The end of technology.

This apparent error in numbers is actually not because the scientists at the scientific research base are not rigorous. The main reason is that the administration, publicity and scientific research of Yanbei Space Exploration University are not a system, and even the publicity of the school and the base is not a system.

It just so happens that the internal and external propaganda of the base is the least valued department, so it is understandable that there are occasional mistakes and omissions in the release of various news.

Not to mention that at this time, no one is in the mood to care about whether there are conflicts before and after the publicity.

Compared to Chen Xi's safety at this time, these are trivial details.

Even in the eyes of many people at the base, even if more than 2000 floating ships join the search team, it is not enough.

It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the emptiness of space, but these scientists at the base are very clear.

Huge research and exploration ships such as Wu Gang, Nuwa, and Kuafu, which represent the pinnacle of technology at present, are like a drop in the ocean when thrown on the earth-moon waterway, let alone a safe escape cabin on a backward floating ferry.Even all the safe escape pods are equipped with a star positioning system.

But for one thing, the positioning of the starry sky positioning system may not be so accurate at present. At the space level, the difference is several thousand kilometers, which is about the same as the difference of one or two centimeters on the scale of tens of meters.Think about how many spaceships can be packed in a radius of several thousand kilometers.

Secondly, at this crucial point of capturing Enceladus and transforming Mars, most people hope that this matter can be settled before Ning Zi returns to Earth, and it is best to rescue Chen Xi alive.Otherwise, with Ning's defensive nature, no one can say what he will do, and whether it will affect the key historical process of human transformation and colonization of the planet.

Damn, just thinking about it, a bunch of people are going to swear, how could such a thing happen in the Earth-Moon Waterway?

You must know that the current situation on the earth can really be described as dancing on the tip of a knife.

Transforming the planet, colonizing the planet, like reaching for the stars, sounds very romantic.But behind it is the consumption of countless resources.Not to mention anything else, just for the population reserve plan for planetary colonization, the subsidies consumed every year are calculated in trillions.

Coupled with the base's continuous shipbuilding, the opening of space channels, various large-scale space experiments, and even the upcoming voyage of the Nuwa to capture Enceladus, it is an extremely heavy burden for the earth.Now the whole can maintain a relatively peaceful situation, which is really based on China's huge space advantage and the imminent ability of human beings to immigrate to extraterrestrials.

If the transformation of Mars is put on hold indefinitely, and there is a real problem with the space immigration plan, there is a high probability that the problems on the earth will erupt at a certain point. At that time, it will not be like in the movie, where unity can be united.

……

In the solar system, in the area near Mars, the large scientific research ship Kuafu on Earth is flying around a small comet like dust.

Judging from the comet's orbit calculated by the intelligence brain, this place belongs to the position where the comet is orbiting the sun and is about to enter the perihelion.Like other comets, this small icy object is composed mostly of ice, dust, and rock.

Theoretically speaking, the comet numbered C/2012 UN271 on the earth is a medium-sized comet. The diameter of its nucleus is about 11 kilometers, and the diameter of its tail is similar to that of the earth. If it can be successfully guided to collide with Mars, it will continue to The process will take more than ten hours.

This is definitely a rare spectacle in the universe, and it is exciting to think about it.

Of course, it is extremely difficult to do this. It can even be said to be a job that requires patience. It needs to slowly guide the alien to change its trajectory.The specific principle is to use anti-gravity matter, with the help of the gravity of nearby planets, to correct the orbit of the comet little by little until it is captured by the gravity of Mars.

The principle is quite simple to say, but there are two main difficulties in practice, this is also difficult, and that is also difficult...

This stands for Measure and Calculate.

The comet's mass, speed, gravitational force passing through various planets, and other data directly determine how to arrange anti-gravity matter on the comet, including distribution and structure to maximize benefits.

That means practice.

It is conceivable that it is difficult to arrange the antigravity matter on the comet according to the set conditions.

It is impossible for people to approach, only by robots.

