Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 527: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes

Rohaffer lived in a valley.

For example, the straight-line distance between Li Zhongren and his sister's safe resting place last night is about 1,000 kilometers.

Normally, this is a long distance.

Moreover, there are no roads on Kara Star.

Most of the area is covered by virgin forest.

Therefore, aircraft are the only means of transportation in this world.

The bad news is that all aircraft in this world are technologically restricted and cannot leave the atmosphere.

The good news is that as long as you don't cross this red line, you can research however you like.

Therefore, based on the various materials and technologies provided by the waste from those warships, and the fact that many of these exiles already possessed a certain level of education, the situation became very complex.

As a result, aircraft within the atmosphere of this world can now exceed the speed of sound by tens of times, or even hundreds of times.

Of course, the faster the speed, the more supporting facilities are needed.

Without something like a super-pressure-resistant suit, unless you have superpowers, an ordinary person's body would have no chance of withstanding such a large acceleration in a short period of time.

Her sister has a set of head-pressure-resistant suits like this.

But he doesn't need to. After years of continuous modification, his body is no longer afraid of these things. It's just that the lack of an energy core and auxiliary light brain prevents him from fully utilizing his body's strength, but his passive stats are there.

As for Rohav, although his sister calls him an old man, he is a ruthless person.

Imagine an old man, all alone, living in a place filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, like something out of a Miyazaki film, leisurely enjoying his days. His house is surrounded by fields, vegetable gardens, and even a farm.

But no one dared to disturb him.

You'd know then that this old man was no ordinary person.

“Mr. Rohaffer, this is Lambert, requesting to land.”

With the aid of supersonic flight, the aircraft began to decelerate after about fifteen minutes.

Before long, the hills of Rohav came into view of Li Zhongren.

Compared to last time, this time, the same hill as in the fairy tale has an extra small square. Upon closer inspection, it can be seen that the farm has been expanded to raise a creature native to Kara Star, a mammal similar to a sheep.

However, this animal is more dangerous than a sheep; it has only one leg and is incredibly strong.

After all, the gravity in this world is greater than that on Earth, and there is also spiritual energy in the air, which makes these wild animals incredibly strong.

"Okay, come down. I'm tidying up the vegetable garden. You can go directly to the power generation area."

"it is good."

Under Lan Bo'er's control, the spaceship slowly descended, and then Lan Bo'er led Li Zhongren off the spaceship.

"Mina, activate defense mode."

"Okay, defense mode is activated."

As Lambo gave the order, the spaceship immediately descended and curled up, with various bulletproof metal plates extending from the interlayers to envelop the entire spaceship.

This is a theft prevention measure.

Although Rohav is safe, caution is always the best policy. On Kara, if you don't live in the main city and don't have a flying vehicle, you're basically considered a savage.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

Li Zhongren carried the heavy repair kit on his back and followed behind his sister toward the power generation area.

The power generation area is located at the bottom of this hill valley.

Because it does not generate electricity naturally, but relies on star core technology.

Placing it at the bottom of the valley also prevents it from being targeted and destroyed.

The so-called star nucleus.

It's a technology researched by the Empire. On the racetrack, it's similar to technologies like nuclear fusion, capable of providing stable, high-quality energy.

However, in this world, because of the existence of spirit elements, the core of star core technology is the utilization of spirit elements.

The source of spiritual essence is not the real world.

Instead, it is a psionic ocean parallel to the real world.

The ocean of psychic energy covers almost the entire observable universe.

To put it simply, so-called stellar core technology is about creating a hole between the real world and the psionic world, then extracting psionic elements from the psionic ocean to use as fuel for energy.

Of course, it sounds simple, but the underlying principles are quite complex, and there are a whole host of problems to overcome. At least on Kara Star, there is no ability to independently manufacture star cores. In fact, within the entire empire's territory, only a few places have mastered this technology.

Another question is, why is it called a power plant?

