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The Blue Ridge Star, who was 4.3 light years away, was still living happily in his own world as usual, without knowing that his destiny had been decided.

Of course, it is not a simple matter for the Earthlings to conquer the Blue Ridge Stars a few light years away. You should know that although the distance between these light years is insignificant to the universe, it is like a natural barrier for today's humans!

With the current science and technology of the empire, it can only study large spacecraft with a speed of 0.3 times the speed of light. Even if it does not consider the long acceleration and deceleration time, it will take more than ten years to fly to the Centaurus, which is 4.3 light-years.

More than ten years has been too long for the empire. Qingquan Technology developed rapidly in the early days and had become a global giant in less than ten years. Although the empire did not develop much in the past ten years, it was because the empire devoted its energy to comprehensively improving its own technology.

If the empire, like the Qingquan Technology era in the past, devoted most of its energy to improving important scientific and technological fields, I believe that more than ten years of time will be enough to achieve a leap forward!

After more than ten years of precipitation, all technologies have been developed in various aspects. It is time to develop some key areas, such as the warp engine used for interstellar navigation!

Warp engines are also called curvature engines. They are a general term for super-light propulsion systems and jump engines, super-light engines, and interstellar transmitters!

The so-called warp engine was actually proposed by scientists a long time ago. In the 1950s, German physicist Heim began to explore the concept of "spatial-time and space power". He proposed: "warp navigation" is to use space-time distortion and space-time jump to achieve super-light flight.

He believes that a strong magnetic field can create a gravitational field and push the spacecraft at high speed. If the magnetic field is strong enough, the spacecraft can enter a second-degree space higher than the space-time we are in and sail at super-light speed. Once the magnetic field disappears, the spacecraft will return to its current space-time.

Heim used the theory of "second-degree space" to supplement Einstein's four-dimensional space-time theory, so the universe becomes six-dimensional space-time. In Heim's view, universal gravity and electromagnetic force can transform each other, so the rotating magnetic field will weaken the earth's gravity, so that the spacecraft can leave the ground (the principle of anti-gravity!).

When Heim published the theory publicly in 1957, many physicists at that time said it was difficult to accept it because they believed that it was difficult to create such a huge magnetic field under the material and technical conditions at that time. Until Heim passed away in 2001, his theory also disappeared.

In 2005, Hauser, a physicist at the University of Applied Sciences at Salzgiot, Germany, and his colleague Delescher co-wrote an experimental paper based on Heim's theory to explore the feasibility of making "Space-Time Engines". Unexpectedly, he was suddenly awarded the 2005 "Nuclear Energy and Future Aviation" project award by the American Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

At the same time, the US Air Force showed great interest in the "spatial-time engine" that could exceed the speed of light, and sent representatives to meet Hauser. During the meeting, Hauser emphasized that the plan is still in a very preliminary stage. If the theory is proved to be feasible, the test model spacecraft can be built in five years.

Therefore, the paper award awarded by the American Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics has caused considerable shock in the global physics community, and this move recognizes some of the theories of Heim's theory to a certain extent.

Then Roger Reinard, a space power researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy's San Dia National Laboratory, publicly announced that they currently have an X-ray generator, the Z machine, that can provide the magnetic field required for the experiment. He said: "Even if the experiment proves that the conclusion is wrong, in my opinion, it is a successful experiment."

As early as May 2015, NASA scientists had already conducted research on warp engines and tested this science fiction-level power system. After the announcement, the news attracted global attention!

In fact, based on the research on alpha data, Liu Qingquan knew very clearly that the warp engine is a tool for the navigation of most cosmic civilizations. If humans want to develop freely in the universe, they must study this warp engine!

At the same time, Liu Qingquan had to lament the greatness of earth scientists, because according to the theory they published, the direction of earth science exploration of warp engines is correct. In other words, the theory proposed by earth scientists to make warp engines is no problem. What is needed are materials, specific methods, and powerful energy!

These three things are the real obstacles to geoscientists in developing warp engines! Materials, huge energy, and methods!

The working principle of the curvature engine is to use a powerful magnetic field to resonate with space, thereby achieving the purpose of distorting space and folding space, and then using a powerful magnetic field to open the folded space, thereby achieving a jump-like flight from one space to a very distant space!

