Chapter 155: Experiments Underway (4)
Compared to cosmic radiation, the radiation Luo Wen dealt with in the laboratory was child’s play. According to calculations, unless he thickened his keratin layer to over three meters, he would be unable to withstand such radiation.
A three-meter-thick keratin shell would require his body size to reach at least 20 meters to support the armor, and the weight would likely exceed 100 tons.
Given the rat folk’s current level of technology, even another century might not suffice to send him to the moon.
Thus, the idea of enduring radiation physically was no longer feasible.
The paper Luo Wen read discussed the hypothesis of planetary magnetic fields shielding against cosmic radiation. The author speculated that planets naturally generated a massive protective field, deflecting or neutralizing harmful radiation from space, as evidenced by the ability of life to thrive on planetary surfaces.
The paper concluded with a proposal to research this field and replicate it in a small-scale magnetic device, which could be installed on rockets or personal protective suits to counter space radiation.
Through the Swarm Network, Luo Wen quickly tracked down the author, who turned out to be working in a private laboratory under Starlight Enterprises.
Unbeknownst to this rat folk, they were suddenly entrusted with a critical mission: promoted to lead a new laboratory, granted unlimited funding and personnel, and tasked with a single goal—developing the magnetic device envisioned in the paper as quickly as possible.
Luo Wen’s genetic library contained numerous organisms with unique understandings of magnetic fields, but none offered a complete framework. Even his anti-gravity wings (Beetle Elytra) were merely a rudimentary application of magnetic fields. Thus, Luo Wen needed a comprehensive theory to integrate and enhance these capabilities.