People's Federation will live forever

"In orbit, the permanent space building is located at the Lagrangian point, which becomes the step between Sira and the moon. If the moon is taken down and a solid foothold in space is established to establish a star port, then the Nibelungen class is no longer a Expensive toy experiments, but swarms of mass-produced fleets, so that even if we encounter the most dangerous enemy at the most dangerous moment, at least we will not be helpless."

Li De said so. He talked with Wu Wei in the engineering conference room, and then marked Kada Peak on the map-"The highest mountain in Thira, to realize this grand plan, this mountain needs natural geographical advantage."

Although the traditional rocket launch is mature and can be called cheap, its launch process and each load will endlessly delay the time to complete this plan.Spaceflight is the most precise engineering of human beings, and it cannot tolerate human urging, but the era of spaceflight relying on chemical energy has the possibility of change.

"The [-]-kilometer-long electromagnetic orbital accelerator, supplemented by the cheap energy source of controllable fusion, packs and throws the goods into the space orbit. According to the current technical capabilities, the low-orbit transportation that can be achieved every day can reach [-] tons. High orbits can also have a transportation capacity of [-] tons. Only such a tool can support our space industry."

Wu Wei nodded. He is not a layman when it comes to technology, and he also understands the importance of this matter: "Time waits for no one. We can't wait for the population to recover and civilization to rebuild. We must ensure the safety of the future, not to mention 50 people, 5 People have to have a space program too."

As he said that, the general showed a meaningful expression: "The orbital accelerator project has a strict timetable, but the leader, you came to inspect it so early. Could it be that Ensig has tossed something to allow us to speed up the ten-year construction period this year?" Have you finished something good?"

"There is something new, but I'm not sure how much it can be accelerated."

As Li De said so, he pulled back his long robe, and took out a round metal ball from under the cloak, which caught the attention of General Wu Wei.

"To connect the earth and the sky into one, under our control, the sky and the earth will no longer be separate entities, a ring, a silver-white ring will support us, and let our country rise to the sky."

PS: People's Federation, People's Association, Union, you can call it whatever you like~ The book group has also changed its name, and it is called "Human United Council".

According to the general arrangement of supporting roles, the most suitable reader ID is selected for arrangement, but most of the names of book friends are more casual, so at present some roles are arranged based on contributions from group friends, readers who have not been arranged, please do not mind.

Volume [-] Preview: The Disaster of Gluttony

Ah, dear readers and friends, please take a day off.

In the past two days, I feel that my brain has dried up. If it weren’t for the internal affairs planning, who knows what I’m writing, life is not very peaceful, and the bank card incident last week is still vivid in my mind.

Here is also good news that is not good news. Do you still remember the incident that prompted me to regain the author's heart and end the extinct chapter in one go→)╥﹏╥), the good news is that the work has stabilized. However, in the future I will The time spent in front of the computer was extended by another four hours.

The busy work has brought good rewards. On the one hand, I can write with peace of mind, support myself, and finish writing steadily.But on the other hand, the fatigue it brings is inevitable.Of course, the bugle is no longer as lazy as before, changing every two or three days, with two thousand characters per change, nothing is better than two blooms.

But considering the busy future and the inevitable overtime work every Tuesday, I will ask everyone for leave if necessary.

By the way, the following information can be released——

The "Silver Ring" planetary orbit control and deep space defense system plan: the progress of the People's Federation into a necessary pre-foundation for interstellar civilization and a complete set of industrial and military systems for its subsequent development planning. The scale was once considered whimsical, but the Supreme Council The deepest worry about the future prompted Li De to invest the most resources and the most advanced technology in it.

The silver and white ring belt is composed of the following systems (not complete)

Ground: ⒈Giant electromagnetic orbital catapult - used to violently transport a large number of industrial facilities to space orbits for construction work in the early stage, because they cannot transport passengers due to overload, but as more orbits are laid, the freight efficiency is more than a hundred times that of rockets.

2. Space control center, sending rocket-assisted shuttles to transport passengers and possibly upgrade to orbital elevators.

Space: 1. Lagrange point permanent space station, an armed space city, can receive ground materials and personnel, and has the function of docking with ships for military dispatch.

2. Military satellite system, integrated orbital defense platform, acropolis, permanent firepower platform rebuilt with Dawn Hammer and ion cannon.

The Moon: As the closest star to Sira and a springboard to deep space, its function is beyond doubt.The Trinity of Earth, Air, Moon, is the simple composition of the silver-white ring plan, and it is also the most reliable space deployment plan before we obtain the FTL, and the most effective space deployment plan after we obtain it.

