Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 69: 7-Year Development Plan

The teleportation device on the Punishment Ship has many technologies that are still under development.

In general, it's all about spacetime technology.

Since the Terminator world acquired time machine technology last time, research into teleportation devices has entered a new phase.

Nowadays, when you are teleported into a new spacetime and then return, no matter how long you stay in the new spacetime, the time in the main world will not exceed half a year.

This also greatly facilitates Fang Heng's exploration of new timelines.

However, once you return from the new timeline, the time in the main world and the new timeline will be synchronized and cannot be changed again.

Moreover, the time Fang Heng experiences is real time, and his lifespan will still be consumed normally.

This is precisely why he values ​​Elysium.

Based on what we've learned so far, the medical pods in Elysium are incredibly advanced, capable of extending one's lifespan. So even when conquering other timelines, there's no need to worry about lifespan.

A month later, with the completion of the lunar underground base, the fleet moved in and disappeared completely into space.

With Fang Heng's current technology, as long as they don't actively expose themselves, the Elysium Space won't be able to detect the anomalies here.

In fact, with Fang Heng's power, he could easily conquer Elysium and take control of the entire Earth.

But then what? The Earth is in a state that cannot be changed in a short time. The environment can be reshaped, but the shackles on people's minds are not so easy to break.

Implementing the new ideology plan is also important for Fang Heng. The superiority of Chinese civilization has already been proven in the main world, so the mainstream ideology of the Bliss Space will still be based on Chinese civilization.

However, this step takes longer, so he has other plans, focusing on North America.

In fact, Fang Heng's actions were also partly motivated by an experimental idea.

As time goes on, the number of spacetime coordinates he can determine will certainly increase.

Perhaps most of our time and space is dominated by modern technology, with little futuristic technology.

However, if they encounter a time and space with advanced technology, their own military strength will definitely not have the upper hand.

At this point, the evolution of thought will be a very important means.

The world setting of Elysium is perfect for conducting this kind of experiment, and if the experiment is successful, I can obtain valuable data.

And most importantly, there are the people who can do this work.

This is the key purpose of his ideological evolution.

Because the evolution of thought in East Asia still requires time, Fang Heng also turned his attention to North America.

With the data collected by Ethan's team, the location of the protagonist Max has been pinpointed.

When the exploration team found Max, seeing that Max was still a teenager, Fang Heng quickly determined the timeline.

There are still 7 years until the storyline where Max suffers from high-temperature radiation.

These seven years also coincided with the evolution of intellectual trends in East Asia, which was very good news for Fang Heng.

Meanwhile, Fang Heng also set his sights on the developers of the Bliss Space system.

However, he changed his mind and did not arrest him immediately.

The female Minister of Defense who takes office in the later stages of Elysium will be a very good tool; seven years is enough time for her to orchestrate the entire Earth.

Most importantly, seven years is enough time to build a powerful fleet and ensure sufficient military overwhelming capability.

With that in mind, he asked Ethan.

"Ethan, do you know the current level of industrial manufacturing in this world?"

"Commander, preliminary reconnaissance confirms that Earth's industrial level is at the fifth generation, while Elysium is at the sixth generation."

"So high? That means we can build destroyers here?"

"Yes, Commander."

"That's good news."

The database for the Punishment Ship also contains detailed classifications of industrial levels.

The industrial level of the main world before was 3.5, and the fourth generation is the final version of Industry 4.0.

Starting with the fifth generation, we entered the space age. For example, in the main world, the base on the moon is at the fifth generation of industrial manufacturing level.

The sixth generation represents destroyer manufacturing capability, the seventh generation represents cruisers, and the eighth generation represents battleships and aircraft carriers.

The Olympus was built to near the level of ninth-generation industrial manufacturing, which is why it became a supercarrier.

While using warship manufacturing to classify industrial manufacturing levels is not entirely accurate, it does provide a clear indication of generational differences in industrial manufacturing.

"Ethan, will building an interstellar dock here have any negative impact?"

