What Lu Chen cared about was the situation behind this element.
Howard Stark obtained this element through his research on the Tesseract. Perhaps, Lu Chen could use this to first study whether the energy from this element could replace stellar energy, and test if the Tesseract could be utilized.
Because the Space Stone exists within the Tesseract, Lu Chen couldn't pinpoint and analyze it beforehand. Now, he could use this for research.
"Where did you get it from?" Coulson asked curiously.
"From Tony Stark's brain!"
Coulson's mouth twitched, and he said, "Are you kidding me?"
"Just take it as a joke. Tony Stark left, aren't you leaving?"
Coulson looked around and found that it wasn't just Tony Stark who had left; others had followed him, leaving only them and some S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents behind.
Just a moment ago, it was bustling with noise and people!
Coulson sighed briefly, and as he was about to turn his head to learn more from Lu Chen, he found that Lu Chen had already disappeared.
"Where is he?" Coulson asked a S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent.
"He teleported away when you turned your head just now!" A nearby S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent said.
"Why didn't you stop him… never mind, you couldn't have stopped him anyway!"
Coulson said casually, his attention once again drawn to the new element; that thing bothered him greatly!
After thinking for a moment, Coulson decided to report it upwards.
Incidentally, the matter concerning Tony Stark also needed to be briefly reported!
Whether you face it or avoid it, the outcome is the same!
If he didn't say anything today, there would be news about Tony Stark all over the screen by this afternoon, let alone tomorrow. Reporting early might even give Nick Fury a chance to get a bonus.
Probably!
PS: In two days, I revised it countless times, but the more I revised, the more wrong it felt. Just now, I finally decided to delete everything and rewrite it. Thirty chapters of drafts, haha!
Another PS: In the past few days, I've been reorganizing the outline, so the update speed might be a bit slower, maintaining two to three updates, but I guarantee five updates daily if it goes on sale!
Chapter 53: Being Tracked
Lu Chen stood in his apartment, a small, blue-glowing sphere appearing in his hand.
This was a physical object!
It was different from the small sphere Lu Yu held in his hand during the press conference; that was merely a virtual projection, an illusory atomic structure model.
The one Lu Chen held now was an elemental sphere created using the Engine, based on that atomic structure model.
It was similar to a special elemental body that Tony Stark would create in the future.
Only the shape was different!
Looking at the small sphere, Lu Chen's lips curved into a smile.
According to Lu Chen's previous idea, this energy could replace stellar energy.
However, the intrinsic energy of this was slightly lower-grade.
Considering that this wasn't a direct replication of the Tesseract's energy by Howard Stark, the Tesseract's energy, in general, might truly be able to completely replace stellar energy.
However, more specific research and seeing the actual item were needed!
Now, it was about some specific research on this part.
Therefore, the routine for the next period would basically involve analysis.
Unfortunately, the calculation time required for the Engine to bypass the law of conservation of energy and apply it to the Knowledge Vault was too long; otherwise, it wouldn't be this troublesome!
However, it wasn't too troublesome now!
Lu Chen squeezed his palm firmly, using the Engine to turn the elemental sphere in his palm into air. Then, he flipped his hand, and a little above his palm, an illusory blue sphere appeared.
Just like before, this was a virtual projection.
Looking at this virtual projection, Lu Chen's heart stirred, and he sent it into a pre-existing, simulated core within the Knowledge Vault.
He used it as an energy source for simulation, igniting the core.
In an instant, a brilliant blue light flashed within the Knowledge Vault.
Within the brilliant blue light, some illusory lines also began to gradually appear, forming a rough model of the Knowledge Vault, and began some special calculations and deductions.
The brilliant blue light had now begun to hide, and some tree-like structures started to appear little by little on that illusory model, much like when Lu Chen first opened the Knowledge Vault.
The deduction seemed to be proceeding smoothly!
However, Lu Chen wasn't overly happy; it only seemed smooth after all.
"What's the result of the deduction?" Lu Chen asked the Knowledge Vault.
"The deduction results show that this elemental energy cannot replace stellar energy very well. There are some issues with its energy level and characteristics, preventing the Knowledge Vault from operating completely normally!" The mechanical voice of the Knowledge Vault sounded.
Just as I thought!
Lu Chen was not surprised at all.
Lu Chen had long known that the energy of this element was not a complete replication of the Tesseract's energy; it was fundamentally a bit inferior. Moreover, the Knowledge Vault was not designed to consider such an energy source from the outset.
Naturally, such problems arose.
It's not surprising!
"Establish a reverse deduction, reverse-deduce this elemental energy, and detect what higher-level energy similar to this element can drive the normal operation of the Knowledge Vault!" Lu Chen gave a command.
"Task command received, reverse deduction in progress!"
The voice of the Knowledge Vault appeared once again!
However, Lu Chen was no longer too concerned. After setting it aside, he turned his attention to Lorna Dane, who was wrestling with two small metal spheres.
At this moment, Lorna Dane was playing with the two small metal spheres skillfully.
Around Lorna Dane's body, they would occasionally decompose, pulling out two thin metal threads, which would then be woven separately, sometimes into an 'S' shape, sometimes into a 'B' shape.
Occasionally, she would also merge the two small metal spheres, constantly compressing them and pulling them in all directions.