Global Wasteland: Shelter Unlimited Upgrades Chapter 716: Climb a thousand layers, reach the sky with your fingers, and reach for stars with your hands!
Chapter 716: Climb a thousand layers, reach the sky with your fingers, and reach for stars with your hands!
After Hou Congwen finished speaking, the double-layer explosion-proof glass door of the laboratory began to slowly retract to both sides, revealing the entry space.
Qiu Hong stepped in with a familiar step, and Sumo followed closely behind.
The first cubicle in the laboratory, which is probably where Hou Congwen meets guests, is only about fifteen square meters and consists of two simple tables and a few scattered stools.
Following Qiu Hong, he opened the door and walked inside, which revealed several of his work areas.
"Teacher Su, Researcher Hou is in the experimental area now. Please follow me closely and don't touch these instruments at will."
The second room is filled with various types of direct contact instruments.
In the corner, Sumo even saw a medium-sized operating platform of the same model as his, but obviously much larger.
After walking through these instruments, I came to a wooden door again.
Qiu Hong stopped, stretched out his hand, pushed the door slightly open, and pointed inside.
"Teacher Su, the next questions will start after entering the door."
"No matter what you see, don't panic. This is a unique technology of our Academy of Sciences that allows you to better display the answers to your questions."
"All you need is, forget it, I believe Teacher Su won't be afraid." Before entering the door, Qiu Hong gave a few more kind reminders.
But after seeing that Somo was still as steady as an old dog, his tone couldn't help but soften, and he quietly smiled.
To be fair, just this calm demeanor, even if most researchers come here, are a few points worse.
In real comparison, I'm afraid only a top-notch dean can hold his own.
"I wish you immediate success!"
"Thank you." After sorting out his thoughts, Su Mo exhaled a breath and walked in through the crack in the door that Qiu Hong pushed open.
Wow!
For the first time, after entering the room, the surroundings were still dark, as if entering a dark room.
But when Somo took another step forward, black and white were instantly reversed, and a dazzling light immediately came from the front, making those who were directly exposed unable to open their eyes.
"Is this... entering virtual reality?"
Familiar way of entry, familiar feeling of tearing consciousness.
I have entered it dozens or hundreds of times, completely disassembled the virtual reality server, and know its working principle.
Somo just shook his head slightly, then released his mental defenses, and allowed this tearing feeling to carry his consciousness to another world.
It seemed like only a moment had passed, or months or years had passed.
When Somo could see again, the scene in front of him had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The original darkroom disappeared and turned into a small lakeside house with birds singing and flowers fragrant.
The lake is not big, it is a standard circle, about thirty meters in diameter, with white lotus flowers in full bloom floating on the surface.
Beside the lake is a pavilion, and Hou Congwen is sitting in the pavilion at this time.
He had a smile on his face, and was dressed in a scholarly blue and white robe, with his long hair tied up with a hairpin.
Compared with the slovenly appearance I saw yesterday, he actually has a bit of a researcher's energy now.
But at this moment, Sumo's eyes were no longer on him.
From the first moment the small building by the lake appeared, his attention had been drawn to it.
Different from regular wooden houses, this three-story wooden building is made of only arm-thick bamboo.
Each moso bamboo is about six meters long, thick in the middle and thin at both ends, and the force is extremely uneven.
But the strange thing is that after being built with layers of intertwined structures, it is no less stable than a solid wood house. It can be called an architectural masterpiece!
“It’s amazing that the concept of both strength and softness can be integrated into a building. This skill is extraordinary.”
It was unclear whether Hou Congwen had built this small building. After seeing clearly the architectural concept and techniques, Sumo recovered his mind and walked towards the pavilion.
"Su Youzong, please take the questions posted by the candidate researcher yesterday."
Somo stepped forward and entered the pavilion, put down the suitcase in his hand, and slightly cupped his hands.
"Su Youzong, very good. A total of 29 architectural questions have been posted this year. So far, you are the third person to answer questions this year."
"Come on, sit down!"
After Hou Congwen finished speaking, he waved his hand to the ground.
In the pavilion that originally had only one function, a burst of white smoke suddenly appeared, and an extra seat appeared out of thin air.
The small table used to serve tea has also been enlarged several times, and is exactly twice the size of the suitcase on the floor.
"You seem a little too calm. Aren't you curious about this place?"
Seeing Su Mo sitting down calmly, a different emotion suddenly appeared on Hou Congwen Gujing Wubo's face.
He was one of the first researchers to join the Territorial Academy of Sciences after it was founded, and he had never experienced a similar exam.
But over the years, he has seen many "candidates" overturning their cars while answering questions, and he has long been accustomed to it.
Moreover, when he first came into contact with virtual reality, he still clearly remembered the way he looked like a country bumpkin entering the city.
