Back in his office, Ye Han opened his work documents, but his mind was filled with Sirius and he was not in the mood to deal with the work at all.
He forcibly suppressed his mood and began to deal with the work. He opened the first document, which stated that the fifth super battleship of the Beiyuezhou Fleet, the Expedition, had flown away from Beichen Continent a few days ago, and the ship would arrive at Beiyue Continent soon... Expedition
No.? Do you need to make it so obvious?
Beiyuezhou plans to hold a small-scale commissioning ceremony. The ship will rush to the outer reaches of the solar system immediately after the ceremony to work with other super battleships to encircle and suppress the remaining aliens.
Well, this is a very important job and must be prioritized.
Opening the second document, the military's first permanent base on Europa is about to be completed... Just hand this over to the following for processing.
The third part is that Ah San has crossed the border and needs Beiyuezhou to dispatch warships to monitor the disputed area... Damn Ah San, he has only been quiet for a few days and started causing trouble again. He must be taught a lesson!
In the fourth part, a giant underwater beast was discovered in a certain area of the Pacific Ocean, which almost capsized the ship. Beiyuezhou was asked to send a ship to assist in the investigation...
All kinds of affairs made Ye Han very upset. Upset, he simply put his work aside and sat there in a daze.
After a while, he calmed down a bit, opened his personal terminal and started drafting a report, suggesting that he should first find out the situation on Sirius before executing an expedition or immigration plan.
Before leaving get off work, Ye Han sent the report to Wu Han's work email.
A few days later, Beidu issued a new research plan to the design department, the most important of which was a new large-aperture space telescope.
The space telescope itself does not have any technical difficulties, but this time it requires higher precision and limits the development time.
In order to save time, the design department gave up optical lenses from the beginning and adopted a mature reflective structure. It didn't even take a week to come up with a feasible solution.
Bei Yuezhou immediately arranged production after receiving the design drawings, trying to finish the telescope before the Expedition arrived. The telescope would be taken by the Expedition to Saturn... which is far away from the sun and can minimize the impact of sunlight.
Two months later, the space telescope arrived at Saturn and was successfully deployed. After a period of debugging, it officially began observing the starry sky.
Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years away, Manard Star is 6 light years away, Wolf 359 is 7.7 light years away, Brand 2147 is 8.2 light years away, UV Ceti is 8.4 light years away, Sirius is 8.6 light years away... all
Stars close to the sun are the focus of observation.
Space telescopes have no limit on the observation time of each star, and use various means to shield the star's light and search for traces of planets.
This was a very difficult job, but the space telescope completed the job perfectly. A few days later, a set of high-definition photos were sent back to Beiyuezhou. The photos showed the red dwarf star Centaur AC, the famous Proxima Centauri.
In addition, there are a and b that are further away, as well as several planets orbiting them.
To everyone's surprise, there are actually two planets located within the habitable zone, and the composition of the planets is very similar to that of the Earth.
Although the specific environment on the planet cannot be determined with current technology, these two planets definitely have the value of interstellar immigration.
When the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation all over the world.
Humanity has already suffered an alien invasion. Only by leaving the solar system can we ensure that humankind will still survive after the next interstellar war.
Some people may say that the Samsung system environment is too harsh.
But this is not actually the case. The distance between the two stars a and b constantly changes between 35.6 and 11.2 astronomical units. That is to say, when the binary stars are closest, their distance is further than the distance from the sun to Saturn.
An astronomical unit.
The area of the sun seen from Saturn is only 1% of the Earth's. In other words, the distance between the two stars is far enough that no matter which star the planet is in the habitable zone, the light of the other star cannot significantly affect it.
Planetary climate.
Is there a more suitable colony star than this? Of course not!
Soon after, the results of observations of several other stars were obtained. Observations from space telescopes proved that planets exist widely in the universe. Almost every star is accompanied by a varying number of planets, including Sirius!
Observations also discovered several planets orbiting Sirius, including one in the habitable zone.
Although the military has conducted continuous observations, Sirius is much brighter than the sun. Observations can only confirm that there is a planet there, but cannot determine the specific environment on the planet, let alone whether there are aliens there.
Since Sirius's diameter is 1.7 times that of the sun and its brightness is far greater than that of the sun, the astronomical community generally believes that the planetary environment there is not suitable for human colonization.
