Outside Atlanta, on the horizon, a mountain stands.
Viewed from a distance, the mountain is not too high and has a short and thick shape, resembling a tree stump after its trunk has been chopped off.
On the top of a relatively flat mountain, there is a large building, which is made of special materials and is entirely silver-white. This is where the Castle of Light is located.
At this time, there was some unusual chaos inside the Castle of Light.
Main building No. 1 of Guangming Castle, 13th underground floor, main control room.
The huge room kept shaking, and several elderly stewards shouted loudly.
"Emergency, emergency!"
"Disconnect the No. 1 energy supply line immediately..."
"Disconnect the No. 2 energy supply line as well..."
"Turn on the cooling system at full power..."
"The backup cooling system is also on..."
"Print out all the accident information just collected..."
"You guys, don't be stunned, reorganize the preliminary data of the experiment you just conducted..."
As the steward spoke, many young assistants in the room became busy, stepping on the shaky ground and running around while trying to maintain their balance.
Two of the assistants were obviously a little panicked. They each held a pile of documents and didn't look at the road ahead. They bumped into each other with a loud "bang".
"Wow!"
The documents immediately flew into the sky, then fell down and scattered all around.
A gray-haired steward who was nearby looked at it with a somewhat sulky expression, but it was not easy to lecture anyone at this special moment. He took a deep breath and approached, ready to help the two assistants clean up the mess.
As a result, before he had time to lift his legs, a mass of air in front of him twisted, followed closely by Richard as he stepped out.
After walking out, Richard first glanced at the assistant who was kneeling on the ground in embarrassment to pick up documents. With a wave of his hand, the documents quickly flew up from the ground and were divided into two piles according to different cover colors.
After doing this, Richard looked at the gray-haired steward.
The gray-haired steward was obviously relieved and said: "Lord Richard, you are here."
"Yes." Richard nodded, said a simple hello to the gray-haired steward, and asked quickly without any hesitation, "Mr. Lorenz, what exactly happened here?"
"That's it, Lord Richard." The gray-haired steward named Lorenz explained, "Just now we were conducting the 'Sun in a Bottle' test experiment with an energy level between 300-400 according to the original plan. At the beginning , the experiment was normal, but in the middle, for some reason, both the alpha energy indicator and the beta energy indicator fluctuated greatly, entering an unstable state, and some energy even overflowed to the outside world. If you were in Atlanta just now You should be able to feel it nearby.”
Richard nodded lightly.
"In order to avoid danger, we urgently suspended the experiment." Lorenz continued, "After suspending the experiment, on the one hand, we will contact you, and on the other hand, we will find a way to gradually cool down the entire set of equipment of the 'Sun in a Bottle' project to save energy. will cause bigger accidents. At present, although there are still some minor problems, the major aspects have been almost solved. Within 24 hours, the machine can be semi-shutdown, and within 72 hours, it can be fully shut down. At that time, the preliminary reasons can be determined. Investigated.”
After hearing this, Richard thought for a moment and asked, "Have you contacted Black Sun Castle? Do they have any explanation?"
"I have been in contact with them." Lorenz said, "Actually, during the experiment, we have not lost contact with them. After all, Lord Richard, you said that our Castle of Light and Castle of Black Sun are almost two sides of the same body. , many technologies are interoperable. It’s just... Regarding this sudden accident, most people in Black Sun Castle can’t tell what caused it. They just suggested that we stop the machine safely as soon as possible and investigate according to the process. "
"Well... wait a minute, don't stop the machine in a hurry." Richard stretched out his hand to stop him.
For the Castle of Light, downtime is no small matter. Even if the process is extremely smooth, it will still take two days and two nights. Restarting after a shutdown takes double or even triple the time. If something unexpected happens during this period, it may be extended indefinitely. Therefore, unless there are extremely special circumstances, the equipment of the "Sun in a Bottle" project in the Castle of Light will continue to operate. Even if it is repaired, it will be in a temporary dormant state rather than a complete shutdown.
After hearing what Richard said, Lorenz looked hesitant and said, "Lord Richard, if we don't shut down the machine, how can we investigate the cause?"
"Don't worry, let me take a look at the data of the alpha energy index and beta energy index in the accident just now." Richard thought for a while and said, "There are too many chain reactions caused by the shutdown. If possible, it is best to repeat it again. The experiment just now determined whether the problem lies in the instrument itself, and it will not be too late to make a decision then - after all, the safety of the instrument can support at least three 'moderate' accidents."
"Well... you should take a look at the data first." Lorenz breathed out, waved to an assistant not far away, called him over, and told him to quickly get the data Richard needed.
The assistant ran away and came back a moment later with a roll of paper more than half a meter long, which he placed on a nearby table and unfolded.
When Richard looked around, he saw a coordinate system drawn on it, with two curves, one red and one green, starting from the positive and negative y-axis respectively, moving to the left along the positive x-axis.
It fluctuated continuously during the movement, but generally remained relatively stable. However, after a short period of time, the green line segment below suddenly showed a clear rise, and the red curve above showed a clear drop.
"The alpha energy indicator decreased by 20% in one unit of time, and the beta energy indicator increased by 30% in one unit of time... This..." After Li Cha looked at it, he narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered to himself, slightly. Appearing confused.
Lorenz was obviously equally confused, and whispered beside him: "Lord Richard, as you can see, the data is really strange. You know that we are advancing the plan according to the third plan, and the progress is almost 90%.
And this data is completely inconsistent with the core formula in the third set of plans. We must figure out what is causing it. Otherwise, the entire third set of plans will face huge challenges, and if they are forced to continue to be implemented, the consequences may be to blow the entire Castle of Light into the sky. "
Richard was silent for a while and didn't speak.
Lorenz continued to persuade in a low voice: "Lord Richard, although there are indeed losses in shutting down for inspection, which will greatly extend the time for the success of the plan, for the sake of safety, it is better to shut down. I, Dirag, Braque, Schrodinger , it’s all this idea.”
After hearing this, Richard looked to the side and saw that the other Guangming Castle stewards all nodded, indicating that they indeed agreed with Lorenz's opinion.