cosmic hegemony

Chapter 357, give some hints

"Haha, the pit of learning is well buried, hum, the Japanese didn't know how many national treasures they plundered from our Huaxia, and now they want to establish diplomatic relations with our empire with a few national treasures. There is no such thing as these things belong to us. The things of the descendants of the Chinese people.”

Yu Liang has always been a straightforward person. When he heard Tu Xueli's words, he laughed happily and gave Tu Xueli a thumbs up. The empire obtained the star map on the Orion's spiral arm and the sub-spirited arm from the Karan Empire. Knowing that Beichuan As the galaxies develop towards the surrounding galaxies, they will encounter a civilization on the secondary spiral arm that is stronger than the Karan Empire, and there will be a good show at that time.

Thinking of this, not only Yu Liang, but also everyone else has smiles on their faces. The empire doesn't dare to expand outwards now. With the piss of the Japanese, it is estimated that it will definitely be crazy in the universe by then. Enclosure, maybe it will not take a few years to encounter a powerful civilization on the secondary spiral arm.

"Actually, the Japanese don't have anything worth noting. What annoys me now is that our research on the warp drive has not made much progress. I guess it won't be long before we will come into contact with other civilizations. By then If the strength is not strong enough, we may not speak hard."

After laughing, Li Fu also showed a worried look on his face. The secondary spiral arm is very small, and the powerful civilizations on the secondary spiral arm have been expanding outwards, like the Karan Empire, which has never given up on foreign affairs. expansion.

Although the location of the empire is close to the abyss of darkness, it is very remote. Will there be powerful civilizations expanding here for a while, but after a long time, it will naturally come into contact with more powerful civilizations. A fight is indispensable.

Based on the current technological level of the empire, it doesn't mean that it will be afraid of that civilization, but even if it can win, there will be certain casualties at that time, and if there is no warp speed engine, the casualties will be even more severe if it wants to expand. The empire is not like the Karan Empire. The population is hundreds of billions or trillions. They are full of confidence and are not afraid of consumption.

"Oh, it's difficult. I'm in charge of researching controllable nuclear fusion, and I'm stuck in a problem. The temperature generated by nuclear fusion is as high as hundreds of millions. Now we have no other way to control such a powerful temperature."

Speaking of this civilization, Chen Bin also sighed. This warp engine not only needs powerful materials, but also strong power. Controlled nuclear fusion is the only technology that can provide enough power now, but controllable nuclear fusion can It cannot be studied in a single sentence.

You must know that nuclear fusion reaction is a reaction that occurs on stars all the time. During nuclear fusion reaction, a high temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees is generated. Any material at such a high temperature will be directly ionized, unless it is the legendary neutron star, Only a special celestial body like a black hole can withstand such a terrifying high temperature.

Controllable nuclear fusion technology is also the technology that the empire is currently focusing on researching. The scientists of the empire have tried various methods, but there is still no way to control the high temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees generated during nuclear fusion.

"Our theoretical research has made some progress. Through our research on massive stars, we found that when the mass is strong enough, or the energy is strong enough, the surrounding space will be bent, folded, twisted, etc. Of course, this The mass must be large enough, or the energy must be large enough."

Yang Yiping, who is in charge of space research, gave everyone good news. The space can be folded and twisted, which means that the warp speed engine is possible. Using powerful energy to exert influence on the space can fold the space, so as to achieve warp speed. flight.

"Powerful energy? If we don't have controllable nuclear fusion, how can we create enough energy to cause space folding!"

Speaking of this, Yu Liang said dejectedly again, this problem has been going around, but in the end it still revolves around the two aspects of energy and materials. If these two aspects can be solved, it will not be far from creating a warp drive up.

"There are always more ways than difficulties. As long as we keep working hard, we can always solve the problems we encounter now. It just so happens that everyone is free now. Why don't we go to the Imperial Academy of Sciences and take a look."

Li Fu is full of smiles. In fact, the empire's technology has developed to the point where it is almost ready to produce a warp drive, as long as Li Fu can tell the method of producing degenerate materials.

At that time, use a strong magnetic field to create degenerate materials, and then use degenerate materials and magnetic field confinement technology to develop controllable nuclear fusion technology. With controllable nuclear fusion technology, you can create huge energy to drive warp speed The engines are used to fold the space to achieve warp flight.

