The "Omen" system was a device developed based on Lin Xue's foresight ability. Judging from the current situation, its effectiveness was comparable to the Seconds Difference Defense Device that was created based on Shian's ability. And if it was used properly, the potential of this thing in terms of development and versatility was simply immeasurable.
Lin Xue's foresight ability was something between science and the occult. It could be explained scientifically, but Lin Xue's process of realizing this ability was more like occult. Foresight was built on the basis of instantaneous reading of all the information in an event and the projection of void information. It sounded complicated, but it was actually a process of "looking in a mirror". Lin Xue's "eyes" could produce multiple perspectives at the same time. Not only did she look at the world she was in, she could also make her own perspective jump out of herself to observe specific events in the universe from a different angle. In three-dimensional space, it was like a person could see the back of their head with their naked eyes. And Lin Xue did not just jump out of three-dimensional space, she also jumped out of the world, so she could observe everything in the world in all dimensions (of course, this was only in theory. In reality, Lin Xue's "observation" was still limited by her own energy).
After leaving the world, time was no longer the only concept, so Lin Xue's observation range also extended to any point in the timeline. When she saw something, she could also observe the past and future of that thing.
In fact, people on Earth had also speculated about how to predict the evolution of the world. They believed that if all the information in a system was accurately grasped and all the interference factors were accounted for, then the system could be "predicted". However, to accurately grasp all the information in the system required an observer, and this observer's "observation behavior" happened inside the system. The observer's perspective itself was an interference factor that could not be grasped in time (the eye could not see itself). Therefore, this hypothesis was always difficult to establish. Lin Xue was able to bypass this contradiction. She could place her own perspective outside the world, as if she was looking at the closed mathematical model from a third-party perspective. She could even "look into her own eyes". In this way, it was like watching a scene in a virtual world. Not only could we see the background of each character, but we could also know what was going to happen to them after reading the script. This was Lin Xue's perspective — a second pair of eyes outside the script.
Tawil had studied Lin Xue's prophecy ability a long time ago and used the theory to build a mathematical model. She also built a "prophecy machine" based on these things. However, because technology was more specialized in simple and straightforward destruction, the prophecy machine she made was limited in its effectiveness compared to weather forecasting. Coupled with the deep diving project, weapons development project, research on the ancestral civilization, and other projects, Tawil's plan to build the prophecy machine was temporarily put on hold.
Unexpectedly, Alleria took over Tarver's project and used the Old Empire's mystical technology that had been restored after the Concept Severance was removed to create an embedded system called 'Harbinger'.
"The shield device embedded in the 'Harbinger' system can be ready before the attack begins, and it won't waste energy to deal with the threats that pass by." Alleria removed the shield generator from the fixed device and handed it over. "Its judgment is based on the 'truth of the event' and not on the characteristics of the threat. Therefore, this system can be considered to be infallible."
Tawil quickly added, "In theory, yes."
I looked at the bespectacled lady in silence. "You really like this sentence."
Tawil pushed up his glasses and looked very serious. "Science is serious and rigorous, Your Majesty. Anything that is not a hundred percent certain must be declared dangerous in advance."
I decided not to discuss the spirit of scientific research with this stubborn and serious lady. Instead, I lowered my head and studied the magical shield device.
From the outside, it looked no different from a normal shield generator. It was a silver-white metal device, hexagonal, with rounded corners and a slight bulge in the center. It looked like a piece of carapace, with light blue psionic light flowing along the edges of the six edges. It was a typical technological device. The generator was only the size of a palm, not the slightest bit bigger than a normal shield generator. It seemed that adding the "Harbinger" system to it did not change the size of this thing. The "Harbinger" system must be an ultra-small device, which was much better than the Time Difference Defense System. Although the latter was absolutely invincible and had now entered the practical stage, it consumed a lot of energy and was too big. So far, it could only be used on large equipment such as spaceships.
The only person who could use the Time Difference Defense System was Shallow Shallow herself.
"Is' Harbinger 'a technological or mystical item?" I looked at the high-tech device in front of me, and then at some of the testing items on the other test benches that were obviously mystical equipment. I could not help but be curious. "I remember that technological and mystical items are not very compatible … Could it be that this is using source ores again?"
Alleria flapped her wings, which seemed to be her way of expressing her happiness. "Of course, we found a new source energy ore production point at the chaotic zone at the edge of the shadow space. It can provide a large amount of ore to create new 'hybrid equipment'. Otherwise, it would be a big problem to use the runes of the Occult on the equipment of the science and technology department."
