Ruan Shiqing plunged into Metis' database and never came out.
The books in the primary database just filled his current gaps and solved many of his current doubts. He was like a sponge that was eager to absorb water, reading one book after another, and unknowingly filled up half of the notebook at hand.
It was not until Xiong Yuanyuan came carrying the spare parts and knocked on the door that he was brought back to the real world.
He turned off the virtual screen and stood up, but suddenly felt dizzy.
Fortunately, 09 supported him in time and said worriedly: "Sir, you have been reading for three consecutive days. Your body needs rest."
Ruan Shiqing realized belatedly: "I watched it for three days?"
09 nodded: "Yes, for three whole days and three nights, no one responded to calling me."
No wonder he felt dizzy and weak. Ruan Shiqing rubbed his swollen temples, feeling troubled by his bad habit of getting obsessed with a book he liked.
It was the same in my original world. I often forgot to eat and sleep because I was so obsessed with new projects.
As he welcomed Xiong Yuanyuan in, he drank a cup of warm water to quench his thirst: "Where are the cubs? Are they okay?"
"The young masters are very worried about you." 09 handed him the nutrient solution: "You can replenish some energy first."
Ruan Shiqing followed suit and drank a tube of nutrient solution, and then he felt a little more energetic.
"I'll go check on them later."
Xiong Yuanyuan was waiting on the side, so Ruan Shiqing had to count the parts with him first. Most of the parts needed on the modification list were here, and the remaining small part would take time to find and replace.
"Thank you." Ruan Shiqing handed the star coin to him, and then thought of the AI, and asked: "Have you seen the AI of intelligent computers? What do they usually look like?"
Xiong Yuanyuan scratched her head and said, "I have never used an intelligent brain, but I have seen others use it. Isn't the AI of an intelligent brain cold and indifferent? Almost like a robot?"
After saying that, he saw the busy and diligent 09 and quickly changed his words: "That's not right. There are robots as lively as 09, and maybe there are AIs too."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Ruan Shiqing thought about it and felt that what Xiong Yuanyuan said was not unreasonable. 09 was very user-friendly, maybe Noah was the same? When he bought it, the shopping guide did mention that this smart brain was a classic smart brain of Naxi Company, and maybe the AI it was equipped with was more advanced and intelligent.
But no matter what, it is wrong to casually blacken the system.
Ruan Shiqing dispelled his doubts and decided to give Noah more instructions next time.
After making an appointment with Xiong Yuanyuan to go to the underground market to look for materials tomorrow, Ruan Shiqing went upstairs to see the cubs.
The little mermaid sank to the bottom of the water and blew bubbles. He hadn't seen his father for three days and he felt a little depressed - yes, in his shallow understanding, only parents would be so good to their cubs.
Ruan Shiqing gave him a duckling, built him a small pond, and carefully kept his cut hair as a souvenir... In his memory, except for the cold laboratory and the gradually decreasing number of his kind, he had never felt such warmth and happiness.
He has unilaterally regarded Ruan Shiqing as his father.
When he heard the footsteps, he suddenly emerged from the water, his tail wagging happily, and leaned over the edge of the bucket and stretched out his hand to Ruan Shiqing: "Ah!"
"Sorry for making you worry." Ruan Shiqing took the towel and wrapped him up, held him in his arms, and gently touched his head.
The little mermaid squinted her eyes and rubbed her hands against his.
Ruan Shiqing looked at him and asked in surprise, "Has the wound on your face healed a lot?"
The little mermaid's long blue hair was cut short, with the ends just reaching her chin, sticking wetly to her cheeks, further highlighting her delicate facial features, but at the same time, the wounds on her face were also more obvious.
Fortunately, the wound has begun to heal gradually and does not look as hideous as before.
Hearing what he said, the little mermaid subconsciously turned her head to look at the water surface, then turned back and nodded heavily to Ruan Shiqing. She even raised her tail with a little pride to let him see the new scales growing on her tail fin.
The newly grown scales on the tail are no longer as soft and weak as before. The round scales glow with a healthy luster in the sun and are a very beautiful sapphire blue.
Ruan Shiqing touched it lightly with his fingertips and praised, "It turned out to be a little blue mermaid. It's prettier than I thought."
After saying this, he observed the little mermaid's expression.
The little mermaid was very happy to receive the praise. Her chin was slightly raised and her blue eyes were shining.
This is a little mermaid who pays great attention to her appearance and loves to be praised.
Ruan Shiqing smiled secretly.
Rong Heng, who came out of the room after hearing the noise, was seeing this scene and couldn't help but snort.
The useless artificial mermaid can only rely on acting cute and coquettish to deceive ignorant humans.
He squatted aside and noticed the dark circles under Ruan Shiqing's eyes and snorted again.
Ruan Shiqing noticed him, bent down and picked him up, yawning as he walked into the room: "Take a nap with Dad."
Rong Heng twisted his body in disgust, but ultimately did not break free from his restraints.
