my tech museum

Chapter 319 The Expected Acceleration

At [-] o'clock in the morning, the three nuclear fusion power engines were transported by the space elevator and successfully arrived at the space shipyard, where they were installed by space robots.

Unlike Hammer Cruiser's six nuclear fusion power engines, space kinetic energy weapons are only equipped with three.

After all, although the metal body of the space kinetic energy weapon is large enough, it still cannot be compared with the Shenzhou. What's more, there will be at least nine kinetic energy weapons hitting Pluto at the same time, which is equivalent to 27 nuclear fusion power engines up.

Enough to meet the power requirements.

In the past six months, the metal body of Taishan No. [-] has been made by space robots, and the installation of three nuclear fusion power engines is naturally very fast.

Under the watchful eyes of the global audience, the installation was completed in no time.

And then it's time for the exciting start-up test to make sure the engine is running properly.

Although it is not the time for space kinetic energy weapons to be launched right now, and the engine power cannot be fully turned on, but a small test in the shipyard still has no problems.

It is also a normal process.

Otherwise, after a few years when all the space kinetic energy weapons are manufactured, the nuclear fusion power engine cannot be started when it is about to be launched. Wouldn't it affect the entire plan, and the consequences will be incalculable, and even if it can be launched this time? After successfully passing the start-up test, follow-up maintenance will be carried out regularly.

at the same time.

Binjiang City.

Future Science and Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute.

In the command and control center, Li Chengzhe and others are waiting in full force, controlling Taishan No. [-] to start the engine test.

After being busy for half a year, the official test of the success of their work now is to pay special attention to not wanting to see any accidents happen.

Although Xu Lei is also here, he just stands behind and pays attention to Li Chengzhe's command.

His face was very calm.

After Taishan space kinetic energy weapon has been optimized and improved many times by him, its mechanism is very simple, even if it is not easy to figure out the problem, and the nuclear fusion power engine technology is very mature and perfect, the combination of the two will definitely not cause any problems. question.

So this test is bound to end with a complete success.

Nothing to worry about.

The most gratifying thing is that with the official completion of Taishan No. [-], it will provide template experience for the subsequent manufacturing of space kinetic energy weapons, and I believe that the manufacturing progress will also improve a lot.

Just as Xu Lei was thinking about these thoughts in his heart, Li Chengzhe's voice suddenly sounded beside his ears.

"Ready to start the engine, countdown..."

ten……

Eight……

three……

start up!

Almost at the same time as Li Chengzhe's last two words fell, the nuclear fusion power engine at the tail of Taishan No. [-] can be seen on the main screen gradually entering the working state, emitting a mysterious and beautiful gloomy light.

At this time, the monitoring teams also began to broadcast the engine status.

"Engine number one is operating normally."

"Number two is normal."

"Number three is normal."

"The overall function of Taishan-[-] is normal."

With the state of Taishan-[-] at this time, it is no exaggeration to say that the engine power is fully turned on, and it can quickly accelerate to one-thousandth of the speed of light.

Fly toward the location of Jupiter.

But right now its destination is temporarily parked outside the shipyard.

Wait patiently for its other partners.

Then jointly carry out the task of solving the crisis of human civilization.

At this point in the process, there was warm applause in the command and control center under the leadership of Li Chengzhe, and the work achievements in the past six months have been affirmed.

This scene also excited hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room, because from this moment on, human beings really have the means to deal with Pluto.

Under the excitement, I can only express my mood through barrage.

"Our first kinetic energy weapon is finally completed, and the situation is getting better."

"too excited."

"This kinetic energy weapon is as handsome as the Shenzhou."

"The manufacturing progress is really fast. It took only half a year to follow the live broadcast and it was completed."

"There are still eight more kinetic energy weapons like this to be built. Let's continue to follow the live broadcast patiently."

"I can't wait to see this thing collide with Pluto. The scene must be so shocking."

"Will it be broadcast live at that time?"

……

Everyone was immersed in this indescribable atmosphere.

And when Taishan No. [-] was pulled away from the manufacturing area and headed to the peripheral location to park, Li Chengzhe stood up and walked quickly towards Xu Lei.

"Dean."

"Taishan One has been successfully completed."

"Tomorrow we will start the manufacture of other kinetic energy weapons." After finally standing a few centimeters in front of Xu Lei, he immediately reported his work.

"You guys did a great job, I've seen it all." Xu Lei had a smile on his lips when he heard this, and his words were full of praise.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lei seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Although space kinetic energy weapons are very important, there is no need to rush these two days. I will give the institute three days off to accompany you." The next family."

