Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 206 Mechanical Dog 02
"The reason it is said to be outside the plan is that the 923 Institute's research project is a research project on the utilization of Dyson sphere debris, which is not directly related to dealing with and solving extreme weather problems."

"The reason I say it's not entirely true is because if the institute's projects yield results, they can also be used to cope with extreme weather and solve a series of social problems."

"In increasingly extreme ice ages, social organization and energy use will gradually become issues that need to be taken seriously and urgently addressed."

"If the research project of Institute 923 yields results, then we will have a complete solution for energy use in extremely cold weather."

Lu Xi'an unconsciously glanced at the dog on the workbench.

The dog stood there quietly, as if it hadn't heard the sound coming from the stereo in the room.

But Lu Xi'an now clearly understands that this mechanical dog is a research achievement of Institute 923.

—And this achievement ultimately turned out to be just a mechanical dog, and was never implemented anywhere else.

So, what's the reason?

He continued listening, and the man in the leather continued speaking to him through the room's speakers:

"While everyone else has given up on paying attention to outer space, we have always believed that the achievements of our civilization that we abandoned in the universe, even if some of them have become ruins, may still have a role to play."

"We cannot abandon it completely just because it has brought us severe disasters. We spent so much money and resources to build it in the universe, how can we let it only bring disasters to the earth without giving back in the slightest?"
"So, with this in mind, we made a plan. After several submissions and rejections, our plan was finally approved, and Institute 923 was established."

"Our mission is to explore and study the severely damaged extraterrestrial ruins and find ways to continue using the Dyson sphere remains."

"I won't go into the research process here; it's a tedious but interesting job, and you, who haven't been exposed to the relevant disciplines, certainly won't like to hear about it."

"Next, I will directly turn the explanation to the results—of course, if you standing here really want to hear it, I have no problem with that either."

"I cannot make an absolute judgment about you based on my own thoughts."

"Now, please choose whether to elaborate on the research process?"

Another problem.

Lu Xi'an answered without hesitation: "No."

He was certain he couldn't understand it; he lacked the relevant expertise and only had a superficial understanding of the Dyson sphere.

In front of Luo Ping and the others, he was like a primary school student compared to a university student, but he was certain that the gap between himself and the real person behind the costume was far greater than that between a primary school student and a university student.

I shouldn't humiliate myself. If I don't understand something, I should just skip it. As long as it doesn't affect his getting the answer he wants.

"The explanation continues."

The person in the suit on the screen received the answer and then continued explaining.

The speaker in the room continued to broadcast: "Our achievement has finally been realized on this mechanical dog that brought you in. We have named it Mechanical Dog 02."

"So before it, there was Mechanical Dog 01."

"Unlike the Mechanical Dog 02, the Mechanical Dog 01 was a standard product from the technology company at the time, and it did not have the special materials or functions used in the Mechanical Dog 02. Its purpose was simply to support our research."

"After the establishment of Institute 923, it was divided into multiple project teams, which made a lot of attempts to explore the utilization of Dyson sphere energy. However, the other project teams all failed one after another for various reasons."

"The one that ultimately succeeded was the mechanical dog 01."

"Although the damage to the Dyson sphere is irreversible, it is also localized, which means that parts of the Dyson sphere are still functioning and collecting stellar energy."

"In order to transmit this energy back to Earth and put it into use, people built energy beam collection stations on Earth and used wireless transmission to successfully bring the Dyson sphere energy to Earth and put it into use."

"Of course, this will cause a lot of energy loss, and only a tiny fraction will be transmitted back to Earth. But for Earth at present, this is more than enough."

"Our main problem at the time was that the control system failed, making it impossible to transfer energy back to Earth. The existence of the star's death ring and the impending catastrophe also prevented us from using conventional methods to enter space and repair the control system."

"What we need to do is bypass the control system, or reconstruct the ground-based energy control system, in order to collect the energy beam..."

Apart from the sound coming from the speakers, there was no other noise in the room. Only Lu Xi'an was listening attentively in front of the screen, while Chai Xin, Lao Shu, and Luo Ping looked at each other, seemingly unable to understand anything.

Yao Wei didn't actually understand either, but since Lu Xi'an was listening, she followed him and listened, even if she didn't understand.

—She actually understood a little bit, that is, these people's research is related to dogs.

The voice of the person in the suit continued to come through the speakers in the room: "Therefore, we have applied to build observation stations in several areas with abnormally active extraterrestrial energy to observe energy signals and conduct research and development work based on the observation data..."

