The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

"Why is he so afraid? Is it because it relates to his plans? Or is there some other reason? Once we find the reason, perhaps we can..."

King Wen of Zhou made a somewhat excited suggestion, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Mozi.

Mozi said, "It could also be to mislead us. He has always done this. We have been deceived more than once, and it's time to learn our lesson."

It wasn't that Mozi wanted to discourage his companions, but rather that all the ETO executives, except for King Wen of Zhou, felt that Feng Taylor was lying to them through his actions.

As it turned out, the wall-breaking operation was ineffective against Maple Taylor.

After so much time has passed, the ETO leadership has realized that there is only one way to break through the wall of the Wall-Cutter, Feng Taylor.

Qin Shi Huang flicked his sleeves and said, "Killing him is the best way to break through his defenses. To deal with Feng Taylor, what we need most is someone like Zhang Beihai, but unfortunately..."

"Whether it's true or not, we've captured Feng Taylor's attention, and that's our success," Einstein said.

Just as the PDC doesn't care about the escalating conflicts among the lower classes, the ETO doesn't care about the escalating conflicts among the lower classes either. They are only doing this to attract Lin Feng's attention.

Everything was done to provide cover for Newton, who was hiding in the shadows.

"There's nothing more we can do about Feng Taylor. Let's leave the task of dealing with Feng Taylor to Newton. Now we can only trust that he can succeed."

"Let's focus our efforts on dealing with the remaining two hibernating Wallfacers."

Qin Shi Huang's bronze sword tapped against the marble floor.

The purpose of ETO is to unravel the labyrinth of human thought constructed by their master. Luo Ji doesn't need a wallbreaker; Frederick Taylor has already been broken through, and breaking through the wall for Feng Taylor would mean killing him.

Currently, ETO has two Wallfacers who have not yet broken through the wall, and they have now entered hibernation.

“They are hibernating,” Einstein reminded him.

Bohr's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he smiled sinisterly, "Our people are also in hibernation. No matter how far they escape, we can break through their defenses."

If the Wallfacers are the light, then the Wallbreakers are the shadows. No matter where the light escapes, the shadows will remain, following the target like a nightmare.

……

In the 14th year of the Crisis Era, over two years, with more and more engineering ships joining in, the number of space farms increased from one to thirty-seven.

Moreover, each one is larger than the last, from the initial 4 kilometers in length to the current 28 kilometers.

Using chemical propulsion powered by hydrogen and oxygen fuel, a portion of the space farmland was propelled into Mars' orbit, and vegetables and fruits were regularly delivered to Earth.

A portion of the asteroid belt remains as space farmland. Although the light is insufficient here, sunlight can pass through the focusing lenses and reflectors deployed in the space farmland, filling the interior of the space farmland with sunlight at the same temperature as in Earth's spring.

The problem of heat buildup in space farms is solved by compressed carbon dioxide, since vegetables and fruits also rely on carbon dioxide for photosynthesis anyway.

The carbon dioxide exhaled by the engineering team will be collected, cooled, and then compressed using a compressor. It will be placed into a sturdy container, like a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, and sent to the space farm.

When the thermometer inside the space farm detects that the internal temperature is too high, it will release an appropriate amount of carbon dioxide, and the plants will then carry out photosynthesis, absorbing carbon dioxide and exhaling oxygen.

The exhaled oxygen is then compressed by the air compressor inside the space farm into oxygen that the engineering team can breathe, thus completing a cycle.

Three years after the successful completion of controlled nuclear fusion, humanity's first space city was completed thanks to the efforts of a team of engineers.

Chapter 96 Times are changing so fast

Space cities, a common element in human space science fiction, have now been brought from fantasy to reality.

As the first space city built to accommodate a large number of humans, safety and reliability were prioritized over scale. Therefore, this first space city in human history was only nine kilometers long and five kilometers wide.

The usable residential area inside is 32 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of ​​a town on Earth. Based on the population density of cities on Earth, it can accommodate a maximum of 60 people.

Of course, this is just for living space, not including food, drinking water, waste disposal and other expenses. If these expenses are included, this living space is simply not enough.

The space city is cylindrical in shape and relies on its rotation to simulate gravity. Its structure is very similar to that of a space farm. For example, it has thick cement slabs hanging on the outside to block some of the sun's rays, and it uses glass mirrors to refract and reflect sunlight to illuminate the interior.

