Ruan Shiqing stared at the snowball that he and the cubs were rolling into a ball.
Snowball was pinned down by three cubs, and at first he didn't move, letting them do whatever they wanted. But after less than two minutes, he probably got tired of it, and his four paws began to fight back, flipping over the other cubs that were pinning him down, and then he got up and pounced on the dragon cub that wanted to run away. Seeing this, the little fox and Ruan Jiao immediately pounced on him, and this time it was the dragon cub that was pinned down. He wasn't as flexible as Snowball, so he paddled his limbs like a little turtle, howling in anger.
The little mermaid holding the book did not join in the childish game, but seeing the little dragon flapping its claws and trying to get up, he took the opportunity to pull his tail with evil intentions.
"Who attacked me!" The little dragon was pinned to the bottom and had no idea who took the opportunity to grab his tail. He immediately became even angrier.
The little mermaid quickly withdrew her hand, pursed her lips and smiled secretly.
Ruan Shiqing looked at it for a long time, and suddenly laughed, feeling that he was thinking too much.
Although Mr. Rong and Snowball are very similar in some aspects, their personalities are very different.
Although Snowball was more stable than the other cubs, he was sometimes very lively and would always fight with the cubs. On the contrary, Mr. Rong was always so stable and self-controlled, and his every move was full of the decisiveness of a soldier. How could a man like him fight with the cubs even if he disguised himself as a cub
Maybe it's just a coincidence.
Ruan Shiqing denied his somewhat unfounded speculation, smiled and shook his head.
It's just that a seed of doubt has been planted, waiting for the opportunity to take root and sprout.
After explaining things to the Xiong brothers, Ruan Shiqing took 09 to the laboratory of the arsenal.
He brought back a storage device filled with antimatter and couldn't wait to start his own experiment.
He had said that he would build a new shuttle for Mr. Rong, and it was not a casual promise.
—Now that everything is ready, he begins trying to build an antimatter engine.
In his original world, the use of antimatter has become very common, whether in civilian or military fields, from antimatter reactors to antimatter engines, and has achieved outstanding results.
Standing on the shoulders of our predecessors, although the experiment encountered some obstacles, they were not difficult to overcome.
He stayed in the laboratory for a month, and 09 followed him as his assistant.
In the first half month, he still remembered to take time to go home to see the cubs, but when the experiment reached a critical point, let alone going home, he even began to blur the lines between day and night, and was immersed in work without sleep. He relied entirely on nutrients and mental supplements to support himself. He took a break occasionally, but only slept in the rest room of the laboratory with his clothes on. He woke up in a hurry after sleeping for two hours and continued the experiment.
The cubs are very understanding. They know that their dad is busy with work, so they are picked up and taken to school by the Xiong brothers every day.
Sometimes, when they really missed their father, the cubs would ask Xiong Yuanyuan to take them to the arsenal, and they would lie on the glass wall of the laboratory and look inside for a while with eager eyes.
When the cubs saw their father wearing a white coat and concentrating on his work, they looked at him with admiration.
—Dads at work are very different from dads at other times.
They were afraid of disturbing their father, so they came quietly and left quietly every time.
On this day, the cubs came to see their father as usual.
The little cubs were lined up against the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, their faces flattened by them.
Rong Heng was not willing to do such a childish and silly thing, so he just lay on the mermaid's cart, but he couldn't help glancing into the laboratory from time to time.
"I wish I could be as smart as my dad someday." That way I won't have to worry about failing the exams.
The little fox opened his silver eyes wide and looked at his father with admiration as he manipulated various experimental instruments with ease.
There are several strange instruments in the laboratory, and the display screens show strings of complex and profound data.
Ruan Shiqing was analyzing a set of experimental data with his back to them. The quantum computer behind him was beeping, and new experimental data came out. The little robot 09 took out the report calmly. When passing by the glass window, it tilted its head, and the red dot on the display screen flashed. He waved to the cubs and smiled.
