My slow journey to infinity

The research work on Gloria Mithril was put on hold.

It's not that Wang Shui is in a hurry, but that there is progress in the research of mobile armor.

When it comes to researching weapons of war, laymen always have the illusion that I can do it.

Many people simply think that the biggest limitation on equipment performance is the development of materials.

As long as there are breakthroughs in materials science and some small countries can produce or purchase key materials, they will be able to quickly pile up advanced weapons.

Tsk, the world will not stop at simple swords and guns after all.

Firearms are indeed possible. Even if they only have a simple hand-operated machine tool, and even if they cannot replicate every part 100%, they can still make roughly inferior products of poor quality, which are basically usable and can kill people.

But things like tanks and airplanes are different. Military industrial organizations with poorer foundations can only assemble a scrap product even if they buy finished parts.

As the main battle equipment in the context of interstellar warfare, mobile armor's material and technical complexity have far exceeded the research capabilities of many small civilizations.

What Wang Shui got was the most advanced and basic technical documents.

The prototypes currently assembled in the base are also tested using purchased finished materials.

Wang Shui skipped basic research and production of key materials, but this does not mean that his foundation is weak. It can only be said that he is more theoretical.

Therefore, he lowered the design specifications and cut the original seventh-generation fifth-level design into a fifth-generation third-level design, which reduced the manufacturing difficulty exponentially.

Under these conditions, according to Wang Shui's optimistic estimate, it will only take nine years for the first batch of products regardless of cost to leave the laboratory.

Yes, nine years. During these nine years, the base laboratory has been fully booked with research and development tasks. If there is an accident, this time may be extended.

It was an accident that happened a few days ago that made Wang Shui put down the research in the Gudao Laboratory.

It was a good surprise, though—the engine passed the test.

The engine blueprint used by [NR15-X114·Anti-Magic Prototype] is derived from an open source fifth-level engine design drawing. The name of the public version without model is - [Planetary Ballista].

But the "open source" here does not mean that the design drawings are open to the public network, but that the design drawings are open sourced among multiple think tanks.

Most of these think tanks are directly controlled by the Russell family, so Wang Shui can obtain a lot of information.

Among the many technological development routes, Wang Shui chose to use the [Planetary Ballista] as the basis to design the relatively conservative [NR15] extraordinary engine. But this time, the unexpected one was the special individual numbered [NR155].

As the name suggests, this is the fifth engine of the first wheel generation.

As the most modified engine in the control experiment group, this engine deviated by nearly 30% from the original design. In the last collective test, a measured value equivalent to 521.3% of the expected parameters was obtained.

The five times more than five times the value, all the recordkeepers’ first reaction was that 90% of it was a data calculation error.

Even the intelligent computing cloud that assists the work believes that the data difference is too large and may be a measurement error.

However, according to the experimental process, if there is erroneous data, all engines in the control group must be re-experimented together.

The next day, the second experiment ended, and this "error" still existed.

So Wang Shui was called back. He first checked the parameter presets in the simulation environment. There was no problem with the data model and the estimated values ​​were very scientific.

Then, he put on [Hand of Hermitage] and retested [NR155] while maintaining perspective, and then he was stunned.

"luck?"

Wang Shui muttered to himself, he couldn't believe it himself - there was no problem with the engine, the data was correct, it was the simulator that underestimated the effect of an [Energy Rectifier].

Just because of this rectifier developed by two people, the engine's output efficiency increased five times.

Is this scientific? It's just magic anyway.

But...haven't others thought of it?

This rectifier is not complicated, there are similar designs on many engines, and Wang Shui does not feel that he will be smarter than the engineering teams of those large organizations.

It is even said that he was only responsible for 30% of the design of this rectifier, and the other parts were designed and produced by a sister.

Is it because the rectifier uses the [Star Current Device] design? Or is it the perfect design created by the aesthetic intuition of truth alchemy?

"No need to worry. I suggest that all files be sealed, and based on Engine No. 155, we can quickly decide on the design of a new generation and re-plan the research route."

The young wolf "Yue" woke up Wang Shui who was frowning and thinking.

As she spoke, she shut down the core computing center, and then formatted all the memory modules of all structures.

"Next is us. All the people in the alchemy team must clear this part of their memory. You'd better protect this memory yourself."

