Him and their stars

Facing their friend's question, Aisen and Xiaobai looked at each other in confusion, and finally the latter, as a local snake in New China, answered:

"Actually, when the early builders of the sector arrived here, we felt that this galaxy should have great potential. There are five frozen earth-like planets in one galaxy. The surfaces of the two lava planets can The proven rich minerals are also extremely rich, and there are even zero elements. The super large blue gas giant planet also has two planets that can be transformed. At least what has been detected so far is no less than Titan."

Although Tamir didn't quite understand why Xiaobai started talking about the past and present life of this planet, he nodded: "I heard Professor Zhuang say that if the magnetic field here was not too chaotic, this place would be a very wealthy place. of galaxies.”

He paused for a moment: "I have heard of a rumor that the reason why the earliest explorers and colonists at that time crossed the mountain and sea channels to colonize here was actually for this Tianshu galaxy."

Xiaobai smiled bitterly and said: "It's not a rumor, it's actually true. You all know that our ancestors discovered the Mountain and Sea Channel and New China when they were exploring the Far Coast Star Area, right? At that time, they carried gravitational waves from stars on the expedition ship The probe’s return was that it indeed discovered a star system with multiple Earth-like planets within New China. Moreover, he and the navigators’ perceptions also gave positive feedback.”

Of course, the data that gravitational wave stellar detectors can obtain is likely to be the state of this galaxy hundreds or even thousands of years ago. But no matter what, since a star carries the word "constant", it at least indicates a certain degree of stability. Changes that take hundreds to thousands of years should only take a moment for a star whose lifespan is measured in tens of billions of years.

In addition, the ancestor of the Bai family was also one of the most powerful psychics in the contemporary era at that time. He was very confident in his own strength and had very good "explorers" under his banner. Everyone's intuition is that there must be something fishy in this star district with no traffic, and maybe there is something good hidden there. Since the feedback from both the science side and the mystery side is positive, with the usual style of adventurers, of course we can give it a try.

We all know the subsequent results. The adventurers led by the ancestors of the Bai family did win and found a livable planet that could be developed and colonized. Moreover, because of the poor transportation, they also got the opportunity to be semi-autonomous even during the empire's rule. Similarly, it is precisely because of poor transportation that after more than two centuries of development, it is still the most remote star district in the Blue Star Community.

As for the celestial galaxy that everyone has high hopes for, it can indeed be regarded as a treasure just based on the number, type, and initial detection of mineral reserves... Of course, this is after excluding the extremely unstable solar wind changes and various strong In the case of magnetic field.

Until now, the Chinese government has been able to barely maintain the balance of payments in the Tianshu galaxy mines by relying on the latest semi-automatic mining equipment imported from the Iron Army Complex with heavy investment.

Even the most optimistic pioneers can only regard this galaxy as useless.

It wasn't until Professor Zinov, the Blue Star Community's authority on space physics theory, finally succeeded in developing the first space bubble generator belonging to people on Earth, with someone providing a prototype, that the situation changed.

But the problem now is that that thing is a laboratory product after all. In fact, there is still quite a distance to go before mass production is possible.

"Professor Zinov said that the biggest difficulty in production is a constraining force field that can maintain the space coating." Xiaobai continued to explain: "Then, we first need to construct a grid with extremely conductive conductors, and pass Instantly accelerate and heat up, and capture a strong enough magnetic field to form a restraining force field that stabilizes the space layer. Well, the principle is actually similar to that of lightsabers, atomic spears, and the like. In layman's terms, it is equivalent to a one-time capture To the amount of ten lightsabers or atomic light spears."

"Do the conditions need to be so extreme?" Tamir was shocked: "During the laboratory simulation test, it went very smoothly!"

"There is no way. The laboratory can only simulate the illusion of vacuum, but there is a lot of radiation in the real universe. Even many particles that we cannot detect now may cause instability in the force field." Eisen used his chubby hands to He scratched his head and said helplessly: "But it's different with the Empire. They have wonders after all!"

Eisen French is referring to the "Stellar Magnetic Field Generator" built by the Galactic Empire. To put it more directly, it is a giant device that can resonate with the magnetic field and energy of stars, thereby affecting changes in the astronomical phenomena of the entire galaxy.

