After returning to the dorm and washing up, Feng Qi lay leisurely on his bed.
Mo Fei, who was hunched over his desk studying hard, could not help saying sourly when he saw this:
"I'm jealous. Why do I have to study so hard while you get to lie in bed and imagine your future life at the academy?"
"Jealous of what? Do you want Star City Academy's guaranteed admission slot?" Feng Qi rolled his eyes.
"No. My goal is the Technology Academy. What I aspire to is the sea of stars." Mo Fei grinned.
Hearing this, Feng Qi unusually did not mock him.
He had seen Mo Fei's future information and knew that he had truly achieved it.
Though he had not become a scientific genius whose name would go down in history, he had still made many accomplishments in his field.
The fact that Feng Qi had been able to uncover useful information at the Scarlet Institute in the future was also thanks to the Disguise Stealth Reconnaissance Robot provided by Mo Fei.
"After graduating from the Technology Academy, are you planning to work at the Technology Research Institute?"
"That's right. In the field of scientific research, only the Technology Research Institute and the Scarlet Institute are worthy of my attention. You know I like mechanical science, so the Technology Research Institute suits me best."
Feng Qi's expression changed upon hearing that:
"You know about the Scarlet Institute?"
"Not really. While you were away, a teacher from the Technology Academy came to our school to give a lecture. He told us that the Technology Research Institute was unquestionably the strongest in mechanical science, but in biological science, the Scarlet Institute was the best."
"It's just that the Scarlet Institute has higher privileges and confidentiality levels, so ordinary people can hardly come into contact with it. Those who join the Scarlet Institute are generally veteran experts who have achieved something in biotechnology. They don't directly recruit academy graduates."
The field of biological science?
This was the first time Feng Qi had gained some understanding of the Scarlet Institute's core research direction.
Thinking of the Rune Modifier Project, he suddenly understood. That clearly involved biotechnology as well.
"Why are you interested in the Scarlet Institute? Aren't you uninterested in this sort of thing?" Mo Fei asked curiously, interrupting Feng Qi's thoughts.
"Just asking. Actually, I've always been curious about something. Why are you so interested in technology when everyone around you chose Cultivation Studies?"
Mo Fei pondered for a moment before replying:
"If I said this era is the most suitable era for technological development, would you believe me?"
"No. Even Nuclear Weapons, despite their immense power, have no effect on domains. Other than making our lives more convenient and driving rapid social development, I can't think of any role technology can play against domain invasions."
"You're wrong. The reason Nuclear Weapons can't affect a Domain Field is because the rules inside it differ from those of our world. Therefore, Nuclear Weapons cannot inflict their proper damage on a Domain Field governed by different rules."
"The reason cultivators can harm Domain Creatures is because cultivation gives us spiritual energy within our bodies, and spiritual energy is one of the rule-based powers shared by all Domain Fields."
Glancing at Feng Qi, who had fallen into thought, Mo Fei continued:
"The current direction of technological research has already shifted. We're studying how to combine spiritual energy with technology, creating Spiritual Energy Weapons and Spiritual Energy Equipment imbued with spiritual energy to fight Domain Creatures."
"This is also the core direction of modern mechanical science. As the era develops, it is bound to undergo earth-shaking changes. By then, all kinds of technological weapons capable of harming domain monsters, or even damaging Domain Fields, will emerge. That's why I say technology leads the future."
Feng Qi was puzzled by this.
Since Spiritual Energy Weapons that combined spiritual energy and technology could harm Domain Creatures, why had he found no information about them in the Future Database?
"Although we have a direction, I can't guarantee how far into the future it will take to succeed. Maybe a few decades, maybe a few centuries, or perhaps tens of thousands of years." As he spoke, Mo Fei could not help sighing.
"Why is the time span so vast? Isn't there even a rough estimate?" Feng Qi could not help asking.
Facing his question, Mo Fei nodded.
"Technological development differs from Cultivation Studies. It has many bottlenecks, but every time one is broken through, technology undergoes leapfrog development."
"It took human civilization millions of years to go from the Stone Age to the Agricultural Age. But from improving the steam engine and ushering in the Industrial Age, to discovering Electromagnetic Induction and entering the Electrical Age, we needed only three hundred years. So once a bottleneck is broken, technology can develop rapidly."
"But no one knows when the next bottleneck will be broken. The only certainty is that when it is, human civilization will inevitably make a tremendous leap forward."
"Does technological research have no limits?"
"Who knows? But at the very least, history has proven that we're nowhere near the limit. There was once a scientist named Kelvin who said that the grand structure of physics had already been built, and all that remained was for later generations to patch it up. Then someone proposed Quantum Mechanics, and later someone else proposed the Theory of Relativity, completely shattering the claim that physics had reached its limit."
Seeing Feng Qi nod in understanding, Mo Fei continued:
"Science lesson over. Let's return to the original topic and talk about why this era is the best era for technological development."
"The growth of science mainly comes from the accumulation of knowledge. Back then, scientists could learn all the knowledge of physics in their twenties and, on that foundation, put forward new concepts and knowledge for later generations to study. Later generations then had to keep blazing new paths on that foundation. By the time they had learned the knowledge created by their predecessors and proposed their own concepts and theories, they might already be in their thirties."
"Simply put, scientific development is like building a tower. Later generations must first climb to the floors built by their predecessors before they can continue building new floors above them, unless they open up an entirely new scientific field."
"So lifespan limits scientific development. Today, the average age for completing one's physics education is fifty-three, thirty-three years older than before."
"As technology continues advancing and knowledge keeps accumulating, a person may not even finish learning the knowledge left behind by their predecessors before dying, much less develop and innovate further."
At this point, Feng Qi suddenly understood what Mo Fei meant.
"So what you're saying is that in this new era filled with spiritual energy, humanity's lifespan has increased. People can live past a hundred, while cultivators can even live beyond two hundred, giving scientific development new opportunities."
Mo Fei nodded, a smile appearing on his face.
"That's why I say this is the best era for scientific development. Spiritual energy can help extend our lifespans, while combining spiritual energy with technology can create immensely powerful Spiritual Energy Weapons and equipment. The future of science is a vast blue ocean filled with endless possibilities."
Looking at the longing in Mo Fei's eyes, Feng Qi was moved.
Originally, he had only thought about advancing humanity's Cultivation Studies, allowing all mankind to complete an evolution at the level of life and thereby gain the strength to fight Domain Creatures.
But after hearing Mo Fei's words, he felt that development in the scientific field could not be underestimated either.
The current bottleneck was how to combine science with spiritual energy.
If that bottleneck could be broken, all kinds of new technological weapons would emerge afterward, such as Spiritual Energy Armor, Spiritual Energy Firearms, Spiritual Energy Weapons, and so on.
His conversation with Mo Fei gave Feng Qi a new idea for humanity's future development.
Breaking through bottlenecks required time, and he had plenty of it.
With fifteen hundred years of technological accumulation every time, he refused to believe they could not break through this technological bottleneck.
Of course, not now.
Just thinking about this field made his head hurt from its complexity.
Even if he found relevant information in the Future Database, bringing it back would be extremely troublesome.
Before obtaining the "Infinite Memory" function mentioned by the narrator, he would not consider advancing humanity's technological development for the time being.
It was not that he did not want to. His ambition exceeded his memory.
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