Seeing that it was New Year's Eve, Li Chengzhe and other personnel still stuck to their posts for the safety of the entire human civilization, and successfully completed the manufacture of Taishan No. [-].

It does make people feel a little distressed.

Xu Lei is very clear that with the increasing proficiency and experience in manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons, the cycle of manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons will only become shorter and shorter in the future, and the number of weapons that can be put into use by then will definitely be much more.

So there is no need to hold on to these two days.

After all, the researchers in the research institute also have their own relatives and friends like the public.

Faced with Xu Lei's decision, Li Chengzhe was stunned for two seconds, and then quickly reacted and smiled, "I know the principal."

Undoubtedly, when the people present heard the news, they all became happier, with smiles on their faces.

In the end, Xu Lei turned around and left amidst the sound of joy, hurrying back to the Longfor Hi-Tech Park, who told him that there were still family and lover waiting for him. Before the official arrival of Pluto, every Spring Festival was extremely rare and precious.

But what Xu Lei didn't know was that on his way back to the Longfor High-tech Park, the speed of Pluto, which was flying towards the earth star at high speed in the distant space, changed.

Yes.

Pluto picked up speed.

As the saying goes, what can't beat me will only make me stronger.

After Pluto passed Neptune, its flight speed increased due to the gravitational pull of Uranus.

And it will not be captured by Uranus, but will rush out of the range of Saturn at a faster speed and head towards Jupiter.

This means that the time for Pluto to reach Earth will be shortened again.

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New Year's Eve.

In the spacious, bright and stylish room, I saw three women wearing aprons working in the kitchen, while Xu Lei and his father were sitting in the living room watching TV on a holographic screen.

Originally, Xu Lei really wanted to help, but he really couldn't find a chance to intervene.

After all, apart from his mother and Chen Shihe, Xingtong's mechanical body is an all-round chef, so naturally he doesn't need help from outsiders.

At first, Xu Lei thought it would be embarrassing to bring Xingtong. After all, Xingtong's mechanical body is more beautiful than Chen Shihe's in appearance alone. In addition, he and Chen Shihe have established a relationship, so there will inevitably be some comparisons. Outrageous plot.

But in fact it is not the case.

For Chen Shihe, she seems to regard Xingtong as her good sister. Although she is getting along with a brain-brained machine, she doesn't mean to be jealous or hostile.

If anyone calculates carefully, Xingtong has spent much longer with Xu Lei than her.

But Xu Lei is happy to see this kind of scene, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable to worry about it.

When I was immersed in this kind of warm atmosphere, my father's voice suddenly sounded next to my ear: "This Pluto is really a scourge, causing people to panic, and I don't know how long it will take to end." Strong dissatisfaction.

Xu Lei heard the prestige and found that the relevant news was being played on the holographic screen, so he explained with a smile: "Don't worry, Dad, maybe Pluto can be solved in five or six years at most."

In fact, he knew exactly why his father was unhappy.

It was simply because he didn't want his child to be born in a crisis environment, so he and Chen Shihe made a joint decision.

Although the parents didn't say much about it on the surface, they still regretted it in their hearts.

They think that when they are old, if they continue to wait, they are afraid that they will not be able to hold their grandchildren.

But after all, Xu Lei has a science and technology museum full of endless treasures. He is sure to use the technology exhibits inside to prolong human life, and the parents' worries will no longer exist.

After all, after the Pluto crisis is over, the total amount of influence he has will inevitably reach a very high number.

Enough to buy more high-tech exhibits.

Fortunately, both of them knew that today was the New Year's Eve, and they shouldn't talk about unhappy things to affect their mood, so the two of them didn't say anything more.

It is a tacit understanding between father and son.

But what surprised Xu Lei was that at this moment, the latest holographic quantum smart terminal he was wearing on his wrist suddenly popped up a video call application, and the information marked on it was Wu Chuping.

"What is Lao Wu contacting me at this time, there is no reason to wish me New Year's greetings!"

Looking at this video application, some doubts flashed in Xu Lei's mind, and he thought for a few seconds in his heart.

Mainly since the Space Shipyard was taken over by the Future Science and Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute to manufacture space kinetic energy weapons, Wu Chuping's main task has become to be in charge of the operation of the Lunar Guanghan Palace Base and the Mars Military Base. It stands to reason that nothing will happen. .

As for New Year's greetings at this time, it is even more unreasonable.

After figuring out the problem for a while, Xu Lei didn't bother to waste his brain cells, got up and walked into the bedroom, and chose to connect.

Who made his current state that his brain has become a burden on his body, and he will not think about problems at all when it is not particularly important.

