MM Racing Chapter 82 Curvature Experiment, Speed of Light
Chapter 82 Curvature Experiment, Speed of Light
Chapter 82 Curvature Experiment, 100 Times the Speed of Light
Elysium, Neptune Base. At this moment, inside the base, there is a huge test site with a massive device standing there, surrounded by many staff members walking around.
At this moment, Fang Heng also arrived at a high place and looked through the glass at the huge device inside.
"Your Majesty, it is a pleasure to have you here."
"Hmm, I think this thing is almost finished?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is basically complete. We will now conduct the final check before testing."
"Yes, we must check it carefully. Making this thing is not easy. But we must ensure the safety of our personnel. If something is broken, we can rebuild it. But if you people are gone, that would be a huge loss."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have been strictly adhering to the security manual."
"Very good, when should we schedule the final test?"
"It will be held in a week."
"Then I'll wait here for a week and see how things develop during that time."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As Fang Heng left, the person in charge at the site followed and began to introduce the current Neptune base.
This device is a newly developed curvature device, the core component of the curvature engine.
Based on the study of the warp drive on the Punisher, the entire warp drive can be viewed as two parts: the warp device and the engine device.
The warp drive is used to distort the gravitational pull of space, while the engine propels the spacecraft forward under the distorted gravitational pull.
The current research focuses on curvature devices.
The warp drive on the Punisher could reach up to 4 times the speed of light, but after the ship's computer was upgraded, its warp drive performance reached 10 times the speed of light.
However, this speed is still not enough; it will take a year to reach Sirius.
Under these circumstances, Fang Heng also gathered a lot of researchers to study the warp drive.
At present, the researchers in the main world, the biohazard world, and the Terminator world all have certain limitations in their knowledge.
This is not to say that they lack intelligence, but rather that their education has not yet reached the level required to research warp drives. Even with the physical evidence of the Punisher, research would be very difficult.
Therefore, the final research location was set up in the Elysium.
Not to mention the people on Earth, there are many scientific research talents in Elysium, and they are exposed to a very high level of knowledge.
Meanwhile, thanks to the medical module, these researchers are all in their prime, able to withstand long periods of research. They came to Neptune this time to report the latest progress: the curvature device is about to be completed and undergo its first test.
Fang Heng naturally came to see what was so important.
Unlike engine research, research on curvature devices does not need to be conducted in outer space.
Since the main function of the curvature device is to warp space gravity, testing it directly here is just as effective.
The final test is the curvature of the curvature device relative to the gravitational pull of the surrounding space. As long as the requirement is met, the test is considered successful.
If this test is successful, it will mean that the warp drive technology has reached the level of 100 times the speed of light.
Therefore, Fang Heng also attached great importance to this and went directly to the scene to encourage everyone.
Since the test wouldn't take place for another week, Fang Heng was also preparing to check on Neptune's recent developments.
At this point, half a year had passed since the occupation of Elysium. Almost all the riots had been quelled, and a screening had been conducted within Elysium, with all criminal citizens imprisoned and punished according to the relevant laws.
On Earth, with the completion of the first phase of desert transformation, the large-scale farm project officially began.
For example, in North America, the desert that was previously transformed was decomposed as Devourer II continued to grow, revealing the black soil underneath.
After all the yellow sand in this area was decomposed, these Devouring No. 2s also withered quickly.
The second step is to sow the seeds of fast-growing trees.
As the spaceship reappeared, many people looked up again.
After the flower sea formed by Devourer II withered, many people felt it was a pity, after all, those flowers were very beautiful.
As the spaceship dropped the seeds of fast-growing trees, a large grove of small trees appeared in the area where Devourer II had been growing overnight.
This is just the first batch. As the fast-growing trees grow rapidly, their massive root systems will firmly lock in the surrounding soil, preventing soil erosion and thus stopping desertification.
However, the final fate of this batch of fast-growing trees was also to be cut down, then the root system was cleared, and then a second batch of fast-growing trees was planted.
This batch of fast-growing trees was no longer sown from the air, but rather planted manually.
Since the ultimate goal of this area is to develop into an agricultural base, the planting location of fast-growing trees is very particular, in order to maximize efficiency.
After a series of operations, the agricultural base was finally able to begin construction. As a large amount of fertile land was reclaimed, crops began to be planted on a large scale.
Such transformations are not limited to North America; similar transformations are also taking place in regions with large plains.
Previously, Earth's environment was characterized by resource depletion, widespread desertification, and water scarcity. Now, however, green mountains and clear waters are returning, and water scarcity is no longer a concern. Furthermore, the asteroid belt near Mars contains a large number of icy asteroids.
These are the best water resources. By towing them into Earth's orbit using mining ships and letting them crash, we can increase the Earth's internal water reserves.
Even if the water vapor on these frozen asteroids evaporates due to atmospheric friction, it will remain within Earth's atmosphere and, with ocean currents and climate changes, will form cumulus clouds and fall to other regions.
The meat is cooked in the pot, which increases the total amount of moisture. As the climate cycles, this will eventually lead to an increase in rainfall.
This is a long-term project, so we are only just beginning to see results.
On Neptune, a week passed quickly. During these days, Fang Heng inspected several places, namely the robot manufacturing center, the metal smelting center, and the interstellar shipyard. Seeing the orderly development in an orderly manner, he nodded in satisfaction.
Arriving at the test area again, Fang Heng looked at the warp drive that was already prepared, nodded, and then left for the command center.
This is the testing ground, and Fang Heng can't stay here to watch. The real core area is still in the command center.
Once the curvature device is activated, it will generate a powerful gravitational field around it. Humans are extremely vulnerable here; if they are not careful, they will be torn apart by the powerful gravity.
