In the year 2080, a series of echoes from Centaur Alpha arrived in the solar system and became the number one event that everyone was looking forward to this year.

With these results coming out, it means that the East Galaxy Company will launch a series of measures according to the exploration results.

Once such a huge machine is put into operation, it will bring hundreds of millions of jobs, investment,

Even the countries on Earth, as well as the emerging countries that have declared the establishment of the asteroid belt, are also paying attention to this matter, wanting to benefit from it, wanting to know where the future of humanity is, and whether Centaur Alpha is the new home of mankind?

In February, the first official report from the advance team arrived, announcing that the advance team had completed a 40-year long journey, covering 4 light years to reach its destination, and a large number of photos, videos, sounds, personal impressions, etc. were sent back from Centaur Alpha.

Most of this information is not necessary to be confidential, so it is completely open and accessible to anyone, causing a sensation around the world, and even bringing a new wave of planetary exploration, and people are calling for their steps to go out of the solar system.

In April, the second report arrived, and the advance team took root on the surface of Hope, exposing the difficulties they had encountered and the stories of their indomitable struggle against nature.

However, it can also be concluded that most of the world in the universe is indeed barren, and most of the planets are rarely exposed to large areas of rare metals and rare earth enrichment except for the basic elements such as oxygen, hydrogen, silicon, aluminum, and iron.

Assuming that there were such planets, there would be no value in bringing these resources back to the home market when the journey between stars was so long and so costly.

People have sighed that what is in front of the East Galaxy Company is another history repeated. Like the Beacon States and Soviets of Liberty more than 100 years ago, it's up to them to do what they do.

However, this did not have the slightest impact on Cao Chuan, and many people may suspect that the East Galaxy Company will have to stumble and stumble on the planets between the stars for hundreds of years before it is possible to solve the cost problem and make human footprints all over many stars.

His gaze was always forward. The results of Centaur Alpha's exploration have long been expected by themselves, and they still have star exploration plans as backups, as well as jump spacecraft, and when these are realized, there is no problem in reducing the time and cost of interstar navigation by 90%.

In this way, human beings have the possibility of stellar development, and the East Galaxy Company can drag human civilization forward in great strides.

In any case, the report sent by the advance team was something new that he had never heard of, and thus. Cao Chuan read it with a serious attitude, contacting the bigwigs of other departments to figure out how to make things progress.

In the July report, after the advance team got a foothold on Hopestar and got through the most difficult days, most of the things that followed were as unattractive as running accounts.

However, in September, when an alien life called "Crystal Worm" suddenly appeared inside, Cao Chuan's face showed joy. The discovery of alien life for the first time was of great significance to them.

"In short, personal opinion is allowed." Cao Chuan concluded. Agree that the advance team will vigorously develop the crystal worm breeding industry, anyway, the crystal worms have not yet possessed intelligent life after all, unlike the unknown that will pose a huge threat to them.

"At this point, I think there are a lot of things to discuss." Cao Chuan was standing in the conference room at this time, and it was time for the monthly conference. "The advance team has brought us a lot of highlights, so we can't ignore it at the base camp."

"So, let's think about it based on this exploration report of Centaur Alpha. What do we need to do in the next 10 years? ”

The first to be raised was the issue of increasing the development of Centaur Alpha.

At the beginning, the East Galaxy Company didn't know anything about the Centaur Alpha, so it took a cautious attitude to development, but now that there are more credible results, it proves that although the Centaur Alpha is not a good place full of gold, at least it has some development value, especially as the first city outside the solar system of the East Galaxy Company, no matter how much money is invested in development.

"So... What is the specific plan? It didn't take long for the agenda to be passed, and employees raised new questions to discuss with each other.

"First of all, it was announced that the Centaur Alpha, Hope Star, and Hope City would be established, and the deputy minister of Qiao Canal would be appointed as the interim acting mayor, allowing the advance team to independently select a new mayor from within it, and from then on develop independently."

"As a support, East Galaxy Company will continue to invest 10 trillion yuan in the construction of Hope City in the next 50 years, and strive to make Hope City the first demonstration city outside the solar system."

"Including at least 1 million immigrants and at least 3 million tons of materials, the trade department will focus on the crystal worm business, open the market on the earth, and strive to make it a characteristic industry in Hope City, with a way to bring 100 billion yuan in annual income."

