From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 674 Tactical Time Travel Device MK1
"Let's talk business, let's talk business"

As the waves returned to calm, Amber and Ellenita lay down again. Sometimes Amber was grateful that her body functions had been transformed and nourished by spiritual energy, and she had maintained rigorous exercise for a long time, otherwise she would not be able to subdue the female elf with a buttery figure.

Ellenita rolled her eyes at him and said, "The truth is, the materials on your list are not easy to find. I need to mobilize the family chamber of commerce's network to collect them. It will take at least three to five days to get results."

Amber nodded. "Three to five days is fast enough. Please collect all the materials you can. If there are things that I cannot collect, I will think of other ways myself."

"So this 'lifespan crisis' is really as serious as you say? You look pretty energetic, don't you?"

Ellenita flicked her finger on Amber, obviously still unable to understand the seriousness of the problem. After all, this situation sounded quite far-fetched to the elves of the Thousand Star Empire.

"Saleh did find the 'time-space afterimage' on me, and I have encountered similar situations many times. I can only say that it is better to believe it than not to believe it. And even if there is no problem now, it does not mean that there will be no problem in the future, so we still have to make plans early."

"Okay, I will do my best to help you collect these materials as quickly as possible. When are you going to go to the Star Dragon Empire to meet the princess?"

Amber thought for a moment and said, "Let's see how your materials are collected first. Princess Agnes didn't urge me, but just let me know before I leave so that they can prepare~"

Hearing this, Ellenita's eyebrows raised involuntarily again.

"Amber, you know what, I've discovered that you're quite popular with women. Not only have you taken advantage of Isabel and me, but you've also been having an affair with a Forerunner who's been frozen out for so many years, and now you've hooked up with the princess of the Star Dragon Empire? Hey, why didn't I realize that you have such a big appetite before?"

"Wait, listen to my excuse. No, listen to my explanation."
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Twenty-five days later, when Amber boarded the super flagship "Dawn", which was in the best condition and did not need to be on duty at the front line, and was invited to the capital of the Star Dragon Empire, Saint-Saunière, to meet with Princess Agnes, Saleh also boarded the "Dawn" with the "prototype" that was made in an expedited manner.

Until the moment before receiving the goods, Amber had never imagined that Ellenita and the Yuge family behind her were so well-connected that it only took them eight days to find all the items on the list provided by Amber.

This even included the 3 micrograms of product-grade "antihydrogen" that Saleh specifically requested. This dangerous high-density energy was actually a banned item even in the Thousand Star Empire, but Alanita still found a way to get it for Amber, making Amber owe this wealthy elf woman a new favor.

What Amber didn't expect was that after getting these materials, Saleh, with the help of Lilith, spent just over ten days to hand-make a prototype machine capable of "time travel".

To be honest, Amber was a little hesitant and uneasy after seeing Saleh carrying the safe deposit box containing the prototype onto the Dawn.

He was a little worried about whether the thing that the other party had made in a short time was reliable. He didn't want to be stuck in the ceiling like the unlucky captain in a certain time and space.
But thinking about the 'life crisis' that could come at any time, and the hard-won opportunity to enter the capital of the Star Dragon Empire, Amber decided to get to know this 'prototype' first, and then decide whether to launch this very risky operation.

So during the voyage, Amber also came to the scientific research area of ​​the "Dawn" super flagship, where an entire laboratory of the highest standards was specially vacated for Saleh to use.

"Okay, the highest level of 'black box mode' has been activated. For the next three hours, unless I take the initiative to cancel it or the countdown ends, this laboratory will remain in an absolutely private state."

After watching the alloy door of the laboratory fall and lock, and watching the indicator light representing the 'black box mode' light up, Amber turned around and looked at Saleh and said.

After hearing this, Saleh tilted his head and said, "Does that mean that no matter what you do to me in the next three hours, no one will come to save me?"

"No, Lilith, look at yourself! What kind of weird things have you spread?!"

Amber spoke loudly to the people around her in silence, and Lilith, the figure created by the holographic projection device, also playfully stuck out her tongue at Amber.

Saleh couldn't help but snickering when he saw this, then waved his hand and said, "I was just joking to liven up the atmosphere. After all, the following content is a bit boring."

"Go ahead and tell me. I want to see whether the equipment you spent more than ten days to make is reliable." Hearing Saleh's words, Amber nodded speechlessly and did not continue to dwell on this issue.

"It's not unreliable. After all, we Jeram people have deployed this device on a small scale before, and the memory partition of my brain also fully stores the principle and manufacturing method of this tactical equipment. Although time is tight and my hands are a little stiff after sleeping for two million years, it should not be a problem to successfully make a temporary product."

Saleh shook his finger and tapped a few times on the holographic projection control device in the laboratory, then continued:

"Then I will start with a brief introduction to this device and its basic principles. Unlike other equipment and weapons, this time travel device requires the user to know the basic principles so that there will be no problems during actual use. After all, 'time travel' is a very serious activity."

While Saleh was muttering, the holographic projection device in the laboratory also emitted more than ten beams of rays, gradually outlining a tactical glove with a military watch mounted on it in mid-air.

"Tactical Time Travel Device MK1 - codenamed 'Time Anchor'. This is a prototype I restored based on the relevant equipment of our Jeram people. For your convenience, I adjusted it into a tactical glove + watch structure.

About 1 microgram of antihydrogen is stored under the dial structure. The energy density is about 9×10 joules when converted into your human units. It is suspended in the core module through a magnetic trap and can be used for long-span shuttles.

