"We estimate that manned spaceflight can be realized before 1960." Von Buen looked very confident. "Before that, we will study larger rockets. The main problem at present is the diameter of the rocket body. Rockets must be made thicker to produce greater thrust and carry more fuel. This requires us to make more progress in material engineering and manufacturing processes, especially in order to produce high thrust in a short time. "For rockets, we must rely on alchemical materials." "Unless the price of alchemical materials continues to decrease, it is impossible for me to approve your request to make Titan steel rockets." Ysela shook his head, and then glanced at Lin Youde to make sure that Lin Youde had no objection. Then he continued, "Our ultimate goal is to expand the universe, so we must pursue cost-effectiveness. Only excellent cost-effectiveness can ensure the smooth development of the universe. We have given up on the idea of ??earning back the money invested in the space program, but this It does not mean that we can use the funds casually. Every fund must be used to maximize its effectiveness. Therefore, cost-effectiveness is the key. Of course, if you want to build an alchemy rocket, use it. I can approve the verification technology, but we still need to master the construction technology of conventional large rockets. We do not have much reserves of element zero, and it is unlikely that we will conduct experiments related to imaginary number space again in the near future, which means that we will not conduct experiments related to element zero again in the near future. There is no way to replenish the elements, just use a little bit." "Didn't we master a large area of ??desert?" Dr. von Karmen asked doubtfully, "Let's explode another one" "Doctor," Lin Youde, who had been watching his daughter's performance, spoke. , "Theoretically, we do not control any desert. Before the new Chinese state was established in the Persian Gulf, that desert was ownerless. By the way, there are a lot of Arab guerrillas in the desert now, and our army cannot penetrate deeply. It is far away in the desert. It is obviously unwise to prepare an experiment there. Even if we do this, we cannot guarantee that all Element Zero will be mined by us. The African Army may not be able to guarantee the safety from the test site to our stronghold. ." Von Karman shrugged: "Sorry, Mr. Lin, I didn't know that. I thought the Arabs were almost wiped out." "If they don't get the support of the Americans, it's true that they can't continue. The ability to operate in the east and north of the Arabian Peninsula, but unfortunately, the Americans supported them, so they have a bit of a comeback. The African Army and the Agricultural Reclamation Force still ensure the security of the Two Rivers Basin, but if they leave the Two Rivers and enter the desert, the situation will be different. It becomes complicated. The only good thing is that Iranians do not consider themselves Arabs. They are proud of being of Persian descent. This is all due to the Persian revivalism advocated by the previous king. "In fact, Lin Youde adopted a policy of treating Iran in the Middle East. It is a typical stick and carrot policy. Iran now sees itself as the successor of Persia. Although they also believe in Islam, the Iranians are mainly Shiites, while the Arabs currently fighting the African Army are mainly Sunnis. Therefore, the Afrika Korps adopted a policy of dividing Islam, allowing the Shias to continue to live in the Mesopotamia and retain their living habits. At present, the effect of this strategy is quite obvious. It is this strategy that makes the Kingdom of Iran still stand still even if the African Army is encroaching on Iran's Persian Gulf coastline, even if it is not bewitched by the United States and Russia - but Lin Youde is not sure that the Shah of Iran can How long can it withstand the pressure from the two countries, so it still has to speed up the pace of establishing a new order in the Middle East. Once the Chinese nation is established, they can start the imaginary space infiltration experiment again in the desert of the Middle East, continue to obtain supplies of element zero, and further establish their own advantages in imaginary space research, not to mention obtaining a large amount of oil. ¡ª¡ªSuch a good thing must be implemented as soon as possible. ¡°But according to the timetable previously agreed with the Americans, it will take two years to get a share of the Middle East cake. Until then, we can only rely on hard power to grab territory in the Middle East. "I will work hard to provide you with sufficient scientific research resources," Lin Youde looked at the scientists present, "You just need to concentrate on your own research. Are there any questions below?" Lin Youde glanced at the conference table, Representatives from all the institutes shook their heads. "Then let's adjourn the meeting." Lin Youde stood up, "Looking forward to your future performance." ** After the meeting, Lin Youde took some time off again. He sat in the empty conference room for a while, and Viola opened the door and came in. "No problems?" "At present, no, all scientific research projects are progressing smoothly, aerospace, nuclear energy, electronic systems, all of which are progressing steadily. The aerospace system has seven launch plans next year