Capítulo 16: Quantum Network
What is a Quantum Network?
It was a unique form of communication that surpassed the common method that required a direct physical connection. Unlike typical networks that transmitted data through wires or waves, the quantum network used the quantum realm of the universe.
In other words, you don't necessarily need a 'cable' to connect two interfaces. Through quantum entanglement, one side would send the communication and the other side would receive it through the quantum network.
The AI chip in everyone's heads at level 1 was a basic quantum processor, which was why it was so powerful. Through it, anyone could connect with the quantum network of their sector without a terminal, even if you were in the dead of space.
However, even if it could do so, the AI chip at its current basic level was not powerful enough to use the quantum network of the universe on a large scale.
Putting aside its own limitations, it worked with the brain power of the user. Unless you wanted to fry your brain from overextension, it was better to find a terminal if you wanted to access the full quantum network.
As Dante was on Earth, the entire planet was a hub, so his connection was fluid and could reach anywhere in the universe.
And the quantum network when used directly through the mind was akin to a virtual reality experience. In fact, Dante knew from the tutorial uploaded to his mind that some sites even possessed augmented reality features.
For now, he accessed his bank to start. He was banking with the biggest and most stable establishment in the universe, the Bank of Eternity. They were the central bank of the entire universe and handled the financials of the entire universe as well as all civilized systems.
They also issued Etrans and were the only authority allowed to do so, so they kept strict control on the amount of currency floating about throughout the universe at any time.
With AI and the quantum network, you could be sure as hell that inflation was a thing as rare as a unicorn. The level of intensity and calculations the bank had over this was beyond what even a skilled economist could speculate.
After all, working with AI and the quantum network meant one solid fact; the human element that poisoned all concepts and ideas was gone, replaced by the cold impartiality of AI.
No embezzlement, no stealing, no nepotism, no favoritism.
Dante appeared in a virtual banking hall where he could see the avatars of other bankers. He realized that he was in an instanced banking hall, and this one was instance number 4 quadrillion and some remnant numerals.
There was a limit to the number of people who could enter each instance, which was 30. Dante saw that there were 23 of out 30 in the room and it was filling up quickly as new instances were being created to handle newcomers.
Dante looked around and saw a variety of races and species just like on that street on Planet Etonia. Standing here, he finally felt the Sci-fi vibes again that filled him with excitement.
The past few hours he had been stuck with Beatrice and despite being beautiful, she did not excite him much. Not to mention she took him straight to earth and he just saw some futuristic human buildings and another human.
This right here was much better for his sense of accomplishment and adventure.
The aliens who were in the banking hall doing various things were also surprised to see a pure human in their instance. After all, the ratio of pure humans to any other species was like grains of sand on a beach to the number of crabs on that same beach.
Dante just happened to see a lot of them because he was one, so they seemed more common than they were.
Despite his rarity though, the other aliens only looked a bit to see what was different about this one before looking away. None came to fawn on him for being a part of the racial elite of the universe or to find out more about him.
In fact, there was a faint hostility in their demeanor, not enough to do anything violent, but they certainly would not show any unnecessary goodwill without a solid reason.
Dante narrowed his eyes. It seemed that Beatrice had underplayed the dislike the other species had for pure humans.
Whatever the case, Dante noticed that he was called up to a booth that was numbered 23, which was his number. In there, an AI-generated human was formed right before him that was based on his taste.
This was generated by his preference through his AI chip. At all times he was communicating with the Etranet with his mind, so any command he had that he wanted to share was implemented at the speed of thought.
The representative flashed a brilliant smile and gestured to the seat opposite her. Dante naturally sat down and got to business, stating that he was there to bind his account.
The bank's representative nodded and then processed his Citizen ID. She soon found an in-trust account opened for him and then handled the transfer process.
The account was bound to Dante's AI chip and could not be accessed by anyone else without his permission. Not only that, but he could use it anywhere in the universe since the Etranet was everywhere.
Even in those outland places, they mostly had to use the quantum network, and the bank didn't care if you were a criminal or a hero. They only dealt with money and not law, this was something they were strict about.
Dante opened his account and saw that a balance of 300 Etrans was sitting inside, ready to use however he wanted. That reminded Dante of something else he had to do and he thanked the representative before logging out of the Bank of Eternity's site.
Dante came to his home page and pondered. He then gave the AI chip a command to download all the formation, be it writing or videos of 'basic' things like Controllable Nuclear Fusion, the initial breakthroughs in medicine like the Penicillin 2.0 which could cure all known diseases, as well as the Literfuel, a special nutrient solution that could slowly enhance the quality of life of any species.
