Chapter 263 Dongzhou Network

Chapter 263 Dongzhou Network

Chapter 263 Dongzhou Network
10 seconds of time.

It passed while Su Wu waited with bated breath.

As the countdown reaches zero.

In the center of the space launch site, the rocket engine began to ignite.

A blazing flame burns and sprays out at the bottom of the rocket, generating huge thrust.

Slowly push the huge rocket upward.

"Disengagement from the launch pad was successful."

"Acceleration is normal."

"Current speed 100km/h200km/h"

On the screen in front of the console.

The scene captured by the rocket's external camera facing downward is displayed in real time.

Around the space launch site, there are temporary warehouses, bunkers, and hills built up with excavated earth and waste materials.

Gradually, as the rocket rose higher, everything was included in the camera.

Then it slowly shrinks.

30 seconds after launch.

The rocket accelerated to 400 kilometers per hour.

Reached an altitude of two thousand meters above the ground.

The buildings on the surface of the farmyard have become tiny in the camera.

As far as the eye can see.

There are only mountains and plains covered with snow.

The location where Jianghe City used to be.

Because all the buildings and ruins have been demolished and transported away.

Now it has been hidden under the snow-white ice field, and no trace of its existence can be found.

"unconsciously."

"Here in Jianghe City, only farmyards still have large areas of surface buildings."

First time at this altitude.

Overlooking the post-apocalyptic Jianghe City.

Looking at the land where there is almost no trace of civilization.

Then I thought back to more than half a year ago, when I had just arrived in Jianghe City.

In the entire Jianghe City, it can be considered a remote farmyard.

For a moment, Su Wu couldn't help but feel that the world had changed a lot.

In this short period of time.

The once glorious human civilization has already shown signs of reaching its end.

The massive rocket continued to accelerate into space.

48 seconds.

At an altitude of 5000 meters above the ground.

The view has been blocked by a gray cloud, and any information about the ground can no longer be seen.

Throughout the entire shot, there was only the rolling gray fog.

This thick layer of clouds.

Since the end of the world, a global fire has broken out.

It hovers above the heads of all humans.

Whether it is high temperature, heavy rain, or the severe cold today.

They never dissipated.

Like a symbol of doomsday.

1 minutes 33 seconds.

The rocket accelerated to 2800 kilometers per hour.

22 kilometers from the ground.

At this altitude, we are no longer obstructed by clouds.

You can even see the arc of the planet at the edge of the lens.

And it was also at this time.

The communication between the control center and the rocket was suddenly and inexplicably disturbed.

The surveillance camera footage showed unstable fluctuations.

Rocket engine.

It no longer runs as smoothly as it did in the beginning.

"Warning, unknown interference detected."

"Engine 7 has been offline."

"The rocket's flight direction deviated by 1.2 degrees."

"Begin to activate the backup plan."

"Auxiliary thrusters on."

The rocket, which was originally flying steadily, seemed to have entered a turbulent air flow.

The whole body was shaking with a huge amplitude.

It seemed as if things might completely get out of control at any moment.

A few seconds later.

One of the main engines failed completely.

Artificial intelligence that monitors the rocket's operations at all times.

Forced to use alternative options.

The output power of other rocket engines has been increased, allowing them to counter interference with higher thrust.

The control center on the underground floor.

Su Wu couldn't help but sit up straight.

His expression was a little solemn.

This situation was not expected before.

Logically speaking, the environment at that altitude shouldn't be so bad.

The heart-wrenching shaking lasted for nearly a minute.

Fortunately, the original design of the rocket left enough room for unexpected events, and the structure itself was strong enough.

In the stumbling.

Finally, we reached the planned altitude of 70 kilometers.

The huge rocket began to split into two.

After burning most of the fuel in the second half, the process of slowing down and redirecting began.

The front end continued to accelerate.

Continue rushing towards a speed of 1 kilometers per hour.

"Rocket separation was successful."

"The first stage rocket begins to decelerate and return."

"The second stage rocket successfully entered low Earth orbit."

"Keep accelerating."

"The flight trajectory has been corrected."

"The current status is normal."

The AI ​​cleared the alarm.

A stable connection was re-established with the rocket entering space.

On the screen in front of Su Wu.

The picture is divided into two.

The left side shows the first stage of the rocket starting its return journey, which is the lower half that occupies most of the rocket's volume.