Anyway, with Wu Chuping's character, if there is no special matter, he will never contact him casually.

really.

The moment the video was connected, Wu Chuping dropped a blockbuster.

"Dean Xu."

"There is news I must tell you."

"As we predicted, Pluto completed its first acceleration after reaching the vicinity of Uranus."

"According to our calculations, I'm afraid that Pluto will reach Earth within six years at most."

Wu Chuping on the holographic screen changed from his usual calmness, and his words were somewhat worried. After all, the time left for human civilization is shortened, and it is very likely that space kinetic energy weapons and planetary defense orbital guns will not be completed on time.

But Xu Lei listened to this with a calm expression.

When Xingtong took the lead in uploading the report log and discovered the existence of Pluto, he calculated its flight speed, and it was inevitable to accelerate in the process of flying to the planet.

He had already prepared himself for these things.

Today, the manufacturing cycle of Taishan space kinetic energy weapons has been shortened to half a year, which is enough to produce a sufficient number of space kinetic energy weapons when Pluto goes to Jupiter.

At that time, the successful launch will allow it to collide with Pluto at Jupiter, so even if Pluto’s flight trajectory cannot be changed, its speed will definitely decrease, which buys time for human civilization to continue to complete the construction of other projects.

Facing Wu Chuping's worry, Xu Lei didn't answer immediately, but first awakened Xingtong.

"Star pupil."

"Call out the Pluto orbit data recorded by the Mars monitoring station."

"Analyze and calculate its speed change."

As a smart brain, Xingtong can control a large number of devices at the same time, which is why it can ensure the overall coordination of intelligent industrial robots.

So even if Xingtong's mechanical body is helping in the kitchen at this time, it can still receive Xu Lei's instructions normally.

Almost at the moment Xu Lei gave these instructions, he heard Xingtong's familiar voice coming from the holographic intelligent quantum terminal device.

"calculating……"

When Shenzhou officially entered service, its first mission was to go to Mars to improve the monitoring station.

Its function is to observe the situation of Pluto.

Right now, if we want to calculate the exact time when Pluto will arrive at Earth, the observation data from the Mars monitoring station is undoubtedly the most reliable.

The Tiangong space telescope may also be able to observe Pluto, but it is certainly not as detailed as the Mars monitoring station.

The arrival time given by Wu Chuping may not be much different, but after all, Pluto is related to the safety of all mankind. Only by accurately knowing its arrival time can we better plan ahead.

Previously, Pluto was still near the orbit of Neptune, and it did not accelerate itself. In this case, the time obtained is definitely not accurate.

Now that Pluto has acceleration data, very accurate time can be simulated based on this calculation.

It has to be said that Xingtong has the blessing of a quantum computer, and its computing power is terrifying. It only took about half a minute to see a set of detailed numbers appear on the holographic screen.

“冥神星预计到达地星的时间为2037年7月8日12点35分。”

"Is there less than seven years left? It's enough." Xu Lei looked at this set of data and said this sentence in a steady tone.

For the final calculation result of Xingtong, Xu Lei can be said to be very confident.

In other words, there are only more than six years left before Pluto arrives at Earth.

Compared with Wu Chuping's data, it is several months longer.

But when the disaster really comes, in fact, these few months can't change anything.

After all, the attitude of cramping for the moment is absolutely unacceptable.

Otherwise, it is to gamble with the entire human civilization.

Xu Lei's style of doing things has always been to be fully prepared, and to face problems with the mentality of knowing the outcome.

Therefore, human civilization must completely complete the three-step plan within six years, and set up triple guarantees for the future of human civilization.

It is worth mentioning that because the video call between Xu Lei and Wu Chuping is still in progress, Wu Chuping can also see the data calculated by Xingtong.

I found that the actual arrival time of Pluto was a few hours longer than my estimate, and I felt much better.

It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Chuping believes in Xingtong more than Xu Lei.

Naturally, there is no doubt about this result.

After calming down a little, he immediately asked: "Six years is not a long time for us. Is Dean Xu sure to solve the Pluto crisis smoothly?"

Wu Chuping trusts Xu Lei quite a bit, believing that he, as a member of the Human Security Alliance, can lead mankind to a new life.

But the acceleration of Pluto this time, and the performance of some overseas forces in the three major projects, can be said to make him worried.

They also lost their judgment on the future of human civilization.

In addition, the manufacture of space kinetic energy weapons and planetary defense orbital guns is in charge of Future Technology. Wu Chuping doesn't know much about the situation, so he naturally doesn't know whether the required equipment can be completed on time.

Now that I have used this opportunity to have a video connection with Xu Lei, I must let myself have an accurate judgment.

