Chapter 1609 It's Easy

No need to guess at all.

He will come to the door at this time. Apart from Chairman Li Guangya, Lu Zhou can't think of anyone else. The only thing he didn't expect was that not only Chairman Li Guangya came this time, but also the commander of the Pan-Asian First Fleet—Admiral Sun Liwei.

For Commander Sun, Lu Zhou didn't have a lot of impressions, but he vaguely remembered a meeting at the celebration at the beginning of the year. At that time, my first feeling was that this old man was probably a man who was serious in both work and life.

Seeing that the two guests who came seemed to be about to talk about business, Vera greeted them politely, and then went upstairs in a sensible manner.

I don't know why, when Vera greeted Li Guangya, Lu Zhou always felt that the expression on his face was a little...

Subtle embarrassment?

But after thinking about it, Lu Zhou threw this insignificant matter aside, and Li Guangya, who stepped over the entrance, quickly restrained that unnatural expression, coughed lightly, and greeted Lu Zhou with a smile on his face. up.

"Long time no see, Academician Lu, how are you doing recently? Are you satisfied with your life?"

"I have always been fine, there is no dissatisfaction..."

Being greeted by this guy, Lu Zhou couldn't get used to it for a while. After inviting the two of them to sit on the sofa, he said straight to the point, "...We have known each other for more than a year. Since we are both acquaintances, there is no need to be polite. Just tell me something."

"What do you mean, can I not come to see my old friend if I have nothing to do?" Seeing Lu Zhou looking at him speechlessly, Li Guangya was too embarrassed to continue talking, and continued with a slightly embarrassed smile, "Ahem , I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Then... General Sun, will you come first or me?"

"Let me go first."

Taking a deep breath, Sun Liwei looked at Lu Zhou seriously, and continued in a sincere tone.

"The thing is like this, Qinling's amazing achievements in hyperspace experiments have been known to the world. Now the military analysis agencies of the major regional alliances in the world have given a very high evaluation of this technology we have mastered , This is not only an affirmation of our strength, but also a hidden temptation. In order to maintain the stability of the regional situation on the earth, we hope to maintain the current strategic deterrence..."

Lu Zhou: "So?"

"Can you make a price for that Z-particle oscillator device?" After all, Sun Liwei is a soldier and has no experience in negotiating business with others, so he frankly said, "We hope to buy it."

If someone else was sitting here, just looking at the urgent expression on his face, maybe he would take the opportunity to beat him up.

But coincidentally, the person sitting opposite him was not a businessman, and it could even be said that he was not interested in business matters at all, so he didn't think about so much money.

However, after hearing this request, Lu Zhou had a strange expression on his face due to other reasons.

"Buy it? Are you sure you don't need to put those weapon systems and external armor back?"

"No need, just keep it like this!" Sun Liwei, who was afraid that Lu Zhou would misunderstand, suddenly thought of something, quickly added a sentence and continued, "Of course, we will give you a suitable price! And, if the Research on the warp speed engine, you have new plans in the future, and we are willing to pay for your research in full!"

Hearing this sentence, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel a little funny, so he said jokingly.

"Do you think I look like someone short on money?"

Hearing this sentence, Sun Liwei was a little dumbfounded, and turned his eyes to Li Guangya next to him for help.

Noticing the expression on Commander Sun's face asking for help, Li Guangya sighed in his heart, then looked at Lu Zhou, smiled embarrassedly and said.

"We know that you are certainly not short of money, but... this is really important to us, and I hope that Academician Lu can accommodate you. Or besides money, if there is any other proposal that can satisfy you, you can also Bring it up, and we'll do our best to help you out!"

"It's not that I don't want to sell it to you," Lu Zhou picked up the unfinished coffee on the coffee table, took a sip, sighed slightly, and continued, "It's the fact that I don't want to sell it to you." This thing was originally a DEMO version, and it did not meet my initial expectations in terms of channel calculation or user experience.”

"You mean... there is a lot of room for improvement in this technology?"

"That's right," looking at Commander Sun who reacted quickly, Lu Zhou nodded approvingly and continued, "There is only a straight line from one point to another between two curved surfaces that do not want to intersect in space, but There can be countless irregular connections. In previous experiments, the channel I chose was not the one with the shortest path, but the one that was relatively easy to 'find'."

Hearing this statement, Li Guangya's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked excitedly.

"That is to say... what kind of warp speed engine, can it be faster?"

Lu Zhou nodded, and said it as a matter of course.

"Of course, it would be better to say that 0.8 AU took as long as five minutes. In my opinion, it is still too slow."

