"Yuhao."
It was only after leaving the Mecha Designer Association, away from prying eyes, that Gu Yuena spoke. "Aren't you curious about the headquarters' research?"
Huo Yuhao's gaze was distant as he looked ahead. "I know what they're researching."
"Hmm?" Gu Yuena was taken aback, then asked in a low voice, "Did Snow Empress tell you?"
"No. I knew the moment I saw Ling Zichen. She had the aura of Metal Source on her. That means they are currently researching technology related to Metal Source, and they have some results."
A flicker of something passed through Gu Yuena's eyes.
They truly were a bunch of research fanatics.
"I thought without source extraction technology, they wouldn't start this research. Yuhao, they definitely want to research the Monomer Source Core. That is taboo. If this continues..."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. "What they are researching is taboo for the Federation, but for civilization as a whole, it holds great significance."
The Monomer Forward Cycle Source Core was an important technology for advancing into the interstellar era, and also the scientific research crystallization of the original Ling Zichen. Now it seemed that even if the process was different, she was still walking this path, led by her parents.
Perhaps it was because of their ancestors?
As for why Gu Yuena said this technology was taboo, it was because source research was explicitly prohibited by the Federation.
The Federation had had related related technologies for the Monomer Source Core in the past. They were among the key technical points of the God-Slaying Grade soul tool shells.
But source research had consumed vast quantities of metals. The three God-Slaying Grade shells had even exhausted the entire Federation's metal inventory at the time. Technological progress had stagnated for a thousand years due to lack of resources. So the Federation had sequestered the research project and prohibited related related rare research.
In the original work, Ling Zichen's research had also consumed sixty percent of Tang Sect's accumulated resources over who knew how many years. The resource consumption in this area was far beyond what a normal power could provide.
However, Ling Zichen's research direction and ultimately outcome were slightly different from the Federation's.
To put it in simple terms, the difference was between instantaneous and sustained utilization.
The technology used in the God-Slaying Grade shells was the Monomer Source Core, but it was a one-time bomb. After explosion, the energy would dissipate into the heavens and earth, forming devastating and devastating energy that was difficult to clean up.
What Ling Zichen wanted was a sustainable sustainable energy source. By using a circulation array, she aimed to create a continuously regenerating God-Slaying Grade shell to be used as an energy source, which could be used to develop various high-energy-consumption technological devices.
(Note: The original work states that the God-Slaying Grade shell technology also used the Monomer Forward loop Source Core. However, having synthesized the context, I found that this should actually be Ling Zichen's technology. Otherwise, if the Monomer Forward cycle Source Core had been completed several millennia early, yet the Federation had not broken out of Douluo or developed various powerful soul tools, they would seem like mere machines, and Ling Zichen would be nothing more than a fraud.)
(Therefore, in this novel, the Federation's technology is called the Monomer Source Core, while Ling Zichen's is called the Monomer Forward Source Core. The emphasis is on "Cycle" — one is a one-time weapon, the other can cycle energy.)
But regardless of where the technology led, this was still research prohibited by the Federation. The consequences of exposing the Metal Source extraction technology that Huo Yuhao had developed himself would actually be very serious.
When he had shown it to Zhen Hua back then, he had actually intended to forcibly bind Zhen Hua to his cause, also taking advantage of Zhen Hua's ignorance that source research was prohibited. If Gu Yuena's talent had not been enough to make him take sides, Huo Yuhao would have given Zhen Hua part of the technology and led him onto the ship.
Seeing Huo Yuhao say this, Gu Yuena was silent for a moment, then nodded with understanding. "Since you say so, Yuhao, I will not target this research project. But the Radical Faction's attempt to use you is too obvious. They must be dealt with."
She had already realized it. Ling Zichen's invitation just now had been a very dangerous thing. If Huo Yuhao had agreed, it would have been tantamount to handing them a handle. And this invitation probably was not Ling Zichen's alone.
She was representing the Radical Faction.
Gu Yuena still remembered the bold words Ling Zichen had spoken in the past.
The Spirit Transmission Tower is so powerful, why not simply replace the Federation? I'm counting on you to get back the three God-Slaying Grade shells for me to research!
How could someone capable of saying such things be interested
in maintain stability?
She was a true research maniac, completely unconcerned with consequences, a seeker of the Way of research who feared neither death nor any pain. Within the entire Spirit Transmission Tower, her ideas belonged to the most Radical Faction.
And for the Radical Faction, having the next Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower involved in research prohibited by the Federation was one of the things that would please them most.
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked toward the direction of the Spirit Transmission Tower headquarters.
"I am more curious to know whether that person has any thoughts on this."
The two did not go to headquarters. Huo Yuhao had no intention of a few days in his plan to leave the headquarters' proud talents and powerhouses waiting. He would let them wait a few days first.
On the sofa at home, Gu Yuena sat beside Huo Yuhao, using him as a backrest. Her silver hair cascaded like a waterfall, glowing with a soft halo under the warm yellow light.
Huo Yuhao, serving as her backrest, looked at the soul tool light screen in her hand.
Gu Yuena was chatting on and off with Xu Xiaoyan using the light screen.
But Huo Yuhao knew she was not using her own account.
A string of text scrolled across the light screen. Xu Xiaoyan said, "Teacher, regarding the cultivation of the star attribute..."
The mysterious Title Douluo replied, "Xiaoyan, the key to star power lies in the fit between your spiritual power and the fluctuation of the stars."
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Thank you for clarifying, Teacher. By the way, Teacher, when can we meet? Everyone has gone to see their own teachers. Na'er and Student Yuhao have also gone to Mingdu. I've never met you."
The mysterious Title Douluo replied, "The timing is not right yet. Once you reach a certain level, I will naturally meet you. Or, when I change this online name, that will be the timing to meet you."
Xu Xiaoyan said, "Alright..."
Looking at the chat content and the faint smile at the corner of Gu Yuena's mouth, Huo Yuhao was speechless.
That's right. Gu Yuena was moonlighting as Xu Xiaoyan's teacher, instructing her in cultivation.
Xu Xiaoyan had yet to see her teacher's true face. He wondered when she would discover the truth.
However, to receive personal guidance from a deity, Xiaoyan would probably be very happy. Huo Yuhao chuckled and shook his head. When Xu Xiaoyan asked a challenging question and Gu Yuena looked to him for help, he offered some of his own insights.
Today, Xu Xiaoyan — super generation advancement!
In the moments of leisure, time passed. Evening arrived.
"Na'er, I'm back!"
A crisp voice came from the door, accompanied by light footsteps.
Hearing this voice, Gu Yuena took a deep breath and sat up. Her eyes, blazing with fire, looked toward the door.
Eventually, she came.
Huo Yuhao also looked toward the door.
The next moment, a golden figure rushed in with great bustle.
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