diskusbooks Chapter 673 Professor Shen and Noah's Research Findings!
Chapter 673 Professor Shen and Noah's Research Findings!
"The art of formations is truly complex and fascinating!"
Noah and I have made quite a bit of progress these past few days!
When Cang Nian inquired about the progress of the array formation research, Professor Shen immediately became enthusiastic.
As he spoke, he led Cang Nian to the center of the research room.
This is a huge, almost completely enclosed room, and Cang Nian can sense the rather chaotic and complex spiritual energy fluctuations here.
This is probably the area where Professor Shen and Noah tested the array.
The entire room was encased in walls made of sharp gold. Even in the event of an emergency, this defense would contain the damage within the testing grounds and prevent it from affecting other areas of the Ark.
"After this period of research, Noah and I have basically reached a consensus on the essence of array formations."
Formations are essentially a way of utilizing spiritual energy by using external objects.
This method of application should be based on simulating the various spiritual energy activation methods of evolved organisms.
Just like how we can draw spiritual energy out of our dantian, condense a ball of spiritual energy in our palm, and then throw the ball of spiritual energy out.
The explosion of spiritual energy, causing destruction, is one of the simplest ways to utilize our spiritual energy.
And formations can simulate this process.
However, the formation uses natural spiritual energy.
Natural spiritual energy is mixed and coarse, and it is not as smooth to use as refined spiritual energy.
Performing precise operations is far more difficult than the use of spiritual power by evolved creatures.
However, the advantage of formations lies in the fact that as long as the materials used to form the formation are strong enough and the method of constructing the formation is reasonable enough, it will work.
The power it unleashes will not be limited by the level of evolution.
The amount of spiritual energy one can draw upon determines the power one can unleash.
Even so, the natural spiritual energy lost in this process is far greater than the energy lost by evolved creatures using their own spiritual power.
However, as long as the amount of spiritual energy invoked is large enough, it can produce amazing effects.
Like Noah, it is a data life form, and it is unclear how to specifically classify its evolutionary levels.
However, since it can construct formations, it does not need to be restricted by the level of evolution.
As long as its formation level is high enough, the materials used are in place, and the external spiritual energy environment is suitable, its power will be extremely strong.
Professor Shen's mind was directly connected to the Tianhe series supercomputer. In addition, with the various mechanical and array creations that Noah made for his own convenience, he could summon an array with just a flick of his wrist.
"Professor Shen, do you mean that as long as our mastery of formations is high enough, we can replicate any superpower or ability of all evolved creatures and all evolved beings through formations?"
Cang Nian grasped the key point from Professor Shen's explanation and quickly asked a question.
"That's right, theoretically speaking, that's a valid way to understand it."
However, to reach this level, one needs not only a high level of expertise in formations.
One also needs to be thoroughly familiar with all the laws of the world; otherwise, it won't work.
Professor Shen nodded.
"Professor Shen, what types of formations can you and Noah build now?"
What level of power can it achieve?
Although Professor Shen said that replicating various superpowers was almost impossible, Cang Nian still asked with a sense of anticipation.
"Ahem... For now, we can only set up the Dragon Palace formation that Noah recorded."
Without a systematic textbook on formation theory that gets to the heart of the matter, we are currently only imitating existing formations.
However, with a large enough sample size, we found many duplicates in different arrays.
Then, many basic array pattern units were extracted.
After this period of verification, I've come to understand which array patterns correspond to which functions.
By combining these elements, the resulting formation can perform its intended function as we had anticipated.
However, there is still a long way to go before we can use formations to simulate different supernatural abilities.
Even according to my calculations, the current computing power in Beijing is insufficient to complete such a task.
Therefore, I plan to work with Noah to design and manufacture computing devices with even greater computing power.
Only in this way can we one day achieve the means to simulate all supernatural abilities using arrays.
Professor Shen first coughed awkwardly twice, then clenched his fist and said with great ambition.
His ambition was not in worldly power or unparalleled strength, but simply in his desire to master the unknown.
"Uh... so you've been doing theoretical research all this time?"
Cang Nian didn't quite understand these things, so he licked his paws and asked.
"Of course not!
Although only the patterns of the Dragon Palace formation can be studied.
But we've thoroughly studied these array patterns!
In terms of attack formations, the [Golden Dragon Break] is a large-scale destructive formation.
However, that formation is essentially an area-of-effect explosion, which doesn't seem very suitable for a space carrier like the Ark.
Although I have never been to the Dragon Palace, I speculate that the main reason they use this formation is that the Dragon Palace itself can withstand this kind of impact.
Even if the Golden Dragon Break explodes directly inside the Dragon Palace, it doesn't matter.
But the Ark is different; with the power of [Golden Dragon Break], it would be torn to shreds.
Therefore, I studied other formation functions in this regard.
This [Repulsion Array] is particularly interesting.
Dozens of repulsive force arrays can lift an ark weighing over a million tons into the air.
However, they have no effect on objects below them, and they do not flatten anything below them during the voyage!
Later I guessed that the repulsive force of this [repulsive force array] does not act on the opposite side of the array, but rather on the Earth's gravity!
It's as if it used a pair of invisible feet to step directly onto the core of the Earth!
After some verification, it was indeed the case!
Later I discovered that the repulsive force and the gravitational force can actually be superimposed on each other, and they can accelerate each other by relaying each other's force!
Then I used the repulsive force and gravity, two opposing forces, of the [Repulsive Force Array] to repeatedly accelerate a small ball.
Ultimately, it can be accelerated to 100 times the speed of sound!
Neither electromagnetic acceleration nor direct acceleration of objects using spiritual energy can reach such extreme speeds for the time being.
The only problem is that once this thing accelerates, it can only go straight up and down.
However, with a space-type evolver guiding the way, it will be an extremely powerful weapon!
Of course, as I envisioned, all the methods of spatial abilities should be achievable through array formations.
If this is truly achieved, then there will be no need for space evolvers to guide the direction; everything will be accomplished by the formation itself!
Professor Shen led Cang Nian to a small array. Inside a vacuum-transparent tube, a small ball made of sharp gold rose and fell, each time faster than the last.
Later on, even with his advanced age, he could hardly see the trajectory of the ball anymore.