Chapter 692: The Time of the Great Explosion
In the time since, the signals have been coming continuously. It's just that the process of decelerating the spacecraft is a bit boring, and the deceleration process took half a year - which made many citizens complain: could it be more boring. Of course, this is also what ordinary people think. For professionals, deceleration is a key part, and if it cannot be done perfectly, it will have a great adverse impact on the subsequent steps. The strictest zhòng, such as rushing out directly, it will be a tragedy! After all, the kinetic energy carried by the spacecraft is too powerful to be captured by ordinary stars!
And the next devastating and decaying destruction of the "enemy's" defense capabilities is exciting. But when the genocide was signed, many citizens began to protest against the brutality of the empire; And when dozens of cold viruses were released, there were even demonstrations!
However, successful immigration is reassuring after all. Although there are problems of one kind or another, success is the most beautiful fruit! Rather, the idea of the citizens against the actions of the empire quietly disappeared.
It's just dozens of cold viruses of varying severity that even humans can't necessarily afford to eat - let alone aliens who have never been exposed to this virus. In a few days, it was already full of ambushes, and a month later, the land was barren and there was not a single animal in sight! Not even ant-sized animals survived! On this planet, which has no ability to resist cold viruses, the danger of viruses is magnified by thousands of times!
However, the empire also explained some things, such as using the behavior of Germany in World War II as a metaphor, such as the behavior of Japan back then, which for a while made the citizens of the empire somewhat understand the decision of the empire. Not to mention. Now it is no longer under the jurisdiction of the Empire, but within the scope of the Yanhuang Empire!
And along with the return of the signal, there is also a large number of extraterrestrial civilizations of the essence. These essences are compressed and disseminated with text, pictures, sounds, videos, etc. This information has increased people's knowledge and provided new reference materials for the research direction of the empire.
In return, the Empire prepares to launch a high-speed probe that carries the Empire's latest technological achievements.
On this action, many people expressed opposition, why let them get something for nothing. But the empire also thought a lot. The most important thing is: the overall amount of human society. It is still too weak, and the empire should and must take a measure to increase the survival of humanity in the universe. Based on the current conclusions, it can be concluded that mankind will inevitably encounter a more powerful cosmic civilization in the future -- in order to maintain its basic dignity and ability to survive in the face of such a civilization, mankind cannot pin its hopes on others. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen your own capabilities! So. Now is not the time to think about personal gains and losses. Rather, we must strengthen our self-defense capabilities! Otherwise, the whale sign may be the fate of humans in the future.
Oh, and now the whale constellation T. Officially renamed the Yanhuang Galaxy!
In March of the 108th year of the Imperial Calendar, the USS War spacecraft set sail. The third human spaceship to take off, and the first to be built with private funds from the Empire. The significance of this spaceship setting sail is not trivial! Before the establishment of the empire, it had promised that after the founding of the country, private consortia and other organizations would be allowed to establish their own empires; In the early days, humanity will expand its sphere of influence in this way.
But at all times, it's one thing to promise, and it's another thing to be able to deliver. In fact, every spaceship built is a serious disservice to the Empire! The loss of a large number of elites, the removal of an entire industrial base, the departure of loved ones, etc., will weaken the empire for a while. If it weren't for the rapid development of the empire over the years, it really wouldn't have been able to emigrate continuously!
Therefore, the best means is to give those detached empires the ability to continue to play divide! Just like splitting bacteria, as long as it does this a few times, the range of human influence can reach tens of light-years, hundreds of light-years, thousands of light-years...... And then keep expanding! It's something like 2, 4, 8, 16...... The way to expand!
After that, as long as the empire is strong enough, it can rely on certain means to integrate these isolated states to form a United States, or a federation, and so on; And if science and technology continue to develop in the future, you can directly divide provinces and regions in the universe and carry out direct jurisdiction!
However, the step of complete reunification is still too early for the time being, at least for a thousand years. The most important thing now is to expand the sphere of human influence and then use ultra-long-distance communication technology to connect human society. And this time, the probe sent to the Yanhuang Empire has a complete set of information on ultra-long-distance communication technology, as long as the construction is completed there, human beings can achieve cross-galaxy communication! A signal delay of one hour, which is still acceptable in a universe that is more than ten light-years away; Pretty good, to be exact! Pretty good!
And this time, the take-off of the War means that in the future, the human private chaebol will officially enter the era of interstellar expansion, and they can build their own empire! Perhaps, no one wants to be subservient, especially these plutocrats! Every plutocratic leader has a level of wisdom that is sufficient to be in the position of emperor - in that case, of course, he also has his own ambitions! Man is a strange life, the more intelligent he is, the more he thinks, the more he thinks, and the more he desires!
And the War is more like a signal: the Empire has really fulfilled its promise, and is fully committed to building the War! For a while, many people began to become active.
In fact, the departure of these chaebols is also beneficial to the long-term development of the empire. Capital has always been expansive, and if there are too many chaebols and too powerful, they will inevitably affect the development and rule of the empire, and they will eventually compete with the empire for control - whether it is resources, wealth, or talent. The right capital power can become the backbone of the empire, but too strong a capital power will hold back! Just like the United States back then, it was strong because of the chaebol, but later it also surrendered because of the chaebol! Plutocracy - they tend to look at wealth and family inheritance, and don't care too much about the nation!
Especially this time, the top chaebols of the empire contributed 80% of the wealth, directly increasing the social wealth of the empire by half! Make society richer. This wealth flows into all corners of society through guò orders and so on.
July 109 in the imperial calendar. After a year and a half of Venusian years, War finally left the solar system. Hovering in the solar system with almost a spiral, the engine and solar sail were used to directly accelerate the spacecraft to 0.6 times the speed of light, and the expedition began in one breath!
