My science and technology museum

At nine o'clock in the morning, three nuclear fusion power engines were transported by space elevators to the space shipyard successfully, and were installed by space robots.

Unlike the six nuclear fusion power engines of the Hammer cruiser, only three space kinetic energy weapons are equipped.

After all, although the metal body of the space kinetic energy weapon is large enough, it still cannot be compared with the Shenzhou. What's more, at least nine kinetic energy weapons will hit Pluto at the same time, which is equivalent to twenty-seven nuclear fusion weapons. Power the engine.

Enough to meet power requirements.

In the past six months, the metal body of Taishan-1 has been built by space robots. It is naturally very fast to install three nuclear fusion power engines.

The installation was quickly completed under the watchful eye of a global audience.

And then it came time for the exciting start-up test to ensure that the engine could run normally.

Although it is not yet the time to launch space kinetic energy weapons and the engine power cannot be fully turned on, there is still no problem in a small test in the shipyard.

It is also a normal process.

Otherwise, when all space kinetic energy weapons are manufactured in a few years, but the nuclear fusion power engine fails to start when they are about to be launched, wouldn't it affect the entire plan, and the consequences will be incalculable, and even if it can be launched this time After successfully passing the startup test, maintenance will be carried out regularly.

at the same time.

Binjiang City.

Future Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute.

In the command and control center, Li Chengzhe and others were waiting to control Taishan 1 for engine start testing.

After being busy for half a year, they are now officially testing the success of their work. Naturally, they pay special attention and do not want to see any unexpected situations happen.

Although Xu Lei was also here, he only stood at the rear and paid attention to Li Chengzhe's command.

His face looked very calm.

After Taishan's many optimizations and improvements, the mechanism of Taishan's space kinetic energy weapon is very simple, and it is not easy to figure out problems. In addition, the nuclear fusion power engine technology is very mature and complete. There will definitely be no problem with the combination of the two. question.

So this test will definitely end with a complete success.

Nothing to worry about.

The most gratifying thing is that with the official completion of Taishan 1, it will provide template experience for the subsequent manufacturing of space kinetic energy weapons. I believe that the manufacturing progress will also be improved a lot.

Just as Xu Lei was thinking about these thoughts in his heart, Li Chengzhe's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Prepare to start the engine, countdown..."

ten……

eight……

three……

start up!

Almost at the same time that Li Chengzhe dropped the last two words, the nuclear fusion power engine at the tail of Taishan 1 could be seen on the main screen gradually entering working mode, emitting a mysterious and beautiful light.

At this time, each monitoring team also began to broadcast the engine status.

"Engine No. 1 is operating normally."

"No. 2 is normal."

"No. 3 is normal."

"The overall function of Taishan-1 is normal."

Based on the current state of Taishan-1, it is no exaggeration to say that with the engine power fully turned on, it can quickly accelerate to one thousandth of the speed of light.

Flying towards the location of Jupiter.

But its current destination is to be temporarily parked outside the shipyard.

Wait patiently for its other companions.

Then jointly carry out the task of solving the crisis of human civilization.

When the process reached this point, warm applause erupted in the command and control center under the leadership of Li Chengzhe, and the results of the work in the past six months were affirmed.

This scene also excited hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room, because from this moment on, mankind truly has the means to deal with Pluto.

When I was excited, I could only express my feelings through barrages.

"Our first kinetic energy weapon is finally completed, and the situation is getting better."

"too excited."

"This kinetic energy weapon is as handsome as the Shenzhou."

"The manufacturing progress is really fast. It only took half a year for the live broadcast to be completed."

"There are eight more kinetic energy weapons like this that need to be built. Please continue to follow the live broadcast patiently."

"I can't wait to see this thing collide with Pluto. The scene will definitely be shocking."

"Will it be broadcast live then?"

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Everyone is immersed in this indescribable atmosphere.

Just as Taishan No. 1 was being towed away from the manufacturing area and parked at a peripheral location, Li Chengzhe stood up and walked quickly towards Xu Lei.

"Dean."

"Tarzan 1 has been successfully completed."

"Tomorrow we will start manufacturing other kinetic energy weapons." Finally, he came to stand a few dozen centimeters in front of Xu Lei and immediately reported his work.

"You've done a great job, I've seen it." Xu Lei smiled with a smile on his face, his words full of praise.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lei seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Although space kinetic energy weapons are very important, there is no need to rush for these two days. I will give the institute three days off to accompany you." Next family.”

It's almost New Year's Eve, but for the sake of the safety of the entire human civilization, Li Chengzhe and other personnel still stick to their posts and successfully complete the production of Taishan No. 1.

