You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 73
Chapter 73: Mechs And Warp Drive
In the Nine Heavens Research Group Conference Room, Su Qin’an was holding a meeting.
Displayed on the large screen were models and diagrams of the mech that Su Qin’an had designed for Liu Qiming, representing the Nine Heavens Research Group’s main focus for the coming period.
The mech was overall black, about the size of a person, and exuded a strong sense of technology. Its exterior appeared unremarkable, but it actually featured various mechanisms, including small cannons, laser swords, and other small components; in a one-on-one fight, it could contend with a Qi Condensation Triple cultivator.
It bears repeating: although Qi Condensation Triple is quite weak, it’s still stronger than ordinary people, even trained soldiers.
“Everyone, this is the new mech I’ve designed; it can be considered an advanced replacement for exoskeletons. ”
Su Qin’an pointed at the mech, saying, “It can freely change size to match the user’s physique. It will contain three small controllable nuclear fusion reactors to provide energy, achieving a lifetime of use on a single charge. Its main attack methods include…”
Su Qin’an spent nearly an hour just introducing the mech.
China’s comprehensive strength has long been among the world’s top ranks; this mech is the final step in ensuring China’s position at the pinnacle of the world.
Wearing this mech, one could completely ignore ordinary gun and cannon attacks, or at least reduce their power by over 90%.
This would significantly increase China’s national defense capabilities; in future conflicts, the casualty rate of soldiers would be greatly reduced.
With the mech, ordinary people could even perform tasks previously only achievable by cultivators, such as flying, catching bullets, and single-handedly subduing Tyson （ Tyson:? ）
“Okay, that’s all I have to say about the mech. Does anyone have any questions? ”
Sun Ruilei asked, “With so many accessories on the mech, to successfully take off, the power of the small controllable nuclear fusion reactor needs to be large enough. But if it’s large enough, might it lead to a loss of control? Also, what propulsion method will we use for power? ”
“Loss of control is impossible; safety devices can be added, along with a weight limit, prohibiting the carrying of large quantities of items. ”
Su Qin’an said, “As for propulsion… for now, we’ll still use traditional jet propulsion, but in the near future, we will definitely replace this method. ”
“Replace it with what? ”
Zhang Xian asked, “You have another method? ”
After spending so much time with Su Qin’an, they had become accustomed to his habit of immediately finding solutions to problems.
“Yes, of course I do. ”
Su Qin’an said, closing the PPT on the big screen and opening a new one: “Here, everyone, look! ”
“Warp drive…”
Sun Ruilei looked puzzled: “What is that? ”
“This thing involves Einstein’s theory of general relativity. ”
Su Qin’an began to patiently explain: “A warp drive, simply put, utilizes extremely powerful energy to change the size of space, compressing the space in front of the airplane and expanding the space behind it, like surfing, thereby achieving superluminal flight.
Of course, the reason I haven’t started researching it yet is because it’s too difficult, requiring too much energy; the current Q-value of controllable nuclear fusion is insufficient. ”
Warp drive, superluminal flight!
The speed of any object in the universe cannot exceed the speed of light, yet a warp drive can achieve superluminal flight?
What concept is that?
The universe is currently expanding at superluminal speed, causing all the stars around Earth to move away from Earth at superluminal speed; even the observable universe only accounts for about five percent of the entire universe.
As a result, many extraterrestrial astronomical phenomena are unobservable due to the speed of light, leading to countless unsolved mysteries.
With a warp drive, however, humanity’s speed of movement could directly surpass the speed of light, achieving true instantaneous travel over vast distances.
Perhaps considering that the terms “superluminal” and “light speed” were somewhat abstract, Su Qin’an gave a specific example.
“Sun Wukong could perform a somersault of 108,000 li. Assuming Sun Wukong’s somersault takes one second, and an ancient li is 500 meters, Sun Wukong’s maximum speed would be 54 million meters per second.
This speed can be considered the limit of the Cultivation World, because currently, no one in the Cultivation World can reach this speed. ”
Su Qin’an smiled: “Although the Monkey King’s speed is very fast, everyone must remember that the speed of light is 300 million meters per second! The Monkey King’s speed and the speed of light are not even in the same order of magnitude! ”
“So let’s continue working on controllable nuclear fusion! ”
Sun Ruilei said, “The sooner we raise the Q-value, the sooner we can build a warp drive! ”
A sudden sound of sirens broke the quiet in the conference room.
Su Qin’an frowned, somewhat puzzled.
Something that would cause such a large-scale police response couldn’t be a small matter.
But this is the Imperial Capital, a bustling area; what major event would require such an urgent police response?
“Don’t be hasty; one shouldn’t aim too high! ”
Su Qin’an dismissed the siren from his mind, saying, “Researching a warp drive will definitely take a long time, and I plan to postpone it until we start researching the Nantianmen Plan… Let’s focus on the mech for now; are there any more questions? ”
“That’s all. ”
Zhang Xian said, “When do we start? ”
“Tomorrow. Tonight, everyone should organize the relevant materials. Starting tomorrow, everyone will go to the laboratory to begin research. ”
Su Qin’an said, “That’s all, get off work! ”
The Nine Heavens Research Group is independent from the Ministry of Science and Technology, only requiring Su Qin’an, as the team leader, to report irregularly and not adhering to the working hours of a typical department.
Therefore, their work hours are always flexible, and the atmosphere within the group is very harmonious.
“Where’s Old Li? ”
Zhang Xian was about to leave when Su Qin’an stopped him: “Why didn’t he come to this meeting? Is he sick? ”
Although Su Qin’an was lenient, and absences from meetings were permitted, Li Weimin never treated this rule as a rule.
He always attended every meeting without fail, and was almost always the earliest to arrive.
There was even one time when a meeting was suddenly announced that night, and Li Weimin had gone to a wedding banquet and got drunk, not even responding in the group chat.
The next day, when even Su Qin’an thought Li Weimin wouldn’t come, Li Weimin actually came, leaning on a cane and supporting himself against the walls…
Su Qin’an had to use his Spiritual Energy to dispel his drunkenness.
Zhang Xian was startled: “I don’t know; he didn’t tell me, I thought he had called in sick to you. ”
Su Qin’an instinctively felt something was wrong, even connecting Li Weimin’s absence with the sirens earlier.
A thought formed in his mind: The police response couldn’t be because of Li Weimin, could it?
But a cultivator’s intuition is usually accurate, so he called Li Weimin to ask about the situation.
Even if he was sick, he could still offer his condolences, right?
But Li Weimin didn’t answer; the phone kept ringing but remained unanswered.
Su Qin’an felt his unease growing stronger and immediately called Liu Qiming.