Deep Space Fleet

Zhang Yuan came to the train station non-stop.

A message was displayed on the mobile phone: "[Dahua Transportation] Dear passenger Zhang Yuan, your ticket has been paid successfully at 10:03. July 14, 2264 G888 second class seat, Donghua (10:30)- Xisha (11:45), ticket number 781234..."

It was almost time, Zhang Yuan boarded the train, found his seat and sat down.

A soft electronic voice sounded in the carriage: "This train is bound for Xisha, and the duration is one hour and fifteen minutes..."

The gray-black sea-crossing bridge is like a long dragon lying on the sea. Modern carbon nanotube materials can even handle a 36,000-kilometer space elevator, not to mention a small sea-crossing bridge on the ground.

These bridges can easily withstand typhoons of level 16.

The traditional means of transportation, the airplane, will be eliminated instead. Fuel is not a big problem. Hydrogen fuel can be used to replace traditional fossil fuels, but the carrying capacity and operating costs of aircraft cannot be compared with maglev trains.

Coupled with the fact that the speed of the maglev train is close to that of an airplane, the ticket price is cheap, it is very comfortable, and there is no tinnitus problem caused by air pressure, so the airplane gradually loses its competitiveness and is on the verge of being eliminated.

An hour later, several vague shadows finally appeared on the blue sea level, which were fusion nuclear power plants.

The fusion nuclear power plant on the sea is a full 300 meters high. Due to the huge heat dissipation, the surrounding white mist is all evaporated water vapor. The distilled water will be collected for city use.

Xisha Aviation City is located in the southernmost sea area of ​​Xia Kingdom. Hundreds of years ago, it had territorial disputes with the surrounding small countries. Various incidents of detaining fishing boats and misfiring guns often occur.

However, times are developing and society is progressing. With the rise of Xia Kingdom, all these bullshit disputes have become clouds.

"Controllable nuclear fusion is really a good thing. It costs 3 cents per kilowatt-hour, how much can it reduce the cost of industrial production? Are other countries playing with it?"

The nuclear fusion power plant has a not-so-beautiful feature: the larger the nuclear power unit, the more stable the operation and the lower the cost of power generation. Coupled with the limitations of human technology, there is no way to miniaturize nuclear fusion devices, so every nuclear fusion power plant is like a small mountain.

Nuclear fusion and the space economy have made Xia the first country to eat crabs, earning a lot of money, so it's not a bad idea to leak a little soup for the neighbors to drink. Territorial disputes are long gone. Those who gain the way will be helped more than those who have lost the way. Interests are the closest link between countries.

The train passed the nuclear power plant rapidly.

"Look, look! It's a space elevator!"

"Where is where?"

"It's the one... as thin as a hair."

Squinting your eyes, you can vaguely see a slender pillar towering over the sea of ​​clouds, like a kite string.

Under the sunlight, there is a bright and unreal feeling.

high.

Too high……

Many people who saw the space elevator for the first time couldn't help but lie on the glass window and took pictures.

The legendary "Tower of Babylon", a historical miracle, has a total of 17 towers on this planet. In the next 30 years, it is expected to increase to more than 30.

Xisha Aviation City has the first space elevator "Tengyun" in human history. Its geographical location is about 300 kilometers from the equator. Keeping the space elevator at a slight slope can maximize the use of the earth's rotation force, so that the elevator has a greater carrying capacity.

After nearly a hundred years of development, Xisha has become an international metropolis.

"Won't it collapse?"

"How is it possible? The principle is different. The space elevator mainly relies on tension, not pressure. Do you understand the tension of the rope?"

"Will terrorists attack this tower?" Someone with a good intention opened his brains, thinking wildly.

"...It is said that attacking a space elevator is tantamount to launching a nuclear war and will receive reciprocal retaliation. The security of Xisha City is relatively strict. There are troops stationed nearby, and planes are not allowed to pass by..."

