Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 118 Throwing the label of being backward onto the Trisolaran planet!
Three years later, in the 23rd year of the Crisis Era (2030).
The Trisolaran fleet is 4.01 light-years from the solar system.

As humanity embarks on a vigorous space exploration program, another major technological breakthrough has been achieved.

Led by Tu Hengyu, a new generation of computer experts, with the help of the Wallfacers, broke the Sophons' blockade of the quantum realm and completed the final iteration of quantum computers.

[A 550W quantum computer has emerged]
Why is it called the final iteration? Doesn't that mean there won't be a next iteration? For example, the 550X? The 550Z?

In response, Tu Hengyu said, "No."

When asked why, Tu Hengyu's answer was concise and powerful: "The 550w quantum computer has discarded the traditional concept of a computer. It has the ability of [adaptability] and [self-iteration], which means that from now on, human scientists will not need to upgrade the 550w anymore."

It can upgrade itself.

The 550W computer can iterate on its own faster than humans can help it iterate, therefore there is no need to build a 550X or higher model quantum computer.

Humans will likely be unable to build a computer exceeding 550W, as 550W represents the pinnacle of quantum computing.
Unless humans invent other conceptual computers, such as superstring computers or field computers, which only exist as science fiction concepts, the situation will remain unchanged.

When asked about the performance of the 550W quantum computer, Tu Hengyu gave a figure that could only be expressed in scientific notation.

"The first generation of 550W can complete 10 to the power of 40 calculations in one second."

This means that a 550W quantum computer can complete one computation every 100 Planck times.

This computing power is ten trillion trillion trillion (followed by more than 3 billion) times the combined computing power of China's Tianhe supercomputer, Europe's Ridge supercomputer, and the United States' Frontier supercomputer.

Moreover, the computing speed of 550W is still increasing rapidly through self-iteration, and 10 to the power of 40 was only the computing power when it first appeared.

10 to the power of 40 computing power is still not the limit of 550 million.

Humans don't know to what extent the actual computing power of 550w has been iterated.

Tu Hengyu stated that the true computational limit of 550W is limited by only four cosmological constants: Planck time, the speed of light, the fidelity of quantum gates, and the stability of qubits.

In other words, 550W still has its limits, but these limits are far beyond human imagination.

After the birth of the 550W, traditional electronic computers based on the von Neumann architecture became a thing of the past, and the supercomputing clusters of various countries worth hundreds of billions of dollars also became scrap metal at the moment the 550W was born.

Keiko Yamasugi, in order to help her husband painstakingly research the hundreds of millions of microprocessors used to simulate the computation of a neuronal artificial brain, found that what would take days to process in a traditional integrated electronic computer could be done in the 550W in almost no time.

A 550W sensor can analyze and simulate the brains of 80 billion people worldwide in an instant.

Tu Hengyu bluntly stated: "If the Trisolarans' computer technology is also only at the level of quantum computing, then I can declare: from this moment on, humanity's computer technology has completely caught up with the Trisolaran civilization!"

No one questioned this arrogant statement.

The breakthrough in quantum computing has brought great hope to humanity, especially since this breakthrough is based on the blockade imposed by sophons.

Luo Qing personally visited the site to show his support for the 550W quantum computer.

During the live broadcast, Luo Qing publicly declared: "Following the steam revolution, the electrical revolution, and the atomic revolution, the fourth technological revolution of mankind has begun!"

The fourth technological revolution in humankind is based on two technologies: controlled nuclear fusion and quantum computing.

There was also a little incident.

The day after the breakthrough in quantum computing, 17 ETO members announced their unconditional surrender to countries around the world. They were scholars, professors, scientists, politicians, and even a deputy leader of a country.

These ETO members who came forward admitted: "We have lost faith in the future, and the Three-Body Organization has deviated from its original purpose."

ETO member Darwin publicly stated:

"The Trisolaran Organization has grown to over 300 members in recent years through covert operations. To solidify the beliefs of these 300-plus members, Qin Shi Huang, through intelligence from the hostages, secretly created a mind-imprinting machine. This machine can implant the idea that humanity is doomed to defeat and the Trisolarans will surely win into the minds of the Trisolarans. This is why the PDC's spies have been completely ineffective—everyone who joined the Trisolaran Organization has been brainwashed." The PDC was shocked and immediately halted the new round of infiltration operations, as well as the ETO operations undertaken by the 'civilian Wallfacers' who had voluntarily infiltrated the organization.

