Chapter 248 Not Going Well
Hao Ren looked at the data terminal in surprise: "You can supply energy to it? Can you do that?"
He looked at the small size of the data terminal and felt incredible. In his mind, such a palm-sized gadget should have about the same power as a mobile phone. Although he didn't witness it with his own eyes, the floating island shield generator must be at least as powerful as throwing it on the earth. With the output of a lot of nuclear power plants (no matter how miserable the Irem elves are, they are still more technologically advanced than the people on earth), asking this palm-sized guy to supply power to a city-level shield generator feels like using up an AA battery. Stuff it into Optimus Prime's belly...
The data terminal swayed in the air very proudly: "You are short-sighted. No matter how bad this machine is, it is powered by psionic energy. It is child's play to convert it into low-level energy - quickly get the energy interface out and save this machine." world."
The elf mage next to him looked at this magical "magic device" that was so intelligent that it was no different from a human being. Hao Ren saw that the data terminal was so confident that he could only tell the staff on site: "You first guide the energy lines. Come out...can you lure him out?"
Several staff members immediately ran to make preparations, while the elf mage who was the on-site commander looked at the data terminal with some embarrassment: "It's no problem to lead the energy line out... but what kind of interface does it need?" ...We have never been exposed to this kind of thing.”
Hao Ren poked at the data terminal: "How to solve the interface compatibility problem? Do you support USB3.0?"
"Do these elves have USB?!" the data terminal grunted, then quickly spun and rolled around on the ground, leaving a ring-shaped mark. Then he explained to the elves, "Put your energy supply device here. Around the circle, this machine is inside the circle, so there is no need to worry about all conversion work. In addition, after starting work, it is best for your people to stay away from the circle, as there may be trace amounts of psionic energy radiation, which is fatal to you."
Those magic technicians called magic experts removed an additional energy pipe from a nearby access port, connected a flexible, plastic pipe-like thing to the pipe and extended it this way. Hao Ren discovered that the magic devices used by these elves were powered by a circulatory system that looked like blood vessels. These "vessels" were filled with thin solutions containing magic and consumable substances, which were shiny and green. Light, reminiscent of veins in plants. The elves carried several thick circulation pipes to the data terminal, connected them to additional circulation pumps, and installed some kind of "absorption device" for charging outside the pipes. Finally, they put the equipment The connection kits were directly welded to the ground (they can easily float in a microgravity environment), and a simple amplification array was drawn around it with a silvery white and thick magical material that looked like liquid metal. The array just happened to Data terminals surround the center.
Hao Ren looked at this "high technology in magic" and was amazed. The vastness of the void was indeed alluring. After the development of magic civilization, it was obviously not just a matter of competing to see who could make the biggest fireball. They could also create spaceships and precision equipment - or more. To put it bluntly, there is no difference between magical civilization and technological civilization at all. They are just different forms of expression. In the final analysis, they all come down to "technology".
Who says that printed circuit boards made by people on earth are not another form of magic circle in the eyes of people from other worlds? These seemingly mysterious runes are probably nothing more than simple circuit diagrams to the Irem elves.
After the data terminal and other equipment were installed in place, he motioned for everyone to step back, while still muttering: "Fortunately, this machine is the latest model, and part of the outer casing is made of energy alloy, otherwise it would be impossible to do this conversion... …let's go!"
A burst of light blue halo spread out from around the data terminal, successfully activating the charging equipment, and the entire magic circle began to shine with a light silver glow.
Hao Ren exhaled: "It's bright."
The surrounding elven technicians also nodded: "It's bright, it's bright..."
A slight buzzing sound came from the top of the hoop. The shield generator, which had been down for more than an hour, started working again. Under the action of the automatic calibration device, it quickly re-synchronized with other shield generators and spread over more than ten kilometers. The white noise quickly faded on the dome: the dome was saved.
The surrounding elves burst into cheers, and the commander of the elf mage finally smiled after taking a deep breath: "Now we only have to plug the holes, and then slowly study how to repair the propulsion unit. Don't worry about this, the propulsion unit. Most of the time, I don’t have to work. I only activate it occasionally when I adjust the posture of the floating island or transfer its position. Sometimes..."