Yao Wei didn't understand anything and continued to listen attentively. Lu Xi'an, however, suddenly realized something, turned around, and glanced at Yao Wei.

“Niutou Mountain Observation Station!” The six words came out of Lu Xi’an’s mouth.

Yao Wei's eyes widened suddenly. Lu Xi'an's words reminded her of something.

So the observation station on Niutou Mountain is related to this place?!

"The Niutou Mountain Observation Station was one of the observation stations we set up initially. Centered on the Niutou Mountain observation point, we established multiple observation base stations along the Jianshan Mountain range..."

The man in the suit seemed to have heard Lu Xi'an's words and offered an explanation in accordance with them.

Then Lu Xi'an suddenly thought of something else: "Is the launch tower on Dongshan Mountain also one?"

The man in the leather suit said, "We have set up an observation base station on the top of Dongshan Mountain, inside the temple on Dongshan Mountain."

It really is!
So, could we speculate that the changes in the old tree, as well as those of other people in Jianshan City—such as the fish rider and the man in the coffin—are also related to these things?

However, Lu Xi'an didn't ask any more questions. The changes to the old tree, the fish rider, and the man in the coffin were all later events, and Lu Xi'an wasn't sure if the man in the suit knew about them.

The most important thing now is to listen to the man in the suit talk about the dog.

It's best to keep this question in mind for now, and ask it again after the costumed character has finished speaking.

The man in the suit continued, "After compiling data from various sources, we have achieved our research results. We have successfully received the energy of the Dyson sphere in the mechanical dog 01."

"However, the Mechanical Dog 01 is just an ordinary product and cannot withstand the energy intensity of a Dyson sphere without a control system, so it will soon break down."

"After achieving this milestone, we immediately abandoned other projects and focused on two topics. One was to specialize in mechanical dogs, and based on the success of Mechanical Dog 01, improve the strength of materials and develop supporting products."

"Secondly, we need to find more universal and cheaper materials to achieve large-area energy reception of Dyson spheres, so as to popularize our research results."

"We have achieved phased success in both of these results."

"After we submitted our new project application, it was quickly approved and supported. All the radiation-resistant lightweight composite materials that were left over from the construction of the Dyson sphere were allocated to us."

"So we applied for and received support from the Mechanical Dog Company. The Mechanical Dog Company, which had been shut down during the apocalypse, was restarted and fully cooperated with us to create a brand new mechanical dog using Dyson sphere materials—namely, Mechanical Dog 02."

Is that so?

Everyone's attention was drawn to the quiet dog on the workbench.

I never imagined that this dog was made entirely of the materials used to build the Dyson sphere.

No wonder it's so durable.

The suited man continued his explanation: "Of course, Mechanical Dog 02 is very different from Mechanical Dog 01, both in size and function."

"We made more requests to the company, such as the intelligent module and the general-purpose module of the Mechanical Dog 02, as well as the supporting facilities that would enable the Mechanical Dog 02 to achieve more functions."

"Therefore, the company had to make some cuts in certain areas to ensure that the radiation-resistant lightweight composite material was sufficient for use."

"As you've probably noticed, the Mechanical Dog 02 is relatively small in size and does not have a voice module."

"With the materials saved, we combined them with ordinary materials to enable the company to produce vehicles that can be equipped with the Mechanical Dog 02, as well as unmanned combat aircraft that can be intelligently controlled by the Mechanical Dog 02."

"Both products are stored in the research tower; you can go and see them yourself."

Everyone involuntarily glanced towards the door of the room, their gazes passing over the railings outside.

Before they came in, they had all seen the cars and drones parked below, but they hadn't expected it. Now, hearing what the man in the suit said, it was a huge surprise.

I never imagined that those two things would be so closely related to the dog.

"So does that mean if that car is equipped with a dog... well, a mechanical dog 02, it can use the Dyson sphere energy received by the dog... mechanical dog 02, to make it move?"

Lu Xi'an immediately asked the question that concerned him most at that moment.

The others immediately turned their attention back to the screen.

The suited figure answered, "Yes. That vehicle is built entirely based on the functional concept of Mechanical Dog 02, and is equipped with an energy harvesting module that connects to the Mechanical Dog."

"In other words, Mechanical Dog 02 can become the car's battery, freeing the vehicle from the constraints of other energy sources and allowing it to move directly."

(End of this chapter)