flstandardbreds Chapter 128 Captain Zhang Beihai
Chapter 128 Captain Zhang Beihai
In the year 205 of the Crisis Era, there are 11 months remaining until the droplet reaches the solar system.
"Commander Zhang Beihai of the Future Reinforcement Task Force One reporting!" Zhang Beihai saluted.
"sit."
Chang Weisi smiled and pointed to the stool next to him. Since the fleet headquarters is constantly rotating in Jupiter's orbit, even without the simulated gravity environment module, there is still no discomfort due to weightlessness.
"Commander... it's been a long time." Although Zhang Beihai had heard that Chang Weisi had become one of the commanders-in-chief of the Asian Fleet, he was still somewhat surprised when he actually met him.
"Yes, it's been a long time. But for you, we've only been apart for a few hours. For me, it's been almost two hundred years."
Although Chang Weisi's face was no different from before, Zhang Beihai could clearly feel that time had left many marks on the old man.
"Things have changed, people have changed, everything has changed."
"Commander, how are they?"
"You mean your wife and kids? Hmm... You're quite clever, leaving your wife and kids with Lin Xuan and then ignoring them. Lin Xuan even said she'd ask you for child support."
"Don't worry, they lived fulfilling lives, and both of their children are doing well. It's been two hundred years. If you want to go looking for them, you might even find their children's children. You could be a grandfather by then."
"However, Lin Xuan said you probably wouldn't want to know where they are, so she took the initiative to erase all information about them for you. You should have seen them. Now it's the information age, all information is stored on computers. Once it's erased, it's really gone, and no one can find it."
Zhang Beihai nodded upon hearing this.
"Commander, if I don't make it back this time, please convey my gratitude to Lin Xuan."
Upon hearing this, Chang Weisi couldn't help but purse his lips.
"What are you saying, that's so unlucky? I'm going with you guys this time, are you trying to curse me to death too?"
"You're going too?" Zhang Beihai was surprised.
"Yes, Lin Xuan gave me a cold fusion spaceship. This thing is much faster than the spaceships you guys pilot. According to him, at full acceleration, the top speed is about 30 percent of the speed of light, which is twice that of a regular nuclear fusion spaceship."
"As you know, since it's cold fusion, energy storage is naturally easy. If it's fully charged, it can probably run for several light-years without any problem."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Beihai remained silent for a long time.
"Commander, I think this is still too dangerous. After all, this is the first interstellar war in human history. If... I mean, if something happens to you, the consequences would be unimaginable."
Are you worried about the Trisolarans, or something else?
Zhang Beihai wanted to say something, but suddenly swallowed back the words he was about to say.
"Commander, I'm still worried about our own people. After all, I learned that you woke us up to guard against the possible presence of the Steel-Marked Race within the fleet. But no one can say for sure. If the Steel-Marked Race really is in the fleet, I'm afraid that in their desperation to escape, they might attack their own people."
"By then...you."
Chang Weisi smiled.
"Don't worry, I've thought of that beforehand. You might not be familiar with how warships operate now. There are two types: one is the traditional spaceship, where everyone does their own thing."
"But with another type of cluster-controlled spaceship, the captain has absolute command authority, and the crew does not need to operate the remaining work. Most of the work only requires the captain to give orders to the ship's AI."
"As the command ship, the Navigator is impossible for AI to lock onto, so there's no need to worry about me being sabotaged by my own people."
"This design has both advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage is obvious: if the captain of the spaceship is a member of the Steel Stamp Clan, he can escape simply by issuing a command to the AI on the ship."
"So this is why you people have been awakened. You will become the fleet's executive captains, granted captain's authority. All orders from the original ship's captain will have to be relayed by you before they can be carried out."
In his words, Chang Weisi revealed a crucial piece of information to Zhang Beihai: the Navigator could not be locked onto by friendly forces' weapon systems.
"In addition, as you may have seen, all the warships are being recalled. This is because we are about to make our first contact with the Trisolarans."
"So fast?" Zhang Beihai exclaimed in shock.
"Well, there are only a few months left. About two centuries ago, the Trisolarans suddenly launched 10 probes. We have always believed that this is related to Lin Xuan. They are most likely heading towards Lin Xuan. Just a few years ago, after Lin Xuan went into hibernation, these 10 probes began to accelerate collectively again. It is expected that they will arrive in the solar system in a few months at the earliest."
"Because it's a probe, there's no danger, but this is, after all, the first contact with the Trisolarans, which is of great historical significance."
"The three fleets have been vying to be the first to intercept these ten probes, which is really damning. If this were a direct confrontation with the Trisolaran fleet, I estimate that none of them would be willing to go."
"After all, you must have heard some rumors. Once we defeat the Trisolaran fleet... there will definitely be some disagreements within the Fleet International. At that time, these warships will be useful."
"So, after discussion, we finally decided to have 5,000 warships form a square formation of 500 each and have a competition to see who can successfully intercept the Trisolaran probes first."
As Chang Weisi spoke, he tossed a diagram of the naval formation to Zhang Beihai.
Each of the three fleets formed three formations, while the fleet of Zhang Beihai and the other hibernators was lined up separately on the outermost side.
"As hibernators, you will not participate in this competition. Of course, the same goes for us commanders. So we will be with you hibernators, and you will be absolutely safe."
Another important piece of information: my location is perfect for escaping.
If Chang Weisi's actions the first time were unintentional, Zhang Beihai realized something was amiss the second time.
"This was actually Lin Xuan's arrangement, but I don't know the specific reason why," Chang Weisi said with a smile.
But Zhang Beihai knew that Chang Weisi must have guessed something, and at this moment he was constantly providing him with useful information.
Sure enough, even if I had concealed it for two hundred years, would Chang Weisi still be able to guess what I was thinking?
Zhang Beihai didn't know if Chang Weisi had really figured out his plan, but judging from the fact that the other party didn't object but instead helped him, Chang Weisi should agree with his approach.
"Once all the warships have arrived, we need to hold a grand military parade. So you need to familiarize yourself with the operation skills of the spaceship as soon as possible in the next few months. You are, after all, my soldier, Chang Weisi, and you can't embarrass me during the military parade."
"Yes, sir!"
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"it's beautiful!"
Looking at the images in space, Ding Yi couldn't help but sigh.
The Van Gogh project was basically completed. When Wang Miao activated the switch on Reach, a purple laser beam shot out toward the location of the portrait.
The moment the beam of light touched the image, the entire space seemed to be illuminated, and huge characters appeared in space.
Ultimately, they pieced together a sentence.
"Give life to time, and civilization to the years."
They are like chalk writing on a blackboard, clearly visible even from a great distance.
This is a phrase that people often used after the PDC regime was overthrown.
The great trough brought too much pain to people, but that pain has been blown away by the winds of time, and few people remember the true meaning of this sentence.
"Won't this be seen by alien civilizations?" Wang Miao asked, looking at the large characters above his head with some concern.
"No, or rather, impossible. These words only appear large to us. In reality, from a distance, they are nothing more than a few different protons on a grain of sand. Can you see the change in a few protons on a grain of sand with the naked eye?"
"Where is the detector?"
"Theoretically, it's possible, but I don't think any civilization would be so bored as to use a microscope to observe whether the protons in a grain of sand in the desert have changed. If there really is such a boring civilization, then never mind what I said."