Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

For a Level 5 civilization, maglev train technology is already quite outdated.

However, considering the size of the starship and its portability and comfort, the maglev train is still the preferred choice for travel inside the ship.

While talking with the others, Yevgeny quietly boarded the train heading to the rear of the "Earth".

The train was moving very fast.

Not long after, it stopped at the final stop.

Yevgeny hurriedly stood up from his seat and left the train.

As Yevgeny walked straight toward the warp drive and tachyon transceiver, the atmosphere in the command center grew heavy.

……

Following that spark of inspiration, Yevgeny slowed his pace.

Before us was an enormous hemispherical device; humans appeared as insignificant as ants before it.

Looking at the technologically advanced architectural style before him, Yevgeny couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection).

This is one of the core components of the warp drive.

Miniature black hole confinement device.

The antigravitons needed to start the warp engine are obtained from here.

Without hesitation, he strode directly toward the main entrance of the massive building.

"drop!"

As the crisp notification sound rang out, the red holographic logo quickly turned green.

"Identity verified."

"Welcome, Academician Yevgeny."

As the electronic synthesized sound of Zero rang out, the tightly closed door quickly opened.

Yevgeny composed himself and stepped inside.

He had been to this place many times.

He skillfully navigated several bends and used his authority to unlock several tightly closed hatches, finally successfully entering the core area of ​​the miniature black hole confinement device.

It was a hollow spherical structure.

There is a closed observation corridor on the inner wall of the sphere that surrounds the spherical structure.

Yevgeny was in this corridor at that moment.

He peered through the transparent aluminum wall in front of him toward the central area of ​​the spherical structure.

Total darkness.

The high-intensity searchlights illuminated the entire spherical structure as if it were daytime, but the central area remained a deep, profound darkness.

That's the core component of the entire device—a miniature black hole.

Looking at the distorted scene around him in the darkness, Yevgeny finally grasped the flash of inspiration in his mind.

A grand and awe-inspiring scene slowly emerged in his mind.

With a piercing alarm sounding, the confinement device for the miniature black hole failed.

The miniature black hole located in the center of the sphere slowly "falls" towards the wall of the constrained area.

Its powerful gravity tore the solid sphere into long strips of debris!

Under the influence of gravity, a large amount of fine matter formed a flowing ribbon that slowly rotated around the central black hole.

It rapidly devoured these substances, and at the same time, its mass began to increase continuously, and the range of its gravitational influence gradually expanded...

A positive cycle has been created.

As the miniature black hole continued to grow in size, various devices on the Earth were sucked into it.

Finally, in a burst of intense light from the explosion, the entire Earth was engulfed!

A small accretion disk also appeared around the miniature black hole.

Yevgeny shuddered and snapped out of his reverie.

Looking at the quiet darkness in the center of the ball, he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

A hint of lingering fear crossed his face; thankfully, it was just his imagination.

However, the look in his eyes grew increasingly resolute.

This is the weapon he's been looking for!

He took a deep breath, and the subtle expressions on his face revealed his incredibly excited state of mind.

Yevgeny instinctively took a few steps forward, leaned against the transparent aluminum wall in front of him, and stared at the darkness in the distance.

A camera precisely captured his micro-expressions and movements.

With almost no waiting time, the robot, which had been waiting nearby, pounced on Yevgeny and pinned him to the deck before he could react.

The biting cold seeped into his body through his skin, causing him to shiver involuntarily.

He blinked, gradually realizing what had happened in that brief moment.

"Academician Yevgeny."

As a holographic projection unfolded, Lü Yongchang's voice rang out: "I have already criticized Wilson."

"Scientific research doesn't need to be a life-or-death struggle."

Yevgeny: "...???"

"Foolish, foolish thing?"

He lay on the ground, staring blankly at Lü Yongchang's heartbroken face in the holographic projection: "I... I just came here to find some inspiration."

"How did this become such a foolish thing..."

In the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's expression suddenly froze: "Inspiration?"

"Yes!" Yevgeny struggled for a moment, then adjusted to a comfortable lying position under the robot's restraint. "Professor, do you think that launching miniature black holes as weapons would be more effective than that matter-disintegrating cannon?"

"I've made up my mind..."

In the video, Lü Yongchang stares at Yevgeny with a stiff expression, motionless.

"Feed?"

"Professor? Professor?!"

Yevgeny grinned as he stared at the holographic projection: "It's lagging? This thing can lag?!"

"Professor, why don't you just tell these robots to let me go!"

"I have an idea, I'll come and report to you right away!"

"..."

A few seconds later.

The holographic projection in front of me suddenly turned into particles of light and dissipated in the air.

At the same time, the robots that had been suppressing Yevgeny also released their grip and turned away from the micro black hole observation corridor as if nothing had happened.

Yevgeny stood up from the ground and gently rubbed his arm.

He watched the robots leave, and a sudden twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Don't think about it.

It must have been that old bastard Wilson who said something ridiculous to Professor Lü.

……

Inside the command center of the Earth.

A dead silence.

Wilson lowered his eyes slightly, staring blankly at the floor in front of him.

Then...

He carefully moved his feet toward the door.

"...Wilson."

Lu Yongchang's soft voice came from the side.

"Professor..." Wilson stopped in his tracks, giving Lü Yongchang an awkward smile. "If I said I didn't mean it, would you believe me?"

Lü Yongchang: "..."