People's Federation will live forever

Therefore, space sinking will elongate the space distance to achieve gravitational balance, resulting in a larger distance between galaxies, and the original distance of a few light years may become tens of light years, which will lead to the sudden appearance of a light speed barrier that will not change for decades .But it also maintains the balance between the galaxies that have descended.

But it will also cause problems at the river system level, but that is not for us to worry about.

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There should have been more content today, so please forgive me for the delay.

Chapter 44·A Different Life

In the midsummer of June, people were sweating profusely under the scorching sun, and the roar of machines and the sound of piling were resounding everywhere on the hot construction site.The workers shouted in unison, pulled the large steel prefabricated parts onto the loading and unloading truck, and then ran away at a whistle - because a giant arm held the parts weighing several tons and lifted them high, placing them on the on the adjacent building.This process is a bit like assembling parts. In the end, the other arm of this tall robot carries welding tools for on-site processing. Compared with humans, its hands are not much more flexible in terms of flexibility, which saves a lot of cranes, disassembly and cutting equipment. , with these multifunctional mechs, the efficiency of work has been increased to the greatest extent.

Nowadays, there are more and more such eight-meter-high mechas on the earth. It is said that a SEA mecha can be worth a team of 50 people. It is inefficient, but it is not too amazing compared with the past engineering level of the earth.

Although the SEA mecha is easy to learn, it is notoriously difficult to master. The driver in front of him must be a master. Judging by his work, he seems to be able to multi-task and move flexibly on the messy construction site.Imagine a giant metal leg flying over your head and falling heavily behind you, just as no one is blocking it, sometimes you can still see the tall and thin mecha stepping on the reserved position to climb several floors It's an astonishing spectacle - but the workers here are used to it.

Mechs are not uncommon nowadays.Since the arrival of the People's Federation, everyone knows that these alien rulers don't like tactical aircraft, and don't like "stupid two-legged war machines", but people on earth always feel that the People's Federation says one thing and does another-because people Instead, the Federation brought more mechas, and the Federation obviously likes mechas very much!

Look, on this construction site, apart from the big eight-meter-high SEA, there are also many smaller mechas in action—the "Wolverine" walker is only four meters high, which is just enough for a person to sit in , They can carry things more flexibly than forklifts, and they also have a pair of hands that can be used everywhere. It is not a problem to hit him with several tons of ash at a time.There is also a bipedal machine with ostrich legs, remember the striker mech?This thing is the civilian version of that. It is a smart stilt with its own stabilizer. Workers can control the lifting height to complete some welding work. In addition to these, even the most ordinary workers wear a "stainless steel bar" Welded joint brackets", not sci-fi, but rather punk.

And where is this place?

This is the No. 11 industrial planning area of ​​the People's Federation of Earth, the administrative region of East Asia, and the rear of the Asian counterattack—Tokyo. To be precise, this is the construction site of land reclamation in Tokyo Bay. An insignificant engineering site.

Time flies, time flies, although the war with beta is still going on fiercely, people nowadays have turned their attention away from beta - the answer is simple, that is, even a seven-year-old child can Speaking of the moment when mankind must win, under the leadership of the People's Federation, beta is about to turn from a disaster to a grasshopper after autumn.Good news from the front line is no longer news. Everyone only cares about one thing, and that is what they should do in the new People's Federation society.

After all, this is how to get something.

Ah, in just a few minutes, the outstanding SEA mech has basically completed the installation of the reclamation facilities. What an amazing driving skill!An excellent driver is a sought-after commodity in any unit on today's earth. How many departments are waiting for high salaries, and the society that is in ruins is eager for talents, but the number of people who can retire from the army every month is still not enough-after all Now even a seven-year-old child knows the slogan "If you are undecided about employment, go to the army." It seems that the army of the People's Federation is already equivalent to a vocational and technical training base, and the military prestige has been greatly damaged.

However, in this day and age, there are more and more people who can accurately distinguish between the "Star Guards" and "Guards". People can naturally eat enough, but after they are full, they hope to realize their own value and do something. Even the most useless people will change in the general environment. With enthusiasm, the People's Federation has strengthened its support for soldiers. Training, the organization and combat effectiveness of the army have improved, and the people's federation society has finally changed its eyes from "absorbing vagrants into cannon fodder" to "reliable force".

