Technological Hegemony

Space, altitude 36,000 kilometers, geosynchronous orbit.

Kacha~

Kacha~

The robots are hard at work, and every recent launch has sent a robot engineering team into space while carrying the space station modules, until the number is saturated, reaching sixty robots and twelve construction teams.

Twelve construction teams are the best optimization after scientific demonstration. After all, the launch speed is limited, and the robots are tireless and work 24 hours a day. If the construction team is too large, there will be insufficient raw materials, workers Situation waiting for building materials.

In the quiet and dark space, you can clearly see that the central axis of Station Zero is nearly completed. This is the greatest miracle in the history of human space. Its height, volume, and lifespan are all hundreds or even thousands of times that of the International Space Station. Standing on Station Zero overlooking the International Space Station, it is like a giant staring at the ants on the ground.

The International Space Station is subject to atmospheric resistance during operation, and its orbital height will continue to decrease. Therefore, the orbital height needs to be raised frequently. In January 2019, the orbital height of the International Space Station was 334 kilometers, but in August, the orbital height was raised to 356 kilometers.

On average, the orbital height of the International Space Station is maintained at about 345 kilometers, which is less than one percent of the orbital height of the zero station. The gap is too big. It is simply the difference between an airplane and a carriage. This is still the smallest of all the gaps, and the gaps in the rest, such as volume, living space, self-sustaining ability, etc., are even bigger, which is simply horrible.

"This group of lunatics, they are so fast. The central axis of station zero has already taken shape, and it has only been a few months since their first launch." Musk blinked in the office Staring at the screen without blinking.

As a competitor, Musk is very concerned about every move of Station Zero. While Station Zero was being built, North America was not idle. They mobilized the entire Western power to launch satellites into low-earth orbit desperately, trying to catch up with Station Zero. Before completion, complete the first interstellar Internet project in human history, Starlink.

The focus of the world's most attention now is the space hegemony between China and the United States. Luo Jia represents the Huaxia team and builds Station Zero, and Musk represents the North American and Western teams to build Starlink.

Compared with the huge space program, the challenge of the Semiconductor Alliance to the chip industry of Star Technology, the war of the Global Automobile Industry Federation against the three giants of China's automobile industry, and the R\u0026D competition between the Western Biological and Pharmaceutical Group and the Life Science Department of Star Technology, these sub-battlefields require It's not as good. After all, China and North America's space program has invested an unprecedented trillion scale, and both sides are putting up a life-threatening posture.

So far, Xingchen Technology is still dominant. Although from the perspective of profit prospects, Starlink Network is easier to make money, and Zero Station seems to be a bottomless pit of burning money, but Xingchen Technology has a big killer of robots, and the advent of Star Wings is not short. In just a few months, he has a large number of fans all over the world, and he has the characteristics of becoming a new generation of Internet celebrities.

"Huh, that looks like...a big bundle of rope...?"

Looking at the objects slowly floating in space, Musk fell into deep thought. He manipulated the spy satellite, zoomed in on the camera, and confirmed that it was really a kind of rope, very thin and long, wound into a cylinder, and sent into space by the star rocket It appears to be part of Space Station Zero as well.

Musk was confused. He scratched his head and didn't figure it out. What does Station Zero need so many ropes for?

And that is obviously not an ordinary rope, it is very thin, but it has amazing toughness.

...

Indonesia, Weigu Island.

The huge mountain was hollowed out from the middle, and the construction forces from China Construction, Railway Construction, Road and Bridge, and Marine Engineering have been fighting on the island for a whole year.

In addition to hollowing out the mountain, they also built a wharf capable of accommodating 10,000-ton cargo ships, a road around the island, a mountain road, a 6.5-kilometer man-made beach, a residential area that can accommodate 100,000 people, two comprehensive commercial centers, and a Karmen vortex. street power generation array, a super-large waterworks,

and street lights all over the island.

The local residents were incomparably shocked. The legend of the infrastructure madman had existed for a long time, but they never expected that the infrastructure madman would be so powerful. The barren island with only 3,000 inhabitants has become a modern paradise full of high technology.

Some local aborigines paddled a canoe and tried to migrate to Weigu Island, but unfortunately they were intercepted by a patrol boat hidden in the dark. The men who were not wearing military uniforms but acted like professional soldiers, tied up the aborigines He is a strong man, even though the natives cry and howl, the men don't care.

The only thing waiting for the intruders is the prison. The legal department of Star Technology has always been known for its intransigence and sue you.

rumbling~

The helicopter roared ear-piercingly and landed on Weigu Island. Cao Yuan got off the plane and met with Cai Zhuguo, the local head of the national team, and shook hands cordially.

Afterwards, they drove up the coastline and arrived at the top of the mountain. Standing on a concrete platform, they looked at the bottomless giant pit below. Working 24 hours a day and night.

Cai Zhuguo unfolded the construction blueprint and introduced the progress of the project to Cao Yuan. The ground part of the space elevator is about to be buried. The huge mechanical support is like the claws of a monster. Fixing bolts driven into the ground.

Soon, Station Zero will hang down the first cable to connect the ground with Station Zero. The principle of the space elevator is like a rope with a stone tied to the top, and then swing it in a circle, and the rope will be straightened naturally. up.

