my tech museum

With Xu Lei's personal order, the scientists in the shipyard, including Li Chengzhe, were all mobilized and devoted themselves to the research and development of the Star Destroyer.

And make appropriate adjustments to the production capacity of the shipyard to reserve a place for Star Destroyer research and development.

In fact, as a large battleship, Star Destroyer does not have too many complicated technologies compared to medium-sized battleships. The main difficulty is the energy shield and main weapon plasma cannon that only large-scale battleships have.

As for the huge hull structure, it is not too difficult.

Li Chengzhe and other top scientists have all stayed on Titan these years except for vacations, presiding over the production and development of warships.

Coupled with the fact that they have already started research and development of star destroyers, and relying on the rich experience accumulated in manufacturing kamikaze battleships, they believe that it will not take long to build the first large-scale star destroyer in the history of human civilization.

Thoroughly lay the foundation for the third-level civilization of the solar system.

It's also worth mentioning that the Titan Shipyard is already producing particle neutralizing shields and energy shield boosters.

Therefore, at that time, it is only necessary to assemble these two devices into the Star Destroyer.

It is equivalent to avoiding the research of energy shield.

It's a huge time saver.

Therefore, under such circumstances, after Xu Lei first completed the overall modeling of the Star Destroyer, he undertook the research and development and testing of the plasma cannon, the main weapon of the battleship.

Leaving the rest of the matter to Li Chengzhe and the others.

It is worth mentioning that although Xu Lei did not bring the star boy this time, he left it to Chen Shihe.

But fortunately, Titan has long been covered by quantum communication. Relying on quantum computing, Xingtong can still provide auxiliary computing remotely to help him complete data modeling in a short time.

Overall everything went very well.

that's it.

Soon, half a year passed.

Under the personal responsibility of Xu Lei, the first plasma cannon was finally successfully assembled.

However, the performance of this plasma cannon based on Yuanxing technology has not been officially tested, so it is not yet the final version.

Only after passing various tests will it be equipped on the Star Destroyer.

Become the main weapon of a large battleship.

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"Dean, with your participation in the project, the progress of the project is really fast. It didn't take long for the main weapon of the Star Destroyer to be finished."

Tuesday, October 2060, 6.

solar system.

Titan Fortress.

In the unopened desolate area to the west of the shipyard, Li Chengzhe was wearing the latest space suit of the alliance, and chatted with the calm Xu Lei beside him through the communication equipment in the helmet.

Words are full of worship and admiration.

And from the heart.

The key facts are right in front of you.

At the beginning, they tried to develop the Star Destroyer, but after putting in so much effort, they only gained a little in terms of hull construction.

It's still a million miles away from building a real Star Destroyer.

But since Xu Lei set up the project and decided to build a large-scale warship for human beings, the core main weapon, the plasma cannon, has begun to take shape in just over half a year. The efficiency can only be described as amazing.

Even the reverse side of the hull that he himself was in charge of, the model built by Xu Lei was progressing rapidly.

I believe it will not be too long before it can be officially completed.

At that time, it is only necessary to assemble the plasma cannon, particle neutralization shield, energy shield multiplier and hull, and it will be a star destroyer that can truly serve.

Therefore, the test of the plasma cannon is also very important today.

If there is a problem, it will take some time before the birth of the Shenwei series of star destroyers.

That's right.

Shenwei is the name of the upcoming Star Destroyer.

In the future, if the production efficiency of Star Destroyers increases significantly with the construction of new shipyards, the alliance may also consider selling the Shenwei series of Star Destroyers to the Milky Way.

Of course, the price is bound to be very expensive.

A large amount of Galaxy coins are required.

After all, the large-scale star destroyers produced in the solar system use the source star technology, which is not comparable to the star destroyers in the hands of those third-level civilizations.

Originally, the test of the plasma cannon had nothing to do with Li Chengzhe, but Li Chengzhe's admiration for Xu Lei couldn't be restrained, and he wanted to witness the birth of the first plasma cannon of human civilization in the solar system.

This is also equivalent to a big step for mankind.

You must know that in the solar system today, although with the popularity of medium-sized battleships, the defense systems of extraterrestrial planets such as the earth, moon, Mars, Titan, etc. have been upgraded to neutral particle cannons, but most of the solar system security defense rings, which are the largest space engineering in the solar system, are still closed. It's a rail gun.

Although the number is very large, the power is flawed after all.

If there is any unexpected situation, let alone resisting the fleet of the second-level civilization, even the attack of the Zerg will not have much effect.

It is because of this demand that if the plasma cannon is successfully tested, not only can it be used on the Star Destroyer, but it can also be used to upgrade the defense system of the extraterrestrial planet.

It's also a good thing for the security of the solar system.

