You don't have to guess.

He will come to the door at this time, besides Chairman Li Guangya, the Ark can't think of anyone else. The only thing he didn't expect was not only Chairman Lee Guangya, but also General Sun Liwei, commander of the Pan-Asian First Fleet.

Commander Sun was not impressed with the ship, but remembered that he appeared to have taken a photo at the celebration earlier in the year. The first feeling at the time was that the old man was probably a man who laughed meticulously and was usually serious, both at work and in life.

The two visitors seemed to want to talk about business, and Vera politely greeted them and went upstairs knowledgeably.

I don't know why, when Vera greeted Li Guangya, Ark always felt the look on his face...

Is there a subtle embarrassment?

But thinking about it, the ark threw this irrelevant thing aside, and Li Guangya, who crossed the front door, quickly converged that unnatural look, coughed softly and greeted the landing boat with a smile.

“Long time no see, Master Lu. How have you been? Happy in life? ”

“I've always been fine, there's nothing to be dissatisfied with...”

Warmed by this guy, the ark didn't adjust for a while. After inviting the two of them to sit on the couch, he opened the door to the mountains and said, "... we've known each other for more than a year, since we're acquaintances, we don't need to talk about customer condoms, let's just say something. ”

“That's all right. Can't I come and see my old friend?” Li Guangya was embarrassed to continue when she saw Ark looking at herself without a word. The smile continued with a slight embarrassment, "Cough, I know I can't hide it from you. So... General Sun, will you come first or me? ”

“I'll do it first. ”

Taking a deep breath, Sun Liwei looked seriously at the ark and continued to say in a sincere tone.

“The thing is, the incredible results achieved by the Qin Ling in its hyperspace experiments are now known to the world. The technology at our disposal is now highly valued by the military analysis bodies of the major global regional coalitions, both as a recognition of our strength and as a hidden test. In order to maintain the stability of the situation on the planet, we hope that the current strategic deterrence will be maintained…"

Ark: “So? ”

“That Z particle oscillator, can you give me a price?” After all, a soldier, Sun Liwei had no business experience with anyone else, so he confessed, "we hope to buy it. ”

If someone else were to sit here, he would probably take the opportunity to bang him with that urgent expression on his face.

Coincidentally, however, he was not a businessman sitting across from him, and he could even say that he was not interested in the business at all, so he did not think about that much money.

However, after hearing this request, a strange expression appeared on the face of the Ark for other reasons.

“Buy it? Are you sure you don't want those weapons systems and exterior armor back? ”

“No, no, just leave it like this!” Fearing a misunderstanding on the ark, Sun Liwei suddenly thought of something, hastily added, "Of course, we will offer you a suitable price! And if you have a new plan for the Warp Speed Engine study, we are willing to pay for your research in full! ”

When he heard it, the ark couldn't help but find it a little funny, so he said.

“Do you think I look like someone who needs money? ”

After hearing this, Sun Liwei looked at Li Guangya next to him.

Noting the look on Commander Sun's face for help, Li Guangya sighed in his heart and then looked at the Ark, embarrassed to smile and say.

“We know you're not short of money, of course, but... this is really important to us, and we hope that Master Lu can accommodate us. Or besides the money, there are any other suggestions that will satisfy you, you can make them and we will do our best to help you! ”

“Not that I don't want to sell it to you,” watched the two sincere and enthusiastic people on their faces, the boat picked up an unfinished cup of coffee on the coffee table, sighed softly and continued, “but this thing was originally a DEMO version, which fell short of my original expectations, both in terms of shipping lane calculations and experience. ”

“Do you mean… there is much room for improvement in this technology? ”

“Yes," said Commander Sun, looking at the rapidly reacting Sun, praising the location at the bottom, "there can be countless irregular connections between two curves in space that you don't want to cross, from one point to the other. In previous experiments, I chose not the shortest route, but the relatively easy one to ‘find’. ”

Upon hearing this, Li Guangya's eyes suddenly lit up and asked excitedly.

“That means... what kind of warp engine could it be faster? ”

The ark nodded down, naturally saying.

“Of course, 0.8 astronomical units took five minutes, which seems a little too slow to me. ”

Based on the quality of the Qinling, it was brought into his inference of the Z-particle gravitational fluctuation equation, ideally, 1 AU per minute, which was a marginally acceptable stage achievement for him.

