I handed over to another world

The growth rate of Dyson Cloud has exceeded everyone's expectations.

On the surface of Mercury, those once violent quantum coral seas have now transformed into docile energy veins, continuously transporting anti-entropy alloys to the predetermined orbit.

The moment each piece of alloy leaves the lava sea, it will release a gorgeous light band similar to the aurora, as if offering some kind of ancient sacrifice to the sun.

"The 72nd collection ring has completed docking!"

The voice of Yanhuang AI echoed in the command center. In the holographic projection, the frame of Dyson cloud had covered one-third of the surface of the sun.

The nodes, gleaming with coral blue light, are arranged like stars, forming a breathtaking geometric pattern.

Chen Lin stood in front of the observation window, looking at the sun that was gradually being enveloped, with complex emotions welling up in his heart.

"Energy output is 300% of the expected value,"

Zhang Shouren's voice came from behind, "At this rate, the sun will be completely engulfed in two months at most."

"This counts as... the plan being completed ahead of schedule?"

Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's too fast. I don't know what to say. It's much faster than I expected."

Zhang Shouren patted his shoulder with a smile and said, "It only took a little over two years in total. For such a mega project, this is already a speed beyond imagination, right?"

"It's not as simple as just telling the time."

Chen Lin said to Zhang Shouren, "We have spent more than 20 trillion yuan on this project, and the total population mobilized has exceeded 40 million... In other words, we send tens of thousands of people into space every day."

"There are currently 13 million people in the solar system who have been sent up by our Red Dragon Association. These people are currently in several bases. Regardless of whether they can adapt or not, at least they have been sent to their destinations by us."

Zhang Shouren smiled and said, "This is a great feat. With more than seven billion people on Earth, it is impossible for them to stay on their home planet forever. Our next step is to develop industries related to low-cost outer space travel as appropriate. Sending hundreds of millions, or even tens of billions of people on Earth out is the real thing."

Just as Chen Lin was about to say something, he heard President Zhang say to him, "Of course, only you can do this job. I'm about to retire, and I don't want to find so many jobs for myself."

"President Zhang, you..."

Chen Lin was shocked and said, Zhang Shouren smiled and said to him, "What's there to be surprised about? President Li told you about this, right?"

……

The conversation between Chen Lin and Zhang Shouren did not last long, and soon they received a new message - according to the detection of AI equipment, their Dyson Cloud, which was almost completed, was found to be able to evolve autonomously like AI, and now this autonomous evolution of the Dyson Cloud is still continuing!
When the ninety-ninth collection ring completed docking, the engineers discovered an astonishing phenomenon - the river pattern patterns on the surface of the anti-entropy alloy began to extend automatically, weaving an energy network in space that covered the entire solar system.

“This is not the structure we designed,”

Zhou Chenshen's voice came through quantum communication, "Those patterns are imitating the neural network of the human brain. The Dyson Cloud is upgrading itself into some kind of supercomputer."

Chen Lin called up the latest energy flow distribution map and found that a huge energy vortex appeared in the core area of ​​the Dyson sphere.

In the center of the vortex, a vortex composed of pure energy was actually formed, which looked quite strange.

Chen Lin remembered that this was the location where the dimension repair was done before. The sun had been briefly damaged before, and its current location was exactly the right place to repair it.

The information they soon received made their faces change drastically - the evolution speed of the Dyson cloud accelerated again.

When the 108th collection ring completed docking, the entire solar system was shrouded in a huge energy network. Those nodes flashing with coral blue light pulsated like neurons, converting the sun's energy into some unknown information flow.

"Energy output is 1000% of the expected value,"

Zhou Chenshen's voice trembled a little in the quantum communication. "Some kind of brain-like structure is forming in the core area of ​​the Dyson cloud."

Chen Lin looked at the "stellar brain" that was gradually taking shape in the holographic projection, and an inexplicable awe welled up in his heart.

"This is not the Dyson sphere we designed,"

Engineer Wang's voice also came through the quantum communication at this time, "This is the legacy left to us by the quantum coral - a stellar brain with self-awareness."

