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Chapter 406 Stardust Core
The Stardust Core, quietly radiating starlight in Yuan Baoguo's study, seemed to infuse the entire villa with a tranquil and profound atmosphere.
The changes it brought about were subtle yet profound, especially in Yuan Baoguo's case.
For several nights in a row, Yuan Baoguo habitually stayed a little longer in his study.
No longer buried in complex seas of data or headache-inducing engineering problems, but under the soft glow of a desk lamp and the dreamlike glimmer of the stardust core, one can either browse through popular science books about celestial bodies and deep space exploration, or simply gaze at the slowly flowing nebula within the stone core, letting one's thoughts roam freely in the vast cosmic landscape.
That sense of tranquility, originating from the depths of the stars, was like an invisible trickle, quietly washing away the fatigue accumulated from his high-intensity work and the stagnation brought about by his fixed mindset.
A few days later, one morning, before the first rays of sunlight from the space simulation had completely dispelled the coolness of the night, Yuan Baoguo was already sitting at his workbench, his eyes bright, with a rare, almost childlike excitement.
The screen in front of him no longer displayed dense formulas and tedious drawings, but a brand-new concept drawing full of bold lines and bizarre shapes!
"Qing! Little sister! Come and see!" Yuan Baoguo's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement, which even startled Lin Qing, who was watering the flowers on the windowsill, and Yuan Bao, who was preparing breakfast in the dining room.
Lin Qing and Yuan Bao entered the study upon hearing the noise, followed by the curious Xiao Zhi.
"What's wrong, Baoguo? Why are you so excited?" Lin Qing asked, somewhat surprised, looking at her husband's radiant appearance.
“Inspiration! A groundbreaking inspiration!” Yuan Baoguo pointed to the futuristic design on the screen. “Look at this! The asymmetric thruster concept based on the theory of space folding! And this energy shield and stardust capture fusion system! I… I don’t know how to describe it, it’s like… like a clear spring has cleared the blocked river in my mind! Last night, when I looked at ‘Little Star’ (his nickname for the Stardust Core), these ideas just popped into my head! Absolutely clear!”
The design drawings on the screen have smooth lines and ingenious ideas. In many places, they even break through the framework of existing theories, carrying a wild beauty that comes from intuition and belongs to the universe itself.
Although Lin Qing is not an aerospace expert, he can still sense the extraordinary imagination and possibilities contained within it.
Yuan Bao could clearly perceive the surging creative energy in his elder brother's spiritual world, ignited by the Stardust Core.
She smiled sincerely and said, "It seems our 'Little Star' is not only a tranquility stone, but also an inspiration generator! Big brother, congratulations on finding a breakthrough!"
"Uncle is so amazing!" Although Xiao Zhi couldn't understand the blueprints, he could feel his uncle's heartfelt excitement and joy, so he clapped along.
“I have to thank this ‘mystery blind box’ for this!” Yuan Baoguo touched the stone core on his workbench, which was emitting a faint starlight, with deep emotion. “It didn’t give me any calculating tools, but it gave me something more precious—the tranquility and sense of vastness that comes from embracing the starry sky and understanding the universe again. Inspiration often lies in this state of returning to simplicity.”
Yuan Baoguo's groundbreaking inspiration, and his heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for the Stardust Core, are like a new pebble thrown into a lake, once again creating ripples in this warm home.
This time, the ripples were centered on Lin Qing.
Seeing her husband's newfound radiance after receiving a game reward, and witnessing her nephew Xiaozhi's wondrous exploration of the world unlocked by another reward, she could no longer suppress her curiosity about the Space Game reward pool.
At dinner, Lin Qing put down her chopsticks, a gentle smile on her face, and glanced at her family: "Seeing Baoguo and Xiaozhi get such delightful treasures from 'Happy Hour,' I'm itching to try my luck too. Tomorrow, I want to see what kind of 'surprise' the space will prepare for me. Bao'er, want to play a two-player cooperative game with me tomorrow?"
