Chapter 482 Bad News - Countermeasures

   Originally, the Mecha Contest was going well, but the Abyss has started to pinch villains.

   Find a way to make Damei stop for a while, and the original plan can almost start.

   At this time, the appearance of a suspected alien friend still made Wang Yi sigh

   "Okay, you can't ignore it, just announce it, and let the various aerospace departments confirm it."

   "Okay, the top 128 has come out, and we can start inviting players to Penglai. Some reporters want to accompany them. Can you allow me?"

   "The top 128 are already qualified to lead people, and the rewards can be paid in advance. If you want to heal, the quota can also be used."

   Wang Yi said casually.

  Now the 'Starry Sky Cup' is nothing more than a trivial matter. In fact, it was originally intended to stir up heat and have some fun, but I didn't expect it to draw such a big heat.

  It’s just a soft tissue repair, as for it.

   But it's good if the heat is high, it can save a lot of trouble here.

   "Also regarding Schuma, can we arrange to directly help pick him up? He has entered the round of 128 as the number one in the group stage, and he has a great chance of winning the championship in terms of operation."

  Lin Shiqin's words also made Wang Yi nod.

   "Okay, let's arrange two medical robots for the trauma team."

  The human body itself is a precision instrument. In fact, all treatments are theoretically adapted to the condition of the body itself.

  The medical cabin looks miraculous, but in fact the effect is the same in Wang Yi's eyes.

  Medical technology combined with some means of healing magic, at least in his eyes, is very rough.

   But for ordinary people, it is already very strong...

  …

   "The top 128 of the 'Star Cup' is coming out! Schuma's unbeaten record in the group stage is really inspirational!"

   "Jordan's sword is not old, and he won the group stage!"

   "Kobe is back..."

   "Bolt breaks the limit again..."

   "..."

  Entertainment news usually has its own breadth of dissemination, and is relatively more popular with people!

  Maybe some serious news, just read the headlines to get a general idea, but for many attentions that can bring you pleasure, you will obviously invest more!

  The current "Star Cup" mech competition is like this.

   Not only has the latest VR platform elements, but also has enough entertainment effects.

  Many superstars gathered together!

   This kind of topic can naturally detonate the world!

   "What kind of monsters and ghosts are they, they almost beat labor and capital to autism."

  PDD, who has been eliminated from the competition, also began to switch to a nesting doll anchor, using some highlights of previous games for more in-depth commentary.

  Compared with other broadcasters, apart from its own flow advantage, PDD also has an important feature that he has entered the top 1024!

  If it is said that before those superstars left the field, they were only mixed in the e-sports and game circles, then it is only natural for PDD to enter the group stage, and it is not surprising that they even entered the knockout stage.

  But after the stars gather, it's really too difficult!

  A large number of promising anchors and professional players fell into the sand!

  Among the top 128 who entered the knockout round, there are only two players who can be regarded as born in e-sports, one is Feike, and the other is Puppy.

  In this kind of solo competition, it also fits well with what these two are good at.

  However, the most important thing is that these two just barely squeezed in, and they both won the second place in the group with a difficult score.

   Moreover, both of them relied on mid-range and long-range methods at the same time, relying on their familiarity with the rules and control of BP to fight.

  In fact, all aspects can be seen clearly, they have reached the limit, and the knockout match must be a day trip.

  PDD who can enter the group stage is already considered quite good.

   In fact, the e-sports circle is actually not bad. At least two people have entered the knockout round, and there are some figures in the group stage.

  The most miserable ones were those top performers in the entertainment industry, who were completely wiped out!

   That is, Uncle Long, Li Jie, Zhou Billy, and Chang Wei, several veteran action stars entered the group stage, and none of them entered the knockout stage.

  The younger generation is even worse, and most of them won't win a few games in the primaries.

  Uncle Long accepted interviews with wry smiles and shook his head

"It's really old, the players in this game are really crazy, and I'm most suitable for playing in the asteroid area. Usually, I can only get one win in three games in the group stage. There is really no way, but fortunately, I have I have won the quota, and I also want to cure the soreness in this body."

   At present, it is Liu Xiaoke who has not formally participated in the competition, but the one who carries the flag in the entertainment industry.

   There are still montages of her exhibition games comparing highlights with other top players.

  As the number of games increased and various astonishing operations appeared, Liu Xiaoke gradually discovered the horror of Liu Xiaoke's two-and-done way of leveling his opponent.