Ruan Shiqing took the report and looked at the latest test data. His eyes, which had become dull due to fatigue over the past few days, suddenly lit up and he said in a surprised voice: "Success!"
During this month, he tried countless materials, and after repeated debugging, he finally calculated the most stable engine array.
The smile on his face did not fade as he carefully retrieved the storage device and injected the appropriate amount of antimatter into the specially designed engine.
The entire engine was made of Zerg hulls, and after antimatter was injected, a blue indicator light came on, indicating that the internal operation was normal and there were no signs of explosion - before this, he had blown up more than a dozen such special engines.
This time, smooth operation was finally achieved.
He smiled with relief and said to 09, "Bring the engine, let's go give it a try."
Now that the engine has been initially successful, it's time to install it in the shuttle and give it a try.
09 called four robots as instructed and asked them to carefully carry the engine out.
Ruan Shiqing came out one step behind and saw his cub staring at him not far away.
Perhaps because they were afraid of disturbing him, the cubs did not rush forward, but just looked at him with pitiful eyes.
He raised his hand and glanced at the time on the intelligent computer, and was shocked to find that a month had passed.
He recalled the last time he picked up his kid from school, which was more than half a month ago.
Ruan Shiqing's heart softened, and he felt a little guilty. He didn't rush to test the engine, but stopped and waved to the kids.
The cubs who got permission cheered and jumped into their father's arms.
Ruan Shiqing opened his arms, held all four cubs in his arms, and rubbed them affectionately.
The little dragon squatted on his shoulder, rubbed his neck, and muttered, "Daddy's hair has grown so long."
It has indeed grown, after all, it hasn’t been trimmed for a month: “I’ll trim it tomorrow.”
"Daddy smells a little bit." The little fox moved his nose, but still rubbed against his chest affectionately, without any disgust.
"I'll take a shower later." Ruan Shiqing lowered his head and sniffed, and couldn't help frowning.
He has been racing against time during this month and only took a quick shower, so it's no wonder there's a smell.
The little mermaid raised her hand and touched the dark circles under his eyes. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were full of worry.
"Don't worry, you'll be able to get some good sleep once today is over,"
Ruan Jiao stood on tiptoe, the small beard on his forehead swaying and touching his brow.
Ruan Shiqing felt his tense spirit relax, just like rain falling on a dry land.
His fingertips touched the cub's tentacles, and he said with squinted eyes: "Thank you Jiaojiao, it's OK."
The cub shook its tentacles and showed a happy expression.
Finally, he looked at Snowball, who was watching him silently but not participating, and rubbed his little head: "Snowball, don't you have anything you want to say to Dad?"
Rong Heng stared at him, and his expression, which had originally become serious due to self-blame, gradually softened.
The brown eyes blinked, and he leaned forward and gently rubbed his face against his.
He was both happy and remorseful.
He was happy that Ruan Shiqing worked day and night in the laboratory to build a shuttle for him, but he also blamed himself for making him work so hard.
But when I saw the light in his eyes, I felt relieved.
He enjoys this state.
After spending some time with the cubs, and seeing their pitiful looks of being reluctant to leave but unable to say anything, Ruan Shiqing simply took them to the testing site.
There was a shuttle parked there, the model was exactly the same as "Glory", except that the shell was a vibrant green. Compared to the one that was damaged in the impulse, it looked lighter in appearance, and it must have been modified.
09 and four technician robots have already loaded the engine.
Ruan Shiqing told the cubs to watch from the edge of the test site while he boarded the brand new shuttle.
The modified shuttle is lighter than before. The fuel room and reactor that used to take up a lot of space have been removed and replaced by a brand new antimatter engine.
The energy conversion rate of the antimatter engine can reach almost 100%. When the engine is started, annihilation reactions will continue to occur inside the engine, producing an endless supply of energy to supply the shuttle.
