Starting from Zero

Frankly speaking, explaining such high-tech things to a bunch of business tycoons and heads of government is really hard. Although this group of people can be regarded as elites outside, the problem is that elites are also divided into categories. These people are political elites and business elites, and science seems to have nothing to do with them.

Fortunately, this group of people didn't ask me to explain in detail. Maybe they knew they couldn't understand it. Besides, they didn't care about these things. What these people care about most is what we can get from those pilgrims.

When facing ordinary people, these people will pay attention to the influence a little bit. Now they are all the same people here anyway. Who doesn't know what you are like? So there is no need to cover up, these people directly asked.

In fact, I think this group of people is easier to communicate than when standing in front of the camera at this time, at least they don't like to bend around.

"About what you can get from the pilgrims...I think there is really not much you can get."

"Why? Are they not very technologically advanced? ?" The President of the United States reacted the most, because this base is in the United States, so if there is any output here, the Americans will undoubtedly become the biggest beneficiaries. Although the current situation is forcing countries to cooperate to have room for survival, this does not mean that the world is united. Even in a country, there are still different classes and different groups. Even if countries in the world want to cooperate, it is just better than before. Impossible said that suddenly it is like a family and everyone is selflessly sharing everything. . If that happens, it's either someone cheating you or trying something.

In fact, this question is not only the President of the United States wants to know, but other people also want to know, so I can only explain it to them.

"About this point, you just didn’t think about it for a while. In fact, you only need to think a little bit deeper to know that it’s strange that we can get all the technology of the other’s civilization from the other side. On the contrary, we only get a small amount. Things are normal.

First of all, the first thing I want to tell you is that the pilgrims we saw are not scientists of the other race. They are actually warriors. Of course, They belong to the type of commander, because this race doesn’t have a warrior to charge. These guys are equivalent to our frontline commanders. They belong to low-level officers and can command the most basic combat units. For such people, You can’t expect him to master how much technology, right? If your captains or majors are kidnapped by a group of eater human races, those eater human races are also impossible because they get an officer and suddenly develop into a powerful military civilization, right? "

Many people calmed down after hearing what I said. Yes, the previous idea is obviously a bit too simple. The reminder of scientific and technological strength is a holistic improvement process. Not to mention that you are tied up as an officer. Even if you are given an Einstein, it is impossible to copy the technology of the entire human civilization from him, okay?

These people who have calmed down can finally recover their thinking ability, and some people have raised more reliable questions.

"Excuse me, it is impossible to copy the overall technology, but they should understand some of the individual aspects? Does this mean that we may get some substantial benefits?"

I looked at the person who asked the question nodded and said: "Your guess is very correct. It’s like everyone sitting there is not professionally engaged in technology, but if you let everyone go to a primordial tribe, as long as the people in that tribe are willing Actively cooperate with you in the development of science and technology. I believe it shouldn't be difficult to replicate the technology of the human industrial revolution in the short term? The same reason. We know that these pilgrims have strong technological advantages, so we will definitely take the initiative to cooperate with the other party's recovery technology. With our support, they can pass on some basic theoretical knowledge they have mastered to us. Even if these technologies are incomplete, at least the general direction is definitely correct. With the current level of human technology, under the premise of knowing the direction Orientation map, the speed of climbing the tree of science and technology is very fast. Unfortunately, the solar system killer comes too fast, and there is not so much time for us, otherwise, just give us ten more years... No, just give us five more years, trust us The immigrant fleet will have a change of Heaven and Earth turning upside down. Unfortunately, it’s too late to say anything."

"Then what can we get? Before, you seemed to say that you have completed all the information exchange. That means you have mastered the technology that the other party has mastered, right?"

I nodded and said very seriously: "Yes, I have downloaded all the knowledge of the other party, so now I am actually making a pilgrimage with those There is not much difference between them. The difference is that I still live on Earth at the same time, so I know very well what technologies we can replicate now and which technologies we need most. This allows us to focus on what we need. Above."

"Then what technology should we develop first?"

I stretched out my hand, and the projector that had been placed on the table in the center of the room was automatically displayed in the air. A very complicated mechanical cross-sectional view is shown. These people can't understand the complicated explanations inside, but the outline of this thing is very easy to recognize. The macroscopic shape of this thing is actually very simple, it is just a row of very neatly arranged rings.

"This thing you see now is called a mass accelerator. This is not the technology of the pilgrims, but the technology of the creators. However, this thing is not a military technology but a civilian technology."

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"What do we want civilian technology for?"

"The highway paving technology is also civilian technology, isn't it useless?" I said directly: "The thing you see now is the space age Highway, but its principle is more like a cannon. Its working principle is to use a special force field to produce artificial black holes. As you can see, this device is composed of a series of rings, and the black holes are parallel It will not exist for a long time. This ring itself is a device that produces black holes. The black hole will be generated at the center of the ring, but the time will be very short. When the black hole appears, the huge gravitational field will cause the spaceship behind the black hole to be pulled by gravity. An acceleration effect occurs. However, when the spaceship starts to move and approaches a dangerous distance, the black hole inside the changed state will be closed, and a new black hole will immediately appear in the next ring zone. Using this method to accelerate the transfer step by step, spaceship In theory, the speed can be accelerated forever, because the gravitational field can exist beyond time, so this device itself is not limited by the theory of relativity, as long as the acceleration level is sufficient, it is not impossible to accelerate to the speed of light. Of course, in fact, It’s impossible to do that, because too many accelerators are needed, and the same amount of accelerators need to be started in reverse when slowing down.

