394: Chapter 393 Thunderclap

"Very well, sir. Estimated production time is 15 hours and 43 minutes."

Zero's voice was very gentle.

In contrast to that gentleness, the factory floor began to bustle with activity.

Several robotic hands poured clusters of raw materials into the towering furnace, and the previously silent CNC Machining Center began to spin rapidly as robotic arms placed embryo bodies in and removed them one by one.

Other robotic arms darted nimbly around the factory, constantly shifting materials from place to place, fully acting in the role of assembly line workers.

Wang Shuo paid no attention to this.

After giving his instructions, he sat down where he was and began to think.

His state just moments ago was very strange—so strange that, even now, he could not determine if the feeling from that instant had been real or merely an illusion.

If it had been real, why couldn't he remember anything now? All the ideas, concepts, and knowledge that had flashed through his mind just moments ago seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace, as if they were hallucinations.

But if it were just an illusion, then how to explain the blueprints before his eyes?

Based on his current understanding of the Magnetic Energy Engine force field compression principle, it would be impossible to complete such a complex modification; even a simplified version would be out of the question.

The force field compression principle involved in the Magnetic Energy Engine was something the Humanoid Race only acquired from a cosmic civilization after leaving their home planet; given humanity's current level of knowledge, even with another five hundred years, they might not necessarily be able to touch the threshold.

To have Wang Shuo, a rookie who had only known how to follow blueprints until now, perform such a modification out of thin air?

That sounded somewhat like a fantasy.

Even if Wang Shuo had received Knowledge Infusion.

If something that was originally impossible to do had now been achieved, there must be a reason for it.

The first thing Wang Shuo thought of was the Humanoid Race core.

"Could it be that the Humanoid Race core has other functions I haven't unlocked, besides transmitting data?"

Wang Shuo pondered silently, feeling somewhat uncertain.

The Humanoid Race core was indeed a crystallization of super engineering, that was true, but lacking energy, it had been in Wang Shuo's mind for several months now, acting like a shy little girl every time; if you didn't tease it, it wouldn't pay any attention to you.

Moreover, she was in great shape; even if you tried to tease her, you had to be prepared for the possibility of being accidentally killed by her.

Active response? You were thinking too much.

Shaking his head with some distress, Wang Shuo knew he might have inadvertently touched upon the core's secrets, but there was no helping it; what he knew was truly limited, and he couldn't analyze any more content at all.

Sometimes, information asymmetry is just that frustrating.

Putting this matter aside for the moment, Wang Shuo began to think about another thing.

The Knowledge Infusion last night hadn't lasted long, but the side effects caused by the data transmission were not small.

If it hadn't been for his continuous practice of the Trickle Training Method to strengthen his brain during this period, this Knowledge Infusion alone would have been enough to keep him lying in the Hospital for another ten days or half a month.

By then, he would probably make a fool of himself again, and he didn't know how Teacher Ding Runan would mock him for it.

With such a great cost, the results were naturally not bad.

During this Knowledge Infusion, besides successfully obtaining the technical data he needed, Wang Shuo had unexpectedly brought out a new technical branch. In the Humanoid Race script, it was represented by only one character, but translated according to Wang Shuo's understanding, it should be expressed like this:

Structural analysis, application, and momentum mechanics of light.

The name was quite ordinary, and we can summarize this theoretical name simply, which is—Photonic Structural Science.

Upon understanding these words, Wang Shuo was initially unable to believe it.

According to his thinking, knowledge related to light structures should be extremely vast, content that would only be fully acceptable after his brain had been strengthened multiple times.

It was not his fault for thinking this way; the words "light structure" were simply too special.

In the materials Wang Shuo had been able to see before, including from the mouth of The Figure from back then, he could see or hear the words "light structure," and the frequency was not low.

Manufacturing a super AI brain used light structures.

Manufacturing a super memory unit used light structures.

Manufacturing an energy core used light structures.

Even when manufacturing the Humanoid Race crystal in his mind, the very foundation was Photonic Structural Science.

No matter how one looked at it, this light structure should be an extremely important technical means within the Humanoid Race, similar to the nuclear energy technology humanity now possessed.

Have you ever seen anyone walking to work all day carrying a briefcase containing blueprints for manufacturing atomic bombs?

No, right?

No is correct.

In Wang Shuo's mind, light structure had a status similar to an atomic bomb.

But when he truly saw the theoretical model of light structure, Wang Shuo knew he had thought wrong.

It was true that light structure had a high status in the Humanoid Race, but that was not because it was special, but because it was common.

A high-tech gizmo, because it was useful, had been turned into common cabbage by the Humanoid Race; everything could be associated with it. It was completely similar to computers in advanced human society, or more specifically, similar to storage granule manufacturing.

Whether it was mobile phones, computers, televisions, game consoles, or even supercomputers and data center server racks, none could do without this most basic item.

Photonic Structural Science was just such a thing.

But this did not mean that light structure was simple; on the contrary, it was one of the most difficult technologies the Humanoid Race had ever conquered in their history. It was precisely because they had conquered Photonic Structural Science that the Humanoid Race truly began to soar in the universe, not feeling timid regardless of who they faced.

There was no special reason; it was entirely about convincing people with virtue.

After the photon cannon was created by the people working on light structures, the Humanoid Race basically never encountered anyone too stubborn again.

Whoever refused to submit, the photon cannon would let them know what it meant to ignore physical defense, letting them experience what a burning sun was; this was a force with more deterrent power than a nuclear bomb.

Of course, the Photonic Structural Science theory Wang Shuo had obtained now did not include the principles and manufacturing process of the photon cannon; that was another application of Photonic Structural Science.

What Wang Shuo had obtained was merely the most basic Photonic Structural Science theory.

With this, Wang Shuo was already very satisfied.

Thinking with reverence, Wang Shuo slowly released his blockade on his memory, and the relevant theoretical knowledge of Photonic Structural Science began to emerge in his mind.

However, just after two sentences emerged, they stunned Wang Shuo, a good student who had received twelve years of compulsory education, right where he stood.

These were two sentences that completely shocked existing human Science theories. If one were to compare these ideas to a book, then these two sentences were clearly written on the title page; everyone learning the theory had to see them, understand them, and only then could they proceed to the next step.

The first sentence was: Light particles possess mass and volume.

The second sentence was: The speed of light is not the upper limit of the speed of matter in the universe.

Boom!

A hazy sound exploded in Wang Shuo's ears, like a thunderclap!