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Chapter 12: Technology Tree

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After the repair of the level 4 singular point was completed, the sudden abundance of energy gave Li Wenyuan a huge sense of enjoyment.

The areas and facilities that had to be shut down due to energy shortages were restarted, and even so, there was still an excess of energy, unlike the previous poverty-stricken situation.

[The general database has been restored to full operation. Connecting to the core database...]

[Warning. Unable to connect to the core database. The general database has been set as the main database.]

[Database module activated]

[Completion of administration matrix: 25%]

[More administrative rights have been granted.]

A large amount of energy was produced, and the first to benefit was Li Wenyuan, the administration matrix.

As the AI in charge of monitoring the normal operation of the entire planet, he had always felt that he was too poor. He did not have whatever he needed, and he had to skimp on many things to maintain a positive energy income.

It seemed that the damage here had been so severe that not only had the administration matrix lost connection with many facilities, but all this had also caused the administrative rights related to these facilities to be disabled.

It could be said that from the moment he transmigrated, the administration matrix had been incomplete. Only a part of its functions could still be used normally.

As he solved some of the most pressing problems, the administration matrix gradually began to regain its former functions.

"Can the new function be used?" Li Wenyuan's eyes flickered as he looked at the newly added column of "additional programs" in the virtual world.

"Research project? Is this for me to set a target for the research zone so that they can work automatically?"

He understood the function of the new program. It seemed to be related to the research zone.

The so-called research zone was actually an all-in-one automated city. It didn't require any manpower. With a single command from Li Wenyuan, the city would operate automatically and begin to solve the problems he had set.

The research zone did not even need scientific materials because they had a special "scientific research virtual world". All scientific research was carried out in the virtual world. Through countless simulations and errors, the most likely result would be obtained, and the accuracy rate was infinitely close to 100%.

"I still don't know how the results of its research are... I'll go find something for it to try," As Li Wenyuan thought about it, he suddenly remembered the few notifications he had seen when he hacked into the system of the crashed spaceship.

"New technology has been added to the technology tree... If I'm not mistaken, the technology tree should be in the database."

Following his thoughts, he opened the general database.

With that, a large frame connected by many lines suddenly appeared in the virtual world. It extended from the bottom to the top, and the protruding branches became increasingly dense, looking like a luxuriant " tree ".

At the bottom was the basic technology that was the foundation of the "tree". The columns had all been lit up and expanded into new branches of "possible technology".

Li Wenyuan quickly looked at aerospace technology, which he was most concerned about, and smiled.

[Basic spaceship structure]

[Technology level: 0]

[Introduction: Based on the analysis of the wreckage of the crashed spaceship and the pirate spaceship, we have a preliminary understanding of the construction method of these small primitive spaceships.]

[Possible technology: Engineering vessel (99.9%), Transport ship (99.9%), basic spaceship AI (99.9%)]

These "possible technologies" were in the gray "locked" state on the technology tree. They were the new technologies that were most likely to be developed on the basis of existing technology, based on the research zone's calculation.

At the moment, only the top three with the highest success rate would be displayed, but as long as one project was completed, the remaining ones would fill in the gap of the "possible technologies".

At the same time, the developed "possible technology" would be placed on the technology tree as a lit-up technology, and new "possible technologies" would branch out.

"Doesn't that mean that as long as I have one basic technology, I can use this technology to develop all the other technologies?" Li Wenyuan looked at the technology tree with great interest, but he quickly dispelled this naive idea.

This was because the taller the technology tree grew, the lower the success rate of those "possible technologies". Without enough basic data to support it, those high-level "possible technologies" were no different from fantasies.

For example, he saw a technology called "Skyshroud battleship", which was a branch of technology on the "basic spaceship structure" technology tree.

Its technology level had reached level 8, which was one of the highest in the entire technology tree, but its success rate was zero. It was just a piece of possible technology placed on the top to maintain the completeness of the technology tree.

In fact, when the technology level reached level 3 or 4, the success rate of research on said technology would drop significantly, almost to only about 10%. This proved that the program was not optimistic about the possibility of research on this technology.

"Let's try out the new function first. Arrange for a research project on an engineering ship."

[The progress has been arranged.]

[Research zone E1 is in operation.]

[Research completed: Engineering ship.]

[New technology has been added to the technology tree.]

Li Wenyuan, who was about to do something else, was stunned. He then showed a surprised expression, "So fast? It hasn't even been a second, right?"

Opening the technology tree again, a new technology branch for the "engineering ship" was already lit up above the "basic spaceship structure" node.

