Chapter 1827: Technology Transactions
"Any progress on the research projects?" After inquiring about matters of daily life, Emperor Zhao Chen brought up the research projects.
Emerald Elf King Mansfield said seriously, "Regarding the project research..."
I am currently involved in the project.
Actually, the progress has been the smoothest in the materials section.
We have made progress in the material development of T7 technology.
A qualified sample has been built.
The next step is to try using this material to build a small interstellar warship.
Given the scarcity of raw materials, we will only build T1-class interstellar warships for the time being.
They were just using this small interstellar warship to conduct some navigation tests.
For example, various endurance tests, flight tests, and impact resistance tests.
If all goes well, the experimental ship can be completed in about six months from its manufacture to the completion of a series of studies.
This is also thanks to the complete industrial system of your Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, which can greatly speed up the time required for production and manufacturing.
"Otherwise, if this were in our Holy Elf Empire, it would take a lot of time just to get to this point," said Emerald Elf King Mansfield bluntly.
He then continued, "The other seed is now confirmed to be the seed of the World Tree."
However, progress is still slow.
Currently, the first experimental seed only has three cracks on its outer shell.
Now, over 95% of the nutrient solution from the entire Holy Elf Empire has been sent to me.
It still cannot meet the demand.
Although production has begun to increase, it will still take a long time to meet our experimental needs.
Upon hearing this...
Zhao Chen thought for a moment and asked, "Is this culture medium difficult to manufacture?"
"It's not difficult. As long as you master the techniques and tricks, you can manufacture the industrial base of the T6 technological civilization," said Emerald Elf King Mansfield.
Zhao Chen thought for a moment, then continued, "If... I mean, if I were to make a request to the people of your Holy Elf Empire..."
Do you think they would agree to share the technology for manufacturing this culture medium with us?
If they can agree.
My Falcon Interstellar Empire can mass-produce culture medium and can increase production in a short period of time.
If it were someone from another Holy Elf Empire, they would definitely think that Zhao Chen's request was too abrupt.
After all, this culture medium is currently the key to helping the World Tree grow rapidly.
Is it really possible to share this with the Dragon Star Empire?
However, the Emerald Elf King Mansfield was seriously considering the proposal.
"There is naturally no problem with the industrial technology of your Xiaolong Interstellar Empire."
Furthermore, since this is your territory, Emperor Xiaolong, a single order from you can complete all the procedures in a short time.
At that time, it will not only meet the culture medium requirements of our No. 1 experimental seed, but also enable 24-hour uninterrupted experimentation at maximum power.
Furthermore, we might be able to conduct a second experiment with the same seed. Having a control group would be even more helpful for our experimental observations.
However, the technology behind this culture medium...
Emerald Elf King Mansfield frowned: "I don't think it should be a problem, as long as you're willing to pay a price."
No problem, that's the best answer.
As for the cost, Zhao Chen had already anticipated it.
If there's something to talk about, then there's an opportunity.
If the other party has no willingness to negotiate, then no matter how many sweet words Zhao Chen offers, it won't be of any use.
"Speaking of which, what kind of technology does your Holy Elf Empire currently lack?" Zhao Chen inquired.
By catering to their preferences, the Dragon Star Empire can minimize the costs incurred.
Emerald Elf King Mansfield thought for a moment and said, "What our Holy Elf Empire desires most right now is the technology for quasi-T7 interstellar warships."
Of course, I also know that you are probably unwilling to give it up easily.
If we take a step back, then it's about the technology of T6 starships, especially star cruisers and star battlecruisers.
Or perhaps it's the T6 level energy system.
..."
King Mansfield of the Emerald Fairy spoke of a series of technological advancements.
They are basically all T6 technology level.
After all, the Holy Elf Empire is currently at the T6 technology level, and this is the only thing that can entice them.
"I see.
"I'll handle this matter. I'll have someone notify you if there's any further news," Zhao Chen said.
"Then I'll wait for your good news."
After visiting the Imperial Academy of Sciences, I had a basic understanding of the situation there.
Zhao Chen did not linger there any longer. Although he tried his best not to disturb others, his status was still a factor.
It will always affect other people's work, so leave as soon as you're done inspecting.
But Zhao Chen had just returned to his flagship.
He then received a message.
"What? Suspicious spatial fluctuations have been detected?" Zhao Chen looked at his secretary in confusion.
The secretary nodded, then continued, "This is the information we received just fifteen minutes ago."
This message came from our Empire's department specifically responsible for monitoring spatial fluctuations.
Because we had anticipated the potential invasion from other civilizations in the universe, we began planning for the entire universe group well in advance.
We have also partnered with the Holy Elf Empire in this regard, as the Elf King Onyne had previously possessed relevant technological reserves in this area.
We have deployed reconnaissance equipment in several key regions of the universe.
So far, the success rate of detection has been extremely high.
But this time... according to the reported information, something is amiss.
The supervisory authorities reported that they had detected suspected fluctuations.
"Suspected? Does that mean it's still uncertain?" Zhao Chen frowned.
"The department head said that from a data perspective, it is impossible to determine."
However, from her personal perspective, she thought it was highly likely, which is why she called to inform them of the situation.
"It's up to you to make the decision," the secretary replied.
Zhao Chen thought for a moment, then said, "I need to connect with the head of this department and ask her in person."
"Yes." The secretary immediately began making arrangements.
Although it was only suspected, Zhao Chen could not allow such a danger to exist and completely disregard it.
Soon, a video window appeared in front of Zhao Chen, and on the other end was a female military officer.