There is no sun in the space city. People inside can only look up and see a glowing pillar. This pillar is the main axis of the entire space city, which is nine kilometers long. It glows because it reflects sunlight.

Unlike the layered structure of space farms, the interior of the space city features towering skyscrapers that extend to the highest point and connect with the main axis of the space city. These buildings serve both as high-rise buildings for human habitation and as ropes to stabilize the outer walls of the space city and the main axis.

The space city also has streets, just like on Earth, paved with concrete. The building materials, such as concrete and asphalt, come from industrial waste left over from the mining operations of the engineering team.

Therefore, when people walk in a space city, they will feel both strange and familiar. If they ignore the low gravity and do not look up, but only observe their surroundings, they may even mistakenly think that they are not in space.

The streets are lined with trees, and sensors are installed on the roots of these trees. They are regularly inspected to prevent the roots from penetrating the outer walls of the space city and causing serious consequences.

In addition to the trees lining the streets, the space city also features seven parks, each covering 100 hectares. These parks serve not only as places for residents to relax and unwind but also as oxygen-generating facilities for the entire space city.

The space city can produce 500,000 kg of oxygen per day, while the daily oxygen consumption of 600,000 people is about 450,000 kg. The seven parks are more than enough to meet the oxygen supply needs. In addition, with the air purification capacity of enough plants, the air in the space city is even fresher than the air on Earth.

Furthermore, since there is no night in space, by adjusting the lenses to extend the time that sunlight shines on the seven parks, the plants' oxygen production can be further increased.

Once the space city was built, island nations with a total population of less than 200,000 tried to use their influence to be the first to purchase ownership of it.

The greenhouse effect on Earth is causing sea levels to rise, and the territory of these island nations is shrinking every year.

Moreover, since humanity's future lies in space, having a space city means that this country can develop space resources more conveniently than countries on Earth.

The five permanent members of the Security Council all hope to acquire this space city, but they are also aware that the other permanent members will certainly not allow them to be the first to possess it.

After several rounds of negotiations, the PDC finally handed over the first human space city to Tuvalu, an island nation with a population of only 10,000.

However, Tuvalu's acquisition of this space city comes with a condition: the space city must serve as a transit point, obligated to provide free supplies to all engineering teams and human fleets. Furthermore, to maintain order, the PDC will deploy a peacekeeping force there.

The former is fine, but the latter carries a sense of national humiliation and loss of sovereignty.

However, weak countries have no diplomacy. Tuvalu itself is not capable of protecting itself on Earth. After going into space, it has no psychological burden to allow peacekeeping forces to be stationed there. Anyway, it's all the same whether it's lying down or not.

The PDC announced that Tuvalu would relocate the entire country to a space city, which would become Tuvalu's sacred and inviolable territorial sovereignty.

On that day, the Tuvalu government received hundreds of millions of citizenship applications.

There's no way around it; the label of 'a country in space' is incredibly attractive, especially after learning about the living conditions in a space city. Many wealthy people flock to it, hoping to have a place to live in the space city after obtaining citizenship.

For a time, Tuvalu citizenship became a highly sought-after commodity worldwide, even surpassing the citizenship of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council at times.

In addition to the construction of space cities, the concept of space farms has also been put on the agenda.

Lin Feng had never considered raising livestock in space. In his opinion, having something to eat was good enough; why would he be so picky as to want to eat meat? That would be extravagant!

Since Lin Feng was not involved in the idea of ​​the space farm, the name was rather poetic; in layman's terms, it's about moving all kinds of farms into space.

These livestock farms occupy far less land than farmland, so moving them into space is not difficult, in fact, quite simple. The real challenge lies in adapting the livestock to the low gravity of space farms.

Livestock are not humans. If they go into space, the environment may change, and some of their living habits on Earth may also change. This could affect their appetite, leading to loss of appetite, or even reduce their reproductive desire. These are all issues that farmers need to consider.

However, even these problems could not deter capitalists from their determination to get rich.

In PDC's construction plan, there will be not just one space city, but many. With such a large population, there will inevitably be a lot of consumption every day, and the consumption means a series of huge orders.

Industrial capitalists saw this, so even if it meant investing huge sums of money, even if it meant spending more than they earned, even if it meant borrowing from the government, they kept trying to move all sorts of things from human civilization on Earth into space.

These capitalists know very well that as long as they succeed, saying they make a fortune every day is an insult to them. What is a bushel of gold?

The amount of gold that ends up in their pockets is measured in tons!

