Dyson Cloud's growth rate has exceeded everyone's expectations.
On the surface of Mercury, the once violent quantum coral sea now turns into a docile energy vein, continuously transporting the anti-entropy alloy to its predetermined orbit.
Every piece of alloy releases a gorgeous belt of light similar to an aurora when it breaks away from the lava sea, as if it is offering some ancient sacrifice to the sun.
"The seventy-second collection ring is completed!"
The sound of Yanhuang AI echoed in the command center, and in the holographic projection, Dyson Cloud's frame has covered one-third of the sun's surface.
The nodes that flashed with blue coral light arranged like stars, forming a breathtaking geometric pattern.
Chen Lin stood in front of the observation window, looking at the gradually wrapped sun, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.
"The energy output reaches 300% of the expected value,"
Zhang Shouren's voice came from behind, "At this speed, at most two months, the sun will be completely wrapped."
"Is this... the plan completed ahead of schedule?"
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, then said, "The speed is too fast. I don't know what to say. It's too much faster than I expected."
Zhang Shouren patted his shoulder with a smile: "It only took more than two years in total. For this super project, the speed is beyond imagination, right?"
"This is not just a matter of time."
Chen Lin spoke to Zhang Shouren, "We have spent more than 20 trillion yuan in this project, and the total population we call has been rotated to more than 40 million... In other words, tens of thousands of people are sent to heaven every day."
"There are still 13 million people sent to our Red Dragon Association in the solar system. These people are currently in several bases. Not to mention whether they are adaptable or not, at least they have been sent to the place by us."
Zhang Shouren smiled and said, "This is a feat. The population of more than 7 billion people on the earth will never be able to stay on the home planet in the future. The next step is to develop industries related to low-cost navigation in outer space as appropriate. Sending hundreds of millions of people or even more than a dozen or billions of people on the earth is the main task."
Just as Chen Lin was about to say something, he heard President Zhang speak at him: "Of course you can only do this job. I am all about to retire, and I don't want to find so many jobs for myself anymore."
"President Zhang, you..."
Chen Lin spoke in surprise, and Zhang Shouren smiled and said to him, "What's so surprising? President Li told you all this?"
...
The chat between Chen Lin and Zhang Shouren didn't last long, and soon they received a new news - according to the detection of AI devices, the Dyson Cloud, which they were almost completed, was discovered to be able to evolve independently like AI, and now the Dyson Cloud's independent evolution continues!
When the ninety-ninth collection ring was connected, engineers discovered an amazing phenomenon - the river pattern on the surface of the inverse entropy alloy began to automatically extend, weaving an energy network covering the entire solar system in space.
“This is not the structure we designed,”
Zhou Chenshen's voice came through quantum communication, "Those patterns imitating the neural networks of the human brain, Dyson Cloud is upgrading itself to a kind of supercomputing body."
Chen Lin recalled the latest energy flow distribution map and found that a huge energy vortex appeared in the core area of Dyson's ball.
In the center of the vortex, a vortex composed of pure energy is actually formed, which looks quite strange.
Chen Lin remembers that this was the location where dimension repair was performed before. The sun had been temporarily destroyed before, and its current location happened to be the place where the repair was completed.
The information detected soon changed their faces even more - Dyson Cloud's evolution speed has accelerated again.
When the 108th collection ring completes docking, the entire solar system is shrouded in a huge energy network. The nodes flashing with coral blue light pulsate like neurons, converting the sun's energy into some unknown information flow.
"The energy output reaches 1000% of the expected value,"
Zhou Chenshen's voice in quantum communication was trembling with a hint of trembling, "The core area of Dyson Cloud is forming some brain-like structure."
Chen Lin looked at the gradually forming "star brain" in the holographic projection, and an inexplicable awe surged in his heart.
“This is not the Dyson ball we designed,”
Engineer Wang's voice also came through quantum communication at this time, "This is the legacy left to us by quantum corals - a star brain with self-consciousness."
"The main question now is - will you continue?"
...
When the last collection ring is perfectly chime, the sun's prominence stirs up a rippling blue light on the surface of Dyson's clouds.