In the universe, the speed of light is constant, and the running speed of all objects is limited by the speed of light, but the driving speed of warp is a law that can avoid this rule and avoid the limit of light by distorting space-time. A spacecraft built according to this theory will be able to achieve a space navigation speed of 10 times the speed of light, or even dozens of times the speed of light, without breaking the limit of light.

Based on Alpha's information, Liu Qingquan learned that warp engine technology can actually be divided into conventional warp engine technology and superwarp engine technology!

Conventional warp engines are divided into 10 levels according to their speed. 1-10 times the speed of light is the level 1 warp engine technology, 11-20 times the speed of light is the level 2 warp engine technology, and so on, 10 times the speed of light is the same level. When it reaches 90-100 times the speed of light, it is the level 10 warp engine!

A warp engine that exceeds 100 times the speed of light is called a superwarp engine. This is a thing that belongs to advanced cosmic civilizations. Few junior and intermediate cosmic civilizations can develop.

The empire that has been fully developed has long looked at the universe and starry sky, and naturally the research on warp engines has been put on the agenda.

With the current science and technology of the empire, it is very likely that the warp engine will be manufactured, which will restrict the three major influences, materials, huge energy, and methods!

In terms of materials, the materials used in warp engines are definitely not comparable to those used at present. This is not just a matter of hardness, but rather a material needs to be constructed according to the design needs from the atomic perspective!

Things on the macro level are very easy to process. Scientists can easily find out what ratios are needed when smelting materials, manufacturing steps, etc.

However, it has never been possible to design and manufacture materials from the atomic perspective, because current technology cannot be meticulously constructed in such a small world. An atom is too small. Even a small piece of material has countless atoms that make it up.

There is still a long way to go to build materials from an atomic perspective. Just how to affect atoms and make them arrange them according to our wishes is enough to drive scientists crazy, let alone implement large-scale atomic structures to create the materials needed for warp engines.

A material problem alone requires scientists to study it carefully. After all, warp engines require huge energy and powerful magnetic fields. These will have severe tests on the materials. If the materials are not qualified, everything else is empty talk!

The second problem is huge energy. This problem is relatively easy to solve for the current empire. After all, controlled nuclear fusion technology has been researched long ago!

Controllable nuclear fusion technology should be the most powerful energy technology that can be obtained except for the annihilation of positive and antimatter. For warp engine technology, the energy provided by nuclear fusion technology should be sufficient.

The scientists of the empire still have their own confidence in this regard. If the energy generated by nuclear fusion technology cannot meet the needs of warp engines, then humans will temporarily stop thinking. The importance of energy will not be less important than that of materials!

As for the last problem encountered, that is, the method problem, it is actually theory!

Earth scientists have been able to roughly predict the theory of manufacturing warp engines, but these theories are all speculated based on the technology and understanding at that time and have not been verified. Although the general direction is correct, there must be many loopholes in many details.

However, together, the scientists of the empire didn't have to worry about anything. Liu Qingquan, who had obtained the seeds of Alpha civilization, could give the scientists of the empire the most correct guidance.

The specific theoretical aspects are not at all problems with the imperial scientists. After a simple analysis, it seems that the three major problems of warp engines are only needed to specialize in the first problem, the material problem!

The other two problems can be achieved under existing conditions. Energy relies on powerful nuclear fusion energy technology. The method has explored tens of millions of methods and theories based on Alpha people. Compared with the empire's warp engine technology, as long as it is studied, it is definitely not the most basic warp engine.

The material problem is a key issue. Although Liu Qingquan also has Alpha technology information, he is no longer willing to interfere too much in the development of Empire Technology. It is good to have plug-ins, which can greatly improve the speed of development, but it is easy to have problems always relying on plug-ins.

It's like a person who plays games. You habitually rely on plug-ins to play games. Over time, dependencies will be formed, and your talents and abilities will gradually be buried. Once you lose plug-ins, you don't know how to play this game at all.

The same is true when it comes to the development of civilization, and the development of science and technology is the same. Many times, it is beneficial to be more difficult at the beginning. If it is too smooth, problems will be easily caused! (To be continued.)
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