It was a 'mounted universe' near the capital world, one of Tawil's large-scale test sites.
There were about seventeen or eighteen of these mounted universes, all of which were artificial worlds that had been carefully designed and adjusted. Their scale and material richness were not much different from natural universes, but after accelerated evolution and macroscopic regulation, these universes would not produce any life, so there was no need to worry about any experimental accidents. Tawil connected these universes through a special World Gate, and the terminal was directly connected to an 'Unrestricted Laboratory' in the research center to ensure their independence. These large test sites were closely connected to the capital world, but they would never affect each other, and their security level was second only to those deep submersible ports. It was a special place for Tawil to carry out many dangerous or extremely large projects, and now, it was used as a 'maintenance workshop' for the activation terminal.
The previous fierce battle had almost swept across the entire Abyss, and many worlds that were not the battlefield at the beginning were also affected by the repeated tug-of-war between the new army and the old army. The territories under Abyssal Schilling were in ruins, and places such as the large test sites, deep submersible ports, and super industrial hubs were the targets of 'special care', and most of these facilities had been destroyed, so they could not bear the heavy responsibility of repairing the activation terminal. The activation terminal that was torn into pieces by the big explosion was originally placed in the Abyss (after all, the original manufacturing team and technical data were there), but when the battle damage report came out, Abyssal Schilling decisively moved the remains to the Empire.
Her reason was that she did not feel bad using dad's stuff anyway. But why did she have such a realization now?
The main 'workshop' was located in a zone where matter was thin, celestial bodies were rare, and it was far away from all kinds of space energy fields (in such a large test site, it was equivalent to 'empty space'). There were no artificial celestial bodies in the vast dark space, and within the range of several solar systems, there were only a large number of artificial planets and massive research facilities operating in their respective orbits. They moved freely and did not follow the laws of celestial bodies, and these things that were the size of the sun, moon, and stars were actually the 'engineering machinery' here. The artificial planets here were basically gravitational anchors and installation platforms for giant equipment. At the center of the entire "workshop" was a dazzling blue sun: the Psionic Death Star.
Right now, we seemed to be welcoming a rare period of peace. In the foreseeable future, there shouldn't be any large-scale battles that would require the mobilization of an army regiment or above. The Astral System Fleet, which was a behemoth of power, didn't have any missions for the time being. Not to mention the fact that the final battle in the Abyss region had damaged many planetary battleships, so half of the Astral System Fleet was in a state of rest and reorganization. The Psionic Death Star was also on standby for a long period of time. Now, it just so happens that we need to find a way to repair the startup, and that requires a huge amount of energy. So, Tawil applied to transfer the Psionic Death Star to us. Right now, this surging artificial star was the energy source for all the facilities in the entire universe. It was also an essential "igniter" for all kinds of tests on the activation terminal. Apart from the psionic death star, we really did not know where else to find such a large-scale energy source. The activation terminal was a monster. A random stimulation test would consume the energy of thousands of mothership-level psionic furnaces!
Sandora and I came to this large experimental site early in the morning to witness the progress of the expert team's repairs. We were standing at the far end of the Psionic Death Star's orbit. With our backs to the dazzling blue fireball, we were facing an open construction site. We stood in the observation hall at the top of the orbital station. We opened the alloy protective wall outside, and we could directly see the activation terminal in space with our naked eyes. To be honest … it didn't seem to have changed much from a few days ago.
Large clusters of white light floated in space, looking like pure white clouds that had mistakenly entered this place (Sandora thought they looked like cotton candy). Every cluster of white light had a different shape, and the outer layer was blurry, and the texture was uncertain. We could see a large number of work teams moving between the white light clusters. There were engineering ships from the Empire and strange equipment from the Protoss. These work teams had been busy for almost half a month, and until now, they had not really "pieced" the activation terminal together. But they were still making progress, and they had used a special method to "glue" the fragmented activation terminal together. There were faint pale white lines between the white light clusters, like spider webs connecting the torn debris. These lines were used to transmit energy and data, neither real nor fake. Anyway, with my level of knowledge, I did not know what they were. In any case, it was said that they could temporarily simulate the activation terminal's functions when it was complete.
Although Lin Xue 'prophecy told the experts not to waste time on the activation terminal, these routine repairs still had to be carried out.
One of Tarver's projections (I don't know what number it is) stood next to me and reported the situation. "After a period of intense construction, we've already contained the 'dissipation' phenomenon of the activation port. Although we can't completely restore it to its physical form, the process of becoming invisible has been stabilized. Now the team is making a virtual connection with the last fragment. Once the connection is established, we can test it. Theoretically, yes. "
The "dissipation" phenomenon was a special situation that occurred after the activation terminal was blown up. The activation terminal was probably the most amazing thing I had ever seen. It could be seen and touched, but it was not material. It was a strange existence that was entangled with a large amount of information and controlled at the edge of the material. It was precisely because of this fragile state that caused it to quickly disintegrate after it was blown up, dissipating as if it was evaporating. The first challenge that the experts faced was to contain the "evaporation" process before it reached a dangerous threshold. Fortunately, they succeeded.
