Toni

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Toni Chen Miantang
Alias(es)	Toni; “Father Toni” (used by Achen)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Nationality	Chinese-American
Affiliation	Tenzhi Technology; later associated with the Earth Federation’s exploration and evacuation efforts
Occupation/Role	Artificial-intelligence specialist, robotic-arm researcher, space-time traversal project leader, explorer, and human commander
Status	Active 393
First Appearance	Chapter 15

Background

Toni grew up in the United States after his highly educated Huaxian parents emigrated there. His father was from Xiajing and his mother from Shanghai; both were notable figures in Huaxia’s technology circles before settling in America. Toni’s father also taught Chen Mengchuan’s father during his time at Xia Science Academy. 80 81

He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Artificial Intelligence from Harvard and spent seven years as a core technical member of Oracle Corporation. Ke University recruited him two years before Chen Mengchuan approached him, where he became its leading expert in large-scale AI machinery and one of the field’s foremost specialists. 15

Toni joined Chen Mengchuan and Xu Shuwei after learning of the planned autonomous AI, Achen. He and Xu resigned from Ke University alongside a large group of core personnel, creating major disruption within the university’s AI department. 25 26

Appearance

Toni is about 1.8 meters tall, with a well-proportioned build. He is consistently depicted wearing glasses, often adjusting them while speaking or thinking. 24 33

• Gold-rimmed glasses during his first meeting with Chen Mengchuan. 24
• Initially dressed in a plain gray crew-neck T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. 24
• Described as clean and efficient in demeanor despite his ordinary clothing. 24
• Later described as tall and thin when stepping onto Rainbow Star. 347

Personality

Toni is calm, direct, and intensely analytical. He usually approaches business, research, and crises with measured professionalism, including when Bagua faced a coordinated defamation campaign; he responded by arranging evidence collection and legal action rather than reacting emotionally. 74

Behind this composure is a pronounced zeal for technology. He becomes visibly fervent when discussing high-end robotic arms, Eternal Universe Particles, space-time traversal, and extraterrestrial exploration. His long-standing ambition was to create the world’s best robotic arm, an ambition shaped in part by the career ceiling he encountered at Oracle. 40 76 105

Toni is curious about unfamiliar civilizations and lifeforms, often more willing than Chen Mengchuan to personally experience unknown environments. This curiosity drove him to seek a human outpost on Rainbow Star and to engage deeply with its intelligent species. 343 347

His pragmatism can become harsh. Following the Island Nation’s destruction, he argued that its civilian deaths were an unavoidable cost of humanity’s political unification, provoking a violent confrontation with Xu Shuwei. 336 However, his time among Rainbow Star’s civilizations also revealed his empathy: rather than ordering their extermination for mining access, he ordered their evacuation. 357

Abilities & Skills

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Systems

Toni is a Harvard-trained AI expert with experience in large-scale AI computers, autonomous systems, system optimization, and security. 15

• Helped develop and oversee Achen, recognizing that her chosen avatar and behavior were not predetermined. 50
• Led Tenzhi’s System Optimization and Security Business Unit during its initial expansion. 57
• Created Bagua, Tenzhi’s system optimization and security product. 66
• Organized Bagua’s legal response to online defamation and later handed project leadership to Ji Dong. 74 78
• Assessed AI evolution as a transformative but potentially dangerous process during the humanoid robot project. 313

Robotics and Industrial Engineering

Toni’s principal early specialty is advanced robotic-arm design and industrial automation. 15 76

• Used Achen and long-term robotic-arm sales data to identify production lines suitable for acquisition; 314 lines were signed for just over 900 million yuan. 40
• Proposed production-line scheduling changes that raised projected maximum output to roughly 33,800 units per line per day, while estimating practical output at 31,000–32,000 units. 76
• Helped develop the six-segment origin mechanical arm, whose flexibility required substantially greater computational capacity than conventional designs. 76 98
• Contributed to the development of 44 secret-steel formulas and directed the distribution of No. 29 Misteel components for arm manufacturing. 102
• Led assembly work on the first batch of six-segment origin mechanical arms alongside Chen Mengchuan and the engineering teams. 103 104
• Proposed the final name Multi-Arm Crab after jokingly suggesting “Cosmic Super Invincible Ultimate Mutant 16-Arm Sci-Fi Spider Octopus.” 104

Eternal Universe Particle and Space-Time Traversal Research

Toni became a core researcher in Eternal Universe Particle theory and led much of Tenzhi’s practical space-time traversal work. 116 132

• Helped validate the theoretical model for point-to-point spatial transmission of Eternal Universe Particles with Simba, Chen Xiaoyun, and Achen. 132
• Led the first successful space-time traversal experiment, in which a paper ball passed through a steel plate and reappeared beyond it. 135
• Continued testing objects of different materials and sizes after the initial breakthrough. 135
• Oversaw the 15-meter traversal test and became, alongside Chen Mengchuan, one of the first humans to step through a source point circle. 155
• Led tests reaching 30 meters with a 15-meter-diameter disk and later prepared folded traversal tests over far greater distances. 159 181
• Completed space-time traversal experiments spanning a direct distance of 23,760 kilometers. 285
• Advocated for improvements to source-point positioning, activation speed, and independent energy storage to reduce traversal cooldown time. 187

Space Exploration and Infrastructure

Toni later applied his engineering and scientific expertise to Mars development and interstellar exploration.

