thefictionvixens Chapter 108 Space-Based Project: Satellite Launch, Ready to Launch
Chapter 108 Space-Based Project: Satellite Launch, Ready to Launch
Of the four Confucian hierarchy—Heaven, Earth, Ruler, Parents, and Teacher—parents are ranked even higher than teachers. Despite the presence of many influential figures at the scene, once Long You confirmed that the old man was indeed his grandfather, Long Guozhang, he first paid his respects to the old man as a junior.
All the students were still in a daze, and Long You's respectful bow immediately highlighted their confusion.
Qian Duoduo, who was still whispering to the person next to her, immediately caught this scene out of the corner of her eye.
"Xiao You is here! Come, come, step forward. Everyone, let me introduce you. This is Long You, a core disciple of my Soul Guidance Department, and another great contributor to this Sky Foundation Project besides Brother Guo Zhang. At the same time, Brother Guo Zhang is Long You's grandfather."
If Guozhang's arrival made building space satellites technically possible for us, then Xiaoyou provided us with directional guidance and all the design concept blueprints for building space satellites.
Qian Duoduo praised him generously, and although there was nothing exaggerated about it, as a junior, he should still show the proper humility. He didn't even need to say anything; a smile and a bow were enough.
After a brief moment of excitement, Long You returned to Fan Yu's side and turned his gaze to the enormous structure next to the big shots, which was far too large for the underground building.
Because the design blueprints were provided by Long You, he understood that the two parallel, ultra-long, upward-sloping orbits were the soul-guided version of an electromagnetic railgun. And the triangular fighter jet parked close to the ground between the two orbits was the soul-guided version of a satellite—a multi-functional artificial satellite capable of being integrated into the BeiDou satellite constellation.
"Xiao You, how long are these two tracks? I remember they were longer on the design drawings!"
Just as Long You was trying to analyze the electromagnetic railgun and the artificial satellite to determine what level of soul tool it was, He Caitou, who was beside him, used his technique of forcing sound into a line to send his voice directly into Long You's ears.
"This is the state after folding. If it's not folded, even if the academy hollowed out the entire underground area of Shrek City, it still wouldn't be able to fit this track."
"If the academy chooses to launch the satellite tonight, then they will definitely open the ceiling of this underground space later. At that time, the orbiter's elevation angle will be raised, and the folded-down parts will be released."
When He Caitou asked, Long You answered, since the forced pronunciation was so concise that no one could hear it.
While the two fellow disciples were exchanging ideas, Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, continued to speak.
According to Qian Duoduo, the reason he called the students from Longyou over today was to celebrate their success. The academy had already begun preparations for the space-based project to build artificial satellites, but it had been in a state of readiness without action because the academy's soul tool manufacturing technology was not yet up to par.
However, these disciples, personally taught by the academy's professors, had all previously received numerous metal forging assignments, and the metal they forged had all been used in the enormous creation before them. Therefore, now that the satellite was successfully built, everyone should come and witness it.
Long You didn't really agree with this view. These disciples were like graduate students working for a boss. When the boss was working on his own research project (not the thesis project of an employee), he might pay you for your help, but he would never specifically bring you along to the results presentation.
But it doesn't matter. Who cares what Qian Duoduo's motives are? He's not going to risk his life. As long as it's not life-threatening, if you're going to be a tool, you have to be prepared to be one.
The next part of the ceremony followed the familiar procedures of an awards ceremony that Long You had encountered in his previous life. Normally, Long You would never listen to such dry and boring stuff. However, now Long You was starting to doubt his own ears.
Originally, Long You was still pondering how Shrek Academy determined the orbit of a planetary synchronous satellite, the satellite launch elevation angle, and a series of other questions. After all, Long You himself knew absolutely nothing about this.
But now, as Long You looked at Elder Xuan, who had unusually tidied his appearance and whose chicken leg was still in his hand but whose wine gourd was gone, the two words "national essence" kept churning in his mind.
Long You himself wasn't clear on concepts like satellite orbit and launch elevation angle, so he didn't explain them to the academy in detail. He only said that space is different from Earth; to keep a launched satellite stationary in one position for a long time, a special point must be found.
The academy clearly took this to heart. In order to find this point, they created a set of powered armor for Elder Xuan and then sent him directly into space to search for it.
[Oh dear, worlds where great power originates from within are truly bizarre. Even a mediocre fantasy world like the Douluo Continent can produce something like a physical body breaking through the void.]
I don’t know if Qian Duoduo had practiced beforehand, but the commendation ceremony ended right at 8 p.m.
"Let's begin."
Old Mu's dry, hoarse, yet comforting voice rang out again. Qian Duoduo looked down and operated her tablet for a moment, and the sound of machinery starting to operate came from above everyone's heads.
Because the entire ceiling was illuminated with simulated lighting, much like the ceiling of the Great Hall at Hogwarts, Long You hadn't really paid attention to the ceiling above his head. Now that the ceiling was opening, Long You noticed that the material wasn't the earthen granite he'd seen in the passageway, but rather a five-meter-thick metal structure.
After the metal ceiling opened, Long You saw the waters of the Sea God Lake. His prediction was correct; after walking underground for some time, they had arrived at the bottom of the Sea God Lake.
Because there was a faintly glowing blue film overhead, and the moonlight was bright tonight, and the lake was crystal clear, Longyou was able to experience the wonder of visiting an underwater world.
Once the metal ceiling was fully opened, the blue light membrane protective layer that had been preventing the water from falling from Lake Poseidon began to bulge upwards. After the blue light membrane protective layer was completely higher than the water of Lake Poseidon, the membrane, just like the metal ceiling before, restrained the water of Lake Poseidon and caused it to recede in all directions, revealing the space directly above the two rails of the electromagnetic railgun.
"buzzing"
Just as Long You had thought, once the space above was clear, the rails of the electromagnetic railgun began to move and change.
Five minutes later, the guide rail, which was originally at an elevation angle of only 45 degrees, became at an elevation angle of 75 degrees, and the folded length was fully extended.
Despite having seen plenty of skyscrapers in his previous life, the guide rail, stretching for tens of kilometers, still left Long You speechless. Although it was merely a man-made wonder, Long You still felt his own insignificance in the face of such a magnificent spectacle.