Hot Wavelength

Chapter 7 (Talisman Island Power Plant 1): Side Effects

6500 million years ago, Venus
Nikola Tesla, Abbott, and Colonel Fellman stepped out of the space elevator and arrived at the outdoor platform of Power Station One, located on the equator of Venus.

"Is this the site I chose for the superluminal power station, Tower Island?" Tesla asked Abbott.

“Yes, this is Tower Island, located on the equator of Venus,” Abbott replied solemnly.

“The island of Tasmania was only 50 meters above sea level and very small in area before. Now it’s all land. Did the sea recede? Or did the mountains grow taller?”

"The ultra-light wave power station caused the sea to recede, and now we are standing at an altitude of 3000 meters, which can also be said to mean that the mountains have grown taller."

Tesla could hardly believe his ears and shouted:
"How could this have happened in just a few decades?"

Nikola Tesla remembered Venus as having a pleasant climate and relatively stable tectonic plates, making it a paradise suitable for human habitation.

Venus is 108 million kilometers from the Sun, and its orbit is located in the optimal position of the habitable zone of the solar system. Because Venus's obliquity to the ecliptic is close to zero degrees, it experiences almost no seasonal changes throughout the year.

Temperature changes certainly exist, but they don't change over time; instead, they change according to latitude. The equator is hot, and the poles are cold.

In the region at 60 degrees north and south latitude, the average daily minimum and maximum temperatures are 10 degrees Celsius and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively.

Because the land area of ​​Venus's northern hemisphere is larger than that of its southern hemisphere, the strip of land around 60 degrees north latitude is the main settlement area of ​​Venusian people.

Riftenburg is located in the East 3rd region of Venus, at 59 degrees north latitude. It is the seat of the Venusian Union's administrative offices. Venusians often associate this city with a type of strong liquor, jokingly calling it "59-degree vodka".

The group's self-driving electric car stopped in front of the Venus Union administration building. The doors opened automatically, and Colonel Fellman took a few steps forward, professionally and politely guiding Tesla and Abbott into the building.

“Director Deston, this is Mr. Nikola Tesla. We have successfully awakened him and brought him to you,” Abbott introduced to Deston, the head of the Alliance’s office.

Deston, the head of the Venus Union's office, was tall with dark reddish skin, short curly hair, and deep-set eyes.

“Nikola, it’s wonderful that you’re awake and able to help us all. To avoid public panic, our conversation today must be kept highly confidential.” Deston gestured to Dean Abbott to explain the situation on Venus to Tesla.

Dean Abbott activated the holographic projection, and a globular Venus with detailed topographic markings appeared before Nikola Tesla's eyes.

Ninety years ago, Nikola Tesla, then 40 years old, began to study energy problems after inventing alternating current.

He firmly believes that all physical events and the laws governing them can be represented by energy.

Energy determines everything; energy is everything.

Nikola Tesla proposed the superluminal wave hypothesis, which states that the universe is filled with a uniform and omnidirectional energy wave with an extremely high speed, a frequency on the order of 10 to the power of 16, and a wavelength of about 170360 kilometers.

If the diameter of an object is larger than the wavelength, such as a star, it will experience a strong energy reaction when struck by the hyperluminescence. If the diameter of an object is smaller than the wavelength of the hyperluminescence, it will be diffracted, resulting in no energy reaction and the hyperluminescence will not be detected.

Tesla wrote a paper based on his theory of superluminal waves, called "The Dynamic Principle of Gravity".

After the paper was submitted to the Venus Union Academy of Sciences, most of the academicians in physics and astronomy did not agree with it. Only Abbott, who was not yet the president at the time, strongly advocated for it and organized a number of superluminal wave verification experiments.

In the years that followed, Tesla turned its attention to research on the application of superluminal energy and to site selection for its planned superluminal power plant.

With the abundant power provided by the superluminal waves, he and his girlfriend Maria, a bioengineering expert, hope to transform the universally desired ideal of "ultimate immortality" into a feasible engineering solution through their efforts.

Their solution is:

Achieving physical immortality through gene cloning technology;

Achieving immortality of consciousness through brain-computer interface technology.

Nikola Tesla, a Venusian, invented a non-contact, high-speed brain-computer interface at the age of 43, which he called the "Lightning Ball." During an experiment, an accident occurred, and he fell into a coma, remaining in a vegetative state for a full 86 years.

"Abbott, I remember everything that happened before I fell into a coma. Tell me what happened afterward!" Tesla pressed Abbott. In the decades after Tesla fell into a coma, Venusian technology developed rapidly, transitioning from the electrical age he pioneered into the information age.