Chapter 1. Everyone, see you in heaven

Human beings have already stepped out of the cradle, but were frightened by the vastness of the universe, and then went back to sleep.

What a cowardly act, he excused the cost and was afraid of sacrifice, comforting himself that "it's not the time yet" and "not accumulating enough", thinking that he could live in his mother's arms for hundreds of years, without realizing that he was already a deformity The giant baby lost the courage to open up.

But destiny will never start its test after you are ready. In this world, there is no such thing as a neutral choice. Everyone is a player, and the rules of the game are... there are no rules.

When the Scrins came to Tiberium Earth, they had no interest in understanding humans, just like treating a praying mantis blocking the way, they could forget about it with a single step on the gas pedal. Who cares what the mantis thinks?

Looking up at the vast starry sky from the earth, Li De understood a truth - the universe is neither gentle nor cruel, it is just ruthless.There is no judge to mediate disputes, and there is no creator to rule over all things. Morality is a subjective tool, and all behaviors are allowed.And he has only one wish, that is, one day, he will say to others instead of others to himself:

"Destroy you, what does it have to do with you?"

Therefore, people's livelihood must be built, basic science must be carried out, and the road to deep space must also be opened up.The astronomical telescope has collected astronomical data for the past ten years, concentrating on searching for possible signals of "advanced civilization" activities, and the drawing of star maps is carried out simultaneously with the training of astronauts.

Ten years is not a long time. Li De led the people of the People's Federation to strive towards this goal non-stop, but even now, it is difficult for him to say whether he has achieved the predetermined goal.

This is the top floor of the integrated smart hive. It used to be the highest decision-making place of the council. The decoration here has never changed in the past ten years. Countless decisions on future trends have been made here through collective will.In the past ten years, the young union has left a deep imprint on the society, and the ruling power has become extremely stable with the completion of each construction. Li De no longer has to spend energy on unifying people's thoughts. A high degree of order allows everyone to consciously work, live and play in accordance with the law.Without brainwashing or enslaving education, Li De's achievements made the Supreme Council an existence that they instinctively recognized, and established a kind of confidence for them-following the Council, a better future will be created by their hands.

And this has also brought about another change-high automation has made the administrative process of the parliament shorter and shorter. The last time everyone gathered together for a meeting was half a year ago.Li De has been able to let go of administrative work as much as possible and go about his own business. When a mature framework is formed, the leader no longer needs to do it himself. New politicians step onto the stage and are full of enthusiasm to prove themselves.

And he was very pleased with it.

And looking down from the dome of the Hive City, one can see that the 50-meter-high building that was originally a regular triangle has expanded into an obtuse angle. The island is swallowed whole.That's because the Hive City, which once easily housed half a million inhabitants, had become overcrowded—and when peace was restored, the capital quickly welcomed a baby boom.

It is not only that people long for the warmth of their families, but also that the council provides them with all the necessary conditions for life, encourages childbirth, equates the welfare of population and living space, and introduces a full set of public childcare projects that are compatible with future education system to reduce the burden on parents.The attitude of the consortium is very clear - the population is the wealth of the future, the more the better, we will never frown even if the resources of Sira are exhausted!

Since the parents will be busy at work, the children will be taken care of by institutions that openly allow social supervision.An organization called the "Sisterhood" managed by Anna and Aisha appeared in front of the public. This institution, which is like a nun, was once recruited by new recruits for its medical work during the war, and is now also in charge of the health of the Federation. system.In addition to managing children, artificial intelligence will also be responsible for primary education.

Children may spend much longer in institutions than at home, and some people worry that in the long run, the social relationship called "family" may be swept into the history museum.But Parliament has been silent about it, if not deliberately.

Social relations and social foundations are the relationship between root and stem, just like industrial civilization destroys the huge rural clan system, if the parliament makes parents no longer need to be forced to bond together to raise children, then the family bond will be nothing more than blood.A neat family is not conducive to social division of labor. Li De's purpose is to sacrifice part of the humanistic feelings of the old age to improve efficiency. Children raised by the state will simultaneously instill knowledge and become intellectual laborers while growing up.Although it has only been less than ten years, some young geniuses have already emerged in some industries, showing sharper thinking than the previous generation.

"Regardless of gender, age and age, the People's Federation expects everyone to fulfill their duties. This is really not empty talk. There are only two things in a person's life that cannot be avoided-death and work."

