Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 539 Asking Xinya Again

Three years later, on January 2058, 1.

This is the traditional Chinese New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, and also the most important festival of the Human Federation in the solar system.

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, this day is Zhong Cheng's 70th birthday.

Although Zhong Cheng wanted to handle it in a very low-key manner, he couldn't resist the series of grand activities that the federal people spontaneously held to celebrate his birthday.

He had to make a public speech, thanking all the federal people for their concern and love for him!
He also said that after the festival, he will personally lead the Federation Deep Space Fleet to expedition to the Star Sea, completely wipe out the Demon Race, destroy the Devourer civilization, and ensure the long-term stability of human society.

The preparations for the expedition were ready, but it caused a sensation and controversy that Zhong Cheng would personally lead the army to go out.

There are far more opponents than supporters, and there are various reasons for opposition, all of which are of course well-intentioned.

Although Zhong Cheng's physical condition is the same as it was more than 20 years ago, and he is not at all old, but many people are worried that if the expedition fails, Zhong Cheng will lose his life and his reputation will be damaged.

More people are worried that Zhong Cheng's departure from the solar system will cause instability within the Federation.

However, Zhong Cheng has been in charge of the federation for nearly ten years, and has had absolute authority in the federation from the very beginning, and now he keeps his word.

After his public statement on his birthday, there was no objection to his departure.

On the contrary, countless people began to strive to join the expedition, follow Zhong Cheng to build a career or explore the unknown starry sky.

Who will go and who will not, this has become Zhong Cheng's biggest headache.

After spending the Spring Festival with his parents and family in the Zhong family's castle in Longxingbao, Zhong Cheng and others bid farewell to their parents and returned to Kunlun City, ready to set off.

The only thing that makes Zhong Cheng reluctant to part with this expedition is his old parents. His parents are over 90 years old, and he doesn't know if he will see them again when he returns.

For so many years, he and his parents have always been together less and more apart, which has become the most painful thing in his heart.

Loyalty and filial piety are difficult to balance, for the long-term safety of human beings, he had to reluctantly bid farewell, only hoping to wipe out the demons in the shortest time and return to his hometown.

On the way back to Kunlun City, he took Ye Wenxin, Ye Wenhao, Qin Wenyu, Yang Shuzhen and a dozen other members of his family to stay in Beishan for several hours.

Only Zhou Hu rushed back to Kunlun City to prepare for the expedition.

Lu Huo and Ye Qian's son, Lu Feng, is considered the youngest generation.

Zhong Yi is married to Lu Yue, Zhou Long is married to Lin Wei's daughter, Zhong Xin is married to Yang Xi's daughter, only Alicia is not married.

But because people's life expectancy has been greatly extended nowadays, they have not yet had children, which has become the only thing that Zhong Cheng's parents are unhappy about now.

Zhong Cheng and his party boarded the Tenglong Peak of Xunlong Mountain on the outskirts of Beishan. Everything here still maintained its original appearance decades ago, and the Asking Heart Stone on the Asking Heart Cliff was still standing in place.

Due to being busy with work, Zhong Cheng has never been here again, and this time he thought of revisiting his old place for some unknown reason.

Maybe he is really old, the body is not old, but the heart is old, and he is nostalgic.

The majestic mountains to the south of Wenxin Cliff are still continuous, and the Longjiang River at the foot of the mountains to the north is still galloping like a giant dragon.

Aoyama is still there, How Many Suns!
He told his family the wish he made here with Zhou Hu, Lei Yongzhong and Wang Anlin 48 years ago.

Back then, on this questioning stone, he yelled loudly: "I, Zhong Cheng, am willing to fight for the rise of China for the rest of my life!"

In the blink of an eye, nearly half a century has passed, and his wish has already been fulfilled. He has also changed from a poor boy to No. 1 in the human world.

He had a very unreal feeling, as if everything was just Huang Liang's dream!
Ye Wenxin shook Zhong Cheng's hand with concern, which made Zhong Cheng feel at ease.

