CHAPTER 530: CHAPTER 206: COMPRESSION AND ’INTERSTELLAR WEAPON’ 3

Moreover, to speak a plain truth,

they already knew Mr. Zhang had stepped beyond the normal category of ’three-dimensional humans,’ and they were on the same planet as Mr. Zhang.

Now, speaking against him, even if Mr. Zhang ignored them, there would still be a group of people acting for him.

The land covered by Superconducting Z1 represents the range of resources, and it’s an unlimited resource.

Everyone is watching like hawks, to see who would dare to go against the Federation.

...

Several days later.

As talents from various places continuously gathered at the data center and passed inspections to become part of the base,

some progress was made in the research on the stability of the Golden Core.

The engineering team also started constructing day and night, extending the base underground all around.

And with just one dig, they unearthed something amusing.

It was hundreds of ’naturally formed’ ultra-low-grade Spirit Stones, with a Spiritual Qi content of only 0.2.

The people at the data center also knew there was a ’Spirit Stone mine’ below, because the Spiritual Qi at the data center was too dense.

Due to natural sedimentation and dissipation, they encountered some soil substances similar to pebbles, making the formation of Spirit Stones inevitable.

Moreover, under the attraction of these natural Spirit Stones, other dissipated Spiritual Qi underground would also gather here.

But with the recent expansion, they inadvertently uprooted the ’world’s first Spirit Stone mine.’

Then, the person in charge of the engineering team, as if committing a fault, reported this matter.

Because the head of engineering was also a minor leader within the data center, having considerable authority.

So, after asking around, he learned that many researchers, like tending to flowers and trees, had tacitly nurtured this Spirit Stone mine together.

But now, they had uprooted their flowers.

Fortunately, everyone was a colleague and understood that expansion was necessary.

So, definitely, there was no anger, but it did lead the engineering team to bury the ’Spirit Stones of the first mine’ deeper, respecting principles.

Researchers, during the lengthy research, also took care to adjust themselves appropriately.

For example, nurturing Spirit Stones was just a small hobby for relaxation.

Zhang Feng also highly encouraged them to find things they enjoyed doing.

Like these Spirit Stones, Zhang Feng’s constitution had explosively grown to [1K], with a Spiritual Sense stretching ten miles, he naturally noticed them long ago.

Moreover, Zhang Feng himself was also nurturing them, to see to what level they would grow from the dispersion of Spiritual Qi in the base.

Of course, nurturing them himself was not something he could say, or it would frighten the head of engineering.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a year after returning.

This morning.

Zhang Feng, as usual, woke up naturally and opened the briefing.

After returning, without the pressure of the Heart Demon, everything felt easier.

Zhang Feng would usually just read through the briefs, then start absorbing the accumulated knowledge of reality and the superconducting world, laying a more perfect foundation for himself.

But today, upon looking,

Old Liu left a message twenty minutes ago.

(Report to President Zhang, the first weapon has been fully constructed and is currently being tested. Various councilors and relevant researchers have gathered in Virtual World No. 10.)

’It’s done?’

Zhang Feng thought it would take at least ten more days, as Old Liu had mentioned just last night that ’one component’s structure was unstable and being urgently processed.’

This processing for structural instability generally couldn’t be so swift.

Because it involved many foundational and material science-related thoughts and manufacturing issues.

But now it seemed like a ’minor breakthrough.’

Or perhaps among a hundred possible combinations in their research, they directly chose the most correct one.

This is the deductive method, or what in science is termed ’playing by luck.’

And the slow manufacture was deliberate by the researchers.

Because they wanted to test the construction process of the first weapon, it surely required craftsmanship.

Otherwise, a mere wave in the virtual world could materialize it, but the specifics of construction and potential issues in actual building would remain vague.

In reality, you can’t have things appear with just a wave of the hand.

Craftsmen’s practical training is crucial.

...

Arriving at the virtual world.

Zhang Feng found himself outside the data center on the virtual Earth, surrounded by an enormous crowd.

"President Zhang!"

