Chapter 146 - What Is This New Energy?

Everyone left the meeting room a little more excited, even so, there was apprehension, was it possible that they could actually start such a project?

"It's not like we have choices now," Juma Berta spoke from inside Ade's private office.

There he was, the prime minister, Keita Azekel, Ade, Gyasi, and the imperial envoy, Ayo Bakari.

"Anyway, we will have to start new Mecha projects as the current ones and the ones we were researching had the information leaked and we don't know if they are only in the hands of the Holy Empire, even the Rebels and their supporters could have it now"

Keita spoke very pragmatically, in short, they could spend a lot of effort and money to create Mechas from scratch, but just so they could fight bad enemies that stole the information and engineering they already used, or they could create something revolutionary and that it would change the course of Mecha battles in the future.

"Gyasi, is it true about the stone you mentioned at the meeting?" Ade asked with some concern that his younger brother had just said that so everyone wouldn't despair.

"Yes, it's true. I was very surprised by the discovery and even more surprised to learn that there is an entire mine between our territories. The biggest problem is extraction as using heavy machinery can cause explosions, so so far the rocks removed from the mine are very few"

"According to the data here and here, they are saying that just a piece the size of a fingernail would be enough to support the core of a Mecha for a long time, of course, there is the question of volatility and whether the skeletons of the Hacks can withstand such massive energy"

Gyasi explained by showing on a large holographic screen the newly discovered data that had been sent previously analyzed to him this morning. He was already looking forward to positive responses, but he didn't expect it to be so positive. He had already read some things about it, but with these files, analyses, videos, and images, everything became much more concrete and he can speak with more confidence after giving the tragic news of the information leaks.

"Is this the stone you're so excited about?" Juma Berta asked looking at the image of an open completely black stone and inside it were many small blue crystals.

"It's these blue crystals that contain such energy," Gyasi said, zooming in on the image.

"Could each crystal of this one sustain a Mecha for a long time?" Ayo Bakari said a little incredulously. The crystals were the size of a fingernail, it was very difficult to imagine just this little piece supporting a giant war robot.

"Well, by analysis a single blue crystal-like this can sustain a Mecha for a long time, but without the use of weapons or even defensive shields. It will take more studies to know the exact amount of blue crystals needed for a combat Mecha to use all its strength... But there is something very interesting and that will change the course of how Mechas are made..."

Gyasi looked really excited, he just needed to take Ade's hand and remember his older brother's old childhood dream of turning the diablo empire into one of Mecha's building poles.

As mentioned before, the Mechas are every nation's military secrets, so Ade's dream was practically bullshit in the face of harsh reality. However, with such new discoveries and the special circumstances that the Diablo Empire was going through, Ade's dream would not be impossible.

Of course, there would still be the control of nations over the Mechas themselves, since a Mecha was not only made of its main skeleton but also of armor, shields, weapons, and biotechnology responses to the user's nervous system, one should not forget the importance from an excellent pilot to ensure that the Mecha isn't just a pathetic giant runaway robot.

"These crystals recharge energy on their own and in a short time" Gyasi ended by showing another graphic on the hologram, where he showed what was happening with the crystals.

"But what are these blue particles that enter the crystals?" Juma Berta asked watching the scheme very closely.

"This has not yet been discovered. It's a new kind of energy that was still under study when it all happened and things turned to chaos at the Academy." Gyasi said with a sigh, then let a video play, showing the blue crystal being engraved and there was a digital clock below the video counting time precisely.

"This little blue crystal was completely drained, which generated power for 10 small towns for a few months, I think the emperor must remember the power supply problem of the towns that are closest to the icy regions?"

"Yes, I remember the mayors looking desperate because of the approaching winter, it would still take many days to reactivate the power plants. I thought I would have to do an emergency evacuation, but the Academy sent the staff to create an emergency plan B while the army engineers tried to fix the power plants... So that's what they used?"

"That's what the report that was with the video says. The blue crystal was completely drained, they thought it would be useless, but as everything was new, it was still under observation by the cameras. That's when the cameras registered this strange phenomenon in less than two days the blue crystal  was once again glowing with new, clean energy"

"Isn't this too divine?" Ayo Bakari said in surprise. This not only expressed his surprise, but also that of Juma Berta and Keita Azekel.

Ade wasn't too surprised, as so many strange things were happening around him lately, he even found his predestined pair, which would be just some divine crystals... If they say the World Trees can speak, he'd believe it completely.

Mu Liang: (...)

Emery: (...)

World Tree Adeoga: (!!!)

"It's almost too divine, but it has big problems too. We do not know what this energy is, which will require further studies, also the method of extracting the stones has to be studied so as not to cause damage and explosions by cracking some of these blue crystals..."

"Just a moment, are the blue crystals too fragile?" Ade asked interrupting Gyasi's speech.

"They are not very fragile, look at the video. This is a test on an asteroid near Planet Kamishi where our colony with the Zerg Animalia is located." Gyasi said showing another video on the holographic screen.

In the image filmed in high resolution and with an enlarged zoom it is possible to see a white steel ball floating in space and sticking to an asteroid, seconds later a very thin violet ray was launched on top of the white ball which caused a tremendous explosion.

"Was this a KY Ray?" Juma Berta asked surprised by the images in the video.

"Yes, a KY Ray that we only use for teaching and experimentation, as it is too lethal to be used as a weapon"

KY ray is a type of corrosive energy that was discovered by the Zerg Diablos during wartime being finely studied and refined until it could be used as a weapon, the biggest problem was so lethal and destructive that it would create far more fear and enemies than it would help. Kayin and the others in the war.

This corrosive energy originated from Chaos Energy, which would cause serious enmity with the Elves and High Elves, as it was practically a perfect weapon to bring them down.

The influence of the Elves and High Elves was enormous in the galaxy, being their enemy was practically to ask the Diablo Empire to be isolated socially, economically, and politically.

So this KY Ray is the biggest secret of the empire locked up by the army, although the Academy of Science and Technology has access to the KY Ray, they wouldn't know how to reproduce it or create a variation, as the whole process had to be approved by the army and be supervised.

As a result, Gyasi's team had even easier access as it involved the military and had fewer problems navigating the pile of information that might or might not have been sent to enemies.

"The ray was just enough to melt the blue crystal a bit, I'll put it frame by frame"

The image was played back very slowly, surprising everyone in the room as they saw the blue energy completely engulf the asteroid before exploding into tiny particles of dust.

"Unfortunately, the analysis said that after the blue crystal breaks, it doesn't restore itself, it just becomes a decorative stone." Gyasi ended the explanation by pausing the video.

"Do the reports say why?" Ade asked with his heart racing, but he kept his expression calm and dignified.

"The result is inconclusive, they only left a brief hypothesis that it could be that by breaking the crystal the mysterious energy absorption and retention system had been destroyed so there was no way for the blue crest to recover and it doesn't regenerate Apparently"

If Mu Liang were seeing such video and such data, he would be appalled as this was something he had been aiming for so far, but with no apparent success.

There were crystals of Celestial Qi in this new world.

Mu Liang would cry with emotion if he knew this, after all, he would have stones of Celestial Qi to absorb for his cultivation in the future... Cough... Cough... sure a cause not as noble as Gyasi's, but much more practical.

On the other hand, in an isolated meadow not far from the Diablo Empire a strange phenomenon was happening in the sky, but apparently, no one could see such a thing, like a sky turning pink in that region and golden clouds surrounding the environment.

The decision of an Eastern God was taking place at that moment!