613: Chapter 613 Temporary Transition

The number of Worker Bee Robots determines the speed of material collection and Space Station construction.

Although the waiting time was a bit long initially, it became much more comfortable later on.

"Are all six ring-shaped cabins configured now?" Oriental Chen asked.

"All configured. Each ring-shaped cabin is equipped with 36 small unmanned transport spacecraft, totaling 216 spacecraft across 6 ring-shaped cabins. Each spacecraft is equipped with 3,000 Worker Bee Robots, totaling 648,000 units."

"Additionally, the ring-shaped cabins are also equipped with an extra 1 million Worker Bee Robots specifically for production," Xiao Lin reported.

"Excellent!" Oriental Chen felt very comfortable.

When the ring-shaped cabins were built previously, how many Worker Bee Robots were working?

A grand total of 6,400!

Now, the number of Worker Bee Robots is close to 2 million, which is a world of difference.

It can be said that the current production speed of the Space Station is completely comparable to that of the Bee Ant Robots on the ground.

However, the prerequisite is that there is no shortage of materials.

Of course, various space debris in the Blue Star orbit will be sufficient for the short term.

"If we proceed to build the second section of the ring-shaped cabin, how much time do you estimate it will take?" Oriental Chen asked.

"That depends on the type of ring-shaped cabin," Xiao Lin replied.

"I plan to make the second section of the ring-shaped cabin a miniature spacecraft production cabin," Oriental Chen responded.

"If it is to be a spacecraft production cabin, it is estimated to be completed in 3 days," Xiao Lin replied.

Now that the number of Worker Bee Robots has increased by more than 300 times, theoretically, the construction speed should also increase by more than 300 times.

In other words, the construction of the ring-shaped cabin, which originally took 20 months, can now be completed in just 2 days.

However, the supporting production lines inside the equipment production cabin also need to be built, so the time will be slightly longer.

But for Oriental Chen, 3 days was simply too fast, incredibly fast.

"Alright, begin construction!" Oriental Chen said.

"Commander, before we begin, you need to determine the technical route," Xiao Lin replied.

The so-called technical route for spacecraft mainly involves engine type, material type, weapon type, etc. Different routes require different production lines.

"Alright, what needs to be determined? Let's go one by one!" Oriental Chen was too lazy to read the document and directly asked Xiao Lin to report each item to him.

"First is the engine type," Xiao Lin said.

A list appeared on the screen, enumerating the available engine types.

Based on the energy source, the currently available power engines are: Nuclear Power Engine, crystals Power Engine, and Solar Power Engine.

The Solar Power Engine is a mere trifle and will not be considered at all.

Essentially, the choice is between nuclear energy and crystals bio-energy.

The advantage of nuclear energy is that it does not rely on ground supply of crystals, and the energy is stable and long-lasting.

However, the drawbacks were mentioned earlier.

Nuclear energy needs to be converted into electrical energy before it can be used.

The use of electrical energy is very complex, requiring cumbersome conversion circuits and electronic components. These things have low conversion rates, high energy consumption, generate a lot of heat, and have high failure rates, making their use a disaster.

The space environment is even harsher and more complex than on the ground, and electronic components are very prone to malfunction and damage.

Additionally, the structure is complex. Every additional function in a spacecraft requires a large number of additional circuits and components. The more components there are, the higher the probability of failure, which is a vicious cycle.

So, while nuclear energy is good, it comes with many troubles in use.

The crystals does not have these problems, but there is one point: it needs to be supplied from the ground.

However, the Sirius Remnants have not yet been eliminated, and the existence of the Space Station cannot be exposed.

Therefore, using crystals carries a very high risk.

Perhaps some might wonder, the Space Station is exposed in space. Since the Sirius Remnants monitor Blue Star from the Moon, why can't they discover it?

This issue was mentioned earlier; the Sirius Remnants do not monitor Blue Star visually, but rather through Moni Sect elements on the ground.

Monga mentioned that Moni Sect elements differ from others in that their bodies emit an electromagnetic wave. The Sirius Remnants can master the ground situation by receiving these electromagnetic waves.

In other words, Sirius's cognition will not exceed the sum of the Moni Sect elements' cognition on the ground.

Information unknown to Moni Sect elements is unknown to the Sirius Remnants.

Therefore, as long as Oriental Chen does not directly establish contact with the Space Station and does not frequently transport materials into space, no one will discover it.

Currently, both Nuclear Power Engines and crystals Power Engines have obvious disadvantages.

This is a bit awkward.

"Alas! If only zhen crystal could be used now," Oriental Chen sighed.

He has no choice now. If zhen crystal is to be used, a light crystal panel charging station must be built in a near-sun orbit.

But to build a charging station near the solar orbit, a batch of spacecraft must first be manufactured.

Therefore, his only option now is to temporarily use nuclear energy as a transition.

Only when zhen crystal and light crystal panels are transported to the Space Station and a charging station is successfully built, can practical spacecraft begin to be manufactured.