People's Federation will live forever

Li De was laughing, while Irena was protesting, yelling: "There are bad things on the moon, very bad, very bad, just like on Mars, I can feel it!"

"Feeling doesn't work, girl. If Ensig was here, he would say—judgment requires evidence and rigorous inference, and groundless speculation is an insult to science." Li Deweng imitated Ensig's electronic voice in a low voice, Then before Irena got angry, she said kindly, "Don't worry, when Ensig chooses a place on the moon to build a starport, we can build a lot of spaceships, and one day you can go wherever you want .”

No matter Li De, even Olivia just touched her head and comforted her: "Don't worry, there are meteorites on the moon at most, can monsters grow?"

"And even if a monster grows..."

The two leaders looked at each other and nodded.

"Then nuke it to ashes!"

PS: I suddenly worked overtime today, I don't know what will happen tomorrow.I wrote this in the morning and finished it in the afternoon. If there is bad news tomorrow, I will feel sorry for everyone waiting.

I have to work overtime again today...

Today I have to work overtime again, and I may not be able to spare time to write, because I am busier, and I cannot spare the same time to write as yesterday.

Thank you for your support and recommendation tickets. The third volume has just started. I know that many people have not guessed what the enemy is, but it doesn’t matter. Although the horn has revised the outline of the third volume and changed the imaginary enemy a few times, the idea is still the same. very stable.

Recently, the collection has not increased. Although I am still updating, there are one after another who give up, but there are fewer.

It doesn't matter, this means that some readers find that what I write is not their favorite type, and turn around to find the one that suits them, it doesn't matter.Both the author and the reader need to find their own, but I believe my book has readers who suit their tastes—you.

Thank you for your company, the road is long and long, and I will search up and down.

Chapter 3. We came here with peaceful wishes

"Science is the tool we use to understand the world, and the only weapon we can use to protect ourselves. It can be relied on, and it will never disappoint."

Industry and Research Development Department, referred to as the Ministry of Industry and Research.It is an important component system of the society under the People's Federation. It is led by Ensig, the chief scientist of the Supreme Council, who enjoys the same important authority as the Black Hand and the Guards.Because the Supreme Council attaches so much importance to science—although the traditional government also attaches great importance to it, the Industry and Research Department of the People's Federation is not directly controlled by the council. interference.

Such generous remuneration is envied by ordinary citizens, coupled with the deliberate guidance of the parliament, the most popular occupations in the society of the People's Federation are scientists and national engineers, which are far higher than administrative and military jobs.This is enough to make parents have high hopes for their children's future—it is so difficult to enter the Ministry of Industry and Research, so it represents status and glory. At present, people are very concerned about the evaluation from society when they cannot compete with material wealth.

Dr. Ensig's words have therefore become widely circulated. Over the years since the establishment of the Ministry of Industry and Research, more than one hundred people have been selected one after another. These outstanding talents are gradually filling up the People's Federation. The gap in scientific research on people's livelihood enables our chief scientist to further invest in the most important cause of the parliament, that is, military development.

"Fools will think it's hypocritical. The People's Federation uses peace as its slogan, but it values ​​war more than anything else."

Ensger said ironically to Adam Phoenix in front of him that the conversation between the two does not need to be through words. Adam, who was also cyborgized, listened silently to the words of the chief scientist, not knowing what he was thinking.

"What if the investment in the military is transferred to the people's livelihood? Although the times have changed, the method of claiming that public opinion kidnaps morality has never been out of date."

In the space shuttle attached to the Nibelungen, two mechanical scientists stayed in their respective containers, and only two pairs of electronic eyes flickered in the dark cabin.Because it was field work, both of them chose models with multi-functional external auxiliary prosthetic limbs—that is, the commonly known "octopus monster".

Dr. Adam Phoenix, this talented scientist who has made great contributions to mankind and made great mistakes at the same time, has made it difficult to explain his position. A shortcut for human beings to successfully suppress the virus of Im -

Now large emitters called "Photon Harmonic Oscillators" are installed on the orbit of Sira and around the world to suppress the biological nature of Im, forcing them to continue to sleep like oil, completely suppressing Sira's opposition human malice.The stable rear has brought about the great development of space, which Adam has contributed to all mankind.

