Chapter 512 Starship Pilot Graduation Ceremony
In front of the large college auditorium at Hongshan Base, students are lining up to enter the college auditorium.
The entire auditorium was bustling with activity, and on the podium there was a banner that read - [Graduation Ceremony for the First Batch of Starfleet Crew].
The staff on site were busy setting up the stage, and no one noticed that Chen Lin and Professor Yu had quietly sneaked in.
“It looks like there are quite a lot of people.”
Chen Lin glanced at the number of people in the audience and roughly estimated that there were at least a thousand people. He could no longer remember the exact number of graduates in the first batch of starship-related projects. He was still a little surprised when he took a quick look at it.
"In fact, there are only more than 400 graduates. The rest are elites selected by Hongshan Base from other places. They are here today to observe."
Professor Yu patted the dust off his hands. He had just moved a set of tables and chairs down from the stage. After hearing Chen Lin's words, he said with a smile: "The number of people coming is estimated to be more than 2000. The auditorium at the Hongshan base can accommodate more than 6000 people at most, and it is not fully occupied this time."
"Then why not bring more people over to watch?"
Chen Lin pointed at the empty seats in the distance and said seriously, "Letting more people see today's scene will be beneficial to their future plans, right?"
Professor Yu thought for a moment, then said, "That makes sense. How many more people can come to the scene?"
"You just mentioned more than 2000 people, and there can be another 4000 people. According to the number of people in the various training classes at Hongshan Base, it should be about the same."
"Well, that's true."
Yu Linyu thought for a moment and immediately made a decision: "Then do as you say. I will contact my assistant now and ask him to notify the training class to bring people over."
Professor Yu was very decisive in his work. He made a phone call and quickly called his assistant over. Then he started to notify all the major project teams of the training classes. It took more than an hour to complete all the work.
The entire auditorium was now packed. Sitting in the middle of the front row were the graduates of the Starfleet training program who were about to take the stage. Each of them was wearing a neat new Starfleet uniform, their faces filled with pride and arrogance.
The starship project is an area that the Red Dragon Association focuses on supporting and paying attention to. Because the development on the planet has entered a period of slow growth, expanding influence into outer space is the most important content in the future.
As the first batch of graduates, it is very normal for the pilots of these starship projects to be a little arrogant.
As the person in charge of Anyun Base, Chen Lin was led to sit in a fixed seat. His appearance undoubtedly added more weight to the graduation ceremony - there were at least 1000 students who knew him on the spot. As the head of Anyun Base, Chen Lin appeared in various training venues on a daily basis.
In addition, Chen Lin looks quite young and often appears to be quite approachable and friendly on the scene, so many students have a very good impression of him.
After Chen Lin sat down, many excited students waved at him frantically. Chen Lin actually smiled and waved at them as a response.
Chen Lin looked at the graduates in the audience, his heart full of anticipation.
This group of people are the elite among the elites. The first batch selected for holographic simulation training are all good seedlings. They have undergone three years of elite operation training in a holographic simulation environment, which includes a lot of starship knowledge imparting. All of them have mastered the driving, inspection and maintenance, as well as the proficient use of various operating systems on the starship.
This group of people will be assigned to work in various places outside the Blue Sea Star in large numbers. The Rock Station has now begun to develop towards the starship center, and part of the expansion has been completed. Chen Lin knows that this group of people will have a great future.
They will develop in a broader space and create great achievements that ordinary people cannot even see or touch!
Just as he thought of this, a "hello" came from the other end of the phone, and Chen Lin's thoughts were quickly pulled back.
The lights on the stage quickly focused on an old man. Professor Yu walked slowly to the podium, glanced at the graduates below, introduced himself with a smile, and then began his opening speech.
"Dear Starfleet graduates, after today, you will embark on a new journey and face unknown challenges."
Professor Yu's voice was full of emotion. "More than a decade ago, we made a bold statement: our journey is to the sea of stars, and our goal is to shine brightly. At that time, many people thought it was just a beautiful vision, and no one thought it was something that could be accomplished in the next decade or so."
“But today, here!”
"But we can proudly tell the world that the journey to the sea of stars has officially begun!"
The graduates in the audience paused for a moment, then began to applaud wildly, and the thunderous applause resounded throughout the auditorium.
"Every student here is the pride of our Starfleet Academy!"
“You are about to become explorers of the universe, to explore those unknown galaxies, to discover those unknown civilizations!”
"You will encounter various challenges in the future, but I believe that you will be able to face them bravely!"
Professor Yu's voice was firm and powerful. "Every student here has gone through rigorous training. You have all the qualities to become an excellent starship member."
"You have wisdom, courage, and responsibility!"
"You are the pride of our Starfleet Academy and the hope for the future of all mankind!"
Chen Lin, who was sitting at the side, felt a little tired. What Professor Yu said were all common topics that could only be said by people like him. If Chen Lin were asked to speak, he probably wouldn't be able to say more than three sentences.
It’s not that he can’t say it, but because his personality has never been suitable for doing this kind of thing.
However, it seems that Professor Yu's speech still made every graduate present quite excited. Everyone knew that they were about to embark on a road full of challenges and unknowns. The interstellar universe outside the Blue Sea Star was completely unfamiliar. Many of them would perform various tasks as explorers, but no one on the scene showed fear.
On the contrary, everyone at the scene was extremely excited, simply because they knew exactly what they were doing!
Behind them is the Red Dragon Association, which has grown to an astonishing size, with an incredible artificial intelligence, four continents, a bunch of affiliated planets, and inexplicable portals...
This is the most intuitive feeling brought by having someone above you.
