Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 744

Chapter 744: Chapter 248: The Source Rail Conundrum, Legends of the Research Institute!_2

Reflecting on the feeling at the time of the meeting, Cheng Ye was certain that he didn’t sense any extraordinary fluctuation from Yu Erlan and Deputy City Lord Yuan Gang; the presence of those two was even less impressive than the aura exuded by Liu Kun.

The two ascended the stairs, beginning their tour on the fourth floor of the giant dome building.

Cheng Ye first noticed that the walls of the corridors on each floor were marked with different colored lines.

Looking upward, the second and third floors were green, while the fourth floor was yellow.

“Green indicates infection sources that are basically harmless, which is also our current main research focus.”

Shi Xu’s tone was filled with helplessness as he shrugged, continuing, “Unfortunately, the technologies deciphered from these low-risk infection sources are too basic, and they can’t be converted into any practically useful products. Moreover, other Shelter Cities are conducting synchronous research in this field; we’ve invested a lot of effort, yet haven’t gained much practical benefit. But if we give up now, we’ll soon fall behind our peers, getting into a passive position.”

He paused, feeling moved: “Research is like this; outsiders believe that taking the first step is the hardest, and once there’s a start, one can logically continue iterating and upgrading. But in reality, the first step is merely a beginning; whether we can maintain a stable research pace in the long term is the key to determining success or failure.”

“Just like the chip developed independently by Happiness City; when it was born, it was almost firmly in the T0 tier of the Wasteland. But over the years, we haven’t been able to successfully iterate to a second-generation product; the technology has remained stagnant.”

“Is it because the corresponding infection source hasn’t provided more valuable information?” Cheng Ye asked, frowning in thought.

“That’s exactly it.” Shi Xu wasn’t surprised that an “ordinary” inspector could understand this.

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He sighed lightly and began to explain in detail: “Actually, every Shelter City’s technological development is based on the research of corresponding infection sources. The infection source that helped us decipher the chip technology back then was called ‘Crystal Algae’; it contains two key structures inside: one is a special vesicle that can adsorb metal ions, and the other is a photoreceptive protein that can perceive electromagnetic signals.”

“Our technological principle is to dissolve nearby copper, gold, silver, and other metal oxides through the synthesis of organic acids, allowing Crystal Algae to absorb the decomposed metal ions into its vesicles; then, we induce circuit template sequences on it, prompting precise ionic release on the silicon surface, forming conductive lines through ionic deposition. But the issue is quite significant—the natural electrical line width fluctuation of Crystal Algae is extremely large, and the precision can only reach 1000 to 2000 nanometers, far from meeting higher technical demands.”

“What’s more challenging is the appearance of breakpoints, protrusions, and cross-adhesions during the metal ion deposition process, leading to irregular conductive paths, which in turn causes low current transmission efficiency and severe signal loss problems; the chip’s computing speed and response speed are naturally heavily discounted.”

“Our initial idea was to optimize Crystal Algae through artificial cultivation, reducing individual differences in reproduction speed and metabolic states among different algal cells, enabling all cells to synchronously and accurately complete circuit construction. But the difficulty of this step exceeded expectations, making it almost impossible to achieve. Moreover, Crystal Algae is extremely sensitive to light, temperature, and humidity; even a slight environmental fluctuation can severely impact its ionic deposition precision.”

“Of course, the most core issue is that the genetic stability of Crystal Algae is too high, almost never undergoing mutations beneficial for technological optimization. We’ve tried artificial gene editing but have consistently struggled to break through its primitive biological structural limitations. Unless there’s another S5, S6 level viral outbreak to cause a transformative change in its activity, but even if it revives, trying to control it for precise circuit construction would only become more challenging.”

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Shi Xu’s explanation avoided obscuring professional terminology as much as possible, clear and orderly, even an outsider like Cheng Ye could immediately grasp the key challenges.

The principle of Crystal Algae constructing chip circuits essentially utilizes its own physiological activities.

First, dissolving metal oxides with the secreted organic acid, absorbing decomposed metal ions, then releasing and depositing them precisely on the silicon substrate surface, forming basic conductive paths. Then secreting polysaccharides containing silicon substances, forming a natural insulation layer on the circuit surface, eventually constructing a simple circuit structure.

Meanwhile, modern lithography machines are based on optical principles, using specific wavelength laser as an engraving tool, projecting the chip design onto a photoemulsion-coated silicon wafer through a complex optical system. The wafer forms circuit patterns after exposure and etching.

In essence, Crystal Algae is like a natural biological lithography machine.

Happiness City’s initial concept was likely to enhance Crystal Algae’s quality through continuous cultivation, reducing the uncontrollability of its physiological activities, supplemented by artificial gene editing, allowing it to “etch” more precise circuit structures.

But reality isn’t so favorable; the attempt to improve quality ended in failure, and gene editing proved to be as difficult as climbing to heaven.

This technological path seems simple at first, but subsequent breakthroughs are increasingly difficult, no wonder Happiness City in the chip field is gradually left behind by Shelter Cities with other research directions.

As he spoke, Shi Xu swiped a card to complete identity verification, opened the door of a research room on the second floor, and standing at the door, he gently clapped his hands:

“Everyone, pause your work; Cheng Ye, Inspector Cheng has come to inspect our work!”