Chapter 82 Upgrading to the third generation of nuclear fusion!
"Ten thousand technology points..."
Zhao Yu rubbed his hands, feeling a little excited. This was the first time he spent 10,000 technology points at one time.
Enter the core control room of the base and find the technology related to nuclear fusion.
【Do you want to spend 10,000 technology points to upgrade to the third generation nuclear fusion?】
"Yes!"
[Base: Level 1]
【Experience:/】
[Technology points: 8 points. (Increase by 1 point every hour.)]
Ignoring the reminder to gain experience, Zhao Yu quickly opened up nuclear fusion technology.
I found that it is currently in the third generation of nuclear fusion, and there is no upgrade button at the back.
"I don't know if the base reaches the second level, will there be fourth-generation nuclear fusion, or will there be new technologies..."
Zhao Yu muttered and quickly checked the changes after upgrading nuclear fusion.
Soon, he found three new exchange technologies.
[Hall thruster: a high-end thruster that combines electromagnetic technology and nuclear fusion technology. Description: An electromagnetic field can be built at the tail of the spacecraft, and the energy released by nuclear fusion can be used to accelerate it to form a plasma jet to propel the spacecraft forward. Redeem
Required technology points: 1000】
"Is this what Uncle Da estimates will be a technology that will significantly increase power after upgrading to the third generation of nuclear fusion?"
"It turns out to be a product of the combination of electromagnetic technology and nuclear fusion technology..."
Zhao Yu thought like this, clicked on the spaceship list, found the U-shaped spacecraft, and found that the spacecraft had indeed changed.
[U-shaped spacecraft: a conventional battleship that can be equipped with Hall thrusters and can be modified for multi-purpose purposes.]
Zhao Yu suddenly realized, no wonder the U-shaped spacecraft had both nuclear power and magnetic power before, but the speed did not increase. The feeling is that his nuclear fusion technology was not in place, so the spacecraft could not release its ultimate form.
He quickly checked the details of the Hall thruster.
The further he looked down, the smile on Zhao Yu's face became three points deeper.
"This Hall thruster is really powerful!"
According to the instructions, a spacecraft equipped with a Hall thruster can reach a conventional speed of Mach 500, which is approximately 600,000 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to being able to run 14.4 million kilometers a day.
This means that Mercury, the closest planet at present, only takes 10 days to make a round trip.
Mars is currently 120 million kilometers away from Blue Star, and it takes about 20 days to travel back and forth.
"One plus one is indeed greater than two. When these two full-level technologies are superimposed, the speed is doubled so many times!"
Zhao Yu smiled broadly. The emergence of the Hall thruster meant that he could turn his attention away from Blue Star and go mining on other nearby planets.
What surprised him even more was that the Hall thruster did not only have a conventional speed of Mach 500.
Hall thrusters can also be installed on ultra-small special warships, and their short-range instantaneous speeds can even reach Mach 1,000.
However, the battery life is limited, and it needs to be shut down for maintenance for up to one hour in a row.
Even so, it’s not bad. At least, now, the time to and from Blue Star has been greatly shortened. It only takes 20 minutes to fly from the moon to Blue Star.
"The only problem now is that there is not enough technology..."
Zhao Yu has a big head. All life-related technologies that can be traded have been traded. The only thing left is Skynet, which can be exchanged for 500 technology points.
"Is it possible that we have to trade some weapons with Blue Star?"
Zhao Yu shook his head and didn't think much about it. He planned to go out later and discuss with Uncle Da before making a decision.
He then looked at the second newly added exchange technology.
[Mothership: A large battleship that can provide parking and maintenance work for the fleet for ultra-long-distance operations. Technology points required for exchange: 1000]
Just looking at the description, it seems quite satisfactory. The power system can also be equipped with a Hall thruster, which does not slow down the speed, but consumes a lot of fuel.
Zhao Yu looked through the detailed data again. After reading it again, his brows wrinkled slightly.
"The mothership doesn't seem to be as good as I thought. Although it can carry various types of weapons, it doesn't seem to have any new breakthroughs..."
"However, the mothership can carry the maintenance equipment of each spacecraft, and all damaged spacecrafts will be returned to the mothership for repair..."
"The most important thing is that it is big. It is a thousand kilometers long and can accommodate a population of one million..."
Back to the description column, the mothership is indeed an indispensable warship for long-distance operations. It can carry a wide variety of supplies, which is almost equivalent to carrying an asteroid with you.
"1000 technology points is not much, but there is no need to get it out for the time being..."
Zhao Yu currently has no need for ultra-long-distance navigation. In terms of supply, he can build a space base, as well as various supply ships and transport ships as supplements, which is enough.
Zhao Yu didn't stay too long on the mothership, and looked at the next new technology.
[Artificial small sun: can change the cold and uninhabitable environment of remote planets. Technology points required for redemption: 1000]
"Artificial little sun?!"
Zhao Yu had a look of astonishment on his face. He read the description in detail and found that this thing seemed useless to him now.
"If there is no threat from the alien fleet in a month, this little sun would be very good. It can transform planets in remote areas for colonization..."
In fact, there are many technologies in the lifestyle category, but Zhao Yu has not named them out. If it is safe in the future, he can select them all and carry out a wave of colonization.
After the upgrade was completed and the three new technologies were clarified, Zhao Yu looked at the list of spaceships again and found that except for the saucer-shaped spacecraft, all other types of spacecraft can basically be equipped with Hall thrusters.
The saucer-shaped spaceship can also be modified, but after modification, the stealthiness is greatly reduced, and the original function is almost lost.
In addition to the greatly enhanced power system, Zhao Yu discovered that weapons and defense products related to nuclear fusion have also been greatly enhanced.
Take the Star Destroyer Cannon. Only the first generation was built before, which can destroy asteroids with a diameter of 100 kilometers.
Now, the Star Destroyer Cannon has more upgradeable suffixes and can destroy asteroids with a diameter of 500 kilometers.
In comparison, the power has increased five times.
Other laser defense systems have also been greatly strengthened, and their battery life and maximum defense power have been improved.
In addition, nuclear fusion has been upgraded to the third generation, and the energy provided has been upgraded again.
The first-generation nuclear fusion power station installed in Blue Star can provide daily power supply for more than 100 countries and regions in Blue Star.
The current third-generation nuclear fusion power station will be able to supply the electricity demand of ten existing blue stars.
Upgrading nuclear fusion is basically here for Zhao Yu's improvement. If placed in a normal civilization, the biggest role of upgraded nuclear fusion is to provide energy for large-scale energy-consuming scientific research.
For example, Blue Star has always wanted to do large-scale research in the particle and quantum fields, but due to energy constraints, particle collider, proton collider and other equipment have chosen the lowest power. Even so, the annual energy expenditure is
An astronomical number.
Leaving the core control room, Zhao Yu explained the newly added technology to Uncle Da.
"Uncle Da, if we want to build Hall thrusters as soon as possible, in addition to Skynet, we still lack 500 technology points. What fields can we squeeze in?!"
After thinking for a moment, Uncle Da said: "Sir, the bottom line is not to trade weapons. Based on this, Xiaotian may need to be sold..."
"Of course, we can only sell the first generation Xiaotian. In this way, even if Blue Star gets it, it will not affect our mining efficiency..."
Zhao Yu thought about it carefully and nodded: "This is the only way!"