Mecha Star Wars.

Chapter 1427 The Space Station's Dilemma
Although old Thupp spoke eloquently, his understanding was limited to theory.

Even though the Noah research team has fully understood the core principles of space jump technology through StarNet, it is still a long way from being able to develop and implement it.

For practical application of long-distance transmission skills, we still need to rely on Lin Fan's formation.

Now that everyone knows the basic theory, it's much easier for Lin Fan to explain it.

"Therefore, in order to control the overflowing energy that will also burst forth, the array master will usually embed another restrictive array in the teleportation array to restrict and compress the spatial fluctuations within the teleportation array, so as not to affect the teleportation array itself."

"The size of the spatial channel is usually directly proportional to the energy input. The larger the channel cross-section and distance, the greater the energy output required, and the greater the burst overflow," Lin Fan continued.

“Yes, yes,” Old Thup nodded, “The space near the opening of a black hole is extremely unstable, which is also what you call the spillover effect.”

“Yes.” Lin Fan nodded. “But usually, the civilian teleportation arrays we set up are not particularly large. In addition, the overflow is controlled in advance by the array master, so ordinary people can hardly detect this part.”

"Yes, yes, the teleportation technology in the cultivation world is already quite advanced, with the ability to open channels, anchor points, and support the channels," Old Dupu agreed, then asked, "So where does our difficulty lie?"

“It depends on the external environment.” Lin Fan tapped his index finger lightly on the table twice. “As I mentioned before, teleportation arrays are usually set up on the ground or walls, which are relatively solid places. Teleportation runes that are set up in mid-air also exist, but they are prone to causing spatial overflow and are not as stable as teleportation arrays. Therefore, they are usually only used when there is an instant spell and someone is in control.”

“I don’t understand.” Old Dupu looked confused. “You mean the teleportation array needs a landing point, but don’t we have a space station? Isn’t it sturdy enough to set up the teleportation array inside the space station? If you’re worried about the toughness of the materials…”

“It’s not a matter of materials.” Lin Fan waved his hand, interrupting Old Dupu’s explanation. “Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough. Teleportation arrays need a solid foundation. This solidity refers to the ground, mountains, thick stone walls—fixed surfaces that won’t easily move even under pressure from energy bursts. But space stations float in space…”

“Ah…” Old Thup understood, “The space station will shift due to the gravity-free state of space, under the influence of internal or external forces…”

“That’s right,” Lin Fan nodded. “This displacement doesn’t seem to affect the teleportation itself, but if it happens too often, the space station will deviate far from its original location, or even go beyond our teleportation range, and the teleportation array will become ineffective.”

“…That is indeed a problem.” Old Dupu nodded in agreement. “As you said, it didn’t affect anything at first. But after everyone thought the experiment was a success and increased the later delivery of supplies, the space station failed… Indeed, many subtle details can only be conceived through actual practice.”

"In other words, we need to set the space station at an anchor point so that it cannot move," a researcher nearby said.

"That's right." Lin Fan nodded. "Can you do it?"

Although Old Thupp had just said that dark matter could anchor coordinates, as far as Lin Fan knew, the Noah researchers' tireless study during this period had only remained theoretical.

The researchers had also glimpsed the basics of antimatter, dark matter, or any other convoluted energy-generating substances that had previously baffled her.

The researchers fell silent.

This is terrible! They are all top scientists, so why do they suddenly feel so inferior and worthless?
"Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it," Lin Fan quickly added, noticing their somewhat off expressions. Old Dupuy smiled wryly, took off his glasses, and sighed, "No need to apologize, we really can't do it. We're the ones who should be apologizing..."

Lin Fan waved his hand to stop him: "We're a team, there's no question of who should apologize. I haven't forgotten those radiation-eliminating machines on Perlun. If it weren't for the efforts of our research department, the ancient world would still be living in aquatic heat, and we'd still be stuck on Perlun."

The researchers smile knowingly when they think back to those tiring but incredibly rewarding days.

"I can only say that this matter has already exceeded the normal track of Lanxing Technology's development, and it's not easy." Lin Fan leaned forward, his voice gentle yet firm. "It's precisely because I believe in everyone's abilities that I dared to propose this attempt, which is already beyond our capabilities. Even if the final result is not satisfactory, at least we have made some good attempts in space technology, haven't we?"

“That’s right.” Old Dupu nodded emphatically, solemnly putting on his glasses. “Most sciences originate from seemingly baseless conjectures. We are researchers at the forefront of exploration; discovery and creation are our job. Not to mention that space technology is a proven technology in advanced civilizations.”

"Since we came into contact with StarNet, our eyes have been opened. At the same time, we have also realized the gap between our own technology and our own," a researcher said.

"After all, this is a level four civilization, with so many years of development behind us, it's normal for there to be a gap," someone else said dejectedly.

“Yes,” Lin Fan encouraged, “They’ve developed for so many years to reach their current level of civilization, and we’re not far behind. Look, we’re traveling around Star Hub disguised as an advanced civilization, and we haven’t revealed any flaws or been discovered, have we?”

"Actually, these advanced civilizations aren't as smart as we think. We're a group of people who haven't even reached Level 1 civilization, yet we've been walking around openly in a Level 4 civilization without even being detected by the Star Nexus's artificial intelligence. So, who do you think is smart and who's stupid?"

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere immediately lightened.

Old Dupu chuckled: "Since we've realized our shortcomings, let's strive to catch up. We're already standing on the shoulders of giants, and we have plenty of data to guide us. This is a shortcut compared to groping in the dark. Where is there any room for self-pity?"

"We must do our best to carry out the research work within our capabilities, so as not to let down the Lin ship that brought us here, and not to let down the family and friends on Lanxing who have placed high hopes on us."

These words brought everyone back to the long-lost Lanxing, and everyone had their own feelings as they reminisced.

“Alright, let’s get back to the main topic,” Old Dupu took a deep breath and said to Lin Fan, “Anchoring the space station in space is a plan we can come up with with our current capabilities, but in practice, it can’t be done in the short term.”

Lin Fan had anticipated this and nodded, saying, "So I plan to make some attempts from my side to suppress the energy that bursts out when the formation is activated to a certain extent so that it does not cause displacement."

"Is it possible to do that?" Old Thu asked.

"It's not easy, but we'll have to try it out before we know for sure," Lin Fan said. "I also have two backup plans. One is that it's impossible to completely eliminate the displacement; we can only control it to a minimum. The other is whether we can use the space station's positioning correction to initiate an automatic pushback program and return the space station to its original position."

After discussing it, Old Dupp and his group gave their answer: "This seems quite feasible, but the starter and energy will need to be increased accordingly. We need to redo the solution analysis."

Lin Fan nodded: "There's another one, which is that I've created two teleportation arrays, using opposing forces, one to push forward and the other to pull back... Of course, this is just a preliminary idea, and my understanding of the mechanics involved is not in-depth, so I'll need the help of the experts..."