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Chapter 311 Launch of the Shenzhou 【Millions of words for subscription】

In order to ensure the smooth completion of the docking and assembly task of the Shenzhou, and to play a role in gathering the confidence of all mankind in the global live broadcast next week, the Institute is moving very quickly. Taking advantage of these few days, the space elevator has begun to transport the cruise ship. Individual components to the near-Earth spaceport.

And under the control of Xingtong, the formal subject stitching began.

Coupled with the occasional release of some pictures of the Shenzhou, the popularity of the whole network is also getting higher and higher.

The global public is looking forward to it.

Waiting for the live event in a few days.

Witness the great rise of human civilization together.

Under the washing of joy, the panic in everyone's hearts was temporarily forgotten.

Forget about Pluto altogether.

Saturday, November 2030, 4.

Everything works.

In the main control center of Dengtian Island Ground Station, Xu Lei, Wu Chuping, Li Chengzhe, Yang Senping, Yu Hongliang and others looked serious, with a little excitement mixed with tension.

Today is the day when the main body of the Shenzhou will be docked and launched, and the live broadcast has also begun.

Xu Lei, Wu Chuping, Li Chengzhe and the others, as the main persons in charge of the heavy hammer cruiser manufacturing plan, must come to command in person on such an important occasion to ensure that the matter can be a complete success.

In addition, this time Xu Lei also decided to board the Shenzhou himself.

This is not only to satisfy the dream of being a man, but also to send a signal to the outside world.

Future technology will not leave all human beings to survive alone.

The crisis on Pluto must be resolved.

As for Yang Senping, the president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Yu Hongliang, the commander-in-chief of the base, they did not want to miss this scene that can be recorded in the annals of human civilization, so they came to Dengtian Island specially.

Among these people, there is also a special existence.

It is Xingtong's mechanical body.

"How are all the processes going?" Xu Lei walked to the main control screen, but the sound of his body drifted to the ears of everyone behind him.

Li Chengzhe was the first to react and reported the current situation: "At present, the main body of the Shenzhou has basically been assembled, and the remaining core power system has just been transported to the space elevator 10 minutes ago, and it can start to go to the near-Earth space port to complete the final assembly at any time. "

"President Xu, I think we can start now, and the global public may not be able to wait any longer." Wu Chuping, who was next to Wen Sheng, stood up and reminded.

Xu Lei knows that as long as the remaining six nuclear fusion power engines are successfully installed on the main body of the cruiser, the Shenzhou can carry out the final start-up test.

Even the two heavy railguns that serve as the main weapons can try to test their power.

Yang Senping and Yu Hongliang were not participants in the Heavy Hammer Project, so they were very knowledgeable at this time and did not speak hastily to express their opinions.

After thinking for a while, Xu Lei didn't waste any more time, and immediately gave the command to start the space elevator.

"Start the ladder and send the nuclear fusion power engine to space."

As the voice sounded, under the operation of the staff, the space elevator was decisively started.

At the same time, in the live broadcast room, the audience's perspective is also rising rapidly with the space elevator, and it will not take long to reach the near-Earth spaceport. At that time, the overall picture of Shenzhou will also be exposed for the first time.

Excited, they sent barrage to express their feelings.

If it hadn't been for the despair and death that enveloped the world just last week, no one would have thought that human civilization would only have a few years left.

But this also proves from the side that everyone's fear of Pluto's upcoming arrival is disappearing.

It's a nice change.

It shows that Xu Lei chose to use the heavy hammer cruiser to gather public confidence, which is indeed a good way.

"Wuhu take off!"

"I'm so excited, I can finally see the whole picture of the Shenzhou."

"A total of six nuclear fusion power engines are worthy of being an interstellar warship that can sail freely in the galaxy."

"I don't know if the rail gun will be tested, looking forward to it."

"My God, only future technology can be so powerful."

"It's really hard to imagine that future technology can achieve this level, and it has reached a new level of civilization.

