The Record of Unusual Creatures

Chapter 981 A New Era of Ark Civilization

After confirming that they wanted to land the Ark on Io, Hao Ren and Lawrence discussed the details of the process. Finally, they decided to open the dome of the Ark after landing - this is the deformation function of the spacecraft itself. When the dome is opened, , the closed oval refuge city will expand into a flat continent, and only in this case can the life support system of the ship city and a set of main power furnaces at the end of the spacecraft be truly and completely shut down and overhauled.

These spacecrafts were barely repaired in the previous "patchwork repairs". Because they could not be shut down, the replaced components accumulated unimaginable hidden dangers and problems. In fact, the Ark of the Throne frequently suffered from gravity imbalance and other malfunctions. It is this cumulative loss that causes it. Therefore, opening the Ark dome will be an indispensable part of the entire maintenance plan, and it is inevitable for the residents of the Ark city to see the real world outside.

However, the social impact of doing so on the entire Ark civilization will also be obvious:

The residents of the Ark will see the true horizon, the open sky, and they will see their 'world' transforming into a flat continent, and this will be a huge shock to the worldview. Hao Ren especially remembered what happened when the Erim elves first arrived in their new home: a large number of elves suffered from sky phobia because they saw the boundless sky for the first time, even the knowledgeable magisters and technicians were no exception. This is true for the Erim elves who still have knowledge, not to mention the residents of the Ark: they have been facing a closed cabin of one hundred kilometers for generations, and they even regard it as the entire world.

While Hao Ren and Lawrence were discussing these matters, Lily was busy finishing her manuscript, so she was startled when she heard that the Ark was about to be opened. Husky is a bit weak, but she is not stupid. In terms of professional knowledge, she is even the top in the team, a true dog-headed strategist, so she immediately raised questions: "Will this cause large-scale social unrest?" ? How do the people in the Ark understand this phenomenon?!"

"I had already prepared for this day when you left, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon," Lawrence said slowly, "I slightly modified the story about the world and the 'Giant Turtle' Legend describes the giant turtle as an artifact that can be opened, and the Sea of ​​Erdos outside will one day calm down. When the Sea of ​​Erdos calms down, God will let the giant turtle open and let the world see it. to His truly great creation. I also described as best I could the concepts of sky and earth...although the latter had little effect."

"Do you think such public opinion preparation is enough?" Lily looked at Lawrence suspiciously. It wasn't that she didn't believe in the old man's efforts, but she mainly didn't believe in the understanding of the residents of the Ark...

"Ignorance is an obstacle to social progress, but it is a good medicine for social stability," Lawrence sighed softly. "I should be glad that they are ignorant now, so they can easily explain all problems with myths and legends. Even if the world is upside down, as long as A god appears and tells them that this is normal, and society can continue to operate stably."

Hao Ren nodded: "And currently Lawrence still maintains huge authority in Ark society. He is qualified to explain the changes that have occurred in the entire 'world', and if the 'world' really changes according to his description , his authority can be further consolidated and last for hundreds of years - this is equivalent to laying a stable foundation for Ark society in the long run."

"Short-term chaos is inevitable, as long as the chaos is not serious enough to get out of control," Lawrence said, looking at Vivian and Lily, "So I still need you to help. If the goddess of ice and fire personally reveals If the world is opened, people's panic will be minimized."

Lily jumped up happily before Vivian said anything: "I'll go, I'll go! This sounds so interesting!"

Hao Ren couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at the husky: It was the same situation last time. He jumped up and down like crazy when he heard that there was a lot of fun, but as soon as the crowd got bigger, he immediately retreated to the back. I guess this girl planned to do it again today...

However, Hao Ren didn't stop him. Lily would let her go anyway if she wanted to. It was rare that this husky could have some positive effect. He nodded slightly to Vivian and Lily: "Then you two will go back to the Ark with Lawrence, make the noise louder, and prepare some large-scale light and shadow special effects in advance, so that everyone in the Ark will be aware that big news is about to happen. .Then Nolan will wait for your signal, and he will open the dome of the shelter as soon as the signal arrives."