It does make people feel a little distressed.

Xu Lei knows very well that with the increasing proficiency and experience in manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons, the cycle of manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons will only become shorter and shorter, and the number of weapons that can be put into use will definitely be much greater.

So there is no need to hold on to these two days.

After all, the scientific researchers in the institute also have their own relatives and friends just like the public.

Faced with Xu Lei's decision, Li Chengzhe was stunned for two seconds, and then he quickly reacted and smiled: "I understand, Dean."

There is no doubt that when everyone present learned the news, they were even happier, with smiles on their faces.

In the end, Xu Lei turned around and left amid the cheers, and took the time to return to Longhu High-tech Park, where his family and loved ones were waiting for him. Before Pluto officially arrived, every Spring Festival was extremely rare and valuable.

But what Xu Lei didn't know was that on his way back to Longhu High-Tech Park, the speed of Pluto, which was flying toward the Earth at high speed in distant space, changed.

Yes.

Pluto speeded up.

As the saying goes, what can't defeat me will only make me stronger.

After Pluto passed by Neptune, its flight speed increased due to the gravitational pull of Uranus.

And it will not be captured by Uranus, but will rush out of the range of Saturn at a faster speed and head towards Jupiter.

This means that the time it takes for Pluto to reach Earth will be shortened again.

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New Year's Eve.

In the spacious, bright and stylish room, three women wearing aprons were seen working in the kitchen, while Xu Lei and his father were sitting in the living room watching TV on the holographic screen.

Xu Lei originally wanted to go over and help, but he really couldn't find a chance to intervene.

After all, apart from his mother and Chen Shihe, Xingtong's mechanical body is an all-round chef, so naturally he doesn't need help from outsiders.

At first, Xu Lei thought it would be awkward to bring Xing Tong. After all, Xing Tong's mechanical body is more beautiful than Chen Shihe in terms of appearance. In addition, he and Chen Shihe have established a relationship, so there will inevitably be some comparisons. Outrageous plot.

But this is not the case.

For Chen Shihe, she seemed to regard Xingtong as her good sister. Although she was getting along with an intelligent brain machine, she didn't mean to be jealous or hostile.

If anyone calculated carefully, Xingtong spent much longer with Xu Lei than she did.

But Xu Lei was happy to see this kind of scene, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable to worry about it.

While I was immersed in this warm atmosphere, my father's voice suddenly sounded next to my ears: "This Pluto is really a scourge. It has made people panic. I don't know how long it will take for it to be over." The tone was mixed with emotion. Strong dissatisfaction.

Xu Lei heard about the reputation and found that relevant news was being played on the holographic screen. He smiled and explained: "Don't worry, Dad, maybe Pluto will be solved in five or six years at most."

In fact, he knew exactly why his father was unhappy.

It was simply because he did not want his child to be born in a crisis environment, so he and Chen Shihe made a joint decision.

Although my parents didn't say much about this on the surface, they were still quite regretful in their hearts.

They think they are too old, and if they continue to wait, they may not be able to hold their grandchildren.

But after all, Xu Lei has a science and technology museum full of endless treasures. He is confident that he can use the technology exhibits inside to extend human lifespan. By then, his parents' worries will no longer exist.

After all, after the crisis in Pluto is over, the total amount of influence he has will inevitably reach a very high number.

Enough to purchase exhibits with higher technological levels.

Fortunately, both parties knew that today was New Year's Eve and talking about unhappy things should not affect their mood, so neither of them said anything else.

It's a tacit understanding between father and son.

But what surprised Xu Lei was that at this moment, the latest holographic quantum smart terminal he was wearing on his wrist suddenly popped up a video call application, and the information marked on it was Wu Chuping.

"Why is Lao Wu contacting me at this time? There is no reason for him to wish me New Year's greetings!"

Looking at this video application, some questions flashed through Xu Lei's mind, and he thought about it secretly for a few seconds.

Mainly since the space shipyard was taken over by the Future Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute to manufacture space kinetic energy weapons, Wu Chuping's main task has become to be responsible for the operation of the Guanghan Palace Base on the Moon and the Mars Military Base. Logically speaking, there should be nothing wrong with it. .

As for New Year greetings at this time, it is even more unreasonable.

After temporarily not thinking about the problem, Xu Lei didn't bother to waste his brain cells. He got up and walked into the bedroom and chose to connect.

What makes him in his current state is that his brain has become a burden on his body. He will not think about problems at all unless it is particularly important.

Anyway, with Wu Chuping's personality, he would never contact him casually unless there was something special.

really.

