110: Chapter 110 The Plan to Expedite the Expedition to Proxima Centauri

The Tianyuan Mothership is divided into three levels.

The top level consists of the central control area and living quarters, the middle level is the cargo hold, and the bottom level houses the power hub, propulsion engines, and weapon systems.

Spaceships are generally divided into these three levels.

tianyuan's central control area is divided into the captain's quarters, combat command center, military barracks, and officer and soldier dormitories, making it equivalent to a military base equipped with all kinds of military, living, and entertainment facilities.

The living quarters are even larger; it could be said that a small city has been squeezed into them.

The upper central control area and living quarters are 50 kilometers long, 30 kilometers wide, and 3 kilometers high—larger than Ganggang City!

One could say that the living quarters of the tianyuan are equivalent to a bustling city.

The cargo hold on the middle level, in terms of its proportion of the ship, can only be described as average—neither too large nor too small.

But compared to the kunpeng no. 2, the tianyuan's cargo hold is a behemoth.

The Tianyuan Mothership's cargo hold is 60 kilometers long, 40 kilometers wide, and 5 kilometers high, with a volume of 12,000 cubic kilometers.

The kunpeng no. 2 spaceship is 2 kilometers long, 1.2 kilometers wide, and 0.8 kilometers high, with a volume of 1.92 cubic kilometers.

If the Tianyuan Mothership's cargo hold were filled entirely with kunpeng no. 2 ships, it could fit exactly 6,250 of them.

Truly terrifying!

Having finished with the middle-level cargo hold, let's talk about the bottom level of the tianyuan.

This level takes up the most space in the entire ship, exceeding half of the ship's total volume.

The power center, propulsion engines, weapon systems, and defense systems—each one takes up a significant amount of space.

Especially the weapon and defense systems.

The reason the Tianyuan Mothership is called a mothership isn't because it flies faster, but because it's the most durable and powerful fighter in its class.

Its weapon systems are divided into three categories.

The first category: Mothership-class main cannons.

One can tell just by the name that this weapon is incredibly powerful; as for how powerful, an example will suffice.

If the Tianyuan Mothership's main cannon attacked the Blue Planet at full power, a single shot would be enough to reset the planet's surface, turning the entire Blue Planet into a world of magma!

The second category: Conventional-class main cannons.

Conventional main cannons are also very powerful; they are the main cannons of ordinary D-class ships. Although not as powerful as the Mothership-class cannons, one shot can still reset nearly half of the Blue Planet's surface, turning it into a world of magma.

The third category: Conventional cannons.

Their power is relatively small, but a single shot is more than enough to wipe out the entire Russia.

The Tianyuan Mothership has one Mothership-class main cannon, four ordinary-class main cannons, and ten Conventional cannons.

Its firepower is incredibly formidable!

In terms of defense, the Tianyuan Mothership is equipped with four layers of energy shields. In addition to the shields, its armor is three times thicker than that of an ordinary D-class ship.

Attacks from ordinary D-class ships can't even break through its defenses!

Such powerful weapon and defense systems naturally require an equally powerful power supply system. To have a powerful power supply system, the power center needs to be built larger, which is why the bottom level of the ship takes up so much space.

Su Fan flew through the tianyuan ship in his mecha; without it, he wouldn't know how long it would take to walk the dozens of kilometers to the control room.

Soon, he arrived at the captain's quarters.

After a series of operations, he successfully obtained the ship's highest level of authorization.

As a D-class ship, the Tianyuan Mothership possesses sub-light speed flight capabilities.

So, what is sub-light speed?

The speed of light in the universe is 299,792,458 meters per second; sub-light speed is a speed that infinitely approaches the speed of light.

Sub-light speed can be understood as 299,792,457.99 (recurring) meters per second.

For ease of calculation, Su Fan rounded up directly, recording sub-light speed as 300,000,000 meters per second, which is 300,000 kilometers per second.

The diameter of the Solar System is one light-year, with a radius of only half a light-year; the tianyuan could fly out of the Solar System in half a year.

Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light-years from the Blue Planet, so the tianyuan could reach it in just 4.2 years!

Su Fan stayed on the ship for a while longer to learn about its structure, operation methods, weapon and defense systems, and other internal conditions in detail. Then, he disembarked and took the kunpeng no. 2 back to Mars.

The tianyuan ship was too large; he didn't plan to fly it directly to Mars for the time being.

Next, he planned to discuss matters regarding the expedition against the Proxima Centauri Lizardman Civilization with Elder Xia.

In Elder Xia's office at the Mars Governor-General's Mansion, Su Fan sat down at Elder Xia's desk with a smile.

Because the threat of the Star-Devouring Beast remained, all Xia Country people had now moved to Mars.

However, even though the Xia Country people had completely left the Blue Planet, no nation dared to covet Xia Country's ancestral land on the Blue Planet.

Besides the lingering prestige of Xia Country, the most important reason was that the ancestral land was filled with armed robots, Androids, mecha, kunpeng no. 1 ships, and more.

In the outer space of the Blue Planet, there was also the Star Ring, a large number of kunpeng no. 2 ships, and starhunter ships.

In this situation, unless the remaining nations of the Blue Planet were like an old man hanging himself—tired of living—who would dare touch Xia Country's ancestral land!

Most of the Androids in Xia Country's ancestral land were deployed specifically to the Blue Planet because the people on Mars missed their old home, allowing them to "go online" at any time to revisit their hometown.

The current development model for Xia Country's ancestral land involved using robots and Androids to maintain operations and develop some sustainable and renewable resources.

For example, farming and animal husbandry.

The scene returns to the Great Elder's office.

"Su Fan, what are you so happy about?" the Great Elder asked with a smile.

Since injecting the Level 2 Gene Optimization Fluid and gaining a 1,000-year lifespan, the Great Elder's appearance had changed to that of a young man; standing next to Su Fan, others would mistake them for peers.

"Good news!" Su Fan poured himself a glass of water.

"Oh? What good news has you grinning from ear to ear?" The Great Elder smiled and pointed at Su Fan's mouth.

"Do you remember that Lizardman Civilization ship on the Moon?"

"I remember." The Great Elder's expression tightened slightly. "Don't tell me you've discovered something else?"

"Not exactly," Su Fan said with a smile. "But I've managed to get a ship that can quickly reach the Lizardman Civilization."

"The Lizardman Civilization is in the Proxima Centauri System, 4.2 light-years away. How fast is this ship you've come up with?" The Great Elder's expression turned serious.

Su Fan picked up his glass and took a sip of water. "Take a guess!"

"Stop playing games! Tell me! If you keep me in suspense any longer, I'll have Feifei come find you!"

Su Fan's face changed instantly. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

"It can reach sub-light speed, which you can understand as being approximately equal to the speed of light."

"That is, 300,000 kilometers per second."

Upon hearing this, the Great Elder sucked in a breath of cold air, his eyes shining with a brilliant light!

"Good! Very good!"

"Should the Proxima Centauri Expedition Plan be launched now?"

"It absolutely must be launched!" Su Fan said with a smile. "The reason I came to see you this time is for the expedition plan."

"Have you selected the candidates for the expedition?" The Great Elder took a sip of water; he was in a very good mood.

"They're mostly chosen. Let's discuss it further." Su Fan opened his communicator and displayed the list via projection.

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