Phoenix Wings
Rules of Time TravelContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background
- 4Forms and Components
- 4.1Personal Phoenix Wings System
- 4.2Phoenix Wings Mothership
- 5Abilities & Functions
- 5.1Spatial Transportation
- 5.2Detection and Surveillance
- 5.3Dark Data Intrusion
- 5.4Dark Armor Support
- 5.5Spatial and Environmental Manipulation
- 5.6Strategic Analysis and Planning
- 5.7Dark Ion Weapon
- 6Known Limitations
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Acquisition and Testing
- 8.2Main World Development
- 8.3Zerg War Intervention
- 8.4Two-Dimensional Foil Production
- 8.5New-Model Distribution
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Phoenix Wings |
| Original | 鳳翼號 |
| Type | Neutral AI-controlled weapon and spatial-transport system |
| Developer | Li Qingxiao |
| Primary User | Li Mu Chuan; his personal unit is identity-bound to him 368 |
| Affiliation | Li Qingxiao and Li Mu Chuan |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | Chapter 368 |
| Technology Level | Product of a Level Eight Civilization 411 |
| Storage Requirement | Its supercomputer requires approximately 1,000 cubic meters of space; Li Mu Chuan stores it in his Small Space 368 385 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Optimized personal model | 368 | Bound to Li Mu Chuan. Provides monitoring and teleportation within ten astronomical units, plus autonomous intrusion into enemy control systems. |
| Field-tested configuration | 372–373 | Confirmed capable of bypassing Li Mu Chuan's Small Space to deploy Dark Armor, maintaining signal and energy transmission within the Small Space, and rapidly opening micro-wormholes. |
| Latest model | 467 | Detection range, computing performance, and reactor output were improved. Teleportation range increased to 100 astronomical units, while Quantum Teleportation and wormhole activation times were reduced by 60%. |
| Latest-model strategic armament | 467 | Added a Dark Ion Weapon that can strike an area spanning more than one Star Territory after a lengthy charge; one discharge can severely damage a Level Three Civilization. |
Background
Li Qingxiao developed Phoenix Wings to improve Li Mu Chuan's safety during his travels. The personal system is a reduced version of the mothership-scale technology because Li Mu Chuan's Small Space cannot accommodate the full computer system. Despite these reductions, its original ten-astronomical-unit operational range gives him long-distance mobility, surveillance, and system-invasion capabilities. 368
After binding Phoenix Wings to Li Mu Chuan, Li Qingxiao brought him to a ravaged, uninhabitable galaxy for testing. The tests confirmed that the system could access items in his Small Space, deploy Dark Armor directly onto him, maintain its signal and energy links, and perform spatial transport without performance issues. 372 373
Phoenix Wings later became a core asset in Li Mu Chuan's intervention in the Zerg war. It scanned the battlefield, teleported endangered personnel and enemies, created an anti-gravity zone for rescued pilots, and altered the surrounding air structure to provide breathable oxygen at high altitude. 394
Forms and Components
Personal Phoenix Wings System
The personal unit resembles a pair of wings and is carried inside Li Mu Chuan's Small Space. Its computer processes commands delivered through the brainwave interface of the linked Dark Armor. 368 372
- Can deploy or retrieve linked equipment through micro-wormholes. 372
- Projects scanned surroundings and operational information directly into the Dark Armor helmet. 372
- Can autonomously scan, analyze, record data, and execute assigned plans. 391 425 443
- Is capable of operating even when stored outside a Small Space. 473
Phoenix Wings Mothership
Phoenix Wings is also the name of Li Qingxiao's exclusive mothership. It is distinct from Li Mu Chuan's personal system but uses the same advanced technological foundation. 375
- Approximately 9,000 meters long and 590 meters high. 375
- Maintained by a daily crew of 30,000 personnel, with robots handling additional maintenance. 375
- Carries Li Qingxiao's most advanced equipment and weapon systems. 375
- Its fiery-phoenix appearance and feather-like escort ships are designed as a conspicuous display of power. 375
Abilities & Functions
Spatial Transportation
Phoenix Wings uses Quantum Teleportation, micro-wormholes, and wormholes for movement, transport, rescue, infiltration, and battlefield repositioning.
- The original personal model can teleport within ten astronomical units; the latest model extends this to 100 astronomical units. 368 467
- Can transport Li Mu Chuan, other people, equipment, and large objects; calculation time and transport speed vary with an object's size and movement. 368
- Can deploy Dark Armor directly onto Li Mu Chuan from his Small Space. 372
- Rapid micro-wormhole opening makes it viable for emergency escape. 373
- Can teleport planetary remnants; Li Mu Chuan used this function to cause a catastrophic collision between celestial debris and a planet. 372
- Teleporting stars is theoretically possible, but requires immense energy and computing power and takes a long time. 372
Limitations
- Mass Quantum Teleportation can cause system delays, making it dangerous during battle. 368
- Teleportation is affected near black holes, and incorrect destination coordinates remain a major risk. 369
- The system's original model occupies most of Li Mu Chuan's Small Space, limiting the supplies he can carry. 385
Detection and Surveillance
Phoenix Wings acts as a super-radar within its operational range, observing movements and analyzing environments at interstellar scale.
