Technological Hegemony

Luo Jia and An Ran went to Weigu Island for inspection, and suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly. Immediately afterwards, the National Seismic Station sent a message, confirming their guess that a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had indeed just occurred in the sea area of ​​Papua New Guinea where the space elevator is located. , the epicenter was located fifteen kilometers below sea level.

"It really was an earthquake." An Ran put down her phone and muttered, "Fortunately, the magnitude of the earthquake was not large, and the Great Pacific Fault Zone is further to the west. We are actually quite safe near Sumatra and Kalimantan."

It was a kind of self-consolation. Luo Jia didn't say anything, but they both knew very well that the power of nature lies in the fact that no one can predict it.

Assuming you are a powerful top civilization in the universe, can you resist the power of nature?

too naive.

Even top-level cosmic civilizations will be taken away by sudden cosmic storms or star collapses.

With the busy work, Luo Jia quickly forgot about this small earthquake, and on November 15th, successfully held the topping ceremony of Space Station Zero.

Both the national team and the military sent people to participate, mainly to discuss how to allocate resources after the completion of the space elevator and space station. Although Star Technology has always cooperated closely with the national team, some things should be negotiated first and set Rules are best.

On the bright side, Xingchen Technology is the largest private company in the world. However, in terms of actual operation, the national team can use the strategic facilities under the name of Xingchen Technology. When developing new weapons, Xingchen Technology's assistance is also indispensable.

In return, the national team gave Xingchen Technology a lot of resources, not to mention houses and land. If there were no warships around Weigu Island, how could the establishment of the space elevator be so smooth? I'm afraid that something nasty like accidental injury will happen long ago.

In the days that followed, Xingchen Technology entered a rare period of peace. Everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the new year and the official launch of the space elevator. Luo Jia finally had time to start deep learning and turned his attention to the stars.

At this time, his two friends in Qunxing, Hei Jian and Lan Yu, had already left their respective hometowns. Hei Jian had a long way to go to Shimmering Star County, while Lan Yu went to the Water-shaped Civilization, but was only active in the Star County. , so when the black sword was still on the way, Lan Yu had already arrived at the territory of the water-shaped civilization.

poof~

The elite frigate Bafang Zhuiyu, produced by the mechanical clan, entered the blue ocean with a fierce attitude, and then automatically navigated to lead the starship through the deep sea to the city of water-shaped civilization.

The huge shadow paints the cockpit in thick black. It is a big fish swimming above the starship. The big fish wags its tail. Its body is soft and slow, but it brings great depression and shock to Lan Yu.

He, who had never left the territory in his life, was stunned by the magical underwater world in front of him.

The luminescent blue jellyfish dragged their long tentacles to form the defensive curtain wall of the water-shaped civilization. Legend has it that they will attach to the armor of the starship, quickly dissolve and corrode, and destroy the tri-titanium alloy deck and even the expensive Clo alloy armor. Corroded into slag.

Blue Feather's starship approached slowly, and these glowing blue jellyfish apparently received some kind of order, and scattered in all directions, causing Blue Feather's starship to pass through them, and then they closed the gap that was opened, as if a curtain was drawn Let go again.

According to the information Lan Yu learned from his tribe and historical materials, the water-shaped civilization is a relatively high-level existence among the stars. Even if it cannot be tied with the top-level machinery, quantum, and chaos, it can at least be on par with the energy civilization to which the black sword belongs. They master most of the technologies in the stars, but the core part is their ocean technology.

The plant family is like a partial subject. The research of the plant department is unparalleled in the world, and other subjects are extremely mediocre. They still need to find a water-shaped civilization to order starships. The reason why the plant civilization and the water-shaped civilization can cooperate is because their personalities are different. Moderate, not the violent elements of the stars.

"It's been a long time since I saw any of you," said the representative of the water-shaped civilization who received Lan Yu.

Although living in the ocean, the water-shaped civilization is still a standard human being. Gills have not evolved behind the ears, but their skin is relatively rough due to the intense ultraviolet rays at the seaside.

"I don't know either." Lan Yu shrugged, and lied with great difficulty: "After all, I have left the clan and become a free citizen."

"Free people?" The receptionist of Water-Shaped Civilization looked up and gave Lan Yu a weird look, "This is the first time I've seen plant-based free people, okay, what help do you need?"

So Lan Yu handed him the list he had already prepared, mainly borrowing the technology of the water-shaped civilization to complete the restoration of Bafang Feiyu.

Since the mechanical civilization disappeared from the stars overnight, everyone's mechanical level is actually about the same. It can probably restore 60% of Bafang Feiyu's performance. Now this starship is repaired by Lan Yu alone, without even weapons.

In addition, when Lan Yu goes back, he still needs to bring some spare parts to maintain the existing facilities in the territory. As for the cost, it can be exchanged with the fruit and vegetable technology of the plant family.

"In addition to those on the list, I also want to buy some fish-related technologies." Lan Yu finally said.

Luo Jia actually entrusted him with this task. Qinghai Lake, Tarim Lake, there will be countless lakes in the land of Huaxia, plus the vast coastline, it would be a pity if they were not used to raise fish.

In 2019, Huaxia imported more than 50,000 tons of salmon from all over the world, together with locally produced rainbow trout, the total consumption has historically exceeded the 100,000 tons mark, which shows the huge demand of the masses for high-quality fish.

In addition, there is another cold knowledge about salmon. Half of the salmon you eat in Japanese food stores is actually domestic rainbow trout. The taste of rainbow trout is fine and delicious, but the parasite content is seriously exceeded. , Eating rainbow trout raw is definitely a deadly act.

