Chapter 721

Chapter 721: A Man’s Toys

6220 years in the Xia calendar, Huaxia

Lin Jiang and Cao Ying followed Cao Wang to a military base hidden in a big mountain. The entire mountain had been hollowed out inside.

Inside, they saw a huge object, at least several tens of meters tall, with many metal frames outside. Some workers were working, creating sparks.

"Is this the first generation Space Mother Ship?"

"Yes, Ancestor Lin, this is the first generation Space Mother Ship. It is on average 67 meters high, with the highest point 78 meters above the ground. It is 3856 meters long and 1890 meters wide. In theory, it can carry 100,000 people to space. It has three cabins converted into storage warehouses."

This Space Mother Ship represents the highest technology of the entire human race. It has the best ecosystem inside, theoretically able to sustain itself without additional supplies for 50 years and maintain basic operation.

Additionally, the Space Mother Ship has sixteen sleeping chambers, modified using our past sleeping magic technique. Time passes at a ratio of one to one hundred, enough to support astronauts on long voyages.

As for energy, it still uses mixed energy sources and three conventional energy chambers, two additional spirit stone chambers, nuclear engines, and solar sails.

In terms of weapons, traditional gunpowder weapons have been replaced with six different attack methods like Spiritual Cannon, Aurora, Plasma Cannon, etc. Additionally, there are three hundred unmanned drones that can be used in space…

Cao Wang enthusiastically introduced the information about the Space Mother Ship, as he is the chief designer of the ship. Despite not being the top genius, his years of research have made him highly skilled. Time advantages play a part too.

Looking at the Space Mother Ship that he built himself, Cao Wang felt extremely excited. This was a great honor in the history of technology in Huaxia. Surely, he will have a page in it.

"It’s just a bit slow."

Lin Jiang couldn’t help but smack his lips. The speed is too slow, with a maximum of only two hundred Machs.

"Ancestor Lin, this is unavoidable. The Space Mother Ship is too heavy. I can’t even calculate its exact weight anymore. Just the materials alone weigh millions of tons. In the future, we will need to add various instruments, supplies, and it will increase several times more."

"But space has no gravity, right?"

"Well, no gravity doesn’t mean the mass disappears."

"Forget it, I can’t figure this out. After all, this is the first generation of the Space Mother Ship. Cao Wang, keep it up and continue upgrading."

Lin Jiang said that his knowledge of science couldn’t keep up with the times. Technology in this era has become very advanced in specialized fields, no one can know everything, not even Cao Wang or Lin Jiang.

"I know that the second generation Space Mother Ship will focus on solving the speed issue, aiming to take the Space Mother Ship out of the solar system. The first generation Space Mother Ship cannot leave the solar system."

"How is the research on space jumping that you mentioned before?"

"There hasn’t been a breakthrough yet. We used to think that space jumping technology comes from teleportation, but teleportation through secret arts, spiritual talismans, and formations are different. We still haven’t figured out the principles."

"Cao Wang, is it possible that your level of cultivation is too low?"

"Well…"

"The Dao is profound. Many Dao secrets require a certain level of cultivation to support. It’s about understanding the ways of nature. What if we replace nature with the universe?"

"Ancestor Lin is right, but if this theory holds, then spacecraft capable of traveling in space must be built by high-level cultivators. It’s not just about design, but also about construction. We can’t do this for now."

"We can’t do it now, but we can in the future. After defeating the Demon God Temple, we can gather the world’s power. In the cultivation era, even though human territory is less than a fifth of what it used to be, we have produced around ten Tao Achievers and dozens to hundreds of Void Achievers without the demon race. Theoretically, there could be at least dozens of Tao Achievers worldwide."

Lin Jiang said that he will bring other Tao Achieving to work for Cao Wang, and they will need to screw screws.

"Ancestor Lin is right, should I take some time off to go into seclusion?"

"Okay, I will ask Lin Huafei to bring two elixirs to help you break through Void Achieving as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Ancestor Lin."

"By the way, I forgot to ask, how much did it cost to build this Space Mother Ship?"

