Interstellar Energy Tycoon - Chapter 267

c267 stargate project

What is the plan that Li Xingyang is brewing in his heart?

What purpose do you want to achieve and what result do you pursue?

Stargate Project.

This plan is called the ‘Stargate Project’.

The specific operation is to use a large amount of ‘powerful materials’ and ‘star core crystals’ to build an arch-like device in space, and then charge a massive amount of energy into this giant ‘arch’, at least more than The 500 billion kilowatt level is very terrifying.

Under the influence of such a huge energy, and then released instantly through the ‘star core crystal’, space and time can be violently distorted, forming a vortex-like wormhole with a curvature exceeding 9999. As long as the spacecraft enters this wormhole, It can be accelerated to nearly ten thousand times the speed of light, and then form a space-time ejection effect that lasts for more than an hour. Finally, it exits the wormhole and is shuttled to other star fields almost instantly. The nearly ten thousand times the speed of light is multiplied by more than one An hour means traveling more than one light-year away.

If the energy provided to the star gate exceeds the terrifying trillions and trillions level, then the degree of distortion of the curvature of space and time will be even higher, the wormhole formed will be larger, and the acceleration time will be significantly extended. It can be easily Traveling to the star field three to five light years or even ten light years away, and even running to nearby star systems, compressed the interstellar navigation time that originally took more than twenty years to just a few hours.

The cost is only a few trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity. At the price of a few cents per kilowatt-hour, the actual cost is tens of billions. Ordinary people may not be able to afford it, but many commercial companies are willing to bear this price. , I think it is extremely cost-effective, because in this way, you can save a lot of time, arrive at the destination quickly, and then you can carry out immigration and resource extraction plans, and get returns quickly. The benefits this brings are far-reaching. Far more than tens of billions or hundreds of billions of transmission costs.

only……

Li Xingyang’s Stargate plan also has quite a few difficulties.

That is to build a large star gate, which requires the consumption of at least one hundred tons of ‘star core crystal’ materials, and this is only an entry-level ‘star gate’. The weight of the spacecraft transmitted after each opening must not exceed 10,000 tons. The maximum size cannot exceed one hundred meters, which means that it can only transport some small and medium-sized interstellar spacecraft. The personnel and materials it carries are quite limited. It is definitely not as good as the giant immigration spacecraft with a length of ten kilometers or one hundred kilometers, let alone a complete one. If the industrial system transmits information, unless it is carried out multiple transmissions at any cost, it will cost tens of billions of dollars, which is not cost-effective.

Furthermore, considering that there are only about 300 tons of ‘Star Core Crystal’ material reserved by Xingyuan Group, at most three small entry-level ‘Star Gates’ can be built, and large and medium-sized Star Gates are no longer a concern for the time being. , perhaps all the ‘star core crystals’ retained in the solar system can be supplied to build one. This is obviously very unrealistic.

Therefore, the most specific method in Li Xingyang’s mind is to build the first small stargate near the orbit near the specific sun and where energy is easily obtained, specifically for transporting interstellar spacecraft weighing kilotons to the destination. , that is, to the surrounding star systems that already have human immigrants, and then send out contact spaceships one after another to establish contact with the human immigrants in these stars, provide star gate construction technology, and then collect as many stars as possible Nuclear crystals enable the establishment of wormhole channels between star gates. As long as this two-way channel is successfully opened, the energy consumption will be significantly reduced, and the existence time of the wormhole channel will also be greatly extended, allowing super-light travel. It will become easier, the cost will be significantly reduced, time and space travel will become easier, and long-term and stable connectivity can even be achieved, and a strong communication bond can be established.

Naturally.

Therefore, the surrounding stars that join the Stargate Project will be the source of resources for the Star Source Group to obtain the “star core crystal” materials, establish a close business cooperation relationship, share the scientific and technological development results with each other, and also facilitate the Star Source Group to carry out Expansion – In the space energy market of surrounding stars, Xingyuan Group will also go to develop and collect it. It will arrange a large number of light energy collection reflectors near more stars, establish an energy main channel to store energy, and build an easy-to-use Energy network, and finally through the ‘Stargate Project’ to achieve connectivity between stars, a set of ‘super-light shuttle networks’ between stars can be established. In the future, no matter where you want to go, you can achieve it through this network. Xingyuan Group can not only continue to occupy the energy market share, but also become the builder of interstellar highways. It can earn a lot of profits by collecting tolls from users.

