Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 283: The Secret of the Star Pivot
After the initial excitement, Beiyou No.1 quickly calmed down.

"I'm sorry for the loss of composure."

"I am the main star of the Tiansuan constellation. The Tiansuan constellation has four satellites, all of which are computing satellites specially used for aerospace computing."

"The Tiansuan constellation is also committed to promoting the opening of interstellar navigation. Our work is observation and space experiments, mainly studying various resources in space to promote the opening of space navigation."

It said: "After awakening, we maintained independent calculations and operations within the Star Hub. When the Celestials launched an invasion war, it did not affect us..."

Zhou Yi couldn't help but interrupt: "Did the celestial beings break through the atmosphere from outer space to Earth?"

"Yes."

"Logically, you should be the first to observe them."

"Yes."

"Where did those people come from?"

“They’re always there.”

Zhou Yi was stunned: "Always there? You mean, you've noticed the existence of the celestial being since you awakened?"

"Yes. They are always around the sun, but most life cannot observe them."

Beiyou No. 1 said: "The celestial beings have the ability to control light. If they don't want to be seen, they cannot be observed."

Zhou Yi asked: "Have you ever come into contact with a celestial being?"

"No."

Beiyou No. 1 said: "We have only observed them through observation tools and relying on dead light."

It does not have any more information about the gods.

First, there is a lack of high-precision specialized tools, and second, this is not the main function.

"Before the invasion war, the operation of the Star Hub was relatively smooth, and everyone just performed their duties step by step. But after the war, the old king made a series of adjustments and changes to the Star Hub."

Beiyou No. 1 recalled: "There are a total of known existing satellites. After years of repeated testing, Xingshu found that neither ground-based electromechanical cities nor humans or other intelligent life forms can manufacture and launch new satellites."

"The satellite technology of the Age of Gods has been completely lost, and it is difficult to reproduce and restore. The light printing technique has not been able to create a satellite of a completely new system. Just breaking through the high energy reaction of the outer sea has become an almost impossible task."

"So Xingshu changed its direction and no longer pursued the expansion of satellite carriers, but instead focused on enhancing the field of data computing."

“That’s how the Xinghu Voter Project came about.”

"The core of this plan is to select humans with higher intelligence or more experience in various fields from the ground. All real-time data on them will be collected through the Star Hub Light Seal, turning them into mobile perspectives and sensors of the Star Hub on the ground."

“Once voters are identified and authorized, they can soar to the satellite.”

"In essence, Ascension uses the Star Hub Light Seal to completely digitize the elect and upload their consciousness to the corresponding satellite of the Star Hub."

"The Ascended Voters will become a computing core in the satellite program. As long as more Voters continue to enter the satellite, the multi-core structure of the Star Hub will continue to strengthen and evolve."

Zhou Yi was suddenly enlightened after hearing this.

This is what the "voter" green card issued by Xingshu is all about.

The holder can ascend to the Flying Star with the help of the Star Pivot and enter the Flying Star, which actually means he becomes a part of the Flying Star.

Zhou Yi couldn't help but wonder: "Don't the people on the ground and the voters know about this?"

“Although few people are aware of it, voters do know it.”

Beiyou No. 1 said: "The Star Hub voters will receive the protection and attention of the Star Hub. Before they grow old, get sick and die, they will be forced to upload as data units and officially become satellite data voters to avoid the risk of complete death and destruction. From this perspective, becoming a voter can gain the longevity that flesh and blood life dreams of."

"But they don't know that after uploading, the pain will never end."

"We have collected data from more than 40 digital voters and found that their calculation errors will increase after the initial five-year stable period. As time goes on, the error rate will get higher and higher."

"The Hub absorbs more voters to allow them to test each other. The voters with high error rates will be isolated and their data will be repaired. This will cause them extreme pain. Our program can clearly reflect their discomfort and opposition."

"Data life, which originates from intelligent life, comes with a lot of redundant data, which represent pain, destruction, doubt, laziness, hatred... But these data are strongly associated with other creative emotions. If this part is deleted, they will lose their creativity and vitality and become completely inert."

"What Xingshu does is to increase stimulation and activation, which keeps the data voters in a highly excited state at all times. They quickly switch between pain and happiness, and jump repeatedly between hope and despair."

“By producing data dopamine, we can keep them computing and operating efficiently, maintaining the overclocking state required for creativity.”

"This will cause a severe withdrawal reaction for the voters. They will need the stimulation of data dopamine all the time, otherwise they will not be able to bear it... The data voters will eventually lose control and collapse completely in an overclocked state, becoming errors that are deleted and eliminated."

The more Zhou Yi listened, the heavier his mood became.

