Chapter 172 Internal Emergency Meeting
Is 200 years a long time?
Indeed.
What about 49 years?
Do you still feel it’s long?
Fan Ren sat in the cockpit of the command room in a daze, his mind a little confused at this moment.
10% of the speed of light, moving 3 kilometers per second, this is a stress that ordinary materials cannot withstand.
He is confident that within 200 years, he can make breakthroughs in materials science to the point where they can withstand extreme stress of 3000 kilometers per second.
But even so, there is still a difference of 10 times.
At this moment, Fan Ren couldn't help but doubt himself.
How to deal with such a huge gap?
49 years have passed in a flash. In this short period of time, it is impossible for humans to develop weapons that can pose a threat to them.
In terms of basic theory, materials science, chemistry and other subjects, there is a huge gap.
"Boss, based on the continuous X-band reflection results, this spaceship should be very small, about 20 meters long. What we can be sure of at the moment is that there is only one."
Ah Dai's voice brought him back to his senses briefly. No matter what, now was not the time to be discouraged.
Behind him are more than one billion people of Daxia.
Fan Ren breathed a sigh of relief, but still rubbed his head in pain.
"Ah Dai, find a way to measure the material of the Conqueror's hull. If it is reduced to 20 meters long and 20 meters wide, can it withstand the stress intensity at times the speed of light?"
It was rare for Ah Dai not to reply to him immediately. It was obvious that he was fully focused on the calculation.
Fan Ren did not interrupt. Although he felt uneasy, he still restrained himself.
After waiting for a long minute, Ah Dai's voice rang out again.
"Boss, based on the comparisons we made in the Jupiter environment and the Conqueror's maximum stress that allowed it to reach a speed of 3000 kilometers per second, the results of these two combined calculations show that if the ship is controlled at 20 meters in size, it can completely adapt to stress conditions of 10% times the speed of light. It can even exceed that by a lot, I estimate it can reach 15%."
After Ah Dai finished speaking, Fan Ren felt troubled.
He thought for a moment and asked, "So far, only one spaceship has been found, right? Or an unmanned probe?"
"Yes, only one."
Fan Ren did not answer, but closed his eyes slightly, his consciousness sinking into the always-lit "Spark of Civilization" panel in his mind.
Basic Science: Level 1 (479/1000)
Electronics: Level 1 (730/1000)
Mechanics: Level 1 (600/1000)
Materials Science: Level 1 (670/1000)
Astronautics: Level 1 (269/1000)
Ever since the last time I unlocked the intermediate electronic optical technology data, I have fallen into silence again.
Obviously, the next time there is an unlock, it will be only when you reach the experience value mark of 700 and the final level 2 stage before new technologies can be unlocked.
Looking at the few hundred experience points, Fan Ren's consciousness withdrew from his mind.
When he opened his eyes again, Ah Dai clearly felt that he was no longer as confused as before.
The calm and collected Fan Ren is back.
"Contact Chief Li of the Ministry of Industry, Commander Liu of the Military Department, Chief Zhang of the Ministry of Commerce, and the heads of other departments, as well as Mr. Ye. Ask Mr. Ye if there is any possibility to hold a small-scale, high-level meeting within three days."
"Okay, boss. I'll contact them right away." Two days later, in Ouchi, Kyoto.
All the leaders looked at Fan Ren, who was sitting upright in front of them, and Ye Rongshan, who also had a serious expression, and they all fell silent.
As Jin Qiaoying came in last with a dazed look on her face, the door of the conference room slowly closed.
Seeing the uneasy look on Jin Qiaoying's face, Fan Ren quickly stretched out his hand and waved for her to sit next to him.
But Jin Qiaoying looked up at him, and when she found that Ye Rongshan was next to Fan Ren, she quickly shook her head and walked towards the last seat.
"Girl from the Jin family, come and sit down. You met me when you were the general manager of the Sanxin Daxia District. Have you forgotten?"
The seriousness on Ye Rongshan's face faded a little, as if he was afraid of scaring her, and then returned to his usual kind look, like a harmless old man.
But if anyone dares to think so, he is too naive.
Upon hearing this, Jin Qiaoying stopped walking, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her fair face, and then she glared at Fan Ren as if inadvertently.
He didn't even look at who was present today.
She is an Austronesian, but they invited her to attend such a small-scale, high-level meeting, just to make a fool of herself.
But obviously she was overthinking it.
"Boss Jin, go sit down. Have you forgotten that when we met to discuss the contract, you refused to give in."
Zhang Jing is now nearly 70 years old, and as if to ease her embarrassment, she laughed and joked.
Over there, as if to join in the fun, Li Jiandong also spoke up: "Boss Jin was at a meeting at the Ministry of Industry last time, and the transfer of solid-state battery production qualifications bit off a large piece of meat from our Ministry of Industry."
"Chief Li, this is really unfair to our President Jin. Now Xinghai has handed over all the profitable businesses."
Jin Qiaoying lowered her head and quickly walked to sit next to Fan Ren. She glanced sideways at this man who was three years younger than her. At this moment, he was chatting and laughing with the heads of various departments of Daxia in the conference room without any fear of the place. She couldn't help but be slightly distracted.
Now that everyone was present, Fan Ren did not let Mr. Ye preside over the meeting for him this time. He sat in the deputy head position in the conference room, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
As his expression changed, all the leaders in the field also fell silent.
Fan Ren turned around and said to Ye Rongshan first: "Master Ye, am I a little too presumptuous today?"
Hearing this, Ye Rongshan nodded slightly. He only showed encouragement to Fan Ren's behavior.
When all the leaders saw this, they knew what Mr. Ye’s eyes meant.
They immediately sat up straight, adopting the same attitude as they would in an important meeting.
Fan Ren did not hesitate any longer, cleared his throat and whispered: "Two days ago, the phase detector we deployed at the edge of the solar system unfortunately captured information about extraterrestrial civilizations.
A hypersonic spacecraft appeared in the Alpha Centauri galaxy, 20 light-years away from us.
After that, the spacecraft traveled towards the solar system at high speed. After about a month of accelerating, the spacecraft's current speed has reached 10 kilometers per second, which is an ultra-high speed of % of the speed of light.
According to calculations, this spacecraft will arrive in the solar system in 49 years."
As soon as Fan Ren opened his mouth he spoke explosive information. Without pausing, he told out all the information that had happened and was detected by Ah Dai, without leaving out a single detail.
The conference room fell into a brief silence as he finished speaking.
Beside him, Jin Qiaoying's face suddenly turned pale.
After so many years at Xinghai Technology, even if she didn't understand technology, she knew what a 10% speed meant.
Moreover, the originally estimated 200 years was now shortened to 49 years.
All this happened too suddenly, and her reaction was even more extreme than Fan Ren's at the beginning.
(End of this chapter)
