SFS Chapter 154 Dyson Spheres and Devourers
Chapter 154 Dyson Spheres and Devourers
The solar accelerator is just the first step, and a prerequisite for unlocking the technology of antimatter fuel.
However, Lin Xuan did not intend to stop the project there, as that would be a huge waste.
"The Sun Circulation Accelerator could be completed in as little as five years, but that's too slow. In the short term, we can't expect antimatter energy to bring about any significant changes to our technology, so we need another energy supply solution."
Lin Xuan tapped the table and said.
"Professor Wang Miao."
"Uh...huh?"
Lin Xuan interrupted Wang Miao, who was lost in thought. Ever since he hadn't had any work to do in the past few years, Professor Wang Miao's tendency to slack off at work had become even more serious.
Sure enough, one can't be idle.
To prevent her subordinate from developing Alzheimer's disease at an early age, the thoughtful boss Lin Xuan decided to assign Wang Miao another big project to help him pass the time during his boring work hours.
"Can you build a Dyson Belt? Even a simplified version will do. I need a power supply."
"no problem."
Wang Miao said it subconsciously, but after agreeing, he immediately realized that something was wrong. He seemed to have just taken on some incredible project.
Everyone present cast sympathetic glances at Professor Wang Miao.
The Dyson sphere is a simplified version of the Dyson sphere.
The biggest difference between the two is that the main function of a Dyson sphere is to use the energy released by the fusion reaction of the sun for energy supply, while a Dyson ring must not only meet the function of energy supply, but also meet the needs of habitation.
"Isn't this... a bit too difficult?" Wang Miao frowned.
"Let me make this clear first, this is absolutely not me trying to shirk my job, but rather that building a Dyson sphere with current human technology is simply a pipe dream."
Professor Wang Miao immediately perked up when work was mentioned.
"Whether it's a Dyson sphere or a Dyson ring, it requires humanity to have an extremely high degree of control over stars, something that even the Trisolarans' current technology probably cannot achieve."
"It can be done."
Just then, a woman's voice rang out from outside the door. Everyone turned to look and saw Tomoko, dressed in a kimono, standing outside the door.
"When did she come?"
Everyone was shocked. This was their internal high-level meeting, and they never expected that Zhizi would be here.
"I sent her. The Trisolarans' technology can provide us with some technical support. It's nothing, they're all on our side."
Everyone was immediately ashamed.
Good grief, you really think of yourself as the leader of ETO, huh? Now, even Tomoko isn't an outsider to you.
Lin Xuan smiled and waved to Zhi Zi, signaling her to come in.
The latter then stepped into the conference room and sat down next to Rediaz.
This is Tomoko; no matter what, she will subconsciously appear harmless.
Among everyone present, besides Lin Xuan, the person with the highest combat power was only Raydiaz, who was wearing power armor.
Zhizi couldn't sit next to Lin Xuan, partly out of fear of her and partly to avoid suspicion. So, sitting next to Rediaz, letting him keep an eye on her and expose her to everyone at any time, was the wisest thing to do.
Zhizi looked at Professor Wang Miao, nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and then spoke.
"Mr. Wang Miao, allow me to refute you. The Trisolarans did indeed possess the technology to manufacture Dyson Belts, but this technology is meaningless to us, so we haven't developed it extensively."
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.
Indeed, the Trisolarans' technology tree has long since gone astray, with all their points going towards adaptation and survival, and star field expansion.
Things like Dyson spheres are completely unusable; building them would be a waste.
"That doesn't seem right. If none of you have ever built it, how can you be sure you've mastered the technology?" Lin Xuan asked.
He asked this question from a rather tricky angle; his real intention was not what it seemed.
If a civilization possesses a technology that it has no use for, it can only prove that they have made contact with another civilization.
As expected, Tomoko smiled slightly at everyone.
"I'm sorry, this is our secret, and we absolutely cannot tell you."
This time, the Trisolarans didn't even bother to fabricate a lie; they simply told everyone that it was impossible to disclose such information.