- The original model can monitor all activity within ten astronomical units. 368
- Can scan planets like an X-ray and map major mineral deposits, including rare metals and advanced materials. 391
- Detects underground fluctuations, hostile units, technological signatures, and planetary conditions. 326 394 403
- Its scans can be obstructed by technology comparable to Dark Armor that isolates dark-signal detection. 391
- The latest model has an expanded detection range and improved computing performance. 467
Dark Data Intrusion
Phoenix Wings can infiltrate, control, and alter technological systems vastly below its own level.
- Can autonomously invade enemy control equipment within its operational domain. 368
- Can take control of satellites, communications, power grids, nuclear-weapon systems, and launch vehicles when facing sufficiently inferior technology. 368
- Can modify spacecraft permissions and carry out data intrusion with ease against less advanced systems. 420
- Hid advanced technology files inside an enemy smart brain with a trigger condition for their later release. 427
- Can prevent investigations from exposing Li Mu Chuan's identity by deleting or interfering with surveillance data. 449
Dark Armor Support
Phoenix Wings is closely integrated with Li Mu Chuan's Dark Armor, allowing thought-based operation and automated responses.
- The armor's brainwave interface transmits Li Mu Chuan's thoughts to Phoenix Wings for processing. 372
- Can be preset to activate stealth or counterattack mode immediately upon deployment. 372
- The armor's stealth cannot be detected by ordinary instruments; even dark-matter radar cannot detect it beyond one astronomical unit. 372
- Can save safe coordinates for immediate emergency transport. 372
- Automatically warns of threats and can use defensive functions without direct instructions in critical situations. 467
Spatial and Environmental Manipulation
Phoenix Wings can alter local physical conditions to support operations.
- Created an anti-gravity zone that allowed rescued pilots to stand in midair. 394
- Adjusted spatial air structure and oxygen concentration to keep people alive at extreme altitude. 394
- Teleported a discarded can directly into a trash container from a distance. 424
- Pushed a meteorite ten astronomical units away through a wormhole. 426
Strategic Analysis and Planning
Phoenix Wings functions as Li Mu Chuan's analyst, planner, archive, and logistical assistant.
- Produced a comprehensive recovery and development plan for China, including lists of suitable personnel and industrial arrangements. 425
- Recorded logistical-supply information for Li Mu Chuan's later retrieval. 392
- Evaluated students' learning abilities and arranged robot-led instruction and psychological counseling. 429
- Recorded future events in an alternate Main World timeline while warning that interference could alter civilization's trajectory. 443
- Provides battlefield assessments based on available data rather than guaranteeing outcomes. 450
Dark Ion Weapon
The latest Phoenix Wings model carries a long-range strategic weapon.
- Can attack a target area spanning more than one Star Territory. 467
- Requires a lengthy charge before firing. 467
- A single full charge can destroy roughly 80% of a Level Three Civilization's area and power, though it cannot guarantee complete annihilation. 467
Known Limitations
- Phoenix Wings is exceptionally effective against Level Two Civilizations and can overwhelm their systems, but it is not presented as an effortless answer against Level Three Civilizations. 466 467
- Its scanning cannot reliably penetrate comparable stealth or dark-signal-isolation technology. 391
- Complex operations depend on sufficient computing power, energy, and accurate data; Phoenix Wings cannot provide a clear analysis when detailed comparison data is unavailable. 447
- Li Qingxiao cautions Li Mu Chuan against becoming reckless merely because Phoenix Wings greatly improves his survivability. 369
Relationships
- Li Mu Chuan — Phoenix Wings' identity-bound primary user. It follows his commands, manages his equipment, and protects him during travel and combat. 368 372 467
- Li Qingxiao — Developer of the personal system and owner of the Phoenix Wings mothership; she designed the technology to keep Li Mu Chuan safe. 368 369 375
- Li Ying — Receives Phoenix Wings' logistical reports and recognizes the value of its quantum-teleportation capabilities. 386 391
- Liu Jianhui — Learns of the system's capabilities and prioritizes mastering its technology for China's benefit. 386
- Central Command — Receives and implements Phoenix Wings' comprehensive development plan. 425
Story Role / Major Arcs
Acquisition and Testing
Li Qingxiao introduces Phoenix Wings to Li Mu Chuan, explains its ten-astronomical-unit transport and surveillance range, and binds the personal system to him. Li Mu Chuan later tests the Dark Armor deployment, stealth functions, object teleportation, and Small Space compatibility. 368 372 373
Main World Development
Phoenix Wings enables Li Mu Chuan to investigate resource worlds, map mineral deposits, transport the Honeycomb project into space, and provide Central Command with a national recovery plan. 389 391 425
Zerg War Intervention
When Li Mu Chuan arrives in a Zerg-invaded world, Phoenix Wings scans the planet, teleports soldiers and Zerg away from battlefields, saves pilots who were about to die, and establishes a survivable anti-gravity zone in the sky. 394
Two-Dimensional Foil Production
Phoenix Wings assists Li Mu Chuan in manufacturing the Two-Dimensional Foil, a conceptual weapon that had previously been considered unattainable with existing technology. 445
New-Model Distribution
Li Mu Chuan offers Phoenix Wings units to his counterparts from other timelines, though eligibility depends on the recipient possessing enough Small Space to store the system. Li Qingxiao subsequently unveils the stronger 100-astronomical-unit model with the Dark Ion Weapon. 466 467