universe
Colorful vortices and slightly shining light spots exist on the huge black curtain, and the end cannot be seen at a glance.
Does the universe have an end? Is it finite? Or is it infinite? If it is finite, where is the end? If it is infinite, can it move forward without stagnation and without an end?
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"Yo ho!"
There was a shout, and a man in a white and bulky spacesuit jumped down from a hexagonal metal deck, swimming slowly, and made a hug with his open arms.
"Helt, what are you doing!"
An old but energetic voice came from the long strip-shaped intercom embedded in the space cover on the left side.
"Stukov, please keep your voice down. My ears are going to explode. Of course you are hugging the earth!"
Hert's open arms were aimed at a large colorful ribbon-like air mass above his head. From the air mass, the gray and black color could be vaguely seen. That is the earth, the hometown of mankind!
But for Hult, it is a hometown that is far out of reach, and he may never be able to return to it in his lifetime.
Dazzling and dazzling luminous colored substances, like clouds, surround the earth. These brightly colored, psychedelic-looking substances are called solid, gas, and liquid mixtures. They have been orbiting the earth for two centuries. Science
Research shows that these solid-gas-liquid mixed states can absorb light and convert it into the energy required for their own light, similar to the photosynthesis of plants, but the specific composition analysis is not qualified for a bottom-level repairman like Hurt to know.
A steel cable floated crookedly in space. Hult moved his arms and twitched his feet as if dancing. Directly opposite him was a tubular metal cabin with a height of 100 meters, a huge metal cabin.
There are hexagonal bright metal decks all over it.
This is Tianji Space Station No. 69
"You brat, come back to work quickly. If you can't go back on time today, I'm afraid we will have to pay twice the price to buy water from others."
Helter shook his head with a laugh. Inside the mask was a young and handsome face, with blue eyes, diamond-shaped cheeks, high cheekbones, golden hair, and a hint of mischief on his expression.
In front of Hert's eyes, the high-density crystal mask showed a face that was about to explode with anger. The old man's name was Stukov. He was the oldest repairman in Space Station 69 and Helt's adoptive father.
Hert's parents were both cosmic resource porters and were third-class citizens. They encountered an accident during a trip to search for resources for the space station, but Helt did not remember it. After his parents' accident, Hert
He was adopted, but most of his childhood memories are vague. He can only remember things from the past two years. Many things in the past only have some vague memory fragments, because he is a patient with memory troubles.
Most people who live in the space station have this disease. Because they live in the universe for a long time, they are often disturbed by unknown cosmic rays and sleep in a closed space cabin. Long-term closure will cause a certain degree of psychological damage to people.
Influences include electromagnetic centripetal force chips implanted in the body.
"Stukov, those people at the moon base are really stingy. There is so much solid water on the moon, which is enough for all of us to live on, but they still have to spend money to buy it!"
"You brat, stop talking nonsense to me. We have received the red star coins this month. Now that we have received them, we have to work. We have to be responsible for replacing more than 300 damaged power generation panels in this area. The workload is huge!
"
Stukov, who was more than ten meters away from Hert, had already started to pull him back. Hert made a face at him with a playful smile.
"I think you don't need it anymore, right? If you don't need it, you can rest or have fun now. I'll do it by myself."
Hert apologized hurriedly. After standing back on the deck, Hert looked at the colorful air mass in front of him. Soon they would go around the back of the earth. The orbit of the 69th space station they were in was orbiting the earth.
One circle takes 10 days, 11 hours and 25 minutes. The power generation panels outside the space station must be repaired when it reaches the back of the earth.
Behind Hult is a group of round pancake-shaped neon steel houses, the highest of which is only three floors. This is the residential area of ​​Space Station 69 where they live, with nearly 100,000 people living there.
The huge Space Station No. 69 has an area of ​​20 square kilometers. On the periphery is the power generation ring tube of Space Station No. 69. At the bottom, there is a huge black cover. This is the defense wall of the space station and also a light-blocking power generation panel.
When facing the sun, the 8 hours of darkness in a day will be rotated over the city because of this light shield, completely cutting off the light from the distant sun. When encountering some huge meteorites, the defensive wall can prevent the meteorites from being destroyed.
Defend the space station before it is destroyed by weapons.
In some places, you can see a lot of transmission tubes connecting from the power generation ring tube to the almost transparent ecological space cover. The black ones are conductive tubes and serve as fixed frames, and the white ones are the channels for people to enter and exit the space station. Hull
Te and Stukov came from these tubes. These tubes not only undertake the work of conducting electrical energy in the power generation board, but also undertake the role of heat conduction and cooling. When the temperature of the ecosystem inside the space station rises,
The tube will automatically open some small holes, and use the air in the small holes as a medium to conduct the temperature of nearly minus 300 degrees in space through the heat conduction rod, thereby cooling the overheated ecosystem, including cooling some overheated machines.
cool down.
