Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

The 49% success rate is already very good.

At least based on the results of the calculations carried out on Gushen, even if the 51% probability did occur, the design scheme taken out by the Ark failed and the risk of causing major accidents was much lower than that of several other schemes.

After discussion by the Expert Group, and almost in the form of a full vote, the Space Elevator Project Team finalized the design package as a construction blueprint to be built by several engineering units, including East Asian Heavy Industries.

After a full three-day meeting, all the preparations were ready, Master Gwaaichi arrived at the Golden Ring of the Long Triangle Urban Group and found Master Lu's home.

When the Academician arrived, the Ark happened to be manipulating the newly purchased equipment in the lab in his front yard, so he waited outside the lab for a while before ordering Ai to invite him in after he had handled the matter at hand.

“Master Lu, I've found you! ”

Across a carton stacked in the front door of the lab, Reverend Ge Huaizhi walked meteorically toward the landing boat.

Probably guessed something from his expression, the ark said.

“Looks like you have something to discuss with me. What do you think? Does the design work? ”

A bitter smile appeared on the face of the Academician, saying: "I don't know if this works... but for now, that's the best option. ”

Slightly frowned, the ark looked at him somewhat strangely and asked.

“What do you mean? ”

Without making any concealment, the Academician talked about what had happened at that expert judging meeting, and the results of the quantum superarithmetic array calculations on the Valley God planet, 1510 and the Ark.

After listening to the academician, the ark sighed.

“In the end, calculations are only calculations, not absolutely, but at most, as a reference. Modelling that can fully restore reality is non-existent, and any small variable that is not taken into account may have an impact on the final calculation. ”

Grace sighed and said, "Of course we've taken this into account, but after all, there's no precedent for anything in the space elevator. Beyond this approach, we cannot think of a better way to compare the options. ”

“So this requires you to think about how to innovate," he said, filling a tube of specially labeled metal powder into a 3D printer, and the ark pressed a few buttons on the 3D printer at random, "just like the earliest controllable fusion reactor, which was also unprecedented for the people of that time. Wouldn't creating miracles, making impossible things possible, be exactly what we scholars should do? ”

Graduate: “You're right, I agree with you very much! But I have to admit, not everyone has the ability to do miracles. ”

When I heard that, the action on the ark hand was slight, and suddenly a bad feeling arose in my heart.

What can I say?

Whenever he has a similar feeling, he has trouble coming to the door.

Sure enough, before waiting for him to talk, the Graduate looked at him without turning a blind eye and said sincerely.

“After our expert group discussions and research, we agree that it's a big deal to have you as a general consultant. ”

“… what do you want? ”

Gertrude smiled and coughed dry.

“… we would like you to be the chief designer of this space elevator project. We've applied to the chairman of the board, and he's approved it, saying it's okay as long as we can convince you. ”

Ark: “…”

The look on the face of the ark seemed reluctant, the Academician said hastily.

“Don't hesitate to refuse, if you need anything, you can ask and we will try to meet your requirements! ”

Looking at the sincere appearance of Reverend Gwezi, the Ark could not speak a hard refusal for a while.

After a while of silence, he sighed and said.

“It's not that I'm not happy to be the chief designer, but that you should try to learn to think for yourselves, and you can't expect me to always come up with a brilliant idea or a mechanical move to solve all the problems you run into. ”

Why not?

In the heart of the Academician, he wanted to ask, and almost even asked.

However, looking at the look on the face of the ark, he thought the old man might not be willing to hear the answer, so he hesitated for a moment to change his euphemisms.

“I don't quite understand, why do you insist on letting us solve these problems alone? You're young now, and even after I'm in the ground, maybe you're growing up... at my age, I understand how you feel, but for you, it's too early to start thinking about building a successor? ”

Is it too early?

The ark that heard this laughed and didn't know how to answer the question for a while.

At this point, the 3D printer resting on the side suddenly stopped rumbling.

As the pitch black metal housing unfolds, so does the finished product in the compartment.

Attracted by the flat, round, wide hourglass on both ends of the printer, Gretchen asked curiously.

“What's that? ”

“Z particle oscillator. ”

“… Z particle oscillator? ”

“Well, hasn't anyone studied this stuff these days? A little more commonly said is the key to opening the hyperspace channel, the warp engine or the core of the hyperlight communication device...” Looking at the gradual stagnation on the face of the Graduate, the ark hastily added a sentence after this sentence, “Of course, this thing is just a part of the experiment, and it's not quite what you understand. ”

“Beyond the speed of light… can something like this really be done? ”

Looking at the incredible Gertrude on his face, the ark was silent for a while and sighed and said.

“To be honest, I had no idea that a hundred years after Z particles had been discovered, someone was going to ask that question. ”

A hundred years ago, he had experimented with hyperspace theory and the associated physical properties of Z particles. Although the researcher is not a researcher in the relevant field, and there is no reason to not know about this research, he has not even heard of it, and has not received much attention to the study of Z particles over the centuries.

As the face gradually hung with a hint of shame, the ark continued.

“About a hundred years ago, or 101 years ago to be exact, I opened a hyperspace channel through two Z-particle clocks, and it was just an obstacle to the conditions at the time, and there was no way to stabilize it. And now that I've come to this era, I've looked at a lot of literature, and I've come up with some new ideas on how to maintain hyperspace channels. If it weren't for that damn task... I mean the trouble that some president threw at me, I'd rather solve it. ”

“Why…”

“No reason, because I want to travel to a very distant place, and if I want to go there, the warp engine is necessary. I promised a man a legend about us. ”

Looking at the ark that had nothing to do with this sentence, the College Master opened his mouth to say what he was going to say, but suddenly it was like he was thinking of something, and closed his open mouth.

He thought of a rumor.

Or legend.

That was a century ago, when Dean Lu promised to give his fiancée a star and set up a fund in her name to mark the future, with a view to sending a colonial ship to the distant Skylark Five someday in the future, where legends belonging to two people were engraved.

Is this the romance of scientists...

Though he is also a scholar, he does not particularly understand this crazy idea.

While it is the view of academia that, given the star brightness of Skylark V, there may be a habitable Earth-like planet there, there is no difference between sending oneself to a planet without civilization and deserted smoke and self-exile.

No, this is suicide...

The throat knot moved slightly, and Gertrude had a more incredible look on his face than before, and he said with a tough voice.

“Are you... serious? ”

“Do I look like I'm joking?” Take a look at him and the ark opens up and says, "Forget about the chief designer, I'm still that view, you should learn to solve some problems yourself, not put all hope on me. If you're in trouble, come and ask me. I'll try to help you. ”

After a pause, the ark continued.

“Besides, I have solved the problem of materials and design drawings for you, if you can't make this space elevator...”

“It can only be said that the conditions are not yet ripe and that we are not worthy of having them. ”