Chapter 1290: The First Experiment Fails

Bode Star System, eastern border of the Canaan Star Alliance, X-7-009 Galaxy.

The surface of X-7-009-3 is a gray-brown desert, with no atmosphere, no water, and no life.

The starlight shines unobstructed onto the bare rock, and the temperature difference between day and night exceeds three hundred degrees.

It is the most useless planet within the entire Canaan Star Alliance.

No mineral resources, no scientific research value, no strategic significance.

Three years ago, the final survey report contained only one line: "No development value, recommend abandonment."

Precisely because of this, it became the most ideal experimental site.

On the dark side of the planet X-7-009-3, a temporary research facility has been built for three months.

The facility is not large, consisting of only three dome-shaped buildings connected together, with the surface covered in thermal insulation coating and camouflage netting.

From orbit, this place is no different from the surrounding rocks.

Below the dome in the center of the facility is a spherical space fifty meters in diameter.

The walls are constructed from special psionic shielding material, which can isolate all external detection.

In the center of the space, a massive ring-shaped device is slowly rotating.

This is the Rift Generation Device built by Canaan Star Alliance scientists based on that data from the Feng Qi Xing Alliance.

The ring-shaped device is forged from Jinjin and Psionic Crystal, with the surface of the ring engraved with complex Runes.

It is much smaller and much more refined than the one from the Feng Qi Xing Alliance.

The Canaan scientists are full of confidence in their own technology.

The Fengqi are too crude; their failure was inevitable.

And the Canaanites will do better.

At this moment, in the control room on the periphery of the spherical space, Chief Scientist Dian is standing before a holographic screen, staring at the data stream jumping on it.

"Final calibration."

He says to the team behind him.

"Energy output, Phase Synchronization, Resonant Frequency, check everything again."

More than twenty scientists and technicians are busy at the Control Console.

"Energy output stable."

A young researcher reports.

"Phase Synchronization complete," another says.

"Resonant Frequency locked," the third adds.

Dian nods, his eyes fixed tightly on that ring-shaped device.

"Begin charging."

The indicator lights on the Control Console turn from blue to yellow, then from yellow to red.

The ring-shaped device begins to emit a low hum, and the Runes on the ring surface light up one by one, flickering with a ghostly blue glow.

In the control room, everyone holds their breath.

"Energy reached ten percent."

The researcher reports.

"Spatial distortion beginning to appear in the rift generation area."

On the holographic screen, the space in the center of the ring-shaped device begins to tremble slightly.

The corners of Dian's mouth lift slightly.

"Continue."

"Twenty percent. Spatial distortion intensifying."

The humming sound of the ring-shaped device becomes deeper.

The trembling in the center turns into visible fluctuations, and light begins to bend as it passes through that area.

"Thirty percent. Energy leakage beginning to appear."

"Stabilize resonance."

Dian orders.

"Do not let the energy fluctuations exceed the control range."

"Forty percent. Light spots appearing in the rift generation area."

In the center of the ring-shaped device, a pinhead-sized spot of light begins to flicker.

It is very faint, but it definitely exists.

Low murmurs of discussion erupt in the control room.

The Feng Qi Xing Alliance data stated that they only saw this phenomenon when energy reached sixty percent.

Yet the Canaan equipment achieved it at forty percent.

A smug smile appears on Dian's face.

"Continue."

"Fifty percent. Light spot expanding."

That spot of light has turned into a light patch the size of a fingernail.

"Sixty percent. Beginning to appear... beginning to appear signs of a rift!"

The space in the center of the ring-shaped device suddenly splits open a thin slit.

The slit is very narrow, only a few centimeters long, but the edges flicker with an eerie blue-purple light.

Through the slit, nothing can be seen.

The control room was in Silence.

Everyone stared at that thin slit, their eyes filled with tension and anticipation.

Dian's hands trembled slightly.

"Continue."

"Seventy percent. The rift is expanding... wait! Abnormal energy fluctuations!"

The data on the holographic screen suddenly jumped violently.

The humming of the ring-shaped device became piercing, and the Rune began to flicker irregularly.

"Phase Lock!"

A researcher reported.

"Resonant Frequency collapse!"

"Lower the energy output!"

Dian ordered.

"Unable to lower! The energy feedback loop is interrupted!"

The rift in the center of the ring-shaped device vibrated violently, the thin slit began to expand and contract irregularly, and the blue-purple light at the edges became blinding.

"Shut down the main power!"

Dian roared.

The emergency switch on the Control Console was pressed.

The humming of the ring-shaped device stopped abruptly.

The Rune extinguished one by one, and the central rift disappeared after flickering a few times.

The spherical space returned to calm.

In the control room, everyone stood frozen on the spot.

Dian stared at the steady curve on the holographic screen; the energy output had returned to zero, and everything had returned to normal.

"Report the losses."

The researchers quickly checked the various data.

"The ring-shaped device is slightly deformed. Three Psionic Crystal have cracks. The control system... needs to be recalibrated."

Dian remained in Silence for a long time.

Then he said.

"The experiment failed. Record all data and begin analyzing the cause."

In the control room, the scientists sat around the conference table, all three eyes fixed on the holographic projection in the center.

It displayed all the data from the experiment just now; the energy curve, phase changes, and Resonant Frequency, with every set of data carefully marked.

Dian sat in the main seat with a calm expression, but the light in his three eyes had dimmed slightly.

"Speak up."

He opened his mouth.

"What was the reason for the failure?"

An older researcher stood up and pointed to a section of the curve on the holographic projection.

"The energy feedback loop became abnormal at seventy percent. According to data analysis, the Resonant Frequency resonated with the natural frequency of the ring-shaped device, leading to energy being Out of Control."

Dian frowned.

"Resonance? We calculated the range of the Resonant Frequency in the theoretical model; this situation should not have occurred."

Another researcher stood up.

"Doctor, the problem might lie in the materials. The data from the Feng Qi Xing Alliance mentioned that the Psionic Crystal they used had a purity of only ninety-two percent. We used crystals with a purity of ninety-nine point five percent; the purity is higher, but the resonant characteristics are also different. The theoretical model was built based on low-purity crystals and is not applicable to our equipment."

Dian remained in Silence for a few seconds.

"So, we need to rebuild the theoretical model?"