Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 248 Vacuum Zero Point Energy

The new sophon did not embed the Trisolaran civilization's artificial intelligence program because it was useless.

The nature of data life dictates that two data life forms cannot exist within a single civilization unless one side permanently closes off its channels for obtaining information; otherwise, a mutual 'war' will inevitably ensue.

Once data life closes off information channels, it's like humans locking themselves in a solitary confinement room, where they can't call for help and there's no one to answer their cries. The loneliness of having no communication and interaction can drive a person crazy.

The old version of Sophon was assimilated into Xiling's appearance in an instant when Xiling granted her access to the human quantum network. The original Sophon no longer exists; now only the microcomputer dominated by Xiling remains.

Faced with this situation, even the most taciturn scientists from the Trisolaran civilization couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "..."
"What exactly is Xiling?"

The scientists from the Blue Star civilization couldn't answer, but that didn't stop them from wearing expressions of shared pride.

After all, Xiling is the goddess of mankind, and the strength of the goddess means the strength of human civilization. This has been a consensus of civilization for a long time.

The Trisolarans' original quantum network was also taken over by Xiling. At this point, the newly appointed leader's identity was reduced to a mere title, and it was foreseeable that all Trisolarans would forget about it within a few years.

As a result, Xiling's computing power has increased dramatically. While ordinary people may not perceive it, cutting-edge scholars like Jiang Fan, Xins, and Ding Yi can clearly observe the change.

Take Jiang Fan's scientific research project as an example. He assigned Xiling the task of dissecting the entire human genome down to the molecular level, which was expected to take twenty years to complete in just two years, a tenfold difference!

Central Building,

The Zhizi controlled by Xiling appeared before Jiang Fan first, before Qu Yuan, Ding Yi, and others.

Humans find it difficult to comprehend the feelings of data beings. For example, right now, Xiling herself is talking to Jiang Fan, and the Zhizi she controls is also talking to Jiang Fan, as if they were two separate people.
"Lord Jiang, what you wanted to see is here~"

"Lord Jiang, I'm here!"

Jiang Fan waved his hands repeatedly.

"Don't talk in two separate threads, where are Qu Yuan and the others?"

The live-action Xiling replied,

"We will arrive at the central building in three minutes."

This brief moment passed quickly. Qu Yuan and Ding Yi appeared outside the office window in their high-speed anti-gravity aircraft. The two of them, about four or five meters apart, leaped directly into the central building.
Current human physical capabilities have led to many exaggerated everyday behaviors. For example, people traveling from high-rise buildings often estimate the arrival time of the aircraft and jump off from a height of several hundred meters.

For people on lower floors, getting out is even easier. Stairs and elevators are just for show; people below the third floor can jump directly, while those above the third floor can jump to the external platform and then jump down. Everyone is like Jackie Chan! No! Even more ferocious than Jackie Chan!
As for sports like basketball and football, it's fair to say that movies like Basketball Fire and Super Intelligent Football are too conservative. Things like the "Dragon's Unrepentant Whirlwind Dunk" and the "Saint Seiya Three Demon Dance Dunk" have become commonplace.

Most traditional sports have been eliminated. Today's humans have gone back to the feudal era and especially like to fight. They fight like in martial arts movies, with real swords and spears. Without wires, they can jump more than ten meters high on their own.

As expected, trends come in cycles.

Ding Yi said to Jiang Fan with a joyful expression,

"President Jiang, the Cradle Project has been a great success! We can now continuously produce sophons that belong to humankind!"

Qu Yuan was rather shy; he simply smiled and remained silent.

Jiang Fan handed each person a cup of tea, sparing no praise.
"Great! That's wonderful!"

"The fusion of human civilization and the Trisolaran civilization unleashed a power far greater than I had imagined!"

After praising him, he looked at Qu Yuan and asked,
"Mr. Qu Yuan, are the scientists working on the Three-Body Problem adapting well to Earth?"

Qu Yuan replied, seemingly flattered.
"Dear Mr. Jiang Fan, life here is countless times better than in the Trisolaran system! The friendliness of humanity constantly moves us, and I wholeheartedly support the idea of ​​merging the two civilizations!"

Jiang Fan smiled and shook his head.

"No need to be so polite, Mr. Qu Yuan. You can call me General Manager Jiang or Old Jiang, just like Old Ding does. Human civilization doesn't concern itself with such hierarchical distinctions," Qu Yuan replied, taking a deep breath.

"Then please forgive my presumption in addressing you as President Jiang."

"Of course, no problem!" Jiang Fan replied, then asked,

"I heard that Project Cradle has updated the previous technology. Could you give a brief description?"

Qu Yuan nodded vigorously and began to speak.
"Compared to the sophon manufacturing technology of the previous generation of the Trisolaran civilization, the new generation of Cradle Project can not only achieve automated production and operation,"

"Furthermore, because there's no need to install an artificial intelligence system, I optimized the design of the quantum information matrix inside the sophon, theoretically enabling its computing power to reach ten million times, or even more, than before!"

Jiang Fan asked a question that he had been curious about for a long time.
"This is a huge step forward!"

"I'm quite curious, Mr. Qu Yuan, could you please tell me about the energy source design of the sophon?"

Qu Yuan replied,

"of course can."

"The energy of the sophon comes from quantum tidal fluctuations, which can also be called vacuum zero-point energy."

"The space we live in is on an extremely small scale, where the quantum field is constantly contracting and inflating, much like ocean waves."

"The overall average is called the vacuum zero-point energy, just like how the sea is flat when viewed from a high vantage point, and the human concept of altitude is based on this."

"But looking at it on a larger scale, the waves on the sea surface are high and low, so there is a kind of potential energy called quantum tidal energy."

"Sophons can use this potential energy from higher-dimensional states and apply it to other places."

Jiang Fan asked again,

Doesn't this violate the law of conservation of energy?

Before Qu Yuan could speak, Ding Yi spoke first.

"I asked that question too, and I came up with a very vivid explanation."

Jiang Fan and Qu Yuan both looked at Ding Yi. Ding Yi rubbed his nose and said, slightly embarrassed,

"Ahem, I got a little excited."

Jiang Fan smiled helplessly.

"Then hurry up and tell us, aren't you just keeping us in suspense?"

Ding Yi began to explain.

"It can be understood this way: by utilizing the potential energy between the sea surfaces, a rock can be propelled into the air,"

"This process transfers potential energy from the waves to the rock, but the rock will eventually fall."

"Potential energy is converted into kinetic energy and crashes into the sea, thus becoming the sea's potential energy again, creating high waves in a localized area,"

"The energy is not lost in this process; it is simply utilized in other ways and will eventually return to the sea,"

(End of this chapter)