From black technology to super engineering

——"Aunt Star".

As a civilization that has entered space, no matter where it is in the universe, it is natural for people to yearn for their homeland and their home planet.

The simplest example is, whether it is in the Wangxiang City of the Canglan Star, or in the Triangulum Galaxy, or in the resource base of the Karatu Galaxy, or even on the fleet... the calendar and time used are all consistent with Earth stays the same. And because many extraterrestrial bases... or the expansion of the entire universe was initiated by China, the East Eighth District has become the largest time zone in the universe.

The same is true for Earth's sister planet, Mars.

Fortunately, a day on Mars is just over 24 hours, which can be synchronized with Earth time for a long time.

For example, at this time, the time of Mars is exactly five o'clock in the afternoon.

Since Mars is at the aphelion point in winter at this time, night fell early, and with the darkness came, there was also yellow sand all over the sky.

In the wind and sand, a small city full of vitality is brightly lit and stands firm.

The construction time of this Mars city was not long, and even the start time was far behind Canglanxing's Wangxiang base, but its construction speed was quite fast-it was very simple, it was close to home.

After the launch of the space shipbuilding program, or when humans confronted the executor fleet for the first time two years ago, humans began to consciously reserve some earth resources for the "next generation". Therefore, the development of Mars and the asteroid belt And the utilization project suddenly accelerated, so in just two years, a high-standard all-sky enclosed base was erected on Mars.

Its function, in addition to scientific research and exploration on Mars, is also the base camp of the Mars orbital comprehensive smelting factory and commercial airport—whenever the staff of the orbital factory and the airport take a break, they will return to the ground and enjoy the rare Down to earth feeling.

Therefore, people who work on Mars, especially those who work in space, have a special meaning of the name "Auntie Star" for Mars in their mouths.

"Okay, received, immediately!"

One of the managers of the Mars base, chief engineer Ai Cheng hung up the phone calmly.

He was the first batch of scientific researchers to board the Yaoyue. Now nearly ten years have passed, and he has grown from a small soldier in the past to a "big man", and has become much calmer. But at this moment, there was a strange excitement in his eyes.

The reason is simple, this is a call from Academician Ye Ming himself.

As the first group of human beings to open up the space industry, he certainly knows what kind of authority Ye Ming has in the field of human scientific research and space, and from his own point of view, he can personally receive orders from Ye Ming, let alone make him violent To dismantle a spaceship, even if he is asked to dismantle the base and run away now, he will never hesitate!

After hanging up the phone, he strode out of the office.

In the office hall outside, a group of scientists and engineers are discussing the data, while preparing to pack up and get off work as usual - 9 to 5 plus weekends, these are the scientific researchers who are far away from the parent planet and come to the aunt planet. The most "low" treatment.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and the get off work is the biggest.

"Comrades, I'm going to work overtime tonight." Ai Cheng looked at the crowd, glanced at his watch, and said in a deep voice, "I'll give everyone half an hour to eat, and half an hour later, the No. 1 machine repair warehouse will gather."

After Ai Cheng's words fell, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

After a while, someone asked hesitantly, "Boss, are you going to dismantle the Tula?"

"Yes."

"But we have already dismantled everything that can be dismantled, and now only samples of various structures and materials are left for analysis."

"No, I can't take it apart today." Ai Cheng glanced at his watch again as he said that: "Don't be inked, go to eat quickly, gather in half an hour, and report to me within ten minutes if there is any special situation—the mechanical controller Can't be absent."

Everyone was stunned, and the two mechanical controllers were even more confused.

But since the boss had spoken, they had no choice but to walk out of the hall quickly with doubts.

Since you have to work overtime, filling your stomach is the most important thing.

Seeing everyone leaving quickly, Ai Cheng thought for a while and didn't follow to the cafeteria, but returned to the office, rummaged through the locker a few times and found a bucket of instant noodles.

After soaking the dough and pressing it with a book, Aicheng pressed the controller, and a three-dimensional projection was lowered from the top of the office. During the projection, the Tula floated quietly.

Ai Cheng controlled the projection to view the specific deconstruction form of the Tula, while eating instant noodles, his brain was constantly thinking about how to disassemble the main gun system according to Ye Ming's request.

