Chapter 662 - 645: Privileges and Expectations_2

Ding Biyun was naturally aware of Red Crow No. 1’s mobile target wireless power transmission experiment and was also a key participant. After hearing what he had said, she didn’t respond immediately. Instead, she frowned and asked,

"You’re suggesting replacing microwaves with lasers, aren’t you?"

"..."

"Forget it, I can give you a detailed analysis later. However, the problem you’re asking about... well, it’s lacking in some respects. Right now, the effective endpoint coverage area for microwaves is 80 square meters. Suddenly reducing that by two orders of magnitude is not a simple task.

Catching up with the movement speed of a flying object is a minor issue; if something moves hundreds of kilometers on the ground, the aerial transmitter only needs to divert slightly. Not to mention supersonic aircraft, even missiles can keep up. But the control system will also need to improve its precision by an order of magnitude, and wireless power transmission is mainly applied with static precision, which is a different direction and requires new development.

Besides, it would be more appropriate for you to ask New Yuan about this matter. They developed this positioning system, so they should have better technology."

"So you’re saying, it’s quite possible to achieve this."

"It will definitely be achieved. Look, Red Crow No. 1 was originally designed for static targets too, but we’ve tried using it to track airplanes and it worked very well. Speeds below 800 kilometers per hour are no problem. Going faster and more accurately is just a matter of time."

"Chief Engineer Ding, I have some unreliable inside information. You might have to take on an additional new job."

"What new... huh, is this really happening, has the project commenced?!"

...

Qingshan Base.

As a research base potentially possessing the highest level of confidentiality among private enterprises and involving the most advanced technology, the usual atmosphere here is one of serene busyness.

But today was completely different, as about fifteen unfamiliar military-green and black vehicles drove in, and the visitors who disembarked all gathered in the largest cleaned-out warehouse.

Inside this warehouse, besides the relocated Solar Flare, there were also some other strange objects, such as the latest model of the 99A main battle tank, disassembled wing and fuselage structure components, cut portions of the thickest part of large ships, backup satellites that weren’t launched, and even a harmless bunny rabbit.

In front of the warehouse wall facing Solar Flare, an opening had been added where a cylindrical device about 4 meters in diameter was placed.

The function of the cylindrical device was to release a dense fog composed of various sizes of particles and water vapor inside it, covered with densely packed water-cooled copper tubes on the outside, which greatly reduced the laser’s power through scattering after penetrating the target.

If it still couldn’t be blocked, for several kilometers in that direction, only air was in the way, and it was unlikely to affect human activity areas.

The reason for all these preparations was to demonstrate to the numerous visitors that lasers had evolved to an era-defining level of power.

They were temporarily housed in another warehouse, eagerly anticipating the results of the experiment.

From Lin Ju’s observations, the decisions these people made could impact the future direction of the world.

The Laser Laboratory, feeling the pressure, continuously repeated checks to avoid any mistakes.

If the laser cannon were to extinguish, it wouldn’t matter, but if the strong magnetic effect device inside Solar Flare were to lose control, it could be dangerous. One could witness screwdrivers flying about, accelerated to sonic speeds, or thick steel twisting into pretzels then snapping in half.

However, such scenarios were extremely unlikely. If an accident were to happen, the most probable outcome would be the verification machine exploding into pieces or simply being forced to cut the power supply.

"Lin!"

Zhong Cheng entered the control room and located Lin Ju, who was supervising.

"The chief wants you to come over to discuss some matters, and also, can the experiment proceed as scheduled?"

"I’ll come once I’m done... ten minutes, we can begin the damage test in ten minutes."

The two quickly left the control room, one after the other, leaving Zhao Xiaowen and Ye Changsi behind.

"Ha, we’re about to get a big piece of business."

Ye Changsi was mumbling to himself. The use of Solar Flare had always been part of his plan, and it seemed to be going well.

The main reason was that the development pace of the plasma mirror technology had been faster than expected, not only because of comprehensive data and substantial investments but particularly due to the recruitment of over a hundred elite scientists in one fell swoop.

Their presence greatly accelerated the research process, advancing the success milestone by half a year. Additionally, with the arrival of 7 new Level A and A+ scientists, progress in this field had been even smoother.

With the plasma mirror reflection technology, the same deadly effect could be achieved while significantly reducing the power requirements of the light source.

His plan was to use Qianjun Stick No. 1 as a blueprint and the technological level of Solar Flare as a foundation to create a laser satellite that surpassed Qianjun Stick No. 1 and thus to secure a huge amount of funding from national defense.

Qianjun Stick Three was also being developed under the guise of a metallurgical satellite, expected to be used for Moon mining—the "Xuyang," which was, in fact, Qianjun Stick Three.

Although the mass had been reduced by two-thirds to 40 tons and the power of the light source to one-eighth at 2.5 megawatts, thanks to plasma mirror technology, its performance was comparable to the original proposal of the much heavier 100-plus-ton Qianjun Stick Three.

In time, by simply reinforcing the maneuvering device, Xuyang could be transferred between the Moon and Earth, capable of mining ore as well as maintaining peace.

"Xuyang," or Qianjun Stick Three, was already sufficient for near-Earth defense. However, the Qianjun Rod series had not come to an end.

The base hadn’t forgotten the threat posed by aliens and was attempting to develop Qianjun Stick No. 5 with a light source power of 30 megawatts and an amplification factor of a thousand times.

This level of weapon could only be activated for 0.01 seconds at a time, requiring supercapacitor energy storage to discharge, but one could imagine that any tangible matter within the Solar System wouldn’t withstand this magnitude of a terrifying attack.