The War is worthy of the name of war, and the combat power it carries is second only to the Hope spaceship, which is fully developed by the Empire, and is five times the combat power of the original Civilization spaceship! After all, the second-generation spacecraft technology itself is far more powerful and perfect than the first-generation technology.
With the departure of the War, the Republic's Bright spaceship is also ready to take off. However, the Republic is very embarrassed to want to lease the Empire's space reflector for temporary use. Republic all these years. The gap with the empire is getting wider. This is the result of its own philosophy of domination. And as the Empire prepares to build six planets of life in one go, the immigration strategy is temporarily opened - as long as you apply and pass the test of the Empire, then the Republic will be coordinated by the Empire. Even the powerful empire, which hangs the window of immigration on various websites of the earth. Continuous output. Empires need bloodsucking too!
As for the republican side. All I can say is sorry. An empire is an empire after all, not a charity!
However, in compensation, the Reich provided the Republic with a free photopressure boost service - in fact, mirror technology was definitely one of the cheapest high-tech technologies - as long as it was built. All energy is driven by solar energy. Provide a service - the empire is hardly affected except for a year when the computer is working.
The movement of the Bright take-off was particularly loud. The two auxiliary modules are two powerful hydrogen-oxygen thrusters, and the billowing water vapor is even more powerful than the original Hope spacecraft, like a golden hoop rod, linking between the orbit of the Earth and Jupiter, stretching for 600 million kilometers! In the environment of space, it will not be dispersed! For this reason, it even affected the push of light pressure for a time. It wasn't until the spacecraft accelerated to Jupiter's orbit that the hydrogen-oxygen thrusters shut down because they had exhausted a third of their reserves, and began to accelerate with low-emission plasma engines and auxiliary lighting.
However, after the acceleration of the hydrogen-oxygen thruster, the speed of the spacecraft is already very fast, and the acceleration is very fast because it is only 80 kilometers long, which is far smaller than the Imperial spacecraft.
The Republic ship took off at the end of 2164 AD, in the middle of the 110th year of the imperial calendar; By the end of 2165 AD, in the second half of the 111th year of the imperial calendar, it left the solar system at 0.55 times the speed of light. After years of continuous observation, it has been almost determined that the Barnard system, 6 light-years away, has enough resources for humans to modify a planet of life similar to Earth. But this is a challenge to the technology of the republic!
6 light-years away, 57 trillion kilometers away, build a planet fit for human life! And now, there is nothing but barren planets, debris! In other words, if the republic wants to build a living planet there, it will take some time to transform the technology in the spacecraft into several space factories and build certain equipment. What the Republic announced is: 11 years to arrive, one year to slow down and enter the galaxy, 20 years to build an industrial system floating in space, and another 30 years to transform a suitable planet! And by this time, the Earth side should be able to launch three or four new spaceships! Maybe the construction time will be even shorter.
For today's republic, technological development is secondary, and the most important thing is to get rid of the pressure and shadow of the empire as much as possible. It is really unreassuring to have such a strong neighbor. I was afraid that day suddenly the empire would speak: What, the earth is the ancestral planet of mankind, and an independent country cannot be allowed to exist on it, it should belong to the entire human race!
With the departure of the two ships, a new plan for the Empire's transformation begins. Building six living planets in the asteroid belt is also a challenge for the Empire. The asteroid belt is now empty and scary - the largest fragments will not exceed a kilometer; No matter how big or good the resources are, they have already been stolen and become the basic materials for building human society.
Therefore, it is not a small problem to build a planet in such a place without any basis. In the past, Venus and Mars were transformed, and at least one planet stayed there and could be transformed as a core; And now, there is nothing.
But this is not difficult for the Empire. After careful calculations, the Empire dragged six selected rocky planets from the Kuiper Belt, which were about 3,000 kilometers in diameter. Along the way, the spacecraft is constantly adjusted in angle, speed, and then the planets are gradually brought closer to the set orbital range. After the orbit is stabilized, the traditional means of impact are used to transform the planet.
It's just that the process can be a bit long; According to the published figures, it would take up to 20 years just to drag the six selected planets into the right places! It's a planet, not a toy! And space is not only dangerous, but also has to take into account the existing three planets, once the excitement is too much, it may destroy the entire solar system.
At the same time, with the departure of the War and the Light, both the Empire and the Republic are working on the development and construction of the next spaceship. Now the empire is busy, beyond imagination! As groups of citizens leave the solar system, it is also a great stimulus for the remainders, and of course too many jobs are vacated!
For the Republic, it is also necessary to provide new spaceships to support the construction of Barnard. The Empire, on the other hand, needs to build more powerful and advanced ships that can allow humanity to go further! Unconsciously, Venus has become the vanguard of human society, and the earth can only be regarded as one of the monuments of human history!
In addition, with the advancement of technology, human telescope technology continues to expand - telescope technology is one of the most important technologies in the interstellar age! Only by seeing far can we think far! A hundred years is enough time for observation technology to turn over a few heels; All light within a 40-light-year radius today, as long as the Empire can monitor it, needs to be analyzed.
By analyzing the intensity, frequency, and hue of light, it is possible to analyze whether the object emitting light is a normal star like the sun, a red dwarf, a giant star, or even a white dwarf, a neutron star, and so on. It is even possible to analyze the age of the stars and so on.
According to this, the empire is looking for the next immigration target! Even the Empire is beginning to discuss whether to use modification technology to build a planet suitable for human survival in a single star system that is relatively close to the surrounding area! You can't keep letting the earth go anywhere!
Technology has always been about accelerating, and it is accelerating. Human science and technology, with the maturity of cosmic information theory, has officially entered the period of explosion! (To be continued......)