At this time, a rush of footsteps approached quickly, and a moment later, Director Zhu Ruhui, the top person in charge of the base, strode in.

Like Ai Cheng, Zhu Ruhui is also the first batch of astronauts on the Yueyue, and the two are old acquaintances.

"Old Ai, do you want to continue dismantling the Tula?" As the head of the base, Zhu Ruhui is fully responsible for the base, so he naturally knows how precious the Tula is. I also know that the Tula has almost been dismantled.

If we dismantle it now, and it is still overtime, what else can we dismantle?

"Well, I have to work overtime tonight to dismantle the main gun."

"Damn it!" Zhu Ruhui's eyes popped out in an instant: "Are you really a fake? Don't do it blindly!"

"Really, Lao Zhu." Ai Cheng took a sip of instant noodles: "Not only must the main gun be dismantled, but also the main gun's energy system must be dismantled."

"Did you find a solution to dismantle that thing?"

"No."

"That……"

"If it doesn't work, cut it violently." The corner of Ai Cheng's mouth slowly floated into a smile: "Boss Ye ordered it."

Hearing that it was Ye Ming's order, Zhu Ruhui immediately took a breath.

"What... do you mean? Are you looking for antimatter?" Zhu Ruhui stared, "That thing... if you tear it apart violently..."

"Mr. Ye said that the antimatter of the main gun has been shot by him. Therefore, it is very safe."

After a pause, Ai Cheng breathed out slowly: "I believe in Mr. Ye."

"Then can you tell me what you're looking for?"

"Superconductor." Ai Cheng said word by word: "Superconductor at room temperature and pressure."

...

...

Three hours later, Aicheng's team had completed the preliminary work in the hangar where the Tula was located.

The fastest and most advanced spaceship that humans have seen so far is quietly docking in a temperature-controlled warehouse.

Compared with the beauty and elegance at the beginning, today's Tula can be described as "horrible". Her shell has been pulled off as a whole, and a body without a "soul" has been copied next to it according to the number, leaving only complete nudity. of the hull.

After unplugging the shell, the internal structure of the Tula can be seen at a glance, especially her overall structure and craftsmanship, which is even more amazing-most of her adopts a one-piece structure, and the large structure is almost invisible. To the solder joints, the mechanical and mechanical mechanisms similar to mortise and tenon are skillfully used for fixing, and the whole spaceship reflects a word, "expensive"!

It is certainly no problem for human beings to reproduce the Tula, but to reproduce it according to such a structure, both the construction period and the cost have to be doubled, which is far less simple than human "building blocks" and riveting.

"One last check, whether the main energy distribution channel is disconnected."

Standing on the workbench where the mechanical arm was hoisted, Ai Cheng said in a deep voice to the walkie-talkie: "The square valve marked No. 1138, remember to turn left to close it."

Soon, a reply came from the intercom: "It is confirmed that it has been disconnected."

"Very good, now all irrelevant personnel retreat to a safe distance, activate the anti-matter detector, and the operator is ready to get on the cutting machine."

Following Ai Cheng's order, a buzzing sound began to sound, and then, everyone began to retreat quickly beyond the 20-meter red line.

Antimatter detectors are designed by the Center of High Energy Physics based on the theory of quantum fluctuations - no device can completely confine antimatter, and quantum fluctuations exist in any corner, so where there is antimatter, you must be able to hear That tiny "annihilation sound".

Ye Ming was able to confirm the safety of the main gun. On the one hand, he had tested the power of the main gun after he got the Tula. In the energy storage device, therefore, he dared to let someone directly activate the cutting machine.

Time passed minute by minute, and when the antimatter detector was attached to the energy storage position of the main gun and failed to detect a jump for ten minutes, the diamond cutter started to rotate.

The ear-piercing voice was endless.

Ai Cheng has already put on the virtual glasses, sharing the vision with the operator.

"Xiao He, be careful, don't cause any major damage."

"Don't worry, boss, I understand."

Ai Cheng nodded, and then, he suddenly saw a name added to the shared vision.

Ye Ming came to see for himself!

Just when he subconsciously wanted to say hello to Ye Ming, Ye Ming's voice sounded in his ear first.

"Director Ai, we won't bother the operator."

...

In the brain-computer center, Sheng Fei has already left, and he is going to Erzhong to personally check the progress of the special engine.