Half a year later, Beidu took the lead in publicizing the interstellar colonization plan, preparing to form an immigration fleet consisting of one immigrant ship and four super battleships. The fleet's target is the Centaur double star 4.3 light-years away. The specific planet to colonize must wait.
It depends on the situation after reaching the target.
Beidou openly recruits volunteers from the private sector and puts forward corresponding requirements for volunteers. At the same time, the military also recruits volunteers within the military to form an immigration fleet to escort immigrant ships.
Immediately afterwards, Washington also announced a similar plan.
Ye Han had no intention of participating at all, but he never expected that not long after the news was announced, Ye Yao came to him with excitement: "Dad, I heard that they are recruiting people to immigrate to Proxima Centauri!"
Ye Han suddenly had a sudden thought: "What do you want to do?"
Ye Yao's eyes lit up: "I want to go!"
"Nonsense!" Ye Han said in a stern voice, "What place is that? It's a barren land, can it be compared with the earth?"
Even though the earth has gone through war, it is still the birthplace of mankind. Although the war only ended a few years ago, the countries have already recovered to a great extent. It will not take many years to return to the prosperous times before the war.
On good days, he just had to run outside. He seriously doubted that there was something wrong with his daughter's brain.
Ye Yao was not afraid at all. She grabbed Ye Han's arm and started to shake it: "Dad, just let me go, let me go..."
Ye Han, who was full of anger, was shaken by his daughter and lost his temper: "Okay, okay, if it doesn't work, it won't work. What's the good of such a ghost place?"
Ye Yao immediately retorted: "No, the world is so big, I want to see it!"
Ye Han almost vomited blood: "If I say no, I just can't!"
Ye Yao suddenly became furious: "You are dictatorial, you are autocratic, you are ***!"
Ye Han's whole body is not feeling well. Where is this going?
At this time, Ye Bin came back. Ye Yao's eyes lit up and she immediately changed her goal: "Brother, do you want to go to Proxima Centauri?"
Ye Bin was stunned and just about to shake his head, Ye Yao immediately widened her eyes and gave Ye Bin a threatening look.
Ye Bin's heart skipped a beat, he nodded quickly and said against his will: "I want to!"
Ye Yao immediately smiled and said: "Dad, you think my little brother wants it too!"
Ye Han helplessly held his forehead: "Do you think I'm blind?"
Ye Yao glared at Ye Han angrily, but how could Ye Han be threatened by a little girl and remained unmoved at all.
In the end, Ye Yao was defeated and left angrily. But she did not intend to give up, and soon set her sights on Bai Xiaoting.
Ye Han originally thought that Bai Xiaoting was as determined as him. At first, Bai Xiaoting did not agree, but after Ye Yao's perseverance and perseverance, she didn't know how she actually convinced Bai Xiaoting!
The wife, daughter, and the kidnapped son formed an alliance and worked together to convince Ye Han.
To be honest, the biggest reason for Ye Han's unwillingness to leave was that he didn't want to leave his family. His original firm will was gradually worn away by his family's constant persuasion, and he finally agreed to his wife and daughter's request, and obtained an immigration quota through his own power.
Ye Han originally thought that there were only a handful of people willing to leave the earth, but he did not expect that the number of people willing to immigrate far exceeded his expectations. In order to grab an immigration quota, he resorted to various means, and there were more than a dozen old comrades who begged him to come here.
He was a little confused as to whether he was really old and could no longer keep up with the ideas of young people.
Six years later, Beiyuezhou.
Ye Han looked up, and there were stars outside the transparent dome, and several giant spaceships were vaguely visible. They were the immigrant fleet that had just been formed, consisting of two immigrant ships and four warships.
Both spaceships and battleships have a slender hull like a launch vehicle, but if you look closely, you will find that only the front end is the body of the spacecraft, and the slender hull at the back, like the launch vehicle, can be discarded after use.
Stage propulsion system, each stage has a latest super engine.
For the military, every super engine is an extremely valuable resource, but human technology has not yet reached the level of aliens. Super engines have a limited lifespan and cannot work all the time, so this special engine was designed.
rocket structure.
In this way, the spacecraft can continue to accelerate without worrying about damage to the super engine, killing two birds with one stone.
Moreover, the immigration ship did not hibernate throughout the entire journey as originally planned, but adopted a method of combining hibernation and daily life, leaving a small number of people to live a normal life and deal with unexpected situations that may occur on the way.
