my tech museum

Chapter 447 Intrepid

"Intrepid finally passed the test, and the space jump engine can be assembled. Do you want to start the assembly?"

January 2070, 1, Titan Star, the main control room of the First Shipyard.

Li Chengzhe, as the second main person in charge of the space jump warship project, immediately turned around and said to Xu Lei after receiving the report from the outside staff: "Dean, everything is ready and we can start."

Today is the Laba Festival, a traditional festival of human civilization.

In such a special period of time, the assembly of the hull and the core space jump engine of the Intrepid is also a kind of test for their work in the past two years. Simply put, whether this project can be successfully completed depends on Final result today.

So much so that all the staff members are tense at this moment.

Even if it is a small matter, it must be confirmed again and again to prevent emergencies.

In the past two years, the [-] million Galaxy coins invested by Future Technology have basically been spent, and this has taken up the light of many galactic civilizations. They are willing to cooperate with Future Technology at a lower price, otherwise the actual cost I'm afraid there will be nearly [-] million more Galaxy currency funds, and the resources invested can be imagined.

So in this case they are not allowed to accept defeat at all.

Otherwise all the hard work will be in vain.

At that time, even if the future technology becomes more and more powerful, consuming so much money will seriously damage the vitality.

Compared to the others, Xu Lei's face was as calm as water, and he only nodded after hearing Li Chengzhe's words.

"let's start."

Obviously he didn't think there would be any surprises.

After all, what is going on now is only the assembly of the core engine and the hull, and it is not the test of opening the wormhole space channel, which is not too technically difficult.

As for naming the remodeled space jump battleship Dreadnought, it is a disguised incentive to allow human civilization to always keep this vision in mind and strive to create a real dreadnought in the future.

As Xu Lei expected, due to the preparations made in the early stage, multiple comprehensive inspections were carried out on the hull of the Intrepid and the only space jump engine. After confirming that there is no problem, today's formal assembly and docking took place, so the whole process was carried out. It went very well.

When Xu Lei's instructions were transmitted to the ears of the outside staff through Li Chengzhe, they immediately saw the special-shaped and huge engine being hoisted above the Intrepid by a super-large mechanical body.

Then slowly descend under the precise positioning of the laser.

Until the two are perfectly connected.

And at the same time, the brain of the Intrepid also immediately analyzed the data of the engine to judge the fit of the engine to the hull.

Simulate the state of the hull when the engine is running.

Only when the data is within the strict standard range can it be guaranteed that when the Intrepid opens the wormhole space channel autonomously, there will be no channel collapse or even a hull collapse.

This is especially important.

After all, if the channel collapses when the battleship passes through the wormhole space, there is a high probability that the objects inside will be torn into pieces and thrown into a completely unfamiliar and unknown star field.

This is not the result he wanted.

Although the source star civilization fire has inestimable value, he must get it, but he will not risk his life, which is why he is willing to spend a lot of money and time to develop space jump warships.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to improve the performance of Intrepid as much as possible, its control core intelligence brain is no worse than Xingpupil.

The only difference is that the brain on the Intrepid does not have self-awareness.

But even this can save Xu Lei a lot of worry. He can judge the danger in advance through calculation and take countermeasures by himself.

Who told them to go to the region between the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy this time, and they were in a completely unfamiliar star field for the first time, so they must have a high ability to deal with emergencies.

After about half an hour like this, a message from the Intrepid Brain finally came from the main control room.

"Data analysis is over."

"The engine fit is 95%, which meets the requirements."

Hearing these two sentences with a tone similar to that of Xingtong, both Li Chengze and Xu Lei's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately took a few steps forward to carefully check the specific data transmitted from the screen.

After only a few seconds, Li Chengzhe looked away first and said excitedly, "Great, Dean, we succeeded."

Although the fit between the Space Leap Engine and the Intrepid is not 90.00%, but [-]% is within the normal range and does not affect the use of various functions, so what Li Chengzhe said is right, they are indeed successful, although this It's just the first step.

However, considering that there are more serious tasks waiting for them in the future, Xu Lei did not forget to pour cold water on Li Chengzhe: "It's just that the assembly was successful. It's too early to celebrate, and the next step is the highlight." For fear that Lee Seung-cheol would destroy the current cautious atmosphere and affect the opening test of the wormhole space channel of the Intrepid.

"Don't worry Dean, I know very well."

Facing Xu Lei's roll call, Li Chengzhe was not affected much, and said not too seriously with a smile on his face.

