Time passed in a hurry, and 10 years passed again.

Zhang Yuan enjoyed this carefree time as a student. The new human civilization is in a state of long-term population shortage, and the upward channel is smooth, as long as there is a sufficient level of knowledge, all research institutes are competing for people, and there is no need to worry about finding good jobs.

There is a strong learning atmosphere in the spaceship, and there are a large number of like-minded partners. Just like the 4 members of his small family, all of them are scientific researchers, it is unimaginable if it is placed on the earth.

As long as you study hard, you can become a "big man", such a fair and just thing is rare in other virtual worlds.

After 10 years of struggle, he is already a researcher in the "13th Research Institute" of the new human civilization. There are more than 20,000 experts from all walks of life in this research institute, serving the whole society.

He is engaged in the most cutting-edge "subatomic scientific theory", as well as related supermagnetic vector engine research. Due to the long duration of the project, in order to ensure continuity of work, he did not serve in the military or hibernate during these years.

The current engine technology is simply extremely complicated, and it has long been unknown to him.

Zhang Yuan spent a lot of effort to learn the most cutting-edge direction in these years, and tried to make a series of improvements to it, and today, finally has good results.

The hatch slowly opens, and the "Brilliant Milky Way" is viewed from the outer edge of space, and the rotating centrifugal wheel and complex mechanical structure are filled with a complex beauty. The structure of the "Brilliant Galaxy" is a bit like the top of a disk, carrying a mountain peak. And they are on top of the mountain at the moment.

Through the long-range observation system that comes with the power armor, you can also see the "Kunlun Mountain" tens of thousands of kilometers away, which is emitting orderly light.

The large and small warships around are sailing at high speed, and there is always a wonderful idea that "humans are strong".

After a few minutes, all the testers were due, excitedly discussing what the final result would be this time, whether it would be successful, and so on......

"Zhang Yuan, are you nervous?" One of the girls in the group asked.

"Don't be nervous! What has been successful, what is there to be nervous about, has been tested many times! Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "If there is a temporary error, it can only mean that it is not qualified." ”

The mass of this small unmanned spacecraft for testing is about equivalent to that of a previous fighter jet, that is, about ten tons.

The goal of his team is to be able to make small spacecraft bend around like flies in space at high speeds, and the more maneuverability is required, the better. This kind of requirement is simply too big for the indicators of the engine to be a perverted requirement, and the mass of ten tons must be as flexible as a fly.

But it is often a common topic in interstellar civilizations. If it is still the same standard as the earth, won't it be no progress?

"Test – Begin!"

In the empty space of the universe, a little white light flickered brightly, and it was the image of the engine emitting high-energy pulses, and the surrounding observation instruments were recording this data.

"Amazing achievement! Compared with the previous vector engine performance, it has been improved by about 5.2%, which is a very good result. An old professor with gray hair, looking at the parameters on the screen, was the first to applaud and commented happily.

"It's good that we can finally catch up with the next generation of warships."

Everyone knows what engine technology means to a civilization, whether it is a military or a civilian spaceship, only when the engine is strong is truly powerful.

Zhang Yuan reported a series of parameters: "...... The particle injection produces extremely high temperatures, and this type of engine can theoretically operate for 3,000 hours, after which a certain amount of maintenance is required. More advanced than ever before, the engine took a hundred hours. ”

"I would also like to thank all the members of the study group for their support."

After hearing this achievement, all the people in the institute applauded, and Zhang Yuan bowed slightly and exhaled softly. Don't look at the value of 5.2%, most of the scientific research results are accumulated little by little with small progress.

In this era, there are many geniuses, and the bones that are easy to gnaw have long been gnawed away, and it is almost impossible to complete the qualitative change at once.

He also really enjoys working in scientific research.

Every job has its own unique fun. He was the captain of the Kunlun Mountains, the captain of the medieval ocean-going fleet, the inventor of the steam age, and even a thinker.

But what he likes the most is still the way it is now, calm down and study the most cutting-edge technology. It doesn't involve so much power struggle, it still feels pretty good, if the power struggle in a world is too intense, it means that the greater the internal consumption, such a civilization does not have much potential for growth.

Now that's just right.

The old professor's name is Xue Xin, known as Xue Lao, and he said with a smile: "Zhang Yuan, this excellent work about you, plus some previous papers, is enough to be the title of outstanding young man!" If you want to enter the diplomatic corps of the Huantai trading market, you also need to submit a declaration from the relevant government department, which is considered a talent recommended by our 13th Research Institute. ”

"In a few years, we'll be able to get to the market, which is a great trip. Not sure what we can gain in the market. ”

He liked this smart lad very much.

To put it bluntly, everyone likes people who are smart and hardworking.

"Thank you, Old Xue!" Zhang Yuan nodded very happily.

"Oh, by the way, how old are you?"

“28。”

"You're so young...... In the next few years, I still have to learn more things, and I can't slack off, and it's not good to be surpassed by my peers. Especially Cao Man from the 12th Research Institute, Ding Yi from the 8th Research Institute, and ...... Haha, there are so many talents in this era! ”

Professor Xue experienced an era when the auxiliary brain had not yet appeared, and technology was seriously stagnant, even for hundreds of years, and he couldn't help but sigh.

For these old people, that era, that is, two or three hundred years ago, mankind was on the verge of despair.

Intelligence has not been improved, basically all science and technology have been excavated, no matter what industry you are engaged in, you can't make great achievements, so what is the meaning of human struggle? Little by little, the academic atmosphere withered, different ideologies began to breed, and mankind continued interstellar travel only by virtue of historical inertia - until the birth of the auxiliary brain brought back the impetus of science.

Therefore, these elderly people especially cherish this era of technological explosion and happiness.

“…… You must know that the new human race is on the verge of death, and it is only one foot away. At that time, there were many people who felt that we should stop and go back to our hometown, and there were many people who felt that technology was enough! Yes, they feel that science and technology are enough, and we don't need to develop productive forces anymore! A life of great affluence is easy to achieve. ”

Old man Xue was chattering endlessly trying to educate young people to be enterprising, not to be the slightest bit difficult, etc.