Interstellar Energy Tycoon - Chapter 263

c263 long journey

12 o’clock noon.

After everything is ready.

“The Infinity Pioneer is ready to set sail.”

“Start the engine and accelerate.”

“The engine has been turned on. The metal wave-absorbing ball at the tail can accept energy irradiation. Please supply high-energy shortwave.”

“High-energy shortwave irradiation has been started, with a power of 5 million kilowatts or 8 million kilowatts, and is being rapidly increased.”

“The speed reached 3500 meters/second, 5000 meters/second, and 8000 meters/second. It has left the area near the airport and entered the interstellar navigation line.”

“Continuing to accelerate, the high-energy shortwave irradiation will last for 960 hours until the speed reaches about 0.7 times the speed of light.”

“The ion engine has entered full-load operation. The current acceleration is 0.78G and the thrust exceeds 80 billion tons. Under the action of acceleration, the gravity inside the spacecraft is close to the surface of the blue star. We will go through a more convenient acceleration stage until the light beam energy supply stops. .”

“…”

The intelligent control system on the spacecraft gave a lot of voice prompts, officially announcing that the ‘Infinity Pioneer’ had embarked on a road of interstellar development that could only move forward, and it was almost impossible to turn back.

This attracted the attention of people all over the world and was discussed heatedly on social platforms.

The millions of male and female crew members, including Xia Hui, also looked at the endless stars outside through screens or transparent portholes, feeling more nervous and responsible.

The living area on the sixth floor of the spacecraft.

“It is unlikely that we will come back in the future. We will leave our families, friends, and all ties to explore a new home and open up a new living space for mankind. The responsibility is heavy and glorious. We will all become heroes in the history books, but I still have a little regret. I feel that leaving like this is a bit hasty. There are still some people and things that make me suddenly feel that they should be cherished instead of escaping from reality and running to a place where even light has to travel for more than ten years. After all, it is so far away. It’s so far away that it’s impossible to make a phone call, and it would take more than ten years to receive a message. This kind of communication is meaningless and will only bring regrets.”

“I have a similar feeling, but there is no turning back. Since I have chosen this path, I can only go straight forward. Although my home planet has brought me a lot of good memories, it is my life It is an important part of my experience, but now I can only give it all up, let it go, and run towards a new life.”

“Actually, there is no need to be too pessimistic. The technology of human civilization is still developing. An immigrant spaceship like ours can run as fast as 0.8 times the speed of light. Almost all the top technologies of human civilization have been used on it. Wait and see. In the next twenty to thirty years, it is not impossible to break through the technology of super-light speed. It is said that as long as powerful energy is provided, time and space can be changed, and there is a high probability of creating a curvature engine. In terms of energy, today’s human civilization is basically There is no shortage, just let Xingyuan Group slightly increase its space energy facilities.”

“I’m quite optimistic about the future. There is definitely hope for a breakthrough in faster-than-light technology. If it’s as fast as ten years, if it’s as slow as 30 to 50 years, maybe by the time we reach the destination star, a super-light spacecraft will be built. Let’s hurry up. It is possible before us. In addition, Xingyuan Group has also proposed a plan for a cross-star energy trunk road, establishing a cross-star super trunk road with a power of more than 100 billion KW, and then even if it does not break through the super trunk road, With light speed technology, small fast spacecraft can also use the main energy channels to run at extremely fast speeds and achieve close communication between stars.”

“Yes, the energy main road has been established. It is also possible to build a single or two-way quantum communication system to achieve zero-delay communication and dialogue, and it is not impossible to carry out trade and goods exchanges. After all, we are also part of the Blue Star civilization. No matter whether we are glorious or miserable outside, it is impossible for human civilization to ignore us and allow us to develop alone. In fact, the highest decision-making is still made by the big guys at the headquarters of human civilization. We only need to Just follow the plan.”

“As long as the development of science and technology does not stagnate, the distance in the future may not be a distance to us. It is also possible to return to the solar system. After all, we still have at least one or two hundred years of life. Many unimaginable things may become possible. Realistically, it is entirely possible to return to the home planet.”

