Chapter 183: Leaps and Bounds
As the saying goes, there is no moon in the mountains, in fact, once people devote themselves to a certain work, they will also feel that time is passing rapidly. In a blink of an eye, nearly two years have passed.
On Aden, the people of the pioneer fleet, under the leadership of Commander Lin Feng, also began the comprehensive development of Aden.
According to the development plan formulated in advance, the entire fleet was divided into five parts, which were respectively explored and studied in this plain where it is now located, with a view to realizing the rapid development of the fleet.
All the medium-sized ships were scattered and used as an important base for people's research and life. Each ship undertakes a certain research task, and the results of the research are sent back to the starship at any time to ensure that the central computer can accurately assess the degree of development.
The first breakthrough was made in the department of biological research.
When the starship set off from the earth, it already carried most of the species on the earth, one is to artificially create an ecological environment on the starship to ensure people's survival and provide sufficient material sources; The second is to conduct relevant research on the new life planet, in order to discover the evolutionary direction of these creatures in the new environment.
In order not to destroy the native ecology of Aden, these biological experiments were carried out in a tightly enclosed field.
In the first year of the experiment, many plants and animals died due to the special environmental conditions, and only a small number of particularly strong ones survived. It can be said that this year, all the people of the fleet faced the problem of not having enough to eat. Fortunately, there is a source of energy that continuously provides the energy that people need, so that the phenomenon of starvation does not occur.
By the following year, the situation had changed dramatically. The surviving animals and plants have mutated their genes due to long-term radiation from the source energy, and their adaptations have been greatly enhanced, and the yields of wheat, corn and other food crops have increased unprecedentedly, and even the hard ground of Aden cannot stop their tenacious growth. And its growth cycle is also greatly shortened, the wheat and corn grains produced are fuller, the individuals are larger, and the nutrition is richer. And those large animals, people did not put them in the environment outside the starship, because the changes of source energy radiation to animals are too shocking, and people are not sure whether these animals will become new intelligent creatures. It would be a real tragedy to create a group of birds and beasts with intelligence comparable to that of human beings. But even inside the starship, these animals have changed a lot, the individuals are a little larger than before, and their strength is constantly increasing. Of course, the more important thing is that the meat provided by these animals tastes much more delicious. This greatly satisfies people who are accustomed to the monotonous diet inside the starship. After all, everyone has a desire to eat.
The most important breakthroughs for the fleet were in materials and energy.
Through several years of hard work, the geological experts of the fleet have discovered four metal elements that do not exist on the earth, and these elements have very good physical and chemical properties, and together with the first discovered YA metal, they have become the best materials for the fleet to make new warships and weapons.
Based on these new metal elements, the fleet carried out large-scale modifications of the starships Atlantis and Manho. The first is the hull, which, although there is not enough ya-metal, is still able to cover the starship with a solid protective layer. While this partially increases the overall weight of the starship, it is insignificant compared to the strong protection it provides. Without this layer of metal protection, the starship would not have the ability to enter the space gate and sail through the space passage over long distances.
Based on the smelting technology provided by Xiaojin, the production department has succeeded in producing several high-quality alloys. One is to use ordinary iron and YB metal, according to a certain proportion of high temperature melting, after cooling, showing a high degree of malleability, can be deformed as needed. Although this kind of special surname is a bit chicken, it can play a great role in starships with relatively small spaces. For example, the size of the room can be adjusted according to the needs of the owner, and it can even be used for multiple purposes, which greatly reduces the consumption of resources in the starship.
The surname of another alloy is much more unexpected. The composition of this alloy is all newly discovered metal elements, and after being melted in different proportions, there are a variety of completely different castes, some are fluid, some are crystals, and even one can be converted between multiple castes in different environments. For these new alloys, the weapons and equipment research department is very interested, and it has triggered a lot of whimsical ideas about individual weapons. It has even been suggested that a new type of space armor could be made from fluid metal, which would cling to the body like human skin, not only not affecting movement, but also providing strong protection to fighters. Of course, this is just an idea, and more experimentation is needed for researchers to make it and meet practical standards.
Lin Feng saw these changes in the fleet. He was both excited and moved. These major discoveries are all due to people's selfless spirit of hard work. Sure, they're fighting for their own survival, but why not for the entire fleet or even the entire human race?
And what made Lin Feng's heart more down-to-earth was the exploration and development of the Aden Star Source Energy.
After several years of arduous exploration and exploitation, the fleet now has an enviable reserve of source energy. These sources can be sealed and stored in full accordance with Xiaojin's requirements. For the energy contained in these source energies, even Xiao Jin can't say an accurate figure, it only makes a very vivid analogy. He said that if all of these source energy were released in an instant, their power could destroy the entire Proxima Centauri system!
Hearing Xiao Jin say this, everyone present was stunned. Just such a little source energy, which may add up to less than a ton, is its power so great? A ton of matter can destroy a galaxy! It's incredible! It's horrible, too! Does this mean that the entire planet of Aden has now become a huge blast source? What's more, if Proxima Centauri's galaxy is destroyed, it will inevitably affect the solar system! You must know that although the distance between the two galaxies is 4.5 light years, compared with the universe, this distance is really small! The gravitational change caused by the destruction of Proxima Centauri's galaxy alone is enough to cause the Earth to suffer a catastrophe far worse than the one shown in the pre-ephemeris movie "2012"!
Xiao Jin's words made Lin Feng even more vigilant, and he even did not hesitate to transfer the troops of a group army to be responsible for the protection of the source energy warehouse! And in order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he even designated the nearby 50-kilometer area as a military forbidden area, and it is strictly forbidden for any idle people to enter!
With the source energy, Chen Dali's research on new starship engines, warships, and weapons has also made great progress. Although the engine is still in the advanced stage of testing, in terms of weapons, the equipment department led by him has made a major breakthrough. In particular, the annihilation cannon technology provided by Xiao Jin has allowed human beings to master one of the most powerful weapons of mass destruction! (To be continued.) )