For the first time in human history, stars have become energy beasts completely tamed by civilization.
But no one knows who the reins of this giant beast are in.
"The energy output is stable at 12700% of the theoretical value."
The notification sound of Yanhuang AI has an imperceptible noise of current, and the dome projection of the command center switches to the live situation of the earth.
A three-kilometer-diameter light energy funnel floating above Shangdu, and the energy flow of gold and red intertwined is supplying energy to the entire city.
The dome of the quantum observatory trembled in the energy tide, and Chen Lin grabbed the floating handrail and looked at the data that was jumping wildly on the hologram screen.
The sky of Mars is now torn apart by coral blue and solar gold. Dyson Cloud's synapses are penetrating the atmosphere, like billions of luminous jellyfish tentacles hanging down to the earth.
"The energy density exceeds the limit of the protective cover by 127%!"
AI’s warning sound is mixed with quantum noise, “It is recommended to start the vacuum decay protocol immediately.”
Zhou Chenshen's projection suddenly distorted in the particle storm, and his iris was glowing unnatural blue light: "They are rewriting the physical constants! The strong nuclear force in the third laboratory is decaying!"
"Oh my God!"
The scream of the young engineer made Wang Tong turn his head. He suddenly saw that the Martian equatorial uplifting mountains were quantized, and the silicate rock formation was shining with mother-of-pearl luster.
Twelve craters erupted in parallel with inverse entropy alloy torrents, and liquid metal woven in the air into a huge Lorentz attractor model.
The holographic screen suddenly switched to the earth's picture - Chen Lin noticed that a Klein bottle structure with a diameter of 3,000 kilometers appeared in the center of the Pacific Ocean, and the sea water poured back into the sky along the four-dimensional curved surface.
The Red Dragon Association's energy distribution center is being recompiled by some force, and neural network patterns appearing in the plateau's crust that are exactly the same as Dyson Cloud.
"This is not an energy revolution..." Chen Lin's retina suddenly flashed a set of fractal codes, and he instantly understood everything, "Quantum corals are alive from the beginning! We thought they were domesticating stars, but in fact they were domesticating human civilization!"
The console suddenly burst into blue and white arcs, and the core processor of Yanhuang AI rose from the cracks on the floor.
The liquid metal wrapped around the crystal lattice structure and gradually formed a human-shaped outline - it turned out to be Ding Yi, who was sacrificed at the time.
Chen Lin stared at the figure for several seconds, then said, "What the hell is going on...!?" "You guys did a good job."
Ding Yi's voice was echoed with the unique echo of quantum tunneling, "It's time to let civilization enter the next stage."
Chen Lin's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared at the image of Ding Yi, composed of liquid metal in front of him. Countless pictures flashed through his mind - those missing engineers, abnormal energy fluctuations, the sudden acceleration of Dyson Cloud construction... All clues are connected into a clear vein at this moment.
"You mean... all this is a test of high-dimensional civilization?"
Chen Lin's voice trembled a little.
Ding Yi's image nodded slightly, and the liquid metal surface was filled with a rippling luster.
"That's right. Quantum coral is a 'civilization filter' left by high-dimensional civilization. It judges whether this civilization is worthy of its existence by observing the way a civilization uses energy."
The dome projection in the command center suddenly switches, showing a holographic picture of the solar system.
Dyson Cloud's neural network has covered the entire solar system, and every node is flashing with a dark blue light.
"You have successfully converted star energy into information flow and built a computing network that spans dimensions."
Ding Yi's voice was filled with praise, "This not only proves your technological level, but also proves your civilization's potential... The Gaowei Civilization believes that you are already qualified to enter a higher dimension."
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A set of fractal codes suddenly flashed through Chen Lin's mind, which was the energy map of the core area of the quantum coral.
He instantly understood the meaning of it - Dyson Cloud is not only an energy collection device, but also a cross-dimensional communicator.
"So, those missing..."
Chen Lin's voice was a little choked. He had an indescribable emotion piled up on it at this time, and he didn't know where to start for a while.
