Chapter 65: The "cancer" of civilization
After the usual process of closing his eyes, concentrating, imagining, and opening his eyes, Du Jin came back to the world of the blood seal, but at least Du Jin now doesn't have to worry about seeing a zombie eating him when he opens his eyes. , after all, he has left the magical cave of the "Eden". Although he doesn't know whether it is the right choice to come to that warship that he knows nothing about, but at least now, Du Jin does not have to worry about being "in person" anytime and anywhere. "He is in a different place."
When Du Jin opened his eyes for the first time, the slightly noisy voices in the cabin reached his ears. He first looked at Li Mengyan beside him slightly nervously, but unfortunately, Li Mengyan was not there now. She was not in her seat, and before Du Jin could ask, a slightly playful voice came from the other side of Du Jin's seat:
"Major, she went to talk to the leader of the search and rescue team, and specifically asked me to "take care of" you here. Dr. Du Jin, don't worry."
Du Jin turned around and realized that the owner of the voice was none other than Max. He slowly suppressed the nervousness in his heart and replied awkwardly:
"Uh...Okay, I just noticed she wasn't here and I was a little worried..."
McCas nodded. At this time, the cabin of the Brown Bear III heavy armored transport spacecraft was not as silent as in ordinary military aircraft. McCas's personal guards who had survived the disaster had already contacted Xiang Yuan's armed reconnaissance team. The troops became familiar with each other. After all, in space, meeting humans is no different from meeting long-lost fellow villagers. At least in the extremely silent and lonely environment of space, the relationship between people has become very close.
But the content of their chat only involved some worthless situations and previous experiences. McCas's soldiers were still tight-lipped about the details of the necromorphs, because they knew that this was their return to the Ganymede colony. Reliance, and Xiang Yuan's soldiers didn't ask any questions. Looking at this peaceful scene, Du Jin's heart finally calmed down. At least there won't be scenes of suddenly drawing guns and shooting at each other. As long as they can Once he safely reaches the huge colony he saw before, he will have a lot of room for maneuver.
By then, whether it is other technologies or equipment that can be used by "Xiao Ai", they can be found. Of course, what Du Jin is most curious about that colony is its own technology. After all, in this world, let alone It's Jupiter, and even Blue Star's satellite Moon cannot colonize it. At most, humans can go up and take a look, and then leave the rover to "turn around" on the moon. Only what is hidden in the "shadow" On the far side of the moon, it is still difficult for humans to actually touch this area. Compared with the interstellar federation, the gap is self-evident.
Judging from Du Jin's understanding of the current space process, the four closest regions are: near-Earth space, the moon, the asteroid belt, and Mars.
Basically: Blue Star-Satellite-Space Station: The earth's satellites directly serve the ground, and the space station serves as a transfer station to prepare for colonizing the moon.
Moon - Satellite - Space Station - Base: The moon's satellites are mainly used to communicate signals and detect landforms. The space station also serves as a transfer station to contact the Blue Star Space Station. The main purpose of building a large number of mining plants on the moon base is to collect lunar resources and send them to Blue Star.
There is something called helium-3 on the moon that can be used as nuclear fusion fuel. Blue Star has very little helium-3 that can be directly used, but the moon has a lot. Transport these to Blue Star, and wait for the breakthrough in nuclear fusion reactor technology to send this fuel to After the new nuclear power plant solves the energy problem, it will be possible to develop nuclear-powered rockets. Nuclear-powered rockets have greater thrust, which means that people can use larger rockets. Once they have a larger large cargo spacecraft, they can carry out deep missions. Space is colonized.
Asteroid belt-satellite-space station-mining base: The planetary belt has a large amount of resources available for exploration. Humans can establish large-scale space mines here to collect asteroid resources and transport them to the Earth and Mars.
To sum up, the moon: nuclear fuel-resource points, asteroids: space minerals-resource points
And the foundation of all this is not based on stellar space colonization. All of these are also preparations for the future space "colonial era". After all, at that time, countries will not only stick to the blue star. The land above is gone, and interstellar space colonization is impossible to achieve within the current technological scope. Relying on existing technology and looking forward to future technological progress, even interplanetary space colonization in the solar system is estimated to require a hundred years of preparation, and this is all under the condition that the world is peaceful and a nuclear war does not break out, otherwise everything will happen by then. It's equivalent to game over.