Compared with the current Somo, it seems that he is the examinee.
"Curious?" Sumo smiled: "I have heard people talk about this thing before, and now it seems that it is indeed magical."
"Have you ever heard someone say it?" Hou Congwen was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have deepened a certain answer in his mind and stopped delving into it.
"Okay, let's start today's Q&A. I will give you thirty minutes, and you can use any method to convince me."
"Of course, it's not just the gadget in your box. I will also give you the authority to control this place. You can actually embody the structure in your mind on this land."
Hou Congwen stood up and connected his dots toward the void.
The next second, the surrounding open space began to rise infinitely, and the small building that was so close was now one kilometer away.
Within a kilometer radius of the pavilion, there are no longer any buildings or debris that can block it, and it has completely become an experimental venue.
At the same time, in front of Soma.
An illusory panel similar to a game panel also began to appear, with two different buttons imprinted on it.
【Create】, 【Modify】
The function is very simple and easy to understand.
After just a few clicks and getting familiar with how to use it, Sumo brought all his thoughts back.
"I have given a third level reward. As long as the building structure you give can carry a load of more than three hundred times, it will pass."
"Of course, you don't have to pay too much attention to this range. If the building structure you propose is excellent enough and can impress me, I will lower the standard as appropriate."
Seeing Su Mo finally starting to open the suitcase, Hou Congwen remained calm, but his eyes could not help but scan around, eager to see what was in the suitcase right away.
Finally, the box was opened.
Under a few large pictures, he saw a small tower with a wooden structure.
"This" he frowned.
At first glance, Hou Congwen could not see what was unique about this wooden pagoda.
It's as if this thing is just a child's "doodle", just a little more sophisticated.
Those architectural structures that are famous, those that have great potential, are in this wooden tower.
Not a single one could be seen!
"Sorry, because conditions are limited and time is available, I only built the finished product using wood."
"This wooden tower can withstand a load of about 150 times, and the ultimate load is about 200 times."
"I think that after switching to alloy, this result should be able to break through the minimum 300 times limit."
He put the suitcase under his feet and spread out the design drawings on the table.
Before Sumo could continue speaking, Hou Congwen, who was sitting opposite, picked up the wood with a look of disbelief.
"Can this thing withstand two hundred times?"
"Isn't it possible?"
As he spoke, Hou Congwen was not slow with his hands.
I saw him clicking in the void again, and with a roar, next to the pavilion, a wooden tower enlarged ten times in proportion sat on the ground.
"You used gluing technology, do you need me to help you replace it with mortise and tenon joints?"
Looking at the long pillar in the center of the enlarged wooden tower, Hou Congwen finally figured out the doorway this time and said with a cautious expression.
"It shouldn't be used for the time being. It may be needed after magnifying it ten times."
Standing up as well, Soma came to the pavilion and stared at the enlarged wooden pagoda.
The current tower is six meters high, and the details are clearly visible.
Under the breeze, the long column in the center seems to be stationary, but in fact it is swaying slightly every minute, reducing the load weight of the tower and transmitting it to the ground.
And those finely chopped wood chips finally became effective and began to provide strong support.
"Okay, then I'll start testing first."
"For the first wave, let's start testing from 50 times."
Seeing Liexin's joy, before Sumo could continue to speak, Hou Congwen himself was curious and took the first step to move.
After being enlarged ten times, the current weight of the tower has also doubled, reaching about two hundred kilograms.
Fifty times, it requires a load of ten tons.
I saw Hou Congwen casually making a move from the air, and pieces of thick iron plates marked with 100kg began to appear, heading towards the place where the tower body could accommodate them.
About five seconds later, the ten-ton iron plate was in place, reaching fifty times the load.
"Damn, is fifty times so stable? What kind of monster is this?"
Looking at the wooden tower that was motionless in the breeze, as if it didn't feel its weight, Hou Congwen rarely cursed.
Generally speaking, questions posted on the first or third stele tower may be unsolvable questions.
But what was posted on the second stele tower must have an answer.
Taking the current load problem as an example, the Academy of Sciences has set 300 times as the lower limit for researchers.
The main reason is that more than 70% of the researchers in the Institute of Architecture have the ability to build structures with a load of 300 times.
Only when you go up can it be considered difficult.
As for the rigid and soft structure developed by Hou Congwen himself, although the maximum limit is about 420 times, at 50 times, it cannot reach the level of the wooden tower in front of him, as if it has no force.
"Next step, I will increase it a hundred times!"
Originally, I was thinking of increasing it tenfold, but now, Hou Congwen has no intention of taking it slow.
He waved his hand, and the evenly placed iron plates began to suddenly increase in weight, doubling from 100kg to 200kg.
In this way, just one iron plate is enough to reach the weight of the entire wooden tower.
