Chapter 406 Newcomer Welfare

Endless light and heat shone on the huge thin film of Torch 1, and part of the trapped light and heat radiation began to be converted into its own energy by the mechanical bug.

"The energy retention rate is 35%, and the energy reserve of Torch No. 1 is increasing..."

In the sound of the system prompt in the virtual command room, Lawrence looked nervously at the scene in front of him.

With super materials that can withstand high temperatures, how to convert energy, compress and store the huge violent energy without being burst, this is the key step that determines the success or failure of the "Prometheus" project.

It is not difficult to "steal the fire" from the sun, but how not to get burned!

"Zizi!" Soon after, a blue electric arc began to flash on the huge umbrella-shaped film, which is a unique energy spillover phenomenon of mechanical insects.

Immediately afterwards, the incomparably huge amount of energy was converted into electrical energy and concentratedly transmitted to the hemispherical pod. I saw a complex light path in the pod gradually lighting up, and the outline looked a bit like... a cannon?

"Dip! The energy reaches the threshold, and the laser positioning starts... Confirm that the 'torchbearer' has received the positioning signal! The 'torchbearer' is ready for docking!

Torch lighting countdown! 10, 9...3, 2, 1! "

The next moment, the light in the pod is great!

"Zi!" A bucket-thick high-energy laser was excited and shot straight from the pod into the void away from the sun!

This high-energy laser traverses a long distance at the speed of light at an angle slightly deviated from the ecliptic plane of the solar system, and is finally received by a strangely shaped aircraft 30 million kilometers away!

The aircraft was named "Torchbearer", and the core components were still constructed of mechanical bugs. In appearance, it looked like an old-fashioned monocular with a slightly curved arc, with a large front and a small rear.

I saw that after a long distance, the huge beam of light that had spread to dozens of square meters accurately drilled into the larger entrance, and then when it drilled out of the smaller exit, it had been recompressed to the thickness of a bucket, and the laser turned a tiny angle. , re-shooting toward the ecliptic plane of the solar system...

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Solar System, Mercury Base.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of the past, this base has temporarily closed all functions and stopped opening to the public.

All virtual helmet users who want to land on Mercury Base will receive a strange "system upgrade, this map is temporarily closed" prompt.

The nuclear fusion energy of the base has been turned off and changed to a backup energy system, so the base is already dark at the moment, and the Buddha fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, a huge beam of light fell from the sky!

Passing through distant space, the beam of light from afar directly hit another "torchbearer" located in the orbit of Mercury.

The beam was compressed and gathered again, and the next moment it was refracted straight towards the Mercury below, and after a while, it was accurately submerged into the Mercury base below!

The surging energy of "Zi~" seems to have injected soul into this base. The lights are centered on a straight beam of light, and they light up rapidly outwards in turn!

"Boom!" The machine began to roar again, and the stopped automated production line resumed operation! The furnace heats up again and ignites a dazzling flame...

The entire base is like a giant beast, instantly awakening from its slumber!

"The No. 1 energy transportation line has been established, the equipment is running normally, and the orbit is stable and normal... The energy transmission loss is 6%, and the energy obtained per unit time is 235,247,755.54 kilowatts... The energy reserve of the Mercury base continues to increase..."

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In the "Prometheus" project, the energy transfer method is not to use energy storage materials for energy transportation, but to use high-energy lasers to achieve light-speed energy express!

The energy storage medium cannot be transported in a "hard landing" way like a mechanical bug,

Therefore, the long distance from the sun to the bases in the galaxy determines the long transportation cycle calculated in months by the traditional transportation method!

This method not only consumes a lot of energy during the transportation process itself, but also the transportation efficiency is extremely low. For Nie Yun, who lacks a transportation spaceship, it is not a method that can be realized in a short period of time.

But it is very convenient to transfer energy in the form of high-energy laser!

According to the speed of light, it only takes 5.6 hours to travel from the sun to the most distant Pluto, which is fully capable of achieving "same-day arrival" in the solar system!

