The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it had been a month since the destruction of the earth. On this day, the base had a 24-hour vacation for the first time, and many people went back to their rooms and slept in the dark.
"In the past month, our base construction has made new achievements. The electricity consumption has exceeded 11 million kilowatts, the industrial production index has exceeded 11,360 points, and the production of steel has reached 1.13 million tons..." A host on the TV was expressively speaking Introduce the current development of the lunar base.
As he listened, Wang suddenly smiled. He watches this program every day, and it has almost become a habit now. Although he is just an ordinary engineer, he also cares about everything in the base.
He was resting in the dormitory, working overtime continuously for a month, when he stopped suddenly, he felt as if he had lost his strength, and he didn't want to move at all.
His roommate Chao is cooking a pot of clear soup and cabbage in full swing. The first batch of vegetables after the agricultural transformation had already matured, and two people just shared two kilograms. They boiled them casually, added some salt, and added some monosodium glutamate brought from the earth. The taste was like heaven on earth!
"What a top-notch enjoyment!" Wang picked up one, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it slowly before swallowing it, and finally closed his eyes and let out a long breath . This cabbage reminded him of the old days, and he almost couldn't let the tears flow from his eyes.
Damn, I really have no ambition. I get so excited after eating a cabbage. He cursed himself, suddenly thought of something, dug out from under the bed, took out something, it was a wine bottle, "Come on, the last bottle of wine, have a drink!"
Chao opened his mouth wide, and said in disbelief: "Why is there still wine, didn't you drink it all up that day?"
"Eh... it was hidden before, this is really the last bottle." Wang was not embarrassed, and sighed, "Our life will get better and better, and there will definitely be wine brewed in the future, so don't worry about it. I have to drink. Hey, didn't you say you were looking for a wife, have you found a girl yet?"
"How can it be? There is no time. Our production team is full of elders, so there are no girls." Zhao Chao said angrily.
The two chatted casually for a few words, and Wang asked suddenly, "Have you heard any gossip? There are gossips spreading that the moon is about to hit the earth, and people will not live for a few days!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhao Chao's expression tightened, and he quickly closed the door, "I heard that the moon was hit by an asteroid. There are several versions... What nonsense. Several rumormongers have been arrested Now, stop thinking about it! If it is true, I believe Captain Jack will give us an explanation, what are we afraid of, if the sky falls, there will be a taller person to support it."
"Oh, that's what I said." Wang shook his head and said, "The upper-level people are the first to worry about anything. Now they don't know what they are doing, and they have half-day meetings every day."
"Yeah, it seems that there is some big move going on, and everyone is mysterious. I even asked my leader, and only got one reply: keep it secret! Captain Jack can really make a fuss."
"It's a good thing to be able to toss, otherwise, a pool of stagnant water will stink sooner or later. In the vast space, we only have 50,000 people, and there is no major change, how can we survive?"
"Bah, what do you know?"
At this time, the TV suddenly switched to a channel automatically, and Jack's figure appeared on the screen, "Everyone, I am Jack, and now I have something to announce." Looking at the screen, it seems to be the There are thousands of people sitting in a huge conference room, people from all walks of life, waiting for Jack's speech.
"Hey, I seem to have seen the notice yesterday, why don't we go and see it too?"
"Forget it, there is no place for a long time, and it's the same when watching it on TV."
Wang and Chao both stopped and stared at the TV. Not only that, most people in the base stopped what they were doing, some were reading, some were playing games, and some were eating, but now they all stopped.
Jack doesn't often appear on TV, but whenever he is on TV, it's big news, big events, big events that are related to everyone.
Will the moon and the earth really collide? Was there really an asteroid attack? A faint bad feeling appeared in Wang's heart. After all, there are still many people who have heard the rumors, but there are too many and too messy versions, and people don't believe it. Now that it is so official, maybe there is something big.
Jack prepared for a while, and when he saw that everyone was coming, he coughed lightly and said, "We humans, since the birth of wisdom, have learned to look at the starry sky. The bright galaxy, the boundless universe, how vast, How magnificent it is, it contains infinite knowledge and secrets. We have always been full of curiosity and questions about the starry sky."