On the right is the second stage of the rocket carrying the Eden satellite, still climbing upward.

At this stage.

Basically, it can be confirmed that the launch has been mostly successful.

And at the same time.

The moment the rocket separated successfully.

The noise it causes high above the earth.

It has also truly attracted the attention of major forces around the world.

They retraced the rocket's flight path.

Locked the original origin.

They began to turn their attention to the location of Jianghe City.

Jianghe City, and even the Southeast Alliance where it is located.

For the first time, it received unprecedented attention from the whole world.

Zhenhai City.

Office of the Speaker of the Joint Parliament.

Ping Yuhan received a communication from the federal high-level officials.

"Assistant Kahn, long time no see."

Since being submerged by the tsunami, a large number of wealthy people, and even high-ranking government officials, have taken the lead in sweeping up huge amounts of strategic materials and fleeing deep inland.

Zhenhai City’s overall strength has greatly decreased.

It has been a long time since I received greetings from the top federal officials.

Although no one said it explicitly, Ping Yuhan, as well as many councilors and elites in Zhenhai City, knew it in their hearts.

They have been abandoned by the Federation and downgraded to become one of the many ordinary cities in East Continent.

"Jianghe City? It's a member of our alliance."

“The scientific research capabilities and medical technology are very strong.”

“The industrial system is also very complete.”

Ping Yuhan spoke calmly, and simply responded to the other party's inquiries with a few words about the situation in Jianghe City.

Then he listened quietly for a while.

nodded.

"I'll pass on your congratulations."

“Your proposal will also be forwarded to them.”

End the call.

Ping Yuhan opened the latest information about Jianghe City on his office computer.

Up there.

The photo of the space launch site on the surface of a farmyard is prominently listed.

Su Wu did not keep the rocket launch a secret.

A lot of information can be found on his Internet.

So.

The intelligence department of Zhenhai City knew early on that Su Wu would carry out the first rocket launch today.

But no one among them could have imagined it.

The first launch was actually successful.

And it seems that it is heading straight for the most difficult synchronous orbit.

Staring at the huge rocket standing quietly in the photo.

After a long while.

Ping Yuhan then let out a soft sigh.

"I still underestimated them."

In the farmyard, in the control center on the underground floor, Su Wu was still concentrating on watching the rocket launch.

8 minutes and 12 seconds after the rocket took off.

The first stage of the returning rocket.

Appeared above the surface of the farmyard.

Then it slowly slowed down and stopped steadily at the launch site.

This indicates that the recovery phase has been successfully completed.

Su Wu from then on.

This first stage rocket will be able to be used.

Repeat the firing multiple times.

The cost was only a fraction of the first launch.

And the other side.

The second stage of the rocket carrying the Eden satellite.

It starts by entering low-Earth orbit at an altitude of 160 kilometers.

To enter the synchronous orbit 35000 kilometers above the earth's surface.

The whole process takes about two to three hours.

during this time.

The Eden satellite located in the second stage of the rocket.

The system is awakened and enters the pre-boot state in advance.

The radar scanning component inside it begins to automatically detect the surrounding environment.

And send the data back to the control center in the farmyard.

This was the first time Su Wu obtained intelligence from space.

From this information.

He discovered satellites in low Earth orbit.

Most of them appear to be down or damaged.

The number of systems that are actually still operating normally is less than 30% of the total.

This is obviously not normal data.

It represents those satellites, which have likely suffered severe blows.

“So it’s post-apocalyptic space.”

“Isn’t it safe?”

Realize this.

Su Wu found that he didn't seem surprised.

I’m just glad that I didn’t insist on developing my own satellite before.

Choose to use survival points to upgrade.

This can at least ensure that the satellites sent into space have sufficient self-protection capabilities.

Accidents may occur at any time and anywhere.

Two and a half hours later.

The Eden satellite breaks free from the second stage of the rocket.

Arrived at the planned synchronous orbit.

Start to unfold the real posture.

Different from traditional rectangular or cylindrical satellites.

The unfolded Eden satellite.

It consists of multiple rings of different sizes that rotate at a constant speed all the time, and 1000 square meters of flexible solar panels that can be gathered and spread out at any time.

From a distance, it looks like a space city with huge sails on both sides.

"Eden has been deployed."

"Starting the first performance test."

