Although there were hundreds of millions of twists and turns in the process, no matter what, Elvin and his adventure team were the first group of people in this era to achieve the "sky" achievement.
This was a small step for them, but a big step for mankind!
They also inadvertently witnessed a small part of the truth of the world.
However.
When they were scared by the terrifying scene in outer space and fled back into the atmosphere on Gem Creek, they cursed and swore.
For most people, the stars and dreams were too far away. The most important thing was still the life in front of them.
Shilius Empire, Santa Cruz, Dome Palace.
"Dang! Dang! Dang! "
The golden "Peacock Chime Clock" that had been repaired by the clock craftsman sounded just like it had for the past hundred years. However, there was an inexplicable sense of sadness in it.
Not only because the empire had lost the "Peacock Islands" that it represented, but also because the owner who appreciated it the most … was no longer around.
With the destruction of the "Sea King".
After being bedridden for half a year, Emperor Philip II, who had personally witnessed the entire process of the Empire's decline, finally breathed his last breath.
He suffered the backlash of the collapse of the empire's fate. Even the power of a rank 3 Knight couldn't save his life.
In addition, the adult male royal members of Philip II's generation who had the right of succession, Prince Manolo and Prince Roderick, had died.
Even though the empire's current situation was a bit unstable, Crown Prince Aldrich, who wasn't even a year old, was still crowned as the emperor without any suspense. However, Empress Dowager Theresa, who was in her early twenties, was the regent.
Her Royal Highness, who had been used as a tool for marriage, had also become the true ruler of this country.
It was hard to tell if the person involved felt more grief or joy.
"Sha sha sha …"
Sitting in the study that originally belonged to Philip II, the young Empress Dowager, who was wearing a black palace dress, waved her pen and signed a decree.
The title was: "Trade Restriction Act".
Although the current Shilius was unable to start a new war, the "new emperor" had just ascended the throne. Only by showing an irreconcilable stance with the Lowland Republic could he truly win the hearts of the people.
Also, Theresa was once a Frisian princess. She clearly knew what the big bankers and capitalists cared about the most.
Hence …
Externally, she did her best to stifle the further development of the Republic's capitalist economy by refusing to pay the national debt, raising taxes on Shilius' wool exports, restricting the entry of Lowland Republic merchants into Shilius' port, and forbidding them from trading with Greek territory.
However, there was a price to pay. Due to the debt owed by the Netherlandish banks, Shilius's national credit was almost completely ruined, and it was difficult for it to borrow money from other countries' bankers.
It could be said that the face of the former hegemon was now worthless. Coupled with the loss of the war and the successive loss of colonies, the Shilius Empire was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Theresa seemed to be in a glorious position, but what she took over was a complete mess.
However, the severe situation also began to force the nobles of the Empire to reform.
Theresa began to encourage the development of commerce to ease the conflicts between the various classes in the country. She introduced modern equipment such as the steam engine and vigorously supported her own national industry.
Learn from the opponent who defeated you and set off a vigorous steam industry reform.
Moreover, using Shilius' former status as the cultural and artistic center of the continent, she vigorously developed the tourism industry and continued to export her influence to the Old Continent. She maintained the Empire's aggressive image and further attracted investors.
The nobles of the Empire who benefited the most from the great voyage had completely realized that the good days of the past were difficult to continue. Therefore, the resistance to Theresa's reform was not too great.
Moreover, even with the successive defeats, the Empire's conventional fleet was still the world's number one. There were still three legendary warships and two titled Knight. If they slowly recuperated, this country still had a chance to rise from the ashes.
Sooner or later, they would have to fight the Lowland Republic, which was right next to them.
The most fortunate thing for the Shilius was that the invincible fleet led by the legendary warship, Goldfinch, barely managed to protect New Granada and Secret Dragon in the south of the New Continent.
However, they were also half-sealed by the Federation of Golden Palm on the west coast. It was unrealistic to maintain communication with the Old Continent and bypass the long federally controlled area.
Staring at the nautical chart of the New Continent, Theresa curled her little finger and tidied the hair by her ear. Although there were many things to do, her eyes were shining with a burning fighting spirit.
"Now, the interests of the New Continent must not be lost! Can we only use the World Bridge controlled by the Duchy of Garot? "
She might not know the relationship between Philip II's "illness" and the destruction of the Sea Throne. Even if she knew, it would not hinder her from making the decision to contact the duchy.
For a country, there were no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests.
