Scholar's Cultivation System Panel

"In the vast universe, whether our human civilization exists alone, this detection spacecraft may give us the answer." Xu Yun calmed down his emotions, turned around and said to the other party: "When the spacecraft officially enters service and sets sail. , I will come and witness.”

"Mr. Xu, please rest assured that the base will be completed on time with high quality and quantity." The person in charge, Cheng Zhan, responded quickly.

I was very excited when I lowered my head.

According to the original document signed by the Human Space Security Alliance, after the lunar manufacturing base is put into use, the first task is to complete the planning of mankind's first fleet.

There must be at least ten main battleships.

It can be said that time is tight and the task is heavy.

In addition, he is not the person in charge of the entire lunar battleship manufacturing base.

There are also two overseas subordinates.

It was arranged by other alliance members.

After all, the sovereignty of human civilization is now dominated by alliances. For important places like warship manufacturing bases, other alliance members will definitely find ways to participate in the management and operation.

The Chinese side occupies the absolute leadership position due to the advantage in the number of members and is too lazy to pay attention to such trivial matters.

It was precisely because of knowing these things that Cheng Zhan wanted to think about himself.

To prevent the loss of voice in the base in the future.

He knew that the plan to detect Proxima Centauri was proposed by Xu Yun, so he took the risk to have the detection spacecraft and the Blue Star battleship built together.

Fortunately, the intelligent production line at the base is powerful enough, and the detection spacecraft is small, so it does not affect the progress of the Blue Star. Otherwise, whether it can stay at the base if others find faults will be a problem.

But the results are good for now.

Xu Yun is very happy that the exploration spacecraft can go to Proxima Centauri ahead of schedule.

And having a relationship with Xu Yun, a core member, I believe his position will be more stable in the future.

In the following time, accompanied by Cheng Zhan, Xu Yun visited other parts of the base and successfully concluded the project inspection trip.

As for the detection of the spacecraft, it was just a minor incident for him.

Didn't think too much about it.

In his mind, building humanity's first fleet and exploring Proxima Centauri have the same weight.

It is of great significance to human civilization.

It was only when the plan was first proposed that most members of the alliance believed that it was more urgent to establish a space fleet, so they put the plan to detect Proxima Centauri behind.

It is undoubtedly a good thing to be able to manufacture the detection spacecraft at the moment.

After all, everyone's life is limited. If we delay for too long, we may not be able to wait for the detection spacecraft to return from Proxima Centauri.

Know what's going on there.

As the closest star system to the solar system, scientists have inferred that Proxima Centauri is likely to have life or a planet suitable for human survival. No matter which one is confirmed, it will be a huge opportunity for human civilization.

In the past, due to the speed of spacecraft, exploration of Proxima Centauri could only be described as extravagant hopes.

Now that I have the ability, I must do it.

Xu Yun only spent two days inspecting the two key planetary projects.

After that, he was directly escorted by Yan Ruizhong and took the pilot back to Earth safely.

It wasn't until Xu Yun landed that Zhou Mingwei and other scientists breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a big stone fall in their hearts.

But then I couldn't help but get excited.

Xu Yun has completed the inspection of the project for the first time, so there will definitely be more similar inspections in the future, and they will also have the opportunity to visit Mars and the moon.

It's exciting just thinking about it.

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And just as Cheng Zhan promised, with the Lunar Battleship Manufacturing Base operating at full capacity, when the time came to mid-December, the first main battleship Blue Star was successfully manufactured and accepted, and officially entered service.

This marks that human civilization is one step closer to possessing a space fleet.

On the day of service, many alliance members attended and held a maiden voyage ceremony for the Blue Star.

and broadcast live worldwide.

It stands to reason that the Blue Star is in service. This kind of hot news should be a topic of discussion for some time.

After all, with Blue Star participating in the mission, the pressure on the Pilot will be greatly reduced, and the construction progress of the key Mars city will also be accelerated a lot. This is definitely something to be happy about.

But the fact is that everyone's attention is more on other things.

January 5, 2038.

Tuesday.

Lunar battleship manufacturing base.

"How is the final inspection of Voyager 3 going, and the various equipment and instruments it carries?" In the lunar base building, Xu Yun looked at a spacecraft parked outside through the transparent protective cover, and casually looked behind him Cheng Zhan asked.

