Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Shen Siwen watched Lü Yongchang's retreating figure, opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

From the beginning of Earth's history, he dedicated his life to the study of the artificial biosphere.

In recent decades, in order to better regulate urban clusters on the Earth's surface, he and his team of researchers have been conducting research on urban climate models.

Therefore, he was very clear that the so-called planetary climate chaos model and the urban climate model were two completely different things.

If we had to make a comparison, it would be like comparing basic operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with advanced mathematics.

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In his personal office in the No. 1 shipborne laboratory, Lü Yongchang stared at the slowly rotating Dawn Star projection in front of him, lost in deep thought.

During the "overclocking" process just now, he gained a deeper understanding of planetary climate chaos models.

Chaotic systems have many characteristics.

Nonlinear, quasi-random, irregular, and extremely sensitive to initial conditions...

Therefore, the chaotic behavior in a chaotic system, though seemingly irregular, actually contains its own unique patterns.

Chaotic behavior in chaotic systems follows several principles.

Secondly, there is always a fundamental structure that is usually invisible, which determines the path of least resistance.

Third, this fundamental structure, which always exists but is usually invisible, can not only be discovered, but also altered.

These three principles constantly influence chaotic behavior and affect the final output of a chaotic system.

The so-called butterfly effect is the most straightforward explanation of chaotic systems.

The butterfly effect roughly means that on Earth, a butterfly living in the Amazon rainforest occasionally flaps its wings, causing corresponding changes in the air system around it and creating a weak airflow.

These subtle air currents, in turn, cause changes in the air around it.

This cycle continues, expanding...

Eventually, a hurricane formed somewhere thousands of miles away.

While somewhat exaggerated, it accurately describes a chaotic model of planetary climate.

Perhaps a single butterfly doesn't have that much power, but an endless array of "butterflies"—the planetary climate control satellite network they are about to create—does indeed possess that capability.

By manipulating the atmosphere of certain regions of Dawn, either by heating, cooling, or causing explosions, climate change can be caused across the entire planet.

Above the desk in front of me, several huge swirling cloud formations have already formed on the reddish-brown Dawn Star.

The connection between the vortexes indicates that the two giant storms on the A1 and A2 plains, which are the sources of the Dawn Star storm, have begun to merge.

As for the outcome of the merger of the two storms...

According to the original model calculation, there is a 96.1% probability that it is amplified.

Lu Yongchang reached out and gently moved the Dawn Star projection in front of him, turning his gaze to other areas.

Due to the storms in regions A1 and A2, other regions on Dawn Star also experienced varying degrees of abnormality.

The real-time satellite images before him constantly confirmed the inspiration that Lü Yongchang gained during the "overclocking" process.

His brows furrowed and relaxed intermittently.

As time passed, the confusion in Lü Yongchang's eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by clarity.

He waved to turn off the Dawn Star projection, reached out to open a brand new holographic image, and typed out a few large characters.

Planetary Climate Chaos Model

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at the same time.

Next to the office, inside Laboratory No. 1.

Shen Siwen stared at the holographic projection in front of her, her face filled with shock.

Draft of the Planetary Climate Control Satellite Network

Judging from the title alone, there seems to be no problem.

But when he opened the document and read it carefully, he realized just how crazy this plan was.

First, they need to deploy a satellite network that surrounds the entire planet in Dawn's synchronous orbit.

The satellite network is mostly composed of various weapon systems.

Hydrogen bomb, laser cannon, plasma bomb...

At first glance, Shen Siwen even thought that Lü Yongchang had sent the wrong document.

Isn't this the same planetary space-based defense network that the Proxima Centauri civilization used?

Then, upon closer inspection.

Shen Siwen said that he was completely numb.

The muzzles of these weapons are all pointed at Dawn Star!

Professor Lü... has he lost his mind?

The thought flashed through Shen Siwen's mind.

Controlling the climate certainly requires some appropriate measures.

Shen Siwen certainly knew about this.

But is this even a proper measure?!

Shen Siwen composed himself and swiped the holographic projection in front of him again.

Following that were a series of rough construction plans.

The plan was crude, but Shen Siwen still recognized the power of this climate control system.

The simplest application, of course, is to drop giant hydrogen bombs of varying yields in areas experiencing storms or other extreme weather events.

The powerful shockwave from the hydrogen bomb "torn apart" the original storm.

Of course, such a simple and crude approach is highly likely to cause other consequences, and how serious they are depends on luck.

A more sophisticated approach involves using laser weapons and liquid nitrogen to force the atmosphere in the corresponding area to heat up or cool down for a short period of time.

This approach can also reduce the power of a storm to some extent, or even eliminate it completely.

For example.

Typhoons require a large amount of heat and water vapor to form.

Therefore, by releasing large amounts of liquid nitrogen near a typhoon during its movement or course, the atmosphere can be cooled locally for a short period of time. This can significantly reduce the typhoon's power or even nip it in the bud.

This method is gentler than the previous one, but that doesn't mean it's without its drawbacks.

The climate of the entire planet is a perfectly self-consistent chaotic system.

The act of containing the storm is equivalent to adding an artificial variable to this chaotic system.

You might not notice anything after one or two times.

However, repeated attempts to contain the system will inevitably trigger a backlash from the chaotic system, resulting in even more severe disasters.

Once the threshold for human intervention is exceeded, it will inevitably lead to extremely serious consequences.

Finally, there is the best method.

Using various devices, the atmosphere of the entire planet can be "fine-tuned".

By manipulating the entire chaotic system, the original outcome can be appropriately altered.

such as.

The atmosphere in region A is heated either rapidly or slowly using lasers and ultra-long-range microwave heating devices.

Then, a small amount of liquid nitrogen was used to appropriately lower the atmospheric temperature in region B.

Finally, the shockwave from the high-yield hydrogen bomb is used as a trigger, amplified through the planetary atmosphere, forming a storm in a designated area and releasing excess energy from the planetary atmosphere.

Compared to the previous two methods, this approach is not simply about "blocking," but rather leans more towards "dredging."

This method is exactly what Dawn Star, which experiences periodic global storms, needs.

but,

To accomplish such a feat using a planetary climate manipulation system, it is essential to have a complete grasp of the operating rules of this chaotic planetary climate system.

This is precisely where the difficulty lies.

Thinking of this, Shen Siwen turned her head and cast a worried glance toward Lü Yongchang's office.

Although he had full confidence in Professor Lü's research capabilities.

But to tackle such a difficult problem single-handedly...

Isn't that a bit too much to ask?

But he didn't know.

At this moment, the holographic projection in front of Lü Yongchang was filled with densely packed formulas.