Chapter 343, Space-Time Ocean Current Sail

Once this technology is mastered, communication and exchanges between the galaxies of the empire will become very convenient, the time spent will be greatly reduced, and the empire's control over the galaxies and the dispatch of forces can be greatly improved. Of course, more importantly, it also means that the empire can continue to expand its territory in the universe.

"Brother Fu, please look."

Seeing Li Fu's anxious look, Chen Bin no longer kept him in suspense and turned on the supercomputer in the laboratory next to him. A star map appeared on the monitor. On this star map, lines connected the galaxies one by one, forming a huge network map.

"The galaxies that are relatively close to each other are connected in time and space. We all know that through the space-time currents, we can cross long distances at a speed faster than the speed of light and easily reach another galaxy."

"However, through the time spent by spacecraft in the empire traveling back and forth in the space-time currents that we have recorded over the years, we have gradually discovered some patterns."

"No matter how fast the spacecraft enters the space-time current, the time it takes to pass through the space-time current is the same, that is, whether it enters at a speed of 100 kilometers per second or 500 kilometers per second, it is actually the same. Of course, this is most likely because the speed is too fast. In the face of speeds several times faster than the speed of light, this speed difference is simply insignificant."

Chen Bin enlarged the picture of the space-time current and began to explain in detail.

"Another point is that in the space-time ocean current, entering it at both ends at the same time will not collide in the space-time ocean current, nor will they meet each other. We speculate that it should be similar to the situation on a highway. Although it is the same space-time ocean current, they should be in different directions, so they will not collide in the space-time ocean current."

"The speed of a spacecraft in the space-time ocean current generally depends on the distance between the two galaxies. Generally, the farther the distance, the faster the speed in the space-time ocean current. The speed of each space-time sample is different."

As Chen Bin explained, the space-time ocean current map connecting the two galaxies on the entire star map also flowed, and the text next to it could directly tell us about the research of the imperial scientists on the space-time samples in recent years.

"Of course, up to now, we still have many, many things we don't understand about space-time currents, such as why there are space-time currents between galaxies?"

"Where do meteorites, asteroids, etc. in space-time currents come from?"

"Why are there no space-time currents connecting galaxies beyond a certain distance?"

"There are many questions like this, and we haven't come up with a convincing answer so far, just like why this universe exists, how it was born and evolved, the universe we observe now is still too small, too small, and it is impossible to understand the universe from the essence."

Chen Bin sighed lightly. The more he knew about the universe, the more he was in awe of it. There were too many, too many secrets in the vast and boundless universe waiting for him to discover.

Li Fu listened to Chen Bin's explanation quietly and nodded, but in his mind, he was comparing it with the information in the seeds of the super-civilized Han Dynasty Science and Technology Empire.

In the universe where the Han Technology Empire is located, there is no space-time current connection between galaxies, so ordinary civilizations can only truly gallop in the universe after developing warp engines. Cosmic civilizations that have not mastered warp engine technology can only circle in their own home galaxies.

It is not like the current situation in our empire. There are space-time current coalitions between galaxies, so even civilizations that have just left their home planet for a short time can venture into the interstellar space and occupy multiple galaxies, so the entire Orion spiral arm has been divided up by those civilizations that developed first.

"Have you developed a warp engine?"

Thinking of this, Li Fu's eyes suddenly lit up. The warp engine is a powerful power technology for interstellar navigation in the true sense. With a warp engine, there is no need to pass through space-time currents, and it can cross distant galaxies in a very short time.

"Brother Fu, you think too highly of us. The warp engine is still in the theoretical stage. I don't know how long it will take to be manufactured. However, this scientific and technological achievement is also related to some achievements in the warp engine research."

Chen Bin shook his head. As the president of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, he was very clear about the latest situation of various disciplines under the Imperial Academy of Sciences. The warp engine is a new power technology that the Empire is currently focusing on researching, but it is still only in the theoretical stage.

