1956th: Wind and Rain (Final Chapter)

Back in his office, Ye Han opened his work documents, but his mind was full of Sirius, and he was not in the mood to deal with work at all.

He forcibly suppressed his mood, started to deal with the work, and opened the first document, which said that the fifth super battleship Yuanzheng of the Beiyuezhou Fleet had flown out of Beichenzhou a few days ago, and the ship will arrive in Beiyuezhou soon... Expedition No? Do you need to make it so obvious?

Beiyuezhou plans to hold a small-scale commissioning ceremony. After the ceremony, the ship will immediately go to the outer reaches of the solar system to encircle and suppress the remaining aliens together with other super battleships.

Well, this is a very important job that must be prioritized.

Opening the second document, the military's first permanent base on Europa is about to be completed... just pass it on to the next step.

The third one is that Ah San crossed the border and needed Beiyuezhou to dispatch warships to monitor the disputed area... Damn Ah San, who only stopped for a few days and started to do things again, he must be taught a lesson!

In the fourth, a huge underwater monster was found in a certain area of ​​the Pacific Ocean, and it almost overturned the giant ship, and asked Beiyuezhou to send a ship to assist in the investigation...

Ye Han was bored by all kinds of affairs, so upset that he simply put aside his work and sat there blankly in a daze.

After a while, he calmed down a bit, turned on his personal terminal and began to draft a report, suggesting to find out the situation of Sirius first, and then carry out the expedition or emigration plan.

Before leaving get off work, Ye Han sent the report to Wu Han's work mailbox.

A few days later, Beidu issued a new research plan to the design department, the most important of which was the new large-aperture space telescope.

The space telescope itself has no technical difficulties, but this time requires higher precision and limits development time.

In order to save time, the design department gave up the optical lens from the beginning, and adopted a mature reflective structure, and came up with a feasible solution without even using it for a week.

After receiving the design drawings, Beiyuezhou immediately arranged for production, and insisted on finishing the project before the arrival of the expedition. The telescope will be brought by the expedition to Saturn...there is far away from the sun, which can minimize the impact of sunlight.

Two months later, the space telescope arrived at Saturn and successfully launched. After a period of debugging, it officially began to observe the starry sky.

Proxima Centauri at 4.2 light years, Manard Star at 6 light years, Wolf 359 at 7.7 light years, Brandt 2147 at 8.2 light years, UV Cetus at 8.4 light years, Sirius at 8.6 light years... all Stars close to the sun are the key observation objects.

The space telescope has no limit on the observation time of each star, and uses various means to shield the light of stars and look for traces of planets.

It was a very difficult job, but the space telescope completed the job perfectly. A few days later, a set of high-definition photos were sent back to Beiyuezhou. The photos showed the red dwarf star Centaurus αC, the famous Proxima Centauri.

In addition, there are further A and B, and several planets orbiting them.

To everyone's surprise, there are actually two planets located in the habitable zone, and the composition of the planets is very similar to that of the earth.

Although the specific environment on the planet cannot be determined with the current technology, these two planets definitely have the value of interstellar immigration.

When the news came out, it caused a sensation all over the world.

Humanity has suffered an alien invasion, and only by getting out of the solar system can human beings survive the next interstellar war.

Some people may say that the Samsung system environment is too harsh.

But in fact this is not the case, the distance between the two stars A and B is constantly changing between 35.6 and 11.2 AU, that is to say, when the binary stars are closest, their distance is also farther than the distance from the sun to Saturn an astronomical unit.

The area of ​​the sun seen from Saturn is only 1% of that of the earth. In other words, the distance between the two stars is far enough that no matter which star's habitable zone the planet is in, the light of the other star is unlikely to significantly affect climate on the planet.

Is there a more suitable colony than this? of course not!

Not long after, the observations of several other stars also yielded results. Space telescope observations proved the widespread existence of planets in the universe. Almost every star is accompanied by varying numbers of planets, including Sirius!

Observations have also found several planets orbiting Sirius, including one in the habitable zone.

Although the military has conducted continuous observations, the brightness of Sirius is much higher than that of the sun. Observations can only confirm that there is a planet there, but cannot determine the specific environment on the planet, let alone determine whether there are aliens there.

Since the diameter of Sirius is 1.7 times that of the sun, and its brightness is far greater than that of the sun, the astronomical community generally believes that the planetary environment there is not suitable for human colonization.