"It’s hard to calculate. The Huaxia Federation invests about 300 billion Huaxia coins annually in the project, which has been going on for decades. Many materials used in it are provided by Huaxia’s state-owned enterprises at cost. Besides, people like me don’t receive any salary, and this is the pioneering first generation. Ancestor Lin wants to build another one."

"Haha, you know me well."

Lin Jiang laughed and said that he was interested in the Space Mother Ship and wanted to bring one home.

Men, who doesn’t like toys? Especially a huge toy over three kilometers long. It’s much more fun than a digger, full of power and beauty.

"Uncle, last time the third generation Space Battleship almost squashed your mansion estate, your house can’t fit this Space Mother Ship anymore."

Cao Ying said on the side, she really didn’t understand why men like these cold machines, aren’t sweet and soft girls more pleasant?

"No worries, Cao Wang, can you help me create a storage tool specifically for this Space Mother Ship, is that okay?"

"Given Ancestor Lin’s status, it shouldn’t be a problem, besides, I can make the Space Mother Ship combat-ready, and we can install Ancestor Lin’s personal artificial intelligence on it."

"There’s no need for that, my artificial intelligence control room is located elsewhere, I’ll authorize the artificial intelligence to take over the Space Mother Ship when needed."

"In that case, I’m afraid the computing power may not be sufficient, this Space Mother Ship is almost fully automated, many functions require massive computing power support."

Cao Wang said that in his design, the entire Space Mother Ship could be unmanned, controlled by artificial intelligence, with all other positions operated by robots, which requires extensive computing power support.

"No worries, for the first generation I just used it for collecting."

Lin Jiang said, rich people, when they have money, naturally want to spend it, some people like action figures, some like stamp collecting, some like defeating hundreds or thousands of enemies, isn’t it reasonable for Lin Jiang to enjoy collecting toys?

"That’s good."

"When can this Space Mother Ship launch into space?"

"It’s still being painted on the outside to reduce space radiation, then some testing work, it will take at least half a year."

"Don’t rush, get this one right and gain experience for the future."

"Is Ancestor Lin not in a hurry to use it in battles against the demon clan?"

"Not urgent, the demon clan is running out of cards now."

Lin Jiang said, Demon Queen Lin Fanghua has been to space several times, destroying many spacecraft, but so what, she destroys one, Lin Jiang can replenish ten, the demon clan has no more trump cards left.

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Haigang City

Muse just finished talking with his son Miao Lin. The demons are using his family to control him, so Muse has to talk to his family regularly.

"Sir, the Heavenly Fox Demon King has been fooled about the spiritual medicine situation. My son already knows about my identity."

"Will there be any problems?"

"It should be fine. My son Miao Lin is very clever and careful. He knows about this matter only. As long as he isn’t mind-read and found out, he should be safe. However, my son doesn’t practice cultivation; he’s getting old, so he may not be able to provide information for much longer."

"When the time comes, we’ll have your grandson take over. The current issue is how to establish a communication channel. Do you have any ideas?"

Qiu Weidao said that Muse’s son is indeed not young, over eighty years old. However, he looks young and can still help them for several more decades.

"It’s challenging. We human captives can use the internet on the Fangzhang Continent, but the demons have strict restrictions. They monitor us very closely."

"What about using some codes or passwords?"

"It’s not possible either. The demons have tight security measures against us. If they sense any suspicious activity from you, they won’t need evidence; they’ll just kill you. They’d rather kill by mistake than let someone go."

"The usual spy contact method is not working well. Your son also can’t use magic, so it’s a bit tricky. Oh well, I’ll go think of a solution."

Qiu Weidao said that this information channel must be resolved. It’s not worth doing this if we can’t figure out the truth about the demon tribe internally.

Qiu Weidao couldn’t think of a solution himself, but he had many capable people working under him. After going back, he assigned them to solve the issue. In just three days, over ten solutions were submitted.

Qiu Weidao asked his people to analyze these solutions. He needed it to be absolutely secure – the spies were not easy to find, and their safety must be ensured.