Chapter 237 Lightspeed Engine and Cosmic Cube

The lightspeed engine is a product of the "Pegasus Project", which was a research plan formulated in the 20th century when S.H.I.E.L.D. was just established. The main object of research was the Cosmic Cube that S.H.I.E.L.D. accidentally found when searching for the crash site of Captain America.

The plan was implemented jointly by Stark Industries, which was supported by the US military at the time, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the US Air Force and S.H.I.E.L.D.

However, although everyone was interested in studying the power of the Cosmic Cube, due to the limited technology on Earth at the time, the Cosmic Cube did not make any substantial progress after various studies by scientists, resulting in the inability to further develop the power of the Cosmic Cube.

Of course, even if they have not made any progress now, they will not give up. After all, they are very envious of the magical and powerful energy of the Cosmic Cube. This situation did not change until some time later, when the war between the Skrulls and the Kree spread to the earth.

The Kree Mar-Vell was sent to infiltrate the Earth and discovered the existence of the Cosmic Cube. Mar-Vell was a good Kree. She was tired of the war between the Kree and the Skrulls, so she planned to use the Cosmic Cube to develop a light speed engine, hoping to find a home for the Skrull refugees and end the war. So Mar-Vell transformed into the Earthman Lawson, infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. as a scientist, and joined the Pegasus Project.

So, with the help of the Kree people's knowledge beyond the earth level, Dr. Lawson made real progress shortly after joining the Pegasus Project. People did not suspect that there was anything wrong with Dr. Lawson, they just thought that Dr. Lawson was a genius.

Howard Stark, the father of Iron Man Tony, discovered new elements from the Cosmic Cube at this time, but the science and technology at that time did not meet the research and development conditions, so he could only record the research results in a notebook and wait until the science and technology in the future to improve before conducting research. However, not long after this, Howard was killed by the Winter Soldier, and those research materials were left in the hands of Tony now, saving his life.

The lightspeed engine developed by Dr. Lawson soon entered the experimental stage. She and Carol, who had not yet become Captain Marvel, flew a fighter jet equipped with a lightspeed engine for a test flight, but they encountered Kree soldiers who discovered the spy's rebellion and came to chase them.

After a fierce fight, the fighter plane piloted by Carol was destroyed and Dr. Lawson was shot and killed by the Kree who rushed over. Although Carol did not know the identity of these enemies, she had a hunch that they came for the lightspeed engine, so Carol picked up a Kree weapon and shot at the lightspeed engine, trying to destroy it and prevent the opponent's plan from succeeding.

The Kree people did not have time to stop Carol. They could only watch as the light bullet hit the light speed engine and then a huge explosion occurred. The power of the Cosmic Cube in the light speed engine was thus integrated into Carol's body, which was also the opportunity for her to become Captain Marvel.

After the explosion, the Kree looked at Carol lying on the ground, glowing and in a coma, and decided to take her back to the Kree home planet, Hala. They learned from some sources that the light speed engine developed by Dr. Lawson needed an energy core to drive it, and the Kree saw Carol's appearance at this time and guessed that the other party's current changes should be related to the energy core, so he took Carol back, erased her memory as an Earthling, and implanted false memories.

The so-called energy core, of course, is not the energy that has been integrated into Carol's body, but the Cosmic Cube that is now in Noah's hands. Only an item like the Cosmic Cube, which has infinite energy, can provide the energy required by the light speed engine.

However, Noah still has some doubts. Can this light speed engine really reach the speed of light? Or is it just a name? After all, Noah is skeptical about the fact that Dr. Lawson and the scientists of SHIELD can develop a light speed engine through cooperation. In addition, given the energy characteristics of the Cosmic Cube, Noah thinks that this so-called light speed engine should be called a warp speed engine.

The warp engine is a conceptual propulsion system that uses a special substance or energy to distort space-time, allowing the spacecraft to move almost like a space jump while traveling, thereby achieving a superluminal effect.

The real body of the Cosmic Cube is the Space Stone, one of the Infinity Stones. Its energy characteristics are exactly the energy that is most suitable for achieving the concept of warp engine, so Noah has this conjecture.

"It's an interesting idea, Noah. From what you said, if we can get Dr. Lawson's research data, our research will be much more convenient." Lissandra said with some interest after listening to the information Noah said.

"Well, maybe SHIELD still has the information about the lightspeed engine, but I guess SHIELD should keep the information in paper documents. When I go back, if I want to get these things, I have to start from Nick Fury." Noah thought. He remembered that in the movie Captain Marvel 1, Dr. Lawson's information about the lightspeed engine was kept in an archive room of SHIELD.

In some cases, the security and stability of paper documents cannot be replaced by electronic data. For example, Noah and Lissandra, with their earth-crushing technology, can easily invade and tamper with their electronic data. However, if they are not saved on the computer, then he has no way to directly obtain the information.

"If we can develop a warp drive, that would be a good thing. The spaceships in this universe don't seem to have this technology. Crossing galaxies depends on space wormhole jump points."

If a warp engine can be developed, then Noah's Morningstar will be the fastest ship in the Marvel Universe, able to travel quickly between galaxies without relying on wormholes.

Moreover, when Noah thought of the warp engine, another idea suddenly popped up in his mind. Compared with the warp engine, there is a more awesome technology in Marvel, that is the Rainbow Bridge. The Rainbow Bridge is a very BUG technology that can jump freely between universes without any restrictions. It is amazing. If the Rainbow Bridge technology can be installed on the Morningstar like Thor's sheep cart, it will be much more awesome than the warp engine.

Noah really didn't know how the Asgardians mastered the technology of the Rainbow Bridge, because tens of thousands of years ago, when Odin's father was in power, they already had the power of the Rainbow Bridge. Noah guessed that Asgard might have gained the power of the Rainbow Bridge after exploring the power of the Cosmic Cube.

While Noah and Lissandra were discussing, the Morningstar had already arrived in front of the planet at high speed driven by the pulse engine.

"Are we there? Let me see, about 10 minutes have passed." Noah looked at the time, then looked at the planet he had chosen earlier.

"This is a gas giant planet. Judging from the planet's gravity, this planet is much larger than Jupiter in the solar system." Lissandra gave the data on the side.

This is a brown-yellow gas giant planet. As the name suggests, a gas giant planet is a planet mainly composed of gas. In the solar system, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are all gas giant planets. The planet in front of us is also a gas giant planet.

The Morningstar control panel flashed a warning that approaching the planet would be affected by its gravity. Based on the data above, it can be judged that this gas giant is much larger than Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system (the sun is a star).

"I have decided to name this planet Morningstar! Lissandra, record it on the Morningstar's star map and use it as our first step in exploring the universe!"