All Novel Full Chapter 918
Chapter 918: Chapter 868: Preparing to disembark!_1 Chapter 918: Chapter 868: Preparing to disembark!_1 “So, are we still going to work as usual tomorrow?”
Someone suddenly asked this in the Cloud Dream office group chat, amidst a flurry of “The boss is truly incredible” remarks.
This obviously wasn’t a question for Lincoln.
Star-Earth data transfer and terrestrial data flow are entirely different.
Although Lincoln had put on a set of [Bafang] equipment upgraded with a consciousness chip, he could only use it normally when communicating between the ground and the aviation cabin.
After all, no matter how many backdoors are opened, it’s impossible to allocate the network bandwidth of an entire aviation cabin to him alone for 24 hours.
Similarly, Lincoln could not afford to use the precious network channel for chatting in the group.
So this employee in the group was actually asking Cloud Dream’s top manager, Quentina.
And Quentina’s answer was: “Go to work as usual, unaffected.”
“Won’t we have meetings?”
“Meetings as usual.” Quentina answered again.
“But the boss won’t attend the annual meeting??” The employees were somewhat baffled.
“Of course he will.”
“?” A question mark popped up.
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The group chat went silent for a moment, then–
“The boss will host our meeting from space!?”
“!!!”
“Isn’t that just incredible?”
“Invincible!!”
…
The employees were instantly excited.
But the excitement was short-lived.
After the initial exhilaration, the rest of the day seemed to stretch into an eternity — they couldn’t wait for the next morning to arrive so they could z quickly participate in this “space meeting”.
*
Not only were the employees of Cloud Dream looking forward to the next day, their boss Lincoln was also equally expecting it.
He hadn’t yet figured out what space story to tell the players, but he wasn’t in a hurry.
After checking the equipment, he drifted to the observation window and looked at the endless space outside, the sky full of stars and the huge, clearly arched blue planet.
The stars in the sky, devoid of the atmospheric light refraction effect, no longer flickered but maintained a constant and unchanging brightness for thousands of years, embellishing the canopy of the universe.
The moment Lincoln first saw it, he found it breathtakingly beautiful.
As he continued watching, he felt that the starry sky he had seen in the virtual world was too false.
Nowadays, most of the space photos that can be seen on earth are taken for astronauts and spacecraft.
But the light source on the spacecraft is too strong, the camera has to reduce the amount of light, so that the stars with insufficient brightness are “hidden”.
The result is: the photographs show the universe’s background as pitch black, without a single star visible.
There are few long exposure shots focused on capturing the stars in space, and the virtual world space images created based on these photos and movie special effects rarely achieve high realism.
It’s considered strange if they do!
Inclusive of Lincoln, the vast majority of players haven’t had the experience of observing the starry sky in outer space, so they didn’t notice the distortion of those [Space] themed MODs.
It was not until this moment that Lincoln realized this problem.
This made him feel more than ever that this trip up was really worthwhile!
He must take a good look when he goes out of the cabin tomorrow!
—Before he said he wanted to go on a spacewalk, he didn’t know how Henry managed it but in the end, the Aerospace Academy agreed to it.
They then made a significant modification to the space mission, incorporating a larger proportion of [Out-of-Cabin Activity Practice], arguably a technology verification for the future [Heavenly Palace]space station.
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Currently, there are no space stations in the world.
According to Lincoln’s observations, it’s unlikely that an International Space Station will be established.
More likely is the future emergence of three space stations in space: One each from Daxia, America, and the European Union.
It could be considered as a sort of alternative space race.
However, Lincoln is uncertain about the situation in America and he doesn’t have high hopes for the European Union.
Since Cloud Dream expanded its businesses there, he learned more about the situation there involuntarily.
Now, the most powerful countries are all grappling with protests and strikes.
Not only have they not subsided in half a year, but they seem to be escalating, even the number of rocket launches started to be cut down.
They likely don’t have the energy to focus on a space station.
In short, Lincoln started to look forward to the second day even before it arrived.
*
The next day, Lincoln woke up early in his sleeping bag.
He slept very lightly this time, so much so that he nearly had insomnia for the entire night.
Sleeping in a weightless environment was completely different from sleeping on the ground; it was impossible to adjust.