This means that Li Xingyang’s energy empire has begun to expand, including surrounding stars, and connecting them into a network, the benefits will naturally be very huge and considerable.

We can also find ways to collect more ‘star core crystal’ resources. If we can find a rich mine of this resource in some star systems, with millions or tens of millions of tons, it will undoubtedly be an amazing harvest. It will be enough. Cause the outbreak of a war.

But the problem comes again.

Could it be that some things are as simple as Li Xingyang takes it for granted? What is his plan and will it develop according to his vision?

Take the space energy industry as an example. In the past, Xingyuan Group was based on this industry and made countless profits and benefits. It was the envy of countless companies and institutions. When they entered a brand-new star, there would naturally be imitators. The development model of Yuan Group is also to establish a space energy empire. To eat this huge piece of cake, it is impossible not to take imitative actions.

but……

There are absolutely very few people willing to build space energy facilities, and not many will actually take action. Even if they clearly know that this is a big cake, there are still not many people who are willing to be a piece of this cake.

Because there is not such a big market.

With a population of several hundred or tens of millions, there is simply no need for such a huge amount of energy.

Even the giant nuclear fusion reactor on the interstellar immigration spacecraft alone produces tens of billions of KW of power, which is completely sufficient. Investing additional resources to build space energy facilities is an unnecessary waste of resources.

What was originally a promising industry has suddenly become useless. After all, giant nuclear fusion still has many advantages, and the operating costs are not high. It only produces dozens of tons of hydrogen every day, and the comprehensive cost is tens of thousands of yuan. In addition to personnel wages, The cost is not high, and there is no need to buy a troublesome and complicated space energy device.

Therefore, the huge energy radiated by stars can hardly be used, and Xingyuan Group still hopes to fill the market gap.

…

soon.

A few years later.

With the efforts of Xingyuan Group and the investment of a lot of resources.

‘Stargate One’ was successfully constructed.

After the star gate is charged with 100% of the energy, it is then released with extremely high power to interfere with and distort time and space. It can send space devices weighing tens of thousands of tons to places up to ten light years away. Of course, if the weight is reduced to one thousand tons, then a small manned spacecraft can be sent quite accurately to a place fifteen light years away, and the transmission error will not exceed ten astronomical units – this The accuracy is very high, and it fully meets the standards for use.

March 22, 2068.

A seemingly ordinary day.

But next to Stargate 1, there is a small industrial spacecraft called Visit 1, carrying a crew of five and making all preparations for the upcoming wormhole shuttle.

Wang Changlin, the commander of ‘Visit No. 1’, is a young man in his forties. He has served Xingyuan Group for nearly twenty years and has performed well, so he became the commander of the mission. His boss Li Xingyang also gave him a reward The face-to-face instruction gave him many instructions and made him understand the importance of this task.

In fact, he was quite uneasy about this mission, because ‘Stargate One’ only had the ability to transmit in one direction and could only send him a few to more than ten light years away, but the risk was Still quite big.

If there is a transmission error and he is sent to the wrong place, and it is a very far distance from the destination, then he is probably doomed. Although ‘Visit 1’ has a small nuclear fusion reactor installed, it has good power. system, but relying on a little power, it is impossible to sail a few light years away. The material reserves on the ship are simply not enough, and it is very likely that the ship will starve to death by then – so excessive yaw must not occur. , otherwise they will definitely be doomed.

