Hammer of Technology

"This is……"

"March speculates that this is a garbage dump around the earth. These are space junk, destroyed satellites, space telescopes, space stations, spacecraft wreckage, and a space port built on a synchronous orbit. About [-] years, it will be affected by the gravity of the earth and fall to the surface of the planet. But there is a high probability that it is impossible to control the landing place of these garbage." Ning Wei explained pointing to the ring-shaped waste on the picture.

"Space port?" Smith felt that his brain was not enough.

In fact, Ning Wei also introduced the space port project to him on his own earth, but that was the plan 30 years later, and the space port was planned to be built to the edge of the solar system, but the earth here actually built the space port. on its own synchronous orbit.

"Yes, the preliminary judgment is mainly used for space delivery. For example, the minerals on the moon should be unloaded at this large port, transferred from here, or directly sent to the earth, or sent to other places. Maybe they have already been on Mars or Are there cities built on other planets in the solar system?" Ning Wei explained in a speculative tone.

Regarding the construction of a space port in geosynchronous orbit, Ning Wei actually has his guesses.The high probability is that the speed of development is different.

The technology here is developed step by step.There is a high probability that when the planetary exploration mode in the solar system is realized, anti-gravity materials have not been developed on a large scale.In this case, there is no way for a huge space transport ship to land directly on the earth, so to use the resources of other planets, a space port is naturally needed.

What makes Ning Wei very puzzled is that the civilization of this earth has already developed to this extent, why the war still cannot be avoided?

"No, I can understand what the space port is for. After all, there are man-made mining areas on the moon. But why are there only wreckage left?" Smith asked in a daze.

"What else could it be? Apart from war, I can't think of any other reason." Liu Wei replied calmly from the side.

"War? Are aliens attacking the earth, or are the people inside fighting themselves?" Smith shook his head and said.

"If it was an alien attack, it doesn't make sense that the mining base on the moon was just abandoned and there were no traces of the war. So it should be an internal war." Liu Wei gave his answer.

Ning Wei looked at Liu Wei, then at Smith, shook his head, and sighed: "Look, Professor Smith, I told you that it's good to continue studying mathematics, but you insist on studying philosophy. Now your logical analysis ability is not as good as our brother Liu, you... are nothing."

"I..." Smith wanted to say something, but suddenly found that the matter seemed to be true, and it was completely irrefutable.In fact, he really wanted to explain that he was really scared by these scenes, so he ignored many clues, but thinking that Liu Wei was the same as him, and everyone received the same information at the same time, this explanation seemed pale, so he didn't do it at all. excuse.

It's just embarrassment that made him want to say something: "Why is there a war? It's all developed to this point, isn't it good to live well?"

Ning Wei smiled and said, "This can really be discussed philosophically. I think we can start with the dictatorship of the majority over the minority."

"Ok?"

Ning Wei said casually: "For example, when the world economy enters a period of downturn, people in developed countries suddenly find that life is more difficult than before. Just like you, who originally had more than 3000 million wealth, if the world develops according to your prediction , as long as you are undefeated, it is enough for you to spend your whole life. But something happened, your 3000 million yuan was suddenly only worth 30 or even less, making it impossible for you to maintain a relatively good life, what would you do? "

Smith pondered for a moment. They are all smart people, and he immediately understood what Ning Wei wanted to say.

"I probably understand what you mean. But what I want to tell you is that my personal wealth was about 5000 million ten years ago, but it has shrunk by more than 2000 million in the past ten years. And it still doesn't count the shrinkage of inflation."

"Haha, Smith, you are a rich man who doesn't have high requirements for life, so this shrinkage has no impact on your life at all. But think about it, if the original million-dollar middle class has shrunk to this extent It has seriously affected their lives, but many people can't solve it, but they still have no scruples, what will happen?" Ning Wei said with a big smile.

Smith was silent for a while, then said, "You are too arbitrary, Ning."

"It's not that I'm too arbitrary, but you should read more about history, Professor Smith." Ning Wei shook his head and said.

"Ahem, let me say that you two should stop talking about these disappointing topics. There is only three of us on this ship arguing about this is meaningless. Maybe we should discuss when we will arrive? And should we talk to that ship? intelligent life on this planet?" Liu Wei acted as a peacemaker.

Of course, it is also possible that after Liu Wei calmly thought about it, this is the most important issue to consider at the moment.