His head had to be tied to the pillow, his arms placed inside the sleeping bag to prevent them from floating randomly, and due to the 90-minute day-night cycle in space, he also had to wear a sleep mask.
To sleep well under such circumstances was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Not to mention him, a newbie, even the two old hands who had been into space multiple times didn’t get much sleep on the first night.
They crawled out of their sleeping bags listlessly, taking turns in grooming themselves.
Grooming was also a hassle, Lincoln was tempted to skip it and just brush his teeth.
But when he thought of the live streaming to follow, he sighed, resignedly drank a bunch of water, and swallowed foam mixed with water and toothpaste – this concoction was edible.
Then, he took out a specially-made razor that prevents debris and began shaving his stubble.
After bustling around for half an hour to groom himself and tidy up the cabin, the three of them started catching up while waiting for the live broadcast to start.
[8:15]
The morning news cut to the space capsule.
As per usual, they started with greetings, followed by astronauts taking turns to greet viewers across the country.
The two teammates were not newcomers, they handled it with ease.
But when it was Lincoln’s turn, he said right away: “Everybody, this is Lincoln.
The New Year’s holiday is over today, and it seems a bit late to wish you a Happy New Year, so let me wish you all an early New Year in advance by 358 days!”
The two teammates in the cabin turned to look at him in shock: Is he cracking jokes at this time?
A few seconds later, the signal reached the ground.
The host’s poised smile suddenly froze for a moment, and with visible effort, she stopped her mouth from twitching into a smile.
She tried to save face: “Yes, starting today, all industries will start to resume work.
Do you have anything to say to everyone?”
Lincoln pondered for a moment, didn’t joke again, and said seriously: “Work often feels painful, which is inevitable.
But if you have the opportunity to find work you like, or derive value from your work, then this pain will be greatly reduced.”
“Just like this moment, once the interview is over, I have to put on a cumbersome spacesuit, leave the safe cabin, and undertake operations in the dangerous space.”
“But because I can derive great joy from it and are very confident that this experience will turn into a highly valuable one in the future, I am more than happy to take this risk, even endangering my life, grabbing every opportunity, and venturing into it unceasingly.”
“So, I sincerely hope that everyone can also find something they like, or find value in what they are currently doing – even if the value is insignificant, it can greatly alleviate your anxiety and pain.”
Lincoln’s voice turned into radio waves, transmitted from space to the ground, and then, via Daxia TV Station, it reached the ears of tens and hundreds of millions of viewers.
The host’s smile became more genuine.
She looked at the cue card from the director: [Last sentence!
Closing statement!]
She then said: “So, we wish you success in your spacewalk in advance.”
Next, they just have to wait for Lincoln to say thank you, exchange a goodbye, and this remote interview can end.
But Lincoln said, “Thank you, and for friends who are interested in our spacewalk task, you can switch to the news channel or visit the Cloud Dream Live Broadcast Platform and watch our spacewalk in real-time!”
“?” The host looked at the director, ‘Is it okay to advertise like this?’
The director impatiently waved the cue card: [Say goodbye!]
Even if he blatantly advertised his own game, they’re helpless.
…
The news ended, it wasn’t long.
But this was just the end of the comprehensive channel news, the relay of the news channel would follow.
The spacewalk task of Lincoln and the commander was indeed getting broadcasted live.
The Aerospace Academy had made up its mind to ride on Lincoln’s popularity and stir up a wave of aerospace enthusiasm in Daxia, in order to inspire the people’s longing for space.
There will be more such promotional activities in the next five days.
But before that, the network channel was completely open, and finally Lincoln’s little assistant arrived!
He put on the headband, activated the portable console and stuffed it into the tool bag, fastened the safety belt and tether, stood in the air lock cabin, and got ready for the spacewalk.
The commander, Stacy also got fully geared up.
He checked Lincoln’s safety belt and tether again to see if they were fastened properly, then stood aside and also started waiting.
In Daxia, except for Lincoln who was an exception, all astronauts were military personnel, and Stacy was no exception.
Before he and his old partner Nathan set off, they were specially instructed with a task: “This time going into space, you must keep an eye on Lincoln and you must bring him back safely.”
“Remember!
All tasks of this space flight combined are not as important as this task!”
Stacy took it to heart.
So every time Lincoln went on a spacewalk, there was always someone with him, they wouldn’t let him go out alone.