But he is still one of the culprits that caused decades of tragedy in Sira. The parliament is benevolent but also strict. Li De rewarded him for his merits by not announcing his crimes. He is still a great scientist trusted and loved by the people and an idol of students. .

And the price is that he can neither live nor die.Turning into a cyborg saved him from being infected by Eim, but the only remaining brain made him unable to live an ordinary life. He could only serve the council for a long time-lifelong hard labor until his historical mission end of

Facing his immediate boss, Ensig, the chief scientist of the parliament who is not inferior to him and has abnormal three views, Adam has long been freed from the hesitation in his heart. distance.

"Please forgive me, Director." Adam said, honoring Ensger's position, "These degenerate elements who intend to incite public opinion will be punished by the Ministry of Justice. Our research will not and should not be affected by this."

"There are always people who are dissatisfied with the status quo and try to change it. This has been the case for thousands of years. I believe that this nature is also a driving force for human progress and a driving force for science."

Adam said euphemistically, but Ensger was not satisfied: "The definition of biology should not be confused with sociology. This shows that some people are dissatisfied with the promotion channel of the council and try to stand on their own. Adam! Maybe you will think that this is a question that should be avoided. political issues, but don’t forget that political science is still an integral part of sociology, it is not mysterious, and it is worth studying.”

However, the other party's apparent lack of cold made Ensig feel bored, and he said helplessly, "I just brought up a topic to pay attention to your mental health. Although the journey to the moon is not long, you are like a dead person."

The Nibelungen is advancing at high speed. Thanks to the fusion engine, the speed of 38 kilometers per second is enough to surpass all the old flying objects, but this also further proves the vastness of the universe - the distance between Thira and the moon is [-] kilometers , In this way, plus the deceleration, Nibelungen still needs to sail for seven hours.

Twenty kilometers per second, which is 58 times the speed of sound, seems a bit long to go to the nearest satellite. Humans often talk about the vastness of the universe, but they don't know anything about the distance!The Nibelungen was able to accelerate to this speed also thanks to its lack of a human crew, otherwise the overload of acceleration and deceleration would have killed everyone.

This is the case with the moon facing each other, but what about other stars?This problem troubled the chief scientist. The technology of Renlian has glimpsed the ceiling of the framework of relativity, that is, the speed of light cannot be surpassed.Before solving this problem, I and others can only be a "post-space civilization" that can't leave the galaxy forever.

There was no need to rush out of the galaxy in such a hurry, but what was discovered under the Sea of ​​Syra was too amazing to give people room to breathe.Although there are quite a few gains in the seabed, some things that are still incomprehensible bother the chief scientist. He knows that he may not be able to decipher the mysteries inside until the basic science advances.

As for how to solve this problem...the Ministry of Industry and Research jointly submitted an application to the parliament, which almost disrupted the deployment of the entire space program, causing Ensig, who had nothing to do with the world, and two military leaders to confront Bo in court. , the application letter that was so loudly flushed——

"Several Plans and Suggestions for Establishing a Proton Collider around the Moon, Accelerating Basic Scientific Research, and In-depth Observation at the Microscopic Physical Level"

Recalling that day, Ensig is still full of a sense of accomplishment~Science is the only weapon that human beings can rely on, everything is so insignificant in front of it, even Olivia and Wu Wei can't stop it progress.

The moon is just around the corner, and my work is about to begin.This is the first time Ensig has set foot on the moon, let alone the earth in another world. He wonders if he should leave something to pass on to future generations?

"We... came here with peaceful wishes?"

PS: I don't have enough time, this chapter is a bit forced, very few, and a bit rough, please forgive me.

Chapter 4. But it brought about the beginning of disaster?

Bud took a deep breath, and put his hands on the LCD screen of the console—fingerprint verification, iris scanning, a laser beam scanning his face, and retinal comparison.

Here is no better than a stable ground. As a commander, every order issued by the control center in space needs to be cautious. Whether the temperature, air pressure, and even the lighting should be adjusted by one lumen is related to the physical and mental health of the two hundred moon base staff. The key to mental health, the Ministry of Industry and Research has stipulated strict operating procedures for this.