However, what they are currently in is the undeveloped area of ​​Titan Star. The environment is extremely harsh and not suitable for human survival. The surface temperature has reached minus 100 degrees, which is completely different from the Titan Fortress.

So if he wants to stay here, Lee Seung-cheol can only wear the newly developed spacesuit.

But even so, you can't stay outside for too long.

Otherwise there will be danger to life.

However, apart from the battleship transporting the plasma cannon, Xu Lei's Golden Crow was also parked nearby, so there would be no surprises.

"I'll take care of it here, but you have to pay close attention to it, otherwise you still won't be able to make a Star Destroyer." Xu Lei responded to Li Chengzhe's words with a smile, and did not forget to mention the progress of other projects of the Shenwei Star Destroyer.

At this time, he was wearing blue overalls, with a clear Human Security Alliance logo on his chest.

Although he was not wearing a space suit, he looked at the space army in front of him who was adjusting the equipment as if nothing happened.

Although the citizens after the mechanical ascension all belong to the space army, the specific job classifications are also different, and right now these belong to the Titan shipyard.

It also shoulders the responsibility of R&D and manufacturing.

It is undoubtedly more convenient for them to debug the plasma cannon at this time.

Otherwise, if everyone is wearing a space suit like Li Chengzhe, the operation will be somewhat complicated.

As for Xu Lei's eternal body, he doesn't even care about the temperature and environment on Titan, even if there is a thick layer of ice under his feet.

And Li Chengzhe obviously had a plan in mind. Facing Xu Lei's inquiry, he immediately replied: "Don't worry, Dean, our progress is not far behind, and I promise not to delay the service of the Shenwei Star Destroyer at the end of the year." His eyes were full when he spoke. It is the color of self-confidence.

"That's good." Xu Lei nodded in satisfaction.

Undoubtedly, he was very relieved of Li Chengzhe, and would never cheat on this kind of matter.

Soon, just as the two were talking.

A staff member of the Space Force Shipyard came over and reported respectfully to Xu Lei: "Report to Mr. Xu, the plasma cannon has been debugged and can be launched at any time."

"Okay, I know."

Hearing the sound, the corners of Xu Lei's mouth rose slightly, a smile appeared, and he responded to the other party.

In fact, according to his current highest status, he should be called inspector, but he is staying in the solar system after all, and calling him inspector will inevitably create a sense of distance. For this reason, Xu Lei specially arranged for the following people to continue to call him human The identity of the Security Alliance MP.

On the other hand, Li Chengzhe and other scientists of the Future Science and Technology Research Institute still like to call him the dean.

This is similar to Mr. Xu when he was in the company.

But no matter what kind of address, it is a way for everyone to express their emotions, so he doesn't care.

Considering that the environment in this area is indeed too harsh, Xu Lei didn't want to delay for too long, so he immediately ordered: "Let's start preparing, and pay attention to recording various data after the launch."

The test of the newly assembled plasma cannon this time is mainly to determine its power charging time, range and many other issues.

But after all, it was the first test, and he was not 100% sure that it would succeed.

After all, technology belongs to technology, and there will always be some differences in the actual manufactured things, and it is impossible to determine the final performance.

If there is a problem, it can only be brought back to the shipyard for re-study.

Anyway, it will never be installed on the Star Destroyer until the satisfactory effect is achieved, otherwise it will be irresponsible to the alliance fleet.

Fortunately, he now has a longer lifespan with his eternal body, so there is no need to worry too much.

As the plasma cannon began to undergo final adjustments, Xu Lei and Li Chengzhe also focused their attention on the past. After careful inspection, they found that the plasma cannon was quite large in size, and due to its relatively complicated structure, it could be easily seen by just looking at it. Feel the other weight.

Of course, it is nothing compared to the Star Destroyer with a length of more than 5000 meters.

In addition, it should be noted that this test is divided into two parts, namely ground strike and space strike.

Among them, the target of the ground attack is a not too high ice-covered mountain range on Titan, which is why Xu Lei put the test site here.

As for targets in space, then...

As the designer of this plasma cannon, Xu Lei would definitely not refuse to fire the cannon himself at such a critical time. After the final debugging and locking the target, he walked forward to start the launch command.

In an instant, the internal laser device heated the deuterium to a high temperature of one million degrees, making it into an ion state. When the huge and exciting energy gathered at the muzzle, and then under the action of electromagnetic technology, the group of charged particles was seen to be wrapped Launched violently into a ball.

The target location is reached in an instant.

Although the surface of the Titan star is in the range of minus 100 degrees all year round, making the entire surface of the planet covered by a hard ice layer with a thickness of several kilometers, it is still unable to resist under the action of a million-degree plasma cannon.

Under the screen capture of the special recording equipment, almost the moment the spherical charged particle cluster touches the target, it can be seen to be easily ablated.

