"Moon Cannon..." Shangluo's first reaction was outrageous. He wondered if the people at Lanfang Company were overly optimistic, because this was obviously a wrong path.
But if you think about it carefully, this outrageous plan is not completely impossible.
There is unlimited room for development of the Qi Practitioner's abilities. Even a piston fighter can suppress a country's airspace. They can obviously do more, and even open a real "ladder" to the stars and the sea.
But is it really reliable to use cannons to send humans into space?
[Well... Actually, from a psychohistorical perspective, humans did have a period of optimism. For example, in 1865 AD, Jules Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" described a cannon that could launch humans from the earth to the moon. 】
"Wait a minute, I've always had a question - how do you know about my side of things? Did you also travel through time?"
【of course not. I will know because your knowledge has been projected into the Akashic Records. There is a place for you in that 'library'. Of course, that's limited to 'knowledge'. I can't find the content that you regard as personal privacy. I can only access the knowledge that you consider to be part of the 'public domain'. For example, you seem to know how to drive AI through a string of tags to generate some strange and astringent...]
"Stop it! So the previous "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" too?"
[That's a movie you like very much, and that movie is obviously not your 'private', so I checked it out. I'm actually wondering who uploaded the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill, because it obviously didn't come from your 'knowledge'. Now it seems that it is hard to say whether it is the 'elixir' in your concept, but it seems that it can indeed help you build a foundation. 】
"Then what do you think of this lunar cannon plan? Can you check it?"
[I can't find it. Although this is already a semi-open secret, it is still a secret. The Akashic Records denied me access, and I couldn't find anything classified like this. Unless someone leaks the information to a newspaper or publishes it in some public publications, then I can find out. But I can provide you with some public information. 】
"Hmm... tell me, it has something to do with those moon cannons?"
[Around Mount Kinabalu, the highest peak in central Borneo, someone once witnessed the large engineering team of Lanfang Company. They dug high-standard roads in the mountains and transported giant tubular metal structures to the top of the mountain many times. Someone also observed from the air that huge man-made structures appeared in the mountains in the center of Borneo. Large areas of the mountains were covered with cement and metal. Lanfang's tax police headquarters were on high alert around them, and no one who came close came back. . 】
"How can I verify the information you provided?"
[Public publications have their own issue numbers. Just take the issue number to the library and check it out. You can trust me in this regard. As long as it is in the public domain, I can help you collect it and provide verifiable sources. Don't underestimate this ability. Garcia, the hard-core ruthless man in World War II, could grasp the movements of the entire British army through limited public intelligence, even faster than British Prime Minister Churchill. But...for non-public information, you can only ask specific people. 】
"So...Captain Lin, can I ask a question?"
"Ask, just ask." Although he didn't look back, Captain Lin was in a good mood. After witnessing Shangluo's ability with his own eyes, he knew that he seemed to have found a treasure, and the person behind him might be a huge help to Lan Fang's big plan.
"Since you have plans to build a lunar cannon, what is stopping you from officially starting to explore space?"
"There are two major obstacles... Well, before I say this, I have to add a definition to you. First, we must clarify the concept of Qi Practitioners. It refers to monks in the Qi Practicing Period, not all monks . Because monks at this stage are the mainstay of the entire cultivation world, it is extremely rare to reach the 'realm of heaven and man' in the foundation building stage, and there can only be one or two in a generation."
"I know this, so what's the reason?"
"The first reason: According to calculations, even the Qi Practitioner cannot withstand the impact of the moon cannon. For example, I can't. Even I will be shaken to pieces in the explosion. I'm afraid it will mix with the jelly on your hand. Almost. So we need a heavenly being in the foundation-building stage to serve as a volunteer. We visited celebrities and found nothing, and we couldn't even find their figures. Only General Bai Feng often wanders around, and sometimes we can meet him on the street. That’s why we extended the invitation.”
"Ah, so General Bai Feng was in Lanfang for inspection before?"
"You guessed it right. I finally persuaded General Bai Feng to come to inspect, but in the middle of the inspection, he suddenly received an emergency order - I guess he knew in advance that something would happen, so he betrayed us and left halfway."
"Do you definitely need a monk in the foundation building stage to succeed?"
"It may not be needed in the future. For example, if the orbit is longer, it won't be needed, but we need to verify the feasibility of the prototype cannon before we can proceed to the next step. Mr. Guo Xing doesn't have a cash cow in his family, right? We can't have unlimited power on the 'lunar cannon' ’ path to invest funds. So at least, we have to verify the feasibility before continuing to invest more.”
"It's indeed very scientific." Although Shangluo didn't know whether "putting foundation-building power into a cannon barrel and launching it to the moon" was scientific, they were indeed making bold assumptions and careful verification. This thinking is quite scientific. As for how to come back to the foundation-building period, that seems to be another more difficult problem.
"So what's the second obstacle?"
"The second issue is how to launch. Traditional propellants obviously cannot reach the moon directly. We are looking for a more powerful and powerful new explosive. I can't reveal too much about this highly confidential plan, but there are already some clues. Before that, we will conduct experiments by lengthening the barrel and detonating it multiple times, which requires a huge fixed artillery."
"Is it the gate on Mount Kinabalu?"
Captain Lin looked back at him: "You know a lot, but you can also analyze it from public information. That is our testing ground. We use the highest peak in Borneo as a gun mount, and use the excellent conditions of the equator to Conditions for projecting mass eastward. The experiment will start in the near future, and we will first try to project some solid iron blocks into the Earth's orbit. Wait for our good news, we will report it when the time comes. If you are confident, you can go to Yingtian The stock exchange has increased its holdings of Lanfang Company's shares, and I have already fully held it."
