Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 24 Heading to the Future, Leaving a Contingency Plan

On one of the larger islands in an archipelago off the coast of Los Angeles, Fang Heng, Sarah, and the others were waiting.

Sarah and the others were waiting for the biological landing pod to be completed, while Fang Heng was waiting for the supplies to be delivered.

For him, each of these timelines represents a wealth of resources.

If large-scale interdimensional travel is feasible, it means that resources in other timelines can be utilized.

Soon, all the devices were debugged, and under Fang Heng's expectant gaze, the three beacons began to operate continuously, sending out the coordinate data of this location.

At this moment, Fang Heng also felt that time around him seemed to slow down, and he felt a little self-deprecating, wondering if he was being too nervous.

However, he soon discovered that it wasn't a psychological phenomenon, but rather that time around him seemed to have genuinely slowed down.

"Number 2, what's going on?"

"Commander, according to spacetime and quantum theory, large-scale spacetime fluctuations will affect the surrounding spacetime."

The entire spacetime of the world can be viewed as a surface of water. Spacetime teleportation is like throwing something into water; the resulting ripples will affect other areas.

However, the spacetime of the entire universe is very stable, so such an effect won't be very far-reaching. Commander, you happen to be on the edge, so you won't be affected.

Although No. 2 said there was no problem, Fang Heng still took a step back until he felt that the surrounding environment had returned to normal before stopping.

"Number 2, establish a log and develop technology to eliminate the effects of spacetime fluctuations. Once we return, establish a connection with Ethan and prioritize the relevant data."

"Yes, Commander."

After giving his instructions, Fang Heng turned his attention to the teleportation point.

Soon, as the spacetime fluctuations reached their peak, a shipping container appeared on the open ground.

Although it seems like 50 tons of material can be transported each time, it's not actually that much when you actually calculate it.

Using basic resources for teleportation would be a waste, so the teleportation supplies this time are all high-tech items.

Keep in mind that this was only 1984, and the Cold War was still ongoing. Therefore, many technologies that seem commonplace in later generations either had not yet appeared or were still in the laboratory.

Undeniably, during the Cold War, the technological development of both camps was indeed very advanced, but many areas were neglected.

This moment also presents Fang Heng with an opportunity.

During the Cold War, putting aside everything else, the Big Brother had quite a few scientists. These scientists could have been recruited to form their own core team in the world.

When I teleported to 2017, more than 30 years later, I wouldn't dare say that the technology had developed to the level of the timeline where the Punisher was located, but it would at least be much more advanced than the main world.

Thinking of this, and looking at the supplies that had been delivered, Fang Heng was very satisfied.

"Number 2, this is your responsibility. Follow the previous plan and proceed steadily."

"Yes, Commander."

After Fang Heng returned to his temporary residence, he greeted Sarah and the others who were still training, and began to plan his future after he left.

Fang Heng divided the targets here into three levels.

There are three objectives in the first level.

First, by utilizing the space technology of the space-time where the Punishment rover is located, we should establish a permanent resource base on the moon as soon as possible, mine lunar resources, and achieve self-sufficiency in energy and resources.

The second is to recruit scientific and technological talents from Big Brother's side, as well as those unsuccessful geniuses from the Western world. This fresh blood, after studying the data left by Fang Heng, will definitely be able to spark new creations.

The third point is to build a huge underwater information center as the new home for No. 2.

In terms of advanced intelligence, Skynet cannot compare to Ethan.

After all, hundreds of years of development are not something to be taken lightly.

The current Ethan subprogram is no match for Skynet in the network, ultimately because it is much weaker in computing power.

Therefore, just in case, Fang Heng needs to ensure the security of his information, and a powerful supercomputing center is essential.

The deep-sea location not only facilitates the cooling of supercomputers but also provides defense against potential attacks.

The second level has only one goal: to establish a global information network to monitor the world and achieve a comprehensive understanding of both oneself and others.

There is only one third-tier option: forming an interstellar fleet.

In fact, Skynet in the future will be fully capable of carrying out colonization activities in the solar system.

However, since humans pose a greater threat to it, all of its computing power has been devoted to figuring out how to destroy humanity, which has resulted in the development of space technology being limited to the planetary stage.

The spacecraft on those planets all looked very advanced, but they couldn't fly out of the planet.

