Dark Matter and Small Universes

Chen Mo carried a large pack on his back as his hovering motorcycle came to a stop at Jia's repair shop. Seeing Chen Mo return so soon, Jia merely glanced at him from where he sat quietly in his chair, then continued resting with his eyes closed.

"Why are you back?"

"I bought some things. I'm going to make some materials to sell." Chen Mo took off the backpack on his back.

Jia nodded slightly. "Are you short on money?"

"Yeah, more or less. After all, only with money can I do what I want."

Carrying the backpack, Chen Mo headed into the small room inside the repair shop.

Every combat armor repair technician was a materials scientist and a machinist, with a laboratory of their own. Without sufficient technical expertise, it was impossible to repair combat armor.

The small room Chen Mo entered was Jia's private laboratory, equipped with the apparatus Chen Mo needed to prepare and refine materials.

After entering the laboratory and closing the door, Chen Mo put on special goggles and protective clothing, then began adding raw ingredients and preparing refining materials.

The Research Department laboratory at Green Water Academy had more complete equipment, yet instead of returning there to use it, he had come to Jia's place. Green Water Academy had always made him uncomfortable. No one wanted to remain in a cage whose confines were certain.

The Sci-Tech Library contained an inexhaustible supply of material formulas. Chen Mo did not lack technology; what troubled him was developing the materials themselves. As long as he had a starting point, everything would become much easier.

At Mars Base, a massive circular ring stood upon the plains, its scale rivaling the diameter of a small city. The enormous ring-shaped structure was packed with exceptionally complex circuits