Preparations for the vaccination of the earth are still going on, the construction of space star ports and spaceships is accelerating, and more and more people are being resurrected at the Mars base. Everything is calm, and Gujing spends this rare peaceful time without any disturbance.
On this day, the first warp engine was manufactured and successfully installed on the battleship Kunpeng.
Chen Tiansheng personally observed the launch ceremony. Those who participated in the launch of the maiden voyage were the Strategic Command. From Zheng Wei's first-level military rank to the ordinary D-class transport spacecraft captain, all combat ship commanders landed on the Kunpeng.
The Spark Space Strategic Command gathered in the conference room for a meeting.
Chen Tiansheng awarded them honors for the first time.
Zheng Wei was awarded the first-level military rank and served as the supreme commander of the battleship.
There are many people with second-level military ranks, including: Ge Xiaotian, Wang Yang, Niu Kaixin, Yang Zilong and other battleship commanders, a total of 36 people.
There are more third-level military ranks, 72 in total, and they are all held by major city lords, including mountain city commander Wang Cong, Lijiang City Lord Yan Zhenghao and others.
What was promulgated this time is the battleship rating, so the first level is the highest command authority, which can command B-level star ports and is equivalent to the commander-in-chief of operations.
The second level of authority is the battleship commander. In the future, C-class battleship commanders will be appointed, and their full power is equivalent to that of a military commander.
The third-level military rank is divided into two positions: chief and deputy. The chief is the D-class battleship commander, and the deputy is the combat staff officer.
For example, Yan Zhenghao is a full-level battleship commander.
Ji Xingque, Mo Jianshu, Xue Muyang, Wan Qinglong and others were all appointed as deputy staff officers.
The awarding ceremony is over, and the next step is to set sail.
The appointed people stayed on the Kunpeng, and everyone else left and went to the Mars Starport to stay on standby.
Inside the battleship command cabin.
Zheng Wei sat on the command chair, and other departments began to report on the status of the spacecraft.
"Energy 100%."
"Everything is fine with the navigation system."
"Everything is normal with the defense system."
…
Chen Tiansheng and others gathered behind, silently waiting to set sail.
"The warp drive sets sail for the first time. Where should we go first?"
Someone asked, Chen Tiansheng said:
"Go to the edge of the solar system, the area called the Kuiper Belt."
"That's right."
Mo Jianshu began to explain:
"The boundary of the solar system was discovered by astronomer Gerald Kuiper on August 30, 1992."
"Hubble telescope observation shows that there are at least 1 billion small celestial bodies existing in the Kuiper belt at the boundary of the solar system. This is less than the number that we can observe, and there are even more that have not been discovered."
Ji Xingque blinked his eyes and said subconsciously:
"In other words, as long as we pass through the Kuiper Belt, we will be out of the solar system, right?"
"Are you too ignorant, or do you think of the solar system too simply?"
Not only Mo Jianshu was sarcastic, but others also laughed at his ignorance. Some people even couldn't understand how such a person with shallow knowledge could be favored by Chen Tiansheng and become a third-level staff officer.
Chen Tiansheng went on to explain:
"Beyond the boundaries of the solar system, there is also the extremely huge Oort cloud. It is like the earth's atmosphere, completely wrapping the solar system. If you observe the solar system from outside the universe, the solar system protected by the Oort cloud looks like It’s a dense meteorite ball.”
"It is also because of the protection of the Oort Cloud and the Kuiper Belt that we can live well in the solar system. Even if an alien civilization wants to invade, it will be very difficult to pass through the Oort Cloud."
Mo Jianshu immediately retorted:
"Although the Oort cloud is the protective layer of the solar system, it also restricts Earth civilization from flying out of the solar system."
Chen Tiansheng followed up and said:
"It was indeed like this before. Alien civilizations couldn't get in, and we couldn't get out."
"But it's different now. Don't we have high-density supercritical fluids and warp engines, two technologies of the fourth-order civilization?"
"That's true. The diameter of the Oort cloud is at least 2.5 light-years. Without a warp engine, even if we don't hit a dense asteroid, it would still take us 2.5 years to leave the solar system by flying at the speed of light."
Chen Tiansheng followed up and said:
"You have to think about things from another perspective. Many problems are relative. If they can't get in, we can't get out. But if we collect minerals in the Kuiper Belt in advance and build an A-class star port fortress in the Oort Cloud, we can think about it. Invading the solar system is simply a dream.”
Chen Tiansheng and Mo Jianshu chatted more and more happily, but Ji Xingque was confused.
He raised his hand weakly and interrupted:
"I have a question. Since the leader said that alien civilization cannot enter, why should we worry about the invasion of darkness?"
Everyone looked at Ji Xingque with even more contempt.
"Are you stupid? The leader is talking about alien civilization, not dark bacteria!"
"The dark invasion is in a gaseous state, not a substantial large fleet. They are equal to air and have no entity, so the protective layers of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud cannot stop them!"
"Ang ang ang, I understand, I understand."
A group of people shook their heads and lamented Ji Xingque's ignorance.
Chen Tiansheng patted Ji Xingque's shoulder and said:
"Read more when you have time. Even if you have the ability to predict the future, you still won't be able to fight in space without some common sense about space."
"hold head high."
Ji Xingque lowered his head.
And everyone else collectively shut up.
The leader just said that this stupid guy has the ability to predict the future!
This... is too outrageous.
In difficult situations, he can be classified as a third-level staff officer. With this ability, he can predict danger in war. Who can beat him?
Ji Xingque has not yet realized that everyone's thoughts on him have changed. He still thinks that he is too stupid and is out of tune with other comrades at the same level.
Soon, the Kunpeng was ready and someone came to report.
"Chief, everything is normal on the Kunpeng and it can set off at any time."
"Approved to depart."
"yes."
The subordinates ran back and Zheng Wei began to give orders.
"Everyone listens to the order. The spacecraft will enter a zero-gravity state. Please sit still and turn on the power protection device to prevent accidental collisions during flight."
All crew members acted quickly, and Chen Tiansheng and others were no exception. They sat on their chairs, fastened their seat belts, and turned on their protective devices.
"Gravity system shutdown countdown, three two one."
When the gravity is turned off, everyone's feet involuntarily float into the air. If they are not fixed, they are bound to lose their balance.
"Start the first cosmic speed."
"Enter the second cosmic speed."
"Approaching jump point, warp drive activated."
"Three two one!"
"Whoosh"
In space, the battleship that was accelerating slowly suddenly disappeared into the vast universe.
The impression left on the star port onlookers was that they felt as if they were dazzled. Just now, there seemed to be a space distortion at the location where the spacecraft disappeared.
Of course, anyone who is familiar with the working principle of the warp drive knows that the warp drive was a great success when it was first started!
