It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

400 years later, still the same people, still speaking the same words!

His nostrils twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself, "May human...glory last forever."

……

Amidst the warm applause, Lu Yongchang stood there quietly waiting with a smile on his lips.

When the applause subsided, he spoke again.

"I announce that [Phoenix One], the first test run, starts now!"

【Phoenix No. [-]】, the full name is【Phoenix No. [-] Antihydrogen Atom Manufacturing Device】.

As the name suggests.

It can produce antihydrogen atoms in large quantities.

As for why it is an antihydrogen atom...

Just as nuclear fusion mainly uses deuterium, tritium and helium, antihydrogen atoms are the easiest antimatter to produce.

The huge device set up on the surface of Guangwei began to operate at the moment the order was issued.

Under the energy supply provided by several fusion reactors, [Phoenix No. [-]] continuously produced antiprotons and electrononium.

Afterwards, the two collided with each other in the reaction chamber of [Phoenix One].

The low-temperature antihydrogen atoms appeared one after another, and under the guidance of the magnetic field, they slowly entered the pre-designed storage room.

……

"Successfully detected antihydrogen atoms!"

The unwavering electronic synthesis sounded in the laboratory, which immediately attracted a burst of cheers!

Lu Yongchang quietly looked at the huge holographic image directly in front of him.

He knew that this was far from over!

For [Phoenix One], it is not difficult to create antimatter, the real test is to restrain and store antimatter!

The characteristics of antimatter make it impossible to store it in a normal way—once it comes into contact with matter, an extremely violent annihilation reaction will occur.

Lu Yongchang didn't want to see the day when the battleship of human civilization turned into a ball of extremely brilliant fireworks while driving.

Therefore, a lot of time has been spent in the past four years on the storage technology of large amounts of antihydrogen atoms.

A device very similar to [Particle Trap] was born.

In the antimatter storage device whose inner cavity is a high-purity vacuum environment, three layers of magnetic fields are distributed.

These three layers of magnetic fields are separately powered by three power supply lines, which is to prevent accidents.

As for the disappearance of all three magnetic fields...

Lu Yongchang believed that when it really reached that point, the human starship must have suffered an irreparable and devastating blow.

Then, it is also a good choice to use the antimatter in the storage device to play its final role.

"Antihydrogen atoms successfully entered the storage device."

"Successfully stored!"

Zero's electronically synthesized voice interrupted Lu Yongchang's thinking.

Looking at the large characters in the holographic projection, a faint smile finally appeared on Lu Yongchang's tense face.

At this moment, the door to the fourth-level civilization has been loosened!

……

"Professor, I think [Phoenix One] still has a problem."

After the trial run of [Phoenix No. [-]], Tao Yuda hurriedly came to Lu Yongchang's side.

"Huh?" Lu Yongchang frowned subconsciously, "Any more questions?"

"The energy supply problem." Tao Yuda replied hesitantly, "Currently, [Phoenix One] still uses the fusion reactor for energy supply."

"I don't think this is a long-term solution."

"I did a simple calculation."

"If we want to support an interstellar war, we need antimatter..." Tao Yuda raised his wrist and turned on the small holographic projection on the watch, "It's about this number."

On the holographic projection, a number appeared.

Lu Yongchang's expression moved slightly: "I understand what you mean."

"Are you worried about the production rate?"

Tao Yuda nodded quickly and affirmed: "Not bad."

"No matter how much antimatter we store, there will be a day when we run out."

"Therefore, in order to cope with interstellar wars, our antimatter production rate must be maintained above a standard."

"And wanting to meet that standard..."

Tao Yuda swallowed lightly: "After calculation, we may have to fill up Guangwei with fusion reactors and [Phoenix-[-]] antimatter manufacturing devices."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang's expression sank.

It is obviously not his original intention to regard the entire Illuminated Moon as an energy production base.

"Go, go to my office first."

Lu Yongchang said in a low voice.

Chapter 512 Megastructure - Dyson Sphere

Inside the office.

Lu Yongchang was sitting on a chair, his brows were furrowed, and his tangled eyes were fixed on the holographic projection in front of him.

Tao Yuda was right.

He also performed a simple calculation just now. According to the current energy supply efficiency of fusion reactors, humans need to transform Guangwei into an energy planet filled with fusion reactors on the surface to meet human needs for antimatter in wars.