Therefore, only the robot was left on site to assist in the operation.
Upon arriving at the command center, everyone was ready and on high alert.
"Your Majesty, we are ready. Shall we begin?"
"Now that we're ready, let's begin."
"Yes, I now command the first test of the curvature device to officially begin."
"Open up energy supply, open up energy channels."
"Energy supply has been activated, energy channels are functioning normally, and current energy consumption is normal."
"Activate the anti-gravity device and observe changes in the surrounding gravity."
"Yes, the anti-gravity device has been activated, and the gravitational fluctuations are currently stable."
"Alright, everyone, the exciting moment has arrived. I command, activate the warp drive, set the power to 1%."
"Yes, the activation command has been issued, and the curvature device is being activated."
"Report: Energy circuit is normal, energy flow rate is normal."
"Report: The gravitational force around the curvature device is gradually increasing. According to calculations, the curvature of space around the curvature device has now reached 1 light-year."
"Good, everything is normal for now. Everyone, pay attention and prepare to increase the power of the curvature device. Increase it to 10%."
"Yes! Increase power. The curvature device power is increasing: 3%, 6%, 9%, 10%. Report: Power increase complete."
"Okay, gravitational observation team, how's the data?"
"Report: All is normal. Current space curvature is 10 light-years."
How stable is it?
"Very stable."
"Okay, let's maintain this power level and see how it stabilizes for a while."
Soon, an hour had passed, and the curvature device remained very stable.
"Very good, continue to increase the power, increase it to 30%, and report any issues immediately."
"Yes, continue to increase the power. The current setting is 30%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%. Increase complete."
"Calculate the curvature of space."
"Calculation complete. Current space curvature: 30 light-years."
"Report: Curvature device is stable."
"Continue to increase it, increase it to 50%."
With the operation of the on-site staff, the power of the curvature device in front of us quickly reached 50%.
"Report: All data is normal."
"Keep improving, 80%!"
Seeing that everything was normal so far, everyone present was filled with confidence, and the person in charge immediately ordered his subordinates to increase the power of the curvature device to 80%.
"Report: The data is fluctuating."
"Confirm with me immediately."
"Yes, it has been determined that the problem is insufficient energy supply."
"It really is a huge energy consumer. We'll start powering the No. 3 energy station."
"yes!"
Soon, with the activation of Energy Station No. 3, the data from the curvature device also stabilized.
"Report: The data has now stabilized."
"Very good, this is the last one. Be careful, increase the power to 90%."
"yes!"
After the power is increased to 90%, for the sake of safety, the curvature device will be kept running at this power for a period of time.
Time passed by, and two hours quickly went by. The curvature device remained very stable.
"Alright, this is the very last one. I command the warp drive to increase its power to 100%."
"yes!"
Soon, with the operator's actions, the power of the curvature device slowly increased to 100%.
"Report: All data is normal; the curvature device is operating stably."
"Report: Current spatial curvature is 100 light-years."
Upon hearing this report, everyone present was extremely excited.
However, now is not the time to celebrate. This is only the first step. The curvature device has only reached 100% operation. Its long-term stability is still unclear, so this test is not over yet.
"Alright, everyone, put down your excitement. The curvature device needs to operate for 365 days. During this time, two people must be on duty here in three shifts to continuously record data."
"Yes, Chief Engineer."
After receiving the order, although they were still excited, everyone restrained their emotions and continued to pay attention to the situation of the curvature device.
Fang Heng watched the whole thing from behind and was also very excited.
The warp drive, capable of traveling 100 times the speed of light, is essentially a mature generation of warp drive. Once equipped with this engine, it only takes 15 days to travel to Proxima Centauri.
This speed is sufficient to meet current usage needs.
This test can be considered a success so far; at least in terms of design, there are no problems. The next test will be to test the limits of the material.
If the material is unsuitable, then the curvature device simply needs to find a more suitable material.
Soon, the chief engineer in charge of the site came to Fang Heng.
"Your Majesty, this test has come to an end. What remains is ongoing testing."
"Hmm, very well done. By the way, since there's a curvature mechanism, what about the drive mechanism?"
"This has been developed. The drive unit mainly propels the spacecraft to travel in warp mode. Through research on existing warp engines, we have also figured out the underlying principles, so it is not difficult to improve and upgrade it."
"Furthermore, there is still a lot of potential to be explored in this curvature device. According to our design, the maximum spatial curvature of this curvature device can reach 300 times the speed of light."
"So fast?"
"Your Majesty, this speed is not fast. Consider that the diameter of the entire Milky Way is 20 light-years. At 300 times the speed of light, it would take at least 666 years to travel from one end of the Milky Way to the other."
"If you calculate it that way, it's definitely not fast."
Upon hearing the chief engineer's description, Fang Heng realized that 300 times the speed of light sounds like a lot, but on the scale of the universe, it's not that fast.
"How can this potential be further explored?"
"The limit of the curvature of the curvature device is also linked to computing power. The current level of computing power can only reach 100 times the speed of light. If computing power can be improved, the curvature speed can be continuously increased without changing the existing design, eventually reaching 300 times the speed of light."
"I understand. The new generation of quantum computers is currently being tested. Once the testing is complete, its computing power will be at least 10 times that of the current one."
"That should meet your needs."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"By the way, this warp drive is still undergoing stability testing, which means it will be another year before we can test the warp engine?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. We must at least ensure that the curvature device operates for a year before stopping it, and then check the degree of wear and tear on the curvature device to determine its lifespan. Spatial curvature is something that can easily lead to disorientation if not handled properly."
"Yes, safety comes first. You did a good job, keep it up."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Hearing Fang Heng's praise, the chief engineer was also very excited.
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