The large active antenna spread out under the protective shield and began to recharge. The metal structure lit up a big part of Kuiper Station like a bonfire. Electricity spiraled up the messy tangle of metal struts. In the main tower of the space station, a low hum began to sound—there was no air in outer space, but the space station vibrated when the antenna was recharging because both structures were physically connected.
All sections on the sides of Kuiper Station that faced the antenna activated the necessary shielding measures. Alloy panels began to close over the observatory. At the same time, a superluminal scan that covered the entire solar system began to operate.
"This thing packs a punch." Hao Ren mumbled as he studied the huge antennae in outer space, now engaged in its task. "That's quite an efficiency you got here… The planets nearby are already thrown off course."
