"What can we do with soul steel?" Ling Xingyi looked at the red crystal shaped like a diamond in Chang Singer and said, "We only know that this thing is very hard, very hard, maybe we can use it to make a new issue of weapons and equipment?"

"That's why I said Ling Xingyi, your knowledge has kept up, but your thoughts haven't kept up, and the overall limitations of your thinking are still very large, so you need to broaden your horizons a little more and have a farther horizon. ”

Chang Ge threw and caught the Taiyuan stone, and his tone was mysterious: "I said that I wanted to build a quantum computer, have you forgotten?"

"With soul steel, does soul steel also have a quantum state?" Ling Xingyi was taken aback.

Quantum state is a kind of microscopic particle manifestation and motion form, scientists on the earth based on this discovery and observation to create quantum mechanics, but after nearly a hundred years of research, the research and physical application of quantum mechanics have fallen into a stage of stagnation, and have never been able to uncover the true face of quantum state.

However, in Bright Field, it should be said that it should be among the regular singers, which is not very difficult.

However, for things like computers, Ling Xingyi has only heard Chang Ge explain, and he also knows the principle, the only thing that is bad is to see it with his own eyes.

"The electrons inside the soul steel have been moving steadily and regularly, and they have considerable energy, which is completely in line with the basic properties of the quantum state. Chang Ge said: "We already know the molecular composition sequence of the soul steel, we can refine and synthesize the soul steel, and I will personally write the electronic movements of the internal laws of the soul steel, so that these electronic movements become similar to the existence of programs." ”

Chang Ge looked at the Taiyuan stone in his hand, his eyes were as sharp as a scalpel flickering with cold light: "The transmission rate and processing speed of electrons in quantum form cannot be compared with any computer in our time! Even a supercomputer is just a baby who has just learned to crawl in front of a quantum computer!"

Ling Xingyi suddenly realized, he was still thinking about how to make a computer, it turned out that Chang Ge was planning to directly transform the soul steel into a computer.

The difference between one word and the difference is worlds apart.

Chang Ge looked around the entire experimental field, "At present, Guangmingye is at best a small force and a small place, and all of us have cultivators in our bodies, and we have divine consciousness to help, even if there are many things, everyone will not feel too busy and chaotic." But sooner or later, Guangye will become a large enough force, where can we be busy alone? It's like building an interstellar warship, who can do everything with their brains alone? A quantum computer is not enough, what we need is a computer matrix!"

"It's a huge project. Ling Xingyi put forward a pertinent opinion: "Not to mention how many sets of electron movements a quantum computer needs to edit, how many billions of electrons are in a piece of soul steel alone. Senior sister, I know that your ability is far superior to ours, but please let the disciples of our Xinggong Chenyi Society help you together!"

"Yes, Brother Ling Xingyi, I feel that since you hooked up with Sister Platinum, you have a lot of manliness, I am optimistic about you!" Chang Ge patted Ling Xingyi's shoulder hard, she really had some out-of-the-box thinking and directly stunned Dr. Ling, and it took a long time to react with a red face.

Ling Xingyi secretly sighed in his heart, thinking to himself why his underground love affair suddenly saw the light of day? Doesn't Senior Sister Chang stay in the research department every day? How can she care about these gossips? Could it be that she was secretly dating Platinum some time ago and was discovered?

Seeing that Senior Sister Chang had a lot of momentum, Ling Xingyi hurriedly changed the topic: "Senior Sister, we carefully studied the textbook you wrote to us about cutting-edge technology a few days ago, but we encountered a bottleneck in learning. That is, the future interstellar war is undoubtedly based on the premise of high technology, but we have no relevant research experience before Guangmingye, and many of us suddenly come into contact with such a cutting-edge concept, and always feel a sense of unreality that our feet do not touch the ground. ”

"And in the textbook, senior sister, do you think that the technical level is divided into several stages, namely: low-tech stage, medium-tech stage and high-tech stage, but there is no elaboration after that, can senior sister solve my doubts?"

Chang Ge glanced at Ling Xingyi with relief, and she pointed in the direction of the research room: "Go to my research room and talk slowly." ”

The two returned to Chang Ge's research room, where in addition to the columns of sophisticated research instruments and complex mathematical formulas written on the blackboard, the most conspicuous thing was the panoramic glass curtain wall facing the underground hangar.

