thefictionvixens Chapter 84 has said it countless times: this isn't a bug! This is a feature!
Chapter 84 has said it countless times: this isn't a bug! This is a feature!
Chapter 78 has said it countless times: this isn't a bug! This is a feature! (3k8)
When the first rays of sunlight pierced through the square-shaped clouds and shone on this once lush green plain...
It no longer illuminates cattle, sheep, and grass blocks, but an industrial miracle woven from steel and pipes!
In mid-air, a silver-white figure was suspended in the clouds a hundred meters above the ground.
The black nanotech combat suit that Pei Qi used to wear has disappeared.
Instead, there is an ultimate individual soldier armor with a silver-white surface that shimmers with the glow of a high-energy particle shield.
【IC2 Quantum Set】
[Status: Flight Mode Activated/Shield Fully Activated/Sprint Speed Boost]
This is the ultimate creation of Industrial Age 2, a medal earned through the countless hours of grinding by players.
It not only possesses near-invincible physical defense, but also integrates a gravity engine, night vision goggles, and an automatic resupply system. Wearing it, Pei Qi is, in this world, a "god" in the physical sense.
Pei Qi looked down at the magnificent base that had risen from the ground in just a few days through the HUD interface of the quantum helmet, and felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment.
The first thing that catches the eye is the winding, dragon-like, and intricately complex [General Machinery's Five-Times Mineral Processing Line] located on the east side of the base.
This is not a simple matter of burning ore.
Dozens of chemical dissolution chambers were roaring, and deadly sulfuric acid was gushing through transparent mechanical pressurization pipes.
The originally hard ore is dissolved into a turbid slurry by strong acid, then sent to a chemical cleaning machine for washing, and then reconstituted in a chemical crystallizer.
An ordinary piece of iron ore goes in, goes through this extremely complicated process, and will eventually produce a full five iron ingots!
"This is the power of technology. In the real world, capitalists will trample on the law for a 20% profit."
In my world, for a 400% increase in production, I would dare to pour sulfuric acid all over the entire plain.
Pei Qi looked at the mountain of metal ingots and nodded in satisfaction.
On the south side of the base, the style changes abruptly.
There was no high-tech hum there, only the clicking of gears meshing and the whooshing of steam.
That is the territory of [Mechanical Power].
A massive windmill bearing drives a transmission rod that stretches for kilometers, powering a fully automated field of mechanical harvesters.
Golden wheat and emerald green potatoes are harvested instantly by a rotating robotic arm and then automatically ejected into a funnel.
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Further away, there is a breathtaking automated forest.
Hundreds of acres of rubber and oak trees were instantly transformed into timber under the catalysis of the [Bone Meal Cannon].
The massive mechanical saw then felled the entire forest in an instant, followed by harvesting, peeling, and chopping. Finally, a robotic arm precisely replanted saplings in their original locations.
The growth, destruction, and regeneration of trees are compressed into an efficient cycle here.
Looking westward, several massive concrete towers stand there.
HBM Nuclear Technology - RBMK Graphite Reactor
The enormous cooling tower was spewing white steam into the sky.
Inside the reactor core, highly concentrated uranium rods are undergoing a violent chain reaction, releasing a massive amount of energy enough to light up an entire city.
Beside the reactor were several slowly rotating assembly machines, assembling nuclear bombs painted with yellow and black warning stripes.
Truth is being mass-produced on an assembly line.
The base's transportation network consists of "overpressure item conduits" and "flux energy conduits" that undergo thermal expansion.
Items and energy transformed into streams of light within these transparent pipes, moving between machines at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye, without any blockages or delays.
At the northernmost point of the base, a colossal object stands on the wasteland.
That is the ultimate construct from Immersive Engineering: the Bucket Wheel Excavator.
It resembles a steel mountain, with its massive bucket wheel slowly rotating, each scoop seemingly hollowing out a mountain.
Its roar was deep and rhythmic, like the heartbeat of the earth.
"Just a few days —"
Pei Qi hovered in the air, sensing all of this.
"If I had followed the steps of mining, charcoal making, and synthesis, I'd probably still be using a stone pickaxe to break rocks by now."
The reason he was able to create this industrial miracle in just a few days was not because of his hard work.
