Chapter 349 Star Ascension Instrument

"Director Ke."

Ji Xinghuo found Ke Mingshan in a laboratory of the Ether Research Institute, where he was concentrating on watching several researchers operate.

"Xinghuo." Ke Mingshan was a little annoyed at first, but when he turned around and saw that it was Ji Xinghuo, his face immediately turned into a smile. He looked Ji Xinghuo up and down, guessed his intention, and asked, "Are you ready?"

Ji Xinghuo nodded, "Yes, thank you Director Ke."

"It's so fast!" Ke Mingshan exclaimed.

A few days ago, Ji Xinghuo told him that he would be promoted and asked him to prepare in advance.

After the last Global Marathon, Minister Yan Wenzhu of the Star Department specially asked him to go to the office to convey the instructions of the head of state. No matter what Ji Xinghuo asked, the Ether Research Institute must meet it at any cost.

Not only one Ether Research Institute, but all departments under the Star Department must serve Ji Xinghuo.

This order is only circulated among the top leaders and must not be leaked.

"Please follow me."

Ke Mingshan began to prepare after receiving the notice from Ji Xinghuo, just waiting for Ji Xinghuo to find him.

After multiple identity verifications and explosion-proof doors, the two went deep into the underground of the Ether Research Institute.

After a while, they entered another laboratory.

In the clean, tidy and bright room, there is a huge instrument in the middle. Its appearance is similar to that of a fusion reactor. It is cylindrical in shape, about five meters high and more than ten meters in diameter. Pipelines are laid out one after another, which looks very complicated.

"This is a 'Star Ascension Instrument'."

Ke Mingshan introduced with a bit of complacency on his face: "It is one of the most important research results of the Ether Research Institute in recent years."

"What is it used for?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"Of course, it helps you become a legend." Ke Mingshan smiled and said: "The principle of the Star Ascension Instrument is very simple, which is to compress the star power of aliens, enhance and transform the star power form, and thus trigger the evolution of life."

Ji Xinghuo looked at this huge instrument, and the electromagnetic induction scanned the inside of the machine. The structure was extremely sophisticated and complex.

He couldn't understand it, but was greatly shocked.

"More than fifty years ago, our country obtained the blueprint of the Star Ascension Instrument from an alien civilization in the Star Realm, but it requires extremely advanced scientific and technological levels and etheric scientific knowledge. I have been studying it since I graduated from college. After a lifetime of research, I finally mastered the manufacturing method of the Star Ascension Instrument." Ke Mingshan's face was full of emotion and pride.

He took Ji Xinghuo to the control platform, in front of which was a projection screen.

"This is the only Star Ascension Instrument on Earth."

"However, it is currently only a verification machine and has only a small part of the functions of a complete Star Ascension Instrument."

"In that design drawing, the most advanced Star Ascension Instrument is very large, comparable to an asteroid with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers, which can assist the King of Heaven in becoming a Star Shepherd Saint!"

"It's a pity that I can't understand it all."

"It is impossible to manufacture it with the technology of the Earth. It must be at least a level 6 civilization to master it."

Ke Mingshan said here, with infinite yearning in his eyes.

Ji Xinghuo can understand the ideal of a scientist, but it is too far away. The Earth is only a level 4 civilization now, which is far from a level 5 civilization.

"Sooner or later, the Earth will reach a level 6 civilization." Ji Xinghuo said.

Ke Mingshan said regretfully: "I won't see that day."

He is a top master in etheric knowledge and cultivation theory, but his own talent is very mediocre, and most of his time and energy are invested in scientific research. He is almost sixty years old and is only a mid-level alien. He can only live to a hundred years old at most.

For such a talent, the country will definitely find a way to prolong his life.

But it is impossible to extend it for many years.

"Maybe Director Ke will have a different fate." Ji Xinghuo's heart moved, if there is a suitable opportunity, he can help him.

"Haha, you don't need to comfort me, everyone has their own destiny."

Ke Mingshan is very open-minded, and brought the topic back to the instrument in front of him, and continued: "Our star-raising instrument can only assist super aliens to become legendary at most."

Ji Xinghuo's eyes lit up, "That's great too."

If the instrument that assists super aliens to become legendary can be popularized, the number of legendary powerhouses in the Asia-Pacific Community will usher in a blowout.

The number of super aliens in the country is close to 200,000.

But there are less than 800 legendary powerhouses.

On average, only one out of every 125 super aliens is promoted to legendary. It can be seen how difficult it is to break through this bottleneck.

Ke Mingshan guessed Ji Xinghuo's thoughts as soon as he saw his expression, and shook his head and said, "Don't be too happy too soon. The Star Ascension Instrument will not be widely used in the short term."

"Why?"