0.8 AUs actually took five minutes to complete the transition, not counting the preparation time of the first two minutes, which can only be a mediocre result.

Listening to what the ark had said, Li Guangya and Sun Liwei sat on the couch opposite each other, sucked in a breath of cold air.

Five minutes and a hundred million kilometers is a little too slow?!

What the hell does that look like?!

The two men did not speak, and the ark continued after a while of reflection.

“Well, that demo engine needs to be adjusted. Now that you like it so much, I'll help you improve it for free. As for the expense or something, just lend me the Qin Ling for a while. ”

“How can that be?! You've done so much for us, how can we be ashamed to let you pay for your own pocket? We also expect Master Lu to understand that as soldiers, we also have our dignity and insistence, and that all expenses incurred by the experiment must be borne by us! ”

Looking at Commander Sun, who persisted in his face, some of the hearts of the Ark could not help but laugh.

To be honest, in his expectations, subsequent improvements would not have cost much either.

Not even a dime, at least compared to his lifelong savings.

However, since the old man insisted so much, it was not easy to say anything anymore.

“Well,” nodded the ark, "since you're willing to fund the experiment, I'd rather honor you. Besides, I need Qin Ling to be able to work with me. Although they've done very well before, I'd like you to issue a written document or something. ”

“No problem! From now on, your research is here in our First Fleet, which is the highest priority task, and I will make Deng Yuanshi fully cooperate with your work!” Without hesitation, Sun Liwei's face showed a serious expression and looked at the Ark and said solemnly, "On behalf of the entire Pan-Asian First Fleet, as well as non-combatants, I extend my highest respect and gratitude to you for your hard work for us! ”

“We don't have to do this. Technological research is for people, and we kind of help each other out. ”

In the face of the old man being so solemn, the ark is a little embarrassed.

But all in all, his goal was half achieved.

He threw his gaze at Chairman Li Guangya sitting next to him and looked at the expression on his face that seemed to have something to say. Suddenly, Ark remembered that he had mentioned something before, so he asked voluntarily.

“And you? Did you come to see me about the Qin Ling? ”

“That's not true,” said Li Guangya with a smile. "The First Fleet already has a dedicated commander, and it's not my turn to share their concerns. ”

“So, there's other trouble waiting for me? ”

“How can you say it's trouble, just a small problem,” Li Guangya laughed, sat up on the couch, looked at the ark and continued, “Yes, I was consulting with relevant experts about the hyperspace theory before generating some thoughts. I don't know if these ideas are correct, so I'd like to ask your opinion. ”

This guy still understands that stuff?

Ark Boat looked at Li Guangya unexpectedly and suddenly looked at him with a bit of a shock.

“Say it.”

Li Guangya: “I don't know much about deeper theories, but literally… the core principle of warp speed navigation is to transfer matter from one point to another through hyperspace channels. The greater the mass of the substance, the greater the gravitational pull itself, the longer it takes to pass through the channel, so what about the lack of quality information? How long would it take to get through that passage on the Qin Ling? ”

“This is an interesting question," put down the coffee cup in your hand, and the ark thought for a moment, and replied, "In theory, when the m coefficient of the equation is 0, the time t-value should tend to be infinitely smaller, but the relationship between the two is not absolutely linear… My guess is that this time should be very, very short, and optimistic may be less than one second indeterminate. As to how much, further experimentation was needed to gather data and build more accurate models. ”

The distance of 0.8AU was not even used for a second, and Li Guangya's heart caught on fire.

Whatever the speculation, the speculation of his cognitive Chinese academician was basically true, so he asked hastily.

“Is there a way to build something similar to a submarine optical cable between the Earth's moon system and Mars to achieve a rapid exchange of information? ”

In saying this, Li Guangya observed the expression on the face of the ark with great care.

He thought that after hearing this fantastic idea, the face of the ark would show a daunting glow. What he did not expect, however, was that the face of the ark not only did not reveal any puzzling colour, but the answer was completely unexpected to him.

“Absolutely. ”

Looking at Li Guangya, who was stunned and stunned, the ark continued with a thin, ordinary tone.

“In fact, it's easy. ”