All the engineering teams had already retreated to the safe zone. In the vast space, there were only clusters of cloud-like "aggregates" that were gradually lighting up. The ignition process had already begun.
The huge amount of energy extracted from the dead psionic star was temporarily restrained by a set of complex focusing device. The power of this restraint device was so powerful that it could almost turn tens of billions of light years of space into a single piece of special crystal. Therefore, it was installed in an alternate dimension, and only the output point was connected to the white light in space. But because the power was too strong, even with the alternate dimension acting as a safety barrier, there was still a slight leakage. Therefore, a series of strange spatial phenomena appeared around the "space clouds." Light blue bands of light appeared out of thin air and quickly disappeared. Strange crystalline objects grew out of nothingness and then disintegrated under the illumination of the white light within a few seconds. Starlight in the distance would also distort when passing through certain areas of space, as though an invisible lens had appeared. This was caused by the leakage of powerful psionic radiation from the connection point of the energy output device. Even this little bit of radiation was enough to rewrite the laws of space in a small area.
"Will this thing be okay?" Looking at the continuous strange phenomena in space, even a girl as careless as Shallow Shallow couldn't help but feel nervous. She reached out and grabbed my arm. "Will it blow up the entire experimental site?"
Jingle poked half her head out of my chest pocket and looked at it for a while in a daze. "Oh! Oh! It's so bright! Are you guys making a searchlight? "This little thing had just woken up and was completely out of step with the normal rhythm.
"The safety device is working well. Even if there is an explosion, it won't be too big." Tawil glanced at the display in front of him and said in a relaxed tone, "The virtual connection will burn down prematurely when it is overloaded. After all, we still have to prevent the startup fragment from being damaged a second time."
"The ignition process has entered an irreversible stage. Energy output is stable. Detected signs of the startup module waking up. Virtual connection group is in good condition. Beginning activation data collection... Energy focusing system is now in maintenance mode."
The broadcast in the hall made everyone even quieter. Even Xiaoxue, who had been restlessly swaying by the side, subconsciously supported herself on the table in front of her and leaned forward slightly. Jingle finally realized that we seemed to be doing something serious. She quietly retracted her head back into her pocket and magically buttoned her shirt from the inside... Speaking of which, how did she learn such an unscientific skill?!
"The load is now at 10%. It looks very stable." Abyss Schilling looked directly at the "clouds" that were filled with white light through the transparent barrier of the observation hall and looked down at the various display devices in the hall from time to time. At the same time, as a network consciousness, she was also directly monitoring the activation data of the startup. She looked calm on the surface, but in reality, she was one of the busiest and most knowledgeable people at the scene. She could read such a huge amount of data and still be busy. As expected of a person with unprecedented computing power. "Maintain the power level at this level for now. Collect the data and perform 'in-depth damage detection'... After the startup exploded, many parts of it evaporated. We may not be able to detect all the damage from the outside. We can only detect the damage when it is gradually activated."
"I'm working on it," Tawil replied. At the same time, he raised his head slightly to look at the control seat on the other side of the hall. It was the area where the technicians were in charge of the front-line operations. Some of the "Schilling Technicians" in pure black uniforms with blood-red crystal crosses on them were particularly eye-catching. "The commanders and technical experts you brought are very capable. They seem to be very skilled."
Abyssal Schilling smiled. "Of course, they are the manufacturing team of the startup … part of it."
Those technicians in special uniforms were the technical experts from the Abyss. Although the scientists of the Empire had been working with these "special colleagues" for a few months, it still felt a little weird to see them sitting together and working. How should I put it … Everyone knew what the Schilling Scientists usually did. Basically, they researched all kinds of despicable and heartless weapons of mass destruction. Assembling a world-destroying bomb was like child's play to them, and the scientists present were no exception. In terms of influence, the "war engineers" were more "demon kings" than any ordinary soldier. And the New Empire and the Abyss had been at war for several years. Although these experts had never met each other, they had faced each other many times … Many of them had been focusing on two things in recent years: analyzing the new weapons invented by the other party and coming up with ways to kill the other party, or being analyzed by the other party and coming up with plans to kill the other party …
Ever since the experts of the two sides started to communicate normally, the content of their greetings was basically like this:
"Oh, so you're the inventor of the E-37 Shield Expander? I was the one who developed the fourth-generation Ablative Warhead. It's specially designed to deal with your Shield Expander. Do you remember? "
"Ah? So you're the one who created the Multiplier Module?! You've ruined my and my team's hard work for half a year! "
"Nice to meet you. Since His Majesty has ordered us to get along, let me introduce myself. I'm the inventor of the Z Series Warp Stabilizer. I'm an expert in spatial technology and mathematical devices …"
"Oh, nice to meet you. I'm the inventor of the Anti-Z Series Warp Disruptor. I'm also an expert in spatial technology and mathematical devices."