Antimatter doesn't just come out of thin air.

When matter and antimatter come into contact, energy is released.

To produce antimatter from matter requires the same or even more energy consumption.

After all, in the production process, energy loss is inevitable.

In other words, the current [Phoenix One] is similar to a large and efficient energy storage device.

Maybe someone will ask.

So what is the role of antimatter?

Isn't it bad to use the energy of the fusion reactor directly?

This involves a problem of energy conversion efficiency.

Compared with antimatter, fusion reactors are too "mild" and the rate of energy release is too "slow".

1g of antimatter can directly release all the energy equivalent to 1g of matter in a very short time by annihilating with 2g of positive matter.

However, the energy released by 2g of fusion raw materials is far inferior to the energy produced by the annihilation of positive and negative matter—whether in terms of quantity or speed.

Even if it is a hydrogen bomb, the energy conversion efficiency is only 0.7%.

The energy conversion rate of antimatter energy is more than 140 times that of it!

Therefore, even though it takes more energy to manufacture it, it is still an unavoidable choice for a level [-] civilization!

"Da da da……"

Lu Yongchang's right hand half clenched his fist, and his knuckles tapped lightly on the desk in front of him, making a rhythmic clicking sound.

Transforming Guangwei into an energy planet certainly did not meet his expectations.

So... what about transforming the remaining planets in the Gliese 555 star system into energy planets?

The amount of this project is not small!

The follow-up fusion raw material mining alone is not a small project!

Suddenly, Lu Yongchang's eyes moved slightly.

He raised his hand abruptly and patted his forehead lightly.

"I see!"

There was a hint of excitement in his eyes, and he said repeatedly: "I know what to do!"

Tao Yuda trembled slightly, he was taken aback by Lu Yongchang's violent action.

But after hearing what Lu Yongchang said, he hastily leaned forward slightly, and asked hurriedly, "Professor, have you thought of any good method?"

Facing Tao Yuda's eager questioning, Lu Yongchang showed a mysterious smile on his face.

"Nuclear fusion at the planetary level, what do you think of?"

Tao Yuda couldn't help being taken aback.

Gradually, an unbelievable idea emerged in his mind.

His eyes widened slightly, and he muttered to himself, "Too... the sun?"

"No, I was wrong, it should be the main star!"

"Professor, do you want to use Gliese 555 as an energy source?!"

"Of course." Lu Yongchang nodded with a smile, "Have you heard of the Dyson ball project?"

"An idea in the age of the earth."

"With a diameter ranging from 2 million kilometers, artificial celestial bodies used to wrap stars to mine star energy."

"To put it bluntly, it is actually a giant structure built around stars to obtain energy."

Tao Yuda swallowed hard, and then he nodded slightly.

As an old man in the earth age, he naturally knows this term.

"In the past, we might not have been able to complete such a grand project."

Speaking, Lu Yongchang stood up from the chair, reached out and opened the holographic projection on the side, and called up the star map of the Gliese 555 star system.

"But today, humans already have the technology to build a Dyson sphere."

"Transforming a red dwarf star into an antimatter production base."

"I think this should be enough to meet the needs of human civilization."

……

time is money.

For the rapidly developing human civilization, time is the most precious thing.

Therefore, after deciding on the research direction, Lv Yongchang held the Academy of Sciences meeting again without any hesitation, or even taking a short rest.

……

"..."

"In terms of materials, the main frame of the Dyson ball is made of carbonyne material."

In the meeting room, while talking, Lu Yongchang stretched out his hand to make some adjustments on the holographic projection, "You can add a small amount of star gold to the key parts."

He shook his head helplessly: "Our current star gold reserves can't support what this big guy made."

There was a burst of laughter in the meeting room.

Indeed, as Lu Yongchang said, it is absolutely impossible for a single star gold mined inside an ice giant to support such a huge project consumption.

"Ding Chengwang, what's the progress of the research on artificial star gold?" Lu Yongchang turned his head to look at an academician sitting on the side of the conference table, and asked, "There is only one ice giant star in the Gliese 555 star system. All hope rests on it.”

"Professor, some difficulties were encountered during the manufacturing process." Ding Chengwang, a student of the School of Materials Science and Technology, quickly responded, "But the problem is not serious, and we can solve it."

Lu Yongchang nodded slightly.

Since Academician Ding Chengwang said so, he didn't ask any more questions.