The Origin Energy Ore had an inconceivable property: it was almost perfect at conducting any kind of energy, and it could allow two energy systems to be connected seamlessly. As long as a few auxiliary devices were used to adjust the energy frequency, psionic energy and Holy Light could even be mixed into the Origin Energy Ore's circuit and activate any system. The only advancement on the technological tree of the New Empire compared to the Old Empire was the 'hybrid equipment'. To create a device that could use psionic energy and holy light at the same time without the use of special apostles' talents (such as Raven) was a remarkable advance. It seemed that the 'Harbinger' system was such a hybrid equipment.
Why the source ore had such a special property was still a mystery. Tawil only knew that it was related to the disturbance of the void creatures. It could be the information disturbance of the void creatures that caused the ore to have a certain 'chaotic' property. But because the basic structure of this' substance 'could not be found when scanning the source ore microscopically, our research on the source ore was basically still at the stage of conjecture.
Anyway, it was fine as long as we knew it was useful.
"We also tried to install 'Harbinger' on weapons and soul uploading plugins." Alleria pointed at the other test benches. Some were testing weapons, some were testing whether the reaction of 'Harbinger' was really infinitely fast, and some were testing soul uploading … Damn, they were really testing this!
"Won't people die?!" I stared at the testing facility not far away, dumbfounded. A tester stood on a platform, surrounded by weapons with random triggers. The people on the platform had to press a button to start the random trigger countdown. When I looked up, I saw another tester turn himself into a sieve … Damn, they're serious!
"Resurrection will do," Alleria's voice was flat. "Even if 'Harbinger' doesn't activate smoothly, the conventional soul uploading and the nearby soul collection device can resurrect the tester. They just have to go through some pain. Of course, there is a chance of accidents, but this sacrifice is worth it. There are sacrifices in any experiment. Soldiers die on the battlefield, technicians and scholars die in the laboratory. This is our battlefield. "
Even Miss Lin was stunned. "Can't you use something like virtual equipment? Is it difficult to simulate soul uploading? "
"It's not difficult, but it won't achieve the test effect," Alleria shrugged her wings. "'Harbinger' is different from the general judgment system. It works directly against the 'truth of the event'. We want to test whether it can accurately perform the judgment before the user really dies. This judgment condition must be the 'truth of the event'. The simulator can't fool 'Harbinger' at all, just like any illusion can't fool the eyes of Matriarch Lin Xue. If we replace the normal judgment condition with the death of the simulator, then the experiment will be meaningless. "
I stared at the experimental platform, dumbfounded. Another tester walked up and calmly used a bunch of randomly triggered weapons to shoot himself into pieces, trying to simulate a situation where he was killed by a stray bullet. He was also responsible for recording his soul and uploading the data at the moment of his death.
Of course, I knew they could resurrect, but …
This psychological quality was really Empire style.
"This system has a lot of potential," Sandora nodded with satisfaction. She didn't feel anything about some of the horrifying tests. In her opinion, everything that happened here was normal. "But I guess it must have limitations? There shouldn't be a perfect 'Omen' system. Even Lin Xue was interfered with sometimes. "
"Indeed," Alleria nodded. "'Harbinger' can only achieve the simplest two-dimensional trigger."
"Two-dimensional trigger?" I frowned and nodded professionally. "The biggest problem is that I still can't understand it …"
Lin Xue pinched me and turned to look at Alleria. "Can it only make a yes or no judgment?"
Kite Angel nodded. "This is the limit. 'Harbinger' system can only preset a judgment condition and make a simple 'yes' or 'no' decision for this judgment condition. For example, if it is used on a shield, the preset judgment condition is a fatal attack within the shield's protection circle. 'Harbinger' system can only decide whether to activate the shield, but it doesn't know the scale of the attack, so it can't determine the shield's power. This duality also greatly limits its use on weapons … We originally thought that this thing could shine on weapons because a perfect 'Harbinger' system could allow a weapon to have a 100% hit rate. But now it seems that a two-dimensional judgment can at most be used to assist in aiming. When the attack is absolutely ineffective, it can forcibly prevent the weapon from activating to save energy or prevent the snipe from failing. "
I was a little depressed when I heard this limitation. Alleria was right. The most tempting thing about the 'Harbinger' system was the effect of installing it on a weapon. Ever since I lost ten times in a row with Lin Xue, I realized that the most shameless thing about the 'Prophets' was their 100% hit rate. Unfortunately, 'Harbinger' could only make a two-dimensional judgment and was not suitable for use on weapons.
Of course, I still thought of a more creative way to use it. That is to install 'Omen' on my weapon and swing this divine weapon around to sweep around the enemy's body. While trying my luck, I can aim and confuse the enemy. When the enemy becomes careless, I will fire a shot that has a 100% chance of a headshot. Using 'Omen' to control the trigger, the weapon will only activate when the attack hits the target.
