Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1251 - 478: The Fifth Race

On the surface, it seems unrealistic to create a technological branch from scratch in such a short time.

But Ren Zhong found a solution in the vast database provided by Sun Ai.

Although Sun Ai still retains human emotions, her creativity has gradually declined.

Ren Zhong once directly instructed her to try developing Fold Jump technology, but she had no idea.

Then Ren Zhong changed his approach, turning the instructions into asking her to look up publicly available Empire knowledge in the Tracer colony’s existing database.

Sun Ai provided some feedback.

Firstly, there is indeed Fold Jump technology within the Empire, and it’s already quite mature. However, the Mechanical Empire’s Fold Jump technology seems to differ somewhat from that of the Sublimers, unlike the Antimatter Bomb, which can be activated in any region. It must be pushed along a fixed subspace track. This is originally a conventional means of transportation in the Star Cluster areas, where a network of Fold Jump Subspace Channels primarily handles logistics and transportation tasks. However, this network hasn’t extended to Source Star.

Additionally, although enabling technology is not entirely unachievable, its fault rate and success rate are too low to be as stable and controllable as the Space Sand Worm’s Fold Jump Bomb, which can even arbitrarily change direction.

Ren Zhong speculated that this was due to different technological routes.

Perhaps the Sublimers themselves don’t fully understand the principles of Fold Jump; as long as the genetic chain has this function and can be utilized, that’s sufficient.

Afterward, Ren Zhong asked Sun Ai to verify the power system of the ships within the Mechanical Empire that have Fold Jump capabilities. Sun Ai told him that the Empire’s ships also use high-energy batteries, and the core technology of these batteries is the same as those produced by Source Star, just with a larger capacity.

Then, Ren Zhong tried to have Sun Ai query the components of power modules related to Fold Jump ships, but couldn’t find anything. However, Ren Zhong finally received some good news: the core components used in the Source Star Fleet originating from the Mechanical Empire do not have a significant disparity with the Empire’s products in terms of material science levels.

Having reached this point in reasoning, Ren Zhong felt that there was a certain feasibility in this matter and that it was worth a try.

"Having a power system with comparable levels, along with qualified materials. The Royal Academy of Sciences’ educational knowledge, although somewhat obscured regarding Fold Jump technology, still explains basic concepts. Space Sand Worm’s bombs serve as ready-made experimental samples, and the research institutions within Fleet Headquarters, alongside... hmm, the fully unleashed potential of Source Star."

Ren Zhong muttered to himself, his mind instinctively conjuring images of the present scene on Source Star.

For ten years, although he spent most of his time in frozen hibernation, every time he woke up, he would connect to the stable information flow between Sun Ai and the pseudo-web avatar, checking on the situation on Source Star, even engaging in dialogue with the descendants of Yujin, Hanyu, Wen Lei, and Wang Zhaofu in the virtual world, arranging plans, answering their questions, and serving as the backbone, guiding the development of Source Star civilization.

Passengers on the fleet believed that Source Star civilization had been annihilated, falling into immense sorrow. However, those staying on Source Star were not only alive but living prosperously, striving forward, each looking forward to one day when the fleet establishes a foundation within the Empire, solidifying their base, and then becoming the backup forces to assist Ren Zhong.

Of course, the people also had regrets. Ren Zhong told those left on Source Star that the Empire was powerful beyond imagination, and until they possessed the ability to cause mutually assured destruction, or at least impose unbearable costs onto the Empire to gain negotiating rights, Source Star civilization’s existence must remain hidden. Therefore, for safety’s sake, those on Source Star can only maintain a one-way contact with him.

Hibernate, strive, explode, advance...

This was the tone Ren Zhong set for Source Star civilization.

The truth about the Ancient Disk Galaxy that couldn’t be spoken within the fleet—Ren Zhong had already shared it with Source Star before leaving. Anyway, the ongoing existence of Source Star civilization remained his fatal flaw; exposure would mean death, either way, so there’s no need to keep secrets from Source Star civilization anymore.

Over ten years, due to the immense sense of crisis Ren Zhong instilled, Source Star civilization did not stagnate due to social reforms, nor did it slacken on account of leisurely enjoyment.