Chapter 285

Not only because a certain Stellaron Hunter was also burning the midnight oil, constantly building up the galactic defense network, raising the defensive capability of the Yalilo Galaxy by another step.

More importantly, the Yalilo Galaxy now possesses three Emanator-level combat powers!

Besides Lin Qi himself.

One is Firefly.

The other is Herta.

During this period.

Not only was Lin Qi researching, but Herta was as well.

For things that interest her, she invests a great deal of effort.

Plus her intelligence, which far surpasses that of ordinary humans.

She cracked the secret regarding the flow rate of time in different worlds.

Then.

She sent a message to Lin Qi.

And asked Lin Qi to come over.

Rather than through a chat application.

Regarding this.

Even if Lin Qi was busy, he had to put down what he was doing and go.

No way around it.

Who else but him would care so much about this?

Soon.

Herta's laboratory arrived.

Before Lin Qi even got close, he heard Herta speak, delivering the conclusion directly.

"The higher the energy level of a world, the faster the flow of time; conversely, the lower, the slower."

Herta stated thus.

"Is it that simple?" Lin Qi paused for a moment and asked.

"Of course not! Based on this conclusion, I have also calculated several formulas and deduced the relationship between the flow rate of time and energy intensity," Herta said proudly.

Lin Qi thought for a moment and said, "So, as long as we know the flow rate of time on the other side, we can reverse-engineer the energy level of that world?"

Herta nodded. "Theoretically, that is correct."

Hearing Herta's affirmative reply, Lin Qi fell into thought.

Although Herta's conclusion was simple, it was highly significant.

For instance.

The formula relating time flow rate and energy intensity could be used to decipher signals from other worlds.

Not only could it translate one-way, but it could also transmit more accurate information to other worlds.

More importantly.

It would allow Lin Qi to know whether other worlds posed a threat to him.

Obviously.

If the flow rate of time were the same, then Lin Qi would certainly need to be cautious.

Fortunately...

"The energy levels of the few signals from other worlds we have found so far are not very high; some are not even comparable to native civilizations that haven't yet connected to the Star Rail. No, it should be said... compared to native civilizations, they might be separated by decades or even a hundred years!" Herta explained.

She shared her research on several other worlds.

"Is it that absurd?"

Lin Qi was somewhat speechless.

Because an other world not even as good as a native civilization would likely have few inhabitants, and thus few special existences capable of treading the Paths.

"That is not necessarily true."

Herta's tone was somewhat uncertain. "Since it is another world, there must be some value, right?"

Lin Qi thought for a moment and did not care too much.

The energy intensity of other worlds actually didn't matter much.

As long as it could be further confirmed that other worlds all come from the anime and TV dramas he watched in his past life, then as long as Lin Qi participated, he could obtain Influence Points.

Obviously.

This was the most important thing.

More meaningful than expanding the creation of the Paths itself.

Especially in the case where the "Control Panel" could be drawn, the significance was even greater.

"Alright then, you continue your research."

"Strive to achieve another breakthrough."

"Whether you can conquer other worlds in the future depends on you, Miss Herta!"

Lin Qi said teasingly.

"Don't start," Herta rolled her beautiful eyes, not forgetting that the real reason she had called Lin Qi over was actually another matter.

"By the way, what is the situation with that brat named Silver Wolf?"

"When she arrived, I almost thought it was a hallucination, and I was wondering how she had such boldness? Dare to appear before my physical form?"

"If she hadn't produced the credential you gave her, I would have already locked her up!"

Herta snorted coldly and said so.

Lin Qi knew Silver Wolf and she had a grudge, but he never expected the grudge to be so great that Herta would personally intervene.

So, Lin Qi explained.

"I plan to have her use the Aether Editing technique to scout the other world."

"Her? Alright, I admit she does have some talent in Aether Editing." Herta nodded, then continued, "But aren't you capable too? Why must you find her? Don't tell me you're busy; I know you can make time. The night the Space Elevator was fixed, you slept well, didn't you?"

"..."

Lin Qi fell silent for a moment.

He did not say that Herta was monitoring him.

In fact.

Lin Qi himself had not concealed it.

As long as one pulled up the Space Elevator's surveillance footage, one could see Lin Qi did not board the elevator alone.

Then, naturally, one could think of the subtle implications within.

How clever was Herta; she figured it out without blinking an eye.

Of course.

Bringing this up now, she was not acting in the capacity of the "primary wife" to show Lin Qi dominance; after all, strictly speaking, she still ranked behind Ruan Mei.

If Ruan Mei had no objections, what could she say?

The reason Herta said that.

was simply to make Lin Qi not use his busyness as an excuse.

She wanted to hear the real reason.

Lin Qi could naturally figure that out as well.

Then.

Lin Qi helplessly replied, "The more powerful the existence, the more troublesome crossing the boundary becomes, even if it is just a projection."

"For example, if I throw a pebble into the other world, and a projection of an Aeon appears in the other world, surely the influence cannot be the same, right?"

"Although Silver Wolf is much stronger than a pebble, and I am not comparable to an Aeon, the gap is still very large."

"So..."

"I want her to scout the path first, so that I can truly descend afterwards."

After hearing this, Herta thought for a moment.

Then she nodded and said.

"That explanation is quite reliable."

"Should we add Silver Wolf to the chat group afterwards?"

Lin Qi paused for a moment, then shook his head and said.