It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

"Zero, what's the damage to the moon mining base?" Lu Yongchang's heavy voice sounded from the side.

"Very serious, professor." Zero was silent for a while, and then said again, "Currently, our helium-III production is only 10% of the original."

Lu Yongchang's complexion changed slightly.

What a big deal!

10% Helium III production, what does that mean?

It means that mankind will fall into an energy crisis again!

"Zero, how long does it take to repair?!" Lu Yongchang stood up abruptly from his chair, "Immediately send all the starship pilots in Mars City to repair it!"

"..."

After a short calculation, Zero's voice sounded again.

"It will take us at least six months to fully restore the automatic lunar mining base."

"But professor, I don't recommend that."

"As the sun continues to expand, the surface temperature of the moon is increasing."

"According to simulation calculations, after one year, the content of helium-[-] in the lunar soil will drop significantly, and after one and a half years, the helium-[-] resources on the lunar surface will basically lose their mining value."

Lu Yongchang stood there in a daze.

Yes.

How did he ignore this?

As long as the temperature on the surface of the moon is higher than 700 degrees, the helium-[-] in the lunar soil will escape by itself, and then dissipate into space.

This was almost impossible to happen in the past. After all, the highest temperature on the surface of the moon is only 127 degrees Celsius.

But as the sun continued to expand, everything changed.

"Lu, Professor Lu." Wilson swallowed slightly, his eyes flickered with horror, and asked in a low voice, "How many Helium IIIs do we have?"

Before Lu Yongchang could answer, Ling answered the question directly.

"According to the current usage, it can last for about a year."

"But if we continue to expand the starship, our helium-[-] reserves will only last about nine months."

"..."

In the laboratory, there was silence.

One year...nine months...

Wilson felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation coming from all directions.

energy!energy! !

For the first time, he realized the importance of energy to a civilization.

"Teach, professor..."

He opened his mouth slightly and whispered in a dry voice.

Lu Yongchang's eyes showed a bit of melancholy, and he sighed deeply.

"Zero, open the solar system star map." He said lightly.

The holographic image unfolded, and the latest star map of the solar system was presented in front of the two of them.

Different from the original solar system star map, the sun in the center of the star map is obviously bigger at this time.

The original eight planets have also become seven planets.

Lu Yongchang quietly stared at the star map in front of him, his eyes were attracted by the huge planet.

Wilson looked in the direction of Lu Yongchang's gaze.

When he saw the largest planet in the solar system, his eyes moved slightly.

"Professor Lu, you are going to face Jupiter..."

Lu Yongchang nodded silently.

"Human beings cannot live without Helium III."

"The moon can no longer be counted on, we can only pin our hopes on Jupiter!"

Although he had expected this answer, Wilson was still surprised when he heard that Lu Yongchang was going to Jupiter to mine helium-[-].

He stammered: "Yes, but our current technical level..."

As the largest gaseous planet in the solar system, Jupiter is far more dangerous than the moon.

The mass of Jupiter is 318 times that of the Earth, and its gravity is 2.5 times that of the Earth!

This is a huge threat to any object that comes close to it.

Unlike the Earth, the surface of Jupiter, which is composed of 86% hydrogen and 14% helium, is full of super-velocity storms!

In the upper atmosphere, the wind speed has reached an astonishing 1 km/s. As for the Jupiter Great Red Spot, it is filled with huge storms of more than 600 kilometers per hour all year round!

With human technology, it is absolutely impossible for even a Luanniao starship to enter it safely!

Lu Yongchang waved his hand and closed the solar system star map in front of him.

"Professor Wilson, calm down."

He smiled and reached out to pat Wilson on the shoulder: "I will solve this problem. What you have to do is to perfect the ion beam weapon."

"The next research and development work will be handed over to you."

"I hope to see it launch in two months."

Chapter 231 Zero: Professor, your mental condition is extremely poor

"click..."

The door of the laboratory slowly closed.

Lu Yongchang leaned against the wall outside the laboratory gate and sighed deeply.

The smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and a deep confusion appeared in his eyes.

The difficulty of driving a starship into Jupiter's atmosphere to collect helium-III obviously exceeds the limit of a first-level civilization.

But if the helium-[-] problem is not resolved, mankind is doomed to perish!

Don't mention the solar system, I guess I won't be able to spend much time on Mars!

How does he know how to solve this problem? !

At least in front of other people, as the chief scientist, he must not appear confused and helpless.