alone. The returnable satellite may be born in 1949, and the nuclear bomb will probably be completed around that time, and manned spaceflight will follow.??With the current level of technology, it is very difficult to send living creatures into space and then bring them back down, but technology is also developing very fast now. Maybe we will be able to complete manned spaceflight 60 years ago, at least Dr. von Braun Full of confidence in this. " "Then when can we land on the moon? " "I don't know, but it will certainly not be later than July 1969. " "That was the time when humans landed on the moon in another time and space? "Yes, that was a big step for mankind. It's a pity that humans in another time and space only took this one step. The second step may become an eternal legend." " "That's really regrettable. " "yes. "Lin Youde sighed, "The saddest thing is that deep space exploration is still regarded by many people as a waste of taxpayers' taxes. These short-sighted idiots think that it is better to use the money to buy nutritious lunches for their children than to build rockets. No one has ever thought that if human beings do not colonize outer planets and colonize the moon, Mars and Europa, then we will be committing suicide slowly, because the earth¡¯s resources will one day be used up. If we do not colonize and go out, we will The population can only be kept below the upper limit of what the earth can sustain through massacre. So we must go out. Not only that, we must also realize the evolution of human beings themselves. " "Evolution? " Viola sat down opposite Lin Youde and looked at Lin Youde across the conference table. "What do you mean? " "Do you remember that there was a hidden version of the Panhumanist Manifesto? " "You said that human beings are going to become the version of God? " "Yeah, now I think about it, that version may be the truly valuable version. What we should do is not replace God¡¯s grace with machinery and technology, we should become gods ourselves. Of course, the idea of ??becoming a god is very vague, and there are many ways to explain it. For example, you can understand it as the great development of human science and technology, which has produced many advanced technologies. These advanced technologies seem like magic to those who have never seen them before. " "Yes, when I heard you describe the future of another time and space, it felt like I was watching a magical world. For example, those high-speed railways. I can't imagine the scene of a train that is almost as fast as today's passenger planes speeding on the ground. ¡± ¡°No, in fact the fastest passenger plane now has a speed of 400 kilometers per hour. " "I'm just making an analogy. Five or six years ago our large aircraft could only fly two to three hundred kilometers an hour. Your famous ¡®Mother Juncker¡¯ could only run two hundred and seventy kilometers an hour, right? It's almost magical to me to think that this, considered the fastest means of transportation owned by mankind, can't outrun a train on the ground. " "You're right," Lin Youde nodded. Indeed, in the eyes of people of this era, high-speed rail is simply an out-and-out magical product, just like the wizards in the Harry Potter world in the eyes of people of his era. Used by Hearth Traffic Network, "Going back to the topic just now, humans becoming gods can indeed be explained in this way, and this is also the most acceptable explanation. But the progress we've made over the years makes me think that maybe we don't have to explain this idea in such a roundabout way. " "oh? " "You see, Bohr and his colleagues have turned alchemy into a cabbage through their hard work. There is no need for alchemists passed down from master to apprentice to fiddle with those pots and beakers. Alchemy products can be mass-produced. As long as Just have element zero. In addition, Bohr and the others have been working hard to allow ordinary people to use magic props" "But now they can only let ordinary people drive a soft wire that can sense magic to swing left and right? " "But this at least shows that ordinary people can also produce magical fluctuations. The more intuitive evidence is Nia's Spartans. Although Nia needs Nia to materialize the imaginary space, the Spartans can drive their own armor at will, but who says that we will not be able to create armors that ordinary people can use in the future. What about magic armor? " "Well, your statement is logical, but it is only logical. Not something that is logical will definitely appear. "Viola shrugged. "I know. However, dear wife, think about the history of the development of human magic technology. Generally speaking, everyone believes that the discovery and use of war beauties in modern times is due to the improvement of magic technology. In other words, war beauties also existed in the past, but humans were unable to discover and utilize their abilities. Experts who study the history of magic technology will also point to the simple magic devices mass-produced in ancient times and say that the existence of these weapons shows that the War Princess has existed since ancient times. If there were only Shen Ji and no War Ji, why would so many mass-produced magic devices be made? What? Who will use it. " "Yes, there is nothing wrong with this statement, right? Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the origin of these magic weapons. As weapons used by a goddess, their power was too small and would not be used by the warlords at that time."It's just right for use" "There are ways to explain it," Lin Youde interrupted his wife, "For example, in ancient times, the technology for making magic weapons was very low, and hundreds or thousands of them were made before a magic weapon was accidentally born. You see, the age of those imitations can only be roughly estimated. They appeared at the same time as the genuine products, but no one can prove that the things called imitations and mass products must have been born after the birth of the genuine products. It is possible that the opposite happened, and after countless failures were produced, a genuine product was produced, and the manufacturing work was stopped. " Viola frowned. After thinking for a moment, she murmured softly: "That makes sense. This can also explain why there are some imitation magic weapons, but no trace of the real ones has ever been found. " "It makes sense. Let's not talk about those legendary weapons that are too old, such as our Xuanyuan Sword in China. Among the weapons that have appeared in Europe in the past two thousand years, Roland's Holy Sword, Wuhui Huguang, etc. are all practical. War cases can be verified. The Holy Sword of Roland was fished out of the lake and stored in a Spanish treasure house. The Indestructible Lake Light has a definite record of being destroyed. It was a masterpiece of the French goddess Jeanne d'Arc. Only the Sword of Contracted Victory has never been confirmed to exist. Even on the battlefield of King Arthur's last battle, the Battle of Camlan, there are no traces of the use of powerful magical weapons. Magic historians believe that the main reason for its existence is the existence of mass-produced imitations. " Lin Youde licked his tongue: "So, it is very likely that researchers on the history of the development of magic all over the world have made a mistake. The War Princess did not exist before modern times, or the number of war queens was smaller than it is now compared to the population, and they could not form an army. . The Warrior Princess gradually appeared as humans' understanding and acceptance of magic increased. " "You mean, don't you mean" "That's what I mean. The Spartans now show a tendency. They could only fight within a small range around Nia, but now they can Bohr and the others were surprised that Nia still maintained combat effectiveness about ten kilometers away from her. Although Nia's power gradually increased and she was getting closer and closer to the adult goddess, during the experiment, her penetration into the imaginary number space and the manifestation she induced were The effect has not improved much. Then there is only one explanation. The Spartans have become accustomed to operating magic armor, or to put it more radically: they have begun to develop the ability to drive magic devices. After I came up with this idea a few days ago, I asked Bol and the others to test the impact of all Spartans on the magic device without the realization of the imaginary space. " "What's the result? "Viola asked eagerly. "Just like ordinary people. " Viola sighed, and glared at Lin Youde complainingly, as if to express, "Then you talk so much nonsense, it's crazy." "But," Lin Youde paused, "I asked them to improve the testing method. , that is to let Nia be present, and deceive the Spartans that the materialization of the imaginary number space has begun, but in fact Nia has not carried out any infiltration operations, and there is no materialization of the imaginary number space. Then, Issue 2 24 Among the famous Spartans, three of them successfully entered the first stage of activation of the magic armor, but they could not continue after that. " "In other words their ability to use magical power has indeed been strengthened? Viola looked very serious, "This is a huge discovery." " "That's right. So I think more and more often of some science fiction works describing the cosmic era in our time and space. For example, a Japanese cartoon describes a new type of human being called NEWTYPE, which is a human being who has adapted to the age of the universe. In fact, this concept was not created by the Japanese. Long before the Japanese, the Western science fiction community had already described this type of people. " For example, James Gunn, in the middle of his "Space Station" series, mentioned the incompatibility of human beings after entering the universe. The astronauts in the first two stories all suffered from the tightness of space and the ubiquitous nature of space. Darkness and so on have caused various psychological problems, but newborns born in the universe do not have those problems. They are natural astronauts and have natural adaptability to loneliness, darkness and other cosmic environments. This story is in Twenty years before the birth of Gundam animation, it had been published in Western science fiction magazines. Arthur Clark, one of the three giants of science fiction, wrote a more famous work: "The End of Childhood". At the end of the story, it has " "Superpower" human beings were born. Lin Youde told Viola all the above. His wife listened very attentively and asked some questions from time to time. In the end, Viola said: "I don't know what your original time and space is. So what, maybe