Chapter 1604 Warp Speed!

With the merger of the two engineering ships, the modification work of the Qinling began.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of crew members, the reactive armor and titanium alloy lining covering the exterior of the starship were removed one by one, and the missile launchers and point defense artillery hanging on the starship were also removed one after another.

If it was said that what was before Captain Deng Yuanshu was a lion with teeth and claws and an invincible steel beast, then now the Qinling has completely turned into a rooster that has just been shaved, and the whole ship has become a ship. Large cargo ship.

Except for the high-thrust plasma engine and the GW-class controllable fusion engine comparable to the space carrier, there is no other bright spot.

Standing in the observation room of the synchronous orbit space port, looking at the equipment disassembly list presented in front of him, Captain Deng Yuanshu had a tearless expression on his face.

Although someone has done ideological work with him before, it is naturally impossible to say that there is no emotional fluctuation in his heart after seeing his love boat dismantled into this appearance.

At this moment, the alloy door on the side opened, and a man in military uniform walked in from the outside.

"General Counselor Yang?"

Looking at Yang Wu who walked into the space cabin, Deng Yuanshu showed a surprised expression on his face, and he took the initiative to meet him and said, "Why are you here?"

"The commander sent me over to take a look." Looking at Captain Deng Yuanshu walking towards him, Yang Wu smiled and continued, "How is the situation here? Is the progress going smoothly?"

"I'm not a physicist, I don't know," Deng Yuanshu shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "Even if I watched from the side, I just watched the excitement, and I didn't understand what they were doing."

"Really? What about the equipment? Are they all disassembled?"

Hearing this sentence, Captain Deng's face suddenly showed a scar-like expression, and he nodded his head in pain.

"It's... been disassembled."

Yang Wu smiled and nodded.

"Then it should be soon."

Looking at the general counsel standing in front of him, Captain Deng opened his mouth hesitantly, but finally couldn't help asking what was on his mind.

"Does the command really think it's okay to lend him our most advanced missile cruiser for experiments? I mean, is it really appropriate to do such experiments at the expense of combat effectiveness?"

Hearing Deng Yuanshu's inquiry, Yang Wu didn't feel any surprise.

Even before here, he expected the captain to ask that question.

Smiling faintly, standing by the porthole, he turned his gaze to the Qinling not far away, which was being refitted, and continued.

"Do you think there is another air and space force in this world that is worthy of being our opponent?"

Hearing this question, Captain Deng Yuanshu raised his head proudly.

"I'm sure, at least in this solar system, no one is our opponent!"

Yang Wu nodded with a smile and said softly.

"Yeah, since no one is our opponent, why have we been developing armaments over the years, continuously expanding the size of the First Fleet, and enhancing our own combat effectiveness even though we have been at peace for so long?"

Isn't this a matter of course?

Hearing this strange question, Deng Yuanshu didn't think of how to answer it for a while.

As if he could see what was going on in his heart, Yang Wu put his hands behind his back, walked to the side of the porthole unhurriedly, and continued speaking in a peaceful tone.

"...Since half a century ago, even dating back to the aerospace force a century ago, we have been building this army with the invasion force of extraterrestrial civilization as the imaginary enemy, and our goal has been the area outside the solar system from the very beginning. wider world."

"On a cosmic scale, the destiny of all people living on this planet is bound together."

"So why do we do this experiment in a synchronous orbit, instead of driving the starship to the Lagrangian point space base, or taking an asteroid farther than Mars."

"It is no exaggeration to say that this technology will revolutionize the world as we know it, extending our range of existence to areas we have never imagined."

"If he succeeds, he has really found a way to exceed the speed of light. I can tell you with certainty that even if all the starships of the Pan-Asian 1st Fleet add up, it will not be as important as any of the things he has done today. "

"At that time, our flag will be planted on all the terrestrial planets around the solar system, our footprints will be all over the universe, and nothing can bind us anymore."

Looking at Captain Deng Yuanshu who fell into silence, Yang Wu reached out and patted his shoulder, and said with a smile.

"If you feel lost about the present, think about the future."