But is the driver in front of him from the People's Federation Army?We don't know yet, but after the installation trip, the foreman greeted the driver warmly:

"That guy named Bridges Yuzai, that's the end of the morning's work, now it's lunch time, everyone will take a break!"

The SEA mecha turned around and walked towards a shelf-like maintenance platform.After stepping on it, the bracket was lowered to fix the mecha, and a large plug was also connected to the back to start charging.Only then did the hatch on the chest of the mecha open, and a young man wearing sunglasses stepped out from inside.

As the dust and cooling water mist fell, the young man in short-sleeved jeans walked down the escalator and took a cigarette thrown by the foreman.The unshaven young man was a bit taller than the Neon people around him, his face had a bit of European and American edges and corners, he was blowing out smoke rings with one hand in his pocket, and nodded to the foreman in front of him.

"Let's go, don't eat box lunch today, Yoshinoya's ramen, please!"

There was joy on the construction site, and after the shouts, there was talk and laughter——

"Hey, the stingy Sato has also become generous? There must be something wrong with this, so what's the good thing about telling the truth?"

"A good thing? That is, our team has become the number one again in terms of construction quality and speed. The boss of Huohua Heavy Industry above us is generous, and everyone has a bonus!"

There was another cry: "Si Guoyi, as expected of Sira's company, doesn't hesitate to spend money at all!"

"How can it be a powerful big company that can lead the People's Federation government? Have you heard? Atlas in the Americas, Spark in East Asia, and Obsidian in North Africa. Now there are three companies that appear to be individual companies but are actually people. Lian’s state-owned enterprises! Otherwise, how could they expand so fast?”

"What does that have to do with us? Big companies are good. This way, life will be settled. The company will provide insurance and pensions in the future, just like in the past."

The oldest man in the team said so, and everyone took off their hard hats to fan themselves. These workers came to the maintenance warehouse to take off their exoskeletons and did not forget to plug in the batteries.

"Suzuki, you can't always live in the past. Do you plan to live with such a job in this life? Haven't you heard about what happened in Malacca?"

The younger workers are quick-witted, restless and full of passion, so they will automatically gather around to find out what happened.

"The thing being repaired in Malacca is an amazing thing. It's an orbital elevator, which can send people and goods to the sky in one go. It's higher than the space station—Minna, the People's Federation has already ruled the world, and there will be no more The country is gone, so even after Kyoto, it will only be the capital of the neon area, how could it be the capital of this earth? Don’t hold on to the previous ideas and think that you are from the capital.”

"You mean, in the future, the capital of the earth will be in Malacca, Singapore?"

"I didn't say that, what I mean is that the center of the world will be concentrated in the equatorial region in the future, and Malacca is frantically reclamating land from the sea, saying that it will build many cities that can accommodate tens of millions of people-there is Opportunities in the future, there will definitely be a lot of incentives for immigrants, it seems that the house can be divided! As the saying goes, first come, first served..."

Bridges, who was taking a sip of Coke, blinked and took the words into his heart, but he didn't intervene because it quickly became controversial.

"My family is in Tokyo, and I've lived here since my grandfather's generation. I have a wife, children, and I'm not interested in going anywhere."

"It's designed to attract refugees from Asia and Europe. Who would travel so far with a family?"

"Neon is also a developed area with four seasons (sure). I don't want to live with people like South America and Africa."

"Let's appeal. How about asking General Zhengwei to write a letter on our behalf, and asking the leader of the People's Federation to set Neon as his foothold?"

This last sentence almost made Bridges choke, he coughed a few times, and almost gasped for breath without laughing—"The leader of the People's Federation? What kind of foothold does that guy need? He can go wherever he wants, and he can't do it." It’s been a long time coming to Neon!”

"Yongzai, why do you seem to know the leader of the People's Federation very well, have you met?"

The workers laughed: "We've all seen it, we've seen it on TV."

Bridges resisted recalling that dark time, the topic always changed quickly, and people began to discuss the matter of the leader of the People's Federation again, because that legend had already spread to the earth—in people's cognition Li Wei is a unique existence in which many human consciousnesses are aggregated in a quantum computer. It is beyond human understanding but within the scope of imagination. It can be said to be the most successful lie in the history of the People's Federation.

