Chapter 2 The Second Sun That Shines on the World
"Make another sun?!" Chen Tie looked at Chen Xiang in disbelief, he felt that Chen Xiang was talking about a dream. Because it's almost impossible to do that, what is the concept of the sun? It's the core of the galaxy where the Earth is located. Because of the sun, there is the earth. A planet without stars is almost dead silent, and no life can survive.
Although it is said that the technology is very advanced now, it has reached a point where people on the earth could not believe it ten years ago. But Chen Tie still doesn't think that humans can create a sun.
Chen Tie's undisguised expression of disbelief made Chen Xiang a little annoyed, he had obviously told him the truth, but he still looked completely disbelieving. Chen Xiang couldn't help but say, "The sun I'm talking about is not the kind of sun you think!"
"That's that?" Chen Tie didn't know what other forms the sun could have.
"Actually, when I talk about the sun, you can actually think of it as a mirror. Because Chen Xiang wanted his cousin not to look at him with that kind of liar's eyes, he couldn't help but say the news that should be announced tomorrow in advance.
"Mirror, reflecting the sun?" Chen Tie's mind turned quickly, and he instantly thought of what the meaning of comparing the mirror to the sun was.
"Yes! But this mirror will be so huge that everyone will be amazed!" Chen Xiang drank the beer in front of him: "It's the size of fifty Huaihai! It will be hung high in geosynchronous orbit, avoiding the position of the space elevator." It will collect sunlight for reflection at the altitude of geosynchronous orbit. A huge mirror the size of fifty Pekinges, which will collect the energy scattered in the universe that is not collected and thus wasted. And then together the reflection will be the earth!"
"This is what I call the second sun! It is based on the new nanomaterials researched by Dr. Liang Feifei. And through the Stark Industries Group financing, it is now approved by the Earth Federation to carry out a major project of formation. Oh, no. Purely talking about engineering, in fact, this is not a big deal. Even though it is a super mirror the size of fifty Pekingese, the main components have long been made on Earth. Now the raw materials only need to be assembled in space, and it is estimated that it will take only three months. ”
"Do you want to make this mirror to charge the sun? But now there's new energy. Solar energy isn't cost-effective. "Solar energy is the only use that Chen Tie can relate.
"No, no, no!" Chen Xiang shook his head like a rattle: "At first, I thought the same as you, thinking that it was all for solar energy or something." Later I found out that I was too narrow-minded. In fact, scientists are not studying this artificial sun for the sake of solar energy at all. They are there to regulate the Earth's climate!"
"Regulate the earth's climate?" Chen Tie was a little puzzled: "Can the reflected sunlight regulate the climate?"
"Artificial suns can regulate the climate in a variety of ways. Alter the thermal balance of the atmosphere, increase ocean evaporation, or in various other ways. There are a lot of methods that I can't explain at all, and scientists can manipulate this new sun to make a major transformation of the earth through all kinds of complex calculations and mathematical models!" said Chen Xiang, whose eyes lit up.
It was a radiance of faith, a radiance of unwavering conviction.
"We humans have demanded too much from the earth, and nature has been destroyed by us too much. Countless forests have turned into deserts, and countless glaciers have melted into seawater. Many animals are on the verge of extinction or have become extinct because of the destruction of the ecological environment. We owe the planet so much. ”
"This new sun will revolutionize the Earth's climate through the calculations of scientists. Restore the devastated environment and rejuvenate the desert behind the rainforest. Do you remember our hometown?" Chen Xiang asked, looking at Chen Tie.
Chen Tie nodded: "Remember." What's wrong?"
"Our hometown is not only poor, but also has a perennial shortage of water. With this new sun, it can restore our hometown to its original appearance a thousand years ago, when it was once as beautiful as a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Chen Xiang clenched his fists: "I will fight for the construction of such a sun!"
Chen Tie looked at his cousin, the two met in space, and at the same time, the two also had their own beliefs. Whether it's building a space elevator or building an artificial sun. They all feel that they have a historical responsibility on their shoulders. Even if you are just a screw on this high-speed train, you must play your role well.