Almost a third of the activation terminal had "evaporated," but fortunately, it was not irreparable.
And the "virtual connection" that Tawil mentioned was, of course, the indistinct lines between the gigantic fragments.
"What's the progress of the repair of this thing?" Shallow Shallow had come to join in the fun, but she was even more confused than I was when she saw the busy scene before her. She could only stare at Tawil in confusion. "Please don't talk about the data. My head hurts."
"…" Tawil didn't say anything for a long time. It seemed that to this senior scientist, not talking about the data was killing her. However, in the end, Abyss Schilling came up to her and helped her out. "Don't think about the core for now. This time, we're mainly testing what happens when the outer layer is activated without the core. Although it has' evaporated 'by almost a third, the redundant structure still allows it to function. If we work overtime to repair it, theoretically, it should be able to operate. Of course, we don't know for sure how long it will last. "
"Why do I feel that it's not very safe …" Hearing Abyss Schilling use the word "not sure" to describe the results of the test, I instantly became nervous. "What if it explodes?"
"It's not safe to begin with, and it is almost certain that it will explode." Abyss Schilling shrugged nonchalantly. When he saw my murderous expression, he hurriedly explained, "We're just testing how long it will take to charge and overload. The virtual connections are weaker than the other components of the activation terminal. When the energy exceeds a certain threshold, it will rapidly overload and self-destruct. It's like a safety device that will prevent the activation terminal from exploding again. Yep, at most, it will blow up the virtual connections. Right now, we are unable to completely restore the activation terminal, so we need to find the maximum power output without completely blowing it up … I hope that we can reach 50% of the original design target. That way, the success rate of building the bridge will still be very high. "
Just as Abyss Schilling finished speaking, I heard a loud voice from the communicator. "Yahhh ~ ~ Brother of the General, did you hear that? This is the Warsong. I have already set up the protective field! When are you guys going to start? It's so boring waiting here … "
Another voice immediately barged into the channel. "You're so bored that you want to hit me? Are you sick in the head? Speaking of which, why does a warship like me have to be reduced to watching over the field? I even have to accompany a bunch of idiotic spaceships … Sigh, thinking back to the glorious years of the past, when we were invincible and powerful, and when we fought for tens of thousands of years, when we swallowed the sky and the terrain was like a tiger. Look at us now, old and frail, exhausted and weak like a mouse. Brother of the General, can you arrange something more interesting for me to do? "
"…" I was speechless. These two lunatics really knew how to make their presence known at any time.
That's right, the Warsong and the Heavenly God Forge were also in this experimental field. Furthermore, the two of them were rather important "staff members" here. These two were currently the strongest and most qualified true Empire. The power level of a planetary fortress was on a completely different level than a mass-produced "Zero-class" planetary fortress. (Although "Zero-class" planetary fortresses had evolved for many generations and were not the same as they were in the past). The Warsong was Sandora's former flagship. It had powerful and varied mathematical equipment. Its ability to adjust the parameters of the universe was not only useful on the battlefield, but it was even more useful in this kind of large-scale experimental field that could easily lead to the collapse of the world. As for the Heavenly God Forge, it was the last planetary fortress that Abyssal Schilling created at the end of the old Empire. Although it had never been used on the battlefield, it had extremely advanced equipment. It could be said that Abyssal Schilling had stuffed all the good stuff he had on this starship (after all, it was his last hope). What made me happy was that it was even better than the Warsong at creating large-scale defenses and stabilizing environments (this had to do with its positioning. After all, it was an Ark of Refuge). Therefore, it was extremely useful in the experimental field.
We had these two starships set up large-scale stabilizing environments and defensive fields around the experimental field. This was to prevent the activation of the starship from losing control due to the massive information disturbance. It could even cause a vicious accident that could pierce through the universe. Apart from the Departed Gardens, only they had such large-scale and high-intensity control capabilities. However, the Departed Gardens had to focus on monitoring the entire Empire, so I had no choice but to put up with these two's nagging and arrange for them to be on the experimental field … But to be honest, I was a little regretful now. Were they really going to be fine?
Speaking of which, they were already in trouble! The surveillance cameras were sending back images of these two lunatics bumping into each other! Did the two of them think that they were interstellar bumper cars? Two planetary fortresses with an average diameter larger than Earth were bumping into each other in space. Who were they trying to scare to death?
"I think it was a mistake to ask these two clowns for help." I couldn't help but nudge the big sister next to me. "These two haven't seen each other for a long time. They are in a state of excitement for twenty-two hours a day, and the remaining two hours are in a state of extreme excitement. They can't take it! The warlord is so honest, but he has already protested several times. "
The big sister revealed a slightly troubled smile. "The two of them … at least they can help a little here. It's better than doing nothing all day in the shadow space, right?"
