Universe dominance

Li Fu watched Chen Bin demonstrate in detail the function and principle of the space-time ocean current sail. In fact, the space-time ocean current sail can be regarded as a type of space technology, and it is the embodiment of the achievements of imperial scientists in space technology over the years.

It has always wanted to create a warp engine, so the Imperial Academy of Sciences has also invested a lot in research on space. However, this space is too ethereal. If you want to study it clearly, it cannot be completed overnight. Imperial scientists It is quite remarkable to be able to study a little bit of it in just a few decades.

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

The scientists of the empire can achieve a little bit, all because Li Fu has the seeds of civilization, and can learn some knowledge related to space technology from the seeds of civilization, and then guide the scientists of the empire to conduct research. Otherwise, it would take several decades, not to mention decades. A hundred years, thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, or even hundreds of millions of years may not necessarily lead to achievements in the field of space science and technology.

Of course, because the universe where the Super Civilized Han Technology Empire is located is different from the universe where the empire is now, this space is also different. Otherwise, the progress can definitely be faster. Li Fu can only refer to it and learn from the Super Civilized Han Technology Empire Methods and experiences in research space.

“I don’t know when our empire will also be able to obtain a heart of time and space!”

Thinking of this, Li Fu couldn't help but let out a long sigh in his mind. In the early stages of civilization, the Han Dynasty's technological empire had such bad luck that it obtained a precious treasure for studying space-time technology, the Heart of Space-Time. That's why it was possible. It’s been a smooth journey on the road of space-time technology.

Therefore, among the seeds of civilization, Li Fu is also very eager to obtain the treasure of the Heart of Time and Space. Under special conditions, this treasure can perfectly interpret the mysteries related to time and space technology, which is very important for research. Space-time technology is like turning on a plug-in.

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

Over the past few decades, some superficial achievements in space technology are now of great use. If this powerful technology that can directly affect space can be further developed, it will not be far away from developing a warp engine.

"Does the spacecraft need to be redesigned for the space-time ocean current sail?"

From beginning to end, Li Fu felt very satisfied. It was able to speed up more than ten times, which was quite remarkable, especially for an empire whose territory was getting larger and larger. It was of great significance.

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

If this kind of space-time ocean current sail can be used very simply by just adding it to a spaceship or space battleship, it will be very convenient. If it needs to be rearranged and designed, this means that the empire now has many spaceships and space battleships in its hands. If they all have to be eliminated slowly, the loss will be too great.

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

Chen Bin smiled and shook his head. It is not easy to build a spaceship and space battleship. Generally speaking, spaceships and space battleships are upgraded as much as possible, rather than eliminated intermittently, and the spacecraft are improved as much as possible. service life.

"That's good."

"Everyone did a good job, Lao Chen, please bring up a list."

Li Fu nodded with 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, with generous cash rewards, life planets in the Empire's remote galaxies. Permanent private land, promotions and salary increases, granting noble titles, etc., will definitely allow the empire's scientists to receive both substantial benefits and honorary rewards, gaining both fame and fortune.

"Brother Fu, this space-time ocean current sail is just a matter of time and space. Even if it can increase the speed more than ten times, it is not an epoch-making technology after all."

Chen Bin nodded, and then said thoughtfully.

"Keep talking."

"The starry sky in the universe is really too vast. Even if our current speed through space-time ocean currents is increased by more than ten times, even if it is increased by hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of times, compared with the vast void of the entire universe, Even in the Milky Way, it is still very slow."

"Especially in this space-time ocean current, only relatively close galaxies can be connected by space-time ocean current, so we can only keep turning around in each galaxy, which is too slow."

"And in the future, our empire's external expansion will definitely conflict with other civilizations. As long as these civilizations block the entrances and exits of the space-time 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 conquer more than a dozen galaxies. If it were hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands, the losses would be too great, and it would be very detrimental to the future development and expansion of our empire."

"So I think our empire should focus on developing the warp engine. As long as we can develop the warp engine, the universe will be as big as our empire can conquer."

Chen Bin thought for a while and then slowly suggested something.

"Old Chen, what you said makes sense. We have been developing in this direction, but the warp engine is not so easy to develop."

Li Fu also nodded in deep agreement.

"Our empire has been researching warp engines 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 warp engines. We must develop controllable nuclear fusion technology."

"The second one is materials. Because the warp engine has to twist and fold space, and forcefully shuttle through space, the requirements for materials are very high. In theory, at least degenerate materials are needed to meet the demand. Based on what we know now With the material technology we have mastered, it is already very difficult to develop space battleships to the 100-billion-ton level, so the field of material technology is also a key point in the current technological development of our empire.”

"The third problem is theoretical support, space folding and space distortion. At present, our understanding of space is too little, too little, and our research is always in the fog, and we cannot understand the nature of space at all. We can’t get to the core of it, so even though we invest a lot and spend a lot of energy in this area, we haven’t made any big breakthroughs.”

Chen Bin thought for a while and asked the three questions in his mind. As the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, he is very aware of the problems and problems currently encountered in the scientific development of the Empire, and he has wanted to find them for a long time. Li Fu had a good talk about these issues.

After listening to this, Li Fu thought carefully about these three issues in his mind: energy technology, material technology, and theoretical technology research. What Chen Bin was talking about 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 technological height of a civilization. In terms of energy technology, primitive humans began to master fire, then slowly mastered steam energy, electric energy, and then From nuclear energy to plasma power, every reform in energy technology is accompanied by rapid advances in human technology.

Not to mention material technology. In the past, China on Earth often had a gap with Western countries in terms of basic material technology, so there was a big gap in high-end aero engines and high-precision machine tools. Later, Li After re-researching black gold materials and developing plasma engines in one fell swoop, China's technology began to truly surpass Western countries.

As for theoretical science and technology research, it is even more important. Without theoretical research on many things, it would be impossible for the subsequent emergence of various technologies. Take Einstein's theory of relativity, others have been dead for more than 100 years, but His theory still plays a very important role in the development of current science and technology. Without the mass-energy formula, it would be impossible for humans to master nuclear energy, let alone know the powerful energy contained in atoms.

The empire's technological development has basically brought the original energy technology, material technology, theoretical technology, etc. to the peak of research and application. Especially material technology, 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 continuously developing over the years.

However, this kind of development is not an epoch-making technological change, but a continuous expansion and refinement of the original technology. The empire's anti-gravity technology has developed slowly over the years. A very important reason is that it cannot find the right technology. materials to support more advanced anti-gravity power technology.

The more powerful the power, the higher the requirements for materials!

This is why Chen Bin said that if you want to develop a warp engine, you must develop degenerate materials. Without powerful materials, it is impossible to support a powerful engine. If you move it casually, the engine will play. Finally, if you want to have a strong heart, the material used to make the heart must be strong enough. The heart muscle is definitely the most powerful of all muscles.