Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

People eat bread, the more the better. Although the process of using bread to make organic fuel is outrageous, it obviously also requires a sufficient amount of bread to complete the entire fermentation process.

This is obviously unacceptable to the chef. The chef has a resolute and thorough artistic pursuit for his bread - as an automaton, art is everything in his life and the most important pillar of his fragile soul.

However, under Shangluo's order, he could only dismantle all his bread-processing equipment and temporarily fold and store the raw materials for use in the next batch of space station expansion. He did not give up the step of fine-processing the bread, and he would manually make bread for Shangluo and others to fill the gap left by the machines.

After dismantling those equipments that were not necessary for the development of the space, Shangluo carried out redevelopment in the vacant cabins.

The first thing to set up is the bedroom.

"Well, what do you think?"

“I think this is a bit”

Shangluo and Fae stood in the same room. Although it looked a little strange, this was indeed a dormitory.

Phaethon was the first to point out: "I think the scenery here is quite nice."

This is the room assigned to them. It is a room with a dome view. The large floor-to-ceiling windows directly face the blue earth. The sky, the earth, and the ocean are all contained in the windows and can be seen by looking up.

The room is not small. Although it is an eight-person room, each person has his or her own separate berth, and does not need to share the same "hot berth" as on a submarine. Each person's storage space is also independent, and there are four writing stations.

It wasn't that Phaethon couldn't tolerate a slightly crowded environment. Anyway, the people who would live in this room would all be acquaintances, so he could just treat it like summer camp.

The problem was the shape of the bed—a square box stood in front of her, abruptly placed on the ground. It had a lid that could be transparent or opaque.

"So whether it's transparent or not, this thing looks exactly like a coffin!"

"Alas," Shangluo pressed his forehead, "I have no choice. The maintenance space of the automatic machine is like this. Moreover, this is the 'reasonable design plan' they came up with after calculation."

Because the space station can accommodate people up, down, left, and right, the beds are staggered in pairs, with 4 beds on the ceiling and 4 beds on the floor. When you lie down, you can't see the face of the person opposite you, so it's still relatively spacious.

"But no matter how well designed it is, it's still a coffin."

"You see, if people lie in it, they can not only choose the fragrance, light, and music they like."

"Yes, the coffin also has this function."

[Yes, Shangluo, I'm afraid you don't know. Many Roman coffins have a manual bell device attached that can be connected to the ground. This is to prevent accidental burial of living people. It is normal for high-end coffins to have this function. ]

"Ah, forget it." Phaethon covered his forehead, "Just make do with it. We are here to fight, not to go on vacation. We need to be patient with this kind of problem - but Shangluo, there is another problem that we cannot tolerate. Can't you see that this involves a problem? There is no clear hierarchy here."

Indeed, there is no clear up and down in space, but human cognition is to distinguish up and down.

Even in a space without up, down, left or right, the space station will tend to define one side as "ground", and then arrange text, equipment and other supporting facilities based on the ground on that side.

This way, all astronauts would work and interact in the same posture, rather than the two groups being upside down and seeing their colleagues' upside-down faces every day.

But this room was not only half up and half down, but also arranged in a staggered manner. Just standing here, Phaethon was almost visually confused. For a few moments, she couldn't even be sure whether she was standing or lying down.

"Aren't you feeling dizzy in here?"

“Hmm,” Shangluo thought for a moment, “From an ordinary person’s perspective, it does feel a bit dizzy.”

“Why is it designed this way?”

“Because this room is too high.”

This is the problem with the bread machine. These spaces were originally used to arrange equipment, and the machines placed in them were quite high.

After these rooms were converted into bedrooms for humans, if only one surface was used, the entire space would be wasted. Although the entire ship had a large space, it could accommodate quite a few people. If it were not designed this way, the space station would not be able to accommodate so many crew members.

"I'm not being picky," Phaethon replied. "I mean, this will affect work efficiency. If it can be solved, we can try to solve it first."

Chapter 1342: Space Belongs to Humankind

"Hmm," Shangluo pondered for a moment, "Not very good. The foundation of this space station is like this, and it is difficult to effectively expand its functions. How about this?" He suggested:

"We'll just make do with this ship for now. The Lianshan next to it still needs a renovation, so we might as well start building a true space station there."

"Well, I told the others that." Phaethon didn't ask for herself - it didn't matter if there was no bed. But considering the working status of the entire team, she had to ask.

