The attack in Kaohsiung did not occur, and at this moment, Murakumo Gai was looking at the boy in front of him.
"Where are you planning to go?"
Murakumo Gai asked first.
"I should go take a look at the moon."
"Copernicus?"
Murakumo Gai raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah."
Copernicus, he had never been there, and it was relatively close to his company, so he could provide support if necessary.
Of course, under normal circumstances, he knew that by the time he received the news, it would already be too late.
"That's a nice place."
"Then we will take our leave here."
A slight smile appeared on Murakumo Gai's lips.
"Until we meet again!"
He Kui slightly bowed, following the way Mattias liked to invite them, estimating that this time would not be their last meeting.
The brief journey in Kaohsiung ended just like that, but considering the sequence from Panama to Mexico and then to Montana, it had indeed been a long time since he had come out.
He gained quite a bit; Yulis's talent was astonishing, and he had also driven Creuset away. Although the oracle was stolen, the backdoor on the oracle's dragon cavalry was not so easily removed.
Moreover, he had also ensured the safety of the base here.
Overall, he had gained a lot, and next up was the matter of DSSD.
After the two bid farewell, He Kui found a supply ship heading to DSSD and stuffed two Aegis units inside.
"So this is my itinerary for coming here."
At this moment, He Kui did not hide anything from Serena; a robot the size of a child was sharing his entire journey in the girl's room.
"Is that so?"
After listening to He Kui's explanation, Serena did not seem to care much; her gaze wandered over He Kui, or rather, over He Kui's robot, like a female predator.
"What are you going to do?"
Seeing the situation was not good, He Kui crossed his arms protectively over his chest.
"Be good, let sister check your body!"
Serena's eyes were filled with intense heat.
"No! You can't take apart that robot!"
He Kui was filled with refusal; although he no longer had to worry about money, he needed that robot to get back.
"I can teach you if you want to learn! Just don't take apart that panel!"
"You said it~"
Hearing He Kui call her, Serena's lips curled into a satisfied and mischievous smile.
"Serena has turned bad."
He thought Serena would become dull from being obsessed with research, but it turned out he was the one who misjudged.
"Not at all, just smarter."
"However, you might be disappointed this time; we haven't made progress on either of our technologies."
Serena shot He Kui a glance.
"I just wanted to come and keep you company, and I might be able to help."
"Any recent problems?"
He Kui was serious; knowing what Serena cared about most was her research, as long as he could help her in this area, she would naturally have a better impression of him.
"Then I won't hold back."
Upon hearing this, Serena did not stand on ceremony and pulled up a series of documents on the computer screen.
Looking at the long list of documents in front of him, He Kui couldn't help but twitch his lips.
The first issue was the energy conversion efficiency.
The energy density of solar wind is not high; collecting enough solar wind makes the material of the sails and the improvement of conversion efficiency crucial, not to mention the cooling system, as it involves a large amount of solar wind. The materials inside the Mobile Suit also need to be redesigned.
Speaking of which, adapting to the cosmic environment is also a huge problem; structural layout and extreme durability still require many tests to complete.
These are just two of the difficulties; materials science, energy technology, propulsion technology, control systems, and other interdisciplinary fields—ordinary people, even ordinary researchers focused on a single direction, would struggle to understand.
Although He Kui had encountered many tricky problems at the Design Bureau, seeing so many high-end issues from various fields in front of him made him feel a bit exhausted.
"How is it?"
Serena asked with a smile.
"Um, it looks impressive. Is there anything simpler?"
He Kui asked helplessly.
He had originally wanted to solve problems for Serena's research in a cool way, but it was clear that he had overestimated himself.
Thinking about it, if it were that simple, He Kui wouldn't need his golden finger at all.
"There is."
Serena, hearing He Kui's struggle, was not disappointed; instead, her lips couldn't help but curl up a bit.
These problems were the biggest challenges.
If He Kui could solve them all at once, then they wouldn't need to work so hard.
"To solve these problems requires countless experiences; it will take at least two more years to have a chance."
Saying this, Serena handed over the recent experimental challenges to He Kui.
The difficulty of these problems was noticeably lower, and He Kui could barely manage.
[Intermittent Energy Supply Issue]
The solar wind and other external energy sources are not continuously and stably supplied; their intensity and direction change over time. This intermittency may lead to an unstable state in the energy supply of the light pressure propulsion system.
"I have a more efficient energy storage system."
He Kui pointed to this issue and said.
Through field modulation, he should be able to store solar wind energy more efficiently to ensure the stability of solar wind acceleration, though the amount wouldn't be too large.
"What is it!?"
Serena's eyes lit up at his words. She was not surprised that He Kui could solve these problems; after all, he was a genius researcher, constantly praised by her father.
But the speed at which he was able to do so, as if he had been involved in the research all along, made Serena very excited.
"By modulating the force field, I can increase energy reception efficiency and improve adaptability by adjusting the direction of the electric field."
"Force field modulation."
"That's it."
He Kui sent a basic theory to Serena's terminal.
Before long, Serena excitedly hugged He Kui.
"I'll go try it out first!"
"..."
He Kui watched speechlessly as Serena, in high heels, dashed away. He then looked down at the ultimate problems, many of which would require dozens of researchers working tirelessly day and night to solve, and even then, it was uncertain and would require a lot of luck.
Two years was optimistic.
However, if the system could provide him with skills, then these wouldn't be problems.
Looking at the favorability bar that had reached 100, He Kui rubbed his chin; it seemed he still needed to work hard to help Serena with her research to have any hope.
It felt like he had changed jobs to a different place.
Complaining about himself, He Kui followed behind Serena toward the experimental site.
Although the prototype of the brilliant propulsion device had already been completed, the results and feedback indicated that the technology was still far from perfect.
The experimental site where Serena was located was one of the secret rooms in the entire space station, used to evade inspections from other investors.
Of course, Serena had already granted He Kui's robot many permissions, allowing it to come and go freely.
"Based on your force field modulation data, I simulated a prototype; take a look!"
Serena excitedly turned the computer toward him.
"There are still a few minor errors."
Since Serena had already researched this, He Kui was not surprised and pointed out some of her mistakes.
"I see, I'll try again!"
"Okay."
Time passed second by second, as He Kui and Serena researched the force field while also working on their own small projects. In this secret experimental site meant for just the two of them, they appeared to be enjoying a peaceful time together.
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