Olivia, who really leads the "Sisterhood", knows all this well. It is difficult to know how the general felt when he voted to agree to all this, but she also acquiesced in Li De's statement-"changes in social structure should Sooner rather than later, the sooner the rebound will be smaller. 50 people are not enough to support our future, and we must not let people make their own choices between the country and the family. The morality of the old era is outdated. By Let us be the villain, let the development of society push people forward, and they will no longer have the power to choose!"

The effect of boiling frogs in warm water is that through the perfect social security, people feel that their life pressure is greatly reduced, and they are happy to send their children to a unified raising institution. The council then arranges reasonable holidays to ease the missing of relatives, achieving a benign relationship cycle.The first generation of educated children has already begun to contribute to the society. Under the love of the entire Supreme Council, these new generations are becoming more and more independent, and sooner or later they will support the beam of civilization.

The latest population statistics - the total population of the People's Federation has reached 140 million people, increasing at an annual rate of 20.00% five, and will grow geometrically according to the scale effect.To meet the needs of more and more people enjoying the benefits brought by Renlian technology, the council needs to continuously expand its resources.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Research, even if there is cheap energy brought by controllable nuclear fusion, with the current standard of living enjoyed by the residents of the People's Federation, the local resources of Sira can support at most 50 billion people, and any more will destroy the resource cycle of the planet. system, and this standard is unreliable. People's lives need to be continuously improved, and consumption will become higher and higher.

Once the distributable resources reach the upper limit, not only will the population stagnate, but people who have lost hope will lead to negative growth in order to maintain their living standards. When that moment comes, civilization will also decline along with it, and the end of the People's Federation will also come. .

"It is still out of reach for all human beings to be upgraded to an information life like me. For now, do we still need to pursue vulgar material foundations..."

Li De, who performed the simulation calculation in his mind again, fell into deep thought—how to meet the increasing demand for social progress?Where are the unlimited resources?

His eyes extended again, looking east along the radio waves and the vacuum magnetic levitation pipeline across the continent. In the place shrouded in icy mist, a building was almost completely wrapped in steel, with silver tracks laid. The ridge of the mountain loomed before his eyes—it was the first component of the "Silver Belt" system, the most epic engineering building ever built by human beings, the giant electromagnetic orbital accelerator.

Beyond chemical energy rockets, a new generation of aerospace transmission systems is the cornerstone that supports human beings towards the stars.

"Yes, we are afraid of the starry sky, but also yearn for the starry sky, and live for the starry sky...Only its infinite mind can satisfy the endless greed of human beings."

Li De said with emotion that his fugue was finally over, he opened his eyes and woke up from a new prosthetic body—darkness, incomparably dark, even turning on the night vision device with the eyeballs was useless.This is an airtight and narrow space. My body is wrapped in a huge disc-shaped box like cargo, and like a bullet in a rifle magazine, it moves to the muzzle little by little with the push of the mechanical transmission.

This is the standard cargo box of an orbital accelerator. The extreme aerodynamic shape is to reduce friction and vibration with the atmosphere.However, Li De did not choose to take the shuttle rocket of the Aerospace Center, but used his own body to test the performance of this project.

Sira, I have been fighting here for ten years. Now that the overall situation has been decided and the council can effectively operate on its own, then as a leader, I must find a way forward for my people (by no means leave government affairs to play).Since the starry sky is the future, for it, even if I am smashed to pieces, I will not hesitate!

I mean, literally smashed to pieces.

"Please note that today's ninth orbital launch has been authorized. Please clean up orbits [-] to [-] and check the status of the relay."

Li De remained motionless in the box, he could feel that the mechanical actuator sent the cargo box he was in to a tight checkpoint, and the gel-like LCL solution filling the cabin made the vibration perception very dull—” "Deep Sea Mode" is the only way that the Ministry of Industry and Research can find out so far to make the cargo-loaded electronic equipment resist the overload of tens of thousands of G forces on the accelerator.This kind of "stupid method" is not uncommon in this huge equipment. For example, as the core electromagnetic equipment of the accelerator, a large amount of pure silver with the best conductivity is used to make the track look shiny.

Before developing a reliable room-temperature superconductor, we can only pray that there is enough silver in the crust of Sira, otherwise the high temperature brought by each launch will cost real money and silver, and it will live up to the name of "the most expensive project of mankind". No.

"The core program is calibrated, the unit has been identified, the VIP mechanical prosthesis - the highest protection level, the power is reduced to four levels, the passage is allowed, No. 13."

The gentle artificial intelligence female voice broadcasted without emotion. As the master control program delegated authority, the track that Li De was about to pass lowered the second half and raised the slope upwards.

"The accelerator is charging, and the air softening procedure is ready."

