Chapter 774

Chapter 774: The Name Is Too Dull

In the year 6680 of the Xia calendar, amidst the vast starry sky.

The Founder Two spaceship captured the energy-depleted Founder One spaceship. Although Founder Two was launched more than a hundred years later, it was faster and more advanced.

Every spaceship capable of deep space travel is extremely expensive, so everything that can be recovered must be salvaged, especially since there is a lot of confidential data on board.

The Founder Two spaceship will release some signal relays along the way for signal transmission. If it reaches New Hope Planet, the news there will be transmitted at the speed of light, taking only seven years to return. This is currently the fastest means of communication; whether future methods can surpass light speed remains unknown.

The speed of light is still the fastest speed we know, but some people have suggested the idea of quantum speed. Perhaps in the future, quantum transmission will be even faster, but that is a matter for later; we cannot do it with current technology.

"Ancestor Lin, over here!"

Cao Wang guided Lin Jiang and Cao Ying to the control center of the space center, which is the newest built control center with upgraded technology.

"There are many new faces in the control center, Cao Wang."

"Yes, it has been 6,680 years in the Xia calendar in the blink of an eye. Many people at the space center have only reached the Building Foundation Stage and the Golden Core Stage; several batches have already changed."

Cao Wang said that everyone’s talent is different. Even his subordinates receive high treatment, but not everyone can continually improve their skills.

"Is this young brother also a newcomer?"

"Yes, Ancestor Lin, let me introduce you. This is Liang Long, my right-hand man, at the Mid-Nascent Soul Stage. He has very high talent and intelligence, and he is currently a top expert in seven fields. When it comes to intelligence, I admire him."

Cao Wang pointed to Liang Long. Everyone in their research institute knows about Liang Long’s ambition to become the most knowledgeable person and to learn everything about all fields of society. Cao Wang supports this, but he does not let Liang Long focus solely on studying. Twenty years ago, he took Liang Long under his wing to work, and Liang Long has not disappointed him, as everything he has done has made him very satisfied.

"There aren’t many who can make you surrender gracefully; maybe only a little more than ten people."

"Yes, there are over ten genius talents, but Liang Long is the most extraordinary now."

Cao Wang nodded, revealing his admiration for Liang Long. Liang Long is truly the smartest and most knowledgeable person he has ever met, and he is also humble and eager to learn.

"With such a great general, congratulations, Cao Wang."

"Haha, this great general is also your Ancestor Lin’s. Enough about that, let’s talk about the current space program."

"You may continue."

"After the observations from Founder One decades ago and the follow-up observations from Founder Two, we can almost be sure that New Hope Planet is a habitable planet and has already given birth to life, laying a solid foundation for interstellar migration and cosmic development."

"So, I believe we need to prepare right now, such as building a Space Mother Ship that can carry settlers, along with the necessary technology development…"

Cao Wang spoke slowly, meaning that waiting for Founder Two to confirm fully before preparing would take too long and waste precious time, so it’s better to prepare in advance.

"Can your current technology do this?"

"Yes, we can use data modeling to determine that New Hope Planet is in an early stage, similar to Blue Star hundreds of millions of years ago. Then we can use technology to speed up their evolution."

"How do we speed it up?"

"Through our study of geology, we found that the planet experienced millions of years of heavy rain because the continents merged into one large landmass, known as a supercontinent. Due to tectonic movements, there were massive volcanic eruptions, much larger than the small ones we usually see, lasting tens of thousands to even millions of years, which raised the temperature of the entire planet…"

"Our solution is nuclear weapons, with power beyond world-ending levels, to bomb the supercontinent of New Hope Planet and speed up its separation. Then we can use a cultivator’s formation to stabilize the planet’s energy, and we might even create a global formation, like the old Dutian Formation, with an artificial intelligence replacing the Formation Spirit…"

"Wait, how do you know New Hope Planet has spiritual energy? Without it, do you know how many spirit stones it takes to maintain such a large formation? Are you planning to dig up all the spirit stones from Blue Star?"

Lin Jiang immediately raised a doubt, "How can you be sure New Hope Planet has spiritual energy? Without it, maintaining with spirit stones would be impossible; the consumption would be too great."

"Ancestor Lin, this…"

"I’ll tell you the truth, Cao Wang. Because of the space project, I have already received warnings from experts about the high consumption of spirit stones. It is beyond the circulation of Blue Star. They have advised me to cut back on resources for the space project, and I am almost ready to agree."

Lin Jiang said, "The space program requires a large amount of high-quality spirit stones, and this is outside of the natural cycle on Blue Star, which has caused concern among the relevant people."

Spirit stones and spiritual energy are like water resources; using them within Blue Star is fine, as they are part of the natural cycle. However, going into outer space is a different matter.

"Ancestor Lin, you must not listen to them. This is an investment. As long as we can find new spirit planets, the returns from spirit stones will be enormous. Without this investment, we will never leave the solar system and will gradually move towards extinction…"

Cao Wang was shocked. "Who is sabotaging me? Without spirit stones as energy, the space program is a total failure. What can I do then?"

"You have a point, and others do too, but I must consider the bigger picture, right?"