If one clicked on it, one could even see a large number of detailed blueprints and reference data, as well as simulation clips from the scientific research virtual world.

Amazed by the efficiency of the research zone, Li Wenyuan simply arranged for all the technologies with a success rate of 99.9% to be researched.

With that, the originally gray technology tree began to light up rapidly from the bottom, and the speed only slowed down a little when it reached the fourth level.

At this time, most of all the level 0 and level 1 technology had been researched.

It was not until he chose a level 2 technology called "full-vision invisibility" that the research zone told him that it would take 15 days.

"Phew, I can finally stop for a while... But the harvest is really great. As expected, once the energy supply is up, we can have everything!" He sighed and turned his gaze to another facility to be repaired.

Although there were still quite a few level 4 singularity points on the planet waiting to be repaired, Li Wenyuan, who now had excess energy, needed something more important.

[Industrial facility: Area C2 dimensions creation device]

[Missing repair materials: About 360000 tons of Karis-standard strengthened alloy, 1 gram of Czero.]

Among the many facilities to be repaired, Li Wenyuan found one that he thought was the most suitable for repair.

According to the description, the dimensions creation device could extract resources from other parallel universes just by consuming a small amount of energy.

Li Wenyuan didn't know how the device worked, but it was very important to him at the moment.

In the absence of a stable means of producing resources, the device that could produce energy out of nothing was simply a hot cake.

"After the industrial zone has started operating, I can already synthesize the Karis-standard strengthened alloy, but the basic resources needed to do so can only be found on the planet for the time being..."

The thought of having to control a large group of synthetic humanoids to rummage through the trash on the planet made Li Wenyuan feel like he had a long way to go.


Chapter 13: An Unexpected Visitor

Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

In the desolate starfield, a spaceship that had made an arduous journey for thousands of light years activated its hyperspace engine again.

In the spaceship, a group of about four to five people was silent.

After a long time, one of the members said, "From the time we set off from the mother planet, we have already passed through 25 star fields and explored 2330 planets in 156 galaxies. Excluding the planets that we think are worthless, we have explored at least 1500 planets... So, Cooper, where is the ancient ruin you mentioned?"

The atmosphere of the whole team seemed to have turned cold because of this man's words. The other members also looked expressionlessly at the protagonist of these words, a creature with a green body, bulging muscles, and surprisingly big eyes.

All these characteristics showed that he came from a new interstellar race, the Laborns.

However, it was quite obvious that the other members would not give him any special treatment just because he was of a different species. The Laborn, Cooper, still had to give them an explanation.

Thus, after a moment of silence, Cooper slowly voiced his thoughts, "I know you're not happy, but you've all read my father's research manuscript. At that time, everyone thought it was worth a try. Now, we're not even halfway through the exploration, and you've decided to go home? "

"But there has to be at least something to look forward to, right? We haven't even found a single strand of hair in these two years, let alone hope. How are we going to explain this when we return?"

"Hmph, you don't even have the slightest bit of patience. I really don't know how you got into the United University..."

"What did you say?"

Seeing that the argument was getting increasingly intense, the person who seemed to be the leader of the team suddenly said, "Alright! Be quiet!"

The entire meeting room immediately fell silent, but from their unconvinced expressions, it was clear that peace was only temporary.

Seeing this, the leader rubbed his glabella and said helplessly, "At that time, we unanimously voted for it. It's indeed too early to go back now."

Hearing this, Cooper's big eyes were filled with hope.

However, the next sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured on him.

"But we can't waste time searching endlessly. How about this, we'll go back after we've finished exploring all the galaxies in this star field."

"Professor! This..."

"Cooper," The professor leading the team said tiredly, "I'm already old, and I don't have much time to research new things. Only for your father's sake was I willing to drive this research spaceship and accompany you to explore one planet after another."

"But I still have my own things to study. If we can really find the ancient ruin as mentioned in your father's manuscript, then it's fine, but in terms of probability, you should know that the chances are infinitely close to zero. So listen to me this time, okay?"

Looking at the old man who was almost like his other father, Cooper opened his mouth but could only nod in silence.

As for the young man who had a dispute with him before, he showed a mocking smile as if he was incomparably happy to see Cooper suffer.

At this time, the spaceship's hyperspace engine had been fully charged, pushing the spaceship to the next galaxy at superluminal speed.

...

"Lilian! Where's your daily prayer?"

"S-sorry, Lord Administrator... I... I overslept..."

In the artificial forest, Li Wenyuan was controlling a synthetic humanoid who was now holding a branch that he had picked up and lecturing Lilian, who had gotten addicted to games.