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In the space of the Centaurus galaxy, somewhere in the void that is only 2 astronomical units away from the Yanhuang star, a huge space city lies in the void, brightly lit, but it is different from the extremely busy scene in other places. It is very quiet here, and there are very few spaceships coming and going, but these spaceships basically bear the logo of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.

This space city is one of the many research institutions under the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and it is the Institute of Materials Science dedicated to the study of material technology.

At this time, in this huge space city, Yao Tianyi and Li Qianyu, the directors of the Imperial Academy of Materials Science, also hurried over upon hearing that Li Fu, Yu Liang, Chen Bin and other veterans of the imperial scientific community had arrived.

"Old Yao, have you worked too hard recently, why do you have dark circles under your eyes?"

Seeing Yao Tianyi's tired face, Yu Liang joked with a smile.

"It's not just dark circles, I don't know how much white hair has grown. I can't sleep well now."

Yao Tianyi shook his head helplessly, obviously not in the mood to joke with Yu Liang.

"Old Yao, Sister Li, don't put too much pressure on yourself, some things can't be rushed, or I think you should rest for a few months before talking about it."

Li Fu saw Yao Tianyi's grizzled hair and a tired look on his head, and then looked at Li Qianyu, a well-known beauty among the older generation of imperial science circles, who is also very tired now. After thinking about it, he knew that they were facing of great pressure.

The core of the warp speed engine is the material. Such a huge pressure is on the shoulders of the two of them. It is conceivable that the pressure on the two of them is now. Originally, both of them are practicing Yuanli, so they should be full of energy and have a good mental outlook. It's too much pressure to become what it is now.

"Hey, what's the use of rest? If I can study degenerate materials with white hair, it's worth it if my hair is all white."

Yao Tianyi shook his head with a smile, and Li Qianyu who was beside him also smiled helplessly.

"Tell me about your current progress and methods."

Li Fu smiled. Accompanied by them, he began to visit the entire Institute of Materials Science, and at the same time prepared to give them advice.

As a discipline that the Empire has vigorously developed over the years, the Imperial Institute of Materials Science has obtained sufficient funds, and there are countless advanced equipment and instruments, etc. There are also many advanced laboratories, such as high-temperature laboratories, High voltage laboratory, superconducting laboratory, etc.

"We have tried using tens of thousands of standard high pressures to forge materials, experimented with countless alloy materials, and also used ultra-high temperature plastic materials. In short, we have tried all existing material forging methods, but none of them work."

Li Qianyu received the words with a pleasant voice. Although she is over 100 years old, she looks like a young woman in her 30s. She has a graceful figure and is well-proportioned. Even a large white coat can't hide her graceful figure. At this time Her figure looked a little tired, and so did her appearance, making one unable to help but want to hug her and love her.

"Have you ever thought of some new ideas, such as trying some new material forging methods?"

Li Fu nodded after hearing this. The more the technology develops, the higher the demand for materials will be. Countless new materials will emerge one after another. However, the methods of forging materials are always the same. The method of high-temperature forging materials can be said to be the oldest method in human history, but now the temperature can be controlled more precisely and higher temperatures can be produced.

"New ideas? New methods?"

When Li Qianyu and Yao Tianyi heard this, they immediately raised their heads, and there was some secret in their eyes. As the top scientists in the material science field of the Empire, they are very proficient in all aspects of material technology. Those methods to make those materials Wait, they couldn't be more clear.

"Yes, for example, using light to create materials, using magnetic fields to create materials, using space to create materials, using radiation, rays, etc. When we do research, we should not be limited by everything in front of us, and our thinking can be more open. .”

Li Fu nodded with a smile. In fact, he could have told them that using magnetic fields to forge materials is now feasible, but Li Fu did not intend to do so.

Scientific research requires continuous exploration and discovery step by step. If you tell the answer directly, it will be completely meaningless.

It’s like learning to do a math problem. Tell the answer directly. Maybe you can solve this problem, but if you encounter such a problem again, you will still do it next time. It’s better to give him some hints and let him go slowly. Find the answer, and finally answer it.

Only in this way can the growth of scientists be better promoted, more outstanding scientists can be cultivated, and it can be truly useful for the development of science and technology in the future of the empire. This is why although Li Fu has a cheat, he has seldom used it. Because the road still has to be walked out step by step by oneself after all.

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