Destroying the stargate of the star system ε the constellation Pegasus is a very good strategy to keep the Palasse civilization 2.54 million light-years away.

However, the constellation Pegasus ε is 673 light-years away from Earth.

Assuming that humans had built a curvature engine that reached the speed of one hundredth of light, it would take 67,300 years to fly from Earth to ε Pegasus.

Due to the limitations of the speed of astronautics, the plan to destroy the ε star gate of Pegasus is completely impossible to implement.

This result is very frustrating.

The more advanced human science and technology become, the more they find themselves in the insignificance of their civilization, and the more they feel that the level of science and technology is insufficient.

Obviously, technology has soared by I don't know how many levels compared to ten years ago, but the more I improve, the more I find the gap in science and technology.

The first thing is the speed of space travel, which is like a lock stuck in the neck of the cosmic civilization, as long as this lock cannot be opened, the civilization will always be limited to that initial stage.

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Ever since the end of the Star Beast Civilization War, the Supreme Council has been implementing the Super Tech Program.

Invest a lot of resources in scientific research.

The tech explosion continues.

"The curvature engine is out? So fast! ”

When Fang Yuan heard that he was going to use the Shenzhou to test the efficiency of the curvature engine, his first reaction was surprise.

Because, according to the progress that Yang Yuping said before, it will take at least half a year to complete this research.

"Not really, it's not that fast to build a curvature engine. However, the lab repaired the curvature engine on the Cleaner spacecraft and prepared to install it on the Shenzhou for testing. Da Liu explained on the phone.

While no curvature engine was actually made, it would be a good thing to be able to fix the curvature engine of the Cleaner ship and use it for testing.

Moreover, the research progress of this project can be accelerated by testing the curvature engine.

Fang Yuan, as the captain of the Shenzhou, wanted to use the Shenzhou for testing, so he naturally had to get the captain's consent first.

Fang Yuan was naturally happy to conduct this test.

After all, this is the first curvature engine in the true sense of human beings, although it is modified with the curvature engine of a higher civilization, but can it be transformed, is it still far from manufacturing?

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Early in the morning.

All the crew of the Shenzhou were in place, and the researchers of the Curvature Drive Laboratory and the engineering team worked together to install a triangular pyramidal engine with a side length of nearly 10 meters on the Shenzhou.

"Why is it triangular pyramidal?" Niu Dazhi leaned over to look at it and made the first complaint.

"According to the study of the Palese civilization, it has indeed been found that the Palese civilization had a paranoid preference for triangles, which may be related to religious culture. Their ship is triangular pyramidal, so every face is triangular. "Zhao Anya had previously conducted research on the Palese civilization in order to interrogate Rahu and the purges.

"Why is this engine so small? The side length of the washer spacecraft is 1.6 kilometers, and this thing is only less than 10 meters, can it be pushed? Ye Zheyu also expressed the doubts in his heart.

"In fact, there is not just one curvature engine on the Scavenger ship, but three. Three curvature engines, should be enough. Moreover, the curvature engine is only the curvature of the probabilistic space, and in addition to the curvature engine, the spacecraft also has conventional thrusters. "Eve knows a lot about the Washer ship.

In her own words, she had become good friends with the Washer ship.

After the curvature engine is installed.

Fang Yuan ordered all the systems of the Shenzhou to enter the self-test, and after the end, the curvature engine was connected, the engine was started, and the battleship was lifted into the air.

"Fang Yuan, the power of this curvature engine is very high, and the acceleration must be gentle, otherwise the Shenzhou may not be able to withstand it." Yang Yuping hurriedly reminded in the communication channel.

Fang Yuan listened to the instructions, then looked at Eve and said, "Let's start." ”

Eve quickly clicked on the control screen and said, "The curvature engine starts, the power is 10%, and it is moving forward at full speed." "Night night Chinese

With that, she pushed down the lever.

The Shenzhou soared out in an instant, and the huge acceleration made some of the crew feel huge pressure.

The acceleration continued for a while, and the speed was not a surge, and soon reached the speed of one hundredth of light.

"One hundredth of the speed of light, the speed is still increasing, but the increase is slowing down, almost to the limit speed." Eve reads out the speed data.

"Power 20% and continue to accelerate."

Fang Yuan was still quite satisfied with the power of this curvature engine, and with only 10% of the power, the speed of the Shenzhou reached one hundredth of the speed of light.

"Yes!"

Eve replied loudly, and then continued to increase the curvature engine power.

The speed of the Shenzhou soared again, and this time, the hull of the Shenzhou began to tremble, and some parts even showed slight deformation due to the huge acceleration.

This slight deformation is not noticeable to the naked eye.

However, Eve immediately found that the Shenzhou was a little overwhelmed, and hurriedly said: "Captain, the Shenzhou may be almost at its limit, and if it accelerates again, it may fall apart." ”

Fang Yuan had expected it in advance.

Why test the curvature engine with the Shenzhou?

That's because the Shenzhou itself is very special, and the hull uses a lot of strong nuclear materials.

If it is another space warship, as soon as the curvature engine is started, the hull may not be able to withstand the pressure and disintegrate.

"Try to fix it, keep speeding up. Niu Dazhi, if necessary, reinforce the hull with strong nuclear force materials. Fang Yuan didn't let the Shenzhou stop, but continued to accelerate.

This test must be carried out, and only by obtaining all the data of the curvature engine test can we provide the greatest help for the study of the curvature engine.

Eve used the "Metal Master" and "Machine Heart" to repair the slight deformation of the ship's hull first.

When some parts are not enough to repair, let Niu Dazhi reinforce them with strong nuclear force materials.

"50% power, continue." Fang Yuan continued to order an increase in the power of the curvature engine.

"5% of the speed of light, we're at 5% of the speed of light." Eve looked excitedly at the speed display on the control screen.

"Go on."

Although the speed of the Shenzhou had reached a height that was beyond the reach of humans at this stage, Fang Yuan always felt that something was wrong.

"No, no! The battleship is about to disintegrate, the keel is shaking, and it is about to break! "The shouts of the crew were heard in the communication channel.

Meanwhile.

Boom!

There was a bang, and the entire Shenzhou shook violently.

Fang Yuan immediately asked, "What location?" ”

"A6 area, the transverse keel is broken, the second is broken, the third is broken, do you want to slow down?" Eve hurriedly replied.

"Keep accelerating."

Fang Yuan immediately made a decision, and after giving the order, he immediately ran out of the bridge, rushed to the A6 area, raised his hand to make strong nuclear force materials, and forcibly pulled the broken hull back.

Just restored A6 area.

Eve's voice came from the communication channel again: "The B6 area next to it is also broken, the shell of the battleship is broken, and the armor is falling off...... There was also a problem with the A3 area. ”

"Beef balls, B6 area!" Fang Yuan rushed towards the A3 area as he spoke.