At the beginning of May, there was a sudden increase in the number of reporters and tourists heading to Xin.
To be precise, there was a sudden increase in the number of people heading to Celestial City.
As for the reason, it was because of a piece of news announced on Celestial Trade's official website a few days ago —
[The million-ton Envoy-class starship was launched and delivered to the Earth Defense Alliance on May 7 …]
A million-ton starship!
Many people felt dizzy when they heard the news.
Especially those in the aerospace field.
The Ares VI, launched not long ago, was able to push the Ares to the Mars orbit in just over a month, which already marked NASA's most cutting-edge aerospace technology. However, it didn't take long for Celestial Trade to build a million-ton starship.
Isn't the gap a bit too big?
Although Celestial Trade and the Earth Defense Alliance jointly announced the construction plan of a million-ton starship a long time ago, even many people in the Earth Defense Alliance didn't believe that Future Heavy Industries really had the ability to build a million-ton starship.
After all, the heaviest aircraft carrier was only 100,000 tons.
Take the 100,000-ton nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower as an example. The astonishing length of the deck was enough to impress people. Even according to the data released by the UA military, in the event of a disaster, even if the deck space was used to accommodate 10,000 refugees, normal combat effectiveness could be guaranteed.
Ten Eisenhowers connected end to end …
People who didn't know the truth all expressed that their imagination was no longer enough.
Since imagination was no longer enough.
Then they had to go and take a look.
Thanks to this, the hotels in Celestial City were almost full recently, and even the cheapest hotels were fully booked. Even the tourism industry in Xin under the space elevator was booming.
"Our current location is the original site of the gravity-free shipyard in Celestial City. Now it has been transformed into four small shipyards by Future Heavy Industries for the production of Stingray X-1 small spacecraft. The production equipment for Seagull-class starships and above has all been transferred to the independent shipyard outside Celestial City. "
Standing by the window of the shipyard corridor, a BBC reporter asked the cameraman to point the camera at the "H" -shaped shipyard space station outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
"… Now the independent shipyard outside Celestial City is completely closed, and we have not yet obtained permission to enter the shipyard. It was probably the closest place to the Envoy-class starship in the entire Celestial City, but it was temporarily not open to ordinary tourists. If you are watching our program in Celestial City now, you can go to the open-air observation platform in the gravity-free section of Celestial City and use the telescope there to see the full view of the shipyard … "
At this moment, the reporter suddenly exclaimed and pointed in the direction of the shipyard.
"… Look over there!"
In the distance, a faint blue arc of light flickered faintly, like a resplendent star in the dark and deep starry sky. On the observation deck one kilometer away, the tourists standing under the transparent dome burst into exclamations and whistles.
The main engine at the back was turned off, and the two secondary engines in the abdomen were ejecting a faint blue light.
Pushed by the two clusters of blue arcs, the black spot that belonged to the Envoy-class starship was approaching, slowly crossing a distance of dozens of kilometers, revealing its majestic figure in front of everyone for the first time!
Under the dim light projected from the Earth, the pitch-black steel exuded an awe-inspiring cold light.
The steep hull was like a dagger, piercing from the light into the darkness, cutting through the silence of the universe.
The reporter tried hard to close his mouth and swallowed the shock and spittle. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and held the microphone. He seemed to have exhausted all his strength as he opened his trembling mouth again and explained to the audience waiting in front of the TV and computer.
"… Unbelievable, unbelievable … Other than this word, I can't find a suitable word in my poor vocabulary to describe the shock in my heart at this moment. I believe that even if you are tens of thousands of kilometers away from the scene, it is not difficult for you to understand my feelings at this moment through this screen that is only a few inches long. "
He looked at the outline that gradually became clearer and the towering hull, then he exclaimed.
"Envoy-class starship, with a net weight of one million tons, built by Future Heavy Industries, will be delivered to the Earth Defense Alliance on May 7, 2020. As the first interstellar battleship of the Earth Fleet, it will travel between Oort Cloud and Celestial City to perform crew and officer training missions."
"From today on, our history has once again turned a new page."
On the Internet.
Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat, and Future 1.0 …
All the social media platforms were flooded with the same news at this moment.
"Amazing! Is Celestial Trade going to the sky? "
"It's already in the sky, okay? I think it's about to fly out of the solar system! "
"Produced by Future Heavy Industries? Oh my god, wife, hurry up and take out our housekeeping robot. I remember it has the logo of Future Heavy Industries on it! "
"What the! I just realized that the doll I bought … no, the maid robot is actually the same brand as the Envoy-class starship?! "
"What's the fuss? Don't talk about robots. You can take apart any electrical appliance. As long as there is graphene material on it, 80% of them are produced by Future Heavy Industries in the New Malaysia Special District. "
Of course, in addition to the worship of Celestial Trade's technology, people were more hopeful and yearning.
Although this million-ton starship had no direct relationship with people's lives, surprisingly, the "launch" of this Envoy-class, like the magnetic levitation road, urban drone system, and other civilian technologies, ignited the enthusiasm of people around the world to immigrate to Xin.
"Is it too late to immigrate to Xin now?"
"Fu * k, I don't want to be the first officer, I want to join the army in space! It must be awesome to serve on that battleship, haha. "
"Do you know that space volunteer immigration is still recruiting? I'm waiting online, it's urgent. "
"Sigh, I should have bought a house on Coro Island four years ago. It is said that the housing prices in the city center have skyrocketed, and the immigration threshold is also frighteningly high. The simplest is probably only space volunteer immigration, but at the same time, you must check 'subject to colonial immigration adjustment'. What a pain in the ass … "
"What's the pain in the ass? If you go to Mars now, food and accommodation will be provided. Maybe in another decade, you won't even be able to afford a shack on Mars."
"…"
Just as people around the world cast reverent gazes at the Envoy-class starship, the side of the dock built in the gravity-free section of Celestial City was now empty for the arrival of this "envoy". The representatives sent by the member states of the Earth Defense Alliance, along with the crew and officers of the Earth Fleet who were about to board the starship, stood at the entrance of the dock …
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