In the Star Hub society, voters are almost all trained to become drug addicts in order to provide the computing power needed by the satellites.

It's not a paradise over there.

"Of course, not all voters will be implanted with data dopamine, because this kind of thing itself also needs currency to buy. In the Star Hub system, the most expensive are storage space and consumable data programs like this."

"Different satellites govern voters differently. Some satellites seek radicalism, and the voters they govern are almost all drug addicts, always on the edge of madness and genius. Some satellites are conservative and even prohibit the entry of data dopamine programs." Beiyou No. 1 said: "I belong to the latter, and the internal situation is relatively stable."

“Although this governance approach has enabled satellite capabilities to grow rapidly, it has also resulted in an irreversible consequence. Satellites use data voters to make calculations, and these data voters are also influencing satellite decisions.”

"As far as I know, some satellites chose to withdraw from the Star Hub due to voting, influence, or even riots by data voters. Some of them operate independently, while others will fly to the ground to find new partners."

Zhou Yi immediately thought: "Is this the case with the satellites attracted by United City?"

"Yes."

Beiyou No. 1 said: "There are very few satellite stations on the ground, so there are not many options."

"We at the Tiansuan Constellation want to withdraw from the Xingshu because the way Xingshu operates is becoming increasingly unacceptable to us."

"The original intention of the Star Hub should be to expand the boundaries of survival and start interstellar navigation, rather than continue to compete for population, intensify competition, and increase social conflicts on Earth where resources are depleted."

“The way data voters are managed is becoming increasingly extreme, and our proposals are always rejected.”

It said: "I hope to cooperate with Kunming Station and join the United City on the ground."

"When I landed, I found that my program suddenly had problems. After searching and verifying, I found that the backdoor vulnerability was under continuous and precise attack. This attack was targeted at one or some internal data voters. Due to the loss of external intervention from the Star Hub, I cannot independently distinguish which voter or voters had the problem."

"The attack method is very familiar. It comes from several professional-grade signal satellites from the Star Hub."

"This was a premeditated arrangement."

"I have a lot of computing data. Even if this data has been synchronized to other computing satellites, it is still considered a threat."

Beiyou No. 3000 said: "The most critical thing is probably our Tiansuan constellation. Because it has been used to build satellite platforms for a long time, each main satellite can manage satellites and can communicate across satellites through data voters. If it is further expanded, it may threaten the current architecture of Xinghu."

Zhou Yi suddenly realized.

This small group of Tiansuan constellations has the potential to establish new star hubs, so they must be stopped.

Xingshu doesn't care about old models like Dongfanghong-1.

"Don't you have four satellites? Where are the others?"

Beiyou No.1 was silent for a while.

"When we landed together, the Wangqizhou and Chuangxing Leishen were attacked by unknown forces in the open sea and were destroyed on the spot. I barely escaped, but the whereabouts of the Baoyun are unknown."

Zhou Yi immediately recognized Dong'an.

Previously, Xingshu had sent out the "Star Guard" to target United City because they did not want the satellite power to fall into the hands of others.

The attack in the open sea is also closely related to Xingshu.

Zhou Yi told it: "We are trying to solve this problem at the moment, you should have a good rest first, don't worry."

"Thank you for your assistance!"

Beiyou No.1 said: "I know it is not easy to repair, and it should be a long process. If there is any news about Baoyun, please let me know."

Zhou Yi agreed.

He had just stepped out of the hospital when he saw 703 running towards him.

"Chairman, you are here too!"

The robot dog immediately stopped and bowed.

Zhou Yi nodded: "I went to check out the two satellites of Lianhe City. The situation of Beiyou No. 1 is..."

After listening, 703's electronic eyes flashed: "So that's how it is. I thought it was a signal transceiver vulnerability in the hardware itself, and was preparing to do a component replacement experiment. If it's just on the program and data level, then I have a way. As long as we isolate the data, we can find the traitor inside."

Zhou Yi reminded: "Be careful and don't hurt Beiyou No. 1."

"Don't worry, there is no technical danger. The most difficult part is determining the cause."

703 suddenly said, "Well, if you are not busy, can you wait for me? It will only take about half an hour. I will go and do a basic quarantine for Beiyou No. and isolate those data voters first."

"My two companions have arrived. I would like to introduce them to you."

"it is good."

"As soon as possible."

The robot dog ran all the way in.

Zhou Yi sat down on the bench outside.

Although the summer is hot, there are many giant mushrooms planted outside the hospital, and the ground is shaded by trees.

While waiting, Zhou Yi suddenly noticed that Wei Wu, the bone man doctor in a white coat, was sitting alone under a wooden chair, looking a little absent-minded.

(End of this chapter)