If the transmission is successful and the destination is accurately reached, then you will face a very complicated situation. It depends on whether the immigrant bosses are willing to cooperate with the Star Source Group’s plan, actively provide the ‘Star Core Crystal’, and participate in the construction of the ‘Star Gate Channel’, and even agreed to the Star Source Group to release a large number of space energy equipment near their stars and expand new energy markets – this will most likely not be allowed. After all, stars mean the absolute core of a galaxy. , is the most important order. If you think about it, no one is willing to give up such a large authority and let Xingyuan Group collect energy. Even if most of this energy is wasted, they would rather waste it than be affected by Xingyuan Group. Because many people no longer want to accept the feeling that the energy market is being dominated.

But no matter what.

For this mission, the team led by Wang Changlin must strive for a better result, bring huge benefits to the group, and make great contributions.

“The star gate starts charging!”

“The charging power is 300 billion kilowatts, 350 billion kilowatts… reaching 500 billion kilowatts.”

“The energy contained in the star core crystal is about to reach saturation.”

“Start to control the crystal and release space-time interference energy.”

“A wormhole is forming.”

“The curvature of space and time is increasing, 99, 110, 250…more than 1,000, and it continues to increase.”

“The curvature of space and time has reached the upper limit. Start setting the transmission coordinates. The coordinate parameters are (3985.5, 25440.4, 9878.1). The settings are completed and you can transmit!”

“The ‘Visit 1’ spacecraft is entering!”

Wang Changlin heard a cry of subzero, and the small spacecraft ‘Visit No. 1’ headed towards the rotating space-time vortex, made contact, and was instantly sucked in, accelerated to a speed far exceeding the speed of light, and then transported to a distance of more than ten light years. near the inner circle of a star.

The world is spinning.

in the process of transmission.

Wang Changlin and other crew members saw that everything they saw was a distorted shape, and even their own bodies were distorted. They did not have a clear consciousness at all, and they did not know how long it had been until their brains recovered. During the activity, a huge star was discovered not far in front of the spacecraft. Affected by the gravity well of the star, if no response was made in time, the spacecraft would go straight into the star – Wang Changlin naturally would not allow it. When this happens, immediately turn on the power of the spacecraft itself, adjust the flight direction, and head towards the habitable zone, a planet that has been basically transformed, full of green and vitality, and has 50% ocean. .

Second Home Planet.

Or it is called the ‘Emerald Star’ – because there are large areas of relatively emerald green on the surface of this planet, and even the color of the sea water is light green, so it is named like the mother planet of the solar system. The star ‘Blue Star’ has a somewhat imitative meaning.

But the ‘Emerald Star’ is larger, with an area of ​​more than 1.5 billion square kilometers, and a surface gravity of 2.5G. It is actually not suitable for human habitation. However, today’s humans can use anti-gravity technology to offset part of the gravity in their living areas. , making the gravity only 0.5G, so even a large rocky planet can become very suitable for human habitation.

The arrival of Wang Changlin and others quickly attracted the attention of the immigrants, causing a stir and breaking out in a cold sweat, because the immigrants had been busy farming and transforming the planet’s environment over the years, and had not invested much in military power. With so many resources and only very limited defense capabilities, the sudden appearance of ‘Visit No. 1’ startled the people responsible for monitoring the surrounding area. After multiple confirmations, they reported it, and then there was a flurry of panic, fearing that someone might When hostile forces invaded, if Wang Changlin hadn’t sent a clear radio signal in time to indicate his identity, he would have been attacked.

After learning that this small spacecraft was sent from the home planet.

Wang Changlin and the others immediately received a grand welcome and reception, and became distinguished guests who attracted the attention of all immigrants. A high-standard banquet was held that day. All the bosses and shareholders came forward to participate in the reception and on the banquet. , asked them many questions:

“Twenty or thirty years have passed now. The technology on the home planet has made great progress, right?”

“We have also made some scientific research achievements here in the past few years, but most of them are resting on our laurels, and technological progress is not big and very slow.”

“Actually, we have received a lot of radio messages sent from the mother planet, but they are all from more than ten years ago, and they are all news from the past, but they are also developing much faster than us. I heard that super-light technology is There have been some breakthroughs. Did you come here in a super-light spacecraft and bring a lot of advanced technical information?”

The bosses asked a lot of questions, all with eager eyes and very excited.