"This island is an unknown island in the middle of the Pacific. Because it is too small, it is an active volcano, and it is surrounded by shoals and reefs. It is not suitable for building airports and ports, and has no military or transportation value." In the Xuanwu Conference Hall, Qin Peng unfolded the map.
"Because we discovered the insect nest on land, we named it 'Disaster Island'."
"Xuanwu, what information is there about the Disaster Island?" He Xingzhou asked.
Xuanwu called up the information about Disaster Island and said: "The Disaster Island insect nest was discovered by a marine scientific research organization. When they approached the island, they were attacked by the Zerg and sent out a distress signal, and then the entire army was annihilated."
"Members of the Blue Star Alliance sent reconnaissance aircraft to conduct reconnaissance that day, and they also encountered Zerg attacks. The reconnaissance robots dropped discovered that there were a large number of Zerg inside the volcano, and it was suspected to be a land bug nest."
It showed some clips sent by the reconnaissance robot. The vegetation on this island is extremely dense. Looking down from the crater, you can see the deposited volcanic ash and various tall vegetation. From time to time, you can see some strange-shaped Zerg moving inside.
Further down, it is blocked by vegetation, and I wonder what else is hidden inside!
"Looking at the density of the Zerg, and in an active volcano, the possibility of having a nest is as high as 90%!" Song Jinghong said, "Previous detections have proven that the Zerg can absorb geothermal energy!"
"Only geothermal energy can raise so many terrifying monsters!" Kong Qing added.
What resources can a small island have to feed the Zerg? It has to rely on the geothermal energy of volcanoes!
"Once a land insect nest appears, the evolution speed of the land insect race will increase hundreds of times!" He Hongwei said, "The island of disaster is in the Pacific Ocean, and its scope of influence includes us. This insect nest must be destroyed!"
"The current opinion of all parties in the Blue Star Alliance is to drop a hydrogen bomb, trigger an eruption of the volcano, and destroy it!" Qin Peng said, "What do you think?"
"We can't be so perfunctory!" He Xingzhou said, "Destroying the insect nest is of course feasible. But this insect nest is also an opportunity for us!"
"There are almost no advanced terrestrial Zerg in our current experimental samples! Even if we drop hydrogen bombs on the Disaster Island, it may not be able to kill all the Zerg. For example, they can resist the giant beasts that can hide in magma. Hydrogen bomb exploded!”
"So before destroying it, we must first obtain enough Zerg samples!"
"Some people from all parties have also raised this point." Qin Peng said, "But they don't have much confidence."
"After the aircraft carrier fleet sank in the Mariana Trench, everyone was very afraid of the Hive and worried about losing too much power."
"If you want to obtain samples from the Island of Disaster, you have to send troops to the Island of Disaster. This can be said to be the most dangerous task in the world! No one is confident that it can be completed!"
He Xingzhou nodded, this is the key question. First of all, the island of disaster is surrounded by shoals, reefs, and insect nests, so ships cannot get too close.
Even if the most elite marines are sent to land for combat, it seems that they are just delivering food in front of the Zerg.
"No matter what, you have to give it a try!" He Xingzhou said, "During this period, when I develop the nuclear battery, I will upgrade the equipment. For example, armor, laser weapons, new fighter jets, etc."
"The chance of success will be much greater then."
"So let them stop being impulsive first and delay it for a few months."
"Okay, then next time we have a meeting, we will have this attitude!" Qin Peng nodded.
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The Blue Star Alliance holds a global meeting, which is completed through network holographic projection. Mutated birds have emerged and airplanes have become less safe.
To be on the safe side, most world conferences are held online.
In the virtual conference room, commanders appeared one after another.
The virtual conference room is circular, with a display platform and a speaking platform in the middle. Commanders sit in order, with first-level commanders sitting in the innermost circle, followed by commanders at all levels.
First-level commanders basically come from major countries, and with different strengths, the number of commanders is also different.
Currently, White Eagle and Shenlong have the largest number of commanders, followed by Mao Xiong, Hans, Gaul, etc.
"Everyone, this meeting of our Blue Star Alliance is to discuss the response to the Disaster Island Insect Hive." Qin Peng said, "All parties can put forward their opinions."
