Chapter 637: A Meteorite Hits Venus
After Zhang Shusheng finished talking about the method of the meteorite hitting Venus just now, the scientists present felt a kind of blood rushing from foot to foot.
If it is said that for ordinary people, climbing Mount Everest is a great feat, which makes people's blood boil.
So, what about transforming a planet? Transforming a planet with a temperature of up to 500 degrees Celsius into a living planet suitable for humanoid life in the future is also a remarkable feat among those advanced civilizations.
This not only involves many key technologies, but also has very high requirements for equipment, transformation materials, and even the computing power of the brain.
It's very simple, the computing power of the brain is not good, the technology is not good, the angle of the meteorite impact is slightly different, there are just more big craters on Venus, and nothing else will change.
It's easier to destroy a planet, with a salvo of battleship guns, or the use of some strategic antimatter weapons, super-high-yield nuclear weapons, these can be easily done.
But transforming a planet is something that even many second-level civilizations don't dare to think about.
Among them, in addition to the computing power of the intelligent brain, the lack of corresponding technology and the lack of some key equipment and materials are the most critical.
Zhang Shusheng flipped through the documents in his hand, which was written the general idea of the transformation plan for Venus, so he was not going to say more, "The general idea, there is it in the document, you can take a good look at it when you go back." Transforming the planet doesn't happen overnight, and the most important thing for us now is to take the first step.
Professor Dewey, as the general leader of the project, would you like to introduce the progress of the impact experiment? ”
Dewey: "Yes, Your Majesty. At present, we have found a planet with conditions similar to Venus in the chaotic star belt and conducted three experiments, and the specific experimental data ......"
…… In the blink of an eye, another five months had passed.
After more than a year, with the addition of a large number of robots and engineering ships, the materials were exchanged all the way, and the huge dock was finally officially completed.
The shipyard of the battleship factory is not large, the difficulty is that the materials and equipment are expensive, and many of them cannot be bought at all.
Zhang Shusheng endured a mouthful of blood, put all the points of the year into it, bought back all the equipment and materials, and finally completed the construction of the dock in the shortest time of one year.
Even Hatton called it incredible, even with the Nok Business Alliance, with all the materials, it would take two to three years to build such a dock.
He didn't know where the emperor got the materials and equipment, and naturally he wouldn't know that the construction robots used by Zhang Shusheng were all very advanced, and the construction technology was from the third-level civilization or even the fourth-level civilization, which was naturally not comparable to the second-level civilization.
After Zhang Shusheng visited the newly built dock with Hatton and others, after the photos and videos were widely publicized by major TV stations, the people of the earth were boiling again.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has quietly given the people one huge surprise after another.
First it was an alien trade, then it built the first robot production line on Earth, and now it's good that even the battleship factory has been moved back.
For the vast majority of people, they don't understand battleships at all, and they don't understand how difficult it is to build battleships, but as long as they know that the kind of battleships that are 2,000 meters long, the empire can make them themselves, and that's enough.
However, Zhang Shusheng didn't have time to share this great joy with the people, so he just asked the Military Affairs Yuan to arrange a senior military official and do an important program with Imperial Television, which can be regarded as popularizing the things of the battleship factory and dockyard.
The focus of his work has completely shifted to the first step in transforming Venus - a meteorite hitting Venus.
A week later, the starry sky outside the solar system approached the chaotic star belt.
An engineering spacecraft is docked next to a meteorite more than 50 kilometers square, on which more than 300 engineering robots are hard at work.
This engineering spaceship is not big, more than 200 meters long, in fact, it can only be regarded as a small boat in the spaceship, but it is enough as an ordinary engineering spaceship.
Inside the shipyard, the shipyard and several scientific personnel are monitoring the work of the robots through real-time footage.
"All the bots are working fine."
"The drilling crew robot is adjusting the drilling force ......"
"The installation group robot is already in place and ready to start the installation."
"The ship is ready to open the cargo hold, and the landing craft to transport the engines is ready."
Amid the constant reporting, the scientific and technological personnel are also closely monitoring the entire work process.
Robots are very high-end, and the efficiency is not comparable to ordinary people, only those who have cultivated combat skills, and people above the martial arts can compare with robots in some work links.
However, the biggest disadvantage of the robot is the lack of human-like logical thinking, too mechanical in the logical judgment ability, once there is a little emergency, if there is no scientific and technological personnel involved, it is likely to bring huge losses.
Therefore, although robots are most suitable for construction on meteorites, human scientists also have to watch remotely from the ship.
"This is the eighth meteorite, and there are 2 asteroids, which are the next hurdles to overcome."
Wu Kang, the technical director, and Ye Yunmin, the shipyard, casually chatted about the Venus transformation plan, and the two have worked together on three meteorites, which is the fastest progress among the three meteorite transformation groups.