It sounded cool, but I reckoned that normal designers wouldn't do this. Not to mention how much of an improvement this' aiming assistance 'would be for the Empire soldiers who already maxed out their weapon proficiency, the name of this weapon was enough to make people develop bad habits …
But I still shared my idea with Alleria. She also thought that it was quite creative. Perhaps it could be used on the automatic cannon. Of course, the 'getting lucky' part had to be removed …
"Actually, it's already very valuable now." Sandora looked quite happy. "Most of the time, between life and death, all you need is a two-dimensional judgment. It's just a question of yes or no. 'Harbinger' can perfectly solve this kind of problem. Soul transmission and shield activation … Two-Dimensional judgment has a wide range of applications. Can it be mass-produced? "
Alleria nodded. "'Harbinger' is an embedded rune system. To put it bluntly, it's a transformation of old equipment, embedding an additional controller. So, it doesn't need to design a new industrial machine to produce any parts. It only needs to add some processes to the existing production line. Also, it's a little more difficult to transform things in the science and technology department. Although 'Harbinger' is a hybrid system, its construction process can only be completed with Mystic-type equipment for the time being. It's not a small project to transform all the munitions factories in the Empire. "
Sandora nodded with satisfaction and smiled. "Take it slow, no rush. I can let you use the Bubble."
"Isn't the Mother usually very busy?"
This time, without waiting for Sandora to answer, I interrupted. "That girl has been building a lot of mass-produced machines day and night. Now she's so bored that she's about to grow mushrooms."
Alleria was speechless.
It seemed that the Kite Angel was not used to the way I spoke.
Of course, that's what I said. In fact, the Bubble was usually quite responsible. She was a Shiring Apostles after all. She definitely wouldn't slack off in her work. But if I were to arrange some production line blueprints for her, the girl would definitely be busy. Her ability to give birth and work while giving birth is extraordinary … Why does this sentence sound so weird?
We quickly decided on the application of the 'Harbinger' system. Since it was something similar to the 'Prophet's Switch', it didn't take up much space and didn't have any installation requirements. Given the limited production capacity, Sandora decided to first use it on large warships to maximize its effect. It was a switch, after all. It could be used by individual soldiers and warships. Moreover, large warships often used this kind of two-dimensional judgment that could decide life and death. Sometimes, in the face of a fatal threat, a timely and accurate phase reversal could turn the tide of the battle. Before the 'Harbinger' system appeared, this kind of judgment was carried out by the battlefield analysis module of the ship's mainframe. But now, we could confidently hand it over to the Prophet.
We weren't worried that this thing would make the soldiers dependent on it or lower the user's judgment. The 'Harbinger' system would only be used on devices that were previously controlled by automatic plug-ins. It was equivalent to treating it as a more advanced automatic plug-in. As for normal battlefield judgment, it still depended on the individual combat ability of the soldiers.
Anyway, you couldn't rely on a system that could only make yes or no judgments to fight for you, right?
Tawil still had some work to discuss with Alleria, so he stayed behind for the time being. Seeing that there was nothing else for us to do, we left. But seeing that it was still early outside, we decided to take a few laps around the Celestial Metropolis.
Everyone knew what the structure of the Celestial Metropolis was: it was completely floating in the endless sky. All the buildings were located on floating islands or platforms in the sky. Some buildings even floated alone in the sky. This Sanctuary of Knowledge belonged to the latter. It was an independent facility floating in the sky. There were only some landing platforms and broken bridges around it for people to stand on. Without the ability to fly, it was impossible to get here. The Sanctuary of Knowledge was a new building floating in the central area of the Celestial Metropolis. From the outside, it looked like a giant silver egg that emitted a hazy halo. It was almost the largest of all the buildings around it: second only to the huge Sky Tower.
The Sanctuary of Knowledge was an irregular building, and I didn't know where its main entrance was. (In fact, for such a strange building with a lot of overlapping spaces, it didn't seem to matter whether there was a main entrance or not.) Anyway, after we came out of the teleportation station, we stood on a floating platform outside. This platform was about the size of a basketball court, built with milky white crystals. It emitted a mysterious shimmer just like the entire building. The platform was semi-circular in shape, and there were no guardrails on the edges. It was a typical "elegant yet dangerous" structure of the Mystical Side. I carefully came to the edge of the platform and looked down at the endless sea of clouds. I turned to Alaya and asked, "You said that these buildings often don't even have guardrails. What if we fall … Eh, what about Alaya?"
Then I saw Alaya flapping his wings and flying up from below. "We just fell."
I was speechless.
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