"Mr. Zhang!"

"God!"

Upon Zhang Feng’s appearance, he was greeted with various titles, along with everyone’s welcome.

Here nearly ten thousand people were gathered, including all significant figures within the Federation, relevant researchers, and some renowned scholars invited to participate.

But regardless of who, everyone must sign the Federation’s highest confidentiality agreement.

Because this weapon, it is an ’interstellar-level’ crate.

Meanwhile.

As Zhang Feng acknowledged everyone’s greeting with a slight nod, he also looked at the ’super large cube’ in the center of the field.

Its overall shape resembled a vertically standing cannon, but the cannon’s mouth had a diameter of twenty meters, standing four hundred meters tall.

It could also be seen as a four hundred meter long cannon barrel.

A glance revealed it was engraved with Gathering Spirit Runes, forming a new type of array distinct from the virtual building.

Zhang Feng named it the ’offensive array,’ a novel grand array computed by virtual and quantum buildings, based on the virtual Spiritual Consciousness Array after five years of calculations.

Zhang Feng was currently researching this array, which was initially his conception of a ’compression array.’

Thorough research and adaptation of its principles could significantly augment and transform his combat ability.

At this moment too.

The ground merely presented a four-hundred-meter-tall cannon structure, but underground it had a fifteen-kilometer-wide ’base.’

Its lines were densely packed, connecting the main grid and several computation power buildings within the virtual world.

This intimidating immense construct is the first weapon, our humanity’s initial interstellar weapon.

After observing it, Zhang Feng looked towards the anticipating crowd.

His purpose today was only twofold.

To witness the first weapon’s virtual birth, and to press the launch button targeting the Moon in space, identical in distance to reality.

With three virtual buildings and nearly twenty superconducting buildings operating in reality, at this moment the space data of the virtual world mirrored reality.

It allowed for a perfect experiment.

Moreover, on the Moon, Old Liu and the others had set up some zombie-like aliens, along with their demonized cosmic warships.

The hull strength of these warships could perfectly withstand normal crate attacks.

Furthermore, the virtual Earth also perfectly replicated various terrains and states of Superconducting Z1’s distribution, but beyond the ten thousand present, no other living beings existed.

Because the computational power required was too immense.

"President Zhang..."

At this point, everyone looked at Zhang Feng, as well as the virtual ’main button’ floating before him.

Additionally, at an open-air control platform not far away, were nearly a hundred operators.

This control platform should have been underground, but for testing purposes and to allow more people to see the operational data, the instruments and data screens were built on the ground.

Faced with everyone’s eager gaze,

Zhang Feng pressed the main switch.

"Ten... nine..."

From afar came the voice of the launch operator counting down,

"Two... one!"

With those final words, the first weapon was sequentially activated.

This second, as the massive cannon mouth tilted towards the Moon, genuine anticipation filled the masses.

Screens displayed scenes from the Moon, switching between different angles to facilitate observing the impact effect.

Aiming to achieve visual enjoyment and data consolidation and organization.

"Report..."

Yet at the same time, several controllers noticed parameter issues, with energy runes seemingly unstable.

Buzz—

The first weapon experienced slight vibrations, while visible streams of Spiritual Qi and electricity, along with large-scale elemental radiation, leaked from its muzzle.

Zhang Feng witnessed this and, without waiting for their words, employed virtual rules, teleporting everyone to outer space and modifying the virtual data to create an oxygen space in space.

About three seconds later, silently,

everyone saw a blazing incandescent light emanating from the Earth’s data center, visible even from space.

This intense light soon emitted flames, like expanding fire rings, slowly spreading outwards.

In space, it seemed slow, but on Earth, it would engulf several cities in a second.

As everyone stood astonished,

in under thirty seconds, the entire Earth was covered by the fire rings.

The planet morphed from a basketball into a brilliantly luminous fiery ball, enshrouded by massive clouds.

Zhang Feng watched the planet turned to wasteland, glancing over at the dumbfounded crowd,

"Well, the power is indeed significant. In an instant, our home is gone."