That's right. Because the primary energy directly used by the star core is too concentrated and extremely volatile, making it very difficult to control, a secondary downgrade is often performed, using the energy from the burning of spiritual elements in the star core to drive the generator.

It's roughly equivalent to using the force of a diesel or gasoline explosion in a fuel tank to drive a generator to generate electricity.

Down in the valley.

Walking along the path, Li Zhongren saw a metal door. Behind the door was the passage leading to the underground power plant.

Whether it's the star core or the generator unit, they are both hidden deep underground. Li Zhongren estimated that they are at least a hundred meters deep.

At this distance, unless it's a heavy bunker-buster missile, it's virtually impossible to destroy it.

"Good morning, both of you."

After waiting at the entrance for a while, Rohafer slowly arrived at the cave entrance in a small flying vehicle.

The old man hasn't changed much.

With long white hair, a slender yet refined physique, a tall stature, and round glasses on his face, he inexplicably resembled Rayleigh from One Piece.

Good morning, Mr. Rohaffer.

"Good morning, Grandpa Rohav."

"Hmm, good morning, Xiao Li."

Rohafer jumped off the aircraft, landing silently on the ground. He walked to the door, a beam of light swept across it, and the metal door opened.

"bring it on."

"Mr. Rohaffer, what exactly is the problem? The star core, or the generator?"

"Star Core".

"Eh?"

Lanbo stopped in her tracks.

“Mr. Rohaffer, you think too highly of me. I have no idea how to repair a star core.”

"Haha, I'm not stupid. Don't even mention you, no one on the entire planet Kara knows how to do it. It's about changing the star core."

"Change??"

Lanbo blinked, then nodded slightly. She had known all along that this person was extraordinary, so she could accept that he had obtained a star core.

"If you want to exchange it, I have no problem with that."

However, Lanboer left out half a sentence: Star cores are things that, unless someone violently attacks them, will almost never break down if they are functioning normally. Of course, she wouldn't be foolish enough to say this out loud; no customer likes to have their secrets pried into.

At the end of the tunnel is an elevator. We took the elevator down more than 100 meters underground.

The elevator door slowly opened.

A huge semi-circular space came into view, and a blast of cold air hit you. This was the cooling system working hard to maintain a constant temperature in the space.

Both the star core and the generator produce a large amount of heat when they are working.

As Li Zhongren continued along the passage, he saw the star core for the first time in his life.

The name suits its purpose.

It floated there like the core of a star, its entire body radiating a bright yellow light.

This is a phenomenon of extracting spiritual essence from the Sea of ​​Spiritual Energy.

Around the star core, there is a ring structure similar to a seismograph. These rings rotate around the star core, absorbing the energy generated by the spiritual elements. This energy is then sent to the generator set, where it is converted into electrical energy and then transmitted to various parts of the hill through power lines.

"Hmm, the spiritual fire after the spiritual essence is burned is not stable enough. It should be a problem with the engraved runes inside. Do you need me to test which rune is causing the problem? It's easier to test now. Once the star core stops rotating, it will be difficult to test again. This will make it easier to send it out for repair later."

"Repair my ass."

Rohafer pursed his lips.

"The repair cost for this thing is almost the same as buying a new one, it would cost several million credits."

"Too."

Lanbo nodded.

Even the lowest-grade star core costs four to five million Imperial Credits, and it's not something you can just buy for money; you need to have the qualifications. So, she has been saving money all these years, hoping to get a star core for her younger brother. Only a star core can fully activate the transformation of her brother's body; otherwise, simply relying on flesh and blood to absorb spiritual essence is too inefficient.

"Then I'll stop running it now."

"Ah."

Rohafer stood to the side, looking completely indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about the star core.

"Om~~~"

As Lanbo operated the control panel, the star core was slowly shut down, and the brightness of the entire space decreased, now entering backup power mode.

Visibly, as the flames around the star core were dying out, the entire surface of the star core seemed to solidify into a shell, like beeswax.
"Ahem, this is Kara Star, coordinates 44'43°, 85'2345°, a star core has requested complete extinguishing."

