Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

The Tower of Babel project has had a significant impact on the People's Federation.

Although the space elevator is to be built from top to bottom, the construction team building the foundation has already gone to the designated location in advance.

To save time, all engineering consumables are sourced locally.

Although the UN was only established for two short weeks, the barriers between nations quickly dissipated under the concerted efforts of everyone (and strong military pressure).

Just as the engineering team was setting off, good news came from the computer sub-laboratory of the First Laboratory of the People's Union (formerly the First Laboratory of Xia State).

"Um?"

"The second-generation quantum computer has been successfully developed?!"

Lü Yongchang abruptly stood up from his chair, staring intently at Mo Zeyang in front of him: "How's the result? What's the computing power?"

Overwhelmed with excitement, he asked a barrage of questions.

Because of the existence of zero, computer technology has become a top priority for the development of human resources.

It can be said that the limit of computing power is the limit of human productivity.

With sufficient computing power, Zero could simultaneously control trillions of robots to perform construction and production tasks!

Seeing Lü Yongchang's excited expression, Mo Zeyang chuckled and held up a number.

"Fifty thousand qubits?" A hint of disappointment flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes. "Only a fivefold increase?"

"What a pity..."

"But it's also a good thing, keep it up!"

Mo Zeyang looked at Lü Yongchang, who had a disappointed expression, with a strange look: "Ahem... I was talking about 500,000 qubits."

The moment the words left his mouth, Lü Yongchang froze.

His eyes widened slightly as he stared at Mo Zeyang in disbelief: "Five hundred thousand? Are you sure it's five hundred thousand qubits?!"

Upon seeing Mo Zeyang nod, Lü Yongchang's breathing became rapid.

He excitedly put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the office, muttering to himself.

"Fifty times!"

"That's an increase of fifty times in qubits!"

Suddenly, Lü Yongchang stopped and turned around abruptly: "Has it passed zero testing?"

This quantum computer is ultimately designed for zero-based manufacturing.

The most important thing, of course, is the zero "living experience".

"Professor, the second-generation quantum computer is quite impressive." Zero's synthesized electronic voice rang out at just the right moment.

A smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's lips. He nodded slightly and turned to Mo Zeyang.

"In that case, prepare to move Zero!"

……

Inside the quantum supercomputing center.

The second-generation quantum computer has been completed.

Compared to the first generation, the second generation of quantum computers requires a larger footprint, which forced the original quantum supercomputing center to be renovated.

Lu Yongchang stood in front of the control panel and turned his head to look to the left.

Behind the glass curtain wall is the first-generation quantum computer.

Looking at the constantly flashing indicator lights on the quantum computer, Lü Yongchang said in a deep voice, "Zero, prepare to begin."

"receive."

Zero's tone remained calm: "Cutting off all control signals..."

To ensure that no accidents occurred during the "relocation" process, Zero cut off the control signals of all robots and robotic arms in the factory.

All computational tasks in the laboratory were also archived and suspended.

"Control signal successfully disconnected!"

"Migrifying the main program!"

"1%..."

The progress bar has started loading.

As the progress bar slowly rolled forward on the big screen, a hint of excitement flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

500,000 qubits!

It's important to understand that increasing the number of qubits by fifty times results in a much greater increase in computing power!

He was even a little unsure where to use all that computing power!

Just like an ordinary person who has won the lottery jackpot, they have no idea what to buy next!

The wait was short, about ten minutes later, various indicator lights on the second-generation quantum computer lit up.

The sound of zero followed.

"Main program transfer complete."

"Algorithm optimization in progress..."

Just like when Zero was first activated, the first thing Zero did after entering the new environment was to modify the environment in which he "lived".

"Optimization complete!"

Lu Yongchang's expression brightened, and he looked at the camera beside him with a grin, saying, "How was it?"

"How is the situation?"

Zero did not reply immediately.

However, the CPU usage on the main control panel was soaring.

Clearly, it is testing its limits.

A few seconds later.

"Professor, I feel great."

Lü Yongchang suddenly raised an eyebrow.

He then exhaled a deep breath, calming his turbulent emotions.

"Zero, are you now in charge of the space elevator construction project?"

When he asked that question, Lü Yongchang held his breath.

Humans are too slow.

Even the Xia Kingdom, known as the "infrastructure maniac," seemed somewhat powerless when faced with such a colossal project that spanned heaven and earth.

CPU usage increased again.

This time, Zero remained silent for a slightly longer period.

About five minutes later, the synthesized voice sounded again.

"Yes, Professor."

"Currently, the performance of robotic arms and robots is sufficient to complete the vast majority of the construction tasks for the space elevator."

Upon hearing the answer, Lü Yongchang's spirits lifted!

"Approximately how long will it take?"

Perhaps because all the problems had been calculated in the previous calculation, Zero answered very quickly this time.

"If all computing power is put into it, more than 90% of the construction task can be completed within a year."

"Of course, this depends on a breakthrough in cable technology."

Lü Yongchang's expression froze.

Well, it must be admitted that he has not yet completed the most important technological preparations for the space elevator.

"Ahem!" Lü Yongchang coughed awkwardly a few times, changing the subject, "What if we can ensure the smooth operation of the laboratory and other manufacturing tasks?"

Clearly, Zero didn't understand Lü Yongchang's awkwardness just now, and simply said to himself, "It will probably take 3 to 5 years."

Lü Yongchang was suddenly stunned.

"That long?!"

"And...why is the time span so large?"

3-5 years.

This estimated time span is a full two years!

"In the past year, the laboratory's computing tasks have increased dozens of times. If the current growth rate continues and the performance remains the same, it will probably take me three years to complete the space elevator construction task."

"However, based on my observations and calculations, the rate of increase in the laboratory's computing tasks is constantly increasing."

"Adding the manufacturing tasks for the Xuan Nu series spaceplanes and other manufacturing tasks, five years is already a conservative estimate."

Zero said slowly and deliberately.

Lu Yongchang's face immediately turned somewhat ugly.

Just a few minutes ago, he was still struggling with how to use this exponentially growing computing power.

A few minutes later, he realized that this mere 500,000 quantum bits of computing power was simply not enough!