This is a procedure borrowed from ion cannons, and only important cargo will take this measure-a beam of modified Hammer of Dawn laser cannons lasing out from the middle of the orbit, this energy is deliberately shot into space, like a A thin needle pierced Sira's thick atmosphere, leaving a narrow, fleeting passage.

The air in the passage was "softened" by the laser, and at this time, the surface of the container Li De was riding on began to be electromagnetized.

"emission!"

At the same time that Juli was conducting into the LCL solution through the resistant shell, Li De sent a message to the entire Supreme Council.

"Everyone, see you in heaven."

PS: This chapter has 3414 words, I missed the table

Social relations and such are considered my private goods. Please represent reality. Our People’s Federation itself was not established for poetic and picturesque. The theme of this universe is not peace. The abandonment of some humanistic feelings is determined by the plot.

Chapter 2 The Eternal City

"Space control center call, space control center call, VIP package sent, target area E14.0087.334 track, need 'Express Train'."

"Received, the orbital shuttle has arrived at the scheduled location and is performing recovery work."

A burning meteor reversely broke through the atmosphere and flew into the deep starry sky. The high temperature caused by atmospheric friction made it very obvious to the sighting equipment of the orbiter.Following the order from the command center, a small orbital barge left its operating area—VIP was wrapped around its back, but the barge accelerated forward with a light blue plasma tail flame instead.

Because the time and fuel wasted by turning is not as good as letting the gravitational force of Sira drag you forward to the arrival point. Even if you count the deceleration time, you only need to go around Sira three and a half times for 120 minutes to synchronize.This is space, and things cannot be done according to the thinking of the gravity circle.

Yes, "Gravity Circle", this term is a joking term for the people working on the orbit, it is just a joke at the moment, what about the future?As more and more people are assigned to work in space and stay longer and longer, a new type of culture has begun to prevail within the People’s Federation—different living environments inside and outside the gravity circle Different ways of understanding began to be born. Presumably, as it becomes easier to settle in space, the division of "old and new humans" will also be born in the future, and the seeds of division will be planted.

But this is not something that needs to be rushed right away. Let us appreciate the space achievements of Li De's painstaking efforts.Ten years, a ten-year space program, the People's Federation is not doing nothing in these ten years-the silver-white ring project is a comprehensive and simultaneous construction system, adhering to the trinity of starting one project, preparing one project, and researching one project Principle, to pursue the absolute mastery of the outer ring system of the planet Sira.

That is: the military surveillance and strike network around the planet, the advance base for deep space exploration, and the three important infrastructures of military, technology, and people's livelihood in the orbital ecosystem. Since the completion of the orbital catapult and the foundation for entering deep space, the most popular The focus is on the second item - the permanent space base, the fortress of the People's Federation, and the earth-moon transfer station.

It is a "star" spouting plasma flames that people can distinguish visually in the dark night. Seen from space, it looks like a double cross-shaped "top". A total of eight horizontal bars extend outward from the upper and lower sections, and each of the four supports an artificial ring.

The main axis is 380 meters long and the widest point is 120 meters in diameter, and the artificial ring belt hanging from the traffic crossbar doubles this scale several times.The ring belt provides the most important residential and industrial spaces, currently there are only two, and there will be four after completion.

This is the Eternal City - where General Olivia stands.

"This is the command center, all units pay attention, open the No. [-] berth, exhaust the air lock, and prepare for docking."

The Blackhand's general sat on a tall metal chair at the highest point in the center of the circular room.The spacesuit woven of nanofibers covered with anti-radiation gel tightly wrapped her body, and she sat with two slender legs overlapping each other, with one hand on the tip of her knee, and the other on the console next to the seat. Hit the keyboard.The emotional suppressor is closed on the forehead, and a VR imaging eyepiece is placed on her eyes, and the control program of the space station is switched as the pupils rotate.

"Laser guidance is in progress, and the docking countdown is 1 minute...The robotic arm has been released."

Under the general, sitting around the room is a row of black-handed soldiers. In the absence of gravity, these people are equivalent to being fixed on the seat. The plug of the brain is connected to the brain, and a large amount of information is sent to the computing crystal implanted in the brain for processing.

"Docking...completed! The barge is stationary, and the Eternal City is off track by 0.00023 degrees, within the margin of error!"

The supercomputer has not yet solved the interference of cosmic radiation on the circuit and has not been installed in the space city, so a lot of work still needs to be done manually.As the core of this magnificent building, the walls of the room are equipped with all-round simulation screens to visualize the surrounding starry sky, and under Olivia's eyes, a rectangular aircraft less than 5 meters long launched a docking device, approaching the berth at a relative speed of [-]M/S.