At this time, none of the second- and third-level commanders spoke up, because they knew very well that they had no ability to do anything to the Disaster Island insect nest.
"Of course, blow it up!" A tall, muscular commander spoke. His name was Igor York, from Mao Xiong.
"Our hydrogen bomb is ready! We can blow it up at any time!" he said.
"To deal with the insect nest, you can only use hydrogen bombs!" White Eagle's commander Harvey said. The deep-sea monsters in the Mariana Trench left an indelible shadow on his heart for a lifetime. Now he thinks of these guys when he sees them. nuclear weapon!
Their speeches were all as expected by He Xingzhou and others.
Both the white eagle and the furry bear possess a large number of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons have a shelf life and require maintenance every year, which costs a lot of money.
Once the shelf life has expired, these items become cumbersome, costly and threatening to store, and wasteful to destroy.
They are eager to throw these hydrogen bombs that are almost past their shelf life to the Zerg, so that they can free up resources to develop new weapons.
He Xingzhou said: "Using hydrogen bombs to blow up the insect nest is of course an undisputed choice. But I think that before blowing up the insect nest on the Disaster Island, we can reserve space and send a team to capture the terrestrial insect species!"
"Now there is only one suitable terrestrial Zerg research site in the world. Just blow it up. On the surface, it reduces the risk for us, but in fact it leaves hidden dangers for us when we face the Zerg in the future!"
"Dr. He." One of Hans' commanders, Herbert, spoke, "We also want to capture samples for research, but so far, none of the capture teams we have sent has been successful!"
"If this continues, it will only waste time and increase losses in vain."
He Xingzhou did not deny it and said: "The Island of Disaster is located in the center of the Pacific. Just dispatching ships requires facing risks, and landing is also extremely dangerous. It is impossible to complete the capture mission with one or two small task execution teams."
"So I propose that we join forces to launch an offensive against the Disaster Island, use ships to cover it, and send landing teams to perform tasks. In this way, the pressure on each party will be much less, and the chance of success will be increased."
"When the mission is over, let the ships parked nearby launch hydrogen bombs to destroy the insect nest!"
When everyone thinks about it, it is indeed difficult for them to succeed if they act alone. If they join together and carry out tasks at the same time, it is indeed possible that the Zerg will not be able to focus on a certain team.
"What Dr. He said makes sense!" Florent, the commander of Gaul, agreed, "I agree with this proposal!"
They also want to get research samples, and now that there are several big bosses taking the lead, why not do it.
"Dr. He's idea is indeed feasible. We also plan to send a team to explore before blowing up the insect nest on Disaster Island. In this case, let's act together." Jonah, another commander of White Eagle, spoke.
"In this case, we have no reason to refuse." Igor York also voted in favor.
Commander Hans Herbert said: "We have no objection either."
Since these first-level commanders have no objections, other commanders will not have any objections either.
So Qin Peng announced: "Then the joint exploration of the Island of Disaster is confirmed. Now we need to agree on a time and prepare together."
It took a lot of effort to discuss the time. Some people hope that the sooner the better, while others say they are not ready yet.
Finally, they decided to proceed in half a year.
Half a year is enough for them to prepare. During this time, they will also study the Zerg and manufacture corresponding weapons and equipment.
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Now that the matter has been decided, He Xingzhou can prepare with peace of mind.
He disappeared from public view again and threw himself into the laboratory.
He Xingzhou worked this time at the Institute of Atomic Energy, and his partners were Dong Chen, dean of the physics department of Beijing University of Science and Technology, and atomic energy expert Cai Hao.
He Xingzhou's teacher Zhang Boyan also studied nuclear physics, but at this time, he was leading a team to build a nuclear power plant and had no energy to do this.
"Our current nuclear battery technology is a radioisotope battery." Dong Chen was introducing the team's research process to He Xingzhou.
"Using radioactive elements, they will continuously release energy in the form of rays with thermal energy during the transformation process. The size and speed of this energy are not affected by temperature, chemical reactions, pressure, and electromagnetic fields in the external environment, so it has a strong anti-interference and stability.”
"In addition, radioactive elements have a long decay period and can be used for a long time."
