Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 591 - 587 "Pipixia" Sets Out!

Time passed swiftly, and twenty years had gone by since the departure of the Tos Civilization. The trial voyages of all large mother ships were gradually drawing to a close.

In a short while, people were to officially embark on their journey, bidding farewell to this familiar star domain, with various resources being steadily transported upwards through the Space Elevator, including rare earth, nuclear fuel, organic material warehouses, and conventional supply storerooms, all bursting at the seams.

In this state of affairs, whether adults or children, everyone was looking forward to setting forth once again toward the far horizon, eager for contact with other interstellar civilizations.

It was during the final New Year’s celebrations that fireworks twinkled, with little Suns sparkling in the sky above the planet. Humanity had grown so affluent that they could now use Hydrogen Bombs for fireworks... and these types of bombs could display a variety of weird and wonderful colors, which made everyone very happy.

The party before departure was naturally incredibly lively with mass choruses, solo performances by pop stars, and comedic sketches leaving everyone feeling like they hadn’t had enough.

A party that leaves you wanting more is a truly memorable one!

Following that, a grand voting ceremony took place on the planet. It was not anything of particular importance; its main purpose was to name the six new generation colossal mother ships.

Regarding this matter, the public burst into enthusiastic voting frenzy!

One of the Titan Level mother ships, capable of accommodating a population of fifty million, was named "Qicheng", a name already predetermined and not subject to change. This name symbolized the new journey of the New Human Civilization as it became a Level 4 Civilization, and also carried the beautiful hopes people held for the future.

Thus, the public had the right to name the other five spaceships.

However, after the voting ended, something ludicrous and exasperating occurred when one of the names, "Pipixia," oddly enough, received the highest number of votes!

Once said, like water thrown, the relevant governmental officials could only pinch their noses and agree, so one of the interstellar aircraft carrier mother ships was thus named—"Pipixia".

But soon, many people began to complain about this damned name, feeling that they might spend most of their lives living aboard the "Pipixia", which sounded too ugly—truly too ugly!

In fact, some people had already moved into the spaceship and, upon hearing that their beloved homeland had been named "Pipixia", were immediately infuriated.

"We will be living on this spaceship, what business is it of the rest of you! Why should our spaceship be named Pipixia? We absolutely do not agree, we adamantly disagree!"

So, they began to loudly protest, asking for a re-vote to change the name... The number of people joining in the petition to change the name reached a million within a day!

This "voting mishap" was even taken as a negative example and written about in the newspapers, the headline even became—"The Damned Democracy"!

All in all, after some complications, all the names were finally settled upon, including the interstellar Titan-class spacecraft "Qicheng"...

Along with the "Dongfang", "Fuxing", "Shenzhou", "Jinbu", "Weilai" and five other interstellar aircraft carrier spaceships!

These names sounded quite serious, even a bit dull, but the majority of people could accept them, and there were no longer many objections.

"...Dear viewers, hello, the interstellar Titan-class spacecraft ’Qicheng’ can accommodate a population of fifty million for normal living and serves as the center for the entire civilization’s economy, scientific research, education, and industry."

"The rest of the interstellar aircraft carrier spaceships each can house a population of twenty million, possessing certain industrial capacities as well as military combat power. Currently, the total population of the New Human Civilization is insufficient, and each aircraft carrier space¬ship has only loaded over ten million people; there is still room for population growth."

"A population of ten million can maintain all aspects of the spaceship. Over the next few centuries, the population will slowly increase, steadily reaching a total of 150 to 200 million."

"Beyond that, perhaps we will try to construct our own Planet Fortress..."

"Scientists are also researching the relevant technologies for Planet Fortresses. The rest of the technologies have basically matured, the most critical still being Planet Curvature..."

The digital screens along the streets were all introducing these new Mother Ships. The population on board was carefully arranged, corresponding to the six underground cities currently possessed by mankind, with one city for one spaceship. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

People’s daily lives wouldn’t be too greatly impacted.

If classified according to military strength, all the spaceships were divided into five categories.

The first is Titan Level, which is the largest curvature spaceship that humanity can build, with all types of materials and technology reaching existing limits.

The cost and expense of building Titan Level Spaceships are very high, so people only built one. Too troublesome, and not really necessary.

The second category is interstellar aircraft carrier, which is the giant spaceship capable of carrying twenty million people. This class of spaceship can carry a large population and is quite capable in combat, having a comparatively outstanding combat capability.

The following are, in order, Cruiser Class, Destroyer Level, and Guardian-class Spaceships; these numbered ships are all curvature spaceships capable of carrying a large number of soldiers and also serve as storage points for drones.

Even smaller than these are the Curvature drones, which are like swarm attack colonies and quite costly to build.

Next come the ordinary drones. Because of their small size and low cost, these ordinary drones are like daredevil assault teams.

This kind of small drone still uses conventional nuclear fusion for energy. They gain a significant initial speed through electromagnetic launch by the Mother Ship. Due to their low cost, as many can be produced as desired. They are usually equipped with high-power missiles; hitting the enemy at close range is a win.

Adding to these are electronic warfare spaceships, early warning ships, reconnaissance ships, and so on—the human military system is basically like this, multi-layered, multi-dimensional.

Over 320 spaceships of varying sizes and with serial numbers have reached the current economically reasonable range that human civilization can afford.

To add more spaceships would require massive conscription and increased maintenance costs. It’s not that we couldn’t afford it, but it doesn’t really pay off in a time of peace.

After this simple Spring Festival, it’s time to head off into the distance. Inside the Captain’s Room of the Qicheng, an expedition ceremony is being held; the Captain in front of the television introduces the matters related to the first long-distance warp flight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our next destination is Tabby Star, approximately 400 light-years from our current position. If we travel at three times the speed of light, it would take roughly 133 years."

"But we cannot always travel at maximum speed, so it might take a bit more time, perhaps around two hundred years."

"Since this is our first long voyage, we need to adjust the fleet’s flight process throughout the journey. Any planets we pass by, if there’s no special reason, we won’t investigate. Let’s make it to the destination in one go!"

Captain Feng Zichen’s introduction was very colloquial, understandable even to those without sufficient professional knowledge.

This female captain has achieved quite impressive results over the years; her reforms were successful, and she had the capability, so she continued to be re-elected, with no objections from the members of the Scientific Council.

Theoretically, the lifespan of the new humans can reach nearly 700 years, with regular personnel about 500 years, so the captain is elected every 50 years and can serve up to four terms. A total tenure of two hundred years is enough for a captain to do a lot, provided they are sufficiently capable.

Since it’s an internal party election with a peaceful transition of power, there typically aren’t any dramatic internal conflicts or scandals.

Every era has its own style and in this new era, having suffered through many hardships and weathered a downfall incident, people have become more confident and even more radical than before.

Civilization has stayed in this place for far too long. It’s only right to venture out and make contact with more civilizations, and people are also willing to embrace a new developmental strategy.