Beneath Deep Space

"Based on the observatory's current detections, coupled with a series of calculations and analyses, we have tentatively set a safe limit, which is the 20 years described by the Antek civilization."

"Complete the warp engine removal within 20 years and leave here. Do you think there is any problem?" Yu Yifeng said solemnly, tapping his fingers on the table a few times.

"There may be."

Professor Ding Yidong frowned and was not embarrassed: "As long as it has anything to do with planetary spacecraft, the amount of work is very, very large. Technically, we will find a way to solve it as soon as possible, but in terms of engineering...the amount of work... …”

"In terms of engineering, it is mainly for the engineering department to cooperate and complete it." Yu Yifeng said: "With a planet, the number of automated factories that can be laid on the surface will be greatly increased, and there is no need to succumb to the interior of Noah. In this way, the industrial There should be a stage of significant improvement in capabilities.”

"If the population is not enough, we can only let the affiliated civilization do some simple control work."

"Let the engineering department discuss with you whether it can be completed on time. Let us do the mobilization ceremony for the long-term project..."

Dr. Rimbaud also laughed: "I have thought about something, we should be more cautious about the cultivation of subordinate civilizations. We must not instill technology in a cram-like manner. If we get it easily, we will not cherish it, and ideological If we can’t go up, we may become a sinker like the Antek civilization, which is detrimental to our long-term development.”

Several think tank members nearby were also thoughtful.

From this point of view, the Red Flame Horn people who were raised by one hand seem to be more reliable. On the one hand, they also belong to the Homo erectus family and have almost the same aesthetics. On the other hand, they are completely brainwashed and are in a state of glory working for the new human civilization.

Lizards seem to be even more unreliable. They have more independent thoughts and are more prone to laziness.

Well, at this stage, you don’t need to worry too much just yet, you just need to get some vaccinations.

"How to control subordinate civilization is indeed a matter of testing political wisdom."

Yu Yifeng clapped his hands and continued: "...Technology cannot be given randomly. It should mainly focus on education and training to improve the overall quality of the population. Now they can't even build a basic spaceship. ”

The technology tree of an interstellar civilization is complex and vast. Although the new humanity has a small population, it is of high quality. It currently combines the technologies of multiple civilizations and has developed on its own for so long. The technology tree and industrial system are still quite sound. Affiliated civilizations want to learn some of these technologies, but they don’t know how long it will take.

"In short, seizing the time to build a planetary-level curvature engine is the top priority. The sooner, the better, and the sooner, the better."

"Nothing's going on, let's get over to the meeting!"

In this way, after the meeting, Yu Yifeng and others returned to the Future and began a series of ambitious plans. The first battle star of a new human being is just like treating a first love, and of course it must be perfect.

There are three main things to do next:

First, Professor Ding Yidong’s Yelang Design Bureau and the Tesla Research Institute are responsible for the overall planning of the entire project.

"At least the simulation diagram of the planetary curvature engine must be produced first."

This is a large-scale and complex project. It is not a simple project to use a curvature engine to "propel" a huge planet with a diameter of two thousand kilometers.

From a technical point of view, the huge mass of the metal planet itself brings a lot of gravity, and the thing that curvature navigation dislikes the most is gravity.

From an engineering perspective, with a diameter of two thousand kilometers, the volume is N times larger than the Future. If you want to wrap up such a huge space, the difficulty will undoubtedly increase countless times.

And from a power perspective, the energy consumption is also extremely terrible.

It's not that the warp engine doesn't require energy, it just doesn't provide kinetic energy. From the perspective of energy conservation, moving a planet must overcome the gravitational well it is in. This gravitational well is generated by the surrounding stars. The energy spent climbing the gravity well must be provided by the warp drive.

And when the planet travels, it will cause gravitational disturbances to surrounding objects. The impact of this part of the disturbance also depends on the engine.

Add these together, and the power required is very large! A conservative estimate is on the order of 10^18W.

How to complete this part of the project better and faster is a new challenge for new human scientists.

Many great scientists are working all night long. For them, something that is both somewhat difficult and clearly achievable is just a mountain that can be seen to the top.

Climbing to the top is nothing more than a subconscious action.

"I'm very excited!"

Facing the turbulent work of the entire civilization, Yu Yifeng is also in a state of excitement all day long. For him, this kind of excitement caused by work has not appeared for a long, long time.

The second thing is to guide the lizards into working condition as soon as possible.

Now all the lizards have just been liberated and are all excited, plus the entire population has a series of choices to make. At this point, it is really difficult to get them to work actively.

