Chapter 109 Antimatter!!!
In Varela City, underground of the North Church.
The lights were bright in the metal passage that had been quiet for hundreds of years.
With a burst of hurried footsteps, a figure staggered down the metal stairs and finally stopped in front of a metal door that was wide enough for one person to pass through.
Chen Fan supported his hands on his knees, panting as he watched the flickering orange light coming out of the metal door.
After taking a short breath, he raised the PW-1 plasma pistol in his hand again and slowly walked into the metal door under the protection of the individual protective force field.
Although the images sent back by the micro-detector were clear and restored enough, there was still a qualitative difference between experiencing it in person and watching it on video.
As soon as he walked into the metal door, Chen Fan was deeply shocked by the huge underground space in front of him.
According to a rough estimate, the coverage area of the entire underground space even far exceeded the sum of the four cathedrals!
Coupled with the towering dome...
Chen Fan standing in front of the metal door was as small as an ant.
In the central area of this huge underground space, a huge crystal flashing orange light is connected by countless thick cables, hanging high in the air and flashing light that flickers.
The surface of the crystal is smooth, and the overall shape is a regular dodecahedron.
With the help of the drone's camera, you can also see a dazzling light spot inside the translucent crystal, and the orange light is emitted from this light spot.
Around the dazzling light spot, this translucent orange crystal is distributed with a large amount of flocculent material that looks like impurities.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen Fan couldn't help but have a weird guess in his mind.
This huge orange crystal is like a heart, and the cables connected to it are like blood vessels around the heart.
And every time the light alternates, it is actually the beating of the heart...
"Scanning the target..."
Yi's voice interrupted Chen Fan's drifting thoughts.
Unlike usual, this time the scanning time is particularly long.
After a long time, Yi's voice sounded again: "Basic scan has been completed."
"Warning! A large amount of antimatter is detected inside the target!"
Before Chen Fan could react, Yi had already sounded the alarm.
There was a hint of surprise in Chen Fan's eyes: "Antimatter?"
"Isn't this thing much more advanced than controlled nuclear fusion?"
"More than advanced, the two are completely in a different league." Yi quickly explained, "Antimatter is the anti-state of normal matter."
"When they come into contact with matter, they annihilate each other and release enormous energy."
"The energy release efficiency of the annihilation of matter and antimatter is quite high, almost equal to 100%, far exceeding the energy release efficiency of controlled nuclear fusion."
"Because of this, it has become a universal energy source for many interstellar civilizations."
Yi added again: "Under normal circumstances, only civilizations above level three will have access to the technology to manufacture and use antimatter."
Chen Fan swallowed and looked at the orange crystal hanging high in the air: "This thing... shouldn't explode, right?"
"It's hard to say."
Chen Fan was shocked: "...Ah?!"
What do you mean it's hard to say? !
He subconsciously took a half step back and cast his gaze on the smart terminal in his hand: "Then the power of the explosion of this thing..."
"Although there is not much antimatter left in this crystal, this machine can tell you responsibly that once it leaks..."
"The entire city of Varela will be blown into the sky in an instant!"
Looking at the simulated picture in the holographic projection beside him, Chen Fan suddenly felt a layer of fine and dense cold sweat seeping out of his back.
Originally, Chen Fan thought that building a city on top of a nuclear fusion reactor was outrageous enough, but...
he never expected that the goddess was even crazier than he thought!
The city of Varela was actually built on top of an antimatter pile!
...
As time went on, more detailed scans and analysis results gradually appeared in front of Chen Fan.
"The analysis shows that the working principle of this crystal is similar to that of an antimatter battery, but..."
"There's something strange."
As the voice fell, the holographic panel in front of Chen Fan quickly enlarged, and a large number of complex details appeared on the panel.
"This machine has conducted a comprehensive analysis of its internal energy pathways and found that many of its energy pathways are in a closed state. The connections between these cables and the crystals are very rough, and only some relatively thick and obvious energy pathways are selected for connection."
Looking at the large number of fine and dense tiny structures in front of him, Chen Fan felt that his brain was not enough: "What...what do you mean?"
Yi gave a simple answer: "Simply put, compared with the surrounding cables, this crystal is a foreign object, and its original purpose was not to supply energy to the city of Varela."
"Relic technology."
Chen Fan's eyes moved, and he quickly remembered the information mentioned in the rebel diary: "This is probably something the goddess obtained from the so-called ruins. It is normal to have such a situation..."
Yi interrupted Chen Fan's words: "This is not over yet."
"There are also some problems with the internal structure of the crystal."
Without waiting for Chen Fan to speak, Yi continued: "The accuracy of its internal energy pathways is low, and there are many obvious redundant structures. Although this does not cause safety hazards, it still does not meet the standards of technological creations."
"Under normal circumstances, only natural creations will have such a situation."
"Combining its internal structure for a comprehensive analysis, this machine believes that it is more like..."
"An organ left behind by some kind of creature."
"......Ah?!"
"Biological organs?!!"
Chen Fan stared at the holographic projection in front of him with a dull face: "No, at least give a reliable conclusion!"
"Using antimatter batteries as organs, are you sure there are such creatures in the world?"
Facing Chen Fan's doubts, Yi did not speak, but silently called up a database: "So far, among the creatures discovered in the human union, more than 100 million species use nuclear fission and nuclear fusion as energy sources."
"Although there are relatively few creatures that use antimatter as an energy source, there are more than a million species."
"As for higher-level creatures, those that use vacuum zero-point energy as an energy source have reached tens of thousands of species."
Chen Fan: "......Ah???"
It turns out that humans are the weakest creatures in the universe?
After sensing Chen Fan's thoughts, Yi gave a positive answer.
[You are right. ]
[Compared to other creatures in the universe, humans, who can only survive in specific and harsh environments, are indeed not very strong. ]
Chen Fan lowered his head and looked at his body, which was not thin anymore, and was a little bit unconvinced by this conclusion.
Where is the terrifying upright ape that was promised?
That's it?
ps: The third chapter is finally finished...
I'm so horrible that I want to die.
(End of this chapter)
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