And don't be surprised by the reaction of the people, because even if a human being is full of shock when he just learns about the sinking of space and the news of aliens, if his life is still working to earn money for a living, then after the shock is over, he will only be shocked. Will continue to live as a special piece of news.So they quickly accepted the setting of the leader of the People's Federation, and then sighed with emotion——

"If I want to obtain eternal life at the cost of not being able to touch the world, smell the fragrance, feel the warmth, taste the food, or have a partner, then I will quit. There is nothing to envy."

"Yes, there is nothing to envy."

Bridges curled his lips and agreed, he once again held back the thought of recalling, but he is probably the only one in this world who knows the most despicable side of the leader of the People's Federation, he is a savior who hides his secrets. .. of, what is the situation?

In front of their group of workers, a group of soldiers wearing silver-gray uniforms suddenly appeared, and a liquid hydrogen car floated in the air and parked in a nearby open space. It seemed that this group of people had counted correctly. Blocked up, almost unceremoniously, they ignored the others and came directly to Bridges.

"Bridges Yuzai, the former pilot of the US Army Air Corps experimental F22 tactical aircraft, was discharged from the army at the end of the tenth year of the People's Federation, that is, in the old AD 2001. Until today, you have been active in Japan... Honestly Say, it's really hard to find you."

The officer in front of him said in a businesslike tone, holding a list in his hand and a pistol holster on his waist.On the other hand, Yongzai felt bad, and before he could react, two soldiers approached from one left and one right.

"I didn't expect you to be satisfied with being an ordinary worker. This is different from what was described in the report, Mr. Yongzai. The promotion of the ID system in Japan has been slow, and we only found out about Miss Huang Weiyi before we found out about you. where's where."

"Weiyi, what did you do... who are you and why are you looking for me?"

He took a step back in a defensive posture, his eyes scanned the surroundings, as if he wanted to find room to maneuver - two soldiers had already circled to his side and rear, as if to prevent himself from escaping.

The leader of the soldier remained expressionless: "This is not suitable for explaining in public, so we come here to hope that you will come with us and change places (look at the workers who are bypassing), I believe you will know .”

"It was your leader who let me go. I never did anything wrong. Why don't you let me go!"

This roar came from the heart, which startled the soldiers. The leading soldier had a strange expression on his face, as if he couldn't understand what he said.

"You were sent by him, right? What did you do to my sister, she has voluntarily given up her identity as a Wu family, why make things difficult for her!"

"Mr. Yuya, please calm down..."

"Get out of the way, don't come near me! Also, answer me, answer my question!"

The soldiers exchanged glances with each other—ah, is this target a PTSD patient?That's troublesome, how should I go back and make a business trip?

"Bridges Yuzai, let me make sure it's me, right?" The soldier in charge finally changed his poker face, raised his hands cautiously to show no hostility, and then asked other colleagues to step down first. . "We are from the Department of Veterans Affairs of the Star Guard. You have not served in our army in the past, so we searched around without your information. We have absolutely no intention of harming you."

"Then what do you mean?"

The soldier smiled wryly, as if the other party had asked a little bit: "I have a document here for you. We don't know the specific information, because the document comes from Sira, which is beyond our scope."

"By the way, your sister, Miss Huang Weiyi also received a copy. Sira is calling you old soldiers, whether you are disabled or otherwise, this is a letter of intent for you. In general It depends on your willingness... If you don't believe it, you can take a look now, it's not a secret."

Yongzai took the file, but did not let go of his vigilance, took two steps back before opening the folder, and the first sight he saw made him a little puzzled——

On the cover of the white paper, there is an astrolabe pattern printed on it.

PS: Recently, I feel very tired in my thinking. It seems that I have no passion, and the quality has also declined. I didn’t dare to push the main line. Please forgive me. I will adjust it.

Chapter 45 Renlian Four Fleets

The hatch opened, and Nanbei Ze jumped lightly, pushed on the mover in the ship, and floated upwards into the bridge of "Sunset Afterglow".

The minimalist style of silver-white steel, the color of this bridge is different from the old dusk, and it is no longer an independent sphere, but a facility directly connected to the hull, so it can accommodate larger equipment.Not only that, the space of the bridge is also a bit smaller, except that the walls of the bridge are all simulated screens from the ground to the ceiling, and the position of the captain is no longer a seat fixed in the center - but a The mechanical arm hanging from the ceiling, this retractable mechanical arm has its own articulated arm, and it is holding a seat with pedals. It is said that the connection between the seat and the mechanical arm is based on the principle of a gyroscope. Even if the ship rolls over, the people on the seat can sit still on Mount Tai.