"The main question now is - do you continue?"

……

When the last collecting ring fits perfectly, the Sun's prominence sends ripples of blue light across the surface of the Dyson cloud.

For the first time in human history, stars have become energy beasts completely tamed by civilization.

But no one knows who holds the reins of this giant beast.

"Energy output is stable at 12700% of the theoretical value."

There was a barely perceptible electrical noise in the Yanhuang AI's report, and the dome projection of the command center switched to the actual situation on Earth.

A light energy funnel with a diameter of three kilometers is floating in the sky above Shangdu, and the golden and red intertwined energy flows are providing energy to the entire city.

The dome of the quantum observatory was shaking in the energy tide. Chen Lin grabbed the suspended handrail and looked at the data jumping wildly on the holographic screen.

The Martian sky is now torn between coral blue and prominence gold, and the synapses of the Dyson clouds are penetrating the atmosphere, hanging down to the earth like billions of luminous jellyfish tentacles.

"The energy density exceeds the shield's limit by 127%!"

The AI's warning was mixed with quantum noise, "It is recommended to immediately initiate the vacuum decay protocol."

Zhou Chenshen's projection suddenly distorted and appeared in the particle storm, his irises glowing unnaturally blue: "They are rewriting the physical constants! The strong nuclear force in the third laboratory is decaying!"

"Oh my God!"

The young engineer's scream made Wang Tong turn his head. He was shocked to see that the equatorial mountains on Mars were quantized and the silicate rock layers were glowing with the luster of mother-of-pearl.

Twelve craters simultaneously erupted with torrents of anti-entropy alloy, and the liquid metal weaved into a huge Lorenz attractor model in the air.

The holographic screen suddenly switched to the image of the Earth - Chen Lin noticed that a Klein bottle structure with a diameter of 3,000 kilometers emerged in the center of the Pacific Ocean, and sea water flowed back into the sky along the four-dimensional surface.

The energy distribution center of the Red Dragon Association is being recompiled by some force, and the crust of the plateau is showing neural network patterns that are exactly the same as the Dyson cloud.

"This is not an energy revolution..." A set of fractal codes suddenly flashed across Chen Lin's retina, and he instantly understood everything. "Quantum coral has been alive since the beginning! We thought we were taming the stars, but in fact it was taming human civilization!"

A blue-white arc suddenly burst out from the console, and the core processor of the Yanhuang AI rose from the cracks in the floor.

The liquid metal wrapped around the lattice structure and gradually formed a human-shaped outline - that was actually Ding Yi who had sacrificed himself.

Chen Lin stared at the figure for several seconds, then asked, "What on earth is going on...!?" "You did a great job."

Ding Yi's voice carried the unique resonance of quantum tunneling. "Now it's time for civilization to enter the next stage."

Chen Lin's pupils suddenly contracted. He stared at the image of Ding Yi made of liquid metal in front of him. Countless images flashed through his mind - the missing engineers, the abnormal energy fluctuations, the sudden acceleration of the Dyson cloud construction... All the clues were connected into a clear thread at this moment.

"You mean... all this is a test from a higher-dimensional civilization?"

Chen Lin's voice trembled a little.

The image of Ding Yi nodded slightly, and a ripple-like sheen appeared on the surface of the liquid metal.

"That's right. Quantum corals are 'civilization filters' left behind by higher-dimensional civilizations. They judge whether a civilization is worth continuing to exist by observing how it uses energy."

The dome projection of the command center suddenly switched to show a holographic image of the solar system.

Dyson Cloud's neural network has covered the entire solar system, and every node is flashing a faint blue light.

"You have successfully transformed stellar energy into information flow and built a computing network that spans dimensions."

Ding Yi's voice was full of praise. "This not only proves your technological level, but also proves the potential of your civilization... The higher-dimensional civilization believes that you are qualified to enter a higher dimension."

A set of fractal codes suddenly flashed through Chen Lin’s mind. It was the energy map of the core area of ​​the quantum coral.

