Chapter 87 Chapter 87

Ruan Shiqing stared at Snowball and his cubs rolling into a ball.

Snowball was pinned down by three cubs, just like the stacked dragon. At first, he didn't move, letting the cubs do what they wanted. But after less than two minutes, he was probably not happy anymore, and his four paws began to resist. He flipped over the three cubs that were pinning him down, and then he climbed up and grabbed the little dragon cub that wanted to run away. Seeing this, the little fox and Ruan Jiao immediately rushed over to him. This time, it was the little dragon cub that was pinned down by the stacked dragon. He was not as flexible as Snowball, and moved 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 trying to get up with his paws raised, he maliciously took the opportunity to pull his tail.

"Who ambushed 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, then suddenly laughed, thinking that he had thought 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 also very lively sometimes, always playing with the cubs. On the contrary, Mr. Rong was always so stable and self-controlled, and his every move was full of the unique military aura. How could a man like him play with the cubs even if he pretended to be a cub?

Maybe it's just a coincidence.

Ruan Shiqing denied his somewhat unfounded guess, smiling and shaking his head.

But a seed of doubt was planted, waiting for the right time 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 could not wait to start his own experiment.

He had said that he would rebuild a shuttle for Mr. Rong, and it was not a casual promise.

——Everything is ready, and he begins to try to build an antimatter engine.

In his original world, the use of antimatter was already very common, whether in civilian or military fields, from antimatter reactors to antimatter engines, and outstanding achievements had been made.

Standing on the shoulders of our predecessors, although there are some obstacles in the experiment, they are 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 two hours of sleep to continue the experiment.

The cubs are very sensible. They know their dad is busy with work, so they are picked up and taken to school by the Bear 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 their eyes wide open.

The cubs looked at their father in admiration as he wore a white coat and concentrated on his work.

——Dads at work are very different from usual dads.

They were afraid of disturbing their father, so they came and left quietly every time.

On this day, the cubs came to see their father as usual.

The three little cubs were standing in a row against the floor-to-ceiling glass window, their faces were flattened by the glass.

Rong Heng was reluctant to do such a childish and silly thing, so he just lay on the little mermaid's stroller, but he couldn't help glancing into the laboratory from time to time.

"I wish I could be as smart as my dad." That way I won't have to worry about failing the exams.

The little fox's silver eyes widened as he looked at his father with admiration as he manipulated various experimental instruments with ease.

There were several ancient and strange instruments in the laboratory, and the display screens displayed a series of complex and profound data.

Ruan Shiqing was analyzing a set of experimental data with his back to them. The quantum computer behind him made a beeping sound, indicating that new experimental data had come out. Little robot 09 took out the report calmly. When passing the glass window, it tilted its head. 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 days of fatigue, suddenly lit up and he said in surprise: "Success!"

During this month, he tried countless materials and after repeated adjustments, he finally calculated the most stable engine array.

With a smile on his face, he carefully took out the storage device and injected the appropriate amount of antimatter into the special engine.

The entire engine was made of Zerg husks, 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 already destroyed 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 As instructed, he called over four robots and asked them to carefully transport the engine out.

Ruan Shiqing stepped back and saw the little cub staring at him not far away.

Perhaps out of fear 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 his computer, and was surprised 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 even felt a little guilty. He didn't rush to test the engine, but stopped and waved to the kids.

The cubs who were allowed jumped into their father's arms with joy.

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 has not been trimmed for a month: "I will trim it tomorrow."

"Daddy smells a little bit." The little fox twitched 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 in the past month and even when he takes a shower he just takes a quick shower. No wonder there is a smell.

The little mermaid raised her hand and tapped the dark spots under his eyes. Although she didn't say anything, her eyes were filled with worry.

"Don't worry, when today is over, you can have a good sleep,"

Ruan Jiao stood on tiptoe, the small beard on his forehead swayed and touched his brow.

Ruan Shiqing felt his tense spirit begin to relax, just like raindrops falling on a dry land.

His fingertips touched the cub's whiskers, and he said with a frown, "Thank you, Jiaojiao. That's enough."

The cub wiggled its whiskers and showed a happy expression.

Finally, he looked at Snowball, who was watching him silently but not joining in, and shouted at his little head: "Snowball, don't you have anything 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 rubbed his face gently.

He was happy and yet felt guilty.

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 trying not 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 the "Glory", but the shell was a vibrant cyan. Compared with the one that was damaged in the wormhole, it looked lighter in appearance, probably because it had been modified.

09 and four mechanic robots have already loaded the engine.

Ruan Shiqing told the cubs to watch from the edge of the test field 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 needs of 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 infinite power.

But theory is of course just theory. Although this transformation can continue, the engine's casing cannot always withstand the violent reaction inside and needs to be replaced after a period of use.

But compared to traditional nuclear fusion engines, it has made great improvements.

Ruan Shiqing walked into the driver's room.

He started the shuttle slowly, ignited the engine, and accelerated. The cyan shuttle flew away like a hunting gyrfalcon and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The cubs cried out in surprise, just to see the novelty, but Rong Heng and others like Mellor who had heard the news and rushed over to see the excitement 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 energy supply.

But now, the speed of this cyan shuttle is not slower than that of a battleship equipped with a large reactor.

Dares and Mellor showed excited expressions, and they felt itchy as they watched the shuttle turn back in an instant.

The cyan shuttle kept disappearing and reappearing in the sky. Rong Heng looked at the cyan and felt an indescribable shock in his heart - if he was not mistaken, Ruan Shiqing was performing a hyperspace jump.

Hyperspace jumps consume a huge amount of energy, even when used by warships, and there are restrictions on their use. But now a small shuttle has achieved more than a dozen 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 were already rushing towards 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.

The shuttle will be his sooner or later anyway, so just let Dareth and the others enjoy it for now.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince withdrew his disgusted look and gently growled at his sweetheart.

Ruan Shiqing smiled and tapped his wet nose.

The engine was successfully manufactured, and Ruan Shiqing temporarily finished a major task. He took the cubs back home, trimmed their hair, gave them a bath, had lunch, and then huddled together with the cubs to take a good nap.

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 and summarized into an extremely substantial paper.

He sat in his workshop, looking at his thesis with a hesitant look.

He was very clear about what this paper meant. Once published, it might cause doubts and sensation in the entire academic community.

But he was never afraid of facing doubts in his research. The reason he hesitated to publish his work was that he was afraid that the Empire or other people with ill intentions would use this technology to escalate the war.

The emergence of antimatter engines is just a signal.

Once this technology is mastered, it means that antimatter weapons will not 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.

When he was hesitating, he thought of Mr. Rong's determined face and tried to call him, perhaps he could ask Mr. Rong for his opinion.

The call was made, but it 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 text message and sent it to the other party.

Three minutes later, he received a text message from the other party.

Before Ruan Shiqing had time to read the content, his brows wrinkled. 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 kids were building Falling Star vines with the little robot in the front yard. Snowball didn't want to move, so he just lay there lazily 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 smart computer.