Nanbei Ze inspected his brand-new ship with divine eyes under the brim of his hat, and nodded noncommittally: "Legion Dusk? Yes, this looks like a weapon!"

At this time, a clear and high-pitched female voice sounded in Nanbeize's ear - "The captain boarded the bridge!"

The lights in the bridge came on, and the captain's seat automatically lowered and stretched out in front of Nanbei Ze, as if the ship had its own self-awareness.Our major general raised his head, and saw a spherical drone flying in front of him at some point, blue light beams were projected down, and a man with a serious face appeared in the holographic image composed of intertwined light beams, wearing a A woman with a beret, hair tied into a short ponytail, and a fleet black skirt dress.The moment she appeared, the female soldier immediately saluted Nanbei Ze.

"Report, Chief Officer of the Twilight-class 'Sunset Sunset', intelligence support, navigation support, fire control support, damage control support, logistics support personnel - silver and white belt! Welcome to the captain of this ship, commander of the United Fleet Squadron, Rear Admiral Nankitazawa boarded the ship! Please give instructions!"

"Good! Very energetic!"

Nanbei Ze showed a smile on his face. The happy major general raised his hand in return, and then extended his hand habitually: "The warship is a big family. From today onwards, we are family members! If there is anything on board, you can tell me. I am the patriarch of this family, and I am duty-bound! The silver and white belt is right, how do I feel..."

Looking down, the slightly embarrassed silver-white ring belt looked at his hand, and then stretched it out - the light and shadow intertwined, but the two could not touch.

"I'm sorry, Captain, I'm essentially a data stream, so I can't touch you..."

"Silver and white belt... This is not a name." Nanbei Ze was stunned, and suddenly remembered: "I feel that this name is very familiar. It turned out to be the caretaker of the military academy and the orbital defender of Sira. My teacher's you."

The woman blinked her eyes, the color of memories appeared, and a smile appeared on that solemn face: "Yes, Nanbeizawa, you have grown from a student who is curious about everything to a qualified commander .Now I have nothing to teach you. Instead, I have come to assist you."

"Assist me? Does this mean that for such a large battleship, the bridge here is only me and you?"

"No, of course not, there are still other crew members, but you are the only one on this bridge."

The silvery white ring still smiled gently, the holographic imaging technology of People's Federation has reached a high level of reality, she looks really lifelike.We don't know where the image of the silver-white ring comes from, but it seems that this AI uses big data to draw its own appearance based on the golden ratio. It lacks some unique features, but it can make anyone regardless of culture, People of nationality, creed, concept instinctively feel "beauty", kindness and comfort.Whether she is real or fake, human or AI, but she is so close, as long as a man should immerse himself in the gentleness of the words and the face of an angel, listen, her voice is synthesized after big data analysis and is a special attack on men , every word is like a kitten’s paw scratching your heart, asking you if you’re trembling:

"I'm just an AI, a piece of intelligence stored in an optical quantum computer. I'm different from you. I can be replaced, and you are the only captain..."

"It's nothing different!" The major general shouted angrily. He looked at the silver belt very seriously. Even if the thick-browed and big-eyed Nanbei Ze couldn't touch it, he lifted it up and put it on the shoulder of the silver belt, "I said Now, a warship is a big family, since you are on this ship, then you are my family, I can entrust someone who will give up his life!"

These words are sonorous and decisive. He is indeed the only man in the People's Federation who concurrently serves as a commander and a political and military officer. Even the silver and white ring is quite "shocked":

[Error, the data of the original student file 'Nanbei Ze' has lagged behind, the psychological induction has failed, the behavior intervention has failed, the database is being cleaned, the mode is switched to observation and collection, and the information is uploaded to the parent simultaneously]

"Captain, I am very moved by what you said, I..."

Minami Kitazawa didn't notice anything wrong with the silvery white of the holographic image, nor was he interested in listening to what she had to say.Mr. Major General stepped onto the seat in front of him in one step. After sitting on it safely, he found that this seat was more ergonomic than the honest dusk-class seat. Not to mention, the ship was still matching his brain with a chip implanted at close range. , the signal access permission popped up on the retina—Nankitazawa chose to match, but was amazed:

"Although the old-fashioned Twilight-class and Leiyun-class ships also have virtual intelligence VIs attached to them, they are all rigid programs that run according to the established logic, but they are not now?"

