Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Grand Unified Theory.

In the universe, at least in the universe as currently understood by human civilization, there are only four forces between microscopic particles.

Gravity, electromagnetism, the strong interaction, and the weak interaction.

Since venturing beyond Earth and developing into a Type IV civilization, the Academy of Sciences has only unified three of its forces.

Universal gravitation, because the graviton has not yet been discovered, has remained outside the theoretical framework of human civilization.

Today, gravitons have been mastered by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Grand Unified Theory has reached its most crucial step.

The half-dim, half-bright cursor in the tech tree system also confirms this.

Analyzing key technologies "beyond their level" is an extremely dangerous act.

In the past, Lü Yongchang would never have dared to take this risk.

But now, with the brain quantized,

With his thinking ability greatly improved, he decided to take a risk.

The human fleet doesn't have much time left.

Guided by the technology tree, Lü Yongchang's brain once again entered an overclocked state.

A constant stream of inspiration surged from the depths of my mind.

Accompanying this was a feeling of dizziness that I hadn't experienced in a long time.

He suppressed his dizziness and quickly organized and integrated all the known information.

A mathematical model gradually emerged in his mind.

……

While Lü Yongchang was working hard to solve the Grand Unified Model, He Bilin returned to the laboratory after a short rest.

According to Lü Yongchang's arrangement, he needs to lead the team to overcome the challenges of gravity shield technology.

"Curvature bubble..."

He Bilin frowned slightly, looking at the spacetime model left by Lü Yongchang in the holographic projection, and muttered to himself, "Is this thing... really the predecessor of the Gravity Shield?"

The function of a curvature bubble is simple: it can smooth out the wrinkles in spacetime by using a fluctuating gravitational field.

But that's not how the gravity shield works.

Or rather, exactly the opposite.

Only a spacetime distortion caused by a strong gravitational field can effectively resist external attacks.

But this raises a problem.

Generating a strong gravitational field to deflect incoming attacks is quite simple.

But the goal is to turn it into an "eggshell" to protect the starship inside and keep it completely unaffected...

That's very difficult.

After all, generating a gravitational field around a starship will inevitably affect the starship itself.

He Bilin sat quietly in the chair, subconsciously mimicking Lü Yongchang's movements when he was thinking.

His knuckles tapped lightly on the lab table in front of him, producing a series of crisp sounds.

In the holographic projection, the spacetime fluctuations of [Warp One] in warp-riding mode were clearly presented before his eyes.

"...Enclose the curvature bubble?"

He Bilin's eyes were filled with confusion as he murmured to himself.

He had barely finished speaking when he abruptly stopped tapping the table.

"Yes! That's it!"

His eyes gleamed with excitement as he quickly opened a holographic projection and began operating it.

……

"...With the help of a gravity field generator, several powerful gravity fields were generated around the starship."

He Bilin stood before the crowd, his finger lightly tapping the image on the holographic projection: "The function of these gravitational fields is to deflect external attacks."

"What about the starship itself?"

An academician interrupted He Bilin, saying, "These gravitational fields will not only affect the starship's own navigation, but also the accuracy and power of our attacks."

He Bilin chuckled, turned off the holographic projection, and then pointed to the still-running spacetime model in the distance: "Professor Lü has already given us the answer."

"Curvature bubble".

"Similar to the warp bubble principle of warp drive, we can use an anti-gravity field to smooth out spacetime fluctuations around the starship."

"I think I understand what you mean... It's like generating countless small gravitational fields around a curvature bubble?" The academician who spoke first asked with a bright look in his eyes.

"Yes." He Bilin nodded. "We can also mimic the principle of a magnetic field shield and make it fluctuate according to a specific algorithm."

"This can significantly reduce the probability of the enemy breaking through the gravity shield."

"At the same time, by using zero computing power, we can control the small gravitational field generation area in real time and implement point-to-point defense against every attack."

The words fell.

The laboratory returned to calm.

But this calm was quickly broken by enthusiastic applause.

……

With theoretical support and Zero's terrifyingly high work efficiency, the first experiment with the gravity shield quickly began.

A modified small starship slowly sailed away from the Human Alliance Starship Factory and flew towards the vast emptiness of space in the distance.

A Golden Crow battleship silently followed behind it.

"Activate Gravity Shield."

He Bilin gave the order with a serious expression.

The antimatter engine's power began to increase steadily, and several gravity field generators installed inside the small starship started to operate.

As small gravitational fields were continuously generated around the starship, a slightly larger anti-gravity field also slowly strengthened around the starship.

With the help of a high-precision optical telescope, it can be clearly seen that as the gravitational field power increases, the light passing through the small starship gradually becomes distorted!

"Gravity shield successfully generated, current status stable, load 3.73%, attack test can begin at any time!"

The report came from not far away.

"Ready..."

Before He Bilin could finish speaking, the door to Laboratory No. 1 suddenly opened.

"I did it! I did it!!"

A joyous shout came from outside the door!

P.S.: Bonus chapter! (May 11)

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