"It's weird, it's really weird!"
After the aggravation was completed, Hou Congwen walked out of the pavilion with an exclaim.
He originally thought that the wooden tower would react somewhat if the weight was doubled, but the reality was that there was no difference between the reaction when the weight was doubled and the reaction when the weight was doubled.
"Shall I increase it to one hundred and fifty times?"
"Why not?"
After receiving Sumo's consent, Hou Congwen bit his lip and waved his hand again.
By now, just looking at the previous reaction, he was basically certain that the weight of this wooden tower could definitely reach what Somo said before.
And if this thing is replaced with an alloy, it will most likely exceed its own limit by 420 times.
In this way, that is to say, Sumo's identity as a researcher has been confirmed.
In just a few minutes, the two of them had already become equals.
"150 times, start to react, then I will increase it by 20 times."
The iron plate was doubled to 300kg, and this time the wooden tower finally stopped lifting lightly and began to make a humming and shaking sound.
Staring intently ahead, Hou Congwen operated very skillfully, and the weight of the iron plate began to slowly increase.
170 times, the sound of the wooden tower is slightly enlarged.
190 times, the long column in the center of the wooden tower began to shake slowly, making a slight sound.
210 times, the sound of the long pillar has begun to roar, and the shaking amplitude has become larger.
230 times, the entire tower began to tremble, looking overwhelmed.
250 times, the moment the weight increased, the long columns in the center of the wooden tower broke layer by layer, leaving only half of it, but the overall tower structure still remained stable, which was obviously not the limit.
"Do you want to add more? It's almost collapsing!"
"add!"
After the words fell, Hou Congwen stretched out his hand and pressed the emphasis button again.
In the blink of an eye, 270 times the load appeared out of thin air, and the long wooden tower column was broken in half, leaving only the last two sections still supporting.
But it was in these last two quarters that even though 290 times the pressure came, it still only rumbled and there was no sign of collapse.
"A miracle, this is simply a miracle. The wooden structure alone can actually carry 300 times the weight!"
The pressure was increased to 310 times. Although the wooden tower only lasted about five seconds, it suddenly collapsed and disappeared into the void.
But the shock on Hou Congwen's face still shows how unreasonable this structure is.
"Did I pass the test?" Sumo smiled.
As the volume increases, the load capacity also increases, which is beyond previous expectations.
But being able to pass the test smoothly made Sumo feel a little happy.
"I passed the test, how could I not pass the test?" Hou Congwen turned around and said with a complex expression.
"Do you still want to try to build an alloy structure by yourself? If you are willing to pass now, I can report a score of 300 times, but if you build a higher score by yourself, the salary will also increase simultaneously."
"Okay, let me try?"
Knowing the pressure he was about to face, Sumo didn't have much confidence just based on the 300 times load performance.
The most ideal result must be at least about 500 times, so that the Academy of Sciences can muddy the waters.
Seeing his decision, Hou Congwen took a step back and gave up the home court.
"Using panels to create buildings, you can first try to connect them with your mind."
Wow!
Looking at Sumo who was clicking out of thin air, Hou Congwen's reminder stopped abruptly before he finished the first sentence.
A moment.
The pavilion under their feet suddenly disappeared, and the surrounding environment began to collapse and change.
The lake, absorbed by the earth, began to turn into hard sand and gravel.
The jungle was taken underground, leaving open areas one after another.
Within sight, metals emitting silver light began to appear out of thin air, jumping freely like dancers.
As if given a second life, inspired by Somo's hands, they rushed to the set positions and built curved structures full of geometric beauty one after another.
Instead of spliced wood, this time it was replaced by one-piece metal.
As soon as the first layer appears, an extraordinary smell emerges spontaneously.
"Go up and have a look?"
"Go up?"
Seeing that Su Mo had already moved forward towards the raised groove of the long pillar in the center, Hou Congwen had no choice but to follow him blankly, completely forgetting that he was the examiner.
After a long while, the two stood still and were fixed by the metal lock that appeared.
Sumo's mind suddenly moved, and the metal tower rose with a bang!
Different from Hou Congwen's slow pressure before, after switching to alloy, Sumo's confidence increased abnormally.
In the first moment, he set the number of floors of the entire tower to a thousand floors, and the height reached a terrifying 1,100 meters!
Under the automatic calculation and generation of virtual reality, it is like taking an elevator.
In their eyes, the buildings on the ground began to shrink rapidly, and the surrounding air began to become thinner.
And the blue sky that hung high above the head before, the looming silver stars.
At this time, it seems that the sense of distance has been lost. Just reach out and you can touch!
Thanks to the 500 points rewarded by the young blacksmith. Thanks to everyone for your monthly votes! Your support is my biggest motivation!!! (Thank you!)
