Before leaving the Sun, Bai Ge did one more thing.
He left behind the solar collector.
In fact, it wasn't a device, but Bai Ge's skin.
After spending an hour, Bai Ge cut off a total of 3,000 pieces of skin from his back.
"If we don't want the collector to fall into the Sun, we have to accelerate it and make it enter a more stable orbit. This orbit can't be in the atmosphere, or the resistance will continue to slow it down. Eventually, it will fall into the Sun's interior and be destroyed," Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge said, "I know. Just on the surface of the corona. The temperature here is a million degrees, and the solar radiation is very strong. Accelerate the collector to 225% of Mercury's orbital speed, and it will be able to absorb solar energy stably."
Ling Dang said, "I will use some spiritual material to adjust the orbit and spread your skin to increase the radiation contact area. But if it's convenient, you'd better give me an initial speed. "
Bai Ge nodded and stood at the hatch. With his back to the Sun, he started to project the collector.
His hands danced like wind and fire wheels. He rolled the pieces of skin into balls and threw them out, moving away from the Sun at supersonic speed.
The skin was wrapped and even inserted with spiritual material, which also gave them a push. Under Ling Dang's micro-manipulation, they tried to find a balance point.
After projecting the 3,000 pieces of human skin, Bai Ge didn't have to worry about the rest.
Ling Dang would take care of everything until the skin was slowly spread out over a long period of time, so that the surface area was at least the size of an office desk.
Because Bai Ge's skin was too tough, under high-speed pulling, it would at most be deformed and not torn.
They would become low-efficiency radiation sails that absorbed heat from the orbit and persistently revolved.
In fact, Bai Ge wanted to simply wrap the Sun, but unfortunately, it would take too much time for him to create so many of his own cells.
If he completely surrounded the Sun, humanity would be finished. Even if he did that, he would never choose Mother Earth's Sun.
After doing this, Bai Ge began his return journey.
The Transcendence accelerated in its orbit and arrived near the back of Mercury to adjust its direction and search for Earth's position.
Fortunately, in the solar system, Earth was second only to the sun.
The various signals emitted by Earth were much clearer than those emitted by uninhabited planets. If they could find the source of this signal, it would definitely be Earth.
Through Ling Dang's navigation, the Transcendence steadily returned to Earth.
On the spaceship, Bai Ge was still training, but he felt much more relaxed.
This was because he had improved too quickly on the sun. In just a few days, his physical strength was no longer afraid of a 100-megaton hydrogen bomb. In theory, no one on Earth could kill Bai Ge.
As for his other attributes, they had also improved rapidly. His arm strength had reached an astonishing 100,000 tons.
Ever since he came back from the sun, the world he saw seemed to be different.
Everything was so clear that he could even see some microorganisms and dust floating in the air.
His senses were also magnified to a terrifying degree. His skin could sense the subtle movements of the surrounding air, and even if he didn't look, he could sense where someone was standing.
That was because the person standing there would imperceptibly affect or even hinder the movement of the air.
Bai Ge would be able to master this kind of sixth sense-like reasoning ability after a period of practice.
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On the way back to the spaceship, the deciphering work of the Global Council was still in full swing.
Every team had their own ideas, but so far, no one had been able to convince everyone.
As for the deciphering project, it might become an unsolved case. Some scientists said that perhaps they would never know the truth unless humans discovered the Star Missile.
The impact of the solar flare on Earth had disappeared. China, which originally planned to postpone the moon landing due to the magnetic field disorder, decided not to change their plans.
In the field of aerospace, China's ambitions far exceeded that of other countries.
The United States had been able to land on the moon for decades, but in reality, they didn't gain any benefits. Instead, they spent a huge amount of money.
As a country with capital, they didn't think it was necessary to spend so much money on things with low returns when the technology wasn't mature. They would rather use a long time to slowly develop and wait for the day when all aspects of technology were mature before starting the space program again.
Therefore, the development of the United States' space program was put on hold indefinitely, and their budget was greatly reduced.
Anyway, they were decades ahead of the world. There was no need to invest a large amount of money in a very short period of time to force their way through the iron wall and do something that wouldn't pay off in a short period of time.
In comparison, China wanted to catch up, catch up, and take the lead in a very short period of time.
Even if they knew that they wouldn't get any returns in a short period of time, they still had to invest a large amount of money.
In reality, China had already caught up. After obtaining controllable nuclear fusion technology, they surpassed all other countries.
On the 1st of November, China's first spaceship equipped with a nuclear fusion engine took off from a launch pad in Sichuan.
The moon landing operation was carried out as scheduled. The spaceship was called Wangshu. It was the first spaceship other than the Transcendent that was capable of long-distance travel.
The exterior still had the shadow of a space shuttle, but the multi-stage rocket propulsion method had been eliminated. A new space propulsion system was used, and it didn't need to throw any garbage in space.