Hear these words from colleagues.

Xia Hui couldn’t help but nodded, his mood became a lot more optimistic, and he did not continue to fall into a more negative and pessimistic state.

What is more in my heart is the great expectation for my new home.

Because there is a whole star waiting for him.

Although there are no traces of civilization in this star system, and no life has evolved, not even some low-end life, it seems extremely desolate. Everything may have to be built from scratch, just like a blank sheet of paper.

But on the other hand, this also means that the potential for development is huge.

After careful study, astronomers have found that the size, mass and brightness of the target star are slightly higher than that of the sun. There are still five to six billion years of remaining combustible life, which exceeds the remaining life of the sun.

Very rich in heavy elements.

A rocky planet in the habitable zone of life has a diameter 1.5 times that of a blue star, a weight four times that of a blue star, and extremely rich water resources. As long as resources and time are invested in transformation, it can become a precious planet. of living planets, accommodates more than 20 to 30 billion people, and is extremely rich in resources. In addition, there are also many other planets and gaseous planets. As long as vigorous development and management are carried out, it will definitely become a more prosperous and lively planet than the solar system in the future. and wealthy places to become new centers of economic growth.

expect.

Anyway, the more you know about your destination, the more you will look forward to and yearn for it, eager to arrive as soon as possible.

But in the next period of time, the Infinity Pioneer entered a fixed navigation orbit and ran billions of kilometers. Its speed no longer increased rapidly, but became relatively stable.

Looking at the sun behind the channel, it gradually became smaller, but after half a month, it seemed that the sun was no longer particularly small.

Including Xia Hui, all the crew members had a feeling that time passed a little slowly and was a little uncomfortable.

And this is just the beginning.

There are still more than ten or twenty years left in the long interstellar journey. This period of time is equivalent to a generation. The question of how to spend it is placed in front of all the crew members.

Among the one million crew members, three different choices were made.

About one-third of the crew members chose to sleep, enter the deep sleep cabin, and then inject some medicine to protect the body, and then enter deep sleep. They can generally sleep for about three months, and then need to wake up once and move for two or three days. Three days to reduce muscle atrophy, and then continue to sleep in the sleep cabin. This repeats, and slowly twenty years are spent in sleep, and the physical loss is very small, so some crew members choose to sleep through it. A long journey.

Another third of the crew chose to enter the virtual game cabin to spend time in a virtual netizen with a high degree of intelligence and freedom. This game has a high degree of simulation. , the game map covers an area of ​​about 10 billion square kilometers, and is home to about 100 billion indigenous NPCs. These NPCs are not rigid game characters, but are all flesh and blood, with origins and their own lives, which are similar to those in reality. There is not much difference between living people. Players enter this game and devote most of their time every day to fighting in the game world. They can build their own forces, cooperate with other players in teams, and do The Lone Ranger goes on adventures to various places and enjoys different scenery – in short, there are thousands of choices, and players can experience a very exciting and vivid second life.

It’s just that Xia Hui didn’t choose to play games. Although he was moved, until the world in the game would definitely be more exciting, lively and interesting than the real world, and he could gain countless happiness, but a full twenty years were spent on In a virtual game, he feels that it is not very necessary, and it will seriously affect his real life, and even establish an inseparable bond with the NPC. There will definitely be situations where he cannot distinguish between reality and the game, but the reality is after all. Above and beyond the game, no matter how fun the game is, you cannot invest too much energy into it.

He still wanted to stay awake for a long time and adapt to daily life in the spacecraft.

So the next time.

Xia Hui started working and living in the spacecraft as a normal crew member on duty.

Every day is quite busy and needs to deal with a lot of things, but it is also very fulfilling and everything feels very meaningful.

Actually.

The technological level of the Infinity is very high, and all the top technologies of human civilization are integrated into this immigrant spacecraft.