The members of the Three-Body Organization who surrendered, led by Darwin, were all members of the original generation, the Three-Body Organization members of the era of Ye Wenjie and Evans. The most senior among them even started following Evans in 1996, which is more than 30 years ago.

However, even such a resolute elder of the Three-Body Organization chose to surrender, which greatly shocked the PDC.

When asked why he withdrew from the Three-Body Organization, Darwin said:
"We believe that if the Trisolaran Organization has degenerated to the point where it needs to use ideological imprinting to solidify the belief that the Lord will win, then the Trisolaran Organization has completely betrayed its original purpose and has no reason to exist."

"Whether it's the Adventists, the Redemptionists, or the Liberals, these factions are all rational in the end. We are not fanatical traitors; we are just hoping to use the power of the Trisolarans to achieve our ideals."

Whether it's the destruction of humanity or the redemption of humanity, there's one prerequisite: that the Trisolaran civilization truly possesses such power. What we need is an omnipotent ruler, not one forced to pledge allegiance under the imprint of their thoughts.

“The ETO organization has now been manipulated by Qin Shi Huang and has become a fanatical religion. The organization has essentially become his personal fiefdom, which is not what we want,” Darwin said.

Another ETO member, Archimedes, said:
"Twenty-three years have passed since the era of crisis. The people of the Three-Body Organization have a clearer understanding of the Lord. The era of infinite worship of the Lord is over. We have completed the demystification of technology. In addition, the existence of cultivators and the rapid development of human technology have led to a wave of doubt about the Lord within the organization."

"Faced with this wave of skepticism, Qin Shi Huang began to abuse the power of his ideology to complete his religious-style centralized power. The emergence of the 550W quantum computer marked the first failure of the proton technology blockade tactic, which allowed us to see the future of human civilization."

"The imprint of Qin Shi Huang's thoughts and the 550W quantum computer are the last two straws that broke our backs."

During interviews with ETO members in these prisons, a reporter asked:

"What were the Trisolarans' opinions on the advent of the 550W computer?"

Faced with this interview question, different people gave different answers, including Darwin who said:

"Before we decided to break away from the Lord, Sophon admitted in a recent conversation that they could no longer limit humanity in terms of computer technology, because the Trisolaran civilization's computer technology was also stuck in the quantum realm."

Sophon even predicted that a 550 million watt supercomputer would enable humanity to achieve maximum efficiency in the development of applied technologies, and that the final battle in the solar system 400 years from now would be a difficult and fierce war.

It was a fierce battle, a grueling and fierce battle!

It's a fierce war that even the Trisolaran civilization has to acknowledge!

Darwin's words caused a huge uproar in public opinion.

The uproar quickly turned into a deafening roar of cheers. Countless people spread the news, and human civilization was no longer an insect that could be easily crushed by the Trisolaran civilization. Instead, human civilization had become an opponent that the Trisolaran civilization saw as someone that could only be defeated through a fierce battle.

Faced with this fervent emotion.

Luo Qing, who was facing the wall, promptly poured cold water on his enthusiasm:
"Darwin only saw what the Trisolarans showed him. After 20 years of living together, the Trisolaran civilization had learned to deceive and lie."

Don't believe everything the Sophon says. There is no trust between humanity and the Trisolaran civilization. While the breakthrough in quantum computing is certainly something to celebrate, computers alone cannot threaten the Trisolaran fleet.

"The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades must continue to strive." Luo Qing quoted a famous slogan from the pre-dawn period of old China in the last century.

When Darwin heard the Wallfacer's statement, he was speechless for a moment. After a long while, he told reporters, "The Wallfacer is right. Sophons may be deceiving us. Humanity must remain vigilant, always vigilant."

ps:

I reiterate that this book will not be abandoned or left unfinished. It has already achieved an average of 4500 subscriptions per day. My previous book, Red Alert, had an average of 15 subscriptions per day and I still managed to write 150 million words; this book will only surpass that.

You can believe in the perseverance of an author who can turn 15 subscriptions into 150 million words.

I hope this book can become the first Three-Body Problem fanfiction to reach 10,000 subscriptions on Qidian, so I will write it well.

Also, thank you to the first patron of this book, 【Iced Americano with Ice】. I will complete the ten chapters of updates for the patron within a week. Thank you for your support, Jinzhu. May the glory of Hengjiyuan shine upon you forever!
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