Six tentacles extended out from the miniature rhombohedron within the workshop, followed by a second layer. This time, the tentacles were even more slender. There were six main trunks and thirty secondary branches. The scale was already far above the core rhombohedron. Several dozen tentacles undulated and fluttered. If one did not have a predetermined view, it was likely that they would have overlooked the existence of the rhombohedron.
The current situation was no different from the situation in the device chamber. At most, the tentacles extended a bit more. It was just that the three people in the workshop were much more serious than before.
Luo Nan squinted his eyes, adjusting the glow of the heart lantern of the eyes orifice. Crag Burst shifted his feet lightly to adjust the angle of the heart lantern. As for Worker Zhai, he brought a portable microscope with him. He switched lenses from time to time, searching for a suitable focal length.
"Are there any changes?" Xue Lei was limited by his long-range view. He was unable to distinguish the details clearly. He blinked a dozen times, but he was unable to see anything.
In the end, Worker Zhai gave a response. He said, "Wait a moment."
He took a piece of tin foil from the workbench and rolled it into a strip. He carefully extended it over, using the tip to streak across the empty region of the tentacle structure.
The tip of the tin foil was soon obstructed, and it bent a bit. Under the illumination of the workshop's lights, a thin stream of light streaked across the empty region. It was unremarkable, but it was still captured by the others.
"There's something!" Xue Lei immediately understood. It was very likely that there was an even finer structure in the empty region of the tentacle structure. However, its composition had already surpassed the limits of what the naked eye could see.
Worker Zhai slowly pulled back the tin foil, but the tip of the tin foil inexplicably tore as soon as he pulled back his elbow. It was as if an invisible blade had sliced through it. The front half of the tin foil first broke off, and then it shattered. During this period, it could be seen that the 36 "tentacles" didn't have any obvious changes.
Instead, a subtle trembling sound rang out in the workshop. The source was from the tentacle structure.
"Careful. Careful." Crag Burst pressed down with his hands, indicating for Worker Zhai to take it gently.
Worker Zhai thought for a moment and simply flicked the second half of the tin foil toward the top of the tentacle structure, letting it fall freely. As expected, the tin foil tumbled a few times in midair. Before it could make contact with any of the visible tentacles, it was crushed into powder by the invisible strangulation.
The sound of breathing had disappeared from the workshop, and the trembling sound of the tentacle structure grew clearer.
Worker Zhai turned to look at Luo Nan. Luo Nan's gaze still lingered on the rhombohedron. Worker Zhai spoke softly, "Did you see it?"
Crag Burst curled his lips: "You're just showing off your superior spirit, dog die!"
Beside him, Worker Zhai smiled bitterly. From this point of view, he, an unawakened spiritually-enhanced individual, was "worse than a dog". Fortunately, after choosing the Engineering Specialization route, he could rely on the assistance of equipment, and he could do more.
A series of cracking sounds rang out from beneath the workbench. A circle of white boards rose up in a slanted manner, looking like a coarse calyx. The tentacle structure was half-enclosed within, forcing Luo Nan and Crag Burst to retreat. Several spotlights lit up above, adjusting their angles so that the light could penetrate the visible and invisible tentacle structure and cast a shadow on the whiteboard.
"F * ck me!" Crag Burst was caught off guard.
On the snow-white board, there seemed to be thousands of snakes wriggling, constantly changing according to the angle of the light.
They could see clearly now. Through the special light projection, the thirty-six strands, which were thinner than strands of hair, became thumb-thick on the board. And between them, a densely packed "shadow spider web" was woven.
Thus, everyone confirmed that there was a layer of even finer strands that couldn't be seen with the naked eye between the two layers of thirty-six strands. The strands were densely woven like a web, forming an even more complex and precise structure. Worker Zhai operated the computer and cut the "shadow spider web" from multiple angles together. It didn't take long for a relatively complete 3D structure to be formed. It appeared on the workbench in the form of a projection.
Luo Nan's gaze went back and forth between the real thing and the 3D projection. Crag Burst couldn't see through it, so he simply asked, "How many strands are there in total?"
"The current count is 1276 strands." Worker Zhai swept his eyes over the data and then sighed, "The structure just now needs to be completely replaced. There's also the material analysis …. The resources allocated to me may not be enough. They may not be suitable either."
Crag Burst didn't understand, "What?"
"There's a supercomputer here in the electronic city. Its name is Crossover. With my privileges, I can request a portion of the resources. Actually, I'm using it right now. Its main purpose is to analyze the dynamic structure. "
Worker Zhai pointed at the holographic screen. Page after page of diagrams flashed by at high speed. They were all structural diagrams extracted from the "shadow spider web" that had just been confirmed. Over a thousand diagrams had flashed by in the time Worker Zhai spoke.
"It looks pretty fast, huh?"
"You can't provide effective parameters, so you can only rely on the method of exhaustion. It's meaningless. This is because it's impossible for the computer to understand how a glass-like object can split into over a thousand 'tentacles' of varying thicknesses, far surpassing the size of its storage capacity. These tentacles are in a state when they're coiled up, and how they function when they're released …. "
Worker Zhai sighed when he spoke to this point, "Especially when the stimulating factor involves the mental plane. If this is the case, the mainstream engineering of humanity isn't ready yet. I'm powerless to do anything for the time being. "
Xue Lei let out a sigh, a little disappointed.
Crag Burst shook his big bald head and sighed along with Worker Zhai. However, his mentality was more stable than everyone else's. He turned to look at Luo Nan, "It's a big discovery. What do you think? Should we transfer it to the Society to take a look?"
Luo Nan didn't respond immediately. He just asked Worker Zhai, "Can I put it away now?"