"Kant once said that there are two things in the world that can deeply shock people's hearts. One is the lofty moral principles in our hearts, and the other is the brilliant starry sky above our heads."
"The brilliant starry sky above our heads shows us the infinity of the universe. Compared with it, human beings are so small, but small human beings rely on their wisdom and courage to try to compete with the starry sky!"
The TV screen began to jump, the infinite universe, the vast starry sky, and the great events accomplished by human beings.
"In 1961, the Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin completed the world's first manned spaceflight and took the first step towards the stars."
"In 1969, American Neil Armstrong landed on the moon for the first time, taking the second step towards the starry sky."
"Next, our remaining human beings, the last 50,000 people, will inherit the last legacy of human beings and take the third step towards the starry sky!"
Many people are puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, and they don't understand what Jack is going to say, stepping into the starry sky, is this going to be an aviation business? Some people secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Judging from what Jack said, it shouldn't be a bad thing, right?
Jack took a deep breath and said suddenly: "I announce that the first interstellar voyage project for human beings is officially launched, and the code name is Noah!"
"We humans, starting tomorrow, will usher in a project that has never been seen in history - the interstellar navigation project! All of us will witness this great moment! According to the plan, in five months, all of us will leave In the embrace of the moon, embark on a journey to Mars!"
"Target planet—Mars!"
As soon as this sentence was said, everyone was taken aback, and the meeting suddenly became a riot. Wang and Chao were no exception in their hearts, they had both a passion and a strange sense of uneasiness. Man is a creature longing for stability. He is used to staying on the moon and suddenly wants to go to Mars. He will feel a little uneasy no matter what.
The most important thing is that this incident was too sudden, and people were not mentally prepared. Some were excited, but also doubtful. Is interstellar travel really feasible?
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." Jack said, "Our more than 3,000 scientists, after more than two weeks of discussion, came up with a completely feasible plan. Interstellar navigation is possible with our human capabilities. It's doable. We won't joke with our own lives, please trust us!"
"We discussed every detail and every step. This time, we will take an alien spacecraft, that is, the Noah spacecraft, and use nuclear propulsion to go to Mars!" In a few words, the general plan was explained .
The crowd gradually calmed down. Alien spaceships and nuclear propulsion sound bold and crazy. Since the most authoritative scientists say it is feasible, then maybe it is really feasible. Many people have visited the alien spacecraft. In the eyes of the general public, the technological content is very high, so interstellar navigation should be no problem...
Besides, Captain Jack's character is very trustworthy.
Some people started whispering to each other, "Boss, you have been in those meetings, is it okay?"
"feasible!"
After getting an affirmative reply, some people began to have a strange feeling in their hearts. Interstellar voyage, this is interstellar voyage! Women are better, but men are different. All men have grand dreams of stars, seas, and steel warships in their hearts. But these dreams will gradually dissipate with age and the passage of time, but now, the original dream has been picked up again, can the childhood fantasy come true?
They became excited and their blood began to surge.
"The moon is not our home planet, and the moon has no place worthy of nostalgia. There is no air, no blue sky and white clouds. Do you want to stay here forever? Do you want your children to never see the blue sky and white clouds?"
"No! We want to leave, leave the poor moon, Mars not far away is waiting for us like a beautiful girl!"
"Brothers, our distance is the sea of stars!"
The people were silent, silent, and suddenly, a few absentee brothers from behind shouted loudly, "Aerospace! Aerospace! Aerospace!" They were born in a small country and had no aerospace technology at all. They are so proud to be a part of this great project . "Ah Lei, Ah Lei, Ah Lei..." Several buddies sang roaringly.
More people began to be inspired, and the thought of being a member of this great project made their blood rush and washed away the uneasy feeling.
A kind of crazy passion appeared in people's hearts, they started cheering and screaming, and the whole venue was boiling, people didn't even bother to think about its feasibility, anyway, the scientists said it was feasible, so what's the objection?
"Pa!" With a loud sound, Jack slapped his palm on the table, "Then, starting tomorrow, the Noah Project will be officially launched."
"Project duration: five months!"