The focus of the Solar System development plan was the Sun, and its greatest difficulty was also the Sun.
This vigorous, blazing star shone its endless light upon every planet in the Solar System and nurtured Earth and human civilization upon it.
But to develop the Solar System, the Sun's light became an unavoidable obstacle. On the planets closest to it, the searing heat was the natural enemy of human Materials Science.
So far, nearly all facilities at Mercury Base had been built underground at the poles. After they acquired molten steel, some facilities had been moved aboveground, but certain key components still required the Archmages to manually enchant them for protection. Otherwise, they could hardly withstand the high temperatures.
The development of Materials Science could not be achieved overnight. If they wanted a solid foundation, they could not rush it, or they would easily end up in the same predicament as the Sulphur Dwarves.
So even for a genius like Stark, trying to pursue both speed and quality gave him a headache. Now, when he saw the Dark Elves' Environmental Field, which could completely block sunlight, his eyes practically lit up.
The cameras Stark had deployed around Earth came equipped with temperature sensors. Their readings clearly told him that the Dark Elves' Environmental Field did not merely block light—it blocked heat as well.
Even the Kamar-Taj Archmages did not possess this technology. After all, the Himalayan Mountains were not particularly hot, so there was no need to build a sunshade just to cool themselves down. Starting research from scratch would also require a research cycle measured in decades.
But because the Dark Elves needed to create an environment where they could move about freely, they had maxed out this particular skill. Not only could they control the light within