Tibet, on the south side of the Shisha Bangma Peak, at the headquarters of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance, in the office of the Commander-in-Chief. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Frank, I'm sorry to tell you that the construction of the electromagnetic catapult orbit and the space elevator has encountered some problems."

The commander-in-chief told Frank, who was sitting across from him, with a little seriousness.

"I've also heard that there have been protests and even riots in many countries that are planning to carry out electromagnetic catapult orbits and space elevators."

Frank said calmly, naturally, he had already learned about it before.

"So, the construction project must make concessions for the time being!" said the commander-in-chief.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, I don't want to discuss the purpose for which the people would suddenly attack the construction of electromagnetic ejection orbits and space elevators." "But the think tanks of various governments must be able to understand the significance of this project." ”

"You're right, I believe that governments are very clever. But at these sensitive times, governments are reluctant to confront public opinion directly, and they need time to ease the pressure. The commander-in-chief said meaningfully.

"This is politics?" Frank asked rhetorically.

"Yes, that's politics!"

The commander-in-chief nodded and continued: "But this matter is certainly not that simple. In essence, the governments of the major core countries agree with the plan for the construction of space cities. Although there are no electromagnetic catapult tracks and space elevators for the time being, even if the standard units of the space city are transported by traditional rocket launches, the construction of the space city must be carried out as soon as possible! ”

"At this point, we can put the construction of the space elevator project on hold. After all, the technical difficulty, the cost of money, and the choice of location (to be built on the equator) of the space elevator are particularly demanding, and to be honest, I am not very sure of it myself. However, the construction project of the electromagnetic catapult track must not be compromised. ”

Frank pondered for a moment, then made the decision to abandon the overly ostentatious space elevator construction project for the time being.

"Hahaha~" The commander-in-chief, who is nearly seventy years old, still looks full of energy when he laughs.

He understood Frank's intentions, the space elevator was too eye-catching, and it would certainly not escape the eyes of people around the world during construction, and its difficulty coefficient was extremely large, and the construction period and consumption were relatively much larger. On the contrary, the construction of the electromagnetic catapult track was not so public, so Frank would retreat and make such a decision.

"The selection of the construction site of the electromagnetic catapult track is not so harsh, and we can seek the cooperation of several countries with the strongest comprehensive strength." Frank continued.

"Okay, I'll exchange views with the United States, Russia, China and other superpowers as soon as possible. It is also of great practical significance for them to build such an important transportation channel on their own territory! The commander-in-chief agreed.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Frank said, bowing down.

"You don't need to thank me, we are all for the inheritance of the earth's civilization!" The commander-in-chief replied with a wave of his hand.

......

"Ding~Dong, Dingdong~"

An ungraceful harp sound wafted through the banquet hall of the old castle.

Mr. Just, the mastermind behind the Shattered Crusaders, was gazing calmly and serenely at the very old harp standing beside him, and from time to time he would reach out his hands and caress the strings. Obviously, he was not good at playing the harp, and was just aimlessly plucking the strings.

However, this did not in any way affect Just's love for this harp.

His eyes were still slightly narrowed, which made the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes more and more obvious, as if they were engraved with the traces of time, but none of this could hide the concentration and warmth he felt when he looked at the harp.

It must be an unusual harp, perhaps it belongs to an important person, or perhaps it has an important story behind it that is not well known.

Of course, how can outsiders know the secret?

Mr. Justt never mentions the origin of this harp, except that it is quite old, and that it has been even older than this old castle.

The silence in the banquet hall was finally broken by the sound of hurried footsteps.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a white beard cautiously came to Just.

"Hello, Mr. Just!"

The middle-aged man put his hand on his chest and bowed in greeting.

"You seem to be in a good mood today, huh?"

The wrinkled Just's mouth raised a faint smile, slowly opened his eyes, and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a kind face.

"You, you're right!"

The middle-aged man with all white hair hurriedly replied, and he was extremely surprised in his heart, because Mr. Just always seemed to be able to see through himself at a glance.

"At present, in the three political regions controlled by our forces, the excavation and construction of the [Geocentric City] have begun." The middle-aged man began to report to work.

"Are you doing well, is everything going well?" Just asked indifferently with his eyes closed.

"All the best." The middle-aged man replied, "Thanks to the [Geocentric City] technology data and construction robots you brought us, oh no, to find them. ”

"Good!" Just nodded.

"Is there anything else you need to command?" The middle-aged man asked respectfully after reporting his work.

"The operation to suppress the space city will continue......"

"Understood, we will definitely follow your instructions!"

"Okay, you can step back first!" Just gestured.

"Yes! To shatter the Crusaders!! ”

So, the middle-aged man with all white hair cautiously turned around and walked through the banquet hall and left.

The banquet hall immediately returned to its original quiet.

"Ding~Dong, Dingdong~"

Just began to fiddle with the old harp beside him.

"It's been the same here." Just's eyes suddenly opened, and he muttered inexplicably, "The whole castle is exactly the same as when you left......

As he says, the entire ballroom is decorated in the same style as it was centuries ago, and there is no hint of modernity at all.

......

In July 2080, outside the universe at a distance of only 0.06 light-years from Earth.

Hara and Smith finally woke up from their last slumber.

"Oh God!" Smith managed to recover from his dormant state. "I don't want to experience such horrible feelings again!"

"Don't worry, this is the last time, you will never have such a chance again!" Yuan Haochen patted Smith on the shoulder and comforted.

"If the hibernation technology could have been more advanced, maybe Lynn would have come back with us......"

Smith touched the scene, and suddenly thought of Lynn, who was alone on another planet.

"It's a shame that this is a dormant technology from almost 20 years ago." Yuan Haochen sighed, "The dormancy technology will definitely get better and better in the future, at least it will not cause so much harm to your health!" ”

"Anyway, it's finally at the doorstep, let's get in touch with the Earth Command Center!"

Smith changed the subject and decided not to think about these depressing things.

"Before you woke up, I had already read the message from the Earth Command Center, and the intelligent control system of the Future has been in communication with the Earth Command Center, and they know exactly where we are now." Yuan Haochen replied.

"How far are we from Earth now?" Smith asked excitedly.

"It's 0.06 light-years away from Earth, and the one-way communication delay is about 22 days, and if we count the deceleration process, we will be home in just over a month!"

Yuan told Smith with a smile.

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