Anyway, he is also the main person in charge of several large shipyards in Titan Fortress, and he has a spectrum in his heart, knowing what to do and what not to do.

Xu Lei also knew Li Chengzhe's usual performance, so he only mentioned this sentence, and then stopped talking too much.

But soon Li Chengzhe seemed to think of something again, and couldn't help asking: "By the way, Dean, when will we conduct the test of opening the wormhole space channel of the Intrepid? This is directly related to the success or failure of our project?"

Future Technology invested [-] million Galaxy coins in the research and development of space jump warships.

Therefore, the successful judgment of the project is whether the Intrepid equipped with the space jump engine can independently open the wormhole space channel according to the coordinates of the target star field.

If this test cannot be completed, the Dreadnought is not even worth as much as an ordinary Star Destroyer.

After all, the Star Destroyer still has combat capabilities.

It's not like the Dreadnought even cut off the weapon system in order to ensure the energy of the space jump engine.

Xu Lei is well aware of Li Chengzhe's worries.

He is well aware that this test is inevitable, rather than looking for a new time, it is better to complete it in one go.

If there is a problem, it is better to check and repair it in time.

To be honest, Xu Lei was still quite nervous. He was not fully sure about the space jump engine of the Intrepid, not even half of it.

In the final analysis, it is still a matter of the power engine.

According to the detailed introduction of the space jump engine in the science and technology museum, it is one of the core components of the fourth-level civilization dreadnought ship, but in order to exert the real space jump function, it must also have the energy support of the dark matter power engine.

Right now, there are only a few antimatter engines powering the Intrepid, and there is indeed a big gap between the two.

But now that we have reached this point, we must try it anyway, so that it can be regarded as accumulating experience in advance.

Anyway, Xu Lei still has a hole card in his hand, which is the blue space number of the Civilization Administration Headquarters.

If it is really impossible to create a wormhole space channel by relying on the antimatter power engine alone, the only way is to go to the location of the silver core in the center of the galaxy, and ask the director of the Civilization Administration to provide assistance.

I believe that with the help of the blue space number to transport energy, the space jump engine should be able to exert its effect.

With the fast running of his mind, a lot of thoughts flashed through Xu Lei's mind. After a while, he made a decision, and immediately said to Li Chengzhe in a firm tone: "Let's make arrangements, and prepare to let Intrepid go out of the cabin and enter Saturn's orbit." In space, try to conduct a space jump test."

"It's the chief."

"I'll do it right now."

After listening to Xu Lei's instructions verbatim, Li Chengzhe became excited at a speed visible to the naked eye, and it was basically written on his face.

When Xu Lei first came up with this space jump warship project, everyone had certain doubts, thinking that this project was too advanced for human civilization.

But this does not affect everyone's expectations for it.

Especially after they really participated in the research, they deeply realized their own insignificance and inadequacy. At the beginning, they couldn't even understand how a warship could create a wormhole space channel in a short period of time, and realize shuttle navigation through space folding.

So everyone wants to see this scene with their own eyes and improve their own vision and scientific research level.

Now that there is such an opportunity finally, how can Li Chengzhe not be excited, no matter how big the reaction is, he should.

At this time, Lee Seung-cheol once again showed what efficiency is, and the arrangements were made in just 2 minutes.

Along with system prompts sounding in the main control room, the dome of the workshop of the first shipyard was slowly opened, and the anti-matter power engine of the Intrepid was in operation, and it was about to fly out of the eagle's nest of the shipyard and enter In the vast expanse of deep space.

"The dome is open."

"The Intrepid successfully launched."

"Lifting into space..."

Standing in front of the console in the master control room, Xu Lei stared at the streamlined and handsome figure on the screen, feeling nervous involuntarily.

It is worth mentioning that due to the high risk of the space jump test, if there is any mistake in the middle, it may cause accidents such as engine explosion and damage to the hull.

Even space military crews with amorphous alloy mechanical bodies cannot guarantee their own safety.

Therefore, the Dreadnought will be in an empty ship state for this test.

The whole process is in charge of the control core brain.

And the test data will be transmitted to the main control room of the shipyard in real time, so that the next experiment can summarize the experience and lessons.

When the Intrepid completely left the No. [-] Shipyard and reached the sky above where it would not be affected, the antimatter engines at the bottom of the battleship suddenly increased their power, causing the Intrepid to rush into deep space and disappear from sight in an instant. Rely on instruments and equipment to continue monitoring and capturing.

Soon after arriving at the predetermined area, Zhinao also began to apply for permission from Xu Lei according to the process.

"The target position has been reached."

