The gigantic mothership of the Glassians was like a fortress quietly floating in the dark space. However, it was now the only place of hope for mankind, the future Noah's Ark.
The living quarters that were originally empty were now bustling with people. After several migrations, there were now more than 100,000 people living in the living quarters.
The extraterrestrial botanical garden that occupied the center of the ship had been cleared of all flora and fauna except for the biological samples used for research purposes. They were then burned and sterilized. Instead, tents were erected one after another, taking up almost the entire living cabin.
The alien plants and various viruses might not be harmful to the Glassians but it did not mean that it was the same for mankind. Leaving them there would be a hidden danger.
However, today, some of the tents would be moved away!
This was because the construction of the first internal building of mankind's spaceship would begin.
In the past three months, the Glassian's modular factory had been started up with the help of the information provided by the artificial intelligence system and the efforts of countless engineers. They had produced a variety of construction machinery, infrastructure equipment and a large number of qualified steel prefabricated parts.
The conditions for mankind to modify the spaceship were now complete!
At eight o'clock in the morning, Luo Yuan rushed back to the spaceship. After a brief opening ceremony, the project officially started!
Hundreds of various construction vehicles began to enter the construction site.
Even Luo Yuan's eyes lit up when he saw them. These construction vehicles still had the familiar appearance but compared to the big, black, and crude machines that were used in the reconstruction area, these construction vehicles were much larger. They were silver-white and their surfaces were as smooth as a mirror. It looked like they were completely made of one piece. Even some of the essential parts at the joints were seamless. Ordinary people would not be able to tell if they did not look closely.
The Glassians' sophisticated processing machinery and advanced material technology made these construction vehicles look beautiful even though they were crude.
But in reality, this was just the surface of donkey dung eggs. Putting aside everything that was shiny on the surface, not to mention that human technology had not improved at all, in fact, it had regressed greatly. The great degeneration of human technology after the disaster was vividly displayed on these vehicles.
For example, these construction vehicles did not have any electronic equipment at all. Most of the technology was still stuck at the level of the 50s or 60s (of course, this was also due to the fact that they were rushing for work).
Another example was the lack of fuel and they had to use electricity to drive the vehicles. However, the battery technology in Hope City was not enough to drive these construction vehicles that required high horsepower. As a result, these construction vehicles were connected to electric cables, which was really embarrassing!
Luo Yuan listened to the chief engineer's introduction and nodded slightly.
No matter what, at least humans could still be used.
On the other hand, the construction had already begun. A large number of workers were driving giant trucks loaded with prefabricated metal parts into the construction site. Looking at the obviously over-standard vehicles, Luo Yuan suddenly felt that it was not a bad idea to use electric cables. At least, if they were to use batteries, even the best technology in the reconstruction area would not be able to power such vehicles.
Luo Yuan noticed that each of the metal prefabricated parts was 6m * 6m, but the thickness was only 0.15m.
"Is it okay to be so thin?"
After all, the interior of the spaceship was not like the buildings on the ground. In the process of flight, it would often accelerate or decelerate. For a skyscraper, its environment was even worse. With the strength of an ordinary skyscraper, it was obviously not suitable for a spaceship.
The chief engineer at the side hurriedly explained, "Mayor, this is a type of high-strength metal provided by the AI. It has more than a dozen processes. After it comes out of the smelting furnace, it goes through demagnetization, anti-electricity and heat insulation coating, million tons of forging, extrusion, atomic magnetic field sequencing … and a series of other processes. Its strength is more than 10 times that of an ordinary aircraft carrier's deck. According to our simulation test, this thickness of the skyscraper can definitely withstand an acceleration of 200 G. "
Luo Yuan listened and nodded slightly. The acceleration of a manned spaceship was usually gradual. There would rarely be a sudden stop or acceleration. If it really had to withstand an acceleration of 200 G. Most of the humans would have died before the skyscraper even collapsed.
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As it was made of prefabricated metal parts, the metal plates were locked using triangular grooves. A lot of welding work was saved and the construction speed was relatively fast. Luo Yuan stayed at the construction site the whole morning. By noon, the skyscraper had already been built with three floors.
With such a speed, the skyscraper would probably be completed in less than a month.
It would be a 400-meter-long, 300-meter-wide, 200-meter-tall building. Once completed, it would accommodate 800,000 to 1,000,000 people. At the same time, it would have a series of residential facilities such as streets, shops, agricultural areas, parks, and so on.
It could be said that a skyscraper was a condensed city. According to the plan, there would be a total of 12 skyscrapers in the residential area. Most of them would be used to house the survivors while the remaining five would be used to prepare for the future growth of the human population.
By that time, the empty residential area would be replaced by a steel forest. All the space would be occupied by the 12 skyscrapers. The only space left would be the streets that connected the skyscrapers.
It would be a small city that could accommodate up to 12 million people. It was hard to imagine that such a spaceship could accommodate so many people.
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In the afternoon, Luo Yuan inspected the various research institutes in the industrial area. He spent a lot of time at the genetic research institute. Unfortunately, it was still being explored.
The equipment in the laboratory was more complicated than the machines in the factory. Many of them involved gene editing technology and more professional knowledge. Many of the equipment could not be operated even if the functions were known.
The genetic technology of the Glassians had surpassed that of humans. According to the artificial intelligence system, the Glassians could operate on the genetic level directly like what Luo Yuan did. They could modify the DNA as they wished and there were countless new genetic biology theories.
Of course, compared to Luo Yuan who could perform a complete genetic modification on his own body, the Glassians could only operate on the fertilized egg on a nano-level. Even so, it was still like science fiction to humans.
The development of technology could not be achieved overnight. It needed to be done step by step. Before humans could fully absorb the Glassian technology, they still needed a long period of time to make up for it. This was also the norm for the researchers.
Luo Yuan was disappointed but excited at the same time. The Glassians' technology to synthesize organic molecules had matured. During the Glassians' voyage to Earth, all the food in the spaceship was synthesized using the combination of elements.
There was such a miniaturized equipment in the research institute of the spaceship. Once humans mastered this technology, not only would they be able to get rid of the restrictions of agriculture, they would even be able to synthesize the wisdom heart.
Of course, the artificial intelligence system in the spaceship could automatically synthesize food. However, it came from another planet and the evolution process was different. Many of the proteins contained heavy metals which were poisonous to humans.
Before Luo Yuan left, he left a sample of the wisdom heart for the research institute to study. He then returned to Hope City. The next time he came back, it would be time for humans to migrate again.
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