At least for now, this space station does not actually belong entirely to humans. It belongs to machines, and the equipment in it is not built to serve humans. It was only under Shangluo's persuasion that the chef "repented and changed his way".

However, from a long-term perspective, all this must be ended. Humans should not be here to make do, this is a matter of morale.

Shangluo naturally understood this problem - when squatting in the trenches, what the soldiers can eat every day determines their perception of the battle situation. If there are hot meals every day and the kitchen team in the rear can deliver fresh meals, this does not mean that the situation is very good, but at least it can show that the situation is still under our control.

But if they can't even get dry food, and have no idea where to put their next meal, everyone will know that something is wrong with the war situation.

The same is true here. For such a pioneering environment that requires members to exert their own willpower, no compromise is allowed. Everything around must be arranged as much as possible, so as to boost the morale of the entire team.

After all, you can't quit at any time on this space station. Everyone who comes here must work for a certain period of time before leaving. If the quality of life of everyone cannot be guaranteed during this process, who knows what kind of trouble will come out of this pressure tank-like space.

According to Phaethon's opinion, a meeting was held in Shangluo.

"Hello everyone." Standing in the cafeteria, Shang Luo said to everyone, "I am very happy to see you all in the first permanent space facility of mankind. I think you may have looked at your living environment just now. Is there anyone who is dissatisfied with the living environment?"

Everyone shook their heads. In addition to the bed looking like a coffin, most of the problems in the environment would only become more obvious in future experiences. At the beginning of the operation, no one wanted to appear to be someone who would cause trouble, so everyone chose not to say anything for the time being.

"Everyone, there is something I want to explain to you at the beginning." Shangluo said in a deep voice, "The living conditions we are experiencing now are unprecedented in human history. We are not the first group of people to enter space. There were many extraordinary people who came here before us - everyone is a Qigong practitioner, so of course you know it. However, we are the first group to live here. From a mythological perspective, we are all living in the Heavenly Palace now.

"This palace in heaven is quite different from the earth. On earth, you can walk wherever you want. But in the palace in heaven - you have all seen horror movies, right? There are also many suspense movies about snowstorms in mountain villas. In order to create the suspenseful atmosphere of many suspense murder cases, it is necessary to build a closed space and use a snowstorm to block the entrance and exit of the villa, so that people inside cannot go out and people outside cannot come in. It is best to disconnect the telephone lines as well."

He spread his hands and said, "As you can see, we are now staying in this snowstorm villa. Although the telephone line is connected and you can still access the Internet, and the speed is quite fast, you cannot leave here in the short term. Therefore, if you have any opinions or are dissatisfied with the surrounding environment, you should immediately raise them with me."

This is crucial, so Shangluo emphasized again: "The environment should adapt to people, not people adapt to the environment. As Qigong practitioners, as future Celestial Courts, we can all be proud. If you're unhappy or unhappy, there's no need to hold it in; just come and tell me. We've actually entered a state of material freedom. For example, if you have some 'ideas' about the structure of the space station, we can even create another space twice as large."

This is no joke. With the Lunar Cannon officially operational, tens, even hundreds, of tons of supplies will be launched daily. If calculated based on the "historical" International Space Station, this means an entire International Space Station is launched every four or five days.

The space station has a lot of room for expansion, enough for everyone to put forward their own opinions. So Shangluo plans to make his atmosphere more relaxed - although he is still in a can, if the boundaries of this can can be expanded as he wishes, the sense of oppression will be greatly reduced.

"So, after this initial tour, do you have any questions, comments, or suggestions?"

"I have a question!" Zhu Ling raised her hand, "How do we allocate accommodation?"

"Well, I plan to consult a professional - come on." Shangluo made way for Zhu Ling to stand on the stage:

"Your Highness the Princess often follows the scientific expedition team to the mountains to chase pandas, right?"

Zhu Ling nodded. "Our job is mainly to track the ecology and social situations of pandas. Generally, during the breeding season, we need to rescue those pandas that have lost a fight and carry them back down the mountain to recover and then release them. We also need to treat other injuries. So we have to stay in the mountains for more than 20 days at a time."

"How are the scientific expedition teams allocated?"

"Ah," Zhu Ling pressed his forehead, "I had my own tent, which was considered a special privilege. As for the others, I remember that men and women were separated, but they could live together if they wished."

"Then let's do this. We'll consult with professionals." Shangluo replied, "Those who want to live with specific people can raise their hands first. Let me tell you first, it takes at least four people to get one room. So everyone can organize themselves freely first, and then I'll make an allocation for those who don't have any ideas."

