Chapter 1603 Hyperspace Experiment

Venus space station.

As usual, Field and his colleagues were spying on the PAC construction site in geosynchronous orbit, as directed by the North American Alliance Space Agency.

To be precise, this probably can't be regarded as voyeurism anymore, but a crowd watching in a fair manner.

In the beginning, Field was restrained, and just regularly and inadvertently swept the astronomical observation mirror over the base site of the Tianting space station. Later, he might feel that the engineers of East Asia Heavy Industry did not care about their small movements, so he simply stopped the camera. There is no movement.

As a result, this Venus space station has also officially evolved from an astronomical observatory to a "spy satellite" in name for civilian use.

"They look like this...it seems that they don't care that we peek at their technology at all," Johnny said with some emotion looking at the construction site outside the porthole, "To be honest, I'm still a little doubtful now, whether our mission is meaning."

To be clear, those Pan-Asian engineers believed that even if the blueprints were put in front of them, they would not be able to create an identical one.

If this is the case, what's the point of taking pictures of their entire construction process?

"The significance is that if one day in the future, we won't be left behind by them after we master those key materials and engineering technologies." Looking out of the porthole, Field's face was full of deep sorrow, He said worriedly, "However, their construction speed is really unbelievable... According to the current progress and construction speed, if they can maintain it, they will be able to complete the main part of the entire space station by the end of the year at the latest."

When these words were uttered, the two of them fell silent in unison, and there was also a trace of envy in their eyes looking out of the porthole.

It would be great if such a great scholar could be born in their hometown.

Although objectively speaking, this space elevator under construction is not a miracle of one person, but everything started because of him.

And the reason why the foundation of this tower was able to stand on the synchronous orbit at the beginning of the 22nd century was also because of his awakening...

Just when the two fell into reverie, a silver-white starship suddenly appeared in their sight.

When he first saw the starship, Field was slightly taken aback, but didn't recognize it for a while.

It wasn't until he quickly walked back to the observation system and focused his eyes on the holographic screen for a moment that he suddenly recognized its body.

Qinling cruiser!

The ship is equipped with the latest nuclear power plant and fire control system, and it is considered to be one of the most powerful tonnage battleships "launched" in the Pan-Asian First Fleet in the past ten years.

"Qinling...how did they drive the cruiser into a synchronous orbit?"

Apparently, his colleague Johnny also recognized the name of the starship, and his pupils were as surprised as he was.

Not only that, they were also surprised to see that two heavy engineering ships left the base site of the Tianting space station and approached the cruiser.

Realizing that the Pan-Asian cooperation might have some big moves, Field made a decision immediately after thinking for a moment.

"Aim the observation system at the past!"

"But... what about the space elevator?" Johnny hesitated and continued, "The mission assigned to us by the North American Space Agency does not include observing the military movements of the Pan-Asian First Fleet."

"Those two engineering ships were separated from the construction site of the space elevator, and it is not sure whether this cruiser is related to the space elevator project," Field continued, "If the higher-ups are to blame, I I will take all responsibility!"

"Now, do as I say!"

...

"...This is definitely the strangest assignment I've had in ten years."

Looking at the mission briefing presented in front of him, Captain Deng Yuanshu's face remained unchanged, but his stomach was full of doubts.

Cooperate with Academician Lu to conduct experiments...

What kind of experiment is it that requires the cooperation of the most advanced cruisers of Pan-Asian cooperation.

Shouldn't they go to IMCRC for help?

"If I remember correctly...he is a mathematician, right?" the adjutant standing next to him, with an obviously confused expression on his face, couldn't help but said, "Could it be...he started to study weapons?"

"Unclear, the briefing did not detail what the experiment was."

Pointing his index finger in the air, Deng Yuanshu put away the mission briefing and continued.

"Anyway, we'll know after we meet him in person."

As the two engineering ships docked with the Qinling, Captain Deng, who was standing on the bridge, finally met the man known as the greatest scholar of the 21st century.

