Chapter 776

Chapter 776: Jiang Star

In the year 6775 of the Xia calendar, Space Center

A huge planet video appeared on the main screen of the space center, and the screen, which was over thirty meters long and twenty-five meters wide, seemed almost too small to show the video.

Hundreds of workers at the space center were excitedly watching some numbers on the side screen, feeling overwhelmed with joy because they were witnessing a miracle of an era.

"The data is out, New Hope Planet—no, it’s now called Jiang Star. The equator of the planet is eight million four hundred thousand kilometers long, and the diameter is…"

Someone shouted excitedly about the numbers on the side screen. This is a very big planet, with an equator of eight million four hundred thousand kilometers, which is almost the same as Blue Star.

"The air analysis is also out. The oxygen level is…"

"Soil preliminary analysis…"

"Water source analysis…"

"Temperature…"

One by one, workers were cheering, and in the nearby office, Lin Jiang, Cao Ying, and Cao Wang were also watching these numbers.

"Jiang Star, hello everyone, I feel a bit embarrassed."

Lin Jiang touched his nose, feeling a little shy. Earlier, Cao Ying told Cao Wang that the name New Hope Planet was too plain. So after a few years of discussion, they finally named it Jiang Star, which clearly honors the person they think is the greatest, Lin Jiang.

"I see you’re very happy; you don’t seem embarrassed at all."

Cao Ying immediately exposed Lin Jiang’s hypocrisy. Embarrassed? That’s truly embarrassing; she hadn’t noticed.

"Haha, it’s all details; don’t worry about it."

"Cao Wang, tell me, can this planet support life?"

"Grandancestor, obviously not right now. The temperature on the planet is over seventy degrees, and that is just the average temperature. The oxygen level is also very high. We cultivators can survive, but it’s purely in consumption mode, and it won’t last long. We still need to carry out large-scale transformations on the planet."

"Is there a specific plan for the transformation?"

"According to the probe’s data, we still need to make some changes, but the general idea is similar. The first point is to accelerate the separation of the supercontinent; one big continent is not enough. It will create a lot of desert areas, which will have a huge impact on the planet’s environment."

"So the first step is to separate the continent, the second step is to stop the volcanic eruptions, and the third step is to end this rain that has lasted for who knows how many thousands of years…"

"Speak up, what kind of support do you need from me?"

"Then I won’t hold back. First, create world-ending nuclear weapons, no less than three hundred, the more the better. Second, produce a large number of various types of robots. Third, build…"

Cao Wang straightforwardly listed dozens of demands, none of which were easy, all requiring a lot of resources and funding, enough to potentially drain all of Huaxia.

"Then let me say a few points. First, I will meet all your demands, but the related funding and resources cannot be provided all at once. So I need you to list a detailed budget, and I will arrange to fulfill it over a certain period. Second…"

Lin Jiang also expressed his own demands, agreeing to meet Cao Wang’s requests. He was even willing to consider cutting other expenses, but it couldn’t be done all at once, and might take decades or even hundreds of years to fulfill.

"Cao Wang, I want to know how many years it will take for substantial interstellar migration."

Cao Ying chimed in as well, feeling very anxious. She needed to know an approximate timeline.

"One thousand years, at least one thousand years."

"So long?"

"Ancestor Cao, this is a very conservative number. The latest technology to build a Space Mother Ship will still take two hundred years to reach Jiang Star. We are pushing the technology to its limits. The first Space Mother Ship will not carry any living people; it will only carry nuclear weapons and robots to transform the planet. Even if we blast open the mainland of Jiang Star, those strong rains won’t stop immediately. Therefore, we only need one Space Mother Ship in the first batch."

"Then there will be a second Space Mother Ship, carrying a large number of advance team members, scientists, and technicians. They will work hard to transform Jiang Star into a planet suitable for us to live on. It will also take hundreds of years for the environment to become completely stable…"

"Cao Wang, if we set up a teleportation array to Jiang Star, can we reduce the time and cost?"

"Of course, but I calculated that the distance of 7.5 light years, with the technology of the teleportation array, would cost more than building a Space Mother Ship. Does the ancestor really want to do this?"

"In hundreds of years, the teleportation array technology will break through."

