In May 2019, a new department called the "Spaceship Internal Safety Administration" was established.
On the first day of its establishment, an internal rectification document was issued for factories and research institutes.
Firstly, any items that could be moved in the spaceship must be locked with a hidden lock on the deck. Secondly, some of the light tools that had to be moved must be stored in a fixed storage box after they were used.
Secondly, the internal walls of the factories must be installed with flexible packaging.
Thirdly, the stability and risk of the equipment that was sensitive to vibration must be evaluated.
Fourthly, all factories and research institutes must strictly follow the safety regulations issued by the government and must not violate them.
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In the following month, the "Spaceship Internal Safety Administration" went all out and began to check the situation of all the factories and research institutes.
Then, the rectification trend moved to the community and even went deep into every household.
The atmosphere in the spaceship was getting more and more serious. Some of the more sensitive people had already guessed something.
On the last day of May, all the factories, research institutes, and even most of the government personnel were on holiday. Everyone knew that the gigantic spaceship under their feet was going to undergo its first trial.
An uneasy atmosphere enveloped the entire society. Perhaps it was because they had lived here for too long, but they soon forgot that they were not standing on land, but a gigantic spaceship. The human race was not truly at peace, and it would not be long before they were forced to flee.
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The next morning, the originally noisy residential area became abnormally quiet, and there was no one on the streets.
"Dear residents, the spaceship is going to undergo its first trial. All residents, please fasten your safety devices and do not move around … The trial will start at 8.30 am and will last for five hours until 1.30 pm. Please check the news network for more information." At eight o'clock in the morning, a soft electronic voice was heard above the residential area.
Cui Weichuan secretly took a deep breath as he listened to the warning that the trial was about to begin.
The family of three had already fastened their safety devices. His daughter was so nervous that her face had turned pale. She asked, "Dad, we'll be fine, right?"
Cui Weichuan immediately forced a stiff smile and pretended to be relaxed. "Don't worry. Do you know about the small spaceship?"
"The one we took?" the daughter asked with a fearful expression.
"That's right. You've only been on that ship once, but I've been on it several times, and nothing has happened. It's very comfortable to sit on, and there's not even a jolt. I didn't feel anything, and suddenly, we arrived on Earth. Our spaceship is much more advanced than that small one, so there will definitely be no problems. You can rest assured.
To be honest, I think this is a bit of a fuss. This spaceship will definitely be more stable and I don't think there will be any bumps! "
"This is for safety. We used to wear seatbelts when we drove, didn't we?" His daughter smiled and looked much more relaxed.
After Cui Weichuan comforted his daughter, he began to care about his wife.
"Will this safety device affect your tummy?" Cui Weichuan looked at his wife's tummy and asked worriedly. At that time, he wasn't willing to let his wife use the new technology to get pregnant. After all, he didn't know if the child that had been genetically modified was his. If the child didn't resemble him at all, people would gossip about it. However, when he saw his wife's bewitched look, he finally chose to agree.
Now, his wife was close to nine months pregnant and was about to enter the delivery period. Who knew that the test flight would be today? It would have been fine if it had been delayed by a month.
"This is for pregnant women, it will be fine!" His wife touched her belly nervously and comforted him.
Cui Weichuan looked at the bulky safety device that looked like a spacesuit and was slightly relieved. He had to admit that the government paid a lot of attention to the pregnant women. After they were pregnant, they were provided with free meat every day. A few days before the trial flight, the safety device was changed to a special one for pregnant women.
At this moment, his wife suddenly frowned and clutched her stomach with a pained expression.
"What's wrong?" Cui Weichuan's heart skipped a beat and he immediately asked, "Are you going to give birth?"
"No, the baby is kicking me again!" His wife calmed down and let out a sigh of relief. She pouted and said, "He's so strong. His stomach is almost broken. He'll definitely be a mischievous person in the future."
Of course, it was strong. This batch of new human beings would be superhuman before the apocalypse. If it were not for the fact that humans were relatively strong now, it would not be easy to give birth to them.
Time ticked by, and with the repeated warnings from the loudspeaker outside, it was soon 8: 30.
Everyone held their breaths at this moment.
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At this moment, eight sets of huge engine nozzles with a diameter of more than 40 meters that were distributed on both sides of the spaceship began to warm up. Intense high-temperature flames were spurted out intermittently. A few seconds later, the spaceship began to vibrate slightly and then flew at a slow speed like a snail.
A few minutes later, the flames transformed into a pulsing stream of light. It was like a stream of light, embellishing the dark space in a bizarre and dazzling manner.