Yes, he also has a wife who has been with him all the way and has lived and died with him for decades, as well as like-minded brothers and sisters like Yang Shuzhen, Zhou Hu, Qin Wenyu, Zhao Wei, Liu Yuzhu, Yang Xi, Lin Wei, and Zhong Xin, as well as Zhong Yi, Lu Huo, etc. This group of excellent descendants.

These are not dreams!

He also shoulders the arduous mission of leading mankind to the starry sky of the universe. His life is still very long, and it will be very exciting!
Zhong Cheng smiled and said to Lu Huo, Zhong Yi and other juniors: "Would you like to stand on the Asking Heart Stone and make a wish?"

Lu Huo and Zhong Yi shrugged off in embarrassment, saying that they are both in their forties, not the age to play.

Lu Feng, who was only five years old, climbed up the Questioning Heart Stone without any scruples, and shouted: "I want to be the highest official of the Federation just like Grandpa and Grandpa Zhong!"

Everyone laughed, only Zhong Yi had a strange look on his face.

2 month 1 day.

Zhong Cheng held the kick-off meeting for the Federation's first expedition to the Xinghai at the Kunlun Building.

All the high-level officials of the Federation attended the meeting and listened to Zhong Cheng's arrangements for the expeditionary force and the personnel left behind.

Zhong Cheng first announced the goal of this expedition, to find and destroy the Devourer civilization.

Because I am not sure about the exact location of the Devourer civilization at this time, I can only find the past all the way.

This is the second goal of this expedition, which is to explore the nearest star system to the solar system for human beings, establish interstellar beacons, and lay the foundation for subsequent development and immigration.

The first stop of the expedition is Proxima Centauri!

Proxima Centauri is the third star of the South Gate II (α Centauri) triad, and is also known as Alpha Centauri C according to the Bayer nomenclature.

It is the closest star to the solar system (4.22 light-years), and one of its planets, Proxima Centauri b, may have life, and it is the most likely place for the devourer civilization.

If you find no trace of the Daedra in Proxima Centauri, move on to the next star system.

The other nine stars closest to the solar system are:
Barnard's star is about 5.86 light-years away,

Wolf 359 is about 7.7 light-years away,

Lalande 21185 is about 8.2 light-years away,

Rutan 726-8 is about 8.4 light-years away,

Sirius is about 8.6 light-years away,

Ross 154 is about 9.5 light years away,

Ross 248 is about 10.4 light years away,

Tianyuan IV (Eridanus ε) is about 10.8 light-years away,

Ross 128 is about 10.9 light-years away.

The order of the expeditions will not be sorted by distance. According to the itinerary, it is estimated that they can be explored one by one within 6 years.

If no devourer civilization is found in these nearest star systems, the expeditionary force will return to the solar system to rest and replenish supplies, update weapons and equipment, and prepare for the second expedition.

If it doesn't work the second time, it will be the third time until the Devourer civilization is found and destroyed!

Because mankind is in a critical era of technological explosion, with each expedition, the strength of the expeditionary force will become stronger and stronger.

The gravitational bombs, gravitational shields, nano-robots, and quark bombs that Zhong Cheng expects may all be broken through, which will greatly increase the armed forces of mankind again.

Antimatter bombs have been successfully developed and equipped in a small amount in the expeditionary force, but because of the high cost of antimatter, they can only be used as strategic ultimate weapons and cannot be used as conventional weapons.

Because antimatter is produced too little, it is now very scarce as a power fuel for superluminal space vehicles. Unless an "antimatter mine" is found in the universe, it is possible to use it on a large scale in war.

Because of the discovery and utilization of the Yuanli field, the power of the second-generation lightsaber weapon has been improved by leaps and bounds, and its sharpness and duration have been greatly improved, becoming the standard weapon of the federal army.

The laser cannon was completely replaced by the ionization cannon using the lightsaber principle, and the improved electromagnetic cannon became the long-range firepower of the expeditionary force.

Coupled with a small amount of material bombs, this is where Zhong Cheng's confidence in launching the expedition lies.

He believes that if he meets the demons again, he will let them understand the truth that knowledge is power!
(End of this chapter)