However, although this method is efficient, it also has its shortcomings. First, it will be disturbed by cosmic dust and various revolving celestial bodies during the transportation process.

Therefore, the transportation route of the "Prometheus" plan chose outside the ecliptic plane of the solar system, and was refracted by the "torchbearer" to deliver the energy to Mercury in a triangular path!

The solar system is a galaxy formed by a supernova explosion. The original nebula at the beginning of the formation of the galaxy has its own rotation, so a large number of planets, asteroids and cosmic dust are gathered on the ecliptic plane of the solar system.

On the ecliptic, all kinds of celestial bodies run rampant, just like the busy land traffic on the earth.

The areas outside the ecliptic plane are relatively "clean", like air routes, and are the best choice for establishing semi-permanent transportation routes.

Another problem with transport is the diffusion effect of light.

Even if there is no medium interference, the artificial laser itself will spread with the increase of distance in a complete vacuum environment. If it is the previous earth technology, it is impossible to excite ultra-long-range laser with low diffusion.

In addition to the amazing machining accuracy of the mechanical bug, this must naturally be attributed to the generous Gemini.

But low diffusivity does not mean non-diffusion, so it is necessary to use the "torchbearer" as a relay to recompress the diffused light.

About every 30 million kilometers, such a transfer is needed to ensure a high concentration of energy!

If the distance between the earth and the sun is about 150 million kilometers, it will take about 6 transfer stations to complete the relay. This number is not too much. With Nie Yun's current productivity, even if this energy transmission line is filled with The solar system is not difficult either.

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Virtual Command Room.

"Clap clap!" Everyone stood up and applauded and celebrated this historic moment.

Although only Torch No. 1 was successfully launched, it is still far from the huge vision of Dyson Sphere, but this is the first step in a journey of a thousand miles!

"I... we succeeded?" Lawrence was still a little bit incredulous.

Especially the 6% energy transmission loss data almost blinded his presbyopia!

Roughly speaking, this is almost equivalent to the energy dissipation of the laser itself, and the entire energy transport process has almost no loss? !

How did you do it!

"Hmm! The system works well, the energy delivery is about the same as a large energy center, and it's almost permanent! We did it!

However, this is only 'Torch No. 1', the subsequent 'Torch' series will be launched from the Mercury base one after another, and the parallel operation of multiple "Torches" also needs to continue to improve the test.

In addition, the relay route of the 'torchbearer' also needs to be well planned. I need to fully spread the energy transmission line to the important bases of the entire solar system, so the whole project has just begun! "Yu Lao said with a smile on his face.

The "Prometheus" plan was successfully tested, and the boss promised another R&D fund. He was naturally happy, and even seeing Lawrence became more pleasing to the eye.

"The basic model of 'Prometheus' has been established, and the remaining follow-up work is not difficult, just need to find someone to watch it, but everyone here has a large number of scientific research projects on hand, I'm afraid it won't work Go away, so..."

"I'm willing!" Lawrence said "let me come" before he could finish speaking.

"Uh..." Yu Lao's eyelids twitched, shocked by these three words.

"Cough cough! Very good, then Miss Codename will go through the onboarding procedures for you. Is there any problem with the one-month internship period?"

"No problem!" Lawrence answered decisively, without even asking about his labor contract and benefits.

As long as he can enter the Cloud Research Institute, he is willing to post it backwards! This is an opportunity that many people dream of.

After this period of contact, he has been completely conquered by everything here, and no scientist can withstand such a temptation without being moved.

"Okay, don't worry, the boss will never treat those who do things for him badly. The benefits of our newcomers here are definitely beyond your imagination, hehe..." Yu Lao smiled meaningfully.

The people around were also smiling the same way.

The so-called alone is not as good as the crowd. Since I am unlucky, it is only fair to have more people together...

Lawrence couldn't see everyone's smiles, but he only felt a little chilly behind him...

Naturally, he didn't know that this newcomer's welfare has a very nice name, it's called - "Forever Eighteen"!