Professor Yu finally finished his simple congratulatory message, but the next step was not to issue the certificate directly, but to make a simple summary of the association's main development direction for Blue Star's outer space at present and in the future. "Our next main development direction is the Chiyang Galaxy, which is similar to our solar system, and Blue Star's position in it is not quite the same as our Earth..."
As soon as Professor Yu turned the topic here, many students on the scene widened their eyes instantly. Following Professor Yu's words, a super holographic projection covered the entire auditorium. Everyone on the scene saw clearly the huge Red Sun Star appear in front of them.
Professor Yu gave a detailed account of the distribution of planets within the Chiyang Galaxy, then talked about the environment outside the Blue Sea Star, then talked about the Rock Station, and then talked about the space elevator...
Even Chen Lin listened with great interest. He had to admire the storytelling ability of the older generation of scientific researchers. Many things were boring in themselves, but after being spoken by Professor Yu, they became completely different and more interesting.
What’s more important is that you can understand these complex contents simply and directly!
Many students and researchers at the scene had never come across anything about Blue Star's outer space, so when they heard about it from Professor Yu, they naturally concentrated their attention, fearing that they would miss anything.
After Professor Yu finished his speech, the graduates in the audience stood up and applauded. Even Chen Lin applauded sincerely along with everyone else.
"That's a very good talk!"
Chen Lin spoke to the person next to him, and that person nodded with a smile: "The professor used to do this. The fact that he can sit in this position itself represents his ability. Isn't it easy for him to explain something that is easy to understand?"
"indeed so!"
Next came the common session of awarding certificates to outstanding graduates. Chen Lin worked with Professor Yu to handle this matter. There were also many people from the association who came with them. However, only the heads of a single department came on stage with them. Their status was not even as high as Professor Yu's, and they were far behind Chen Lin, so they could only line up behind.
The graduates walked up to the stage in order and received certificates representing their efforts and achievements from Chen Lin and Professor Yu.
The certificate awarding process was solemn and full of ritual. Every name that was read out was accompanied by extremely warm applause.
The Starship graduates received their certificates, shook hands with Chen Lin and Professor Yu, then turned to face the audience and showcased their achievements.
Everyone had an uncontrollable smile on their face. At this moment, they felt their own growth and progress, and also realized the responsibility on their shoulders.
Chen Lin was smiling throughout the whole process. He remembered very clearly the list of people that Professor Yu gave him and was impressed by many of the outstanding graduates on the list. Therefore, when he addressed them directly by their names, many graduates seemed flattered.
Although the certificate awarding process is simple, it is full of meaning - these certificates are not just a piece of paper, but also a proof of the graduates' hard work and dedication. They are their passports for future exploration of the universe, representing that they will truly usher in the interstellar era.
As the graduation ceremony ended, Chen Lin and Professor Yu walked out of the auditorium together.
"how do you feel?"
Professor Yu asked with a smile. Chen Lin was waving his hand to respond to the people greeting him from a distance. After hearing Professor Yu's words, he turned his head and glanced at him: "Not bad."
"Before, I was the one who was awarded the certificates. This time, I am awarding certificates to these outstanding students together with you. It feels really different."
Chen Lin smiled and took out his phone to take a look. "What do you plan to do with those people you looked at before?"
"Send it up and sail it."
Professor Yu rubbed his hands and said, "There are already more than 48 engineering ships at Panshi Station, and smaller exploration starships. These outstanding students are not enough. Don't think that one pilot is enough for one ship."
"I know that. Our current starships are not designed to be that intelligent. One person cannot handle them."
"Of course it is possible in extreme cases, but many places need to rely on AI to operate."
Professor Yu said with a smile: "With the first batch of more than 400 people, it would barely be enough if we sent all of them up this time. You know how big the Chiyang Galaxy is. That place is two-thirds larger than the solar system. It simply won't work if we don't send more people."
Chen Lin nodded slightly and said to Yu Linyu: "I should go back after I finish my work here. An Yun is already urging me to go back."
“You’re a busy man too.”
Professor Yu said to Chen Lin with emotion: "The association has given you such a heavy burden in the hope that you can shoulder it. Wait until next year, or at most the year after, then you can relax a little."
Chen Lin knew that what Professor Yu meant was that he could give up the position of the person in charge of Anyun Base at that time. In order to prevent him from running away early, the association had specifically stated that he would not be allowed to run away within a certain period of time after taking the position of person in charge. He thought it was too outrageous at first.
Now that I've been doing this for a while, I think this job is pretty good.
"We'll see how it goes then. I'm pretty skilled at what I do now, and it's not as hard as before."
Professor Yu nodded: "You have to understand that the association put you in this position to help you gain experience... I remember your current rank is still a colonel, right? If you want to move up further, you are a little young and your experience is not enough, whether in the army or in the association."
"Once you have completed the task of being the person in charge of Anyun Base, you can then use this qualification to smoothly enter the upper echelons of the association... It will be easy to raise your rank, both within the association and in the military."
Chen Lin nodded. Professor Yu had already made it clear that the relationship between the two was pretty good. To be able to say this also meant that Professor Yu treated him as one of his own.
"I won't say much. Things here are over. I'll go back now."
"Well, have a nice trip."
"It's just a matter of passing through a portal!"
The two separated at the entrance of the auditorium of Hongshan Base. Chen Lin got on a minibus and headed directly to the portal. While in the car, Chen Lin had already started calling the heads of various departments of Anyun Base. The work on the phone was directly issued by the association. In the future, the burden of Anyun Base will be heavier.
He will start preparing after he returns.
(End of this chapter)
