Legend of the Planet Builder-Chapter 71 - Qiankun

Chapter 71: Chapter 71 Qiankun

Chapter 71 -71 Qiankun

The video screen gradually lit up, and everyone saw that the scene seemed to be an ancient tomb. The protagonist, “Lu Mi,” was holding a candle, advancing through the tomb.

With each step she took, the corresponding changes in light and shadow, sound, and environment were incredibly realistic.

When Lu Mi entered the next tomb chamber, a shadowy face startled everyone. On closer inspection, it turned out to be a sculpture.

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Lu Mi accidentally bumped into the sculpture, which suddenly “came to life,” emitting a monster-like roar and lunging at her.

Lu Mi casually picked up a stone spear from the tomb and fought with the sculpture.

“Boom, crash, bang…” Various collision sounds rang out. Accompanied by their battle, the lighting effects, character movements, and environment also changed accordingly.

“Real!” This word was the most sincere praise from researchers; these images were all computer-generated in real time by a physics engine!

All these large images were composed of virtual physical particles that mimicked real-world scenes in the virtual world, combining to form these dynamic and realistic pictures!

Lu Mi defeated the sculpture and continued exploring. The scenes changed continuously: the trap room, the burial chamber, the main tomb chamber, etc. Each environment could be quickly generated.

“These are the most lifelike lighting effects, physical dynamics, image recognition, three-dimensional modeling, and so on; they together form this physics engine!” He Xingzhou said proudly.

The scenes kept changing, with each frame comparable to a movie image, suitable to be used as wallpaper!

“If I hadn’t participated and seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed that a program could reach this level!” a researcher marveled.

“This is a hundred times more powerful than the physics engine we previously used at the military Academy of Sciences! I even suspect it could create a true virtual world!”

A researcher marveled, “With this physics engine, if we designed a storyline, could we create a blockbuster movie in a short time?”

“Of course!” Zhang Zhijian said excitedly, “As long as there’s a storyline, in less than ten minutes, you could generate a world-class blockbuster movie.”

“If this physics engine is used to develop a game, it would definitely be a world-class masterpiece! It would be a pity not to make games!”

Seeing such a powerful physics engine, Zhang Zhijian immediately thought of his former profession.

He was one thousand percent confident that if they used this physics engine to make a game, it would technically crush other games.

“Now we can create a simulation combat system, or it could be turned into a game.” He Xingzhou said that this physics engine could be used in multiple areas.

His AI-assisted combat system was one aspect; he could also develop a simulation game of fighting against the Zerg, for the military to simulate warfare.

“Really?” Zhang Zhijian was intrigued and quickly asked, “Mr. He, can this physics engine be used by enterprises?”

“Of course, there’s no problem,” He Xingzhou said, “The technology developed by Tower Research Institute, except for core technology, will be authorized to social enterprises. This way, it can promote the application and development of technology, preparing for the Xuanwu Plan.”

“Great!” Zhang Zhijian said upon hearing this and immediately applied, “Mr. He, I have a request.”

“You know that I’m a game developer by trade. I’ve always dreamed of creating a world-class premium game for Shen Zhou people! So, I request authorization for this physics engine.”

“Do you want to be a pioneer?” He Xingzhou pondered.

Zhang Zhijian quickly nodded and said, “Mr. He, compared to other companies, I know this physics engine best. I have friends who are into premium games and are just missing something like this!”

“If this physics engine is authorized to me, I am willing to create a military simulation system for the Xuanwu Plan for free.”

He Xingzhou said, “As the saying goes, don’t give the fat pork to outsiders. As you are one of the developers of this physics engine, it would make sense to take care of you.”

“However, you’ll still need to go through the application process and pay the usage fee.”

By saying this, he was essentially agreeing. After all, it was a win-win situation, and He Xingzhou didn’t have the energy to do everything himself.

“Thank you, Mr. He, I’ll follow the rules!” Zhang Zhijian said joyfully, knowing he had a chance.

“Mr. He, this physics engine doesn’t have a name yet! Would you give it one?” a researcher suggested.

“‘Qiankun’!” He Xingzhou didn’t hesitate, “Let’s call it ‘Qiankun.’ This physics engine is equivalent to a framework for simulating the real world.”

“Based on it, we can continue to develop technology in the virtual world, ultimately forming a data world created by humans!”

“So, we’ll call it ‘Qiankun,’ hoping it can grow into a true Qiankun!”

“Good, let’s call it the ‘Qiankun’ physics engine!” everyone agreed unanimously.

…

After the ‘Qiankun’ physics engine was completed, He Xingzhou began building an AI combat analysis system, based on it.

Xu Zhilan had already obtained a large amount of data from the military to feed into his intelligent system for learning.

And his intelligent system organized and processed this data, using the physics engine to analyze its physical changes, and performed combat simulations in the virtual world.

This process also required human participation. He Xingzhou invited a large number of elite soldiers and military experts to correct and supplement some issues.

He planned to develop this system into an ‘AI Instructor,’ allowing artificial intelligence to train and instruct soldiers in combat.

…

Meanwhile, Zhang Zhijian, following the process, obtained the rights to use the ‘Qiankun’ physics engine.

The moment the documents were ready, he called his old friend.

“Old Jiang, where are you? I have something important to discuss with you!” Zhang Zhijian dialed Jiang Yuanshan’s phone number. They used to be colleagues.

Both of them had worked at Big Goose Group, engaged in game development. As tech giants, they had achieved financial freedom long ago.

Before learning about the Xuanwu Plan, Zhang Zhijian’s greatest ambition was to develop a world-class premium game. He knew that at Big Goose Group, this dream would be difficult to realize, so he and Jiang Yuanshan had left the company to go independent.

At this moment, Jiang Yuanshan was at a game studio in Lin’an City.

Upon receiving Zhang Zhijian’s call, he immediately snapped, “Zhang Zhijian, you still remember to call me? We agreed to make a game together. My company is set up, people are in place, and the project has started! But where have you been?”

“What exactly are you trying to do?”

“Don’t worry about those details!” Zhang Zhijian wasn’t the slightest bit angry. He understood how much pressure Jiang Yuanshan was under, shouldering the dreams of a group of ambitious game designers as they ventured out on their own.

“I’ve found us an amazing physics engine. Trust me, when you see it, you’ll know that our dream is about to come true!”