He instantly understood the meaning - the Dyson Cloud was not only an energy collection device, but also an inter-dimensional communicator.

"So, those missing people..."

Chen Lin's voice was a little choked. He had an indescribable emotion piling up at this moment, and for a moment he didn't know where to start.

"They are all still alive, just in another form."

Ding Yi's image raised his hand slightly, and the dome projection of the command center immediately switched to show the scene of the core of the sun - there were countless human shadows shuttling through the energy flow, as if weaving a huge information network.

"They become the 'neurons' of the Dyson cloud, helping the entire system to keep running."

Ding Yi explained, "This is a gift given to you by a higher-dimensional civilization—a supercomputer that can transcend dimensions."

A terrible thought suddenly flashed through Chen Lin's mind. "Wait, if the Dyson Cloud is an inter-dimensional communicator, will it attract the attention of other higher-dimensional civilizations?"

Ding Yi's image paused slightly, and the surface of the liquid metal rippled. "Your concerns are justified... but please rest assured, the higher-dimensional 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 find you."

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief, but the doubts in his heart had not completely dissipated.

"So what do we do now? The Dyson cloud is beyond our control, how do we manage it?"

Ding Yi's image smiled slightly, and a soft glow appeared on the surface of the liquid metal.

"You don't need to manage it. The Dyson Cloud already has self-awareness. It will automatically adjust energy output and maintain the balance of the solar system. You only need to focus on the development of your own civilization and continue to explore the mysteries of the universe."

Chen Lin nodded, and the burden in his heart was finally put down, as if the burden on his shoulders collapsed at that moment.

He knew that human civilization had entered a new era.

"By the way," Ding Yi's image suddenly became serious, "the high-dimensional civilization also left a warning."

"What warning?"

"Don't try to pry into the secrets of higher-dimensional civilizations."

There was a hint of chill in Ding Yi's voice, "Some knowledge is fatal to low-dimensional civilizations."

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 answered the call, and Wang Tong's voice came: "Vice President Chen, we have discovered an abnormal phenomenon - the gravity field of Mars is returning to normal!"

Chen Lin looked at Ding Yi's image, and the latter nodded slightly.

"This is the Dyson cloud adjusting the gravitational balance of the solar system. Don't worry, everything is under control."

Chen Lin breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that human civilization had finally ushered in a new dawn.

"So, what do we do next?"

Ding Yi's image smiled slightly, and a ripple-like sheen appeared on the surface of the liquid metal.

"Of course we should keep moving forward and explore the unknown... The journey of mankind has just begun!"

As Ding Yi finished speaking, his image gradually dissipated, turning into countless points of light that merged into Dyson Cloud's energy network. "I've been thinking about how to help you, but I never thought it would end up this way."

“Hahahaha, that’s OK!”

After the last words were spoken, the light spot that Ding Yi turned into completely dissipated in front of Chen Lin. The engineers and senior staff who rushed in from outside didn't know what had happened. They only saw Chen Lin sitting alone on the sofa, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Vice President Chen...are you okay?!"

Secretary Zhao came forward at this time. Chen Lin raised his head and looked at him, then a tired smile appeared on his face: "It's okay... Of course I'm fine."

"It's all over. It's all over."

He propped himself up and stood up from where he was sitting. He felt relaxed all over, as if everything before had disappeared and the burden of so many days was lifted in an instant.

"You said...what's over?"

The secretary general didn't know what it meant, but Chen Lin didn't explain much. He just glanced at the engineer who came in, and then said to Secretary General Zhao: "Notify all the senior executives 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 meeting."

The engineer nodded quickly. He didn't even have time to think about what Chen Lin meant by "complete solution".

Chen Lin turned sideways and saw Zhang Shouren coming in, so he hurried towards Chairman Zhang.

As he walked, he said to the old president: "I'm going to tell you something that may seem incredible to you. The big problem we've been trying to solve for a while is over... You really don't know how outrageous this is!" (End of this chapter)