It took a few seconds for the molecular assembler to fully materialised and after it did, he finally got a good look at what would become the foundation of what he intends to build.
Standing in front of the machine that was hovering slightly above the ground, Liam felt... small. It was huge to say the least and it also looks beautiful; an undeniable piece of engineering marvel.
The main body of the molecular assembler was the size of a shipping container, but sleeker, and its surface was a seamless blend of matte titanium-white panels and obsidian glass inlays.
Along its sides, subtle seams outlined access hatches and modular compartments, giving it the feel of a hyper-advanced laboratory condensed into one compact unit.
As Liam continued checking out the machine, he saw a control console that rose naturally from the machine’s body at the front.
The control console had a simple design. It was a waist-high podium with a glass-smooth surface. And above it, a holographic interface projected clear menus and blueprints.
Liam walked around the machine and he saw that at on either side of the main body were articulated fabrication arms — robotic manipulators tipped with nozzles, scanners, laser projectors, and atom-level applicators. Each was built with smooth curves and platinum joints.
Thin fiber-optic lines ran across the assembler’s surface, glowing with a steady blue-white light.
After he had gotten a good view of the machine, Liam smiled in satisfaction and walked back to its front where the control console was.
While Liam could only see the surface of the machine, there was still more to it.
Behind the tempered panels of the machine’s surface were rows of what looked like storage modules — places where raw materials would be slotted in for processing.
And at the very center of the machine, behind a transparent reinforced window, sat the assembler’s core.
It was a chamber bathed in sterile white light, completely clean and empty. It was about the size of a walk-in closet, with retractable trays and platforms inside.
This was the fabrication chamber. Whatever the assembler built would be created here, atom by atom, layer by layer, invisible to the human eye but guided by the machine’s impossible precision.
The whole design of the molecular assembler was like a cross between a state-of-the-art supercomputer, a next-gen fabrication lab, and a cleanroom facility, all compressed into a single unit.
This was the molecular assembler. This was Liam’s crown jewel and the foundation of his plan.
Standing in front of the control console, Liam took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, before touching the holographic display.
The following moment, information about the machine flooded into his head.
"Just as I thought," Liam said, as he took his hand off the holographic display.
According to the information in his head, to run the machine, he needs to connect to its AI. And the only way to do was through another AI.
Even without being told, Liam already guess that he would need an AI to run the machine because there was no way he would be able to control an atomic precise machine by himself.
"The AI should take a week or two to complete its training. There’s also the raw materials to worry about. I should start stocking them soon. Hopefully, $150m is enough to purchase enough to create 1m unit of the gear glass and the quantum chips it will run on," Liam said to himself.
The only Liam plans to build with the molecular assembler was just those two techs. At least for the foreseeable future.
Maybe in the far future, he will take to creating other highly advanced technologies but not anytime soon.
Actually, this was another reason why Liam wants to create the quantum ecosystem. Because with it and with good guardrails to curtail the creation of all forms of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction), humanity can advance greatly and all he would need to do was sit back, and enjoy the benefits.
Liam knew that given the right platform, humans can achieve great things and can also achieve crazy things. It’s a two side of a coin situation thing for them.
"I should get back to the real world. Who knows how much time has passed here and there?" he muttered to himself.
He was about to ask the system when he got a reply from it.
[Time difference ratio between the Dimensional Space and the real world is 60:1. For every 1 minute outside, 60 minutes (1 hour) pass inside. ]
"Wow! That’s really nice," he nodded and did the calculation on his head.
So, 1 day here is 24 minutes outside. 1 week here is 2 hours, 48 minutes outside. 30 days is 12 hours. 60 days is 1 day and one year is six days.
"Wow! Insane! With this time difference, I can achieve a lot of things," he said to himself, smiling from ear to ear.
He was starting to love the Dimensional Space more and more.
Though he has no idea how much time he has spent here as he come with his phone, but he felt that it should be just a couple of minutes outside.
Without anything else to do in the space, Liam decided to exit it. He thought about exiting and the space in front of him started rippling, and he stepped through it.
The next moment, Liam found himself standing in his bedroom, right beside his bed. He looked behind him to see if the space was rippling but it wasn’t.
He smiled and collapsed onto his bed with a heavy sigh. The day has really been one of the best so far.
He thought about the weekly sign-in rewards and he smiled even more. He had expected this week’s weekly sign-in rewards to be on the same level as last week’s or higher, but the system went ahead to surprise him even more.
Then there was the Dimensional Space that has extreme value for its potential infinite resources. Not only that but also the time difference advantage that will bring him a lot of benefits in the future.
Liam felt that things were starting to get into the serious stages. And to be honest, he was really looking forward to it.
The world hopping function would be the next to be unlocked and I can start exploring worlds, but that would be after I’ve done what I intend to do here on earth. I will call Daniel tomorrow and give him a list of the raw materials I need.
"That’s enough for tonight. I should sleep now. Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day."