With the strategic tilt of the Human Innovation Alliance towards the universe, the scientific research strength and investment funds of the Ion Motive Research Institute are unprecedentedly large.
Previously, relevant scientific researchers from the Lucia Federation and Dongtang were gathered here, and the investment funds were as high as 3,000 million Mars coins.
"Zhou Sang, the Materials Research Institute has developed the beta line insulation material, and I just passed the insulation layer design drawing." Mishima Ji said happily.
Zhou Botong was overjoyed when he heard this: "Have they said when it will be completed?"
"The manufacturing work is handled by Neutron Star Materials Company. They said it can be completed within three days. By the way, they will also compound the mixed gel coating." Mishima Ji said quickly.
"Great, my copying work here is almost complete. 80% of the main body of the photon motor has been completed. The time is just right." Zhou Botong pointed to the photon motor prototype in the workshop and said.
This imitation photon motor looks like a Xuanwu-level regular hexagonal cylinder. Obviously, Zhou Botong did not make it according to the Anluo planet's spherical shape.
"Zhou Suo, the beta line laser head copied by the Laser Research Institute cannot meet your requirements in terms of power." Jin Rucai hurriedly came over with a holographic document.
Zhou Botong asked: "How high can the power be?"
"The maximum power is about 74%, and the continuous operating power is about 52%." Jin Rucai said.
"Maximum 74%, stable 52%, what problem caused the power of the imitation to decrease?" Zhou Botong asked, touching his chin.
Jin Rucai explained: "Material issues. There is radium element in the laser head material, and the quantity is relatively large. Each laser head requires o.o42 grams of radium element. Our photon motor requires 36o laser heads. Now the Laser Research Institute
We are looking for alternative materials, or materials research institutes are developing methods to artificially synthesize radium elements in large quantities, which cannot be completed in the short term."
"We can only make do with it and increase the total power by adding some laser heads." Zhou Botong also knew that the situation was urgent and could only temporarily adopt this compromise method to solve the problem.
"If we do this, our energy consumption may be nearly 30-40% greater than the Anluo people's photon engine, which will put a lot of pressure on the power supply of the nuclear fusion reactor." Anatoly Ilkin reminded.
"Iljin, we are not considering the issue of excessive energy consumption now, but the issue of the safety of human civilization. This is a temporary solution. If the laser head material makes breakthroughs, we can replace it immediately." Zhou Botong spread his hands and said.
"Okay! This can only be done for the time being." Anatoly Ilkin was also quite helpless.
Staff members wearing protective clothing quickly assembled the parts of the photon motor one by one.
Zhou Botong checked from time to time, or ordered other researchers, or discussed with institutions such as the Institute of Materials, so busy that his boundaries receded.
October 27.
After installing the composite insulating layer manufactured by Neutron Star Materials Company, this imitation Anluo star's photon engine was finally initially completed.
"Mishima, is the test site ready?" Zhou Botong turned around and asked.
"The No. 5 test site in the Victoria Desert has been prepared and is ready for our testing at any time." Mishima Ji immediately replied.
"Okay! Take the prototype to the No. 5 test site immediately. I hope everything goes well." Zhou Botong said tiredly.
Everyone was nervous. After loading the prototype of the photon engine into the Titanic transport vehicle, it headed towards the hinterland of the Victoria Desert, which was a large testing ground.
Zhou Botong and Anatoly Ilkin took the airship to the testing site, and they took the opportunity to take a bath and rest on the airship for some time.
As for Mishima Ji, Jin Rucai and others, they continue to stay in the research institute. They need to improve the prototype and all aspects of scheduling.
October in Australia is the season when warm flowers bloom.
Zhou Botong, who had some leisure time, was lying on the sand in the cabin of the airship, freeing his mind and watching a funny holographic movie.
Suddenly a glass of juice was placed on his table.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome," Anatoly Ilkin said while drinking a glass of rum.
Zhou Botong took a sip of juice and said, "Yirjin, drink less. There will be testing business tomorrow."
"Haha, Zhou, you underestimate me. Rum is just juice in Lucia. I'm not used to not having the vodka from my hometown." Anatoly Ilkin raised his eyebrows and said.
"Haha..." Zhou Botong was speechless.
"To use a saying from your Tang Dynasty, you have to live a happy life to be happy. Maybe there will be no rum and vodka by then." As he said this, Anatoly Ilkin became a little sad.
"Having never fought, it is still unknown who will win. We can do it on the 38th line, and we can do the same today." Zhou Botong said with high spirits.
"Zhou, maybe this is a more difficult war." Anatoly Ilkin took a sip of wine and continued: "Let us fight like warriors! Fight for human civilization!
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"Haha, this is the Maozi I know, done it." Zhou Botong picked up the juice and clinked glasses with Anatoly Ilkin.
Anatoly Ilkin smiled and shook his head. Apparently with the help of Zhongxing's translator, he understood what Maozi meant, but he did not feel annoyed or angry, but felt more cordial.
Among human beings, the Tang people can be said to be the most tenacious and unwilling to admit defeat, and the Russians will not give in easily either.
The threat of alien civilization has stimulated the unprecedented unity and development potential of the Human Revolution Alliance. Stimulated by all development plans with aliens as imaginary enemies, coupled with the reverse engineering of the Anluo spacecraft, the Human Revolution Alliance is making rapid progress.
After the two arrived at the No. 5 test site, they rested for a night in the test site base to recharge their batteries for tomorrow's test work.
October 28.
Early in the morning, at this oasis base in the desert, Zhou Botong and Anatoly Ilkin hurried to the testing site after having breakfast.
This is a semi-underground, fully sealed test site with an area of about 150,000 square meters. It is specially built for testing large rocket engines.
"Zhou Suo, your photon motor has been installed on the test platform and can be tested at any time." Sun Liancheng, the head of the base, handed a holographic document to Zhou Botong.
Zhou Botong took it and turned it over, then nodded: "We will test it right away."
"plz follow me."
Sun Liancheng was leading the way. He brought Zhou Botong, Anatoly Ilkin and others to the control room.
Through the holographic monitoring system in the control room, Zhou Botong saw the work of their painstaking efforts. Now is the time to test the fruits of their labor.
"Start the test!" Zhou Botong ordered.
Sun Liancheng nodded and told the test platform controller: "The test begins."
The staff methodically turned on the switches one by one and adjusted the parameters of the test platform.
"The power is on and everything in the power supply system is normal."
"All detection systems are operating normally."
"Photon motor starts at one thousandth the power."