"Okay, sister-in-law!" Yuan Bao readily agreed. "What kind of game do you want to play?"
"Hmm..." Lin Qing thought for a moment. She had a gentle and meticulous personality and preferred projects that required patience and observation. "How about playing the 'Eco-Ark'? I heard it requires cultivating virtual plants and regulating the environment, which sounds quite interesting."
"No problem!" Yuan Bao laughed. "I guarantee your sister-in-law will have a great time and be completely satisfied!"
Xiao Zhi eagerly raised his hand: "Auntie, Auntie! I can cheer you on from the side! I can use my 'super observation mirror' to help you see if the plants have enough energy!" He clearly regarded himself as a little expert in spatial ecology observation.
Seeing the children's (who were all children in her eyes) enthusiastic expressions, Yuan Ma's smile deepened.
She slowly added, "I hope you young people have fun. As for me, this old woman, I had a lot of fun playing that fortress defense game last time. If you have another game that requires some brainpower but isn't too difficult, call me along."
"We'll definitely call you, Mom!" Yuan Baoguo and Lin Qing said in unison.
The family atmosphere was harmonious and joyful, filled with anticipation for tomorrow.
Ash's interest in the night sky reached its peak after experiencing his uncle's "star inspiration."
He was no longer satisfied with just observing the flowers, plants, and small animals in the space during the day, and began to beg Yuan Bao to take him to the terrace of the space villa at night.
"Mom! I want to see the stars with my glasses! There are little stars in Uncle's stone, and are there also filaments of light moving inside the big stars in the sky? Do they breathe too?" Xiao Zhi's questions were full of childlike innocence and a thirst for exploration.
Thus, accompanied by the faint light of the Stardust Core, Yuan Bao's terrace became Xiao Zhi's new "astronomical observatory." Wrapped in a small blanket, he nestled in his mother's arms and began his precious 30-minute observation time, pointing his novice observer glasses at the deep night sky simulated by the space, studded with diamond-like stars.
The universe behind the lens once again amazed the little guy.
Although he couldn't see the energy flow inside stars as clearly as he could see spiritual plants (the distance and energy level difference were too great), he could see countless times more extremely dim stars than the naked eye could see!
They are like dust particles sprinkled on black velvet, shimmering with faint points of light, whether blue, white, or red.
What surprised him even more was that he could occasionally capture extremely brief energy trails (simulated cosmic rays or high-energy particle streams) like shooting stars!
"Mom! There are so many stars! Countless, like grains of sand! And there are bright streaks that 'whoosh' away!" Xiao Zhi whispered excitedly, pointing to the sky and trying his best to describe what he saw. Then, in his observation notebook, he filled in the background with dark blue pen, and used silver and white pens to dot the dense dots of light, drawing a few swift streaks of light, and writing next to them: "Sea of stars! Bright lightning that can run!"
He even tried to "observe" the light mixed with the stardust core's glow coming through his uncle's study window, drew a small window in his notebook, drew a glowing stone and his uncle's silhouette inside, and labeled it: "Uncle's star power bank is glowing!"
Yuan Bao hugged his son, feeling his small body tremble slightly with excitement, and looked up at the "sea of stars" that his son had given new life to.
In the study, Yuan Baoguo might be drawing up a blueprint for the stars, driven by new inspiration; downstairs, Lin Qing might be resting and preparing for tomorrow's "Ecological Ark" game; in the room, Yuan's mother is sleeping peacefully with a satisfied smile.
The tranquility and inspiration brought by the Stardust Core, the microscopic and macroscopic vision opened by the Observer's Glasses, the joy and anticipation linked by the game dungeons, and the invisible energy flowing among family members, which Ash calls "Home Light"... all these intertwine to make this small home in the space full of vitality and infinite possibilities.
In this wondrous world, everyone is exploring, growing, and being warmly protected in their own way.
What surprises will Lin Qing's "mystery blind box" bring tomorrow?
This heartwarming journey of exploration and discovery continues.