Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Space Shuttle Assembly Center on the edge of Jinling High-tech Park.

This factory, which is manned by troops, is arguably the safest and most confidential place in the entire campus.

From the Xiangrui to the Xuanqiao, 90% of the spacecraft that travel to and from Earth and Moon systems are the last assembled from here and sent to a space launch center not far from here for near-Earth orbit.

If Jinling has gradually become the heart of China's space industry due to the existence of star science and technology and the presence of a series of space companies such as Aerospace Group, then this is the hematopoietic bone marrow.

Standing at the door of Factory No. 1 of the assembly center, two engineers with helmets, looking at the workers and machinery not far from unloading, chatting on one side or the other.

“There are a lot of big tigers who have been down lately. I heard them bragging at dinner yesterday. Even the deputy district director of Jinling High-tech Industrial Park Development Zone has reportedly been investigated. ”

“The Sun Warden? ”

“No, not who else could he be. When the police reportedly took someone to his house, they searched for gold bars in two suitcases. ”

A slightly younger engineer smashed his tongue, a little unimaginable.

How much gold can two suitcases contain?

Anyway, if it's RMB, that's the number he won't earn for the rest of his life doing the job.

“My day, a district mayor can salvage so much. ”

“It was only found at home. He was said to be a little serious, not a bribe in general. Bribery, also involved with overseas forces. ”

The old engineer sighed and shook his head.

“Who would have thought there was more? And because of the timely discovery of the problem, if he climbs to the district manager's position, that's okay. ”

In the talking room, the cargo has been unloaded. With the help of an automated logistics vehicle, a reddish brown container was transported inside the plant.

Immediately thereafter, a truck drove in, waiting for workers at the unloading point to continue to repeat their previous operations and send boxes of goods to the factory.

Looking at the trucks queued in the garage not far away, the slightly younger engineer continued.

“You said that we've been getting around a lot lately. ”

Old engineer: “I don't know, they say there are some big projects. ”

The young engineer glanced at him.

“What do you think it will be? ”

The teacher leaned at the young engineer and stared at him to scare him.

“Why do you ask so many questions, you want to make dollars too? ”

“Isn't this just curiosity...”

“You shouldn't know. Don't ask. People have been freaking out lately. Speak less, do more. Hurry up and get to work. Don't hang around here. ”

The young man was patted on the shoulder and the old engineer buckled the harness and turned towards the factory.

Behind the old engineer, the inexplicably unspeakable young man muttered and fastened the harness strap.

“… what a strange thing to ask, is the reaction so great? ”

At the end of the lunch break, the engineers in Factory One have returned to their jobs.

On the other side of the plant, next to a huge steel stand, a group of experts in helmets stood there in the morning, as if they had never left the neighborhood.

“… this is the latest shielding machine we have produced, the main material is titanium alloy, which weighs only 50 tons after assembly. Suitable for low-gravity environments, it can be dug up to 20 meters deep in the lunar soil, which is where the tunnels of lunar mighty colliders are dug. ”

At this moment, standing next to the ark is an old engineer, about fifty years old, named Chen Yongliang on the sign, with the position of deputy manager and technical supervisor.

From the uniforms on his body, he did not belong to the Space Shuttle Assembly Center, but to a subsidiary of the China Railway Corporation.

The terms space and rail don't seem to go very well together, but in fact, this is a thing of the last era.

Starting with the launch of the Lunar Johnson Collider Project, China Railway Group followed the footsteps of Star Science and Technology into space.

That accelerated orbit, hundreds of kilometres long and distributed along the inside of the circular mountain, is a masterpiece of the efforts of the China Railway Group and the numerous engineers and researchers of the Aerospace Group.

And this shield in front of the Ark at this moment is one of the by-products of this accelerator project.

Built from lightweight titanium alloy materials, the modular design enables it to assemble on its own power without the help of large engineering equipment such as cranes.

Usually constructed from steel materials, the knife plate alone already weighs 560, plus the front shield, middle shield and tail shield, easily hundreds, while this large shield machine weighs just in the early fifties.

No wonder this Chen Gong had a proud expression on his face.

As the only company in the world capable of orbiting the Moon, they are in a sense at the top of the times.

After listening to Chen Gong's introduction, Ark finally asked him the second question that he cared about most.

