Chapter 309 - 5: Research Institutes and Academies

Chapter 309: Chapter 5: Research Institutes and Academies

Lin Yu, who was overlooking the entire territory, also attended the demonstration of the "Small Thrown Flame Burst Bomb" along with Meiying and Lin Chenxi.

During his previous observations, he had already seen part of the R&D center’s development process, but some things couldn’t be understood just by watching from the sidelines.

It was like watching a math PhD solve a very complex problem in front of you. You could see all his steps, but not many people could understand them. Even fewer could grasp why the PhD was doing it that way. As for knowing what he was actually thinking, almost no one could manage that.

However, if he explained it to you step by step, quite a few people with the relevant knowledge would be able to understand.

Through Wick’s explanation, Lin Yu also came to understand the principles behind this grenade-like weapon.

When the demonstration ended, Lin Yu was very satisfied with the R&D center’s results.

The research institute had long since developed the related Rune Array for the Flame Burst Technique and the Flame Gold Liquid; only the Cracked Demon Copper was a new mineral from the newly acquired territory.

To be able to integrate these existing technologies and create something useful from scratch was highly commendable.

Every time the research institute completed a theoretical study on the Technology Tree, it would unlock one or more manufacturing or building blueprints. However, these blueprints alone couldn’t fully realize the value of these theories.

This was because the blueprints were merely applications of a given theory. But scientific theories don’t exist in a vacuum; when different theories are combined, they often produce unique reactions and lead to incredible new applications.

Therefore, for an independent power, while theoretical research was crucial, applied development was equally important.

Lin Yu opened the newly unlocked Level 2 access-level points shop and began searching through the general building blueprints for structures that would aid in research.

Compared to the general buildings in the Level 1 shop, the Level 2 shop catered to the different needs of various races across the Cosmos. The building functions were incredibly diverse, and thus the number of blueprints was enormous.

To understand the pros and cons of each blueprint, Lin Yu went through their properties one by one. In any case, there was nothing in the territory that required his intervention at the moment. He just needed to maintain his state of fusion with the territory’s heart and act as a good "tool."

「One month later (in-territory time)」, Lin Yu had sifted through the ocean of building blueprints and found four research institute blueprints that he needed.

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[Name]: Mechanical and Magical Engineering Research Institute

[Category]: General Research Building

[Grade]: Legendary (Purple)

[Durability]: 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand)

[Description]: A research institute that combines mechanical and magical engineering.

[Building Structure]: Machine Workshop, Magic Engine Room, Magical Materials Smeltery

[Functional Buildings]: Power Core Laboratory, Virtual Reality Training Room

[Building Bonuses]:

Mechanical Engineering Research Efficiency +50%

Magical Engineering Research Efficiency +50%

Combined Mechanical and Magical Engineering Research Efficiency +100%

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[Name]: Spiritual Energy and Plant Ecology Research Institute

[Category]: General Research Building

[Grade]: Legendary (Purple)

[Durability]: 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand)

[Description]: A research institute for studying Extraordinary Plants that combine Spiritual Energy and plant life.

[Building Structure]: Ecology Laboratory, Botanical Garden, Field Research Station

[Functional Buildings]: Ecology Simulation Room, Plant Energy Extraction Room, Spiritual Energy and Plant Interaction Room

[Building Bonuses]:

Spiritual Energy Research Efficiency +50%

Plant Research Efficiency +50%

Extraordinary Plant Research Efficiency +100%

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[Name]: Spiritual Power and Rune Research Institute

[Category]: General Research Building

[Grade]: Legendary (Purple)

[Durability]: 100,000 (One Hundred Thousand)

[Description]: A research institute for studying Spiritual Energy and Spirit Runes.

[Building Structure]: Central Spiritual Energy Hall, Rune Laboratory, Spiritual Energy Training Room, Rune Library

[Functional Buildings]: Rune Array Room, Spiritual Resonance Room, Rune Repository

[Building Bonuses]:

Spiritual Energy Research Efficiency +50%

Rune Research Efficiency +50%

Spirit Rune Research Efficiency +100%

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[Name]: Comprehensive Technology Research Institute

[Category]: General Research Building

[Grade]: Mythical (Gold)

[Durability]: 1,000,000 (One Million)

[Description]: A large, comprehensive research institute covering all fields of traditional technology, capable of providing all-around support for research in various disciplines.

[Building Structure]: Main Building, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology Research Building, Social and Political Sciences Research Building, Military Science and Technology Research Building, Engineering and Technology Research Building, Spiritual Energy, Magic, and Rune Research Building

[Functional Buildings]: Spiritual Resonance Room, Magic Array Room, Virtual Reality Laboratory, Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory, Biotechnology Laboratory, Mechanical and Electronics Laboratory, Energy Laboratory, Environmental Monitoring Station, Military Simulation Training Room, Social Survey Center, Engineering Design Center, Rune Preparation Room, Rune Simulation Room

[Special Bonuses]: Spiritual Energy Resonance System, Magic Energy Supply, Intelligent Auxiliary System, Interdisciplinary Collaboration Platform, Environmental Optimization System

[Building Bonuses]:

(All) Research Efficiency +100%

Chance to discover new research projects during research +10%

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The Mechanical and Magical Engineering Research Institute could be used at the current stage to adapt technology from the Glacier World, converting its mechanical, electrical, and electromagnetic tech into versions driven by magical (Spiritual Energy) means.

Further down the line, it would facilitate independent research into various high-end devices powered by Magic (Spiritual Energy).

The Spiritual Energy and Plant Ecology Research Institute would, for the time being, primarily be used to study the reaction between plants and Spiritual Energy, increasing the research efficiency of the defensive plant hybridization laboratory and providing it with new concepts for hybridization.