The first volume sets sail Chapter 12: Arrival on the White Star
"Master, you are awake. It is now the 10780th year of the Sailing Calendar. Your 100-year hibernation period has ended."
Miss Qiu stood in front of the hibernation chamber and greeted Lin Xu with the same words as always.
"It seems that there was no accident this time." Lin Xu, who woke up in the hibernation chamber, said with a smile.
Then he asked, "Are we there yet?"
"We have arrived at the Proxima Centauri system and are entering the Proxima Centauri orbit, master." Miss Qiu replied.
"Okay, humans originally built the factory on the fifth planet, so let's temporarily build the sixth planet in the Proxima Centauri system."
This is where the usefulness of the information obtained from the autonomous mechanical aggregate a hundred years ago comes into play.
If it weren't for this information, Lin Xu would not have known where humans built the curvature engine factory and anti-gravity equipment factory.
By then, it would be very time-consuming to search the entire Proxima Centauri galaxy.
You know, although the curvature engine factory and the anti-gravity equipment factory are certainly not small, the entire galaxy is also very large.
Just like that, under Lin Xu's command, the entire earth began to move towards the location of the fifth planet.
Of course, it must not be too close to the fifth planet, otherwise the gravity of both sides will attract each other, and the two planets will collide with each other, and that would be the end of it.
Therefore, the Earth can only temporarily serve as the sixth planet in the Proxima Centauri system at a certain distance from the fifth planet.
At the same time, Lin Xu was once again looking through the information about the fifth planet in the Proxima Centauri system.
This planet is about the size of the Earth, and its distance from the star Proxima Centauri in the Proxima Centauri system, that is, the Sun, is much farther than the distance of the Earth from the Sun when it was in the solar system.
According to calculations, the sun seen from the fifth planet is only half the size of the sun seen from the Earth in the original solar system.
Therefore, the entire fifth planet has low temperatures all year round and is an icy planet.
So the earthlings simply gave this planet a name, called White Star.
It can also be regarded as a commemoration of the first planet landed by mankind during its voyage.
It was not until later that humans discovered that the White Star was not frozen all year round.
In every White Star year, which is about two months in one White Star revolution cycle, there will be a brief period of civilization on the White Star.
Some algae and single-cell life forms will tenaciously reproduce during these two months.
This is also the first time that humans have discovered signs of life on an alien planet.
Humans at that time were greatly encouraged, as it meant that the emergence of life on Earth in the solar system was not a coincidence with extremely low probability.
Life should be more common in the entire universe, even if it is not necessarily advanced intelligent life.
Even now, when Lin Xu looks at these materials, he seems to feel the emotions of the people on Earth at that time.
Later, humans built a large-scale curvature engine factory and a smaller anti-gravity equipment factory on the White Star.
It took a hundred years to transform the long-distance fleet with anti-gravity equipment, making it more suitable for human survival, and also replaced the curvature engine for the long-distance fleet.
Only then did humans bid farewell to the White Star and set out on their journey again.
But before leaving, perhaps out of affection for White Star, the first alien planet where humans set foot.
Humans left behind an ecological dome here, and three hundred bionic people living in it.
The mission of these bionic people is to guard the factories left behind by humans on this planet.
Of course, they are not required to maintain equipment or anything like that.
They don't even have permission to enter the sealed factory.
They were just guarding the factory, just like a bankrupt factory that always has an old man guarding the gate.
"Master, the aerospace fighter has arrived." Still in the courtyard, Miss Qiu appeared behind Lin Xu and said.
"Let's go." Lin Xu stood up from the recliner. On the small table next to him were some fruits and the three diamond-shaped objects.
"Master, do you really want to go in person?" Miss Qiu asked worriedly.
"I already know where the factory is, but if I want to open the factory and take over everything smoothly, I have to come in person."
Miss Qiu was silent.
Because it's true.
Taiyin, Yinghuo, and Qiming, these advanced artificial intelligences, although they are creations of humans, do not have the right to directly take over the huge factory facilities left behind by humans on the White Star.
Only Lin Xu, a human being, can take over everything smoothly if he personally steps in.
Only humans can make decisions about the disposal of human property.
Moreover, this is different from the situation a hundred years ago when Yinghuo took over the control of the lone autonomous mechanical aggregate.
It's just an autonomous mechanical aggregate with a low priority.
Yinghuo could have been controlled directly, but because Lin Xu did not authorize Yinghuo, Yinghuo could not do so legally.
So all we need is Lin Xu’s authorization.
But now it is a huge factory cluster that would have taken all the efforts of humans to build ten thousand years ago.
This factory cluster must have its own artificial intelligence, and there may be other advanced artificial intelligences like Taiyin.
Therefore, Lin Xu only authorized the advanced artificial intelligence on his side, which would definitely not be accepted by the advanced artificial intelligence on the other side.
Unless he comes forward in person and asks the advanced artificial intelligence on the other side to confirm his identity, they will cooperate.
So Lin Xu must go to White Star in person.
The aerospace fighter took off, carrying Lin Xu straight into the sky, and once again arrived at the familiar Sky Orbital Space Station.
Compared to the densely packed airports throughout the Earth's low-Earth orbit, Lin Xu still prefers this place.
Because at least there is artificial gravity here, even if it is artificial gravity created by centrifugal force.
At least it's more comfortable to stay here.
Anyway, once the anti-gravity equipment factory is obtained, Lin Xu will definitely install it in these airports first.
No, with anti-gravity equipment, the transport ships in the sky and the autonomous mechanical aggregates can all be installed with anti-gravity devices and land directly on the earth. Why do we still need an airport?
All kinds of thoughts are running through my mind.
Lin Xu boarded the familiar space shuttle, with Miss Qiu still sitting behind him.
After all, Lin Xu still didn't have his own ship.
But it doesn't matter. More than a dozen aircraft carrier-sized conical autonomous mechanical aggregates with gun barrels follow and escort.
It can give Lin Xu a greater sense of security than the flagship.
In this way, the space shuttle carried Lin Xu towards the white planet in front, the White Star, which was already the size of a washbasin because the distance was close enough.
