The End of Technology

This obvious error in figures is actually not due to the lack of rigor among the scientists at the scientific research base. The main reason is that the administration, external publicity and scientific research of Yanbei University of Space Exploration are not one system. Even the external publicity of the school and the base is not one system.

It happens that within the base, external publicity is the department that receives the least attention, so it is understandable that there are occasional errors and omissions in the release of various news.

Not to mention that at this time, no one is in the mood to care about whether there are any contradictions before and after the external propaganda.

Compared to Chen Xi's safety at this time, these are minor details.

In the eyes of many people in the base, even if more than two thousand aerospace ships join the search team, it is not enough.

It is difficult for ordinary people to understand how empty space is, but these scientists at the base know it very well.

The Wu Gang, Nu Wa, and Kua Fu, giant scientific research and exploration ships that represent the pinnacle of current technology, are like droplets in the ocean if dropped on the Earth-Moon Waterway, let alone a safety escape cabin on an outdated floating ferry. Even all safety escape cabins are equipped with starry sky positioning systems.

However, the positioning of the starry sky positioning system may not be so accurate at present. The difference in space is a few thousand kilometers, which is about the same as the difference of one or two centimeters on a scale of tens of meters. Think about how many spaceships can be packed into a radius of several thousand kilometers.

Secondly, at this critical juncture of capturing Enceladus and transforming Mars, most people hope to get this done before Ning Ju returns to Earth. It is best to rescue Chen Xi alive. Otherwise, with Ning's protective temper, no one can say what he will do, and whether it will affect the key historical process of human beings transforming the planet and colonizing it.

Damn, just thinking about it makes a lot of people swear. How could something like this happen to the Earth-Moon Channel?

You must know that the current situation of the earth can really be described as dancing on the tip of a knife.

Transforming and colonizing the planet is like reaching for the stars. It sounds very romantic. But behind it is the consumption of countless resources. Not to mention anything else, just for the population reserve plan to promote planetary colonization, the subsidies consumed every year are calculated in trillions.

In addition, the base is constantly building ships, opening up space routes, various large-scale space experiments, and even the Nuwa is about to sail away to capture Enceladus, which is an extremely heavy burden for the earth. The relatively peaceful situation that can still be maintained now is really based on China's huge space advantage and the fact that humans will soon be able to immigrate to extraterrestrials.

If the transformation of Mars is put on hold indefinitely and problems arise in the space immigration plan, problems on Earth will most likely erupt at a certain point. By then, it will not be like in the movie, where people can be united by saying they are united.

…

In the solar system, near Mars, Earth's large scientific research vessel Kuafu is flying around a small comet like dust.

Judging from the comet's orbit calculated by the brain, this is the position where the comet is about to enter perihelion as it orbits the sun. Like other comets, this small icy object is mainly composed of ice, dust and rock.

Theoretically speaking, the comet numbered C/2012 UN271 on Earth is a medium-sized comet. The diameter of its core is about 11 kilometers and the diameter of its tail is about the same as that of the Earth. If it can be successfully guided to collide with Mars, it will continue to The process will take more than ten hours.

This is definitely a rare spectacle in the universe, and it’s exciting to think about it.

Of course, it is extremely difficult to do this. It can even be said to be a job that requires patience. It needs to slowly guide the alien to change its trajectory. The specific principle is to use anti-gravity material and the gravity of nearby planets to correct the comet's orbit little by little until it is captured by the gravity of Mars.

The principle is quite simple in theory, but there are two main difficulties in practice: this is difficult, and that is difficult...

This stands for measurement and calculation.

Data such as the comet's mass, speed, and the gravity of various planets directly determine how to arrange anti-gravity materials on the comet, including maximizing distribution and structure.

That means practicality.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to arrange anti-gravity materials on comets according to set conditions.

It is impossible to get close to people, only robots.

Robots that have a ten-year warranty on earth are all disposable consumables here. There is basically no possibility of recycling. But fortunately, doing this does not require a humanoid robot with precise joint components. In fact, in this environment, a robot with limbs is not as easy to use as a suction cup robot with a simpler structure and lower cost.