And even if it is imported salmon, is it safe?

According to the statistics of the General Administration of Customs, since my country released the import of salmon, the number one supplier is not Norway, nor Chile, nor Scotland, but a small place that many people have never heard of, called Faro islands.

As early as 2013, the amount of salmon exported from the Faroe Islands to China exceeded 10,000 tons, accounting for 50% of the total. In the statistics of the General Administration of Customs, the legendary Norwegian salmon only ranked The sixth place is less than ten percent.

So when you see Norwegian salmon in a supermarket or a Japanese food store, you should think about it and think about what it is that you eat in your stomach.

In short, after Luo Jia learned that Lan Yu would go to the water-shaped civilization, he started the idea of ​​fish farming, and asked him to exchange for some fish-related technology.

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As the eighth year of Star Technology's establishment approaches, the world once again turned its attention to the big city in geosynchronous orbit.

On November 15th, the No. 0 space station was capped, and the main construction was completed, leaving only some modifications and renovations, as well as interior decoration and other renovation work.

On December 25th, Western Christmas, the No. 0 space station suddenly began to operate, giving the whole world a big birthday gift. As for the feelings of Westerners after receiving the gift, that is not what Luo Jia cares about.

He only knew that as the zero space station began to rotate, gravity quickly formed on the space station, which is very important. If there is not enough gravity, human beings will suffer from muscular dystrophy after living in space for a long time.

The next few days were tense and busy, and the ground base did not sleep without sleep. In cooperation with the robot engineering team stationed in space, a lot of tests were done on the zero space station.

The robots even tried stir-frying in the kitchen. They used an induction cooker to cook sweet and sour pork ribs, shredded pork with green peppers, fried rice with eggs, etc., as well as hot and sour soup and quick-frozen dumplings.

The test results are very successful. In the state of gravity, space cooking is completely possible. The only problem is the oily smoke.

Even if the powerful air purification system can remove the smell, the grease will block the filter membrane after a long time. Sure enough, everything has a price. If human beings want to live in space, they must give up cooking, or only occasionally cook during festivals. Mainly microwave food.

It’s not all bad news for foodies. Thanks to the powerful technology of plant civilization, an astonishing amount of fruits and vegetables have been planted on Space Station Zero, and the corridors and crew rest areas will also be filled with gorgeous flowers.

Luo Jia always believes that culture is the ultimate form of all hegemony, so he broadcast the entire test process to the world, and people finally have the opportunity to see the scene inside the zero space station after the completion, when the facility like a science fiction movie appears Everyone was shocked when they were on camera.

"I'm going, the crew dormitory is even more spacious than our university dormitory!"

"They are all double rooms, and there are small tables and sofas for drinking tea!"

"That was the swimming pool just now?"

"Fifty-meter standard swimming lane, with a diving platform? Is this the rhythm of holding a swimming competition?"

"There are four gyms in the entire space station? A full set of top-level sports equipment!? Is this too exaggerated?"

"What do you know, even if the space station generates gravitational force through rotation, it is still far below the gravitational level of the earth. People who live in space for a long time must spend enough time exercising to ensure their health."

"What you said above is right, it doesn't matter for a day or two, but if you live in space for a long time, maintaining exercise is the most important thing. After all, the body is the capital of the revolution."

As the camera moved, people were excited and boiling. Who would have imagined that the Zero Space Station would be so majestic, even having such luxurious facilities as a swimming pool.

For reasons of confidentiality, the live broadcast is limited to the living area, but it is conceivable that the laboratory under the zero space station and the shipyard where the starship is assembled must be even more amazing.

Compared with the elation of the Chinese people, preparing to welcome the interstellar era, Christmas and New Year in the West seem dull, and in the Apennine Peninsula, a major event that is destined to affect the entire world happened.

Millions of believers came to pay homage to the Holy See of Luo Jia, but no one expected that when the Pope in full costume appeared at the head of the Vatican, the believers raised unprecedented sharp questions, so they hid themselves in the iceberg The huge contradiction under the ground finally broke out in an all-round way.

History will prove that the seventh year of the founding of Xingchen Technology is indeed the harvest season for straight men in science and engineering. During this year, they extended the life span of human beings, developed controllable fusion, and completed the direct access to the universe. elevator.

Also in this year, when the Pope visited the world again, the believers couldn't help asking, why are the Chinese who don't believe in God the first to walk out of the earth? Why can these Chinese people complete the artificial sun? Extend human lifespan? Suppose these Chinese people find aliens in the universe in the future, are aliens the people of God?

Freezing three feet does not happen in a day. Every scientific progress is a challenge to religion.

Back then, they burned Copernicus to death. Today, they are facing an unprecedented disaster, because this time, it is not a certain person who challenges religion, but the most powerful civilization in human history.

The Chinese came, with the stubbornness and stubbornness unique to atheists, and posed a huge problem to God!

The Tower of Babel in the Bible does not exist, but the Chinese people built their own Tower of Babel. Soon, the Chinese people’s bases will be established on the moon, on Mars, and on all distant planets, and these, all Nothing to do with God.

The scene in the Vatican Square on Christmas Eve is destined to remain in human history forever. The believers raised their banners and shouted in unison, hoping to know what to do in the future, and why the non-religious oriental barbarians are about to go to the stars.

One day, two days, three days, there are still twelve hours before the launching ceremony of the space elevator will begin. Luo Jia will take the elevator directly to the geosynchronous orbit. When the West is panicking, the Vatican finally speaks out.

"Star Technology controls genetic channels and prolongs human life because it is guided by God!"

"If there are aliens outside the earth, then they are also the people created by God!"