"Seeing those partial photos of the Shenzhou in the past few days, my appetite has long been whetted. I hope that today will make me feel good."

"It can reach one-thousandth of the speed of light, and it only takes two days to reach Mars."

……

Regarding the comments from viewers around the world in the live broadcast room, Xu Lei and the others definitely don't have time to read them, and their attention is always on the ladder.

According to the operating speed of the space elevator, it will take about two hours to reach the near-Earth space port.

But no one is letting up in the process.

The six nuclear fusion power engines in the elevator are related to whether the Shenzhou can be successfully launched.

If there is a problem during the transportation, then today's plan will fall short, and it will be impossible to manufacture six additional nuclear fusion power engines to supplement in a short time.

The key point is that if the Shenzhou fails, it will undoubtedly deal another major blow to the already desperate hearts of the public.

At that time, if you want to restore the situation, you will have to pay a higher price.

So there must be no surprises in the whole process.

For this reason, Xu Lei also gave instructions to Xingtong, asking her to monitor the operation of all equipment at all times, and solve any problems in a timely manner.

But be cautious, everyone is not idle during this time period.

First of all, Wu Chuping, who couldn't bear it anymore, took the initiative to stir up the topic.

Walking to Xu Lei's side, he asked with a puzzled face, "Dean Xu, if you really want to take the Shenzhou to Mars to perform a mission, I think it's better to leave it to professional astronauts."

It's not that Wu Chuping doesn't believe in Xu Lei's ability. The main space is a very dangerous place after all, especially going to Mars. If something happens in the middle, it will definitely be the biggest loss for human beings.

It is no exaggeration to say that based on these recent events alone, Xu Lei has become the backbone of everyone.

With Xu Lei around, no matter what kind of crisis mankind encounters, there will always be a glimmer of hope in everyone's heart. I always feel that Xu Lei can lead everyone to successfully resolve the disaster.

But if Xu Lei is gone, it will be like a tall building without load-bearing walls.

The building will fall.

From the current point of view, it is undoubtedly the safest for Xu Lei to stay on Earth Star.

It's just that since Xu Lei made his own decision, it is absolutely impossible for him to give up because of Wu Chuping's words, not to mention that today he has to set an example in front of all mankind.

Of course, he is not showing off his bravery.

The Heavy Hammer Cruiser was not an experimental product designed for the first time. As a technological crystallization of the second-level civilization, its technology was very mature.

It really has the strength to navigate freely in space.

Even if you encounter special troubles in the galaxy, you can get away safely with the power of the main and auxiliary weapons.

In any case, the crisis humans encountered this time came from Pluto, and has nothing to do with extraterrestrial civilizations.

Of course there is nothing to be afraid of.

As for the Shenzhou mission to Mars this time, it is to improve the Mars galaxy monitoring station so that it can be put into use as soon as possible, so as to better observe the situation of Pluto.

According to the flight speed of the Shenzhou, it only takes a few days to go back and forth.

In addition, this time Xu Lei will bring Xingtong's mechanical body aboard the Shenzhou, which can be said to be foolproof.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, a smile appeared on the corners of Xu Lei's mouth, he turned his head to look at Wu Chuping and said: "In order to gather the public's confidence, I must personally carry out the mission of the Shenzhou this time, and Wu will command you." You don’t want to see our plan not working well, do you?”

"Ah~"

Finally Wu Chuping sighed.

Facing Xu Lei's statement, he really couldn't find a reason to refute it.

But then he changed another method, pretending to be firm and said: "If Dean Xu insists on going, I have nothing to say, but you must take me with you."

Men are young until they die.

What's more, Wu Chuping devoted most of his life to the aerospace industry.

Now that I have the opportunity to step into space, it is inevitable to have ideas.

Although the heavy hammer cruiser has a gravity system that allows the crew members to walk normally on the ground, the environment there is much more complicated than that on the planet, and it is not suitable for older people because of their declining physical functions. space flight.