Chen Tie watched the press conference the next day. The press conference was announced by Dr. Liang Feifei, who has been in the red for the past two years, and it is the Horizon Foundation that supports his project. The launch was indeed exactly what his cousin said, and it would be a huge invention that would change the world. It was not a secret to high-ranking people, but for many civilians they learned the news for the first time. Two suns will rise on Earth in the future!
Two brothers, one laying a space elevator, the other erecting a new sun in space every day. At an altitude of 36,000 kilometers above the earth's surface, the skeleton mechanism was first made. On Earth, structures that have already been manufactured are transported to space and then assembled and welded. Then pieces of nano-coated material are transported.
The price of these nano-coated materials is equivalent to the same weight of gold! This is a piece of gold that can cover the size of fifty Huaihai City! They refract the light of the sun and emit the same color as the sun, and they are more dazzling than gold!
At first, it was just one piece, and then it got more and more. So much so that when you look out from Sky City, you can see a golden ocean suspended in space. Sky City also provides protection for the new sun, shooting down any meteorites that will fly towards it.
However, Chen Tie felt a pity, because he could not see the day the project was completed with his own eyes. He had to go back to Earth because he was getting married. And the girl whose name is Star. The two met in space, loved the same work, and sighed the same for the magnificent space. I also sigh at the beauty of the earth and the sun.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you can't see us finished here. On Earth, go and see. You got married just right, remember to go to Xi'an. The first rays of sunlight from the earth's sun will rise there!" With Chen Xiang's advice, Chen Tie and Lin Xingxing returned to Earth on the Ark spaceship.
After getting used to space, the noise and excitement of the earth made the two a little uncomfortable. Especially the marriage is particularly noisy, and the two don't want to buy a house on Earth at all. They want to live in a space station in space. But it's a bit difficult, and now Sky City doesn't have an indicator of its resident population. Maybe there will be later, but not now.
After a cumbersome wedding, and both of them felt that there was no point in buying an earth property to comfort Lin Xingxing's parents. The two took advantage of the last break to come to Xi'an.
The current Xi'an has changed greatly, and the old city and the ancient city wall of the Ming Dynasty are still there. But new megabuildings are springing up. Intelligent suspension vehicles have become the standard configuration of transportation, and the traffic pressure has been released to the greatest extent. Xi'an is no longer in traffic jams, Chen Tie and Lin Xingxing are both coming to Xi'an for the first time, they went to the Muslim Street and ate meat buns and various special snacks.
After a long day in Xi'an, they arrived at the Big Wild Goose Pagoda Square in Xi'an at nightfall. This is a landmark building in Xi'an, not only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but also a statue of Master Xuanzang. Master Xuanzang's clothes fluttered and he looked at the west and took steps, as if the journey of learning scriptures more than a thousand years ago had just begun. His eyes are firm and persistent, and he treks through mountains and rivers in order to seek the great love of the world.
In front of the statue of Master Xuanzang, Chen Tie and Lin Xingxing stopped, and they found a step to sit down. Looking up at the sky, in addition to the problem of light pollution, the air in Xi'an is actually very good now. On a normal clear night, you can see the beautiful starry sky.
The two sat side by side, pointing to the names of the constellations in the sky. They are waiting, and not just them. There are also many Xi'an citizens and even tourists from other regions (countries) who have gathered here. Even though it was already eleven o'clock at night, even if the cool breeze was a little cold, everyone did not leave.
The night was deep and the moon was high. A spectacle began to appear, a star slowly rising in the night sky in the west, its brightness amazing. In a short period of time, it has overshadowed the light of all the stars in the sky. As the star rises, a circle of blue sky begins to spread. As it slowly rises and hangs high in the sky, its brightness is slowly reaching its maximum, and this circle of blue sky also occupies half the size of the sky. At its edges, the blue gradually transitions to yellow, orange, and purple. The colorful colors form a rainbow ring. Then the brightness of the sun in the night sky continued to increase, and gradually the stars in the sky could no longer be observed with the naked eye. The moon also shy disappeared into the sky.
In the west where Master Xuanzang was looking, a red sun hung high in the sky, and the whole Xi'an was illuminated like day.
Chen Tie and Lin Xingxing forgot the shouts, forgot the cheers, and silent tears slipped from the corners of their eyes. This is the sunrise of humanity.
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