Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 2536 The Prelude to a New Era
By combining various sensors with the AI ​​control program, the relative positions and speeds between the modules are kept stable within the predicted parameter range, all to ensure a smooth and error-free docking process.

One media outlet used a peculiar comparison in its report: "This is a palace in the sky, more valuable than gold, undergoing docking. If successful, it will be a momentous event in history; but if it fails, it could lead to an unprecedented economic crisis and disaster. Kyushu Technology is currently impacting..."

In an era of soaring gold prices, this is both a compliment and a reflection, but also reveals a genuine fear.

There are even international speculative funds controlling the money. If a major space accident really happens, they will immediately take advantage of the panic and sell-off, while simultaneously fueling the fire and acquiring high-quality assets.

Therefore, some people wearing crosses around their necks were praying fervently, hoping for divine punishment to befall the yellow-skinned person who had stolen divine authority.

However, the curse of these dark rats did not affect the smooth progress of the docking work of the second space segment of Kyushu.

Major media outlets around the world are diligently following and broadcasting updates on the space station.

When Kyushu Xinghai Company announced the completion of the docking, the centrifuge system was started.

The engineering team and the [Tiangong] AI monitored the rotation speed of the ring segment through the control console, gradually accelerating it to a set value of 1.6 minutes per revolution, in order to generate an environment with approximately 0.8 times the gravity of Earth.

During this process, they need to monitor temperature, stress, and vibration data simultaneously to ensure the system operates safely and stably.

Although it was very complicated, and each step required the operator to synchronize with the AI ​​to pass, every engineer on the project did not falter.

Each increase in speed resulted in smooth progress.

Until the [Tiangong] AI feedback: "The centrifuge system speed has reached the target value, and the gravity simulation environment has been successfully established."

With the console alarm lifted, Xu Changqing, Yang Shixiong, and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Qing did not give any further instructions at this moment, but Yang Shixiong's voice came through the voice channel: "Everyone, the first step of the installation process has been taken. Next, we need to complete the docking and debugging of the electromagnetic experimental chamber..."

The first step of the Long March is ultimately a steady stride forward.

The installation and commissioning of the electromagnetic experimental chamber, as the most complex technical challenge in the entire project, was something the team responsible for had been preparing for well in advance.

The simulation server of the Lingjing Ecological Project provided them with ample training and simulation opportunities. However, although the data was already detailed enough, it was even able to simulate many accidents with extremely low probability of occurrence.

But ultimately, the virtual world can never compare to reality.

After all, the virtual world can be repeated countless times, but every moment in reality cannot be reviewed or changed.

Furthermore, the electromagnetic field generator equipped in this module can achieve precise control of the gravity field in a local area, providing technical support for long-term stays on the Moon, Mars, and other low-gravity environments in the future, which is of utmost importance.

The engineer input the startup parameters through the operating terminal, and after pressing the confirm button, [Tiangong] gave feedback: "The electromagnetic field generator has started preheating and is preparing for the first startup."

Electromagnetic shielding deployment complete... Backup communication protocol successfully activated...

The electromagnetic field generator started up, the detector operated stably, and the magnetic field strength and direction were normal... The gravitational environment of the centrifuge system was coordinated and completed...

Many netizens who watched the live stream and followed the space station did not receive the news of the space station's successful operation a few hours later, as they had hoped.

Conversely, this space station, which was announced to have the capability to alter gravity, released no further information for dozens of hours after its launch. Amateur astronomers, using space telescopes, could only observe a sizable man-made object slowly moving above Earth.

Some individual religious people are even discussing whether Kyushu Technology is stealing "divine authority," although their faith is not as sincere as legend suggests.

"The magnetic field strength has reached the target value of 0.5g, but the direction is off."

"Ground control center, technical corrections in progress..."

"Data transmission complete, structural components aligned, magnetic field direction calibrated..."

"The European Space Agency's spacecraft application has been rejected..."

"According to regulations, specific information regarding the adjustment window period will not be released to the public at this time..."

Although some media outlets have been deliberately downplaying the impact of the success of DaXia Technology's projects, including Kyushu Technology, over the years, the eyes of the world are discerning.

Even newspapers and screens cannot obscure the starry sky.

After five consecutive days of debugging and adjustments, the Kyushu engineering team finally succeeded in establishing a complete gravity control system.

The centrifugal toroidal chamber provides a basic gravity environment, while the electromagnetic experimental chamber can achieve precise control of the gravity field in a specific area, and can even perfectly simulate the low gravity environment of the moon or Mars.

Before the Kyushu engineers involved in the project—ground command, Kyushu space station, gravity space station, lunar city—could even celebrate, people around the world, especially those involved in stocks and finance, immediately cast their vote with their wallets.

All the listed companies in Daxia that were related to the business of Jiuzhou Xinghai Company received these funds.

They cannot enter the interior of the Nine Provinces Star Sea and obtain shares, but they can still parasitize the Great Xia economy in this way.

However, this parasitism is not without its advantages as well as its disadvantages.

The flow and accumulation of capital can also rapidly increase asset values ​​and accelerate industry development.

The difference lies only in the separate control of capital, utilization rate, and degree of control over industry development.

The Great Xia is now acting as a tamer of demons. Although many Western economists believe that the Great Xia will fail, they have overlooked the Great Xia's thousands of years of governance experience and its high level of vigilance and control over "commerce".

Zhang Tianhao, one of the heads of Kyushu Xinghai Company, faced the camera in the central garden of the lunar city and told reporters from around the world: "This also means that in the daily operation of Kyushu Gravity Station, the working environment for engineers will be significantly different from that of traditional space stations."

They need to switch working states under different gravity environments, which not only places higher demands on technical operation, but also poses a challenge to physiological adaptability.

As our predecessors said, "Health is the foundation of everything." I hope that friends who want to pursue their careers in space will pay attention to their health, cultivate both a strong physique and a civilized mind...

　(Just a quick aside: when I was writing this book, I included some plot points reminding readers that gold is most valuable during periods of global instability. Over the years, some readers have taken advantage of this and made some money. No need to send me any red envelopes; just remember that risk and opportunity go hand in hand.)

　　Also, it's been a long time.
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