Chapter 1503: Chapter 1501: Lord Order
Richard couldn’t help but purse his lips, knowing that this might be the wisest choice. He was about to agree but glanced at the coordinates on the paper once more. Suddenly remembering something, he raised his hand slightly and said, "Wait a moment."
"Hmm?"
"I remember that last month, during experiment number 4080, which was the ’Bottled Sun’ test experiment with energy levels between 40 and 80, there was also a similar accident. In that incident, both the Alpha Energy Indicator and Beta Energy Indicator showed abnormal fluctuations, right?"
"Well..." Lorentz frowned and said, "But... wasn’t that incident attributed to instability in the coolant system’s cooling agent?"
"The instability of the coolant agent indeed existed, but it logically shouldn’t have caused such a large impact... at least not by a magnitude of one level..." Richard looked at Lorentz, "Mr. Lorentz, could you please help me find the energy indicator data from that experiment?"
"Alright." Lorentz personally left the room this time and soon returned with a somewhat old paper roll, which he spread out on the table.
Once spread out, it was a similar coordinate system with a red and a green curve, both showing similar abnormal fluctuations. However, compared to this time, the abnormal fluctuations appeared much later and were significantly smaller.
"Previously, the energy level was 40-80, and using our initial conversion formula, the intensity impact coefficient was 3.9. This time the ability level is 300-400, with an intensity impact coefficient of... 7.0, nearly 1.8 times, introducing the lower-level formula... then..." Richard said, waving his hand, and papers and pens flew over to the corner of the table, as he began rapid calculations with a pen in hand.
"Scribble, scribble, scribble..."
Lines of numbers and characters were continuously written down, substituting one formula after another, yielding new results one after another.
Nearby, Delage, Blak, and other stewards gathered around, surrounding Richard, watching the calculations with a thoughtful expression, frequently exchanging glances.
"Scribble, scribble, scribble... Pop!"
Richard quickly wrote down the last line, arriving at a long formula with nearly ten characters, then placed the pen heavily on the table.
After scrutinizing the formula, Richard asked the stewards gathered nearby from Bright Castle, "This formula perfectly encompasses both sets of experimental data, do you agree with this point?"
After a brief silence, several stewards gave the same answer, "Agree."
"And besides agreeing, don’t you find this formula somewhat familiar?" Richard asked again.
Several stewards were slightly startled, and the steward with a long high nose, Blak, was the first to speak, "This... seems somewhat similar to the auxiliary formula from the ninth proposal."
"Yes, it’s the auxiliary formula from the ninth proposal." Richard raised his voice, "You all should be aware that when we gathered to discuss implementing the ’Bottled Sun’, we arrived at twelve proposals in total. The hope was greatest for the first and second proposals, but unfortunately, both failed. The third proposal also held considerable hope, and we were fortunate to advance to a position very close to success.
As for the ninth proposal, it was not initially favored after being drawn up, which is why it was ranked ninth. However, speaking of it, the ninth proposal doesn’t differ much from the third proposal; they are even quite similar. The main difference is the addition of a supplementary auxiliary formula.
In the ninth proposal’s description, as the energy level increases, abnormal fluctuations will appear at several ’resolution’ positions of the auxiliary formula. We must be vigilant about these fluctuations, and we can also utilize them. This is considered a rather bold idea, somewhat risky, but it could also lead us to a shortcut."
"So, the ninth proposal is the correct one?" steward Delage asked.
"That’s not certain yet; we need to collect more data to prove it." Richard said, thought for a moment, then turned to Lorentz and asked, "Mr. Lorentz, I remember you mentioned that when communicating with Black Sun Castle, most of them couldn’t tell the cause, and suggested halting for inspection, right?"
"Correct." Lorentz nodded, admitting without denying.
"Then doesn’t ’most of them’ imply that there are still people with different opinions?"
"It’s Osheimar. He expressed to me that this accident might conform to reality..." Lorentz said and realized something midway, raising his eyebrows, "Hey, it seems Osheimar was among the few who supported the ninth proposal back then?"
"In fact, the ninth proposal was proposed by him," steward Blak recalled next to him, "He proposed two solutions, the ninth proposal and the twelfth proposal, but almost no one supported them. Now it seems we might need to support him."
"Should we contact Osheimar again?" Delage asked.
"No need, I’ve already contacted him." Steward Xue Dinglei, who hadn’t spoken much, stepped closer at this moment, still holding a crystal ball in his hand.
Glancing at his colleagues and then looking toward Richard, Xue Dinglei said, "Lord Richard, Osheimar just told me to suggest we temporarily do not halt, but instead raise the energy level to the range of 800–1200 and test it out, perhaps there will be some surprise."
"800-1200, huh." Richard mused for a moment and said, "This range indeed could cause the abnormal fluctuations to reappear, but if the ninth proposal is truly correct, the optimal test range should be between an energy level of 2400–2800. Rather than probing cautiously, why not directly reveal the answer, so... let’s raise the energy level to above 2400."
"This..." Lorentz was somewhat shocked, blinked and said, "Lord Richard, isn’t this a bit too risky? Energy levels above 2400 are already approaching an advanced level. If accidents occur, the losses to Bright Castle won’t be small. Additionally, although we are not close to Atlantis, an accident with energy levels above 2400 will also impact Atlantis."
"Atlantis, indeed... that’s somewhat troubling..." Richard pondered a moment and said, "Then I’ll issue an order instructing them to fully power up the defensive energy shield."
After speaking, Richard swept his gaze across the stewards of Bright Castle, before saying in a deep voice, "In any case, outside of Bright Castle’s matters, don’t worry, I’ll handle everything. Now you only need to focus your efforts on the experiment. Begin the experiment preparations. There may be risks, but I believe it is worthwhile."
Seeing Richard’s determined expression, the stewards knew that Richard’s mind was made up and could not be persuaded, so they had no choice but to nod and instruct numerous assistants to begin operation.
"Shut down the backup cooling system..."
"Reduce the power of the main cooling system by half..."
"Connect the primary energy supply line..."
"..."
While the stewards of Bright Castle were directing, Richard took out a crystal ball and input information.
Latest Lord Order: Atlantis, effective immediately, enter Level One state of readiness, be vigilant against major changes that may occur next. Furthermore, coordinate energy comprehensively, and fully power up the energy protective shield...
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