The first problem that interplanetary colonization in the solar system must overcome is energy and artificial intelligence: after all, breakthroughs in energy and artificial intelligence technology will directly rewrite the growth direction and underlying logic of the human technological tree, and directly lead to space exploration, philosophy, machinery, etc. breakthrough in the field.
If controllable nuclear fusion technology can be put into practical use, it will directly change the current basic model of industrial and agricultural production. From an agricultural perspective, unlimited, cheap, and clean energy supply can directly transform agricultural production into factories. Once the problem of unlimited food supply is solved, most of the conflicts in the world today will have some kind of technological solution. (Of course it will also bring more problems at other levels.............)
When basic human survival problems are solved, artificial intelligence technology can follow up and solve more derivative problems. Artificial intelligence can replace most simple repetitive tasks and release a large number of young and middle-aged labor force. Because the food problem has been solved, the problem of food, clothing, lust and lust must keep up in time, otherwise other complex social problems will arise, such as today's island... .....
After the combination of artificial intelligence technology and unlimited clean energy, outer space exploration and deep space exploration will become an inevitable choice. It is difficult for the human social system to undergo subversive changes in the short term, so the best way to ease and settle the social conflicts that will inevitably arise is to develop the solar system. With unlimited clean energy and the help of artificial intelligence technology, at least interplanetary Exploration and immigration are now possible. New adventures and explorations will bring about new unknowns and discoveries, as well as new ethics and philosophies.
If we want to complete interplanetary navigation within a meaningful time, the power (energy) problem must be solved. Within the current scope of science and technology, the commercial popularization of controllable nuclear fusion technology is a prerequisite. When humans can build colonies in the solar system, it means that the moon, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter's satellite systems, asteroid belts and other areas will be widely There are human settlements with long-term self-sustainability scattered around, and there are regular routes between the settlements for the exchange of people and materials. This technological capability means that humans can transport thousands or even tens of thousands of tons of payload from one planet to another within a meaningful period of time at one time.
Let us assume that if we can use a spacecraft that can carry 1,500 people and supporting materials to complete a one-way flight from the Earth to Mars within 6 months, this means that human technology has changed from quantitative to qualitative changes, at least Key upgrades have been completed at the following technical levels—that is, materials can be transported from the ground to low-Earth orbit efficiently, cheaply, and on a large scale.
A space station with long-term operation in low-Earth orbit and a considerable scale: Judging from the current development, the Xia Kingdom where Du Jin is located in the current world has the ability to build and maintain a space station in low-Earth orbit that can operate for a long time. However, if it has a considerable scale, it will I have to say something else, and from a rocket technology perspective, launching chemical rocket materials into low-Earth orbit is still an inefficient way, and space elevators are a feasible technical path. But this relies on the invention of new materials.
How to solve the long-term survivability of human beings in weightless and low-gravity environments is also a key breakthrough. Artificial gravity in a zero-gravity environment is also a solution, but there is no solution on other planets. Similarly, the ability to commercially manufacture interplanetary spacecraft engines on a large scale is also the basis for space population and material flow, which can Starting from the Earth or the Moon and reaching other planets in the solar system within a few months would require an interplanetary spacecraft engine, and the ability to build such an engine is unlikely to be possible for fifty years, even by optimistic estimates.
Moreover, the most important thing for colonization is population. To be able to fool hundreds of thousands or even millions of people into living semi-permanently or even permanently away from Blue Star requires a grand vision and supporting short-term goals. Otherwise, these people will be able to live on Blue Star. Very good, why leave your family and everything to venture to other uncivilized colonial planets?
In short, Du Jin realizes more and more clearly that it will probably take a very long time for human beings to enter the era of space colonization. The gap between us and the ninth-level civilization that can fully control the planetary resources in the star is only nine-level. Super civilization, in this period of civilization, has initially entered the interstellar era. The civilization has been able to leave its home star at will and use our blue star as a reference to reach any planet in the solar system for landing and exploration.
On the microscopic level, a large number of molecular-level operations can already be performed, and various molecular-level materials and even molecular-level robots can be created. From a macro perspective, we have been able to draw a complete map of the solar system, and we have begun to get closer and closer in a real sense to explore the main star of the solar system, the sun itself, which is also the only star. The footsteps of civilization have traveled almost throughout the entire solar system, and complete ecological environments suitable for civilization have been established on several planets close to the home star. People in the civilization have begun to immigrate to space, and can already live on other planets in the solar system. Live and live on.
