Chapter 1483: Chapter 559: Face-Slapping

For Ren Zhong, who now possesses the ability of eidetic memory, what he sees is basically what he gets.

The specialist at the Ship Institute had considered the matter of technological confidentiality but felt the issue wasn’t major.

Ren Zhong was already in the recruitment list of the Royal Academy of Sciences, considered a target for recruitment.

Additionally, Ren Zhong had already passed the psychological examination. His loyalty to the Emperor was beyond doubt, so even learning about some technological achievements beyond Earl’s permissions was not a big deal.

Furthermore, he was just one person; letting him take a look, even if he could learn some things to enhance his own fleet, the extent wouldn’t be too exaggerated, not a big issue.

With this mentality, the senior specialist was quite generous, personally accompanying Ren Zhong to the core database of the Design Institute, and bringing out a plethora of materials for Ren Zhong to review while providing detailed explanations.

Not knowing until you see it, seeing indeed makes one jump.

Ren Zhong soon realized he had seriously underestimated the profound foundation of the Mechanical Empire with millions of years of history.

The theoretical basic knowledge wasn’t too surprising, but the accumulation in materials science by the Mechanical Empire was truly deep.

When basic science stagnates, a specialized subfield of science can still slowly but steadily progress thanks to time’s sedimentation, and that is materials science.

In any era of humanity, the essence of materials science is actually the accumulation of experience.

Humanity ventured to more places, acquiring more exotic materials, making more combinations. Even if it seems like pure luck, materials science can always be pushed forward bit by bit.

The Mechanical Empire holds vast territories with innumerable planets under its domain.

Such a huge geographical and temporal base always gives rise to some incredible substances, which are likely discovered by the Empire’s people, such as the Alien Ore that Ren Zhong initially encountered on Source Star.

Previously, Ren Zhong didn’t have the authority to access these related materials. Now, having arrived at the subordinate institution of the Royal Academy of Sciences, he finally witnesses the tip of the iceberg.

Different marvelous materials possess different properties; some materials with special efficacy, if applied to ships and weapons, can even bring fundamental performance enhancement.

These key or merely subtle yet objectively existing performance improvements ultimately converge into qualitative differences in ship performance.

Ren Zhong wasn’t really taking advantage without giving back; throughout the afternoon, he utilized the ship design thinking system he honed through enlightenment from Qian Wangshen and his own years of research to suggest some highly feasible improvement ideas for the Far Border Branch Ship Institute.

The senior specialist listened with fascination, amazed and deeply appreciative.

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In the evening, Ren Zhong spoke like a teacher.

"The three-dimensional force’s tearing effect on ship structures is not external but internal impact, unlike a ship enduring an explosive missile. So, if this self-dissolving biological adhesive property is used on intricate components within the ship to enhance the stability of parts that can’t be wholly forged, it can effectively prevent internal oscillations during fold jump failure. The materials indicate that this adhesive needs to be slowly produced by particular organisms through biochemical methods, so productivity is extremely low and costs are high. But I believe if the goal is to create a breakthrough fleet for the Empire that can turn the tide on the battlefield, the expense is justified."

The senior specialist nodded, "That’s true, but this is a major matter. I’ll record Earl Red Blade’s suggestion first and submit it, but ultimately it depends on the Academy’s high-level decision."

"No rush, onto the next issue. Oh! Light flies faster in this gel than in a vacuum! Truly incredible, such a thing exists in the universe." Ren Zhong remarked with astonishment.

The senior specialist nodded, "Indeed."

"Then, theoretically, this gel could accelerate the transmission speed of command signals within ships, shortening the time difference caused by the four temporal segments I mentioned earlier. Shortening the time difference slightly reduces the cognitive calculation error rate of the intelligent brain on cosmic coordinate systems. It might be worth trying. But there’s one question." Ren Zhong frowned.

The senior specialist asked, "What question? Please enlighten."

"I want to know the principle. What principle can cause light to transmit faster in this material than in a vacuum? Everything should be pursued for fundamental understanding; once the fundamental principle is clear, it could naturally allow deriving more practical application methods, discovering broader prospects, and reducing special materials’ production costs. Pursuing principles is the correct way to do academic work."

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