"Shelia, head of the Space Surveillance Department of the Cosmic Cluster, greets His Majesty the Emperor." Shelia was visibly nervous.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?" Zhao Chen looked at Sheryl.
Sheryl swallowed hard, then began to recount the story.
"Actually... I suspect that this signal of abnormal spatial fluctuation did not just appear."
It probably happened three days ago.
Three days ago?
"Why was it only detected now when it happened three days ago?" Zhao Chen asked in surprise.
"This is mainly due to our equipment limitations, and the fact that the magnitude of this spatial fluctuation was simply too small."
Because our project has limited funding, we have only completed the first phase of the layout, which involves installing relevant monitoring equipment in a certain area, although it does achieve full coverage of the entire universe cluster.
However, we cannot explode all abnormal spatial fluctuations, but we can detect them in the first instance.
Based on what we have determined so far.
For example, during our previous vow-based duel period.
We discovered that in a single intergalactic swarm deployment of fewer than 30,000 interstellar warships, there is a probability that we will receive delayed signals.
This is like throwing a stone into a pool of water.
A large rock creates larger waves, which cover a wider area and spread faster.
But what if the stone is very small?
That means that the waves it creates are small, the range of its propagation is not large, and its speed is also very slow.
If, by chance, our equipment is placed very close to this area, in the sea where the rock fell, then we can find it quickly.
Unfortunately, this time the area was in a very remote location.
Furthermore, I estimate that the number of interstellar warships that infiltrated did not exceed five hundred.
This caused our discovery to be delayed significantly, to the point that even our staff suspected it wasn't a data error.
But I think, regardless of whether it's true or not.
We must take this matter seriously once we discover any signs of it.
What if... what if this really is a reconnaissance fleet sent to our interstellar universe by some interstellar civilization?
We previously learned about what happened in the Kaguya Elf Star System of the Holy Elf Empire.
In the past, we didn't have technology.
There's no way around it.
Now that we have these technologies, we should no longer allow such things to happen!
As the conversation drew to a close, Sheria, who had initially been somewhat nervous, became very serious.
You're right.
"So, what do you think we should do about this?" Zhao Chen asked.
Sheryl immediately said, "First, we will conduct a thorough search of this entire universe, using this location as the center."
However, to avoid alerting the enemy, the search process must be conducted discreetly.
It is recommended that a fleet of interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships be assigned to conduct the investigation.
Because we considered that the other side was an invading fleet, infiltrating our universe in this way.
That must be to avoid being discovered by us.
Therefore, their large fleet must be hidden somewhere, or it must have a concealment function.
Ordinary patrol fleets would have no chance of detecting it.
It can only be found by relying on the anti-stealth equipment equipped on the interstellar stealth reconnaissance ship.
Furthermore, since they have infiltrated, they will inevitably try to obtain intelligence information about us.
There are only two channels for obtaining our intelligence information.
A method to obtain useful intelligence by hacking into local cosmic networks.
However, the information obtained in this way is relatively superficial.
The second method is to personally infiltrate some important star systems and starports, and obtain more accurate intelligence information through personal observation.
Therefore, we can use the equipment on various planets to input and output data, and check if there are [N O V E L I G H T] any suspicious or unidentified people coming and going.
Even so, it is still very difficult to do so.
But it's better than doing nothing.
Feeling the eager gaze of Sheria across from him.
Zhao Chen finally nodded in agreement with Sheryl's plan and entrusted her with the task of secretly searching for the infiltrators.
The task in this area was actually determined by their department.
Since most of the Ghost Scout Elite Fleet is currently resting, this can be used as a training exercise.
that's all.
A search operation was quietly launched within the JF-17 universe cluster.
The Imperial Guards were also involved in the operation.
The first to be dispatched were actually the Imperial Guards.
First, the Imperial Guards arrived at the target universe.
That universe is relatively remote, belonging to only a T4 level universe, and its scope is not large.
First, the Imperial Guards launched a message, and all Imperial Guards sentries within the universe that received this message went into action.
Nowadays, the Royal Guard of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has actually developed to a terrifying level.
The Imperial Guards were terrifying in number alone.
Almost every interstellar civilization and every galaxy has a large number of hidden royal guards.
These imperial guards were not strictly speaking imperial guards; they were more like undercover agents, and were considered the most peripheral figures within the imperial guard system.
They are likely to be assigned to this galaxy and then live there permanently.
Without orders, they might live the same life for ten, twenty, or even a lifetime.
Until the order was given from above.
Now, all the secret agents and sentries of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in this universe have been mobilized.
The eyes of the Imperial Guards were like radar, scanning the entire universe.
Meanwhile, at a branch of the Royal Guard in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, everyone there sprang into action.
They were responsible for processing all the intelligence information sent in, pinpointing every inch of that universe.
At this moment, in the central hall, there is a projection, a holographic projection of that universe.
A commander of the Imperial Guard is in charge of this operation.
She looked at the huge cosmic projection and drew several areas on it: "These areas are the key areas of this universe."
Infiltrators who want to obtain intelligence information will most likely appear in these areas.
A thorough investigation was conducted into these areas.
We must not overlook any information or data.
First, the system scanned all surveillance footage; for any suspicious recordings, they were then manually reviewed.
Who would have thought that they were separated by several universes?
They were even able to investigate the Imperial Guards within the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Here you can even see surveillance data from the other side's capital star, some of which are even captured by cameras on civilian starships.
Even data captured by individuals using handheld devices.
It is with these that they can clearly depict the blueprint of that universe!