone?

After some inquiries, Fang Xu was even more confused when he learned that Lu Yongchang was significantly modifying the design drawings of the satellite.

The Lighthouse reconstruction project has been going on for twenty-five years. Although only some infrastructure work has been completed so far, this is not a reason to drastically change the design drawings! !

then……

He set off directly to Lu Yongchang's office, ready to "ask for an explanation."

…

The office door slowly opened.

"Lu Yongchang!" Fang Xu's voice was filled with a little resentment, but as he stepped into the door of the office, his voice quickly became "softer", "There is a problem with Guang Weiyi's design drawings. ”

"What is the problem? Is it serious? Whose module is responsible for the problem?"

"Investigate strictly, I will investigate closely when I go back!"

Lu Yongchang, who was sitting behind the desk, twitched his mouth slightly, raised his head, looked at Fang Xu in front of him with complicated eyes, then slowly shook his head and sighed.

Fang Xu looked surprised.

The tone became more abject.

"Yongchang... Is there a big problem with the design plan?" Fang Xu walked forward with a guilty conscience, stretching his neck hard to look at the holographic drawings in front of Lu Yongchang, "It's impossible, it has been zero-checked many times..."

Seeing Fang Xu's cautious look, Lu Yongchang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth: "I didn't say there was anything wrong with the drawings. Why are you so careful?"

Fang Xu: "...???"

"No, there's nothing wrong with the drawings. Why did you stop the project?!" Fang Xu straightened up immediately when he heard that there were no problems with the design plan.

Lu Yongchang looked at Fang Xu with a half-smile, and said softly: "I think we need to add another device."

Fang Xu: "..."

…

Lu Yongchang stretched his hand across the air, and the holographic image was enlarged. At the same time, Zero completed the 3D modeling of the satellite.

On the holographic model, ultra-high-power land-based Type III laser cannons can be seen everywhere.

This is just the most basic weaponry on this satellite.

Plasma missile silos, high-power plasma cannons, planet-level magnetic field shields...

It is no exaggeration to say that this modification plan has forcibly turned this natural satellite into a super weapon with a diameter of 100,000 square meters.

The only flaw is that this all-round super-model super weapon cannot move at will - it can only orbit the Dawn Star in its own orbit.

"pity……"

Lu Yongchang looked at the 3D model of the Lighthouse Fortress in the holographic projection, with a flash of regret in his eyes: "It can only be used against civilizations within level four."

The corners of Fang Xu's mouth twitched slightly.

Listen, do people say it?

What does it mean that it can only fight against civilizations within level four?

"This thing... Even if the fourth-level civilization comes, it won't get much benefit, right?" Fang Xu complained in a low voice.

"No, no, no." Lu Yongchang shook his head seriously and denied repeatedly, "The gap between the fourth-level civilization and the third-level civilization is so big that you and I can't imagine it."

"The gap between the two is even wider than the gap between the first-level civilization and the third-level civilization!"

"I doubt it can even resist an ordinary starship in a level four civilization!"

"Is it such an exaggeration..." Fang Xu's eyes were filled with astonishment, and he asked in an incredible tone, "The weapons deployed on Phonosone can destroy our asteroid-level flagship [Earth] in ten seconds. Isn’t this enough to withstand an ordinary starship from a level four civilization?”

Lu Yongchang did not speak, but turned his attention to the long ring-shaped "tube" in the equatorial region of the satellite.

Fang Xu noticed his gaze.

"Particle accelerator?"

"Is this why you stopped the project?"

In the holographic model, this particle accelerator occupies the most precious equatorial region of Phony.

"What a waste." Fang Xu frowned, "We obviously have several particle accelerators, why do we spend so many resources to build this... big guy?"

"In order to study antimatter." Lu Yongchang took a deep breath, then exhaled a long breath, and said bluntly, "Humanity should also prepare to enter the fourth level civilization."

"Antimatter is the key technology for entering level four civilization."

Hearing this, the expression on Fang Xu's face gradually became serious: "What do you mean..."

"Level 4 civilization may use antimatter as energy?"

Antimatter is the anti-state of normal matter.

For example, antielectrons, also known as positrons, have the same mass as electrons but carry a positive charge.

Another example is antiprotons, which have the same mass and spin as protons and have the same lifespan, but they carry a negative charge.

As for the antineutron, although it has no charge, its magnetic moment is opposite to that of the neutron.

When these antimatters come into contact with positive matter, they will annihilate each other and release extremely large amounts of energy.

This energy far exceeds the energy produced by nuclear fusion!

Facing Fang Xu's question, Lu Yongchang did not hesitate and said in a positive tone: "Not bad!"

"The fusion energy gain from heavy nuclear fusion is too small, so we basically don't need to consider it."

"And light nuclear fusion..."

"From the first-level civilization to the third-level civilization, we have basically squeezed out the potential of light nuclear fusion."

"Remember the flagship of the Lator civilization?" Lu Yongchang cast his gaze to infinity, with a faint expectation deep in his eyes, "It can manipulate gravity and even enter curvature navigation..."

"The energy required is definitely not something that small nuclear fusion can provide."

Fang Xu turned his head thoughtfully and looked at the holographic image aside.

"But... what about the storage problem?" Fang Xu frowned, "Humans have done a lot of research on antimatter as early as the Earth era."

"But due to preservation issues, research progress is not optimistic."

"The preservation of antielectrons and antiprotons may be relatively simple."

"It only needs to be restrained with a magnetic field in a vacuum environment."

"For the current human civilization, it is very easy."

"But...what about antihydrogen atoms?"

Fang Xu looked at Lu Yongchang in front of him with confusion: "Since we are studying antimatter, we must solve the problem of preserving antihydrogen atoms."

ps: Regarding the plot in the first two chapters, Lin Shuguang enters the parliament for an interview. There are also basic positions in the parliament. Xu Ting is the most basic position.

pps: Thanks to Mr. Jiulima for the master certification!