Fang Heng himself was also puzzled. According to the logic of intelligence, it should have gone to outer space to develop. But after thinking about it, he realized that he was only thinking about intelligence from a human perspective. He was not intelligence and did not understand its true core.

Shaking his head to stop thinking about it, Fang Heng looked at the plan he had listed, thought for a moment, and added some more tasks.

The first priority is scientific and technological research, which he placed in the second level because, judging from the current rate of development, the tasks in the first level can be completed soon.

Of course, this does not mean that scientific research is suspended before the first level of tasks is completed. All tasks are actually carried out simultaneously, only with different weights.

In addition, the establishment of cloning centers and mechanical legions were also added to the mission list, all placed at the third level.

After finishing writing everything and checking it again, and finally finding no problems, Fang Heng uploaded the relevant tasks directly to the database of No. 2.

"Number 2, among these tasks, supercomputing is the highest priority. After all, with increased computing power, many things can be done more conveniently."

"Commander, all relevant tasks have been assigned and will begin execution after your departure."

"Hmm, how's the time machine setup going?"

"Commander, the installation will be completed in 8 hours. After testing, it will be ready for normal use."

"I see that many of these materials are substitutes. Is that alright?"

"Commander, these are not problems. The core of the time machine is actually the chip inside the Terminator. It is similar to our warp technology, except that one warps space and the other warps time. Both are applications of quantum and spacetime theory."

"So, does that mean we can use the time machine normally after we go back?"

"Yes, Commander, but I don't recommend doing that."

Why?

"Commander, time and space are places full of variables. Any act of traveling through time may create new parallel universes. The matter of Sarah and Kelris is irrefutable proof of this."

"Okay, I understand. But this technology still needs to be studied. Having a sword in your hand and not using it is a different matter from not having a sword at all."

We not only need the technology to travel through time, but we also need the technology to defend against time travel. I don't want to be killed by someone from the future while I'm sleeping.

"Commander, you don't need to worry about that. Judging from the situation in the main world, the technology required for time travel is extremely advanced. If we encounter such an enemy, we won't need to fight back."

"How so?"

"The relevant research is recorded in the main program. Due to storage issues, I don't have detailed information here. I can only conclude that the commander doesn't need to worry."

"Okay, I understand."

Upon hearing what Number 2 said, Fang Heng realized that now was not the time to think about these things.

Soon, two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the group gathered again in front of the time machine.

"Fang Heng, did you modify this?"

Sarah stared in shock at the futuristic-looking time machine before her.

"Don't worry, this time machine is definitely safer than yours. If you don't believe me, you can ask your dad."

Seeing Sarah looking at him, the old man nodded.

"Okay, when can we start?"

"Anytime is fine, just let me know when."

"1997."

"No, 2017."

Sarah was taken aback by what Kael'thas said, and then looked at him with confusion.

"Believe me, when I was time-traveling, I saw another scene, a world without Skynet. I saw myself as a child, and he told me that Genesis is Skynet, and that we must destroy it before Genesis goes live."

"No, let's go to 1997 instead. Maybe you were out of your mind when you teleported there."

"No, no, I also saw you telling me when I was a child, 'You can do it, keep moving forward, don't look back, keep going.'"

Sarah was shocked to hear this.

How do you know that phrase?

"When I traveled through time, I saw you speaking to me when I was a child."

Upon hearing this, Sarah also turned to look at Fang Heng.

"What he said is not impossible. The properties of spacetime are very complex. If two parallel spacetimes are too close and quantum entanglement occurs between them, such dual memories will appear."

At that time, Kyle was in the midst of time travel, which likely provided a medium for the quantum entanglement between two parallel universes.

"That's right, I remember seeing John being attacked when I was teleported here."

"That seems to confirm it. The launch of Skynet has been postponed. The actual time we should go there is 2017."

Hearing this, Sarah finally agreed to be transported to 2017.

Soon, a huge biological landing pod was placed in the middle of the time machine. Fang Heng, Sarah, and Kyle entered it, ready to be transported to the future.

As for his father, he stayed behind.

In order to increase future combat power, Fang Heng plans to upgrade his father. More than 30 years is enough time to upgrade him into a liquid metal terminator.

In the past day or two of research, Fang Heng also discovered that the manufacturing of this programmable liquid metal is very difficult. In 30 years, basic industries will be able to develop to the point where they can mass-produce liquid metal.