Chapter 1446 The Second Conversation

On the border of Typhon Cecil, in the joint research facility "Contract Fort", a large laboratory is brightly lit. Technicians from Typhon, Cecil, and the Silver Empire are busy in their respective positions, and a mage is observing Watching the crystal reaction on the central experimental platform, there are apprentices who are responsible for recording data, and scholars are doing complex calculations and lively discussions nearby, and at the center of all this is the star from the Viplandon Observatory. "Energy Crystal".

Above the platform in the center of the laboratory, only a palm-sized clear crystal is floating in mid-air under the action of the anti-gravity field. Many rings composed of runes reciprocate around this crystal in the air. On the surface of the experimental platform, there can be Seeing the neatly engraved rune array and the precision crystals inlaid at the nodes of the array, these things together monitor the process of the "energy crystal" releasing energy and self-charging every second, and it is also the first in the laboratory. Road safety barrier.

Kamel floated next to the platform, raised his palm towards the crystal, fine arcane lightning split from the front of his arm, precisely stimulated the corresponding mithril synapses on the control nodes near the platform, and the crystals around the crystal The rune array was rearranged under his control, and a light curtain slowly swept across the crystal, causing ripples on the surface of the crystal.

"This is an unbelievable miracle... Although it has been running for an unknown number of years, the energy balance inside this crystal is still so stable, and after we reconstructed the magic power circuits connected to it, it has begun to output to these circuits Energized..." Kamel's deep voice resonated slightly, and he made no secret of his respect and praise for another advanced civilization, "Compared with it, our technology is as crude as a torch in the hands of primitive people and stones..."

Windsor Mapel was observing the data observed by the crystal resonator, and after hearing Kamel's emotion, the legendary Typhon mage raised his head: "This crystal feels like 'alive' to me. ——We don't know what the Voyager's technology is all about. We just reconstructed a magic power circuit based on the small amount of energy released by this crystal and the remaining rune array at Viplandon Observatory. At the beginning, this The crystal barely responded to the new magic circuit, but in just a few hours, it made some kind of... internal adjustments, actively adapting to the shallow 'interface' we prepared for it."

"It will learn, it will actively identify the magic interface connected to it, and it will change its internal structure to match the external connection. It is indeed a dead thing, but as you said, it feels like a 'alive' 'Yes," Kamel finished adjusting the rune array, and retracted his hand while saying, "Perhaps it is because of this 'feature' that Sir Scott and the others were able to work under limited conditions when they were trapped at the Viplandon Observatory. Use this crystal to build a protective barrier under the circumstances."

Windsor Mapel frowned: "Do you think we can... imitate this crystal? Or just restore a certain technology inside?"

"...I'm afraid not, at least not for the time being. Although it's frustrating to say so, we haven't developed to this level yet," Kamel shook his head regretfully, "The technology used in this crystal is completely inappropriate for us. Incomprehensible, for so many days, the biggest achievement of the research team is just to record a lot of parameters that can almost be described as unimaginable in our opinion.

A whole bunch of incredible phenomena have been observed, and we still don't know anything about the parameters and the principles behind these phenomena. "

Speaking of this, he paused, and changed his tone: "But even so, observing the operation process of this crystal is enough to bring us a lot of useful inspiration. Although we can't create something similar to it, at least we are now Seeing how the creation of an advanced civilization operates, especially this automatic adaptation and learning matching mechanism, may provide some ideas for our next-generation energy system."

Listening to Kamel's thoughts, Windsor Mapel nodded slightly, but then she showed some regret: "Unfortunately, our research on this crystal is coming to an early end."

She thought of the order just sent from the imperial capital of Aldernan this morning—because the "Voyager Energy Crystal" may be used to repair the superluminal communication array of the Antaveen, the research project of Fort Contracting is now suspended, the crystal It will be handed over to the Deep Sea Kingdom for use immediately.