But just this will not make Bud, a veteran who has faced death countless times and chatted and farted with bullets, feel nervous. What really makes him feel uneasy is the camera hanging above his head. On the one hand, his figure has appeared on every electronic screen in every gathering place in Sira, and millions of eyes are staring at him, waiting for him to issue that crucial order.

But... nervous?How is it possible, this is an expression of excitement!I am the first person of the All-People's Federation to be admitted to the Ministry of Industry and Technology and become a national engineer. After decades of supporting roles, it is finally my turn to be the protagonist!Calm down, recall the opening words carefully, all human beings are watching themselves, we must not lose face!

"Hey, you can do it, Bud baby, don't dawdle."

A voice sounded from behind him, making Bud blushed, and he turned back fiercely as if he had stepped on his tail: "Shut up, Cole, I am the commander of this base! Also, here is Command center, who the hell gave you permission to come in?!"

"Bud, did you forget? I came in right behind you. The automatic door here is not locked. I'm also an employee of the base anyway, baby~"

Behind him is the old buddy Cole, a member of the legendary D team - thanks to the improvement of life extension technology, ten years have even made this black buddy look much younger, and what has not changed is his Zhang Lianzhu mouth:

"Also, this is a global live broadcast. How can such a good thing be done without me! When it comes to being on TV, I have more experience than you. Your performance reminds me of the first time I participated in the Horn Yuyin Cup League 30 years ago. When, when..."

"No one wants to hear about your past! Marcus, shut up this bastard!"

Marcus, who was wearing a full set of heavy-duty space power suit, leaned against the automatic door, and wearing the emblem of the Technical Security Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Research, he yawned and pointed to the camera in the room: "You two can go back and argue later, Now it's live."

At this time, the radio was turned on, and Dom's voice came from inside: "Hey, guys, what's going on, why did you cause a broadcast accident as soon as you came here! Do you need me to stop the broadcast urgently?"

Bud slapped himself on the forehead, whining about his fate, they have all come to space, why can't they get rid of these troublemakers?

People's Federation's headline news today - Lieutenant Colonel Budd, the technical director of the Ministry of Industry and Research and the Defense Forces Space Agency, suffered a broadcast accident. The photo of him covering his face and sighing went viral on social networks, and is expected to be selected as the best photo of this year's News Awards.And his comrades-in-arms, members of the legendary hero D team left the military system ten and a half years after the war, and became the pioneers of human spaceflight. The leader once commented that they are the representatives of the golden spirit of human beings-brave, fearless and indomitable.Today, adults can also see their human side. I hope this witty humor can illuminate the way forward for us in the deep universe.

And after the quarrel ended, Bud finally got himself together and stood in front of all human beings, and issued a declaration with a solemn face——

"Attention, all the staff of the general control center of the forward base."

"I would like to congratulate everyone. Today is the first anniversary of the establishment of the lunar advance base. This is a great day. We can proudly say to the whole universe that human beings have the ability to reside on an alien planet for a long time, outside their home. Open up another home, be able to walk among the stars, and become a qualified space civilization!"

Pull the perspective away from the command room, here is a huge circular building built in a huge crater on the sunny side of the moon, its frame is made of fine steel, and its shell is made of titanium alloy, and it is covered with Thermostatic white tiles.The base covers an area of ​​[-] acres and is five floors high. It has a completely independent ecosystem and industrial facilities. Each set of giant solar cell arrays deployed on the crater highlands is calculated in kilometers. In addition to their own use, the fusion energy collected from the moon Fuel can also be fed back to the Eternal City.

The surrounding of the crater where the advance base is located is also like a large construction site. Over the past year, the staff have dug tunnels in the crater, and then laid a magnetic levitation railway network to transport engineering equipment to farther places. What is the reason for this project? It is necessary to know that apart from fusion fuel, the barren moon does not have the resources that the human union urgently needs, but its greatest value is actually its moderate size and geographical environment close to Thira, which is very suitable for building some The gigantic project planned on Thira.

For example, the space star port, and the proton collider around the moon that the Ministry of Industry and Research has never forgotten.

