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Chapter 195 Bill Hines's Visit and the Truth About Superpowers

In a meeting room
"Everyone, we are gathered here for one thing.

What we need to do is to realize a comprehensive propulsion system that will completely change the face of space exploration and is also our most powerful weapon against alien invaders.

In order to achieve this goal, I still need your help..."

Zhang Qi stood in the center, looked around, and then spoke.

More than a month has passed since we dealt with Evans, and naturally we have also sorted out the information about the Trisolarans.

And then, just like in the original novel, facing the powerful enemy Trisolarans, humans naturally united together.

Later, a special research group on antimatter engines was established based on his paper, with him as the leader.

Hearing Zhang Qi's words, the crowd around him suddenly became noisy. After all, all this was too shocking.

Whether it's alien invaders or this antimatter engine...

"But Dr. Zhang, according to what you said before, sophons can interfere with our experimental results.

In this case..."

At this moment, a white scientist raised his hand and said that they knew very little about antimatter and would have to conduct a lot of experiments.

But the problem is that because of the existence of Sophon, it is impossible for them to get the correct result.

"Yes, compared to something so unrealistic as an antimatter engine, it would be more reliable to study fusion engines."

Another scientist added that while antimatter engines would be more efficient, they would be impractical.

"really……"

The other scientists also nodded, saying that there were too many technical difficulties to overcome in the antimatter engine.

The first is the production of antimatter. Although it can be produced in the laboratory, the energy consumed in producing that little bit of antimatter is far greater than the energy generated by the annihilation of that little bit of antimatter.

Moreover, after production, storage is also a big problem. After all, this thing will release a lot of energy as long as it comes into contact with matter.

In order to use it as the power of an engine, it is necessary to precisely control the reaction rate and energy release of antimatter and matter.

Even if all the above problems are solved, the design and implementation of this new engine will inevitably involve many unknown physical problems and engineering challenges, and require unprecedented breakthroughs in many fields such as materials and thermodynamics.

And now that their technology has been blocked by Sophon, it is indeed unrealistic to realize such a thing first...

"A week ago, my team has already achieved the preparation and storage of antimatter in a laboratory environment.

So this is not as unrealistic as you think..."

Zhang Qi smiled when he heard this. That was exactly why he spent so much time on it.

"Huh?! Is this true?"

"Didn't they say there was a blockade by Sophon?"

Hearing this, the scientists asked with some suspicion.

Just after they told them that the Three-Body Problem had blocked their technology, they said they had made such a research breakthrough. Was this blockade just for nothing?
"This is why I gathered everyone here. The antimatter production facility is underground..."

Zhang Qi explained that the only thing that the sophon could interfere with was the experimental results, but his theory was proven in other worlds, so he was naturally not afraid of the sophon's blockade.

And it was precisely because of ETO's assassination that the top management believed his words and gave him the green light, giving him the people and the land he asked for.

"Hey? Can we go check it out?"

"sure……"

……

In this way, the research team led by Zhang Qi got on the right track.

After a while, an unexpected person found Zhang Qi.

"Hello, Dr. Hines~"

Zhang Qi pushed open the door of the reception room and extended his hand to the gentle middle-aged man inside.

This is Bill Hines, the third wallfacer in the original novel, who invented the thought stamp.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang Qi."

Bill Hines smiled elegantly and shook Zhang Qi's hand.

"Huh? You..."

However, at this moment, Zhang Qi was startled and looked at Bill Hines in surprise.

Because he suddenly felt a force trying to read his thoughts, and the source of this force was the guy in front of him.

"As expected, you are a person with abilities far more powerful than me..."

Bill Hines nodded and then said with some emotion.

"Is this what you came for?"

Zhang Qi was stunned. He was not surprised that the other party knew about his ability. After all, he didn't intend to hide it at that time.

What he didn't expect was that this person actually came for this, and he didn't expect that this person even had the power of mind reading.

"Oh~ I guess so. After all, this is also my research field~"

Bill Hines smiled and sat down in a nearby chair. "Oh? So this ability is indeed related to the brain?"

Zhang Qi reacted after hearing this. If this was true, then Ding Yi’s guess might have been correct.

"Yes, more than a month ago, I awakened this power.

Being able to directly read other people's thoughts, as a scholar, my intuition tells me that this is related to human brain activity.

So I started researching..."

"Then what did you find?"

Zhang Qi asked curiously.

"A quantum field generated by the quantum activity of the human brain..."

Bill Hines replied.

"Quantum field?"

Zhang Qi was stunned, waiting for the other party's next words.

“In theory, everyone can generate such a field, but the intensity of the field of an average person is too weak to be detected by instruments.

But the intensity generated by the brains of people with special abilities like us is much greater...

So I guess the essence of this ability is one's own observation of the microscopic world, which then causes the result to collapse into a certain quantum state.

Just like at this moment, the result of the flame appearing in front of our eyes is not zero. If there is something that can collapse the possibility of the flame appearing, then it will become a person with the ability to ignite fire.

I think what determines what kind of abilities a person can display is most likely the person's own cognition.

This means that we humans can change the world with our own will..."

Bill Hines became more and more excited as he spoke, because this meant a possibility, a possibility for humans to become gods.

"Wait, this field you're talking about isn't the AIM field?"

Seeing this, Zhang Qi quickly interrupted Bill Hines and asked with a strange look on his face.

Because the more he listened to this principle, the more it sounded like something from another world...

"AIM's position?"

Bill Hines was stunned. He had not yet given a name to this quantum field.

"An abbreviation for An Involuntary Movement..."

Zhang Qi explained that this is the weak power unconsciously emitted by people with super powers in the world of "A Certain Magical Index".

"Oh, unconscious?

This is quite fitting, it is indeed something that humans unconsciously emit..."

Bill Hines reacted and then spoke excitedly.

He came to the right place today. He didn't expect the other party to have such an understanding of this.

Wait, if that's the theory...

Thinking of this, Zhang Qi suddenly seemed to think of something, because this was very similar to what he discovered in his one-person world.

The Way of Heaven, which is composed of human subconsciousness...

"So what's the reason you came to me?"

Zhang Qi took a deep breath, then went straight to the point and asked.

"Um... I hope you can research with me..."

Bill Hines said a little embarrassedly.

"Huh? Why?"

Zhang Qi asked with some confusion. He was not an expert in this field, and he also had to develop an antimatter engine, so he could basically provide no help.

“Because this project is so advanced, I can’t find investors.

Furthermore, the stronger the ability user, the stronger the AIM force field they emit..."

Bill Hines scratched his head and spoke.

"Uh... so you want to take advantage of my resources and use me as experimental material..."

Zhang Qi was so upset when he heard this, thinking that this person was here to fleece him.

"That's right..."

Bill Hines spread his hands and said shamelessly.

After all, the other party's project integrates the power of the whole world, and the other party is the most powerful person known so far. There is no more suitable partner than him.

As for how he knew, it was not difficult for someone who could read minds.

In the end it all depends on this person's attitude...

"Okay, I agree..."

(End of this chapter)