Rather, it's about "characteristics".
As we all know, many mods in Minecraft have "bugs"—or rather, "features"—that would make Newton turn in his grave.
In the real world, you must abide by the laws of conservation of mass, conservation of energy, and the second law of thermodynamics.
But in Minecraft?
Who cares about that?
Here, a bucket of water can become an infinite amount of water.
Lava can burn indefinitely. A piece of wood can be burned to produce charcoal with a higher calorific value than its own original material.
Two cows fed wheat can produce a calf, and there is no need to wait for the gestation period.
But in Minecraft, this is called "basic operation".
"Stepping on the right foot with the left foot to ascend to heaven," "creating things from nothingness," and "converting energy without loss"—these operations, which would be condemned to death in physics, are the cornerstone of industrial development here.
As long as the loop is closed and the positive feedback is established, even if you only have one tree at the start, I can build a Star Destroyer for you in a few days!
"Since the laws of physics in the real world don't apply here, then don't blame me for exploiting a bug."
To maintain such a massive industrial empire, energy is the primary factor.
Although HBM nuclear technology's nuclear power is very powerful, it is also radioactive, troublesome to maintain, and could easily explode like Chernobyl if not handled carefully.
Faced with the massive daily electricity consumption, Pei Qi chose a more "environmentally friendly" but also more defiant of the laws of thermodynamics.
Pei Qi walked up to a set of machines that looked full of green vitality but emitted an eerie purple light.
"Let me introduce you, this is my Infinite Energy No. 1."
The operating principle is ridiculously simple.
Pei Qi looked at the [Immersive Engineering Garden Glass Dome] next to him, which contained ordinary watermelons.
With the help of electricity, watermelons ripen in just a few seconds, as if they've been injected with hormones.
"The first step is to plant watermelons."
"Then throw it into the [shredder] and turn it into biofuel."
Next, these biofuels were fed into a core machine called a pressurized reaction chamber.
Meanwhile, Pei Qi used an electrolysis separator to electrolyze water, producing hydrogen gas, which was also introduced into the PRC.
"Water + biofuel + hydrogen, under Mek's technological (actually magical) chemical formula, will produce a gas called [ethylene]."
Pei Qi smiled as he watched the ethylene bars in the gas storage tank rise steadily.
Here comes the point.
When this gas is fed into the gas generator, the electricity it produces is terrifying.
It can not only easily maintain the consumption of this entire set of planting, crushing, and electrolysis equipment, but can even produce more than ten times the surplus electricity!
This is like "stepping on your own foot with your left." Using one unit of electricity, ten units of electricity were created. Newton—oh no, this time it's Tesla's turn.
If Tesla saw this, it would probably be so angry that it would be resurrected and die again on the spot.
This is the most famous "Ethylene Cult" of General Mechanical Modules.
As long as there is water and seeds, there will be more electricity than you can use.
But this is not enough.
Pei Qi turned around and looked at another set of machines emitting a blazing red light.
If ethylene is a biological miracle, then this is a geological joke.
Pei Qi patted the roaring [Stone-Making Machine].
This machine doesn't require any energy consumption; it only needs water and lava nearby to continuously generate stone out of thin air.
This is the first step in creating something from nothing: infinite stones.
Next, these stones were sent into the [Magma Furnace].
This machine consumes electricity to melt rocks into molten lava.
Finally, the magma was injected into the adjacent [magma engine] to generate electricity.
After the upgrades of [Boiler Conversion Upgrade] and [Turbine Enhancement], the electricity generated by this generator from burning a barrel of magma is far greater than the electricity consumed by the magma furnace to melt a single rock.
"So, I use electricity to melt rocks into magma, then use the magma to generate electricity, and as a result, I end up using more and more electricity?"
Pei Qi shrugged.
"I also want to abide by the law of conservation of energy, but the thermal expansion module is giving me way too much."
This incredible feat of "turning rocks into oil" is unthinkable in the real world, but in Minecraft, it's just basic stuff.
With the support of these two "perpetual motion machines" that completely defy the common sense of physics, the energy pipes in the base no longer flow with electricity, but with Pei Qi's overflowing sense of security.
Even if he were to immediately build ten thousand quantum solar cells, it wouldn't be as satisfying as these two bugs.