Regarding "Yue"'s determination and seriousness, Wang Shui opened his mouth. He didn't want to refute this caution, but he also explained it.

"Your memories are stored in the passive logic area of ​​[Thinking Lock], and even I can't view them.

If external means want to view this part of memory, they must first break through my mental defense, and then destroy the logical framework of [Thinking Lock]. However, everyone should be dead by then, so it doesn’t matter if they can’t be cleared. "

Tsk, this cowardly and tough design sense is really Wang Shui's style, and the sisters are very speechless.

"We still need to have some confidentiality measures. After all, we will sell this product in the future, and other merchants may do research on our products... Are there any regular confidentiality measures?"

The person who asked this question was another sister of the alchemy team - "Luo".

Speaking of which, it seems that among the intelligent sister Hill, only "Yue" is the most lively and likes to attack aqua regia the most.

The other sisters are very similar to Wang Shui. They are all keen on research and are accustomed to silence and solitude.

"The most common one on the market is the [technological black box], which is hard-decoded and directly self-destructs. It is quite safe and relatively low-cost."

Regarding Wang Shui's answer, "Luo", who was always silent, shook his head.

She is the person in charge of the engine department, and she led the design of this [energy diverter].

“No, the [technological black box] has an impact on the function of the shunt itself, and there is no precedent for the black box to be cracked.

My suggestion is to redesign the engine with the splitter as the core, reduce the processing tasks of the engine core, and amplify the role of the splitter.

Then, the diverter is designed into the core, extraordinary materials are used to increase the difficulty of imitation, and [technical interlocking] is used to protect the design of the core and diverter. "

"Luo" finished what he said for a week in one breath, and then looked at Wang Shui.

"But in this case..." Wang Shui hesitated as soon as he opened his mouth.

"As a result, the data from the previous half year will be invalidated, and the subsequent design will be difficult, and we cannot guarantee that the new route will have better results."

It was "Yue" who told Wang Shui the problem.

"I...I'll do it, I don't need to rest! I can rely on the Philosopher's Stone to keep working. Leave the design work and testing work to me, as long as you give me a laboratory!"

As if she didn't want her hard work to be buried in the black box, "Luo" was a little excited, but her voice was very small, and her emotional outburst was soft and helpless.

"Stop! Don't! It makes me look like a black-hearted boss. Alas... I really can't handle it so casually..."

Wang Shui was defeated in Luo's hazy tearful eyes and fell into thinking.

Others remained rationally silent. Everyone knew Wang Shui. This guy seemed easy to talk to, but he was actually a dictatorial person.

If he could be persuaded, he would eventually find a way to do it. If he cannot be persuaded, he will implement his own ideas and will never be swayed by unnecessary emotions.

When she was doing the abstinence experiment on Sister Nephrite, Nephew was not as pitiable as usual.

"We want both routes." Wang Shui finished thinking, frowned and made a selection.

"There is no time schedule, there are not enough manpower, and there are not enough laboratories."

"Moon" illustrates practical issues.

"The most arduous data test recording part is extracted separately and handed over to the computing cloud. This kind of repetitive work should have been replaced by programs long ago. As for confidentiality issues, destroy all these data before leaving, and I will just use my brain to memorize them.

In addition, we need to find some outsiders to do the testing, and we cannot leave this tedious work to you. Local indigenous people are good, whether they are wizards or Muggles, they are all worthy of testing. "

Wang Shui's arrangement made everyone feel uneasy.

"Is it feasible? The local wizards don't seem to be easy to control, and their magic power is not weak. What we need are testers who fully obey the command."

"This is easy to solve. In the main world, abilities such as [mental interference] and [mind control] are strictly restricted, but it is different in this wizarding world.

I will seize the time to find a group of people, and I will leave the two routes of "simple confidentiality design" and "new engine design" to you first.

As for working overtime, don't mention it. I have a physiological reaction to this stuff.

However, "Network", you have other tasks. You need to establish a second scientific research group and do the downstream business of the engine as well.

Oh, by the way, the guy named Nephrite will also join you. Don't let her waste her good brain in a daze all day long. "

"Can you call me yourself?"

"Hmph, I can't beat her." Wang Shui said confidently.

