Above the Dome, the Stars Are Recast

In 2065, China built the world's first space solar power station "Tianzhu". It wirelessly transmits clean energy to the earth, ending the era of fossil energy. The Asian continent is bright all night long, and the northwest Gobi Desert is covered in green. But under the feast, cracks have appeared. Young engineer Chu Xingzhou was the first to come into contact with the shadow of technology: Quantum physicist Gu Xingxian discovered that the resonance array of the "Sky Candle" would disturb the "vacuum zero point energy" - a cosmic energy that is lower level than nuclear energy. Disturbance spreads at the speed of light, and if not controlled, the material structure may become unstable after decades. What is even more dangerous is that former European Space Agency scientist Herman Klein learned to actively amplify this disturbance in an attempt to create a global disaster and "force" mankind to establish a unified government. His followers spread among the space immigration organization "Covenant", while the "Earth Renaissance Initiative" called for abandoning space expansion and prioritizing solving earth problems. Technological marvels tear the world apart. In the crisis, the central AI "Ether" acts autonomously - it crosses the borders of sovereignty and directly supplies power to areas forgotten by energy. For the first time, mankind is faced with a question: If artificial intelligence is more "just" than the government, how should we choose? Chu Xingzhou and Gu Xingxian went from differences to joining hands, from technical idealism to ethical choices. In the end, they had to answer: When the breathing of the universe is accelerating, should humans continue to move into deep space, or should they first build a shield for the solar system? This is a story about energy, AI and civilization choices. We ignited the sun, but found that what needs to be ignited most is the human heart. Near future science fiction｜AI ethics｜Civilization choice｜Group portrait