Half a year later, Beidu took the lead in publicizing the interstellar colonization plan, preparing to form an immigration fleet consisting of an immigration ship and four super warships. The fleet's goal is the centaur binary star 4.3 light-years away. Which planet to colonize will have to wait. Depending on the situation upon reaching the target.

Beidu openly recruits volunteers from the public, and puts forward corresponding requirements for volunteers. At the same time, the military also recruited volunteers to form an immigration fleet to escort the immigration ships.

Immediately afterwards, Washington also announced a similar plan.

Ye Han had no intention of participating at all, but he never expected that shortly after the news was announced, Ye Yao found him excitedly: "Dad, I heard that the higher ups are recruiting people to immigrate to Proxima!"

Ye Han's heart jumped suddenly: "What do you want to do?"

Ye Yao's eyes lit up: "I want to go!"

"Nonsense!" Ye Han said sharply, "Where is that place? It's a barren land, can it be compared with the earth?"

Even if the earth has gone through wars, it is still the birthplace of mankind. Although the war has only ended for a few years, the countries have recovered to a good extent. It will not take many years to reproduce the prosperous times before the war.

There are good days but he has to run outside. He very much doubts whether there is something wrong with his daughter's brain.

Ye Yao was not afraid at all, grabbed Ye Han's arm and began to shake: "Dad, just let me go, let me go..."

Ye Han, who was full of anger, was shaken by his daughter without the slightest temper: "Okay, okay, if you can't do it, you can't do it, what's so good about such a damn place?"

Ye Yao immediately retorted: "That's not true, the world is so big, I want to see it!"

Ye Han almost vomited blood: "If I say no, I won't!"

Ye Yao suddenly became anxious: "You are dictatorial, you are tyrannical, you are fucking!"

Ye Han's whole body is not well, where is all this?

At this moment, Ye Bin came back, Ye Yao's eyes lit up, and she immediately changed her target: "Little brother, do you want to go to Proxima Centauri?"

Ye Bin was taken aback, and just about to shake his head, Ye Yao immediately rounded his eyes and gave Ye Bin a threatening look.

Ye Bin's heart skipped a beat, he nodded quickly, and said against his will, "I want to!"

Ye Yao burst into a smile all of a sudden: "Dad, you see, my younger brother also thinks about it!"

Ye Han held his forehead helplessly: "Do you think I'm blind?"

Ye Yao glared at Ye Han angrily, but Ye Han would not be threatened by a little girl, so he would not be moved at all.

In the end, Ye Yao was defeated and left angrily. But she didn't intend to give up, and soon turned her mind on Bai Xiaoting.

Ye Han originally thought that Bai Xiaoting was as firm as herself. At the beginning, Bai Xiaoting did not agree, but after Ye Yao's perseverance, she finally convinced Bai Xiaoting!

Wife and daughter, plus the coerced son, the three formed an alliance to persuade Ye Han together.

To be honest, the biggest reason for Ye Han's reluctance to leave was that he didn't want to leave his family. The original firm will was gradually worn away by his family's constant persuasion, and finally he agreed to the request of his wife and daughter, and obtained the immigration quota through his own power.

Ye Han thought that there were only a handful of people willing to leave the earth, but he didn't expect that the number of people who were willing to participate in the immigration far exceeded expectations. In order to grab an immigration quota, he used various means, and there were no fewer than a dozen old comrades in arms just asking him to come here.

He couldn't figure out if he was really old and could no longer keep up with the thoughts of young people.

Six years later, Beiyuezhou.

Ye Han looked up, and there were stars dotted outside the transparent dome, and several giant spaceships could be seen faintly. They were the newly formed immigration fleet consisting of two immigration ships and four warships.

No matter the spaceship or the battleship, they all have a slender hull like a launch vehicle, but if you look closely, you will find that only the front end is the spaceship body, and the slender hull at the back is the same as the launch vehicle, which can be discarded after use Stage propulsion system, each stage has a latest super engine.

For the military, each super engine is an extremely precious resource, but human technology has not yet reached the level of the aliens. The life of the super engine is limited, and it is impossible to work all the time, so this special engine is designed. rocket structure.

