At nine o'clock in the morning, three nuclear fusion power engines were transported by space elevators to the space shipyard successfully, and were installed by space robots.

Unlike the six nuclear fusion power engines of the Hammer cruiser, only three space kinetic energy weapons are equipped.

After all, although the metal body of the space kinetic energy weapon is large enough, it still cannot be compared with the Shenzhou. What's more, at least nine kinetic energy weapons will hit Pluto at the same time, which is equivalent to twenty-seven nuclear fusion weapons.

Powerful engine.

Enough to meet the power requirements.

In the past six months, the metal body of Taishan-1 has been built by space robots. It is naturally very fast to install three nuclear fusion power engines.

Under the watchful eyes of global audiences, the installation was completed quickly.

And then it came time for the exciting start-up test to ensure that the engine could run normally.

Although it is not yet the time to launch space kinetic energy weapons and the engine power cannot be fully turned on, there is still no problem after a small test in the shipyard.

It is also a normal process.

Otherwise, when all space kinetic energy weapons are manufactured in a few years, and the nuclear fusion power engine fails to start when they are about to be launched, wouldn't it affect the entire plan, and the consequences will be incalculable, and even if it can be launched this time

After successfully passing the startup test, follow-up maintenance will be carried out regularly.

at the same time.

Binjiang City.

Future Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute.

In the command and control center, Li Chengzhe and others were waiting to control Taishan 1 for engine start testing.

After being busy for half a year, they are now officially testing the success of their work. Naturally, they attach great importance to it and do not want to see any unexpected situations happen.

Although Xu Lei is also here, he only stands at the rear and pays attention to Li Chengzhe's command.

His face looked very calm.

After Taishan's many optimizations and improvements, the structure of Taishan's space kinetic energy weapon is very simple, even if it comes up with problems, it is not easy. In addition, the nuclear fusion power engine technology is very mature and perfect. There will definitely be no problem with the combination of the two.

question.

So this test will definitely end with a complete success.

Nothing to worry about.

The most gratifying thing is that with the official completion of Taishan 1, it will provide template experience for the subsequent manufacturing of space kinetic energy weapons. I believe that the manufacturing progress will also be improved a lot.

Just as Xu Lei was thinking about these thoughts in his mind, Li Chengzhe's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

"Ready to start the engine, countdown..."

ten……

eight……

three……

start up!

Almost at the same time that Li Chengzhe dropped the last two words, the nuclear fusion power engine at the tail of Taishan 1 could be seen on the main screen gradually entering working mode, emitting a mysterious and beautiful light.

At this time, each monitoring team also began to broadcast the engine status.

"Engine No. 1 is operating normally."

"No. 2 is normal."

"No. 3 is normal."

"The overall function of Taishan-1 is normal."

Based on the current state of Taishan-1, it is no exaggeration to say that with the engine power fully turned on, it can quickly accelerate to one thousandth of the speed of light.

Flying towards the location of Jupiter.

But its current destination is to be temporarily parked outside the shipyard.

Wait patiently for its other partners.

Then jointly carry out the task of solving the crisis of human civilization.

When the process reached this point, warm applause erupted in the command and control center under the leadership of Li Chengzhe, and the results of the past six months were affirmed.

This scene also excited hundreds of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room, because from this moment on, mankind truly has the means to deal with Pluto.

When I am excited, I can only express my feelings through barrages.

"Our first kinetic energy weapon is finally completed, and the situation is getting better."

"So excited."

"This kinetic energy weapon is as handsome as the Shenzhou."

"The manufacturing progress is really fast. It only took half a year to follow up on the live broadcast and it was completed."

"There are eight more kinetic energy weapons like this that need to be built, so please continue to follow the live broadcast patiently."

"I can't wait to see this thing collide with Pluto. The scene will definitely be shocking."

"Will it also be broadcast live then?"

…

Everyone is immersed in this indescribable atmosphere.

Just as Taishan No. 1 was being towed away from the manufacturing area and parked at a peripheral location, Li Chengzhe stood up and walked quickly towards Xu Lei.

"Dean."

"Taishan-1 has been successfully completed."

"Tomorrow we will start manufacturing other kinetic energy weapons." Finally, he came to stand a few dozen centimeters in front of Xu Lei and immediately reported his work.

"You've done a great job, I've seen it." Xu Lei smiled with a smile on his lips, his words full of praise.

And as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lei seemed to have thought of something, and then added: "Tomorrow is the Spring Festival. Although space kinetic energy weapons are very important, there is no need to rush for these two days. I will give the institute three days off to accompany you."

Next family."

It's almost New Year's Eve, but for the sake of the safety of the entire human civilization, Li Chengzhe and other personnel still stick to their posts and successfully complete the manufacturing of Taishan No. 1.

It does make people feel a little distressed.

Xu Lei knows very well that with the increasing proficiency and experience in manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons, the cycle of manufacturing space kinetic energy weapons will only become shorter and shorter, and the number of weapons that can be put into use will definitely be much greater.

So there is no need to hold on to these two days.

After all, the scientific researchers in the institute also have their own relatives and friends just like the public.

Faced with Xu Lei's decision, Li Chengzhe was stunned for two seconds, and then he quickly reacted and smiled: "I understand, Dean."

There is no doubt that when everyone present learned the news, they were even happier, with smiles on their faces.

In the end, Xu Lei turned around and left amidst the cheers, seizing the time to return to Longhu High-tech Park, where his family and loved ones were waiting for him. Before Pluto officially arrived, every Spring Festival was extremely rare and precious.

But what Xu Lei didn't know was that on his way back to Longhu High-tech Park, the speed of Pluto, which was flying toward the Earth at high speed in distant space, changed.

Yes.

Pluto speeds up.

As the saying goes, what can't defeat me will only make me stronger.

After Pluto passed by Neptune, its flight speed increased due to the gravity of Uranus.

And it will not be captured by Uranus, but will rush out of the range of Saturn at a faster speed and head towards Jupiter.

This means that the time for Pluto to reach Earth will be shortened again.

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New Year's Eve.

In the spacious, bright and stylish room, three women wearing aprons were seen working in the kitchen, while Xu Lei and his father were sitting in the living room watching TV on the holographic screen.

Xu Lei originally wanted to go over and help, but he really couldn't find a chance to intervene.

After all, apart from his mother and Chen Shihe, Xingtong's mechanical body is an all-round chef, so he naturally doesn't need help from outsiders.

At first, Xu Lei thought it would be awkward to bring Xingtong. After all, Xingtong's mechanical body is more beautiful than Chen Shihe in terms of appearance. In addition, he and Chen Shihe have established a relationship, so there will inevitably be some comparisons.

Outrageous plot.

But this is not the case.

For Chen Shihe, she seemed to regard Xingtong as her good sister. Although she was getting along with an intelligent brain machine, she didn't mean to be jealous or hostile.

If anyone calculated it carefully, Xingtong spent much longer time with Xu Lei than she did.

But Xu Lei was happy to see this kind of scene, otherwise it would be too uncomfortable to worry about it.

While I was immersed in this warm atmosphere, I heard my father's voice suddenly ringing in my ears: "This Pluto is really a scourge. It has made people panic. I don't know how long it will take for it to be over." The tone was mixed with emotion.

Strong dissatisfaction.
To be continued...