"That is, let the lizard make a choice as soon as possible. Those who want to return to their home planet should go back as soon as possible, and those who want to travel or miss their homeland should also hurry up. Then... get to work!" Yu Yifeng gave a series of instructions,

The third thing is the transformation and incorporation of enemy spacecraft. Of course, there is not much to say about this process. Install your own artificial intelligence on these spacecraft as soon as possible to form a combat system.

A large number of spacecraft will be transformed into transport spacecraft to collect fuel from gaseous planets. The fuel that a planet can store is certainly not comparable to Noah. According to Yu Yifeng's character, the reserve must be full to have enough sense of security.

...

One month later.

In the vast space, more than six million new humans are working hard to build their new home...

On the surface of a certain piece of the planet, it is polished very smooth like a mirror, and can fully reflect the shadow of a person.

Various robots are erecting a super-large building in a vigorous manner. Below is a huge pyramid structure, about 18 kilometers in height. Above the pyramid is a cylindrical super antenna. At the top of the antenna is another strange little ball with a diameter of about 50 meters.

According to the design, the entire height of this tower is 100 kilometers!

It is also a curvature engine of a planetary spacecraft.

Although the gravity of this planet is much smaller than that of the Earth, the height of 100 kilometers is not 1 kilometer, which puts great demands on material science. In this process, people even used certain anti-gravity technology.

On this pyramid, tens of thousands of new human engineers worked together, and the blue indicator lights flashed back and forth. There were also various transport robots shuttling back and forth between the floors.

"It is expected that 360 such pyramids will be built around the world. When they are jointly launched, they can form a super-large curvature bubble and drive the entire planet to move."

"At the same time, these pyramids are still very powerful firepower points and can be equipped with a large number of weapons."

Yu Yifeng looked at this report and secretly sighed, "It's really a big deal."

He has nothing to complain about.

The pyramid-shaped structure means a higher load-bearing capacity. In case of emergency, many important parts, including long antennas, can be retracted underground for key protection.

Moreover, even if one-third of these pyramids are destroyed, the curvature engine can still be barely started with the remaining ones, which greatly improves the fault tolerance rate during war.

Planetary spaceships with mobility are no longer living targets, but a terrible firepower point.

People have visited a large number of planetary spaceships in the Hicks trading market. Of course, the science and technology of the Hicks civilization is far beyond the reach of the new humans. The structure of its war stars is mostly for "art" and for beauty, not for performance!

But in the Hicks market, there are also a few planets that use such a pyramid structure. This shows that this structure is indeed reasonable.

In addition to the "planetary curvature engine", there is also a "planetary power engine plan" as a backup, that is, to install a serious ion power engine on the planet.

To propel a planet with a mass of 100 billion tons, the size of the engine is also exaggerated and terrible, and it needs to be distributed in thousands of different locations. However, the Antech civilization has completed part of the work, which saves a lot of effort for the new humans.

This giant engine has an extremely huge amount of engineering, but its mobility is not very good. Every time it is started, it consumes a huge amount of working fluid. At the same time, the acceleration of the entire planet can reach 0.01 meters per second squared, which is very, very good.

Therefore, due to this series of reasons, the new humans do not have the energy to continue to complete this huge but not very "practical" power engine.

The "curvature engine project" is still the first priority at present. Theoretically, as long as 240 of the 360 ​​towers are built, the entire planet can be moved. But the materials consumed by 240 towers are definitely not covered.

A large amount of superconducting materials is the first choice, and no less is acceptable. There are also various new materials, nanomaterials, anti-gravity equipment, etc.

"Relying on the current industrial capacity, it is still a little difficult to complete the entire project within 20 years." Yu Yifeng frowned slightly.

He also saw that the amount of work on this tower is definitely not just talk. Even if it is currently working at full speed, it can be completed within six months, which is already very good.

But compared with the total amount of 360 towers, or at least 240 towers, it is really slow.

People must think of more ways to increase production capacity again.

On the one hand, the factories in Noah can be relocated in large numbers to liberate the entire production capacity of the new humans. The current level of automation is already very high, and programmed production does not require manpower. The size of the factory can be determined by the size of the site.

On the other hand, these 240 towers can be built at the same time, and then the subordinate civilization can be put to use. A large number of lizard engineers or red flame horn engineers, although their level cannot be comparable to that of new human engineers, can still do some cooperative work by imitating them.

Of course, because of the backing of the metal planet, all material resources are self-produced and self-sold, and there is no need to go to other planets for mining for the time being. This also greatly speeds up the speed.