"I'm sorry too, but this will benefit the entire alliance. If we can solve the communication problem with the aliens, maybe the fate of the whole world will be rewritten." Kamel's arcane brilliance surged smoothly, The voice is low, "And from a certain point of view, it is a waste of the crystal to be placed in the Contracting Fort - with the current technology, apart from collecting some data, what we can do with this crystal is very limited, and it is in Anta. Wayne could have played a bigger role instead."

"I also know this," Windsor nodded slightly, "to make the most efficient use of resources to ensure the greater interests of all members of the alliance-this is also one of the original intentions of the alliance. But Kamai Master Er... Do you think this crystal can really solve the problem encountered by the 'superluminal communication array'?"

"It can only be said to be an attempt - the Siren is not sure," Kamel shook his head, "They will only know after they have actually confirmed it."

Windsor Mapel exhaled lightly, and then her eyes fell on the crystal on the experimental table again: "General Andersa Wendell will come to take this crystal away in person this afternoon, and then the crystal will Before being transported to the east coast and handing over with the envoy from the kingdom of the deep sea, let's do one last round of testing."

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"The matter of the 'Energy Crystal' has been handed over," Amber and Gao Wen reported the news from the Contracting Fort and Typhon at the desk. The crystal is escorted to the east coast, and the Deep Sea Kingdom will also send a high-speed cargo ship to the east coast to meet it, which can ensure that the crystal will be sent to Antaveen in the shortest possible time."

"Well, then it will depend on the efforts of those Kraken technicians, I hope that the energy crystal from the voyager can really come in handy," Gao Wen gently rubbed the space between his brows, "But then again …At first, I thought that the sea monsters would use the very convenient 'elemental transition' technology to transport crystals, after all, the interference barrier around the Loren continent has been lifted now."

"It is said that because of the poor stability of the element transition channel and the very harsh conditions for passage, usually only sea monsters and objects made by sea monsters with affinity for water elements are allowed to pass through it to transport the energy crystal of the voyager It is very likely that the channel will collapse in the middle." Amber's ears trembled. "Actually, I suspect that those sea monsters really want to try it. They have always been very interested in fancy deaths, but the precious crystals are afraid that they will be broken. ..."

Gao Wen couldn't help but look at Amber twice more, thinking that if she could sum up the last point, it meant that she was already a good friend of the Krakens...

"Sending the crystal to Antaveen is only the first step. Whether it can be used, how to use it, and the specific transformation and construction of the main antenna, etc. There are still a lot of things to do." Putting the irrelevant thoughts in my mind aside, Gao Wen went on to say, "Until the completion of this renovation project, the communication between us and the 'Nuoi people' will still have to rely on the current form of 'chatting for ten days'."

"Ten days of panting may not be enough," Amber waved her hand, "You have to count the fact that the communication system was unavailable when Sea Demon upgraded the main antenna."

Gao Wen rubbed the center of his brows again, feeling extremely depressed in his heart—there was finally a way to touch the starry sky and the truth of the magic tide, but due to the lack of equipment and hardware, he could only communicate with alien stars with extremely low efficiency. The waiting and irritating hardware crashes were maddening, but he had to be patient, after all...

Now there is only one usable FTL communication system on the entire planet, so what else can we do?

And just as Gao Wen's irritability rose, a slight sound of scales rubbing against the floor suddenly came from the direction of the corridor, and then, the dark oak door of the study was slowly pushed open, and Tyre's head He poked in through the crack of the door: "Are you all there?"

Gawain quickly straightened his facial expressions, and returned to his sitting posture. Behind the desk, he looked at the Deep Sea Ambassador who was slowly moving his body and the four-five-meter-long tail into the room: "We are discussing about FTL communication. The array thing—is there anything wrong?"

"Oh, I just came to tell you this too," Tire suddenly smiled, "I want to tell you, just now there was news from Antaveen that the FTL communication array is now available!"

When Gao Wen heard this, he subconsciously exchanged a glance with Amber, and then a smile appeared on his face.

What Till said "the superluminal communication array can be used" certainly does not mean that the upgrade of the main antenna has been completed. After all, the energy crystal is still in Loren Continent and has not been sent there. The ten-day repair work on the antenna has been completed-although it will definitely burn out after it is repaired, at least now the Loren Alliance can finally respond to the Noi people on the other side of the star sea!