Lanboer started the application according to the user manual.

This is the Empire's network system, and the application process is fully automated, assisted by the Empire's highest AI.

In the Star Empire, the activation and deactivation of each star core requires authorization from the empire's highest AI. This is also a means of maintaining internal stability within the empire. Don't blame the empire for being nervous, because each star core represents almost unlimited energy, and any star core that loses its registration will be a potential danger.

"Application verification in progress"

"Verification passed"

"The star core, designated KL-9425, will completely shut down; its internal etched patterns will be overloaded and burned out."

"Are you sure you want to proceed?"

“Mr. Rohaffer, please.”

Lanbo took a few steps back.

Rohafer typed on the keyboard.

Then the star core that had been shining with starlight went out completely, and the mechanical arm removed it from the ring. At the same time, Rohafer opened the box he was carrying, inside which was a brand new star core.

The blue-black color, with a rocky smell, proves that this star core has never been activated.

The robotic arm picked up the new star core and put the old one inside.

Then Lambo began a series of actions.

While turning off the Star Core only requires permission confirmation, turning it on involves adjusting numerous parameters and settings through the system, which is what makes the Mechanic profession so valuable.

This thing is like an ordinary person taking their computer to a repair shop, where the other person enters the BIOS system and performs a series of operations, leaving the ordinary person completely bewildered, wondering what they're doing.

The same applies to this; each time the psychic sea is penetrated, the location, pressure, and other parameters are different, requiring manual adjustment.
So, it took a full hour before all the parameters were adjusted.

Finally, Lambo placed her hand on the platform.

"System, is there a problem with the parameters?"

That's right, she used her ability.

Then, I received a positive reply.

Yes, machines themselves do not truly possess intelligence; it is just that Lambeau's abilities allow her to interact with machines in a higher-dimensional way.

Having received an affirmative answer, she took a deep breath and turned the switch.

A buzzing sound.

The star core was activated.

Compared to the bright yellow light before, this time, the star core emitted a dazzling azure light, like starlight, which almost illuminated the entire underground base.

"Mr. Rohaffer, I have accomplished my mission."

After running for another ten minutes, the entire system remained stable.

Lanboer finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wonderful."

Rohav clapped his hands.

"sharp."

"Hehe, you flatter me."

"Excessive humility is also a form of arrogance, which is unnecessary. This is a reward of 100,000 credits."

"Thanks you."

Lanbo checked her account and immediately smiled.

Then, he respectfully closed the box.

“Mr. Rohaffer, please keep this star core safe. Although it has been completely melted and is unusable, it still has some collectible value, since each star core has a unique number.”

"Pfft, what would I do with this piece of junk? If you want it, you can take it and put it at home."

Rohafer waved his hand, turned and left, lifting Li Zhongren up with one hand at the same time.

"Kid, now that you've followed me, I can't let you get away. Here's a discarded star core in exchange for you cooking me a meal. Is that alright?"

“Grandpa Rohav, what you’re saying.”

Li Zhongren smiled, his eyes narrowed, and his two small hands rubbed together in the air like flies.

"Given our relationship, I'll cook for you whenever you want to eat it. Respecting the elderly and caring for the young is an imperial virtue, after all."

"Pfft, hahaha."

Rohafer nearly choked on his own saliva. He stopped talking and strode out of the basement carrying Li Zhongren and the heavy repair kit, leaving only Lanboer behind, carrying the Star Core box.

However, her eyes gleamed with a strange light.

She originally thought she would need to save money for many years and have enough good fortune to find one.

As a result, they obtained it so easily, even if it was just a fused star core.

Don't forget, she can communicate with all machines, and the Star Core is, in essence, also a kind of machine.

Then, her brother was able to assimilate all machines through flesh and blood.

So the siblings joined forces, one taking charge of diagnosis and the other of assimilation, and in the end, he repaired the melted-off etchings through the flesh itself.

Perhaps soon, they will be able to possess a true star core.
(End of this chapter)