The Literfuel was proprietary, but the patent was over 3,000 years old and had become obsolete with modern tech that had found better formulas and even the gene enhancer, so such a thing was dumped into the public for kids in high school who chose a medicine-related course to study.
Dante was excited. To the Eternal Universe, these things were absolutely outdated and useless, akin to a modern earthling hearing about the steam engine and locomotion, an ancient breakthrough in technology that was long developed upon.
However to the earthling that was stuck in this 'ancient' era, this was revolutionary!
With this, Dante could start on some basic things on Earth. However, before that, he would need to set up a few things and buy some other things.
Most importantly, he would need to empower himself further as his current ability was not enough to make him infallible. If he was to use these things to stand out on earth, he would need martial might as well as political and financial power.
The kind of progress he would be bringing would revolutionize the planet and usher in a new era, causing his name to be in the history books forever. Many would kill for such an opportunity and Dante wasn't about to die to his measly earthling colleagues when he had access to this vast world.
Dante sighed and logged out of the Etranet. His mind could situate itself in reality while his AI chip was on the network doing things for him, so there was no conflict.
The only reason he went in like that was because he was somewhere safe and also because it was his first time. He absolutely had to experience for himself what such a thing would be like, and his curiosity was mostly sated for now.
Beatrice was seated before him, glancing at him with interest. "Well, how was it?"
Dante smiled. "It was actually quite fun."
Beatrice laughed. "Right? I also felt the same way when I first logged in. Oh, we're here by the way."
Dante was startled and looked out. He noticed that they had left the bustling city and had come to a countryside-like area. There was a swath of beautiful villas on each plot that extended for miles and the environment was almost magical.
The mental health of anyone who lived here would be extremely good, that was something Dante could swear.
The shuttle came to a villa numbered 56 and entered its compound. A few butler robots and maid robots filed out from the main door and stood on either side of the entrance, bowing to the humans.
"Welcome Master Dante and Mistress Beatrice!" They echoed in vibrant tones.
Capítulo 17: Leaving Earth
Dante was surprised by this entourage. While the idea of a villa naturally had him picture maids and butlers, he had never actually experienced such treatment directly.
Naturally, Beatrice was unfazed, likely due to her upbringing, so she ignored the robots and entered the building. Dante noticed that she had a sharp dislike for non-human machine life, and his eyes narrowed as he wondered why.
He kept his thoughts to himself and followed her in. The interior was much more splendid than he expected. Picture the most ultra-modern house you could and then magnify the size by ten times.
There were so many rooms and facilities here that Dante would literally never need to leave the house.
Food? He had 3 kitchens and even a pantry big enough to be called a presidential bunker that could store anything indefinitely by freezing it in spatial stasis.
Water? He could literally condense atmospheric humidity into dew through the purifier.
Labor? There were androids ready to serve him in any way for anything. ANYTHING.
Social? He could connect to a quantum network and interact with anyone, anywhere as if they were right in front of him, play PvP games like he was in Sword Art Online, and more.
Health and Fitness? You didn't even need to worry, your AI chip regulates your body's hormones and prevents the storage of fat. So even if you're a slob, you'll only shit more since nothing is stored as excess. As for musculature, that one is hard to atrophy or deteriorate since the standard of humans and species here are much higher than on Earth.
Dante was set. If he didn't have to go to the Eternal Academy to better himself, he could just laze here every day and absorb what he wanted, live a decadent life based on the 300 Etrans per week welfare he got thanks to the contract.
He would relax in the Eternal universe and then slowly take over Earth using superior technology, living the life of a lesser god.
However, that thought only fleetingly passed through his mind. There was no earthling born after 1980, one who was born in the digital era, who would receive a chance like this and use it to laze about.
Rather, like Dante was about to do, everyone would actively seek to better themselves as if they were preparing for war, with a zeal that would make natives of this universe wonder if you were a tryhard.
Dante followed Beatrice to the central control room of the villa which was underground and closed off completely from the outside world, disallowing any signal to escape.
There, he bound the villa and its facilities to his AI chip since it was already bound to his ID. Thanks to quantum connectivity, his AI chip was the only entity that had a direct connection to it from any distance in the universe.
So no, you couldn't be all assassin-like and sneak into Dante's villa to steal or kill him. Well, there might be other methods since no technology in the universe could block the effect of superpowers, which was why they were so revered and treated so importantly.