"Ling, tell Fang Xu to call everyone over." Lu Yongchang stretched out his hand and rubbed his cheek vigorously, after soothing his emotions, he said in a deep voice.

"And Cao Liangcai, let them stop the starship research and development project."

"If the energy problem is not solved, no matter how many starships are built, they will be scraps!"

While talking, he walked towards Mars City Port No. 1: "If they arrive, you can explain the situation roughly, and I will go out to relax."

"Okay, professor." Zero's simulated image dissipated instantly, leaving only a faint response.

……

No. 1 outside the port.

Wearing a spacesuit, Lu Yongchang sat on the gravel ground of Mars, staring blankly at the ever-widening "lake".

Perhaps because of changes in the sun, the temperature on the surface of Mars has risen again.

The melting of a large amount of underground ice has brought a lot of life to this desolate planet.

At least, the so-called "Martian fungus" has covered this area.

Bored, Lu Yongchang stretched out his hand and patted the plump purple-red cap of a "Martian fungus" in front of him, constantly thinking about countermeasures in his mind.

His brain seemed to be rusty, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't squeeze out any inspiration.

"Professor, Assistant Su is here."

A slight reminder sounded in the helmet.

Lu Yongchang was slightly taken aback, and was about to turn his head, but found a figure wrapped in a spacesuit sitting on his right hand.

Through the mask, he clearly saw the familiar face.

"Yu Tong? Why are you here?" He asked.

Su Yutong pursed her lips, her eyes showed a bit of worry: "Zero and I told you that your condition is very dangerous."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang was stunned again.

"zero?"

He asked subconsciously.

"Professor." Zero's flat voice sounded in the helmets of the two, "According to the assessment, at present, your psychological condition is extremely poor, which will have a greater impact on your scientific research work."

Lu Yongchang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Don't be ridiculous, my mental state is absolutely fine, zero, you should change your database."

"Professor, from the moment you arrived in Mars City to the present, your average daily sleep time is less than 4 hours, and your daily food intake is constantly decreasing. This situation becomes particularly serious after you start researching and developing weapons. In addition ,you……"

"Zero, shut up." Lu Yongchang said with a gloomy expression.

There was silence in the helmet.

He stared blankly at the sparkling lake in front of him, and sighed deeply.

Well, he admitted, Zero was right.

Since leaving Earth, the pressure in his heart has been increasing.

The reason is also very simple.

Leaving the earth, human beings have become a wandering civilization.

Under the premise of being homeless, he also needs to face the Proxima Centauri civilization, which has a slightly higher technological level than his own, and a higher civilization that has not been known to exist until now!

This is also the reason for his crazy pursuit of weapon power.

He needs more powerful weapons and more advanced technology to ensure the continuation of human civilization!

"Professor Lu, you..." Su Yutong's voice came from the radio in the team, "Have you encountered any problems?"

"I'm fine." Lu Yongchang turned his head to look at his assistant, and said uncomfortably, "Zero is just too much fuss, its database definitely needs to be updated..."

Su Yutong didn't speak, just looked at him quietly.

After looking at Su Yutong for a few seconds, Lu Yongchang was defeated.

He silently averted his gaze.

"Well, I admit, there is a problem."

"..."

After ten minutes.

Su Yutong frowned lightly, thinking seriously.

Lu Yongchang didn't say anything, but silently turned his head again to look at the purple-red mushroom cap in front of him.

"Professor, I have a suggestion."

Su Yutong's serious voice sounded on the radio.

"Suggestion?" Lu Yongchang looked at Su Yutong beside him in surprise, and said with a chuckle, "Talk about it, just let me see your recent study results with Lao Cao."

"Professor, I think that since the starship cannot directly enter the atmosphere to collect helium-[-], we can completely change our thinking."

"We can choose to 'pump'!"

"Pumping?" Lu Yongchang's stiff brain slowly turned, the smile on his face gradually dissipated, and his expression became serious.

He turned around, faced Su Yutong, and said in a deep voice, "Go on!"

"The so-called pumping is actually to let the starship stay in the synchronous orbit of Jupiter, use a long enough 'straw' to directly extract the atmosphere of Jupiter, and then separate and purify the extracted gas." Su Yutong paused slightly, "In this way, we can completely avoid the contact between the starship and Jupiter's atmosphere, which greatly reduces the danger and difficulty of the project."

Lu Yongchang was silent for a moment, and went through the plan proposed by Su Yutong in his mind.