After confirming that the ark will land on Io, Hao Ren and Lawrence discussed the details of the process, and finally they decided to open the dome of the ark after landing—this is the transformation function of the spaceship itself. When the dome is opened, The closed egg-shaped refuge city will expand into a flat continent, and only in this situation can the life support system of the city inside the ship and the set of active power furnaces at the end of the spaceship be completely shut down and overhauled.
These spaceships were barely repaired in the previous "patchwork repairs", because they could not be shut down, and those replaced components had accumulated unimaginable hidden dangers and ailments. It is this cumulative loss that results. Therefore, opening the ark dome will be an indispensable part of the entire maintenance plan, and it is even more inevitable for residents in the ark city to see the real world outside.
However, the social impact of doing so on the entire Ark civilization will also be obvious:
Residents of the Ark will see the real horizon and the open sky, and they will see their 'world' transformed into a flat continent, which is a huge shock to the world view. Hao Renyou remembered what happened when the Erim elves first arrived in their new homeland: a large number of elves suffered from aerophobia because they saw the boundless sky for the first time, even those knowledgeable magisters and technicians were no exception. This is true for the Erim elves whose knowledge still exists, let alone the residents of the Ark: they have faced a closed cabin of a hundred kilometers for generations, and even regarded it as the whole world.
When Hao Ren and Lawrence discussed these matters, Lily was busy finishing her manuscript, so she was taken aback when she heard that she was going to open the shell of the ark. The husky is a bit out of date, but she is not stupid. In terms of professional knowledge, she is even the top of the team, a real dog-headed military strategist, so she immediately questioned: "Will this cause large-scale social unrest? ? How do people in the ark recognize this phenomenon?!"
"Early when you left, I had already prepared for this day, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon," Lawrence said slowly. "I slightly modified the legend about the world and the 'giant tortoise', describing the giant tortoise as an artifact that can be opened. And the sea of Erdos outside will calm down one day, when the sea of Erdos calms down God would open the giant tortoise so that the world could see his truly great creation. I also tried to describe the concept of the sky and the earth as much as possible... although the latter has little effect."
"Do you think this kind of public opinion preparation is enough?" Lily looked at Lawrence suspiciously. It's not that she didn't believe in the old man's efforts, but mainly because she didn't believe in the understanding of the residents of the ark...
"Ignorance is an obstacle to social progress, but it is a good medicine for social stability." Lawrence sighed softly, "I should be glad that they are ignorant now, so they can easily explain everything with myths and legends, even if the world is upside down, as long as A god came out and told them that this is normal and society can continue to function smoothly."
Hao Ren followed suit and nodded: "Besides, Lawrence still maintains great authority in the Ark society, he is qualified to explain the changes in the entire 'world', and if the 'world' really changes according to his description , his authority will be further consolidated. It will continue for hundreds of years—in the long run, it will be equivalent to laying a stable foundation for the Ark society."
"Short-term chaos is inevitable, as long as it doesn't get so severe that it gets out of control," Lawrence said. Looking at Vivian and Lily, "So we still need your help. If the Goddess of Ice and Fire personally 'uncovers the world', the panic of the people will be minimized."
Before Vivienne could say anything, Lily jumped up happily: "I'll go! This sounds so interesting!"
Hao Ren couldn't help but give the husky a sideways look: It was the same situation last time. I heard that when there was a lively party, it was like going crazy, but when the crowd got bigger, it immediately went to the back. I guess this girl is going to come again today...
But Hao Ren didn't stop him. Anyway, Lily let her go if she wanted to. It's rare that this husky can have some positive effects. He nodded slightly to Vivienne and Lily: "Then you two will return to the ark with Lawrence, make the movement louder, and prepare some large-scale light and shadow special effects in advance. Let everyone in the entire ark realize that there is going to be big news .Then Nolan waits for your signal, and opens the vault of the shelter as soon as the signal arrives."
Then he turned to Nolan: "What about the transformation mechanism of the shelter itself?"
"The deformation mechanism is operating normally. The gravity generator has been redistributed. During the process of opening the shell, I will ensure the seamless switching between the gravity field and the Io gravity field in the spaceship through manual remote control," Nolan nodded lightly, " In addition, I have cut off the energy pipelines of all areas in the Ark of the Throne except the shelter, and now all energy is diverted to the inner city of the ship, and it will definitely succeed."
Hao Ren hummed, and looked at Vivienne, Lily, and Lawrence: "Then you should act. Vivienne, it's mainly up to you."
Vivienne smiled: "Don't worry, I have a lot of experience in this area - I watched those old monsters come here in the age of mythology."
The three of them left the bridge and went to the interior of the Throne. Outside the spaceship, the violent wind and waves caused by the landing of the fleet have gradually weakened. This unnatural storm came and went faster, and the rainstorm almost stopped within ten minutes. up. Katrina stood next to the holographic projection showing the exterior scene, staring at the ocean of the mother planet, wondering what she was thinking, while Hao Ren and Nolan were lying in front of the console to study the next engineering plan of the Ark Fleet.
According to the plan, Hao Ren is going to repair all twelve giant ships. Considering that the sea monsters have leased the Ark civilization for at least two hundred years, there is no need to rush to launch these spaceships after repairing them. During the long period of time, the twelve spaceships should be used effectively.
By analyzing the structure of each ark, Nolan has fully understood the working mechanism and life-support system structure of these relatively primitive spacecraft, and reverse-drawn a blueprint library. Hao Ren hopes to use these blueprints to allow engineering drones and autonomous machines to modify these giant ships to a certain extent, connect them into an island chain, rebuild the cities on each spaceship, and use them to restore the population of the Ark civilization. and social mechanisms. Moreover, the twelve giant floating cities have also greatly enhanced the survivability of the Ark civilization, and the expanded range of activities will also help the people in the spaceship to rebuild their worldview.
A ring-shaped floating city group connected by solid alloy long bridges, shaped like a wheel, is gradually taking shape on the planning map. Nolan points his fingers on this holographic sand table, setting up the floating cities among the floating cities. One by one, the towers and floating ports said while calculating: "They will live here for two hundred years, and then they may have to go directly to another ecological planet, so they must adapt to life on the planet—moving outside the shelter, collecting food from nature. Resources, independent survival without the supply of spaceships, these must establish a concept. According to the current ecological recovery speed of Io Ocean, tens of thousands of people in this sea area will be able to rely on fishing for a living in about a century. In addition, I am still in the Ark Technical data on coastal aquaculture and seawater planting can be found in the database, and these things can also be established.”
Nolan raised his head while speaking: "As long as you use it properly, it is not difficult to survive on an ocean planet, but it is difficult to accumulate mineral resources."
"You have a lot of knowledge in this area." Hao Ren looked at Nolan with a little surprise, "There are still these in the spaceship database?"
"Many of my thousands of years of 'dreams' are about survival in the apocalypse," Nolan smiled, "The most impressive dream is that on a planet that has turned into a vast ocean, the surviving humans rely on huge aircraft carrier cities to maintain their lives Civilization, and I used to be the operator of such an aircraft carrier city. Although it is all a dream, the accumulated experience can also be applied in the real world.”
Hao Ren was startled, and expressed his admiration: "It's amazing."
At this time, Katrina not far away suddenly called out, "Hao Ren, can you come here?"
Hao Ren went over curiously: "What's wrong?"
Katrina pointed to a sea area far away from the fleet, and saw that the sea area was slightly green.
"Can I go over there and have a look?"
(A mistake in the previous chapter was corrected, sailing to the take-off window outside "one light hour" instead of "one light year"... I got used to the word "light year" and pressed it out = .=) (to be continued~ ^~)