"When we were studying the space-time ocean current, some scientists proposed whether this space-time ocean current would be the same as the ocean current in the planet's ocean. If we can develop a space-time ocean current sail, can we speed up the speed of passing through the space-time ocean current and greatly reduce the time of passing through the space-time ocean current."

Chen Bin continued to control the computer to simulate the space-time ocean current. A pattern of the space-time ocean current appeared on the display, and the colorful world of light in the space-time ocean current was presented.

"According to theories related to warp engines and curvature flight, space can be infinitely folded. As long as two distant spaces can be folded, and then through the folding point, you can reach the other side in a very short time."

"In layman's terms, it is two points on a piece of paper. Normal walking is to fly in a straight line on the paper. Space folding is to fold these two points together, and then make a hole to reach another point in a very short distance."

To improve the warp engine technology, Chen Bin gave a simple explanation of the warp on the computer. It seems simple to say, but when you really study it, it is not that easy at all. Space is illusory and there is no way to start.

Although the empire has concentrated many outstanding scientists and resources on this, it is still only in the stage of theoretical research. I don’t know how many experiments have been done, but there is still no substantial progress.

"What is the relationship between this warp engine research and the space-time ocean current sail?"

Li Fu frowned and thought when he heard this. Li Fu himself is a top scientist. Although he is now the emperor of the empire, Li Fu spends at least half of his time in the laboratory every day. He is very good at all aspects of science and technology.

"Of course it is related. Although our warp engine has not achieved any major breakthroughs, it has achieved some small results, such as adding intervention to space."

"So when a scientist proposed such a conjecture and idea, we went to conduct experiments and actions. We installed some equipment that can add intervention to space on the spacecraft, and then activated this equipment when passing through the space-time ocean current. Unexpectedly, the speed of passing through the space-time ocean current increased by more than ten times."

Chen Bin smiled proudly, and then began to simulate the working principle of this space-time ocean current sail on the computer.

I saw a spacecraft flying in the normal void. There were two things like wings on both sides of the spacecraft that kept flapping, and the surrounding space began to ripple like water waves.

"Even if flying in the normal void, the speed and flexibility of a spacecraft equipped with a space-time current sail have been improved to a certain extent. This space-time current sail can directly exert force on the space, just like a paddle in the water, which can generate power to speed up the spacecraft."

"In theory, if this technology can continue to develop, it should be able to be studied as a power technology alone. However, we have only dabbled in some of the fur at present, and it is not enough to use this technology alone as a power source."

Li Fu stared at the screen with his eyes, and Chen Bin next to him continued to explain.

"This kind of space-time current sail has limited effect on the acceleration of spacecraft in the normal void. However, when a spacecraft equipped with this kind of space-time current sail enters the space-time current, it can generate more powerful thrust, which shortens the time for the spacecraft to pass through the space-time current by more than ten times."

The picture changed with Chen Bin's words and turned into a simulated space-time current picture. In the picture, the space-time current sails on both sides of the spacecraft kept swinging, and the space ripples in the space-time current were like turbulent waves, which were completely incomparable to the small water waves in the normal void.

Although it is impossible to use a specific method to measure the speed of a spacecraft in the space-time current, only when it passes through the space-time current and finally arrives at the other end, the speed of the spacecraft can be calculated by time. However, as the space-time current sails continue to work in the space-time current, the speed of the colorful streamer in the space-time current has suddenly increased several times. Obviously, this speed has increased many times at once.

"Space-time current sails that act directly on space?"

Li Fu read it carefully from beginning to end, and thought carefully about the work of this space-time current sail. This space-time current sail has little effect in the normal void, but in the space-time current, its ability seems to be magnified countless times at once, and it can greatly increase the speed of the spacecraft passing through the space-time current.

"This is generally related to the particularity of the space-time current itself. Ordinary spacecraft can quickly reach distant galaxies when flying into it. This space-time current sail that can directly exert force on space, its effect is obviously also magnified."

PS: The space-time current sail is a suggestion given to me by a book friend, thank you very much!