Don't worry about it all the time.

"With our current production speed, it is enough to complete the production of all space kinetic energy weapons within the expected time. I think we should be able to complete the impact plan on Pluto." Facing Wu Chu's inquiry, Xu Lei had no scruples It tells the current status of the project.

"That's good." Wu Chuping nodded in satisfaction.

After both parties had settled their minds, Wu Chuping didn't waste too much time, and then took the initiative to end the call.

It was at this time that Xu Lei heard his mother's shout outside.

"Xiao Lei, come over for dinner soon."

"coming."

It was New Year's Eve, and Xu Lei would definitely not bring other emotions over. Hearing this sentence with a smile on his face, he quickly got up and walked outside.

With mother, an experienced chef, and the help of Xingtong and Chen Shihe, it is no exaggeration to say that the scale of today's New Year's Eve dinner is not inferior to the so-called Manhan banquet.

When he came out of the bedroom, he saw that all kinds of delicacies had been served, and Chen Shihe had already been seated as a guest.

However, it is worth mentioning that Xingtong is a mechanical body and does not need to eat like normal humans at all, but Xu Lei's mother still prepared a seat and bowls and chopsticks for her.

Treat him exactly the same as Chen Shihe.

When Xu Lei saw Xingtong sitting upright, he couldn't laugh or cry.

But as the saying goes, knowing the child is more like the mother, Xu Lei's face looked very normal, but he was still found clues. As soon as his butt touched the seat, he heard his mother ask: "What happened?"

As soon as the words finished, Chen Shihe who was beside him also cast curious eyes.

Although Xingtong knew the whole story, she definitely wouldn't do anything without Xu Lei's order.

Xu Lei felt that there was nothing to hide about this matter, and he didn't want to deceive his parents.

Even if it's a white lie.

Pluto mainly affects the entire human civilization, so anyone who knows the situation of Pluto
Thinking of this, I only listened to Xu Lei pretending to be relaxed and said: "It's not a big deal, but the flight of Pluto has indeed increased, and it should reach the planet earlier."

But as soon as the words fell, everyone except Xingtong showed a shocked expression.

Obviously, I didn't expect things to be more serious.

"What's going on with Pluto, it's purely a problem with human beings, Xiaolei, you must be more careful." Xu Lei's mother was worried about her son's safety, so she couldn't help but confess.

In her opinion, as the person in charge of the entire Pluto project, her son often goes in and out of various dangerous places, and accidents will happen if he is not safe.

This is something she absolutely does not want to see.

Even Chen Shihe next to him, upon hearing the news, immediately asked concerned: "Boss, will Pluto's acceleration affect our company's products?"

"Don't worry, this acceleration is completely within our expectations, and Pluto will definitely be resolved."

After Xu Lei finally finished speaking, everyone finally relaxed and focused all their attention on the food.

The whole atmosphere is very harmonious.

Although the parents still mentioned some things about Xu Lei and Chen Shihe during the period, they were avoided by the two very cleverly.

……

When the Spring Festival was successfully passed by the whole family in a happy atmosphere, the Institute of Nuclear Fusion of Future Science and Technology also devoted itself to intense work again, and officially started the manufacture of the second space kinetic energy weapon Taishan-[-].

With the success of Taishan No. [-] as template information, the subsequent construction process was extremely smooth.

Some details were even optimized through the star pupil, which shortened the manufacturing cycle of space kinetic energy weapons a lot.

Besides.

After the approval of the meeting of the Human Security Alliance, the exact time of Pluto's arrival at the earth star was also announced, and it became a special symbol of the major platform websites.

No matter who enters the website, they will see this set of data.

Of course, this is also to create a sense of crisis for the public, so that they can maintain awe of Pluto, so as to work harder to solve this crisis.

Because only when the public maintains this state at all times, can human beings truly defeat Pluto.

Otherwise, as the future technology shows too much strength, while everyone believes in Xu Lei, they will also completely lose their panic about Pluto.

Perhaps this is a good thing for the public's mental state, but if Pluto suddenly had an unexpected situation like today, it would be a real disaster for human civilization.

However, choosing to publish this set of data inevitably caused a wave of rhythm, and many people left messages below to express their feelings.

"I suddenly saw this number today, which gave me a sense of déjà vu back to the college entrance examination."

"It feels good to be able to keep us alert all the time."

"Is the arrival time of Pluto advanced again? Really, there is no way to survive."

"There are still more than six years, can we really win the final victory?"

"I hope that technology will speed up in the future, and we must complete the three-step plan before the arrival of Pluto."

"Believe in future technology and it will be over, the sky will not fall!"

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(End of this chapter)