"Miles, take over command from me."

Olivia snapped her fingers, then slightly supported the seat, and the whole person floated towards the gate that opened and closed above.She clearly knew who was coming, and with the inertial flight, a thin but opaque slim-fitting burqa naturally "grows" from the general's shoulders—this is necessary, perhaps due to resources in space Everyone in the middle is wearing tights, but she doesn't want Li De to see it.

Leaving the control center, she boarded the operating elevator along the passage and went down to the artificial ring belt. The moment she came out of the capsule, she also shook her body due to inertia.There is no need to float when she comes here, the centrifugal force gives her a solid feeling of stepping on the ground, and the little starlight shining in from the thick glass hundreds of square meters in front of her is incomparable to the analog screen.

This is the observation deck of the living quarters, a place that the General himself owns.The starry sky without atmospheric barriers is much more beautiful than imagined. It is a beauty that cannot be described in words, but the general has never had the heart to appreciate such a view—maybe it is due to psychological effects?Staring at this boundless void seemed to be staring at a terrifying abyss, as if she wanted to choose someone to eat, and she herself couldn't say whether it was the stories the leader told her that affected her judgment.

It was the story of some unknown threat that made her see the starry sky as more of a battleground than anything else.

Ten years have not brought any change to the general's appearance, and what has also not changed is the "girl" who is squatting on the ground in front of him, staring at the starry sky.I have never left her in the past ten years, and Irena's personality has slowly recovered through the interaction of memories, but she has always insisted on this child's physique.

That's fine - Olivia walked gently behind Irena, opened her arms and hugged the short-haired girl in her arms, with her face next to her head, and Olivia's silver hair fell on Irena's shoulders.The little bodies are soft and warm, and cuddling with each other is Olivia's greatest happiness.

Maybe it is the same for Irena, they are no longer ordinary people, and it is impossible to have the happiness of ordinary people, but at least they can no longer have regrets.

"What are you looking at, girl?"

Olivia asked softly. From her point of view, it is the distant Mars "Mars". It is wrong to say that it is far away. As long as Mars is in the closest orbit, the Nibelungen can fly there for a month at full power. .In the near future, there will be the next base of the People's Federation. I am not interested now because the orbit of Mars is not the closest to Sira.

Irena lay on Olivia's chest and turned her head, looked up at her sister with big red eyes, and then spoke when Olivia waved her hand pretendingly angrily: " Li De is here... oh, it hurts!"

"Don't be fooled by me, you won't be afraid of pain." The general pinched her face and rubbed it back and forth, scolding, "You have to call the leader... Forget it, I know you don't like him."

"He doesn't play with me!"

"He doesn't dare, you have to disassemble his prosthetic body every time to play with, making everyone afraid to approach you."

Irena was silent, at first glance she looked like a smaller version of Olivia when she wasn't playing childish tantrums: "He was nice to us, better than Kane, I don't hate him."

"But I hate the other him, the watchman, calculating, cunning, using you and me as tools."

Olivia froze, then shook her head: "That's what he must have as a leader. In fact, I also have it, but I didn't separate it. But it doesn't matter, we don't have to deal with it."

"It's still on the Nibelungen, and it's going to take Frankenstein Uncle Ensger to the moon." Irena said, God knows if she has eavesdropped on all the communications of the parliament in the space city, and what she gave The Supreme Council has some nicknames, "I want to play too, I don't need to breathe, and I can protect Uncle Ensger in case of danger."

Suddenly, Irena stopped her voice and turned her head to look at the hatch on the side of the viewing platform. When the gate opened, Li De, who was wearing the black coat that hadn't changed for 1 years, poked his head in.

"Hi, both~"

He showed a smile, and Irena raised her hand as a gesture, so scared that he quickly retracted his head, and there was a silver bell-like laughter in the observation deck, and he came in at this time, but he still kept the same relationship with Irena. distance of more than meters.

"I just heard that someone wants to go to the moon." He picked a sofa and sat down, teasing Irena, "Well, let's make a deal, I will take you there, and you are not allowed to hit me in the future. And I guess Skye will also be very happy to have you as a bodyguard."

"Okay, leader, it's just scientific research work, the advance base has been established, don't waste our precious transportation capacity." Olivia sighed, "Besides, can there be any enemies on the moon, Yi Lei When Na went, she could only find stones to play with."

"We want to seize the moon to study science, that is, the stuff you brought back from the bottom of the sea. Since it's about the future, don't let Irena make trouble."