Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

One month later.

Escorted by dozens of asteroid-class [Golden Crow] battleships, a single small starship slowly sailed out from the [Dimension Strike Ship] fleet.

Considering the stability of the internal two-dimensional core restraint device, the Academy of Sciences did not upgrade these dimensional strike ships.

To this day, the performance of these dimensional strike ships still remains in the category of second-level civilization.

Therefore, the [Golden Crow] battleship playing an escort role next to it can only control the thrust of the anti-matter engine as much as possible - to avoid accidentally getting rid of the escort target.

Escorted by a group of large starships walking on thin ice, the small starship arrived near the ice giant.

In order to cooperate with the subsequent research, the personnel in the Ice Giant have already been evacuated, leaving only a few robots performing production and mining tasks.

…

In the first laboratory of Dawn Star Academy of Sciences.

Lu Yongchang, Fang Xu and others looked solemnly at the giant holographic projection in front of the laboratory.

In the projection, dozens of robots are installing various detection instruments under Zero's control.

"What do you think it relies on to bind the two-dimensional fragments?"

Lu Yongchang didn't turn his head and asked Fang Xu softly beside him.

Fang Xu's eyes flashed with thoughts.

After struggling for a moment, he responded in a hesitant tone: "It should be...gravity, right?"

Lu Yongchang was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head: "No, it shouldn't be gravity."

"Do you still remember the scene when the two-dimensional fragments attacked the flagship of the Rathore civilization?"

"The gravity shield equipped on that flagship did not have any blocking effect."

Fang Xu frowned and retorted: "It may be that the opponent's gravity shield power is too small, and the deflection effect is too weak."

"The gravitational shield generated by a level-4 civilization is not of the same order of magnitude as a level-7 civilization."

"It's possible." Lu Yongchang nodded slightly. "Although the test has not started yet, I still feel that this thing cannot be restrained and isolated by simple gravity."

"What could that be?"

Fang Xu withdrew his gaze and looked at Lu Yongchang beside him with some curiosity.

"...I don't know either, it's just an intuition."

Lu Yongchang shrugged: "Let's take a look at the test results first."

…

Time passes little by little.

After the various detection instruments are installed, the most critical step is "unpacking".

Like the two-dimensional fragments, the two-dimensional core is also constrained in a huge stabilizing device.

To ensure the stability of the two-dimensional fragments, the core area of ​​the stabilization device is an ultra-pure vacuum area.

This vacuum area is placed in a huge spherical shell.

At present, the first task of the Academy of Sciences is to remove the spherical shell while ensuring the normal operation of the stabilizing device.

According to the drawings given by [Paint] at the time, the role of this spherical shell is only to ensure the purity of the core vacuum area, and does not have many functions.

Therefore, Lu Yongchang proposed a disassembly plan-to build a larger high-purity vacuum room to wrap the entire core area, and then dismantle the outer spherical shell.

This ensures the stability of the device.

…

Under Zero's control, several robots carefully removed the spherical shell.

Although there are corresponding construction drawings and the construction process of the device is all in Zero's database, the disassembly process still made everyone in the laboratory sweat.

The reason is simple.

When this machine was built, there was no 2D core in it!

As the spherical shell continues to peel off, the scene inside the vacuum chamber is also exposed to the public.

In the core area of ​​the vacuum chamber, there is a deep and extreme darkness.

"Where is the two-dimensional core?" Fang Xu's surprised voice sounded from the side.

"If I guess correctly, this black thing is the thing that is really used to restrain the two-dimensional core." Lu Yongchang couldn't help but take a step forward, looking straight at the picture in the holographic projection, "and The two-dimensional core is the same, and the two-dimensional fragment stabilization device should also have the same structure!”

"Strong magnetic field detected!"

Electronic synthesized sounds interrupted the discussion in the laboratory.

Regarding this reminder, Lu Yongchang did not show any surprise on his face: "Zero, control a robot to take a closer look."

The devices that generate this strong magnetic field were all built by Zero himself. What's so surprising?

But the next moment.

Changes occurred suddenly.

"Bang!"

The robot near the stabilizing device swayed and was thrown against the wall.

"Zero?! What's going on?!"

Lu Yongchang's expression changed slightly and he shouted loudly.

Is it a problem with the magnetic field?

Impossible!

Before the start of the research project, Lu Yongchang took this into consideration. Logically speaking, these robots should not be affected by magnetic fields!

Zero didn't reply, but the camera quickly changed direction and focused on the unlucky robot.

Photographed by the high-definition camera, the robot's legs and hands had turned into a mess!

"this……"

Lu Yongchang's expression changed, and an incredible thought slowly emerged in his mind.

"Gravity shield?"

Fang Xu on the side spoke out Lu Yongchang's conjecture in a hoarse voice.

"I'm afraid so." Lv Yongchang's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and he said excitedly, "If you want to ensure that it is not contaminated by any particles, the gravitational shield is an excellent option!"

Sure enough, [Hua] tampered with the blueprint of the stabilization device!

The so-called strong magnetic field is probably just a cover-up!

For the two-dimensional core, the real effect should be this gravitational shield!

"Can we break it?" Fang Xu swallowed his saliva and asked curiously but timidly.

"I'm afraid not."

Lv Yongchang stretched out his hand to operate the small holographic projection on the side, and said with some regret: "This gravitational shield is very strong."

"Judging from the gravitational lens phenomenon, its strength is far above the gravitational shield of the Latour civilization flagship."

Fang Xu was speechless when he heard this.

What the hell is this.

They can't even solve the gravitational shield of the Latour civilization, let alone this thing in front of them.

"It's a little bit of a gain." Lv Yongchang's eyes sparkled, "At least, we can analyze gravity by observing this gravitational shield."

"Of course..."

Speaking of this, Lv Yongchang looked up again and glanced at the deep darkness inside the gravitational shield: "I'm more curious about what's inside."

"What kind of material can constrain two-dimensional fragments with such poor stability?!"

Suddenly, Lv Yongchang seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly raised his hand and patted his forehead.

Under the gaze of everyone, he murmured excitedly: "Could it be..."

"Is it dark matter?"