Chapter 111

"Young Lady, what is an O-type star?" Alan asked curiously from the side.

He knew his Young Lady possessed profound expertise in astronomy.

To study the stars, she had even nearly caused a massive rift with her family.

"O-type stars are remnants from the dawn of the universe. Though few in number throughout the cosmos today, their dazzling brilliance makes them stand out in the night sky."

"Their mass is roughly six or seven times that of an average G-type star, yet their luminosity is one hundred and fifty times that of our Sun."

"In terms of brightness, even the dimmest O-type star is twenty-five thousand times brighter than the Sun."

"The brightest can reach five million times the Sun's luminosity."

Asta gazed at the beautiful blue-white star displayed on the light screen, unable to resist being captivated by its splendor:

"They are the hottest, brightest, and most massive stars in the cosmos."

"They are the most dazzling gems among the stars, yet also the most violent and savage fire gods."

Asta spoke with a tone of awe:

"Building a Dai Sen sphere around a typical G-type star is already an immensely colossal undertaking."

"Yet the Calamity Empire actually intends to tame an O-type star, one of the most violent stars among all, surviving since the dawn of the universe."

Not only Asta, but all living beings in the cosmos, upon realizing the star appearing on the light screen was a rare O-type star, could not help but widen their eyes.

When scattered nebulae converge and contract under gravity, the matter within compresses continuously, generating intense fusion, and an O-type star is born.

Thus, they burn so fiercely that most O-type stars quickly exhaust their fuel, expand, change color, and ultimately become dying red supergiants.

Therefore, the remaining O-type stars in the cosmos are extremely rare, and every single one is an intensely hot, violent fireball.

Each is a fire giant god surviving since the birth of the universe; even a casually flicked tongue of flame is enough to tear planets apart.

The Dai Sen sphere envisioned by all living beings in the cosmos is merely about taming a G-type star like the Sun of most civilizations.

Taming an O-type star, which is millions of times hotter and brighter than a G-type star, is an unimaginable miracle.

Yet the Calamity Empire wishes to shackle this star, lock it in a cage, and completely control every single wisp of energy it releases.

Watching the scene on the light screen, Topaz stood frozen in place.

She would be willing to tame at most a G-type star for the Calamity Empire.

That is something the Company could achieve with great effort.

But she never expected the Calamity Empire would attempt to tame an O-type star millions of times brighter than a G-type star.

"This... this is too bold, isn't it?!"

With light millions of times more intense, the construction difficulty far exceeds that of taming a G-type star.

If taming a G-type star is like trying to shackle a tiger,

then taming an O-type star is like trying to lock up the Absolute Sovereign.

The difference between the two is vast.

Topaz was certain that even if the Company disregarded the consequences and exerted all its strength, it would be impossible to tame an O-type star.

"What exactly does the Calamity Empire intend to do?!"

Topaz could not help but widen her eyes, looking at the scene on the light screen.

105. 【When a Dai Sen Cloud Wraps a Star】

Inside the light screen, within the star system where that O-type star resided,

bathed in the scorching blue-white light, the Calamity Empire's engineering ships constructed a space station within the galaxy.

Before this massive star, the space station appeared exceptionally tiny.

Yet the Calamity Empire intended to cast a tether from this space station, tighten it around the star, and tame the Sun.

All living beings in the cosmos could not help but wonder what method the Calamity Empire would use to build a Dai Sen sphere.

Especially since the O-type star, radiating immense light and heat, possesses a mass and volume far greater than ordinary stars.

The difficulty of building a Dai Sen sphere upon it far exceeds the imagination of all living beings.

The matter required for construction upon it is an astronomical number beyond imagination.

Even storing these supplies would require enormous warehouses.

Yet the Calamity Empire merely constructed a small space station.

This left all living beings in the cosmos somewhat confused.

"A small pony riding a big cart... oh no, a small station taming a big star!"

"Can such a tiny space station really complete the project of building a Dai Sen sphere?"

"It makes one doubt."

In the eyes of all living beings in the cosmos, a hint of confusion appeared.

"The so-called construction of a Dai Sen sphere has two greatest engineering difficulties."

Doctor Ratio extended a finger, gesturing to Aventurine:

"The vast amount of matter required to envelop the entire star."

"Overcoming the star's own super-high temperature and super-strong gravity."

Doctor Ratio looked at Aventurine and said:

"The mass of a star accounts for over 95% of the entire star system, and for O-type stars, it is even more."

"The Calamity Empire might need to strip all planets and moons from more than ten star systems to complete this colossal project."

"That would truly be a grand spectacle."

Hearing Doctor Ratio's words, Aventurine sighed softly:

"But the consumption of matter and energy in such a case is simply too great."

"Even for an O-type star, it is probably difficult to break even."

"But would the Zaidiguo Society engage in such a face-saving business that yields no profit?" Aventurine asked, brimming with curiosity.

"This..." Dr. Ratio fell into thought: "I truly cannot fathom how They could efficiently acquire the vast quantities of matter required to construct a Dyson Sphere."

Just as Dr. Ratio was pondering, the holographic screen in Their peripheral vision shifted.

Aventurine and Dr. Ratio swiftly redirected their attention back to the holographic screen.

Within the screen, a rustling sound emanated from the space station built upon the O-type star by the Zaidiguo Society.

It seemed as though some kind of tiny insect was scurrying and crawling through the space station...

A gray storm surged forth from the space station, hovering like a ring of cloud mist over the surface of the O-type star.

Yet compared to the massive O-type star, these gray storms appeared far too insignificant, unable to even cover one ten-millionth of the area before the star.

"Are these... nanobots?"

"But what use could such a tiny amount of nanobots possibly be?"

"Do They intend to build a Dyson Sphere with nanobots? But where would the matter come from?"

Just as all beings across the universe felt curious, the storm of gray nanobots began to move.

They scattered into tens of millions of small clusters, dispersing across the surface of the O-type star.

Under the curious gazes of all beings in the universe, these clusters of nanobots slowly sank into the azure-pale flames of the star.

Yet these nuclear flames caused no harm whatsoever to the nanobots.

Instead, the nanobots coalesced into clumps, layer upon layer surrounding these nuclear flames filled with scorching heat.

At the nanoscale, they opened their shells, drawing the flames into their bodies to convert and store them as energy.

The protium, deuterium, and tritium undergoing continuous fusion within the flames, along with the helium atoms produced by the fusion reactions, were all absorbed into their bodies.

They rapidly began using this energy and matter to replicate themselves.

In a short while, these nanobots began to double in number.

Watching this scene, all beings across the universe vaguely realized what the Zaidiguo Society intended to do.

"Could it be that They plan to use the star's own matter and energy to build a cage around the star itself?"

Asta watched the scene on the holographic screen, her eyes widening slightly.

But then she shook her head:

"No, the amount of matter required to construct a Dyson Sphere on the surface of an O-type star is astronomically vast."

"If it were all extracted from within the star, it would cause the star itself to become unbalanced, aging and degenerating into a red supergiant with low heat and low energy."

"It would be an entirely counterproductive action..."

Asta couldn't help but fall into confusion.

At this moment, the nanobots on the holographic screen had already multiplied to a certain extent.