Through the glass curtain wall, you can overlook the entire underground hangar from here, where a large aircraft dozens of times more powerful than the Mustang fighter in terms of technology and size is quietly parked there, and the scientific and technological backbone headed by Yan Qi and Ling Xingmao is leading the team to install several weapons that look like cannons on this large aircraft.

Chang Ge made herself a pot of refreshing Kuding tea, and also gave Ling Xingyi a cup, she motioned for Ling Xingyi not to sit down and speak too formally, and said: "The reason why I listed the three stages is to let you understand that there are standards that can be referenced, and the core reference standard is the sailing speed and navigation range of the megaton starship. ”

Chang Ge smiled: "It's not convenient to use the astronomical parameters of this planet to explain the standard, let's use the earth's one." ”

Ling Xingyi nodded and listened attentively.

"Low-tech stage: The speed of the starship reaches 50 times the speed of the third universe, that is, about 800 km/s, and this starship does not have the ability to eco-cycle. In this case, the navigation and combat radius of the Starship can only be carried out in the interior of the solar system, that is, within the orbit of Neptune, within the space range of 30 astronomical units from the Sun. ”

"Medium technology stage: the speed of the starship reaches 1,000 times the speed of the third universe, that is, 16,000 km / s, which is about five percent of the speed of light, and the starship has full ecological cycle capability. Under such conditions, the sailing distance and combat radius of the starship can be extended to half of the Milky Way, and it initially has the ability of interstellar navigation. ”

"High-tech stage: the speed of the starship reaches more than 20,000 times that of the third universe, that is, the speed of light, the sailing distance and combat radius of the starship at this time will be able to ignore the distance limit between galaxies, and truly enter the interstellar era!"

Ling Xingyi, who was sitting opposite, listened with enthusiasm, but he still forced himself to calm down, he hesitated for a while and tried to guess: "Senior sister, is the focus and direction of our current research in the mid-technical stage?"

Ling Xingyi felt that his conjecture was already very avant-garde.

In the so-called medium-tech stage, we must not be deceived by the word "medium", which represents a technological productive force that completely exceeds the meaning of the so-called "medium".

A series of combat parameter standards such as the tonnage and firepower of the starship are naturally aimed at the imaginary enemy - the Tyranid. Although the conversion formula of tonnage size = firepower size is not rigorous, it still follows this general direction.

The larger the tonnage of the starship, the more powerful the reactor can be installed, and the more powerful weapons can be mounted. In the face of a swarm of Tyranids the size of a city at every turn, a megaton starship is actually the minimum requirement.

However, in order to accelerate a megaton starship to 16,000 km/s, how terrifying should the impetus be? What is the concept of energy consumption? And what do they need to do not be a second or two, but may need to maintain this speed for a distance of several light-years, which is not ordinary.

It is still unclear whether even the highly anticipated antimatter can support such appalling consumption.

As for the high-tech stage that Senior Sister said, Ling Xingyi didn't think about it at all.

He took a sip of bitter tea, flying faster than light?

"Our research direction can only be at the high-tech stage. Chang Ge's fluttering words were no less than a nuclear bomb exploding in Ling Xingyi's ears, and he was so shocked that he almost squirted out all the Kuding tea he had just drunk, but fortunately he swallowed it back desperately.

"Senior sister, we are engaged in science, not science fiction. A certain immortal cultivator said.

"My only hope of victory is to reach the high-tech stage, and only when we reach the high-tech stage can we return to Earth and have the capital to compete with the Tyranid fleet. Chang Ge said.

"However, the technology we have mastered now is 108,000 miles away from the high-tech stage! The aircraft we are manufacturing now still use engines of working fluids, and there is too much distance from flying faster than light. Shouldn't we start on the basis of existing technology and develop it step by step, which will be more secure and safe? Ling Xingyi suggested.

"Wrong, you're very wrong!" Chang Ge's golden pupils flickered for a moment, and that coercion sent chills down Ling Xing's spine, "Ah Ling! You have to remember that the so-called insurance and sound research are precisely the least safe in future interstellar wars!"

Chang Ge looked at the glass curtain wall, her gaze was far-reaching, as if she could penetrate the layers of rock walls to reach the endless starry sky, her red lips pursed slightly, and the tone of her sigh made it difficult to imagine that she was just a young girl less than 20 years old.

