Chapter 329: A Rare View
Shen Chao had previously tested the possibility of bringing the giant ship back to the main plane after completely controlling the Budapest, and the relevant realities at that time were carried out very smoothly.
After opening the battleship's mass effect weakening field, he easily brought the 600-meter-long and million-ton giant ship to the lunar orbit of the main plane.
The whole process is as easy as crossing with a small backpack. He didn't feel burdened at all, so he was pretty sure that as long as there was a strong enough Mass Effect Weakening Field, what he could take with him was almost infinite.
As for why the prefabricated parts of these space stations were brought to the orbit of Jupiter instead of the Moon? That's because the space station is too big to be spotted in lunar orbit.
With such a close distance, there is no need for any government agency or high-level observatory, and only a random astronomy enthusiast can use a very average astronomical telescope to discover that their moon has added a new "satellite".
What's more, in comparison with other conditions, the moon is obviously not a good choice, as a relay location for landing, but it is not suitable for long-term development.
In contrast, Jupiter is undoubtedly a better choice. In order to establish a complete extraterrestrial base in the main plane, the expedition team had already arranged personnel to conduct field investigations of the major planets in the solar system of the main plane.
After the expedition and several meetings to weigh all the factors, Jupiter became the location of the expedition's chosen extraterrestrial main base.
It is about 4 astronomical units from Earth, which is neither too far nor too close. It only takes ten minutes to take a shuttle to make a round trip, which is not much longer than going to the moon.
But building the space station here will be many times better than building a lunar base, because with the sad space exploration ability of the main plane, it is really impossible to directly detect an additional "little thing" with a diameter of several kilometers here.
Astronomical telescopes on Earth can't see something so far away and so small, and the space probes launched to Jupiter? Sending fighter planes to knock out or hack them is something they can do at will. Therefore it will not be found that the storage of their space station is zĂ i.
And. The main space station would also provide a near-inexhaustible supply of hydrogen fuel from Jupiter's atmosphere at any time. There is almost never a need to worry about energy.
It is precisely because of this that in the Mass Effect world, the Star Federation has established several large space stations on the periphery of Jupiter in the Mass Effect world. Serve as a solid support site for fleets in the solar system.
The first contact with the wartime Star Alliance was based on this to dispatch and reorganize the fleet. Only then did they get enough time for the armistice. This shows the strategic importance of planets like Jupiter in interstellar warfare.
Back to the present, it took Shen Chao and the others two full days to transport more than a hundred prefabricated parts back to Jupiter's orbit and connect them with a half-meter-thick safety rope.
This is done so that the large prefabs float steadily on the track, without being too far apart from each other. Wait for the assembler.
Meanwhile. The upgrade to the second base has finally been completed, and the renovated island is no longer recognizable. A large new barracks, a huge new underground structure. Anti-aircraft fire increased several times and a dozen Hana unmanned combat submarines deployed in the nearby seas.
With such a system upgrade, the defense capability of the entire second base has been improved to the point where it can withstand any attack, and even if a nuclear power in the main plane launches a certain number of nuclear weapons, they can cope with it.
Moreover, in addition to the ability to respond to strikes, the new unmanned submarine force and the upgraded satellite network can also comprehensively monitor the movements of the world's major military networks. Simply put, they now have the ability to spy on the global military.
After completing the upgrade of the second base, everyone returned to Budapest in Jupiter's orbit in batches. Arrange for the final transfer of supplies.
After confirming that all supplies are in place and put into storage. They closed two space-time doors that led to the world of Mass Effect. The action of the Mass Effect World has been completely completed.
Half an hour later, on the starboard porthole of the 5th deck, Shen Chao was watching the extraordinary scenery outside through the one-meter-thick high-strength carbonized glass.
Although he had also traveled to many galaxies in the Mass Effect world with the Budapest before, and had seen many planets with different scenery up close, those were all missions. Came and went in a hurry.
So he had never had the opportunity to stand so quietly outside the porthole and enjoy a similar view, and now, on the main plane, which was completely unthreatening to them, he could finally let his guard down and seize this opportunity to enjoy such a view.
Looking through his porthole, half of it was occupied by Jupiter's massive size. Although the position of the Budapest at this time is hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from Jupiter's outer atmosphere, the giant planet, which is more than 300 times larger than the Earth, still fills his field of vision.