The planet's integrated protective shield has been successfully built, and spaceships have been created. People in civilization can already board spaceships, leave Blue Star, and wander around anywhere in the solar system. The fastest speed of a spaceship can be Up to 1000 kilometers per second. The civilization began preliminary exploration and research on the invention of space battleships. It has mastered the technology of controllable nuclear fission and controllable nuclear fusion, and has been able to initially directly absorb energy from the sun for use. In this period of civilization, the inventions The fastest aircraft can reach a speed of 3,000 kilometers per second, which is one percent of the speed of light. It has also begun to initially explore the mystery of the speed of light, and began to study how to approach the speed of light or even reach the speed of light. Only in this way can civilization be able to survive in the universe. Conduct larger interstellar voyages.
During this period, it can be considered that it has surpassed the planet-level civilization and officially entered the star-level civilization. Various energy weapons have begun large-scale research and development, and they have begun to explore how to leave their own star system and enter a galaxy like the Milky Way. Larger spatial structures in the universe. Since civilization has been able to directly develop and utilize the stellar resources in its own star system, people's lives in the civilization will also develop in the direction of energy, virtualization, and interstellarization. Civilization will conduct a lot of research on the mysteries of energy. , has already conducted a certain exploration of the relationship between science, physics, mathematics, philosophy, and theology. Civilization has begun to truly explore the mysteries of time and space, begun to focus on the study of space, and even begun to study the concept of time. Only in this way can civilization There is hope of entering a more advanced civilization.
"Well, if there is a "blood moon" formed by the combination of blood seals and necromorphs in the modern universe, how can Blue Star, which has not entered the space age, fight against it?"
Thinking of these hidden dangers, Du Jin felt a chill. He quickly suppressed the thoughts in his heart, otherwise his confidence and determination would be greatly shaken by his own thoughts. At this time, Li Mengyan also opened the engine cabin and cab. The previous alloy cabin door came back. You know, although it is called a cab, its area is not much smaller than the cockpit where Du Jin is. It has everything from the crew's rest room to the washroom and even the entertainment room. , and there is also a small combat command room. Generally speaking, this Brown Bear III heavy armored transport spacecraft can completely serve as a mobile command center when necessary. However, due to its size, the number and accuracy of commands are relatively low. Even though the warships were launched, the previous gap was still insurmountable.
But it was more than enough for Xiang Yuan's armed reconnaissance team. Li Mengyan had already had a conversation with Xiang Yuan. Although no one knew the specific content of the conversation, Du Jin looked at Li Mengyan's slightly smiling expression and said Knowing that the conversation between the two seemed to be going very smoothly, and seeing that Du Jin had woken up, Li Mengyan returned to her seat and said to Du Jin with concern:
"It's only been more than ten minutes, Du Jin, you've already woken up? Why don't you take a little more rest?"
Du Jin shook his head, moved his wrist before responding:
"No, there are too many things to worry about now, and I will have nightmares instead. Let's wait until we get to the warship to see the situation. I can't remember my previous relationships and interpersonal relationships now. I'm afraid everything will have to start again. We need to think of countermeasures quickly!”
Li Mengyan hesitated a little when she heard Du Jin's words. Then she looked at the people nearby, leaned close to Du Jin's ear and hinted in advance:
"Don't worry, at least on the Xunyang ship we are about to go to, there are my people there and there will be no risk."
Feeling the heat coming from his ears, Du Jin's face turned slightly red. He nodded hurriedly to show that he heard it. Fortunately, Li Mengyan was no different from Du Jin in this regard and did not notice the ambiguity in his behavior just now. , sat upright again, Du Jin waited until the embarrassment on his face was gone, then he turned to Li Mengyan and said:
"Will there be interference from the Unified Church and the Federation in the colony close to us? Although we have escaped from the attack by these necromorphs, I am afraid it will also have a big impact on us."
Li Mengyan wiped her gun with a sponge-like object with an indifferent expression. She stared at the federal logo engraved on the butt of the gun for a while, and responded with a hint of indifference:
"Du Jin, you should be talking about the Ganymede Colony. Its governor was formerly affiliated with the Xia Kingdom's camp. Although the Ganymede Colony was officially merged into the Federation after that war, fundamentally, this colony is still related to The Federation maintains a certain distance, and due to the huge population and armed forces of the Ganymede colony, the Federation has a high degree of autonomy here and will not be greatly affected by the Federation. As long as we don’t know how to provoke it, the politicians of the Federation will come after us. It’s still hard to be in trouble.”
