Sky-cracking Rider-Chapter 1355 - 1321: Miniature Positioning Device [Image]
Just as Chen Fei was negotiating with the Slan Dynasty on Cangqiong Star for a few more super-large capacity space system alchemy storage devices, he unexpectedly received news again: a messenger from the enslaved race under the "Sagali" civilization had sent a message, only to self-destruct immediately afterward, leaving a bloody mess within a thirty-meter radius. Truly, no sense of decorum.
It seemed that for the safety of their race, they did not value their own lives, purely using themselves as consumables. Being close to red grows red, being close to black grows black; this was very much in the "Sagali" civilization's style.
However, this time the message detailed the reason for the "Lord of the Sky's" downfall: there were traitors within the enslaved races, causing significant losses. Some species even faced complete extinction, being completely eradicated. Even if there were survivors, with their reproductive capabilities locked, complete extinction was only a matter of time. The "Sagali" who ruled these enslaved races were extremely cruel and ruthless.
The enslaved races originated from conquered civilizations of intelligent species, firmly controlled in both reproduction and civilizational heritage.
The Slan Dynasty experienced a slight chaos due to the setback of the "Lord of the Sky", but this was because they had psychological preparation; otherwise, it would have been utter chaos.
Princess Lin Ziyu personally brought this news to Chen Fei and sought his counsel.
"Tell those enslaved races to send over the coordinates of the 'Sagali' civilization's home base and all strongholds, or otherwise, there will be no further discussions!"
The crucial moment had been mishandled, losing the "Lord of the Sky" and a group of high-end combat forces. Chen Fei's view of these useless enslaved races dropped significantly, and his "Life Tree" garden did not nurture waste. He originally intended to show a small amount of mercy, but now it seemed entirely unnecessary.
If they couldn't handle such a small matter, what's the point of living, and it's certainly not worth feeling sorry for the "Sagali" eliminating a few disobedient species.
Lin Ziyu, in contact with Chen Fei, whispered, "I wonder how Father is doing, we haven't heard anything at all."
Even those enslaved races could not find any information about the whereabouts of the "Lord of the Sky" and his entourage.
"Trust me, no news is good news!"
Chen Fei suspected the situation might not be as dire.
The "Lord of the Sky" was definitely not just a big name, and with all of Slan Dynasty's preparations, even when facing a direct hit from a biological space battleship or encountering a couple of Divine Breeds, they should be able to manage. Currently, they were merely out of contact and had not been annihilated by the "Sagali" on the spot, possibly still alive and even escaping.
"I wish you were right!"
Lin Ziyu remained worried. The old man was already of considerable age, yet still had to risk himself. It seemed only someone from the Dragon Knight generation would have such an obsession.
Although the Slan Dynasty had long anticipated such an event and made thorough preparations, when the moment arrived, they couldn't help feeling anxious. If there were any accidents, it would be unimaginable.
"Convey my words to those enslaved races; we need their sincerity, nothing else needs to be said."
Chen Fei thought of something and added, "I'll have someone create something, and if those enslaved races still want to contact us, they'll have to use it."
No matter the true intent behind the enslaved races' continued attempts to contact him, whether genuinely seeking help or laying another trap, Cangqiong Star was not going to be fooled twice, and neither was Blue Star.
Lin Ziyu asked, following his train of thought, "What item?"
"Something that can be tracked. Just a sudden idea, not sure if it can be realized; both manpower and technology are readily available. For now, I'll let you know if there's any progress."
Chen Fei ended the call with Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Slan Dynasty, muttering to himself, "'Adam', I need to create a 'Stargate' with a diameter of no more than 10 cm, for sending tracking signals. Simulate the feasibility of the technology."
To date, the complete mastery of "Stargate" technology rested solely with the AI "Adam". The original holders, the Neanderthal tribe, had long lost it. Even if they regained such technology, they wouldn't find the core materials necessary for making a "Stargate".
Chen Fei controlled the source site of key materials for making a "Stargate". Although the Antalu Planet was abandoned by the "Sagali" civilization, and was lacking in biological resources, it remained a rich mineral resource, an undeveloped virgin land.
The "planetary-level compute node" immediately allocated computational resources and instantly completed the simulation deduction.
In Chen Fei's naked-eye AR visual interface, a cubic projection with the diameter of one meter appeared, identical in size and function to the micro stargate communication device currently in use. The technology was already very mature, with very little room for optimization.
"No external power supply needed, relying entirely on self-sustaining energy."
The generated simulation results did not achieve much shrinkage and instead increased the diameter by a foot. This was because "Stargate" was an energy-intensive device; without an external power supply, it would need to be equipped with high-capacity Super Star Crystals and energy conversion devices, undoubtedly taking up more space.
"Uh, does it need such a large energy device attached?"