Robots that have a ten-year warranty period on Earth are all disposable consumables here.There is basically no possibility of recycling.But fortunately, humanoid robots with precise joint components are not required to do this. In fact, robots with limbs are not as easy to use as suction cup robots with simpler and cheaper structures in this environment.

This can save a lot of money.

Of course, cost is not the only consideration. The most important thing is to be able to see super-large fireworks on Mars.

……

In the watchtower of the Kuafu, Ning Zi was patiently teaching a little boy beside him who seemed to be only eight or nine years old while facing the monitor.

"The number of this planet is CN: 2025-06879..."

Before Ning Zi finished speaking, the little boy began to rush to answer: "I know, Dad, CN means this star was discovered by us in China, and 2025 means it was discovered in 2025!"

"Well... yes, but what I want to tell you today is..."

"But Dad, this star is so small, why is it so small?"

"Forehead……"

"By the way, Dad, that star is Mars, right?" The little boy began to flick the screen with his little hands.

"Ah."

"Then why did you drive the comet we followed to Mars? I heard from the teacher that every star has life. If you drive the comet to Mars, won't it hurt if they hit each other?"

"This question... Who told you that the stars are alive?"

"Ms. Zhu? She told us the story of the stars."

"Well, this is a kind of thinking of a liberal arts student, anthropomorphizing inanimate things..."

"Ah? Dad, what is the thinking of a liberal arts student? What is anthropomorphism?"

"Liberal arts thinking is...forget it, you go play with March."

"Great!"

Ning Zi finally gave up, so what if he is a world-renowned mathematician and scientist?
In the matter of educating children, unprofessional is unprofessional.

The constant questions raised by the third grader were enough to consume the patience he had accumulated overnight.And then into cognitive impairment.

In fact, it's not that difficult to admit that your child is not that good, but one thing to say, Ning Zi thinks that the child's genes are likely to follow his mother.

Well, fortunately, Lu Xiaoya never denied this.

Seeing the scene where the little guy picked up the desperate kitten and kept kneading the cat's head with his little hands, he felt a lot better for no reason.

The reason why we brought Lu Xiaoya and the little guy with us this time to carry out the Mars environment transformation mission, especially Xiao Ningjie, despite the objections of the elders of both families, is to bring this child to see the world, it is best to be able to Cultivate children's curiosity about the starry sky in this space environment.

Ning Zi firmly believes that interest is the best teacher.

Just like when he was a child, although no one cared about him, his grades have always been good. It’s not because a child from a poor family realized that only learning can change his destiny. It’s purely because he is very curious about those science knowledge, so learning can make him concentrate. It can even be said that solving a difficult problem is a kind of happiness.

But obviously his set was flat on his son.

Except for the children who showed infinite interest in space in the first week on board, they completely lost any interest in the outside world after that.I just feel that the space was empty at the beginning, and it was not as lively as the school, and I even regretted going on the boat with my father.

This is related to the positioning of Kuafu.Kuafu is taken from the idiom Kuafu chasing the sun. The biggest difference from Wu Gang and Nuwa is that it is a purely scientific research mission ship. Apart from the most basic living supplies, there are no entertainment facilities on board.There are only a lot of warehouses, automatic production lines and laboratories.

These things obviously don't appeal to a child who is only a month away from nine years old.In addition, Ning Zi is very busy most of the time, only her mother and a kitten are with her.

Yes, even though it's been a decade, March is still a kitten.Of course, in the eyes of others, this cat is not that cat, including Lu Xiaoya.Just last year, the elderly Sanyue "passed away". At that time, the family, especially Xiao Ningjie, was still sad for a long time.

So within a few days, Ning Zi brought another young kitten, still named "March", and the family returned to its former peace.

Anyway, Sanyue was originally the most common little orange cat in the countryside. Basically, as long as the coat color was changed a little, no one would think much about it even if it was similar to the previous Sanyue.

No way, March is indeed very non-existent.

That year, when Ning Zi told Du Bangle that they didn't know where they were lagging behind at all, but the words he said in front of the old man with March in his hand, probably made it clear.But the old man still didn't realize how the cat existed, he just glanced at it briefly.