"The Star Ascension Instrument is only an auxiliary breakthrough bottleneck, but it also has requirements for the super aliens themselves, and the star power must meet the requirements." Ke Mingshan operated on the console, and a number appeared on the screen. He said, "This number is the star power index, which reflects the star power level of an alien."

"The higher the value, the stronger the star power."

"After years of testing and research, when a super alien reaches its upper limit, the star power index must reach at least 3500 points before it is possible to break through the bottleneck and become a legend."

Ke Mingshan shook his head as he spoke.

"3500 points of star power index, this is very difficult."

"The strength of star power depends on the number and quality of the fused aliens, and whether they have star power-related abilities. Most super aliens, when they reach the upper limit, the star power index is below 3000 points. If they can't fuse more aliens, they can only rely on long-term practice, dripping water through the stone, and breaking through the upper limit little by little."

"Super aliens who meet this standard are considered outstanding."

"About one in ten super aliens."

"And 3,500 points is only the minimum standard for using the Star Rising Instrument, and the success rate is less than 10%. If you want to ensure a success rate of more than 50%, the Star Power Index must reach at least 4,000 points."

Ke Mingshan looked at Ji Xinghuo and saw that he listened very seriously. He smiled and said, "Xinghuo, you must have met the standard."

With his eyesight, even without testing, he knew that Ji Xinghuo's star power index was far beyond that of an ordinary super alien.

Anyone who can climb the ladder to heaven can reach the standard.

Ji Xinghuo was certainly not worried about himself. What surprised him was the "star power index", which sounded very similar to the "star power" value of Wanxiang Xingtong.

I don’t know, are the two values ​​​​common and using the same units?

A star power index of 4000 points is considered excellent.

This figure is very close to my previous estimate of the star power of other aliens.

As Director Ke said, Ji Xinghuo has seen many super aliens, but the proportion of those who can reach 4,000 points of star power is very low. This restricts the widespread use of the star rising instrument and cannot be popularized.

"Test it first." Ke Mingshan said.

Ji Xinghuo nodded: "Okay."

"In addition to the star power index, you also need to test other data, including strength, speed, nerve response, star power output, etc." Ke Mingshan said, "The star rising instrument must be calibrated based on your data to obtain the best auxiliary effect. ”

Following the instructions, Ji Xinghuo took off his clothes, wearing only a pair of shorts, revealing his strong and well-proportioned muscles. Even a layman can tell at a glance that this body contains powerful power.

There are more than a dozen researchers in the laboratory, both male and female.

Fortunately for the men, the female researchers couldn't help but peek at Ji Xinghuo's figure, and some of them admired it openly.

Ji Xinghuo's expression remained as usual.

He stood on an instrument that looked like a scale, and a light circle scanned from head to toe. It took half a minute to get the result.

"Star power index: 16103!"

The scan results were displayed on the big screen, and the entire laboratory became audible.

"hiss……"

Several researchers couldn't help but gasp.

Ke Mingshan wiped his eyes and confirmed that he had read correctly. Ji Xinghuo's star power index reached five digits!

16103 points!

This was definitely not an error in the Star Power scanner. The way he looked at Ji Xinghuo changed, as if he was looking at a monster.

The researchers present were very familiar with the Star Power Index. They had scanned aliens of all levels and collected data for research.

The most powerful super alien before was the Titanium Cobalt Dragon from the Great Xia Army. He is now a legendary powerhouse. His star power index before promotion was more than 5,200 points, which was already astonishingly high. Ji Xinghuo's The star power index is more than three times his!

More than 16,000 points, higher than the legendary level.

The star power index of many legendary second-stage aliens is not as good as that of Ji Xinghuo, who is still just a super alien.

"No wonder..."

Ke Mingshan was shocked and suddenly realized, "I had already guessed that your star power index would be very high, but I didn't expect it to be so high. But it's no wonder, you are the number one on the ladder, even the Sun King can compete with you. , it is normal for the star power index to exceed 10,000.”

The researchers felt relieved when they thought of Ji Xinghuo's deeds.

Everything is explained.

Ji Xinghuo himself was very calm. What he cared more about was that there was some discrepancy between the measured star power index and his own star power value.

However, the difference is very small, and the two can barely communicate with each other.

"Director Ke, what is the unit of the star power index?" Ji Xinghuo asked curiously.

"One point of star power index can be roughly understood as the energy produced by the annihilation of 1 nanogram of matter and antimatter." Ke Mingshan explained this concept. Popular understanding is that 1 point of star power is equivalent to the energy released by the explosion of 22 grams of TNT, which is about 92,000 joule.

"So that's it."

Ji Xinghuo guessed that the numerical unit of star power in Vientiane Star Pupil was different from the definition on earth.

Next, he continued with other tests.