"Ancestor Lin, this issue can actually be solved."

Just then, Liang Long timidly spoke up, immediately drawing everyone’s attention to him.

"What do you have to say?"

"Yes, Ancestor, based on our research, spiritual energy is actually a type of energy, similar to traditional energy sources like coal, solar power, nuclear energy, or even firewood. It is just more advanced. So, as long as we can convert energy properly, we can use other energy sources to replace spiritual energy in the space program."

"But as far as I know, there has been no breakthrough in this technology."

Lin Jiang nodded; this idea had been around for a long time, but previous people could not make a breakthrough in this technology.

"Ancestor Lin, I have done some research on this, and there may be a breakthrough. If we can compress and refine energy, we might achieve the strength of spiritual energy, which could help other energies power some formations and magical treasures."

"Liang Long, are you serious?"

"Yes, Lord Cao. Also, we can increase our research on nuclear fusion technology; there is still a chance."

Liang Long said they had also researched nuclear fusion technology for many years, but they had not made any breakthroughs, and years ago, the funding was cut, making it even less likely to develop.

"Enough of that; just tell me, has there been a breakthrough in the research?"

"My lord, there are some ideas, but…"

"It’s good to have ideas; I will support you."

Cao Wang quickly interrupted him, saying that having an idea was enough; there was no need for anything else, he would just spend the money.

"Ancestor Lin, you see, there is a way to solve it. You must believe in our strength."

"Alright, I trust you. I won’t increase the investment. You all must come up with ways to save money. For the preparations for interstellar migration, you can handle it yourselves. I will give you the green light."

Lin Jiang nodded and glanced at Liang Long a few more times. This guy should not be useless; he really has some talent.

After leaving the command center with Cao Wang, they went to his office to discuss more detailed matters. When they talked about resources, Cao Wang said, "Ancestor Lin, actually, I’ve always understood the consumption of spirit stones. All these years, I have been working hard to develop space technology, and it is for you, me, and everyone."

"It seems you are an ambitious person."

"Of course. Having lived from the immortal cultivation era until now, to be honest, who doesn’t want to become an immortal? But I know that becoming an immortal is a very luxurious thing, and it is destined that not many people can achieve it. This planet has limited resources. I personally estimate that having three to five people succeed would be good."

Now there are over ten Tao Achievers, and the new generation has fully grown up, ready to compete with us for resources. So where will the resources come from? We can’t just fight among ourselves; that would be pointless, right? Therefore, moving out into space and toward the universe is our ultimate way out.

"I have big ambitions. I not only want to become an immortal myself, but I also want to give my family and descendants a chance. If one person achieves the way, then even pets can rise to greatness. Who doesn’t want that, right?"

"What you said is right, I think the same, Little Ying, my sister Lin Ying, with so many relatives and friends, if there is a chance, I want to help you all become immortals, so we must explore the universe."

"Ancestor Lin, are there really aliens? Are there really other worlds?"

Cao Wang asked again, still unsure about this matter because he had no way to verify it.

"Yes, do you remember Yang Luo?"

"I remember, when Yang Luo was famous in the cultivation world, I was already born, but I was still young. I had just entered the cultivation world and heard the legends about Yang Luo. Yang Luo was also a genius of great talent."

"She comes from another world."

"Ah."

"Not many people know about this, so don’t spread it, but it is true."

"Cao Wang, this is really true! You need to work hard, and it would be best to find Yang Luo’s hometown. Our Yun State has a deep hatred with Yang Luo, and even after tens of thousands of years, we can still take revenge, then we can attack her home!"

Cao Ying also said, "Many people from Yun State died at Yang Luo’s hands. A big part of the upper management was lost back then. This grudge must be remembered, but now that Yang Luo is dead, they can’t take revenge for a while."

"I see. Now that I know there are aliens, I need to work harder. Ancestor Lin, believe me, one day we will reach Yang Luo’s hometown."

Cao Wang became excited. This was more thrilling than anything else. Finding aliens was like walking on rocky ground, but now there was a guiding light ahead, which was very meaningful.

"Well, there’s no rush. Is that Liang Long reliable? I don’t have a good feeling about him."

"He’s reliable. Anyone who can come here has gone through many checks. We have checked Liang Long’s background at least hundreds of times, from his birth to his college graduation, to his job, and until now, everything is clear. Also, his family has served the country loyally for generations; there’s nothing wrong there."

Cao Wang said, "Anyone who works beside him has also gone through careful checks. If there was any doubt, they would have been eliminated. Liang Long’s background is very clear; there’s no chance of it being fake."

"That’s good. Over the years, the evil path has never been truly eliminated, and your place is very important. If technology is used for bad things, that would be very scary."

"Ancestor Lin, don’t worry. We have always placed great importance on this. Our project team has never had such an accident, so you can be completely at ease."

"Well, if there’s nothing else, we’ll leave first. You should still report to me regularly. When Founder Two arrives at New Hope, let me know. I want to witness that moment."

"By the way, Cao Wang, the name New Hope Planet is not very good. You all should think of a new name."

Cao Ying also said that she always thought the name New Hope was not very good, and if someone didn’t know, they might think it was something else. It’s better to change the name.