Chapter 238 The soft rice seems to be too fragrant

Drive to the sea of ​​stars.

Explore civilization.

Find the truth.

These are the three-stage goals set by the Xu system.

However, the vast scale of the universe meant that Xu's plan faced insurmountable difficulties as soon as it began.

【distance】.

In the endless and brilliant galaxy, even light cannot travel freely.

Thousands of light years or even hundreds of light years are the norm in this cold deep space.

As it should be.

Solving the problem of starship's speed became the primary challenge for Xu's system.

"The speed of the starships in the old Federation era was barely enough to travel through space. After my modification, their performance has improved to a certain extent."

"But that improvement is still negligible compared to the speed of light."

"What's more——"

"In this vast universe, only superluminal navigation technology can truly solve the difficulties of navigation."

Xu Xi calculated silently.

At the current speed of the starship, if it wants to reach its destination, the nearest ruins of civilization, it will take at least two hundred years.

Yes, that's right.

After genetic modification and mechanical amplification, Xu's lifespan far exceeds that of ordinary people.

After taking the gene drug for the first time, Xu's life expectancy was about 300 years.

After taking the gene drug for the second time, this upper limit was extended to around 600 years old.

In the future, the evolved Super Ellie will surely be able to develop newer genetic drugs to continue to increase the lifespan of the Xu system.

But the human body has its limits after all.

Xu Xi estimated that he would be extremely lucky if he could live to two or three thousand years before the simulation ended.

Sounds like a long life.

But compared to the long distance of space travel.

It seems insignificant.

For example, the Milky Way in the real world has a diameter of about 100,000 light years. Even light needs 100,000 years to travel, let alone the Milky Way in a mortal body.

"Besides, whether he can live to the end of his life is also a completely unknown number..."

Xu Xi closed his eyes and thought.

Whenever he recalled the terrifying Xinghai Cemetery, he felt in his heart that some invisible threat was approaching, slowly and silently, but truly existing.

If you underestimate the enemy, underestimate the mastermind behind the scenes whose true face you don't know.

So.

In the end, the only one who suffers is yourself.

"We must speed up after all. Are you ready, Elly?"

"Yes, I will follow your instructions at any time."

"Create a plan file, divided into three stages: sub-light speed - light speed - super-light speed."

"Yes, the plan file has been created successfully. Ailei is always at your service."

…

[Simulation of the 21st year, you are 40 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 19 years]

[You are fully aware of the vastness of the universe, the strength of the enemy, and the immaturity of yourself]

[After Elly evolves, the huge computing power becomes your most important pillar. You decide to start improving the speed of the starship.]

This is a difficult project.

[Your goal is only to increase speed]

[But in the technological system, everything is interconnected. What you are really facing are actually problems from multiple fields such as materials, energy, and precision.]

[You begin to frequently pressure yourself in order to trigger the joy of the machine soul and learn the direction of research and development]

【bite--】

【bite--】

【bite--】

[You worked hard and communicated with the entire starship, and learned some correct directions for technological development]

[Aileen's computing power quickly digested these inspirations and completed the transformation of results at an incredible stacking speed]

[For some reason, during this process, you can faintly hear the mournful cry of the starship machine spirit]

"Ellie."

"Yes, I'm here."

"Have you noticed that the ship's life support system has become somewhat unstable recently?"

"I'm sorry for disturbing your rest. I'll go and fix it now."

[The mechanical decay is extremely slow, and even if a failure or breakdown occurs, parts can be replaced]

[The beautiful servitor is still the exquisite one in your memory, elegant and gentle, always showing you a happy smile, very pure]

[At the same time, the robot is very concerned about your health]

[She attaches particular importance to the starship issue you mentioned]

[That afternoon, the ecological starship and other starships all returned to normal]

[You are extremely relieved, and you feel that your robot servant is really capable.]

[“You are too kind. This is what I should do.”]

[The robot servant said calmly, pouring you hot tea again. The gray-blue maid's outfit was beautiful and eye-catching, adding a bit of color to it.]

…

[Simulation of the 22nd year, you are 41 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 20 years]

[It has been several years since you left the Federation Planet. You don’t find it boring. You study technology day and night to gain knowledge, so you rarely notice the passage of time.]

[You are already in the middle-aged stage as people usually say]

[However, due to the modification of genetic drugs and the increase of your own mechanical strength, your appearance has not aged, and you are still strong and healthy.]

You are very satisfied with this

[At the same time, you feel that the mushroom soup of Aile has a certain effect. For some reason, you often feel that you have endless energy.]

[Simulation of the 25th year, you are 44 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 23 years]

[Thanks to the terrifying computing power of Elly, the scientific research process that would have taken decades or even hundreds of years has produced results this year]

[Aile shared with you the concept blueprint of the prototype sublight speed engine]

“Ouch!!”

The engines roared and vibrated.

In the deserted and secluded space test site.

The huge gray-black engine was set up on a rocky planet, fixed to burst at the highest frequency, in the most turbulent posture, to test the ultimate output.

Finally.

Due to extreme overheating, the huge engine exploded on the spot, becoming a faint light in the dark universe.

"I'm sorry I failed to live up to your expectations, Master."

"No, Ellie, you've done great."

Xu Xi's palms trembled with excitement as he stroked Ai Lei's head, soothing the apologetic machine soul.

This time it's a free lunch.

It seems a bit too fragrant.

【bite--】

[Machine Soul is happy. Thanks to your affirmation, Ailei's computing efficiency has increased by 10%]

[The loyal robot servant apologizes to you, saying that the current starship engine output can only barely reach one tenth of the speed of light]

[You are satisfied with this]

[If it is one tenth the speed of light, will half the speed of light still be far? ]

[You, who know the relevant knowledge, are well aware of how incredible Ai Lei's research speed is. You smile and comfort Ai Lei, telling her not to worry.]

[Aile nodded, indicating that she listened to you]

【bite--】

[Thanks to your encouragement, the machine soul is in a state of struggle, and Ailei's computing efficiency has increased by 50%]

[Simulation of the 26th year, you are 45 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 24 years]

[Aile successfully developed an engine that travels at a quarter of the speed of light]

[Simulation of the 27th year, you are 46 years old, and Ailei has been with you for 25 years]

[Ailey apologizes to you again. The standard for a sublight speed engine is 90% of the speed of light, but she has not yet developed it.]

[Ailei shares with you the ion engine that travels at one-third the speed of light]

Xu Xi: Hmm?