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"The joint fleet of China and Future Technology Corporation has successfully changed the original orbit of Ceres. Now, Ceres is flying towards the inner ring of the solar system. It is expected that at 13:22:15 on October 10, 2023, Ceres will meet Mars. Collision, the probability of collision is 100%."

The news instantly detonated the world.

Although in the supercomputer simulation, the 9.43 billion-ton dwarf planet was indeed moved, but it was only a simulation after all, and people still have a little doubt.

At this time, doubts are gone, and people can only give a thumbs up and say praise!

Of course, voices of doubt and worry still exist. Some people think that the space environment is full of variables, and its complexity is tens of millions of times greater than that of the earth, and human beings lack sufficient understanding of space. Are the results obtained by computers really reliable?

What if there is an error in the calculation results, and Ceres passes by Mars and then hits the earth? Or fall directly into the sun under the action of the sun's gravity, causing solar flares to erupt?

Even if Ceres really collides with Mars, will it change the orbit of Mars, which will lead to changes in the orbit of the Earth, which will destroy the fragile balance of the solar system and cause the solar system to collapse?

There are many similar remarks. In short, the earth may be destroyed, the solar system may collapse, and human beings will be completely finished.

These remarks are somewhat alarmist, but many people have "doomsday plot" and pay special attention to this kind of doomsday prophecy. Therefore, these negative remarks have been spread wildly in a very short period of time, making many people feel sincere fear , what if it is true?

Faced with these doubts, Zhang Wei stood up and accepted media interviews.

Zhang Wei said, "This Mars transformation plan is led by me and 2,500 top scientists from all over the world. We have taken into consideration every celestial body with a diameter of more than 3 meters that has been proven in the solar system. Various factors such as orbit and gravity have been calculated in detail. There are 16 million items of data. Then, we use 60 state-of-the-art supercomputers to simulate. What kind of consequences are caused are reflected in the simulation.

Therefore, I and the 2,500 scientists who participated in the Mars transformation plan can guarantee that this operation is safe and there is no error! In fact, you can also think about it. These scientists and I also live on the earth, and we will not risk the destruction of the earth to forcefully promote the Mars transformation plan. "

"If anyone is still worried, you can recall the power of the electromagnetic railgun. An electromagnetic railgun on a "Future" spacecraft can destroy a comet.

Now there is a huge fleet staring at Ceres, and this fleet will not watch Ceres threaten human beings. "

"As for the collapse of the solar system? I can tell you clearly that the solar system is not as fragile as everyone imagined. Compared with the solar system, the mass of Ceres is really insignificant, and the changes it can cause are also insignificant..."

During the interview, Zhang Wei also asked Beidou to publish some data, data models, simulation results, etc. on the company's official website.

After the media reported the interview with Zhang Wei, people finally let go of their worries. Many people couldn’t understand the data, but they were willing to believe in Zhang Wei. This is Zhang Wei’s current influence. His words, even if If it is wrong, it will be regarded as the truth by countless people, and it will be studied and interpreted repeatedly. This is the right to speak brought by status.

The popularity of Ceres-related news did not last long. After only two or three days, it was forgotten by people, because there are too many big news today. China annexed a country every few days, the American Federation The formation of the European Federation, the African Federation, the Arab Federation and other news are in full swing, making many people at a loss, but they have to pay attention, because these things are closely related to each of them!

As for the countries in the world, they were stimulated by the strength shown by China in this operation to pry Ceres. After learning from their own scientists that Ceres will not pose a threat to the earth, they put this matter on the On the one hand, the pace of forming a federation was accelerated again. They must quickly integrate resources and catch up with China at full speed!

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May 17, 2023.

In the huge asteroid belt, 667 spaceships fly tightly in front of Ceres. However, the speed and direction of all the spaceships are exactly the same as Ceres. Apply a pulling force to Ceres. In addition, the 1,000 nuclear fusion propulsion devices on Ceres are also turned off at this time. At this time, it is completely relying on the gravity of the sun and other celestial bodies to continuously fly towards the inner ring of the solar system.

"Recalculate the orbit of Ceres and the probability of collision with Mars."

Inside a "Tiangong II" spaceship, Yang Rui gave orders to the artificial intelligence.

Although in the previous calculation results, the collision probability between Ceres and Mars is 100%, but he dare not be careless. Basically every hour, he will order the artificial intelligence to calculate based on the latest data. Before Ceres collides with Mars, This work has to be done all the time to ensure that there will be no mistakes, otherwise not only the Mars transformation plan will suffer a major setback, but the earth may also suffer catastrophe.

"Your Excellency, Commander, Ceres is still orbiting according to the last calculation, and the probability of collision with Mars is 100%. When the collision occurs, Ceres' speed and impact angle also meet the requirements."