"We have achieved one stage of success, but it also urgently requires us to work hard to the next stage without stopping! I know that some comrades in the forward base have been away from Sira for half a year, and have not been accompanied by them for a long time. The obligation of family members, but I have to ask everyone to be patient for a while, and I would like to express my apologies to the family members of all the members of the Industry and Research Department, and implore your understanding - what we do will never be meaningless, for the future of mankind Someone needs to stand at the front, and the Industry and Research Department and the entire council are grateful for your efforts."

"We won't stop, and we don't have time to celebrate. Right now, Dr. Ensger, the chief scientist of the Industrial Research Department, is leading an expedition team from the Nibelungen to go to the dark side of the moon. The Grand Canyon in the area is conducting geological surveys. One day when the interstellar port is completed, we can freely travel between Sira and Luna. At that time, all efforts will be worthwhile in the face of this return. Starry Sky It is a starry sky that belongs to all mankind, and the declaration of mankind will resound throughout the universe.”

"We have come here with a peaceful wish!"

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"great speech."

Ensger raised one foot and stepped on the soft lunar soil. A stretchable mechanical prosthesis grabbed a larger moon rock. The scanning laser used holographic images to create an enlarged version of the model. The stripes on the rock And holes are all clearly visible.

"It's the same as I thought, the wish for peace? I hope we can really make our wish come true instead of bringing back the reality of disaster... But I doubt it."

Putting the moon rock into the accompanying remote control car, Ensger turned his head and looked back at the team behind him—for the sake of efficiency, he did not go to the advance base first and then prepare to set off, but used the method of letting the Nibelungen directly land the heavy The cabin was lowered, using gravity and recoil rockets to rush directly to the forefront of the scheduled investigation site.It's a bold move, but the chief scientist believes testing new features on the go is a double-edged move.

A total of eight rectangular landing modules landed on the lunar surface in a quincunx shape, each with the volume of an entire shipping container.When they were opened, what came out were mainly crawler-type trucks, and a small number of spider-like mechs—the scythe mechs that were once intended to be deployed to the Defense Force failed to succeed on the battlefield after all, but soon People have discovered the advantages of this multi-legged walking mech in a low-gravity environment, and its off-road climbing ability is even higher than that of tracked vehicles.

It is very difficult for two-legged human beings to act on the moon, a planet with one-sixth gravity. The problem of too high center of gravity caused Ensig and Adam to use mechanical arms to support them to avoid falling, and low gravity also To allow these small mechas to carry higher-than-standard equipment, Ensig even added miniaturized howitzers to these mechas.

"The relay satellite is online, and the map navigation is synchronized successfully."

Dr. Adam Phoenix launched the expedition convoy, but when he saw some purely military scythe mechs, he was annoyed by this "excess" equipment: "Your Excellency, do we still have to conduct military equipment tests by the way? Or What on the moon threatens our enemies?"

"Be prepared, old friend. What's more, what's wrong with testing military equipment? Peace comes from strength, and our Ministry of Industry and Research is the creator of strength."

"Also, considering the purpose of our trip, Adam, this is not just an inspection."

Ensger said in a low voice as he synced the convoy to his network, the electric motors started, and the team set off on their journey.The desolate lunar land is gradually approaching the dark area of ​​Eternal Night. No one has penetrated so far. No sound can be heard here. Only the heat emitted by the on-board electronic components is particularly obvious in the doctor's infrared vision.

Everywhere they went, the convoy would lay down a long metal probe, and thus approach the destination of the trip step by step—the Great Rift Valley.

This is an abnormal area on the moon. It is different from the crater created by the impact of the meteorite. It seems to be a wound torn by a giant obliquely. What's more, this rift is just ten years old through satellite image analysis. In other words, this rift was born when Li De arrived in Sira, and the Supreme Council, which has been busy running Sira, did not have enough resources and confidence to conduct on-site surveys until now.

"It is indeed new soil stirred up by meteorite impact."

The convoy stopped at the edge of the rift valley, where chemical illuminators were placed, together with the searchlights, they broke through the darkness of the dark side.The temperature here has dropped to minus [-] degrees Celsius. Fortunately, the two cyborgs didn't care about it. The excavator began to shovel and analyze the geology, the crawler truck unfolded into a portable laboratory, and a small rocket was launched into the sky. The auxiliary signal transmitter of the cooperative relay satellite also serves as the remote control center of the drone to be launched.

