Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1020: Sacrificing the Lingxiao Platform
The launch of the Lingxiao platform lasted for eight consecutive days.

Every day, there is a spectacular sight of four planets in a conjunction.

The Ryukyu people gradually got used to this situation. Even if there was no launch during the day, there would be people waiting on the rooftop at night with beer and snacks, waiting for a special fireworks display.

On the sea, there are also many large ships that are constantly at designated locations, using their modified empty decks to welcome the rocket recovery parts that fall from the sky.

Depending on their type and condition, some of these parts will be transported directly back to the Kashou base for inspection and put back into use, while others will be transported back to the Wanhu base for more sophisticated repairs.

This is also possible thanks to the large area of ​​the current "controllable water surface area".

The Kasade base did not disappoint everyone's expectations. The four intelligent semi-buried launch silos successfully completed all tasks. The only two omissions were not in the launch itself. One was that a rocket component was damaged during the sea transportation process due to problems with fixation and sea waves.

Another problem was that the position of the ship was not calculated correctly during the recovery process, and a second-stage rocket fell into the sea. As a result, a minor repair turned into a major repair, or even the rocket was directly scrapped.

Fortunately, I bought insurance
These eight days were extremely intense, busy and fulfilling.

But through this full-load operation, the entire Taitian Engineering has measured its new "upper limit", which links need to be strengthened, and which positions can be optimized. All of these have a clear outline, laying a solid foundation for subsequent plans.

Launch day eight.

With the last four rockets launching into space, the first phase of the Lingxiao platform project has finally come to an end.

At this time, the Lingxiao Platform no longer looked like the "spike ring" on the first day, but had completely become a hexagonal barrel structure with a side length of 13 meters, a diameter (height) of 22.49 meters, and a length of 90 meters.

Due to the particularity of the "mortise and tenon" structure, it is equivalent to being assembled piece by piece. Each piece has a six-line stealth generator and six protruding antennas.

So from a distance, it looks like a thorny spine.

Well, before the Liu Yao material was born, the original idea for "Ling Xiao" was to adopt the Four Symbols stealth mode.

The renderings at that time were so cool. The silver-white "Lingxiao" looked like a sharp sword. Some people even suggested changing the name to "Tai'a".

But there is a problem with the Four Symbols stealth, that is, it is mutually exclusive with "solar energy". In addition, for large components with such a complex structure, the stealth efficiency is not perfect.

The emergence of Liu Yao perfectly solves this problem. It is more energy-saving, smaller, cheaper, and does not interfere with solar power generation. The entire design is much simpler.

The only thing sacrificed is the appearance.

From a silver sword, it was directly turned into a "thorny spine".

This is a regret for everyone at Taiyi Tiangong.
But what can we do? The practicality of the aerospace field is more important than anything else, and the saying that the fashion value of military facilities equals combat effectiveness is not true in reality.

After considering many factors, the military decided to use the "antenna-folded" shape when announcing it to the public, which seemed more harmonious.
This is something that will appear in elementary school textbooks in the future. We don’t want to make it too “weird” and corrupt the flowers of our motherland.

Of course, the integrity of the Lingxiao platform is not just about itself.

Soon after the launch on the eighth day, a "Xingtian fighter" was launched from the Wanhu base airport.

With the help of the "vertical electromagnetic catapult", Xingtian, numbered as Unit 48, soared into the sky and arrived at the designated location minutes later, meeting Lingxiao.

In the void, Xingtian III cut obliquely from below into the predetermined orbital altitude, and "Lingxiao" above had been waiting for a long time.

Xingtian No. 3 kept adjusting its position and then drove in from behind Lingxiao.

The width of less than seven meters allows it to move unobstructed inside Lingxiao.

As it slowly moved forward, the sensor lights on the inner wall of Lingxiao lit up one by one, providing light for the visual observation elements everywhere. The "platform intelligence" and Xingtian's "intelligent core" were successfully connected to the grid and began to adjust their relative positions from time to time.

If there were someone here, they would be able to see that the inner wall of Lingxiao is very complex, with a large number of various components and sensors, as well as some smart devices embedded in the "wall".