Hearing the answer given by the artificial intelligence, Yang Rui nodded, and then issued an order to all spaceships, "Spaceship No. 2, Spaceship No. 3, Spaceship No. 7...Spaceship No. 317...leave the fleet."

This order was actually conveyed to him by the Lunar Command Center, because the plan went smoothly, and the fleet only needed to make minor adjustments to the orbit of Ceres when the orbit of Ceres deviated, and so many spacecraft were no longer needed. Next, 300 spacecraft will leave the fleet to capture other asteroids in the asteroid belt, or transport them back to Earth, or send them to Mars.

Not long after the order was issued, 300 spaceships broke away from the fleet, spraying blazing tail flames, and divided into formations, looking for their respective targets.

"Start the 3D scanning device and search for nearby asteroids."

"Activate Asteroid Spectrometer..."

In every formation, the excited voices of the astronauts sounded, and then they were about to embark on a treasure hunt. That's right, it's a treasure hunt. According to the previous detections of the future technology company's spacecraft, the asteroids in the asteroid belt are mainly divided into three categories.

The first type is C-type asteroids rich in carbon value, which account for more than 75% of the total.

The second type is silicon-containing S-type asteroids. This type of asteroid accounts for 17% of the total. The spectrum shows that its surface contains silicate and some metals, but the composition of carbonaceous compounds is not obvious. This shows that their composition is significantly different from that of the original solar system, which may be the result of differentiation due to the early melting mechanism of the solar system.

The third category is the M-type asteroids, which account for about 10% of the total. Their spectra contain iron-nickel-like spectral lines, which are white or slightly red, without the characteristics of absorption lines. M-type asteroids are presumed to be formed by catastrophic impacts on a parent body with a core of iron-nickel as the main body.

M-type asteroids rich in iron and other metal resources are rare treasures for human beings, because modern human civilization cannot do without steel, and if they want to enter space, they also need more steel to build spaceships. In addition to iron, there are many M-type asteroids rich in nickel, manganese, platinum, iridium, palladium and other precious platinum group metals, and the metal mineral content on an M-type asteroid may exceed that of the Earth's existing The total amount of proven mineral deposits of the same kind.

In addition, there are some special asteroids that every fleet is looking for, such as asteroids rich in water resources, asteroids rich in oxygen, or priceless asteroids full of diamonds and platinum... …

It is no exaggeration to say that compared with the eight major planets, the asteroids lurking in every corner of the solar system are the real tyrants of the solar system. And the asteroid belt with more than 500,000 asteroids is a concentration camp for local tyrants!

"The asteroid was discovered, with a diameter of about 103 meters, a speed of 16.7 kilometers per second, and a distance of 97,600 kilometers from the spacecraft. According to the spectral analysis data, the asteroid is an M-type asteroid with an albedo of 0.1675 and a density of about 3.53 grams per cubic centimeter , with a mass of about 3,833,200 tons, in its surface material, the iron element content is 39.3%, the nickel element content is 21.2%, the carbon element content is 11.7%, and the oxygen element content is 19.2%..."

In a "Starry Sky III" spacecraft, after Wang Chen heard the report of the artificial intelligence, he couldn't help but quickly calculated. The mass is 3.8332 million tons, and the iron content is 39.3%. After refining, about 1.5 million tons of steel can be obtained. According to Calculated at 2600 yuan per ton, the value of these steels is about 4 billion...

“Very low value!”

Wang Chen expressed his disdain. His target this time is not these small fish and shrimps, but the asteroid 241 with mineral resources worth as much as 95.8 trillion US dollars!

Asteroid 241, also known as Germany 241, was discovered by German Karl Theodor Robert Luther in Dusseldorf, Germany on September 12, 1884. In 2012, an American company named Asterank's website evaluates the mineral resources on the asteroid 241, and believes that it has sufficient iron, copper, titanium, gold, silver and other minerals, with an estimated value of 95.8 trillion US dollars, exceeding the world's total in 2011. Total GDP! So scary!

Perhaps affected by the evaluation results, in 2012, two Google executives and the great director Cameron and others founded the first company "Planetary Resources" aimed at mining asteroid resources. I once had the idea of ​​asteroid 241, but because asteroid 241 is located in the distant asteroid belt, the company had to give up the plan to mine asteroid 241, and turned its attention to those that are closer to the earth and easier to reach of asteroids. It is worth mentioning that the "Planetary Resources" company is still making technical preparations, and has not even mined a single near-Earth asteroid. Of course, if there is no future technology company, the future of this company may really be limitless, because there are many asteroids worth more than one trillion dollars in space, such as: 4034 Vishnu asteroid worth 2.51 trillion dollars, 2000BM19 asteroid The planet is worth 3.44 trillion US dollars, and the 3200Phaethon asteroid is worth 870 billion US dollars... As long as they capture one such asteroid, they can instantly become the world's largest company.