"Stand there and don't move, you heretic! I swear in the name of His Majesty and science that I won't kill you! Don't stop me! Let me get rid of this deviant and unconventional technological heretic! The Emperor is watching over me. He'll try not to lock me up … "
Basically, this was the situation when the scientists of the New Empire and the Abyss first met. Of course, their relationship had eased up a lot, but it seemed that it would take a long time for them to fully reconcile … I could only be thankful that the Shiring Apostles were rational beings. Otherwise, if the two mortal races had fought each other to the death for years, it would have been much more difficult for them to sit down and talk about cooperation.
Tawil's attention did not linger on her colleagues in the Abyss for too long. She only glanced at them with a slight sigh before turning her head back to focus on the "awakening" engine. The "clouds" in space were much brighter than before, but the brightness seemed to have stabilized (of course, the brighter they were, the more powerful they were. Only Jingle would think of them as searchlights). The various anomalies around the clouds were slowly disappearing. With the activation of the engine, a powerful information disturbance was suppressing the low-level anomalies.
The initial data collection had been completed. Tawil began to command to increase the energy output, and a greater amount of psionic energy was poured into the engine.
"The power output has reached 20%. It seems to be bearable." Abyss Schilling looked at the various parameters in front of her. "The virtual connection is very stable. The information disturbance of the engine has manifested … It's almost as expected. Even in its incomplete state, it can still function as a complete state. It's just that the power output is affected. What an amazing thing."
"Is it really okay to praise yourself?" I glanced at Abyss Schilling. "Hey, how did your body become translucent?"
I was surprised to see Abyss Schilling's body showing signs of translucency again. I immediately exclaimed. The last time I saw her like this was when the Abyss was in chaos. It seemed that only when the entire network was in turmoil would her collective consciousness show abnormalities due to the fluctuations of the nodes. What's happening now?!
Xi Ling of the Abyss also looked down at her translucent arm curiously. At first, she seemed a little worried, but very quickly, a look of realization appeared on her face. "Oh, it's nothing. Your Psionic Death Star interferes too much, and occasionally causes interference, so my color faded."
I said, "… Why does that sound so strange?"
Abyss Schilling glanced at me in surprise. "You said that it's strange that your color faded? Do you want me to call you a bastard? Although this interface is very much like a soul, I'm not a spiritual being. "
I broke out in a cold sweat. "… Don't say it. We don't have anything in common."
I felt that this was definitely the most difficult girl I had ever met! Even Xiaoxue wasn't as difficult to deal with as she was during her craziest days. No matter how naughty a naughty child was, at least her worldview should be normal, right? The one in front of me was completely out of touch with the real world!
"The power output has exceeded 25%. The system pressure is increasing exponentially!" Tawil's voice finally got my attention back to business. At that moment, the connecting lines between the white orbs in space had changed significantly. It could be that the stability of the startup had decreased, or the power output was too high. These lines were glowing abnormally brightly and slowly expanded into a "pillar" that looked like a huge bridge. As the volume of the pillar increased, its color changed from pure white to an abnormal grayish-blue. I didn't know what this meant, but the team of experts immediately acted as if they were facing a great enemy. They quickly transmitted data, and from time to time, someone loudly reported some incomprehensible parameters and technical terms. Abyss Schilling immediately frowned. "There is such a problem … But it's not going to work so soon?"
"Is this thing going to explode?" Shallow Shallow immediately exclaimed in shock.
Speaking of which, has this girl been hoping for this thing to explode since the beginning?! She had asked this question several times!
"Not for the time being, but the stability of the system is rapidly decreasing." Abyss Schilling looked at the white orbs in space that were already visibly trembling. "Because there is no core, the stability and information capacity of the entire system are quite limited. Now, we are using a large number of mainframes in parallel to replace the original core's data processing ability, but we can only solve the data processing problem. We can't imitate the other functions of the core. So, as the startup slowly activates, the dissonance between the various components will rapidly intensify. There is a threshold in the 'ignition' process. Once this threshold is crossed, the stability of the system will plummet. The power output will double, the pressure on the system will increase by four times, and the stability will decrease by four times … "
"Power output is approaching 30%! The energy focusing module has detected abnormal clutter. There is a problem with the internal energy environment of the startup! " A voice came from the direction of the control panel. It was a young assistant technician. "We can still maintain it for now, but the clutter is increasing!"
"Should we stop it?" Tawil immediately turned to ask. She wasn't asking me, but she was asking Abyss Schilling. The latter was the most experienced expert here. Her understanding of the startup was unparalleled.
Abyss Schilling pondered for a while, then her gaze became determined. "Continue to increase the pressure. The startup has a self-protection mechanism. Moreover, the clutter is within our expectations. We can use this opportunity to observe the situation of the startup's energy imbalance. Get your people to record the data. The next step is to prepare to repair the energy grid. It seems that it is the first to have a problem. "
"Power output at 35%! The efficiency of the energy focusing system is decreasing abnormally. The startup seems to be saturated with energy! There is an abnormal situation. We can't detect where this energy is. The fourth to sixth virtual connection group's signal has been interrupted. The eighth virtual connection group has detected an illogical focus of information. The error is overflowing from the startup! "
Abyss Schilling only said one thing, "Continue to increase the pressure."
