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Chapter 1009 New Year's Banquet: Problems and Changes
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The New Year's high-level party is still going on.

In the corner of the party hall, where people deliberately did not pay attention, facing Elder Lingxue's inquiry, the technical director had a headache, but he still bit the bullet and explained: "Please forgive me, this miscalculation is indeed our fault. Responsibility." Admitting mistakes first is a better way to confess, but unfortunately it doesn't apply in front of Lingxue.

Immediately waving her hand impatiently, Lingxue signaled the other party to get straight to the point.

"Yes," he made such a move because he was too nervous. The technical minister wiped off the cold sweat that didn't exist, and answered in his mind: "Actually, the problem lies in the fantasy world."

"Illusory world?"

"Yes," the Minister of Technology nodded: "In the past, most of our research content was to verify the things used in the normal physical state. Using the illusion world can simulate to a height of 90.00% [-]. Therefore, in many cases, in order to save Time, our research is to carry out various initial theoretical verifications and experiments in the fantasy world, and after confirming that the simulation standard of the fantasy world has been met, we will conduct reality experiments."

"This can save a lot of time," Lingxue nodded. It is precisely because of the high-fidelity simulation of the fantasy world that the friends can update and develop technology so quickly.

It can be said that Huanjie is the real gold finger for the development of friends.

In comparison, the research module is even inferior.

However, nothing is perfect.

"In the beginning, we also considered the research on leap engine technology and communication technology in the same way," said the Minister of Technology with a face of shame. Due to the lack of understanding of space, we do not yet have illusion creators who can simulate the changes in the universe, even elders at the level of spirit gods..."

Taking a peek at Lingxue, seeing that the other party was not dissatisfied, the technical director shook his head in relief.

Afterwards, he went on to say: "In this way, the simulation time of several years in the fantasy world and several months in the outside world must be transformed into a few years of test and verification time in the real world. In short, although the leap engine is made If it comes out, it may not be usable, and we need to test it in the actual space to see if it works well.”

"So, we have to wait a few more years?" Lingxue frowned.

"I'm afraid it's more than that," the Minister of Technology was sweating profusely: "For a few years, this is the premise that we can retract the jump engine in every jump test. But the universe is so vast, and we are designing this kind of thing for the first time , the jump engine in each test has a probability of more than [-]% that it cannot be recovered. In this way, the time may need to be extended to decades..."

"What if we increase the investment?"

Lingxue is not a layman. The technical minister obviously means that the jump engine needs to be repeatedly manufactured and designed, and even conduct experiments in many ways, which requires a lot of time, energy and energy.

Energy consumption is nothing, medium-sized mass-energy engines have now started small-scale production, but time...

"Wait, if multiple experiments are carried out at the same time, it may be able to speed up the progress." Lingxue's heart moved, and she immediately proposed this idea to the other party.

"This is also an idea, but in this way, considering the waste caused by simultaneous experiments..."

"Speaking frankly, how long will it take to compress to the fastest progress, and how much will be the increased cost!"

When any problem rises to the strategic level, the consideration is no longer the issue of cost, but the issue of completion speed.The jump engine is not only a tool that allows the friends to move between stars, thereby strengthening the expansion, but also a standard for how the friends will enter the interstellar union, so it must be completed as soon as possible.

The technical department obviously had a plan for this, and Lingxue even suspected that they were planning to induce her in one direction, but she didn't care, because everyone's purpose was the same.

Therefore, the Minister of Technology responded quickly.

"At the shortest we can realize the back-and-forth technology in one and a half to two years, the consumption may need to be increased by [-] times, and it requires the full support of all research slots in the research mode, as well as partial support from Yadu technology and Pumi Garcia .”

After finishing speaking, the technical director watched Lingxue nervously.

These requirements are obviously not low.

"The technology of the Yadu tribe can't be used in many ways. Pumi Garcia needs to keep it secret, so I can only let you continue to analyze the Phoenix fighter. As for the research mode..." Most of the vacancies above are for research and development of basic theories, which will not be effective in the short term, but It is a long-term study.

But after thinking about it, Lingxue still nodded.

Although the basic theory is important, delaying a year or two to allow the friends to leap from the primary civilization to the intermediate civilization will benefit more overall.

As for resources and expenses, this is actually the smallest problem.

At the moment when it has begun to expand the automated mining base to the whole world, including Blue Moon, the cost of various resources of the Pengzu is very small.

The fully automated mining base consumes very little, and it is an ethnic group asset. The price of mining and selling is extremely low, but selling large quantities to the private sector can also obtain a lot of gains.In Lingxue's opinion, it is enough to use the income from mining bases around the world to support the development of strategic leap engine technology.

"But how about the specifics? Afterwards, your technical department will submit a document to the Council of Elders and the Council of Government Affairs, and we will facilitate this matter soon."

"Yes, Master Lingxue."

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The technical minister left respectfully and with a smile on his face, and the crowd who had deliberately avoided this place became active immediately.

After a while, another ministerial figure walked to Lingxue's side.