Chen Fei was merely voicing his thoughts, but the AI possessing complete "Stargate" technology couldn't randomly cobble together illogical pieces; things lacking feasibility would never appear before him.
Adam: Maximum operation time with self-sustained power is 1 hour; reduction in size failed.
Chen Fei came to understand.
"Adam" maintained the reference of the miniature star gate communication device, a fixed thought model of AI learning, because it lacked the ability to extrapolate the future, remaining stuck in past information, failing to understand the true intention.
"I only need it to run for one second, send positioning data to the destination, manually locate it, and self-destruct after use."
Chen Fei revised his requirements.
The calculation of local coordinate data by the "star gate" alone would be enormous, but when connecting inherent coordinates, once there is a point of reference, the calculation of relative coordinates becomes much easier.
What Chen Fei required was the instant positioning function of this "star gate" device, rather than establishing a connection hole for stable communication. As long as the point of reference sends the corresponding coordinate information at the first moment of connection, it would be enough for the "planetary-level compute node" to calculate the positioning coordinates in a short time.
After clearly reducing the requirements, the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" redesigned again.
The next second, a pyramid-shaped metallic construct appeared before Chen Fei's eyes, with a section at the top indicating it could be twisted to open this shape, which was close to a four-sided pyramid-like miniature star gate. The maximum edge length did not exceed 10 centimeters, and it contained a high-grade super star crystal, enough to sustain a full release of energy for one second.
Whether it's a crystalline block or a super star crystal with higher energy density, the release power is infinitely close to its capacity, so it's sufficient to support high-energy-consuming devices like the "star gate."
Weighing 758 grams, it's convenient for carrying and concealing, integrating industrial technology and magic array design.
"This is it, detail the design plan, and then decompose it for me!"
Chen Fei snapped his fingers, instructing the artificial intelligence AI "Adam" to refine the scheme and start making it.
With his psi skill, once he understood the technology in this area, producing the physical object was merely a matter of minutes, with the most time-consuming part being waiting for the Louis Industrial Company inside the life space of the "Boundary Pearl" to cut high-grade super star crystals that fit the dimensions and deliver them over.
Crystalline blocks and super star crystals are quite malleable and easy to manufacture into various capacities.
Ten super star crystals at a time are assembled into ten pyramid-shaped "star gate" locators.
Chen Fei casually twisted one and then tossed it aside.
The artificial intelligence AI "Adam" and the miniature star gate communication device interfaced with the Antalu Planet received the burst of high-frequency signals that, despite only lasting one second, could carry quite a large amount of data information.
Then the "planetary-level compute node" completed the final calculation, resulting in the "star gate" coordinates of Chen Fei's current location.
The "star gate" inside the kilometer flying ship tried to project it.
Despite only being about a hundred meters, it still accurately projected into the ship's bridge and cabin.
A one-time experiment success.
The pyramid-shaped "star gate" locator that was tossed aside had turned into a puddle of golden-red high-temperature molten liquid, directly utilizing the dissipated energy loss from the "star gate" operation, without any processing, just right for self-destruction.
After boxing up the remaining nine "star gate" locators, Chen Fei dialed Princess Lin Ziyu's communication number again.
"Do you have any new discoveries?"
Princess Lin Ziyu asked with anticipation, not expecting Chen Fei to call back so soon.
Chen Fei spoke bluntly: "No new discoveries, only new inventions. I will have someone transfer them to you. You need to go to that residence and pick them up. It's a short-lived positioning device. Give it to those enslaved races, take it to the 'Sagari' civilization's lair, and then twist it, that's it!"
The iteration advantage of industrial technological civilization was vividly demonstrated here by him; an occasional flash of inspiration leads to significant leaps. In comparison, the trial-and-error cost of biological technological civilization is not only high but also more cold and ruthless. Just think about the problem of whether the egg or the chicken came first, enough to scratch one's head; after having the ultimate answer, who could know how many creatures similar to ducks, geese, sparrows, turtles, or even dinosaurs were hatched before or after that egg hatched the chicken.
"Twist it, and that's it?"
Princess Lin Ziyu asked confusedly.
Chen Fei decisively replied: "Yes, twist it, and then I can receive the positioning signal here, and then deploy the troops for the final battle. 'Sagari' will be finished, or we will!"
Use the enslaved races to carry positioning devices directly to locate the "Sagari" civilization's lair, then directly decide life and death, which saves the pointless negotiations.
Who the hell cares about the life or death of an enslaved race!
Whether it's the Slan Royal Family, Blue Star Sovereignty, or even Chen Fei himself, has no interest in wasting their sympathy. If it wasn't for wanting to open a gap in the intelligence blind spot of the "Sagari" civilization, they wouldn't bother with these unfortunate wisdom species that have lost their future and extinguished their hopes.