From his current position, he could see the boundary between light and dark on the giant planet. Unlike the boundary between light and dark on Earth, the boundary between light and dark here is two completely different worlds.
On the side where the sun hit, Shen Chao could clearly see the ripples on the thick atmospheric surface of Jupiter's surface. It's very complex, and it's very layered. In addition, the colors of these ripples are also different, and they are always moving and changing in small increments.
On the dark side of Jupiter, where sunlight does not shine, you can see bright giant lightning bolts forming in the line between light and dark, each of which is thousands of kilometers long.
These lightning bolts are not only huge, but also burst out very frequently, like a relay, one after another, and from time to time there are some particularly large lightning bolts that can illuminate a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers.
The powerful lightning here is caused by the sun's rays, and although it is very far away from the sun and receives very little light radiation compared to the earth, Jupiter's huge area and atmospheric composition allow it to absorb a lot of the sun's gifts.
The temperature and charge difference between the top atmosphere heated by sunlight and the cold atmosphere at the bottom form an extremely large temperature and charge difference, and Jupiter's atmosphere is 3,000 kilometers thick!
Therefore, at the junction of light and dark, there will be a huge amount of convection of hot and cold gases, resulting in a violent energy release. i.e. those huge lightning bolts before.
The current intensity of each lightning bolt is thousands of times stronger than the largest lightning stream on Earth. If Shen Chao's brain was broken and he stupidly drove the Budapest into the atmosphere of this red giant, then eighty percent of this powerful battleship would be destroyed by the huge lightning in the atmosphere.
However, at this time, looking at the past from tens of thousands of kilometers, those lightning bolts looked so harmless, just flickering silently, as if there was no other effect except flashing bright lights, emitting a little light and heat.
I don't know how long I watched it, but the famous big red spot on the surface of Jupiter slowly moved out of the dark side of Jupiter and into the sunlit zone. Shen Chao could clearly see the circles of threads moving inside the big red spots.
This famous spot is actually endemic to Jupiter's atmosphere, a super-powerful hurricane that lasted for centuries in Jupiter's thick atmosphere.
The Great Red Spot is constantly changing, but the diameter of the north and south has always been more than 14,000 kilometers, and the diameter of the east and west is close to 30,000 kilometers, and the area is large enough to fit into 3 or 4 earths.
Shen Chao just leaned against the railing, quietly admiring the slow rotation of the giant planet in front of him, when he was in the Mass Effect world before, he had heard some Normandy crew talk about the experience of stationing in Jupiter.
Those people had mentioned that watching the giant planet slowly rotate would be very reassuring, and now he finally understood what that was going on.
The giant planet in front of me rotates slowly and steadily, with a reassuring sense of eternity and subtle changes all the time.
It's no wonder that the soldiers of the Star Alliance Navy like to be stationed at the base on Jupiter. The unique scenery alone makes it easy to keep your mind and body relaxed.
And just as he was thinking this, a sound of unhurried footsteps came from the cabin behind him. Shen Chao didn't have to turn around to know that the person who came was Alice. But when he turned his head, he was still a little surprised.
Since Alice is wearing a dress on a rare occasion, the style and material should be one of the many dresses they brought from the world of Mass Effect.
Shen Chao didn't pay attention to it at all when he bought it at that time, but now it seems that the previous shopping in Ilim was really not wrong. Alice's dress is very close-fitting and shows off her figure well, making her look much more feminine than usual.
Why does she, a strong woman, rarely pay attention to her dress? It was some time ago, and she and the others were working on the main plane to upgrade the second base.
Because of this, she hadn't met Shen Chao much in the previous month, and naturally she didn't have any entertainment that she liked to see, so when she finally finished her work today, she immediately changed into beautiful clothes to meet Shen Chao.
Prepare to tease your boyfriend. There is no doubt that she succeeded, Shen Chao's eyes lit up immediately when she saw her dressed up like this, because strictly speaking, this was only the second time he had seen his girlfriend wearing a skirt.
"What a beautiful view," Alice smiled with satisfaction when she saw Shen Chao looking at her, and then walked to the porthole and sighed, she also liked the view outside the porthole.
When she was on the shuttle just now, she took a rough look at this beautiful giant planet. This will be their home for the next stage, like a second base.
"That's right, it's a very beautiful ......," Shen Chao echoed. But the focus of his eyes had shifted to his girlfriend, and as he spoke, he walked around Alice's back and put his arms around her slender and soft waist. (To be continued.) )