Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1018 Four Stars in a Row
The entire Kashou base was put into operation and entered "combat status".

Due to its special design and high intelligence, this "combat state" is not reflected in people, but in countless smart devices that are working all the time.

In the dark night, the port is still working.

The huge high-lumen spotlights make the unloading area as bright as day.

Jin Chaoyi is still at that observation point, but he is no longer a formal employee.

While checking the instruments, he felt a strong crosswind from west to east. This was common on the coast, but was something that one had to be wary of when hoisting large, precision equipment.

So he immediately clicked on the instrument screen, then blew the whistle and waved the colorful flag in his hand.

Almost at the same time, a buzzer sounded on the measuring instrument, and the worker pointed to the drone: "The sensor detected a force 823 crosswind in area . Please manually check."

Jin Chaoyi hurriedly said: "Manual confirmation, there is a strong crosswind, the wind direction is from west to east!"

This was already his second day working in this position and he was familiar with all the procedures.

In the dark night, a train loaded with rocket parts, like a speeding bone snake, arrived at the No. 1 launch silo, escorted by dozens of drones.

As the drone flew, its spotlight kept sweeping, like glowing eyes in the dark, constantly observing the condition of the rails and the stability of the rocket components.

The silo is semi-buried, with most of its height underground, but there is still a huge circular dome on the ground, and the train drove directly into it from the edge of the dome.

Compared with the dimness outside, the lights inside were bright. The train stopped at the side, and the track crane above had been prepared for a long time and slowly moved down.

The drones that followed did not rest, but instead extended their not-so-thick robotic arms and fine-tuned the hook rope to the appropriate position.

Invisible electromagnetic waves are transmitted in the air. As the largest mechanical intelligent network to date, the various components in the Kashou Base work very closely together.

Three pairs of fasteners on the train pallet slowly unfolded, and a crane lifted the rocket components and took them away to the central area of ​​the dome.

Shan Chunyuan is wearing a non-powered exoskeleton, but the gaps between the exoskeleton are filled with intelligent units, and each intelligent unit has its own function.

He was holding a report board in his hand, ticking off items one by one. The huge object weighing more than ten tons was moving behind him, but it did not distract him for even a second.

The dedicated "Industrial UAV" flew over and said, "Parts 13-18 have been delivered."

Shan Chunyuan nodded and ticked: "Synchronize to the system. In addition, the 'intelligent inspection' of parts 3-4 has been completed. Notify the 'manual inspection' shift three to review it."

A “.” appeared on the small screen of the Gongzhi drone, and turned into a “√” one second later.

"The logistics information has been updated in the system, and your instructions have been distributed to the 'Testing Shift 3'."

There is a bit of a depressing structure underneath the silo, and several inspectors are putting the final touches on it.

The launch silo is not straight up and down in one piece underground, but also includes many horizontal expansion areas. Even the four launch silos can be connected to each other, but the distance is a bit far.

It is said that electric rail cars will be built in the future to facilitate the transportation of people and goods.

In order to keep the underground part simple, most of the structures are made of steel, and some unimportant ones are even left over from American bacteria. The cement, steel, and depressing atmosphere have a very doomsday wasteland style.

In front of the inspectors are the two earliest rocket components that have arrived, which have successfully fallen into the "bottom of the well" with the help of the intelligent vertical installation system. For precision equipment like rockets, the Kasate Base currently implements a "dual track system", where both "mechanical intelligent inspection" and "manual inspection" must meet the standards to be considered complete, and this process will be repeated many times to ensure accuracy.

"Inspection shift three, please move to level -3 to conduct manual inspection of components 4 and ."

One of them looked up and said, "Received, about to move."

However, after the Gongzhi drone left, he couldn't help but say: "The pace here at Jiashou is too fast, even faster than Wanhu Base! I'm always a little uncomfortable."

A colleague said: "After all, this is the world's first 'smart launch silo'. If the rhythm is the same as that of an ordinary launch tower, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"What I mean is that in addition to following the manual, we should also double-check it a few more times. We haven't had any failures in Taitian's artificial launches yet, so we can't afford to lose face!"

In Shanghai, at Wanhu Base, Zhou Rui looked at his watch and it was already 11 o'clock in the evening.

There were fewer and fewer people in the command center, and the lights dimmed a few degrees.

Zhou Rui looked aside: "Has the Kashou base not rested yet?"

The man reported: "The unloading of the last ship of parts has been temporarily stopped due to a sudden crosswind, but work in other areas is still going on."

Zhou Rui thought about it and directly asked him to contact the person in charge of Jiashou Base.

In the center of the intelligent command center, among the four large screens facing the four directions, the back of Shan Chunyuan's head appeared on the one facing Zhou Rui.

Judging from the angle, it must have been taken by an industrial drone.

Hmm. Lao Dan's hair volume is getting dangerous. It wasn't like this when he was first at the Xichang base.
Oh! It must be because I work too hard, and the oil and water in my body are too much, which blocks the hair follicles.

Zhou Rui said: "Commander Shan, would you consider doing this for today?"

Shan Chunyuan turned around and said to the screen, "I have increased the weight of 'manual testing' and plan to stop at 1 o'clock tonight. I have already called a halt to the port area. The night wind is strong tonight, so we will start again tomorrow morning."

