Super Island Tycoon

Using platinum as consumables for experiments, this type of experiment can be said to be the most extravagant.

Fortunately, the mining work on Mars hasn’t stopped over the years. After being extracted, all this platinum was shipped back to Earth and then centrally stored.

After a long period of accumulation, Jiang Cheng now has a lot of platinum stored, enough for him to squander in his experiments.

Soon Jiang Cheng made a call and had countless materials delivered, all of which are necessary for manufacturing the Curvature Engine.

Of course, a large amount of platinum was also delivered as consumables for Jiang Cheng’s upcoming experiments.

Jiang Cheng looked at the mountain of platinum ingots in the laboratory, his eyes almost dazzled.

Next is the time for Jiang Cheng to waste this platinum. Fortunately, Jiang Cheng doesn’t care about its value.

The amount of platinum he has is unknown; wasting some wouldn’t cause him any heartache.

Before officially starting manufacturing, Jiang Cheng first focused on the design work.

This isn’t difficult for Jiang Cheng at all; in his past life, he did many Curvature Engine designs.

The real hardship lies in the manufacturing process, where any minor error can lead to the entire engine being scrapped.

To develop a highly stable Curvature Engine, Jiang Cheng might need to create many experimental engines.

The production of these experimental engines is a process of accumulating experience and an indispensable failure on the road to success.

In just a few days, Jiang Cheng completed the design work and drew all the blueprints for the Curvature Engine.

Next comes the time for Jiang Cheng to roll up his sleeves and get to work. Assembling a Curvature Engine is not a trivial task.

Luckily, with Lucy’s help, she can control all the equipment.

Jiang Cheng just needs to guide her from the side and doesn’t have to do the work himself.

Soon Jiang Cheng completed the manufacture of the first Curvature Engine and consumed some of the materials piled up in the laboratory.

Completing the first experimental engine does not mean that Jiang Cheng has finished all the work.

The reliability of such experimental engines is very poor; they will fail after running briefly and cannot be installed on a spacecraft.

A reliable engine requires many experimental engines to pave the way before it can eventually be developed.

Actually, his research work has just begun, and later Jiang Cheng will need to learn from countless failures to manufacture a truly usable Curvature Engine.

After completing the manufacture of the first experimental engine, the next stage is testing.

After the test is completed, Jiang Cheng needs to improve the engine design based on the test data, gradually perfecting this engine design.

After repeating this work countless times, a perfect Curvature Engine will be born.

Now Jiang Cheng is still in the initial phase of work. In his journey of researching Curvature Engines, he still has a long and difficult road ahead.

Ji Su is now standing in front of a Curvature Engine, preparing for the pre-test work.

This Curvature Engine is very large, almost filling up the entire room.

If it weren’t the largest room in the laboratory, it probably wouldn’t fit this experimental engine.

After all, the Curvature Engine is meant for use on spacecraft, so it can’t be small.

This engine is just a relatively junior Curvature Engine, so its size isn’t particularly large.

If it were a high-grade Curvature Engine capable of hundredfold acceleration, its size might be as large as a small building.

Jiang Cheng checked the connections on the engine and started the test.

”Lucy, prepare to start the engine test. Make sure to record all the data.”

The first experimental engine testing begins!

After Jiang Cheng gave the order, Lucy started the energy transmission lines to begin delivering energy to the engine.

When the energy was transmitted through the lines into the engine, the experimental engine in front of Jiang Cheng began to flicker with different colors of light.

The lights represent increasing space wrinkles, and the entire space distance is starting to shorten.

Being inside the engine’s zone, Jiang Cheng didn’t feel anything, as only the relative distance is shortened.

Those within the influence range of the engine will be unaffected, as there’s no difference from being in normal space.

When the different colors of light on the engine started to grow larger, it indicated the engine’s power had reached its maximum.

By then, the space in Zhou Country covered by the engine had relatively shortened twentyfold.

If this were on a spacecraft now, the speed would have increased by twenty times.

However, since the engine is presently in a fixed position, there’s no actual movement.

Currently, the only way to measure the space changes is through testing instruments.

”Master, the first experimental engine has reached maximum power, and the space fold test aligns with expectations. This engine meets the design requirements,” Lucy reported to Jiang Cheng, informing him about the experimental engine’s current status.

Jiang Cheng, hearing Lucy’s report, nodded in satisfaction and said, ”Good, continue to maintain maximum power to see how long this engine can run.”

Though the data from the first experimental engine met design requirements, it doesn’t mean Jiang Cheng’s experiment was successful.

This was only a short-run test, revealing no issues.

When it operates at full power for longer, various problems are bound to occur.

These problems are what Jiang Cheng needs to solve; the entire research process is about discovering and solving problems.

An engine must run for an extended period to meet Jiang Cheng’s standards.

”Master, the engine parameters are starting to fluctuate. Several indicators have exceeded the warning line. Should we terminate this test?”

After running for a few minutes, the first experimental engine encountered some issues.

Lucy immediately informed Jiang Cheng of the current situation and asked if the experiment should be terminated.

By now, the flickering light on the experimental engine was starting to become unstable, indicating indeed some issues had arisen.

Just by looking at the engine’s current state, it’s clear it will soon stop functioning, suggesting the engine isn’t stable yet, only running for a few minutes.

Such an engine can’t be used; something that runs only for a few minutes is risky to install on a spacecraft.

It needs to run for at least hundreds of hours to be practical; otherwise, it’s just a failed prototype.

From the current situation, Jiang Cheng’s first experimental engine can be considered a failure.

But this was expected, so Jiang Cheng’s mood didn’t fluctuate at all.

He calmly gave the follow-up order to Lucy: ”Stop the energy input and terminate this test.