Chapter 117: Prison Birds
If it weren't for the scene in front of him, Qin Yi might have forgotten that he was still on a star, the Dyson sphere is the crystallization of the highest technology in the alliance, they have found a large number of ways to build the Dyson sphere from countless civilization eggs, take the most essential part of it and integrate and simplify, and finally build such a perfect stellar cage.
The heat didn't vaporize them instantly, and the small packet that the flesh pillar creature had given them unfolded in an instant, turning into a spherical safety shielding field, which was able to isolate a large amount of heat and radiation, and although it was still suffocating heat to stay inside, it was not fatal.
When the floor beneath their feet disappeared and the stars appeared, everyone forgot about the extreme heat and set their eyes on this red fireball, which was an aging star, but its residual heat would grace the alliance for millions of years. Qin Yi saw that the inside of the Dyson ball cage was a special material, it was somewhat like a mirror, and it was like a silicon solar panel, and the black surface reflected the stars trapped in it, which could withstand such extreme heat, this material must be very simple, but it was a pity that they could only visit, and there was no way to bring some samples back.
What Qin Yi didn't expect was that the interior of the Dyson Sphere was not completely quiet, there were a large number of flying machines shuttling through it, their materials were exactly the same as the inner wall of the Dyson Sphere, they were huge, one by one in an orderly manner, moving quickly, and swept over the scorching flames.
"Their function is to transport supplies, assist in energy harvesting, and repair the inner walls, and the technology of Dyson spheres is very mature, but they are occasionally destroyed by stellar flares." The flesh pillar creature introduced to them like a teacher who led the team to visit, it couldn't withstand the high temperature here, and like Qin Yi, they had to rely on the shielding field to withstand it, and the sound signal penetrated through layers of barriers, and began to become distorted and weird.
"How energy efficient can the Dyson sphere be?" Qin Yi began to ask some important questions, not because these technologies are valuable, but simply because he wanted to know: "How long will the energy it generate be enough for the alliance to use?" ”
"Less than fifty percent." The words of the flesh pillar creatures are a little disappointing, it turns out that even if the technology is so advanced, it is impossible to fully utilize the energy of the stars, but in comparison, the utilization rate of the earth is only less than one billionth, and it is already conceivable that fifty percent is a terrible amount of energy.
"There are five such energy stations, which are the main source of energy for the alliance, in addition to some antimatter energy stations and singularity energy stations, all of which are high-tech, but the largest proportion is traditional energy." The flesh pillar creature was very conscientious and did not hide anything from them, even if this kind of information was not suitable for outsiders, he did not shy away from it: "The super pulse interference you used before caused the deactivation of the energy station, and the alliance broke out in the star field near this for a while, and it has not eased until now......"
"We were sorry, but we didn't have much choice at the time." Qin Yi said.
"Okay, let's not talk about it so much, let's go down and have a look." The flesh-pillar creature twisted its body, grabbed the thruster attached to the pouch and moved.
The thruster does not have something like a jet port, only two sharp thin corners, it can automatically adjust the output size and direction of propulsion according to the user's movements, Qin Yi checked it and went down with the others, when he walked down from the open ground, it felt like he was immersed in the deep sea, but the light here was abnormal, and the heat was compelling.
Compared with the exquisite and high-tech sense of the three-dimensional city above, the center of the energy station is much simpler, everything is big and bulky, simple and practical, including those auxiliary machinery flying around, Qin Yi came here to understand why the alliance has more advanced energy technology, but still relies on the Dyson ball to supply energy, and the reason is the same.
Simple, practical. With proper maintenance, this Dyson sphere can last until the day the star dies, during which time the star emits a majestic and terrifying energy all the time, what could be more convenient?
In fact, there is another thing that Qin Yi doesn't know, the flesh pillar creatures did not mention the truth of Dusk to them, and now most of the antimatter collected by the Alliance still needs to be refused, and then transported to the Dusk boundary to be reserved, so as to avoid the universe boundary shrinking again.
"It's shocking." A researcher in the field of energy marveled that while it had been known that the facility was built on a star, there was a difference between looking from the outside and going inside to see it for yourself.
"When will we be able to pull off such a miracle?"
"Soon." The flesh-pillar creature said, "Aren't you already in control of the Ascendant's ship?" This kind of technique is just a small skill of carving insects. ”
"Hehe......" A researcher smiled bitterly, and was about to say something, when suddenly Qin Yi stopped him from behind and shook his head at him imperceptibly.
At this time, we must not divulge any information about the interior of the moon, the other party is not so kind, and brought us to visit just to let us relax our vigilance and take the opportunity to say something. Qin Yi was alert in his heart and glanced at everyone. This reason is very simple, you can understand it if you think about it a little, everyone naturally tacitly closes their mouths, and no matter how much the flesh pillar creatures talk to them, they are just silent or answer the question, and the other party has no way.
Advanced super technology AI like a lighthouse can't forcibly read people's minds, Qin Yi believes that the alliance definitely doesn't have this kind of technology, as long as they don't say it, there will be no problem.
The rest of the trip was not too unexpected, the flesh pillar creature called for an auxiliary collector, it was not designed for manning, but it still barely allowed everyone to sit on it, and circled around the bottom of the Dyson sphere, the alliance's advanced energy harvesting technology opened everyone's eyes.
The flesh-pillar creatures finally told them that in fact, the Dyson sphere will make the star die earlier, the Dyson sphere itself not only collects the energy overflowed by the star, but also destroys the energy environment of the star itself, the life of the star will be reduced by nearly half after the construction of the Dyson sphere, the fusion exploration speed of its inner core will be accelerated after the internal environment of the star is broken, the light matter will be converted into heavy matter in a faster time, and substances such as iron can no longer continue to fuse, when these heavy substances appear, it proves that the life of the star has come to an end. Soon a large amount of heavy matter will cause the inner core to collapse, which is proof that the star is about to die.