I felt the ground under my feet shaking slightly, and I also felt that the artificial gravity of the orbital station seemed to be out of balance. A low buzzing sound came from afar. It sounded like the direction of the orbital station's power hub. It seemed that the erratic information escaping from the startup was affecting the operation of the facilities in the test site. However, these abnormal situations did not continue to worsen. The orbital station's mainframe opened the core barrier to ensure the safety of the core system. The two planetary fortresses on standby at the edge of the test site activated their respective rule equipment in time to forcibly stabilize the basic parameters of this space and time. Although they were usually noisy, the two clowns were not careless at critical moments.
As the stability of the startup continued to decline, its effective power was rapidly approaching the expected ideal value: 50% power. Of course, the "power" here was probably not the same as the mechanical power that people on Earth understood. It was a very complicated concept. It involved the speed of information exchange at the beginning of the bridge (the rapid exchange of information from the other side with the information on the other side to form a stable, self-sustaining data stream). However, we really could not find any other word to describe this parameter, so we habitually called it "power."
"Thirty-eight percent. The energy focusing system has detected a dangerous anti-phase feedback wave. It can no longer maintain stability!" There was a hurried report from the control seat. "The energy output cannot be controlled. A closed psionic turbulence is forming inside the startup. The stability of the system is about to fall below the critical value! Only the fifteenth virtual connection group is still operating. The other connection groups have all been disconnected! "
The chaotic torrent of information was washing the entire test site. A strange vibration came from all directions. It was as if the entire orbital station was being gripped by an invisible hand. An additional protective shield had been raised. Although the orbital station had not suffered a physical attack, the psionic shield could resist this mathematical rate chaos. Some system alarms rang in Hao Ren's ears. There seemed to be something ringing like a bell deep in the orbital station. The scattered white light clusters floating in space seemed to be reaching their limit. They were emitting violent fluctuations of white light. The light, which was originally of uniform intensity, was now of varying intensity. This meant that the synchronization between the fragments of the startup was about to fail. The reason for the failure was the collapse of the virtual connections between them. The white lines had all turned into pale blue or dark blue crystalline entities. These connections, which were originally between virtual and real, had fallen to the physical level, which meant that their effective capacity was declining.
Abyssal Schilling just said, "Continue to apply pressure. Prepare to collect data."
Looking at the unfazed Chaos Abyss Xi Ling, I seemed to understand even more about this strange lifeform that had a unique way of thinking, yet was able to create the activation mechanism with sheer determination … She never seemed to believe that there was anything in this world that she couldn't do, or perhaps it should be said that she didn't even care about whether the result would be good or bad. She would set a direction, confirm that it was correct, and then continue down that path to the end. That was her way of doing things.
But she was, after all, an expert. No one knew the load limit of the startup better than she did. So, Tawil could only nod. "Continue to apply pressure. Everyone, prepare for impact."
The energy focusing system made one last effort. The power of the startup reached 39% of the normal value.
boom！
Actually, no sound reached my ears. Only a white light that suddenly filled my vision in outer space swept over. At the last second before the white light exploded, I saw the virtual connections break prematurely as expected. Then, the alloy shield outside the observation hall instantly closed.
All the charging armor in the entire orbital station closed in an instant. At the same time, all the shields were at full power. Apart from the facilities that were specially used for damage testing, all the other space buildings raised their protective shields. I couldn't see what was happening outside with the naked eye, but all kinds of equipment were still faithfully recording this explosion. Through my spiritual power, I could also sense that the entire orbital station was bathed in a powerful impact.
It wasn't an impact on the physical level, but a torrent of information. According to the theory of the Grand Unification of Information, every existence was composed of information descriptions. So, this torrent of information combined with the residual power of the startup could theoretically become anything. It could become a gentle breeze, or it could become a ray of death that could destroy the world. But the Deity Forge and the Warsong were both very powerful. They forcefully stabilized the information environment at the point of explosion. This torrent of information only blew past, and didn't cause any harmful consequences.
Well, the amount of information was huge!
The explosion lasted for half a minute. Then, the alloy shield outside the observation hall began to descend one by one. In an instant, the hall became busy again. "The impact is over. Calculate the damage of all units!"
"One set of shields in this station is slightly overloaded. No other damage!"
"Facility Chain No. 2 is undamaged!"
"Facility Chain No. 3 lost a set of shield generators. No other damage!"
"My instant noodles spilled, and all the soup was lost!"
"Shut up, Xiaoxue."
Well, that was basically the rhythm.
Abyss Schilling frowned and stared at the data in front of him.
The maximum power before the system crashed was 40% of the design value.
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