The creators will use this thing to build a space highway, The spaceship will continue to traverse this accelerator and obtain external acceleration along the way. In this way, the civil spaceship does not need to carry a powerful engine, and only needs simple thrusters to sail at high speed. At the same time, because of the existence of this space highway, the civil spaceship In fact, the acceleration performance is very general, and the government will restrict the sale and installation of high-speed engines, so it is difficult for criminals or anti-government militants to obtain high-speed spaceships that can match those of military and police spaceships. Civilian management will become very simple and easy, and the effect will be similar to the gun ban imposed by many countries.

Of course, we have no time to build a space highway now, but this thing is also You don’t necessarily need to build so many. The biggest advantage of this device is that it can be built independently. Each ring is a basic accelerator. There is no need to produce all the equipment at once. We can’t build the entire highway, even if Only two or three loops can be completed, and then a series accelerator can be formed to accelerate the immigration ship directly from Earth to obtain an initial velocity, and this initial velocity is provided by the accelerator, which does not need to consume spaceship's own fuel at all. Realize. Imagine that every spacesh ip can add hundreds of tons of extra fuel, and the initial acceleration can be several times faster than the original speed. How much time can this save? "

After listening to my explanation, many people on the scene became excited. The reason why everyone is in a hurry to prepare for spaceship launch? Isn’t it to prevent the supernova from coming soon? Is the explosion affected? Actually, the real Destroyer is still several decades away from crashing into the solar system, but according to previous calculations, we will have to launch at the end of the first year, because if it exceeds this point in time, then at the speed of these immigrant ships on Earth I won’t be able to run out of the absolute kill radius in the future. In that case, immigration would have no meaning. This is the reason why everyone reluctantly abandons a large number of civilians and forcibly launches immigration ships. It’s not that we are cruel. People, or everyone die together, which one do you think you should choose?

However, the current situation has changed.

If this kind of accelerator can be built, it means The time it takes to run out of the absolute kill radius is shortened, so there is no need for everyone to look for hurried launching of the immigration ship. More time to prepare does not mean that more people can be taken away, it also means Everyone can be safer, because more time means more preparation. Calmly completing the entire plan and hurried launching like a fire, everyone knows which is safer. Not to mention, this accelerator can also be used for every ship The spaceship has left a lot of fuel. This extra fuel means more opportunities to dodge obstacles. It also means that you can accelerate or postpone the deceleration time when necessary, which can speed up the voyage. So, The significance of this acceleration is not as simple as it seems on the surface, its usefulness is simply too bad.

The President of the United States once again asked not calmly: "Can you figure out how much we can build This kind of accelerator, how long can these accelerators allow us to fight for, and how much spaceship's speed can be increased, and how much fuel can be saved. Are there any detailed data on these? "

I first contacted Nuwa to borrow her computing center, and then said after ten seconds: "I just called the computing center of the headquarters to help with the calculation. Excluding the hidden powers you all know, we should be able to complete eight to ten accelerators before the final launch node. However, if the hidden powers in your hands are counted, I think 12 to 13 An accelerator should not be a problem. "

"Then these accelerators..."

As soon as the President of the United States asked at the beginning, I reached out and stopped him to continue speaking directly: "Because of the material technology on Earth, we The accelerator cannot perform extreme acceleration like the creators, otherwise the gravity of the black hole may tear the spaceship, so our accelerator can’t actually achieve the acceleration effect of the creators, but the one third effect is still there. Let’s be conservative. According to the calculation of 11 accelerators, as long as Spaceship passes through 11 accelerators, its own speed can hope to accelerate to 7,500 kilometers per second. This speed is much higher than the speed that we can achieve with only spaceship’s own power. Therefore, If nothing happens, I think we can at least withdraw the final launch time by two years. "

"Really? "The scene hurried and stood up with a large group of people. This conclusion is amazing. Two years! How many more immigrant ships can be built? Not to mention the number of people, even if they bring more supplies, it may be possible. . This conclusion is really exciting.

"Is this data reliable? "The Chief One asked.

I nodded and said very seriously: "This is still the most conservative calculation, and even if we postpone the launch for two years, the actual safety threshold is higher than the data set now. A lot higher. With these 11 accelerators, even if we launch two years later, when a supernova explosion occurs in the solar system, we will be much farther than our current design, and the impact will definitely be lower. When the time comes, we will definitely be able to hold the shock wave. . Besides, I just said that I actually expected 12 or 13 accelerators, and 11 is the result of my intentional reduction of the number. This kind of accelerator is actually only a special theoretical foundation. Humans have not yet mastered this theory, but the difficulty of building this kind of equipment itself is not high. After all, the creators use this thing as a high-speed kilometer. All planets in their territory are all this stuff. Can you imagine how can you build so many if it is difficult to build? "

After listening to my words, Chief No. 1 was nodded with relief and wiped his tears with a handkerchief. He was really excited. Delaying the departure for two years, how much more can be prepared! It's like a mountain torrent. An outbreak that forces you to flee immediately is the same as receiving a flash flood warning in advance, giving you two more days to prepare. The difference between the two is definitely the difference between Heaven and Earth.

"Everyone, please don’t be too excited, This is just one of the technologies that needs to start production right away. Pilgrims actually have several very good technologies that we need to start research and production immediately. "

"You said you said. "With the previous preparation, everyone is looking at me hopefully and waiting for my introduction.