The so-called elemental decay technology is actually a deep-level application of heavy element decay technology. It is well-known that atoms are composed of atomic nuclei and electrons. Atomic nuclei are composed of neutrons and protons, both of which are hadrons, and hadrons are composed of quarks. Hadrons are particles influenced by strong interaction forces. Among the universe's four fundamental forces, the strong force is the strongest, with electromagnetic force following.

Electromagnetic force is a repulsive force that prevents particles from bonding together, while the strong interaction force is an attractive force that pushes particles together. In the eternal struggle between strong interaction force and electromagnetic force, particles can only exist in a stable form if they achieve a balance of forces.

Since Yang Qi discovered the Grand Unification Theory, which allows switching between the four fundamental forces of the universe, his understanding of these forces has deepened. Through his research, Yang Qi discovered a unique method: by weakening the strong interaction force between quarks and enhancing the electromagnetic force, quarks suddenly scatter, breaking the stable form of matter into countless tiny particles racing outward.

Once the form of matter collapses into tiny particles, Yang Qi then uses this method to weaken the electromagnetic force between quarks while enhancing the strong interaction force between quarks. At this point, these tiny particles will change their previous motion from racing outward to contracting inward, and all particles will collide at extremely high speeds.

In this horrific collision approaching the speed of light, quarks will recombine into protons and neutrons, protons and neutrons will recombine into atomic nuclei, the atomic nuclei will capture electrons, forming new atoms. So, regardless of the element the matter was before participating in the reaction, after this reaction, they will all become hydrogen elements. This process essentially splits matter at the quark level and then allows them to recombine. During this collision process, a large amount of mass is converted into energy and released.

After calculating with formulas, Yang Qi reached a conclusion that the level of converting the mass of matter into energy in this process is more than ten times that of controlled nuclear fusion. In other words, through this elemental decay reaction, about half of the mass of the participating matter is converted into energy.

Before researching this elemental decay technology, whether it was the nuclear fusion technology Yan Fei currently used in Dreamland Cave World or the nuclear fission technology about to be eliminated by Yan Fei in the outside world, both had stringent requirements for fuel. For instance, nuclear fusion requires the fuel to be light elements like hydrogen, while nuclear fission requires heavy elements like uranium and plutonium.

However, elemental decay technology has no requirements for raw materials; any element can be used as reaction fuel. For example, a stone, a pile of gravel, thin gas, or even a biological corpse can be used as elemental decay material. Even the lightest element—hydrogen—can be used as decay fuel, though its efficiency is somewhat lower.

This means that any substance with a physical form can be used as a reacting material to be converted into a massive energy source. In space travel, if supplementary materials can't be found due to being in a vacuum, even the spacecraft parts can be dismantled and used as fuel.

The most wonderful aspect is the unique feature of elemental decay that allows its fuel to be recycled. For instance, one kilogram of iron decays into five hundred grams of hydrogen in the first elemental decay. This hydrogen can be transferred to another combustion furnace, where it is synthesized into helium through nuclear fusion, releasing substantial energy.

After the appearance of helium, helium can be transferred back to the original combustion furnace for a second elemental decay, losing half its mass again while releasing massive energy and converting back into hydrogen. This process repeats continuously until all the mass of the material is converted into energy for human use.

Yang Qi has theoretically perfected the Matter Combustion Furnace, though actually designing this furnace is still a long way off. Fortunately, the technology extrapolation system's capabilities have greatly increased. After thousands of failures, Yang Qi's Matter Combustion Furnace design has just passed the technology extrapolation system's evaluation, indicating that Dream Island can now produce its own Matter Combustion Furnace.

Despite the medium-sized Production Workshop in the Drone System being highly productive, it can't manufacture everything; it has certain technological limits. When Yan Fei uploaded the design plan of the Matter Combustion Furnace into the medium-sized Production Workshop, it got stuck, unable to produce this highly technical Matter Combustion Furnace. This means that Yan Fei can't obtain the Matter Combustion Furnace in the outer universe yet, nor can he utilize this ultimate energy source.

However, Yan Fei is not worried; as long as he works hard, Dream Island can eventually produce Matter Combustion Furnaces in the outside world. But in Dreamland Cave World, Yan Fei doesn't have to worry about this issue. With the help of God's Power and the perfect Manufacturing process of the Matter Combustion Furnace, it took him only half a day to produce a Matter Combustion Furnace in Dreamland Cave World to provide energy for the vast Dreamland Cave World.

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