In fact, when he was preparing to go to Tiandao, Pei Hongyin thought he was not convinced and made such a request, but was persuaded by Xu Lei.

In the end, he didn't even come to Tiandao Island.

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Wu Chuping is indeed younger than Pei Hongyin in age, but in this case it is more appropriate to stay at the ground station, not to mention that the master control center also needs someone to direct the overall situation.

"Commander Wu, we can't do without you at the ground station, why don't we talk about it next time." Xu Lei didn't directly reject Wu Chuping, but rather euphemistically mentioned this sentence.

Everyone has been with each other for so long, Wu Chuping doesn't know the meaning of these words.

In addition, although he had this idea, he was not strong, so he nodded and smiled wryly: "Well, I will stay here to ensure your safety."

With the conversation of several people, two hours passed quickly.

When the car of the space elevator arrives at the near-Earth spaceport, the space robot starts to execute the program under the operation of Xingtong, and uses the mechanical arm to transport the nuclear fusion power engine out and dock it to the main body of the Shenzhou.

The whole process seems to be very difficult, but it is very smooth and fast under the function of various equipment.

The installation of an engine was completed in a short time.

Because after the space elevator arrived at the near-Earth spaceport, the perspective of the live broadcast screen changed, and the Shenzhou that everyone was thinking about was finally fully revealed.

With a length of almost 400 meters, it looks very large even in a near-Earth spaceport. Although the whole body black paint is not very eye-catching, it is a hidden killer in space.

The two heavy-duty rail guns as the main weapon, even medium-sized warships and battleships dare not underestimate them.

What's more, there are powerful space torpedoes and near-defense guns.

It's just that the nuclear fusion power engine at the rear has just been installed, and it doesn't look too harmonious.

But no matter what, the enthusiasm of viewers from all over the world in the live broadcast room has been completely ignited, and the barrage refresh rate has reached an astonishing frequency.

"Is this our first interstellar warship, the Shenzhou? It looks so thick and big."

"What a powerful visual impact."

"It's actually true, we already have interstellar warships."

"The history of human civilization will be rewritten once again."

"Humanity must win!"

"Pluto is nothing to me, it's nothing more than a bigger meteorite."

"I believe that with the presence of interstellar warships, mankind will definitely overcome the disaster in a few years."

……

While the audience in the live broadcast room were immersed in the mighty body of the Shenzhou, good news finally came from the control center of Dengtian Island.

"The last nuclear fusion power engine has been installed, and the assembly progress of the Shenzhou has reached [-]%. Do you want to start it?"

Xu Lei listened to the voice from the communicator, turned his head and looked around at everyone, and then gave the final order decisively.

"Start the Shenzhou."

For interstellar warships, space is their destination. If there is no special situation after the first startup, they will basically not be completely shut down again.

Spend your life navigating the galaxy.

Almost as soon as Xu Lei's voice fell, the audience in the live broadcast room suddenly noticed that there was a strange movement on the Shenzhou, which was originally dead.

First of all, the six nuclear fusion power engines located at the tail of the battleship began to start slowly and burst out with dim light, and then even the main body of the battleship began to brighten, as if being injected with life.

Until everything calms down again.

Although the audience doesn't know much about these things, it is undoubtedly a complete success to make a subjective judgment on the Shenzhou from the appearance alone.

After all, if it really fails to start, with the power of nuclear fusion, I am afraid that the battleship will no longer exist.

It even involves the entire near-Earth space port and the Tiangong space station.

The intelligent core system used by the Shenzhou interstellar battleship is Xingtong. After the battleship was successfully launched, Xingtong immediately ran a self-inspection program and broadcast it in real time in the master control center.

"The power engine system is operating normally."

"The weapon system is functioning normally."

"The gravity system is normal."

"The adaptation rate of each core component reaches [-]%."

……

"Through the system test, you can fly..."

