He thought about it for two days.
After many discussions with the artificial intelligence Alice and Nuwa, Chen Jin made his final decision.
Create!
Interstellar battleships definitely had to be built.
However, they wouldn't start building it right away. Instead, they would wait until they had sufficient resources before they started building it.
The estimated start date was estimated to be seven years later.
The construction period was about five years. By the 12th year, Chen Jin would have his first F-class interstellar battleship (F-class, the weakest).
The largest number of battleships built would be used as an experimental ship for scientific research. It would conduct experiments on the power system, weapon system, and control system. It would be used as an experimental platform to test various technologies … It would provide valuable data support for the development of a stronger battleship.
That's right. The realism of the virtual game "Galaxy Homeland Online" exceeded that of the "Prototype No. 1" battleship designed by Alice. In theory, it could be turned into a battleship that could be used in reality. However, no matter how realistic the virtual environment was and how close it was to reality, there would still be certain errors.
There was a one in a billion margin of error.
This kind of error would not be a big problem on equipment with a small error, but on a large and complicated equipment like the interstellar battleship, the error would be relatively large.
If she didn't build a "Prototype No.1" in reality and obtain a large amount of real data to correct the errors, it was unlikely that Alice would be able to develop a more advanced interstellar battleship.
Therefore, Prototype No. 1 must be built!
However, due to its weak combat power, they could only build one at most. On this basis, they could develop a more powerful "Prototype 2".
If Prototype No. 2 was strong enough to be used, he would produce a few more and put them into service in batches.
If Prototype 2 was too weak to meet the requirements, then only one could be produced as a research platform to assist in the development of "Prototype 3".
Until they came up with an interstellar battleship with combat power that satisfied Chen Jin!
Then, he could increase his production capacity and mass-produce them in sufficient quantities.
This mode of development was known as "small steps."
Speaking of which, wasn't this development a little too 'petty'? What if danger suddenly befell them, and they didn't even have a few decent warships? How were they going to resist the enemy?
Actually, Chen Jin had his reasons for thinking this way.
This was because there was a "generational difference" between weapon systems.
For example, swords and bows were like rocks and wooden sticks.
For example, rifles and cannons were like heavy cavalry.
For example, a linear array of aircraft and tanks.
For example, the ultimate weapon, the nuclear bomb, was a conventional weapon.
There was a huge generation gap between them.
Once a collision occurred, the exchange ratio would not be 1: 10 or 1: 10. Instead, it might be 0: infinity.
The strongest weapon of the same generation would be immediately beaten up and eliminated by the next generation's "weapon".
For example, if Alice's "Prototype No. 1" battleship faced an E-class battleship with a combat power of more than 10, the exchange ratio would be very difficult to see. If it encountered a D-class battleship with a combat power of more than 10, the exchange ratio would exceed 0: 100.
Therefore, no matter how many interstellar battleships there were, they could not compare to one of the most advanced battleships.
Under the premise of the rapid development of technology, taking small steps was the best choice to avoid wasting resources, and at the same time, it was the fastest way to obtain enough self-defense ability.
Before a warship with satisfactory performance was successfully developed and produced, there was only one measure that Chen Jin could take in regards to how to defend himself during the long gap in between — early warning.
"Alice, your top priority is to develop a type of early-warning satellite. Produce a few hundred or a few thousand of them. Then, let the Dark Lady of the Nine Heavens take these satellites and release them to the periphery of Haierfa. Build an early-warning system. The wider the surveillance area, the better! At the very least, we have to be able to discover enemies in advance when they come in, so that we have enough time to respond! "
Alice said, "Yes, master. I will immediately start the development and production of early-warning satellites and build a perfect early-warning system."
Nuwa said, "With the current technological capabilities of the base, the established early-warning system can cover every corner of the area with a radius of 100 astronomical units. With the speed of transmission of electromagnetic waves, this is equivalent to 13.8 hours of early-warning capability."
13.8 hours?
Chen Jin nodded. It might not be possible to come up with a way to defeat a strong enemy in half a day's time, but it would not be a problem to run to Earth, pack up the belongings, and run.
Even the nearly 30,000 tons of gold accumulated in the Base of Operations could be carried to Earth by a few hundred tons …
"Why do I always think of running away?"
Chen Jin shook his head hard. Those mysterious and powerful forces were making him a little neurotic. In fact, he just wanted to cultivate his fields in peace and make planet Haierfa a little better. He didn't want to provoke any forces.
But after witnessing the aftermath of Haierfa's destruction, no matter how arrogant he was, he dared not to take any precautions.
He even had a vague premonition in his heart that the quiet and peaceful time in the countryside would not last forever. Sooner or later, he would come into contact with those mysterious and powerful forces. There would be conflicts, collisions, and even life-and-death struggles. In the end, the victor would be determined.
Chen Jin would also experience these collisions and various forces.
Because he could live until then.
In the scientific research area of the Base of Operations, one of the medical research institutes had recently successfully realized a medical technology based on the collected technical data and medical equipment.
A risk-free life-extension technology!
Without any medical risks, it could extend the human lifespan to about 220 years.
The specific principles of life-extension included "enhancing cell activity," "lengthening DNA telomeres," "enhancing cell antioxidant capacity," and so on. Many effective drug ingredients were all contained in a light-golden liquid called the "life-extension needle."
After the injection, the effect was extremely obvious. In just a few days, one could notice that the person had become younger, their skin was smoother and firmer, and their body was full of vitality.
However, the effect of this injection was at most three months.
Unless one was injected every three months, in the long run, one could not only live to 220 years old, but also stay young and beautiful forever.
But the price was extremely high. The cost of injecting a "life-extension needle" would be 100,000 Mi dollars.
Four injections per year would be 400,000 Mi dollars … Most ordinary people's annual income would not exceed 300,000 Mi dollars.
Therefore, this was a medical service that only the rich could afford.
However, the artificial intelligence "Scarlet" (Scarlet was not formatted. After Alice entered "Sakura," Scarlet was reactivated), who was in charge of researching this medical technology, said, "The production cost of the life-extension needle is very low. At most, one needle costs 10 Mi dollars. As long as there are enough raw materials, the base can mass-produce it."
The production cost of 10 Mi dollars?
Chen Jin shook his head. "The profits of this thing are even more exaggerated than drugs! That pharmaceutical company called "Angel" is even blacker than drug dealers. "
Now that this life-extension needle could be produced by the base, not to mention one injection every three months, it would not be a waste to inject it every day.
However, the effect of the life-extension needle could only be maintained until about 220 years old. After this age, the accumulation of toxins and heavy metals in the human body would reach a life-threatening level.
To extend one's life further, one would have to go to a sanatorium on the moon or a hospital in space. In a microgravity or zero-gravity environment, one would receive a "low-risk life-extension treatment" to expel the various toxins from the body.
After the toxins were completely expelled, there would be no problem extending one's life to 300 years old.
After a person's life span reached 300 years, the medical risks they would face would gradually increase if they wanted to extend their life. But there were ways to do it.
However, the history of Haierfa's development was not long. Until the destruction of civilization, the richest person with the longest lifespan was only 289 years old. He no longer had the opportunity to use medical technology that could extend one's life to more than a thousand years.
Therefore, if Chen Jin wanted to extend his life to more than a thousand years old, he could only develop this medical technology himself.
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