"Commander, if we are to build an interstellar dock here, I suggest choosing Neptune as the construction base. It is far enough from Earth that observation of Elysium would be very difficult. Moreover, because Neptune is relatively close to Pluto, we can use Pluto as an advance base for exploring the outer star system. At the same time, Pluto is also located in the Kuiper Belt, which contains a large number of mineral asteroids, which can serve as a source of materials."

Furthermore, Neptune is relatively close to Uranus. As an ice giant, Uranus's atmosphere contains deuterium, making it a potential location for energy plants.

"Yes, this is indeed a good place, and distance isn't an issue. With the warp drive, the journey to Neptune will be short. Let's choose this place then. We should have enough engineering machinery and manufacturing equipment, right?"

"Commander, there are still enough left over to establish a small base on Neptune."

"Hmm, no rush. We have seven years. What can you achieve in those seven years?"

"Commander, if we have seven years, we can build an attack fleet of 10 destroyers and 30 frigates on Neptune."

"Good, this quantity is acceptable. Let's proceed with this plan."

"Yes, Commander."

Inside the lunar base, Fang Heng expressed his understanding of Ethan's answer.

Seven years is enough to develop 10 destroyers and 30 frigates. It may not seem like a lot, but considering that a huge manufacturing base needs to be built from scratch on Neptune, even with artificial intelligence coordinating the work, seven years is not a long time.

Because of the time travel, all kinds of construction materials could only be carried by the Punishment. The five escort ships were filled with combat supplies. The purpose of carrying these supplies on the Punishment was to quickly establish a supply base in the unfamiliar time and space to replenish the consumption of combat supplies.

A small portion of these resources were used to build the lunar base; the remainder will be used entirely to build the Neptune base.

"Ethan, keep the lunar base moving toward the center of the moon, focusing on Neptune. Order the fleet to prepare to depart. Also, maintain a certain level of attention on Earth. And keep a close eye on the Restoration Society too, don't let things go wrong."

"Yes, Commander."

Soon, on the far side of the moon, three warships secretly took off, entered lunar orbit, activated their warp drives, and instantly disappeared from their original positions.

Fang Heng deployed three escort ships on the moon to protect the base on the far side of the moon, while the other two escort ships, along with the Punishment, headed to Neptune.

Upon arriving on Neptune, under Ethan's control, the hatch of the Punishment opened, and a large number of engineering robots carrying various engineering instruments and equipment descended onto the planet's surface.

Neptune's surface is entirely made of ice, but beneath the ice lies other solid matter, containing abundant resources.

The robots landed in a large canyon, and the base was built on the exposed land below the canyon.

"We have arrived at our destination. Re-survey the terrain data."

"Beep, exploration complete. Current terrain meets requirements. Mission established. Begin setting up the power generation center."

The most basic requirement for using these engineering robots to build bases is to ensure a sufficient power supply.

Neptune's atmosphere contains a large proportion of hydrogen, and also trace amounts of methane, which is also an energy source. Therefore, once the power generation center is built, there is no need to worry about a shortage of energy resources for power generation.

The construction speed of the engineering robots is very fast. In just half a day, a small power generation center was built. The main power generation device is a hydrogen fuel generator. With the help of molecular filters, it can continuously collect hydrogen molecules in the air and supply them to the hydrogen fuel power generation equipment.

The backup power generation equipment is a methane thermal generator. Both of these power generation methods are essentially the same as the water-boiling power generation mode.

To generate electricity using pure energy, nuclear fusion power generation equipment needs to be built.

However, this is not a small project. The fusion power plant can only be used after the base is completed and the fusion fuel processing plant is built.

With the establishment of the power plant, the engineering robots also have ample energy, are fully powered, and are continuously increasing their construction speed.

Soon, with the completion of a mining site and smelting station, basic steel resources began to be produced continuously.

The newly developed molecular screening machine is a very useful technology.

Molecules from gaseous, liquid, and solid substances can be screened and stored for use as raw materials.

Mining plants have built-in molecular screening machines that can filter out all the metal molecules in the soil and then send them to the smelting station to be smelted into various metal ingots.

Basically, a mining plant is equipped with three smelting stations. However, since there are many metal substances in the soil, it is common for multiple mining plants to operate in conjunction with multiple smelting stations, each smelting a type of pure metal ingot.

The alloys needed later are processed in a new smelting plant.