Voyage of the Stars.

Chapter 1573 How It Should Be
"What? It's a success? How did the Dream Lyra manage to enter the pixel space?" Yue Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked at the guy coming towards him.

Isn't that Tong Feng? He's the resident engineer on the Dream Lyre, so Yue Yuan naturally remembers him. Accompanying him are the Dragon Star Brigade, which has been given another boost, and Dao Baiqi.

"Of course, it's about the Dream Lyra being able to shrink back to the microscopic level!" Tong Feng didn't keep anyone in suspense and directly revealed the research results he had participated in: "Commander Yue, have you forgotten how the Dream Lyra was built and what materials it was made of?"

Tong Feng is different from Long Xinglu and Dao Baiqi. He does not participate in theoretical research, but his presence means that the research results can basically be put into application, because he is an engineer and the projects he takes on are specifically designed to turn principles into reality.

"How could I forget?" Yue Yuan rolled his eyes at Tong Feng. "Is this something that can be forgotten?"

"Of course Yue Shuai won't forget, after all, you participated in the construction of the Dream Lyra back then, didn't you?" Tong Feng said with a carefree smile, "Then it's simple. The Dream Lyra is a flagship of a peak cosmic civilization created by the wisdom of all of humanity. As soon as it appeared, its construction with special materials put our human civilization at the peak of cosmic civilization combat power."

As Tong Feng spoke, he gestured for Yue Yuan to walk into the laboratory. Then, in an incredibly proud tone, he said, "Building warships based on the microscopic structures that exist in nature is something that most civilizations cannot do. In my entire life, the first warship I've ever heard of built in this way was the electronic warship, which I only saw in a history textbook. It was a warship that once dominated the galaxy and struck fear into the hearts of countless civilizations. Our Dream Lyra is also built based on the microscopic structures that exist in nature. This is what they have in common, and it is the second great warship I have encountered."

At this point, Tong Feng turned his head and glanced at Longxing Brigade and Dao Baiqi, who had already walked to Yue Yuan's side, and said as if recalling the past: "Back then, I was thinking, since our Dream Lyre and the electronic warship are the same type of warship, and the electronic warship can achieve both macroscopic existence and microscopic operation, or rather, it is more suitable for replacing positions, but no matter what, it means the same thing. If the electronic warship can do it, why can't our Dream Lyre?"

"You should know that the framework of our Dream Lyra is a Calabi-Yau manifold. With great wisdom and ingenious technology, we mapped the Calabi-Yau manifold from the microscopic to the macroscopic, and then made it concrete. After that, we laid it on the cosmic membrane and 'welded' it for countless days and nights to complete this warship that can be called a miracle."

“Logically, if we can map the Calabi-Yau manifold to the macroscopic level and visualize it, then we should be able to shrink it back to the microscopic level. After having this idea, I thought about it on my own for a long time, but I couldn’t figure out many of the theoretical issues involved, so I went to find two great scientists, Long Xinglu and Dao Baiqi.”

"So, this matter went from an initial idea to a formal project. During the project, thanks to their theoretical efforts, I was able to focus my energy on engineering verification. And the final result is as we are saying now: we succeeded, we found a way to roll the Lyra back to the microscopic world."

At this point, Tong Feng proudly patted his chest: "Originally, I was worried that doing this might affect the ongoing operation of the Dream Lyra. After all, I initially thought that the Dream Lyra would need to undergo some modifications, which might take a lot of time. I believe Yue Shuai knows how long the construction period of the Dream Lyra is. I was just afraid that the modifications would also take so much time."

"But later I discovered that we didn't need to upgrade or modify the Dream Lyra much at all. We just needed to start with the program and give it an operating system. We could simply write an operating program in reverse, using the same method we used to visualize the Calabi-Yau manifold macroscopically. The Calabi-Yau manifold already possesses the physical properties of a microscopic form."

When the topic turned to physical properties, Tong Feng paused his speech, and Long Xinglu, who had followed everyone into the laboratory, took over, saying, "Yes, this is a fact we only discovered later. In fact, the Dream Lyra, which is in a macroscopic form, was forced into this state by us. Its normal state should be microscopic. It's like how the true form of an electronic warship is that microscopic electron, while the macroscopic electron is just its control room."

"We made some minor modifications to the relevant theories to align with the latest technological developments. In a way, this is a case of technology outpacing theory; basically, Engineer Tong came up with something roughly similar before we updated the theory." Tong Feng laughed heartily, "You flatter me! I can't help it, I'm just that excellent. If I weren't so excellent, how could I possibly deal with such outstanding people as you?"

As they walked, Yue Yuan listened to Tong Feng's long explanation and finally understood. He then asked a crucial question: "So, these technologies have now reached the practical application stage? How reliable are they? How long will it take to integrate them into the Dream Lyre's operating system?"

It takes time for a technology to mature from its emergence.

The Lyra is a flagship of human civilization, home to hundreds of millions of people. It's impossible to apply new technologies without any verification.

In response, Tong Feng patted his chest and said, "No problem, it's already in the application stage. It's just that you, General Yue, haven't paid much attention to this area in the last thousand years. In fact, we had already completed all the tests before we decided to inform you. Now all that's left is to write it into the main program of the Dream Lyra."

At this point, Tong Feng opened his palm and turned to look at Yue Yuan.

It's as if to say: That's why we came to you, since this final step requires your approval.

Yue Yuan understood his expression, but didn't draw a conclusion directly. He simply nodded and said, "Well, you still haven't answered how much time I need."

This isn't something Yue Yuan can decide on a whim; he needs to bring together scientists in the relevant fields, as well as high-ranking officials from various departments, for a meeting before making a decision.

Because the Lyra is the flagship of human civilization, in addition to carefully considering and eliminating all technical risks, we must also consider that if only the flagship enters pixel space, then we must prepare all possible contingency plans.

For example, what about the management of human civilization when the Lyra is not there? The worst-case scenario is that the Lyra goes in and can't come out, what should human civilization do then?

Although the probability of this situation is not high based on our current understanding of pixel space, it is always good to have a contingency plan so that we are not caught off guard when the time comes.

(End of this chapter)