The artificial forest was Lilian's residence. According to her, it was because "the environment here is very similar to that of my hometown. I like it a lot."

The artificial forest also produced synthetic fruits and clean water every day. Since he didn't have to worry about Lilian's survival, Li Wenyuan just let her be.

However, the game console that he had given her before was indeed quite good, or perhaps it was too good.

When Li Wenyuan found out that the Czero income was decreasing every day, he sent a synthetic humanoid to the artificial forest to find the only producer of Czero, Lilian.

Then, he saw Lilian sleeping in the tree hole.

"...So, you were too engrossed in the game that you didn't get enough sleep every day, and thus simply used the prayer time to make up for it?"

"Y-yes..." Lilian knew that she couldn't hide it from the Administrator and nodded honestly.

Li Wenyuan, on the other hand, took out the game console she had hidden in the tree hole with a stern face. Then, he poked her head with a branch and said, "You want to play?"

"Yes..."

"Do you know why I'm letting you play?"

"...Because I can provide that purple gas..." At this moment, Lilian suddenly recalled that the Administrator was an existence that killed without blinking.

If she lost her value, then her fate...

The more she thought about it, the more afraid she became. She immediately knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "I'm, I'm sorry! I will not make the same mistake in the future! I beg you, please don't kill me..."

This scene was beyond Li Wenyuan's expectations. He originally only wanted to clarify the supply and demand relationship between them and let Lilian understand that she could play games, but at least make sure that her prayers went on normally.

He didn't expect Lilian to think that he was going to kill her and make her scared out of her wits.

"It seems that I was too exaggerated before..." Li Wenyuan felt a headache coming on as he looked at the female furry who was trembling in front of him. He had no choice but to squat down and stroke her head with a synthetic humanoid's hand.

He had never thought about killing Lilian, the only living creature on this planet. This was not only because she could produce Czero, but also because her biological form was very similar to that of a human, which attracted his attention and gave him a sense of familiarity.

To be honest, even if Lilian couldn't produce Czero, Li Wenyuan would still protect her until he had the ability to set foot in interstellar space.

He didn't believe that there would be a second fish in the Milky Way that could evolve to survive on land, survive one major extinction after another, and go through one life-and-death battle after another to evolve flexible limbs, develop an appearance that was similar to that of humans, and finally reach the top of the food chain before finally creating a civilization.

In Li Wenyuan's heart, he had always believed that Lilian and her race were the products of humans. Worse come to worst, they should at least be closely related to humans. One day, he would go to Lilian's home planet sooner or later and search for traces of humans there.

When the time came, Lilian would be the best guide.

So, he squatted and comforted her.

Perhaps it was because his comforting was effective, Lilian finally lifted her head, but her cat ears were still drooping, making her look pitiful.

Li Wenyuan sighed and handed a new game console to Lilian, "This is a new game console. There are more games in it, as well as varieties. In the future, just pray whenever you remember it. It doesn't matter if you don't want to pray, either. The Czero supply is enough for now. Cats don't have to go to work, anyway, so why live to be so tired?"

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and warned, "In the future, don't leave this forest if there's nothing else. There's enough food and water in there anyway. I still don't understand the defense system of some ancient ruins outside. If you accidentally run in and die, I won't even have a person to talk to."

"That's all then."

Perhaps the kindness in his words was too obvious, or perhaps the sense of alienation made Lilian feel uneasy, but just as Li Wenyuan was about to leave, she stood up and stopped the synthetic humanoid.

"Umm... Lord Administrator! Lilian will work hard! So, so ... Please don't chase me away, okay?"

Lilian's pleading words stunned Li Wenyuan, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She had been so scared just now, so why wasn't she scared anymore? And when did he say that he wanted her to leave?

"When did I say I wanted to... Forget it, don't worry. As long as you're still on this planet, I won't let you go. Also, don't lose the earmuffs on your head. Otherwise, I won't be able to contact you. Sigh... It's a little troublesome that the aborigines don't know how to talk. I should arrange for a synthetic humanoid to teach her some lessons..."

Although Lilian didn't understand the meaning of having lessons, she felt that it was a good thing and finally smiled.

Little did she know that this would be her nightmare for a long time to come.

At this moment, a spaceship suddenly appeared at the edge of the solar system.

There were only a few people on the ship, but when they noticed the scene inside the galaxy, they all widened their eyes in unison.

"This place is..."

A flame burned in Cooper's eyes. His instinct told him that he had found the right place.


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