Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1541: Chapter 729: It’s Only 10 Billion Dollars

Theoretical matters aside, we must now turn to the technical aspects.

They had already experimentally demonstrated that within the region affected by gravity, there are existent tiny openings.

The range affected by these tiny openings is not large, and even if greater gravity were produced, the openings are extremely narrow and the coverage of gravity itself is quite limited, causing only slight air movements.

What needs to be done now is to design experiments to prove that internal openings exist, and that increasing the number of internal openings can enhance the intensity of gravity produced.

Everyone in the theory group was involved in the experiment design, and because the arrangement of the openings was open-ended, they came up with several design options.

In the end, Zhao Yi decided on the simplest plan, which was to form a small internal loop to create the openings with sixteen optical beam nodes.

These sixteen optical beam nodes are within the overall optical loop, except they require a special modification, going from a bifurcation to a trifurcation and forming a small loop, like a whirlpool within a larger whirlpool.

As long as it’s confirmed that an additional opening increases, theoretically, the overall strength of the gravity produced would increase, but by how much is uncertain and would need to be determined through experiment.

Of course.

The majority of the theory group did not care how much the intensity would increase; what concerned them was the ability to enhance the intensity. As long as they could increase the strength of gravity produced, it would prove their research correct.

And that was what mattered most.

The gravitational device currently in use had dual bifurcation nodes in its internal optical path disk, with four hundred and fifty-six beam nodes on each disk. freewebnoveℓ.com

What they had to do was select sixteen of these nodes and modify them into a trifurcation structure, then adjust each direction of the trifurcation to add parallel passageways in order to complete the small internal loop.

This improvement involved sealing and additional processing, because some items needed to be ordered. After consulting with the relevant people, it would take at least a week.

To ensure the experiment could proceed smoothly, Zhao Yi also reported to his superiors and brought in several optical equipment experts from the space technology company to help with the installation and modification of the trifurcated optical beam nodes.

The next experiment would have to wait a week.

Once everything was settled, everyone else was still on edge, since the research was indeed very important; they were studying gravity generation technology, and success would enable the production of even greater gravity.

This was a type of research they had previously not even dared to imagine.

Clearly.

If the research were to be successfully completed and their theory proven through improvement, it would undoubtedly be a monumental achievement recorded in history books, even seen as a tremendous contribution to the advancement of human technology.

Thus, many were extremely tense, including Qiu Chengwen, Edward Witten, and other researchers involved.

Zhao Yi alone seemed more relaxed, for he was very confident in the results of the research.

A week was not enough time to do much; however, driving his flying car in the sky gave him quite a pleasant sensation.

Driving a flying car high above had a significant psychological effect, as it felt akin to piloting an airplane. The high-speed flight could elicit a sense of thrill.

At this time, several hundred flying cars had already been sold, with some people having obtained their flying licenses or were in the process of learning. Consequently, numerous photos and videos of flying cars started appearing on the internet.

Since the number of flying cars was still quite low, every appearance felt like the focal point of public attention.

Many expressed their admiration for flying cars, "This is a flying car, and today I’ve actually seen one with my own eyes."

"I used to only watch videos online and felt they were kind of fake, but now I know—flying cars are truly cool!"

"When I see a flying car overhead, I feel like I’ve stepped into a sci-fi movie. I’m afraid Megatron will just show up all of a sudden—"

"Megatron is already here, look!"

A netizen posted a photo of Megatron robot alongside a flying car, making it seem as though one were in a world of science fiction.

In his spare time, Zhao Yi would browse Weibo and watch video news. He even posted a short video of himself driving a flying car. It was Edward Witten who helped to shoot the video, which was taken from a fantastic angle.

He felt it fully showcased his coolness.

Then Zhao Yi posted the video on Weibo with a caption, "I may never get the chance to fly a fighter jet in my life, but driving a flying car seems pretty cool too."

Soon.

A myriad of comments had accumulated under that Weibo post, reaching thousands in a short time.

Upon closer inspection, Zhao Yi found they were all similar, "Academician Zhao, be safe!"

"God Zhao, your life’s safety is most important, don’t get too carried away, it would be bad if anything dangerous happened."

"Be careful!"

"Do make sure to implement extra safety precautions, driving so fast is just too dangerous!"

"—!!"

The more Zhao Yi read, the darker his expression became. He understood the netizens’ concerns for his personal safety, and that they genuinely cared, but it made him feel like a child being reminded by parents to ’be safe’ whenever he went out to play.