The function of gears was beyond doubt. The quantum computer had finally demonstrated the computing power it was meant to have.
The cosmic microwave background observed by the New Planck Satellite was completely analyzed, and the most precise Hubble Constant ever was born. Although this value could be made infinitely more precise, further precision was meaningless, because there was a Planck limit at the physical scale. Tracing downward infinitely in mathematics had no practical use.
But they soon regretted it, because the aliens demanded the gear back.
"Don't!"
"We haven't finished calculating! This value can be made even more precise!"
The scientists hurriedly protested, but their movements slowed in perfect unison.
For the sake of helping them calculate the Hubble Constant precisely, the aliens had actually given them a gear.
A 'Source Component' that could replace any component, even within the Black Sphere Civilization.
Something like this had to be incredibly precious even in the Black Sphere Civilization. Otherwise, the aliens would not have said they were lending it.
The technology contained within was simply inconceivable. Compared to it, the Hubble Constant was nothing.
The Hubble Constant could not compare with the gear, and it could not even compare with the quantum computer. With a Complete Form quantum computer, they could precisely calculate every physical constant, including the Hubble Constant; handle the computational workload of all precision engineering; and make every field of science take flight.
Yet the quantum computer itself was still inadequate before this gear.
This gear represented all the engineering achievements of the Black Sphere Civilization. It could be said that as long as something designed by Earth did not exceed the Black Sphere Civilization in technological sophistication, the gear could make up for some of the engineering shortcomings in Earth's advanced technologies.
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