If once built, it can directly interfere with environmental changes on the planet's surface, accelerate the development of dwarf planets, collapse gaseous planets, and even open and close stellar gravity wells.

...No one knows whether the above things can be realized, but that's what the design drawings say.

Construction of this huge interstellar wonder began in 614 Common Calendar and took a total of twenty-five years. The estimated cost is equivalent to twenty Titan ships. I don’t know what I mean now. Anyway, during that time, the empire had a total of six prime ministers.

But put aside the cost-effectiveness, put aside the big cake drawn on the design drawing, put aside the six prime ministers and more than twenty ministers of the Privy Council and the ministers of state who were sacrificed, this stellar magnetic field generator is indeed An extremely strong magnetic field can be artificially created. Even if it cannot directly affect stars, it can at least satisfy some extreme test conditions.

"Professor Zinov estimates that their space bubble torpedo is produced through a stellar magnetic field generator. 'Captain' also agrees with this." Eisen said: "We have no wonders, so we can only use natural conditions instead. Within the community, if any galaxy has such a strong magnetic field phenomenon, it may be the Tianshu Galaxy."

Of course, there is another important reason for this. The "big boss behind the scenes" of the Red Star Agency didn't know why, but he got a set of "Sky Survey Eyes" from the alliance. This is currently the most advanced galaxy detector in the known universe. It can even get close to the surface of a star and continue to maintain a stable working condition while enduring the heat of tens of thousands of degrees Celsius.

With new equipment, of course you should find a powerful monster and try to kill it. Professor Zinov and Eisen were now very quiet and thinking about having this new Yumen group.

If it is possible to build a space bubble generator factory in Tianshu Galaxy, then this place will definitely become an important military industrial base for the country. In this way, the remote traffic conditions constitute a certain degree of national defense security.

Of course, it would be best if we could unravel the secrets of this Tianshu star in one go. By that time, not only building large mining plants and processing stations, but maybe even planet transformation and colonization can keep up.

"So, can the space bubble factory mentioned by Professor Zinov be built?" Tamir repeated his original question. He actually didn't want to be so aggressive, but after all, this was the task assigned to him by Sister Liuli.

"In fact, it can be made... but the cost is a bit high." Aisen rubbed his fat palms sheepishly.

Xiaobai also said: "The outer wall of the factory must at least be able to withstand this unstable stellar storm and magnetic field interference... Therefore, it must be military-grade."

Tamir suddenly showed a headache expression. Of course he knows that once something involves "military" materials, the cost will be sky-high.

Xiaobai quickly said: "Don't worry. The captain has already sent us an email, saying that as long as we can do a good job in the initial work, he will find a way to fund it. No, there was a Rainbow Rose Fund a few days ago. People who met came to the door and provided a one-time low-interest loan of NT$520, and the repayment could be repaid using the current market prices of minerals and agricultural products."

Having said this, the child once again showed an expression of admiration: "Speaking of Rainbow Rose, isn't that..."

Tamir quickly stretched out his hand, which was half longer than a human, covered the naughty kid's mouth again, and then said:

"Sister Liuli said that Professor Zinov gave her another report, saying that he wanted to order another set of stellar probes and an encryption transceiver for mass waves from the alliance. He should be planning to directly transfer the detection A biological neuronal network of structures and offices, making instant connections, right?”

Eisen nodded and showed a headache expression: "Yes, this is the most difficult part of the initial work. We must at least measure the energy storm of the star and the basic periodic changes of the magnetic field before we can determine the Where is the track factory being built? How is it? Have you brought the stuff?"

"The Sky Survey Eye you used last time was all obtained by the 'Captain' from the Alliance. If you want it again, you will have to spend money to buy it." Tamir sighed: "But I am the encrypted source wave repeater. Brought it over. The password is a dynamic password written by Shi AA and others using neuron network. There is no need to worry about leaking the secret... But, do you know how expensive this thing is? We can sell 100,000 pieces of tribal cockroach machines and one million pairs. It’s the Worker 6! Forget it, forget it, it’s here, let me help you install it.”

This little gray man has never stopped complaining since then, but he has also never stopped working at his hands. He moved the encryption generator off the New Shenzhou 2, and with the help of two friends, directly connected it to the detection management terminal of the Jiuzhang.

