Chapter 250: Hindrance and Restart
On the White Lotus Princess, Wuyue is still focusing on adjusting the parameters of the unmanned unit and the material formula of the joint production workshop, so that the advance team can adapt to the harsh environment on the Hope Star.
The use of materials that are more resistant to high temperatures, the avoidance of prolonged exposure to light, the reduction of flights, and the use of ground transportation are all effective solutions.
Therefore, Wuyue believes that the current difficulties are temporary, and she has a way to solve the problem, but she can't use these methods for the members of the advance team.
In the convalescent chamber, dozens of team members with skin burns and even organ necrosis wail as they receive treatment from Dr. Charles.
Qiao Canal was mixed in it, but his physical fitness was stronger, and he only recovered in half a day, but as the head of the advance team, he had to think about how to solve the problem of exploring the Hope Star.
"Dr. Charles, is there a way to get our exploration and exploration plans to start quickly?" Dr. Charles is also a pioneer of the East Galaxy Company and is experienced and knowledgeable, making him a very good person to consult.
"It turned out to be Minister Joe." While Dr. Charles was busy treating the wounded, he was also actively thinking about a solution to the problem, but he had no results for the time being, so he showed an incapable reaction.
Qiao Canal asked: "I remember, the East Galaxy Company once sent spaceships to Venus and Mercury to explore, where the temperature was even harsher than that of Hope, and there were threats of acid rain, strong radiation, etc., why was it difficult for us to survive easily in Hope?" ”
"Notice the difference, Joe, whether it's Venus or Mercury, there are usually very few astronauts who need to be out and about for long periods of time, and wear completely special protective armor. It's not the same as what you're wearing today. ”
It was only when Dr. Charles said this that Joe realized that there was indeed a difference between the two explorations, "Ah, I was negligent, and we have no other way?" The only way to build a primitive underground base is to rely on unmanned units. Think about something else? ”
Seeing Qiao Hehe's request for help, Dr. Charles naturally couldn't bear to refuse stiffly, and he said, "It's not nothing... In fact, during this time, I searched the gene bank of the East Galaxy Company, and found several heat-tolerant gene fragments, which could barely solve the problem if they were to form a special hot environment adaptation project. ”
"I see, Dr. Charles, your solution sounds very feasible, why don't you try it quickly. The whole process of genetic adjustment is slow, but the effect is relatively fast, if we have a way to verify this quickly, it will be of great help to the advance team to explore and develop. ”
Dr. Charles was embarrassed and said, "No, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I'm worried about some side effects... The first side effect is that after completing this new set of adjustments, the original environmental adaptation effect on you will be completely lost. You can't move at minus 50 degrees Celsius anymore. ”
"This... It's a pity, but it's okay. After all, we will be on the Hope Star for a very long time to come. Joe understood Charles's concerns, and supported him with his words.
Dr. Charles added, "Then the second one, since these fragments are from equatorial peoples such as Africa and South America, you may become darker when the adjustment is completed. ”
Hear this. Joe Canal's face was a little bad, "We're not going to be black, are we?" ”
"Nope." Dr. Charles shook his head, "The adjustment of a few gene fragments will not affect the race... It's just that the skin will develop towards a darker color, which will better filter out the radiation and heat of electromagnetic waves. And there is a scientific basis for this. ”
"Well, if only a little darker... It's not that even the race has changed, I think it's acceptable, and I have to ask a few girls to understand their attitudes. Joe Canal thought more carefully.
"The third," Dr. Charles continued.
"And a third?"
"Nope." Dr. Charles blinked, no more questions in his mind.
"It's fine." Joe Canal patted his chest, "In that case, I can call the shots, please move your scorching environment adaptation project forward immediately, we need it." Also, Miss Kirizuki, are you almost adjusting here? ”
"Yes, Minister Qiao, the first batch of 20 engineering vehicles and mining vehicles have already set off at night when the temperature is low, and they are currently busy digging a sinking passage in the trough area."
"In addition, the satellites we launched have brought more data on the meteorological activities of the Hope Star, first of all, the extreme scarcity of water resources on the surface of the planet, resulting in the atmosphere and even the surface layer suddenly without any moisture, even the existence of ice sheets, extremely dry and hot, are all direct factors that make it difficult for you to adapt after landing."
"Even if it is underground, due to the influence of geothermal heat and light exposure, if it is not particularly unknown, otherwise even tens or hundreds of meters below the Hope Star may be scorching, and no one can get rid of it."
"It's trouble..."Qiao Canal finally knew what Xu Bochen was in when he was in charge of Jupiter's development, and many parts were coordinated, as if he was taking care of a newborn child, and he didn't know when new problems would arise, he had to be meticulous, and he couldn't get angry.
"Alas... I heard that my sons will come to see me in 10 years' time, but I wonder what I should do to face them at that time. Thinking of this, there was a rare softness in his heart, on the surface, he said that he had sacrificed his family for his career, but in fact he still felt a little guilty.
"In short, in 10 years, I will definitely give everyone a beautiful and solid base." Qiao Hehe swore in his heart that he must solve the problem, so that at least he would not be shameless to face his relatives and live up to the high hopes placed on him by the base camp.
A few days later, the advance team gathered in the ship for a general meeting to summarize the mistakes they had made after arriving at Centaur Alpha and to avoid repeating them in the future.
Next, they discussed and formulated a new exploration plan based on the new information they had obtained. The so-called plan can't keep up with the changes, and now the Hope Star has almost completely exceeded their original expectations, and the plan is basically no different from waste paper.
After a month of preparation, at this time, the White Lotus Princess 500 meters deep underground, there is a solid underground space with an area of 10,000 square meters, the hardness of the underground space is almost the same as the reinforced concrete that constitutes an ordinary building, only to resist 1.8 times the standard gravity, to avoid collapse;
The Hope Star's exploration and development program was relaunched.
Wuyue still took the lead, controlled the transport vehicles one by one, disassembled and packed the three joint production workshops, and transported them to the underground space, and after assembling, they could produce more smoothly.
Qiao Canal took the members of the advance team and stepped into the outside world for the second time, because of the relationship between the underground and the insulation, the temperature was less than 100 degrees Celsius, and their bodies were adjusted, everyone paid the price of tanning, which was more heat-resistant, so they could move freely inside.
There is no light or air in the underground space, and the construction progress is quite rudimentary, leaving a large open area.
At the edge, the joint production workshop was the first to be put into operation, because the temporary discovery of conventional resources, including iron, copper, tungsten, magnesium, lithium, resulting in many supplies that are not self-sufficient, and have to rely on more abundant resource output to make the joint production workshop infinitely produce.
This place is more than 4 light years away from the base camp, and they can't wait for support from afar, which means that in the next few years, they have to rely entirely on themselves, and the only thing they can rely on to find the value of development in this vast land is the three joint production workshops next to them. (To be continued.) )
PS: Let's start with a chapter today, and the second chapter is still the old rules, and I'll make it up in a few days