Theresa, who was born in Frisia, gradually saw the true colors of the big bankers and big capitalists. It was not impossible for Shilius and the Tulips to cooperate.
Outside of the three countries.
The path determined that the other "natural gods" would not pay too much attention to the conflicts between the mortal forces. Although the major churches had vital interests related to the mortal world, they could not shake the will of the true gods.
Before the Church of Wealth truly revealed its fangs and endangered the interests of everyone, they would definitely not form a united force.
This was determined by human nature. The pain of people was not the same. It was more realistic to expect that everyone could plan for the future than to hope for world peace.
The three countries began to develop in their own fields at the same time.
It was foreseeable that the mortal world should usher in a period of peace, but the surging winds in the dark were destined to be more thrilling.
.....
White Swan Castle.
After escaping from space, the adventure team had disbanded. Elvin and Olivia heaved a deep sigh of relief when they returned home.
For the time being, they did not care about the Mechanical Immortality School of Thought's Chief, Cedric, who had been waiting here for an unknown period of time. They took the tea served by the Night Spirit maid and gulped it down.
Only then did Elven look at the Magus who was bowing and gave his orders with lingering fear.
"These darn things are too scary! Cedric, get the Volkan Metals Company to give me 2,000 rounds of 'RDX Iron Fist of Justice' to calm me down. "
However, Cedric did not immediately agree. Instead, he said respectfully,
"Your Majesty, this is the reason why I came here this time. After Madam Olivia provided us with the atomic structure of hydrogen, we have already prepared the 'metal hydrogen' you mentioned! "
Elvin and Olivia's eyes lit up at the same time.
Cedric was now an academician of the Duchy's Academy of Sciences and a professor at Garriott National University, which was under construction.
A large part of the Duchy's weapon research and technology popularization was in their hands. The high-energy explosives research project had been launched for many years, and it seemed that it was finally time to show results.
Originally, Elvin had provided them with two research directions. One was the ultimate nitrogen-containing explosives, [Total Nitrogen Explosives], and the other was [Metal Hydrogen].
Compared to the predicament of total nitrogen materials, the method of preparing [Metal Hydrogen] was much simpler and more crude: pressurization, pressurization, and f * cking pressurization.
Each hydrogen atom only had a single electron. When a single electron could slide from an adjacent atom to another atom no matter how strong the attractive force of the nucleus was, it meant that a conductive 'metal hydrogen' had been obtained.
There were two main methods of pressurization:
One was the dynamic compression method, which used rapid shock compression in a strong magnetic field to obtain high pressure to produce metal hydrogen.
The other was the static compression method, which used a press weighing more than 1,000 tons or a hydraulic press nearly 10 stories high to generate a high pressure of 1 to 2 million atmospheres and compress liquid hydrogen at low temperatures to produce metal hydrogen.
Under the execution of the wizards, there was no theoretically feasible experiment that could not be completed.
And just like the significance of the birth of the steam engine, the emergence of [Metal Hydrogen] was bound to cause an epoch-making revolution in the entire field of technology.
Because [Metal Hydrogen] was a metastable substance, it was stable at room temperature and high pressure. It could also exist in a metastable state under normal pressure, and it also had amazing superconductivity at room temperature.
Therefore, it could not only be used as a powerful high-energy explosive, but its power could reach 50 times that of TNT and 33 times that of RDX.
It could also be used to create a 'magnetic cage' to confine plasma and 'contain' hot ionized gas (usually heavy hydrogen heated to a million degrees).
Artificial suns could be built, which was commonly known as controlled nuclear fusion!
Even with the [Magnetic Ohlite], this new epoch-making energy source was still a huge temptation to Elvin.
In the field of weaponry, [Metal Hydrogen] was not as simple as an explosive.
When the 'small sun' containing ionized gas was launched directly, it would become what was commonly known as a [Plasma Cannon].
On the way back, Elvin was still lamenting about [Gem Creek]'s lack of means of combat in space.
Because there was no electricity in an absolute vacuum, it was fine for close-range combat, but for long-range attacks, other than the conventional [Electromagnetic Cannon], there was no other way to deal with it.
Perhaps it was due to the influence of [World's Favour], but as soon as he returned to the ground, his dream came true.
The [Plasma Cannon], an epoch-making energy weapon, could now be imagined!
Elwyn grabbed Cedric and ran outside. Olivia, who was in high spirits, followed closely behind.
"Go, go, go, this world is too dangerous! Without one or two weapons of mass destruction, and with a transcendent level of only level 4, I don't feel safe at all. "
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