"Yes, Captain, from now on your auxiliary work will be carried out by me—the silver-white ring subroutine No. 57. I hope my work can satisfy you." The drone projecting the silver-white ring changed Angle, let the projection fly to Nanbei Ze, "The subordinate thinks, Captain, you have just received this type of Twilight class. We still have time to strengthen your understanding of the ship and fleet information while carrying out the transfer procedure. Do you think it is okay? "

The buckle belt that fixes the body is wrapped around the waist, and the seat is lifted up to the midair of the bridge by the mechanical arm. Nankitazawa puts his hands on the armrest, and all the information flows in the brain, even the direction of moving the seat is the same. .After careful analysis, the People’s Federation still decided not to use any artificial gravity on the bridge, because people’s bodies are in the most relaxed state in the absence of gravity, which minimizes personnel fatigue—Nanbei Zezai has adapted to this brain control method Then he nodded: "I really miss it. Is this the first exam after reuniting with you, teacher? Please rest assured that I have printed all the information into the hippocampus and the chip to make a double-layer guarantee. You can do random checks." .”

"I'm not your teacher now...but since you like it~ this is not a spot check, we just strengthen the learning results, hehe."

Yinbai Huan covered his mouth with a chuckle, and floated behind Nanbeize.At this time, the simulation screen of the bridge also lit up, and the pictures flowed, and the two stepped into the vast universe together.Above the head is the sun that emits endless brilliance, under the feet is the mottled rocky surface of the moon, behind is the huge Vulcan forge, and directly in front——

One after another, the engines are lighted slightly, and the light of the engines is connected into a piece like hundreds of sparkling lights in the dark night, forming a fleet array flying forward in battle formation.The giant ships are like a forest, and the bright blue engine light spots of the Raven shuttle are interspersed among them. The light signals one after another are dazzling, and one feels as if one has fallen into the deep ocean among the majestic whales!Then I looked back and realized that...

The battleship is actually me?It turns out that I am also a member of the whale group, and the warship under my seat is also moving forward with the large fleet, and our journey is heading straight into the distance.

"Let's start with the post-war plan, all the way to the new four major fleets of the People's Federation, captain~ (stretch the tone)"

It is now the 12th year of the People's Federation, eight months have passed since the storm that shook Sira, eight months, eight short and long months.

It is really difficult for the soldiers of the People's Federation to tell exactly what kind of mood they have spent the past six months. Every day when they open their eyes, they are at the forefront of combat preparations.They wear combat uniforms and go to their posts every day, and adjust the communication equipment to full signal and power, so that they can rush to their posts to prepare for the first battle when the war happens-praise these guardians of civilization, their eyes no matter Watching vigilantly day and night, although the People's Federation Fleet is young, they have already written an extremely gorgeous article with their blood. They are no longer freshmen who "have never fought a tough battle". I have a feeling that this war will shape The soul of this army.

The most worrisome thing in the past six months is the number of the United Fleet—the Pendulum Fleet lost five Twilight-class battleships and eight Thundercloud-class battleships in the Battle of the Storm, which is already 60.00% of its total force. The warships that came down were all wounded, and what was even more distressing was that the fleet lost more than 100 outstanding soldiers and officers.Ships can be rebuilt, but the recruitment and training of personnel is not so simple.

"Facing the extremely severe situation, the Ministry of Industry and Research and the military had to take necessary measures. Even the council made sacrifices for the war. In one month, in order to expand the military mobilization ability of the People's Federation, 15 articles were successively promulgated. Decree and remove 24 restrictions - the whole society must be transformed for war."

The needs of the war have changed many things. For example, the People’s Federation once had a legislation that strictly prohibited any non-medical cyborg transformation, but now there is an addition to this law, that is, “The People’s Federation’s internal military needs The transformation carried out is jointly supervised and responsible by the army and the council."This law does not have much impact on the people of Scylla, but it is originally oriented towards the earth - the reason is that the military mobilization of Scylla has reached its limit, and the People's Federation needs a large number of soldiers from the earth to join the fleet to make up for the shortage of manpower .

