Chapter 236 Starship: Manta
Time flies.
Under the pressure of the energy crisis, almost all the researchers in Mars City risked their lives.
Rest?
There is no such thing.
Why sleep for a long time when you are alive? You will sleep forever after death!
Starship infrastructure, catheter construction plan...
One plan after another was quickly improved.
In the face of the life and death crisis of the entire race, the potential of all researchers burst out!
Therefore, thanks to the hard work of all researchers day and night, the complete helium-3 collection ship solution came out six months later.
Zero quickly mobilized computing power and started simulation experiments.
At the moment when the plan passed the simulation experiment, the factory that had been idle for a whole half a year started again.
Under Zero's full control, the manufacturing progress of the helium-3 collection ship was rapidly advanced!
2038.10
Ten helium-3 collection ships set off at the Mars Spaceport at the same time and embarked on a journey to Jupiter to seek energy!
In order to slow down the consumption of helium-3 as much as possible, during the period of developing the helium-3 collection ship, Lu Yongchang ordered the closure of most unnecessary factories and starships.
Only the hummingbird mining ship is still working day and night in the asteroid belt.
While collecting mineral resources, it tries to plunder some helium-3 resources on the surface of asteroids to replenish its inventory.
Even so, when the helium-3 collection ship set off, the helium-3 reserves of human civilization have reached a warning value.
According to Zero's rough estimate, it is probably only enough for the current human civilization to use for about half a year.
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2039.1
There are still three months before the helium-3 reserves are exhausted.
In Mars City No. 1.
The command hall is crowded.
Almost all senior personnel of the Academy of Sciences have arrived at the scene.
The reason is simple. Today is the time when the ten helium-3 collection ships will arrive in Jupiter orbit.
Facing this moment that almost determines the fate of mankind, the expressions of everyone present are extremely serious.
The same is true for Lu Yongchang.
As the chief scientist, the pressure on his shoulders will only be greater.
"Yongchang, can we succeed?"
The voice of the chairman of the parliament came from the side.
Lu Yongchang turned his head to look.
The chairman of the senator propped himself up on the console in front of him, straightened his back with great effort, and cast a worried look at himself.
Lv Yongchang was silent for a while.
Then, he nodded vigorously.
"It can succeed!"
He opened his lips slightly and whispered, "The current human civilization does not allow any failure!"
Hearing this, the chairman of the senator also fell silent.
After a long time, the old man sighed hard, relaxed his body, and sat back in his chair.
"Yes."
"Human civilization does not allow any failure."
"The helium-3 collection project must succeed!"
Looking at the old man's increasingly thin shoulders, Lv Yongchang suddenly felt a little sad.
The burden of the past few years almost crushed the old man's body.
"Senator, please go back and rest first."
"It may take a few days for the helium-3 collection project to produce results."
The Senator shook his head slowly and looked at the holographic image in front of him with a firm gaze: "Don't worry, I'll accompany you."
In the holographic image, the starship shaped like a manta slowly approached the huge Jupiter.
The belly of the manta starship was very bulging, like a sphere, like a pufferfish with full air.
This design is to carry a large number of catheters on the one hand, and to store more helium-3 on the other hand.
"Calling the Mars Command Center."
"This is Manta 1, please reply if you receive it."
Bai Yixuan's steady voice came from the loudspeaker.
Lv Yongchang did not hesitate at all, and quickly picked up the microphone and responded: "Mars received, please speak."
...
Jupiter orbit.
As time went on, Jupiter outside the porthole became larger and larger, gradually occupying the entire porthole.
Jupiter
Looking at the huge planet with white, red, orange, brown and yellow stripes on the surface, Hong Fan in the co-pilot seat took a deep breath.
"Speaking of which, we should be the first humans to arrive at Jupiter, right?"
"Captain Bai, do you think this will be recorded in history books?"
Sitting in the main driving seat of Manta 1, Bai Yixuan rolled his eyes unhappily, mercilessly exposing Hong Fan's fantasy.
"This will definitely be recorded in history books, but we are definitely not the first humans to arrive at Jupiter."
Hearing this, Hong Fan was stunned.
"Ah? Impossible?"
"Why is it impossible?" Bai Yixuan said while looking down at the holographic image on the console, "Have you forgotten the 3.8 billion humans in the Kuiper Belt?"
"Their route just passed through Jupiter."
Hong Fan's face suddenly fell, and he seemed to hear the sound of his heart breaking.
In the holographic image, a line of faint white highlighted fonts showed the remaining time to enter orbit.
[Remaining time to enter orbit: 15:00]
"Okay, stop sighing." Bai Yixuan's expression became more serious, "15 minutes countdown."
He reached out to turn on the communication equipment and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, pay attention, we are about to enter Jupiter's orbit, cheer up."
"This operation must succeed!"
In the headset of the helmet, a "familiar and kind" response came.
"Don't worry, Brother Bai, are you still worried about my work?"
"That's right, Brother Bai, wait until this mission is completed..."
"Fuck! Jiang Li, shut up Wu Ran, this brat dares to say anything!"
"It's killing me, Wu Ran, this brat, we haven't even reached the orbit of Jupiter yet!"
"..."
As the first gas giant planet explored by humans, Jupiter is extremely dangerous.
Considering this, Mars City specially dispatched a group of older starship pilots to operate the ten Manta starships.
Therefore, at the moment of departure, Bai Yixiuan suddenly discovered that the pilots of these ten starships were basically his old teammates!
So... there was the above scene.
Listening to the playful sounds coming from the headphones, Bai Yixiuan's mouth corners slightly raised, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
During the boring voyage, it was a good experience to have such a group of people chatting around.
"Ahem!"
Watching the countdown decrease little by little, Bai Yixuan coughed lightly and spoke again: "Everyone, be quiet."
"I'm going to contact the Mars Command Center."
As soon as the voice fell, the team's communication channel instantly returned to silence.
Bai Yixuan chuckled and activated the long-distance communication device in front of him.
"Calling the Mars Command Center, this is Manta 1, please reply if you receive it!"
With almost no waiting time, Lu Yongchang's voice rang in everyone's ears.
"Mars received, please speak!"
Bai Yixuan raised his head and took a deep look at the behemoth that occupied the entire porthole.
"Manta is ready to enter orbit, requesting approval!"
"Approved." Lu Yongchang's voice came again, "Good luck to you!"
