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Chapter 208: Chapter 205 Nuclear Fusion Engine
In the midst of the crowd’s discussions, Gu Jinlai entered private space number three.
The so-called private space was in fact a small workshop.
The workshop didn’t cover much ground—only about thirty square meters. Besides some basic tools, there was another compartment about ten square meters for sleeping and writing.
"What materials and tools do you need? I can simulate them, or actually prepare them," said Zi Yang.
The Heavenly Master tools in Aries Star Palace were all-encompassing, of course.
"Tools... are not necessary. I’m afraid we’ll need to simulate the entire process," Gu Jinlai responded.
The reason he hadn’t immediately completed the True Dragon Gate assessment to receive the reward after crafting the wind power generator was that he had witnessed Zi Yang’s method while simulating the wind power generator.
That capability...
Except for being unable to shape objects into reality, it was hardly distinguishable from the work of a true creator.
Therefore, he wanted to try if he could use Zi Yang’s power to reconstruct the Nuclear Fusion Engine.
After all, with that wind power generator as a foundation, there was nothing lost even if he failed.
The Nuclear Fusion Engine he constructed utilized inertial confinement fusion.
Based on the information from Blue Star, this required irradiating small fuel pellets with lasers or particle beams to generate extreme heat, creating an ion plasma with a density a trillion times greater than what magnetic confinement fusion produces, thus initiating fusion.
The biggest issue with this type of engine was how to detonate the fuel pellets with particle beams or lasers, especially when dozens needed to explode every second.
If this were on Blue Star, the energy needed just to start up a single device capable of launching lasers or particle beams was unimaginable.
Luckily, Gu Jinlai’s Eternal Furnace Technique provided a perfect solution.
All things have spirits.
Using the Co-spirit method, make the fuel pellets, primarily made of nuclear materials, undergo fusion themselves.
What he really needed was just to harness that power.
"We’ll continue with verbal instructions," said Gu Jinlai. "First, we need a trace element, which I found in Krypton Gold."
Zi Yang gave Gu Jinlai a somewhat surprised look.
Krypton Gold was a high-end spiritual material.
The reason his wind power generator scored 120 points was largely due to the use of Thunder Storage Stone—a spiritual material.
After all, any Heavenly Master with a bit of Artifact Refining knowledge could create a powerful Spiritual Artifact if they just piled on spiritual materials.
It’s like how an ordinary person, with enough money, could invest in all kinds of businesses, and even if most failed, there would always be one that made money.
Therefore, controlling costs was also a crucial factor.
Zi Yang snapped his fingers.
A portion of Krypton Gold quickly appeared.
"I need a large quantity of Krypton Gold, for now, a hundred portions will do," said Gu Jinlai.
"A hundred portions?" Zi Yang looked at Gu Jinlai.
The value of a hundred portions of Krypton Gold was enough for a Deva to gather the materials needed to cultivate a Holy Body.
Seeing that Gu Jinlai was not joking, Zi Yang followed his request and rapidly replicated portions of Krypton Gold.
"Now, I need to purify the trace element I need from these hundred portions of Krypton Gold, using the Co-spirit method," declared Gu Jinlai, partitioning a strand of his Spiritual Sense to touch a trace element within the Krypton Gold.
Zi Yang then immediately undertook the task, refining that trace element, while saying, "If Co-spirit is the only method and there’s no External Force to assist, it would take a Heavenly Master ten to fifteen years to extract a trace element from a piece of Krypton Gold. Even for you, with True Spirit Crystalization, to purify the trace element you need from a piece of Krypton Gold to meet your standards, it would take three months to half a year. For a hundred pieces, it would take twenty to thirty years."
All these values would affect the final score, so Zi Yang deliberately pointed them out.
"I know," said Gu Jinlai.
Out of the thousands of materials that Zi Yang had simulated, Krypton Gold was the only one Gu Jinlai could find that met the standards.
Therefore, he had no choice but to proceed this way for now.
Later on, when conditions permitted, he’d use a centrifuge to refine the needed elements to standards.
"So, what’s next?"
"I need to craft a container that utilizes this energy," explained Gu Jinlai as he started to describe the various features of the Nuclear Fusion Engine.
With his description, Zi Yang continued to conjure up the necessary preliminary conditions virtually and swiftly combined them.
The whole process was quite lengthy.
During this time, Gu Jinlai considered the industrial standard of Lingxiao City and the Artifact Refining costs, making cutbacks and modifications. The process was so meticulous that even Zi Yang, as an Artifact Spirit, felt a bit numb.
Three days later, a massive engine over two meters in diameter and nearly three meters long emerged before his eyes.
"It’s almost done."
Gu Jinlai said.
"Is it finished?"
Zi Yang, who didn’t know how many small and even micro components he had simulated, was slightly startled at first, then seemed to finally realize, "Has the Spiritual Artifact been refined?"
"It should be considered refined."
Gu Jinlai also let out a long breath.
He hadn’t expected the Nuclear Fusion Engine to be so complex.
"It’s finally over."