The gap in the rift valley is not small, but as it goes down, it gets deeper and deeper, and even the searchlights are helpless-this kind of scene is disturbing. Compared with the impact of meteorites, the rift valley is more like a knife cut.Although the deep soil that was thrown around was found, where did the impact meteorite go?

The expedition team immediately began to take action. A disc-shaped vertical take-off and landing drone took off, using omnidirectional electromagnetic propulsion, it slowly sank into the rift valley under the gravity of the moon, turned on the searchlights, and activated the high-definition camera.

200 meters...no anomalies.

At 500 meters, the high-temperature lava layer produced by the impact was found-but theoretically, it should be the end here, but the rift valley is still deep, and the inner space seems to have a greater trend.From the radar, there is an irregular tall building in the hollow of the funnel, which describes the elegant rock.

A funnel-shaped underground space!This can never be formed naturally!

"Continue, continue to sink!" Ensig's emotions became agitated, and he couldn't tell whether he was nervous or excited. "The tower-like building shown on the radar is moving towards there."

"Are you sure, Your Excellency?" Adam became nervous, "We should immediately issue a warning, notify the council, and notify the army. This may be the first contact between human beings and extraterrestrial civilization!"

"Then we need more information! Besides, who knows if it's a civilization at all?"

The drone continued to drop in height, and with every meter it approached, more "unknown individuals" were detected on the radar.Ensig and Adam stared at every frame of the picture. With the flickering of the searchlight, they saw a wriggling "river" flowing underground.

Suddenly, a black figure seemed to jump out from the cave wall and hit the drone.The machine body fell at a high speed, rolled and landed in the "river".And at a very close distance, the camera finally captured the appearance of those wriggling individuals - because a pair of slender and pale arms grabbed the drone, glanced at the camera with a pair of huge eyes like light bulbs, and then opened their eyes to penetrate Bite off the whole thing with his huge mouth.

Screen... terminated.

"We came here with a wish for peace..." Ensig turned off the screen, his eyes flickered uncertainly, which meant that his thinking was a little confused—what kind of monster was that?Where do they come from and what is their purpose?

"In the end, it brought about the beginning of disaster?"

Group of friends hand-drawn illustrations

Today is Tuesday, the default overtime time, there is no update, I am really sorry.

By the way, the enemies in this volume are actually quite easy to guess, right?

Here I am very grateful to the book friend and group friend TAMINOKI for the hand-painted illustrations, which are based on the horn's personal dictation and his imagination, and are mainly divided into three parts.

1. Li De's body

2. Li De and his legion (the author substituted his understanding of the CNC unit, and it is obvious that the fourth generation of the holy spirit mech can be seen)

3. Volume 36 Chapter [-], Olivia and Reed

In the future, there may be pictures of the core characters of the entire parliament on the same screen, and there will be more Lihui of book friends playing roles. It may be more troublesome @TAMINOKI students. Hand-painting is a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing. The horn is grateful for this do.

Chapter 5·The Dead Revive?

Before the relay satellite transmitted the drone's snapshots to the Eternal City control center, Li Deshang inspected the work on the space station - this is his duty, and he brought the more than 700 engineers and scientific workers working on the space station to pay tribute to the parliament , arranged space shuttle flights back to the surface for those who have been on duty for more than three months, and encouraged them to continue to work hard in the future.Just like a sightseeing tour, at the same time, there is also the intention to put on a spacesuit with a jetpack to go out of the cabin and carry out the construction of the third ring of the Eternal City.

This permanent space city references the old GDI's Philadelphia to some extent, but it harbors more secrets—the [-] staff members are only on the surface, and this space fortress equipped with fusion ion generators controls all The orbital defense system, and the work of garrisoning was handed over to black hands by him-this group of soldiers who are most loyal to him.Just like the rumors that all governments have secret military programs, Li De moved all the work "unsuitable" to be carried out on the surface to a secret space inside the space station, which is the "zero space" unknown to the residents of the ring belt. Layer" area, the "Lazarus Project" related to the transformation of bioelectronics is still in progress.