Besides the immense improvements in the four most critical areas—energy, propulsion, defense, and weaponry—Li Qingsong saw that the Grand Unification Formula also heralded technological leaps in many other fields.
For example, the performance of Quantum Computers would be enhanced.
Based on this deeper understanding of the principles governing the microscopic world, Li Qingsong knew that he would one day be able to build a Quantum Supercomputer with ten or even a hundred times the performance of his current ones.
With such immense computational power, to what heights would the performance of his various artificial intelligences—Wukong, Divine Craft, Nuwa, Jade Emperor, Shennong, and others—soar?
To what extent would his unmanned combat forces, industrial strength, and R&D capabilities advance?
Beyond that, the Grand Unification Formula also pointed to something else of unparalleled importance.
Super-distance Communication.
Real-time, long-range communication with zero latency!
Once he mastered Super-distance Communication technology, Li Qingsong could maintain real-time, zero-latency communication with a base even 100 billion kilometers away!
In contrast, using conventional electromagnetic waves, the round-trip communication delay over a distance of 100 billion kilometers would be as high as 7.7 days, making remote-controlled construction practically impossible.
’If I send a message and have to wait 7.7 days for a response, how am I supposed to control anything?’
Even with the highly intelligent Divine Craft AI, a construction project with a 7.7-day delay would face major obstacles, resulting in extremely low efficiency.
But now, his mastery of the Grand Unification Formula allowed Li Qingsong to understand the microscopic phenomenon of "quantum entanglement" on a more fundamental level, which in turn suggested the ability to harness it for Super-distance Communication.
More importantly, this also meant that the conscious connection between Li Qingsong and his Clones could very likely become latency-free with the advent of Super-distance Communication technology.
’If I could implant a neural chip in each Clone’s brain, have the chip interact with the Clone’s mind, and then use Super-distance Communication to transmit information between the chips... wouldn’t that mean I could maintain a real-time conscious link with my Clones’ brains, even across a hundred billion kilometers?’
Of course, Li Qingsong had yet to master the appropriate neural chip and Super-distance Communication technologies; he had only just figured out the theory behind them.
To actually achieve this would require the investment of substantial research resources.
But at the very least, Li Qingsong no longer faced any fundamental theoretical barriers to mastering these two technologies.
As long as he continued his research, mastering them in the future was highly likely.
A zero-latency conscious connection with his Clones!
Just the thought of it filled Li Qingsong with excitement.
In the past, because the connection between himself and his Clones was limited to the speed of light, even a small distance would introduce huge communication delays. Li Qingsong had racked his brain over this problem, making countless compromises and sacrificing immense efficiency.
It had even forced his primary consciousness to frequently jump between Clones in different locations, personally overseeing whichever construction project was most critical, all at the expense of efficiency elsewhere.
It was incredibly troublesome, not to mention the major impact on efficiency.
Now, Li Qingsong finally saw a glimmer of hope for escaping this predicament.
Furthermore, the Grand Unification Formula also promised a massive leap in materials science.
This, too, stemmed from the manipulation of the Strong Core Force.
Li Qingsong would potentially be able to create super-strong materials that transcended the concept of "alloys" and even ordinary elements.
They might not even be classifiable as elements, as they might no longer possess an atomic structure. Instead, they could exist in a state akin to a gluon-plasma, dominated by the Strong Core Force.
These materials could potentially withstand temperatures of tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, endure impacts of unimaginable force without any damage or cracks, and resist corrosion from all sorts of chemicals, like strong acids and bases, without changing in the slightest, and so on.
The potential applications for such materials were so immense that they heralded a new frontier Li Qingsong had never before witnessed.
As he truly grasped the power of a Strong Core Civilization and the enormous leap it represented compared to an Electroweak Civilization, even with his usually calm state of mind, Li Qingsong couldn’t help but curse.
’Damn it. No wonder the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity crushed me like special forces fighting primitive tribesmen. I barely stood a chance...’
’Their energy supply was better than mine, their mobility was higher, their defenses were stronger, and even their conventional weapons were "Super Micro-Nuclear Bombs" while I was still using ordinary projectiles. In that situation, how the hell was I supposed to fight them?’
Li Qingsong felt increasingly fortunate.
He had exhausted every strategy, racked his brain, and maxed out every possible advantage—timing, location, and personnel—to barely force the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity Fleet to retreat. He had originally thought that outcome was a given, but now he realized it had involved far, far too much luck.
It couldn’t be helped. The enemy was simply too powerful. If even the slightest thing had gone wrong at any stage, the situation today would be completely different.
’Thankfully, within the three hundred years I barely managed to buy, I have truly completed the transformation from an Electroweak Civilization to a Strong Core Civilization...’
Although he couldn’t yet create any Strong Core Level technological artifacts, at least now Li Qingsong could understand the operating principles behind the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity Fleet’s incredible devices, instead of viewing them as miracles like before.
At this very moment, Li Qingsong felt an impulse to throw caution to the wind, to stay in this Interstellar System and begin a series of follow-up studies based on the Grand Unification Formula, truly converting his breakthrough in fundamental physics into industrial strength and war potential.
Each of those technological marvels was like a grand feast before a beggar, exuding an almost irresistible allure that made Li Qingsong eager to pounce.
’If I just keep researching, I too can master those countless advanced technologies. I too can become as powerful as the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity Fleet, or even more powerful. I’ll no longer have to live as a fugitive, constantly fleeing through space, never knowing if I’ll survive to see the next day...’
But Li Qingsong forcefully suppressed this impulse.
’Now is not the time for technological research.’
Two hundred years had already passed since the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity Fleet was forced to retreat.
In another 100 years at most, the Intelligent Mechanical Calamity Fleet would return in force.
With only 100 years, no matter how he looked at it, it was impossible for Li Qingsong to complete the entire process from R&D to the construction of a massive fleet.
The only viable path was to flee once more, carrying enough supplies to complete the subsequent technological breakthroughs while traveling through space!