Actively stretching out his right hand, Deng Yuanshu introduced himself to him routinely.

"Hello, Academician Lu, I am the captain of the Pan-Asian First Fleet Qinling, and this is my adjutant Liu Zhengyi. According to the order of our superiors, we will assist you in completing the experiment during this operation."

Adjutant Liu also extended his right hand with a smile on his face, and shook hands with Lu Zhou after the captain.

"Hello!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you!"

Smiling and nodding to the two, after a simple handshake, Lu Zhou adjusted his expression slightly, without wasting any time, and explained his purpose of coming and the most critical experiment content straight to the point.

After listening to Lu Zhou's part about the hyperspace theory in a daze, it took Captain Deng a lot of effort to figure out what the whole experiment was going to study.

In short, in order to test the disturbance of the space curvature by the Z-particle oscillator, Lu Zhou needs a movable nuclear fusion reactor.

Among the many types of ships in the Pan-Asian First Fleet, except for the space carrier, the only one that meets the standard, and only their cruiser equipped with a controllable fusion reactor as standard on the aircraft carrier, can meet the minimum requirements for starting the Z-particle oscillation device. standard.

To be honest, although Deng Yuanshu is very interested in the hyperspace navigation that Lu Zhou said, he is also willing to obey orders and cooperate with the experiment, but the only thing that makes it difficult for him to accept is that Lu Zhou and Dongya Heavy Industries want to make a big deal on his "love ship". modification.

He has served on this starship for some years, and this place is like home to him...

"Refitting this...I hope you will think about it carefully," Adjutant Liu, who was standing next to the captain, said in a serious tone while looking at Lu Zhou, "Removing the weapon system and external armor is already a problem for the Qinling. It’s not a big change, it’s equivalent to turning our cruiser into a large cargo ship! Even if it’s reinstalled after the experiment, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, can you understand what I mean?”

Lu Zhou nodded and said, "I can understand, but this experiment is very important. It is related to something far more important than a starship...or even the entire fleet."

"But why do we have to dismantle the equipment?" Looking at Lu Zhou, Captain Deng asked, "Especially the outer armor, many parts use the overall welding technology, not only difficult to disassemble, but also difficult to reinstall, and also It will cause irreparable damage to the material itself. Is it not possible to remove the weapon system and keep this part?"

"Sorry, I'm afraid it won't work," Lu Zhou shook his head and revealed, "The hyperspace channel has very strict restrictions on the quality of passage. Unless it is equipped with a larger power system, it will be difficult to pass with the current tonnage of the Qinling cruiser." The opened hyperspace channel."

There was one more thing Lu Zhou didn't say.

It is not hopeless to pass through the hyperspace channel with a super-standard quality, but it may have unpredictable consequences.

Since this is beyond the bounds of calculation, the result is almost impossible to predict mathematically.

If the situation is optimistic, it is probably impossible to enter at all, passing through the surface of the "door" like passing through a layer of foam; or successfully entering, and then jumping out from a random position.

And if the situation is not optimistic...

Whether it will be able to come out in the end, how many people have gone in and how many people have left behind, these are all unknowns.

Captain Deng: "... How sure are you of the experiment?"

"It's meaningless to ask this question." Lu Zhou shook his head and said, "I believe in my calculations. If I'm not 100% sure, I won't be standing here. The key to the question now is whether you believe Believe in me as much as my own research results.”

Hearing these words, Captain Deng fell silent.

After about five minutes, he looked up at Lu Zhou, as if he had made some important decision in his heart, and said in a serious tone.

"I often hear people say that you are the greatest scholar on this planet. I believe this greatness describes not only your wisdom, but also your rigor to science."

"Thank you for your trust," Lu Zhou said softly, "I can assure you that I will never disappoint this trust."

Hearing Lu Zhou's promise, Captain Deng nodded slightly.

With his back turned to the surprised gazes of the officers beside him, he spoke solemnly.

"In that case."

"Our Qinling, please!"