"It will only take about half a month to arrive at the Earth-Moon system. And it's here, how could we not get in touch? My idea is that the Kuafu will first arrive in the lunar orbit, and then we will take the Feilong to the lunar base to see if there is any information. There are no clues that can connect with the intelligent life here. If we can't find any clues, we will take a spaceship close to the earth to see the situation." Ning Wei said cautiously.

There is no way, this is indeed to be cautious.

The information given in the biological computer is still too little.Ning Wei doesn't know what's going on on Earth right now, so he has to be careful.The main reason is that there is too little information on the various weapons on the planet in the system, and Ning Wei does not know whether the weapon systems on the planet will pose a threat to the Kuafu.

After all, this is a planet that has even built a space port, and according to the analysis of the space debris, it takes a global effort to build a successful space port on their earth, but in the synchronous orbit of this planet, there are three There are as many as three, and through the analysis of the location of the wreckage, they may belong to three different countries.It is conceivable how high this civilization has developed before the outbreak of war.

So you can't be too careful.

"That's the only way. By the way, Professor Smith, have you received training in putting on and taking off space suits and walking on the moon?" Liu Wei looked at Smith and asked.

"This... Ning, have you ever trained?"

"Of course, before Kuafu ascended into space, I made preparations for a year, which also included these." Ning Wei spread his hands.

"Okay, Professor Smith, don't worry, these days we will go to the lower floor to let March simulate the gravity environment of the moon, and I will train you to walk on the moon, how about it?"

"Liu, I suddenly realized that you are a gentleman."

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529 Moon Base

Once people start to have something to do, time flies by.As Smith focused on acclimating to one-sixth of Earth's gravity, time seemed to speed up.In order not to miss the feat of landing on the moon in another universe, Smith practiced hard.

Fortunately, with the Flying Dragon series of small spacecraft made of antimatter materials, landing on the moon is not a very dangerous thing.But not everyone can go up there.Theoretically speaking, the moon's petite body and weak gravity do not have the ability to bind the atmosphere.Once the sun shines, the gas molecules can easily achieve escape velocity and overflow from the planet.

But in fact, there is still an extremely thin atmosphere on the moon. Of course, the tiny air pressure and the material formed are not suitable for carbon-based organisms to survive on it.So walking on the moon is still very dangerous for humans.A basic understanding of the gear you're wearing is required, as well as good breathing habits, so that you can do everything in one go as much as possible.

In this way, more than 260 hours are almost fleeting.

Smith had just gotten used to the bulky spacesuit, and started to get used to wearing a heavy spacesuit and jumping in an environment with only one-sixth of the gravity of the earth. Kuafu had already reached the back of the cosmic moon.

This time, everyone can see it more clearly.There are as many as seven scattered buildings on the back of the moon.Not all mines, there are obvious modern industrial plants.Probably just as Ning Wei judged, there is not only a mine here, but also a mineral processing plant.

This is also very reasonable.

Space transport capacity should also be very expensive in this era. If the original ore is directly transported to the earth, it will undoubtedly consume more transport capacity.Not to mention polluting the environment.As for the pollution of the lunar environment... Well, this is a satellite anyway, even if the thin air is not polluted, it cannot be breathed by people.

……

Determining coordinates in space is a hassle.

Fortunately, for March, everything is automatically transformed. If you don’t need to refer to terms such as ellipsoid, precession, etc. to determine the coordinate system, Kuafu is about 3 meters away from the surface of the moon on the side of the moon facing away from the earth. The modified Flying Dragon I small spacecraft was put down on the orbit of 280 km.Then began to accompany the flight in orbit.

This is the best route calculated by March. Both spacecraft are under the control of March. In case of danger, the Dragon-I can return to Kuafu within half an hour to complete the expedition.

When the Dragon-I gradually approached the moon, Smith was shocked again.

"Look, what's that? A flag?"

Even Liu Wei couldn't keep calm this time, because he was too familiar with the national flag.

"Well, yes." Ning Wei nodded and replied.

"Why aren't you surprised at all?" Smith looked at Ning Wei in surprise, the surprise in his eyes could be seen through the mask.

"Actually, there was feedback on the telescope before. The flags of two countries are hung on the building above. I won't talk about the other country. You should be able to guess it. I didn't say hello to you in advance, just to see if you are not He has seen the world." Ning Wei replied casually.

When these words came to the ears of the two from the earphones that came with the protective clothing, both of them fell silent.