When I heard the three words "Two-people Rotation", I instantly fell silent. I felt a chill run down my spine. These two lunatic starships had really gone crazy from playing a while ago. I don't know how they came into contact with Earth's culture and learned about the term "Two-people Rotation". Then, they took the three words literally … After that, the situation changed, and the people were furious for three days. Can you imagine the scene of two planetary fortresses circling each other crazily, throwing the entire asteroid belt around? It was definitely real in every sense of the word. Two-people Rotation! The warlord and a bunch of guards had lost count of how many times these two lunatic mainframes had used gravitational force on them. When they came to complain, they were all dizzy …
This was really complicated. The loyalty of these two lunatics was so touching that I couldn't help but want to treat them well every time. However, when they went crazy, it was even more touching. It made me want to tie explosives to myself and die with them. These two were the natural nemesis of the harmony and order of the New Empire. Ever since I had the two of them, I hadn't improved in any other aspect, but my tolerance had improved by leaps and bounds …
"General's brother? General's brother, why aren't you saying anything? " Lunatic Two's voice echoed in the communication channel. This guy didn't seem to understand the meaning of the silence before the start of a dangerous project. "When is the experiment starting? If not, I'm going to take a nap first."
"Just you wait and see!" I recalled how she and the Deity forge furnace were researching the "Two-people Rotation" and got angry. "We are charging right now. Can't you be quiet? Also, can you stop bumping into the Deity forge furnace? You two are spaceships, not spring balls … "
"This ship woman asked for it. She said that my equator isn't as slender as hers. Isn't that crazy? Both of us are balls. What's there to be slender about? General's brother, don't you agree?"
"Who are you calling a ship woman?!" "What do you mean I'm wrong? If you don't like it, come and fight me! " "Who's afraid of who? If you have the guts, stop there and don't move. I can hit you with a spinning ball!" "The ship woman is quite arrogant. Come, let's fight!"
This time, even Visca, who was lying on the ground playing Gomoku with Little Bubble, couldn't stand it anymore. The 1.2m General stood up and shouted, "All of you, be quiet! If you continue to cause trouble, I'll dismantle you and turn you into a garbage incinerator! "
This time, the world finally quietened down. Visca's words were still effective. However, what's with dismantling a garbage incinerator? Did the Army of Destruction have such a rule in the past?
Leaving aside the two old generals of the Army of Destruction who were still causing a ruckus at the edge of the experimental site, the "ignition test" of the startup terminal was finally about to be completed. The work team was establishing the last set of virtual connections in space. The scattered white light clusters had now been anchored to various parts of space. They were connected to each other by white light bands that emitted a faint halo according to a rather complicated pattern. It looked as though there were floating clouds in space, and there were long bridges of white light between the clouds. The last batch of work team was retreating from the white light clusters. The clock on the holographic projection next to us suddenly stopped, and then turned from a positive number to a countdown. It was now five minutes before ignition.
Although I knew that this test was only to test the residual power of the startup terminal, and it was not a decisive test, I was still slightly nervous. The duration of the startup terminal would directly affect the success rate of our final repair. Hopefully, this thing could survive the fatal barrier of "50% power".
Only when it could operate at 50% power would the startup terminal be useful. Otherwise, even if we forcibly installed it on the Gate of the Abyss, it would only be a giant bomb.
The Bubble's voice was broadcasted to all facilities in the experimental site. "All units, attention. The connection has been completed. All personnel are to evacuate the Class A danger zone. All personnel are to evacuate the Class A danger zone. Testing the virtual connections now. Beginning the first set of data loading …"
There would not be any problems with these virtual connections. They were not too advanced technology, and with the Protoss and the best experts of the Empire personally supervising them, there would not be any problems. The data loading test now was only to test whether the data capacity of the startup terminal could meet the operating requirements. While the Bubble was conducting these preliminary tests, the Psionic Death Star was also preparing for the "ignition" that was about to begin. The surface of this giant blue energy body was rolling with flames, but its body was shrinking slightly. This was to change its mode from a combat type to a pure energy output type. A spherical distributed energy extractor (a bit like the Dyson sphere that humans imagined) that was set up on the periphery of the Psionic Death Star began to work. As the energy output of the Psionic Death Star increased, it began to emit bright blue light one by one. Countless blue light bridges appeared between the extractors out of thin air, and a huge amount of psionic energy was gathered, and then concentrated on the startup terminal through the hyperspace device.
The whole world seemed to be filled with blue light.
Then, the blue light gradually weakened, and the almost endless blue flames of the Psionic Death Star also slowly calmed down. The whole planet was like a dimming light bulb with insufficient energy supply. The startup terminal required a huge amount of energy, and even a single ignition was enough to dim the Psionic Death Star. But even so, it still provided enough energy for this experiment.
"I'm surprised that you can create such a monstrous energy body." Abyssal Schilling glanced at the Psionic Death Star in space and sighed. "Even I was shocked when I first saw it. Such a terrifying thing … I've been thinking of ways to destroy this starship, but now it has become something very important to me, and the startup terminal depends on it to activate."
I smiled and did not say anything. At that moment, the countdown had reached the end.
"Energy is sufficient. Prepare to ignite!"
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