"Currently, the nuclear battery we developed has been used on the Chang'e satellite."
He Xingzhou carefully read the existing research data and found that the current nuclear battery is a temperature difference type low-voltage nuclear battery. Its voltage is not high and its power is not very high.
It is commonly used in medical instruments and spacecraft.
But this level is far from He Xingzhou’s ideal nuclear battery that can promote long-term movement of mechanical exoskeletons, mechas, and robots, and can even release weapons such as lasers, high-voltage arcs, and electromagnetic pulses.
"We are going to make a high-voltage nuclear battery!" He Xingzhou said, "Using tritium as a radioactive source, both the voltage and current intensity must be much higher than the current low-voltage nuclear battery with temperature difference."
"The difficulty in doing this is that tritium is very radioactive. How to control its decay in a small-sized battery?" Cai Hao said, "In addition, its radiation is very strong. How can radioactive pollution be isolated?"
"I have a way!" He Xingzhou was naturally prepared. He called Lu Mi and said, "Open the design drawing."
Lumi, as the first voice intelligence developed by his team, has grown rapidly and has become He Xingzhou's life assistant.
Various other smart devices have their own AI systems, so now Lumi has basically become He Xingzhou's personal AI.
Lu Mi's crisp voice sounded: "The three-dimensional design drawing has been opened!"
In front of them, a design plan for a radiation isolation layer appeared. He Xingzhou introduced: "I adopt a multi-layer insulation layer design, using a composite radiation protection layer composed of a layer of carbon nanomaterials and nickel as the basis, with a multi-layered structure. They can effectively absorb and isolate radiation, and are only a few nanometers thick, so stacking 10,000 layers would still be less than a millimeter thick!"
"Depending on the radiation intensity of the nuclear battery, increasing the thickness can complete radiation isolation. Theoretically, as long as the isolation layer is not damaged, even if the nuclear battery is placed next to equipment or people, it will not affect people."
"This is another new type of material!" The two people exclaimed after seeing He Xingzhou's design.
Materials are the basis for the development of all practical science and technology. Often a breakthrough in one material can drive the development of science and technology in many aspects!
"Next is the transducer." He Xingzhou opened the second design drawing. "The transducer is the core of the nuclear battery. It converts the heat energy generated by radioactive isotope atoms into electrical energy."
“The nuclear battery transducers we usually use are static thermoelectric transducers, which use the principle of thermocouples to generate potential differences in different metals to generate electricity. However, this conversion efficiency is too low, less than 100%. Thirty."
"So I designed a miniature heat engine converter that increases efficiency to over fifty percent..."
He Xingzhou introduced his design in detail.
The whole team was listening to the lectures and conducting research.
He Xingzhou's design is only preliminary and needs further improvement. At the same time, different styles of nuclear batteries are designed according to the manufacturing process and application scenarios.
Spacecraft nuclear batteries, medical instrument miniature nuclear batteries, intelligent equipment nuclear batteries, and nuclear power converters for mechanical equipment, etc.
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After the research on nuclear batteries was on track, He Xingzhou immediately began research on armor technology.
The first generation of general-purpose mechanical exoskeletons has now undergone various improvements and is used in military, engineering, civilian and other aspects. There are also companies using this technology to develop human mechanical prostheses.
He Xingzhou no longer worries about these things. Upgrading and upgrading are all handed over to the corresponding scientific research team.
He wants to research more powerful mechanical power armor, also known as mecha!
Different from mechanical exoskeletons, mechas fully cover the human body, are more powerful, and have various high-tech weapons and means.
According to He Xingzhou's idea, a soldier wearing a mecha must at least be able to hunt the Zerg alone! Including those tough beetles and even that giant "super king crab".
"Nuclear batteries are definitely not a problem." He Xingzhou thought to himself. He had verified the design and simulation of nuclear batteries many times on the computer.
You just need to wait for it to be manufactured before you can use it.
"So, now I can directly unlock the corresponding technology and develop mechas!"
He looked at the quantum optical brain, looking for the technology corresponding to the mecha.
The technological system required by the mecha is more complex, including the mecha core, power engine, control system, defensive armor (internal and external), weapon system (defense/attack), communication system, energy device, load system, etc.