"Yes, but the teleportation array technology has its limits. Just like flying speed, it’s very hard to exceed the speed of light. Unless we achieve true space jumps or black hole technology, it’s still impossible at the moment."

"Zhu Bin told me that with current materials, the technological limit is ten billion kilometers."

"Ten billion kilometers is actually not much. That is just over three thousand seconds of light speed, less than an hour of light speed, and our distance is about 7.5 light years. Ancestor, can you calculate how many teleportation arrays we would need?"

"It’s too much."

Lin Jiang nodded. Hundreds of thousands, even millions, of the best teleportation arrays would not be enough for all the resources of Blue Star.

"So, with a distance of more than light-years, a teleportation array is impossible. Developing faster spacecraft is the way to go. We don’t need to reach the speed of light; at one-tenth the speed of light, we can reach Jiang Star in about ten years. That time is acceptable."

"Cao Wang, I heard that the observable universe has already expanded beyond ten thousand light-years?"

"That’s just a calculation from a mathematical model. I estimate that the edge of the universe is more than one hundred thousand light-years away from us."

"Does that mean that even at the speed of light, the lifespan of a Transmigration Stage cultivator cannot measure the vastness of the universe?"

"Of course, and energy is also an issue. Although Liang Long solved the problem of energy conversion, even solar energy is not endless. At a certain distance from a star, I cannot receive solar energy."

"Discussing the universe is too far; let’s talk about Jiang Star. Cao Wang, I will cut other expenses and focus the resources on you. Don’t let me down."

"Ancestor, just Huaxia alone is not enough."

Cao Wang stared hard at Lin Jiang, relying solely on resources from Huaxia would not be enough.

"I know, I will think about it."

Lin Jiang nodded; just one Huaxia wasn’t enough, so they had to drain other countries, or even raid them directly, but Lin Jiang did not dare to make decisions lightly.

Lin Jiang glanced at the command center, then chatted with Cao Wang for a bit, and left directly.

"Do you want to unify Blue Star?"

Back in Haigang City, Cao Ying’s first question to Lin Jiang was whether he wanted to unify Blue Star.

With Huaxia’s current strength, this was possible; Huaxia was incredibly powerful, and now there was a need for it since Huaxia’s resources were running low.

"No, I can’t do it."

"How is that possible?"

"Killing the leaders of each country is easy, but how do we win their hearts? Qingyun and Zhou Liao are similar to us in culture, their people probably won’t resist too much. However, we must treat them the same as Huaxia citizens. What about other countries? Their languages and customs are all different."

"Besides that, if we take their lands, we need to govern them, right? Even if they are willing, with hundreds of billions of people, do you know how difficult it is to govern?"

"So the only way is to kill them all, right?"

"Do you think I can be so cruel? This isn’t just a hundred people or a few million; it’s hundreds of billions."

Lin Jiang let out a bitter laugh. Did they really see him as a great demon who could kill hundreds of billions without blinking?

Yes, Huaxia has the strength to wipe out everyone else, but Lin Jiang can’t bring himself to do it. Others can’t either, unless he completely loses his humanity.

"So what do you mean?"

"We must act against the bad, but that doesn’t mean we become bad people. There is a big difference. Huaxia has done many noble things before, but we will have to do some less noble things in the future."

Lin Jiang said that Huaxia has been taking from the whole world to maintain its high standard of living. However, they also pretend to be kind, like supporting economic development everywhere. In the future, Huaxia will exploit them even more and take more of their resources, that’s all. Anyway, it’s impossible to deal with so many burdens.

"I understand, but don’t be in a hurry. This matter takes thousands of years, and besides, there is the demon race. I think we can make use of the demon race."

"This is already in my thoughts. To be honest, with Jiang Star, we can truly have peace with the demon race."

"The demon race may not appreciate this goodwill; they won’t leave here easily."

"At that time, it may not be up to them. Never mind, this matter is too far ahead; let’s not discuss it for now. We need to prepare to promote Jiang Star and unite the hearts of the people in Huaxia like a strong rope. Only then can we get things done."

Lin Jiang said these matters are too far off. For now, let’s focus on the present. The people of Huaxia should share this groundbreaking moment together.