Chapter 404 (1/2)
The solar system.
The nine planets revolve around the core of the galaxy like the stars and the moon, like loyal guards who never change.
The only light source in the solar system emits endless light and heat, dispelling the eternal darkness of the boundless universe and illuminating the whole galaxy. It burns itself, ignites the solar system and ignites the civilization flame of the earth.
The sun is the central object of the galaxy, accounting for 99.86% of the total mass of the solar system. The remaining 0.14% of all kinds of celestial bodies and interstellar dust revolve around the sun, while the sun revolves around the center of the galaxy.
It is a star interwoven with thermal plasma and magnetic field. Its diameter is about 1.39 million kilometers, which is 109 times the diameter of the earth, and its volume is about 1.3 million times that of the earth.
In terms of chemical composition, about three-quarters of the mass of the sun is hydrogen, and almost all the rest is helium. It releases light and heat into space by means of nuclear fusion, which is worthy of being the energy heart of the solar system!
All activities on the earth are inseparable from the energy provided by the sun. In recent years, with the development of Earth Science and technology and the huge demand for electricity consumption, the photovoltaic industry is growing rapidly, and the utilization rate of solar energy in various countries on the earth is also increasing.
With the chaos of Nie yunhei technology increasingly eroding the earth's daily life today, the long space distance and high temperature have been unable to stop the earth people's thought of flying, so they turn their eyes to the sun!
In fact, Freeman Dyson put forward a theory as early as 1960, which is called ”Dyson ball”.
He believes that the energy contained in a planet such as the earth is very limited, far from enough to support the development of civilization on it to an advanced stage. In a star planetary system, the vast majority of energy comes from stars!
But the radiation from stars is actually wasted. At present, the solar radiation energy received by the planets in our solar system accounts for less than one percent of the total.
Therefore, a highly developed civilization must be able to surround the sun with a huge spherical structure, so that most of the solar radiation energy is intercepted. Only in this way can we support this civilization for a long time and make it develop to a sufficient height.
With the development of civilization to the interstellar age, it is inevitable that the civilization has entered into full electrification, and the demand for energy will reach a very alarming level. Therefore, ensuring the energy supply and improving the efficiency of energy collection are the major problems that every civilization entering space has to face.
Nie Yun, who has entered the interstellar age, has inevitably turned his attention to the utilization of solar energy.
”Prometheus” project is the first Galaxy level project of human civilization led by Captain ghost, proposed by top scholar Lawrence, and certified by ghost cloud scientific research institutions, and supported by Earth Defense Forces!
Prometheus is the God who stole the fire for human beings in Greek mythology, and what Prometheus planned to steal Is the sun's endless energy!
Speaking of this plan, there are ”historical reasons” for its proposal and implementation
Originally, Nie Yun's time into space was too short. Even if he used the mechanical insects to open mines to build a colonial base, he did not occupy much territory at all. For the solar system, it was not even a drop in the ocean.
In terms of the current scale of solar system development, energy has not yet become a factor restricting the development of earth civilization.
In the space colonial bases on the major planets and asteroids, Nie Yun has built controllable nuclear fusion energy centers of different sizes. The rich nuclear fuel in the universe can meet the energy demand of the base.
However, with the earth's large-scale march into the universe, hundreds of millions of robot troops have been put into use, various kinds of infrastructure are gradually spreading, and the energy demand is increasing exponentially!
Among them, the energy consumption is large, including various mining heavy industry equipment, smelting center, shipyard, quantum computer center and daily machinery
According to statistics, at present, the scale of the small robot army in the solar system has reached about 350 million, and nearly one billion human beings are using these avatars in turn to enter the universe through virtual helmets to engage in various industrial and recreational activities.
Even if the energy consumption of each robot is not high, but such a large number of robots, coupled with 24-hour non-stop operation, still need to consume a large amount of energy for recharging every day.
The smelting center is also a black hole of energy. All industrial construction and infrastructure, including the daily rations of mechanical insects, are inseparable from metals. The largest building in each colonial base belongs to the smelting center.
Numerous minerals are collected and put into the smelting Center for high-temperature smelting. A large number of steel and parts produced are transported to various production lines to make robots and industrial equipment, which requires a lot of energy.
The emerging space shipbuilding industry needs to consume a lot of metal. The importance of shipbuilding industry to the interstellar age is far from the era of navigation!
For the sake of the stability of the rear, Nie Yun has not released the construction permission of warships for the time being. At present, the warship shipyard only has the exclusive ship building base for the earth defense forces located in the asteroid belt.
The ordinary warships produced here are basically delivered to the Earth Defense Forces for use.
As for the super warships made of Mechatronics Well, there's no need for a shipyard.The current solar system can be said to be loose on the outside and tight on the inside. It seems that there is no military power, but in fact, the mechanical insects can play the role of pigs and eat tigers.
When necessary, Nie Yun can let the robot insects in the rear pull out a fully mechanized super fleet in just a few hours.
In this respect, the ever-changing liquid metal warship can be said to have the ability to ”sneak” stealth.
At present, most of the mechanical insects are secretly devouring and breeding in secret areas that are not open to the outside world. The number of mechanical insects is equal to Nie Yun's strength. As long as they don't stop eating, Nie Yun's strength will steadily expand