"They are all still alive, just in another form."
Ding Yi raised his hand slightly, and the dome projection in the command center immediately switched, showing the scene of the core of the sun - there were countless human lights and shadows passing through the energy flow, as if weaving a huge information network.
"They became Dyson Cloud's 'neurons', helping the entire system stay functioning."
Ding Yi explained, "This is a gift from the high-dimensional civilization to you - a supercomputing body that can cross dimensions."
A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Chen Lin's mind. "Wait, if Dyson Cloud is a cross-dimensional communicator, will it attract the attention of other high-dimensional civilizations?"
Ding Yi's image paused slightly, and a wave appeared on the surface of the liquid metal. "Your concerns make sense... But please rest assured that Gaowei civilization has set up a protective barrier for you."
"As long as you don't take the initiative to expose your position, other high-dimensional civilizations will not be able to discover you."
Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but the doubts in his heart had not completely dissipated.
"Then what should we do now? Dyson Cloud is beyond our control, how should we manage it?"
Ding Yi smiled slightly, and a soft light appeared on the liquid metal surface.
"You don't need to manage it. Dyson Cloud already has self-awareness, it will automatically adjust energy output and maintain balance in the solar system - you just need to focus on the development of your own civilization and continue to explore the mysteries of the universe."
Chen Lin nodded, and finally put down the burden in his heart, as if the burden on his body collapsed at that moment.
He knew that human civilization had entered a whole new era.
"By the way," Ding Yi's image suddenly became serious, "Gaowei civilization left a warning."
"What warning?"
"Don't try to spy on the secrets of high-dimensional civilization."
Ding Yi's voice was filled with a hint of chill, "Some knowledge is fatal to low-dimensional civilization."
Chen Lin nodded silently. He knew that this warning meant that human civilization still had a long way to go.
At this moment, the communicator in the command center suddenly rang.
Chen Lin connected to the communication, and Wang Tong's voice came: "Vice President Chen, we discovered an abnormal phenomenon - the gravity field on Mars is returning to normal!"
Chen Lin looked at Ding Yi's image, and the latter nodded slightly.
"This is Dyson Cloud regulating the gravitational balance of the solar system. Don't worry, everything is under control."
Chen Lin let out a long sigh. He knew that human civilization had finally ushered in a new dawn.
"So, what should we do next?"
Ding Yi smiled slightly, and the liquid metal surface was filled with a rippling luster.
"Of course, keep moving forward and explore the unknown... The journey of human beings has just begun!"
As Ding Yi finished speaking, his image gradually dissipated and turned into countless light spots and merged into Dyson Cloud's energy network. "I have been thinking about how to help you, but I really didn't expect that it would be in this way in the end."
"Hahahaha, that's OK!"
After saying the last words, the light spots turned into Ding Yi completely dissipated in front of Chen Lin. The engineers and senior officials who rushed in outside didn't know what was going on. They only saw Chen Lin sitting alone on the sofa at this time, as if he was waking up from a dream.
"Vice President Chen... are you okay??"
Secretary Zhao walked up to him at this time, Chen Lin raised his head and looked at him, and then a tired smile appeared on his face: "It's okay... Of course I'm fine."
"It's all over, everything is over."
He stood up from where he sat, feeling relaxed at this moment, as if everything that had been before was gone, and the burden of so many days was lifted out in an instant.
"You said...what is over?"
The Secretary-General didn't know what it meant, but Chen Lin didn't explain much. He looked at the engineer who came in directly, and then spoke to Secretary-General Zhao: "I would like to notify all senior management of the planetary department to hold a meeting. The problems of Mars and Mercury should be completely solved within a few minutes. We need to hold an emergency regular meeting."
The engineer nodded quickly, and he didn't even have time to think more about what Chen Lin meant by "complete solution".
Chen Lin turned sideways and saw Zhang Shouren coming in at this time, so he hurriedly walked towards President Zhang.
While walking, he spoke to the old president: "Speak something that you may find incredible. The big problem we have been solving for a while is over... You really don't know how outrageous it is!" (End of this chapter)