Hot Wavelength

Chapter 38 (Resonant Waves 2): Iteration
In November 2030, Liangguo Rocket City

Daphne Braun's due date was in August. Michael gently stroked her prominent belly and said to Daphne:
"Our son will be born in two months, and we really want to see him soon."

Daphne placed her hand on the back of Michael's hand and said with a sense of accomplishment:
"Actually, I would have preferred a daughter, but the doctor told me it's a boy. Michael, you can name our son."

Michael thought for a moment and said:
“My father’s name is Vito, so our son will take his grandfather’s name. My name is Michael, and both my father and son are named Vito.”

Daphne was very pleased with the name, and murmured to herself:

"Vito, little Vito, what a fine name."

Recently, Daphne has relaxed her diet, eating and sleeping well, and has gained weight significantly. She is experiencing the joy and happiness of becoming a mother for the first time.

As she gained weight, she felt her personality and temperament soften. Even in her academic work, when rational judgment was required, she unconsciously added a touch of emotion based on intuition.

However, Daphne also understands that some tasks are very serious and cannot be done on intuition. For example, she was tasked with conducting a risk assessment of Michael's restart of the Mars program.

“Mr. E and my father told me that we were both insiders of Project T and had signed confidentiality agreements. They asked me to start learning about and evaluating your plan to use hypersonic waves to terraform Mars from now on,” Daphne said.

Michael Max had been waiting for Daphne to bring up the topic first. He had also received a notification from Mr. E that the risk assessment team for Project T would conduct a comprehensive evaluation of restarting the Mars program. To his surprise, the assessment report was to be submitted by his girlfriend, Daphne Braun.

Michael laughed and said, "They don't even try to avoid suspicion, actually letting my dearest Daphne evaluate my plan."

Daphne removed Michael's hand from her stomach and said with a serious expression:

"Do you think I would blur the lines between public and private matters? Besides, my boyfriend does all sorts of earth-shattering things, how could I, a mere girl, have the space to let my personal feelings interfere?"

Michael told Daphne that he also believed a risk assessment was absolutely necessary. The benefits to humanity of terraforming Mars using Nikola Tesla's theory of superluminal waves, turning it into a second Earth, were obvious, but caution was paramount to ensure everything went smoothly, since humanity only has one solar system to sustain itself.

Michael's company has long had a dedicated department to continuously assess the feasibility of each technology and its associated risks.

Of course, an independent evaluation report from external experts is more authoritative. Michael assured that he and his company would cooperate fully with Daphne's independent evaluation.

"Michael, did Vessel participate in your internal evaluation?" Daphne asked curiously.

“I did participate. VESSEL, as my external brain, is indeed very powerful. Its power is based on data analysis and experience learning. However, when it comes to terraforming Mars, especially the nature of hyperspectral waves, we humans lack both data and experience,” Michael said with a hint of helplessness.

"Even so, with the added boost of VESSEL, your intelligent brain will have a significant improvement in thinking ability. Have you tried it?" Daphne asked.

Michael had indeed tried it before. With VESSEL's support, Michael just came up with a few more technical solutions than the company's business team, such as using materials on the surface of Mars to make the support structure for the ultra-light wave power station from ceramics, etc.

As for the amount and rate of energy injected into Mars needed to restart its magnetic field, VESSEL's safe range is too large, very imprecise, and has almost no reference value.

Michael's genius lies in his ability to find solutions when faced with difficulties. Since VESSEL's performance is poor, the first step is to upgrade and iterate on VESSEL itself.

“I upgraded VESSEL, using 10 GPUs, which not only speeds up its computing speed but also allows it to connect more deeply with my brain. Now we can try it out,” Michael said. “I also added a real-time reading function to VESSEL, so you can see the converted text on the screen in sync with our thinking.”

Michael sat in the chair, put on the special helmet, and established a connection with the newly upgraded VESSEL. Daphne, meanwhile, watched the screen, reading the text converted from brainwaves, as if watching a live broadcast.

Is it feasible to build a superluminal power station 18 kilometers high on Mars? The answer is yes.

What is the safe range of power required to inject energy into Mars and restart its magnetic field? An astronomical figure was displayed on the screen, and Daphne calculated rapidly, involuntarily marveling at the immense power of the superluminal waves.

