The Memoirs of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 456 Bad news

People are dead compared to people, and goods are thrown away. The productivity gap between the two sides cannot be smoothed out in a day or two. Fortunately, Li Ang is also a member of the Earth camp, which did not make everyone in the Planetary Defense Committee too desperate.

After the report by the commander-in-chief of the fleet, the person in charge of the planetary defense platform in low-Earth orbit will report next.

"The joint space station has started the third phase of the expansion project, which is expected to accommodate up to 10 people.

The multi-functional ship platform is about to be completed, and the space mining, smelting and other industrial sectors built around the space station will gradually increase production capacity within two quarters to meet the further self-expansion needs of the space station.

This construction process requires the cooperation of major multinational organizations. Not only the military factories of various countries, but also private enterprises including Hyundai Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Daewoo Shipbuilding have begun to accept orders to build some civilian-grade starship parts on the surface.

At that time, the earth shipyard will not need to complete the splicing of the ship on the surface, but only needs to produce the parts of the ship, and then cooperate with the space elevator plan to complete the splicing on the ship platform in the low-earth orbit. "

The so-called low-Earth orbit surface defense platform is actually a super-giant space station built in Earth orbit.

The Chitauri's poverty alleviation project has brought many emerging technologies to the earth, including more advanced metal materials science and biomaterials science.

With the help of these two materials sciences, earth scientists have successfully identified carbon nanotubes with higher strength, and based on this carbon nanotubes, they have formulated a space elevator plan.

The space elevator is located in Equatorial Guinea, Africa. The main body is a giant cable composed of several thick carbon nanotubes with a total length of 3.6 kilometers.

One end of the cable is fixed to the surface, and the other end is connected to the space station in low-Earth orbit.

The space station is in a geostationary orbit and will orbit the earth at an angular velocity of 7.27×10-5 radians per second. Because it happens to be the same as the angular velocity of the earth's rotation, the space station appears to be stationary from a distance.

The angular velocity is the same, so that the cable will not bend when it is not affected by an external force.

According to this property, the space capsule containing the cargo can be fixed on the cable, like an ordinary elevator, and be slowly "pulled" into space.

In the past, a rocket launch or a space shuttle to transport a payload cost about [-] US dollars per kilogram, but with the space elevator, this price can be compressed to a few dollars.

Moreover, the emergence of space elevators will greatly reduce the burden on the earth's shipyards.

If the earth shipyard first manufactures the parts of the ship, then completes the assembly on the surface, and finally launches the ship into space, then in this way, the spacecraft must consider factors such as the gravity of the earth, air resistance, and the thrust-to-weight ratio of the spacecraft. aspects will be affected.

However, if the spacecraft parts are brought to outer space and spliced ​​​​in a gravity-free environment, then such a spacecraft does not need to consider these two factors at all, and the design can be more free.

Larger size, heavier armor, more turrets, more powerful firepower, spaceships that do not need to be bound by gravity or air resistance, and can even be described by the word "weird".

The spaceship can be in the shape of a cylinder cigar, or a long pistol, a falcon, a human head, or even an Armstrong cyclotron jet Armstrong cannon (the main body is a cylinder standing upright, two There are two balls on the side).
According to the Chitauri, the vast majority of civilizations in the Milky Way will set up their spacecraft manufacturing plants in outer space. Most of the spacecraft will not even need to approach the surface for a lifetime. Even if they replenish supplies, they only need to go to planetary orbits. Space Dock for purchases.

More importantly, the space elevator and the joint space station can win a more precious resource for human beings-time.

No one knows when those alien ships that block the sky and the sun will arrive, next year, next month, next week, or even the next second,
All the Planetary Defense Committee can do is to run as fast as possible to continuously improve the winning rate for all mankind—even if it is only to increase the possibility of 0.0001% to 0.001%.

After the person in charge of the planetary defense platform completed his report, the heads of some other departments also reported.

Generally speaking, mankind is thriving, and the efficiency of the mobilization of the people at this stage has exceeded the efficiency of the bipolar hegemony during the Cold War.

"You guys are doing a great job,"

Li Ang, who was sitting behind the conference table, nodded, looked around, and said calmly, "By the way, what did the Chitauri say?"

The alien civilization liaison officer hurriedly replied: "According to the covenant we signed before, the Chitauri will deploy a defense system outside the solar system, ready to help us deal with the invasion of alien civilization.

They claim that despite the size of the coalition of alien civilizations, the Chitauri will not betray their allies. "

"Ah,"

Li Ang raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile: "So, have they contacted you and asked to open the wormhole to the Chitauri home planet again, so that more supplies can be transported from the Chitauri home planet?"

"No." The liaison officer shook his head and said, "They claim that the Chitauri fleet wandering in the solar system has long been prepared for the best sacrifice, but they don't want the alien coalition forces to track down their home star and use this to punish them. civilization to retaliate."

Speaking of which, the atmosphere of the meeting became depressed again, although the participants were somewhat moved by the perseverance of the Chitauri people,

But anyone can see that even the Chitauri civilization, which is far more developed than human beings, has to cut off its tail to survive under the oppression of the alien coalition forces.
So, how strong will those alien coalition forces be?What fate will human civilization face?

"Don't be too impatient. If there is a chance, those Chitauri will definitely turn their guns on the first time and destroy the human race before the arrival of the alien coalition forces. This will be used as a certificate of merit and apology."

Li Ang was not at all moved by the self-sacrifice of the Chitauri people. If they are not my race, their hearts must be different. The Chitauri fleet wandering in the solar system is just due to the situation, and it cannot be said how closely it is with the civilization of the earth. .

"Even if they build fortifications outside the solar system, no one can guarantee that the Chitauri will not tamper with the fortifications, such as sending quantum communications in real time, telling the alien fleet the specific location of the earth and the political situation .

You also have to be more careful to prevent the Chitauri from turning back at critical times. "

Li Ang ordered, straightened up at the same time, and said seriously: "For the time being, we still need the Chitauri to collect information for us, and at the same time, I also want to tell you some bad news."

(End of this chapter)