As a civilization that has entered space, no matter where you are in the universe, it is human nature to yearn for home and your home star.
The simplest example is that whether it is in Wangxiang City on the Blue Star, in the Triangulum Galaxy, the resource base in the Karatu Galaxy, or even on the fleet... the calendar and even time used are all the same.
The earth remains consistent. And because many extraterrestrial bases... or the expansion of the entire universe was started by China, the East Eighth District has become the largest time zone in the universe.
The same is true for Earth's sister planet, Mars.
Fortunately, a day on Mars lasts just over 24 hours, so it can be synchronized with Earth's time for a long time.
For example, at this time, the time of Mars is exactly five o'clock in the afternoon.
Because Mars is at its aphelion in winter at this time, night falls early, and with the darkness comes the sky full of yellow sand.
In the wind and sand, a small city full of vitality stood tall and brightly lit.
The construction of this Mars city didn't take long, and it even started far after the Wangxiang base on Blue Star, but it was built quite quickly - it's simple, it's close to home.
After the space shipbuilding program began, or two years ago when humans first faced off against the Executor fleet, humans began to consciously reserve some earth resources for the "next generation". Therefore, the development of Mars and the asteroid belt
And the utilization project suddenly accelerated, so in just two years, a high-standard full-sky enclosed base was built on Mars.
Its function, in addition to scientific research and exploration on Mars, is also the base camp of the Mars orbital comprehensive smelting factory and commercial airport - whenever the staff of the orbital factory and airport take turns, they will return to the ground to enjoy the rare
A down to earth feeling.
Therefore, people who work on Mars, especially those who work in space, call Mars “Auntie Star” which has a special meaning.
"Okay, received, right away!"
Ai Cheng, one of the people in charge of the Mars base and chief engineer, hung up the phone calmly.
He was one of the first scientific researchers to board the Yaoyue. Now, nearly ten years later, he has grown from a small soldier in the past to a "big official" and has become much calmer. But at this moment, there is something strange in his eyes.
of excitement.
The reason is simple. This is a phone call from Academician Ye Ming himself.
As one of the first people to pioneer the space industry, he certainly knows what kind of authority Ye Ming has in the fields of human scientific research and space. As for him, he can personally receive orders from Ye Ming, let alone make him violent.
To dismantle a spaceship, even if he were asked to dismantle the base and run away now, he would not hesitate!
After hanging up the phone, he strode out of the office.
In the office hall outside, a group of scientists and engineers were discussing data while getting ready to get off work as usual - nine to five plus two weekends off. They were the scientific researchers who were far away from their home planet and came to the aunt planet.
The "lowest" treatment.
The sky is big and the earth is big, and off-duty is the biggest.
"Comrades, prepare to work overtime tonight." Ai Cheng looked at everyone, glanced at his watch and said solemnly: "I will give you half an hour to eat. In half an hour, we will gather at the No. 1 machine repair warehouse."
After Ai Cheng finished speaking, everyone looked at each other in shock.
After a while, someone asked hesitantly: "Boss, are you going to dismantle the Tula?"
"Yes."
"But we have already dismantled everything that can be dismantled. Now only samples of various structures and materials are left for analysis."
"No, we have to dismantle things that cannot be dismantled today." Ai Cheng said and looked at his watch again: "Stop inking and go to eat quickly. We will gather in half an hour. If there are any special circumstances, report them to me within ten minutes - Mechanical Controller
Can't be absent."
Everyone was stunned for a while, and the two machine controllers were even more confused.
But now that the boss had spoken, they had no choice but to quickly walk out of the hall with doubts.
Since you have to work overtime, filling your stomach is the most important thing.
When Ai Cheng saw everyone leaving quickly, he thought for a moment and did not follow him to the canteen. Instead, he returned to the office, rummaged through the locker a few times and found a bucket of instant noodles.
After soaking the noodles and pressing it with a book, Ai Cheng pressed the controller, and a three-dimensional projection lowered from the top of the office. In the projection, Tula floated quietly.
Ai Cheng was controlling the projection to view the specific deconstructed form of the Tula, while eating instant noodles, and his brain was constantly thinking about how to dismantle the main gun system according to Ye Ming's requirements.
At this time, a burst of hurried footsteps approached quickly, and a moment later, Director Zhu Ruhui, the top person in charge of the base, strode in.
