Global Crossing: Empire of Stars

Simply maintaining the force field revealed no difference. Lin Zhichen controlled the star ring, fed it a small alloy asteroid thousands of kilometers in diameter, and began the first casting.

He entered the precise models of the components into the megastructure's control program and pressed the button for shaping. As if kneaded by an invisible hand, the metal sphere was rapidly stretched and reshaped until it took on a new form.

"" Watching the abstract pretzel-like shape in silence, Lin Zhichen realized he'd been far too optimistic about the Magnetic Field Smelting Furnace. He had no choice but to use the data feedback to break down each step and analyze what had gone wrong.

Several hours later, he finally emerged from the sea of tedious data. He categorized and summarized all the errors, then considered how to improve the process.

A few days later, he finished all the modifications to the prototype. After a brief lull, the enormous megastructure began magnetic-field casting once more.

The twisted "pretzel" was reshaped. The whole process demonstrated the speed of the technology: in just a few minutes, the process was complete, and the gigantic component, weighing hundreds of thousands of tons, had been recast.

It still wasn't up to standard. No instruments were needed to measure it; a Psionicist's perception surpassed even the most precise technology. Lin Zhichen looked at the mostly formed Components and nodded.

Although it hadn't succeeded, it was very close to the previous attempt. The only problem was the precision.

He spent several more days making adjustments, then began another round of casting.

It was like a cycle, repeating over and over. At first, the shaped components lacked precision. Then the components formed by the magnetic field lacked strength. After more than a hundred rounds of modifications, the first structure