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Chapter 1105 New Competition (rd update, please subscribe)

"We have to work hard to open up the mountains and forests, and bravely create a bright future. Let us fight for you, our motherland - Nanyang. We will not let the old disasters come back, and for this we will unite closely..."

The tender voices of children gathered into a force that cannot be underestimated, clear and firm, penetrating the morning sunshine and echoing over the campus. Every note is full of longing for the future, and every line of lyrics is full of expectations for the future.

Their ancestors came to this land wearing tattered clothes and cleared the mountains and forests. The former rainforests have become modern cities and highly productive plantations, just like what is described in the song - this was once a wilderness, and it was we who changed it all with our own hands.

As the national anthem of Nanyang, it fully embodies the characteristics of Nanyang - the lyrics were created by Li Yi'an and the music was composed by German musician Furtwängler. This song may not be passionate, but it tells the reality of this land at the beginning - before we came, this place was a wilderness, and after us, it became prosperous and wealthy.

"…We cultivate, we build, we learn, we create with full enthusiasm. The free generation thrives and believes in its own strength. The youth of Nanyang should not disappoint the expectations of the people. You are the future of the motherland…"

The teacher stood in front of the team, her eyes gentle and solemn. Her right hand was gently placed on her chest. She sang the song with the students. Soon, the music on the classroom radio stopped.

Then, under the guidance of the teacher, the children began to take the oath.

"I pledge allegiance to Nanyang..."

This process has a formalized and ritualized fixed process, standing in awe, right hand on chest, looking at the Nanyang flag, and swearing allegiance. In all primary and secondary schools in Nanyang, this is a routine action every morning, and it cannot be omitted even in extracurricular camps. According to Nanyang law, if you refuse to swear, you will be expelled immediately.

After the oath, the children who were originally standing in the aisle sat down one after another, and then the day's classes began. During the national anthem and the oath, all teachers and students had to stand up and face the national flag.

This is the case every morning, whether in elementary school or middle school.

What was different from usual was that after taking the oath, Zhao Weijie did not listen to the teacher carefully, but looked out the window from time to time.

He was waiting. In fact, other students were also waiting. They would always look out the window with anticipation. As for the teacher who was teaching Chinese, he would also inadvertently cast his eyes on the glass window, checking his appearance for the day by the light and shadow.

This continued throughout the school, early in the morning.

The teachers were not in the mood to teach, and the students were not in the mood to study. However, the campus was also crowded with people. There were not only reporters who came after hearing the news, but also many fans. The huge crowds filled half the street, and the police station had to dispatch a large number of police officers to maintain order.

At this time, Chang'an No. 37 National School has become the center of everyone's attention.

This is just an ordinary nine-year school in Chang'an City. There is nothing special about it. The parents of the students here are civil servants, company employees, workers or ordinary businessmen.

This is the most special thing about Nanyang - except for a few private schools, all schools are the most ordinary national schools.

There are many ordinary national schools, but not all of them have the honor of having the world's first astronaut to enter space, Wang Baoxian, visit this school.

His visit to this school was entirely decided by... a draw. After all, every school in Nanyang had sent out invitations, but only a few schools had this opportunity.

Soon, the convoy arrived under the escort of police cars. When Wang Baoxian was about to get off the car, he took a deep breath, and the public relations assistant sent by the space agency who was sitting opposite him said to him.

"Captain, be sure to smile when you get off the car and give the world a sense of intimacy."

"Okay, I know."

Wang Baoxian smiled, his eyes inevitably showing some fatigue. Since returning to Earth, various activities that followed one after another occupied almost all of his time. According to the Space Administration, we need to increase exposure. Only in this way can we gain the support of the people for the space industry.

This is a very real problem.

The support of the Nanyang public is also extremely important.

Finally, when the car door opened, the flash lights were on before Wang Baoxian even got out. He stepped out of the car and extended his hand to greet people as usual, and it was even heard among the crowd nearby.

"Wang Baoxian, I love you..."

Wang Baoxian has become accustomed to such bold displays of love. He just smiles and waves, and then selectively signs photos handed to him or shakes hands with people.

Then he entered the school under the escort of his entourage. The principal and two teachers who had been waiting for a long time hurried over to welcome him. According to the procedure, he would first go to a classroom to have a brief exchange with the students, and then meet with all the teachers and students in the school auditorium. Compared with the latter, the former is undoubtedly the most direct.

So it is important to choose which class, at least for children.

No one gave Wang Baoxian any advice or arrangements. After entering the teaching building, he asked:
"Principal Lin, is there a class three?"

Originally, he was in Class Three in primary school, so naturally he chose Class Three now.

