Gong Yiding's goal was not a simple few pointers, but to thoroughly extract all the knowledge from the oracle's mind!
There were definitely challenges, so they would break it into two phases.
In any case, the process was not important, the final result was!
As expected, Lei still showed severe resistance, refusing to speak regardless of what he saw.
Gong Yiding earnestly persuaded him, "The wheels of history roll forward, and humanity's future development cannot be influenced by a single word from you, me, or anyone else. It has its own laws of operation."
"That's different," Lei insisted, showing unusual stubbornness. "In your words, non-interference is natural development. If I speak, it would be pulling up seedlings to help them grow."
He even knew idioms? This guy's understanding of human culture was far from superficial!
Gong Yiding was not good at eloquent persuasion. After a few attempts with no effect, he didn't know what else to say.
He suddenly felt his lifespan was too short. Compared to this old sorghum stalk that had lived for who knows how many years, he was truly too green.
However, expecting Gong Yiding to give up was too difficult. He simply connected to the base's database, searched for data while organizing his thoughts to persuade, maximizing his data advantage.
Furthermore, he was determined not to give up, no matter how much Lei refused. He would keep going around in circles about a topic endlessly, driving Lei to the brink of annoyance.
Seeing that Lei was completely unyielding and even starting to develop a rebellious streak, Gong Yiding had to change his strategy. He gathered the leaders of each research group, meticulously prepared a lesson plan based on their respective research problems, sandwiched the unclear issues within, and presented them enthusiastically to Lei, talking endlessly.
This method came from an anecdote during World War II. Gong Yiding couldn't think of any other way, so he decided to give it a try.
At first, Lei remained unmoved. However, after a few days, he couldn't help himself and instinctively corrected the key issues.
Once the words were out, Lei looked as if his life was over.
He really didn't mean to, but to him, it was equivalent to a group of kindergarteners showing him earnestly that 1+1=3 and 1+2=7 every day.
He could tolerate it for a while, and maybe a day or two, but to endure constant bombardment from morning till night, who could stand it?
If he listened any longer, 1+1 would truly become 3.
It was better not to speak, but once he did, Gong Yiding quickly recorded the data. Later that day, two research projects achieved critical breakthroughs.
From then on, Gong Yiding became even more brazen, finding new ways to bombard him.
Lei was completely defeated by Gong Yiding's pestering. He wanted to complain to Ou Zhanpeng, but he knew without a doubt that Ou Zhanpeng would be in cahoots with this cunning fellow.
Moreover, many research projects were just a step away from breakthrough. Even if he didn't interfere, they would have progressed eventually. In the end, he had no choice but to surrender under Gong Yiding's relentless assault and provide some critical data.
At this point, Lei only thought that the data he disclosed would at most lead to a few research breakthroughs. However, he didn't realize that after so many years of development, the researchers at Starship Base were only a small part of the entire research team. Any research that could be moved out of the base was either moved to Luojiangshan Base or to Earth, some was on Jupiter, and some was even in other star systems.
That was the bulk of the research team.
Every validated piece of data would cause a significant stir within the entire research team, leading to breakthroughs in numerous stalled research projects, some of which had been shelved for many years.
This was especially true for critical technologies urgently needed by humanity.
In just over half a month, relying on the data obtained from Lei, researchers designed and perfected a new generation of main battlecruisers, codenamed "Meteor" class by the military.
The name meant the fall of a planet.
This type of warship utilized a large number of new technologies.
First, it could land directly on the ground and take off from the ground using an anti-gravity system, with a designed maximum takeoff weight seven times that of Earth's gravity.
Second, it was equipped with quantum teleportation pods, which could connect the inside and outside of the ship through relevant equipment, directly transporting personnel or supplies to celestial bodies at a relatively close distance.
Third, it featured a new type of power furnace that directly extracted spatial energy.
Fourth, it had a completely new weapon system. The main weapon was universally a Star Destroyer Cannon, capable of destroying a terrestrial planet with one shot. For large planets, three to five warships could quickly deal with them.
It was no exaggeration to say that with just a little time for development, humanity's fleet would enter the era of star destruction!
According to military standards, the current human fleet was only capable of destroying small asteroids with a single ship. While carrying super-large yield nuclear bombs, they could only destroy the surface of planets, a far cry from true destruction.
However, after refitting with the new warships, it would be different. Humanity's fleet would undergo a qualitative leap.
Well, the next leap would be much more difficult, appearing when a single ship could destroy a star.
Many, including high-ranking military officials, expressed doubt about the design data of the new warships, finding it hard to believe it was true.
However, the research team had indeed mastered the relevant technologies. After a brief discussion, the higher-ups finally decided to build a test ship first to see the results.
This matter was quite magical. The more power officials held, the more cautious their thinking and concepts became. Anything without certainty needed careful and meticulous deliberation, and conclusions were not easily drawn.
There was no other way; historical examples of failures were too numerous. Maintaining caution with new technologies was extremely important.
Upon receiving the mission, Luojiangshan Base immediately worked overtime.
Luojiangshan Base was now vastly different from its past. The base possessed several ultra-large multi-dimensional 3D printing shipyards.
There was no need to prepare raw materials. The blueprints of the new warships were input into the equipment, and over twenty thousand printing heads immediately sprang into action under the command of the control center, printing the warships at a visible speed.
It was impossible to complete in one or two days, but it would take at most ten to twenty days.
And it wasn't just printing the warship itself. To maintain the stability of the warship, as the hull gradually took shape, supporting structures were continuously added in corresponding positions to balance the warship.
Once the warship was completed and moved out, these supporting structures could be dismantled and turned into new raw material powder.
Due to it being a new type of warship, several problems occurred during the printing process, and the designers made several modifications. Under the influence of various factors, the new ship was completed over a month later, and the installation of various equipment took another month.
The new ship's takeoff and trial flight were conducted in secret. Except for the personnel assigned to the mission, no one else knew about it.
This warship directly jumped out of the solar system and reappeared over 40 light-years away, destroying a terrestrial planet slightly smaller than Earth with one shot.
Upon receiving the trial flight report, the higher-ups immediately made a decision: full-scale construction and comprehensive refitting!