Chen Ming had just left the satellite not long ago when he received a message from the Dusk Core of the Gaia Star satellite.
It was still the same group, but a new application.
The group leader applied to add several more layers of magnetic suspension vacuum partitions in the ground connection section, and also wanted to isolate a separate area under the dome to create a partitioned space.
Chen Ming casually approved an agreement and turned back to continue with his tasks.
He had just ascended into space and hadn’t yet left the planet’s gravitational orbit, still within the Primordial Star System.
So since he had already returned from Fan Chao’s side, he decided it would be convenient to visit the Star-Eating Space Station near the star within the star system.
There were already signs of progress in the research on weapons against the New Leviathan, so he definitely needed to pay attention to the project that could help ships enter the star’s interior.
Skimming through summaries every day wasn’t enough to fully understand the current project progress; he needed to visit personally.
The Star-Eating itself had many projects worth researching, and there were certainly project groups that used technology derived from the Star-Eating for combat.
Within a whole combat project group, there would be separate combat teams for ground, ocean, space, etc.
These combat research teams would have smaller groups of different types and orientations, with a rather complex personnel composition.
The situation on the Plane Nightmare Space Station was mostly the same.
Although it seemed complicated and managing it was troublesome.
But that’s where the advantage lay.
When Chen Ming needed something, he could quickly find the right person for the job, without worrying about everything personally.
Of course, he still had to be careful not to cause a big stir.
He was just there to check the progress of the tech he needed, not to disrupt others’ research.
Thus, after his spaceship ascended, it didn’t wander around but flew straight to the Star-Eating Space Station, and upon disembarking, he promptly visited the project group researching Star-Devouring Armor for space ships.
Chen Ming’s arrival garnered a little attention.
However, he quickly joined the project leader and left the public eye, heading straight to the leader’s office.
Upon learning that Chen Ming wanted to understand the project’s status, the leader smiled and informed him of the breakthrough progress they achieved just yesterday.
The Star-Devouring Armor they were researching was currently named Artificial Star-Eating Layer Armor.
Installed on the exterior of the armor and between the armor and the hull, it didn’t need to be very thick. It only needed to isolate stellar thermal energy, allowing the battleship to enter the star after installing the Star-Devouring Armor.
The breakthrough mainly referred to the thorough completion of theoretical data testing.
The remaining task was to manufacture the actual product and conduct testing.
In the regular research process, perfecting the theory didn’t mean it was almost done; in fact, only after theory perfection could actual testing begin, with a lot of work still ahead.
But Chen Ming was very satisfied to leave there.
Because once the theory of a technology is successful, he can use his Spiritual Energy to manufacture products of such technology and proceed to subsequent testing directly.
Even though data indicated that currently not all stars could be stably entered and exited.
After all, there were various types of stars, with different interior temperatures.
But without including the hottest A and B type stars, there was absolutely no problem entering and exiting lesser-grade stars once the ship was equipped with Star-Devouring Armor, as long as the armor wasn’t pierced straight through to the hull from the outer layer, the armor would continue to function.
As for Star-Devouring Armor with higher protective strength for hotter stars, it would only require Spiritual Energy optimization from Chen Ming.
The armor technology was already no problem.
What’s left would be the weapon against the Jellyfish Leviathan that he was collaborating on with Fan Chao.
Chen Ming didn’t linger too long in his own domain, he just briefly conversed with a few important project leads before returning to Fan Chao’s side to continue the previous work.
And once again, a few days passed.
Just like two months ago, the Empire, before starting a trade with the Survivors for a star system, inquired if Chen Ming needed any particular technology.
The Empire allowed Chen Ming to choose the technology he needed, and would prepare the technology needed for trade with the Survivors.
However, Chen Ming declined.
He didn’t want to get involved with the Survivors.
Because he increasingly felt there was definitely something wrong with these Survivors.
The recent discovery of the Star-Eating’s existence, knowing about his battle with the Star-Eating, and actively offering to sell him information on the Star-Eating’s weaknesses signified they must be capable of noticing his subsequent clash with the Tri-Colored Leviathan.
After all, the distance between the Star-Eating’s star system and the final stopping point of the Tri-Colored Leviathan wasn’t too far.
It wasn’t difficult given the technology of the Survivors and the Shimmering Civilization.
But the Survivors didn’t contact him back then.
Chen Ming, waiting a few hours previously besides waiting for the Leviathan’s appearance, was also waiting for the Survivors’ call.
Yet it didn’t come.
The situation possibly hidden within really worried Chen Ming.
Of course, it may also be that, after he previously refused the Survivors, they decided not to take the initiative to approach him this time.