Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 125 - 126: Two Years
Chapter 125 -126: Two Years
In the blink of an eye, two years were about to pass. In forty days, he would leave this familiar office and enter hibernation for the second time…
Zhang Yuan reflected on the events of the past two years, the initial adaptation followed by an increasing maladjustment…
He had learned much new knowledge, especially in the areas of mathematics, New Civilization History, and industrial studies, and he was quite hopeful about the future.
The current forefront of Earth Civilization was the research of space weapons, including lasers, electromagnetic guns, and ion cannons, among others.
Given the observance of powerful Alien Civilizations, even if humans were weak, studying these weapons was necessary. Relying on the moral quality of aliens to decide their own fate was absolutely foolish.
Lasers needed no further explanation; the development of condensed matter physics had been making laser power increasingly greater.
However, laser weapons had their inherent limitations.
When laser weapons hit a target, the super-high temperature caused various metals to rapidly ionize. These high-temperature plasmas could absorb a large amount of energy, preventing the lasers from further destruction. Thus, the lethality of these weapons was not strong enough.
Electromagnetic guns used electromagnetic launch technology to produce kinetic energy weapons. According to current electromagnetic acceleration technology, bullets the size of soybeans could be accelerated to one-tenth of the speed of light.
One-tenth of the speed of light, thirty thousand kilometers per second, was an impressive number.
Yet compared to the vastness of the universe, it was still slow as a snail…
Ion cannons were also kinetic energy weapons, but the bullets were protons and other charged particles, almost as if turning the proton collider into a weapon.
The speed of ion cannons could be higher, theoretically reaching over 90% of the speed of light.
One branch, proton cannons, had reached a relatively mature stage of research, including various materials and weapon structures. The Deep Space Foundation had sent some of these papers to the spaceship.
This high-level military secret, Zhang Yuan did not know how the Deep Space Foundation had obtained it, but they had sent it to the Earth Era Times.
“Perhaps there are some political heavyweights within the Foundation secretly supporting it.”
With his level 16 employee access, he could read freely.
Apart from proton cannons, there was another more advanced Ion Cannon research direction, something called “Helium-Hydrogen Ion Cannon.”
Helium-Hydrogen formula was HeH+, a positively charged ion.
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This substance was claimed to be the strongest acid in the Universe, capable of reacting chemically with almost anything. Upon hitting a target, it not only produced kinetic and electromagnetic damage but could also corrode surrounding materials, overall making it much more formidable than proton cannons.
But because of this, HeH+ could not be prepared in condensed form since it would react with anions, molecules, and atoms, so there were still many challenges in manufacturing and storage.
Sighing lightly, he set aside these materials, feeling a bit excited in his heart.
His favorite things were large industries and mass production; he couldn’t wait to reach the future planets and engage in this field of research.
More than ten hours of self-study each day was not in vain. He was proud to have understood some of the cutting-edge science of this new era…
“Mr. Zhang, hello.” A voice rang out beside him, the person taking over his job was a young man named Zhao Chao.
This young man had just woken up from hibernation, looking quite nervous as he tried to muster the courage to face the reality that had once happened.
Zhang Yuan secretly sighed. Just like Fang Yuhao had carefully welcomed him initially, he carefully treated this poor boy and shook hands with him.
Following that, he said the same words, “Mr. Zhao, the mental health office is over there. Perhaps you could rest awhile, let your feelings stabilize, and then take over my job…”
“I also have a few comedy movies to recommend to you, including the Journey to the West series, Eight Dragon Balls series, Pirate King series…”
…
More than a month later.
After hands-on guidance, the successor Zhao Chao had already mastered all the work, and his mood had also gradually stabilized.
This meant he could leave with peace of mind.
On this day, Zhang Yuan was saying his final goodbyes to his good friend Lin Xuanyuan.
“…Hibernation is truly a wonderful thing! Waking up to see the latest developments of human civilization and to learn new knowledge. I wonder if the Helium-Hydrogen Ion Cannon can actually be developed successfully…”
Speaking of which, Zhang Yuan felt a slight sense of guilt because he had only learned and not explored Nature, as if he had been idly lazy…
“What’s there to feel guilty about? Learning the forefront within two years is already quite impressive,” Lin Xuanyuan emerged from the room, holding a small plate with several golden corn cakes on it.
“Just a small part of the forefront,” Zhang Yuan said sheepishly.
Lin Xuanyuan managed a half-hearted smile, not looking very happy. Nonetheless, she squeezed out a smile, “Try the new corn cakes I just made! They’re baked in the oven!”
Over this period of mutual care, the two had become very familiar with one another. Additionally, in such a confined environment, it had become very difficult not to become close.
This young lady was very good at cooking, able to create various novel and strange edibles. In these conditions of scarce resources, being able to cook delicious food was an incredible skill.
Lin Xuanyuan sat opposite him, watching Zhang Yuan taste the food, her emotions somewhat complex. The hibernation batches were all planned, and under normal circumstances, the chances of the two meeting again after the next awakening were indeed very slim.