"Apply for the space jump test, do you want to start?"

It was a pre-determined matter, so Xu Lei naturally wouldn't go back on his word. After receiving this application, Li Chengzhe gave the final order while Li Chengzhe was full of anticipation.

"start."

Although there were only two very short words, it made every staff member who watched this scene extremely excited, and everyone hoped that the final test would be successful.

Don't let your two years of hard work go to waste.

That is to say, due to various considerations, the test of the Intrepid was not made public on the Yinhe live broadcast.

Otherwise, Li Chengzhe and others are not the only ones who are nervous right now.

"The command has been received."

"Start the space jump engine."

"The energy load has reached the highest critical value."

"Opening the wormhole..."

Accompanied by the sound of the brain's prompt sounding synchronously, everyone suddenly saw clearly that energy began to gather in the head of the Intrepid, and finally shot out a special energy ray.

Then, under the monitoring of the space observation equipment in the second security defense ring of the solar system, it can be clearly seen that the area space where the energy rays arrive has undergone obvious fluctuations, and it seems that the wormhole space channel will be successfully opened.

Considering the insufficient energy of the power engine, the coordinates of the target star field set for this test are only near the pioneer star.

Only a few light-years away from the solar system.

In a way, the difficulty can be said to plummet.

After all, as the saying goes, you can't become fat if you eat one bite. For the first space jump test of the Intrepid, stability must be the main priority.

As long as the wormhole space channel can be successfully opened, it will be a great success.

At least it proves that the antimatter power engine can replace the dark matter power engine, so that there is no need to trouble the Civilization Administration headquarters.

According to the relevant information in the Science and Technology Museum, the special space energy rays emitted by the Intrepid will gradually form a hollow cylinder, and the diameter will continue to grow until the hull can pass through smoothly. Once the battleship is completely submerged in the wormhole, it will represent a test. success.

It's a pity that the imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.

As time went by, the space energy rays emitted by the Intrepid remained unchanged.

Gives a feeling of powerlessness.

Seeing this situation, Xu Lei, who has rich theoretical experience, immediately realized that the space transition could not be completed only with the energy of the antimatter power engine.

If you continue to insist, not only will it not be effective, it may also cause permanent damage to the space jump engine.

You must know that the value of Dreadnought is not high, the most important thing is this space jump engine, if there is any problem with the engine, not only all follow-up work will not be able to be carried out, even the test with the blue space number will not be able to be carried out.

That's the real loss.

The thought stayed here, Xu Lei didn't dare to have any hesitation, and quickly ordered to the brain: "Stop the test immediately, and the Intrepid is temporarily parked in the second defensive ring."

"Command received, the space jump test has been aborted."

Although the intelligence brain on the Intrepid has almost the same strength as Xingtong, it does not have self-awareness after all. Facing Xu Lei, who has the highest authority, he naturally has to execute orders unconditionally. Transporting it makes that space energy ray disappear in an instant.

The whole space looked the same as before, calm again.

Seeing this, Xu Lei finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the space jump engine is intact, it is not considered a failure.

After all, he had already expected the current result.

"It really doesn't work to replace it with this method. It seems that we can only pin our hopes on the Blue Space number at the headquarters of the Civilization Management Bureau." With a long sigh, Xu Lei silently thought about when to go to the Management Bureau headquarters.

Compared with Xu Lei's calmness, Li Chengzhe, who was also in the master control room, found it difficult to accept.

After seeing that the space jump test was voluntarily stopped, the whole person's face looked very dull, obviously not accepting this fact.

After being stunned for a moment, he finally came back to his senses, and immediately turned to look at Xu Lei and asked, "Dean, did our space transition test just fail?"

If it were another project, Lee Seung-cheol would not react so much even if it failed. After all, there is no such thing as smooth sailing in scientific research, and occasional failures are normal.

But it is different for the space warship project.

Not to mention that top scientists in the solar system have spent two years, and the investment of [-] million Galaxy coins alone is not allowed to fail.

More importantly, Xu Lei was personally responsible for the implementation of this project.

According to various past experiences, under normal circumstances, as long as the projects handled by Xu Lei, there are almost no failures.

It is precisely because of this that one miracle after another has been created.

Now that the previous tradition is suddenly broken, it is normal for it to be difficult to accept for a while.

And he wasn't alone in thinking the same way.

Xu Lei could understand Li Chengzhe's mood, but now that the facts were in front of him, he had no choice but to say truthfully: "It was indeed a failure. The antimatter power engine on the Intrepid could not provide enough energy for the space transition, but this failure is also true. Within my expectations."