   It's really strong!

  However, Liu Xiaoke was not very interested in the reporters who wanted to interview in the future, so he just pushed the new film that is currently being filmed, and didn't talk much about other things.

   Just put on a look of surprise, ‘Isn’t it enough to have a brain? ’ expression.

   Really made many people feel a little broken.

   Among the freshly released top 128, Schuma is still quite a special player.

   To talk about status and fame, because it is not a sports category at all, or it is not in the same era, so many players now have a hard time saying who is more famous than whom.

   has different proportions in different populations.

  But Schuma's current situation is undoubtedly the worst among many players!

"Considering the current situation of some players, we are willing to release the rewards for the top 128 in advance. When we come to Penglai this time, we can have a treatment first. As for whether there is a follow-up treatment plan, we need to check it out first. ..."

  Umbrella and World Company's official announcement at the same time undoubtedly aroused widespread praise.

  At the same time, this made the contestants who entered the knockout round feel very excited, and they all expressed that they would arrive as soon as possible!

   In the past, there were no flights between Penglai and the outside world.

  After Penglai announced that it would open to the outside world, the airlines are almost breaking the threshold.

  However, there are still no fixed flights yet.

  Penglai itself will have relatively high visa requirements, and will set an upper limit for reception, and the specific process will definitely be announced after the competition.

   Originally, Umbrella was going to start arranging a temporary plane pick-up, but then all the contestants expressed that they had private jets!

  As long as Penglai is willing to let go, they can come directly!

  Even several ace pilots and soldiers from all walks of life who also entered the knockout round also expressed that they can charter flights.

  For this situation, naturally the arrangement will not be too rigid, it just shows that the travel fee Umbrella will be reimbursed.

  This directly made the players from all walks of life start to prepare quickly.

  Report as soon as possible, want to come to Penglai as quickly as possible...

   But just as the players were preparing to fly over, some media reported that Umbrella specially arranged for two medical robots to help pick up Schuma.

  Umbrella officially released another blockbuster news that has nothing to do with the 'Star Cup'.

   "The 'Starry Sky Cup' was so successful and influential, we were a little caught off guard, but unfortunately, now we have to announce a piece of bad news..."

  Chapter 644

   Just when almost everyone paid attention to the "Star Cup", the fiery atmosphere completely dilutes the previous tragedies of Resident Evil and Abyss Invasion, and gradually forgets everything.

  Umbrella's sudden announcement caught people off guard.

   "According to the continuous exposure of the early warning satellites we launched in advance, coupled with the restoration of artificial intelligence, it was found that a suspected extraterrestrial body appeared at the XXXX coordinate position."

  Umbrella directly sent out the location of the asteroid code-named 'Predator', and asked the major space agencies to make follow-up confirmation.

  The starry sky is too big and too vast to stare at all areas in real time.

  However, after Umbrella announced the specific location, relying on today's observation technology, it is enough for major aerospace departments to capture this abnormal asteroid!

  Umbrella's sudden heavy news can be said to have caused a faint panic on a global level.

  Da Meili managed to pull back a little bit of the stock market, crying again.

  The CPI index reached a new high.

   Directly made the talker who had recently lowered his profile couldn't help scolding his mother for a while.

   Damn it!

   Don’t announce it sooner or later, come when we are about to stabilize, it’s too much!

   But scolding mothers belongs to scolding mothers, this matter really must be taken seriously!

  If there hadn’t been an invasion of New York, there wouldn’t be the alien corpses salvaged before, and it’s just an asteroid from outside the solar system, which wouldn’t be unacceptable to everyone.

  The universe is so big, after all, some strange things can float in, right?

   But with the previous examples, Umbrella also specially reminded, then this matter may not be so simple!

  Before, Umbrella said that the thing was sending out signals, and the coordinates of the earth were captured!

   In front, it arrived through a strange space transmission technology. Who can guarantee that this asteroid is not an alien invader?

  Anyway, it can be seen from the New York invasion that these things are not good birds at all!

   Full of desire to destroy!

   There is no room for negotiation, and they only know **** when they appear.

   This has temporarily reduced people's attention to the 'Star Cup' competition. After all, the knockout rounds have not yet started, and the players are still preparing to fly to Penglai.

  During the time interspersed, most of the attention was on the asteroid code-named 'Predator'.

   Not long after, major astronomical institutions issued some corresponding evaluation reports, confirming Umbrella's words from the side.