"Brother, you are already in Xisha City? I just saw your Moments dynamic~~~"

At this time, my sister-in-law’s daughter Ye Qingqing called, “Are you going to space? I really want to go on a space trip, but my parents want me to work and study to make money. I can earn 30,000 yuan for a trip. The year of the monkey and the month of the horse..."

She was almost dying of envy.

"Space tourism is actually not wonderful at all, I'm serious." Zhang Yuan said with a smile, "Let's work and study slowly first. If you are under 18, you can't get a tourist visa at all."

Applying for a visa is one thing, but obtaining a tourist visa is another.

The cargo capacity of the space elevator is limited every day, so there are not many tourist places. Not to mention spending money, maybe you have to rely on relationships. The sophistication of the world will never be completely eliminated in any era.

While talking like this, the speed of the train slowly stopped.

"Dear passengers, the terminal - Xisha has arrived, please take your luggage and prepare to get off..."

When the train arrived at the station, the tourists looked excitedly at the space elevator not far away. No matter where they were, as long as they looked up, they could always see the thick sky pillar.

This kind of great power derived from technology and industry can completely arouse the national pride of Xia people. Almost all the space elevators in the world have Xia people's technology and shares in them.

After a lot of contact, Zhang Yuan didn't feel anything, but just rented an unmanned motorboat by himself.

"Wow!"

The motorboat sailed quickly in Xisha City, splashing water all over the body.

Xisha City is like summer all year round, but the temperature in July is less than 30 degrees, which is much more comfortable than Donghua City anyway.

This city is basically an artificial island. The islands are connected by bridges. There are a lot of waterways below, and sometimes you can see some tropical fish.

Once a leader slapped his head and wanted to fill in these waterways and replace them with land routes to improve traffic efficiency. As a result, he was unanimously opposed by the general public. The reason is...they think motorboats are more fun and can attract tourism.

Facts have proved that the people were really right once. The omnipotent air rail has solved the traffic problem, and the water transportation has really promoted the tourism industry.

"Drip... This service fee: 16 yuan."

Zhang Yuan got off the motorboat and arrived at the destination.

"I am an astronaut of the Earth Times, can I report now?"

The service staff of the Deep Space Planning Bureau swiped his ID card, smiled slightly, and said, "Mr. Zhang Yuan, you still have 19 days left for your vacation, so you came too early. It's not your turn yet for the batch of liftoffs." .”

"No... I just want to ask, is there any place to live?"

The service staff smiled and said: "I'm sorry, if you arrive 3 days earlier, we will help you arrange accommodation. But now, it seems that there is no such arrangement."

"You may be able to ask the university next door to see if there are any vacant university dormitories. I will help you issue an astronaut certificate."

Zhang Yuan frowned, he came too early and was rejected. This kind of thing is normal, and the service staff just follow the rules.

"That's fine, thank you."

"You're welcome!"

There are many aviation universities stationed here, some of which are international schools, recruiting students from all over the world. However, because of the summer vacation, most of the students are on vacation, and the university is empty.

Soon, Zhang Yuan saw the four gold-plated characters of "Xisha University". Since he looked more like a student, he was not blocked from entering the school.

Zhang Yuan asked several people in a row before reaching an office building, [Deep Space Foundation (Xisha University Branch)]

"Hello, I want to meet Wang Zhong, Professor Wang."

"Do you have an appointment?"

"...no appointment."

"Sorry, no appointment, Professor Wang is very busy."

As a last resort, Zhang Yuan could only take out the big killer, the astronaut certificate, and his father's ID card.

Although it's embarrassing to rely on your father.

"I'm Zhang Qiming's son, so let's just... visit Professor Wang Zhong, is that okay?"

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[Hahahaha, I suddenly found out that Ben Pujie had signed a contract, so I hurriedly made a glamorous cover. 】

[Also, who said that I can only sign a contract with 100,000 words? ! (dog head) (dog head)]