Humanity is missing, luckily I have billions of clones.

Chapter 79 Gold Star Level!
Since it is a combat spacecraft of a higher level than the Mercury-class spacecraft, its combat capability must also be a level higher than the Mercury-class spacecraft.

It needs to have stronger defense, more powerful firepower and maneuverability, a more sensitive radar system, longer endurance, and so on. Every aspect must have huge improvements.

If this cannot be achieved, there is no point in simply building a larger spacecraft.

If such a spacecraft were to go to the battlefield, it would be a sitting duck. Not only would it be useless, it would also be a burden to the overall situation.

Spacecraft, especially combat spacecraft, are extremely complex and involve extremely diverse types of technology. They are related to almost every discipline in the entire scientific system, and none of them can be missing.

Thanks to his dedicated research in the past few years, Li Qingsong has made great progress in his research in every subject.

In terms of materials science, the clones improved the performance of materials bit by bit, whether it was connectors or fireproof materials, buffer materials or heat-resistant materials, or radiation-resistant materials, armor materials, corrosion-resistant materials, and so on. After countless improvements and accumulation bit by bit, they completed the accumulation in materials science.

In terms of weapons, the clones studied one firearm structure after another, studied how to make bullets that were more suitable for the space environment, and studied more advanced radars. It was also the accumulation of countless bits and pieces that finally advanced the technology to the current stage.

There is also research on fuel, spacecraft structure, electricity, life support system, etc., countless subsystems, coupled with the previous successful development of new high-efficiency engines, and the supplies that are now flowing in continuously from the enemy planet, Li Qingsong finally made this decision.

The development of the Venus-class spacecraft will be a general mobilization of all of Li Qingsong's factories, bases, and disciplines.

For this huge project, Li Qingsong first mobilized about 10,000 clones to be used specifically for engineering pre-research, to review all the technologies at the current stage, to build the framework of the spacecraft, and to study what technologies were still missing and what improvements needed to be made in order to manufacture a Venus-class spacecraft at the current stage.

This work was completed at an extremely fast speed. Finally, Li Qingsong came to a conclusion.

To truly build the Venus-class spacecraft in his mind, he still needs to carry out about 9 major categories and 377 minor categories, which involve about 1.6 specific technical research items.

These projects range from small issues like how to resolve interference between power supply lines to improve stability to big issues like how to manufacture new high-speed deep-space radars.

Once the goal is clear, there is nothing more to say.

With the assistance of Jade Emperor AI, Li Qingsong's production efficiency reached an unprecedented level. Consequently, a large number of clones were temporarily "idle," and Li Qingsong devoted all of them to scientific research.

Together with the clones that were already responsible for researching the Venus-class battleships, the total number of clones Li Qingsong invested in this project exceeded 100 million at one time!
Almost one-fifth of all conscious connections are devoted to this task.

And, if one million top military experts who have knowledge in all disciplines, can work 100 hours a day without sleep (they have backup clones to take over when they sleep and rest), have no internal friction and no communication barriers, and carry out research at the same time, what kind of terrifying research capabilities can be unleashed?

Li Qingsong had never carried out such a large-scale scientific research project before, but he had a rough estimate.

Li Qingsong felt that the average research efficiency of one clone was at least equivalent to that of 10 human scientists. One million clones was equivalent to 100 million human scientists.

To train these 1000 million scientists, a country with a population of at least one billion would be required, and that's assuming all other expenses are cut back and all efforts are devoted to supplying them. Roughly speaking, the research efficiency of these 100 million clones is roughly equivalent to that of a country with a population of over a billion people, all-out!

At this moment, the research capabilities of an entire country are all concentrated in this one project.

At the Armor Research Institute, armor of different materials, structures, densities, and types was brought in one after another. Machine guns and cannons roared non-stop all day long, attacking with all their might.

At the Firearms Research Institute, the research on machine guns suitable for space environments is even more extensive. Thousands of machine guns with various designs are tested here, consuming tens of millions of specialized bullets daily.

Firearms suitable for space environments must first have a high rate of fire. Because space is so vast, bullets travel a long time, and it's impossible to accurately hit targets with just a few bullets.

The only solution is to increase the rate of fire, fire a large number of bullets in a short period of time, and rely on quantity to increase the range.

In addition to the rate of fire, there is the muzzle velocity.

The muzzle velocity must also be high. The reason is simple: higher velocity means higher kinetic energy and greater lethality.

Without mastering electromagnetic gun technology, Li Qingsong could only achieve these two goals by optimizing the gun structure, improving heat resistance, and improving gunpowder performance.

In the radar laboratory, Li Qingsong tested one material after another, trying hard to find a formula that could improve radar performance;
In the propulsion laboratory, an improved version of the high-efficiency engine is being tested, and the flames are spraying all day long.

In the spacecraft structure laboratory, the clones built spacecraft frames one after another, testing their stability in various extreme environments and looking for structural flaws;

……

With the full efforts of a total of 100 million clones and the day and night operation of a total of about 5000 laboratories, Li Qingsong spent a full two years and finally mastered all 1.6 specific technologies in the project list!
The Venus-class battleship has finally entered the actual manufacturing stage.

Because the assembly line has not yet been built, the various parts needed for this Venus-class battleship can only be manufactured through customization.

Finally, all the parts were assembled at the final assembly plant. With the help of various precision machinery, a massive spherical spacecraft with a radius of 10 meters and a total height of 20 meters, roughly equivalent to a seven-story building on Earth, and a fully loaded mass of 7 tons, seven times the size of a Mercury-class spacecraft, finally appeared before Li Qingsong.

ignition!

Following Li Qingsong's command, the four high-efficiency thrusters below simultaneously ejected bright white flames, pushing the huge sphere into the sky in an instant, and disappeared the next moment.

(End of this chapter)