Hot Wavelength

Chapter 8 (Tasman Island Power Plant 2): Natural Support
In June 2029, the capital of Liang Kingdom, Shuofu
Mr. E, the head of Liangguo's T Project, sat on a large single sofa in his office, with Michael Max and Professor Braun sitting to his side.

Mr. E and Professor Braun exchanged glances, and Mr. E asked Michael, "Our exploration master, Michael, I heard that you have a plan for the application of Tesla's theory of superluminal waves."

“Yes, I have already conducted a field survey with Professor Braun. We plan to erect a structure 18 kilometers high on Genovesa Island, also known as Ta Island, located on the equator, to build the first ultra-light wave power station,” Michael replied.

"Yes, the professor reported to me, which is why I asked you to come here. Please tell me our thoughts, Professor."

"Let me state the conclusion first: we disagree with rashly building a superluminal power station on Earth." Professor Braun changed his style of presenting arguments before drawing conclusions, and continued, "Our understanding of superluminal waves may not be deep enough, and the side effects of blindly building a power station on Earth may be unbearable for us."

"There might be risks, but how will we know it won't work if we don't try?"

Michael Max was about to continue his argument when Professor Braun interrupted him, saying:

"Of course we can try, but to be on the safe side, we recommend that the first power station should be built on another celestial body, such as the moon."

Michael Max leaned forward, his eyes gleaming with determination and rationality as he explained the various factors he had considered.

Nikola Tesla's theory of superluminal waves has been proven. In any location in outer space, including the solar system, a continuous structure 18 kilometers long can be created to absorb the complete wavelength of superluminal waves and convert the energy into electricity, thus becoming a so-called superluminal wave power station.

Michael believes that the power provided by the ultra-light wave power station can effectively address the urgent needs in two directions.

First, the computing power in large-scale artificial intelligence models is growing exponentially, and insufficient power has become a bottleneck.

Secondly, the development and utilization of space resources by humankind, and even the migration to other planets, require a large amount of energy.

Michael's original plan was to build power plants on Earth to enhance computing power, and to build power plants on the Moon or Mars, with the electricity primarily used for developing and utilizing space resources, and even establishing settlements.

The biggest advantage of building power plants on Earth is the low construction cost, and the low cost of power transmission after the power plants are built.

Building power plants in outer space, even on the moon which is closest to Earth, would present a problem beyond just high costs; it would be technically impossible to transmit the electricity back to Earth.

Mr. E raised his hand to signal Michael to stop, pointing out a perspective that Michael, due to his position, had not considered:
"Although Nikola Tesla's theory has not been officially made public, it is not exactly a secret. Intelligence shows that several major powers are eager to build ultra-light wave power stations on Earth. Low cost may not be a good thing for us."

Professor Braun's opposition to building experimental power plants on Earth stemmed entirely from his reverence and prudence for scientific principles, and he did not consider political factors.

Mr. E continued, "Since 1936, we have kept Nikola Tesla's secret, one of the important reasons being that its application threshold is too low. We will push for international conventions, even at the cost of the threat of force, to prohibit anyone from building superluminal power stations on Earth, in order to ensure Liangguo's existing leading position."

Professor Braun fully understood that building a superluminal power station on Earth was absolutely impossible. He turned to Michael and asked:
"If we were to build a power station on the moon, the closest point to Earth, would Espe's reusable Bird 5 rocket have sufficient payload capacity?"

Michael shook his head and said, "If we leave Earth, even to build a power station on the moon, which is relatively close, the engineering difficulty and cost will increase dramatically. The 180,000-kilometer-long carbon fiber pipe itself is relatively easy to handle, but the auxiliary supports, which are several orders of magnitude higher in quality, require too much transportation capacity."

Michael organized his thoughts and further analyzed the objectives, costs, and feasibility of the project.

Since it's impossible to build ultra-light wave power stations on Earth, we need to put aside the demand for computing power and focus on how to maximize the value of space resources while keeping costs under control and ensuring engineering feasibility.

Obviously, mining on the moon and transporting the minerals back to Earth is a straightforward approach, but after calculations, Michael discovered that lunar power stations are not the most cost-effective or technologically feasible option.

