Chapter 193: Moon Base
"How? Not bad! ”
Wang Dao, who was standing in the moon base, asked proudly to No. 1.
There are many things going on on earth, especially when the war of unification is in full swing.
However, the overall situation has been decided, and all matters of war and education are all planned by specific people, and there are special personnel in charge, and there is no need to worry too much about the royal road.
The main thing is that everything went smoothly and there were no major surprises.
So after appeasing those scientists, Wang Dao took No. 1 to the moon and visited the site.
After all, the report listened to 10,000 sentences, and the photos were 10,000, and there was no down-to-earth glance at the scene.
No. 1 looked up at the bright starry sky and said with praise: "Yes, it's really good!" I didn't expect that I would be able to stand on the moon in my lifetime! ”
Through the fully enclosed high-strength transparent glass cover, the distant galaxy is extraordinarily brilliant.
The base we are visiting now is located on the shady side of the moon and is mainly used for external observation and defense.
It is equipped with dozens of astronomical telescopes, large and small, in addition to traditional optical astronomical telescopes, radio astronomical telescopes, as well as the latest quantum astronomical telescopes and force field astronomical telescopes.
All astronomical telescopes are always aimed at the universe and maintain uninterrupted observation.
In addition to astronomical telescopes, there are also electromagnetic railguns and laser cannons of various calibers.
The largest electromagnetic cannon, when activated at maximum power, can shoot a mass rod of 10,000 tons into space at fifty times the speed of sound to smash possible asteroids.
The fragments are further crushed by smaller mass rods and then ablatively melted by high-powered lasers to ensure that they are not dangerous to the earth.
Of course, the larger role is to protect the lunar base, as the last line of defense of the planet, just as a backup.
"At present, we have arranged thirty-six armed guard space stations on the spherical surface of the moon's orbit and according to the orbital design of the armillary sphere.
These space stations, all equipped are no worse than this base, this is the real last line of defense of our earth.
However, due to the limitations of scientific and technological knowledge, there is an error in the orbit of the armillary sphere, and we have corrected this error. ”
As the de facto first person to land on the moon in China, Chen Bingde was naturally appointed as the person in charge of the moon and fully presided over the construction of the lunar base.
After introducing the first area with a smile, Chen Bingde led Wang Daohe No. 1 to other areas of the base.
The entire base is covered with a height of 1,000 meters, and the vehicles are flying cars, and the speed is also very fast.
"This is our agricultural production area." Following Chen Bingde's words, the two of them looked at it and were stunned by the planting area in front of them.
Hundreds of layers of three-dimensional distribution of culture tanks, inside the flow of transparent nutrient solution, overgrown with a variety of lush vegetables and fruits.
Greens, peppers, tomatoes, bamboo shoots, apples, pears, watermelons, persimmons, a rough count, there are more than 200 varieties.
All the planting is done automatically by robots, and occasionally you can see a few staff members in white coats, stepping on flying skateboards, looking around.
Soon, it came to the breeding area, common pigs, cattle and sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, and all kinds of common fish.
There are also some rare food animals, such as pheasants and wild ducks, which are abundant.
"At present, the production of the planting and breeding area can meet the daily needs of millions of people, and basically, except for seafood, they have achieved self-sufficiency."
Chen Bingde's face was full of pride, he had just stepped on the moon, and the feeling of emptiness and desolation was indescribably satisfying compared to the current bustling and prosperous.
He picked a few apples with a smile, distributed them to everyone, and said, "All fruits and vegetables are absolutely green and can be eaten directly." ”
After saying that, he took a squeaky bite and ate it.
Subsequently, there is a planting and breeding experimental area.
This is the Space Agricultural Production Research Center, and the test objects are the natural growth and mutation of various plants and animals in various space environments.
The environment includes a single weightlessness, light weight, overweight, radiation of various intensities, or a combination of two or more conditions.
"Are there any concrete results?" Number One asked with interest.
"There are many results, some good and some bad, let me take you to see a few examples." Chen Bingde said succinctly.
"Look at the plant over there." Chen Bingde pointed to a plant and said.
It is a plant that is nearly five meters tall, with a trunk as thick as an ordinary person's thigh and leaves the size of a palm.
There were nearly 100 fruits hanging on it, all blue, the size of a human head.
It must be a mutated plant, but what it was in the original is not visible to the naked eye.
"This is a mutant tomato plant, which we named blue, and it is a very magical mutation produced in a high-radiation, total weightlessness environment.
Compared with the normal original plant, the content of nutrients unique to mutant tomatoes is less than half.
However, the anthocyanin content in it has increased significantly, at least five times higher than that of blueberries.
Blueberries have other nutrients that are available in mutated tomatoes, and the content is also two to five times higher.
The most important thing is that it does not contain toxic and harmful substances, and it can be used as a superfruit.
At present, we are studying how to maintain this variation in a normal planting environment to facilitate large-scale promotion of planting.
In particular, the mode of reproduction, because of the ordinary retention and grafting, has proved to be unfeasible. ”
Chen Bingde's introduction is quite a professional botanist, and it seems that he has been studying hard recently, otherwise an astronaut is responsible for these is enough.
"There is also a wheat variety that has become vine-like in twice the gravity environment, and the yield is also half less, but the nutritional value has also increased a lot.
The problem is the same, you can't keep the seeds.
This is also a common problem faced by plants acquired by accidental mutation, and it is difficult to reproduce again. ”
Subsequently, Chen Bingde introduced to everyone the cotton that has tripled its yield, the mulberry that has become larger and the nutritional value has become higher, and the pineapple that cannot be eaten by roots and leaves.
The appearance of these mutant plants can be said to have given everyone a great surprise.
The emergence of any agricultural crop requires years of research and accumulation, and in just two years, five varieties have appeared, which is enough to surprise people despite the difficulty of replanting.
"Of course, it's not all good positive variations, and there are bad reverse variations.
For example, this soybean is one acre before the top of a tree, but it contains a highly toxic substance, and this toxin is very difficult to deal with.
There is also a piece of corn, the yield is also greatly increased, it is also highly toxic, and it cannot be used as food or feed at all. ”
Everyone nodded their heads in understanding.
Plant evolution certainly won't be smooth sailing, especially if it's human-controlled.
And, from a plant point of view, poisoning is a very good way to protect yourself.
The so-called good and bad are just a simple and crude division from the perspective of human use.