He is 182 centimeters tall and has grown by 2 centimeters in the past three years. He weighs 140 kilograms. From his body shape, you can’t tell he is that heavy because his muscle, blood and bone density have evolved several times and have been fused with related alien species. They are already much higher. to normal people;

Bench press 180 tons without equipment, resistance, speed, nerve response, etc., various test data have created super extraordinary records.

After each piece of data was measured, the researchers were amazed.

This doesn't look like a super alien at all!

Most of the legendary powerhouses tested by the Aether Research Institute are not as good as Ji Xinghuo. Only a few legends are slightly better in some aspects, but they are also very limited.

Compared with comprehensive data, Ji Xinghuo is already comparable to the King of Heaven.

What puzzles Ke Mingshan the most is Ji Xinghuo's "star power output". This data is determined by the star gland.

The higher the power, the more star power can be exploded in a short period of time, and the stronger the combat effectiveness.

And Ji Xinghuo's star power output was simply outrageous.

An order of magnitude higher than the King of Heaven!

Ji Xinghuo himself knew exactly what was going on. This was the effect of the "Magnetic Spirit Star Core". He had never noticed it before, thinking that it was just adding electromagnetic properties to the star power. Only now did he realize that it had so many advantages.

In addition, the three etheric resonances also play a huge role.

"Your astral glands are unique and powerful."

Ke Mingshan was thoughtful, "With such a high output power, its input power and energy conversion rate must be high. Even without the Star Ascension Instrument, you will soon be promoted to Legend."

Ji Xinghuo nodded silently.

Ke Mingshan hesitated.

If Ji Xinghuo could cooperate with him in research, he might be able to produce some results, but this involved Ji Xinghuo's secrets, so he was very tactful and did not ask again.

Originally, he wanted Ji Xinghuo to report the alien species he had fused, but now he gave up.

The collected data was enough for Ji Xinghuo to be promoted.

"Get ready to start."

The researcher under Ke Mingshan turned on the "Star Ascension Instrument", and Ji Xinghuo walked in. Inside was a spherical space with a diameter of about five meters. In the middle was an ergonomic chair like the ether energy concentration room, and he lay down on it.

The researchers fixed Ji Xinghuo's limbs on the recliner, and Ke Mingshan said beside him: "The star-ascension process will cause pain, try not to move, and if you really can't hold on, press this button to stop immediately."

"Can't you use anesthesia or something like that?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

Ke Mingshan shook his head and said, "Pain is the most important protective mechanism of the human body. Anesthesia is equivalent to removing the protection, and it is easy to be in danger of life during promotion."

As he spoke, the researcher picked up a piece of metal wire.

The front end of the wire was a sharp needle. He wanted to insert it into Ji Xinghuo's limbs, chest, shoulders and head, but it triggered the holy scale armor. The three-color scales emerged from under the skin and bounced the needles away.

"Cooperate with me."

A female researcher touched Ji Xinghuo's firm skin and whispered.

"Sorry, it's a natural reaction." Ji Xinghuo quickly removed the holy scale armor, controlled the skin to soften, and let the needle go in smoothly.

At this time, five aliens came outside the star-raising instrument. Electromagnetic induction swept over them, two legends, and three super aliens.

Ji Xinghuo asked, "Who are they?"

"They are all assisting you in your promotion." Ke Mingshan explained.

These five people are auxiliary aliens cultivated by the Ether Research Institute. Each of them has integrated "Ether Affinity".

In addition, each of them has integrated an "etheric echo", "energy enhancement", "star shaping ring", "condensation" and "star power resonance". These five superpowers are combined to form an indispensable part of the star-raising instrument, helping aliens to advance.

The Ether Research Institute has trained more than 100 aliens like them to assist in advancement.

Today, these five are the best.

A researcher came over with a plate with several medicines on it.

"Drink all these medicines." Ke Mingshan said, "They are all medicines that can help you improve the conversion efficiency and success rate."

Ji Xinghuo drank all the medicines without saying a word.

Ke Mingshan led his men out.

The star-raising instrument was completely closed. Ke Mingshan commanded the researchers to push in four boxes of ether crystals, each box with fifty pieces, all installed in the card slots on the outer layer of the star-raising instrument as a source of etheric energy.

Just the consumption of these ether crystals means that the star-raising instrument cannot be popularized, and ordinary super aliens can't afford it at all.

Instruments, medicines, researchers, auxiliary aliens, ether crystals, and super aliens themselves must meet the star power index standards.

With all these conditions added up, there are only a handful of people in the world who can meet them.

The Star Ascension Instrument was extremely quiet.

Ji Xinghuo lay on the recliner inside, motionless, and his heart soon calmed down. The five auxiliary aliens outside also arrived at their respective positions to operate part of the Star Ascension Instrument.

"Start!"

As Ke Mingshan's voice came in, the Star Ascension Instrument shook slightly and started.