But what does this have to do with cyber transformation?

Because if you want to join the fleet, the prerequisites are pilot-level physical fitness, a lot of professional knowledge and strict training.The latter two are easy to solve. The first one, because of the "objective screening" and the gene therapy of Renlian, the per capita quality of the Scylla people has no such limitation.But the earth is different, the source of soldiers varies from good to bad, and it is still unclear whether they are reliable—no one will really hand over their most powerful weapon of war to someone who cannot be trusted, right?For example, the American region in North America has the most high-quality candidates, but the People's Federation prefers to choose from refugees, Russia and North Africa, and political reliability is the first consideration.

How to lower the threshold for fleet conscription is an acquired transformation to solve the substandard physical quality.The People's Federation first targeted the disabled people in the old districts—most of these people used to be soldiers who fought against Beta. If the People's Federation hadn't reversed the world, they would have been abandoned long ago.Their life and medical care are all arranged by the People's Federation. These people feel the deepest gratitude to the People's Federation and are die-hard supporters.

So with an order, the "Nursing Center" of the People's Federation in Kamchatka, North Africa, Malacca and other regions welcomed many Sira special envoys. The Political Department screened out the list. The prosthetic surgery in the society has been queued for several years, and I go directly to Xila to enjoy the top "medicine" of the Ministry of Industry and Research. The principle is voluntary, but the opportunity is only once.

As a result, 60.00% of the people did not read the documents, 80.00% of them responded within 3 minutes, and a total of 90.00% of the five people were discharged from the hospital on the same day.As a paraplegic veteran put it:

"Are you going to take me to hell to fight the demons there? No problem, give me a pair of legs and I'll walk by myself!"

A total of [-] disabled veterans were recruited, and the council of these people and their families approved a generous amount of funds. Although it sounds ugly, we bought their lives.Simultaneously, with the assistance of the Ministry of Justice, the People's Federation has also found a large number of qualified civil candidates for the earth society. These people are very complicated, including former tactical machine guards and some people with sensitive identities, but since they dare to find them, it means that they are under control. range.

And—with the approval of Commander Olivia and Admiral Hoffman's voluntary concession, the fleet selected 700 soldiers from the pilots of the Planetary Guard and the front-line combat troops to transfer to the fleet, a total of [-] [-] people gathered in Sira. When they knew what they were going to do, even those who were prepared could hardly accept the reality.

Most of them are native earthlings, and the matter of heaven is out of reach in their traditional concept.We don’t care how they accept the reality. After all, for the People’s Federation, it is also a challenge to turn such a group of people with no foundation from zero into a fleet manpower, especially many people have to make up lessons from high school courses. The traditional method is Impossible.

"This plan is called the Seed Plan. In addition to the necessary physical transformation and strengthening of the physique, the more than [-] candidates who have been recruited need to speed up the learning process through memory chip implantation and other methods. To ensure nothing goes wrong, start from one month after the storm These people have been studying at the Lunar Military Academy for seven months, and the military academy’s AI Interferon judged that this learning process must be extended for another year, so the People’s Federation cannot expect these people to immediately become combat effectiveness.”

The silver and white ring controls the simulation screen to change the scene. Nanbei Ze nodded: "But objectively, the more than [-] people have also expanded the fleet size by ten times on the original basis. Therefore, in the planning, there was only one fleet in the past. War pendulum fleets are irrational."

"Since the appointment of Lieutenant General Jenot, the commander-in-chief of the Pendulum Fleet, the first Sira Fleet has integrated the third batch of Twilight-class ships, and its strength has reached 23 Twilight-class ships. However, the People's Federation has not been idle in the past six months. However, the shipbuilding operation has always been going on, and the concept of the four major fleets has also been proposed as a strategic plan for fleet expansion.”

The first is our war pendulum fleet.It was finally determined to be the main force of the People's League - the Sira Guard Fleet, commanded by Lieutenant General Janot, responsible for guarding Sira and undertaking the main combat missions. It will definitely be the most powerful fleet of the People's League!

The second one, modeled on the Pendulum Fleet, decided to establish the Earth Guardian Fleet behind the United Nations General Assembly of the Earth. Its scale plan will not be smaller than Sira, but the Earth space industry is still in its infancy, and it is destined to take off in three years. So this is a fleet that still exists on the drawings.