After watching the interstellar mining this time, Wang's mother and Wang's father did not go back to the virtual space immediately, but chatted with Wang Qian.

Let Lele pour some tea with the housekeeping robot, and the night talk begins.

"Dad, I met Jasmine today, and we were talking about the structure of the agent planet, and they said that the engine group should be fused with the energy group structure. What do you think? Wang Qian asked.

"We have studied this problem, and your father and I are responsible for the optimization research of the curvature engine in the research institute.

Actually, it's not just you and us, many people have mentioned this issue. In particular, after the improvement of the technology of 'structure and energy utilization of curvature engine', the problem of low utilization rate of curvature engine under the current structure has been exposed. Father Wang introduced.

"If there's already a better structure, why don't we improve it?" Wang Qian was a little curious, obviously there was a newer and better technology, but he didn't use it, which was too strange.

"Actually, we're already using this technology. You've seen it today. Dad Wang smiled.

"You mean Star Fortress?" Wang Qian reacted quickly.

"That's right, in the age of empires, stability is paramount. The combination of the curvature engine and the structure of the mass energy conversion furnace still has more than 1,000 years of technical testing.

Only after all the testing processes have passed will we consider a technical modification to Agent Planet One. In a project like this, there can be no mistakes at all. Dad Wang explained.

Wang Qian nodded in understanding.

"Dad, I have another question, why are children like us so interested in science, but not many of them end up on the path of science?" Wang Qian asked.

This is a problem that Wang Qian accidentally discovered.

In the first decade or even decades of Beit '80 years of education, many people were interested in all kinds of science, and there were many ideas like Jasmine, and even these ideas were not useless.

However, after the completion of 80 years of education, not many people have embarked on the road of scientific research, and according to a statistic that Wang Qian saw last time, only about one-third of them intend to engage in scientific research.

Everyone else has chosen other industries and has never shown the same interest in science and technology as they did when they were young.

After hearing this question, Father Wang was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"It's not hard to imagine that when you grow up, your horizons will be broader, and you will no longer be limited to a certain field." Wang's mother said.

"The world of science is boundless, why is it that the broadening of horizons is not to see a broader science and technology, but to detach from the world of science?" Wang Qian continued to ask.

"This kind of widening of horizons is not a relaxation of thinking or knowledge, but a relaxation of life attitude." Wang's mother explained.

"The children's minds are easy to guide, and your educational curriculum is screened. For a long time, cultivating scientific thinking has been your top priority.

So it's understandable that you're showing a strong interest in what you're currently exposed to. ”

Wang Qian thought about it and nodded, he still didn't know much about this, but he accepted this statement for the time being.

"And you know, science is not a profession or a way of thinking. It's already a way of life.

No one is out of the world of science, but most people just keep up with the technology and don't think about making a breakthrough for it. Wang's mother continued.

"You know, scientific research is something that requires a lot of dedication at all times.

In this case, putting science above life or living with science is not such an interesting thing.

Think of your dad and me, studying this and that. I used to love poetry, but now I don't have the energy. ”

Wang's mother used to like poetry Wang Gan knew about it, and he had also read the poetry collection published by Wang's mother.

"And the most important point is that the study of science requires a lot of resources, and during the imperial period, there was a quota for the use of resources, and those resources could not withstand the toss." Mother Wang shook her head helplessly.

"Generally speaking, if Bait is in the imperial period, then the research will be based on induction, summarization, and inference, in preparation for the explosion of science and technology during the Republic period." Dad Wang added.

"It's like virtual space is an idea that was conceived during the First Empire and spread out in the Second Republic.

Another example is the Gapari Park that you went to earlier, and the idea proposed by the Third Republic did not begin to be implemented until the Fourth Republic.

Scientific research during the imperial period was generally in a period of preparation or accumulation, after all, resources were limited. Father Wang took a sip of tea.

"Don't we have a mass energy converter? And interstellar resources should be unlimited, right, how can there be no energy problems on the planet, but there is a shortage of resources in the starry sky. Wang Qian was a little puzzled.

"You have a point, the total amount of resources is unlimited, but the amount of resources per unit of time is limited.

Our mass-energy conversion technology is not the focus of research, so it's normal to have some constraints when it comes to interstellar travel.

In the long run, the resources in the interstellar space, but whether they can be used depends on each other. Father Wang continued:

"And there is also a problem with what you just said, in the planetary period, it is the period when we are most lacking in resources.

During the Republic, all kinds of resources will be spread out, and the resources of the entire star system will be supplied to the planet, but this is still not enough, there will always be projects that need more resources.

In fact, we have already regretted the last violent exploitation of the last two planets, and now we still think that we should not overexploit our planets when we find a habitable planet.

However, at that time, some people already believed that Bait was transforming into a cosmic race rather than a planetary race, so some schools of thought also believed that planets should not be taken too seriously.

Thinking about it now, this trend of thought should have had some influence at the time. Father Wang said with some emotion.

"Aren't we a cosmic race? So what is the cosmic race, we are now at the peak of the fourth-level civilization? Daddy Wang's words made him think of a new question.

"There is currently controversy as to whether or not Beit is now an interstellar race. At present, the mainstream view is that Beit already has the technology to survive and develop in the interstellar space for a long time, and the preparation is not perfect. Wang's mother said.

"If you have the technology, why isn't it ready, and what else needs to be prepared?" Wang Qian continued to ask.

"First of all, it is a matter of mentality, and many people still miss the original Beit home planet and the new Beit, and some people also like the two planets of Heaven in the Third Republic and the Light of the Fourth Republic.

Then there's the issue of technology and volume. Beit's technology is not high, but it is not low. It has the relevant technology, but there are still weak links.

If these technologies can be completed and the technological network can be improved to break through to a fifth-level civilization, then the security of Beit in the interstellar space will be raised to another level, and then we can ensure that Beit will not disappear due to some calamity. Mother Wang explained a little and didn't plan to go deeper.

Wang Qian wanted to continue asking, but Wang's father said, "If you are interested in this aspect, you can study it." We are very supportive. ”

With that, the two went back to their rooms to rest.