However, it is not the turn of this American company to mine asteroids now. As long as the proven asteroids are worth more than 50 billion yuan, they have already been targeted by future technology companies and China. Even the ownership of asteroids It is all divided. For example, the asteroid 241, which is worth as much as 95.8 trillion US dollars, belongs to Future Technology Corporation. This is to a certain extent to compensate Future Technology Corporation for the concessions made by the Martian land division. Of course, the country has also allocated other asteroids with high value.

Of course, asteroid 241 is not so easy to capture and mine. The diameter of asteroid 241 is as high as 168.9 kilometers, and the mass is about five thousandths of that of Ceres, which is 5000 trillion tons. This is also a giant! However, Future Technology Corporation has made full preparations for this. It is a large formation composed of 53 spaceships of Future Technology Corporation that went to Asteroid 241 together with Wang Chen, led by two "Star III Generation" spaceships. The spacecraft, with the strength of this formation, is completely capable of prying the asteroid 241.

It is worth mentioning that the commander of this formation is Wang Chen. As the first batch of astronauts of the future technology company, he was trained by the company and stood out. He was recognized by the company's top management and had a high status among astronauts.

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After 11 days, 53 spacecraft traveled across the vast space and found their hunting target - asteroid 241.

The surface of asteroid 241 is covered with a layer of soil with high iron oxide content, which makes it a red planet similar to Mars, and the surface of asteroid 241 happens to have a lot of ice, which reflects the beautiful The sunlight makes the asteroid 241 look beautiful and full of dreams.

"so beautiful!"

Many people are lamenting.

"It's really beautiful! I seem to see a bunch of sparkling soft sister coins! In 2012, the valuation of this planet was as high as 98.5 trillion US dollars, a lot of small money! If you can give me 1%, even if it is 10,000 One-tenth of it, I can become a super rich man! Space is such a good place!"

"Haha, money fan! To tell you the truth, this planet will not be sold, but reserved for our company's own use. With this planet, our company will not be short of iron and titanium minerals within fifteen years. In addition, our company will sell spaceships in a while. I heard that there are preferential treatment policies for internal employees of the company. If you want to make money, maybe you can find a few local tyrants to partner up and buy a few spaceships to capture small animals in space. Asteroids, although asteroids worth more than 50 billion yuan have been booked by our company and the country, but asteroids worth billions and three to four billion abound. If you are lucky, you can earn dozens of dollars in one trip. Billions, even tens of billions!"

"Is this news reliable? If it is reliable, I really want to give it a try, but if I leave the company, I may not have the opportunity to obtain a medicine like D-200... Oh, I am so entangled!"

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"Everyone, let's start working. When we transport Asteroid 241 back to Earth, the company will definitely reward us a lot. Maybe our family will be rewarded with D-200 potion in advance! So, work hard!"

Wang Chen's words instantly mobilized the morale of the astronauts. These astronauts earn a lot of money. For most of them, money is not the first priority, honor, and the D- 200 potions are what they most want to get! Moreover, they also believe that the company must have a more powerful potion than D-200 potion, which may extend a person's lifespan to 500 or even 1,000 years. This is what they dream of!

The astronauts immediately started to work with great enthusiasm, just like dealing with Ceres, weaving a huge carbon nanomaterial network in space, and completed the siege of asteroid 241. Next, the 53 ships The spacecraft will drag the asteroid 241 out of its original orbit, and then use the gravitational force of the sun, Mars, the earth and other celestial bodies to make the asteroid 241 continuously slide towards the inner ring of the solar system. What they have to do is to adjust the orbit of the asteroid 241 so that The new orbit passes by the moon. When the asteroid 241 is close to the range of the moon, they have to work on the asteroid 241 again, continuously decelerate the asteroid 241, and at the same time use the moon's gravitational force to make the asteroid 241 revolve around the moon. When resources are needed, just go directly to the asteroid 241 to mine them. The reason why we choose the moon instead of the earth is for the safety of the earth. After all, human beings only have one earth!

"start!"

"Increase the output power, increase the output by 2% per minute!"

...

"The output power is 100%!"

"Yeah! It's a success, asteroid 241 is out of its original orbit!"

"Continue to adjust the orbit of asteroid 241 so that its new orbit passes the moon!"

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Another huge asteroid has been packaged as a "delivery delivery".

Recipient address: Moon!

Recipient: Future Technology Company! (To be continued.)