As the uncrowned First Elder of the Elder's House, the crowd gathered here by Lingxue was more than that of the patriarch not far away.

In this regard, many people actually see something wrong, but they don't know how to deal with it.

In a somewhat deserted corner, Dong Tao, the current patriarch of the Peng clan, held a wine glass and looked into the distance.There, although he was not surrounded by crowds, Elder Lingxue was always accompanied by one and only one person of ministerial level or above. He was sometimes serious, sometimes calm, and sometimes suspiciously communicating with the person in front of him.

"What are they talking about?" Dong Tao's eyes flashed with curiosity and worry.

Since the oppression of the Zerg has become more intense, leading to the mobilization of the entire Friends to fight against the Zerg, the role and powers and responsibilities of the Patriarch's Office have become smaller and smaller.

At present, the rights of the friends are being transferred to the elders' house little by little without people noticing.

Dong Tao didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing for the friends, but it was obviously not a good thing for him as the patriarch.

Although in this way, he can live a more leisurely life, but he has no idea of ​​being happy at all.

If you want to live a leisurely life, then go to the elders' house or the priest's mountain or even the school, who will be the patriarch!But the fact now is that the friends' military and state affairs basically have to be consulted with the elders' house, and the patriarch's office has actually become a transfer point and a rubber stamp between the third house and the elders' house.

At the same time, daily affairs like the reservation are now shifting to the elders' house a little bit.

Although he thought he was doing his job well, what Dong Tao could feel was that the respect and admiration each of his subordinates had for him at the beginning gradually became equal to each other.This does not mean that he just wants others to look up to him. It is said that the whole family of friends, even gods, are nothing more than spiritual sustenance and friends in the eyes of his believers, so he does not have the mentality of a real high-ranking person.

However, such a blurred transfer of power has disrupted the power structure that Elder Hui Li designed for the friends.

The patriarch controls the three courtyards, each of the three courtyards divides powers and responsibilities to govern the friends, and the Youshen cultivated by the people of the friends becomes the elders, and the elders in turn have the power to appoint and dismiss the patriarch.

This circle is the previous structure of the Pengzu.

But now, due to the rising prestige, the presbytery inevitably has a huge reputation among the people, while the patriarch is unable to see the performance of big actions because of his plainness, gradually becoming a rubber stamp.At the same time, since the standard for entering the elder's house was raised to the Yinshen level, although the height and detached status of the elder's house was ensured, it also made it more difficult for people to enter the elder's house.

As a result, the structure of the entire group of friends has become that while the Three Courts manage the daily friends, the House of Elders governs the Three Courts and directly affects the people.

In short, the power of the House of Elders has lost its constraints.

Maybe some existences that Dong Tao didn't know could restrict the elders' house, but he didn't know this, and his sense of responsibility as the patriarch drove him to think hard about countermeasures for these problems.

But how to solve it?
"What are you thinking about?"

A familiar and soft voice rang in his ears, but Dong Tao suddenly jumped up as if being stepped on by his tail.After looking up and seeing Elder Lingxue in front of him, he immediately saluted him with embarrassment and hesitation.

"Elder Lingxue."

"No need to be polite."

Seeing Dong Tao's expression, Lingxue sighed, and after motioning for the other party to sit down, she also sat aside.

"I know your worries."

"Please understand."

Dong Tao laughed at himself. Although he reached the Youshen level through the upgrade, he lacked the aptitude to enter the Yinshen level. He knew very well that in front of Lingshen like Elder Lingxue, his thoughts could not be concealed at all.

"It's not about understanding or not." Sensing the other party's thoughts, Lingxue shook her head and looked at the crowd, and said casually: "Your worries are not unreasonable. What kind of problems will the unrestricted power cause? Back then, the Black Bone Clan This situation is an example, although our friends are different from the black bones, but it is not impossible."

Nodding subconsciously, Dong Tao turned to a wry smile. Is Master Lingxue planning a direct showdown?Well, anyway, as the patriarch of my own, this year happens to be changing, but the friends...

"Everyone is for friends, isn't it?" Lingxue calmed Dong Tao's frustration with a smile, and made her own explanation: "Concealing each other will only cause estrangement and division, so it's better for everyone to open up and share the future, isn't that? Was it the original intention of the establishment of the Friends Network?"

Although he wanted to refute, Dong Tao nodded after hesitating for a moment.

No matter which direction you look at, although the Elder's House, especially this Elder Lingxue, has already begun to seize power.But there is no doubt that at least now they are really working hard for the friends, not to mention that Elder Lingxue, as the first patriarch of the friends and the current first elder, also has that qualification.

but……

"Since the elders also know the danger, why do they do it?"

Sighing, Lingxue put the wine glass back on the table.

Dong Tao could see the other party's eyes focused on the people in the hall. These people had high and low strength, but at least they were at the peak of the soul level.

But when Dong Tao didn't know why, Elder Lingxue's voice came again, which made him feel cold all over.

"Because the current system is no longer suitable for friends who have undergone many changes and are completely different from before."

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(End of this chapter)