Looking Towards the Future - Spiritual Energy Technology

Back in the dorm, after washing up, Feng Qi lay leisurely on his bed.

Mo Fei, who was sitting at his desk studying intently, saw this and couldn't help but say sourly,

"I'm jealous. Why do I have to study hard while you can lie in bed and dream about future academy life?"

"Jealous of what? Do you want the guaranteed spot at Star City Academy?" Feng Qi rolled his eyes.

"No, my goal is the Technology Academy. I yearn for the stars and the sea," Mo Fei grinned.

Hearing this, Feng Qi uncharacteristically didn't mock him.

He had seen Mo Fei's future information and knew he truly achieved it.

Although not a research genius whose name would go down in history, he had many achievements in his field.

In the future, he was able to investigate useful information at the Scarlet Institute largely thanks to Mo Fei providing the Disguise Stealth Reconnaissance Robot.

"After you graduate from the Technology Academy in the future, 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 worth my consideration. You know I like Mechanics, so the Technology Research Institute is the most suitable for me."

Hearing this, Feng Qi's expression changed.

"You know about the Scarlet Institute?"

"Not really. During the time you were gone, a teacher from the Technology Academy came to our school to give a lecture. He told us that in the field of Mechanics, the strongest is undoubtedly the Technology Research Institute, but in the field of Biological Science, the most powerful is the Scarlet Institute."

"It's just that the Scarlet Institute has higher privileges and security clearance, so it's difficult for ordinary people to access. Those who can join the Scarlet Institute are generally senior figures who have made achievements in the field of biotechnology. They don't directly recruit academy graduates."

Biological Science?

This was the first time Feng Qi had learned about the core research direction of the Scarlet Institute.

Thinking of the Rune Modifier Project, he suddenly understood. This aspect was clearly also related to biotechnology.

"Why are you interested in the Scarlet Institute? Aren't you usually not interested in this kind of thing?" Mo Fei asked with a hint of curiosity, interrupting Feng Qi's thoughts.

"Just asking. Actually, I've always been quite curious about one thing. Why are you so interested in the field of technology? Everyone around you chooses Cultivation Studies."

Hearing this, Mo Fei pondered for a moment and said,

"If I said this era is the most suitable era for technological development, would you believe it?"

"No. Even powerful Nuclear Weapons have no effect on Domains. Besides providing convenience in our lives and thus driving rapid social development, I can't think of what role technology can play in resisting Domain invasions."

"You're wrong. The reason Nuclear Weapons have no effect on Domain Fields is because the rules within the Domain Fields are different from the world we are in. Therefore, Nuclear Weapons cannot cause the intended damage to Domain Fields with different rules."

"And the reason Cultivators can cause damage to Domain Creatures is because we rely on cultivation to have Spiritual Energy within our bodies, and Spiritual Energy is one of the rule powers that is common to all Domain Fields."

Glancing at Feng Qi, who was deep in thought, Mo Fei continued,

"The current direction of technological research and development has changed. We are now researching how to combine Spiritual Energy and technology to create Spiritual Energy Weapons and Spiritual Energy Equipment with Spiritual Energy to fight against Domain Creatures."

"This direction is also the core direction of modern Mechanical Science. With the development of the era, earth-shattering changes are bound to occur. At that time, various Technological Weapons that can cause damage to Domain Monsters, and even to Domain Fields, will be born. That's why I say technology leads the future."

Hearing this, Feng Qi was confused.

Since Spiritual Energy Weapons that combine Spiritual Energy and technology can cause damage to Domain Creatures, why was there no content about this in the future Database?

"Although we have a direction, I can't guarantee how far in the future we will succeed. Maybe it will be decades from now, maybe hundreds of years from now, or maybe tens of thousands of years from now," Mo Fei said, sighing.

"Why is the time span so long? Isn't there a roughly certain time?" Feng Qi couldn't help but ask.

Facing his question, Mo Fei nodded and said,

"The development of technology is different from Cultivation Studies. There are many bottlenecks, but each time a bottleneck is broken, technology will usher in a leapfrog development."

"It took human civilization over a million years to go from the Stone Age to the Agricultural Age, but from the improvement of the Steam Engine announcing the arrival of the Industrial Age to the discovery of Electromagnetic Induction and entering the Electrical Age, we only used three hundred years. So breaking through bottlenecks can lead to rapid technological development."

"But no one knows when the next bottleneck will be broken. The only thing that is certain is that when the bottleneck is broken, human civilization will surely usher in a leap forward."

"Is there no limit to technological research and development?"

"Who knows? But at least history proves that we are far from reaching the limit. In history, there was a scientist named Kelvin who said that the edifice of physics had been built, and the rest was just repair work for future generations to complete. As a result, someone later proposed Quantum Mechanics, and then someone else proposed the Theory of Relativity, completely destroying the idea that physics had reached its limit."

Looking at Feng Qi, who nodded in understanding, Mo Fei continued,

"Science popularization is complete. Let's go back to the original topic and talk about why this era is the best era for technological development."

"The growth in the field of science mainly comes from the accumulation of knowledge. Scientists in the past could learn all the physics knowledge in their 20s and propose new concepts and knowledge on this basis for future generations to learn. Future generations need to continue to open up new paths on this basis. By the time they finish learning the knowledge created by their predecessors and propose their own concepts and theories, they may already be over 30 years old."

"Simply put, the development of science is like building a building. Future generations must first climb the floors built by their predecessors before they can continue to build new floors, unless they open up a completely new scientific field."

"So lifespan limits the development of science. Today, to finish learning physics knowledge, the average age is 53, an increase of 33 years compared to the past."

"As technology continues to advance and knowledge continues to accumulate, a person may not be able to finish learning the knowledge accumulated by their predecessors even by the time they die, let alone develop and innovate."

Hearing this, Feng Qi suddenly understood what Mo Fei wanted to express.

"So you mean that in the new era filled with Spiritual Energy, human lifespan has increased, allowing people to live to over a hundred years old, and Cultivators can even live to over two hundred years old, and scientific development will also usher in new development opportunities."

Mo Fei nodded, a smile appearing on his face.

"That's why I say this is the best era for the development of the scientific field. Spiritual Energy can help us extend our lifespan, and the combination of Spiritual Energy and technology can give birth to infinitely powerful Spiritual Energy Weapons and equipment. The future of scientific development is a blue ocean with endless possibilities."

Looking at the yearning in Mo Fei's eyes, Feng Qi's heart was touched.

Originally, he only wanted to promote the development of Cultivation Studies in human civilization, allowing all of humanity to complete the evolution of their life level, thereby gaining the power to fight against Domain Creatures.

Hearing Mo Fei's words at this moment, he felt that the development of the scientific domain should not be underestimated either.

The current bottleneck lies in how to combine science and Spiritual Energy.

If this bottleneck is broken through, then various new types of Technological Weapons will emerge in the future, such as Spiritual Energy Armor, Spiritual Energy Firearms, Spiritual Energy Weapons, and so on.

The conversation with Mo Fei gave Feng Qi a new idea for the future development of Human civilization.

Breaking through the bottleneck requires time, and he has plenty of time.

Each time is 1500 years of technological accumulation; he doesn't believe he can't break through this bottleneck in technological development.

Of course, not now.

He finds the content in this area complicated just thinking about it.

Even if he finds relevant data in the Future Database, bringing it back is very troublesome.

Before obtaining the "Infinity Memory" function mentioned by the Narrator, he will temporarily not consider promoting the technological development of Human civilization.

It's not that he doesn't want to, but his heart is willing, yet his memory is insufficient.