After a long time, Liu Weicai tentatively asked, "Academician Ning, haven't we traveled to the future Earth?"

"This brain hole is big enough. But think about things like space-time travel. You have to understand that time is a created concept. The three-dimensional macro and low-speed environment makes us need a unit of measurement to describe the state of object motion. , so time is defined. To put it bluntly, time is a frame of reference. So whether it is traveling to the past or traveling to the future, it is very nonsensical."

Ning Wei subconsciously shrugged his shoulders, but unfortunately, this playful action was matched with the bulky protective clothing, which completely lost that feeling.

Seeing Liu Wei still in a trance, Ning Wei sighed and continued to explain: "Actually, this is easy to explain. Our series of definitions of time are for the convenience of description. For example, a child told you that I am ten years old this year. Or, I have watched the sun rise and set 3652 times, all of which mean the same thing, obviously the former is more human-like.”

"This explanation is very special..." Smith frowned and said.

"Meow... I suggest that you three stop arguing about issues unrelated to the moon landing. The spacecraft will land and land at the scheduled location in 5 minutes. If I were you, you will definitely make good use of these 5 minutes to do the final inspection."

Kitten Yoyo's voice came from the loudspeaker, successfully stopping the three of them from talking about it.

"Okay, it's time to land. Hurry up and do the final inspection, and then we'll go down and have a look."

……

The landing site chosen by the Flying Dragon I is naturally a building complex with the China Red Flag logo, and it is also the largest surface building complex visible to the naked eye on the back of the moon.

From a distance, I feel that these buildings on the moon are extremely sparse, but the moment I really land on the moon, I feel how grand the scale of these buildings is.

The place where Feilong I chose to dock is in a square outside the building.

Spaceships like the Flying Dragon series that navigate within the planet are naturally incomparable in size to starships like the Mir and Kuafu.But if you compare it with Boeing and Airbus wide-body airliners, it is still a circle larger.

Even so, when the Dragon I landed vertically on the edge of the square near the building, it could still be seen that the ship still only occupied a tiny corner of the deserted square.

From the location of the landing, it can also be seen that Sanyue is indeed worried about the adventure of the three of them. It is very close to the gate of this row of closed buildings, and it is only a few steps away.

After testing that the communication equipment that came with the protective clothing was in good contact with March, the three of them disembarked from the Feilong.

It was at this time that Ning Wei felt that an entity should be designed for Sanyue instead of the mechanical arm in the tool bay on the Kuafu.

In fact, Ning Wei has always had such a plan, but because Ning Wei has obsessive-compulsive paranoia about giving March a body, he always wants to find better materials to give March the freedom to walk in the world. Ability, this thought was delayed.

However, the obviously abandoned buildings are not in great danger.

After all, no one.

……

When they got closer, the three of them discovered that the outer walls of these buildings were all made of metal.

Although it is difficult to form wind on the moon due to the thin atmosphere, these buildings are still covered with a layer of dust because they have not been taken care of all year round.This probably also shows that there is gas flow on the moon.

It was at this time that the three people discovered that the national flag they saw flying from a distance was actually not made of cloth, but a metal material integrated with the flagpole.But from the structure point of view, especially the link between the flag and the flagpole, it can be seen that this flag can also be raised and lowered.

At this moment, the solemn scene of people in space suits standing on the moon and raising the flag came to Ningwei's mind. He was thinking about whether he should imitate a flagpole when he returned to his hometown in the future and developed the moon base. , watching from the corner of his eyes, he saw that Liu Wei had already stood upright and saluted.

"Let's go, I don't know if that door can still be opened." Ning Wei pointed to the gate of the building.

Without continuing to stay, the three came to the door of the huge building. To Ning's surprise, although it seemed that the place had been deserted for a long time, the electronic lock in front of the door seemed to be still working, because the opening on the left side of the door was still flickering with red light.

"Hello, please identify yourself."

The gentle female voice suddenly sounded from the protective clothing, which scared Ning Wei so much that he almost didn't jump up...

Fortunately, I didn't jump, otherwise there would be a high probability that I would hit a tall building. After all, the moon's gravity is too small, and a random jump can go very high.

After all, Liu Wei and Smith didn't react as much as he did.

"Did you just hear that?"

"I heard, isn't this... March?"

"The voice of March is not like this. And how could March let us reveal our identity?"

"How did the signal get inserted?"

"March, March, did you hear that just now?"

