Chapter 1595 Boom

All engineering troops have withdrawn to the safe area, and only cloud-like "aggregates" in the vast space are gradually becoming brighter: the ignition process has begun.

The huge energy extracted from the psionic Death Star is temporarily restrained together through a complex focusing device. The power of this restraining device is so powerful that it can almost transform tens of billions of light-years of space with a single irradiation. It is made into a whole piece of specific crystal, so it is installed in a different space, and only the output end is connected to the white light in space. However, due to the excessive power, even if there is a different space as a safety barrier, there will be some leakage, so a series of strange space phenomena are appearing around those "space clouds": light blue light bands appear out of thin air and then disappear quickly, like crystals Clusters of strange matter grew out of nothingness, and then disintegrated under the irradiation of white light within a few seconds. The distant starlight also became distorted when passing through certain areas of space, as if an invisible entity appeared there. The lens is average - this is caused by the powerful psionic radiation leaking from the connection point of the energy output device. Even this small amount of radiation is enough to rewrite the rules in a small area.

"Is there any problem with this thing?" Looking at the strange phenomena that appeared continuously in space, even a girl as nervous as Qian Qian couldn't help but become nervous. She reached out and grabbed my arm, "Will the whole thing be destroyed?" The test site was blown up?”

Dingdang poked half of his head out of my breast pocket and looked at it vaguely for a while before he said, "Oh - ah, it's so bright! Are you working on a searchlight?" This little thing had just woken up. , not at all on the normal beat.

"The safety device works well. Even if it explodes, it won't be too large." Tavel glanced at the display device in front of him and said in a very relaxed tone, "The virtual connection will burn out in advance when it is overloaded. After all, we have to prevent the startup end from being damaged. The fragment suffered secondary damage.”

"The ignition process has entered the irreversible stage, the energy output is stable, the startup module is detected to have signs of waking up, and the virtual connection group is in good condition. Activation data has begun to be collected...the energy focus system has entered maintenance mode."

The sound of the broadcast in the hall made everyone quieter. Even Xiaoxue, who had been wandering around restlessly, subconsciously supported the table in front of the seat and leaned forward slightly, while Dingdang finally realized that we She seemed to be doing something serious, she silently put her head back into her pocket, and magically fastened the buttons from the inside... How did she master such an unscientific skill? !

"The load is now 10%, and it looks very stable." Abyss Xiling looked directly at the "clouds" filling the space with white light through the transparent barrier of the observation hall, and from time to time looked down at the various objects in the hall. A display device. At the same time, as a network consciousness, she was still directly monitoring the activation data of the startup terminal. On the surface, she looked calm and calm, but in fact, she was one of the busiest and most knowledgeable people on the scene. She was able to keep busy while reading such a huge amount of data. He is indeed a guy with unprecedented computing power. "Keep the power at this level for the time being, collect data, and conduct 'deep flaw detection'... After the startup end exploded, many parts evaporated, and it is not necessarily possible to remove all the damage from the outside." After checking it out, the flaw can only be detected when it is gradually activated.”

"It's being done." Tavel replied, and at the same time he slightly raised his head to look at the control seat on the other side of the hall, where the technicians who perform front-line control are located. Some of them were wearing pure black uniforms with blood-red crystals on their clothes. The cross-marked "Xiling Technician" is particularly eye-catching. "These commanders and technical experts you brought are very powerful. They seem to be very skilled."

Abyss Xiling smiled slightly: "Of course, they are the manufacturing team at the startup end... part of it."

Those technicians wearing special uniforms are the technical experts from the abyss. Although Imperial scientists have been cooperating with these "special colleagues" for several months, it still feels a bit strange to see them sitting and working together. How can I put it... What do Xiling scientists usually do? You know, basically they are researching all kinds of weapons of mass destruction that have no limits and no conscience. Assembling a world-destroying bomb at random is just like fun to them, and the scientists on the scene are certainly no exception. In terms of influence alone, the "War Engineer" is a "Demon King" figure that makes people more nervous than any ordinary soldier. The New Empire has been fighting against the Abyss for several years. Although these experts have never met, they have faced off many times... …The focus of life of many of them in the past few years has been basically the same: analyzing the new weapons invented by the other party and trying to kill her, and being killed by the other party after analyzing the new weapons invented by them and being planned by the other party...

Since the normal exchanges between experts from the two parties, their usual greetings are basically as follows:

"Oh, so you are the inventor of the e-37 shield expander? I developed the fourth-generation ablation warhead. Do you have any impressions of the shield expander specifically designed to deal with you?"

"Huh? It turns out you created the multiplier impact module?! You ruined half a year of hard work of me and my team!"

"This is our first meeting. Since His Majesty has given orders, let us get along well. Let me introduce myself. I am the inventor of the z-series jump stabilizer. I am good at space technology and mathematical rate equipment..."

"Oh, first time we meet. I am the inventor of the anti-z series of jump interrupters. I am also good at space technology and mathematical rate equipment."

