Free Web NovelChapter 1503: Chapter 711 Creating a Time-Space Distortion_2
"Other ships will be the same," Edward Witten said. "This will be a groundbreaking technology, your company’s ships can also directly apply this technology because it is just too simple."
"That’s not necessarily the case."
Zhao Yi said, "We haven’t conducted the measurement, so we don’t know how big the gravity we have created is."
His tone sounded certain that they had created gravity, while others listened as if the matter was settled, but upon careful consideration, it seemed incredibly unbelievable, because they had only seen a tornado and hadn’t performed any tests.
Soon.
The second experiment began.
Zhao Yi requested that the two devices be placed in close proximity, with only about five meters between them.
The experiment immediately captured everyone’s attention. As soon as the two devices were officially connected, a small whirlwind appeared in the middle, which then gradually expanded. When it had extended to cover both devices, the commanding officers looked at Zhao Yi, and upon receiving his signal, they paused the time.
"This time it’s confirmed," Zhao Yi said. "We can be sure that during the process of spatial connection, a stable channel can affect the material level, but we still need to conduct detailed tests."
He immediately decided to conduct a third experiment.
This time, a Gravity Detector would be added in the middle.
The Gravity Detector was a device developed and manufactured by the anti-gravity team, specifically for measuring gravity. Basically, it was just a benchmark that could stand on the ground, with a gravity buoy in the middle.
When the buoy was positioned in the center, it indicated that gravity was normal. freēwebnovel.com
If the buoy floated upwards, it would mean that there was an anti-gravity effect, as the possibility of increased gravity was not considered, and the buoy could only move a short distance downward, which wouldn’t determine much.
However, during the measurement, if the buoy slid to the bottom, it essentially confirmed that gravity had increased.
In the third experiment, the buoy was placed in the middle. When it was positioned at a specific height between the two devices, no change in the buoy was detected.
Then, Zhao Yi had the experimenters adjust the testing position above the devices, and they observed a clear downward slide of the buoy.
Although the specifics were unknown, the sight of the buoy sliding down excited everyone. Through the position of the buoy, they confirmed the increase in gravity, meaning they had indeed created gravity. However, specific measurements were still needed to understand the exact nature of the gravity.
The Z-wave experimental base didn’t have the equipment for gravity measurement.
Having confirmed the results of increased gravity, Zhao Yi immediately called the anti-gravity team, requesting they bring over their Gravity Detectors.
"Bring over a dozen or so," Zhao Yi said, nearly taking them all with one sentence.
The anti-gravity team was still managed by Dong Liping, who was surprised by Zhao Yi’s request. "What kind of experiment are you conducting? Why do you need so many Gravity Detectors?"
"It’s a secret."
Zhao Yi replied tersely with two words.
Although it was a very brief answer, Dong Liping understood the importance and immediately dispatched special trucks to deliver the Gravity Detectors directly.
There was a certain distance between the anti-gravity team’s experimental base and the Z-wave test base, and it took the truck about five and a half hours to arrive. By the time it arrived, it was already night, and the experiment could only be carried out the next day.
Dong Liping also came along; he probably wanted to understand exactly what high technology required such a large number of buoys.
Worried about being denied participation in the experiment, he also called up senior leaders, though it was unclear how he managed to do so. Anyway, the senior leadership arrived at the Z-wave experimental base in the same vehicle as Dong Liping.
Their arrival was so sudden it left the people at the base unprepared.
The next day, Zhao Yi stepped out at seven in the morning, only to be informed by the guard, "The senior leadership has arrived."
"This early?"
"They got here half an hour ago," the guard said confidently.
Zhao Yi called on Zhang Qican, and together they went to the experimental base. Their resting area was about three kilometers from the base, and it took a few minutes by car. By the time they arrived, they found Edward Witten, Qiu Chengwen, and other researchers had already gathered inside the experimental site, engaged in conversation.
"Academician Zhao is here!"
"It’s Academician Zhao."
"Finally here, quite early today. Academician Zhao usually arrives around nine or ten o’clock." Zhao Yi’s face darkened upon hearing this, feeling that it was a direct complaint about him to the senior leadership standing nearby.
The high-level leader chuckled and patted Zhao Yi on the shoulder, "Hard at work! You young people should sleep in a bit more. I thought I’d be waiting a while."
Zhao Yi smiled and said, "I usually get up late, but now that we’ve made a discovery, it’s different. I was thinking about the experimental issues all of last night."
The others didn’t mind.
Whether he arrived late or early, it made no difference to Zhao Yi, and the others were just making light-hearted jokes. Unlike the rest, who had to work hard and put forth effort, he devoted his brainpower to research. He had delivered so many top-tier studies that even if he only worked an hour a day, no one would complain, because an hour of work by Zhao Yi might be worth much more than several months or even a year of their efforts.
The high-level leader wasn’t concerned and immediately inquired about the discoveries from the experiment.
Zhao Yi glanced at Dong Liping, wishing he could give him a good kick in the butt. It must have been Dong Liping who, eager to see what was happening, had informed the senior leadership. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
There was no need to think twice about it.
Indeed, the experiment had produced significant findings, but they weren’t finished with the research yet. They didn’t want to create too much fuss and preferred to conduct their research quietly, intending to report to their superiors after nearly completing their measurements.
Once the senior leadership was involved, and with much support received, the scale of the experiment greatly expanded.
All gravity detectors were put to use.
The anti-gravity team provided support with eleven gravity detectors, placed at different locations and at varying heights.
Two linking devices were also set up, placed ten meters high, aiming to measure the gravity situation underneath the devices.
With so many gravity detection devices, a single experiment could yield many results.
This time, the experiment found that the region beneath the equipment experienced lighter gravity, or gravitational pull, by about ten percent.
The gravity in the middle region remained unchanged.
The gravity above noticeably increased, but since the gravity detectors couldn’t measure how much the gravity had increased, the exact value was unknown. However, they could still make a simple deduction, "If the gravity below has decreased by ten percent, the gravity above has probably increased by ten percent."
"In other words, the experiment created an area with one-tenth the gravitational pull of Earth."
"The gravity detector five meters above shows the same value as the one two meters above, but the detector ten meters up hardly shows any change. This indicates that the gravity created is confined to a specific area and doesn’t affect the surrounding space."
"Therefore, we can simply conclude that the experiment created a distortion in space-time, rather than conventional gravity."
A gravitational field produced by a planet, even if only one-tenth the planet’s gravity, has a vast range of influence, able to pull substances from afar.
The gravity created by the experiment, however, was different.
Even without detailed measurements, some reflection would reveal that the range of influence must be limited. Otherwise, what would have been formed wouldn’t be a mere tornado but a direct alteration of Earth.
Just think—
The Moon’s gravity reaches Earth and causes ocean tides. Therefore, creating an area on Earth’s surface with one-tenth of Earth’s gravity would undoubtedly have an enormous range of influence, potentially altering the weather and environment instantly.
Those involved in the experiment, after considering this carefully, started to feel a bit frightened by the implications.
If they really had created a gravitational field with a massive range of influence, there was a significant possibility it could instantly trigger disastrous consequences.
Fortunately, that was not the case.
The gravity with a limited impact area not only lacked any negative consequences but would surely be applied in many technological sectors in the future. It was certainly a monumental discovery in the field of physics, and everyone immediately felt a surge of excitement.
