Chapter 30: The Energy Problem of the Spaceship

Right now, Blue Rain Star was on the dark side of the planet. For this planet, the only visible light from outer space at this moment came from the five satellites that showed up from time to time.

Of course, although living creatures were fragile, they would never sit and wait for death. Therefore, most plants on Blue Rain Star had evolved the ability to emit a blue fluorescence. This was true on the Floating Island, and it was also true on the Hebrew Continent.

This light was merely a byproduct when they used the planet’s thermal radiation to perform photosynthesis-like processes. It was not for their own use, but simply to attract small animals to spread seeds for them.

The plants on the Hebrew Continent just looked like the ferns on Earth; there was no relation between the two at all. They did not produce spores.

In this situation similar to a polar night, Lin Lei and Fuweili spent most of their time staying in the cave warming themselves by the fire, except for necessary hunting. After all, the temperature outside the cave was too low.

As for the corpse of the Epic Beast that had almost cost Lin Lei his life, the day after he woke up, he ran over and moved it back.

Although eleven days had passed, the remains of this powerful creature showed no signs of rotting, and no wild beast dared to damage its body.

In fact, the body of the Epic Beast still emitted a blue halo, and the silver patterns on it still flowed with the luster of energy. It looked lifelike, as if it could be preserved forever. The only difference from when it was alive was that the force field covering its whole body had disappeared.

Even Meng, this smart wild beast, ran away in shock when he saw the remains for the first time, not daring to return to the cave for a long time.

Lin Lei stroked the slightly raised silver light patterns on the Epic Beast with his hand, his face full of fascination.

The Epic Beast was truly a masterpiece of God!

“Fuweili, do you feel it? The temperature next to this body is a little lower than other places.” Lin Lei had no clothes on, so he was very sensitive to changes in temperature.

It was also the first time Fuweili had seen the actual body of an Epic Beast. She was also fascinated by the silver patterns on the beast’s body, because these patterns were full of harmony and simply exquisite!

Hearing Lin Lei’s words, she then noticed the change in the surrounding temperature. It was indeed a bit lower, and this change caught her attention.

Fuweili carefully observed the distribution of the silver patterns on the Epic Beast. The more she looked, the more surprised she was. This was actually an incredibly exquisite Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array group, and it was the kind with ultra-high efficiency.

The Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array group on the skin of the Epic Beast was composed of countless individual thermal energy conversion arrays. Each conversion array was perfectly connected to form a higher-level conversion array. This cycle stacked up. Fuweili could identify five layers alone. The central node of all these thermal energy conversion arrays was located at the heart, which Lin Lei had destroyed!

“What is a Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array?” Lin Lei couldn’t help but ask as he listened to the term Fuweili was muttering in his mind.

“This is a thermal energy conversion array defined by an Aostarian named Mobius. Simply put, it is a wonderful device that can absorb thermal energy from the surrounding environment and convert it into more efficient and orderly energy.”

“This… isn’t this a perpetual motion machine?” Lin Lei knew the three laws of thermodynamics. The second law clearly stated that this kind of perpetual motion machine could not be manufactured. Now, this so-called conversion array was overturning his common sense.

Then he was looked down upon. Fuweili rolled her eyes at him and said, “The second law of thermodynamics you mentioned is just an empirical rule. It describes the process of the Universe going from order to disorder, but the development process of life, especially intelligent life, is originally a process from disorder to high order. You only see the laws of other material changes, but ignore the fact that our existence as intelligent life in the Universe is a miracle in itself! And this Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array is a classic energy conversion array.”

In this regard, Lin Lei had no say at all, so he wisely accepted Fuweili’s theory.

“Fuweili, do you think this Epic Beast skin can continue to work? I mean, can it still convert energy?” A flash of inspiration crossed Lin Lei’s mind, but he didn’t catch it for a moment, so he asked out of instinct.

Fuweili stroked the silver patterns on the beast skin with her palm and said softly, “Isn’t it working right now? The energy conversion array group on this beast skin is very perfect. Even if part of it is destroyed, the others can continue to work. Right now, it only lacks an energy control valve! As long as there is a control valve as an energy node, it can work. Moreover, the Protective Force Field on the Epic Beast might reappear!”

“Well then, how much energy can it provide? Can it move a spaceship? I mean a spaceship two hundred meters long. Its propulsion system is a plasma thruster.” Lin Lei finally thought of the key to the problem, which was that prehistoric spaceship.

Fuweili opened her beautiful eyes wide, obviously stunned by this news: “There is a spaceship, where is it? Lei, why didn’t you tell me earlier!”

“There is no energy, so I am asking you, can this beast skin provide energy?” Lin Lei spread his hands. He was also regretting it. Why did he ponder on his own instead of asking such a highly intelligent person?