But Zhou Xiangnan came to Ye Ming's office after lunch, saying that he wanted to witness it with his own eyes.

"What's the situation now?"

"Cutting, the operator's hand is very steady, and in such a narrow place... only the naked eye and the touch can determine the strength of the cutting." Ye Ming said, casting his first vision in the void.

I saw a columnar structure with a diameter of about one meter, which had been cut in half.

In the flames, the operator was already standing next to the structure-it is reasonable to violate safety regulations when cutting such dangerous objects, but the robotic arm really cannot perform precise operations in narrow places.

Therefore, Ye Ming also acquiesced in the "adventure" of this young man named He Ruofei.

After He Ruofei manually pulled out a nearly perfect ring in the columnar structure, Ye Ming stood up subconsciously.

But he was not in a hurry, but said in a deep voice in the channel: "Xiao He, you have worked hard. Now you apply a little force to the cut part and see if it falls off completely."

"receive!"

"Determined to have completely disengaged."

"Well, next, you can safely cut off the upper power transmission metal sealing tube and the lower part of the stable structure, so that the package can be completely separated."

"receive!"

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, under Ye Ming's eyelids, the energy storage system at the tail of the main gun completely appeared in the projection.

This is a purely electromagnetic structure, similar to a motor, with countless densely packed "turns".

The reason why the "turning wire" is in quotation marks is because it is not an ordinary wire, but... a dark columnar body almost as thick as an arm.

At this time, Ai Cheng's voice sounded slightly excited in the office.

"Boss Ye, what's next?"

"Find a magnet and put it on it to see if it can be completely magnetically levitated."

"receive!"

...

Ai Cheng has already arrived inside the spaceship.

Being able to see the energy storage system of the main gun with his own eyes - even if it was only a corner, this made him plunge into great excitement!

You know, this is the main antimatter cannon!

And from a structural point of view, this thing is definitely an electromagnetic structure!

Then... the electromagnetic structure that can confine antimatter... How strong is the magnetic field needed to confine it?

Below, a staff member trotted all the way onto the spaceship, holding a chess-sized neodymium magnet in his hand.

"Be careful and stay away from the surrounding metal! Be careful not to suck you over."

Ai Cheng took the neodymium magnet in two or three steps. After a while, he took a deep breath and stretched the neodymium magnet towards the thick black unknown substances with some trembling.

At this time, Ye Ming's voice came from his ear: "Director Ai, slow down, you can feel the direction of the power."

"Okay!" Ai Cheng replied in a deep voice, holding his breath, and kept bringing the neodymium magnet closer.

As the distance got closer, a powerful suction also emerged spontaneously.

Ai Cheng's heart skipped a beat!

This is the performance of feeling the magnetic force!

Isn't this a superconductor?

You know, a superconductor will have a complete Meissner effect-it is completely diamagnetic, which is how the maglev train comes!

But just when something was wrong in his heart, as he approached, a "gentle" force "supported" his hand.

A huge surprise escalates instantly!

"Antimagnetic! Antimagnetic appears!"

Ai Cheng roared loudly, while stretching out his hand tremblingly.

I saw the neodymium magnet floating tremblingly like Ai Cheng's hand three centimeters above one of the black pillars.

There are two properties of superconductors, the first is zero resistance, and the second is complete diamagnetism, that is, both the S pole and the N pole of the magnet will be offset by the magnetic force and then suspended.

During the discovery of superconductors, it is usually difficult to measure zero resistance due to the interference of the product phase, so the Meissner effect is the first step in testing superconductors - if you have no diamagnetism, then it is definitely not a superconductor.

"Very good...the next step..."

Following Ye Ming's voice, the neodymium magnet fell headlong.

With a snap, it stuck between the two pillars.

Ai Cheng was startled, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to take it, but the moment his hand touched the black pillar, he clearly saw a surge suddenly rising from the surface of the black pillar, as if It's like consciously avoiding his hand.

Ai Cheng turned pale with shock: "Fuck! What is this?"

There was silence in the earphones, and it seemed that even Ye Ming was shocked by this weird metallic phase.

After a while, Ye Ming's uncertain voice came softly.

"The last time I saw a substance with such a phase, it seems to be called God-given Steel by the Holy Empire."