Then he turned to Nolan: "What's the situation with the transformation mechanism of the shelter itself?"

"The deformation mechanism is operating normally, and the gravity generator has been redistributed. During the process of opening the shell, I will use full manual remote control to ensure seamless switching between the gravity field in the spacecraft and Io's gravity field," Nolan nodded lightly, " In addition, I have cut off the energy pipelines in all areas of the Throne's Ark except the shelter, and now all energy is diverted to the city inside the ship, which will definitely succeed."

Hao Ren hummed and looked at Vivian, Lily, and Lawrence: "Then you take action. Vivian, it's mainly up to you."

Vivian smiled: "Don't worry, I have a lot of experience in this area - I watched those old monsters form a sect in the Age of Mythology."

The three people left the bridge and headed inside the Throne. At this moment, outside the ship, the violent winds and waves caused by the landing of the fleet had gradually weakened. This unnatural storm came and went faster, and the heavy rain almost stopped within ten minutes. . Katrina stood next to the holographic projection showing the exterior scene, looking at the ocean of her home planet in ecstasy, wondering what she was thinking, while Hao Ren and Nolan were lying in front of the console to study the next project plan of the Ark Fleet.

According to the plan, Hao Ren plans to repair all twelve giant ships. Considering that the lease period of the Krakens to the Ark Civilization is at least two hundred years, there is no need to rush to get these ships into the sky after repairing them. In these two centuries During the long period of time, the twelve spaceships should be effectively utilized.

By conducting structural analysis of each Ark, Nolan has completely understood the working mechanism and life-support system structure of these relatively primitive spacecraft, and reverse-engineered a set of blueprints. Hao Ren hopes to use these blueprints to allow engineering drones and autonomous machinery to modify these giant ships to a certain extent, connect them into an island chain, and rebuild the cities on each ship to restore the population of the Ark civilization. and social mechanisms. Moreover, the twelve giant floating cities have greatly enhanced the survivability of the Ark civilization, and the expanded scope of activities will also help the people in the spacecraft to rebuild their world view.

A floating city cluster shaped like a wheel, distributed in an annular shape and connected to each other by long solid alloy bridges, gradually took shape on the planning map. Nolan pointed on the holographic sand table with his fingers, setting up a series of floating cities between the floating cities. Each tower and floating port, while calculating, said: "They will live here for two hundred years, and then they may have to go directly to another ecological planet, so they must adapt to life on the planet - activities outside the shelter, from the natural world Collecting resources and surviving independently from the supply of spaceships require a concept. According to the current ecological recovery rate of the Io ocean, tens of thousands of people in this sea area will be able to rely on fishing for a living in about a century. In addition, I am still Technical information on coastal farming and seawater planting has been found in the Ark database, and these things can also be established.”

Nolan raised his head as he spoke: "As long as you use it properly, it is not difficult to survive on an ocean planet, but it is difficult to accumulate mineral resources."

"You have quite a wealth of knowledge in this area," Hao Ren looked at Nolan with a little surprise, "Do you still have these in the spaceship database?"

"Many of my thousands of years of 'dreams' were about survival in the apocalypse," Nolan smiled. "One of the dreams that impressed me the most was that on a planet that turned into a vast ocean, the surviving humans relied on huge aircraft carriers to survive in the city. Civilization, and I was once the operator of such an aircraft carrier city. Although it is all a dream, the accumulated experience can also be applied in the real world."

Hao Ren was startled and expressed his admiration: "Awesome."

At this time, Katrina, who was not far away, suddenly called out: "Hao Ren, can you come here?"

Hao Ren walked over curiously: "What's wrong?"

Katrina pointed to the sea area far away from the fleet group, and saw that the sea area was glowing slightly green.

"Can I go over there and have a look?"

(Corrected an error in the previous chapter, sailing to the take-off window outside "one light-year" instead of "one light-year"... I can type the word "light-year" easily after I get used to it =. =)

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