Bionics could be crippled and Psionics could be disabled. Even one's AI chip could be interfered with if one had special methods, but superpowers could only be countered by superpowers.
Anyway, Dante had sorted out his villa and Beatrice pulled him to the living room to chill. He didn't need to explore every single room since his AI chip had already downloaded the layout and presented a fully holographic 3D image of the entire villa, a list of rooms and their functions, as well as all surveillance facilities directly to his brain.
Right now, no one knew this villa better than Dante, even the ones who build it would pale in comparison.
He sighed and sat down opposite Beatrice and folded his arms. He had only woken up an hour or so ago but felt like he had walked 300 miles. Even with his vastly superior SDI than earth humans, he still felt physically and mentally fatigued.
For the first time, Beatrice didn't tease or bother him. She just glanced at him casually and then brought up her holographic screen from her right palm and browsed the things on it with her eyes and her mind.
Dante lay with his head back on the seat, slumped and deeply relaxed. He even napped for a short while before suddenly waking up, feeling less tired than before.
He also felt little to no grogginess thanks to his increased SDI and AI chip regulating his body. As such, the moment his eyes opened, he was ready to go.
"Where do we go from here?" Dante asked while rubbing his eyes.
"Straight to the edge of the universe," Beatrice replied lazily as she closed her holographic screen.
"And what's over there?" Dante asked with confusion.
"The Eternal Academy of course. The Academy was built around the Zero Gate, and the Zero Gate is located at what was previously the edge of our known universe." Beatrice answered helpfully.
Dante nodded and set his AI chip to download information about the Eternal Academy. By the time he exited the building with Beatrice and walked towards the car, he was already well-versed with the Eternal Academy, its rules, location, history, rumors, and the latest news.
Dante had to say, that academy was less of a school and more of an organization. If he was to compare its power, wealth, and influence on society, it would be like Disney on modern Earth.
It was definitely going to be a big stage in his future in this universe, so Dante was looking forward to it.
One thing everyone could agree with was that coming to a place or location seemed to take years upon years, but leaving seemed to be in the blink of an eye.
Dante and Beatrice left Earth and entered the spaceport, being shuttled into The Inferno rather quickly. They got instant clearance to move out and then did so, launching into the solar system at light speed.
Unfortunately, they couldn't enter Hyperdrive within the milky way galaxy, so they had to exit it first. This took about 30 minutes of travel with the speed of The Inferno, making Dante click his tongue.
Why did going from the solar system to the edge of the milky way feel like taking an Uber down to the city center to do shopping?
While they moved, Dante was pondering many things while Beatrice was interfacing with the ship. When they eventually exited the galaxy, Beatrice was about to initiate hyperdrive when Dante stopped her.
"What is it?" Beatrice asked with surprise.
Dante took a deep breath and decided to trust her with this much since his future hinged on it.
"I want to test some of the limits and rules of my superpower," Dante stated calmly.
Beatrice's eyes flashed. "No problem, I can leave if you want."
Dante shook his head. "I need you here because what I am about to test is very risky."
Beatrice was deeply shocked. To show someone your superpower was almost taboo and despite Dante claiming to have one, she never actually asked for it, and neither did the Human Council before giving him his identity.
Unless you took the initiative to reveal it or used it in public, allowing people to deduce your power, no one would ask. Some children didn't even trust their parents with their superpowers, and Dante was about to show her his??
Beatrice was a little flustered inside by the sudden kindness. Her impression of Dante so far was not entirely positive, as he was mostly cold, on guard, and confrontational, but she understood why and did not blame him for it at all.
She sucked in a deep breath and nodded gravely. "I'll help you, and I swear that I will not reveal anything I see here ever in my life. I put this on my word as a member of the Portinari Family."
Dante nodded and then looked around. "Can I get an Exosuit? It can be any type."
Beatrice didn't ask why and commanded the ship to grant Dante the Vice-Captain's Exosuit. Akin to iron man equipping his nanotech suit, a wave of nanites were released from Dante's jacket that slowly covered his body, much to his surprise.
"If you're going to be the Vice-Captain, you naturally have to get all the stuff allotted to them. This is the Mark V Exosuit, the current top in our entire military and usually meant for those with Bionics and Psionics over level 25 in the military category." Beatrice commented with amusement.
"But technically as long as you have an AI chip, you can use its most basic functions." Beatrice shrugged and explained.
Dante's AI chip paired with the Exosuit and registered it to his own DNA. He then received a tutorial and list of its function, and he couldn't help but suck in a deep breath.
This thing was crazy!
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