Universe dominance

Li Fu pondered carefully in his mind. This warp engine is not just a problem of an engine. Just like an aero engine is not just a problem of an engine, it is also designed to be able to handle energy, materials, electronics, high-end processing and many other things. Every aspect is in it.

As the saying goes, an engine represents the strength of a country's technological development!

The same is true for the warp engine. Not only the warp engine itself, but also the materials used to build the warp engine in the first place. All current materials cannot satisfy it. In theory, at least degenerate materials are needed.

Secondly, a powerful warp engine requires a huge amount of energy. Current energy technology is simply not enough to provide enough energy to drive such a powerful engine. The greater the power, the better and more food you will eat.

"Old Chen, do you have any suggestions or ideas?"

Li Fu thought for a while and asked, since Chen Bin raised these questions, it means that he should be able to come up with some solutions more or less.

"What can I do about this?"

Chen Bin shook his head helplessly.

"The warp engine involves the overall technological level of our empire. It requires us to accumulate a lot of knowledge and make great achievements in all aspects before we can research it. Now even if we develop in certain technologies, we still cannot create one. Warp drive."

"The only way we can do it is to accumulate hard work, lay a solid foundation for our empire, and promote the comprehensive development of various disciplines, so that we can finally achieve it. There is no need to rush."

Chen Bin thought for a while and said slowly, something like this that involves the overall scientific and technological level of a country and civilization is really not something that can be developed in a short time.

"Well, you said a lot. We are a little too anxious now. We are eager to enter the interstellar universe and expand, but we have not thought about what is behind us, nor have we consolidated everything we have."

After listening to Chen Bin's words, Li Fu nodded slowly as he thought about everything.

Although it has taken decades for the empire to develop to the present, it has developed from a Centaur galaxy to more than 30 galaxies and nearly 40 living planets. It has grown from just over 10 million people to more than 500 million people. A huge empire of people.

The speed of the empire's development can be said to be very fast. In just a few decades, it has laid down such a large territory. However, relatively speaking, the foundation of the empire still seems unstable. Not to mention anything else, the population alone , even with the unremitting efforts to attract immigrants from the Earth Federation, coupled with its own forced childbirth policy, the population is now only over 500 million.

You must know that the population of the Earth Federation now exceeds 10 billion. With a newly acquired living planet, the Earth Federation can organize hundreds of millions of immigrants to move there in a short period of time, and the new planet can be moved there soon. Territory consolidated.

As for the Empire, even if various policies are continuously formulated, the population growth in the Empire's new galaxies is still very slow. Basically, the population of the Empire is concentrated in the Centauri galaxy, and the populations in other galaxies are All relatively rare.

In addition to population, another aspect is that in terms of scientific research and development, the empire attaches too much importance to space technology, cosmic astronomy technology and other technologies that can quickly expand its own strength. On the contrary, it does not pay enough attention to the development of some basic technologies, so the empire slowly The development of science and technology will also be restricted by shortcomings.

"My opinion is that our empire has just emerged in the sub-spiral arm of the Orion spiral arm, and only the Kallan Empire knows of our existence, so it is better for us to keep a low profile as much as possible."

"We might as well develop quietly on our own territory for a few more decades, first thoroughly consolidate our existing territory, and at the same time develop the shortcomings in all aspects of our empire and make some accumulation. ”

"When our empire has accumulated a lot of strength, after we have developed the warp engine, it will not be too late to expand into the interstellar universe. Anyway, even if we expand to a larger territory now, we do not have enough population to consolidate and consolidate For development, it is better to turn the existing land into a piece of iron. "

Chen Bin then spoke slowly and put forward his own opinions.

His opinion is quietly contrary to the plan formulated by the upper echelons of the empire. Now the empire is constantly eager to expand externally, because the empire has now tasted the benefits of external expansion, with each galaxy and life planet being continuously included in the empire. Embracing it, the empire has derived endless benefits from top to bottom.

The same was true for Li Fu, so when he heard about the technology that could speed up the ocean currents through time and space, he hurried over because Li Fu was also longing for continuous external expansion in his heart, and the hearts of everyone in the empire were restless. .

Now Chen Bin's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on Li Fu's head. They instantly extinguished Li Fu's restless heart. He kept thinking carefully about the meaning of Chen Bin's words and the future of the empire.