Zhou Rui thought about it and decided to respect the judgment of the people on the scene. He kept Shan Chunyuan, a great general, in Jiashou because he needed him to have his own ideas.

"Understood. Then I'll work overtime with you."

Shan Chunyuan smiled and said, "Then I won't pay you overtime wages."

Zhou Rui also smiled: "It doesn't matter, I will send it to you, and then deduct it from you."

Shan Chunyuan:
From the time the first ship of rocket parts arrived at the port of Kade Base, the preliminary preparations lasted for five consecutive days. This is a launch to verify the "quality" of Kade Base. What story this super space base, which cost tens of billions of dollars, will write in history will begin with this launch.

The entire Kashou base has been put into a closed state. Except for the transportation of supplies, no personnel are allowed to enter or leave, and each entrance is guarded by armed personnel.

But this launch was semi-public.

That is: normally report to various international space organizations, normally inform all countries, and normally indicate that we will launch rockets for military purposes.

There are many reasons, the most important of which is that the "Lingxiao Platform" cannot be hidden for a long time, even something that big cannot be hidden.

It needs a stronger presence, rather than creating mysterious tension, just like nuclear weapons.

Just be upright and honest.

They are not tiny countries. Is there any weapon in the world that Afghanistan and China cannot get?

In addition, as aerospace is the hottest field in the world, every breakthrough will make the aura of "technological hegemony" more solid. This is a pioneering effort that is one dimension ahead and the first extra-orbital military equipment for mankind.

It also means the birth of a brand new branch of the military.

After a long period of research and analysis, and with the help of Master Qingtang, the organization finally decided that this new force, which takes the "Lingxiao Platform" as its starting point and the Xingtian fighter as its only current combat capability, belongs neither to the Air Force nor to the Navy.

Don't tell me that a spaceship is also a ship!

In terms of organization, a new "Air and Space Force" was set up directly.

It can also be abbreviated as "Tianjun", which has only one word like the Army, Navy and Air Force. This name is more popular in private, but written documents all say "Air and Space Force", just waiting to be announced to the public after Ling Xiao succeeds.

This is also the first time for all mankind.

I don’t know what others think, but many astronauts at Taiyi Aerospace have gradually discovered that they are no longer so concerned about things like “who is the first to land on the moon”.

Because they have so many "firsts" to create, now and in the future.

Let those people hold on to their credit books, regardless of whether the things in their credit books are true or false.
One day, the truth will be as easy to find out as observing the lines on your palm.

Because everyone in the company is saying that the boss is already preparing for the moon exploration.
Well, it doesn’t seem to be a moon exploration, but a more powerful plan.

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October 30th, in a high-rise residential building somewhere in Ryukyu.

Shang Zhi, who had just finished working overtime, returned to his residence tiredly. This was his home in Naba, which was once the most prestigious luxury residential community in Ryukyu before the tsunami. Of course, the land price here basically lost its meaning afterwards.

There was no one at home, as he lived alone. His father had passed away, and his mother originally lived in Shuri, the old capital of Ryukyu, and later moved to China with her younger brother.

It is both security and exchange.

Shang Zhi untied his tie, washed his face, and walked straight to the balcony, with a cigarette in his hand.

Feeling the night breeze, lighting a cigarette, and not turning on the lights, he just stared outside in a daze. This was his rare moment of leisure.

Speaking of which, is it time for the Kasate Base to be launched in the next few days?

It was the first launch, and although they didn't need to do anything, all the Ryukyu people were paying close attention.

The success or failure of Kate Base will have a huge impact on Ryukyu.

Unfortunately, even he only knew a rough range, and no one outside the base knew the exact date.

Ryukyu is not big. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Kade Base, but there was nothing unusual. Instead, the night view of Naha City was a bit bleak. There were not many places with lights on, and large areas were dark.

This is one of the important indicators of a region's economic vitality.

Shang Zhi took a deep breath, turned his back, and exhaled a puff of smoke with his head tilted back.

The smoke was not noticeable in the night and blended in with his gray hair.

"Take it slow, it will get better."

He said this to himself.

Suddenly, a dazzling light was reflected on the glass door of the balcony in front of him.
Shang Zhi was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around.

In the night sky, a bright light is slowly rising.

The distance was too far to make out the shape of the light spot, but its vertically rising trajectory was not difficult to guess.

The rocket took off.
Shang Zhi couldn't hear the roar of the flames, but because of this, in this silent night, the brilliance seemed even more mysterious and romantic.
Shang Zhi watched nervously. He lacked professional knowledge and could only judge based on his intuition.

Seems like the launch went well?

However, the next moment, he was stunned and half of the cigarette fell to the ground unconsciously.
The second, third, fourth
Four bright spots of light rose one after another from a very far distance.

Shang Zhi murmured, "This is really... very much like that person's style."

Four missiles fired consecutively? No, this can be called four missiles fired simultaneously.
Even without relevant knowledge, he could feel how shocking this was.
Four shining, bright points of light rose one after another.
The light from the tail flame illuminated the bleak and dim night scene of Ryukyu.

(End of this chapter)