"Yes, yes."

Principal Lin said quickly.

"Our school has nine grades, each grade has six classes, a total of 54 classes..."

He asked again, explaining.

"Officer Wang Fei, what grade are we in?"

"First grade, probably."

Listening to the footsteps in the corridor, everyone's hearts were in their throats, and all the students were shouting in their hearts.

"Come to our class, come to our class..." Finally, the door opened. The moment the door opened, Zhao Weijie, like everyone else, looked at the camera lights and the astronauts who walked in. His eyes were filled with joy, and his young face was full of smiles.

"It's really him, it's really him..."

He really came to our class. Zhao Weijie clenched his fists and opened his eyes wide, fearing that if he blinked, the astronaut in the class would disappear in an instant like the rocket in his dream.

"Hello, kids! I hope I didn't disturb you!"

In response to the greetings, the children who were in class shouted.

"Hello, spaceman."

Astronaut, this is the name people give to Wang Baoxian, which has long been synonymous with him. Everything that follows is natural. As an astronaut, Wang Baoxian introduces the space and his feelings of flying in space to the children, and then talks to the children about their ideals.

The children have all kinds of ideals. Some want to be doctors, some want to be soldiers, some want to be lawyers, firefighters. In short, there are all kinds of professions. They didn't say they wanted to be astronauts just because of his arrival.

"how about you?"

Zhao Weijie, who was asked the question, was stunned at first, then stood up and answered.

“I want to go to space.”

This was the nth child who had said this. Just as Wang Baoxian was laughing, Zhao Weijie said seriously:
"My brother wants to be an astronaut, and I want to send him to space using the rocket I invented."

"That means you need to be a rocket engineer. In that case, you must study hard. Only then can you go into space."

After thinking about it, Wang Baoxian said again.

"Perhaps, by the time you grow up, we will have already reached the moon. The moon... will be the next goal of mankind!"

……

Moon!

Standing in front of a large blackboard, Yuan Jialiu, the director of the Nanyang Aerospace Administration, looked at the earth and the moon depicted on the blackboard, with an orbit drawn between them.

Just yesterday, the space agency's computer finally completed the calculation of the lunar orbit. Although it took several days, if it were done manually, it would probably take thousands of people several months to calculate.

Eugene looked at the densely packed numbers and symbols on the blackboard and said:

"It seems that we have a chance."

"This is just the first step. The first step is to launch a probe to orbit the moon, the second step is to launch a probe to land on the lunar surface, and the third step is to land on the moon."

Yuan Jialiu said as he lit a cigarette.

“Every step is difficult.”

"The most difficult part is the high-thrust rocket."

Qian Fukang, a rocket engineer, said:

"According to preliminary calculations, the rocket's takeoff weight must be at least 2000 tons, and its thrust must exceed 2500 tons..."

Eugene's brows furrowed as he listened to the numbers one after another. As a rocket engine engineer, he knew very well what this meant - at present, it was simply impossible to achieve this goal. After all, the engine thrust of the Wanhu-5 was only a few dozen tons.

With a cigarette in his mouth, Eugene took a puff, exhaled the smoke, stared at the big blackboard, and said.

“It’s really difficult!”

Several people just clasped their arms and stared at the blackboard. What was displayed on the blackboard was just the first step, or even just a draft. But even so, it was far beyond their expectations.

"This is just the first step. To land on the moon, we need more computers with faster computing speeds."

"And the spacecraft's control system..."

One question after another was raised from their mouths. Eventually, these questions would be listed in a book. Then, all the technical forces in Nanyang—universities and enterprises—would be involved. There might be hundreds of thousands of people involved, and it might cost billions or even tens of billions. Of course, the actual expenditure would be far beyond their imagination.

It could be tens of billions, or even close to hundreds of billions!

In fact, this is nothing big. In another world, the United States invested 300 billion US dollars in the Apollo moon landing program. In addition to scientists and engineers from NASA's research institutes, they also hired more than 30 scientists and engineers from universities, corporate organizations and research institutions on a contract basis. There are more than 2 people in more than 120 companies and more than 40 universities participating in the Apollo program.

It can be said that the moon landing project, no matter which country it is, will be an undertaking that requires the entire country's strength, and this undertaking itself, to some extent, is a competition.

Now the United States has announced that it will implement the "moon landing plan", and although the Soviet Union has not announced it, TASS has published an article - although it did not mention lunar calculations, it mentioned space and the moon. Obviously, they have joined the competition.

What about Nanyang?
Now the people of the space agency are facing this blackboard and the data on it... Once the plan is launched, they will also join in.

(End of this chapter)