The speed of the spaceship began to increase slowly, gradually increasing.
Before a meteorite that was flying at a high speed could hit the spaceship, it was hit by a high-energy laser that came out of nowhere. In a blink of an eye, it was vaporized into nothingness.
At this moment, the central control cabin of the spaceship was fully occupied.
Not only the crew of the spaceship, but all the higher-ups, including Luo Yuan, had gathered there to watch the test flight closely.
"The spaceship is accelerating … 1 kilometer per second!"
"1.1 kilometer per second!"
"1.2 kilometer per second!"
As it was the first test flight, stability was the main priority. The spaceship was accelerating at a relatively slow speed.
On the left side of the main control cabin, there were five to six huge 3D screens. Countless data and calculation formulas were changing rapidly. Most of them disappeared in a flash. To most ordinary people, just a glance at the data would make them dizzy.
Piloting a spaceship that was moving at a high speed was an extremely complicated task.
Not only would there be meteorites in space, but the gravitational pull of the planets and stars nearby would also affect the spaceship's flight path.
This involved a lot of calculations. The spaceship had to calculate the trajectory of each meteorite in advance and at the same time, constantly adjust the flight path of the spaceship. Without a powerful artificial intelligence system that was responsible for a lot of calculations, one could only rely on luck in space. If they were lucky, they would be safe. If they were unlucky, the spaceship would be destroyed.
The data was boring. Other than the mathematicians who had consumed the wisdom elixir, not many people noticed it.
Most of the higher-ups were focused on the virtual reality in the middle of the spaceship.
The virtual scene looked much brighter than the real world. Meteorites could even be seen streaking across the sky in the distance. However, meteorites were not common. Most of the time, one could only see the stars in the distance that were brighter than the stars on Earth.
During the flight, all the operations were basically controlled by the artificial intelligence system. The crew did not need to do any additional operations unless there was a need to issue a new command. After all, compared to humans, the artificial intelligence system could react faster when faced with an accident. It did not have a reflex arc, nor did it need external buttons. As long as it issued a command, all the systems in the spaceship would be able to respond immediately. Everything was related to its logical calculation ability. In terms of logical calculation ability, it was undoubtedly many times better than humans.
Even Luo Yuan could not compare to it. It was a natural difference. No matter how intelligent a living being was, it could not compare to the computing power of a quantum calculator with 100,000 quantum bits. Perhaps only a complete four-dimensional brain could compare to it.
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As time passed, the speed of the spaceship was gradually approaching 100 kilometers per second. A brownish-yellow planet appeared in their sight. It was one of the eight planets, Venus. It was also the direction they were flying in.
The reason they were flying in the direction of Venus instead of Mars was because there was a meteorite belt between Earth and Mars. The environment was complicated. As it was their first test flight, safety was undoubtedly their top priority.
They were still far away. The planet that was about the same size as Earth was like a brownish-yellow marble, quietly hanging in the sky.
"Zoom in on Venus!" Luo Yuan looked at it for a while and said.
"Yes, Captain!" The artificial intelligence system immediately responded to Luo Yuan's order.
The virtual scene on the central screen was immediately split into two halves. The orange planet began to enlarge rapidly, and soon, it occupied half of the screen. However, it continued to enlarge. The three-dimensional screen had a certain sense of immersion, and with the high-definition image, it made people feel like their bodies were falling toward the planet.
In just a few seconds, the camera had already penetrated the atmosphere. It was not as peaceful as it looked from afar. The turbulent atmosphere was moving at a high speed, causing terrifying storms. The typhoons on Earth could only be compared to the storms here. Perhaps, only the few days after the destruction of mankind by the antimatter bomb could be compared to this.
One had to admit that the detection system on the spaceship was terrifying. Its image was still zooming in. In just a short while, it had already passed through the thick atmosphere and reached the ground.
It was a hell that exuded a destructive aura. There were volcanoes and magma everywhere. At the same time, the strong acidic gas had also corroded the mountain peaks. There were many jagged rocks.
It was the first time for most of them to see the scene of an alien planet. They could not help but feel shocked when they saw it.
"According to the detection, this is a rocky planet. The radius is 6051.8 kilometers. The gravity is 0.9 g … The surface temperature is about 400 degrees Celsius. The pressure is 90 times that of Earth. 97% of the air is carbon dioxide and contains a large amount of water. The modification value is low. It is recommended to use it as a mining planet."
Luo Yuan smiled bitterly at the artificial intelligence system's suggestion. They would soon leave Earth. Perhaps to most of them, it would be difficult for them to return before they were born.
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