Even if the mountain range is directly penetrated, the power still remains undiminished.

Until it completely disappears within the range of the captured image.

Seeing this scene in his eyes, Xu Lei's expression did not change much.

After all, before making this plasma cannon, he had already studied the source star technology in his mind many times.

Know that the power of the main weapon configured by the battleship will be slightly higher.

After all, the Science and Technology Museum's evaluation of the Star Destroyer is the first in the universe in terms of performance. Apart from the defense of the ship and the speed of sailing, how can it be ordinary as the most important weapon system.

Facts have proved that it is completely worthwhile for him to spend hundreds of millions of influence to exchange this technology.

It can even be said to be profitable.

The damage caused by the plasma cannon in front of him is the best proof.

But this result is another scene in the eyes of Li Chengzhe and other staff members.

There have been three large star destroyers in service in the solar system for a long time, but they were produced by the shipyard on Seitan, and they have all seen the battle of star destroyers, so they know the power of plasma cannons. .

Originally, Li Chengzhe didn't think too much about it, but thought that the plasma cannon designed by Xu Lei was no different from Saitan Star.

Never expected such a big surprise.

The main thing is that everyone knows that Xu Lei and Saitan Star are relatively close, so it's okay to learn the technology of Saitan Star under such circumstances.

But who would have thought that this is not the case.

Daringly, Xu Lei didn't refer to the plasma cannon of Saitan Star at all, and designed it entirely by himself, so it's not surprising that it has such a powerful power.

After being stunned for more than ten seconds, Li Chengzhe finally came to his senses.

The word sluggish was almost written on his face.

"This... this kind of power... is much greater than the traditional plasma cannon!"

Hearing Li Chengzhe's voice, Xu Lei didn't think too much, and replied casually: "It's indeed a little more powerful, but what we want to build is the strongest star destroyer in the universe. It's not enough to only focus on the Milky Way."

With Xu Lei's voice coming from the communicator in the helmet, Li Chengzhe no longer knew what to say.

I thought it was a bit bigger!
It's almost doubled, okay?

But he definitely didn't dare to say that, after all, what the dean said made sense.

So after thinking about this point clearly, he responded: "What the dean said is that I am too small in this matter."

Of course, he was very excited when he said this.

What does such a powerful plasma cannon represent?
In addition to the fact that the large fleet of the alliance can sweep the entire galaxy in the future, even if the solar system has just been promoted to a third-level civilization, it can directly become the head existence.

And as long as the number of Shenwei Star Destroyers is sufficient, the Red Rock Galaxy can be directly suppressed.

Unconvinced?
Then pull the fleets of both sides out and slip away.

Anyway, relying on the main weapon that is far more powerful than other Star Destroyers, plus particle neutralization shields and energy shield boosters, from a certain point of view, one Star Destroyer in the solar system can be used as two.

While Li Chengzhe was still immersed in the beautiful imagination of the future of the solar system civilization, the second round of air strike tests was about to begin.

"Report to Mr. Xu that the plasma cannon is ready and ready for another round of launch at any time."

When Xu Lei heard this report, he was naturally very satisfied. Being able to re-fire in such a short period of time shows that the cooling time of this plasma cannon is very short.

This is also a very big advantage in actual combat.

In fact, once there was a successful launch, Xu Lei knew that his design and manufacture were successful.

In any case, he has just registered a future technology company, and now he has become a super technology group with business all over the galaxy. He has developed many technology products in the middle. With the blessing of this experience and strong thinking, only It is normal to successfully create a plasma cannon once.

Therefore, in order to leave here and return to the shipyard quickly, Xu Lei explained: "Then let the target be in place. After the launch is completed and the data is recorded, return to the Titan shipyard."

"It's Congressman Xu."

The staff member of the shipyard must not dare to disobey Xu Lei's order, and immediately made arrangements after responding quickly.

On the other hand, Li Chengzhe, who was next to him, couldn't help but frown on the inside of his helmet when he heard this sentence, he hesitated for a while and finally couldn't help but said: "Dean, isn't it too extravagant to use a battleship as a test target? "The words contained the meaning of wanting to dissuade Xu Lei.

Yes.

The air target Xu Lei chose was a medium-sized battleship.

Although the solar system civilization now has the ability and standard to manufacture medium-sized battleships, a battleship is also a considerable resource for the alliance.

To be treated as a target like this is indeed a bit of a waste to some extent.

As the saying goes, if you are not in charge, you don't know how expensive it is. Li Chengzhe is in charge of the Titan Shipyard and knows the difficulty of producing a battleship.

That's why I can't bear it.

I want to persuade Xu Lei to change another target.

But this time Xu Lei chose to refuse.

"It's impossible to change the target, not to mention it's too late now."

