Chapter 20: “The Tianqing” Emerges

For the next two days, Du Qiu did not leave the house, not only ordering lots of A4 paper online but also all three meals were takeout.

He wanted to handwrite all the programs, material production processes, various catalyst and molecular exchange agent formulas, etc., that he remembered from his dream.

Because Du Qiu was unable to enter the dream state the following night and didn’t even have the dream about wandering through the universe’s star systems.

Clearly, the zero-level anomaly that occurred in the dream the other night had more serious consequences.

Perhaps, he would never be able to enter the dream state again.

Thus, the knowledge he currently remembered in his brain had become out of print.

Worried that his memory would fade over time and that this knowledge would be forgotten, Du Qiu needed to sort out and write down these memories as soon as possible.

In the previous two dream states, he remembered most about the control programs of various functional modules, followed by the functions of the primary and intermediate purification programs, as well as the various material preparation processes, and ratios in the synthetic material program functions.

Then, there were some machine parts with novel functions that Du Qiu curiously memorized after seeing them.

Du Qiu wrote everything down categorically, which would serve as the foundation for his future dream technology research.

For safety, whether it was the programs or the data used as various parameter settings found within the programs, he wrote them all in the hieroglyphic script he encountered in the dream.

This way, he didn’t need to worry about these papers being seen and the information within being obtained by others.

Why was Du Qiu so confident that everything in the dream was real and feasible? Because before doing this, he had completed another important task.

That is, he successfully rewrote his previously completed numerical control system, incorporating a large number of control program algorithms and designs from the super machines in the dream.

Although he lacked the corresponding hardware to verify the software’s performance, it performed exceptionally well in the simulation debugging environment designed by Du Qiu.

Du Qiu named this system the “Tianqing System,” which was his first step in applying dream technology.

Of course, to successfully run this numerical control system on CNC machines, a series of hardware such as the bus mechanism and servo motor drives would need to be modified.

During the rewrite of the program, Du Qiu experienced that super cool programming sensation once again; whenever he had an idea, the code would appear in his mind.

That is to say, the speed at which he wrote programs depended on how fast he could type on the keyboard.

Puzzled by this, Du Qiu eventually attributed it to having read a large number of control program codes for super machines, memorizing the various machine control methods and programming designs.

Although he used programming languages of reality, he was still able to quickly complete the program designs in his mind.

With this ability, he completed the entire software rewrite in just two days.

Clearly, if he were to write software programs in the future, his speed would be top-notch.

Besides the major software rewrite, he also made new modification designs to the hardware’s main spindle motor, servo motors, and machine perception components to meet the software’s requirements.

Fortunately, he had saved the research materials on machine hardware from when he developed this software before, allowing him to select the right prototypes and make corresponding improvements.

Du Qiu believed that once a CNC machine underwent the hardware modifications he designed and then used his software system, the performance of the entire CNC machine would certainly be greatly improved.

This effect was something that no numerical control systems, domestic or international, could achieve.

And this was just the “Tianqing System” version 1.0, based on the embryonic form of the software Du Qiu developed earlier, as well as on the existing hardware.

If Du Qiu could obtain the computer technology and new material technology from the dream, then the machines made later could employ an even more updated version 2.0, and their performance would be astonishing.

Looking at his hardware modification designs, Du Qiu felt a bit eager; it would be great if he could modify a CNC processing center according to this design.

Du Qiu habitually massaged his temples and thought about what he discussed with Uncle Tang last time about starting a business; maybe he should really start one.

With this “Tianqing System,” perhaps his company could become a dark horse in the CNC machine tool industry.

With money, he would be able to conduct more experiments and transform the scientific knowledge from the dream into reality.

Du Qiu calculated the savings in his hand, which included his commission from project consulting, his grandparents’ inheritance, and what his father left behind.

All combined, he had about 5 million yuan, which was more than enough to register a small company.

At the beginning, he just needed to lead a group of software engineers to universalize and productize the software.

Then recruit a group of hardware engineers responsible for making modifications to some prototype components based on his designs, creating the capacity for small-batch production.

The entire company would be able to gain a foundation for development from this.

Du Qiu quickly made a rough business plan, not to raise funds, but for his own reflection.

Looking at this business plan, Du Qiu stroked his chin, pondering what kind of professional manager he should find to free himself from the nitty-gritty of company management.

Without a doubt, his future work focus would definitely be on scientific research; he couldn’t spend too much time managing the company.

However, which professional manager would be willing to join a small company starting with 5 million yuan?

After all, few people in the world had the luck of “Father Ma,” with “Uncle Cai” willing to come help.

“Ding Ling Ling…” The alarm rang.

Du Qiu now set an alarm for ten o’clock at night, reminding himself not to forget the time because he was too busy.

Although he had no dreams the previous night after being cut off from the dream state the night before, Du Qiu still forced himself to go to bed at ten o’clock sharp.

Because deep down, there was still a glimmer of hope… what if he could recover?

Du Qiu tidied up a bit, returned to the bedroom from the studio, didn’t bother to wash up, and directly went to sleep with his head buried in the crystal pillow.

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“Mom—”

Du Qiu suddenly sat up, covered in cold sweat.

He had forgotten to draw the curtains last night, and now the sunlight was shining on the quilt; Du Qiu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He massaged his temples as his headache returned.

In just three days, he had that realistic nightmare twice, which seemed to occur even more frequently than before using the crystal pillow.

Du Qiu couldn’t figure out the relationship between his nightmares, headaches, and the crystal pillow, but it was clear that after being unable to enter the dream state, the role of the crystal pillow in alleviating headaches had vanished.

Du Qiu walked out of the bedroom and came to the curio shelf in the living room, which was his grandfather’s favorite piece of furniture and displayed several antiques that his grandfather cherished.

At the moment, in the middle compartment of the curio shelf, there was a crystal pillow.

From the outside, it looked almost identical to the one in Du Qiu’s bedroom.