The moment the video was connected, Wu Chuping dropped a bombshell.

"Dean Xu."

"There is news I must tell you."

"As we predicted, Pluto completed its first acceleration after reaching the vicinity of Uranus."

"After our calculations, I am afraid that Pluto will reach the Earth Star in up to six years."

Wu Chuping on the holographic screen changed from his usual calmness, and there was a hint of worry in his words. After all, the shortened time left for human civilization may very well lead to the failure of space kinetic energy weapons and planetary defense orbital guns to be completed on time.

However, Xu Lei listened to this with a calm expression.

When Xingtong was the first to upload the report log and discovered the existence of Pluto, he calculated its flight speed. Acceleration was inevitable during the flight to the Earth Star.

He had already been mentally prepared for this.

Today, the manufacturing cycle of Taishan's space kinetic energy weapons has been shortened to half a year, which is enough to produce a sufficient number of space kinetic energy weapons when Pluto heads to Jupiter.

A successful launch will allow it to collide with Pluto on Jupiter. Even if Pluto's flight trajectory cannot be changed, its speed will definitely decrease. This will buy time for human civilization to continue to complete the construction of other projects.

Faced with Wu Chuping's worries, Xu Lei did not answer immediately, but first woke up Xingtong.

"Xingpu."

"Retrieve the Pluto flight orbit data recorded by the Mars monitoring station."

"Analyze and calculate its speed changes."

As an intelligent brain, Xingtong can control a large number of devices at the same time. This is why it can ensure the overall coordination of intelligent industrial robots.

So even if Xingtong's robot is helping in the kitchen at this time, it can still receive Xu Lei's instructions normally.

Almost the moment Xu Lei gave these instructions, he heard Xing Tong's familiar voice coming from the holographic intelligent quantum terminal device.

"calculating……"

When Shenzhou was officially put into service, its first mission was to go to Mars to complete the monitoring station.

Its function is to observe the situation of Pluto.

At present, if we want to calculate the accurate time when Pluto reaches the Earth, it is undoubtedly the most reliable to rely on the observation data from the Mars monitoring station.

The Tiangong Space Telescope may also be able to observe Pluto, but it is certainly not as detailed as the Mars Monitoring Station.

The arrival time given by Wu Chuping may not be much different, but Pluto is related to the safety of all mankind after all. Only by accurately grasping its arrival time can we make better advance arrangements.

Previously, Pluto was still near the orbit of Neptune and was not accelerating itself. In this case, the time obtained was definitely not accurate.

Now that Pluto has acceleration data, it can simulate very accurate times based on this calculation.

It has to be said that Xingtong has the blessing of a quantum computer, and its computing power is very terrifying. It only took about half a minute to see a set of detailed numbers appear on the holographic screen.

"Pluto is expected to arrive at Earth at 12:35 on July 8, 2037."

"There are less than seven years left, it's enough." Xu Lei looked at this set of data and said this in a calm tone.

Xu Lei can be said to be very confident in Xingtong's final calculation result.

In other words, there are only more than six years left before Pluto reaches the Earth.

Compared with Wu Chuping's data, it is several months longer.

But when disaster does strike, these few months can actually change nothing.

After all, a temporary attitude is absolutely unacceptable.

Otherwise, you are risking the entire human civilization.

Xu Lei's work style has always been to be fully prepared and face problems with a mindset of knowing the outcome.

Therefore, human civilization must completely complete the three-step plan within more than six years and set up triple guarantees for the future of human civilization.

It is worth mentioning that because the video call between Xu Lei and Wu Chuping is still in progress, Wu Chuping can also see the set of data calculated by Xingtong.

I found that the actual arrival time of Pluto was several hours longer than I estimated, and I felt much better.

It is no exaggeration to say that Wu Chuping believes in Xingtong more than Xu Lei.

Naturally, there is no doubt about this result.

After calming down a little, he immediately asked: "More than six years is not a long time for us. Is Dean Xu confident that the crisis on Pluto can be successfully solved?"

Wu Chuping trusts Xu Lei more and believes that he can lead mankind to new life as a member of the Human Security Alliance.

But this time, the acceleration of Pluto and the performance of certain overseas forces in the three major projects made him worried.

We have also lost our judgment on the future of human civilization.

In addition, Future Technology was responsible for the manufacturing of space kinetic energy weapons and planetary defense rail guns. Wu Chuping did not know much about the situation, so he naturally did not know whether the required equipment could be completed on time.

Now that I have taken advantage of this opportunity to have a video connection with Xu Lei, I must make an accurate judgment.