This can result in significant cost savings.

Of course, cost is not the only issue to consider. The most important thing is to be able to see super-large fireworks on Mars.

…

In the Kuafu watchtower, Ning Zi was patiently teaching a little boy next to him who looked to be only eight or nine years old in front of the monitor.

"The number of this planet is CN: 2025-06879..."

Before Ning Jie finished speaking, the little boy started to answer: "I know, Dad, CN means that this star was discovered by China, and 2025 means that it was discovered in 2025!"

"Well...yes, but what I want to tell you today is..."

"But Dad, this star is so small. Why is it so small?"

"Forehead……"

"By the way, Dad, that star is Mars, right?" The little boy began to click on the screen with his little hands.

"Um."

"Then why do you drive the comets we are following to Mars? I heard from the teacher that every star has life. If you drive the comets to Mars, won't they hurt if they collide with each other?"

"This question...who told you that stars are alive?"

"Teacher Zhu? She told us the story of the stars."

"Well, this is a kind of thinking of liberal arts students, which is to personify inanimate things..."

"Ah? Dad, what is liberal arts student thinking? What is anthropomorphism?"

"The liberal arts thinking is...forget it, you go play with March."

"Great!"

Ning Zi finally gave up. So what if he was a world-famous mathematician and scientist?

When it comes to educating children, being unprofessional means being unprofessional.

The questions that the third grader kept popping up were enough to consume the patience he had accumulated all night long. Then slip into cognitive dysfunction.

In fact, it’s not that difficult to admit that your child is not that good, but once you think about it, Ning Zi feels that the child’s genes are most likely inherited from his mother.

Well, fortunately, Lu Xiaoya never denied this.

Seeing the little guy picking up the desperate kitten and kneading the cat's head with his little hands, I felt inexplicably better.

The reason why I brought Lu Xiaoya and the little guy with me this time to carry out the Mars environment transformation mission, especially Xiao Ningjie despite the objections of the elders of both families, was because I wanted to bring this child to see the world. It would be best if we could Cultivate children's curiosity about the stars in this space environment.

Ning Zi firmly believes that interest is the best teacher.

Just like when he was a child, although no one cared about him, his grades have always been good. It is really not because a child from a poor family can realize early that only learning can change his destiny. It is purely because he is very curious about those science knowledge, so learning can keep him focused. It can even be said that solving a difficult problem is a kind of happiness.

But apparently his trick failed on his son.

In addition to showing unlimited interest in space during the first week on board the ship, the children completely lost any interest in the outside world after that. I just felt that space was empty and not as lively as the school. I even started to regret going on the boat with my dad.

This is related to the positioning of Kuafu Hao. The Kuafu is taken from the idiom Kuafu chasing the sun. The biggest difference from the Wu Gang and Nuwa is that it is a purely scientific research mission ship. Apart from the most basic living material support, there are no entertainment facilities on board. There are only many warehouses, automatic production lines and laboratories.

These things obviously had little appeal to a child who was only a month shy of nine years old. In addition, Ning Zi is very busy most of the time. She only has her mother and a kitten to keep her company.

Yes, even though it has been ten years, March is still a kitten. Of course, in the eyes of others, this cat is not that cat, including Lu Xiaoya. Just last year, the elder March "passed away". At that time, the family, especially Xiao Ningjie, was sad for a while.

So a few days later, Ning Zi brought another young kitten, still named "March", and the family returned to its former peace.

Anyway, March is the most ordinary little orange cat in the countryside. Basically, as long as the coat color is slightly changed, no one will think much about it even if the other parts are very similar to the previous March.

There is no way, March really has no sense of existence.

That year, when Ning Zi told Dupont Le that they had no idea where they were falling behind, the words he held up to the old man's face in March probably made it clear. But the old man still didn't realize what kind of existence the cat was, and just glanced at it briefly.

