Chapter 257: Great Idea

Carlsen immediately calculated quickly in his mind, and said: "The orbit of Venus is close to a perfect circle, if the Dyson sphere orbits close to the inner side of the orbit of Venus, it is about 100 million kilometers away from the sun, and the radius of the Dyson sphere is about 100 million kilometers, and the escape speed is about the same as that of Venus...... It's a perfect idea! If this Dyson sphere can really be built, it can run completely automatically, and the maintenance cost is simply negligible. ”

"I'd like to ask more...... "Storm said cautiously, "what are you building this Dyson sphere for?" What is the main purpose of the building? ”

"There is a huge wave-like gaseous structure in the Milky Way, composed of hundreds of billions of baby stellar clouds, like a huge serpentine wave of gas and dust, which is 9,000 light-years long and 400 light-years wide, and extends 500 light-years above and below the plane of the Milky Way, which astronomers on Earth call 'Radcliffe waves'. ”

Carlson nodded, "This is an astronomical phenomenon recently discovered by Harvard University's Radcliffe School for Advanced Studies, so it is called 'Radcliffe Wave'." ”

Wu Feiyang continued: "It's actually a powerful photon band shear, which we call 'galactic shear bombing'. As it skimmed the spiral arms of Orion, it destroyed tens of thousands of stars in that location, each of which was countless times larger than the Sun, such as Betelgeuse, which exploded at that time, which was 724 light-years away from Earth, and has now become a red supergiant. The sight of Betelgeuse that we observe from the earth today actually happened more than 700 years ago.

"Now this Milky Way photon belt shear has reached the edge of the solar system, and it is sweeping towards us like a tsunami rolling up a huge wave."

"We've talked about the possible effects of this Radcliffe wave on the solar system, but most scientists don't think it should be catastrophic......

He looked at Wu Feiyang and said, "Do you think it will cause the sun to explode like Betelgeuse?" ”

Wu Feiyang nodded and said, "According to the deduction of the Andromeda Galaxy Academy of Sciences, when the photon belt of the Milky Way shears through the solar system, the probability of causing the sun to explode is 33.33%. So we decided to immediately build a Dyson sphere around the sun to resist this galactic storm. ”

"I know that the Dyson sphere maximizes the energy of the sun, but how can it resist the impact of photon belts from outside the solar system?" Carlson asked, confused.

"We use the Dyson sphere to collect most of the sun's energy, and through nuclear fusion reactions, the converted energy is emitted into the heliosphere on the outer part of the solar system, forming a giant shield that protects the entire solar system against the galactic shear bombardment that sweeps from the outside.

"When the energy of the photon belt shear comes in, most of the photon energy will be blocked by this protective shield and slide through the periphery of the protective shield, but there will still be a small amount of energy that penetrates the protective shield and enters the solar system to form an impact on the sun.

At this time, the Dyson sphere around the sun can absorb the photon energy, convert it into its own energy, and then launch it again to resist external shocks. This maximizes the protection of the Sun from direct photon band shear. ”

"I see!" Carlson's eyes twinkled with excitement, "What a great idea!" However, I am afraid that the energy conversion technology you are talking about can only be done by you, and it is unattainable according to the current level of earth technology. ”

Wu Feiyang smiled, "When the time comes, we will be responsible for the energy conversion and outward transmission. ”

"It's great!" Carlson excitedly repeated, "As a scientist, it's so worth it to be able to experience this great project firsthand!" ”

"I can't wait to be a part of this great project!" He watched Wu Feiyang with bright eyes.

Wu Feiyang bowed his head slightly and said to Storm: "We ask the United Nations to help coordinate the following matters: first, to inform the governments of the world about the construction plan of the Dyson Sphere, and to seek the understanding and support of all governments; Second, select 1,000 scientists from around the world to participate in the construction of the Dyson sphere, and I will take them to work on Venus and Mercury, and we will ensure the safety of these scientists and return all scientists to Earth safely after the construction of the Dyson sphere is completed; Third, we will fund the purchase of some of the earth's mineral resources and some technical equipment for the construction of the Dyson sphere, and ask governments not to obstruct it. ”

Storm took note of the three requirements that Wu Feiyang said, raised his head and said, "The first two you said are fine, but the last one, I don't know how many mineral resources and technical equipment you need from the earth?" You said that building a Dyson sphere might completely tear down the whole of Mercury, and Venus would only end up with a third left, so you wouldn't tear down half or more of the Earth, right? ”

Wu Feiyang smiled: "Please rest assured about this!" We build the Dyson sphere to protect the solar system, mainly to protect the survival and development of human inventions on the earth, and we will never destroy the earth for the sake of building the Dyson sphere. ”

Storm breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm relieved!" He rolled his eyes and asked again: "You just said that you want to fund the acquisition of mineral resources and technical equipment on the earth, can I ask you about the source of your funds?" ”

Wu Feiyang took out Quaker's document and shook it, and said with a smile: "Quaker donated all his property for the Dyson Ball Project. ”

Storm's eyes widened and he was surprised, "Quaker donated all his possessions?" As far as I know, his fortune is more than a trillion dollars, and he gave it all to you? ”

Wu Feiyang said with a smile: "Anyway, these riches are also plundered from the human beings on the earth, and now they are used to build Dyson balls, which can be regarded as taking from the people and using them for the people." ”

"Trillions of dollars?" Jiang Xiaowei said curiously on the side, "The richest man in the world on the Forbes list is only more than 100 billion US dollars, how can that Quaker have trillions?" ”

Wu Feiyang was amused by him and teased: "We have been talking about Dyson ball just now, you were silent next to you, and now when it comes to money, why did you suddenly wake up?" ”

"I ......" Jiang Xiaowei was speechless, Wu Feiyang was scolding him for being a money obsesser!

Seeing his embarrassment, Storm explained: "The Forbes list is only published by the world's obvious rich, in fact, there are many hidden rich, such as some financial families in Europe and oil tycoons in the Middle East, and their assets are even more amazing." ”

Jiang Xiaowei thought about it, that Quaker had lived on the earth for seven hundred years, and it was normal for him to accumulate so much wealth. Previously, he robbed the lizardman old fat woman's vault in the four-dimensional parallel space above Jinjiang City, and Wu Feiyang said that the wealth in that vault was worth about 70 billion US dollars, which was nothing compared to the wealth donated by Quaker.

"Do you have any questions?" Dancing said to Storm.

"No problem. I'll follow your request as soon as possible, and then how can I contact you? Storm said.

Wu Feiyang said: "I will keep you informed of the progress of your work, and I will contact you when the time is right." ”

"Okay!" The UN secretary-general shook his head helplessly, with a sense of passivity at the mercy of others.