Chapter 83 Chapter 83 (Part 2)
The concept of antimatter is extended from matter.
Matter is made up of elementary particles, while antimatter is made up of antiparticles. The two are opposites.
When matter and antimatter meet, an annihilation reaction occurs, releasing high-energy photons or gamma rays.
In the world where Ruan Shiqing originally lived, the existence of antimatter had long been confirmed. The researchers first captured a small amount of antimatter through cosmic rays. Later, as the research deepened and progressed from generation to generation, antimatter was gradually put into practical use.
Scientists have also developed mature technology that can transform matter into antimatter through image conversion using colliders.
A few years before Ruan Shiqing suddenly traveled to this world, some scholars even proposed a hypothesis - there may have been two completely different worlds in this universe. One is the world they are in now, which is composed of matter, or positive matter; and the other is composed entirely of antimatter.
The Big Bang was most likely caused by the encounter and annihilation of the world made up of matter and the world made up of antimatter, which led to the explosion.
After the explosion, matter and antimatter dispersed separately, and in billions of years of evolution, each formed a new world, waiting for the next encounter.
Now, Ruan Shiqing found trace amounts of antimatter in the bodies of the Zerg. This was not an isolated case, but a common phenomenon. This reminded him of a hypothesis that had not yet been confirmed: these Zerg may have passed through a place full of antimatter when they were heading to B3024. Due to the special nature of the Zerg, a small amount of antimatter was preserved in their bodies.
He came to Rong Heng, wanting him to take him to find places where the Zerg might have passed by, and to find places where these antimatter exist.
The method of converting matter into antimatter through mirror conversion in a collider is the result of the efforts of generations of researchers in his original world. Given the current level of the Galactic Empire, it is nothing short of a fantasy to try to produce antimatter on its own.
Therefore, since he came to this world, he has never thought about antimatter.
But now the situation is different. If there really is a place full of antimatter, then he can capture and store the antimatter to support his experiments and research.
Whether it is an antimatter reactor or an antimatter engine, its power is incomparable to ordinary nuclear fusion energy.
If the experiment is successful, the entire Galactic Empire may usher in a change.
Ruan Shiqing was filled with excitement, and looked at Rong Heng with bright and burning eyes: "I would like you to take me along the path that the Zerg took to come to B3024 and try to see if we can detect the existence of antimatter."
When we went to blow up the wormhole, it was Mr. Rong and Dares who went, as he was most familiar with the route.
However, looking at his serious attire, Ruan Shiqing was still worried that he had something else to do but couldn't refuse her, so she added, "It's okay if you have an important date. I can ask Dares for help."
"It's okay, I'll take you there."
After trying to listen for a while but still not understanding what antimatter was, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finally caught a sentence he could understand from the pile of professional terms and quickly spoke.
He did have a date today, but the person he wanted to date was Ruan Shiqing.
He had no experience in pursuing people, so he could only recall the little tricks for getting out of being single that Mellaire had taught to a few single captains when they were bored. He decided to proceed step by step and start by asking Ruan Shiqing out for dinner.
——Although Star B3024 is far behind, there are still two decent restaurants in the inner city. He originally planned to invite Ruan Shiqing and the kids to dinner under the pretext of returning a gift.
But now it's like this, this should also be considered a date in disguise, right?
And there were only two of them.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince thought uncertainly.
Seeing his agreement, Ruan Shiqing smiled. He put away a pile of documents and said happily, "How about we set out this afternoon? I'll tell 09 to take good care of the kids."
He really couldn't wait any longer.
"No problem." Rong Heng pursed his lips: "Then I'll go get ready and come back."
After the two of them made the agreement, they went their separate ways.
Ruan Shiqing had to explain to 09 what happened after he left, and he also had to go get the detection equipment; while Rong Heng went back to his room... to change clothes.
Today's formal attire was actually a dress that was only worn at military banquets, and was not convenient for daily combat. He quickly changed into a simple black combat uniform and combed his long hair that had been styled with hair wax, so that he would feel more comfortable.
When Ruan Shiqing met him again, he saw the usual Mr. Rong.
He laughed, and as he followed the other person aboard the Glory and fastened his seatbelt, he couldn't help but ask sideways, "Has anyone ever told you that you have a kind of aura that keeps people away? The way you were dressed just now made people feel very strange, and very..." He searched for the right adjective: "...very distant, I almost didn't dare to call you."
It reminded him of their first meeting deep in the garbage dump.