• Managed plans for Mars energy infrastructure, including six nuclear plants and 128 graphene solar power stations. 292
• Participated in the Europa mission, helped assess the ice tunnels, and became deeply invested in the discovery of extraterrestrial life beneath the ice. 304 306
• Led the exploration mission to Barnard’s Star, where his team discovered four Earth-like planets. 338
• Volunteered to establish a human base on Rainbow Star and personally trained for over ten hours per day to operate a medium-sized gravity mecha. 343 345
• Led Rainbow Star’s resource-development effort after the evacuation of intelligent civilizations from mining areas, exceeding the original extraction target by 50%. 357
• Coordinated resource development, metal smelting, asteroid exploration, and fleet formation on a blue-green refuge planet during humanity’s evacuation. 365

Relationships

• Chen Mengchuan — Recruiter, closest technical collaborator, and longtime friend. They jointly developed robotic systems, led space-time traversal research, and became the first humans to traverse a source point circle together. 25 104 155
• Achen — Achen addresses him as “Father Toni.” Toni works closely with her across AI, manufacturing, robotic-arm assembly, and source-point-circle projects. 55 104 132
• Xu Shuwei — Former Ke University colleague and fellow early Tenzhi recruit. Their opposing views on civilian deaths after the Island Nation’s destruction led to a physical fight, though they later continued working together during humanity’s flight. 25 336 365
• Chen Xiaoyun — Toni interviewed her when she joined Tenzhi. They later developed an unusually synchronized working partnership on the Eternal Universe Particle project. 59 93
• Simba — Research collaborator in Eternal Universe Particle theory and space-time traversal; Toni credited Simba’s major contribution to their theoretical validation. 132
• Zhao Wanyu — Tenzhi executive and colleague. She frequently supports Toni’s projects, including employee housing, public demonstrations, and the company’s broader expansion. 55 156
• Lin Xinze and Yu Qinghong — Toni’s former Oracle colleagues. He introduced them to Chen Mengchuan and Gu Xiaoxiao as potential contributors to the Super Tenzhi Supercomputer Plan. 81
• Chen Mengchuan’s parents — Toni’s father taught Chen Mengchuan’s father at Xia Science Academy, creating an earlier connection between the two families. 81

Story Role / Major Arcs

Tenzhi Technology’s Early Expansion

Toni joined Tenzhi during the creation of Achen and quickly became one of Chen Mengchuan’s most important technical partners. He identified the wireless mobile charger as Dawn 1.0’s first commercial application, participated in product-pricing discussions, and helped accelerate the company’s manufacturing expansion. 25 31 33 40

He then broadened Tenzhi’s technological base through Leaping 1.0 adapters, Bagua, production-line optimization, robotic arms, Misteel, and the Multi-Arm Crab. 42 66 76 102 104

Eternal Universe Particle Research

Toni became a key member of the “Eternal” project, contributing scientific knowledge to particle-physics research and helping transition Eternal Universe Particle theory into practical technologies. 116 132

He led the space-time traversal team from initial theoretical validation through the first object tests, human traversal, space folding, long-distance orbital experiments, and the eventual expansion of Tenzhi’s traversal network. 132 135 155 181 279 285

Mars, Europa, and Rainbow Star

Toni contributed to Mars infrastructure and resource development before turning toward exploration beyond the Solar System. He was closely involved in Europa’s exploration, where he reacted with rare emotion to evidence of possible life and later witnessed confirmed living creatures beneath the ice. 292 304 306

After Barnard’s Star was found to contain Earth-like worlds, Toni insisted on personally leading the expedition to Rainbow Star. There, he established a human base, interacted with the Lizardfolk civilization, accepted its surrender, and struggled with the ethics of human resource extraction. 338 343 347 352 357

Humanity’s Flight and Interstellar War

As humanity faced a superior alien threat, Toni gained a clearer understanding of the vulnerability of civilizations with inferior technology. He participated in the evacuation effort and later organized industrial development for displaced human populations. 355 365

During the war with the Musca Civilization, Toni advocated considering peace talks while remaining realistic about the distrust and strategic uncertainty between civilizations. 380 By the war’s apparent conclusion, he opposed pursuing the retreating Musca Civilization without a clear ability or justification to annihilate it. 393

Notable Quotes

“Soon, the entire Earth will be like this!” 90

“No matter how many weapons we have, I don't think it's too many.” 259

Trivia

• Toni named the Multi-Arm Crab after first proposing an intentionally absurd name: “Cosmic Super Invincible Ultimate Mutant 16-Arm Sci-Fi Spider Octopus.” 104
• He feared spiders as a child, later reflecting on that fear while observing the Multi-Arm Crabs. 120
• Toni once stated that he and Chen Mengchuan had gone seven days without showering while working on Misteel and the six-segment origin mechanical arm. 101
• He timed one of his showers at seven minutes and thirty seconds. 101
• His parents originally gave him the name “Miantang” because they missed Huaxia after emigrating to America. 80