All Novel Full Chapter 1258
Chapter 1258: Chapter 1136: I am Super, a Space Elevator!
_2 Chapter 1258: Chapter 1136: I am Super, a Space Elevator!
_2 But now, this miraculous creation stands right in front of their eyes, and as the shuttle bus gets closer and closer, every detail becomes clearer, making it even more impossible to look away!
By the time the shuttle bus finally stopped, they had arrived at the pre-boarding area of the space elevator.
Here, Qi Ye craned his neck and still couldn’t see the top of the launching tower – the three bases of the space elevator were even taller than he had imagined!
Even the tallest skyscraper he had ever seen was not as high as this base!
However, in comparison to the main body of the space elevator, which was measured in “ten thousand kilometers”, the base was only just reaching the “foot”.
Including himself in the reference frame, the astonishing scale of this gigantic project shocked Qi Ye once again.
The schedule for the elevator car to start was fixed, so he didn’t have much time to stand there in awe.
Soon, someone led them into the preparation area to put on the pressure suits specially designed for the space elevator.
Every elevator car of the space elevator is assisted by six pairs of thrusters and electromagnetic catapult systems, so the initial acceleration is very rapid, even seasoned soldiers might faint due to the high acceleration.
Therefore, pressure suits are a necessary precautionary measure.
Not only that, but after they took their seats, fastened their seat belts, and pressed the safety bar, they had to put on oxygen masks to complete all the preparations.
Then the lights dimmed, red warning lights came on, and the countdown started on the broadcast.
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Recline the seat backs, passengers lie down.
The red light flashes three times, the thrusters ignite!
Intense noise assaults the eardrums, a heavy pressure forces Qi Ye deep into his seat, he feels his organs shifting around and he feels nauseous, his bones creaking.
Having only played the main story of “Gravity” and experienced a very short period of overload, he is completely unfamiliar with this horrendous acceleration, and at first he feels terrible.
Even more grating is the mockery from the bearded man sat at his right:
“Haha, first time going to space?
Feel like throwing up?
No worries, it’s normal for beginners, especially those in poor shape like you.”
If Qi Ye were Yi, he would have turned around without hesitation and sprayed a rainbow on this big-bearded man.
But Qi Ye isn’t like that.
——He hesitated for several seconds until he could no longer hold it in and sprayed a rainbow.
The achievement effect of [Spraying Rainbows], which is simple and can be used in all worlds, is now widely popular.
Even for players who aren’t very interested in the “Mecha Battle Monsters” genre, many people have bought “Pacific Rim” just for this effect.
It’s practically like buying special effects with real money.
Many people have complained that these special effects are too expensive, even suspecting that “universal special effects” are a way for Cloud Dream to get players to spend more money.
Big-bearded Oleg has just pulled out his vodka which he somehow managed to hide.
Without any sort of training, Qi Ye would bet that this is definitely a violation!
Even ordinary aircraft strictly prohibit carrying Baijiu, let alone going to space!
But Big-bearded Oleg just pulled out the alcohol right under Qi Ye’s nose, seemingly wanting to show off by drinking vodka in several G’s of overload.
Unfortunately for him, he only managed to lift the bottle when he was sprayed in the face with a rainbow.
The bottle hung in mid-air, leaving Oleg’s expression incredibly priceless.
Just at this moment, the overload gradually weakened, Qi Ye also slowly recovered, looking at Oleg’s name tag and awkward expression, he calmly replied: “Sorry, but alcohol is a prohibited item, isn’t it?”
Oleg, with an uncomfortable expression, turned his head: “This isn’t alcohol, it’s soda with the taste of alcohol.”
Qi Ye didn’t expose him, but turned to look out of the narrow window, quietly enjoying the space travel.
But there was nothing special outside the window, aside from blue skies and white clouds, there were large orbital stations appearing every dozen or so seconds.
This structure, when seen from the ground, looked like a narrow ring tying a rope.
But as it passed by, this structure looked incredibly large, begging the question: how can this thing hang peacefully in mid-air without falling?
“Bang!”
A dull noise came from above his head.
Qi Ye looked where the noise came from, but could only see the grey metal top of the elevator car.
Oleg, having just taken a big gulp of his drink, instantly in a better mood, casually explains, “The thrusters and electromagnetic catapults are only responsible for the initial phase, now we have switched to magnetic acceleration, that noise just now was the sound of the elevator car docking with the carbon nanotube cable.”
The big bearded man not only explained what was going on, but also pointed out some exciting scenes: “Look at that!”
Qi Ye followed his pointing finger and looked out the window again, just in time to see something with a burning surface hurtling down, brushing past them!
“!!!” Qi Ye was taken aback.
He remembered that the space elevator was likely to collapse!
Could it be, the crisis has already begun?
Was what just fell the debris from an explosion?
Oleg noticed his anxiousness and immediately reassured him: “Relax, that’s the elevator car returning to Earth.
Due to its fast falling speed, it counteracts the high heat generated by friction by injecting water to create a layer of ice shell in space.
They’re safe.”
“I see,” Qi Ye relaxed.
By this point, they had reached an altitude over 3000 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
Next was the material storage area at an altitude of 4000 kilometers, where a large amount of material was being transferred.
Then came the closed experiment area, which required relevant credentials for entry.
Above 7000 kilometers was the domain of the orbital repair team.
At last, 10,000 kilometers away from the Earth, the elevator car arrived at its final destination—
[Ark Space Station]
The area was astoundingly vast; it was a semi-permanent place that loosely constituted an amalgamation of teaching, experimenting, manufacturing, and living.
At the same time, it was also a large scale transfer station.
Starting from here, Qi Ye and co.
would have to leave their current elevator car and transfer to another one to head to the latter half of the space elevator.
Actually, there were no other structures in the latter half of the space elevator.
Only at the end, a staggering ninety thousand kilometers high, was there a gigantic circular object several tens of times bigger than the Ark Space Station!
That was the counterweight used to keep the cable vertical – and it was also the most important spaceport of humanity.
Whether it’s the transport ships between Earth and the moon, or the nascent space fleets, they usually dock and resupply there.
However, the second elevator car they were set to take was only going to be activated half an hour later.
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In the meantime, they were free to move around.
But Qi Ye was in no mood for idle sightseeing.
He stared anxiously at the large circular disc atop his head, slightly smaller than the moon.
The moment he saw the disc, he understood one thing—
Merely the collapse of the space elevator probably wouldn’t be enough to warrant the terrifying term “Heaven Fall.”
Only that disc had the qualifications to be described by “Heaven Fall.”
——If that immense disc were to fall, the vast impact could potentially destroy half a continent!
For mankind on the Earth’s surface, it would be nothing short of a “Heaven Fall”!
But the question is: How could such a large thing suddenly fall?
At an altitude of ninety thousand kilometers, even if an accident were to occur, wouldn’t it necessarily crash into Earth?
It might just become an unprecedented piece of colossal space debris, or even a rogue satellite, right?
*
15 minutes later, a piercing alarm rang throughout the entire space station.
The previously idle space elevator suddenly began operating at full gear, all the elevator cars in sight began preheating.
The crowd halted, looking at their mobile phones.
From Qi Ye’s front pocket, a slim phone suddenly began to vibrate.
He took out the phone, only to find he had received two messages—
[Unknown fleet suddenly appeared in the solar system, directly heading for Earth.
All personnel to immediately follow contingency plan 3, retreat and return to the surface.]
And the other one said:
[You have been summoned by the Kunlun of Qinghai Fleet, please leave immediately and head to Spaceport via A4 elevator car!]
The alien fleet, is coming!