Luo Jia was happy about the progress of the ion propulsion project. After personally testing the performance, he left for Weigu Island. Cao Yuanzhe went directly to Inner Mongolia and joined Bu Mobei, the head of the company's No. 2 project, to further improve the ion propeller and its practical application in the Starship project.

Swish ~

When the plane landed on Weigu Island, the heat waves were surging. Luo Jia felt that he was about to be ignited. He unbuttoned his shirt and gasped.

Since Weigu Island is a leased overseas and not a land in China, there is no air bus system, and Luo Jia has to transfer to a jet plane in Sanya.

As the saying goes, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. There are two completely different transportation systems on the earth. After accustomed to the speed of air buses, the more than two-hour flight made Luo Jia unbearable. If it weren't for the lack of help, he wouldn't want to go abroad at all.

Whether you say he is lazy or he lacks romantic interest, anyway, when he goes abroad, Luo Jia feels uncomfortable all over, has inconvenient transportation, and has to use cash to make changes when buying things. He holds a handful of dirty money in his hand. Luo Jia feels like she has returned to the era of primitive society and bartering.

"You are getting more and more coquettish now." An Ran came up with a panama hat with a smile. Seeing Luo Jia's helpless expression, he couldn't help but tease him.

Luo Jia gave him a blank look, then raised his hand to look at the temperature displayed on the watch, "The ground temperature is close to forty degrees, so this alien can't stand it, and the big data also supports me."

"If you are afraid of heat, you say you are afraid of heat. What does it have to do with big data?" An Ran muttered and handed Luo Jia a Panama straw hat. Although this thing is famous for its fashionable name, it is an authentic Guangzhou product. The brim is very wide and sun-shading and breathable.

Huaxia's in-depth research on fluid mechanics has run through all aspects. This hat is an improved version optimized by Xingchen Industrial software. The airflow will generate microcirculations inside the hat, taking away excess heat.

Luo Jia smiled slightly, "You don't know this. The Academy of Social Sciences has recently conducted a large-scale investigation and found that since the popularization of Star Bus, Chinese people have become increasingly reluctant to go abroad. The number of people traveling to Europe and the Americas plummeted sharply. Even if they really want to go out for a trip, most of them are choosing places that are relatively close. Neon and South Korea are rapidly advancing due to the rapid advancement of East Asian integration and similar cultures, which are very popular among Chinese people, followed by Southeast Asian countries."

"Big data shows that not only I can't stand the bad transportation now and hate traveling abroad, but people across the country are becoming more and more picky and are more willing to stay in a developed and convenient domestic vacation."

An Ran said: "Isn't this your goal? We vigorously develop domestic tourism, and everyone in the province is running outside. Now, traveling in China is not only convenient for transportation, but also cheaper, and we serve a group of robots, dedicated and cute."

"I want me to say that this is great. In the past, we went to other people's places to travel. Not only did we spend money, but we were even rolled against each other. How frustrating it is. Now, we won't even ask us to go."

While the two of them were talking, they had already entered the terminal building. The terminal was air conditioning was very relaxing, which made people feel comfortable. In addition, they were tired of the journey and were a little thirsty, so Luo Jia decided to drink a glass of juice first and then go to the base.

They came to the cafe on the first floor, Luo Jia ordered iced coconut juice, An Ran ordered passion fruit, and the two found a corner to talk about the changes in the past two years.

Technology changes the world, the road to the sea of ​​stars, and this kind of topic is the most interesting thing about Luo Jia and Anran. As for the Chinese people who don’t like to travel to Thailand now, Thai girls are very hurt, etc., they are actually just their pastime after dinner.

"There is a problem we must pay attention to." An Ran suddenly changed his tone and said very seriously: "It's already November. The temperature on Weigu Island is still unbearable. The temperature in the cold areas is terrible. Fires are still raging in Australia, volcanoes are still erupting everywhere, earthquakes are becoming more and more frequent. All data tells us that Mother Earth is going crazy again."

"Yes." Luo Jia couldn't help but sigh, "The horror of nature lies in its unpredictability. Some people say that the earth is warming, but at the same time, scientists predict that the earth will enter the cold glacier period. In the eyes of geologists, frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions seem to have the hint of intensifying plate movement."

"All pre-researches seem to make sense, but no one can make a truly accurate judgment. Everyone is just guessing, including us, and we don't know what will happen in the future. Compared with nature, this opponent, North America and the West can only be considered pediatrics."

Anran spread her arms and looked helpless, "The power of human beings is still very small in the face of nature. Perhaps you are right. This is not the question of whether we want to change nature, but the question of if we cannot change nature, which will perish. All the creatures that ruled the earth before humans, such as dinosaurs, all of them have a common characteristic, that is, they are all dead."