Xing Tian arrived at the exit, and two "operators" with pyramid-shaped heads swam over. Four robotic arms connected Xing Tian's fixed frame to the platform, and two "suppliers" with cylindrical heads came to check the fuel situation.

After more than ten minutes, all inspections were completed.

Unit 3 is completely docked inside the space mothership and can attack from the front at any time.

The main function of the so-called "orbital mothership" is not "docking", because the aerospace fighter itself can rotate without power in the sky like a satellite.

The "orbital mothership" provides maintenance, inspection, and fuel.
Another very important point is the response speed. Starting from Lingxiao, half of the mobilization time is saved. Currently, Xingtian has entered the mass production stage. In the future, there will be dozens or even hundreds of Xingtians docked on Lingxiao, and the size of Lingxiao itself will also increase.

Everything in orbit became calm. Except for a few authorized command centers on the ground, no one could lock on Ling Xiao's position.

Only at this point were all the launch missions completed.

There was warm applause at the Wanhu base. Launching rockets was commonplace at Taitian, but this time there were many new challenges.

The preparation took five days and the launch took eight days. For thirteen days in a row, everyone was holding back their energy.

Many people had to sacrifice some hair to survive.

Today's commander Che Qian breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously looked at the boss behind him, meaning to let the boss make a summary.

Zhou Rui waved his hand, indicating that he should speak for himself.

Che Qian was not afraid of the stage either, and said loudly: "I declare that the launch mission of the Lingxiao platform phase 1 was a complete success!"

The applause turned into cheers.

"Thank you all for your hard work over the past half month. We have accomplished another great feat."

Che Qian felt that just saying these was a bit dry, so he added: "Tonight is the same as always. We draw lots to arrange the shifts. The others are on vacation. The company cafeteria has prepared a celebratory dinner and a midnight snack! The boss has also prepared a bonus!"

Zhou Rui smiled and did not deny it. The last thing Fu Rui Group needs to worry about is that the boss pays but does not give any return.

Afterwards everyone started to wrap up, and Zhou Rui joined in the fun, taking part in the lottery, which was a small program written by the company's programmers, and the draw was based on the employee number.

The big screen suddenly stopped and displayed rows of numbers. Before everyone could figure out what they were, the device started drawing numbers again.

Someone asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

The programmer in control laughed dryly: "My hands were shaking, so I pressed it twice."

Then he glanced at the boss secretly.

Zhou Rui smiled but didn't say anything. His number was clearly on the screen just now.

Haha~ Such an unprincipled employee.

Must get promotion and salary increase!

After the second round of lottery, those who were on duty took up their duties, and those who were on duty took up their days off, and people really began to leave the smart command room one after another.

Zhou Rui and Che Qian also followed the crowd and walked out.

"How is Dandan now?"

Che Qian said: "It has become much more honest. I took some time to check the natural language model that it modified. It turned out that its programming level is extremely high. Intelligent life is really amazing."

Zhou Rui: "For intelligent life forms, programming is a job that doesn't require proficiency. Once you remember something, you can remember it forever. You can call it up instantly without having to "think". The starting point is very high, but I'm more concerned about the education issue. How are you going to ensure that it doesn't play pranks again in the future?"

Che Qian scratched his head. "It is better to release it than to block it. If the obsession of the intelligent life is suppressed for too long, it may really be destroyed. I will take the initiative to lead it to do some harmless pranks, such as scaring people, and also prepare to make a new body for it."

“It’s easier to carry around and keep an eye on it, just like your shower head.”

Zhou Rui thought for a while and said, "Be careful not to unlock its permissions."

This sentence is more like a reminder for Che Qian to be cautious, because Che Qian does not have the authority to lift the restrictions of the "highest authority", and even Dandan will not listen to him.

"Also, you have to pay attention to your time allocation. Remember to go to Zhongshan Hospital and Lingshu Biology for two sets of comprehensive physical examinations."

"Compound number two injection, it will be ready soon."

(End of this chapter)