"Boom!" A muffled sound like rolling thunder interrupted the mage's words. At the same time, everyone felt the ground around them tremble violently, and then a strange skewing feeling suddenly came over, as if the artificial gravity under their feet was recovering, but It seems to have formed an abnormal angle with the ground. Hao Ren looked up in surprise, only to find that a burst of abnormal light erupted from outside the high wall-like hoop, which was brilliant and dazzling, as if there was a giant pillar of fire raging outside the wall.
More severe tremors followed and gradually spread to farther places. The entire floating island began to deflect under the tremors!
Lily's sixth sense of crisis suddenly activated. She looked up and her tail suddenly exploded: "The stars are flying!"
It's not the stars that are flying, it's the entire starry sky that's moving quickly!
All the stars were falling rapidly in the direction where everyone was standing, as if the entire starry sky was rolling, but in fact it was the ground beneath everyone's feet that started to roll. The elf mage quickly realized what had happened after a short period of surprise, and immediately sent two people to check the situation on the top of the hoop (the monitor originally placed outside the wall had been destroyed by the big explosion), and the two mages flew to The edge of the dome glanced at it and reported loudly in horror: "There is still part of the propulsion unit! It has started! It is pushing the Island of the Rising Sun away from the sun!" "The floating island is rolling! Other attitude thrusters are also starting randomly. !" "It may hit the Sparkling Island!"
At the same time as this incident occurred, the noise spots on the dome that had been almost completely repaired suddenly began to increase again. It seemed that there was a problem with the energy distribution system buried in the hoop, and the energy of the shield generator was being extracted and transported to this place. The propulsion unit should be completely scrapped!
"Notify the core control tower," the elf mage quickly ordered, "turn on the propulsion unit on the opposite side to offset the one-way thrust here first. Switch the artificial gravity of the island to zone self-adjustment to offset the shock caused by the roll. Then Find a way to shut down that propulsion unit!"
"The core control tower has responded," the elf responsible for delivering the order shouted, "Which way to push?!"
The floating island is spinning away from the island chain under the influence of unilateral propulsion and a large number of out-of-control attitude engines. It is still in the slow acceleration stage, but if it cannot be stabilized as soon as possible, the entire island will soon experience a super earthquake and even be pushed forward. The propulsion unit on the opposite side of the island can deal with this crisis, but if it starts in the same direction as the thruster on this side, the entire island will accelerate away from the island chain and may hit other islands on the way. Toward activation, the Island of the Rising Sun will barely remain in the island chain, but its roll will accelerate, which will put a huge burden on the regulation of the artificial gravity system and may even cause the island to disintegrate faster. The elf commander was immediately caught in a dilemma: let the island risk disintegration and reluctantly stay here, or let other floating islands risk being hit and start advancing in the same direction?
He couldn't make this decision.
"Her Majesty's order!" a herald suddenly shouted, "It must not affect other floating islands and let the Island of the Rising Sun roll over in place!"
The elf mage was immediately shocked: "But this will speed up the disintegration!"
"Her Majesty the Queen orally: All entrances and exits to the Royal Zone have been opened, and all elves have taken refuge in the Royal Zone. The Royal Zone can still be preserved after the island is disintegrated. It has independent walls and shields and can survive the rescue of other floating islands. All rescue operations The working group will conduct rescue operations on the spot for 24 hours. If the propulsion unit cannot be shut down or detached after 24 hours, the rescue team will give up and evacuate together."
"Are you giving up the Island of the Rising Sun?"
"This is an order from Her Majesty the Queen - it can at least save everyone's lives and not harm people on other islands."
The elf mage gritted his teeth and stared at the firelight outside the high wall: "...This is the place where my ancestors have lived for generations...Okay, I understand, now stop the thruster at all costs! Otherwise our family will be doomed!"
"The control system has failed, and a special energy supply pipeline is now used. Cutting off the energy will cause the dome to shut down altogether."
"Then blow it up!" The elf mage's eyes were almost bloodshot. "Where's the cruise plane? Send a bomb there, and at worst blow up a bigger hole. It's better than the entire floating island disintegrating!"