Chapter 40: Seeing the World*
An Chen returned to the satellite control group to handle today's work. Ji Wanxing had already woken up, and the monitoring team had a meeting at four o'clock in the afternoon, so she went with her to participate in the discussion. Because the monitoring team met in a discussion room separated from the main satellite console, An Chen could still faintly hear some by relying on the "miracle".
Ji Wanxing's original monitoring team is the one that controls the only strategic satellite at present, and it is also directly connected with Orr Clara, who created the satellite defense system.
Although the Bee Kingdom has long been completely unified, the people's fears of division have never diminished, and if any problems arise with the Holy Mother Pope's branch, the various noble families may be able to lift the oppression and establish themselves as kings. Ol-Clara, an electronic engineering sister whom Anchen met at the University of Notre Dame de Ranphy, was the first to propose a design for satellites to monitor the globe and navigate missiles for global precision strikes. This requires greater satellite positioning accuracy, which is not enough for a single strategic satellite at present.
In fact, the ideal situation is that there is only one meta-female in the entire bee kingdom, which means that the entire civilization is the same race. But for historical reasons, many nobles have difficulty giving up their privileges, and the "miracles" of the Holy Mother Pope alone cannot cover the current billion population.
For apostates like Yan Qilan, what she supports is naturally the "disenchantment" of reproductive ability, so that the public can understand the way human reproduction from an objective perspective, rather than treating the meta-female as a deified "virgin". Ol-Clara, on the other hand, was more practical, knowing that disenchantment was very difficult to achieve due to the lack of a perfect scientific explanation for the "miracles", and that the nobles needed to be deterred and restrained in other ways - the noble-born members of the core team of the Sky Shield also agreed.
(Note: Disenchantment originates from the process of religious integration to secularization in the Western world described by Max Weber, and this process is also the development of human subjectivity.)
Perhaps it is precisely because of the higher accuracy of strategic satellites that Ji Wanxing discovered the extraterrestrial time difference effect. Anchen had mentioned this interesting phenomenon to Clara, but unfortunately Clara didn't really care about it.
Clara, Jin Xiluo, and Casper are more concerned about technology than basic research. Indeed, for an institution like the Imperial Sky Shield, which is still essentially a private institution, doing basic research is not worth the loss. The observatories built by the Imperial Academy of Sciences cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and even if the Imperial Sky Shield could be observed by satellite, it would not be possible to afford an optical detector comparable to that of a ground-based astronomical telescope.
An Chen thought distractedly, and suddenly the smart bracelet on her left wrist vibrate, and the remote audio interface popped up on the terminal screen in front of her, showing that Qin Xiao had sent her a voice request.
In order not to disturb others, An Chen went out of the control room, put on a dustproof jacket and walked to the balcony, only to pick up Qin Xiao's voice: "Hey, Ah Xiao? ”
"Sister Anchen, why are you so slow." Qin Xiao complained at first, and then said excitedly, "We're going to the Xindi Hotel, do you want to be together?" ”
Located in the city of Zhenhui Province, which has the world's largest sky garden, the Xindi Hotel is the scheduled location for the Koridu family to host the "Sky Tea Party". Not only will there be many young people from aristocratic families going here, but there will also be many people from the upper class of society who usually meet there. An Chen knew that Jace and Qin Sheng took Luo Qingye to the Xindi Hotel so that he could see the "world".
"Okay." An Chen agreed, "Do you need to change into formal clothes?" ”
"It's all right...... I booked a seat there and should be able to go with me. Qin Xiao replied.
Even if he used the relationship of the Qin family, he couldn't help but make An Chen feel a little fuss. Ordinary wealthy people have all kinds of rules of dress and behavior when they go to places like the Xindi Hotel, but there are not so many requirements for nobles and aristocratic friends.
Despite this, An Chen still didn't want to attract attention: "Then I'd better change into formal clothes." ”
"That's fine, Jace has found a stylist, and I'm going to dress up Aoba." Qin Xiao laughed teasingly.
It's time to dress up, after all, in a social occasion like a tea party in the air, there are so many people involved, and you still have to rely on your appearance to stand out. I have to let Luo Qingye get used to the feeling of being constrained by his appearance.
"When it comes to dressing up, I think I can refer to Casper's opinion." An Chen also joked that Casper is the most elaborate in the daily attire of the core members, "Hey, speaking of which, Casper will also participate in this air tea party, right?" ”
Over there, Qin Xiao asked Jace, and then replied to An Chen: "It's on the list, but it's not necessarily whether Brother Ka goes or not." ”
That's probably not going to go, and Casper doesn't like Cozhdu Diana at all. Instead of participating in such a boring party, it is better to hurry up with the progress of the rocket structure group.
"Then I'll go change my clothes, and we'll see you in the cabin in half an hour?" An Chen asked.
"Half an hour...... I'm afraid it's not enough. Qin Xiao snickered, "Aoba's hair is being baked in oil, forty or fifty minutes may be about the same." ”
"Hehe, I'm going to go over and watch." An Chen asked again, "Do you want to bring a car?" I can borrow one from the bee stable. ”
Usually, you can ride a hornet directly to work, but when you have other things or clothes that are inconvenient, you will use the car. The car is hung from the waist of the wasp by a rope and requires at least two wasps to lift it up, and three if it carries more people to keep it stable. For the most ordinary golden horse hornet, two hornets pull the car is more than enough for four or five people, but if there are more, you need a more load-bearing hornet.
The single heaviest wasp is the jasper variety, which was bred specifically for transport. However, the jasper hornet has a disadvantage, that is, it must have a queen bee to take the lead in the form of a bee team, which in ancient times was to facilitate the management of long-distance shipments, but now it has affected the application range of the jasper hornet.
"The car Jace is ready, you just need someone to come over." Qin Xiao thought of something again, "By the way, the black arrow may not be able to pull the car, right?" Then I might have to borrow another hornet......"
Black eagle hornets are rarely used to carry cars, and although they are large and aggressive, the flight process is not very smooth. It is precisely because of its large size and strong exoskeleton that the Black Eagle Hornet is actually much heavier than the average hornet, and take-off is largely by bouncing, and the rope of the car is not designed for this take-off. And the "power" of the Black Eagle is significantly higher than Qin Xiao's Fireworks Hornet and Jace's Golden Horse Hornet, and the imbalance in the direction of the three forces is also dangerous.
"You don't need to borrow anything else, I'll ride a sunspot, you can just sit in the car." An Chen said indifferently, "Just sit in a car for three people, and two hornets are enough." ”
Qin Xiaogang wanted to say how to let the Yuan women ride hornets and the rest of the people sit in the car, but when he thought that his sister An Chen was this character, he happily agreed: "That's fine." Sister Anchen, we've been waiting for you, mua! ”
His "mua" made An Chen a little crying and laughing, and always felt that this was impossible to explain to Qin Sheng, but for teaching purposes, she still did not refuse: "Well, see you then." ”