"Song Lan, it's about to take off. Aren't you going to the command center to watch it up close?"
Song Lan stood at the launch pad entrance. She had contacted the ascendant many times in the past few hours to remind him to come watch.
However, she waited at the base entrance for a few hours, and the ascendant still didn't come.
"He's not coming …" Song Lan was a little disappointed. She rushed back to the command center.
In the command center, hundreds of people were nervously making final confirmations. Many scientists, engineers, and even soldiers were gathered here. Almost all the officials of the Ministry of Harmony were present.
With a roar, the epoch-making engine started. The spaceship that carried the dreams of several generations of astronauts was first suspended in mid-air, then it adjusted its position. Then, a powerful force propelled it into the sky, cutting through the night sky.
"Propulsion system operating normally …"
"Engine working well. Propulsion system operating normally."
"Cabin temperature is suitable. Pressure is stable …"
"We've left the exosphere. Adjusting course …"
A few minutes later, the ground base erupted in cheers. The engineers were extremely excited. There were no problems with the propulsion system they designed. This was their first time designing a nuclear fusion engine, and they didn't expect to succeed in one fell swoop.
Wangshu was now in space. Its speed was at an astonishing 120 kilometers per second. Because of the sufficient propulsion, its speed was a few hundred times faster than the space shuttle of the past.
This was a milestone in their progress. They were so fast that they could land on the moon in less than an hour.
During the voyage, the outer satellites of the United States finally discovered the spaceship that was moving at an astonishing speed.
Although the Ministry of Harmony didn't publicize this plan, it was still difficult to hide it completely.
Soon, the parameters of the spaceship were estimated. It spread like radiation, shocking a few of the major aerospace countries.
"120 kilometers per second. Where did the Chinese spaceship get such a powerful propulsion system?"
"It must be a new energy source! Their previous spacecraft wasn't this fast. This time, they improved by a few hundred times. This must be an epoch-making breakthrough. Did their technology explode? "
The thing that the Merican aerospace industry was most worried about had happened. Because of their decades of slacking, their lead in the aerospace industry was no longer big. In the past ten years, the crazy development of China had put a lot of pressure on them. This caused their budget to increase year by year. They didn't want to be overtaken, but the higher-ups still didn't want to focus on the aerospace industry.
Many people felt that since they couldn't reap any benefits in a short period of time, there was no need to maintain this advantage. They could focus on other areas.
If China wanted to catch up, then let them. They would invest a lot of money into this bottomless pit. Even if they overtook them by a little, it wouldn't matter.
However, what was to come still came. This sudden and huge improvement caught them off guard. It was so big that even if they wanted to turn around and catch up now, they would feel a little hopeless.
This explosive improvement had allowed China's aerospace industry to jump to a stage where they could reap the rewards.
This kind of reward was unattainable last year. The aerospace industry didn't have any rewards, but once it did, it would be incredible!
Countless rare earth resources in outer space would be monopolized by China for a period of time. Just like the great voyage a few hundred years ago, a steady stream of resources would be shipped back to China. They didn't know how to control the transformation of society and the waves of the future. They didn't know how to control this era.
"What a terrifying improvement. When did this happen? It has already matured. It must be a technological breakthrough that had been hidden for a long time. Damn it. They hid it too well! "
"General, according to our calculations, their spaceship has at least an additional two million tons of space. If the space was full, the speed might not be so fast."
"This is even more terrifying! Two million tons of space transportation capacity. This is a feat that has never happened before in the history of mankind's aerospace industry … Also, how do you know that they are using empty capsules? If they are bringing two million tons of material to the moon, who knows what they are going to do? "
"The moon belongs to all of mankind. We need to unite the other countries as soon as possible to prevent China's possible future development."
"Do you think they are stupid? They gave the order to stop them, but who can stop them? In a field where there are no restrictions, who knows what they are doing on the moon? What did the President say? "
"The President said that we can stop China …"
"That idiot! How can we stop them? China's spaceship can travel 120 kilometers per second! Does he even know what that means? "
"Mechanical enemy …"
"This …" the General was stunned. He realized that the President wanted him to use the anomalies.
"That's crazy. Is there something wrong with his head? If people find out about this, we will be isolated, or even declared war … We signed the council's law back then, explicitly agreeing not to use anomalies to carry out violence … "
"But we didn't disclose any information about mechanical enemy, did we? The host countries don't disclose their anomalies to the public. We only caused the spaceship to break down. It would look very natural and wouldn't be noticed. The Chinese will only think that there was a problem with their design and that the spaceship malfunctioned. General, as long as China's operation fails and they think that it was a problem with their design, America will be able to trade with China or send spies to share the new energy technology. The President hopes that you can buy time for the government … "
The General smiled bitterly: "I know what to do, but tell the President that if this is discovered, no one will be able to take responsibility for it. The only ones who will be held responsible will be the entire Lighthouse Bureau, perhaps even the entire US"
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