Chapter 336 "Death Star" Project

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Two days later, the Dinosaur Civilization imparted to humanity all the technology related to the upgraded Lunar Planetary Engine, which included the manufacturing processes and details for various application materials.

This was technology within the domain of applied physics, not cutting-edge theoretical technology. Despite being highly complex, it could still be verified through computer simulations and experiments.

The vast amount of technological data was immediately distributed to all research departments, and in conjunction with a massive amount of artificial intelligence, every researcher devoted themselves fully to the verification of this technology.

As scientists from across humanity worked tirelessly day and night, progress was exceptionally rapid. After two months of relentless effort, all the technical data had been comprehensively verified and confirmed to be accurate.

The dinosaurs did not conceal, reserve, or mislead humanity in the technological data. They understood that such deception was meaningless, as humans could easily detect it.

After verification, all technical data was handed over to Wallfacer International. This technology was currently only needed by Wallfacer International, while the Solar System Alliance only needed to reference some of the materials application techniques. The dinosaurs were still at 1.3 in their Civilization Rank, with some materials application techniques slightly surpassing those of humanity.

All eyes seemed to be focused on the Moon transformation project, which was currently humanity's largest plan.

In fact, unknown to outsiders, Lin Sen's plan to transform the Moon had begun 160 years earlier as part of the "Death Star" plan.

The plan aimed to hollow out the Moon and forge a solid planetary skeleton inside, then install thousands of Planetary Engines to propel the Moon out of the Solar System at high speed.

The Planetary Engine was just Proposal One for propulsion. Lin Sen also had a Proposal Two ready.

Proposal Two involved establishing a Super Matrix Curvature Engine on the Moon, creating a Space Curvature Bubble that would envelop the Moon. In this way, should an emergency arise, humanity could pilot the Moon and escape at the speed of light.

The hollowed-out areas inside the Moon could be filled with resources mined from other planets, and it could accommodate the entire Solar System's population and industrial foundations. Thus, even if humanity left the Solar System, they could continue advancing their Civilization Rank.

The Moon now resembled a colossal spherical civilization carrier, bearing all of humanity's hopes and dreams.

Beneath the lunar surface, a super military fortress had been built. Countless powerful weapons and warships lay hidden under the unremarkable surface, ready to respond to potential threats at a moment's notice.

The scale and complexity of this plan were beyond imagining. According to the Science Advisory Board, it would take at least 500 years to complete.

However, time was not the sole challenge. In Proposal One, the Planetary Engines' "Trailblazer" issue was also not to be overlooked. The Moon could easily be discovered by other civilizations while accelerating or decelerating.

The Dark Domain area created by Proposal Two could also reach 1,000 astronomical units in diameter, which was equally dangerous when decelerating from the speed of light.

Despite formidable difficulties, humanity did not give up. They could first use low-power Planetary Engines to move the Moon, which would take longer to leave the Solar System but was a feasible option.

After leaving the Solar System, they could shut off the engines and coast inertially until a new home was found.

The Moon's surface still maintained its original appearance, untreated. However, due to its large size, it remained an easily detectable wandering planet.

The likelihood of being discovered was high, especially in the vast expanse of interstellar space where some wandering, weaker civilizations might come to probe for resources.

But this was also part of the "Death Star" plan, serving both as bait and an opportunity. Human civilization urgently needed to absorb other civilizations' technological pathways to accelerate its own development.

Of course, the risk of attracting High-Level Civilizations existed. Typically, they wouldn't care about such modest resources, but even though the probability was low, it was bound to happen at some point.

This placed enormous pressure on humanity, who had to rapidly advance their technological Civilization Rank to survive in this cruel universe.

This was the real meaning behind the "Death Star" plan: to choose life in the face of death.

The core of the plan was that deep down, humans needed a "home," as those without a "home" become prone to materialistic thinking and collective ideological alienation.

But this "home" was not as safe as imagined, with life hanging by a thread. It was this crisis that served as a catalyst for the advancement of human technology.

The greatest issue with this plan was time. If the Solar System encountered a Hines Strike within these 500 years, then humanity's hope would rest on the Solar System Alliance's "Ark" plan.

They would lead humanity out of the Solar System to drift through interstellar space, becoming like the dinosaurs—a child that had forgotten its "home."