On the contrary, the little mermaid was very happy. She took a towel to dry her hair, then sat down obediently on the edge of the bed. She even picked up Ruan Shiqing's pillow and patted it, and put it back properly after making it fluffy, indicating that Ruan Shiqing could sleep.
Ruan Shiqing smiled and gave him a thumbs up, then took a shower, changed into pajamas, and came out to lie on the fluffy pillow that was made by the little mermaid.
Just as I was about to go to sleep, I remembered something: "Do you have a name?"
He was, of course, asking about the little mermaid.
The little mermaid's eyes darkened. When he was in the laboratory, those people called him "047".
He shook his head, uttered a low "ah", and held Ruan Shiqing's fingers.
"Then can I give you a name?" Ruan Shiqing pointed at the puppy: "His name is Snowball, you should also have a name."
He thought for a moment, stroked the mermaid's short blue hair, and said, "How about calling her Ruan Yuebai? You have the same last name as me. In my country, Yuebai is light blue, the color of the moon. It suits you very well."
Ruan Yuebai.
The little mermaid solemnly repeated the name in her heart and nodded vigorously.
From then on, he was no longer 047 of the laboratory, but Ruan Yuebai.
He clenched Ruan Shiqing's fingers and shook them happily.
Rong Heng, who was standing beside him, frowned as he heard this.
You put so much thought into naming an artificial mermaid, but you are so casual with me
Snowball sounds like the name of a kitten or puppy, and I don’t take it seriously at all.
The honorable Crown Prince looked down at himself and asked, "Am I not as good as an artificial mermaid?"
This doesn't make sense.
The two kids took a nap with him, and when Ruan Shiqing woke up, he was full of energy.
To make up for the three days of neglect, he took the two kids with him when he went downstairs to work.
The small pool in the yard on the first floor had not been built yet, so the little mermaid sat on a chair wrapped in a big towel, curiously flipping through the books on Ruan Shiqing's workbench. The puppy was easier to accommodate, so he found a soft cushion and put it on the workbench, so he could play or sleep there.
After doing all this, I was worried that the kids were hungry, and I would have a hard time noticing them when I was immersed in my work, so I went to the kitchen to get a few tubes of nutritional supplements.
When leaving, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that there were four tubes of nutrients on the windowsill. Ruan Shiqing frowned in confusion: When were these taken out
However, he was eager to get down to work, so he didn't think much about it. He took the four tubes of nutrient solution and placed them all on the workbench, telling the kids to eat if they were hungry.
09 was building a small pond in the yard. Seeing this, he said loudly, "Don't worry, sir. I will remind the young masters to eat on time."
Last time, when little Snowball couldn’t open the cap of the nutrient solution, it was he who helped him!
After settling the kids, Ruan Shiqing opened his notebook and concentrated on his work.
During these three days, he read dozens of professional books in the Metis database and basically understood the technological level of this world. He also had some ideas about the engine modification of the shuttle racing car.
It’s a bit strange to say, the technology in this world is not that different from that in his original world. Many technological products exist in both worlds, but the time of invention, operating principles and names have subtly changed.
For example, the neuron connection helmet in this world is called a holographic cabin in his original world.
In this world, the neuron helmet has been merged with the intelligent brain, becoming very convenient, and the holographic network has long been popular. But in the original world, the holographic network has not been around for long, the holographic cabin has only been updated to the fifth generation, and the more convenient holographic helmet is still under experimentation.
But this does not mean that the technological level of the original world is backward. Although the development of holographic networks is relatively lagging, his world is more advanced in terms of energy power.
Take engine energy as an example. The most advanced engine in this world uses cold nuclear fusion technology to create small or even micro tokamak reactors, which absorb a large amount of hydrogen as the raw material for nuclear fusion through palladium. However, nuclear fusion will produce ultra-high temperatures, and almost no container can withstand temperatures several times higher than the core of a star. Therefore, this world extracted the shells of the Zerg and invented a new type of metal called "Vorm".
This new metal can withstand high temperatures and is a good container.
But it also has a fatal flaw, that is, this metal depends on the Zerg. Once the Zerg is eliminated, the supply of this metal will gradually be cut off.
If a new energy supply method cannot be developed before then, the empire's energy supply will be interrupted, causing an energy crisis.
But in his original world, cold nuclear fusion technology had been shelved because there was no high-temperature resistant container. Instead, antimatter energy was popular. By allowing equal amounts of positive and negative matter to meet, annihilation effects occurred, and explosions generated huge amounts of energy. The energy conversion efficiency of this energy supply method was as high as 100%, and the power of weapons made from it was even greater.
The world he originally lived in has already fully mastered the method of transforming matter into antimatter through the "mirror method", and has also promoted and applied this technology to various fields.
But in this world, antimatter is still just a theory in the conjecture stage and has not yet been successfully proven.
Two different worlds are like two branches growing from the same big tree. They come from the same source, but have their own strengths.