"Stand there and don't touch you heretic! In the name of the emperor's glory and science, I swear that I will not be able to kill you! Don't stop me, let me kill this deviant and unconventional technical heretic! The emperor is watching me, he will Try not to confine me..."

Basically, this was the situation when the scientists from the New Empire and the Abyss met for the first time. Of course, the relationship has eased a lot now, but it seems that it will take a long time to be completely harmonious... I can only be glad that the Xiling Apostle is highly rational. They are more sensitive creatures. Otherwise, if two mortal races have been fighting in an almost sworn manner for several years, it will definitely be more difficult to sit down and talk about cooperation.

Tavel's attention did not stay on those colleagues in the abyss for too long. She just glanced at them with a sigh. Then he turned his head and continued to focus on the starting end that was constantly "waking up". At this moment, the "clouds" in the space were much brighter than before, but it seemed that the brightness had stabilized (of course this thing is not getting brighter and more powerful, only jingle-dong). Only then would they regard them as searchlights), and the various anomalies around the cloud slowly disappeared: as the activation terminal was activated, the powerful information disturbance was overwhelming those low-level anomalies.

The initial data had been collected at this time, and Tavel began to order to increase the energy output, so an even larger amount of psionic energy was poured into the starting end.

"The power reaches 20%. It seems that it can still be tolerated," Abyss Xiling looked at the parameters in front of him seriously, "The virtual connection is very stable, and the information disturbance at the startup end has been reflected... It is almost as expected. , even in the incomplete state, it can still reflect the functions of the complete state, but the power is affected, it is really a magical thing."

"Is it okay for you to boast so much about yourself?" I glanced at Abyss Xiling, "Hey, why has your body become translucent?"

I was surprised to see that Abyss Xiling's body showed that translucent trend again, and I immediately exclaimed: The last time I saw her become like this was because of the chaos in the Abyss area. It seems that only when the entire network is in turmoil will her cluster consciousness show abnormalities due to node fluctuations. What's happening now? !

Abyss Xiling also looked down at her translucent arms curiously. At first, her face seemed a little worried. But he soon showed a look of realization: "Oh. It's okay. Your psionic Death Star interferes too much. It occasionally causes interference, and I lose my temper."

Me: "...why does this sound so strange?"

Abyss Xiling looked at me with a slightly surprised look: "It's weird to say that I have lost my color? Do you want to say that my soul has faded? Although this interface is very soul-like, I am not a spiritual creature."

Cold sweat broke out on my forehead: "...You'd better stop talking, we have no common language."

I think this is definitely the most difficult girl I have ever seen! Xiaoxue was not as difficult to deal with during those days when she was at her craziest - no matter how arrogant the child was, at least his worldview should be normal, right? The person in front of me has never been out of touch with the real world!

"The power exceeds 25%, and the system pressure is rising exponentially!" Tavel's voice finally shifted my attention to business again. At this moment, the connecting lines between the white light clusters in the space have changed significantly. It may be that the stability of the starting end has been reduced or the energy is too strong. These lines are emitting unusually bright light, and are slowly expanding into what looks like a huge bridge. The same "pillar" has doubled in volume and at the same time its color has changed from pure white to an abnormal gray-blue. I don't know what this situation means. But the team of experts on site immediately felt like they were facing a formidable enemy, and they quickly passed on the data. From time to time, someone loudly reported some parameters and proper nouns that sounded difficult to understand. Abyss Xiling's brows immediately frowned: "Sure enough, there is this problem... but it won't work so soon?"

"Is this thing going to explode?" Qian Qian immediately exclaimed in shock.

By the way, has this girl been expecting this thing to blow up since just now? ! She asked this question several times!

"Not for the time being, but the stability of the system is declining rapidly," Abyss Xiling looked at the white light clusters in space that had caused visible tremors to the naked eye. "Because there is no core, the stability and information capacity of the entire system are quite low." Limited, now we use a large number of hosts connected in parallel to replace the data processing capabilities of the original core, but it can only solve the data processing aspect. Other functions of the core cannot be imitated, so as the startup end is slowly activated, the performance of each component The out-of-synchronization phenomenon will quickly intensify. There is a hurdle in the 'ignition' process. If this hurdle is crossed, the stability of the system will plummet. The power will be doubled, the pressure on the system will be increased by four times, and the stability will be reduced by four times..."

"The power is approaching 30%! The energy focusing module has detected abnormal clutter, and there is a problem with the energy environment inside the starting end!" A voice came from the direction of the control seat, it was a young assistant technician, "Now it is still It can be maintained, but the clutter is increasing!"

"Do you want to stop?" Tavel immediately turned around and asked. She was not asking me, but Abyss Xiling - the latter is the most senior expert in this place. Her understanding of the startup end is that no one can catch up. of.

Abyss Xiling pondered for a moment, and his eyes became firm: "Continue to pressurize, the startup end has a self-protection mechanism. And clutter is an expected situation, so you can take this opportunity to observe the energy imbalance at the startup end. Let your people record it Data, next we are going to repair the energy grid, it seems that it was the first problem."