However, once the "Death Star" plan was complete, the Solar System Alliance's Space Cities and Ark Ships could directly fly into the interior of the Moon. Many areas inside the Moon had been hollowed out, leaving vast passages capable of accommodating the direct entry of Space Cities. Once inside, the passages could be closed, leaving the Moon's surface seemingly unchanged.

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"In the 'Death Star' project, the Moon's surface appeared unchanged, but its interior had undergone a thousand transformations."

The Moon was both a colossal military fortress and humanity's another 'home'."

Now, with the Planetary Engine manufacturing technology from the Dinosaur Civilization, the 'Death Star' project could be greatly accelerated."

Humanity hoped to build several hundred Planetary Engines on the Moon within 30 years, propelling it away from Earth."

It would then take another 50 years to truly complete the 'Death Star' project, and this period would also require the mobilization of the entire Solar System's humanity to mine resources and transport them to the Moon."

What Lin Sen was worried about now was whether humanity would still have 50 years to prepare after the arrival of the Dinosaur Civilization; plans can never keep up with changes."

More importantly, Lin Sen had a guess that he might have crossed into the timeline of the previous universe."

In this universe's doomsday, many civilizations may have cast time-transcending 'messages in bottles,' and a portion of these bottles were fortunate enough to enter the next rebooted universe."

And these bottles were again fortunate to resonate with the thoughts of some lucky individuals, allowing them to reveal a corner of the grand epic of the last universe to the world through their hands."

Since both the Dinosaurs and the Swallower had appeared, would the Li Bai Civilization from 'Poetic Cloud' emerge 200 years later?"

This was a super civilization that had achieved Pure Energy Transformation, seemingly fitting into the category of a Third-Level Civilization. Even though it might show goodwill towards humanity, Lin Sen thought it best for humanity not to make contact with it at the moment."

As long as humanity escaped in time, they should be able to avoid contact with it. The Li Bai Civilization hadn't discovered the charm of poetry and should not be interested in humanity at the moment, so it wouldn't pursue them."

It could be said that Lin Sen genuinely feared Li Bai."

The Swallower had clearly come into contact with the Li Bai Civilization over the long span of time, and was even a servant civilization to it. The Swallower referred to the Li Bai Civilization as 'gods,' gods with form and substance."

This was much like how, in the early days of the crisis, the Earth-Trisolaris Organization referred to Trisolaris as 'Lord.' No matter the reasoning behind it, and even though many of their thoughts were not wrong, this in itself was actually a negation of self."

In Lin Sen's heart, one could question everything, doubt everything, but should not deny oneself; a civilization that denied itself had no future."

Lin Sen even wondered sometimes if the reason the Swallower's civilization rank hadn't elevated over 60 million years, and why it hadn't been exterminated by other civilizations during such a long period, could be related to the Li Bai Civilization."

Li Bai Civilization's most significant characteristic was capriciousness; no one could be sure what it might do to humanity."

If humanity couldn't grow under its protection, then they would never be able to grow at all."

Lin Sen carried out the 'Death Star' project, as opposed to the Solar System Alliance's Ark project, because it fundamentally provided humanity with a 'home' in their hearts; 'home' embodies the recognition of one's self."

The escape of some indicated that they had already succumbed to the Dark Forest, having accepted it in their hearts. They had negated themselves and their civilization had ultimately submitted to barbarism."

In the great depression of the original timeline, humanity eventually couldn't withstand the ordeal, succumbed to reality, denied themselves, and decided to live well in their last moments."

At that time, they were just 'living,' but their hearts had 'died,' and they would no longer think about defending their 'home.'

Of course, we can't blame them; they just wanted to live better, which was not wrong, and persevering wouldn't have resulted in a better outcome either."

Of course, we must also acknowledge that the Death Star project was not the most rational plan, but perhaps the best choices are always subrational."

However, humanity did not have much time. No matter what, they must drive the Moon to lead all of humanity to escape within 80 years at the latest."

'Death Star' signifies both the Moon as a wandering dead star and humanity's determination to arise from death, a determination to protect their homeland."

Perhaps this alone could construct the Great Wall of the Heart—a Great Wall of unwavering courage and collected faith—in the hearts of all humanity."

If Lin Sen had come to this universe just to let a few more witness the universe's doomsday, why bother doing so much?"

How could one not challenge the Dark Forest? Humanity needed to stand on the highest peak of this forest to the west and gaze upon the landscape of the forest."