Ye Han's eyes fell back. Several neat square formations were lined up under the dome, and everyone stood in silence.
There were many people coming to see him off, and he saw many familiar figures, Huo Qiang, Wu Han, Gao Kai, Duan Zhiyang, Xiao Yuan, Ouyang Ping, Luo Qi...
Seeing them, Ye Han thought of He Lu and Lin Yi who were far away at the edge of the solar system.
On the high platform in front of the phalanx, military representatives were delivering passionate speeches.
Wu Han, who was next to Ye Han in the audience, suddenly said: "Ye Han, do you know? My biggest regret is that you are unwilling to command the Sirius fleet. Until now, I still think you are the most suitable candidate. It's just that you are not willing to command the Sirius fleet.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and if you don’t want to, I can’t force you..."
Ye Han burst into laughter: "Old chief, the earth will turn the same without me. Without me, the sun will still rise tomorrow. Isn't there a saying that in the magnificent historical tide, everyone is a small person...
To be honest, there are too many coincidences that lead me to the position I am in today. In fact, I think Duan Zhiyang is more suitable to command the Sirius fleet."
Duan Zhiyang is standing not far away. He has been appointed by the military as the commander of the Sirius fleet. His fleet is being built day and night in the orbital factory not far from the immigration fleet. It won't be long before this fleet will leave.
Get off the dock, fly away from the earth, fly out of the solar system, and fly to the more distant Sirius.
No one knows what is waiting for this fleet, but some people have something, and even if they know it is impossible, someone still has to give it a try.
Ye Han said softly: "I'm not as good as him."
"What?" Wu Han didn't hear Ye Han's words clearly.
Ye Han shook his head gently: "It's nothing."
Wu Han did not ask further questions, and sighed and said: "The immigration fleet will be handed over to you. Once you go, you will never come back. I am really reluctant to let it go... Forget it, let's not talk about it, we will set off soon.
,don’t you want to say something?”
Ye Han lowered his head with a bitter look on his face: "It's better not to say anything. I'm not used to sensationalism, so I have nothing to say."
He has been waiting for this day for several years, and the initial passion has been almost worn away by time. Now all that is left is responsibility. Whenever he thinks of these, he feels as if there is a thousand pounds of weight on his shoulders.
"Let's say something." Wu Han glanced at the square, "I know you don't like doing these things, but today is different."
Ye Han was silent for a moment and nodded: "Yes, today is different."
Wu Han smiled slightly and informed the host of the change.
According to the original plan, he, the commander of the Heavenly Army, should speak next, but Wu Han felt that Ye Han would be more appropriate.
The speech on the stage ended quickly. The host in military uniform stood up solemnly and said in a loud voice: "Now, I would like to invite the Commander of the Immigration Fleet, Admiral Ye Han, to speak!" After that, the host took the lead in applauding,
His eyes were also turned to the audience.
"Go up." Wu Han gently pushed Ye Han.
Ye Han stood up and walked towards the podium.
His steps were a little slow at first, but soon became firm and powerful until he was standing behind the podium.
Facing the neat main formation in the audience, Ye Han's calm heart suddenly surged. His eyes moved from one side of the formation to the other, and he suddenly raised his right hand to salute everyone.
Putting down his arms, Ye Han whispered: "Comrades, I won't say any more. Starting today, we will board the immigration ship and fly to our new home 4.3 light years away. This journey will not be thousands of miles away."
Water, but as long as we embark on the journey, we will never be able to return to our hometown in this life... I feel very disappointed because I am about to leave the earth that gave birth to me and raised me, but I want to borrow from the father of modern aerospace here.
Olkovsky's words: The earth is the cradle of mankind, but mankind cannot be bound to the cradle forever; I would also like to borrow another sentence: Your future is the stars and the sea. Since you have chosen the distance, there will be wind and rain.
Concurrent journey... Now I announce that the Beiyuezhou Immigration Fleet will board the ship and set off!"
With the sound of passwords under the dome, the phalanxes entered the airport in an orderly manner, took the spacecraft to leave the moon, and entered the battleship that had been waiting for a long time.
Half an hour later, Ye Han's order spread throughout the world, and the engine of the immigration fleet was ignited and slowly flew away from Beiyue Continent.
Looking up to the sky, everyone silently wishes you a safe journey.