Only a few milligrams of antimatter are needed to form a complete closed loop of "annihilation reaction-decay-production of new antimatter-continued annihilation reaction".
In theory, this engine is equivalent to a perpetual motion machine with unlimited functionality.
But of course, theory is just theory. Although this conversion can continue, the engine's outer shell cannot withstand the violent reaction inside all the time and needs to be replaced after a period of use.
But compared to traditional nuclear fusion engines, it is a great improvement.
Ruan Shiqing walked into the cab.
He started the shuttle slowly, ignited the engine, and accelerated. The dark blue shuttle flew away like a hunting Saker Falcon and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The cubs cried out in surprise, just to see what was new. However, Rong Heng and others like Mellor who had heard the news and rushed over to watch the fun were shocked.
This speed is much faster than the original "Glory"!
Due to the size limitation, the shuttle cannot carry a large functional reactor, so the fastest speed can only reach sub-light speed. Although it is called sub-light speed, it is actually far slower than the speed of light.
Only warships equipped with large reactors can reach superluminal speeds, but this requires a large amount of energy supply.
But now, the speed of this pale blue shuttle is not slower than that of a battleship equipped with a large reactor.
Dares and Mellor showed excitement, and they couldn't help itching to see the shuttle turning back in an instant.
The dark blue shuttles kept disappearing and reappearing in the sky. Rong Heng felt an indescribable shock in his heart when he saw it so dark - if he was not mistaken, Ruan Shiqing was making a hyperspace jump.
Hyperspace jumps consume a lot of energy, even when used by warships, and there are restrictions on their use. But now a small shuttle has achieved dozens of hyperspace jumps.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing clearly what this meant.
Ruan Shiqing's experiment was a great success.
When he jumped out of the landing shuttle, his eyes were full of energy.
Dareth and Melel had already rushed to the shuttle impatiently, but the cubs surrounded their father.
Rong Heng glanced at Dares and Melaire who were touching the shuttle in an obscene manner, and shamelessly rubbed into Ruan Shiqing's arms.
Anyway, the shuttle will be his sooner or later, so let Dareth and the others enjoy it for now.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince withdrew his disgusted look and whimpered softly at his sweetheart.
Ruan Shiqing smiled and tapped his wet nose.
The engine was successfully manufactured, and Ruan Shiqing temporarily solved a big problem. He took the cubs back home, trimmed their hair, gave them a bath, had lunch, and then squeezed together with the cubs to take a good sleep.
After that, he no longer needed to stay in the laboratory all day. He only needed to sort out the experimental data of the past month after sending the cubs to school every day.
These data were compiled into an extremely thick paper.
He sat in the workshop, looking hesitantly at the paper.
He was very clear about what this paper meant. Once published, it might cause doubts and sensation in the entire academic community.
But in research, he was never afraid of facing doubts. The reason why he hesitated to publish was that he was afraid that the Empire and other people with ill intentions would use this technology to escalate the war.
The emergence of the antimatter engine is just a signal.
Once this technology is mastered, antimatter weapons will no longer be a problem.
He hopes that the world will become a better place, and does not want the war to become more tragic because of himself.
After thinking for a long time, he finally did not publish the paper in Metis.
While hesitating, he thought of Mr. Rong's determined face and tried to call the other party, perhaps he could ask Mr. Rong for his opinion.
The call was made but was not connected.
He should be busy at this time, so Ruan Shiqing did not insist on communicating. Instead, he edited his hesitation and concerns into a short message and sent it to the other party.
minutes later, he received a text message from the other party.
Ruan Shiqing frowned before he could even read the content. He originally thought that Mr. Rong was busy and didn't answer his message, but now the text message was replied so quickly...
He couldn't help but turn his head and take a look at the snowball in the yard.
The cubs were building Falling Star vines with the little robot in the front yard. Snowball didn't like to move, so he just lay lazily on the bed basking in the sun.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but when Ruan Shiqing looked over, he was also looking down at the intelligent computer.