Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1050: The Great Wall of the Zodiac
Everyone was not under any psychological pressure. Because whether it was decompression, a short period of low temperature at high altitude, or falling from high altitude, it was no threat to anyone present. As long as they were not thrown directly from the edge of the atmosphere, everyone on the plane could easily deal with it without making too much preparation.

"Have you had breakfast?" The plane flew over the sea and the cockpit door opened.

Captain Lin poked his head out and asked.

Shangluo looked around and saw that there were still a few people who had not eaten yet.

"Can we have some food?"

Captain Lin nodded and said, "Now that all the crew members are carrying Qigong practitioners, we can also provide meals - take them yourself, and choose someone to come in."

Shangluo stood up by himself. He didn't even wear a seat belt, but he thought it would be safer not to wear a seat belt.

He walked to the back of the cab and opened the door himself and went in.

Everything in the cockpit was the same as always. The cabin was filled with a large number of instruments like those in a watch shop, all spinning in circles, and non-professionals would faint at the sight of them.

The scenery outside the window was different from before - the blue sky and white clouds had now turned into a colorful haze like the heavens. The rainbow-like aurora danced in the sky like water waves, one after another. At this height and speed, the relative position of the plane and the aurora could already be felt. The scenery outside the sky in the upper atmosphere of near space seemed to be close at hand.

"Is the food in the usual place?" Shang Lu asked. He had sat in the cab several times before and knew where the food was.

"One notch up." Captain Lin turned around and pointed, his hands already having let go of the joystick - Shangluo only then realized that the co-pilot had also taken his hands off the joystick.

"My goodness, is this plane flying automatically now?"

"Yes." Captain Lin nodded. Not only did he take his hands off the joystick, he was even playing with his phone. "Thank you very much."

"Does it have anything to do with me?"

He shook his jade token and said, "The whole world is now covered with auroras. After the spiritual network was interrupted for a moment, its communication capacity has been greatly enhanced due to the significant increase in the global spiritual energy concentration. Before, when we were overseas, the signal was very poor, but now it can be used normally."

“Can even the airplanes be used normally now?”

"Yes. Now our onboard Tianyi Guiren can maintain the route with the help of the spiritual network. Specifically, we use orbital carriers to launch a series of satellites carrying Jianmu branches on the route from Yingtian to Pontianak. When there is an appropriate orbit overhead, we can use the virtual route with the help of the satellite's markings. Although Tianyi Guiren cannot help us take off and land, it can help us maintain flight stability on this virtual route. So-"

He spread his hands. "The plane is now operating automatically. I won't take over until we are over Pontianak. Ah, now our work intensity is only a fraction of what it was before. It's a pity that it won't last long."

"why?"

"Because Jianmu will wither." Captain Lin replied, "It seems that we have to go a step further and build more complete orbital facilities in space to truly realize this function. So this wave is probably a short vacation for us. At least during this time we don't need to concentrate on flying the plane."

"So the spiritual network can be so useful." "It was actually 'relatively' useful before. But it was still a little short of being 'really useful'. Sometimes it was the coverage, sometimes it was the signal strength, and there was also the problem of computing power. After you came, the practicality of the spiritual network was pushed to a higher level - this navigation is a great thing for me to free up my energy and physical strength. Are you here to debug the cannon this time?"

Shangluo nodded.

"That's great. Once you have finished debugging, once the lunar cannon is put into formal use, and once the real 'Ecliptic Great Wall' is built, our system will be fully functional."

"The Great Wall of the Zodiac? What is that?"

"It's part of the space program. We plan to build a star ring on the ecliptic plane of the earth, which will fit the earth inside like the Great Wall. By then, the Great Wall will be visible from every corner of the earth. In addition to its necessary defense function, it also has a navigation function. We plan to build the twelve zodiac constellations on the ecliptic Great Wall to maintain its operation."

"Wait. The Zodiac? That's twelve large space stations? Why not launch a few more small satellites?"

"Well," Captain Lin thought for a while, "Maybe you don't quite understand, but for us, building a large space station is a more realistic option than launching small satellites - because we really have no way to make the equipment smaller, so we can only launch some huge structures up. You see, if we want to launch Tianyi Guiren up, people are needed to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and people also need to eat, drink, defecate and urinate. The needs of people and Tianyi Guiren have to go through two pipelines, and there are also warehouses, gardens, docks, and communication rooms. If there are too many people, someone has to manage them, right? There must also be an office for the Supervisory Censor! There are so many messes, this is really a big deal."

"Ah this."

【You didn't expect it to be like this, did you?】

"No, really. But now I can imagine how big it would be. It would be called the Zodiac, and it would be as big as a palace. It would be visible from Earth, some absurdly large structures rotating in the rings surrounding the Earth."

[Interestingly, because both of your plans are based on the premise of "large payload launch", it doesn't seem to be difficult to launch such a large mass. The Suzuka can launch 500 tons at a time, and the lunar cannon can launch dozens or even hundreds of times a day, right?]

"If I were a native, I would probably be scared to death. The unchanging sky is about to change, and new stars are beginning to appear."

[You are not a native.]

"Tsk, that's true. But can you really let me debug that thing? I haven't even seen that cannon yet."

[You are the Lord of Heaven, if you tell it to obey, how dare it disobey? ]

"If it was an alarm clock, I would know. But with a thing this big, I really don't know what to do. Forget it. Anyway, if it can't be fixed, I'll just beat it to death. It will eventually be fixed. Even the Dragon King has to give me face, not to mention this cannon."

Picking up the jelly, he walked out of the cab and opened a pack on the way.

"Hmm~" He took a sip, and the taste this time was completely different from the last time. Even in the violent bumps, the jelly tasted quite resilient, not soft and crunchy like before, "They really listened to my suggestions, but the taste seems too resilient, and it's even springy. It seems that it's more palatable if it's a little softer."

(End of this chapter)