“How much is the offer? ”

Chen Yongliang: “60 million! ”

“It's a little expensive. ”

The chief designer shook his head and Chen Gong quickly explained.

“It's not expensive anymore, just because it's a titanium alloy skeleton, it costs tens of millions, let alone other technologies. ”

The Ark did not speak or make any representations.

He is the chief designer, he does not need to worry about purchasing this piece, it is not expensive and naturally has a quote to evaluate, he just feels like talking.

Watching the device for a long time, the general manager of the subsidiary of China Railway Group, who had not spoken next to him, began to play drums, and when he hesitated to say something, the Ark suddenly said.

“I intend to build an electromagnetic orbit on the Moon. ”

Chen Yongliang was slightly stunned.

“… about how long? ”

“It's 20 to 40 kilometres long. ”

“What about standards? Colliders? ”

“There must still be a difference between the collider and the collider, at least it's wider and the speed limit is higher," the ark laughed, looking at the steel skeleton in front of him squinting his eyes, continuing, "I need it to be able to accelerate 50 tons of mass to 2.5 kms in two minutes… can it be done? ”

Upon hearing the request of the ark, the engineer's face showed a strange look, sucked in a cold breath and said.

“Hiss... that's a real problem for us. It's not about us, it's just that nobody in the world can do it. ”

At 2.5 km/s, this has exceeded the Moon's escape speed. Is this the intention to launch the cargo directly into Earth Moon transfer orbit?

“If anyone in the world can do it, I won't come to you,” Chen Gong joked, and the Ark continued, "The Jinling Institute of Higher Studies intends to set up a dedicated research team to design this lunar mass projector, with the goal of projecting the minerals mined from the surface of the Moon directly into low-orbit and even the entrance to the Earth Moon Transfer Orbit. Whether it is processed in space or transported directly back to Earth, this is quite necessary. ”

“We have now applied for earmarked State funding, with an initial budget of 10 billion dollars, which will continue to be supplemented if the situation is optimistic. You are one of the top companies in the country in the fields of magnetic suspension and electromagnetic acceleration, especially at the application level, and I don't know if you're interested. ”

Chen Gong hasn't spoken yet. He stood by the ark and waited for the opportunity to intervene. He hastily took up the conversation and said.

“Yes, of course! Haha, I'm afraid that everyone will refuse such a request. It would be an honor to cooperate with the Jinling Institute of Higher Studies! ”

The ark smiled and politely slightly lowered its head.

“It's also an honor. ”

Listening to the conversation between the two bosses, Chen Gong smashed his tongue.

He really guessed it.

The Master Lu really intends to build an "electromagnetic cannon” that will shoot things directly on the moon to Earth.

But is it really possible to achieve this?

Though doubtful in his heart, he can't say much either. After all, what the old man decided to do, however exaggerated it sounded, has so far become a reality.

Thinking about it, Chen Yongliang couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

Perhaps this is the man standing on the shoulders of the times.

A hundred years from now, no one may remember that a subsidiary of China Railway Corporation has a technical director named Chen, but they will certainly remember that the big hand waved and it will not be possible to become a possible name.

Looking at the back of a crowd of people walking to the office, Chen Yongliang was somewhat envious...

……

I spent the entire morning with people from the China Railway Corporation, watching them assemble and demonstrate the latest Moon Shield machine, and the ark didn't even have time for lunch.

After returning to the office, the ark took the box of rice from the cafeteria from Wang Peng, picked up the chopsticks three times five times two, and grabbed a clean one, and then didn't forget to hit a burp.

“Next time, remember to bring me a Coke, eat and drink nothing, I always feel choked. ”

Wang Peng couldn't help but laugh a little.

“Can't you eat healthy food? ”

Feel the paper towel and gently wipe your mouth, the ark does not care to say.

“Throw the cigarette in your pocket and say that to me. ”

Wang Peng sighed.

“… I also want you to live healthier and longer. People like us, it's enough to live to be 60 or 70 years old, and smoking or not is about the same number. ”

“I don't like that phrase. Life is the same. ”

Wang Peng shrugged his shoulders, naturally not talking to the top of the ark, but made an irreplaceable expression.

Perhaps his realm has not yet reached the heights and spiritual realm of the Lu Academicians, or in other words, it is too vulgar, but from either point of view, this statement of the Lu Academicians is too ideal.

How can people be the same?

This kind of society, it's hard to imagine...