What's even more ridiculous is that the group of people focused on the cat food and canned food that March usually ordered, and even used his love for March and the replacement of a cat that looked very similar to March to psychologically test him. Profile.

It's actually quite good. It was convenient for Ning Zi to hide the origin of March.

Now Ning Zi is ready. After the kitten "passes away" due to an accident in a few days, Ning Zi will use the technology of the laboratory to make a body for the cat and design a special artificial body for publicity. Intelligent systems are embedded in this body...

In this way, March's identity can be cleared up directly, and she won't have to go through the trouble of ordering cat food and canned cat food every month. In fact, he thought about doing this last year, but was rejected by classmate Lu Xiaoya. The child’s mother is not worried that the technology of the base is not up to standard and the kitten made does not look real.

She simply felt that the child was still too young and did not quite understand the importance of life. If March is made into a robotic cat that can move all the time and even speak as long as it is charged, it may have a bad impact on him as he grows up, such as losing his respect for life itself.

Ning Zi chose to agree with her mother's concerns.

Anyway, small-scale controllable nuclear fusion technology has not been successful yet, and there is really no way to explain why this lab-made Doraemon has no charging port. It would be better to wait in a few years, when little Ningjie has grown up and has a basic respect for life, and the nuclear fusion technology has matured, and everything will fall into place by then, which will be great.

Of course, March's entity has now become the primary school student's playmate most of the time. Fortunately, this cat does not always have the same impatience as him.

…

"Ding dong!" Accompanied by a crisp beep, the door of the observation cabin opened automatically, and the Governor of the Moon walked in with a melancholy look on his face.

"Ning Zi, where is the progress of the mission? How long will it take for this comet to hit Mars? You said it was here to show us the fireworks. It has been several months since it came out this time. Where are the fireworks you are talking about?"

Obviously, this trip was quite boring for Mr. Lu.

Space scientific research is like this. Most of the time, calculations and tracking are actually done in the open space. Most of the operations are directly controlled by the brain through the robot operation. Most of the time, it is dull or even boring, just like the lives of most ordinary people. .

The only difference is that you can predict the final splendor, which means you have to wait for a long time, and most of the time is actually calculation and correction. If you don't immerse yourself in it, it will be really boring. Especially for a girl like Lu Xiaoya who likes excitement, after the novelty wears off, she feels extremely bored.

But his wife's complaint put a smile on Ning Zi's face.

It is difficult for ordinary people to experience Ning Zi's feelings. In his current position, he actually no longer lives like a normal person. For example, it is not convenient for him to express his opinions and speak casually in any public place. Every sentence will be interpreted by many people. A little ambiguity may come in just one phone call. Even if the sentence itself is not ambiguous, combined with the context, it may convey a misleading meaning.

Many times it is even inconvenient for him to express his position.

Fortunately, Ning Zi usually doesn't talk much, so now he naturally talks less, and no one will force him to express his opinions on things he doesn't want to say.

The troublesome thing is that he has really become a god in the eyes of many people now.

Probably only when he is at home, he can hear such complaints, and occasionally get angry at his son who he thinks is not very smart, which is actually quite good.

Speaking of which, I have to thank March.

If it hadn't been for March, he would have had more things to worry about in his current position, such as suspicion and worry. With his position in the base and the resources currently controlled by the base, he has formed an extremely huge interest system.

With the management system of March leading the base, Ningji naturally does not need to worry about betrayal, laziness, radicalization... and other problems that may arise in the scientific research base in movies and TV dramas. The slightest change will be noticed and dealt with.

Either they take back power openly or covertly, or they retire directly, or they give warnings... Facts have proved that artificial intelligence is much more powerful than real people in controlling human nature.

This is why Ning Zi has the opportunity to take his wife and children to the distant Mars to carry out this mission...

So facing the dissatisfaction of classmate Lu, Ning Zi was very happy.

"It's almost there, believe me, there's still one more to go..."

"Meow……"

The news that suddenly exploded in her mind made Ning Zi turn her head and look at Xiaomao in confusion...

"Um?"