what you said will always be fantasy in that time and space. " "No, in that time and space, new human beings have been born. It's just that they are not new humans who have adapted to the universe, but have adapted to computers and advanced information.A new human being in a modernized society. But the difference between this new humanity and the old humanity is so small that no one realizes it. But I am a time traveler now. After seeing everything in this time and space, I know very clearly that a new human being has been born. Let me give you a simple example. How many people in this time and space are proficient in using typewriters? " "Most of them can do it, right? " "What about typing speed? " "Well, fifty or sixty words a minute? " "This is already a top typist, but in our era, any child can produce an output of 80 to 100 minutes when typing with all his strength. " "This is impossible! " " But this is the fact. Looking further back, in the 19th century, when the typewriter was first invented, how many people could type? What's your typing speed? " Viola did not answer, but pondered what Lin Youde said. " Evolution has already happened, although it is slow, but it is indeed taking effect. The same goes for magic technology. Human beings will become more and more accustomed to magic. For example, in this war, many people fought side by side with magic weapons. They were exposed to high-intensity magic fluctuations for a long time. Such people The body may have changed, and Sparta just selected the person who had changed the most, and then strengthened this change. " "Wait a minute, according to this, the guys at the Institute of Theoretical Physics should have adapted to the magic wave and made changes. " "You think there isn't? Think back, when they first proposed to us the concept of a ¡®magical device that ordinary people can use¡¯, who was the person in charge of the demonstration? " Viola was stunned for a moment, then smacked her lips: "If you don't tell me, I really wouldn't notice this, so these super scientists are probably the most suitable candidates for Spartan? No, wait, based on what you just said, you should be the one most adaptable to magic waves! Not only have you been exposed to a super source of magical waves all day long, but you have also been burned by your daughter's fire breath, and blown up by assassins with magical weapons. As long as you are assassinated, you will be protected by a super powerful magical shield. " "Theoretically, yes, but this thing is also probability, isn't it? If everyone is exposed to super-powerful magic fluctuations, they will adapt and mutate, then the path to evolution will be too simple, right? Among the people at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, there are quite a few people who cannot make the magic device react at all. " Before Lin Youde finished speaking, Viola lifted up her skirt, pulled out the magic weapon she carried with her from her thigh, and threw it in front of Lin Youde. "Try it, dear, just make it shine. " Lin Youde picked up the weapon and shrugged: "What should I do? " "Imagine it glowing. "So Lin Youde thought for a while. No response. "You have to concentrate on your thinking," Viola said, "Concentrate your mental power. If we, the goddess, can activate magic weapons just by thinking about it, we won't be able to activate magic weapons when fighting. It will consume so much. " Lin Youde tried to concentrate, but the thing still didn't respond. " Otherwise, you just imagine that you are using this thing to penetrate me. " "Hey, it suddenly turned into a dirty joke! " "Imagine it! " Yu Lin Youde closed his eyes and began to imagine Viola's perfect body except for her chest and height. Then he stuffed the rod-shaped magic weapon in Viola's body Lin Youde was immersed in his imagination for many seconds. , and then realized that Viola was calling him, ¡°Open your eyes and look! " Lin Youde opened his eyes and saw the runes on the outside of the magic weapon in his hand, emitting a dim light green light. " Why is the light green! " "Did you cheat on me? Viola obviously also knew the meaning of green, "No, no, you were greening me from the beginning to the end, so many harems!" " "Is it time to complain about this? This thing shines! " "Oh yes, it's glowing! " "Can I launch it? " "No chance, the energy is too weak. Viola shook her head, "However, this shows that you are right. It is possible for humans to evolve into a race where all members have the power to use magical energy." " Viola stared at Lin Youde: "What should we do? How to deal with this possibility? " "I have no idea. "Lin Youde shrugged. "If this world was created by a god who is familiar with the literary and artistic works of your world, then there are answers in those works. Tell me, how should I deal with it? In that work called "Childhood's End", what is the subsequent development like? ¡± ¡°It¡¯s a pityUnfortunately, that book ended with the birth of superhuman beings. Lin Youde shook his head, "Let's tell others about this idea first." " Of course, Lin Youde was referring to his harem. ** At the same time, outside the window, Oh Jiang was sitting on the treetop, watching the conversation between Lin Youde and Viola through a telescope. " Good job, Prophet . "She smiled slightly. "Work harder, the 200th seat of the Galactic Parliament is waiting for you. "