Professor Braun, a top astrophysicist, was a novice when it came to engineering, especially cost-benefit analysis. He stared at Michael, puzzled, and asked, "For any celestial body beyond Earth, carbon fiber tubing and auxiliary supports need to be transported from Earth. The Moon is the closest, so the cost should be the lowest, right?" Michael smiled mysteriously and suddenly, seemingly digressing, said to the professor:
"Do you remember that charity auction? The item I won could very well help us find the auxiliary support structure needed for the Mars superluminal power station."

The professor was completely bewildered and asked in surprise, "That broken Mayan pottery jar? What does it have to do with the auxiliary support structure for the Martian hypersonic power station?"

Michael smiled and said, "It's a secret that can't be revealed. It was a paper by your precious daughter Daphne that reminded me."

Professor Braun pondered this, thinking: Michael Max must be planning to manufacture massive, undeliverable auxiliary supports using materials found on the moon or Mars.

Humans have explored the moon far more often than Mars, and the loose soil on the moon makes it easy to take samples. In contrast, current sampling depths of Martian soil are only ten centimeters, so it can be said that humans know very little about the composition of the Martian subsurface.

Professor Braun originally thought that Michael would naturally choose the Moon as the target for the first space power station, aside from Earth. For the professor, this would be a win-win situation: not only could a superluminal power station be built, but an important experiment could also be conducted using Michael's company equipment during the construction process.

In 1936, Nikola Tesla proposed the superluminal wave hypothesis in his paper "The Dynamic Principle of Gravity," which reinterpreted gravity.

The superluminal hypothesis has been verified, but Nikola Tesla's principle of gravity is truly inconceivable. Professor Braun, with a degree of skepticism, designed an experiment, and one of the best testing grounds for this experiment was the moon.

Professor Braun returned to today's topic, looking up at Michael and asking, "If you can find a way to manufacture the scaffolding on Mars using local materials, Mars will be your first choice for building a superluminal power station, not the Moon?"

“Yes, it’s not just a matter of cost. Mars colonization has more advantages than the moon. My goal is to build and even terraform Mars. Of course, that will require a long time and astronomical financial investment.” Michael clicked his tongue and continued, “Last time on the island, you mentioned hoping to conduct a gravity experiment on the moon. Could you elaborate?”

"The lunar experiment I designed is much easier than building a superluminal power station, but it's still a massive undertaking. It's a long story, I'll tell you more on my way back," Professor Braun said calmly.

Mr. E picked up his coffee cup and, before ending the conversation, said to Michael:
"Today I'm informing you that you cannot build a super-light wave power station on Earth. As for Mars or the Moon, you can report back to us after you have a specific plan. But you must understand that this is a market activity of private companies, and we will not interfere as long as it does not harm the interests of Earth and Liangguo."

Mr. E put down his cup, spread his hands, and added, "Since it's a market activity, you need to raise the funds yourself; the government doesn't have a budget for this."

Michael Max stood up to say goodbye to Mr. E, saying, "In order to raise funds and to verify Tesla's theory of faster light waves, we will soon build the first faster light wave power station on Saturn's moon Enceladus."

Professor Braun, standing nearby, thought to himself: This creative genius, Michael Max, truly lives up to his reputation. Having only studied Nikola Tesla's theories for a few months, he has practically surveyed the entire solar system and come up with so many ideas. He asked, as if struck by a realization:

"You mean, building a hypersonic power station on Enceladus only requires transporting carbon fiber tubes, without the time-consuming and laborious task of transporting auxiliary supports, right?"

“Yes, there’s no need to transport auxiliary support from Earth to Enceladus.” Michael smiled knowingly, confident that the astronomer before him had guessed his secret. He added, as if his secret had been exposed:
"Because there are enough natural support structures there."

&
The poem composed of collected verses at the end of the chapter:
A wisp of mortal dust separates us from the passing waves, Tang Dynasty, Qi Ji

I turn back here to ask the Milky Way. (Tang Dynasty, Li Yi)

The moon shines eternally, like the moon of Song Jiaxuan.

Purple lightning and clear frost adorn the armory. Ming Dynasty, Wen Chun.

(End of this chapter)