"After the experiment is over, if he succeeds... I believe you will understand what I said!"

...

The refitting work was soon over.

The volume of the Z Particle Oscillating Device itself is not large, and the weight is also very light.

It is different from the Demo version that Lu Zhou DIYed at home.

This official version of the Z particle oscillation device completed by East Asia Heavy Industries uses the latest magnetic generation device and a lighter titanium alloy bracket. It can be regarded as some specialized improvements on the original design version proposed by Lu Zhou.

At the same time, it also far exceeds that experimental version in terms of the perturbation scale of space-time curvature...

The bridge of Qinling.

Glancing at the time indicator on the holographic screen, Captain Deng Yuanshu, who had been unusually taciturn since boarding the ship, suddenly spoke.

"What's it like to go through a hyperspace tunnel?"

Lu Zhou, who was standing next to him, thought for a while before answering.

"I don't know, after all, so far, no one has ever entered."

Adjutant Liu who was standing next to Captain Deng suddenly couldn't help asking.

"What if you go in...but you can't get out?"

Lu Zhou: "The probability of this is very small. Once the hyperspace channel is opened, there will inevitably be two endpoints in the space. And if it really happens that you can't get out..."

Liu Zhengyi tested his saliva and asked nervously.

"...what will happen?"

"It's hard to say," Lu Zhou shook his head, "Maybe you will reach a parallel world? Or enter a void outside of time? In short, it should not be in the normal universe."

So far, whether parallel universes exist is still a conjecture that cannot be proven and is difficult to be falsified. The only computationally conclusive conclusion in theoretical physics today is that the universe is a folded n-dimensional surface, like crumpled scratch paper.

As for whether there is a paper ball similar to him in the n+1-dimensional space, filling those empty and redundant areas, it is an unknown.

Strictly speaking, the hyperspace channel is to drill a hole in the n+1 dimensional space, and go directly from a certain point on the curved surface to another point.

If parallel universes really exist, when crossing the hyperspace passage, maybe they might actually leap over that thing.

Lu Zhou smiled and said in a comforting tone as he looked at the officers with weird faces.

"Don't worry, I'm here, and I will stand with you until the end of the experiment."

From Lu Zhou's point of view, this sentence is quite comforting.

However, what he didn't expect was that Captain Deng strongly opposed him as soon as he said these words.

"No." Deng Yuanshu stared at Lu Zhou, and said with a serious expression, "You are the chief designer of the space elevator project! If we have a problem, it's fine. If you have a problem, it will affect—"

"I've said it countless times, it's the general counsel," Lu Zhou sighed, and continued, "Also, don't say that if you have a problem, you're fine, anyone's life is precious. I I never think that my life is much nobler than yours, if I don't have enough confidence, this experiment will never start at all."

Seeing that Lu Zhou didn't listen to persuasion at all, Deng Yuanshu wanted to say something, but at this moment, a staff member walked in from outside the bridge, stood in front of Deng, and walked neatly. military salute.

"Report! The reactor has been successfully ignited and is running at 10% efficiency. All preparations for the lock have been completed, and the device can be started at any time!"

"very good."

Nodding to the staff member, Deng Yuanshu then looked at Lu Zhou, and after a moment of silence, he said seriously.

"The preparations for the experiment have been completed... are you sure you want to stand with us?"

Nodding his head as a matter of course, Lu Zhou smiled relaxedly and said.

"This is a moment to witness history. As the finisher of this project, wouldn't it be a pity not to see the end?"

Deng Yuanshu: "...if you can sit in the back and watch us bring the good news back from the front, our psychological pressure will be reduced by at least half."

Lu Zhou gave him an encouraging look and continued, "Don't be so nervous, I bet we can see the fiery red planet in the blink of an eye."

"I hope so."

Sighing silently in his heart, Captain Deng saw that he couldn't persuade the boss no matter what, so he finally gave up persuading him, and focused his attention on the command interface spread out in front of him.

There was a serious expression between his brows again, as if he was facing a battle, he gave the command to fight in an orderly tone.

"Attention all units on the ship, enter the combat position!"

"Target preset course—"

"go ahead!"