Like Ai Cheng, Zhu Ruhui was also one of the first astronauts to be invited to the moon. The two of them were old acquaintances.
"Old Ai, do you want to continue to dismantle the Tula?" As the top leader of the base, Zhu Ruhui has to take full responsibility for the base. He naturally knows how precious the Tula is. He also knows that the Tula has almost been dismantled.
.
Now that we are dismantling it, and working overtime to dismantle it, what else can be dismantled?
"Well, I have to work overtime tonight to dismantle the main gun."
"F*ck!" Zhu Ruhui's eyes popped out instantly: "Are you serious? Don't do it blindly!"
"Really, Lao Zhu." Ai Cheng took a sip of instant noodles: "Not only do we have to dismantle the main gun, we also have to dismantle the main gun energy system."
"Have you found a plan to dismantle that thing?"
"No."
"That……"
"If that doesn't work, just cut it violently." A smile slowly appeared on Ai Cheng's lips: "Mr. Ye ordered it."
Hearing that it was Ye Ming's order, Zhu Ruhui immediately took a breath of cold air.
"What...what do you mean? Are you looking for antimatter?" Zhu Ruhui stared: "That thing...if you dismantle it violently..."
"Mr. Ye said that the antimatter in the main gun has been destroyed by him. So, it is very safe."
After a pause, Ai Cheng slowly exhaled: "I believe in Mr. Ye."
"Can you tell me what you are looking for?"
"Superconductor." Ai Cheng said word by word: "Superconductor at normal temperature and pressure."
…
…
Three hours later, Aicheng's team had completed preliminary work in the hangar where the Tula was located.
This fastest and most advanced spacecraft that mankind has ever seen is quietly docked in a temperature-controlled warehouse.
Compared with the beauty and elegance at the beginning, the current Tula can be described as "horrible". Her shell has been completely pulled off, and a body without a "soul" has been copied next to it according to the number, leaving only a completely naked body.
's hull.
After removing the shell, the internal structure of the Tula can be seen at a glance, especially her overall structure and craftsmanship, which are even more amazing - most of her uses a one-piece structure, and the large structure is almost invisible
Instead of reaching the solder joints, mechanical and mechanical mechanisms similar to mortise and tenon are cleverly used for fixation. The entire spacecraft embodies one word, "expensive"!
Of course there is no problem if humans want to reproduce the Tula, but if they want to reproduce it according to such a structure, both the construction period and the cost will have to be doubled, which is far less simple than human "building blocks" and riveting.
"Check one last time to see if the main energy distribution channel is disconnected."
Standing on the workbench where the robotic arm was hoisted, Ai Cheng spoke into the intercom in a deep voice: "Square valve marked No. 1138, remember to turn left to be closed."
Soon, a reply came from the intercom: "Make sure it's disconnected."
"Very good, now all irrelevant personnel retreat to a safe distance, activate the antimatter detector, and the operator is ready to get on the cutting machine."
Following Ai Cheng's instructions, a buzzing sound began to sound, and then everyone began to quickly retreat beyond the twenty-meter red line.
The antimatter detector is designed by the Center for High Energy Physics based on the theory of quantum fluctuations - it is impossible for any device to completely restrain antimatter, and quantum fluctuations exist in every corner, so wherever there is antimatter, you can definitely hear it
That subtle "sound of annihilation".
Ye Ming was able to determine the safety of the main gun. On the one hand, he tested the power of the main gun after getting the Tula. The spacecraft system could also see the system reserves. In addition, all the antimatter detected by the antimatter detector was in the main gun.
The energy storage device was in it, so he dared to let people directly operate the cutting machine.
Time passed minute by minute, and when the antimatter detector failed to detect a beat against the energy storage position of the main gun for ten minutes, the diamond cutter began to rotate.
The harsh sound is endless.
Ai Cheng has already put on virtual glasses and shares the field of view with the operator.
"Xiao He, be careful and don't cause any big damage."
"Don't worry, boss, I understand."
Ai Cheng nodded, and then he suddenly saw an additional name in the shared vision.
Ye Ming came to see it in person!
Just when he subconsciously wanted to say hello to Ye Ming, Ye Ming's voice sounded in his ears first.
"Director Ai, we won't disturb the operator."
…
Sheng Fei has already left the brain-computer center. He is going to the Erzhong to check the progress of the special engine in person.
