942 Between Brilliance and Madness

Nico looked at the data with a frown. "Well, I can say for certain why this method of travel did not become a mainstream technology anywhere in the known universe. Look at the power output requirements as the speed increases.

The draw for every Warp Factor increases by an exponential factor of a hundred thousand. Even making it to Warp Two was impressive, and it would take a Destroyer-sized drive module to generate enough power to make Warp Three.

But we have proven that it works and that it works in the other layer. Should we begin testing it in this layer to do a flyby of the other planets in this solar system? It would let us know if there was anything hiding out of our direct line of sight, and we could see if it was actually possible to travel beyond warp speed here."