But Lin Xuan had already roughly guessed why they had mastered the Dyson Circus technology.
Devourer!
That was a civilization that once lived on Earth, namely the dinosaur civilization.
They were once the native inhabitants of Earth, but for some special reason, they chose to leave Earth and built a giant ring-shaped spaceship to escape the solar system.
The ring-shaped spacecraft has continuously upgradeable capabilities, similar to the Navigator.
They can upgrade or repair their ring ships by constantly consuming other planets.
This was also one of the inspirations for Lin Xuan's creation of the Navigator.
If we zoom out on the Devourer civilization's ring-shaped spaceship, it's actually a Dyson cyclone, except they don't have the appetite to devour an entire star.
Therefore, it is highly likely that the Trisolaran civilization had contact with the Devourer civilization, but as for how they came into contact, Lin Xuan had no idea.
However, it is estimated that the communication process between the two sides under the coercion of the Dark Forest Law will not be pleasant. This can be seen from the barely perceptible look of disgust on Zhizi's face. They must have suffered a great loss from the Devourer Civilization and did not even gain any benefits.
Otherwise, how could the Trisolarans have only known about the existence of Earth's civilization after Ye Wenjie sent the signal?
It doesn't make logical sense.
By organizing this information into a coherent narrative, one can likely deduce the general outline and conclusion of the entire incident.
The Trisolarans had early contact with the Devourer civilization, but were nearly destroyed. However, they also learned Dyson ring technology from the Devourers. After discovering that this technology was not applicable to their own Centaurus civilization, they abandoned it.
After contacting observers on one of the six Earths, they learned that the nearest Earth, Earth 4, was only about 4 light-years away. So they sent the Trisolaran First Fleet to Earth.
Subsequently, Dyson cyclone technology was put back on the research agenda, since it was time to move to a new home, and building a Dyson cyclone in the solar system was a good option.
But it still doesn't make sense.
The Trisolarans hid a very crucial piece of information: why did they build the Dyson Belt?
At first glance, this problem may not seem wrong, but if you think about it carefully, you'll realize there's something wrong with it.
The Trisolarans didn't build the Dyson Belt before because the conditions didn't allow it, but if the Trisolarans conquered Earth and then developed the Dyson Belt, wouldn't that be a bit strange?
It's like you got into a bachelor's program and then went on to complete a self-study bachelor's program, which seems absurd.
The Trisolarans are a race that would never waste a single resource; they must have a compelling reason for doing so. The Devourers are the same; they made almost the same choice.
Abandon Earth, rather than wander Earth.
Lin Xuan was aware of the drawbacks of the Wandering Earth project. Compared to building an ark to escape Earth, the resource consumption of the Wandering Earth project was astronomical, and the maintenance costs in the later stages were also a huge sum. If the psychology of the masses was not taken into consideration, the Wandering Earth project was very impractical from any perspective and was not suitable for the continuation of human civilization.
However, the Trisolarans had already consumed enormous resources from their journey from Alpha Centauri to their colony on Earth, yet they still chose to build the Dyson Belt. This suggests that the Wandering Earth project has a very significant drawback in this universe, a drawback that could even destroy an entire civilization.
At this point in the reasoning, there were no more clues left.
By observing subtle clues, Lin Xuan, having access to the thoughts of 30 billion people, can easily deduce information beyond the original meaning from simple clues.
This is also one of the important reasons why he was able to far surpass the Trisolarans in terms of strategy.
Although we haven't figured out everything, we already know some very useful information.
The Wandering Earth plan is absolutely unusable in this universe, and doing so would be extremely dangerous. As for why, we need to trick the Trisolarans into revealing more information.
After a brief discussion with Wang Miao, the Dyson Circuit technology was finalized.
Wang Miao plans to build a space city within 50 years that can encircle the entire sun in order to extract energy from the sun.
At that time, the Sun-Circling Accelerator will also be able to be expanded on the basis of this space city, thereby accelerating the speed at which humans produce antimatter energy.
This project was named Project Halo.