After getting familiar with each other, he rarely felt that sense of aggression from the other party, but just now, he seemed to see the indifferent soldier again.
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Rong Heng was puzzled. He pursed his lips and said in a low voice: "Don't you like it?"
It was an outfit he had thought about for a long time.
"I can't say I don't like you." Ruan Shiqing laughed, "I just feel that you are very distant, a bit like a noble who is high above everyone else and hard to approach."
"So you want me to be more approachable?" Rong Heng tried to understand what he said.
"It's not hope. You are very approachable now." Ruan Shiqing smiled at him: "Otherwise we wouldn't be friends."
After knowing each other for such a long time, he actually vaguely guessed that the other party's military rank and status might be quite high. After all, the man who could mobilize the elite troops on the front line and borrow planetary weapons from the planet Barham could not be an ordinary officer with no name.
Thinking of the complicated family that the other party occasionally mentioned and the strict requirements placed on Snowball, he guessed that the other party was most likely from a prominent family.
Maybe what he just saw was what he really looked like.
Noble, cold, and unapproachable.
But he was unwilling to reveal it, so Ruan Shiqing did not investigate further.
He smiled and passed the subject over.
However, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still upset about not being recognized for his outfit. It seemed that he would need to look up some popular dressing guides when he returned.
Not only handsome, but also approachable.
Rongguang left the B3024 planet and headed towards the vast universe.
In order to avoid missing any place as much as possible, Rong Heng sailed along the tracks of the Zerg.
Ruan Shiqing was concentrating on fiddling with the improvised detector.
The sensor at the end of the detector has been placed outside the shuttle, and he is now paying close attention to the changes in the data coming back.
But after sailing for two days and two nights, and passing through dozens of destroyed wormholes, the data sent back by the detectors did not change at all. Ruan Shiqing also gradually became discouraged from being full of expectations at the beginning.
After ruling out another wormhole, Ruan Shiqing pushed and turned off the detector's virtual screen and sighed, "I was too optimistic. We've almost found it. If we can't find it, we can just return."
The existence of a space filled with antimatter was originally just a conjecture, and it is normal that the conjecture is no longer valid.
But even thinking about it this way, he still couldn't hide his disappointment.
It looked listless, like a sapling that was wilting due to lack of water.
Rong Heng glanced at him with his peripheral vision and thought to himself.
"According to the star map, there are three more wormholes ahead, and maybe they are just behind. If we don't look carefully enough, we can explore them again on the way back."
"You've been driving for two days and two nights straight."
Although they could turn on the automatic driving to take a break, the route was too complicated and varied, so Mr. Rong was still in charge of driving most of the time. And because he had to pay attention to the data, he could not share the pressure with him.
Ruan Shiqing hesitated for a moment, but still shook his head: "Let's go back after we find the remaining three."
Rong Heng said "hmm" and took him to search the remaining three wormholes.
As expected, nothing was gained.
Ruan Shiqing had been prepared mentally, so he was not too disappointed this time. He smiled casually and said, "I'll take over from now on. You can have a good rest."
"No need." Rong Heng rejected his suggestion, looked at him seriously and said, "Let's look for it again."
Ruan Shiqing wanted to say something else, but he said, "If you don't check it again, even if you go back, you will still worry about it, right? Instead of that, why not check it again carefully? If you really can't find it, then go back. This way you can feel at ease."
"But you..." Ruan Shiqing looked hesitant.
"It's only two days. It's not too tiring for me." Rong Heng smiled at him, his dark golden eyes narrowed, and he looked quite energetic.
Ruan Shiqing finally couldn't resist his temptation and nodded.
The two returned along the original route. Ruan Shiqing re-adjusted the detector and continued to analyze the data.
Another day and night passed, and when the shuttle passed through a half-collapsed wormhole, the stable broken line on the detector suddenly jumped higher. Ruan Shiqing's eyes widened, and even the tail tone of his voice rose: "Found it!"
He stared at the detector and repeated twice: "Found it!"
"Really found it?" Rong Heng looked surprised.
"Yes, a large number of high-energy photons and gamma rays have been detected near the wormhole. They are most likely the remnants of an annihilation reaction."
He suddenly leaned over and hugged Rong Heng, his tone filled with uncontrollable excitement and excitement: "Thank you, it's thanks to you that I didn't give up."
All the excitement and gratitude turned into a big hug.
Rong Heng froze, and hesitantly hugged him back, his ears tingling: "No, you're welcome."