Fuweili speechlessly patted her smooth, white forehead: “For primitive power like a plasma thruster, as long as the ambient temperature is high enough, the energy this Epic Beast skin can provide is completely enough to start it. The temperature on Blue Rain Star when the star shines is sufficient. After reaching outer space, energy will no longer be a problem!”

Now Lin Lei was excited. As long as he could utilize this efficient Epic Beast skin, he would be able to own a spaceship of his own!

“Fuweili, can you process it into an energy source? This is very important. You see, your family is not sure when they will arrive, so we have to prepare for both scenarios.”

Having a specialized talent was different. A single sentence solved the difficult energy problem. It seemed he needed to learn more too. He didn’t need to become a science master, but he should at least know the common sense.

However, this question made Fuweili frown. This thing was easy to repair, but it required an energy control valve. That was a high-tech product; civilizations below the Sixth-grade couldn’t even actually manufacture it.

But now she had an energy control valve, right on her Combat Suit. This was also the reason why her Combat Suit didn’t need recharging. She could automatically attract environmental thermal energy to generate a Protective Force Field.

The problem now was how to transplant the energy control valve on the Combat Suit to the beast skin.

The energy control valve was actually an energy gathering center. It was itself made of a high-tech synthetic substance with zero entropy value. It had a characteristic that its entropy value would not increase, so it could attract the energy converted by the Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array and gather it together.

The principle of transplanting the energy control valve was simple, but it was a very tedious process. Its tediousness was directly proportional to the precision of the Mobius Thermal Energy Conversion Array.

Judging by the condition of this beast skin, completing this huge project was enough to drive a person crazy. It was an incredibly monotonous job that required precision.

“It should be possible to turn it into a high-efficiency energy source, but the surrounding temperature must be high enough. This thing is essentially just an energy conversion array. Lei, where is your spaceship? Take me to see it. Maybe we can find more useful things on the spaceship!”

“More than 2000 meters deep in the sea. The spaceship isn’t mine; I just discovered it.”

Fuweili was stunned again: “The bottom of the sea? 2000 meters deep. Lei, why did you go there to do anything?” She was completely confused. How did incredible things keep happening to this man? Except for outer space, he probably had explored most of Blue Rain Star.

Lin Lei also knew that some things were hard to explain, so he simply didn’t explain: “I went there to practice diving. Is that not okay?”

Nonsense! Who would believe that? Fuweili glanced at Lin Lei, showing extreme contempt. If he didn’t want to say, then don’t say it, but why make up such a lame excuse.

“Alright, then here is the plan. When Blue Rain Star enters the sunny half-month, I will start logging to build a ship and go to the spaceship,” Lin Lei concluded.

Fuweili asked curiously: “Lei, can you remember the exact location? I looked from outer space, and the ocean area of Blue Rain Star accounts for 85% of the entire planet. Can we really do it by just sailing a crude wooden boat there?”

It wasn’t that she didn’t believe Lin Lei, but this was so incredible it was a bit delusional. Without a locator, or even a basic geomagnetic compass, relying solely on memory, how could one find a small spaceship in the boundless ocean with no reference points?

Lin Lei chuckled and patted Fuweili’s shoulder: “Weiwei, I am not as good as you in scientific knowledge, but purely in terms of memory, you definitely can’t beat me. I am the genius known for having a photographic memory!”

Ever since the System had strengthened his brain’s memory area, he possessed this enviable ability.

“Are you sure?” Fuweili actually started to believe him a little. This man never did things he wasn’t sure about. As long as he thought it was feasible, then it was definitely reliable.

“I am sure. Fuweili, you just need to figure out how to get the energy source working. If there are any difficulties, tell me, and we will figure it out together.” How could he not be sure? The System had set coordinates there. Lin Lei could swim there even with his eyes closed.

If he didn’t have to bring Fuweili along, he could just swim over directly. At worst, he could just ask the System to modify his body again.

“Alright then. The biggest problem now is that I need to make two sets of beast skin clothes. I found that you have gotten used to being naked, and you are almost degenerating into a primitive man.”

“But why two sets? I don’t seem to need such luxury,” Lin Lei wondered.

“Because I also need a set. Otherwise, wearing this tight suit, you keep looking at me lustfully!”

“…Oh, alright then. I’ll go out and catch a few beasts with thick fur on their bodies. Wearing such beast skin clothes is warmer. Be careful in the cave, put on the glass cover, and hold that plastic gun too. I’ll be back soon.”

What was that? Although the concern in Lin Lei’s tone touched her a little, there was no need to belittle her self-defense weapons like that. These were all high-tech products from Apocalypse Star!

“Then I’m leaving.” After saying that, Lin Lei’s figure merged into the darkness outside the cave.

There were the remains of the Epic Beast in the cave, which could deter the beasts, so Lin Lei was not worried about Fuweili’s safety.