Faced with absolute power, any scheme is futile. If the issues of navigation and weaponry remain unresolved, even a large number of Wind Master may be ineffective. Over the past decade, although Hu Yu has not exerted pressure on the Academy of Sciences, the scientists have continued to work at a high intensity.
In the Department of Space Science, Hu Yu witnessed another heartbreaking scene. This was no longer a group of scientists, but a group of homeless people. Except for a very few scientists who needed to be kept clean for microscopic technology, they could still be distinguished as human beings. The hair and beards of the other scientists responsible for theoretical research in space science had become a tangled mess.
From this group of respected homeless scientists, Hu Yu carefully identified the tallest figure first: Academician Liu Bo, a scientist from Northern Genetics who could never lose weight no matter how hard he worked. Another figure of medium height with a straight nose was Academician Zhang Xinheng. Next to him was Academician Li Youwei, who was in charge of microscopic research and was relatively clean-cut. The last figure was the thin one, Academician Zeng Zhaoyuan.
Since Academician Liu Bo rose to prominence, Academician Zeng has implicitly handed over the leadership of space science to him, taking charge of all the tedious matters of the entire technology tree himself. Now, he has once again transformed himself into an ordinary scientific and technological worker, working with everyone to conduct research on space technology.
When the academicians saw Hu Yu enter, they all stopped what they were doing and silently looked at Hu Yu, their sunken eyes revealing resentment and guilt. Hu Yu's eyes welled up with tears.
"Everyone has worked so hard. If I hadn't kept putting pressure on you, you wouldn't be working so hard. I hope you can understand. I'm sorry to have let you all down."
"General, the rescue mission is everyone's responsibility. Although I have never met Minister Luo and the others, I can feel this deep bond of kinship. It is our incompetence that has prevented us from making a breakthrough, even after thousands of years of integrating the technology of the Wind Star Civilization and some of the technology from hundreds of civilizations in the Nebula Region," Academician Liu Bo said.
"It's not your fault. If Small Star Sector Civilization were so easy to achieve, they wouldn't Small Star Sector Civilization. However, if we don't make breakthroughs in navigation and weaponry technology, our success rate in rescuing Minister Luo might be infinitely close to zero, and we might even have to sacrifice our entire fleet."
"General, it was just a hair's breadth away, really just a hair's breadth away. Navigation technology and weapons technology can be reduced to one technology. Over the past ten years, Academician Zeng and I have been working together to refine the theory of Basic Space. All the theoretical problems have been solved, which means that the Basic Space Conjecture can explain all macroscopic phenomena, proving that my original Basic Space Theory was correct. However, how to apply this to practice has been troubling us. Sometimes I seem to remember something, but when I think back carefully, I can't grasp anything. That little bit of inspiration is fleeting, and I can't hold onto it no matter what I do."
"I'm sorry to trouble you all. Now, everyone, please stop working for a while, go wash up, and let's have a meal together. I know that inspiration doesn't come from just racking your brains. Everyone, please rest for 24 hours and recharge before returning to work. Although the task is urgent, we can still find 24 hours."
"General."
"Go ahead, don't make me call the guards again."
The academicians had no choice but to leave the lab one by one. In the lounge, the logistics supervisor, who rarely saw all the academicians come out together, immediately arranged for food and water, but Hu Yu stopped him. "Give them a haircut first, then a shave, then a simple dinner, something light, and some drinks to help them relax."
The logistics manager immediately arranged for dozens of people to come over and shave off the academicians' greasy long hair and beards, so that the academicians could regain their clean appearance.
At the dinner table, the academicians finally relaxed a bit and, with the help of alcohol, started talking to each other. Gradually, one by one, they slumped onto the table. They weren't drunk, but rather exhausted, and the alcohol helped them fall into a deep sleep.
As Hu Yu watched the academicians being seen off by the logistics personnel one by one, he finally felt a little relieved. It wasn't that Hu Yu favored these dozens of academicians; they truly represented the highest achievements in space technology, which was the most important factor in the strength of the entire fleet. As long as space technology was strong, the fleet would be strong. These dozens of people shouldered the responsibility for the strength of the entire fleet, and any favoritism towards them was justified.
Academician Liu Bo lay in bed, not asleep at all. On the contrary, his mind was clearer than ever before. All the details of space theory were presented before his eyes: matter, energy, space. Space is the foundation. Basic Space combinations can become energy, energy combinations can become particles, and particles can combine to form macroscopic matter.
Academician Liu looked at the light. The fluorescent light wasn't dazzling, but it pierced deep into Academician Liu brain. Why can matter release energy? And why can matter turn into energy? Matter, energy, matter, energy—these words kept flashing through Academician Liu's mind.
"Ah, so that's how it is! So that's how it is! It must be like this! It must be like this!" Academician Liu jumped out of bed and contacted Academician Zeng directly.
"Academician, I understand, I understand, I finally figure it out!"
"Let's go, see you in the lab." Academician Zeng knew there was a breakthrough as soon as he heard that, and without any hesitation, he put on his clothes and headed to the lab.
A few minutes later, the two arrived at the empty laboratory.
" Little Liu, have you figured it out?"
"Yes, Academician, I finally understand why matter releases energy, and why energy affects everything around us."
"Tell me quickly!"
"The term 'academician' refers to the structure. Energy, composed of Basic Space, is widely present in this macroscopic space. Ordinary chemical and biological energy is simply a transfer of energy, with little change in the energy structure. However, when it comes to the release of energy with mass defects, such as the annihilation of matter and antimatter, it's not just energy transfer, but the destruction of the energy structure. The Basic Energy that makes up matter is released disorderly, which generates a strong destructive force."
"If Basic Space is arranged in a certain structure, it will form Basic Energy. If Basic Energy is arranged in a certain structure, it will form matter. Our most powerful weapon now is antimatter, which only breaks the structure of matter. Basic Energy is still Basic Energy. If we break the structure of Basic Energy, its destructive power will be hundreds or thousands of times greater than that of antimatter. Or if we find a way to control countless Basic Energy together, so that they do not form matter, but are a single energy cluster, its destructive power will definitely surpass the annihilation of matter and antimatter."