304. Development of civilization (Part 2)
With the power network spread throughout the planet, Fourth Civilization began the construction of another large-scale project - robots!
Because Fourth Group now has a very good relationship with Trade Federation and InterGalactic Banking Clan, and their robot-related technologies are very advanced, so Fourth Group did not sacrifice the near and far to develop a new robot.
The 10 million B-1 robots previously purchased by Fourth Group from the InterGalactic Banking Clan have all arrived. Only 2 million of them are programmed into combat programs and are currently stored in underground bases. The remaining 8 million robots are all used in various engineering and civil applications, including firefighting, security, construction, transportation, etc. There are even nanny models designed to take care of the growth of Cryo-embryo.
Fourth Civilization was able to build 5 new large cities and more than 20 small towns in just over a year, and these robots played an important role. You must know that even if Fourth Civilization's construction team now widely uses SCV, it is still beyond their capabilities to carry out such a large-scale construction.
However, Fourth Civilization's Research Department did not stop. They first made a lot of modifications to the B-1 robot, starting from the initial modification of the programming so that they could drive SCV, and later further optimizing the intelligent algorithm of the B-1 robot.
After that, Fourth Civilization set up a separate department to specialize in the research of intelligent robots. And this department immediately launched a mysterious project under the leadership of two Master Class scientists. No one knows what this project is. They can only know that it is probably related to robots. The name of the project...
G-Project.
After half a year of research, this project team came up with the first result, which was applied to the B-1 robot on Dawn Star Planet. This is called Synaptic Network. Based on this technology, Fourth Civilization begins to build a large building called Synaptic Node.
After completion, all B-1 robots will upload their calculations to Synaptic Node for data sharing. Once there is a calculation that cannot be completed by a single B-1 robot, through Synaptic Node, other B-1 robots with idle computing power will join the calculation to help this single unit complete the calculation.
In this way, the B-1 robot on the entire Dawn Star Planet will be able to maximize its skills, thereby alleviating the situation where the B-1 robot often acts cute due to insufficient computing power.
In addition, scientific research in basic physics has also made progress.
The energetics department led by Guan Yan further developed ultraviolet laser weapons based on blue laser weapons. This laser weapon has a shorter wavelength than blue laser, so its energy is more concentrated and its destructive power is stronger.
After the development of ultraviolet lasers, although the destructive power of the Fourth Civilization laser weapon is still far behind that of blaster weapons, it does not require supplementary blaster gas and is directly irradiated at the speed of light, so it is much more flexible and is very suitable for use as a point defense weapon.
In the field of materials science, scientists have successfully applied nanomaterials. The hardness and ductility of this material are more than a hundred times greater than that of ordinary steel. It has now been used in large quantities in the construction of spacecraft.
On the other hand, materials scientist Qu Xuewen has finally returned to her hometown. The materials team she leads is conquering a database of materials from "EVE" - Tritanium!
The chemical bond composition and smelting method of Tritanium are stored in the database, but some materials in it are not available in the world of "Star Wars", so materials with similar properties must be found to replace them, which takes a lot of time to compare.
But if it can be completed, Tritanium will be an excellent material for space-based buildings and spacecrafts. This material has good energy blocking properties, and its toughness and hardness are higher than current nanomaterials. Most importantly, the cost is very low!
However, the only disadvantage is that Tritanium will react violently with oxygen, so it cannot enter the planet's atmosphere. However, this disadvantage is not worth mentioning. After all, the main battlefield is still in the space environment.
Before the advent of molecular-level materials, Tritanium will become the main spacecraft construction material for Fourth Civilization.
A big reason for these breakthroughs in scientific research is a small device - the technology from "Mass Effect", Omni-tool (Omni-tools)!
This tool can be said to be a combination of a personal terminal, processing tools, analysis detection device and melee weapon. It is a semi-energy body equipment constrained by a stance, and can flexibly change its shape according to a preset program. It is usually just a generator worn on the wrist, but when needed, it can be unfolded into a tool that covers the entire palm.
With the help of Omni-tool, scientists and technicians can easily complete the functions of data review, networking and parts processing with their hands. When necessary, it can even be used as a melee weapon or even unfolded into a shield! To put it simply, this thing has all the functions you can think of.
To put it bluntly, it is precisely because of the equipment of Omni-tool that the efficiency of Fourth Civilization has increased by at least 10% to 20% in both scientific research and manufacturing!
The current state of Fourth Civilization is also the ideal state of Tang Xiao. Although the Milky Way is in chaos, he knows that Fourth Civilization cannot be in chaos, let alone blindly start a riot because of the war outside. This can only be a way to death.
Because he knows that the biggest gap between him and Galactic Republic is not technology, but size. To put it bluntly, it means population, resource production, industrial production capacity, etc. At this time, violent troops will not only be useless in narrowing the strength comparison between the two sides, but will actually slow down their own development.
This is why Tang Xiao strictly prohibits the development of large spacecraft.
But even so, it does not mean that Fourth Civilization's military expansion has completely stopped. On the contrary, he is just accumulating more in order to accumulate more.
Fourth Civilization has made a lot of groundwork in military technology. The breakthroughs in ultraviolet lasers and materials mentioned above are only one aspect. Fourth Civilization has also improved its military strength in many details.
First of all, for example, the military uniform of the Fourth Civilization Army has been completely replaced with the light combat uniform in "Mass Effect". This kind of military uniform made of polymer materials is very comfortable and close-fitting, easy to move and durable. It can resist the cutting of shrapnel. Even in the space environment, it can also protect the wearer's body from the effects of vacuum and low temperature.
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[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 1: Omni-tool in "Mass Effect", the glowing one on the left hand of the protagonist.]
[Easter Egg Chapter Attached Picture 2: The combat uniform in "Mass Effect".]