Federal Calendar: In September 2002, the Shining Star Group Headquarters Building - Summit of Civilization was officially opened.
Federation Calendar: In October 2002, preparations for the space dock were completed and construction officially began.
Federation Calendar: In November 2002, after the Xingyao, the Qichen was completed and began to be put into the transportation of resources for the construction of the space dock.
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As the world's leading economists, experts and professors have unanimously judged, with the launch of the space dock and Panshi construction projects, Sky City has suddenly become a global resource gathering place, attracting global attention.
The City in the Sky not only brought together a large amount of funds and materials from around the world, but in less than five years, with the support of a huge amount of capital and advanced science and technology, the City in the Sky was built from scratch. It is now the most majestic and most grandiose city in the world. This unique city attracts countless tourists from all over the world.
Thousands of flying "buses" are filled with tourists from all over the world, coming to see the miracles that humans are creating.
In a blue speed "bus" with the name of Jintai International Travel Agency, the beautiful tour guide Yang Xiaomei solemnly explained to the group members. "I will take you to visit the next attraction: the ecological park, because the ecological park is very large. Wait a minute, everyone, please follow me closely and don't get lost."
"Haha, Director Yang, don't worry. If you get lost, just ask the service robot and he will definitely find you."
"Yes! There are so many robots here! After all, this is the headquarters of the Shining Star Group."
"We didn't see many living people in the Sky City along the way. There were machine lumps everywhere."
"You don't understand this. The current altitude of Sky City is: 2700 meters, and the outdoor temperature is -11. Who will stay outside at this time? Of course we can only see metal bumps!"
"It's so sci-fi, it's like being in the 'future world'. I really can't believe that it only took five years to build the city in the sky."
"Haha! Don't you think about who led the project? What project was completed by the Shining Star Group? Isn't that a miracle?"
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In the tourist flight "bus", the group members started talking happily.
This trip to the Sky City was a feast for their eyes. Everyone was shocked by the magnificence of the Sky City. They were all in high spirits and extremely excited.
Seeing the excited expressions of the members, Yang Xiaomei smiled, a little accustomed to it. The City in the Sky is very different from other scenic spots and other cities. The City in the Sky is a crystallization of the top technologies of human civilization. The scenery here is everywhere. Revealing the flavor of technology.
The world's tallest and first tall building, the Shining Star Group Headquarters Building - the pinnacle of civilization, standing in the center of the Sky City, the Palace of Culture, the Aquarium, the Sky Garden... various buildings, applying the most cutting-edge technology of mankind.
First of all, a large number of new materials are used to build the Sky City: carbon nanotubes, transparent aluminum, airgel insulation materials, temperature-controlled reactive ceramic tiles... etc., which have played incredible roles in various construction fields.
For example: carbon nanotubes, this material has a higher specific strength than any other material on earth and can be stretched more than one million times its thickness. The light weight and high strength of carbon allow carbon nanotubes to be embedded in other materials. In building materials such as metal, concrete, wood and glass to increase material density and tensile strength;
Transparent aluminum, the use of this thin and transparent metal window can withstand the most advanced artillery attacks... The largest aquarium in the Sky City and a large number of skyscraper window glass all use this material.
Secondly, the construction steps of Shining Star Group's construction of Sky City are "intelligent", "digital", "parametric" and "mass customization" throughout the process, dismantling the building structure into countless small pieces, that is, "modularization" ", then "standardize" each module, and finally build a design platform to form a core database with various module information, intelligently coordinate, arrange production, and finally install hundreds of millions of modules one by one like building blocks.
With a huge intelligent robot construction force and the full cooperation of the human federal government, in less than five years, Shining Star Group created the greatest construction miracle in human history.
Just when Yang Xiaomei was distracted, a middle-aged woman suddenly pointed to the car window and shouted with great joy: "Everyone, look out the window!"
Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction that the woman was pointing. When they saw it, they saw a huge spaceship, with the power of a dark cloud, speeding towards their right side, with bursts of "booming" thunder. Far and near, coming one after another.
"Wow! It's the Star Yao! It's so spectacular!"
"It's so big! It's so shocking! The effects of the starships seen in the game are simply incomparable!"
"Director Yang, that's where it's flying!"