Taking the mass of Qinling as the benchmark, and bringing it into the deduction of the Z particle gravitational wave equation he derived, ideally, 1 AU per minute is a barely acceptable staged result for him.

It took 0.8 AU five minutes to complete the transition, not counting the first two minutes of preparation time, which can only be regarded as a mediocre result.

Hearing what Lu Zhou said, Li Guangya and Sun Liwei, who were sitting on the opposite sofa, took a breath in unison.

100 million kilometers in five minutes is actually too slow? !

What does it look like to wake up soon? !

Seeing that the two did not speak, Lu Zhou continued after thinking for a while.

"Well, the engine of the demo version still needs to be adjusted. Since you like it so much, I will help you improve it for free. As for the fee, you don't need to, just lend me the Qinling for a while."

"How can that be done?! You have done so many things for us, how could we have the nerve to let you pay for it yourself? I hope Academician Lu understands that as soldiers, we also have our dignity and persistence. We must bear it!"

Looking at the persistent Commander Sun, Lu Zhou couldn't laugh or cry.

To be honest, in his expectation, the follow-up improvement work would not have cost much.

At least compared to his savings that could never be spent in a few lifetimes, even a fraction may not be worth talking about.

However, since the old man was so persistent, he couldn't say anything more.

"That's all right," Lu Zhou said with a nod, "Since you are willing to provide experimental funding, I'd rather be respectful than obedient. In addition, I need Qinling to cooperate with my work. Although they did it before It's already very good, but I still hope that you can issue a written document or something."

"No problem! From now on, your research is the highest priority task for our First Fleet. I will ask Deng Yuanshu to fully cooperate with your work!" Sun Liwei agreed without hesitation, and Sun Liwei's face showed Looking at Lu Zhou with a serious expression, he said solemnly, "For your hard work for us, on behalf of all combat and non-combatant personnel of the Pan-Asia First Fleet, I would like to extend my highest respect and thanks to you!"

"You don't need to do this, the technology is researched and used by people, and we can also be considered as helping each other."

Faced with such a solemn expression from the old man, Lu Zhou felt a little embarrassed.

But all in all, his goal was half achieved.

Turning his gaze to Chairman Li Guangya who was sitting next to him, seeing the expression on his face that seemed to have something to say, Lu Zhou suddenly remembered that he had mentioned before that he had something to discuss with him, so he took the initiative to ask road.

"What about you? Did you also come to me about the Qinling?"

"That's not true," Li Guangya said with a smile, "The First Fleet already has a diligent and dedicated commander, and it's not my turn to share their worries."

"So, is there any other trouble waiting for me?"

"How can you say it's troublesome? There's just... a small problem," Li Guangya smiled embarrassedly, sat upright on the sofa, looked at Lu Zhou and continued, "It's like this. I was consulting relevant experts before about super The theory of space generates some ideas. I don't know if these ideas are correct, so I want to ask your opinion."

This guy can still understand that thing?

Lu Zhou glanced at Li Guangya unexpectedly, and suddenly looked at him with admiration.

"you say."

Li Guangya: "Although I don't know much about the deeper theory, from a literal point of view...the core principle of warp speed navigation is to use hyperspace channels to transport matter from one point to another. The greater the mass of matter, The greater the gravitational force, the longer it will take to pass through the passage, so what about the information without quality? How long would it take to walk through the passage that the Qinling passed through at that time?"

"This is a very interesting question." Putting down the coffee cup in his hand, Lu Zhou thought for a moment before replying, "Theoretically, when the m coefficient of the equation is 0, the time t value should approach infinitesimal Yes, but there is not an absolute linear relationship between the two... My guess is that this time should be very, very short. Optimistically, it may be less than 1 second. As for the specific amount, we have to go through further research Only by conducting experiments to collect data and building a more accurate model will we know."

When he heard that the distance of 0.8AU would not even take 1 second, Li Guangya's heart suddenly became hot.

It doesn't matter what speculation or not, anyway, in his perception, Academician Lu's speculation has basically become a fact, so he asked quickly.

"Is there a way to establish something similar to a submarine optical cable between the Earth-Moon system and Mars to achieve rapid exchange of information?"

When he said this, Li Guangya was paying close attention to the expression on Lu Zhou's face.

He thought that after hearing this whimsical idea, Lu Zhou would have a look of embarrassment on his face. However, what he didn't expect was that instead of showing any embarrassment on Lu Zhou's face, his answer was completely beyond his expectations.

"sure."

Looking at Li Guangya who was stunned because of surprise, Lu Zhou continued in a normal tone.

"Actually, it's easy."