Equipped with hundreds of millions of intelligent robots, it can automatically complete more than 99% of the spacecraft maintenance work and provide the most basic services, allowing most of the crew to operate normally and safely without having to do anything. Some crew members only need to Just do a good job of supervision and inspection.

Entertainment activities are very rich.

There are various recreational facilities, including simulated seas and beaches, ski resorts, ice rinks, fishing lakes, large zoos, forests and orchards, and large expanses of green grassland – many kinds of simulations are of natural environment.

There are all kinds of products. The most advanced industrial 3D printers, not to mention common industrial products, even advanced ten-nanometer chips can be directly printed for mass production without any technical shortcomings or bottlenecks.

As long as such an immigrant spacecraft can reach the interior of a star system that is rich in heavy elements, it can be self-sufficient and establish a brand new civilization. If its own technical strength is not enough, every ten years or so, human civilization will also An encrypted package of technical information will be sent to share the most advanced technology, thereby achieving leapfrog development without investing too much cost and resources in technology research and development.

Of course, even if you reach the interior of a star system without many heavy elements, you can only use hydrogen, helium and other resources in the gaseous planet. This is not a big problem, because the giant fusion reactor in the ‘Infinity Pioneer’ passes through each The fusion reaction that is going on every moment can also synthesize various heavy elements, but the yield is low and the efficiency is slow, making it difficult to meet the demand.

But no matter where you go, surviving is not a big problem. After all, the surface of the Infinity is covered with a thin layer of strong material, which is enough to withstand most destructive impacts in the universe. Millions of degrees It is difficult to damage even under high temperatures, and it will not suffer much damage if it hits a meteorite flying at high speed.

And in the process of working.

Xia Hui also met many colleagues and partners, including men and women. They all chose to embark on an adventurous journey for various reasons, leaving their hometown where they had lived for decades. Some of them were just like Xia Hui. The helplessness and struggle appeared on the same ship as if they were escaping.

Since at the beginning of the planning, the gender of the immigrants had to be in a 1:1 ratio, so there were almost the same number of male and female crew members. It was just in the process of choosing how to spend twenty years that they chose to enter the deep sleep cabin and enter the Most of the crew members living in Second Life in the game world are men. Among the 300,000 remaining crew members who are willing to stay awake, the male-to-female ratio is about 1:2.

Therefore, at work, Xia Hui comes into contact with many more female colleagues than male colleagues.

The age of female colleagues is generally between 25 and 50 years old. However, due to proper maintenance and long-term use of anti-aging drugs, they all look like they are in their twenties. They have generally undergone micro plastic surgery, and their appearance is generally not bad. , who exercise regularly and all have very good figures. Most of them have no experience of giving birth, and many of them even have no experience of dating.

But after more contact.

Xia Hui discovered that most of these female colleagues were actually older leftover women who had relatively high vision. The reason why they came to the spaceship was mainly because of the nagging family members and the surrounding people, and they couldn’t stand that kind of environment. , I would rather run far away than leave that depressing environment.

Xia Hui didn’t know how to evaluate this, and couldn’t say anything. She could only express respect. After all, this was their own choice, and they had the right to choose what kind of life they would live.

It’s just that we have been working together for a long time and we communicate more.

Xia Hui didn’t know what advantages he had that attracted others. Among the female colleagues who worked with him, there were a few who looked at him with a kind of fiery look, and often looked at him with blank eyes. He would occasionally blush once or twice, and the bolder ones would move closer to him and have some physical contact with him.

On this day, it was routine work.

A female colleague named Liu Xiujun walked next to him and asked, as if pointing out: “Brother Xia, I heard that it is more popular recently in our spaceship to partner couples. As long as they look at each other, they will be together.” They will live together and live together. If they don’t get along well and have conflicts, they will separate. If they get along well, they will become a long-term couple. I heard that there are some couples who have such deep feelings that they even create villains. Brother Xia, I don’t know what you think about this matter. Do you have any ideas about finding someone to partner with?” (End of Chapter)