Luo Jia and An Ran were chatting like this, both about topics related to nature or the fate of mankind. After drinking the drinks in their own cups, they drove to Base No. 1.

Countless thick cables connect the earth and space. The foundation is in the highest mountain on Weigu Island. The mountain has been hollowed out, and the inside is the location of Base No. 1.

The military, authorities, and the team of Star Technology jointly operate this mysterious underground base. So far, it has never been opened to anyone. After all, the space elevator project is really important, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it has created the world.

If you have been on a train, you will have some understanding of how the space elevator runs. The cable is made of a mix of graphene nanotubes and carbon nanotubes, which are light and tough, just like rails. Their only task is to tie the earth and the space station No. 0. The real transportation task is the self-lifting space elevator and the high-power ultrasonic motor inside the elevator.

The elevator is powered by itself and keeps climbing along the track. It takes 12 hours to reach the Space Station Zero, and the cargo slow rail takes 72 hours. During the elevator operation, humans are all dealt with internally. It is really like a train. The only difference is that the train drives forward and the space elevator drives upward.

"Well, it's quite comfortable." Luo Jia sat on the wide seat of the passenger express rail, patted hard, and sighed: "I really hope I can sit here early and go to our space station to have a look."

An Ran expressed serious agreement, and they actually wanted to go up and take a look in their dreams.

However, they cannot go because space is a forbidden zone for humans. Assuming that Luo Jia and An Ran run to the synchronous orbit station, it will definitely not help the robot engineering team, but cause them trouble.

After all, robots do not need oxygen, eat, bath and go to the toilet. At present, the No. 0 Space Station under crazy construction, everything is based on the construction speed as the highest criterion. There is no water, no oxygen, no roast duck and beer, no radiation-proof coating, and the environment is very harsh. Only robots who are not afraid of anything can survive there.

This is like building a house. Before the building is topped off, it is obviously not suitable for living. If you build and decorate the people, the efficiency will be too low.

Only when the building is completed will the decoration and plumbing be entered. Only when the decoration and plumbing are completed will the refrigerator be powered and the bed is placed on, humans can move in. This is a necessary process.

So how far has the construction of Space Station Zero now?

If you take the building as an example, within three days, the Space Station Zero will be capped to complete all construction projects.

Luo Jia and Anran came to Weigu Island. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, more national teams and company people will come, all to celebrate the capping of the No. 0 Space Station.

After the capping, there will be 45 days of renovation and trial operation. On January 1 next year, the first batch of space residents will enter the space station. From now on, the number 0 space station will be open to pick up customers in 48 days.

"There is no problem here, let's go and see the freight elevator." An Ran said.

So Luo Jia and he went to those large freight elevators, a total of two small high-speed elevators. In addition to the fast speed, the capacity of small elevators is very limited, whether it is manned or loaded. The real main force in the plan is these giants.

The freight elevator is responsible for transporting water and food, and in the future it will transport starship modules and enter the space dock to assemble. If interstellar mining progresses smoothly, the elevator will also be responsible for transporting precious ores in space back to Earth.

Anyway, this space elevator is the bridge between humans and the universe. It may not be the first step for humans to move towards the sea of ​​stars, but it is definitely the most important step.

When Musk was still desperately releasing the rocket into the sky, Xingchen Technology had already completed the elimination of the rocket species. The aerospace base located in Jiuquan, China will mainly undertake research and education in the future, take students to review history, miss the past, and no longer engage in rocket launches.

From the wine produced in Yantai, to the canned hairtail in Zhoushan, to the snail noodles in Guangxi, Luo Jia looked at the freight elevator that was about to take off and felt that the space age was getting closer and closer. The base has prepared enough food and fresh water for humans to move in forty-eight days.

In addition, he also deeply felt the taste of straight men. It is definitely not something that ordinary people can think of when taking snail noodles to the space station. Fortunately, it is not durian...

According to the traditional tradition of Star Technology, in addition to eating, there are many strange things. An Ran stared at a model of Iron Man, four or five meters high, which was one of the mascots of the Iron Man who was specially asked to be sent to the first group of Iron Man.

"What do you think?" An Ran asked Luo Jia.

"I don't think much about it. After the nuclear fusion is miniaturized, we will make it true." Luo Jia said confidently.

An Ran was slightly stunned, nodded slightly, turning science fiction into reality, and the good days of straight men of steel may really be coming. The ambitions of the earth can no longer accommodate them.

Swish ~

Seeing the freight elevator getting smaller and smaller at an astonishing speed, and finally disappeared into the blue above my head, Luo Jia couldn't help but sigh that the toilet was delivered, so how could it be far away from the day when the space station was delivered?

Rumble ~

Just as Luo Jia was thinking about the future, he suddenly felt a little shaken under his feet, and the process lasted for a short time, only a few seconds.
Chapter completed!