In addition to the numerous large-scale scientific facilities mentioned earlier, Tom was also simultaneously constructing a high-energy laser laboratory—used to create extremely high temperatures for studying material changes under such conditions.

There was also a high-pressure laboratory—used to create extremely high pressures, simulating material phase changes in places with extremely high pressure, such as the cores of gas giant planets and stars.

A quantum simulation and precision measurement laboratory—used for research into quantum multi-system behavior, quantum entanglement, and the measurement of fundamental constants.

And what Tom valued most, the molecular biology laboratory—used to comprehensively analyze the genomes of humans and other organisms at the molecular level, seeking more optimized gene editing solutions and technologies, among many other large-scale scientific facilities.

These large-scale scientific facilities differed from previous laboratories like metal material laboratories, stress testing laboratories, and chemical laboratories, which were used for researching applied-level technologies.

In the Human Civilization era, any one of these large-scale scientific facilities would have required immense funding and personnel allocation; the preliminary feasibility studies alone would have taken several years, with subsequent construction and debugging requiring vast amounts of time.

This was true even for the Bluetoth Civilization.

Which large-scale scientific facility wasn't nationally watched and concerned? Which large-scale scientific facility wasn't immensely costly and time-consuming?

Only the most powerful nations had the capacity to undertake the construction of large-scale scientific facilities. Nations with slightly weaker national strength wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

However, for Tom at this moment, these large-scale scientific facilities, which could be called national strategic assets, seemed as cheap as cabbage.

Tom planned over 1,500 different large-scale scientific facilities, including particle colliders, neutrino telescopes, gravitational wave telescopes, optical and radio array telescopes, high-energy laboratories, and so on, all launched and constructed simultaneously!

How much fundamental scientific data could over 1,500 large-scale scientific facilities produce?

A single collision in a particle collider generates data measured in terabytes.

A single observation from an optical array telescope can generate petabytes of deep space data.

After initial analysis and processing, this data would then transition from basic physics to applied physics.

At this point, the applied physics laboratories would come into play; they would conduct further research based on this, developing various new types of machinery, new materials, more advanced structures, more advanced thrusters, armor, reactors, and other technological creations, truly transforming technology into productivity and combat power.

Their scale was generally smaller than that of large-scale scientific facilities, but their number was more than ten or even a hundred times greater.

Thus, with large-scale scientific facilities as the source, applied physics laboratories as the middle section, and final application as the end, the entire scientific research system rapidly began to operate, supported jointly by the over one billion clones controlled by Tom and the more than ten million Bluetoth research scholars.

At the same time, in addition to the three simultaneous tasks of comprehensively verifying past scientific conjectures, constructing large-scale scientific facilities to make breakthroughs in fundamental physics theory, and operating applied physics laboratories at full power to achieve technological transformation, Tom was also undertaking another crucial task.

Centuries of interstellar voyages had allowed Tom to accumulate a wealth of experience and knowledge regarding interstellar travel. Based on this, Tom developed a conjecture.

Two key factors constrained the interstellar travel speed of electroweak-level civilizations.

First, the inability to carry too many supplies, coupled with lower energy conversion efficiency and excessive material consumption, meant that travel could only proceed at a slower speed.

Because if the speed were too fast, there wouldn't be enough fuel for deceleration.

Second, the inability to solve the particle collision problem; at excessive speeds, the spacecraft's outer shell would be severely weakened, potentially even leading to the disintegration of the spacecraft.

However, both of these factors applied to ordinary electroweak-level civilizations.

As a form of existence somewhat similar to a "Disaster," his immense industrial capability might allow him to circumvent these two limitations.

The first problem could be alleviated by building more spacecraft and carrying more supplies. As for the second problem, since particle collisions would severely affect the spacecraft's material, perhaps he could cover the spacecraft's outer shell with a protective film?

In this way, particle collisions would only affect the protective film and not the spacecraft's armor.

Clearly, the protective film would also constantly wear out and need continuous replacement. This ultimately became a matter of carrying supplies.

And he happened to be able to carry more supplies than ordinary civilizations.

Coupled with the numerous minor improvements brought by centuries of technological accumulation to all aspects of the spacecraft, perhaps he could attempt, during his next interstellar voyage, to achieve a travel speed of 6 % or even 8 % of the speed of light, using the technological capabilities of an electroweak-level civilization?

Previously, the Bluetoth Fleet's speed was 3 % of the speed of light. His previous speed was 4 % of the speed of light.

Even if the speed couldn't be increased to 8 % of the speed of light, an increase to 6% would still be equivalent to a 50 % improvement!

With a 50 % improvement, how much time would his journey save?

How much would the probability of escaping the Mechanical Disaster's pursuit increase?

The implications behind this technology made Tom's heart burn with excitement.

Especially since, after preliminary feasibility assessments, Tom believed he had a very high chance of achieving this!

Regardless of whether the current stage of scientific research would yield results, or how many results it would yield, at least, the technological breakthrough in terms of speed held immense promise.

Therefore, Tom, despite his other mental demands already being highly strained, once again allocated a portion of clones and mental capacity to the research and development of speed-related technologies.

At this moment, Tom had truly gone all out.

How much technological driving force could be unleashed when over a billion clones, with no internal friction, no entertainment, no communication costs, and no needs other than scientific research, combined with over ten million Bluetoth research scholars, who, though limited in ability compared to himself, could effectively clear blind spots in thinking and provide inspiration?

Tom had not calculated it in detail, but he knew that it would undoubtedly be an immense force, almost unimaginable to Human Civilization and the Bluetoth Civilization before.

At this moment, this immense technological driving force was entirely invested in this scientific research endeavor, which was also almost unimaginable to ordinary civilizations.

With the Mechanical Disaster threatening, Tom dared not be negligent in the slightest.

At this moment, Tom only wished for a little more time, just a little more, as long as he could stably develop technology here, he would be content.

But just after many large-scale scientific facilities had recently been completed, a clone consciousness connection from distant deep space broke the tranquility here.

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