The burden on his shoulders is no longer a family or a company, but the entire empire and the future of the entire Yanhuang nation. Therefore, when Li Fu thinks about problems, he always tries to take a long-term view and think more.

Chen Bin is not opposed to external expansion. Continuous external expansion is an unchanging strategy that the empire has formulated since the founding of the country. The meaning behind his words is actually simple: sharpening the sword will not stop chopping wood.

The empire is not in a hurry to expand externally. Anyway, the current territory is enough, so it is better to practice your internal skills at home, wait until the internal skills are completed, and then go out to explore, and naturally you will get twice the result with half the effort.

"Without the warp drive, when we encounter more powerful civilizations, we would have to fight them one by one. That would be too costly. But with the warp drive, it's different. We can choose any point in a galaxy to enter, and it's easy. It can be captured.”

"It's still too impatient. I should reflect on it carefully."

After thinking about everything, Li Fu let out a long sigh and admired Chen Bin even more. I can wake up alone when everyone is drunk. I can look at everything now with a calm eye, and I can often see things and things that others can't see. question.

"Thank you, Lao Chen. I was too impatient, and I almost made the empire's future situation more embarrassing."

"Brother Fu, let's not say thank you to each other. We have been brothers for many years. Besides, this is also my humble opinion. As for the specifics, it is actually best to let the imperial think tank conduct a detailed argument."

Chen Bin smiled modestly. He is the kind of person who doesn't talk much, but every sentence is to the point. He is also very humble, just the opposite of Yu Liang.

"No, your suggestion will save the lives of countless imperial soldiers. If we blindly expand externally and take on enemies with powerful civilizations, but also have a crushing advantage, our empire will continue to bleed in the future. And there has been no peace, and there is no way to calm down and develop in peace.”

"Under a vicious cycle, our empire may be able to dominate the entire Orion Arm and the entire Milky Way in the future, but we don't know how long it will take. How can we look forward to the broader starry sky in the future?"

Li Fu shook his head solemnly. Thinking of this, he felt that Chen Bin's words were really timely. Now the empire is only in contact with the Kallan Empire, and it has also hurt the Kallan Empire, so at least it can be done in a few decades. Peaceful.

If you continue to expand and encounter other civilizations, the empire may not be able to develop quietly by then. Someone may invade you today, and you may invade other civilizations tomorrow. In short, it should basically be There is a lot of development in the back and forth, and the speed is obviously not going to be any faster.

"Our empire needs a century-old plan for science and technology. We will use a hundred years to consolidate the empire's existing territory and everything, and strive to improve all aspects of science and technology. Finally, we will accumulate accumulated experience and develop a warp engine to lay the foundation for dominating the entire galaxy in the future. ”

In Li Fu's mind, a huge and grand plan was still gradually taking shape.

"A hundred years? Well, considering the rate of development of our empire, it's almost enough."

After hearing this, Chen Bin pondered for a while, and then nodded. The empire's technological development is very fast. 100 years of quietly developing technology is enough to bring about earth-shaking changes.

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Soon, Li Fu returned to Yanhuang Star and held a highest-level meeting in the name of the emperor. At the meeting, Li Fu proposed that the empire should stop its expansion first, consolidate everything existing, and most importantly, proposed the "Century of Empire" Science and Technology Plan".

The Centennial Science and Technology Plan clearly states that in the next 100 years, the Empire will be at ease and calm down, working hard to develop science and technology in an all-round way, making great progress in all aspects of science and technology, and laying the foundation for the creation of an epoch-making warp engine.

At the same time, in terms of external strategy, it pursues a low profile, trying not to attract the attention of other civilizations in the Orion spiral arm and sub-spiral arm, especially not attracting the attention of powerful civilizations, and downplaying the attention of the Kallan Empire to the empire. In layman's terms, To put it simply, it means developing in a low-key manner, without equipment, without attracting hatred, and it is best to let all civilizations forget the existence of the empire.

Li Fu's pointless opinions must have set off a huge wave. He had obviously formulated a strategy for external expansion. Not long ago, he said that a small Orion spiral arm would be replaced by the Koloff Empire. In the blink of an eye, Then he immediately said that he would stop expansion and turn around and keep a low profile in the jungle. This change is really too huge.

So at the beginning, there was a lot of opposition among the empire's top brass. However, after Li Fu and Chen Bin stated the powerful relationship, the empire's top brass slowly began to agree, and finally passed the century-old technology proposed by Li Fu. plan.

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