This is the first time that Shangluo has been involved in such detailed management. There are 40 people here, and another 40 will come in a few days. Because of the space station, the number of people going to the two groups has increased.

It has to be said that when the matter is so specific, even if there are only a few dozen people, it is still a headache. Because he can't figure out what everyone is thinking.

"Ah, wait, how about this first." Shangluo raised a hand, "Everyone stop for a moment. I will assign 4 automatons to each person to provide services, and let the automatons take care of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. If there are any problems, ask the automatons to report to me. In the Heavenly Palace, everyone can be a little extravagant. The Thunder Department will cover all the expenses here!"

Chapter 1343: The Free Kingdom Built in Space

Construction of a space station is as fast as in Creative mode - in theory it is Creative mode.

The materials in the supernatural realm are already abundant to the point of freedom. Even space travel can immediately enter the creative mode when only supernatural people can participate.

For example, the cabin of a space station can be expanded at will, and only needs to be kept warm. If it is a space station created for mortals, even if there are elite pilots on board, they still need to breathe. However, with the blessing of the golden elixir, the Qigong practitioner can temporarily ignore the physical environment around him, and he will not die immediately even if he is thrown directly into a vacuum.

So everything here can actually be a little more "casual".

"Okay, let's add five more T-shaped sections today."

Shangluo planned the configuration of the space station, and the automata there immediately began construction. The automata lined up and jumped into space - as machines, they did not need to breathe or keep warm, and could move in space. In the distant orbit, there were cargo ships approaching that were changing orbits. These ships were launched directly from the lunar cannon, and 8 of them would dock every day.

The four ships that arrived this morning couldn't even find a place to dock. In order to prevent these cargo ships from floating outside, Shangluo planned to use the automatic machine to build a cargo dock.

This dock does not need any design. Shangluo just asked in the work group that no one wants to carry the packages at the dock, so this part is completely handled by the robot. Because the robot does not need to breathe, the entire dock can be operated "unmanned", without oxygen supply, insulation, pressure maintenance, or even bulkheads. It only needs to extend a platform directly.

When Shangluo gave the order, the first batch of automatons had already started working. They took tool boxes and screwdrivers and began to add structures to the periphery of the space station like building blocks - these large prefabricated parts were launched with the Water Dragon and temporarily needed to occupy the manned space. However, after the initial construction of the space station was completed, other structural parts could be transported by cargo spacecraft.

And most importantly, the "outfitting" project of Lianshan is also underway - in terms of the ship's construction process, this is indeed considered outfitting.

After leaving the dry dock of Longjiang Shipyard, Lianshan was launched directly into space. Although a series of equipment such as an ice cream machine were installed inside, it is just a hull for a space battleship. Except for the ice cream machine, all other equipment on the ship will be dismantled and rebuilt.

For example, the huge ranging radar on top of the bridge is meaningless in the space station environment. Shangluo plans to replace it with spiritualized equipment to replace the original early electronic equipment.

Most of the space station's automata were busy on the Lian Shan. The modular dock assembly first fixed the Lian Shan to its current position, and the rest was just to send the components up one by one in subsequent launches.

Also, Shangluo did not plan to have all the equipment manufactured on Earth and sent over - the second manned rocket that would arrive tomorrow would carry the technicians of the Bang clan selected from the Dragon Palace, who were experts in the field of mirage manufacturing. Many parts of the battleship would be manufactured using mirage.

According to what we know, mirages are actually quite unstable in the Earth's environment, and their structure will disintegrate at almost the temperature of bath water. But in space, as long as we find a way to avoid direct sunlight and do not enter the human living environment, it is easy to control the structure of mirages at a safe temperature.

Based on this property, it would be easy to quickly manufacture a large quantity of new, strong, and durable materials, transforming the entire ship into a dedicated space station vessel. As long as it doesn't enter the Earth's environment, the ship will remain in its current state.

This revolutionary progress has allowed Shangluo to boldly expand the space station. As long as the mirage can be widely used, the subsequent construction will only require the "skeleton".

This is for safety reasons. Although the mirage can also be used to create a structural skeleton, if there is an external impact that causes a large-scale collapse of the mirage, it is very likely that the space station will also collapse structurally. If at least the physical skeleton is retained, after the mirage is damaged, the new part can still be quickly reconstructed by clinging to the skeleton.

More importantly, while any component can be used in space, mirage is particularly convenient because it can be sent up in the form of liquid cargo, and can even be transported at high pressure. This is in any case much more convenient than transporting solid structures.