   "This is indeed from a celestial body outside the solar system, and it is coming towards our earth."

   "The shape of this celestial body is very strange. The ratio of length and width reaches 1:10. It is a long bar. It is not so much an asteroid, but more like a spaceship!"

   "But the speed is not too exaggerated. It should be about 30 kilometers per second. It will take a long time to reach the earth."

   "..."

  Following the speeches of the major space agencies, people are both nervous and relieved.

   The nervous thing is that the confirmation is completed, which doesn't seem to be a good thing!

  It is relieved that it seems that the speed is not fast, and it is not the kind of scary flying object that crosses the solar system in an instant or moves at sub-light speed as imagined.

  If technology is in a state of crushing, then there is really a sense of powerlessness.

  How many years has the earth developed? Now it can only be regarded as a preliminary exploration of space, jumping here.

   As a result, if people can accurately span such a long distance, it will really be the end of the calf!

   Now that he is slowing down, it seems that it is no big deal.

   Sure enough, the major astronomical institutions and Umbrella have successively published some explanations.

   "No matter from the original alien corpse or from the situation of the invasion of New York, this alien creature itself may not have taken a route similar to ours, it may be magic power + body."

   "The evolution of creatures does not necessarily point in the direction of intelligence, and intelligence does not necessarily lead to the direction of technology. The birth of creatures is much simpler, but the birth of us humans is definitely due to various coincidences."

   "..."

   This statement is definitely correct in theory, but the main purpose is to appease the people, at least not to make them panic.

  Because no matter what, this is something that has crossed the starry sky and arrived at the door of the house!

   No matter how crooked it is, at least they are here!

  Umbrella even issued his own calculations and simulation calculation results

   "According to the calculations of the Red Queen, this thing is accelerating towards us. The preliminary calculation is that it will enter the Earth-Moon orbit in a year. If the acceleration increases again, this time may be shortened."

   Immediately afterwards, a certain song also issued their statement

   "Our 'Don Quixote' also calculated similar results. The sudden acceleration of this thing is not gravity, but more like self-generated, so the threat level should be raised."

   One year!

   Even less time? !

   Subsequently, some media found Umbrella for sincere messages and inquiries

   "Does Umbrella have any plans? Just let them come like this? Can your company's mass catapult launch an attack?"

  In fact, this question is the most frequently asked on the Internet.

  After all, Umbrella's mass catapult is placed here. The launch of more than 20,000 satellites and the power of the 'cannonball' were undoubtedly quite shocking.

   "It's a pity that the energy provided by the mass catapult cannot reach this level, but we are also doing some research. Not to mention destroying it, at least find a way to launch an unmanned probe to find out the situation."

   Umbrella's answer disappointed many people.

  But for workers in the aerospace field, they are not surprised.

  The mass projector has refreshed their three views, and they are viewed with a feeling of worship.

   Even so, the mass catapult itself "generally" still pays attention to the basic rules.

   This is indeed something that is theoretically feasible.

   And Umbrella itself was definitely designed for orbital launch.

  Most of the aerospace equipment is in a low orbit within 2000 kilometers, which is closer to the earth and clearer in shooting, and can avoid the Van Allen radiation belt produced by the earth's magnetic field and solar wind.

   The main purpose of Umbrella's mass catapult should also be for this.

  So 20,000 satellites are like making dumplings.

  Although the low satellite orbit will be affected by the atmosphere to a certain extent, overall the cost performance is the highest.

  They estimate that the geostationary satellite orbit is 35,000 kilometers, and Umbrella may have a hard time meeting the standard.

   Not to mention attacking such a long-distance asteroid.

   To put it bluntly, even if it can really be attacked, how much destructive power can it produce?

  Does it directly rely on physical impact?

  However, there was a consensus on launching an unmanned probe to understand the situation.

  Several aerospace powers have successively issued statements that they will launch probes, and this time, for the first time, they are preparing to share what they need and maintain cooperation!

  Beautiful is directly expressing that it is considering launching a nuclear bomb to try to hit it!

   Also dug up drawings from the previous Star Wars period.

   and presented it publicly.

   "Launch an unmanned probe to observe the situation of the asteroid, and at the same time try to let our blasting equipment land on the asteroid, rely on the drill on the equipment to go deep into the interior of the asteroid and detonate it..."

  The space environment is sparse, almost a vacuum.

  The direct detonation of nuclear bombs is mainly some rays, and the power of surface explosions on meteorites and asteroids is quite limited.