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Sorin Giant Tree, Star Sea Project Headquarters Hall.

The "readiness information" from the Deep Sea Kingdom made the place busy instantly. Within half an hour after receiving the order from the imperial capital, a large number of monitors, technicians, and star breakers entered their respective jobs, and the computing center connected to the headquarters , The main brain array also entered the standby state almost instantly - since the first communication with the Noi people ten days ago, the people here have been waiting for this moment to come, all the preparations have already been completed, and they are only waiting for the order to be issued time.

In the center of the headquarters hall, Bertila's avatar once again came to the commander's seat. In her perception, the huge and complex energy network deep in the hall is completing its orientation, and the monitoring antenna pointing to the Frost Sky Constellation is running at full power. The data link between the Antaveen FTL communication arrays has been connected a few minutes ago, and the signals sent by the starbreaker terminals and monitoring terminals have been jumped to the nerve center of the Sorin giant tree through the master brain. A star-like "projection" is reflected in the depths of his mind.

This is a miracle jointly created by countless ordinary people and extraordinary people. It is a whole that crosses races and national boundaries. The communication system established by the Star Civilization is like a brain, a will that represents Loren Civilization’s voice to the outside world—this will has raised its head now, and is looking into the depths of the distant stars.

Bertila calmed down and looked back at the holographic projection behind him. This time, Typhon and the two leaders of the Silver Empire were not directly connected to the command center, but His Majesty Gawain was still watching the progress here personally. , his figure appeared in the hall, looking at the hall with calm eyes at this moment.

"Your Majesty," she said, "we are ready here, and we can send out the first 'response' at any time."

"Let's get started," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "After so many days of silence, it's time to make some noise to reassure our 'alien friends'."

"Yes," Beltira bowed slightly, turned to face somewhere in the hall, "send a response message."

When the communication has been interrupted for ten days, after the "opposite side" has continuously sent a lot of inquiries, greetings, and piles of technical materials, how should we issue "the first response after the network has been disconnected for many days" ? This is obviously also a science. Just like the "first greeting" Loren sent to the Nuoyi people, this response must also play a specific role.

It has to eliminate the embarrassment, quickly reduce the "strangeness" caused by the disconnection of the Internet for many days, and show a calm attitude in the process-it can't let the aliens see that the antenna is burned, so they contact not on.

With this in mind, the chief monitor, Bud Wendell, took a light breath, and slowly typed a question mark on the "dialogue terminal" controlled by himself: "?"

Elegant, calm, and a good expression of a slightly dazed but not flustered attitude after being suddenly stuffed with hundreds of blueprints, as well as appropriate questions.

Immediately afterwards, Bud glanced at the recording board in front of him again, and entered the second message on the terminal: "Yes."

The astronomers completed the translation almost instantly, and sent the translated data to the distant Antaveen. The superluminal communication array sent the response information from the Loren civilization to Nuo, a few light-years away. According to the planet, after this, there will be a waiting process that is not long or short.

Bertila stared at the holographic projection in front of her eyes. After the light curtain trembled slightly in front of her eyes for a long time, she finally felt a tremor captured by the main antenna.

The Noi people sent a response, which was a series of alien texts, and the star breakers translated them as quickly as possible, and sent the translated texts to the hall——

"It's a pleasure to 'hear' your voice again, Loren Civilization, we almost thought that this channel would never be connected again."

The negotiators, communications specialists, and star breakers quickly got busy, and edited the new text according to the direction preset in the plan. On the holographic projection in front of Beltera, the conversation began.

Starbreaker: "Sorry, our communication system has been undergoing renovations and upgrades recently, and there will be interruptions that last for several days from time to time, but this is a necessary modification for normal communication with you in the future—— If the relevant works are completed, the communication between us and you will be much easier than it is now."

Noy: "I see, we have understood this matter, which is of great benefit to both of us—especially in today's bad situation, the improvement of communication conditions will be extremely important."