Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

What about the factories and engineers that came with this megastructure once it was finished?

It wasn't as if this was the only kind of megastructure. There was still the Dyson Sphere, along with other Space Megastructures.

At the thought, Lin Zhichen could almost see the Empire's future. It would keep building Space Megastructures throughout its territory. Perhaps one day, he would see vast expanses of Ringworlds and Dyson Spheres.

Looking at the colossal amount of Nano Alloy needed to build the Ringworld's framework, his heart sank. "With such a huge demand for alloy, I'm afraid we'll need a dedicated Planetary-class Nano Furnace to smelt the materials, right?"

Conilia smiled brightly. "Of course. That's where I'll have to trouble His Majesty the Emperor to lend his distinguished hands."

Lin Zhichen patted her on the head. He'd only come out for a stroll, and somehow he'd ended up being assigned work.

Liu Manyun smiled. "Once this Ringworld is finished, how many people do you expect it to house?"

Things like shopping districts all depended on residential areas, so they only needed to be considered during the planning stage. That meant that although this Ringworld was planned as the star region's commercial center, it would also serve as a super-sized residential center.

"We expect seven ring segments, each about 100 million kilometers long. Each segment can house five trillion people, so the seven segments will accommodate 35 trillion," Conilia replied.

Liu Manyun's heart gave a sudden lurch. Just last year, the Empire had conducted a census, and its total population had already exceeded 50 trillion.

Two-thirds of them were NPCs. Natural Persons numbered only 18 trillion, and the majority were people from the Human Federation era. They had successfully brought the Empire's nearly 60% awakening rate down to 22%.

Leaving NPCs aside,