"Congratulations, you are honored to witness the arrival of a new era."
Seeing Xia Xu's eyes focusing and then shrinking suddenly, Victor's smile completely blossomed, and he proudly opened his arms to welcome him:
"What you have in front of you is Victor Spot's latest masterpiece, a groundbreaking work that truly revolutionizes energy technology, the Magnetic Confinement Energy Core."
"You're crazy."
Victor's words left many people around confused, but some people, including Xia Xu, felt their eyelids twitch and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Although they are not clear about the specific technology used to achieve the so-called magnetic confinement energy core, they can understand the general meaning from the name - using magnetic fields to confine energy.
In other words, the thing in front of him was not a crystal at all, but a force of energy that was condensed and restrained by a magnetic field in some unknown way by Victor Spott.
To put it simply, this thing is actually a battery.
But this is a super battery that stores an unknown amount of energy, enough to drive high-energy lasers and electromagnetic cannons for a long time.
The most important thing is that this thing is not as stable as a battery with a material carrier.
Relying on magnetic fields to confine energy, if there is a problem with the source of the magnetic field or there is any disturbance, this thing can instantly turn from a super battery into a super bomb.
"Don't worry, it won't blow up. I don't have the hobby of blowing myself up into the sky."
Victor naturally understood their concerns and added humorously.
"How stable is it? What is the upper limit of energy storage? Can it be replicated in large quantities?"
At this moment, Xia Xu got to the point in one sentence.
If this so-called magnetic confinement energy core can be mass-produced, there is no doubt that it is indeed a groundbreaking creation.
The two most critical factors restricting the development of modern science and technology are materials and energy.
Once the energy problem is solved, or more precisely, the problem of miniaturization of energy carriers is solved, then various technologies that originally only existed in the theoretical and experimental stages will be easily realized.
For example, electric cars that have been slightly developed but not yet mature, or black technologies such as exoskeleton armor and small aircraft, will become easy to use with sufficient energy supply.
"Not yet."
Xia Xu's words hit the nail on the head, and Victor's expression immediately became a little sullen, and his high-spirited look was restrained.
“It takes a process for technology to mature from its birth, but for the great Victor, this process will not be too long.”
Victor, not wanting to lose face, quickly resumed his pride and added.
"Well, I wish you success soon."
Xia Xu shrugged.
He was happy to see Victor's research and development results.
As per convention, Victor Spot's achievements will certainly be handed over to the Spot Group for commercialization. Even if he is unwilling, the birth of new technologies will inevitably lead to a large number of imitators and copycats.
Once miniaturized energy is available, many technologies will break through bottlenecks and achieve unprecedented development, which will be beneficial to Xinghai Industry's subsequent research and development projects such as powered exoskeletons.
Next is basically Victor's time to show off.
Xia Xu didn't spoil the fun by doing any slapping or ruining the place. After all, there wasn't any major conflict between the two of them. It was just a slight friction over face and interests.
He quietly watched this event which was called an interview but was actually a disguised press conference. During the event, many details and creative ideas of Pioneer No. 1 opened his mind.
I have to say, although Victor has a bit of a cocky personality, his knowledge and talent are indeed unquestionable.
"Fortunately, the plot has not yet begun, it should just be the background preparation stage..."
The foreign media interview gradually came to an end. As Xia Xu watched Victor's departing back, his brows gradually furrowed, and then quickly relaxed.
To be honest, Victor has always been wary of the "Automata" plot.
Sometimes a name can often reveal a lot of information, just like the "Mechanic" plot about Walker, which seems to involve the same plot elements involving electronic mechanical technology.
But the nature of the two is completely different. The mechanic most likely refers to the protagonist. It can only be said that the protagonist himself has extremely strong mechanical engineering skills, or has mastered some related black technology.
But "Automata" is different. The use of the word "era" means that it involves more than just the protagonist. There is a high probability that it will involve some epoch-making changes.
If we link the word era with machinery, what might happen
An explosive progress in electromechanical technology? Or a revolution or crisis caused by electromechanical technology
Looking at this thing now, he wondered if the Pioneer One was created due to the butterfly effect he brought about. This gave Xia Xu even more headaches.
Is this guy going to cause some kind of artificial intelligence crisis
It is not difficult for him to deal with a single robot like Pioneer No. 1, but if they were to be mass-produced to form a legion, it would definitely be a nightmare comparable to a natural disaster.
This is just one plot. If it is mixed with other plots to form a chemical reaction, the entire Aquamarine Planet will instantly become a powder keg.
However, it seems useless to worry about these things now.
After all, it is impossible for him to kill Victor directly. All he can do now is to strengthen his strength as much as possible and take one step at a time when the plot begins.
"Wow, Youxin, look, who is that?"
After leaving the laboratory building and returning to the dormitory to put his belongings away, Xia Xu quickly found out the whereabouts of Xiao Baihua and waited for them to finish class under a teaching building.
The timing was just right. Without waiting for long, Tang Youxin, Song Yu, Luo Lin, and Ge Qingyan walked out of the teaching building together. The sharp-eyed Song Yu noticed Xia Xu at the first moment and started to make a noise while shaking Tang Youxin.
"Did you miss me?"
Xia Xu opened his arms and greeted him with a smile.
"… think."
The little white flower was a little shy at first, and hesitated for a moment, twisting her fingers, but still responded with a mosquito-like hum with a blushing face. At the same time, her body leaned forward slightly, unnoticeably, and did not resist Xia Xu's hug.
"The voice is a little quiet, it seems that you didn't think much about it."
Xia Xu pretended to be disappointed.
"How could it be... You, you are being naughty again."
The little white flower was anxious at first, then coquettishly angry.
"Yes, can you please go aside first, we are still here."
Ge Qingyan and the others made disdainful remarks.
"You know you're just a light bulb, but you still don't leave. Are you dissatisfied with not eating enough?"
Xia Xu turned his head and cursed with a smile in annoyance.
"Hey, youyou, okay, okay, we shouldn't be light bulbs. We are guilty. Let's go quickly. He is a mechanic. We can't afford to offend him."
Song Yu and the others laughed and made a few remarks, but soon left tactfully.