As the first main battleship of the human civilization fleet, the Blue Star's various functions are already quite mature.

It can be said to be an optimized version of the Pilot.

Plus, with so many congressmen paying attention, Xu Yun didn't bother to worry.

On the contrary, he was quite concerned about the detection mission of Proxima Centauri, and he did not hesitate to come to the moon again to participate in the departure ceremony of the spacecraft.

Yes.

A few days after Blue Star entered service, the exploration spacecraft was also successfully manufactured. At Xu Yun's decision, it was named Voyager 3 and went to Proxima Centauri to perform an exploration mission.

Looking back at the history of human civilization’s exploration of space.

It can be said that it has never given up on detecting conditions outside the solar system.

Among outer space detectors, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 undoubtedly made the highest contribution.

Although the two probes have long since left the solar system and lost contact with the earth, their positive impact and significance are immeasurable.

However, due to technical reasons, the two detectors were relatively backward.

At that slow sailing speed, it would be difficult to bring any valuable information to mankind even if hundreds of years pass.

Therefore, for this exploration spacecraft equipped with a nuclear fusion engine, Xu Yun chose to continue the name of Voyager and named it Voyager 3. If it can really bring back the information about Proxima Centauri, it will make up for this regret.

"Voyager 3 has completed a comprehensive inspection. All data of the spacecraft meet the requirements for departure, and all equipment and robots have been installed."

Cheng Zhan faced the inquiry without any hesitation and responded quickly.

Unlike the Blue Star battleship, Voyager 3 will leave the solar system and go to Proxima Centauri, which is more than 4 light-years away, to detect and collect samples from the planets in Proxima Centauri.

In order to shorten the time it takes for the spacecraft to travel between the solar system and Proxima Centauri as much as possible, the sailing speed must be increased.

Therefore, some aspects of the spacecraft need to be discarded.

Voyager 3 does not have a controllable self-circulating ecosystem.

This makes the spacecraft unable to carry crew members and can only rely on robots to perform relevant tasks.

And this is also the best solution.

After all, humans have not yet developed a hibernation capsule. It would undoubtedly be a very cruel thing to let the crew endure thirty years of loneliness on a spaceship to explore unknown galaxies in the universe.

In addition, Voyager 3 can theoretically travel at a quarter of the speed of light at its fastest. If there is a crew on board the spacecraft, it may be difficult to persist at high speed for a long time just relying on deep-sea accelerating fluid.

After listening to Cheng Zhan's report, Xu Yun turned around and said, "Then prepare to start the spacecraft."

"It's Councilor Xu."

Cheng Zhan nodded in response and immediately started executing the order after receiving it.

Similar to the maiden voyage ceremony of Blue Star, Voyager 3 officially set off for Proxima Centauri, which was also broadcast live around the world.

So that everyone can witness this moment together.

Since humans began to look up at the stars, they have thought about the vastness of the universe and speculated whether there is life on the stars in the sky.

This kind of curiosity about the unknown is indeed more exciting than the service of warships.

Therefore, the number of people online in the live broadcast room has easily exceeded 100 million. Everyone is excitedly discussing the Voyager 3 exploration spacecraft, hoping that its voyage will bring surprises to mankind.

"Do you think there will really be life on Proxima Centauri?"

"I believe that in this vast universe, human civilization is definitely not alone. Detecting Proxima Centauri is just our first step into the universe."

"It would be great if Proxima Centauri has a planet suitable for human habitation. By then, human footprints will no longer be limited to the solar system, and our civilization will enter a new level. Just thinking about it makes people excited!"

"With the speed of Voyager 3, it can theoretically return to the solar system in about thirty years. Our generation still has hope to wait until that day."

"Then it seems that we need to exercise regularly to keep ourselves alive as long as possible."

"In thirty years, it seems that the result will be that my son will be burned to me."

"This is a magnificent era. Human beings are emerging in this universe, and it is our honor to live in this era."

"Look, the spaceship has started!"

…

As the screen in the live broadcast room continued to refresh rapidly, everyone's attention was immediately withdrawn from the barrage, and they quickly looked at the Voyager 3 exploration spacecraft parked on the moon in the picture.

Compared with Pilot and Blue Star, Voyager 3 is much smaller.

It looks more like a beautiful piece of art.

It represents the highest technological crystallization of human civilization.

