With the successful verification and implementation of the Level Eight Warp Engine, the core propulsion system, the construction progress of the new enterprise ncc-1701-a, which integrates ceramic steel and an adamantium skeleton, significantly accelerated.
Its magnificent main structure quickly took shape in the shipyard, with sleek lines subtly revealing a sense of robustness and power unlike any previous Federation starship.
However, as Osiris scrutinized the Soon-to-be-born new ship, his logical core flagged a clear "shortcoming"—the Federation' currently prevalent deflector shield technology.
Within his cognitive framework from the Warhammer Universe, this type of shield, which deflects and absorbs energy to resist attacks, was inefficient and overly passive.
Facing sustained or high-intensity bombardment, it consumed immense energy and carried the risk of overload and collapse.
He decided to proactively offer a more advanced defensive technology.
At a new enterprise technical integration meeting jointly held by the Starship Design Bureau and the Federation Science Academy, Osiris presented his proposal.
"Captain Kirk, esteemed advisors," his synthesized voice echoed in the conference room, drawing everyone's attention, "the new enterprise's propulsion and structure already exceed current Federation standards, but its defensive system, from my observation, still adheres to old paradigms and fails to match its potential.
I propose integrating a more efficient defensive technology—what I call a 'Void Shield.'"
"Void Shield?" A senior shield expert frowned, "It sounds... abstract. What is the specific principle behind this technology?"
Osiris brought up a holographic schematic, displaying a complex, multi-dimensional energy field model: "Please do not be misled by the name. In its place of origin, it was named for connecting to a specific sub-dimension.
But at its core, it does not rely on the characteristics of that specific dimension, but is a pure spatial barrier technology."
He further explained, as the image changed to show the dynamic process of the shield's surface connecting to an abstract dimension.
"Its core principle is to establish a microscopic connection on the shield's surface with a safe, non-real sub-dimension.
Any entity or energy attack that contacts the shield, the vast majority of its kinetic energy and destructive effects, are not absorbed or directly resisted by the shield itself, but are directly guided and transferred into that sub-dimension.
Essentially, the attack is 'vented away,' like water flowing through a sieve."
Spock immediately grasped the key point, a gleam of interest in his eyes: "A defensive mechanism based on spatial topology. This means the shield's own energy consumption primarily focuses on maintaining the stability of the dimensional conduit, rather than directly neutralizing attack energy.
Theoretically, its defensive efficiency far surpasses traditional deflector shields, especially against high-kinetic entity impacts and sustained energy beam attacks."
"Precisely," Osiris confirmed, "as long as the dimensional conduit is stable, the shield itself bears almost no direct pressure from attacks. Its defensive upper limit depends on the scale and stability of the dimensional conduit, not the energy output limit of the shield generator.
Of course, maintaining the conduit requires considerable energy, but for the new enterprise, equipped with a Level Eight Warp Engine, energy supply is not a bottleneck."
Scott stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming: "'Throwing' an attack into another space? That idea is too crazy... but also too brilliant! This means we no longer have to worry about shield overloads burning out emitter arrays; we just need to ensure our energy core and dimensional stabilizers can withstand it!"
"But, connecting to an unknown dimension..." A more conservative scientist expressed concern, "Wouldn't this bring unpredictable risks? For instance... dimensional contamination? Or attracting unwanted 'attention'?"
Osiris' optical lens turned to the questioner: "That is a reasonable concern. In my homeland, the connected sub-dimension... is special in nature, and indeed carries risks.
But the physical rules of this universe are different; we do not need to connect to any dimension with active or dangerous characteristics.
We can choose, or rather, create an 'inert,' almost empty sub-spatial pocket as a 'flood zone.'
It possesses no inherent characteristics itself, existing only as an abstract 'spatial trash can,' thus making the risk controllable."
This explanation somewhat reassured many of the concerned individuals.
After Kirk and several senior officials exchanged whispered opinions, he looked at Osiris: "Magos, this technology... are you willing to provide it to the Federation?"
"Since we are already partners, enhancing the overall strength of an ally is logical," Osiris responded, "improving the new enterprise's survivability is crucial for future exploration missions.
I can provide the basic principles, core algorithms, and design blueprints for the dimensional stabilizer.
Specific engineering adaptation will require Federation engineers to make adjustments based on the starship's actual conditions."
This proposal was undoubtedly enormously tempting.
A technology theoretically close to "absolute defense" was immeasurably valuable for a Starfleet dedicated to peaceful exploration but often facing unknown dangers.
After another round of intense deliberation and security assessments, the Federation finally approved the plan to integrate an experimental "Void Shield" system on the new enterprise.
Osiris then provided detailed technical data.
The engineers of the Starship Design Bureau, led by Scott and Spock, began to immerse themselves in how to integrate this extra-dimensional defense system with the Federation' technology tree.
Osiris' proactive offer of Void Shield technology, while ostensibly aimed at strengthening an ally and promoting cooperation, was, deep within his calculating logical core, a crucial test concerning the feasibility of future cross-dimensional operations.
He clearly knew that many top technologies from the Warhammer Universe were closely tied to that universe's unique, malicious, and active Warp, and outside that specific environment, their effectiveness might be greatly diminished or even completely nullified.
The Void Shield, though commonly perceived as Warp-dependent, was fundamentally based on the manipulation of dimensional space—that is, establishing a unidirectional energy and matter transfer channel between the real universe and a certain sub-dimension.
The Warp was simply the "sub-dimension" that humans in the Warhammer Universe happened (or unfortunately) to connect to.
"The key lies in 'dimensional connectivity' itself, not necessarily connecting to the 'Warp,'" Osiris explicitly recorded this core assertion in his internal logs.
If the basic theory he provided, which he had deliberately stripped of specific Warp-related parameters, could be understood, reproduced by Federation scientists, and successfully connected to a relatively "calm" or "inert" sub-dimension in this universe, then it would mean this technology possessed cross-universe applicability.
This would be a significant breakthrough.
It meant that one of the Imperium of Man's strongest shield technologies, its core value was not entirely bound to the perilous Warp of the Warhammer Universe.
As long as the target universe contained connectable, relatively safe sub-dimensions, the Void Shield could exert its nearly absolute defensive effectiveness.
Therefore, he closely monitored the Federation scientists' and engineers' assimilation of this technology.
He provided not a simple instruction manual, but a complete knowledge system ranging from basic spatial topological mathematics and dimensional resonance principles to field stabilizer design.
He watched as the Federation' top scholars, such as Spock and Scott, moved from initial confusion to gradually understanding its sophistication, and then began to propose optimization plans based on the Federation' technological background—for example, utilizing some achievements of Warp physics to assist in positioning and stabilizing dimensional conduits.
This process itself was a validation of the technology's universality.
If the Federation could, with its own scientific foundation, "thoroughly grasp" and successfully apply, and even improve it, that would strongly prove that the Void Shield could detach from the specific environment of the Warhammer Universe and become a transplantable, universal defensive technology.