Chapter 24 Genius
The Star Navigation Competition is an important event that attracts the attention of the entire human star field. Naturally, the entertainment screen in the Chuan Chuan Canteen is showing the replay of the first round of the competition.
Mingyu held a fish ball in his mouth and stared at the screen. Sitting in his chair, amidst the clashing lights and shadows, he felt the same excitement and thrill he'd felt in the starship cockpit during the competition return to his body.
He recalled the golden threads of Mu Baixing's spiritual power, the cries of the red-haired, orange-haired, green-haired, and blue-haired people, the instinctive tremors he felt when he repeatedly checked the star map, stretched out his spiritual power, and came into contact with the energy waves emitted by the opponent's energy cannon...
It's dangerous, but also very inspiring.
The light screen was showing a game scene that was even more exciting than what he had experienced.
In a universe awash in a sea of multicolored laser cannons, a massive black warship was surrounded by several medium-sized starships. Within the outer circle, a starship painted entirely in brilliant red stood out. Its inverted triangular hull was coated in a dazzling red light, radiating outward into the universe.
That was the mental power from the starship observer Ming Yan, spread across the outer layer of the starship, as if it could capture everything and know everything, not missing any unusual movement around it, and intimidating the surrounding starships, making them understand that their every move was under Ming Yan's surveillance.
What is even more frightening is that the dazzling red is mixed with a black flow of mental power.
A black hue, seemingly merging with the universe, spread from the center of the starship to the outer cannon barrels, igniting the muzzles. Like a miniature black hole about to swallow everything, the starship's charging black laser cannons, surrounded by a dazzling red, suddenly opened fire on the enemy.
The mental strength of the observer and the driver merged into one, making the powerful blow extremely flexible.
"Mingyan and Feilun are truly exceptional." Cui Xiaoduo snorted, sat down with his plate, and looked away from the screen. "A ship with dual S-level acuity and a navigator with S-level acuity, combined with their tacit understanding, can operate in unison..."
Mulan looked up at him.
Cui Xiaoduo bit into a meatball with a huff and said vaguely, "Let him have some fun first. Who will win in the end is still uncertain...Our Brother Lian, Brother Wen, and Brother Yang weren't given away for nothing!"
Mulan then withdrew her gaze, lowered her head, and elegantly cut a spinach cake with her knife and fork.
"Besides, a mere exploration ship can't reflect my design skills. I'll have to wait until the battle begins. Song Lan's level is just so-so, neither good nor bad... Come to think of it, the starship we encountered in Zone Z1 halfway through this competition was quite powerful." Cui Xiaoduo nudged Mu Lian with his shoulder, "Isn't that right, Brother Lian?"
Mu Lian was bumped by him and almost bit the fork directly. He was speechless for a moment, glanced at Cui Xiaoduo, and responded in agreement.
"Xiaoyu, do you want to watch the Star Navigation Competition?" Cui Xiaoduo turned around and asked Mingyu excitedly. Seeing Mingyu nod, he immediately logged into the official website of the Star Network Star Navigation Competition, clicked on the self-service replay interface, rummaged through a bunch of light screen options, picked out a light screen and pushed it in front of Mingyu.
"Look at this!" Cui Xiaoduo encouraged. "That flashy melee at the end was great, but this part is also amazing! Look, that dark blue starship is our team. Look here! That gray exploration ship rushing out from the opposite side!"
"This designer is amazing!" Cui Xiaoduo said to the screen, becoming increasingly excited. "He shortened the Lambda cannon's energy storage time so much! From yesterday until today, the design departments of various schools, the space navigation department, the military, and even the bigwigs of the design institute have been looking for him! Many people want to buy his designs and make friends with him—"
Mingyu looked at the ordinary-looking, colorful exploration starship and this very familiar encounter.
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu: "...Is it that powerful?"
That was just a solution he'd come up with after getting stuck in a corner after passing the Junior Designer exam. Although he hadn't seen an accelerated Lambda cannon on the market yet, he assumed the military, space navigation department, and design institute already had related projects underway, and they were definitely more mature than his idea.
Could it be that the bosses of those departments have not yet conquered this area?
"Of course he's amazing," Cui Xiaoduo said. "This designer must be a once-in-a-century genius! Judging by his immature design techniques, he's probably young and inexperienced, but he has unlimited potential! Honestly, I'd love to discuss the design ideas with him... but he's so secretive, all his information is kept secret! I really don't know where to find out!"
Mingyu bit into a chicken skewer and looked at him suspiciously. After a while, he said objectively, "Maybe it was just a flash of inspiration."
"As designers, what we strive for is that flash of inspiration, isn't it?" Cui Xiaoduo earnestly corrected his thinking. "Solid basic knowledge and a solid foundation in mathematics and engineering are certainly important, but sometimes that little flash of inspiration is all that's needed!"
"I used to be so conditioned that I never thought the Lambda Cannon's charging time could be shortened. I've been researching this lately, but it'll probably take a few weeks or two..."
Mingyu nodded and replied, "You can do it!"
As he spoke, he began to think. If more starship designers focused their research on this...
To maintain his advantage, should he try to increase the charge time of the Lambda cannon? Or, should he research how to increase the charge time of other cannons?
He always felt that the Lambda cannon was not suitable for Mu Boxing.
Mu Boxing needs the starship to have stronger thrust and more powerful and faster gun barrels...such as the Alpha gun barrel.
And make modifications on it to make it more suitable for his mental power attacks.
Mingyu was a little distracted while thinking about this.
The two sides on the screen were exchanging fire. The hidden cannon of the dark blue starship piloted by Mu Lian opened fire, and the golden mental force stream belonging to Mu Baixing immediately lit up in the starry sky.
"He's very good." Mu Lian spoke for the first time during the meal with a serious expression.
"Indeed," Cui Xiaoduo nodded vigorously. "Our Brother Lian is usually afraid of no one! But this guy really scared Brother Lian! Even when he was about to make a tactical retreat, he kept looking back, afraid that the enemy would pursue him!"
Mu Lian: "..."
"I didn't," Mu Lian clarified, "I was just surprised by his mental strength."
Cui Xiaoduo hummed a few times and agreed, "Indeed."
"I don't know which star region this guy is from, but his mental strength must be double S, right? If he doesn't use it to its full potential, it would be directly at 3S."
"But all the A-class and above ships in the three star fields either didn't participate or their records don't match theirs! This 'Mu Baixing' is just as mysterious as the designer 'LUCE'! The higher-ups are extremely agitated right now, and they're trying to win people over but have no idea where to put their efforts... The Mu and Ming families are also looking for people..."
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu came back to his senses after being reminded by Cui Xiaoduo. He picked up the second chicken skewer and thought it was an exaggeration.
What 3S, 2S, Mu Baixing's mental strength is only A-.
From this perspective, Cui Xiaoduo's statement that he is a genius designer must be taken with a grain of salt.
As for the Mu family and the Ming family looking for someone...
He doesn't want to be found by the Ming family!
Mingyu no longer wants to have anything to do with the Ming family and just wants to make money to escape from his parents' control.
He sighed, comforted himself by knowing that this matter was a long and arduous task and there was no need to rush, and then he buried his head in his food.
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