All personnel are in place. From today on, there will be no breaks, no wages, and no entertainment. , when civilization is developing rapidly, some people are making silent contributions.
Long Zhiyong silently inspected his team. Everyone here is working hard and working consciously! Maybe there is no hope of survival, maybe you have given up everything, and all people feel peaceful like never before. The elites carefully selected from the hundreds of billions of people in the country are definitely not decorations.
Of course, as compensation for their dedication, there are no compulsory tasks for them here, everything depends on their own consciousness! In fact, self-consciousness is the most reliable, especially for elites.
This is not physical work. The amount and quality of work can be easily quantified and displayed. If you are lazy about scientific research, you will never achieve anything in your life, so what! Therefore, Long Zhiyong will not force the elites to achieve any goals. Even if he sees someone playing tricks, he will just smile or even nod.
The environment here is actually really relaxing! But outside this relaxed environment, there is a road of no return, a road of no return for the advancement of civilization, a road of no return chosen by oneself. They are the pioneers who opened the way.
The fleet rumbles forward, almost simply collecting information along the way; at intervals, small unmanned automatic exploration spacecraft, or even a simple detector, will be left behind. But don't underestimate these detectors. These things themselves are exquisite products that have been strictly designed and produced. For this outer space exploration, China also spent a lot of money.
The elites are only part of it, and the things carried by the spaceship this time are also all high-quality. There are even some precision instrument parts here, all handmade. Don't underestimate manual production, no matter how far technology develops. At least under today's technological system, the best items are still made by human hands.
The human brain and hands are the most exquisite machines in the world. For example, now, although a large number of automated unmanned technologies are used on the spacecraft, the final control still requires human supervision. Don't say anything else. Once any problem occurs, especially an unfamiliar problem, it is difficult for the machine to handle it on its own; and this is even more true now when exploring outer space, where there will inevitably be countless unfamiliar situations. In such cases, artificial intelligence can only be used solve.
"Data export completed..."
"Countdown to data export..."
There are sounds like this all around. This is the sound of processed data being imported into the central computer. Every piece of data is likely to increase the accumulation of Chinese civilization. When these data are enough, it can even promote the further development of Chinese civilization. certainly. Data is not the core and can only be regarded as one of the manifestations of technology.
As he walked slowly by, Long Zhiyong's eyes were full of satisfaction and fighting spirit. Exploring outer space this time can be said to be a lifelong dream for scientists! Even willing to sacrifice his life for it.
However, for the time being, this place is still on the edge of outer space. This area has been explored for more than ten years, and there is no more significance for exploration; all kinds of data, etc., have already been detected. Even with the latest technology and detectors, little new data has been obtained. It's just more delicate.
The fleet is accelerating and is still accelerating. During the days of advancing into outer space, everyone found that the spacecraft seemed to be going downhill. It was easy to accelerate, but it was difficult to slow down; the space technology engine of the spacecraft was getting weaker and weaker.
The speed of the spacecraft also started at thousands of times the speed of light. It quickly dropped to 500 times the speed of light, and the current speed is still declining.
In fact, the engine output of the spacecraft is now greater. The spacecraft is still accelerating, but the speed is decreasing. This is a very strange phenomenon. But the space dimension has never been a reasonable technology. Sometimes super light speed is normal, and now it is not incomprehensible.
Fortunately, the spacecraft is still moving forward.
Time passes little by little, but the staff are still working peacefully. Even death can be forgotten. There is nothing else that cannot be faced! The sense of honor, responsibility, and the sense of the times made these scientists forget everything about themselves.
"Announcement, this is the center, I am Zhang Guan. Please note that the spacecraft has passed the critical point and has officially entered space from now on. The spacecraft will shut down in 20 minutes, please be prepared.
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For a while, the still leisurely spaceship started to get busy, and everyone quickly completed checking their work. When the spacecraft stalls, it doesn't mean it stops moving forward, it just shuts down the engine. After turning off the engine, the spacecraft will still maintain a speed of 0.9 times the speed of light and move forward in space.
Long Zhiyong looked at the electronic log next to him. He had been flying for more than 20 years. This time was measured using a photon clock, which is currently China's most accurate timekeeping tool. The constant speed of light is used to keep time, but such timing is not completely accurate, especially in the space age of high-speed travel. But it is considered a relatively good timing equipment, and it is not cheap.
On the spacecraft, in order to keep time accurately, a variety of timing methods are used, and there is even an original hourglass - but after technical modifications, the current hourglass is not bad.
Time gradually passed, and the spacecraft finally slowly turned off its engine during the countdown process, and the fleet began to move forward maintaining its formation and inertia.
"The engine has been completely shut down. Please check your work now. If there are no problems, we will take a two-day break. The real busyness will begin in two days."
