Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 459 Sublight Speed ​​([-])

Australian Ion Engine Research Institute.

With the Human Innovation Alliance's strategic inclination towards the universe, the scientific research strength and investment funds of the Ion Engine Research Institute are unprecedentedly large.

Previously, relevant scientific researchers from the Lucia Federation and Dongtang were concentrated here, and the investment funds were as high as 3000 billion Martian coins.

"Zhou Sang, the Materials Research Institute has developed the beta-ray barrier material, and I have sent the design drawing of the barrier layer just now." Ji Mishima said happily.

Zhou Botong was overjoyed when he heard it: "Did they say when it will be finished?"

"The manufacturing work is in charge of the Neutron Star Materials Company. They said that it can be completed within three days. By the way, they will also compound the hybrid gel coating." Ji Mishima said hastily.

"Great, the copy work on my side is almost done. The main body of the photon engine has completed 80% of the work, and the time is just right." Zhou Botong pointed to the prototype of the photon engine in the workshop.

This imitation photon engine looks like a basalt-level regular hexagonal cylinder. Apparently, Zhou Botong didn't make it according to the An Luo star's spherical shape.

"Zhou Suo, the beta-ray laser head imitated by the Laser Research Institute cannot meet your requirements." Jin Ru hurried over with a holographic document.

Zhou Botong asked: "How much power can it reach?"

"The maximum power is about 74%, and the continuous operating power is about 52%." Jin Rucai said.

"The maximum is 74%, and the stability is 52%. What is the problem that causes the power of the imitation to drop?" Zhou Botong touched his chin and asked.

Jin Rucai explained: "The problem of materials, there is radium element in the laser head material, and the quantity is relatively large. Each laser head needs 0.042 grams of radium element. Our photon engine needs 360 laser heads. Now the laser research institute is looking for Substituting materials, or developing a method for artificially synthesizing radium in large quantities by the Institute of Materials, this is not something that can be accomplished in the short term.”

"Then we can only make do with it, and increase the total power by adding some laser heads." Zhou Botong also knew that the situation was urgent, so he could only temporarily adopt this compromise method to solve it.

"If we do this, our energy consumption may be nearly 30 to 40% higher than that of the Anluo star's photon engine, which will put a lot of pressure on the power supply of the nuclear fusion reactor." Anatoly Ilkin reminded.

"Ilkin, now we are not considering the issue of excessive energy consumption, but the issue of the safety of human civilization. This is a temporary solution. If a breakthrough is made in the material of the laser head, we can replace it immediately." Zhou Botong spread his hands and said.

"Okay! It can only be like this for a while." Anatoly Ilkin was also quite helpless.

The staff in protective clothing quickly assembled the parts of the photon engine one by one.

Zhou Botong checks from time to time, or orders other researchers, or discusses with institutions such as the Materials Research Institute, so busy that his hairline recedes.

10 month 27 day.

After installing the composite insulating layer made by Neutron Star Material Company, the photon engine imitating the An Luo star was finally completed.

"Mishima, is the test site ready?" Zhou Botong turned his head and asked.

"The No. 5 test site in the Great Victoria Desert is ready for our test at any time." Mishima Ji replied immediately.

"Okay! Immediately take the prototype to the No. 5 test site, and hope everything goes well." Zhou Botong said wearily.

Everyone was in a nervous mood. After installing the prototype of the photon engine on the giant spirit god transport vehicle, it headed for the hinterland of the Great Victoria Desert, which was a large testing ground.

Zhou Botong and Anatoly Ilkin took the airship to the test field, and they took the opportunity to take a bath and rest on the airship for a while.

As for Ji Mishima, Jin Rucai and others, they will continue to stay in the research institute. They need to improve the prototype and dispatch various things.

In Australia in October, it is the season of warm spring and flowers blooming.

Zhou Botong, who had stolen half a day's leisure, was lying on the sofa in the cabin of the airship, emptying his mind and watching a funny holographic movie.

Suddenly a glass of juice was placed on his table.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome." Anatoly Ilkin said while drinking a glass of rum.

Zhou Botong took a sip of the juice: "Ilkin should drink less, there is still testing business tomorrow."

"Haha, Zhou, you underestimate me too much. Rum is juice in Lucia. I'm not used to it without the vodka from my hometown." Anatoly Ilkin raised his brows and said.

"Hehe..." Zhou Botong was speechless.

"Using the words of your Tang people, you must enjoy life to the fullest, and maybe there will be no rum and vodka by then." Anatoly Ilkin became a little sad while talking.

"We haven't fought before, and it's still unknown who will win. We can do it on the [-]th line, and we can do it today." Zhou Botong said with high spirits.

"Zhou, maybe this is a more difficult war." Anatoly Ilkin took a sip of wine, and continued: "Let us fight like soldiers! Fight for human civilization! "

"Haha, this is the Maozi I know, do it." Zhou Botong picked up the juice and clinked glasses with Anatoly Ilkin.

Anatoly Ilkin shook his head with a smile. Apparently, with the help of the star translators, he understood Maozi's meaning, but he didn't feel annoyed and angry, but rather kind.

Among human beings, the Tang people can be said to be the most tenacious and unyielding people, and the Russians also will not give up easily.

The threat of alien civilization has stimulated the unprecedented unity and development potential of the Human Revolutionary Alliance. Stimulated by all the development plans of aliens as imaginary enemies, coupled with the reverse engineering of the An Luo starship, the Human Revolutionary Alliance is advancing rapidly.

After the two came to the No. 5 test field, they rested in the test field base all night to recharge their batteries for tomorrow's test work.

10 month 28 day.

Early in the morning, at the oasis base in the desert, Zhou Botong and Anatoly Ilkin rushed to the test site after having breakfast.

This is a semi-underground fully sealed test site with an area of ​​about 15 square meters, which is specially built for testing large rocket engines.

"Zhou Suo, your photonic engine has been installed on the test platform and can be tested at any time." Sun Liancheng, the person in charge of the base, handed a holographic document to Zhou Botong.

Zhou Botong took it and flipped through it, then nodded: "We will test it right away."

"plz follow me."

Sun Liancheng was leading the way. He brought Zhou Botong, Anatoly Ilkin and others to the control room.

Through the holographic monitoring system in the control room, Zhou Botong saw their painstaking works, and now is the time to test the fruits of their labor.

"Start the test!" Zhou Botong ordered.

Sun Liancheng nodded, and instructed the test platform controller: "The test begins."

The staff methodically turned on the switches one by one to adjust the parameters of the test platform.

"The power is turned on, and everything in the power supply system is normal."

"The detection systems are operating normally."

"The photon engine starts at one-thousandth power."

(End of this chapter)