At this moment, as the nuclear fusion engine starts, the entire spacecraft system is completely activated, and the spacecraft brain takes over all the authority of the spacecraft.

It is worth mentioning that Zhinao is equivalent to a replica of the deep sea.

It's just that the Voyager 3 spacecraft brain exists independently, and its control authority is only the spacecraft and various detection equipment robots on the spacecraft.

After the spacecraft leaves the solar system, it will be completely separated from the control of the earth and become a completely independent existence. It will be unable to contact the earth during the thirty-year interstellar voyage. In this case, the brain will be required to make various decisions. Best decision.

Especially the various detection missions after arriving at Proxima Centauri.

If it cannot be completed well, then even if it returns successfully thirty years later, it will only be a failed voyage.

More importantly, the universe is full of dangers, especially in strange and unknown areas.

On a journey of about four light years, any accident is normal. If the spacecraft cannot be resolved with limited evasion, there is a high probability that it will crash.

After all, Voyager 3 has no backup.

It has been doomed to loneliness since its birth.

To be honest, Xu Yun himself is not completely sure that Voyager 3 will return successfully thirty years later.

But he knew this was arguably his only chance.

If Voyager 3 fails to return thirty years later, even if a new exploration spacecraft is dispatched, his age and life will not be able to support him to continue waiting.

It will definitely be a pity then.

Of course, he can also send a larger number of detection spacecraft to Proxima Centauri.

This will increase your success rate.

But now human civilization is in a critical period of rapid growth. It needs to have its own powerful fleet as soon as possible, and with the Spark Project spanning a century, it is simply impossible to waste a large amount of limited resources on such things.

After all, it is still unknown whether Proxima Centauri is valuable for humans to detect.

Even the alliance cannot agree.

Just as Xu Yun's thoughts were racing, Voyager 3 finally completed various start-up procedures. As the nuclear fusion engine emitted a powerful tail flame, the spacecraft soon left the moon and plunged into space instantly under constant acceleration. From the field of view disappear.

Although the control centers on the Earth, Moon and Mars can still monitor the dynamics of Voyager 3 for the time being.

But at Voyager 3's sailing speed of a quarter of the speed of light, it won't take long for contact to be completely lost.

Xu Yun's eyes were still looking deeply outside, even though there was no trace of the spaceship in his field of vision, it was obvious that his mood was quite complicated at the moment.

For a long time, he whispered secretly in his heart: "I look forward to seeing you again in thirty years."

Cheng Zhan stood silently behind Xu Yun at this time. After waiting for a long time, he took the initiative to say: "Congressman Xu should have confidence in our Voyager 3. I believe it will definitely complete its mission well. We bring back detailed data and information from every planet in Proxima Centauri.”

After hearing all Cheng Zhan's words, Xu Yun turned around and couldn't help but ask: "You are really confident about Voyager 3, you know even I don't have much confidence."

"I only know that this project was proposed by you, Congressman Xu, and the projects you participated in have never failed."

When Cheng Zhan said this, he spoke completely from his heart. He had never doubted Xu Yun.

And not just him, anyone who has witnessed Xu Yun's life journey will have unconditional trust in him.

As long as Xu Yun is involved in a project, it cannot fail.

Perhaps because he was affected by Cheng Zhan's words, Xu Yun's mood improved a lot. Then a smile appeared on his lips again and he acknowledged Cheng Zhan's words: "I hope so, let's wait for Voyager 3." Return."

…

After the Voyager 3 incident ended, Xu Yun did not stay at the lunar base for long.

He returned to the Earth Alliance headquarters that day.

In the following time, as the two nuclear fusion-powered warships Pilot and Blue Star transported supplies to Mars, the construction progress of Mars City increased rapidly.

At the same time, the greenhouse gas production factories distributed on Mars have not stopped. New factories will be put into use every once in a while to increase the average temperature of Mars as much as possible.

At the Lunar Battleship Manufacturing Base, with the successful experience of Blue Star and Voyager 3, efficiency has also increased.

This makes the manufacturing cycle of new warships continue to shorten.

If it operates at full capacity, it will take less than a year to build a main nuclear fusion-powered warship.

This can form a virtuous cycle.

I believe that it will not take long before the Mars City, which is regarded as the greatest miracle of human civilization, will be completed and become the new home of mankind.

...(End of chapter)