#1023 - Chapter 1023: Warp Engine Project? Starting at Ten Times the Speed of Light, the Beginning - Rebirth: All Patents, Cutting off the European and American Tech Tree

After returning to Earth from the Kuiper Belt, Chen Hao and Xia Qingmo promised their daughter that they would never leave again.

The couple kept their promise and indeed did not leave.

However!

Not to mention Chen Hao being extremely busy, Xia Qingmo was also wholeheartedly devoted to her work.

The Gene Science Department received an order.

Within three months.

They were required to complete the research and development of a certain gene medicine.

As the Commander's wife...

How could Xia Qingmo not lead by example?

Compared to the Gene Science Department, which was fully engaged in medicine research and development, Chen Hao, lying in bed for several days, remained in a daze.

Several days later.

After his mental and physical strength recovered, he immediately gathered a group of people.

In a certain conference room.

Dozens of top scientists gathered.

Old Qian was prominently among them.

It also included many scientists from different civilizations, with expertise spanning multiple fields.

Under the surprised gazes of the crowd, Chen Hao wrote the project title.

"As you all know, the Hunter civilization's fleet is arriving in less than 110 days."

Chen Hao's gaze swept across the crowd: "I need everyone's assistance to complete this theoretical research within these less than 110 days."

"This..."

Suddenly!

A scientist from another civilization stood up: "This is impossible!"

The title on the holographic projection screen was...

Warp Drive Technology!

In fact, when Earth's technology was still at level 0.7, science fiction novels had already written about this, and later many scientists proposed theories—but for the civilization level at that time, this thing was pure science fiction.

Even the scientists present, who had been working under Chen Hao for a long time and had access to a large amount of cutting-edge knowledge...

Still, no one believed it was feasible!

Currently.

There are two ways to traverse stellar systems.

One is flight.

The other is wormhole jumping.

The Hunter civilization's warships have a maximum flight speed of only about 1/8 the speed of light.

Wormhole jumping is much faster, arriving in just 4 years.

In short, wormhole jumping can complete the crossing of a super-long distance of 16 light-years in four years.

Is this speed fast?

The Hunter civilization's current exploration distance is limited to within a hundred light-years around the Gliese 832 star system.

No way!

At the current wormhole jumping efficiency, crossing 100 light-years requires 25 years.

What is the concept of staying in a warship for 25 years?

It can drive people crazy!

Putting a mere one or two hundred light-years into the vast universe...

No!

There is no need to compare it to the entire universe.

For the Milky Way galaxy with a diameter of 100,000 light-years, it is an extremely insignificant distance!

If you want to explore a larger area, there are only two ways to go.

Either, the wormhole technology is further improved.

Or.

Develop new technologies.

The development of wormhole technology has encountered many bottlenecks.

"Director Chen!"

Old Qian suddenly stood up: "Wormhole technology can carry out single, ultra-long-distance transmission—it has already been achieved."

Remote miniature worm bridge.

A single jump distance exceeds 16 light-years!

The problem is...

It can only transmit small volumes and small masses.

If the problem can be solved by iterating to jump large mass objects, the problem will be solved.

"Old Qian, I understand what you mean, but iteration... is where the bottleneck lies!"

Chen Hao said helplessly: "The essence of wormhole jumping is the problem of mass and distance. The remote miniature worm bridge can achieve single, ultra-long-distance jump transmission, but if it is replaced by a warship... it is almost impossible!"

How heavy is a warship?

Not to mention warships.

Previously, even transferring equipment such as brain-machine interfaces from Earth to 16 light-years away had to be disassembled and divided into several times.

To allow a warship to complete a single jump of more than ten light-years...

Not to mention that the energy of the Dyson ring is not enough.

Even if the Dyson sphere of a level 2 civilization is completed in the future, the energy may not be enough.

A key point!

Whether it is a Dyson sphere or a Dyson ring, this thing is fixed around the sun. Starting fixed wormhole transmission from Earth, and if you want to go to more distant stars, you need multiple ultra-long-distance jumps...

After the first jump, it is already more than ten light-years away.

How should subsequent jumps transmit energy?

The distance of more than ten light-years is too far.

Insufficient energy!

"Your project..."

The previous scientist from another civilization frowned subconsciously and said: "Doesn't it need super-strong energy to push it? If it doesn't need it, I don't think it's logical, but if it needs it..."

Where does the energy come from?

Chen Hao wrote a formula on the screen: "The core of the warp drive is a dark energy conversion device."

"Hunter civilization technology has initially used dark energy to construct a warship defense system."

That's right!

During these days of recuperating in bed, Chen Hao has actually been thinking about establishing the direction of technological leap.

According to his division of technology, dark energy belongs to civilizations above level 2, and level 3 civilizations can fully control it.

The Hunter civilization's application of dark energy is still in the most primitive stage.

Now.

He wants to improve the application of dark energy!

Seeing him write the formula and give a series of explanations while writing, the scientists present were stunned.

According to these theories...

It is very likely to be realized!

"If this technology is realized, the warship driven by the warp drive will theoretically be at least ten times the speed of light!"

Ten times the speed of light.

It takes less than two years from Gliese 832C to the solar system.

It doesn't seem to be much faster?

Not really!

How many years has the Hunter civilization developed artificial wormholes to this day?

The current wormhole technology has been achieved after years of continuous research and iteration, and has entered a technical bottleneck.

On the contrary.

The warp drive is just starting, it is ten times the speed of light!

The two are not on the same level.

What about future technology iterations?

Hundredfold?

It can even reach a thousand times the speed of light!

What Chen Hao can currently give is only a small part of the technology, and a group of scientists need to assist in the theoretical verification.

Ten times the speed of light to start?

Everyone at the scene was completely dumbfounded.

Once successful...

With the continuous iteration of technology, the future of the earth will not only be within one or two hundred light-years touched after inheriting the Hunter civilization's level 2.3 technology, but...

It is possible to enter the galaxy-level colonization.

From stellar to galaxy level is the mark of a level 3 civilization!

So Chen Hao took the lead, and a group of scientists began to invest in the initial demonstration of the warp drive.

Time passed.

On the other side.

Gliese 832C, 16 light-years away, a small problem that no one noticed was developing in a direction unfavorable to Chen Hao.

In the evening.

Under the control of the operations team, Damon had already left work and returned home.

The sky gradually darkened, and a figure appeared sneakily, sneaking into Damon's office.

Surprisingly!

It's Lutz!

He works on projects under Aldo.