Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 614 - 610: Making Up My Mind (Five Updates!)

Zhang Yuan pondered the question for a while, frowning and said, "The concerns are not unreasonable, but in the final grand auction, we can buy many high-end construction devices. With just a few decades of effort, we can construct the curvature engine..."

"Among the interstellar civilizations, a few decades is just a fleeting moment... There are so many competing forces here, the probability of immediate war is very small. It shouldn’t cause trouble with a fourth-level civilization."

"The timing is a bit pressing, but not to the extent that we don’t have a few decades..."

The think tank member gave a wry smile, as the New Human Civilization had only recently become a fourth-level civilization and sometimes their mentality was still somewhat conservative.

Zhang Yuan chuckled and said, "Well, now that we have such technology, not buying a War Star and choosing to develop it ourselves is just asking for trouble and subject to public criticism, which is inevitable. Have you thought about how to respond to this criticism?"

Just then, it seemed someone was calling him, and Zhang Yuan quickly turned around.

It was a female reporter from Deep Space Daily who had been waiting for a while, and since they had met a few times before, they recognized each other.

This blonde young lady called out, "Hey! Professor Zhang, aren’t you a researcher at the Unreal Laboratory? Why are you here listening to Physics?"

Zhang Yuan, as a Transcendent, was a star scientist in the Kunlun Mountains, and a top think-tank advisor for the government, and public speculation was high about him becoming the next Captain.

Of course, as a Transcendent, he had no desire to be a captain, and there was nothing to be done about that, one can’t force others. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

In any case, interviewing him was definitely not a mistake!

Zhang Yuan recognized the female reporter, looked at the camera, and smiled, saying, "Although I don’t understand this Physics, I do understand the Mathematics in it! It’s a method leaning towards numerical solutions, and I can understand that..."

"...Let me put it this way, Professor Li has ingeniously solved one of the equations, academically known as the large curvature equation. This equation has been unsolvable in the past, even approximate solutions were extremely difficult."

"And Professor Li’s method also yields an approximate solution, and his solution approach still has space for improvement... So various teams are still researching and discussing it now."

The female reporter was slightly surprised, her eyes widened in disbelief, "You mean, by solving an equation, you can create a curvature engine that powers an entire planet? Is it that simple?"

"Of course, it’s not that simple!" Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and smiled, "But the core content of this equation is Mathematics. If the theory isn’t perfect and the solution can’t be obtained, it’s impossible to proceed with production."

"Just like the core of the turbulence problem is the N-S equation. If the N-S equation is indeed accurately solved, then the turbulence problem would also be substantially resolved. Similarly, the core of Planet-level Curvature Navigation is the large curvature equation."

"With the numerical solution of this equation, we would not only have the means for Planet-level Curvature Navigation, but conventional spaceship level curvature navigation would also become more stable, able to withstand higher degrees of gravitational fluctuations."

"You all know, if during curvature navigation, there’s significant gravitational fluctuations, it could lead to safety accidents, as the gravitational waves could tear the spaceship apart. Resisting gravitational waves is a very crucial matter."

The blonde reporter thought for a moment and asked, touching on the content that most intrigued the public: "What do you think this numerical solution method would be worth in AmoBa Points?"

The importance of a technological advancement was simplest to measure in AmoBa Points. Some enthusiasts even created a leaderboard, listing who earned how many AmoBa Points... Zhang Yuan’s team was naturally far ahead.

Because it slightly disrupted the unity of civilization, this leaderboard was eventually discontinued.

After all, if scientific issues are to be measured by numbers, it’s still somewhat insufficient. Would you stop pursuing it just because it’s cheap? Of course not! Like excellent plant seeds, a few AmoBa Points can buy a bunch, surpassing most plants known to humans in nutrients and taste.

Just because of this, is buying alone sufficient? Of course not, without researching, you’d never gain knowledge in that area.

A civilization needs to develop technologies in all aspects. Solely relying on shopping is absolutely no good, and it’s not possible to fully measure by numbers either. If everybody rushes to research highly valuable technologies, the whole civilization would inevitably develop unevenly.

Let’s not delve into this matter for now. After pondering for a while, Zhang Yuan said, "Between one thousand five hundred to two thousand AmoBa Points I’d say, depending also on whether any civilization is willing to sell it."

"Because the civilizations here involve various political forces, especially the fourth-level civilizations... In short, it is a remarkable and very urgent achievement, otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused such a sensation!"

"1500!"

A major piece of news.

The reporter felt a stir of excitement, interviewed a few more questions, and then rushed to meet her deadline.

Once the article was published online, Mr. Li Chatu quickly became popular within the fleet, receiving celebrity-like treatment, and was recognized on the streets where people asked for autographs, which he found very unnerving.

He just wanted to focus on his own projects and couldn’t handle this kind of popularity... Scientists are just scientists, they can’t become celebrities, nor do they need to be the center of attention.

The engineers also made a pledge, to complete the initial engineering tests within six months, to verify the correctness of this theory. If it meets the expectations, they would design a real Planet Curvature Engine within three years...

Following that, Zhang Yuan attended one meeting after another, discussing the various risks and strategic opportunities brought about by purchasing a War Star.

His opinion was to purchase as soon as possible, although some thought it best to wait and see...

Such discussions were really exhausting. In short, more council members thought that purchases should be made early. Early development meant early departure; late development meant late departure.

After all, humans would eventually need their own War Star, under such circumstances, what else was there to discuss?

Thus, after the discussion, the Diplomat troops were urgently dispatched to purchase a semi-finished War Star!

Over the years, people had negotiated this kind of matter with many Third-level Civilizations, continually selecting and comparing, ultimately deciding that the Planet Fortress developed by the Half-sphere Civilization best met human requirements.

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