"Sure enough, it was not in vain. Seeing this scene with my own eyes makes this trip worth the price."
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The tourists in the carriage saw the spectacular scene of the spaceship falling from the sky at close range. The crowd suddenly became excited and they couldn't help but scream.
"That's not the Xingyao, that's the Qichen that has just been completed. It is currently performing the task of transporting materials to the space dock." Tour guide Yang Xiaomei smiled slightly and introduced to the group members.
After a pause, Yang Xiaomin explained to the members in detail: "Qichen is the same model as Xingyao, with a body length of 320 meters, a tail width of 79.2 meters, and a height of 23.7 meters... Empty weight: 17,000 tons, load capacity: 800,000 tons... Using a high-energy ion engine, the maximum propulsion power is: 30 billion horsepower, and the fastest flight speed can reach 17% of the speed of light. Compared with the previous cost of Xingyao of 700 billion yuan, the current cost of Qichen has dropped. It has reached 300 billion yuan. According to the latest news, the construction of Dawn, Yongxing, Yanhuang... a total of 7 spaceships will begin at the same time. They will be able to meet us in the near future."
"After visiting the ecological park, our next stop will be the resource terminal where the Venucia is parked. Then you can see the spectacular scene of the material transport spaceship." Yang Xiaomei explained with a smile.
"Director Yang, let's go to the pier first! We'll see the ecological park later!"
"That's right, that's right. If the Venucia is loaded with cargo and takes off, there won't be much to see."
"Director Yang, there's nothing interesting to see in the ecological park! Let's take a look at the spaceship first!"
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As soon as Yang Xiaomei finished speaking, the tourists in the bus became excited and almost unanimously demanded that the sightseeing route be modified.
Hearing this, Yang Xiaomei showed a helpless expression and quickly explained to the group members: "The ecological park is actually very interesting. The soilless cultivation room, the sky garden, the ecological garden... every attraction is worth visiting. Besides, with the huge loading capacity of the Venucia, it will not take off within five hours. After we finish seeing the ecological park, we can just come over and watch the Venucia take off. The scene is very spectacular."
"Director Yang, it's better to look at the Venucia first. It doesn't matter if you don't look at the ecological park."
"Yes, what are the flowers and plants to see? We want to see the Qichen first."
"Director Yang, please meet everyone's requirements! We haven't seen a spaceship in the real world yet! It would be bad if we missed it."
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Yang Xiaomei's introduction could not sway anyone. The tourists in the bus were extremely insistent and persuaded one after another.
The customer is God. This kind of travel route is the best choice. However, the customer is unwilling. Faced with this situation, what can Yang Xiaomei do.
Yang Xiaomei nodded with a wry smile and quickly responded: "Okay! Since everyone wants to see the Venucia, let's modify the itinerary!"
After speaking, Yang Xiaomei raised her right hand, showed the "photon watch" on her wrist, and ordered: "Change the flight route, destination: Shipyard Resource Terminal."
As soon as Yang Xiaomei finished speaking, the silver photon watch flashed purple, and an electronically synthesized voice replied: "Voiceprint confirmed, mission accepted, flight destination changed: Shipyard Resource Terminal, estimated arrival in 20 minutes."
Immediately, the driverless tour bus slowly turned around in the air and sped towards the location where the Venucia had landed.
As the distance approached, a spectacular scene immediately came into view.
The huge Venucia was parked under a giant metal platform, with some "tour buses" floating in the distance in front of it, as small as ants.
The giant metal under the Venucia and the nearly square kilometer dock look like "hills" stacked with large containers. On site, there are hundreds of giant manipulators, each with twenty or thirty men. Meters long, they grabbed the "hill" with ease, placed large containers on the conveyor belt, and continuously transported supplies to the Venucia.
Large transport vehicles transporting supplies, giant manipulators grabbing containers, engineering robots performing maintenance and monitoring... They are all busy in an orderly manner. There is only a "sound" of metal collision in the huge dock area. Together, they are like a labor song. The song is fast-paced and jaw-dropping.
"It's so spectacular! This loading speed is so fast."
"Xingyao Group is so amazing. No wonder Sky City was built so quickly. Now I can finally understand it."
"According to this efficiency, I believe it won't take long for the moon base, Mars base, and space dock to be completed soon!"