Within the safe range, can we ensure that Mars is safe and won't explode? Daphne's screen froze, the cursor blinking and remaining in place, with no new text output.

Michael raised his right hand and waved it twice, severing the connection. He removed his helmet, shook his head, and seemed uncomfortable. Composing himself, he said to Daphne:
“It still doesn’t work. When I’m thinking, I feel my brain is too dominant, meaning VESSEL isn’t extracting enough consciousness from me. It seems we can only wait for Eileen to help us.” A few days later, Eileen, along with her latest biological agent and a mysterious guest, met with Michael and Daphne. Eileen’s main research area is human carbohydrate metabolism.

She discovered that targeted small molecule biological agents not only effectively treat diabetes, but also have a very significant stimulating effect on brain nerves.

Erin extracted small molecules composed of a dozen amino acids from the milk of female humpback whales and added active substances extracted from the plump kernels of ancient wild corn in Mexico to create a safe neurostimulant.

It is considered safe because this preparation is not addictive and therefore does not belong to the category of drugs.

Not only that, Eileen made a special trip to visit Bharat's grandmother, Vanita, believing the old woman to be reasonable. Whether Bharat should donate blood to Prince Harufa was a difficult question, but thankfully, the matter was over. Eileen felt that this time, her purpose in requesting Bharat's blood donation was different.

What impressed Eileen most was Grandma Vanita's clear and peaceful sense of right and wrong. Indeed, in Vanita's view, the original blood flowing in her grandson Barat's veins could not be used for trade, but if it could help scientific research and benefit mankind, then that was a different story, and of course it could.

Eileen pushed the shy Bharat in front of Michael and said to Bharat with a smile:
“This is your idol, Michael Max.”

Bharat was so excited he didn't know what to say, his face turning bright red. Michael and Daphne chatted with Bharat warmly and amicably, dispelling the awkward atmosphere, and Eileen got to the point.

“Michael, you both have type A blood. Bharat has agreed to give you a blood transfusion, and with the help of my biological agents, I am very much looking forward to you and VESSEL getting better synergy.”

Erin administered an appropriate amount of biological agent to Michael and guided Michael and Bharat to sit in two chairs with large reclining angles.

The nurse secured the blood-drawing syringe to a vein in Bharat's left arm, and through a pressure device, inserted the other end of the syringe into a vein in Michael's left arm.

Michael took a deep breath, pulled down the goggles on his helmet with his right hand, and turned on the switch to connect with VESSEL. Daphne noticed that when Michael and VESSEL thought about the same problem as before, their speed was significantly faster. The results of their thinking instantly filled the screen in the form of text, and the problem that had previously stumped them reappeared on the screen.

If the values ​​are within the safe range, can we ensure that Mars is safe and will not explode?

We have the answer!

100% safety is impossible; even within the safe range, the probability of a Martian explosion is one in a million. Daphne believes that even the slightest risk is unacceptable!

Daphne noticed that Michael's thoughts seemed to have shifted, and the following text appeared on the screen:
"As my external brain, what percentage of my consciousness does VESSEL extract? Or, with the support of biological agents and original blood, how much cognitive ability can it enhance my brain?"

"Only 3% of the neurons in your brain can be activated, and I only extract 2% of that 3%."

"This is far too little. We have already maximized the computing speed, used biological agents, and even original blood. Is there any way to further increase the proportion of my uploaded consciousness?"

Michael hopes to find a way to avoid this one-in-a-million risk of explosion, but VESSEL clearly cannot provide an answer at present.

The cursor blinked on the screen, and Daphne's heart tightened. Had it gotten stuck again?

A few seconds later, she saw the following text:
"The underlying architecture of existing computers is not advanced enough, and their logical judgments do not match the natural habits of the human brain."

"Is the underlying architecture a hardware or software issue?" Michael pressed.

“No, it’s a matter of positional notation,” VESSEL replied.

&
The poem composed of collected verses at the end of the chapter:
Clumsy and skillful, without intention, quick and slow; Qing Dynasty, Hongli

Clearly, fate was secretly supporting them. (Ming, Wang Zhen)

Changqiu Hongsuan and Qianju, Song Dynasty, Hu Su
Changes have taken place, leaving no trace. (Qing Dynasty, Xu Fang)

(End of this chapter)