"Meow... I heard it. Preliminary calculations that this building is controlled by my kind can automatically adapt to the frequency of the walkie-talkie to communicate with visitors."

"Your kind..." Ning Wei was silent for a moment...

"Hello, I have been authorized to monitor all radio signals in the y071 moon base, so I have monitored your conversations. I am very sorry if this has caused you trouble. It is detected that you speak Chinese, according to the following Mr. Tan Baixuan, the supreme officer of the y071 moon base, gave an order at the last moment of his life, you and your friends are authorized to enter the y071 base."

The gentle female voice fell, and the closed door suddenly slid from the middle to the two sides, but only a closed metal door could be seen inside.But this structure is normal.There are neatly arranged cabinets around the empty hall, and Ning Wei can clearly see the number on the cabinet door.A cabinet door on the left is still open, and a set of clothes similar to a space suit can be seen hanging inside.

Apparently this is where people change their clothes when they come off life support in the building.

Judging from those cabinets, there used to be at least 100 people living here.The number of the cabinet is 120 for everyone.

It's just that at this time Ning Wei was a little unsure whether to go in or not.

Communicating with March on the moon relies on the transit equipment on Feilong-i. The building here is a pure metal closed structure. Once the door is closed after entering, the signal will probably be blocked, and there is a high probability that it will be disconnected from March. connect.

He didn't move, and Liu Wei and Smith naturally wouldn't rashly follow him in. Fortunately, the artificial intelligence seemed to be very patient, and no one urged him.

"Well, what should I call you?"

"You can call me Xiao Luo, Luo is the Luo of fallen leaves."

"Xiao Luo, you just said that Mr. Tan Baixuan, the chief executive of this base, has passed away? How did he pass away?"

"The war broke out suddenly. At that time, there were still 071 engineering maintenance personnel and 79 management personnel stationed in the lunar Y6 base. Mr. Tan Baixuan was also on duty as the chief of the Y071 base. After receiving the news, I made an evacuation plan, but At that time, there was only one transport ship Bixi 003 left in the base, but this huge transport ship did not have the ability to enter the earth."

"When everyone boarded Bixi 003, the Tiandu space port belonging to Huaxia was attacked by missiles, and Bixi 003 also lost the chance to return to the earth and land. After optimizing calculations, Mr. Tan Boxuan decided to lead everyone Standing in the base and waiting for rescue. However, everything happened too fast, and finally the earth lost 90.00% of the industrial base, especially the heavy industrial base was devastated. It is no longer possible to send rescue ships.”

"The supply of materials in the lunar base all depends on the supply from the earth. At the same time, the living supplies in the Y071 base are only enough to maintain the normal life of 85 residents for half a year. One month after the loss of supplies, Mr. Tan Boxuan received an order from the earth , I hope he can try to go to Mars with the fuel stored in the base, and build an industrial base on Mars as soon as possible."

"Mr. Tan Boxuan led the 84 members of the base to embark on a journey to Mars. But Bixi 003 was not designed for long-distance space navigation, and Bixi 003 has been in service for 36 years. Finally, in Calculated in the tc coordinate system, the spaceship suffered a serious malfunction at about 92 kilometers to the northeast of the moon, leading to its destruction. At the last moment of his life, he used the space communication buoys dropped by the No. I go into hibernation and wait to wake up. After waking up, the personnel management procedures of all bases on the moon are automatically canceled."

Well, now we can probably be sure that at least there is really no one in this moon base.

"So Mr. Tan Boxuan's last order is that as long as someone can wake you up?" Ning Wei asked again.

"Yes, but awakening is only the first step. After I ask you to identify yourself, the language you use later is Chinese, so I can give you permission to enter the base. If you want to obtain full base permission, you need to be in the base Perform gene bank comparison and confirmation. If the confirmation is passed, you will have full access to the base. Even if you fail, you still have the right to stay in the base as a guest for 24 hours."

"Then what if I stay for more than 24 hours?" Ning Wei couldn't help asking.

"Darling, there are destructive weapons against carbon-based life in the base. It is very dangerous to not have full authority and not follow Xiaoluo's safety guidelines. I don't recommend you to try it."

how to say……

Although he saw a ruin of civilization that surprised him, Ning Wei always felt that Xiaoluo didn't seem so smart, and he didn't seem to be smarter than Sanyue.

"March, do you think we can go in and have a look?"

"Meow... If the master only considers safety issues, my suggestion is fine."

what is this?

Do the same kind trust the same kind more?