Xu Lei, who was standing in front of the master control screen, listened to Xingtong's broadcast in his heart, and after a few seconds of being stunned, he turned around to face the crowd and spit out five words in a low voice.

"We made it."

Followed by cheers and warm applause.

Enduring.

"The launch of the Shenzhou was successful, and it's up to us. All the crew members will enter the Shenzhou with me." Xu Lei raised his hand to signal everyone to stop, without forgetting his mission at all.

Although the Shenzhou is a small warship with a hull length of less than 500 meters, it can accommodate 1400 crew members when fully loaded.

It's just that there is no crew training system in China at present, and it is definitely impossible to make the Shenzhou fully loaded now. There are only more than 100 people who followed Xu Lei into the Shenzhou this time.

Less is less, but a mechanical body with star pupils is enough to ensure the normal operation of the battleship.

So in the following time, everyone did not hesitate, and the original crew members followed Xu Lei and Xingtong directly into the space elevator.

However, it is worth mentioning that there are two special figures among these people.

It was Yu Hongliang and Li Chengzhe.

Li Chengzhe is the core member of the Heavy Hammer Project, and Wu Chuping is in charge of the general control center of the ground station. It is not a problem for him to board the Shenzhou to participate in the detailed tests of the various functions of the battleship.

As for Yu Hongliang, he just came in to experience it.

Considering that Yu Hongliang's soldier's physical fitness is not bad, Xu Lei turned a blind eye to this.

Anyway, they will not stay on the Shenzhou for long.

After that, the captain will be selected to stay in space for a long time to take charge of the command of the Shenzhou.

But at the time when human civilization is in crisis, when Pluto approaches the Earth, it is inevitable that some people on board will have some selfish ideas and do things that betray all mankind.

Such as capturing warships away from the planet.

But with the existence of star pupils, the captain's control authority can be removed at any time, which ensures absolute control.

Soon when they entered the space elevator and started to go to Shenzhou, the live broadcast room also announced the successful launch of Shenzhou and the news that they will go to Mars to perform missions.

Especially when everyone found out that the person in charge of the task was Xu Lei, they were completely surprised.

It wasn't until this moment that everyone finally understood that Xu Lei really didn't take the crisis of Pluto to heart. At this time, he dared to go to Mars like a normal person, which showed that he was absolutely sure that he could solve Pluto.

This caused the number of Xu Lei's supporters to increase at a linear rate in a short period of time. The key point is that they are all from all over the world.

It is not an exaggeration to say that even if Xu Lei wants to be the overlord of the planet right now, there will probably be a large number of people supporting him.

The barrage is so fast that it can no longer be observed with the naked eye.

"Holy shit, Mr. Xu is so strong."

"From now on, Mr. Xu will be the guiding light on my life path."

"With Mr. Xu here, who would dare to say that human civilization is gone."

"Suddenly I'm envious of what's going on with Mr. Xu, and I really want to experience the feeling of riding the Shenzhou."

"This is an interstellar warship that can only appear in sci-fi movies. Who doesn't want to go up and experience it? Maybe when our human civilization is strong enough, interstellar travel will become easier."

"I hope that the global forces will support Mr. Xu in the future, so that the crisis on Pluto will definitely be resolved."

"There has to be unity."

Just like the mood of the audience at this time, Xu Lei was also extremely excited seeing the space elevator ascending rapidly and about to reach the Shenzhou. After all, this was his first time in space.

As for Yu Hongliang next to him, he didn't take it into consideration at all, hearty laughter came from the communicator from time to time.

"I have ridden in an armored vehicle in my life, and I have also driven a tank and fired missiles. I can even drive an aircraft carrier. I never thought that I would be able to board an interstellar warship in my lifetime. This is all thanks to your future technology!"

"Commander Yu, the Shenzhou is fully intelligently controlled. I'm afraid it's hopeless for you to drive it." Hearing the sound, Li Chengzhe reminded with a smile.