Zi Yang glanced at the metal bucket-like oddity. If it weren’t for the wind turbine that Gu Jinlai had made a few days earlier, which had satisfied him, added to the fact that he himself was a Heavenly Monarch with True Spirit Crystalization, he would not have had the patience to repeatedly help him with the shaping and restructuring of this Spiritual Artifact.
"All the artifact refining we did was using simulated means. In other words, all component manufacturing time was saved. It’s like setting a goal, entering the data, and completing it immediately. Still, it took us three days to make this Spiritual Artifact. If another Heavenly Master were to refine it..."
Zi Yang did a quick calculation and soon spit out the data, "It would take 3,622 Heavenly Masters ten years to complete the refining."
After saying this, he looked at Gu Jinlai, "Such a complicated Spiritual Artifact and the vast resources invested enough for a Deva to forge a Holy Body—if it doesn’t possess an extremely remarkable effect, its final performance value could likely be below fifty."
"I know."
Gu Jinlai took a deep breath.
He also hadn’t expected that he would really manage to create the Nuclear Fusion Engine.
As for the cost...
Krypton Gold made up the lion’s share.
If you take out the cost of Krypton Gold, the total expense was no more than that of two or three Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts.
The manpower issue, however, was not easy to resolve.
But if he could capture Mu State or the Demon Realm Rift in Tianhe, hunting Demon Spirits from both rifts without end, purifying the spiritualness in their bodies for the refining of this Nuclear Fusion Engine, even the several dozen Heavenly Masters and Great Heavenly Masters of Lingxiao City, along with him as a Heavenly Monarch, could shorten the engine’s refining time to within a few months.
"The Nuclear Fusion Engine is the heart of the Cheng Ying Mecha, and in my mind, the Cheng Ying Mecha... It should be able to confront Saints. Therefore, even if such a vast cost is required, as long as one can be created, it would be worth it."
Gu Jinlai’s plan was clear in his heart.
"Now, tell me, what is the function of this Spiritual Artifact? I feel it should be similar to a power core for a Floating Island, but I don’t know where its power comes from or what level it will reach."
As Zi Yang spoke, he paused, "While a Floating Island might require several hundred to a thousand power cores, in terms of cost and worth, this thing is not much less. If it doesn’t meet the standards of a Floating Island power core, then its creation is meaningless."
"The Power Core should not be too bad, right?"
Gu Jinlai couldn’t guarantee it. no𝚟𝚙u𝚋.c𝚘m
He stared at the refined Krypton Gold Elements, "Next is the most important step, which is also the key step, the Co-spirit, let these trace elements vibrate internally at a very fast speed, and through this vibration, bring their own temperature to the extreme."
"Oh?"
Zi Yang said, his gaze falling on those trace elements.
Suddenly, the trace elements vibrated, and the internal temperature soared.
"Not enough!"
Gu Jinlai commanded.
Zi Yang continued the deep simulation.
"Still not enough!"
Gu Jinlai emphatically said, "I need them to ultimately reach a high temperature of over a hundred million degrees."
"Over a hundred million degrees? I’m familiar with Krypton Gold, too. Can the trace elements contained within reach such a high temperature?"
"Ordinary trace elements in Krypton Gold cannot, but after repeated refinement, they can."
Gu Jinlai spoke with certainty.
"This situation isn’t in my database records. I need to simulate it on-site."
Zi Yang was immediately intrigued upon hearing this, and without any indication, a piece of Krypton Gold suddenly appeared in Gu Jinlai’s private space.
Upon seeing this piece of Krypton Gold, Gu Jinlai’s pupils shrank, "On-site simulation? Lord Zi Yang, could we find another place to do that? Preferably somewhere with astonishing defensive power."
"It seems that these trace elements will indeed unleash tremendous energy reactions when activated at high temperatures. However, even being able to soar to temperatures of a hundred million degrees, they are in themselves an extremely remarkable top-grade spiritual material... No, even top-grade Spiritual Materials are not enough to describe it; it’s a pinnacle spiritual material."
Zi Yang smiled faintly, "Then, I’ll head to our Aries Star Palace’s specialized testing grounds to try it out."
After saying that, he was about to leave.
However, when he set off, he looked strangely at Gu Jinlai, "Aren’t you coming over?"
"I’ll stay here. Lord Zi Yang, you can just recreate the scene of the experiment later on."
Gu Jinlai waved his hand.
As he said this, he seemed to remember something and quickly added, "After heating the refined Krypton Gold trace elements to a high temperature of over a hundred million degrees, these trace elements will release huge amounts of energy. For safety, when Lord Zi Yang performs the experiment and collects data, remember not to use too many trace elements, lest..."
"Ha, you’re not suggesting that our Aries Star Palace can’t withstand it, are you?"
Zi Yang smiled faintly, "Then you underestimate the defensive power of our Aries Star Palace. Even though the Star Palace is not currently presided over by the great Aries Star Lord, the strength of the defense field in the Star Palace is still not something that any Earthly True Immortal can easily break through."
With that, he took a step and vanished from Gu Jinlai’s view.
"Now that you’ve said that, I’m even more eager to witness the true power of these refined trace elements."