After vetoing Li Chengzhe's proposal, perhaps thinking of the other party's mood, Xu Lei then explained: "Our plasma cannons will target the enemy battleships and star destroyers the most in the future, and we can only use normal battleships to destroy them. Only by testing can we really get the power test of the plasma cannon."

"Compared with this test data, the loss of a battleship is nothing."

"Besides, this battleship was captured from the Herald Empire Fleet back then, so it's not of much value."

Xu Lei has witnessed the growth of the solar system from a weak zero-level civilization to the current state, so naturally he will not be a prodigal son.

It was a deliberate decision to make.

First of all, as he said, compared to the random test targets, the test results are indeed not as good as the actual battleships in service. Since the Star Destroyer can't be used, the only option is to use the battleship.

And this battleship is the spoils of war obtained after defeating the Herald Empire fleet.

And has undergone major repairs.

At present, the alliance fleet is basically equipped with kamikaze battleships, as well as battleships purchased from Luyin Star Ring Heavy Industries.

It is inevitable that some will look down on the battleships produced by the Herald Empire.

Among the many battleships, their overall performance is the lowest.

It can be said that the three fleets of the alliance are not given to anyone.

Instead of being left in the corner as time goes by and civilization develops into space junk, it's better to make the best use of it now.

Make use of its waste heat.

It can be regarded as the final contribution to mankind.

Li Chengzhe was not dead-headed either, after hearing Xu Lei's words, he no longer had any objections, but instead agreed, "So that's what happened, but I'm conservative."

Just as he was talking, a flying target also immediately entered the shooting range of the plasma cannon.

Apparently it was the battleship.

But because its location is far from the surface of the Titan star, even if Xu Lei's eyesight is far superior to that of ordinary humans, he can only see a small black shadow when he raises his eyes. As for Li Chengzhe, he needs the help of tools.

"If you finish early and return to the shipyard, you can still work for a while, so let's start directly."

Like last time, Xu Lei didn't delay at all. After uttering such a sentence as if talking to himself, he decisively locked on the target and started the launch.

With the launch of the familiar charged particles wrapped in a spherical shape, it hit the target again with precision.

Although the actual attack effect cannot be seen with the naked eye, in the equipment that records the power data, it can be clearly seen that after being hit by the plasma cannon, this battleship produced by the Herald Empire has turned into space junk. The body was even melted directly.

The tragic consequences were not only because the plasma cannon was more powerful, but also because the battleship was not equipped with neutralizing particle shields.

Otherwise, it can offset some damage to some extent.

It will not make the entire battleship completely lose its combat capability.

Seeing with his own eyes that the plasma cannons coming out of the Titan Shipyard became more powerful each time, Li Chengzhe's eyes widened immediately, and he quickly asked the staff who recorded the data: "Have the final test results been analyzed? What is the power of the plasma cannon on the starship?"

Perhaps the staff member was also extremely excited, and did not dare to hesitate in the face of the inquiry. After reading the analysis results, his face was instantly filled with a smile.

"Report to Councilor Xu and Dean Li, according to various data analysis, our plasma cannon is superior to the main weapon power of known civilization Star Destroyers in terms of firing speed, power and cooling time."

"In terms of comprehensive performance, it is conservatively estimated that it can exceed 40.00%."

"40.00%, this value is really amazing!" Li Chengzhe's face was full of surprise when he heard the sound.

I still remember that a battleship equipped with a particle neutralization shield and an energy shield booster can improve its defense performance by more than 30.00% compared to ordinary battleships. If it is equipped with this plasma cannon, it is basically equivalent to the power of two battleships. combat capability.

This kind of achievement is a feat even if you look at the entire galaxy.

The only regret is that the plasma cannon cannot be used as the main weapon of the battleship.

Can only be used on Star Destroyers.

But there is no doubt that this data makes Xu Lei deeply satisfied.

"Very good, start mass production of this plasma cannon from today, and strive to build the first large-scale battleship in our solar system as soon as possible."

After complimenting without hesitation, and confirming the next arrangement of the shipyard, Li Chengzhe next to him also quickly took advantage of the situation and said: "Please rest assured, the dean, I will also urge the hull design department to strive for an early date when I go back. Carry out the overall assembly of the Shenwei Star Destroyer."

Originally, this was a happy event, but Xu Lei's next words made Li Chengzhe's face collapse instantly.

"Don't worry too much about your hull, I plan to make some changes."

"Do you want to change it?"

Facing Xu Lei's decision, he was very surprised.

After all, the design and manufacture of the hull has reached the final stage, and making changes at this time is equivalent to overthrowing the previous efforts.

But Xu Lei still had a firm gaze, and then explained unhurriedly: "I'm going to try to install two plasma cannons on a Star Destroyer to double its power."