"The power is 35%! The efficiency of the energy focusing system begins to decrease abnormally, and the energy in the starting end seems to be saturated! Abnormal situation, it is impossible to detect where this part of the energy is. The signals of virtual connection groups 4 to 6 are interrupted, and the signal of virtual connection group 8 is interrupted. The virtual connection group has detected illogical information focus - erroneous information is overflowing the initiator!"

Abyss Xiling has only one sentence: "Continue to increase pressure."

I felt the ground beneath my feet shaking slightly, and I felt that the artificial gravity of this orbital station seemed to be out of balance. A low humming sound came from a distance, sounding from the direction of the power hub of the orbital station. It seemed that the chaotic information escaping from the startup terminal was affecting the operation of various facilities in the test site, but these abnormal conditions did not It did not continue to deteriorate: the orbital station host opened the core barrier to ensure the safety of the core system, while the two planetary fortresses on standby at the edge of the test site opened their respective law equipment in time to forcibly stabilize the basic parameters of this space-time - —Although they are usually noisy, the two living treasures are still unambiguous at critical moments.

As the stability of the starting end continues to decline, its effective power is quickly approaching the expected ideal value: fifty percent power - of course, the "power" here is probably not quite the same as the mechanical power that people on earth understand. Again, this is a very complex concept. It involves the speed of information replacement at the beginning of bridge construction (quick exchange of information between the shore and the local shore to form a stable and self-sustainable data flow), but we really can’t find other words to describe this parameter, so Or habitually call it "power".

"Thirty-eight percent. The energy focusing system has detected a dangerous reverse phase feedback wave. It can no longer maintain stability!" A rapid report came from the direction of the control seat, "The energy output cannot be controlled, and a closed loop is forming inside the starting end. The nether energy is flowing turbulently, and the system stability is about to fall below the critical value! Only the fifteenth virtual connection group is still running, and all the other connection groups have been interrupted!"

The torrent of chaotic information is washing over the entire testing site, and a strange sense of vibration is coming from all directions. It seemed as if the entire orbital station was being held by an invisible big hand. Additional protective shields had been raised. Although the orbital station did not suffer any actual attack, the psionic shield could resist this mathematical rate chaos after all. The alarm sound of some system rang in my ears, and something like a loud bell seemed to be ringing deep in the orbital station. The scattered and floating white light clusters in space seem to be on the verge of reaching their limit: they are emitting white light that fluctuates violently, and the light that was originally uniform in intensity is now of varying intensity. This shows that the synchronous connection between the startup fragments is about to fail, and the reason for the failure is the collapse of the virtual connections between them - the white lines have all turned into pale blue or black-blue crystalline entities, which were originally virtual and real. The connection between them falling to the physical level means that their effective capacity is declining.

And Abyss Xiling just said a word lightly: "Continue to pressurize and prepare to collect data."

Looking at the unmoved Abyss Xiling, I seem to understand more about this strange way of thinking, but with a fierce force to create a weird life at the beginning... She never seems to think that there is anything in the world When it comes to things that she can't do, or she doesn't think about whether the outcome is good or bad at all, she just sets a direction, makes sure it's right, and then goes all the way to the end. This is her policy.

But she is an expert after all, and no one knows the load limit of the starting end better than her, so Tavel can only nod: "Continue to increase the pressure and prepare everyone to resist the impact."

The energy focusing system made its last effort, and the power at the starting end reached 39% of the normal value!

In fact, no sound reached my ears, only the white light that suddenly filled my sight in space swept over me. At the last second before the white light exploded, I saw those virtual connections break in advance as expected, and then the alloy protective shield outside the observation hall closed instantly. .

All the charged armor of the entire orbital station was closed in an instant, and at the same time, the shield power at all levels was fully opened. Except for the on-site facilities dedicated to destructive testing, all other space buildings raised their protective layers. The naked eye cannot see what is happening outside, but various devices are still faithfully recording the explosion, and through my mental power, I can feel that the entire orbital station is being bathed in a powerful impact.

It is not an impact at the physical level, but a torrent of information - according to the theory of unified information, any existence is composed of information description, so this information torrent combined with the residual power of the initiating end will theoretically have a chance to turn into anything. It may turn into a breeze, or it may turn into a death ray that destroys the world, but the Forge of the Gods and the War Song are very powerful. They forcibly stabilize the information environment at the origin of the explosion. This torrent just blows by and does not trigger What negative consequences.

Well, that’s a lot of information!

The explosion lasted for half a minute, and then the alloy walls outside the observation hall began to lower one by one. The hall became busy again for a moment: "The impact is over, the damage of each unit is counted!"

"One set of shields at this site is slightly overloaded, but the rest are undamaged!"

"No damage to the No. 2 facility chain!"

"The No. 3 facility chain lost a set of shield generators, and there was no other damage!"

"My instant noodles spilled and all the soup was lost!"

"Xiaoxue, shut up."

Well, basically this is the rhythm.

Abyss Xiling frowned and stared at the data in front of him:

The ultimate power before system collapse is 40% of the design value.