Chapter 456: Departure (1/2)
Chapter 456: Departure
Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Everyone was stunned and excited! The howl of the wind was drowned by the noise of chatter all around.
”Is this the Glassian spacecraft?” the voices questioned.
Bi Jianping who was avoiding small talk with Luo Yuan after the awkward moment they shared, ran forward to keep up with him. He had fallen behind while admiring the spaceship.
As compared to the mothership, the spaceship seemed insignificant.
Although insignificant in size, as a rescue spacecraft, it was the Glassians’ last resort at escape during a crisis. It was a spacecraft that had the ability to perform interstellar travel. To be able to do that, not only would it require a strong driving force, but also massive amounts of fuel and supply storage space.
Following the principle of momentum, the spacecraft’s flight capabilities was mainly designed to move at high speeds. Interstellar travel was calculated at one light year per unit fuel burnt. Based on the figures, the amount of fuel needed for the journey was immense. Moreover, besides the resources found in the stellar system, there was a blank space along the planned path where no habitable meteorites or water could be found. That said, without a gigantic supply cache stored in the spacecraft, it would be impossible to accomplish interstellar travel.
The spacecraft was 200 meters tall with a radius of 600 meters. To be precise, it was as tall as a 70-storey skyscraper and five football fields side-by-side.
It was massive. Standing next to such a huge object, a human looked as tiny as an ant. It was quite a spectacular moment to have been standing underneath it. Moreover, it was created by aliens and everyone in the vicinity was awestruck by it.
”This is a small transport ship and is considered as a backup spacecraft. There are much bigger ones in space.” Luo Yuan said and chuckled.
”The alien’s technology is mind-blowing!” Bi Jianping said in wonder.
As a senior member of the civil service, he had many years of experience under his belt and had seen many things in his lifetime. But with the current state of human technology, it was impossible to even envision, let alone build such a monstrous creation even if all forms effort and resources were invested into it. Aside from a spacecraft that was capable of interstellar travel, the outer shell alone would stump any human being foolish enough to attempt such a feat. What amazed him more was how Luo Yuan managed to defeat the civilization that created this extraterrestrial spacecraft?
”I will open up the spacecraft’s storage compartment while you instruct the staff to move the supplies into it,” Luo Yuan said while walking towards the spacecraft.
”Yes, sir!” Bi Jianping said.
Apart from the people, the migration initiative included the moving of food and daily necessities, as well as lab equipment. Before figuring out the production of synthetic food, those were mandatory for the initial phase of survival during the migration.
In the beginning, it required a little effort to boost production numbers as the facilities were run by highly skilled robots. However, the connection within the spacecraft had been destroyed by Luo Yuan, and the same had happened to the mothership. Therefore, everything had to be done manually.
”Permission verification, I am boarding the spaceship.” Luo Yuan said as he entered the spacecraft. He then turned around and continued, ”Open up all the cargo holds.”
With the advanced detection system on the spaceship, it could pick up commands from over 10 million kilometers away. Just when Luo Yuan gave his command, the 60 meter tall cargo doors on the lower middle part of the spaceship were opened. Strips of conveyor belts rolled down from the doors to ease loading effort.
While the rest were stunned, Luo Yuan walked into the spaceship and headed to the control room.
”Welcome aboard, Captain. Ready for your orders!” said the computer.
”Permission granted for the civilians to board the spaceship.” Luo Yuan said.