"Oh oh oh..." Although it was said that life and death were no longer a concern, the continuous work and huge pressure still made everyone happy in the past two days. But a two-day vacation is very "expensive". After the spacecraft enters space, it is consumed every moment, especially when it enters outer space. The wealth consumed every hour is calculated on the basis of tens of thousands of gem coins - one gem coin. But it's a million yuan.
Also, when observing the Milky Way from outer space, it looks like a straw hat with a halo (galactic ring) and a few pearls on the edge of the straw hat - small galaxies such as the Large Magellanic Cloud. The Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy, and even other galaxies seen here are somewhat different in shape, brightness, data, etc., and even careful people will find that the positions are somewhat different.
The crazy two days passed quickly, and the tense atmosphere returned.
"I am Zhang Guan, everyone listens to orders. Proceed as planned.
First, proofread the Milky Way data.
Second, launch the exploration of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Third, survey the surrounding spatial data. ”
"Long Zhiyong is responsible for the third order."
"Mo Yingjie of the military is responsible for the first order."
"Chen Dali leads the adventurers to implement the second plan."
Each grouping is very clear; in this space, in order to save energy and increase work efficiency, everyone wears multiple hats; many scientists are also adventurers. Adventurers sometimes have to stand guard and be the leader. Everyone was busy running around.
"Very good. Please listen now. Long Zhiyong receives two flagships with a range of 3,000 kilometers, four battleships with a range of 1,000 kilometers, and 50 spacecraft with a range of less than 100 kilometers. He is responsible for researching and exploring space conditions.
Chen Dali led three flagships with a range of 3,000 kilometers, five battleships with a range of 1,000 kilometers, and spacecraft with a range of less than 100 kilometers, including 1,000 of the latest frigates, and began to calibrate star maps, especially to detect the Andromeda Galaxy.
Mo Yingjie accepted one spacecraft of 3,000 kilometers, two spacecrafts of 1,000 kilometers, and 20 spacecrafts of less than 100 kilometers. Start execution. ”
"Yes!" No one had any objections to these allocations.
The spacecraft that Long Zhiyong received was a specially modified, real scientific research spacecraft; while the spacecraft that Chen Dali received was an ordinary spaceship. Mo Yingjie is also an ordinary spaceship. But it's enough to use.
Long Zhiyong was the first to take action, because it was enough to explore the space itself and detect the surrounding situation. But Chen Dali and Mo Yingjie were different. They still had to make a lot of preparations.
If the preparation is the most troublesome, it is Chen Dali's place.
"The X-ray telescope is turned on, focusing, calibrating, and band filtering. OK, keep it this way. Take a picture every three seconds. 80 of the 100 X-ray telescopes are aimed at the Andromeda Galaxy. We need to synthesize the Andromeda Galaxy as soon as possible. situation. The rest scans the universe according to the planned module, especially to detect the presence of other, non-luminous materials in the interstellar space.”
"The gamma ray telescope unfolds... Well, be careful not to forget to take pictures when collecting the background temperature of the universe. Gamma rays are the only super-light rays we know of in the universe.
Of course, because there are many types of gamma rays, the four observatories No. 1 to 4 are responsible for tracking the super-light gamma rays of the Andromeda Galaxy. By comparing the trajectory of superluminal gamma rays with the trajectory of ordinary light, the definite position of the Andromeda Galaxy can be calculated.
Six numbers 5 to 10. Responsible for capturing harmful radiation in the Andromeda Galaxy. The rest went as planned, scanning space. One shot per minute. ”
"Infrared telescopes, oh, there are so many of them, I actually have 2,000 of them! The first 500 are responsible for scanning the Andromeda Galaxy. Infrared rays can detect the activity of galaxies; the latter ones scan space as planned, mainly to pay attention to some invisible and unique objects. Items that emit infrared radiation.
The infrared telescope group should pay attention to two things. The first is to detect whether there is something in the empty interstellar space; the second is not to forget to detect the red shift phenomenon.
A photo is taken every minute. ”
"There are 1,500 ultraviolet telescopes, which is really a lot. The first 500 telescopes are the same as infrared, but you detect the blue shift phenomenon. The rest scan space as planned.
A photo is taken every minute. ”
"With ordinary visible light telescopes, your task is the easiest, which is to take pictures of Andromeda. Take a few more pictures, and after they are combined, we will see the results of Andromeda. Take pictures every five seconds. Be careful not to forget to scan the surrounding starry sky!"
"Cosmic Microwave Radiation Detector, don't be lazy. If you don't find out the different data in the galaxy and in outer space, we will let you run naked."
...Click, click, click... Detectors are unfolded one by one, telescopes are opened one by one, and dazzling collectors are unfolded, like beautiful flowers blooming. These are the flowers of technology, as if each flower of technology is blooming in space. Although they are small, they can compete with the glory of space. (To be continued...)