Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye it has been ten years of the empire. Ten years of rapid development, coupled with the support of high technology, have made Venus look like a civilized society in the technological era. At least the society has initially stabilized. Because almost all the population is now concentrated on the central Penglai continent, and there are basically no people in other areas, it has become a paradise for wild animals-this also provides convenience for the centralized development of the empire. Of course, those barren continents and islands have also become hunting grounds for some bold bastards - as long as you pay a certain fee in advance.
On Venus today, 30 cities have appeared along the coast, ten of which are very large and can accommodate 5 million people; 20 are relatively small, accommodating less than 2 million people; there are also many small towns, and some People like rural settings and so on. In ten years, Venus has basically completed its infrastructure, and several huge nuclear fusion reactors have provided sufficient energy for the entire planet.
"Huh..." Maglev trains with speeds of up to 600 kilometers per hour are traveling at high speed. Now, three high-speed rail tracks have been built along the seaside of Penglai Continent, running maglev trains. The longest curvilinear distance between several coastal cities is more than 4,000 kilometers. The maglev train runs at full speed, and seven hours is enough to reach anywhere. In addition, in order to meet the transportation needs, the empire has a flying saucer aviation center in every city, which is responsible for transportation within the atmosphere. However, flying saucers are very slow, and airplanes mainly serve the imperial army, so travel on Venus now mainly relies on trains.
Li Zhengqiang looked out the window at the endless green. Because of the adoption of the harmonious and natural construction concept, Venus is almost entirely green space, except for a small amount of urban land and reasonably planned fields. In addition, it is said that "plant islands" have appeared in the ocean.
Plant Island is a specialty on Venus and is a perfect artificial creature. The life laboratory on Venus intercepts gene fragments from the genes of coral polyps, cyanobacteria, rice, trees, etc., uses genetic programming technology to artificially form "artificial life genes", and then implants them into the artificially integrated cytoplasm to reproduce green life. This life is still a plant. But they can actually float and grow on the ocean; now they have become oases of life in the ocean of Venus. This can be regarded as compensating for the shortcomings of Venus's insufficient land area.
The largest plant island is one square kilometer in size, with branches floating on the ocean. Birds, fish, etc. have made it their home. Occasionally, you can see a group of dolphins swimming by - a transfer of saltwater life. The same is done on Venus.
However, there is a problem with such a beautiful world. While the Earth is still struggling with the decline in oxygen content, Venus is beginning to worry about excessive oxygen content. Large amounts of carbon dioxide are continuously ejected outward through the scorching crust. That's carbonate that is decomposed at high temperatures. Then a large amount of carbon dioxide is continuously converted into organic matter and oxygen by green life. Organic matter is great, but too much oxygen is problematic!
Under such rich oxygen, an incense that burns normally on Earth will crackle and burn out on Venus! In fact, over the years. There are constant fires on Venus - if a spark touches it even slightly, with such oxygen concentration, violent combustion may occur.
However, I like this environment! Li Zhengqiang, 25, got off the train and took a deep breath. When you are 25 years old, the first 15 years are in Earth time and the next 10 years are in Venus time. According to earth time, Li Zhengqiang should be a little over 22 years old now; but because of this immigration. This first generation of Venus residents was really confused. In the end, when the empire counted their ages, they just made mistakes. Anyway, as long as everyone knows, it's not a big problem.
Beep... A somewhat old private car slowly stopped in front of Li Zhengqiang. Today's Venus industrial base is still weak, and many people still drive vehicles transported from Earth ten years ago. Today, Li Zhengguo, as an expert in non-metallic materials in the empire, was invited to go to space to preside over the work of the 10,000-meter starry sky guide rail that is under construction.
At the end of the 8th year of the Imperial Calendar, Chen Feng proposed the future starry sky plan. After one and a half years of fermentation and technical research, the project is initially mature. But to stabilize the guide rail that is tens of thousands of kilometers long, a strong external bracket is needed; obviously, non-metallic carbonene materials have entered the eyes of scientists.
As the grandson of Li Sheng, Li Zhengqiang inherited his father's will and began to research non-metallic materials since he was a child. With the development of the master company and the establishment of the Chinese empire. The original materials have gradually been unable to meet the needs of an empire. Just like now.
For tens of thousands of kilometers of guide rails, the guide rails themselves require up to 6 million tons of steel. In order to restrain and secure this long monster, a ten-kilometer-wide triangular support needs to be erected outside. Ten kilometers wide, tens of thousands of kilometers long, not to mention a ratio as high as 1:1000. A lot of materials are also needed. There is a lack of supplies on Venus, and the asteroid belt in space has been almost completely developed, so that the current adventure team can only venture to Mercury to mine supplies.
Under such circumstances, Imperial researchers thought of the carbon dioxide compressed by the Empire and the large amount of nearly 100% pure carbon elements collected. So of course, carbene, an excellent material, has entered everyone's eyes.
As an expert in carbene, Li Zhengqiang, who was traveling, was called back by the empire and was about to enter space to start developing the longest high-tech monster that mankind was about to build. The most important thing is that once this thing is successfully constructed, it will likely serve as the most beneficial and only feasible solution for humans to explore the universe beyond the solar system in the next hundred or even thousands of years.
"Dad." Li Zhengqiang looked at the person who got out of the car, it was his father Li Yong. However, Li Yong's own performance was not very good, because when he first joined the master company, Li Yong was already an adult - the education he received had been solidified. However, he still relied on his own efforts and the convenience of joining the master's company in the first place, and he obtained the title of third-class viscount.
"Yes, the rod has grown a lot!" Li Yong patted his youngest son on the shoulder happily. "Your brother has joined the Imperial Army, and you will also go to space tomorrow. The Empire needs us most when it is needed. When you have time, we will get together as a family. We have been busy since we arrived on Venus."
"Yes." Li Zhengqiang quietly followed his father and got into the car silently. In the past ten years, the empire's rapid development is based on the hard work of all people. However, in this promising world, few people complain - because as long as you work hard, in this fair society, you will get the rewards you deserve and a brilliant future.
After spending one night at home with his senile parents and senile grandfather Li Sheng, Li Zhengqiang set foot on a flying saucer heading for outer space.
In ten years, power and construction in space have changed drastically. In the past ten years when all production has relied on space factories, space factories have expanded into continents in space!
Spaceships of three to two hundred meters in length shuttled back and forth. They were densely packed, like busy bees constantly shuttling back and forth. However, most spacecraft now go to Mercury to mine mineral resources, and a small number go to Earth to transport and purchase supplies. Spaceships in the 200-300 range are more reasonable. No matter how big it is, the cost is high. It's fine for the country, but it's hard for private groups to bear the cost. The kilometer-meter spaceship that Fengchen Transportation Company originally customized from the master company is still the giant among today's public spaceships. No matter how small the spaceship is, it will affect its endurance, load capacity, safety protection and other issues, and it will be gradually eliminated.
There were four space factories that were originally moved from Earth, and the other two oldest ones have been given to the Chinese Republic. And now, in space, the seventh space factory is being built. This space factory is different from other factories because it is a factory specially designed to support the upcoming space probe project.
Boom... Amidst the dull sound of steel collision, the flying saucer slowly landed on the space factory under construction.
This is the first time that Li Zhengqiang has directly entered the construction scene of the space factory in so many years. The grandeur of the scene is breathtaking. ps: Welcome to communicate: 125828479; 12⑤82⑧4⑦9