  But in theory, as long as it can drill into the interior and start detonating, it will still be lethal enough.

   In fact, this has always been a preliminary plan, but I didn't expect it to be used one day...

  Obviously, Damei also suffered from PTSD due to the last invasion of the abyss.

  Stop talking, I'll take shortcuts, not detours!

  Grow mushrooms directly.

  So as not to plant on your own head...

  Chapter 645 Response Plan

  Nuclear bomb!

  Originally a thing that obviously felt very far away, but recently it was brought up for discussion again and again and appeared in front of everyone.

   Even Damei herself came to New York with a double package of tactics and strategy.

  How long has it been?

   Come again?

   Fortunately, this time it is used to deal with the threat in the starry sky, not to use it on the earth.

  The fact that human beings hold this ace weapon with theoretically unlimited power has stabilized a lot of panic.

  Although the emergence of the nuclear bomb itself has always been the sword of Damocles hanging over the human head, the nuclear bomb itself has also brought relative peace for many years.

   At least this is the case for several big countries.

   In the face of the New York invasion, the nuclear bomb also showed a devastating destructive power, containing the source.

   Now facing the threat from the starry sky again, it inexplicably brings people a sense of security.

  We have cards!

   And successfully eliminated the enemy before!

   It should be easier to defend against the enemy outside the country this time!

  After all, most ordinary people don’t know how difficult it is for nuclear bombs to blow up meteorites and asteroids in a space environment.

  The opponent itself is a high-speed moving asteroid, and it has now reached a relative speed of 30 kilometers per second.

   Launching from the earth, it is extremely difficult to 'land' on the asteroid.

   It is even more difficult to drill holes after climbing up.

  Plus the possible interception of the opponent.

  So in fact, for those who know the principle, they understand the difficulty!

   How many countries have the capability of lunar probes and Mars probes?

  But at least relying on the gimmick of the nuclear bomb attack, the spreading panic was stabilized.

  For a while, most people were full of confidence, thinking that it would be as easy to solve as the one in New York, and because it was discovered in advance, there would be no loss!

  Anyway, it is up to the countries to deal with it, and it has nothing to do with ordinary people.

   "Not to mention, these satellites launched by Umbrella are really useful."

  “They fulfilled their previous promises, and they did detect the threat far in advance.”

   "SX also used this as an excuse at the beginning, but obviously they mainly aimed at the interior of the earth."

   "Actually, the SX is quite strong. It uses a recycled rocket, and has launched many satellites so far."

   "For the asteroid this time, we can only rely on rockets, and the limitations of the mass projector itself are also reflected."

   "Can the mass catapult launch nuclear bombs directly? Can it easily launch a large number of nuclear bombs?"

   "This is murder. That kind of acceleration may directly cause the fissile material to hit the critical point and then complete the detonation. The hydrogen bomb is also detonated by fissile material."

   "Continue to play music, continue to dance! I still want to watch 'Starry Sky Cup'!"

   "Haha, for us ordinary people, we really only need to pay attention to the 'Star Cup'"

   "..."

  …

  Compared to the peace on the Internet, countries have also quickly finalized their launch plans (the wrangling process is simply skipped, so I can’t write in detail).

  First of all, there are unmanned probes. In order to ensure safety, a saturated launch method must be adopted. The three major aerospace powers, SX Corporation and Umbrella launched a total of five unmanned probes.

  At the same time, they also started to improve the research on the asteroid-penetrating lander.

   After all, it is only a product of the drawings of the Star Wars period, and it is only theoretically feasible. When it is actually used, it will definitely encounter various problems.

  At this point, there was nothing to be ashamed of, and Umbrella was directly included in the group. After all, Umbrella was absolutely unique in terms of materials and had no rivals.

"The parameters can be calculated by both the Red Queen and Don Quixote. It shouldn't be a big problem, because we don't know the specific material of the asteroid, so we can only stack the drill bits as high as possible. Our company can Take out the highest strength alloys that can be made today and do the bit job."

   Umbrella is quite generous in his willingness to manufacture high-strength drills.

   "We launch a few more landers carrying nuclear bombs, plus Umbrella's drill, there will always be success, but the question now is, how about their own external attacks? Will they intercept?"

   "There is no way, for the time being, I can only do my best and obey the destiny."

  “At present, the means of attack in space are still low for us, but as the target gets closer, there will be more and more ways we can take.”