The first batch of mirage tanks are also scheduled to arrive together with the developers of the clam tribe. Today's work is to build the skeleton for laying the mirage materials.

"This is entering the free kingdom of manufacturing," Shangluo exclaimed.

The Kingdom of Freedom - After understanding and mastering the laws of the objective world, one can freely use the laws to transform the objective world. Although human beings' current understanding of the laws of the physical world is far from reaching the true "Kingdom of Freedom", through the medium of mirage, it is easy to construct a Kingdom of Freedom while the universe is still not reacting.

Now, let alone Shangluo coming to command, even any sandbox game player can expand the space station with the mouse and keyboard, because it is extremely convenient to add or delete parts.

"Let me confirm first." Shangluo asked, "Dragon Palace has confirmed that they can send the person here on time, right?"

[Yes, no problem.] Apollonia replied, [They said they would definitely send someone along with Water Dragon 2. We just need to arrange accommodation. However, they don’t know how long this mission will take.]

"They are an exception. I know that aquatic creatures like the Clam Clan are not suitable to stay outside the Dragon Palace for too long, so I plan to send them back in a month. During this time, they only need to teach others how to use Mirage."

[Regarding this, the Dragon Palace actually has a plan - they said that if the court really needs Dragon Palace personnel to stay in the space station permanently, part of it can be transformed into the Dragon Palace environment, such as filling it with water or something. ]

"It's not impossible. Anyway, it's very convenient to build it anyway. It's not impossible to build a satellite city for them when the time comes."

Chapter 1344 Mirage Engineering

“So, it’s really convenient.”

Phaethon sighed. She had already eaten her ice cream.

Although the ice cream machine was moved from the Lianshan next door, what surprised her was that life here almost immediately returned to the level on Earth.

Although you can’t order takeout casually, whatever you want to use or eat, you can basically find it in the refrigerator.

"So have you chosen your rooms?" Shangluo asked. Just after deciding that they could choose their own partners and form a group of four, Shangluo took the time to arrange the construction tasks for this morning.

When he came back, the automaton had already installed the ice cream machine in the cafeteria.

"We have counted the people who don't want to choose themselves - there are quite a lot. The rest can be discussed in about ten minutes. But in fact, no one chooses to live with the opposite sex. After all, everyone is randomly found and doesn't know each other. Now they are just choosing each other's roommates."

"That's fine." Shang Luo nodded. "After a while, you can just allocate the rooms according to what everyone discusses. If you don't like it later, you can change it later. Anyway, in the medium and long term, each person will have a room."

"Is it still possible like this? One room per person?"

Shangluo nodded: "As long as we have the mirage, it will be easy to make it."

According to Shangluo's prediction, the expansion structure of the space station will not only include the industrial module, but also the living module will be made of mirage - but only to fill the outer wall. The space that really comes into contact with people can only be built with materials that are stable under normal conditions.

Judging from the current construction form, each member added to the space station will actually take up a lot of materials.

Therefore, considering the long-term development, Shangluo decided to expand the entire space station in the second phase after the current initial stage. And the second phase will change the current construction form.

"So how are you going to build it?"

"Look." Shangluo drew a circle. "The current space station is like a bagel. Because the current space station is like a canoe or a main valve of ancient humans. It does not form a complete, systematic internal space. When you want to expand it, you can lengthen and widen it on the original basis, or connect several canoes in parallel. This idea is quite effective, but the conditions are too harsh."

Shangluo knew that in history, the Austronesians had indeed used canoes to embark on great voyages - the difficulty of this was like humans exploring Mars using early spacecraft such as the Salyut space station. Many people who went there had no intention of coming back, but just planned to settle down in a distant place.

But human navigation does not need to be so difficult - the environment of the canoe is harsh because the canoe does not form an effective layer of protection, just like amphibians do not have skin that can resist the sun.

Therefore, the second phase plan is to build a real space building - mirage manufacturing is not suitable for use in spaces that are too close to human living environments, so only the outer shell and structural parts need to be built with mirage.

As long as the human living environment is heavily wrapped in 50% mirage construction, 75% mirage construction, and finally 100% mirage construction, the mirage construction can be fully utilized while ensuring cost compression.

"At that time, the most practical solution is actually to make a ball."

"Ball?!" Phaethon thought about it. Building a large ball next to the Earth wasn't impossible. But the thought of it was terrifying. The "ball" Shangluo was planning to build would likely be quite large.

"How big do you plan to make it?" she asked Shangluo.