But Zhou Xiangnan came to Ye Ming's office after lunch and said he wanted to witness it with his own eyes.
"What's the situation now?"
"While cutting, the operator's hand is very steady, and in such a narrow place... only the naked eye and hand feel can determine the strength of the cutting." Ye Ming said as he cast his first sight into the void.
I saw that the columnar structure about one meter in diameter had been cut in half.
Amidst the fire, the operator was already standing next to the structure - logically speaking, this is a violation of safety regulations when cutting such dangerous objects, but the robotic arm is really unable to operate accurately in a narrow place.
Therefore, Ye Ming acquiesced to the "adventure" of this young man named He Ruofei.
As He Ruofei manually pulled out an almost perfect ring in the columnar structure, Ye Ming stood up subconsciously.
But he was not in a hurry, but said in a deep voice on the channel: "Xiao He, thank you for your hard work. Now you put a little force on the cut part and see if it falls off completely."
"receive!"
"Make sure it's completely separated."
"Well, next, you can safely cut off the upper power transmission metal enclosed tube and the lower stable structure part directly, so that the package can be completely separated."
"receive!"
Time passed minute by minute, and finally, under Ye Ming's eyes, the energy storage system at the rear of the main gun completely appeared in the projection.
This is a pure electromagnetic structure similar to a motor, with countless densely packed "turns".
The reason why "turn line" is in quotation marks is because it is not an ordinary line, but... a dark columnar body that is almost as thick as an arm.
At this time, Ai Cheng's voice sounded slightly excited in the office.
"Mr. Ye, what's next?"
"Find a magnet and put it on it to see if it can completely levitate."
"receive!"
…
Ai Cheng had already arrived inside the spacecraft.
Being able to see the main gun's energy storage system with his own eyes - even just a corner of it, made him extremely excited!
You know, this is an anti-matter main gun!
And from a structural point of view, this thing is definitely an electromagnetic structure!
Then...the electromagnetic structure that can restrain antimatter...how strong a magnetic field is needed to restrain it?
Below, a staff member trotted all the way onto the spacecraft, holding a neodymium magnet the size of a chess set in his hand.
"Be careful, stay away from the metal around you! Be careful of it sucking you in."
Ai Cheng took the neodymium magnet in two or two steps. After a moment, he took a deep breath and stretched the neodymium magnet toward the thick black unknown substances with some trembling.
At this time, Ye Ming's voice came to his ears: "Director Ai, slow down a little. Feel the direction of the power."
"Okay!" Ai Cheng replied in a deep voice, holding his breath and moving the neodymium magnet closer and closer.
As the distance gets closer, a strong suction force arises spontaneously.
Ai Cheng's heart skipped a beat!
This is a sign of feeling magnetism!
Isn't this a superconductor?
You must know that superconductors will have a complete Meissner effect - they are completely diamagnetic, which is how the maglev train came about!
But just when something bad arose in his heart, as he got closer, a "gentle" force "supported" his hand.
A huge surprise escalated instantly!
"Diamagnetism! Diamagnetism appears!"
Ai Cheng roared loudly and stretched out his hand tremblingly.
The neodymium magnet was seen floating tremblingly three centimeters above one of the black columns like Ai Cheng's hand.
The two major properties of superconductors are, first, zero resistance, and second, complete diamagnetism, that is, regardless of the S pole or N pole of the magnet, the magnetic force will be offset and then suspended in the air.
In the process of discovering superconductors, it is usually difficult to measure zero resistance due to interference from the phase, so the Meissner effect is the first step in testing superconductors - if you don't have diamagnetism, it is definitely not a superconductor.
"Very good...next step..."
Following Ye Ming's voice, the neodymium magnet fell headlong.
With a snap, it stuck between the two pillars.
Ai Cheng was startled. He subconsciously stretched out his hand to take it, but the moment his hand touched the black column, he clearly saw that a surge suddenly rose on the surface of the black column, as if
It was as if she was avoiding his hand consciously.
Ai Cheng was shocked: "Fuck! What is this?"
There was silence in the headphones, and it seemed that even Ye Ming was shocked by the strange metallic properties.
After a while, Ye Ming's uncertain voice came softly.
"The last time I saw a substance with such properties, it seemed to be called divine steel by the Holy Empire."