Xu Lei thought of something, and suddenly interjected: "Shenzhou really doesn't need to be driven manually, but you can try the heavy rail gun."

According to the introduction of relevant technical knowledge in the Science and Technology Museum, Xu Lei knew that the heavy railgun on the heavy hammer cruiser used nuclear fusion reaction as energy to accelerate the shell to a relative speed.

Among them, the shells are made of tungsten alloy, and the maximum range is two astronomical units.

That is twice the average distance from the sun to the Earth.

And it can directly penetrate any ordinary interstellar warship at a distance of 1000 kilometers.

It's just that these all come from the evaluation of the Science and Technology Museum after all. As for how powerful the Shenzhou can be, it is temporarily unknown.

Previously, because the nuclear fusion power engine was not installed, it was unable to provide energy support for the weapon system, so it was naturally impossible to conduct actual tests.

Now that the Shenzhou has been successfully launched, there will be no obstacles to launching the rail gun.

Besides, in the vast space, there is no need to worry about any impact.

really.

Heard to test the rail gun.

Yu Hongliang couldn't wait any longer.

"That's a good relationship. I also want to see how powerful this space battleship weapon is."

While speaking, a picture seemed to flash in my mind.

About two hours later, Xu Lei and more than 100 crew members finally arrived at the near-Earth space port and entered the interior of the Shenzhou through a special passage.

The Shenzhou ship adopts an upper and lower double-layer structure. In addition to the core cabin, it also includes the crew's rest and living area.

Xu Lei arranged for the crew to arrive at their respective positions, and he took Yu Hongliang, Li Chengzhe, Xing Tong and others into the core command cabin of the battleship.

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"As expected of an interstellar battleship, it feels almost the same as being on the ground." Yu Hongliang, who put on the ship's internal suit, felt his current physical state, with a surprised expression on his face.

Li Chengzhe was fiddling with the operating table, checking various indicators worriedly.

In addition, due to the high-power quantum relay station installed on the Shenzhou, it can ensure that the warship can establish contact with the earth and stars at any time. With this convenience, the live broadcast can naturally continue.

The global live broadcast this time was originally intended to let everyone know the true strength of human beings, so as to condense the self-confidence of human beings.

So the live broadcast time must not be too short.

According to Xu Lei's idea, he planned to close the live broadcast after returning to Earth after completing the mission to Mars.

At that time, all work will focus on the implementation of the plan to deal with Pluto, after all, it will take several years to prepare.

Thinking of this, Xu Lei immediately refocused his attention, let everyone enter the flying state, and immediately issued the latest instructions to Xingtong.

"Xingtong, set the destination to Mars, let's go!"

"Command received."

Compared with Xingtong, a less emotional voice came from the battleship system, and then the six nuclear fusion power engines of the Shenzhou spewed out a large amount of high-energy particles until the speed of the battleship reached one-thousandth of the speed of light.

At this speed, it only takes two days to reach Mars.

However, Xu Lei didn't forget to test the heavy rail gun, so he asked Xingtong to search for suitable meteorites as targets during the flight and use the heavy rail gun to attack.

Perhaps because of the charm of the heavy-duty railgun, Yu Hongliang and Li Chengzhe stayed on during the flight of the battleship without rest, for fear of missing the test of the railgun.

Even the audience in the live broadcast room, even though it was already dark, still chose to stay where they were.

It is enough to see the charm of firing.

Fortunately, the range of the heavy railgun is far enough that even if a suitable target is not near the Shenzhou, it can still launch an attack.

So after the battleship flew for more than ten hours, a shocking good news finally came from the core command cabin. The battleship scanning system successfully determined a suitable strike target.

"The system detected a meteorite celestial body with a diameter of about 500 meters, and the heavy-duty railgun has successfully locked the target."

"Launch?"

Xu Lei, who was waiting for this opportunity, would definitely not hesitate at this time, and immediately gave the launch command under the excited anticipation of Yu Hongliang and Li Chengzhe.

(End of this chapter)