"Well, the remaining 2 asteroids should have a share of us, our technology and experience are there, Lao Wu, don't worry."
Ye Yunmin didn't have that much to worry about, although he was piloting an engineering spaceship, he was temporarily transferred from the position of deputy captain of the cruiser.
The project is too important to be done by the elite.
Wu Kang: "I hope everything goes well, this project is too big, and whoever makes a mistake may become a sinner of the empire." ”
After speaking, his attention was 100% focused on the on-site construction on the meteorite.
After 12 hours, those tireless finally began to install the engine, and it took a full day to install this energy engine specially used for meteorite self-propulsion.
"Boom ......"
In the silent universe, after a shock, the energy engine installed on the meteorite finally started, and according to the program set by the computer, under the control of the small mastermind, it began to fly slowly towards Venus.
"Great! We can apply to take on the work of asteroid modification. ”
There was a cheer in the engineering spacecraft, which lasted 3 days, and after the meteorite was transformed and the engine was installed, it was finally able to fly to space near Venus on its own.
Two days later, in the chaotic star belt, next to a giant meteorite more than 500 kilometers long, three engineering spacecraft were docked, and the giant meteorite of this size was completely asteroid.
According to the decision of the modification project team, the three engineering teams will work together to modify the asteroid.
"We have just talked about the specific plan, a total of 5 engines, we come step by step, don't be impatient, the first few days are mainly to carry out some modifications on the surface of the asteroid......"
Wu Kang is holding a virtual meeting on the construction ship, and the three transformation teams are working at the same time, and it will take about five days to make preliminary changes to the surface of the planet, for example, some particularly protruding meteorite peaks to be cut off, and some particularly large craters to be filled, so as to ensure the accuracy of the impact at that time.
After arranging the work, Wu Kang personally came to his transformation team, and as the person in charge of the asteroid transformation research, he also personally went into battle.
In the following time, the whole renovation work did not go very well.
Compared with the previous 20-50 km square meteorites, this planet will be the main force to impact Venus, and if the 8 meteorites in front are just appetizers, these two 500-kilometer asteroids will be the main force.
Wu Kang soon found that when he cut some asteroid mountains, it actually affected the gravity distribution of the entire asteroid, so he had to suspend the construction, and after modifying the parameters with the scientists of the project team, the construction was carried out again.
It took a total of 11 days for the first asteroid to be transformed, and after intensive monitoring by a team of experts, through modeling and analysis of the asteroid, it was finally passed.
The second asteroid was transformed at a much faster rate, and it took only 6 days for the five energy engines to be installed, ignited, and set sail for space near Venus.
Two days later, Zhang Shusheng took the Zhonghua and came to Venus.
"Your Majesty, the 8 meteorites and 2 asteroids needed to transform Venus are all in place. Look over there! ”
Following the direction pointed by Professor Dewey, in the space ahead, 8 meteorites and 2 asteroids are clearly visible, which are moving at low speed around Venus.
Zhang Shusheng: "Well, although there were some twists and turns during the period, these 10 celestial bodies were finally transformed and used to impact Venus."
The impact simulation test of the intelligent brain computing, there is no problem, right? ”
"Well, no problem. In the first simulation test, the level of the brain was not enough, and later we used the brain access terminal of the Science and Technology Committee to carry out simulation calculations to ensure that it was correct. ”
Dewey said.
Zhang Shusheng nodded, and then asked Zhi Brain to call up the data and look at it, and sure enough, several simulation tests were correct.
The entrance to the brain of the Science and Technology Committee is directly connected to Zhang Bing, and on the earth, Zhang Shusheng has established a large underground brain center, where there are many auxiliary equipment of Zhang Bing.
Zhang Bing, as a super intelligent brain, has very outstanding computing power, even if he does not have so many peripheral hardware devices, he can also calculate at high speed, but for long-term consideration, Zhang Shusheng still established an underground intelligent brain super center and handed over those huge calculations to Zhang Bing, so that he can play while distracting himself from calculating the astronomical computing tasks submitted to the Science and Technology Committee.
"Then let's make the final preparations, don't worry, I have plenty of time."
Zhang Shusheng said with a smile that the final test of the impact plan has also been completed, and after personally seeing the parameters and confirming that they are correct, he thinks that it can be implemented.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Dewey said tremblingly.
At the same time, with Zhang Shusheng's order, the shipboard synchronous camera equipment has been connected to the live broadcast room of Imperial TV, and the live broadcast at that end is about to begin.
"Audience friends, good evening, the long-awaited plan to transform Venus is about to kick off, now, let us connect with great enthusiasm and watch the live ...... sent back by Venus."
(To be continued)