"What benefit would that have?" Long Mei Er asked with a slight frown.
"The benefits are obvious," Richard explained. "As you said before, the current setup connects every node to the energy core. The energy core has to process every energy fluctuation at every moment, placing it under too much strain. Once a problem occurs, it affects a large area of nodes.
"Using the 'Tree Structure' I proposed would shift the core's load to the next level of nodes, which would then shift their load to the level below them. This would spread out the burden. If one part developed a problem, only its designated area would be affected.
"Additionally, the energy core could be modified. I have not seen its specific construction, but I assume it is a single machine. In fact, we could split it into two machines—one primary and one backup. Under normal circumstances, both machines could supply energy simultaneously, with little loss of efficiency. If one machine broke down, the remaining machine's efficiency might decrease, but it would still meet the minimum requirements."
After hearing Richard's words, Long Mei Er pondered seriously. After a while, he said, "Your method does indeed have certain advantages over the current one. But after spreading out the load, the risk itself has not been spread out, has it? If every node becomes a small energy core, then the likelihood of failures should increase greatly.
"Once a failure occurs, while it would not affect everything, it would still affect all the subordinate structures under it. If a first-level node failed, the situation would not be much better than it is now. Simply put, you would merely turn one major failure into many minor failures. Unless... every node had a backup, but then the cost would rise considerably..."
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