When the interior is supercooled, the electrical energy in the conduction tube will begin to heat, and the heat conduction rod will begin to introduce heat energy into the ecosystem. The temperature of the space station has been maintained at about 22 to 25 degrees all year round.
"Hurry up Hult!"
Stukov said that he had already pulled the rope from the entrance of a passage they came up from and fell down. Below is a 30-meter-wide circular passage. There is no gravity in the passage. At this time, a bunch of hexagonal sides
A 1-meter-long power generation panel is fixed by a rope at a small hexagonal door. The power generation panels appear to be slightly floating and light, but they actually weigh 200KG and are made of high-density alloy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! These power generation panels must basically be replaced once a year. In such a harsh environment in the universe, extremely cold temperatures, floating metal particles, and metal waste,
Cosmic rays and other things will continue to corrode the outside of the space station's external power tubes, so they must be replaced. Both Hert and Stukov are fourth-level citizens, ranked second to last, and can do things
Only space station maintenance.
In the Skyland Space Country, there are extremely strict restrictions on citizen levels. The only things that level five citizens can do are provide food, water and entertainment in the space station. Level four citizens are space station maintenance workers, and level three citizens are responsible for transporting and exploring external resources.
Workers, second-level citizens are material processing workers, and first-level citizens are machine manufacturers, producing various machinery required by the space station.
Further up are the Star Forces, who are the managers of the Skyland Space Nation, and then there are the scientists and country founders who live in the lunar base.
It's just that Hult has only seen those scientists and founders on TV, and only the more annoying Star Force is an indispensable part of his life.
In the Sky Space Kingdom, when you have basic cognitive abilities at the age of seven or eight, you will start to take intelligence tests. The test results will determine which class of citizens you are. You will be indoctrinated from an early age to all the things that citizens need to do, including
Technical training, Hert remembers these things very clearly, but in his impression, Stukov's shadow is vague.
The two of them had already pulled a stack of power generation panels with fixed ropes each, and came to the power generation ring tube again. Hert stood one step ahead of Stukov and stood in front of a power generation panel.
“First come, first served!”
Stukov stretched out his foot and kicked Helt's mask slowly.
Hult directly pressed the button on the neck of the mask, and with a burst of air spurting out, the backpack of Hult's bloated spacesuit directly stretched and opened, like a giant spider, with tentacles fixed on the power generator next to it.
On the board, in the upper left corner of Helt's mask, there is a reminder that the repair mechanical package is being charged.
There were quite a few replacement and repair tools that were stretched out in front of Hert and connected to the wires. Hert started to take an electric screwdriver and began to remove the densely packed screws on the power generation board to replace such a small piece of power generation board.
It will take at least half an hour.
The disassembled waste screws were directly put into a recycling can on the leg. At this time, Hert looked at the function buttons on the screen. Soon the mechanical bag behind him began to deform, and the four robotic arms stretched out and became
He found a seat and Helt sat down comfortably.
"Move faster, you stupid pig!"
"Asshole old man!"
Helter laughed loudly as he spoke, and directly cut off contact with Stukov through the eye recognition control system.
Time 14:03
The two of them, who had worked hard all morning, were floating in the annular space of the power tube. They used steel cables to fix their bodies near the doorway back to Space Station 69.
"Why is it potatoes again? I want to eat meat!"
As Hult said, Stukov next to him suddenly looked gloomy and his eyes were distracted, as if he was thinking about something.
"It's better not to eat it. Meat is not good for your health."
The originally good mood was gone, and Hert was a little angry. Although they were level 4 citizens, 1,000 red star coins a month, 200 blue star coins, and 1 gold star coin a year were enough for them to live a good life.
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Red star coins are a currency that can be used to purchase food, water, entertainment, and some special services. Blue star coins are used to purchase mechanical equipment, ranging from their repair kits to small space shuttles, but the former is their lifeblood.
, need to be replaced frequently and regularly, and the latter is not necessary for them. If you have a better relationship with Level 3 citizens, you can secretly take a ride on this small space shuttle and have a wild ride in the universe. Experience it. Hurt last year
He almost had an accident and was arrested by the Star Air Force.
The last kind of Venus coins, you only need to own 10 to own a residence on the moon. Hurt has been officially working for two years and has two coins in his hand.
Stukov reached out a hand and patted Hert on the shoulder.
"If you really want to eat, I will take you to have barbecue in the evening."
"real?"
Hert smiled brightly like a child, and Stukov hummed, but at this time, the expression inside the mask showed a touch of sadness, and then he coughed. Stukov has been feeling very unwell recently.
good.
Herter hurriedly patted Stukov on the shoulder.
To be continued...