In this way, all detectors operating in the Tianshu Galaxy will send immediate data to the Red Star Agency headquarters on Earth. The biological neural network composed of parasitic protozoa will perform calculations immediately to see if it is possible to find an exploitable pattern from these complex data.

By the time all this is done, it’s already the last day of the year.

On the other side, the officers and men of the Ninth Fleet and the New Yumen Guard Fleet have also discussed all the drill matters. We are preparing to conduct a single-ship confrontation, a fleet duel, and two fleet encirclement and suppression operations starting on January 3 after the New Year.

Of course, even a soldier needs to enjoy himself after fighting for so long. Although this place is a barren land, there is not even a larger space station, but the space of the transport ship that came here for maintenance is still enough, at least it can accommodate everyone to hold a banquet and get together or something.

As the leader of the research team, Professor Zinov should be present even out of the most basic courtesy. Moreover, although this uncle is a good drinker and loves sex, he is indeed a versatile man. He even danced ballet when he was young, but he is not the unsociable type.

However, the three young technical nerds were completely unable to understand the meaning of the party, let alone the joys and sorrows of drinking and drinking, but they only felt that they were noisy.

They would rather load up a lot of cooked food and hide in the control room of the Nine Chapters, just eating on the ice while discussing academic issues.

Eisen French slurped down an entire rock sugar elbow, and drank a large glass of Gourmet. He suddenly felt that his IQ had once again occupied the high ground as his blood sugar rose, and he said: "From last week's data, It seems that the fluctuations of the magnetic field actually show an irregular upward trend when approaching the blue gas giant planet. Can we adjust a detector and move it to the orbit of that planet? "

"I would rather air-condition from the terrestrial planet No. 2." Xiaobai said helplessly: "In any case, the core of the galaxy is the core, and it is the source of all abnormal situations. Our detectors are limited in number, and what we have collected now Information is simply not enough.”

"But why don't you explain it to the sector government for moving the detector away from Planet No. 2?" Eisen said, "You said there is a zero element mine there."

"There must be zero element mines up there! It's just that we can't land because of the chaotic magnetic field, so we have to look for it outside the atmosphere." Xiaobai said angrily: "That's why I said that we need another set of sky survey eyes. Well."

Having said this, the big white fat man and the delicate and weak young man simultaneously cast extremely unfriendly glances at the gray man youth.

Tamir suddenly felt that he had suffered an unreasonable disaster, and said loudly: "What does it have to do with me? Isn't this what Sister Liuli meant? Go tell her if you have the ability. If you are braver, go ask the 'Captain' for help, and then Go ask Princess Rainbow Rose to make some drizzle."

"Ah! You said it! You actually said it! You didn't let me say it, but you said it yourself!" Xiaobai said loudly.

Well, because no reliable results have been obtained for a long time, everyone is still under a lot of pressure.

Eisen raised the second rock candy elbow and thought about it carefully: "I heard that the ultimate temperature of the Sky Survey Eye can reach 2.5 million degrees. How about letting the detector go into Tianshu Star?"

"This is the theoretical design limit! It does not mean that it can really withstand it. Moreover, it is hard to say what will happen if you go deep into the interior of the star. Maybe the signal will not be sent out?" Tamir paused:

"Besides, a surveying eye is very expensive, more than three billion."

“I think, in order to unlock the truth, money is something external.”

"Then can you give me something outside of yourself?"

In short, the three good friends were noisy and cleared away a large table of dishes and a dozen ice cubes. Everyone is physically satisfied, but after all, they haven't discussed a better plan, so their mentality is really unsatisfied.

"Is it possible that we really can only use stupid methods, is it a year or two?" Xiaobai's face was full of frustration.

"...We can let Shi AA and the others think about it and see if they can improve the algorithm?" Tamir said.

"Their algorithms are much more advanced than computing terminals. And they are also researchers, not consumables," Eisen said.

The three friends let out a long sigh at the same time.

And at this moment, a soft and melodious female voice came into their ears at the right time: "Actually, I think you have been on the wrong track from the beginning. Why not change your mind? For example, here There’s something unnatural about it.”