LIGHTNOVELSTORY Chapter 13 - Psionic Skill "Spatial Jump"
Chapter 13: Psionic Skill “Spatial Jump”
“Could this be the truth behind the appearance of this psionic warship? Currently, the Federation’s scientific community has no definitive explanation for the emergence of psionic warships. This information might provide some insights…” the supervisor pondered. His rank was higher, and he had heard about some characteristics of psionic warships.
Simply put, an originally industrial product gained life and acquired a vague intelligence. Under the control of its captain, it could imprint certain skills, transforming them into psionic skills, greatly enhancing one or even multiple aspects of its capabilities.
These changes were incredible compared to the same model of industrial products. However, if viewed from the perspective of psionics, it became more acceptable, as psionics itself was not entirely scientific.
“Hurry, report the relevant information to the Federation Military Department and the Academy of Sciences!” the supervisor urged.
Every psionic warship was a miracle and a cornerstone of the Federation.
Of course, at this moment, far away in the asteroid belt, Lin Zhichen was unaware of the impact this news would bring. He was more filled with joy.
“Master…” In his psionic perception, layered echoes reverberated in his ears. Lin Zhichen slightly raised his head, and in his vision, the entire frigate emitted a faint life glow.
Coupled with this active psionic communication, there was no doubt that this warship had come to life.
“What is your name?” Lin Zhichen’s psionic energy fluctuated slightly around him. He established a direct mental connection with the psionic frigate, allowing them to communicate their thoughts without speaking.
“I don’t have a name,” the psionic frigate replied.
“In that case, I’ll give you one,” Lin Zhichen pondered. In his perception, the psionic frigate was like a newborn child, with simple thoughts:
“Let’s call you ‘Qinyuan’.”
Qinyuan is one of the mythical beasts from ancient times. It was shaped like a bee, the size of a mandarin duck, and its sting could kill birds and beasts, and wither trees.
This characteristic was quite similar to a frigate, which, despite its small size, carried a powerful weapon (nuclear missile).
“Understood, Master,” the “Qinyuan” responded.
Qinyuan (White)
(Seagull-class Frigate I)
Dimensions: Length 183 meters, Width 56.1 meters, Height 21.5 meters
Hull Value: 300
Armor: 0
Psionic Value: 100
Psionic Armor: 5
Shield: 150
Shield Recharge Rate: 1%
Damage: 7.46
Speed: 160
Evasion: 60.3%
Psionic Skill: Spatial Jump (Red, Apprentice 0.00%): Consumes 20 psionic points to perform a spatial jump (range 10 light-years), cooldown time: 1 hour
“Spatial Jump! It actually awakened a spatial psionic skill!!” Lin Zhichen’s eyes lit up instantly.
The new universe had a special phenomenon known as hyperspace lanes, which connected every star system in the cosmos, much like natural high-speed highways between star systems.
In the new universe, even civilizations that had just emerged from their home planets could use basic gravitational knowledge to build initial hyperspace engines, allowing them to travel faster than light along specific directions using hyperspace lanes.
In theory, this would make “Spatial Jump” less significant. However, to use hyperspace lanes for interstellar travel, one must reach the Kuiper Belt at the edge of a star system and activate the hyperspace engine within a specific lane range.
After traversing to the target star system, the starship would appear directly at the hyperspace lane on the other side. This meant that if you entered enemy territory, you were likely to encounter an ambush by enemy fleets.
In other words, hyperspace lanes were both convenient transportation routes and natural fortress defense points. By firmly guarding these points, 99% of enemies could be kept out.
At this time, an unrestricted spatial jump became highly valuable. The “Qinyuan” could conduct deep-penetration operations behind enemy lines.
If this psionic skill could be further elevated to the hero level, the “Qinyuan” could serve as the flagship of a small fleet, leading hundreds or even thousands of warships to perform light-year-scale spatial jumps, bypassing hyperspace lanes to launch surprise attacks. The strategic value would be extraordinary!
“Wonderful! With this skill, there’s no need to worry about distance limitations!” Lin Zhichen became excited, his psionic energy spreading out and merging with the “Qinyuan.”
At this moment, information about spatial jumps was transmitted to him. It turned out that there were two ways to complete a jump. One was completely random, consuming psionic energy to jump within a 10-light-year radius.
This random jump was risky because no one could predict whether they might end up inside a star or even a black hole.
The second method was to set a coordinate point and jump according to the coordinates.
“Let’s return to Earth!” Lin Zhichen input the coordinates just tens of thousands of kilometers from Earth and initiated the spatial jump.
The space around the “Qinyuan” frigate immediately began to surge, gradually forming a bubble with a diameter of 300 meters. The originally solid hull of the ship gradually became illusory, transforming from solid to semi-transparent. After a minute, the space bubble enveloping the “Qinyuan” suddenly disappeared.
At this moment, the spaceport radar above Earth sounded once again. When the staff checked in a panic, they were shocked to find that in the space just tens of thousands of kilometers from Earth, a space bubble had appeared out of nowhere. A minute later, the bubble burst, and a frigate appeared in space.
“Spatial Jump!” the radar station supervisor groaned. “Quick! Inform the Federation military that the newly awakened psionic warship possesses the psionic skill ‘Spatial Jump.’ Compile the relevant information into a file and send it over!”
Amid the chaos in the radar room, Lin Zhichen looked at the azure planet close at hand, feeling elated. “This just saved us twenty days of travel! Not bad, not bad.”
The “Qinyuan” docked at the spaceport, and Lin Zhichen summoned a driverless anti-gravity vehicle using his holographic wristband. This was a transportation tool provided by the Earth Autonomous Government, capable of freely traveling between space and the ground.
As a high-ranking government official, he could use this public service facility completely free of charge.
The silver-gray futuristic vehicle carried Lin Zhichen and his party back to Earth, quickly landing in a courtyard in the East Asia region, far from the city.
This was the agreed meeting point for Wei Peng and the others. The descending vehicle had already alerted them, and they were waiting outside.
“Big brother, how did you get back so early?” Wu Tianyi asked in surprise. Based on the time, even if he had left immediately after the call, he should still be on the way back.
“Let’s talk inside,” Lin Zhichen said, noticing more and more people looking their way. He headed towards the courtyard.
At this time, anti-gravity vehicles were still rare on Earth, and the cost of a single ride was quite high, so few people used them.
After briefly explaining the news about the “Qinyuan” to them, he brought up the matter of the starships: “Since I got back early, let’s first build Tianyi’s starship. When I return to the asteroid belt, I’ll prepare Ah Ke’s starship!”
“Big brother, there’s no rush for mine. You should rest for a couple of days first,” Lin Ke quickly said.