Aron sat before a stack of papers containing the final experint data. Though he was in the universal simulation, he liked to switch up how he processed information, avoiding fatigue from relying on a single dium—especially since he spent what amounted to centuries conducting experints in accelerated simulation ti.
{From the tests, it works as expected,} Nova, his ever-present assistant, stated once she was sure he had finished reviewing the data.
"I know, but let’s do a real full-dress rehearsal," Aron replied, lifting his gaze from the papers.
He always insisted on a full-scale trial before declaring any research complete. Unlike the universal simulation, where things could be conjured at will, the real world required careful logistical considerations. Even a flawless design could beco an operational nightmare if mobilization wasn’t accounted for.
{Okay,} Nova acknowledged, and in an instant, they both vanished from the lab, reappearing in the vast emptiness of space, far from any planetary body.
Seconds later, a colossal fleet materialized—nearly fifty ships, with twenty of them being ten-kiloter-long military logistical cargo vessels. A small screen appeared before Aron, showing a live feed of a second fleet a few light-years away, tasked with coordinating alongside the one before him.
Nova promptly populated the ships with soldiers, uploading generic brain data for the logistical personnel—standard knowledge, operational manuals, and necessary experience. Once she was finished, she relinquished control, letting the simulation flow naturally.
Aron and Nova now stood as re observers, watching the operation unfold in real ti. This would be the closest possible approximation of reality, short of actually deploying the fleet. The outco here would determine whether the project was finally ready for deploynt—or if further modifications were needed.
The two fleets wasted no ti and imdiately set course for their respective destinations, as Nova had materialized them at a considerable distance from their actual target zones.
It didn’t take long for them to arrive, and the mont they did, operations began in full force. One ship, distinctly spherical in design, surged to its maximum power output. Monts later, a massive shield materialized, enveloping the entire fleet along with the designated mission area.
With the shield in place, the ard ships swiftly positioned themselves at strategic points along its periter, ready to engage any threats that dared approach.
anwhile, the cargo ships maneuvered into formation, arranging themselves in a circular pattern. Their massive cargo doors then slid open, revealing large, segnted components—each resembling a sliced section of a colossal donut.
Warning lights flickered on as the massive components slowly began to rise from their compartnts. Though these segnts had limited navigational capabilities, they moved in a controlled and deliberate manner, designed for precision rather than speed.
For the next thirty minutes, the slow and thodical unloading continued until, at last, all the segnted pieces were fully unloaded. As soon as the cargo holds were emptied, the ships departed the area leaving only the enormous donut-like segnts floating in the designated zone.
With their warning lights pulsing bright red, the massive segnts inched closer together, continuously updating their positions in real ti. Each piece maintained full spatial awareness of the others, thanks to the central supercomputer network. This advanced system, made possible by near-instantaneous communication technology, allowed a single supercomputer to exist across multiple segnts simultaneously. Each unit operated independently, managing its respective section, while collectively forming a vast, synchronized computational cluster with as much redundancy as the number of linked segnts.
For six painstaking hours, the alignnt process continued as the segnts slowly and carefully adjusted their positions, ensuring precision in their final arrangent. Eventually, they ford what appeared to be a perfect circle, though the individual pieces were still separate, awaiting the final coupling phase.
As the mont arrived, the designated coupling points activated. Opposing magnetic poles of varying strengths engaged, facilitating a controlled and gradual connection between the segnts. Within minutes, the process was completed, the magnetic links seamlessly binding the structure into a single entity. To reinforce stability, chanical couplings locked into place, ensuring structural integrity even in the event of magnetic field disruptions. With that, the colossal machine was fully assembled.
Following this, smaller ships carrying specialized crews began docking at various access points of the now fully-ford structure, which spanned an imnse 100 kiloters in diater. For security reasons, the control systems of this massive gateway could not be operated from a single location or solely from within; multiple approved access points were required for full control.
Once onboard, the personnel systematically began initializing the machine, running diagnostics on every interconnected component. Slowly but surely, the giant construct was coming to life.
The next phase began as the massive, donut-shaped structure activated its own shielding system, enveloping itself entirely. The shielding system served multiple purposes beyond re defense. It prevented unwanted intrusions, masked the gateway’s signature from prying eyes, and, most importantly, allowed only authorized entities to pass through once the activation sequence was complete.
However, before proceeding, communication was established with the second team working on the other end of the operation. Since the machine required synchronization between both locations to function properly, they needed confirmation that the counterpart was also ready.
Monts later, the expected signal arrived—the other side was in position and fully operational. With that, the final authorization was given.
From their observation point, Aron and Nova watched as the massive ring-like construct, which had previously resembled an extravagant art installation, suddenly ca to life. The inner edges of the structure began emitting a soft, milky-colored light, which slowly converged toward the center. As the illumination intensified, a ripple pulsed through the glowing core, signaling the formation of a stable passage.
"STARGATE One is operational," ca the report over the communication channel as the final integrity tests confird the stability and safety of the wormhole. [Image in Discord: discord.gg/XbC378V945]
Aron took in the sight before him, a smile forming as he exhaled in satisfaction. "Five months… and it's finally done," he said, his voice carrying the weight of effort and accomplishnt. This project had consud much of his ti, but at last, it was a success.
If the three months Aron spent refining the original wormhole technology had translated to over twenty years in accelerated VR ti, then the five-month developnt of the Stargate program had nearly doubled that duration. Without the logout process, which allowed Nova to help adjust his ti perception and ntal resilience, and the system’s protective asures, he might have lost himself completely. His mind had endured almost a millennium of research within VR over the past decade. Fortunately, every ti he logged out, only the accumulated experience remained, while the burden of prolonged ti perception was suppressed—ensuring that he, along with the other researchers in Research City, retained their actual sense of self.
{You should rest until the next mana stone exchange is done and use this ti to focus on being the emperor,} Nova said, effectively placing Aron under a four-month research embargo to ensure he could fully focus on the empire and recover.
"Update John on the completion of the research and instruct him to prioritize implenting this technology. Restrict wormhole-capable ships to those approved by , and ensure that all wormhole activations are conducted exclusively by machines within the solar system," Aron ordered. He wanted to prevent any adversary from obtaining the wormhole opening technology, as it would pose a significant threat. While the Stargate program functioned similarly to the original wormhole tech, it was a more controlled version—requiring a corresponding gate on the other end. This setup granted the military complete oversight of the exit location, unlike the unpredictable nature of standard wormhole travel.
{Understood,} Nova acknowledged before they turned their attention back to the ongoing Stargate tests. At the mont, a simulated attack was underway to assess whether the contingency asures perford as expected or if potential vulnerabilities could be exploited by an enemy.
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