Dark Energy

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Dark Energy (暗能量)
Alias(es)	“Mental Power” — the Zerg term for their instinctive use of Dark Energy 555
Type	Omnipresent universal energy; the foundational energy of the universe 677 739
Status	Extensively harnessed by the Human Federation through auxiliary calculation technology and by naturally evolved lifeforms 557 664
First Appearance	Identified by name as the true nature of Zerg “Mental Power” 555

Classification

The Federation initially models Dark Energy application through five numbered levels, while its operational personnel are commonly classified from D-Class to S-Class. No direct conversion between the two systems is given. 555 603

Framework	Stage	Documented standard
Numerical application model	Level 1	Basic application; projected to encompass 99.999997% of 100 billion Federation citizens using DEAC devices. 555
Numerical application model	Level 2	Exceptional aptitude beyond basic users. 555
Numerical application model	Level 3	Projected at roughly one user per 100 billion citizens. 555
Numerical application model	Level 4	Natural occurrence estimated at one in one hundred quintillion. 556
Numerical application model	Level 5	Probability considered nearly impossible to calculate. 556
Federation operational classes	D-Class / C-Class	Comprise 99.9% of registered Dark Energy Manipulators. 603
Federation operational classes	B-Class	Fewer than 0.1% of registered Manipulators; capable of techniques normally beyond C-Class teams, such as constructing major defensive barriers. 603 609
Federation operational classes	A-Class	Only three existed in the Federation at the time of classification; their individual combat ability was said to rival a standard Federation fleet. 603
Federation operational classes	S-Class	Requires a life-level leap, permitting the body itself to absorb, mobilize, and use Dark Energy without an auxiliary device. 664

Properties

• Dark Energy is present throughout the universe and can be called upon rather than conventionally generated. 677 739
• When mobilized through known Federation methods, it normally manifests as a visible silver-white glow. 734
• Manipulation requires immense calculation. Dark Energy Matrices provide the structure used to gather, shape, and release the energy. 724
• Dark Energy can be configured for offense, defense, communication, healing, propulsion support, and the operation of specialized warships and mechs. 555 609 664 680
• Some applications exhibit unusual properties, including scarlet Dark Energy-based phenomena that Lin Yu could identify as Dark Energy-derived but could not reproduce. 734

Natural and Assisted Manipulation

Natural Users

The Zerg evolved organs that convert Dark Energy instinctively. Mistaking this ability for an internal power, they called it “Mental Power” and primarily used it to maintain their communication network. 555

Natural manipulation becomes fundamentally different after a life-level leap. An S-Class Manipulator can use Dark Energy through their own body without a Dark Energy Auxiliary Calculation Device, though this unaided output is far weaker than device-assisted combat. 664 677

• Life-level transcendence — enables the body to absorb, store, and use Dark Energy naturally. 677
• S-Class threshold — regarded as humanity’s first true step into the wider Dark Energy system rather than its ultimate stage. 677
• Unaided limitation — Lin Yu estimated his unaided S-Class combat power as roughly equal to that of a Federation B-Class Manipulator using a personal auxiliary device. 664

Dark Energy Aided Calculus Device

The DEAC (Dark Energy Aided Calculus) device was developed by Wei to let humans control Dark Energy in a manner comparable to the Zerg. It assists users in the calculations needed to construct Dark Energy applications, but still requires training. 555

• Federation adoption — DEAC devices became nearly universal among civilians within a decade of their introduction. 557
• Military use — Dark Energy Manipulators became the core personnel of dedicated fleets whose warships were built around Dark Energy technology. 557
• Control measures — the Federation retained complete control over DEAC devices, regulating users through the Superpower Administration Bureau. 556
• Cognitive strain — devices aid calculation but do not remove the burden placed on a user’s brain, especially during prolonged barrier operations. 643

Full Dark Energy Calculation System

The Full Dark Energy Calculation System differs from standard auxiliary devices by completing calculations independently of the wearer’s own Dark Energy talent. 786

• It can allow an ordinary person to use Dark Energy, but its maximum output is approximately equivalent to a C-Class Manipulator without a standard auxiliary device. 786
• Standard auxiliary devices instead act as multipliers on a Dark Energy User’s existing calculation ability. 786
• Lin Fan used this system before his later awakening as an S-Class Dark Energy User. 786

Applications

Dark Energy Matrices

Dark Energy Matrices are constructed formations that gather, calculate, compress, or reshape Dark Energy into specific effects. 724

• Particle Cannon — a beam-form attack with long range, strong power, and low activation requirements; C-Class Manipulators can use it with warship-grade auxiliary support. 723
• Particle Compression Stream — uses six matrices to progressively compress Dark Energy and a seventh to shape and release the final destructive stream. 724
• Focused Dark Energy Cannon — uses 101 arrays; one primary array either releases the attack or focuses the energy supplied by 100 secondary arrays. 683
• Kinetic simulation — Manipulators can use matrices to imitate electromagnetic cannons, allowing kinetic projectiles to be launched against silicon-based organisms resistant to Dark Energy and spatial attacks. 990 991

