Just when Li Guangya was having a headache about Lu Zhou's choice, Lu Zhou, Zhong Ziyu, and the others were standing on the shuttle heading to the East Asia Heavy Industries shipyard, talking and laughing.
Looking at the shipyard getting closer and closer outside the porthole and the behemoth occupying all the berths, Lu Zhou's eyes narrowed unconsciously.
After a while, he said softly in a sentimental tone.
"Before this, I was still a little hesitant. Would it be too much of a loss to spend hundreds of millions of credits to buy this starship?"
Zhong Ziyu, who was sitting next to him, smiled and spoke casually.
"What about now?"
Lu Zhou glanced at him.
"Are you asking me the obvious?"
"Haha, sort of." Zhong Ziyu said with a smile, "After all, I'm also very happy to make you feel that this money is well spent!"
As they got closer and closer to the shipyard, the majestic sight outside the porthole made everyone stop talking and pour all their attention on the starship that was under construction.
Objectively speaking, compared to a starship, the huge size was more like an asteroid.
The rectangular structure with a length of more than ten kilometers, and the silver-white outer shell exuded a dense cold light under the sun, like a sharp sword piercing through the cold night, hovering next to the forging furnace of the god of fire.
"Because of its huge size, the entire Noah's Ark had to be constructed in sections and then assembled and welded." Looking at the Noah's Ark outside the porthole, Zhong Ziyu continued, "In order to complete this starship, East Asia Heavy Industries also specially designed a shipbuilding equipment called the 'multi-axis linkage adjustable construction platform' to facilitate welding robots to assemble some overly large starship structures."
Lu Zhou: "How did you know?"
Zhong Ziyu smiled and said, "I've seen their insurance information … Okay, we're here."
With the docking of the connecting cantilever, the shuttle successfully connected to the living area of the shipyard. Seeing Lu Zhou walking through the gate of the buffer room, the eyes of the engineer who came to greet them suddenly lit up. He took the initiative to reach out his right hand with joy on his face.
"Are you Academician Lu? Nice to meet you! I am Feng Zhi, the person in charge here! You can call me Xiao Feng or Worker Feng! "
"Call me Old Feng. It sounds more intimate." Lu Zhou smiled and said, "I'm just here to walk around today. Don't mind us too much. Just do your own things."
"Haha, don't worry, Academician Lu. We won't delay the things on hand. All the work will be carried out step by step!" The engineer in his fifties laughed heartily and continued, "Also, you don't know how much the young people in the design department admire you! The design of the warp drive is simply godly. How did you come up with that design? "
Although he could hear that the old engineer was praising him from the bottom of his heart instead of just flattering him, Lu Zhou was still embarrassed for being praised like this.
"Theories are actually just theories … As for how to design it, half of it is slowly exploring, and the other half is that I received a lot of help." Lu Zhou smiled and changed the topic. "Can you take us to visit Noah's Ark?"
"No problem! Please come with me! "
With that said, Old Feng walked in front and led the group to the interior of Noah's Ark.
Compared to the simple and monotonous style of the entire colonial ship, the internal space of this starship was unexpectedly a different world.
Although before coming here, Lu Zhou had already appreciated the grandeur of this colonial ship from the blueprint, when he really stepped into this field, he was still surprised by everything inside.
"I thought the design inside would be very compact." After looking around, Lu Zhou continued in a slightly surprised tone, "I didn't expect the space inside to be so wide."
"The more amazing design is yet to come." Old Feng smiled and said with a hint of pride in his tone, "I bet even you will be amazed by what you see next!"
After passing through the alloy arch, the smell of birds and flowers suddenly hit his face. For a moment, Lu Zhou thought he had returned to Earth. Looking at the soil under his feet and the surrounding vegetation, he reached out and touched it.
After confirming that it was not a scene created by holographic technology, Lu Zhou whispered to himself.
"This is …"
He admitted that he was indeed amazed.
Feng Zhi said with a smile, "This is the ecological area, the natural oxygen bar on the colonial ship. It covers an area of 500 square meters, divided into upper, middle, and lower floors, corresponding to wetlands, oceans, and forests. In this ecological area, there are hundreds of animal, plant, and insect samples stored. This is not only a sample bank for scientific researchers to carry out biological research, but it can also be a backyard garden for colonists to relax. "
Lu Zhou nodded and did not speak.
He had seen a similar design in the ring world of the Calan Empire. The carefully designed simulated ecological environment could boost the mood of residents.
Regardless of whether the designer used the "online game" called the Calan Empire operated by Xiao Ai, Lu Zhou admitted that he was indeed amazed to see such a beautiful artificial natural landscape in the territory of human civilization.
Zhong Ziyu looked around with interest. He reached out and touched the leaves next to him, smiled, and joked, "I didn't expect life on the ship to be so romantic. If it wasn't for the fact that I can't let go of my work, I would've bought a ticket."
Lu Zhou also smiled and joked.
"Don't you think about going to Tau Ceti to be the president? Or the Alpha Centauri branch. "
"Haha, you really know how to joke … Let me go to that kind of place to be the president."
The ecological park was only a corner of the entire Noah's Ark. In addition, there were many other amazing designs, all presented in front of Lu Zhou.
Finally, the group came to the central hall of the entire colonial ship.
And this was probably the culmination of all the designs in the entire colonial ship.
The spacious but not compact sense of space made every square meter here reasonable use. Through elevators and conveyor belts, people standing here could quickly commute to any corner of the entire colonial ship in ten minutes.
Whether it was the bridge at the front, the power room at the rear, or the cabin in a remote corner …
"It's as perfect as I imagined." Lu Zhou looked around and said in a rather emotional tone, "This is not so much a starship, but an orbital habitat with both production and living functions."
"After all, in its original design concept, we have already considered the situation where the colonists cannot land on the surface of the planet immediately." Looking at the tower in the center of the hall, Old Feng sighed softly, and his expression suddenly became a bit complicated. "To be honest, we can complete it in another year at most. It's a pity to dismantle it and smelt it into alloy. "
"You don't have to worry about this." Lu Zhou smiled faintly and continued, "It won't be dismantled."
Feng Zhi was slightly taken aback and said puzzledly.
"It won't be dismantled? But I heard that the Alpha Centauri Colonial Exploration Foundation seems to have been bought by Fuxing Mining Company, and they plan to dismantle it into alloy … "
Zhong Ziyu said with a smile, "Then do you know who owns Fuxing Mining Company?"
Feng Zhi looked at the people present, was taken aback, and said, "Who does it belong to?"
"It can't be made public yet, but it will be in a few days." Zhong Ziyu pulled Lu Zhou to the side and asked with a smile, "What do you think? Are you satisfied with the space inside as good as the outside? "
"Very satisfied, it's perfect." After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhou continued, "But considering that the warp drive will be installed later, some places still need to be improved."
Zhong Ziyu said with a smile, "You can talk to Academician Yang Chongping about this. He is the designer of this starship."
Lu Zhou: "Where is he?"
Zhong Ziyu looked at his watch and spoke.
"We'll be there in a minute."
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