"Ajar, you can isolate the unknown energy signal and extrapolate it to similar frequencies?"
[Analyzing proposal..... It is possible, however the extrapolation radius would be small]
"How much?"
[Approximately 300 meters from the initial detection source.]
The initial detection source was the unknown drones, more specifically the diamond-shaped drone, and if they were in the area near the camp, they would be perfect.
"Do it"
[Starting operation]
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A short time later, Helion was analyzing several graphs from simulations made based on data sent by his drones regarding energy.
Even though he had made the hypothesis half-jokingly, in the heat of the moment. The calculations and analyses performed with the data were increasingly showing the veracity of this hypothesis.
With each simulation, each new piece of data inserted increased the veracity at every moment, and Heion still had difficulty believing that he was actually right.
The pearl-shaped drone was a normal surveillance drone operating on continuous power, fueled by a dual system of a nuclear energy cell and absorption of solar energy when possible.
However, the second diamond-shaped drone, even though it seemed to follow the same principle, its main source of energy was nothing as mundane as nuclear, thermal or even cold fusion energy.
It was based on a highly mutable energy present in microscopic form in the air of the area in question, it existed even where Helion was right now, but his enhanced constitution prevented this energy from settling and spreading throughout his body. In some ways the same as when his constitution prevented radiation poisoning.
This energy was also present in small concentrations in the individuals in the camp, according to the drone analysis. All individuals had common internal structures of vertebrates typical of animals and humans.
But the analysis showed that the energy was generated/filtered from an additional organ that they all had with slight differences in size, generally no larger than a bean or grain of rice.
'A more in-depth study of this organ is necessary.'
Helion was excited and amazed, how could this be possible? Was this organ natural or artificial? Did they use some kind of quantum understanding to operate or was some unknown element responsible? Many questions, many theories, many possibilities, many experiments, much excitement, much fun awaited him!!!.
He could barely resist the urge to go directly to those beings, interview them, examine them, perhaps even dissect some of them to understand the biological principle of how their organs work. But fortunately his chip, Ajar, and his morals of the past life, kept him in place and did not let him do only what he wanted.
Soon Helion was able to calm down and analyze things in a more rational and practical way. Reminding him of the other big point of consideration, what was this energy?
And why did it exist here but not in your world, or in any other worlds within or outside your original universal system?
Absolutely no recorded world had ever reported anything like this, some had similar individual events, but are there any similar ones? No.
Energy is not something that is generated from nothing, but the continuous force of the universe according to physics. It is always present, only changing type, potential energy, thermal, nuclear, sound, etc. This is relevant for the simple fact that all forms of energy are still measurable and follow a principle of conservation of mass. Something that the energy that these creatures generate/absorb apparently does not do.
What kind of conservation principle would be necessary to generate a sphere of water to remove dirt from clothes or an air channel so that smoke does not bother?. Especially in such an… organic way.
And finally, a thought: those beings definitely did not have the ability to create something advanced like a drone. If they could, they would use it to light a fire or filter smoke or simply carry food and keep it warm until it was time to eat it.
But they did none of these things, and one of the unknown drones had an energy signature that was similar but distinctly different from the creatures being observed. An easy comparison would be in terms of purity.
The energy in those beings was more unstable. Generating a byproduct that they did not even seem to notice, just like the carbon dioxide produced by breathing.
While the black diamond drone did not produce it, despite using that same energy to function.
It had been created with such refinement that it was like a perpetual engine based on this energy. As if the drone were a water wheel, using the driving force of a river to generate another type of energy. But without the possibly polluting byproduct.
Yes, this could be given the fact that it is a comparison between a drone and biological beings, but again if these humans had the ability to create something like this, wouldn't they realize that their use would be flawed?
"How long can the portal stay open?"
[Approximately 48 hours without creating a stabilizer on this side.]
"And how long to make a stabilizer on this side using materials from our side?"
[40 hours sir.]
"And using materials from this mountain range, at the same time creating a base of operations?"
[The stabilizer would be ready in 30 hours as long as the matter converters were brought first.]
"Great, do that."
[Understood.]
"I have the impression that we will stay for a while, and that we will not get bored in the next millennia"
[Indeed sir]
Helion smiled, if anyone saw him now they could say it was one of the most beautiful smiles he had ever seen anyone give, but they could also say it was one of the most dangerous smiles he had ever seen anyone give.