Barriers and Shields

Dark Energy can form barriers ranging from personal defensive constructs to fleet-scale shield systems. 609

• Standard fleet barrier — several C-Class Manipulators, aided by a battleship-grade calculation device, can jointly construct a technique normally restricted to B-Class users. 609
• Layered defense — Nether-class warships can form multiple rhombus-shaped barriers in sequence, using earlier layers to weaken incoming attacks before later layers absorb the remainder. 609
• Operational limitation — barriers rely on Manipulators drawing Dark Energy through auxiliary systems; exhausted users require recovery time even after their ships withdraw. 643
• Absolute defense — Eleventh Order users can combine multiple unidirectional absolute barriers into an omnidirectional defense, though the energy expenditure is extreme. 940

Healing and Life Support

Fine Dark Energy control can be used to stabilize and repair living tissue. Immediately after attaining S-Class, Lin Yu formed small barriers around Zi Ling’s wounds and visibly accelerated her recovery. 664

Dark Energy Mechs

Specialized mechs allow high-level Manipulators to use far greater quantities of Dark Energy than conventional personal or warship systems can sustain. 657 678

• Alpha Metal — a compressed form of Ailuo Metal, tens of thousands of times more effective at Dark Energy absorption, storage, and operation. 657
• Xuanming Mech — built around an Alpha Metal auxiliary computing device capable of supporting Lin Yu’s S-Class output at full power. 678
• Combat enhancement — Dark Energy Mechs can raise the combat effectiveness of mid-to-low-level users by an entire major realm, while high-level users receive a smaller but still significant increase. 939

Resources and Storage

Material / Device	Function
Dark Energy Blocks	Stored Dark Energy containers produced by Sixth- to Eighth-Order Manipulators for Ninth-Order civilization warships; effectively serve as universal batteries for Dark Energy weapons and defenses. 739
Dark Energy Crystals	Crystalline resources formed when particles from a Dark Energy Spring enter the universe and become enveloped by innate energy; they are mostly Dark Energy matter with less than 1% Black Hole Cavity Particles. 958
Dark Energy Springs	Sources whose emitted particles can form Dark Energy Crystals. 958
Alpha Metal	Highly compressed Ailuo Metal used to construct advanced auxiliary calculation devices for S-Class output. 657

Dark Energy Crystals became strategically vital to Black Hole Cavity data analysis, advanced warship technologies, and the rapid development of high-level Manipulators. 912 1010 1011

History

Wei’s analysis revealed that the Zerg’s “Mental Power” was Dark Energy rather than a purely biological psychic ability. Although the Zerg possessed extraordinary innate compatibility, their application was initially crude and largely limited to their communication network. 555

The Human Federation entered its Dark Energy era through the development of DEAC technology. The Federation debated restricting it to the military because universal access could create severe social instability, but ultimately established regulatory structures and broadly distributed the devices. 555 556

Within ten years, the Federation had created Dark Energy research disciplines, a specialized fleet staffed by at least C-Class Manipulators, and warships designed around Dark Energy systems. 557 During later fleet operations, coordinated C-Class teams used battleship-grade calculation devices to construct layered defenses against attacks from millions of Void Dragons. 609

Lin Yu’s advancement to S-Class established that true natural manipulation begins after life-level transcendence. His breakthrough allowed direct bodily control of Dark Energy, while Alpha Metal technology and the Xuanming Mech enabled him to employ his full device-assisted output. 664 657 678

As Dark Energy technology matured, the Federation used Dark Energy Crystals to support Black Hole Cavity research and began distributing crystals through an exchange platform. It also offered to modify the life origins of foreign Tenth-Order users, raising their potential toward Peak Dark Energy Manipulator status. 1010 1011

By Federation Year 3538, life-source adjustment had made Dark Energy awakening universal among adult Federation citizens, with 97% reaching Peak Dark Energy Manipulator within their first century. 1317

Limitations

• Talent disparity — DEAC access does not create equal ability; most users remain at the most basic level of Dark Energy application. 555
• Reliance before S-Class — below the life-level leap, humans cannot independently mobilize and use Dark Energy without auxiliary calculation devices. 795
• Calculation burden — complex or sustained use strains the user’s brain even with device assistance. 643
• Technology rigidity — systems that replace Manipulators with pre-programmed calculations can release only fixed Dark Energy attacks rather than adaptable applications. 724
• Biological resistance — silicon-based organisms can resist Dark Energy and spatial attacks, requiring Manipulators to generate kinetic attacks instead. 990 991
• Resource cost — advanced armor, mechs, and large-scale defenses can consume Dark Energy Crystals or rare materials at extreme rates. 657 912 940

Notable Quotes

“Dark Energy!” 555

“S-Class Dark Energy... no, the entire Federation's Dark Energy system is merely the entry-level for utilizing Dark Energy!” 677

Trivia

• The Lyca Empire’s Energy Crystals are a local resource used for knight technology and are distinct from the later-described Dark Energy Crystals. 180 958
• The Federation’s S-Class designation was once considered theoretical before Lin Yu’s life-level breakthrough. 603 664
• Dark Energy barriers commonly appear as silver-white rhombus-shaped constructs. 609 664