"If there is enough time, I may be able to study the basic science step by step, anyway, I am an immortal cultivator, and I am also in the Jindan realm, and I have a lifespan of hundreds of years, so I can take my time. Maybe my brother and I didn't have to come to this planet in the first place, stay at Xiacheng University, do a PhD in physics in the future, and have our own laboratory. ”

"But now we don't have time. Chang Ge's pursed red lips revealed a bitter smile, "The civilization of human science and technology is just a drop in the ocean among the thousands of civilizations in the universe, I never think that the so-called faster-than-light technology is any advanced technology, on the contrary, it may be that in the eyes of some super civilizations, these are just garbage." ”

"And correspondingly, we need to look at more advanced means of information transmission. After all, if we achieve faster-than-light flight, ordinary electromagnetic signals will no longer be able to catch up with us, which is why I am reluctant to try too much in the field of electromagnetic signals. Because time is limited, we cannot afford to waste time in low-level fields, and the direction and focus of research must be correct. If we make a mistake in this step, there is no chance of recovery. ”

"I see. After a long silence, Ling Xingyi slowly spoke, and he vaguely understood where the gap between himself and his senior sister was. He doesn't have that kind of courage, nor does he have the sense of crisis that really oppresses in his heart, he is far inferior in every way.

He raised his head to look at Chang Ge, and he seemed to be able to see that the young girl in front of him was shouldering a burden that she should not bear at this age.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility, is a true portrayal of her and Senior Brother Chang.

"If you want to achieve faster-than-light flight, the only feasible theory at present should be that you propose the curvature engine technology, senior sister, right? Ling Xingyi's gaze became firm: "I want to work hard in this direction in the future." ”

"The curvature engine is characterized by its ability to distort the cosmic space around the starship. Chang Ge put down the teacup and explained: "The gravitational waves emitted by the curvature engine can distort and compress the space in front of the starship, and then expand to the rear of the starship through the drag effect of the gravitational waves, and the push-and-shove effect generated by the distortion and compression of space can propel the starship forward. At this time, the starship did not break through the speed limit of the universe, which used the concept of space-time transformation to enter another level of space-time, and did not violate the theory of relativity. ”

"I can understand it in general, but I don't have a specific reference. Ling Xingyi turned his brain quickly, he could understand the physical theorems involved in Chang Ge's words, but he couldn't imagine a specific picture.

"It's easy to understand, you know surfing, right?" Chang Ge smiled lightly: "A person who surfs on a surfboard can't generate any forward momentum, but he can shuttle through one wave after another, and the principle is that the sea is pushing him, not himself or the surfboard." ”

Chang Ge's words were like a lighthouse lit up in the dark night, pointing him out the way forward, and he immediately understood Chang Ge's previous research intentions: it turned out that Senior Sister did not intend to directly use the energy generated by the antimatter annihilation reaction as the forward power of the starship, but used the annihilation energy of antimatter to distort and compress space!

From the excited and suddenly enlightened expression on Ling Xingyi's face, it was not difficult for Chang Ge to guess that he had already realized the truth. Ling Xingyi was the most talented researcher in the Bright Field, and his rapid growth could bring tangible improvements to the Bright Field.

"From tomorrow, let all the technical backbones come to the Science and Technology Research Department, and in the next period of time, the improvement of the curvature engine theory, the construction of the quantum computer matrix and the research of quantum communication technology will be the key to our technical problems. ”

"Yes!" Ling Xingyi got up, he saw the hangar outside the glass curtain wall, and asked, "Senior sister, is that the pioneer armed gunboat that only successfully flew the test yesterday?"

"That's right. Chang Ge followed Ling Xingyi's gaze, "That's what I asked your brother and Yan Qi to practice, after all, everyone is going to build an interstellar battleship in the future, and it is also necessary to take a small thing to practice in advance." After the weapon is loaded, the second command echelon of the flying squadron can go to the Desert Kingdom to support. ”

"And how powerful is this vanguard gunboat? I heard from my brother that it has a 120mm collider on it, and it's not a small caliber. ”

Chang Ge thought about it for a while, and finally gave a definite answer: "It's probably about the same as the full force of an ordinary Yuan Infant Realm monk." ”

Ling Xing said in a different heart, okay, now that even the Yuan Infant Realm has become a unit of measurement for the power of weapons, isn't it too faceless in the late stage of the Jindan Realm?

With the consciousness that he must not become a unit of measurement of weapon power in the future, Ling Xingyi called on all technical backbones to prepare for the progress of Guangmingye's scientific and technological strength.