What's even more ridiculous is that those people focus on the cat food and cans that March usually ordered, and even used his love for March and re-changed a cat that was very similar to March to psychologically treat him. profile.

It's actually pretty good.It is convenient for Ning Zi to conceal the origin of March.

Now Ning Zi has made preparations. After the kitten "died" due to an accident in a few days, he released the news that he would use laboratory technology to make a body for the cat, and designed a special artificial body for publicity. Intelligent systems embedded in this body...

In this way, March's identity can be cleared directly, and there will be no trouble in ordering cat food and canned cat food every month in the future.In fact, he thought about doing this last year, but was rejected by Lu Xiaoya.The child's mother is not worried that the base's technology is not up to standard, and the kittens made don't look real.

She simply felt that the child was too young to understand the importance of life.If Sanyue is made into a robot cat that can keep moving and even talk as long as it is charged, it may have a bad influence on him during his growth, such as losing his awe of life itself.

Ning Zi chose to agree with her mother's worries.

Anyway, the small-scale controllable nuclear fusion technology has not yet succeeded, and it is really impossible to explain why the robot cat made in the laboratory does not have a charging port.It's better to wait a few more years, when little Ningjie grows up, has at least a sense of reverence for life, and the nuclear fusion technology has matured, and everything will fall into place by then, which is great.

Of course, the entity of March has been the primary school student's playmate for most of the time, but fortunately, this cat will not always have the same impatience as him.

……

"Ding dong" accompanied by a crisp sound, the hatch of the observation cabin opened automatically, and the melancholy-looking Governor of the Moon walked in.

"Ning Zi, where is the progress of the mission? How long will it take for this comet to hit Mars? He also said that he came to show us the big fireworks. It has been out for several months this time. What are the fireworks you are talking about?"

Apparently, for Lu, this trip was really boring.

Space scientific research is like this. Most of the time is actually spent in calculation and tracking in the open space. Most of the operations are directly controlled by the brain through the robot operation. Most of the time it is dull or even boring, just like the lives of most ordinary people. .

The only difference is probably that the final splendor can be foreseen, that is, it takes a long time to wait, and most of the time is actually calculated and corrected. If you don't immerse yourself in it, it is really boring.Especially for a girl like Lu Xiaoya who likes to be lively, after the novelty wears off, she will feel downright boring.

But his wife's complaint made Ning Zi put a smile on his face.

It is difficult for ordinary people to experience Ning Zi's feelings. In his current position, he is not living like a normal person anymore.For example, it is not convenient for him to express his position and speak casually in any public place.Every sentence will be interpreted by many people in various ways. A little ambiguity may come in a phone call, and even if the sentence itself is not ambiguous and combined with the context, it may convey a misleading meaning.

It is even inconvenient for him to express his position in many cases.

Fortunately, Ning Zi doesn't talk much at ordinary times, but now he naturally talks less, and no one will force him to express his opinion on things he doesn't want to express.

The trouble is that he has really become a god in the eyes of many people now.

Probably only when he was at home, he could hear this kind of complaint, and occasionally get angry at his son who he thought was not very smart, but it was actually quite good.

Speaking of this, I have to thank March.

If there is no March, there are more things to worry about in his current position, such as suspicion and worry.Based on his position in the base and the resources the base currently possesses, it has formed an extremely huge benefit system.

With the management system that dominates the base in March, Ning Zi naturally doesn't need to worry about betrayal, slackness, radicalization... etc. The problems that may occur in the scientific research bases in the film and television dramas, any slight changes will be noticed, and then dealt with.

Or ascending and descending secretly to take back power, or retiring directly, or talking and warning... Facts have proved that artificial intelligence is much stronger than real people in controlling human nature.

This is also the reason why Ning Zi had the opportunity to personally bring his wife and children to the distant Mars to carry out this mission...

So facing classmate Lu's dissatisfaction, Ning Zi was very happy.

"It's coming soon, believe me, it's still one..."

"Meow……"

The news that suddenly exploded in his mind made Ning Zi turn his head and look at the kitten in doubt...

"Ok?"