章節 64: Chapter 64: The Tau Ceti Capital Plan
After dealing with the Purple Thorn civilization.
Yan Xia had a plan for Tau Ceti.
"Tau Ceti is a very stable single-star system, which is not common in the universe. Most stellar systems are binary systems like Alpha Centauri."
"Ella, I plan to make this the capital of the Civilization Federation. What do you think?"
Yan Xia's plan was well thought out.
Most of the Purple Thorn civilization was concentrated in this region, and for a long time, their territory would be confined to this star system.
Moreover, this system is very close to the Solar System, only a few light-years away, and on some nights, you can even see the Sun from here.
Not only that.
This system has five large rocky planets that can be made habitable.
"I agree with your suggestion, Yan Xia."
"This is a good place, but we must consider the metal shortage as a significant problem."
"Although we can construct metal using string technology, the energy consumption is enormous. It would take over a hundred years to gather enough metal to build the Tian Gong."
"To turn this system into the capital of the Civilization Federation, the metal requirement will be astronomical, many times more than what is needed to build a battleship."
This was indeed a significant issue.
But you can't have everything.
Yan Xia couldn't lead the fleet on another long space journey; the time cost would be too high.
"Then let the explorers collect metal."
"Increase investment in the Interstellar Explorers Association and expand the items they can exchange, such as some warships or advanced weapons."
Previously, Yan Xia had only given spaceships to the interstellar explorers.
These ships were considered large at 200 meters.
Having reached level 2 civilization, Yan Xia was no longer afraid of small groups' rebellions, so he could distribute some 500 to 1000-meter-class battleships that a level 1 civilization could manufacture.
With these warships, the explorers' exploration capabilities would also improve.
"Noted!"
"Then, Yan Xia, how do you plan to develop Tau Ceti?"
Ella certainly had many plans, but she still sought Yan Xia's opinion.
Yan Xia had some ideas in mind.
"To utilize the resources of the entire system, we must start with the star. The Dyson Cloud project is reactivated."
"Defense is also crucial. The Sky Shield project is reactivated, but this time, we will incorporate the Purple Thorn civilization's 'Wall' technology to withstand attacks for some time and avoid being crushed like last time."
The Sky Shield was useless against the level 2 Purple Thorn civilization.
"The Coordinate Anchor technology is excellent for setting up a warning zone around Tau Ceti, covering a radius of 1.5 light-years, allowing us to detect enemies or their attacks in advance."
"More importantly, we must develop the system's interior. Mine all the asteroids in Tau Ceti, leaving no potential threats."
The power of asteroids is immense. The impact of a single asteroid can reach a terrifying trillion-ton level, and larger ones moving at higher speeds can easily surpass the billion-billion-ton level.
"The Interstellar Life Project can be initiated, as we've waited long enough."
Yan Xia's research on three types of interstellar life forms could be restarted, even though the lab had been destroyed.
These life forms will undergo modifications to perform photosynthesis, like blue-green algae.
After all, there are no gaseous giant planets in Tau Ceti, so alternative cultivation methods are needed.
"Finally, we have the planets themselves."
"Although planet e is in the habitable zone, we can move the remaining four planets into the habitable zone. With some adjustments, it should be easy to achieve stability."
For a level 1 civilization, this is a very challenging task.
Not only do the planets need to be moved to the habitable zone, but they must also maintain stable orbits, and their revolution speeds should be synchronized. Any disorder could lead to the creation of another Hundred-Eyed Star or another Earth.
This seems like a grand project, but the details are intricate.
"It should be achievable within 500 years."
Ella's estimates were always precise, and this was the time she needed.
After all, moving planets cannot be as fast as moving a spaceship at 10,000 km/s.
So, within a stellar system, this speed is relatively slow.
Speaking of this, Yan Xia thought of the Hundred-Eyed Star, still wandering in space, and who knows when it will reach Tau Ceti.
"Yes, moving all the planets to the habitable zone will alleviate the population pressure of the Leler civilization."
"Of course, you should also step up the promotion of the Interstellar Explorers Association and ensure that over a billion Leler beings become interstellar explorers."
These were the general plans.
The specifics still needed to be handled and supplemented by Ella.
Later, Ella presented Yan Xia with a sand table design of Tau Ceti.
At the center was a large star surrounded by countless small Dyson Cloud devices, leaving five large openings corresponding to the five planets, which would move with the planets' revolutions.
In interstellar space, billions of satellites were constructed, similar to those on Earth, with a circular shape, low energy consumption, no offensive capabilities, and signal transmission functions. These satellites ensured stable signal transmission in interstellar space.
Ella also set up 700 interstellar ports in the habitable zone, each with a diameter of 30 kilometers. To conserve resources, they were flat, like a disc, with numerous cities constructed on the half facing the stellar system, while the other half, facing deep space, was comb-shaped.
These "comb" gaps were thousands of electromagnetic acceleration tracks, where spaceships could accelerate by 16% to 25%, specifically designed for explorers traveling to remote deep space.
Further out were the interstellar fortresses, which served as the first line of defense against enemy attacks. These fortresses were multifunctional and massive, each with a diameter exceeding 10,000 meters, essentially long-distance mobile battleships.
These interstellar fortresses had another crucial function: generating the 'Wall'.
Since all the planets were moved to the habitable zone, these facilities did not need to be set up hundreds of astronomical units away from the star. The most distant interstellar fortress was only 6 astronomical units from the star, making the entire system compact.
There were also other additions.
For instance, a 40-kilometer-wide telescope was built for Ella to study deep space, detect other habitable or life-bearing systems, and observe traces of ancient interstellar wars.
This "eye" was of utmost importance.
Compared to these, Yan Xia was more interested in the planets' internal modifications.
But this would take a very, very long time.
So long that he felt like taking a nap and waiting for the day of completion...
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