……

Two months after Tuvalu announced the relocation of the entire nation to a space city, the first scientific research vessel was completed.

After two weeks of safety monitoring, the vehicle, carrying twelve top scholars from various fields, set off towards Jupiter's orbit via an acceleration tank.

"Times are changing so fast. Only a few years have passed, and humans are already colonizing space..."

Ding Yi sat in his seat, looking at the starry sky outside the window, marveling at the speed of human development.

Decades ago, human exploration of Jupiter was limited to a few satellite probes; now, however, they will have the opportunity to observe Jupiter up close.

It's not just about observing Jupiter up close, but also about the speed at which humanity is moving towards the universe, with more and more people owning spaceships and excavating their own treasures in the solar system.

The first space farm, the first space city, the first space ranch...

Sometimes, Ding Yi felt like he was falling behind the times, even though he wasn't that old.

Upon hearing Ding Yi's sigh, the person sitting to his right laughed.

"That's because someone removed the steering wheel and brakes and floored the accelerator."

The speaker was John Smith, a nuclear physics researcher in the research team led by Lin Feng, and one of the twelve scholars who went to Jupiter for this scientific expedition.

Ding Yi was no stranger to Smith; they had worked together when developing macro-electronic energy storage technology.

The scientific community is not very large, and after exchanging ideas with each other, the two became acquaintances.

"I didn't expect you to be a fan of celebrities," Ding Yi replied, somewhat surprised.

Ding Yi naturally knew who Smith was referring to as the person who floored the accelerator.

Ding Yi was aware that those under Lin Feng's leadership all worshipped their leader to varying degrees, but he did not expect that even the scholars in the research team would admire Lin Feng.

Smith chuckled, "Heh, if those pretentious celebrities in the arts and entertainment industry could achieve what Feng Taylor did, I'd be happy to be their fan. Unfortunately, they can't."

“I didn’t expect you to come this time, Dr. Ding. I thought you would refuse,” Smith said.

"What? You're not welcoming me?"

Ding Yi's words carried a hint of joking banter.

Smith quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, of course I welcome it. It was because of your help that we were able to overcome the challenges of macro-electronic energy storage technology so quickly, allowing Feng Taylor's plan to be implemented more rapidly."

"But aren't there still many research projects on Earth that need your participation? If you make a trip to Jupiter, those research projects on Earth might be delayed."

John Smith knew that Lin Feng had invited Ding Yi, but he did not expect that Ding Yi would agree to go to Jupiter.

Ding Yi is a very capable scholar. Under his leadership, research projects were quickly mastered, such as macro-electronic energy storage technology.

Controlled nuclear fusion was achieved under his leadership, making him a towering figure in the scientific community.

In these extraordinary times, based on Smith's understanding of Ding Yi, it is more likely that he will decline Lin Feng's invitation and devote his energy to the new research project.

Ding Yi shook his head and replied, "I've entrusted the task to someone I trust. The scientific community won't stop just because I'm not here. My main reason for joining the expedition is to confirm whether solid metallic hydrogen truly exists. If we confirm its existence, human materials science will advance even further."

In fact, if controlled nuclear fusion had not yet been researched, Ding Yi would indeed have refused Lin Feng's invitation, given his personality.

However, after the successful development of controlled nuclear fusion, Ding Yi realized that he was not an omnipotent god, and that every research direction he led was correct. He thought that handing over the position to younger people, whose innovative ideas might lead to breakthroughs in research more quickly.

This is one aspect, and another is because of solid metallic hydrogen, a material of extraordinary significance for all fields of humankind.

“I understand your thinking. With basic science currently locked down, the development of materials science is also facing great difficulties. If there are new discoveries in the field of materials science, it would undoubtedly be a very encouraging event,” Smith said.

Ding Yi shook his head slightly once again in reply.

"It's not just inspiring, but also an industrial advancement. We can use it to make magnetic cages to confine plasma, which will greatly reduce the size of nuclear fusion reactors, freeing up more space and payload for spacecraft. At the same time, it is a high-density material, which is also very suitable for resisting space rays. Moreover, it is not scarce in terms of materials. As long as there is hydrogen and sufficient pressure, it can be produced on a large scale."

Metallic hydrogen has applications in various fields. Its superconductivity can be applied to wires, computers, and nuclear fusion. Its high density can be applied to radiation penetration protection. In the field of weapons, it goes without saying that metallic hydrogen is a natural explosive. Once its metastable state is broken, its terrifying power will be released.