Worker Zhai was actually a bit reluctant, but he couldn't find a reason to refuse. He just nodded with a bitter smile.
Luo Nan closed his eyes slightly, isolating the effects of the heart lantern of the eyes orifice. The three layers of over a thousand tentacles, whether they were tangible or intangible, all retracted back. The volume of the miniature rhombohedron didn't show any obvious changes.
Worker Zhai couldn't be bothered to tidy up his workbench. He operated the portable microscope with one hand and moved closer to the miniature rhombohedron. He clicked his tongue in wonder.
Luo Nan moved to the side, and Crag Burst understood. The two walked to the side and conversed in low voices.
"What's the difference between Jack's Deep Sea Type IV and this one? Is it also a three-layer structure that extends little by little? "
"Three layers? I don't understand this. I only skimmed through the report. " Crag Burst did his best to recall, but he was unable to grasp the gist of it. In the end, he simply said, "Just contact the branch's laboratory. You're one of the parties involved, and your operation score is near the top. You certainly have the right to access and consult. It's fine as long as you don't leak it. Hehe, that's how it is. Not many people cared in the past …. "
"Yeah. Not many people cared." Luo Nan curled his lips.
Crag Burst was a bit embarrassed. Leaking on all sides was a tradition of the Society, and Luo Nan was the newest victim of this tradition. As such, he couldn't help but be a bit hesitant. "Let the branch's laboratory handle this. You'll certainly need to explain the ins and outs of this matter. Is that okay?"
"Leister, what's your opinion?"
Luo Nan looked at Xue Lei. Xue Lei was a bit hesitant.
Xue Lei didn't understand the significance of the Dynamo Core, but he could see that this toy was far from simple. He didn't expect that repairing the device would cause complications, and that the implications weren't small.
"Don't think too much about it. The Prophet is the gym master. Listen to his opinion." Luo Nan saw that Xue Lei was in a difficult position, so he simply declared, "This is the gym master's personal property. We stole it from the daoguan. Even if we did it out of good intentions, we would leak our privacy. How would we explain this to the gym master later?
Xue Lei let out a breath of relief and nodded over and over.
Luo Nan looked at Crag Burst and Worker Zhai. Crag Burst made a zipping motion with his mouth, while Worker Zhai had just recovered from his research state. He laughed and said, "Protecting the privacy of our customers is a basic principle of technicians."
"Then that's good." Luo Nan nodded to express his thanks.
Xue Lei asked again, "Should I tell the gym master now?"
Luo Nan hesitated for a moment. His gaze cast toward the miniature rhombohedron, and then he turned to look at the three-dimensional projection and the simplified diagram that appeared on the holographic screen. A long time passed before he opened his mouth, but he gave an irrelevant answer.
"This diagram … … I don't understand it."
"Huh?" The other three were a bit stupefied.
Luo Nan took a step forward and swiped his hand across the holographic screen, looking at the simplified diagram that had already been swept past. Under the deduction of the allocated supercomputer resources, the structural diagram of the Dynamo Core appeared endlessly and was revised. From a layman's point of view, it was concise and concise, but the corresponding professional symbols were like heavenly books. It was hard to understand.
He originally wanted to use his habitual thinking methods of coupling, configuration, and so on to deconstruct it. But a few thoughts ran through his mind, and he gave up for now. He turned his head and asked, "Worker Zhai, these diagrams are too professional. Can you teach me a bit?"
"Which parts?"
"All of them."
Worker Zhai was a bit startled, but he soon laughed, "It's a long story."
The frequency at which Luo Nan's fingers swiped was far from being able to keep up with the speed of the supercomputer's analysis. It didn't take long for Luo Nan to give up, allowing the simple diagrams to sweep past. But the thoughts that popped up before became clearer and more stable. "I want to learn from the beginning. I've always been mediocre in physics. I don't even need to talk about electronic engineering and mechanical design. It would naturally be best if I could make up for it."
Worker Zhai looked a few more times, and he suddenly realized that the Society member before him, who had already reached a higher level, was still a student. He skimmed over the relevant information. His age of sixteen was very eye-catching.
"What year are you in high school this year?"
"First year."
"You're interested in engineering?"
"It's useful." Luo Nan was very frank. He started from a completely practical point of view. "I want to understand these structural diagrams. I need to have a concept at the very least."
Worker Zhai shook his head and emphasized once more, "I can't do it in a short amount of time."
On the other side, Crag Burst had already been tripped by Luo Nan's train of thought. He simply rolled his eyes, "Weren't we discussing confidentiality issues? You even said that you wanted to confess to that gym master Xiu and be lenient … … "
"After it's fixed." Luo Nan cut off Crag Burst's words and looked at Xue Lei, "The gym master has a strange temper. I can't predict what kind of reaction he will have. If I ask him in a muddle-headed manner, we might not be able to talk. Leister, let's keep this a secret for now. Wait for me to figure out the reasoning behind this, then we'll return it to its owner, okay? "
"Uh, okay."
Xue Lei was actually stupefied, especially when he looked directly into Luo Nan's eyes. Even though Luo Nan's eyes were separated by a layer of contact lenses, and even though the photoelectric signal was transmitted and restored, Luo Nan's gaze was still blazing to the point of terror.
He had never seen Luo Nan like this in his memories.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Crag Burst raised his hands in an attempt to calm Luo Nan down. "You said you're going to fix it. How are you going to fix it? And you're going to find the branch's laboratory? This is a contradiction! Let me tell you, even the branch's laboratory might not be able to grasp the relevant technology … … "
Luo Nan didn't speak. He just swept his gaze across the room, from Worker Zhai to Crag Burst, to Xue Lei, and then to his own hands.
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