"Xia's camp? But didn't the Federation eliminate the differences between countries before the integration?"
Du Jin asked in shock. In his previous conjecture, since the Federation could integrate so many planets and armies, the previous probability of the country should have been basically eliminated and it would be in a state of unification. However, Li Mengyan's "revelation" He was immediately a little "unacceptable". When he heard Du Jin's doubts, Li Mengyan snorted lightly, and then said with regret:
"Du Jin, what you have learned is just the rhetoric announced by the Federation. Although the previous war completely defeated the space power of Country M and dispersed it into small independent entities, the strength of Xia Country was also affected at that time. It was greatly weakened. Although the fleets of other countries were also greatly damaged, they were not without any combat effectiveness. In their desire for power, they picked up the United Security Council that was still in the Blue Star period, hoping to balance it. The previous military and political strength of all countries was ostensibly based on the development of mankind, but in fact they were just trying to gain benefits by changing their methods.
At that time, in order to prevent the people and colonies in its star domain from accepting the threat of war, the Xia Kingdom could only bring the Pan-Asian camp led by itself to join the United Security Council, which is the predecessor of the current Interstellar Federation. However, In order to ensure that its own interests would not be cannibalized, the Xia Kingdom secured a certain degree of autonomy for its colonies, which meant that they could retain a certain size of army to ensure safety. Although after so many years of running-in, the former colonies of the Xia Kingdom have gradually become more integrated. Although they were incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Federation, this influence has not been eliminated. Some colonies can only submit to the Federation on the surface, but in actual control they are still headed by their respective governors. "
Listening to Li Mengyan's explanation, Du Jin fell silent. Although he felt a little "unfair" to the actions of the Xia Kingdom in this world, he put himself in his shoes and experienced a war that almost ruined the future of mankind. If he had been the Xia Kingdom at that time, The leader of the country is naturally not willing to risk his people's last home and life for power. He can only say that his behavior is worthy of admiration and recognition, but from the subsequent impact, it is not the best result.
And Du Jin suddenly thought of the border colonies that Li Mengyan had mentioned before. According to Li Mengyan, the Federation was born in chaos, so how could there be enough energy to spread human footprints outside the solar system? So he couldn't help but asked again doubtfully:
"But aren't those border colonies outside the solar system established by the Federation?"
Li Mengyan shook her head, frowned angrily, and explained to Du Jin:
"With the current capabilities of the Federation, internal suppression is okay, but if you want to organize huge supplies for an expedition, it was impossible at that time. Those border colonies were all established by the Pan-Asian camp led by Xia Guo. When the Xia Kingdom was at its most glorious, it led the Pan-Asian camp to establish many outposts in the galaxies around the solar system, and relied on the resources in the solar system to gradually expand the scope of colonization. However, this glory aroused the greed of the M country. Demonic hostility, he united with the camp he had established on Blue Star, launched a surprise attack while the main fleets of the Xia Kingdom and the Pan-Asian camp were colonizing, and then released the "Trojan Horse", a weapon that almost destroyed human civilization. , in short, up to now, the borders of the Federation are far from what they were when Xia's Pan-Asian camp was at its peak, and many border colonies have been abandoned.
Moreover, Country M previously transformed some low-level alien creatures found in space colonization, and then secretly released them on those border colonies. Those transformed alien creatures turned into aggressive beasts. This is why the Federation was formed The reason why the Border Corps went to clean up. "
After listening to this, Du Jin felt that everything that happened in this world was inexplicably familiar. In this world, Country M was still the "tumor" that was for its own interests and feared the peace and prosperity of mankind. It forcefully blood-stamped the world and was still about to completely step out of the solar system. The pace has been dragged down and set back for hundreds of years.
"What a cancer!"
Coupled with the various behaviors of Country M in the current world, Du Jin is already very sure in his heart that if humanity in this world wants to truly enter the space age of peace and unity, if the cancer of Country M is not removed, even if the country on the Blue Star relies on technology The explosion and competition have entered the space, and sooner or later, like the world of blood seal, at a certain point in time, they will be dragged into the abyss by the politicians of Country M. Considering this, Du Jin's mentality changed slightly at this time.