   "Our SX is developing a 'starship'. If we get full support from all parties, we may have a chance to make a remedy."

  Masla also proposed a new plan of theirs, using artificial intelligence to complete the bundling of rocket engines, and fine-tuning to ensure power!

   Greatly enhance the rocket carrying capacity!

  At present, the problem of bundling three or four engines is not a big problem, but if you want to complete the bundling of dozens of engines, the difficulty will increase rapidly, and any mistake in any place may turn into fireworks.

  But it is undeniable that this is indeed the biggest shortcut to quickly increase the thrust.

   Compared with the development of rocket engines with greater thrust, it saves too much cost.

  It is equivalent to sacrificing reliability in exchange for cost performance, which is still an inherent business thinking.

   But at this moment, this is the relatively easiest way to achieve it.

  High-power rocket engines are not achieved overnight, but the feasibility of bundling them is much higher.

  With the powerful functions of artificial intelligence, there is still a chance to complete the fine-tuning and manipulation of many rocket engines.

  A certain song now also has 'Don Quixote' to cooperate with, so there is only one key point for SX company at present.

   Play money!

  Because the engine bundle is unreliable, it is definitely not possible to bet on one. It is best to make a few more to fight the odds.

   But for the time being, this point has not been discussed, and the design and production of their respective aircraft and landers have been completed first.

   But obviously, the SX company did not fully follow common sense.

  Originally, the reliability of this matter is temporarily low, and the outside world does not know.

   It is also generally believed that since the nuclear bomb is ready to be used, it doesn't matter.

   It was easy to solve before!

  But after SX company did not get an obvious answer, their founders directly started to speak on social media

   "In order to cope with this crisis, our company has developed a brand new rocket model. Once successful, it will be able to complete the construction of heavy-thrust rockets at the lowest cost and deal with various problems from the stars..."

  Subsequently, the official website of SX Company also released the concept map of the starship.

   It is actually easy to understand through pictures, and ordinary people can easily understand it!

  Bundled together, it will definitely increase the thrust.

  And once it succeeds, it can prove that this road is feasible, and continue to pile up the number, with great potential.

  Although the recyclable rocket Falcon of the SX company was instantly slapped in the face by Umbrella's mass projector when it was just born.

   Step on the ground and keep rubbing.

   But it is undeniable that before Umbrella launched his own rocket, SX company did have quite a strong dominance!

  The mass launcher has limitations, and only Umbrella's own materials can resist it, but SX can still continue to use it commercially.

   And this time it is obvious that the mass launcher can't do anything against the asteroid, and the advantage is back to the SX company's side again!

   "Sure enough, rockets are king."

   "Yes, there are still things that cannot be dealt with in the tricky and crooked ways."

   "Are you connoting Umbrella?"

   "Uh, no no, don't get me wrong..."

   "Since the starship still has reliability problems for the time being, let's allocate money!"

   "Yes, the world should pay to support this project, because it is for all mankind!"

   "In order to prevent the New York incident from happening again, everyone must support it!"

   "For civilization!"

   "..."

  The sudden disclosure of the founder of SX company can be said to make all parties a little dissatisfied.

   Even the Big Pretty Authority itself.

   This is forcing the palace!

  But the other party has already done everything, and at this time, it is natural to find a way to turn the original bad thing into a good thing.

   No matter what, this is their own company, and they have all been robbed of the limelight by Umbrella recently. It is time to promote it and help the sluggish economy by the way.

  Under the continuous impact, even if the money printing machine is smoking, it is still ups and downs. It is time for some exciting news!

   It was just that Umbrella didn't take the actions of Damei and SX company seriously.

  Anyway, after the announcement, it seemed that they began to pay attention to the 'Starry Sky Cup' again, without any reason at all.

   It was still early, and the rocket launch did not happen overnight.

  If you announce it, announce it, don’t care about us.

   Umbrella is just a company...

  ——

   Update completed~

   In fact, in my personal opinion, engine bundling is indeed a very good direction. It should be the most cost-effective way to increase thrust and save costs. It complements each other when AI technology becomes stronger and stronger.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, the reliability is relatively weak, and a problem in one place may lead to full reimbursement, at least for now, so even if it succeeds in the future, it is more suitable for some commercial purposes and pays attention to cost performance and efficiency. Launch, but not very suitable for manned launch.

   Of course, for the capital-oriented West, it will not be surprising that it will be used for manned vehicles in the future.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)