Inside the laboratory.
Gu Jinlai looked through the office window at the busy personnel coming and going outside.
Compared to three months ago when he just took over this laboratory, the staff has now expanded significantly.
Not only were Zhang Chaoyang and Shao Fuyou, two senior scholars, added, but six more scholars also joined later.
These people, compared to those on Blue Star, are basically equivalent to associate professors or professors in top universities.
Yet, they are not at the level of Level 1 or Level 2 professors.
Besides these scholars, dozens of mid-to-high-level students are bustling about.
As the top Academic Palace in Tianxiang State, every student of the Energy Academy is carefully selected through rigorous exams and numerous challenges.
With a population of several billion in Tianxiang State, and four to five billion candidates each year, the number who can get into the First Energy Higher Institution, the First Mechanic Academy, and the First Cultivation Academy is probably just a few tens of thousands.
Describing the students admitted to these top academies as one in ten thousand is not an exaggeration.
Moreover, most average students will not have the chance to be promoted to mid-level students, and mid-level students may not be able to become high-level students.
Even so, after an average student graduates, countless large enterprises and major powers will compete to invite them to join. They may not become high-level figures like mid-high level mechanics, but without exception, they can become part of the elite in society.
If that’s the case for average students, the significance of mid-high level students needs no further explanation.
They all operate around the tasks distributed by Gu Jinlai.
Even as they hustle in various respects, Gu Jinlai felt his horizons broadened.
Although the Energy Academy focuses on using nuclear reactor research to counter the Devouring Dao, the power and stability are far beyond the reactors installed in the Cheng Ying Mecha.
Not to mention the Cheng Ying Mecha created by Xie Yusheng, even the Heavenly Monarch Mechas used by Zhou Yi, Chao Jiuyin, Zhang Lihuo, and Zhang Yukan were only equivalent to the first generation at best, barely reaching the power of second-generation reactors by leveraging their large size.
Now, in the Energy Academy, Gu Jinlai is not only researching third-generation nuclear reactors but also optimizing the structure of mature third-generation nuclear reactors.
If he could transfer all these technologies back to Lingxiao Palace, with the energy output from third-generation nuclear reactors and various supporting weapons, each mecha could possess the battle strength comparable to True Immortals.
"If the third-generation nuclear reactor is , how massive would the power of an Annihilation Reactor be? After upgrading, and developing accompanying weapons, wouldn’t each mecha have combat capabilities equivalent to Heavenly Immortals, or even Profound Immortals!?"
Gu Jinlai mused to himself.
However, while the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty now possesses Annihilation Energy technology, its application is not extensive.
Each Annihilation Energy reactor is incredibly large, only installable on massive battleships.
Due to size constraints and flexibility requirements, regular mechas can’t use them.
This is somewhat fortunate.
If Annihilation Energy were already widespread in the Xuanhuang Immortal Dynasty, he, yet to be exposed to this power, wouldn’t have a chance to achieve a scholar status in the Energy Academy.
Musing, Gu Jinlai flipped through a document in front of his desk.
The document appeared to be a detailed description of the fourth-generation nuclear fusion reactor.
He knew that the project group led by Star Lord Tian Xiang was continuously researching, yet was unaware of the research direction and progress.
Recently, since the third-generation nuclear reactor optimization project he led hit the right track, and he proposed feasible optimization plans after calculations, he obtained initial data of the research directly supervised by Star Lord Tian Xiang.
After skimming for a moment, Gu Jinlai frowned.
"This concept...a Black Hole Reactor?"
The vision for the fourth-generation nuclear reactor by Star Lord Tian Xiang had already moved beyond miniaturized heavy nuclear reactors to focus directly on the Black Hole Reactor.
In other words, this reactor has transcended "burning stones" to converting all things into energy.
No wonder, despite Elder Tian Xiang’s supervision and the immense research funding, there has been no progress over the years.
"Star Lord Tian Xiang’s goal isn’t ordinary, a Black Hole Reactor capable of converting all things into energy, this..."
At this thought, Gu Jinlai suddenly understood something.
His Divine Sense Ability penetrated the Void and quickly sensed the ubiquitous devouring force.
Gu Jinlai realized: "Star Lord Tian Xiang’s Black Hole Reactor is inspired by the Devouring Dao. He’s trying to integrate the power of the Devouring Dao into the reactor... If he truly achieves this goal..."
The ninth-level mecha loaded with third-generation nuclear reactors will no longer be the limit for mechanics.
Level 10 mechas, Level 11 mechas, and Level 12 mechas are likely to be produced soon.
What does this imply!?
It implies that the spiritual realm advantage of Great Dao Golden Immortals will be unleashed through the reactor.
Even without the spiritual realm of Great Dao Golden Immortals, the combat power that a Level 9 Mechanic can unleash by piloting a mecha with a fourth-generation nuclear reactor will far surpass Level 9.
Moreover, considering the technological and material advantages mastered by the Energy Star Palace here...
A Level 9 Mechanic piloting a new-type mecha might directly confront a First Rank Great Dao Golden Immortal like Bi Yuan.