It sounds not difficult, but the twists and turns, only the scientific workers who challenged this super project can really understand. For more than a year, the hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists in Star Technology have not had a good night's sleep. Work hard.

"Let's go, let's go down and have a look." Cao Yuan rubbed his messy hair and said in a deep voice, "The No. 1 cable is about to be installed, so we must make sure everything is safe."

Cai Zhuguo was taken aback suddenly, "So fast?"

"Soldiers are expensive." Cao Yuan chuckled and said, "We, Mr. Luo, said that the North American side will soon launch the first phase of the Starlink network. No matter what, we must not let our opponents be complacent."

"Really? That guy Musk is also very fast, do you know when exactly?" Cai Zhuguo asked curiously.

Cao Yuan shrugged helplessly, "February 14th, Valentine's Day in the West, I don't know who came up with the bad idea on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Picking Valentine's Day to open the Starlink network, it means despising us single dogs. .”

Puff~

Cai Zhuguo couldn't hold back for a while, and almost laughed out loud. The tough guy group lacks everything, but there is no shortage of single dogs. Even if Xingchen Dating has been online for four years, it can't solve all the problems. It seems that some people are destined to be married since the womb. single.

"Those grandsons are indeed bad enough, what kind of single dogs, you just don't want to waste time with women." Seeing Cao Yuan frowning, Cai Zhuguo hurriedly put on a serious face and said.

...

"Valentine's Day without Valentine…"

In the meditation center, Luo Jia was humming in a good mood. The space elevator project is progressing smoothly, and the first cable will be installed soon. The time is just in time for the announcement of the first phase of the North American Starlink Network, which is earlier than Luo Jia’s plan. two weeks.

There was a sudden shaking of his wrist, Luo Jia glanced at the smart watch, and saw that the time agreed with Hei Jian had arrived, so he went to the third floor underground, put on the virtual reality helmet, opened the tower of the secret net, and entered the pieces of ruins.

Hei Jian had arrived ahead of time, and he seemed to be in a bad state of mind. He was sitting by the fountain in a daze, staring at the constantly shaking water surface. When he saw Luo Jia coming, he hurriedly stood up and took two steps forward. .

"Mr. Luo Jia!" Hei Jian said respectfully.

"Well, how is your situation there? You should have successfully entered the Forgotten Galaxy, right?" Luo Jia asked, Hei Jian paid the salary in advance very readily, Luo Jia would naturally take care of his affairs, business, word of mouth Very important.

Hei Jian frowned, and said in great embarrassment: "The situation is really hard to explain. With the location marker you gave, we did enter the Forgotten Galaxy smoothly, but the situation is far more complicated than I imagined."

"The first is interference, magnetic signals, radar signals, space signals, gravitational signals, various signal sources are lost one after another, or they are thrown into chaos for no reason. Since the loss of artificial intelligence assistance, radar and fire control systems have been calculated and analyzed manually. , The chaotic signal source increased the workload limit, and the crew complained incessantly."

"Secondly, there is mental pressure. The second commander of the fleet, the chief engineer, and the senior crew members in the fleet all felt as if we were being spied upon. It seemed that there were invisible eyes staring at us in the dark."

There is such a strange thing?

Luo Jia opened the star map in his mind to check. According to the data of the golden dome, it is normal for the Forgotten galaxy to experience extreme chaos and signal disturbances, but the mysterious sense of peeping cannot be explained.

"Assuming that Black Sword is the reason, it is impossible for all senior crew members to have problems, and the higher the rank of the crew, the more obvious the feeling of being spied on. This should be the reason for the different levels of perception."

Luo Jia thought quickly, and denied the possibility of Hei Jian lying. All major civilizations attach great importance to the development of human potential. To become a senior crew member, you must get a high score in the potential development course. This is why senior crew members have feelings, but junior crew members have no feeling got the reason.

"I'm sorry, I'm just a pilot, not a psychoanalyst. I can't give an answer to the question of the sense of voyeurism, but signal interference is normal, and it's a risk that must be borne by forcibly entering the Forgotten Galaxy." Luo Jia has a bit of a stick figure Said.

Hei Jian nodded, and smiled awkwardly, "It's true that I was too presumptuous to ask you questions outside of your major. After entering the Forgotten Galaxy, we immediately dispatched scout ships and exploration drones, and found what we were looking for. Things are likely to exist in the seventh, eighth, and thirteenth star sectors, and I want to investigate there first."

Luo Jia nodded slightly. The strategy was already decided before. The Forgotten galaxy is too big, consisting of more than a hundred star regions. After the Black Sword enters, first use the drone to make a rough inspection, and after confirming a smaller region, Luo Jia is leading it.

"Seventh, eighth, and thirteenth star sector?"

Luo Jia muttered, and the full picture of these three star regions quickly appeared in his mind. Together, they just formed a triangular area, in which there were many turbulent currents, and space faults that were more dangerous than turbulent currents.

After a little thought, Luo Jia began to plan the route for Hei Jian.

"As long as you strictly follow the route I gave you, you can avoid dangers in the area. Remember, don't deviate from the route unless necessary." Luo Jia warned solemnly.

After all this was done, Hei Jian returned to the fleet full of gratitude with the route marker in hand, and Luo Jia also returned to Earth to prepare for the establishment of the space elevator No. 1 cable.

As the old saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, as long as you can complete this step, the craziest space program in history is half the battle.