"In the final analysis, this breakthrough is a great thing for us. Based on the characteristics of the shunt, we would like to commend Sister "Network". After that, the new engine technology line will be officially named -"

【NR155-Network·Xingliu】!

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Now it was Wang Shui's turn to worry.

The research on mobile armor has made progress, and the specific parameters of the engine have even been basically determined. This is a good thing.

But the workload required him to find (grab) a large number of local people to help with testing.

Wang Shui immediately thought of the [Soul-stealing Curse].

This kind of curse that can control people's behavior will definitely be attacked by various forces in the main world.

Beat him to death.

Not to mention people who have a certain amount of power, even ordinary extraordinary people, or even ordinary people, no one wants to become a puppet inexplicably.

What worries Wang Shui is that the information about the [Soul-stealing Curse] is known in the main world.

Leaving this wizarding world requires a process-based inspection.

According to the experience of [Apparition], a single spell will not form an ability, so there will be no traces left in the dream system.

But extraordinary lie detection techniques are hard to avoid.

Therefore, Wang Shui thought of a key set of magic, [Legilimency] and [Occlumency].

[Legilimency] is very dangerous. It can spy on other people's thoughts and emotions, but there are too few people who master this magic, and it will not cause huge chaos to wizard society, so it is not a forbidden spell.

The corresponding [Occlumency] is also very difficult, and not many people can use it.

The awakened ones who came to this world were all directly involved in the plot, and then compiled several "clearance strategies".

In fact, no one has a global perspective like Shui Wang.

Yes, there are many guides in the overworld, but no one has mentioned Legilimency and Occlumency.

This was the opportunity for Aqua Regia. He had to master it. No, he had to be proficient in the Imperius Curse and Occlumency. As for Legilimency, he would not miss it if he could master it.

So, where can one learn such dangerous spells as the Unforgivable Curse and Legilimency?

Hogwarts Vocational and Technical College.

Wang Shui's unclear memory told him the only answer.

As for Knockturn Alley, which is not much written about in the original work, Wang Shui has been going there when he had time in the past six months, and he has also made a few friends with dark wizards.

There are indeed a lot of dark magic products and dangerous alchemical items out there.

But in fact, most of it is garbage with great side effects and dangerous knowledge that is learned with many mistakes.

Dark wizards are not a mysterious group, they are just a group of guys who can't survive on the right path and want to make easy money, or some well-dressed beasts who use fake identities to make extra money.

Aqua regia mixes like a fish in water.

But Knockturn Alley will not escape. It is always in Diagon Alley and is always watched by the Ministry of Magic. Although the watch is not very strict, no one dares to openly sell or teach the knowledge of the Unforgivable Curse.

After thinking about it, the most reliable and safe knowledge is still in Hogwarts.

Wang Shui will not enter as a student.

Wang Shui could think of some feasible methods, but he didn't have time to have a quiet class with a group of 11-year-old children. He didn't even have much time to sneak in.

He needs a way, a place where it is easy to fish in troubled waters, such as the Ministry of Magic?

No, no, this is more dangerous.

Although in the original book, Barty Crouch Jr. disguised himself as an Auror and entered Hogwarts, Wang Shui did not think that he could deceive Dumbledore alone.

Gee, if you want to deceive President Dumbledore and Professor Snape, you have to learn Occlumency, but you can't learn Occlumency without facing them.

It seems to be stuck in an infinite loop.

But...it may not be so desperate.

Dumbledore and Snape didn't usually abuse Legilimency.

There is a basic use of this magic, which is to simply judge whether the other party is lying through eye contact.

Legilimency can read emotions through the eyes and read the other party's panic.

Therefore, Dumbledore always uses language to ask some questions in the early stages of the plot, and then gets the right or wrong answers he wants to know.

He believed Harry's words by asking directly.

Then, is there a person who is very easy to deal with, easy to act, trusted by professors, and can easily enter the forbidden book area and wander around at night?

Yes, the janitor [Filch].

Filch is a simple supporting character, the lowest kind.

He will use his sensitive spirit, exaggerated expressions and movements to show the incompetent rage and comedy of the Squib.

He is a pure buffoon in a fairy tale.

The original young readers may sympathize with Filch when they grow up and face those naughty children on their own, but they will definitely not like such a clown.

Aqua regia is different.

He wants to see Filch more than the handsome men and beauties in the protagonist group!