"Current energy reserves remain 97 percent."

"The test is expected to consume 95 percent of the energy."

Accompanied by a series of event prompts.

Refreshed on the screen in front of Su Wu.

Located in synchronous orbit 35000 kilometers away.

The surface of the unfolded Eden satellite began to glow white.

The light was very faint at first.

Then it gradually intensified, covering the original color of the satellite.

Then it gradually expanded again.

A ball of pure white light was formed.

"Energy shield deployed successfully.

"Stable energy supply detected."

"Prepare to start the next phase of testing."

The pure white ball of light fluctuated.

Then, like a stream of water, it quietly rotates along the satellite's body.

Flowing towards the huge solar sail panels spread out on both sides.

After a few seconds.

The pitch-black sail panel was completely rendered into a pair of pure white wings of light.

Endless light blooms in space.

that moment.

The side of the Earth facing the Eden satellite.

As long as there is no snow and the cloud cover is slightly thin.

You can see the traces it left.

That trace.

Like the only shining star hanging in the dark sky.

“The ultimate carrying capacity is normal.”

"It has been confirmed that we have the ability to activate space-based weapons strikes."

"Testing over."

The huge wings of light in space continued to unfold for 10 seconds.

Then it gradually dimmed.

The original black color of the solar panel was restored.

at the same time.

A brand new communications network.

It began to spread silently towards Dongzhou and the surrounding oceans.

From this moment on.

All shelters in the entire Dongzhou that have signal receiving devices.

All will be able to connect to the Internet with the help of the Eden Satellite.

Ordinary people are in this kind of shelter, or after they walk out of the shelter.

Satellite internet will also be available at your disposal.

Farmhouse courtyard, control center on the underground floor.

Su Wu felt a bit curious.

Experiencing the functions of the Eden Satellite.

He discovered that the network transmission speed of the Eden Satellite was no lower than that of the communication signal tower.

But it doesn't have the ability to penetrate the ground like the latter.

As for the coverage, it far surpasses the latter.

"Although it can only support 1 million people accessing the Internet at the same time."

"But the normal standard is to browse videos smoothly."

"If you limit the internet speed for a single person a little bit."

"It shouldn't be a problem to meet the Internet needs of more than 40 billion people in Dongzhou."

Take a look at the background data.

In just ten minutes after the satellite network was opened.

Hundreds of thousands of people have already entered his Internet through the Eden Satellite.

foreseeable.

Wait until the word gets out.

There should be a peak in the number of visitors by tonight at the latest.

However, when the time comes.

I think even in the most extreme situation.

The number of people connected to the Internet is unlikely to reach the 40 billion that Su Wu envisioned.

The population reduction caused by various disasters in the end times, the loss of mobile phones, the blockade of shelters, etc.

Various reasons will greatly limit ordinary people's use of Eden Satellite Internet.

It would be quite good if one tenth of the population of Dongzhou before the end of the world could be online in the end.

“After the network is rolled out.”

"The most important thing is still to promote the game and harvest spirituality."

“Think about it from this perspective.”

“While limiting the internet speed for a single user, you can add a data package specifically for gaming.”

“Let ordinary people enjoy the maximum Internet speed when downloading games.”

“Lower their cost of entry.”

“Then it was just a matter of opening a store.”

“Allow players to cash out their game coins.”

"Make sure they have the motivation to keep playing."

In the context of job shortage in the last days.

As long as the game coins can be exchanged for supplies that can sustain life.

There is no need to worry about them not playing games.

In fact, this is equivalent to providing them with a job in disguise.

It’s just about how to cash out the game coins in their hands.

But it is a difficult problem.

After thinking for a long time.

Su Wu finally set his sights on the biological printer.

“We can provide high-end medical services to those wealthy shelter executives.”

“It only takes a certain amount of game coins.”

"You can enjoy medical services including cures for terminal illnesses such as cancer right here in Jianghe City."

“If you’re willing to pay enough game coins.”

"It's not impossible to send a biplane helicopter to pick up the patient in person, and to extend the patient's life span, etc."

This kind of high-end medical service to the outside world is bound to be very expensive.

After all, not long ago, Yu'an City was equivalent to using the resources of the entire province.

Only in exchange for a dozen places for treatment and 20 years of life extension.

If Su Wu set the price too low, he would have a hard time explaining to the other party.

(End of this chapter)