Now that we've solved the energy problem, the next step is materials.
What is the most scarce resource in the real world? Rare minerals.
Uranium, iridium, titanium, tungsten — these things are either monopolized by major powers or are found in extremely low quantities on Earth.
But in MC, Pei Qi demonstrated what "creation from nothingness" truly means.
Pei Qi stopped in front of a row of neat glass cylinders.
These “gardening glass domes” are used to grow all sorts of strange and unusual crops.
"In reality, plants take several months to grow. Here?"
Pei Qi turned on the power and water supply, and added the bone meal.
"Sizzle sizzle—"
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The plants inside the glass dome were like they were on fast-forward. Germination, growth, maturity, and harvesting—the whole process took only a few seconds!
"I've deprived the plants of their right to wait. With enough electricity, I can produce a nation's annual food output in a single day. Would a druid be furious upon seeing this estimate? No, he'd just lose his job."
But that's not the most outrageous part.
Pei Qi walked into a core laboratory.
Here sits a [Mass Analog Machine], an industrial-era module emitting a mysterious purple glow.
Its operating principle is the ultimate insult to the "law of conservation of matter".
Pei Qi pointed to a recycling machine next to him, which was continuously consuming the cheap round stones produced by the stone-making machine and crushing them into waste.
"Turn the rocks into garbage, throw the garbage into a mass analog machine, and then pass in millions of EU worth of ultra-high voltage electricity —"
"Buzz"
The machine spat out a drop of purple liquid, which was none other than the famous [UU substance].
This is the origin of all things, the philosopher's stone of industry, and the alchemy of science.
Pei Qi sent the drop of liquid into the [cloning machine] next to him.
After scanning the template of [Iridium Ore], with the injection of electricity, a brand new Iridium Ore, shimmering with a silvery-white light, was generated out of thin air!
Using stones and electricity, the rarest metals in the universe can be synthesized directly.
"With this, what are those materials that are holding us back in the real world? As long as I have electricity, I can create anything with my bare hands!" Pei Qi thought to himself, looking at the heavy iridium ore in his hand.
But if you think UU matter is too slow, Pei Qi has an even simpler and more direct option.
He walked up to a rapidly spinning HBM industrial centrifuge.
Do you know where the raw materials for nuclear weapons come from? In reality, you have to search the world for uranium ore. But in the HBM mod—
Pei Qi dug up a few clods of soil and gravel from the ground and threw them directly into the centrifuge.
"Share! Share it for me!"
The soil is separated under high-speed centrifugation.
Can you believe it? Ordinary soil was centrifuged and found to contain rare earth elements, uranium powder, and even thorium powder!
"If you spin fast enough, mud can become a nuclear bomb. That's the rule of HBM."
The raw materials being transported are neither rare ores nor high-energy liquids, but rather soil and gravel from the ground.
Yes, it's that kind of soil that's everywhere and worthless.
Even if I have to eat dirt, I can still save up enough to build an atomic bomb.
Finally, Pei Qi went outside and stood at the foot of the towering bucket wheel excavator.
The giant shovel is spinning, bringing up tons of bauxite and titanium ore with each scoop as it enters the ground.
"The 'characteristic' of immersive engineering bucket wheel excavators is that they don't dig for actual ore."
Pei Qi pointed to the mine pit, which hadn't grown larger: "It digs based on the 'mineral vein sample' data from the block. It doesn't hollow out the ground; instead, it continuously 'extracts' the minerals determined to exist in that block from the void until the mineral vein is exhausted."
"This isn't mining; this is cashing out from a database. One vein is enough for me to mine for hundreds of hours, producing tens of thousands of tons of ore, and all I need to pay is a tiny bit of electricity and maintenance fees."
As the sun sets, it paints this steel forest in a golden-red hue.
Pei Qi stood atop the reactor tower, looking down at the industrial empire below, a machine that was running wildly and built entirely from bugs and features, and let out a long breath.
"Ethylene power generation, magma circulation, UU creation, soil centrifugation, void mining —"
He clenched his fist, feeling the boundless power surging within the strongest quantum suit of the Industrial Age 2 module.
"In the real world, I am submissive and abide by the Basic Law."
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"But in Minecraft—"
"I am the rule, I am infinity—"
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