Don't worry about it all the time.

"With our current production capacity, it is enough to complete the production and manufacturing of all space kinetic energy weapons within the expected time. I think we should be able to complete the impact plan for Pluto." Xu Lei faced Wu Chu's inquiry without any scruples. ’s talk about the current status of the project.

"That's good." Wu Chuping nodded with satisfaction.

After both parties had their minds settled, Wu Chuping stopped wasting too much time and immediately ended the call.

It was at this time that Xu Lei heard his mother's shout outside.

"Xiao Lei, come over for dinner soon."

"coming."

It was New Year's Eve, and Xu Lei would definitely not bring other emotions with him. Hearing this, he replied with a smile, and quickly got up and walked outside.

With the help of my mother, an experienced chef, and the help of Xingtong and Chen Shihe, it is no exaggeration to say that the scale of today's New Year's Eve dinner is not inferior to the so-called Manchu-Han Banquet.

Coming out of the bedroom, I saw that all kinds of delicacies had been served, and Chen Shihe had already sat down as a guest.

However, it is worth mentioning that Xingtong is a mechanical body and does not need to eat like a normal human being. However, Xu Lei's mother still prepared a seat and bowls and chopsticks for her.

Treat him exactly the same as Chen Shihe.

When Xu Lei saw Xingtong sitting upright, he felt dumbfounded.

But as the saying goes, a child is better than a mother. Although Xu Lei's face looked very normal, clues were still found. As soon as his butt touched the seat, his mother asked: "What happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Shihe next to him also cast a curious look.

Although Xingtong knew the whole story, she would definitely not do anything without Xu Lei's order.

However, Xu Lei felt that there was nothing to hide in this matter, and he did not want to deceive his parents about it.

Even if it's a white lie.

The main influence of Pluto is the entire human civilization, so everyone knows about the situation of Pluto

Thinking of this, I just listened to Xu Lei pretending to be relaxed: "It's not a big deal, but the flight of Pluto has indeed increased, and it should reach the Earth star early."

But as soon as he finished speaking, everyone except Xingtong showed shocked expressions.

Obviously he didn't expect that things would become more serious.

"What's going on on Pluto? It's just because of the trouble with humans. Xiao Lei, you must be more careful." Xu Lei's mother was worried about her son's safety. She curled her lips and couldn't help but explain.

In her opinion, her son, as the person in charge of the entire Pluto project, often goes in and out of various dangerous places, and accidents will occur if he is not properly protected.

This was something she definitely didn't want to see.

Even Chen Shihe, who was standing next to him, heard the news and quickly asked with concern: "Boss, will the acceleration of Pluto have an impact on our company's products?"

"Don't worry, you guys, this acceleration is completely within our expectations, and Pluto will definitely be solved."

As Xu Lei finished speaking, everyone finally relaxed and focused all their attention on the food.

The whole atmosphere is extremely harmonious.

Although their parents still mentioned some things about Xu Lei and Chen Shihe, they were skillfully avoided by them.

…

As the Spring Festival passed smoothly in a happy atmosphere with the whole family, the Future Science and Technology Nuclear Fusion Institute was once again engaged in intense work, officially starting the manufacturing of the second space kinetic energy weapon Taishan 2.

With the success of Taishan No. 1 as template information, the subsequent construction process was extremely smooth.

Some details have even been optimized through Star Pupil, which has shortened the manufacturing cycle of space kinetic energy weapons again.

besides.

After passing the meeting of the Human Security Alliance, the exact time of Pluto's arrival on Earth was also announced and became a special symbol on major platforms and websites.

No matter who enters the website, they will see this set of data.

Of course, this is also done to create a sense of crisis for the public, so that they can maintain awe of Pluto and work harder to solve this crisis.

Because only if the public maintains this state at all times can mankind truly defeat Pluto.

Otherwise, as future technology shows too much strength, while everyone believes in Xu Lei, they will also completely lose their fear of Pluto.

Perhaps this is a good thing for the public's mental state, but if something unexpected happens to Pluto like today, it will be a real disaster for human civilization.

However, the choice to publish this set of data inevitably caused a wave of excitement, and many people left messages below to express their feelings.

"Suddenly seeing this number today made me feel like I was back in the college entrance examination."

“It feels good to be able to keep us alert.”

"Has the arrival time of Pluto been advanced again? There really is no way to survive."

"With more than six years to go, can we really achieve final victory?"

"I hope that technology will speed up in the future, and we must complete the three-step plan before Pluto arrives."

"I believe that in the future, technology will be the end of the world and the sky will not fall!"

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