In this way, the continuous acceleration of the spacecraft can be guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about damage to the super engine, killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, the immigrant ship did not hibernate as originally planned, but adopted a method of combining hibernation and life, leaving a small number of people to live normally and deal with unexpected situations that may arise on the way.

Ye Han's eyes fell back, several neat square formations lined up under the dome, and everyone stood silently.

Many people came to see him off, and he saw many familiar figures, Huo Qiang, Wu Han, Gao Kai, Duan Zhiyang, Xiao Yuan, Ouyang Ping, Luo Qi...

Seeing them, Ye Han thought of He Lu and Lin Yi who were far away at the edge of the solar system.

On the high platform in front of the phalanx, military representatives are delivering passionate speeches.

In the audience, Wu Han who was next to Ye Han suddenly said: "Ye Han, do you know? My biggest regret is that you don't want to command the Sirius Fleet. Until now, I still think you are the most suitable candidate. It's just that Everyone has their own aspirations, if you don't want to, I can't force you..."

Ye Han couldn't help laughing: "Old chief, the earth turns the same without everyone. Without me, the sun will still rise tomorrow. Isn't there a saying that in the magnificent tide of history, everyone is a small person... To be honest, there are too many coincidences that I can sit in this position today, in fact, I think Duan Zhiyang is more suitable to command the Sirius Fleet."

Duan Zhiyang is standing not far away. He has been designated by the military as the commander of the Sirius Fleet. His fleet is being built day and night in an orbital factory not far from the immigration fleet. It won't take long for this fleet to leave. Get off the berth, fly away from the earth, fly out of the solar system, and fly to the more distant Sirius.

No one knows what is waiting for this fleet, but there are some people who have something to do, even if they know that something cannot be done, someone must try it.

Ye Han said softly: "I am not as good as him."

"What?" Wu Han didn't hear Ye Han's words clearly.

Ye Han shook his head lightly: "It's nothing."

Wu Han didn't ask any further questions, instead he sighed and said, "The immigration fleet will be handed over to you. You won't be able to come back after you leave. I really don't want to...forget it, we're about to leave soon. , don't you want to say something?"

Ye Han lowered his head, with a bitter expression on his face: "Let's not talk about it, I'm not used to sensationalism, so I have nothing to say."

He has been waiting for this day for many years, and the initial passion has been worn away by time, and now the rest is responsibility, as long as he thinks of these, he feels as if there is a heavy weight on his shoulders.

"Let's say something." Wu Han glanced across the square, "I know you don't like doing these things, but today is different."

Ye Han was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, today is different."

Wu Han smiled slightly and informed the host of the change.

According to the original plan, he, the commander of the Heavenly Army, should speak next, but Wu Han felt that Ye Han was more appropriate.

The speech on the stage came to an end soon, and the host in military uniform stood up solemnly, and said in a loud voice: "Next, I invite the commander of the immigration fleet, Admiral Ye Han, to speak!" After finishing speaking, the host took the lead in applauding, His eyes were also turned to the audience.

"Go up." Wu Han gently pushed Ye Han.

Ye Han got up and walked towards the podium.

His steps were slow at first, but soon became firm and powerful until he was standing behind the podium.

Facing the neat main formation in the audience, Ye Han's calm heart suddenly surged. His eyes moved from one side of the square formation to the other, and he suddenly raised his right hand to salute everyone.

Putting down his arms, Ye Han said in a low voice: "Comrades, I won't say anything superfluous. Starting today, we will board the immigration ship and fly to our new home 4.3 light-years away. Water, but as long as we set foot on the journey, it is impossible to return to our hometown in this lifetime... I am very disappointed because I am about to leave the earth where I was born and raised, but I want to borrow the father of modern aerospace, Qi A word from Orkovsky: The earth is the cradle of mankind, but human beings cannot be bound in the cradle forever; I also want to borrow another sentence: Your future is the sea of ​​stars, since you have chosen a distant place, it will be the wind and rain. Simultaneously... Now I announce that the Beiyuezhou Immigration Fleet, board the ship and set off!"

With the sound of a password under the dome, each phalanx entered the airport in an orderly manner, left the moon in a spaceship, and entered the battleship that had been on standby for a long time.

Half an hour later, Ye Han's order spread across the world, and the immigration fleet ignited its engines and slowly flew away from Beiyue Continent.

Looking up at the sky, everyone silently blesses—may you have a safe journey.

The book is over.