That kind of busy era really makes people unable to stop at all. Day by day, Yu Yifeng goes back and forth between the metal planet and the Future, busy and dizzy.

There are many things, but the whole planet is changing every day.

This kind of progress that can be seen with the naked eye also brings people a huge sense of accomplishment.

Half a year passed in such a hurry...

On this day, a large number of people gathered in several ecological circles of the metal planet to visit the capping ceremony.

In half a year, with everyone's efforts, the first "pyramid"-like planetary curvature engine has been completely completed!

This one-hundred-kilometer-high tower stands quietly on the surface of the metal planet. Various colorful lights make it shine like a pearl.

The construction volume of this pyramid is already equivalent to that of a large spaceship. And it's the first one designed and produced.

Six million people were working at full strength, almost in a frenzied working state. It only took half a year to build it. It was simply an industrial miracle!

"This is the first planetary-level warp engine and is part of the entire large project. It has a complete energy source, engine, and defense system..."

"... During the construction process, we encountered some technical difficulties... The planet is so big, how did we overcome it? Later, we will invite the chief designer Professor Ding to explain to us...,"

"There are no technical problems with the tower at the back, and the overall speed will be accelerated a lot... We expect to complete the entire plan within twenty years." On TV, this female host was giving a focus on technology. Interview.

It can be said that the completion of this tower will be of great help to the morale of the entire new human civilization and its affiliated civilizations.

This female host has long black hair, wears a professional short skirt, has a dignified expression, and looks to be about 20 or 30 years old. Of course, as a new human being with a long lifespan, the actual age can no longer be judged by appearance. It is impossible for a girl in her twenties or thirties to host here. She must still be studying in school!

Compulsory education for new humans has been extended to fifty years. Even geniuses cannot graduate in their twenties or thirties.

At this moment, a large number of high-level government officials, as well as some Red Flame Horn people and Lizards, were visiting this magnificent and beautiful tower.

Yu Yifeng also smiled, awarded certificates to several major engineers, and then gave some words of encouragement.

The entire necessary ceremony took a total of half an hour.

Things like rituals are sometimes troublesome and feel like a waste of time, but they are necessary for the entire civilization.

The sense of ritual can remind people that this is not a pool of stagnant water, but something different from usual times.

When we were on earth, there was no sense of ritual, which resulted in no difference between festivals. For example, if there are no fireworks or gambling during the New Year, what is the difference between it and ordinary festivals?

And this kind of serious award ceremony was held in front of the TV station. To outsiders, this kind of thing is boring, but to the award-winning members, there is still a kind of honor inside, which is the result of their hard work. For new humans, money is no longer needed for stimulation. The only thing left is glory and a sense of accomplishment.

"Phew, it's finally over."

After finishing the entire speech of encouragement, he walked off the stage and stood outside, looking down at the entire planet.

A height of one hundred kilometers!

12 times that of Mount Everest!

In the Earth era, the altitude of low-orbit satellites was only 100-120km. In other words, the altitude it is at now is enough to reach the lowest satellite.

"You can pick the stars with your hands."

Standing at the top of the tower, you can clearly see the circular arc of the entire metal planet. The universe is so vast and life is so small. In this place, you can feel all kinds of contradictory emotions.

Yes, it feels weird, a little bit excited on the one hand and a little bit negative on the other. The new humans have been in the galaxy for so long, and they can barely transform a planet. He has no ambition at all to conquer the universe or the galaxy.

If someone said that their civilization would conquer the entire universe in the future, Yu Yifeng would only laugh in his heart, "Haha."

"If I jump, I don't know how long it will fly. It's 100 kilometers..."

"Experiment on the Leaning Tower of Pisa?"

"The iron and the feather will fall to the ground at the same time."

Just for a moment, all the random thoughts came out. But gradually, another feeling took over my mind: that is pride!

"This is an industrial miracle created by new humanity. Such a miracle will be repeated 360 times, or even more!"

After the visit ceremony of the first curvature tower was completed, a grand mobilization ceremony was held.

Immediately afterwards, Professor Ding Yidong accepted an interview with reporters and introduced the plan in detail to all the people. This introduction attracted a lot of viewers, and everyone was still very interested in scientific things.

Next, taking advantage of the rising mood, Yu Yifeng took the stage again. Very rarely, he announced a... "Fifteen-Year Project Plan" on TV!

"...Dear new human citizens, here, I want to announce an important news."

(Two-in-one, not updated at night.)