"Officially open the solar system-centaur alpha route, build more space lighthouses, ensure the smooth and safe route, accelerate the development of jump spacecraft, and strive to compress the route journey to 20 years before the 22nd century."

An outline of a plan to support the construction of Hope City has been sorted out, and from the perspective of investment alone, 10 trillion yuan is according to the GDP level of East Galaxy Company, and there is no pressure.

However, as an outline, there is no way to refine it in a short period of time, so it will be handed over to the staff of the trade department to optimize it and finally implement it into a specific plan.

"So the next... Through the exploration of Centaur Alpha, we have accumulated experience in the exploration of star systems outside the solar system, does it mean that we can start the development of more star systems, and whether there are any remaining problems that have not yet been solved, I wonder what Professor Russell thinks? ”

Professor Russell recalled, and he said slowly: "Since Mr. Consultant has invited me to answer this question, I will explain it." ”

"First of all, we have a few remaining issues in front of us."

"Communications. The 1GB quantum entanglement communication equipment has just been mass-produced, and the price has been compressed to 30 million, which is enough to equip every spacecraft and planet for at least 10 years according to the current information transmission needs. ”

"Speed. At present, the basic research group has completed the prototype of 5 jump spacecraft, and will be tested on Eristar for a longer time to ensure sufficient safety and stability, and within 10 years, the jump spacecraft that supports 5x jump will be put into production. ”

"Probe. How to see the real-time world farther away is a difficult problem we face, and some people have considered many solutions before, but the limit of the speed of light is always an unavoidable obstacle, and I think that the solution to this problem may have to be solved with the help of Mr. Consultant. ”

"The following are the new problems encountered by the advance team on the planet Hope, these problems are related to the natural conditions of the planets and star systems, and may not be generalized, please be selective and accept them."

"The first problem comes from the harsh gravity and temperature environment. This problem is fatal to the advance team, but it can be seen from the report that the advance team has solved the problem well through genetic adjustment, replacement of production materials, and rest and recuperation of the construction plan. ”

"What I would like to add is that we should add a system - all extrasolar planets must first complete the basic environmental survey of the planet before they can be explored, judge the value of the exploration, and only ensure that the relevant personnel have the qualifications to adapt to the local welcome, and only allow them to participate."

"For example, a hot planet must be able to endure high temperatures of more than 100 degrees Celsius, a planet with strong radiation can operate in an environment of more than 5,000 degrees Celsius, a frozen planet can withstand a low temperature of at least minus 150 degrees Celsius, and even a planet with a large number of dangerous alien life activities, which requires combat effectiveness."

"Considering that the fifth batch of support will bring 1 million people to Centaur Alpha, this system is more necessary to be implemented, and only if 1 million people are genetically adjusted before departure, otherwise there will be no more people to complete genetic adjustment for them when so many people hope for the star."

"The second problem comes from the crystall, which we don't know much about, except that it's the native inhabitants of the planet, it's distributed in the interior of the planet, and it's not dangerous, so it won't have an impact on our star-exploration strategy."

"The third question is Centaur Alpha, whether such a triad of stars can give us enlightenment, probably the advance team has not yet begun to carefully explore the star system, so it is impossible to draw definite conclusions."

"From this, we can see that the problems encountered by the advance team on Hope Star are not as difficult as imagined, and there are still three old problems in front of us, which are the key to deciding to open up the development of the star system."

After a while of debate, I have to say that the difficulties encountered by the advance team on the Hope Star are indeed not great, and the most direct proof is that there are not many casualties, and even the carefully prepared soul recovery device is not used, but it plays a role in the war with the unknown.

"It seems that we can only wait patiently for the construction of Hope City, and wait until the three major problems are completely solved, so that we can consider letting go and exploring other star systems?"

Cao Chuan made a final summary.

The employees nodded, "That's it... First of all, we will increase the development of Hope City and see where it can go, but there must be more planets in the universe that are suitable for human exploration, and when we solve these key problems, we can go over and explore. ”

"It's about... Hope Star is indeed a good target to explore... I'd rather go to Wolf 1061c, where there might be life..."

"I think Sirius β good, it's a white dwarf, a white dwarf!? You heard it right, it must be a lot of fun there! ”

As he spoke, the employees began to crook the building, and Cao Chuan listened to the discussion of the employees speechlessly, announcing the end of the meeting. (To be continued.) )

PS: The second update of the new year