Sky-cracking Rider

In the beginning, there were only three people: Chen Fei, Miyoshi, and Brown. Eating, drinking, sleeping were no burden. Most of the giant battleship's cabins were empty, with nothing inside, except perhaps a few hastily stacked supply boxes.

The universal humanoid combat mechs would move when used, and stop when not. If they malfunction, at most a part is replaced, and if they're completely broken, they're disassembled and recycled. When in standby, they can be stacked neatly somewhere, not requiring food or air, saving space and resources, merely consuming some crystal energy, which the giant battleship's energy self-sustainability can support. Moreover, the crystal energy reserve doesn't take up much space.

However, as the number of passengers aboard the giant battleship increased, these people have survival needs, social needs, entertainment needs, they can get tired, be lazy, have negative emotions. Thus, facilities catering to various needs began to appear.

About four thousand people, roughly equivalent to the population of a village. Many passages showed people coming and going, along with vehicles and universal humanoid mechs, presenting a bustling scene. You could even see children joyfully playing tag, giving the atmosphere a distinct change.

Infants, toddlers, teenagers, young adults, adults, and seniors—the entire small society suddenly had a complete age structure.

On the second day of the Elemental Annihilation Weapon R&D Team's arrival, the entire team were on duty, and multi-level educational institutions also began operation, although there weren't many students.

Chen Fei was not lacking in basic labor. There were tens of thousands of universal humanoid mechs, with more available if needed, and ample unused space, allowing the laboratories to be set up as quickly as possible.

Actually, the Elemental Annihilation Weapon R&D Team didn't need much equipment and space, relying more on computing resources. The primary experimental operations mainly involved specialized physical rule simulation programs.

In a virtual environment, elemental annihilation reactions could be created freely, low cost, high efficiency, although very demanding on computing resources. Fortunately, the nearby "planetary-level compute node" allowed them to showcase their talents, and this team, spun off from Louis Industrial Company, had indeed come to the right place.

After regular work hours, Chen Fei came from the bridge to the Elemental Annihilation Weapon R&D Team's dedicated laboratory and found the team leader, Mino Heaton, who had just finished work.

"Mr. Heaton, how do you find things here? Is there anything else that needs improvement?"

"Perfect! It's just wonderful."

Originally planned experimental projects, simulated demonstrations almost ended in an instant.

If done from their previous location, not only would they need to queue, but it would also take a long time to complete a project, nowhere near the current freedom of computing resources.

"As long as you like it!"

Chen Fei's biggest concern was that the researchers might not adapt to the new place.

The "planetary-level compute node" computing load had never exceeded 1%, even after a portion of computing resources was allocated to Louis Industrial Company. The figure remained unchanged; the true computing capability was astonishing, worthy of supporting a planetary-level civilization's supercomputing unit.

Chen couldn't imagine what scale of computation would occur if the "planetary-level compute node" reached 100% load, moreover actual energy consumption was almost disproportionate to computing capability. The maximum energy consumption power of the "planetary-level compute node" was even lesser than the bridge's three-dimensional holographic projection function module.

Team leader Mino Heaton rubbed his hands and said, "If possible, I'd like to recruit more people, not sure if Mr. Chen would agree?"

As soon as one boarded this giant battleship, it meant severing ties with their previous unit. Chen Fei smirked and said, "I certainly have no problem, but is it really okay to poach people from Louis Industrial Company's headquarters?"

Well, poaching like this could lead to things turning unpleasant. Wonder what expression Mr. Randon would show hearing this.

"No problem, no problem. Mr. Randon agreed."

Mino Heaton shook his hand vigorously. Without prior consent from the president himself, he wouldn't dare recruit anyone.

Given the abundance of computing resources here, if one didn't think to surpass their original laboratory, it would be a wasted opportunity, hence the need to bring in more essential talents.

To be a team leader, a bit of ambition is necessary.

"Then handle it, and send me the confirmed personnel list when ready."

Chen Fei wasn't concerned about accommodating incoming talents. The giant battleship could house up to forty thousand people, and would consume approximately 40 tons of food daily, around 1.5 million tons over a hundred years. Blue Star Sovereignty and Louis Industrial Company had sent food supplies through "Spatial Branding" far exceeding this figure, not counting other materials.

Just a small lab, adding people, even with families, wouldn't add many people, maintaining the current state is enough.

"No problem, I'll give it to you by tomorrow."

Mino Heaton had already prepared in mind, just waiting for Chen Fei's word.

Having toured around the inside of the giant battleship, collecting suggestions and feedback, Chen Fei made immediate adjustments on site, as living conditions needed constant improvement with so many people on board.

The dome roofs of the park cabin, exercise cabin, and commercial street cabin were changed to dynamic sky images, fully reflecting the outside sky inside. Outside was sunny with clear skies; inside was also blessed with sunlight. Outside in snow, inside may not be heavy snowfall, but at least some snowflakes would drift down. Outside a sky full of stars, inside was equally a starry night sky, with gentle airflow continuously maintaining comfortable humidity and temperature; the environment was even better than outside.

The vast majority of passengers were technical talents, with very few of those who earn a living through rhetoric and scheming. After all, there was little opportunity for them here and they were not considered when setting the list.

Here, it was truly a place where one could leave their doors unlocked at night without worry. Even police-like authoritative functions did not exist, and occasional arguments were mostly work-related disputes.

Besides humans, many animals also moved into the giant battleship, hence creating a farm and a zoo: the former ensuring food supply self-sufficiency, the latter preserving biological samples to maintain biodiversity as much as possible. Though larger animals faced the risk of inbreeding, ample prepared genetic material resolved this.

Based on various special resources collected from three abnormal regions, coupled with nearly infinite (relatively) computing resources, the Elemental Annihilation Weapon R&D Team soon made significant breakthroughs.

A set of data was promptly sent to Chen Fei.

The destruction radius of the standard-loaded Element Annihilation Bomb increased by at least double, potentially even higher.