Li Chengzhe is not a vase.

During the two years, he cooperated with Xu Lei in the research and development of space jump warships, and learned a lot of advanced technical knowledge from it.

Therefore, after learning the reason for the failure from Xu Lei, he quickly thought of remedial measures, and said tentatively: "Dean, if we mobilize the Star Destroyer to provide energy for the Intrepid, will this meet the demand? "

"It won't work."

After listening to Li Chengzhe's proposal, Xu Lei shook his head and explained: "The space transition requires a qualitative change in energy, and it has nothing to do with the amount."

What he said was not wrong. After all, the antimatter power engine is the product of the third-level civilization, and no matter how many there are, it will not be able to help the technology of the fourth-level civilization.

On the contrary, relying on this method of violent transportation, the entire battleship is at risk of exploding.

Of course, Xu Lei also understands that Li Chengzhe is thinking about the Fearless, and he doesn't want to see everyone's hard work in vain, so in order to reassure him, Xu Lei then added: "In addition, you don't have to worry too much. With a solution, we will go to the headquarters of the Civilization Administration for help."

"Then let's go together?"

"This trip to the headquarters of the Civilization Administration, if all goes well, I will take the Intrepid to the outer reaches of the Milky Way. I am afraid it will take a lot of time, so you should stay in the solar system first."

"I understand."

Seeing that his proposal was rejected, although Li Chengzhe was a little disappointed, he still chose to accept it.

Xu Lei saw Li Chengzhe's expression completely in his eyes. Although he knew that the other party wanted to witness the realization of the Intrepid space transition with his own eyes, fortunately, there would be opportunities in the future.

Mainly, after he arrived at the headquarters of the Civilization Administration on the Intrepid, once he successfully achieved the space transition with the help of the energy of the Blue Space, he would go directly to the specific location of the source star civilization fire.

There is definitely no way to bring Li Chengzhe and others.

First of all, this trip is his own private matter. Apart from not knowing how much time it will take, the risk is also extremely high.

As the top scientists of the solar system, Li Chengzhe and others, the most important task is to help the development of human civilization and continuously improve the level of science and technology.

If time is wasted on the outskirts of the Milky Way or something happens, it will undoubtedly be a great loss to the entire solar system. Xu Lei does not want to affect the development of human civilization because of himself.

But the problem right now is that the super intelligent brain model who has been the director of the Civilization Management Bureau for two years has never contacted him again, and he doesn't know how the calculation of the specific location of the source star civilization spark is, and how long it will take to get it result.

Regarding this matter, Xu Lei still needs to make a careful calculation.

If you think about this clearly, things will be easier to deal with later.

Let the Intrepid continue to berth outside the second security defense ring, and Li Chengzhe will be responsible for the psychological work of other project personnel.

Try to avoid the psychological burden and lose your previous self-confidence and drive.

And because the space jump warship project carried out by Future Technology has not been announced from the beginning to the end, and it is left to the speculation and discussion of civilizations in the galaxy, so the results of this test do not need to be announced. Anyway, for a major project, the study of two Years are too short.

So even if the news is blocked for a few more years, the outside world will not doubt it.

It is worth mentioning that after the space jump test of the Intrepid, Xu Lei returned to the Dixing Longhu Manor first.

After careful consideration, they finally decided to drive the Intrepid to the silver core first, and then discuss the follow-up matters after arriving at the Blue Space.

In this way, even if the specific location of the source star civilization fire has not been calculated, he can wait there for a while. Anyway, the development of the solar system is already on the right track, and nothing will happen without him.

After spending another Spring Festival with his family at ease, Xu Lei drove his light-speed curvature spaceship Golden Crow to the second security defense ring, and entered the Intrepid with all the spaceships.

Then start the Intrepid to go through the secondary star gate of the earth star to reach the near-earth star closest to the silver core.

As for the rest of the journey, they can only rely on the antimatter power engine of the Intrepid to navigate. Although the speed is slower than when Uma led it last time, it will not waste too much time.

Anyway, he was going to wait for the model to calculate the specific coordinate position of the source star civilization fire seed, so it's okay to slow down deliberately.

In addition, although he was alone on this trip, the Intrepid still carried a lot of small frigates and tens of thousands of space combat intelligent robots newly developed by Future Technology. .

In this way, in case of an emergency, there are also ways to mediate.

In this way, after sailing for seven or eight months, Xu Lei finally came to the silver core again, and saw the blue space number of the Civilization Administration Headquarters...

(End of this chapter)