For the external structure and strap, I used adaptive liquid metal material and applied anti-detection treatment, so that it does not matter whether you wear it directly or with combat equipment, and it can be changed to a limited extent with simple shapes, so that it can also adapt to the clothing style when you meet Princess Agnes. "

As Saleh spoke, the shape of this time-travel device changed several times. There were combat-style tactical gloves + military watches, additional equipment mounted on the exoskeleton as accessories, and even several luxury watches and pocket watches in the "nouveau riche style" of humans.

It can be said that this Forerunner think tank deacon was very considerate and took into account a variety of usage scenarios. Amber also discovered that in addition to Saleh's extensive knowledge of Forerunner technology and psychic skills, he was also a very good "product manager".
"Carrying 1 microgram of 'antihydrogen' with you always feels like carrying a huge nuclear bomb. Saleh, are you sure there is no problem with the storage device?" Although Amber trusted Saleh's technology very much, she still couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, Amber. These are all mature technologies of our Jeram people. Besides, the materials provided by your elf friend are also quite good. Plus, I've added two extra safety measures, so there won't be any problems." Saleh waved his hands with a relaxed expression, and the soft foot-like tentacles behind his head couldn't help but sway along with it. He looked like a 'real man with cute big tits'.

"Okay, go on~"

"Ahem, I'll continue then."

Saleh clicked a few more times on the console, and the content displayed by the holographic projection device changed accordingly, becoming a large number of formulas and models that Amber could not understand.

"In simple terms, the operation of this tactical time shuttle device MK1 is called 'Einstein-Rosen Bridge Cybernetics' in terms of your human technological science theory. That is, a micro artificial wormhole is generated, and then the user is included in the 'negative energy bubble' and travels along the wormhole to the target time point."

"How can we accurately determine the time when traveling through a wormhole?" Amber asked, raising her hand.

“Good question~”

Saleh smiled, and seemed very satisfied with the atmosphere of "educating" Amber. She paused and then continued:

"Time positioning is determined by the 'cosmic microwave background radiation'. Because the quantum fluctuations of the 'cosmic microwave background radiation' at each point in time are unique, it can also be used as an anchor point.

The think tank I was in at the time happened to store all the 'cosmic microwave background radiation quantum fluctuation maps' recorded by us Jerram people during our 'time exploration' in this universe. I have copied this information into the device. Amber, when you choose the time, the device will automatically match the data at that time point for anchoring. "

To be honest, Amber had never come across what Saleh said before, because he was not a cutting-edge physicist, and these contents were not of much help to his daily life and combat.

However, with Saleh's easy-to-understand explanation, Amber still understood the general principle, but he still had some concerns.

"There is another important question."

After thinking and digesting what Saleh said, Amber asked again:
"How is this device going to get me back?"

"This device uses a triple verification protocol to end time travel and return to the present."

Saleh once again showed some new information and continued to explain:
"The main positioning uses the 'quantum entanglement anchor', which is why there is a psychic entanglement crystal on the dial. I have modified it. When the device starts the jump, it will emit a group of quantum entangled particles to the original timeline. These particles will form an entangled state with the biological markers in the user's body - mitochondrial DNA or specific isotopes.

No matter when and where the user jumps to, the entangled particles always maintain synchronous vibration with the original timeline, becoming a "compass"-like existence. After the user triggers the device, the quantum state of the user is compared with the entangled particles through the quantum teleportation protocol, and the wormhole path is reversed to return to the anchor point.

Then I used carbon 14-uranium lead isotope cross calibration for auxiliary calibration.”

Saleh said as he opened a secure storage box on the workbench and threw one of the fingertip-sized boxes over.

Amber raised her hand to take the box, and saw that the transparent box contained a cylinder less than half the size of a grain of rice. Judging from the storage method that was completely isolated from the outside world and the "Caution for Biological Contamination" label on the box, Amber estimated that this thing was most likely some kind of implant device.

And Saleh's next words also confirmed this.

"This is an isotope decay sensor. It can continuously monitor the carbon 14 content in your body. By comparing the carbon 14 in the user's body at the moment of activating the 'time shuttle' with the abundance ratio of carbon 14 in the atmosphere of the target timeline, it can estimate the time deviation and make corrections. However, the accuracy of this data can only be used for auxiliary calibration~"

After hearing this, Amber nodded, not quite understanding, "What about the last level of verification protocol?"

"The last verification protocol is actually one of the principles of this device's time jump, which is the phase analysis of the cosmic microwave background radiation. In short, through this triple verification protocol, no matter what time point you travel to, there is a more than 95% success rate of being able to travel back."

"Only 95%?" Amber frowned.

Hearing Amber's question, Saleh's hair stood on end, and the soft foot-like tentacles behind his head began to twist excitedly.

"What do you mean by 'only 95%'? Come on, this is 'time travel'. Even we, the Jeram people, cannot guarantee that we have completely mastered the relevant technology. Moreover, I used the equipment and materials provided by you humans and the elves to make it. God knows how big the tolerance of your things is. I can raise the success rate to 95%, which is already an extraordinary performance!"

"Good, good, good, awesome, awesome!"

Amber smiled and raised his hands in surrender. When Saleh saw him like this, he said with some dissatisfaction: "Amber, be serious. This is 'time travel', not a joke. If anything goes wrong with you, I will also be in trouble if I am controlled by your 'mental shackles'!"

After hearing Saleh's words, the expression on Amber's face immediately changed from "hehe" to "no hehe", and her tone was forced to become serious.

"Okay, okay, I'll be serious. Go on."

"Hmph! That's more like it. We must have awe for 'time'. Then I will talk about the matters that must be paid attention to. You just need to have a general understanding of the previous principles, but you must remember these precautions, otherwise there will be big problems."

(End of this chapter)