After listening to the report on the research work of the Interstellar Migration team, Frank walked directly to the Commander-in-Chief's office with the proposal for the relevant project. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

"It's time!!" Frank sighed.

Now that the main scientific and technological hurdles to interstellar migration have been removed, it's time for full-scale action.

As several researchers have worried, the cost of building a space city is extremely high. According to preliminary estimates, the per capita cost of interstellar migration is at least 8 times higher than that of the city in the center of the earth.

In other words, for the same amount of money, either 5 people will go into the underground city or 1 person will go into space.

In the face of such high costs, governments and even the Interstellar Exploration Alliance will be very cautious. After all, in this time of crisis, everyone will have the same goal of saving as many people as possible.

Therefore, Frank is well aware that the interstellar immigration program is already in a very passive situation.

Maximizing short-term benefits, Frank also understands this. However, for the sake of risk diversification, he must unswervingly promote the development of the interstellar migration project.

"Earth's civilization should be prepared for many things. Risk diversification, don't put all your eggs in one basket! ”

Commander Watt's words kept lingering in Frank's mind.

Although the Earth Crisis research team made a judgment based on factors such as the mass, volume, rotation angle, rotational speed, and distance from the Earth of the star WR104, the soil layer at a depth of about 3,680 meters was able to withstand the sudden attack of this round of gamma-ray bursts. However, Frank still insists that the civilization of Earth must not be all-or-nothing, and must be prepared for multiple hands at the same time.

"Toot ~ Toot!"

Frank rang the doorbell in the commander-in-chief's office.

"Hello, Commander Frank!" The assistant secretary opened the door and greeted.

"Hello, I want to see the commander-in-chief!" Frank showed his intentions.

"Okay, please come with me, it just so happens that Commander Harbort is there."

The assistant secretary said as he guided Frank into the commander-in-chief's exclusive conference room.

"Frank, you've come just in time! Have a seat. When the Commander-in-Chief saw Frank, he beckoned him to sit down.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief."

Frank sat to the right of the commander-in-chief and greeted Hobert, who was sitting across from him, and Hobert nodded politely in response.

"We are talking about the progress of the construction of [the city of the center]." The commander-in-chief said, "I'm sure you've heard that the [Geocentric Builder] robot, which was created according to the Creator's science and technology, has shown extremely outstanding capabilities in various underground city construction projects!" ”

"This is really exciting news." Frank said bluntly, "However, I want to talk to you about the Interstellar Migration project today. ”

"Well, I've been waiting for your plan!" The commander-in-chief leaned slightly and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your anticipation, I'm here to introduce you to the program today."

As he spoke, Frank turned on his computer and immediately began to introduce the design and construction of the Space City......

Half an hour later.

"Frank, I'm also in favor of the standardized unit design for the Space City. This is indeed an efficient way to build and make the Space City parts into whole parts in extraterrestrial space orbit as quickly as possible. However, I have reservations about the construction of electromagnetic ejection tracks, as well as space elevators. ”

After reading the plan shown by Frank, the commander-in-chief bluntly expressed his opinion.

"Do you think there's something wrong with it?" Frank asked.

"There's nothing wrong with that, but there are some practical issues that we have to take into account." The commander-in-chief explained, "First of all, in which country and region are the electromagnetic catapult orbits and space elevators built? Who will be in charge? How should such a large expenditure be apportioned? The Coalition had to discuss these issues with Member States before making a decision. ”

"I understand what you said, and I suggest that all interstellar migration projects be led by the IEA. As for the location of the construction and the question of funding, I will wait for the conclusion of your discussions with the leaders of various countries. Frank nodded in understanding, and he knew very well that these huge projects would certainly not be something that the Interstellar Exploration Alliance could accomplish alone.

"Frank, can you tell me what I think?" Hobert asked.

"Please!" Frank gestured.

"I don't think it's necessary to build an electromagnetic catapult orbit as well as a space elevator." Hobert said silently.

"Why do you think so?" Frank asked rhetorically.

"I just calculated that according to the budget of 300,000 people per space city, only when the total number of space cities exceeds 100, the cost of building an electromagnetic catapult track or space elevator will generate a positive return. If the total number of cities in space is less than 100, it is more economical to launch them directly from a conventional rocket. ”

Hobert's brain is really good, and based on the data in the program, he quickly deduced the economic model of the operation of the electromagnetic catapult orbit or the space elevator.

"Hobert, do you think the total number of space cities we will build will be less than 100?" Frank asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh? How many seats should your plan be? Hobert asked rhetorically, frowning.

"In our team's plan, it should be at least 500 seats!" Frank looked at Hobart in a resolute tone.

"500!?" Hobart gave him a look of disbelief, "Frank, are you sure you want to do this?" ”

"Not bad! If time and resources permit, we hope to be able to build more space cities! ”

"How many people can be accommodated in a 500-seat space city? It's 150 million! But the same amount of money and resources could allow 750 million people to live in underground cities! It's not a good deal, Frank! ”

Hobert kept shaking his head in opposition!

"Hobert, you're wrong!" Frank raised his tone and retorted, "Interstellar immigration is not a deal! It is an important initiative to perpetuate the civilization of the earth. It's risky for everyone to go into the underground city in a desperate gamble! ”

"I have to correct your point!" Not to be outdone, Hobert said, "According to the energy estimation of gamma-ray bursts, the depth of 5 kilometers has exceeded the safety line, and each [geocentric city] will build a strong radiation-proof shell." ”

"Even in extreme cases, don't forget that gamma-ray bursts last from 0.1 to 1000 seconds. So, the danger of underground cities on the far side of the earth is only one in a billion! ”

"Hobert, you have to remember that you should not despise the true energy of the universe at any time!!" Frank said word by word, loudly. (To be continued.) )