The research group on superluminal wave theory, led by Abbott, discovered the periodic influence of the eclipsing relationships of celestial bodies such as Regulus and Jupiter on sunspots and solar flares by observing solar activity, thus indirectly verifying the superluminal wave theory.

Sixty years ago, the Venus Union Space Agency launched two space tugs that pulled up a 180,000-kilometer-long "rope" and received the energy of incident hyperluminescent waves, thus finding direct evidence of the existence of hyperluminescent waves.

A man-made structure 18 kilometers long can be incident with superluminal waves of the complete wavelength, becoming an inexhaustible energy source, also known as a superluminal power station.

Abbott and the project team were concerned about the potential side effects of the superluminal power station, so instead of building the power station directly on Venus, they built the first superluminal power station in human history on Venus by connecting Saturn and its largest moon, Sedna, in the distant Saturnian system, with a 18-kilometer-long structure.

The Saturn Power Station provided ample energy for the Venusians' space activities, and after several years of observation, no side effects of the superluminal power station were found.

Sedna is the largest moon in the solar system, with a thick ice shell covering its surface. It is possible that due to the super heat source of the power plant, only a small amount of solid ice sublimation into water vapor was detected.

Faced with irrefutable evidence, Venusian scientists who had previously questioned the theory of faster-than-light waves have now turned their support to the construction of faster-than-light power plants in order to bridge the gap between the ever-increasing demand for computing power and the scarce power supply.

In his paper on Nikola Tesla, Abbott and others suggested extending the 9-kilometer-high space elevator originally used for transportation to 18 kilometers on the island of Talos, located on the equator of Venus, thus building the first Venusian superluminal power station.

The ultraviolet light energy, independent of the sun, is virtually inexhaustible. Therefore, power stations 2 and 3 were subsequently built along Venus's equator. With ample energy to support its computing power, Venus's artificial intelligence models expanded exponentially.

Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long, and the side effects of the superluminal power station began to appear. Because the thermoelectric conversion rate could not reach 100% of the theoretical design, the remaining heat energy accumulated inside Venus through the rocks of Talos Island.

In just a few decades, the Venusian plate has become more active, causing dramatic changes in the landform, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes of magnitude 8 or higher.

Incredibly, the Tasmanian region was dramatically uplifted by the intense collision of tectonic plates, rising from an elevation of 50 meters to over 3000 meters, exposing the land and causing marine regression.

Rocks rising above sea level release large amounts of carbon dioxide under sunlight, which accumulates in Venus's atmosphere and creates a strong greenhouse effect.

Frequent volcanic eruptions have led to a sharp increase in the proportion of sulfides in the atmosphere. In many parts of Venus, people even need to wear gas masks when engaging in outdoor activities.

"How could this happen? We should immediately disconnect the 18-kilometer-long structure and shut down the power plant!" Nikola Tesla said anxiously.

“Several years ago, we shut down all the other super-light wave power stations except for Power Station No. 1. Considering that computing power has a rigid demand for electricity, if Power Station No. 1 is shut down, many smart tools that people are used to will be paralyzed.” Abbott rubbed his hands and shook his head, showing a dilemma.

"Power Plant 1 has such significant side effects; shutting it down isn't a solution. Do you have any follow-up plans?" Tesla asked.

“Nikola, this isn’t just about whether Power Station 1 is shut down or not. Things are far more serious than you think, which is why I came to Mars to wake you up.”

Pointing to the numerous craters on Venus's surface, Abbott continued, "Volcanic eruptions cause atmospheric deterioration and a sharp rise in temperature, making Venus perhaps no longer suitable for human habitation."

"You mean, even if we shut down Power Station 1 now, we still can't make Venus look the same as before?" Tesla asked.

“It is very regrettable that we are insignificant in the face of nature. The deterioration of Venus’s environment is irreversible and cannot be stopped. Soon Venus will no longer be suitable for us Venusian humans to live on.” Diston picked up the conversation and revealed this unacceptable secret.

He continued, "That's why we urgently woke you up, hoping that you and Dean Abbott can work together to deal with this enormous crisis."

Tesla trembled and asked loudly, "Huh? If Power Station 1 is shut down immediately, have you calculated how much time we Venusians have left to escape Venus?"

Abbott gazed at Tesla, his voice low and melancholic, and replied:
"If we start counting down now, we estimate there are 50 Venus years left."

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The poem composed of collected verses at the end of the chapter:
"To respond to things, one must act in dangerous situations," said the Song Dynasty Buddhist monk Daoqian.

Suddenly the cable snapped and could not be used for support. (Song Dynasty, Zhao Fan)

A canal outside Qingguang Gate, by Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty)
A comeback is not out of the question. —Du Mu, Tang Dynasty

(End of this chapter)