"Yes! By then it will be time to produce the 'Panshi' mothership! I'm really looking forward to it!"
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Passengers in the bus all stared at the majestic picture of the Venucia loading supplies on the ground with their eyes wide open, and exclamations spread one after another.
Listening to the tourists' exclamations, Yang Xiaomei smiled happily. She no longer needed to explain much about this situation. Some landscapes need to be seen with one's own eyes to appreciate them, and words are very weak to describe them.
Nearly half an hour later, when the tourists calmed down, Yang Xiaomei began to introduce it to them, saying: "The 'Vuci' carries 800,000 tons of supplies, which takes about 5 hours. If we go to the ecological park at this time, I'm afraid we will miss it." The scene of the 'Vucus' taking off, therefore, I suggest that everyone first go to see the headquarters building of Shining Star Group - 'Top of Civilization', and then wait until the time is almost up before we return."
Hearing this, the tourists nodded their heads. There are many must-visit attractions in Sky City, and they must cherish every minute.
Soon, the tour bus changed direction and drove slowly towards the skyscraper towering into the sky in the center of the Sky City.
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On the top floor of Sky City - the "Top of Civilization", in the spacious conference room, a solemn meeting was taking place.
Yang Minghua, Xie Liwu, Chen Fan and others reported on the recent operation of the group one by one. At the same time, their eyes were on Zhou Xing who was sitting in the chairman's seat from time to time, with puzzled expressions on their faces.
Outside the window, except for some tourist flight groups in the distance, there is no attractive scenery. Why does Mr. Zhou keep staring out the window
"Mr. Zhou!" Yang Minghua reminded Zhou Xingdao.
"Well! Are you all done?" Zhou Xing came back to his senses, looked at everyone with an apologetic look, and asked.
Yang Minghua nodded, looked at Zhou Xing and asked with concern: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, do you need us to repeat it again?"
Zhou Xing waved his hand: "No, if there's anything unclear, I'll ask Xiaozhi."
Zhou Xing looked at everyone with a slightly hesitant look and asked, "I have encountered a problem, and I hope you can give me some advice."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
Chen Fan stared with big eyes and asked in confusion: "Mr. Zhou, this is a problem that you can't even solve! We..."
Yang Minghua perked up and asked quickly: "Mr. Zhou, don't listen to Xiao Chen. If you have any problems, just tell me."
Zhou Xing's image in the Shining Star Group has always been high. They have always asked Zhou Xing for help, but he has never asked them for help. Now the opportunity has come. Everyone looked at Zhou Xing in high spirits, looking forward to his questions. .
Zhou Xing nodded, followed Yang Minghua's words, and asked everyone: "It's a difficult choice: surrender and lose half, or fight for it."
"There are three endings to a fight. One is: annihilation of the entire army. The second is: making a new decision. The third is getting through the difficulties. If it were you, how would you choose?" Zhou Xing looked at everyone expectantly and added.
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"Mr. Zhou, if you give it a try, the price of losing will be too high, and there are three endings. I suggest you surrender and keep Qingshan here, so you don't have to worry about burning out!" Chen Fan replied impatiently.
"Well! If it were me, I would make the same choice as Xiao Chen." Xie Liwu frowned and replied to Zhou Xing.
"Mr. Zhou, it's hard to give up the losing half, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be in such a difficult situation." Yang Minghua looked at Zhou Xing and asked.
Hearing this, Zhou Xing nodded with a wry smile. The losing half is equivalent to half of the world's population. Who is he qualified to decide their fate
However, if we put our efforts together, if the detection of extraterrestrial civilization is discovered, mankind will suffer catastrophe, and Zhou Xing is even more unwilling to bear such a price.
Yang Minghua looked at Zhou Xing firmly and replied: "Mr. Zhou, in this case, I think we should give it a try, and give it a try when we are confident! Nothing is invincible."
"Yes! Mr. Zhou, since it's so difficult to choose, it's better to believe in yourself. I'm on Lao Yang's side." Lin Wei followed up.
Facing Yang Minghua and Lin Wei's gaze, Zhou Xing nodded. If he didn't have the confidence to succeed this time, he wouldn't consider accepting the task...
Then let’s give it a try! Zhou Xing took a deep breath, and his expression gradually became determined.