Sky-cracking Rider
Chapter 1072 - 1053: Life Space
Chen Fei made an OK gesture and generously said, "Don't do destructive experiments, do as you please!"
Entities like "Seed Nest" McKenny, even if they're just budding seeds, are not as fragile as they seem on the surface. Bathing in lava, doused with aqua regia, soaked in strong alkali, frozen at ultra-low temperatures, run over by tanks, swept by railguns — none of it is a problem, especially with its natural spiritual field repelling all evil.
"That's wonderful, we'll be careful!"
Professor Dong from East University didn't realize an evil smile appeared on his face.
Scientists entering work mode are all villainous by nature, with all unnecessary emotions thrown to the wind, each expression, word, and action utterly unsentimental.
Chen Fei did not stay long in the biological laboratory, as those crazed scientists had started becoming daunting.
"Mr. Brown, excuse me, we need to go somewhere!"
Chen Fei apologetically called out once more to the off-duty S-Class Space Ability User, who was spending time with his family.
"Hey, kids, Dad has to work overtime; I'll play with you later."
Putting down his little son Johnny after lifting him high, Heseman Brown patted the heads of several children, comforted them a bit, and then took rapid strides to Chen Fei's side.
"Where to?"
"We'll talk inside the airship first!"
Chen Fei gestured to a small flying ship in the distance, his primary mode of transportation.
Even though there was a giant battleship over a kilometer long, its launch made too much noise, and the small flying ship was more convenient, whether flying within the atmosphere or across the cosmic void. It could move freely and contained all the necessary interior facilities and defensive measures, qualifying it even as a mobile residence.
The walls of the flying ship isolated inside from outside; everything inside was clearly visible from the outside, yet the reverse wasn't true, and it also blocked spiritual power probing from outside.
"Now, let's set off!"
Chen Fei flicked his right wrist against his left wrist.
All three people inside the small flying ship instantly vanished from their original position.
A bright light shone on them, and the air was exceptionally humid, rife with a strong salty and fishy smell, their feet wet.
However, the surrounding cityscape full of towering buildings and a gigantic dome touching the sky and ground made the S-Class Space Ability User, Heseman Brown, realize where he was.
"Atlantis," a city not residing on the Antalu Planet, had been brought back along with the skylight.
The enormous "skylight" isolated inside from outside, making "Atlantis" the only place within the Life Space possessing life, temperature, and light.
He tentatively asked, "Boundary Pearl?"
Jumping in place, he clearly felt the presence of gravity; previously, the Life Space of the "Boundary Pearl" had no gravity.
Now, having absorbed a substantial amount of mass, gravity naturally ensued, though still not reaching the level of Blue Star's surface, but better than nothing.
The damp ground and the salty tang in the air were results of the sea flooding after losing gravity, dead fish, algae, and barnacles were everywhere, clearly soaked for a long period, adding mottled colors to the originally shiny silver city. Now with gravity, seawater returned to its position, requiring only slight cleaning for the city to restore itself.
Chen Fei took out an electronic scale and a box of weights, weighed them, and said, "The gravity here is approximately 65% of Blue Star's, later we'll place a few probes to see if there are any high-density, large-mass asteroid bodies."
Using weights and an electronic scale is the simplest method for assessing the gravitational environment, not needing those precise, complex instruments.
Gravity is directly related to mass and diameter; collecting more mass can elevate the Life Space's gravity to Blue Star's level.
Previously, the "Seed Nest" seed was activated, resulting in a spiritual power explosion, leaving Chen Fei no choice. To consume surplus spiritual power, he collected whatever he encountered, amassing it all into the Life Space of the "Boundary Pearl."
Now since he can choose, it's only natural to select carefully.
Stars in fusion produce many elements, particularly heavy elements, which they eject into cosmic space, forming various cosmic objects, dust, nebulae, meteorites, and even planetary bodies. Occasionally, he'd find some with very special compositions. Chen Fei certainly wouldn't foolishly target a dwarf or neutron star, so he could only seek celestial bodies rich in heavy elements.
Setting Blue Star's equatorial gravity as one standard gravity, within the 0.65 standard gravity environment, the mist boundary at the bottom of the lenticular space balanced with rock layers up to 80 km thick. The immense mass inside the rock layers squeezed together, with pressure generating heat, eventually causing partial lava formation, faintly illuminating the pitch-dark Life Space.
This situation isn't harmful; on one hand, it merges more small celestial bodies into a continental plate, and on the other, it releases thermal energy, raising the Life Space's temperature, forming gas convection, spreading heat, melting various ice forms, turning them into water or changing them to various gases.
Although the Life Space already has air, the proportion of gas components is varied, still greatly differing from Blue Star's atmospheric composition. As long as plants and various microorganisms spread throughout, it will eventually adjust to a life-sustaining level.
Chen Fei believes the key is in the seed that has become one with him; this sense of helplessness sometimes grows more frustrating the more he thinks about it, yet he has no way to refuse.
Isn't the Life Space of the "Boundary Pearl" enticing?
Genuine Fragrance!
Delightfully fragrant!
Over a hundred reconnaissance drones flew out from "Atlantis" to scan the entire Life Space's terrain.
The land gathered into one whole continent; the ground was uneven, with peaks towering, and the ice sea loosely formed with blocks of ice served as the base elevation. The highest mountain reached a staggering 12,000 meters. If the land-to-ice ratio cannot be adjusted from three to seven, it will easily result in floods flooding to death and droughts killing what is dry, still inadequate to become a comfortable haven.
Besides continuing to supplement enough mass to achieve the standard gravity, only the alchemical artifacts simulating a constant star light source and the successfully sprouted seedling remain. The latter is crucial for fully stabilizing the entire Life Space, serving as an integral core presence.
The "Boundary Pearl" paired with the "Seed Nest" seed is the correct approach.
After spending four hours in the Life Space, the reconnaissance drones continued exploring the freshly formed continental plates. Chen Fei, Heseman Brown, and Dang Wei Jun returned to the small flying ship once more.
In just four hours, the reconnaissance drone swarm completed only one-tenth of the continental plate exploration, yet the real scenery inside the Life Space profoundly shocked the S-Class Space Ability User. Initially, he thought the numerous asteroid bodies Chen Fei collected would heap chaotically, but to his surprise, they naturally formed an entire continental plate; even those ice chunks clustered into an ice sea, with the "waves" on the "sea" surface solidified in place.