Chapter 468 Wherever There Is a Boundary,
"Mo Yuan. Is there anything special about Proxima Centauri?"
"Compared with other stars in the universe, the only special thing about it may be that it is adjacent to us. Of course, I can't be sure more until I see it."
Regarding Mo Dao's request to build a long-distance voyage ship, no one among the core researchers present raised any objections.
This has always been the core goal of the Qiushi Institute.
This goal was instilled from Mo Dao to the first generation of researchers at Qiusuo Research Institute, and continues to this day.
Even because of the significance of the Research Institute to the entire human society, this goal has a considerable impact on more people in this era.
Even in reality, current technology is still unable to achieve the level of voyage that the Qiusuo Research Institute wants to achieve.
Of course, Mo Dao only announced the decision, not discussed it.
At the meeting, many core researchers wanted to speak, but in the end they remained silent.
It’s not that it feels like it’s a waste to spend resources to build such a spaceship that is destined to fail to reach its voyage goal.
What concerned most of the core researchers was that Commander Mo obviously wanted to board the spaceship and leave after it was built.
And such a spaceship will probably never be able to return after setting sail.
In other words, when the spaceship takes off, it is basically equivalent to Commander Mo leaving completely.
Finally, we briefly discussed the construction of this long-distance voyage spaceship.
In some complicated emotions,
This plenary meeting of the core researchers of the Qiusuo Research Institute came to an end.
There are a few students from Mo Dao in recent years, relatively more familiar core researchers in some fields, who stayed at the end.
A core researcher still couldn't hold back and mentioned the issue about Proxima Centauri.
Regarding what Mo Dao said at the beginning,
The words of the three stages of the voyage are remembered quite clearly by the core researchers and researchers of this era, and even by most people in the entire society.
Naturally, it is also clear that Mo Dao has already explained the reason why Proxima Centauri was selected as the final target in the last stage of the voyage.
It's just a target randomly set by Mo Dao in the surrounding galaxies of the solar system.
Its special meaning is no longer in itself, but in order to reach it, humans need to cross a distance that is so far that it is insurmountable.
What humans want to pursue is not reaching Proxima Centauri, but being able to reach Proxima Centauri.
However, no matter how clear this is,
It does not affect that over the years, as Mo Dao led the Qiusuo Research Institute and even led mankind,
From the pre-nuclear fusion era, in just a few decades, it has passed through several eras with important nodes and experienced several complete industrial changes.
As Mo Dao's body became more and more radiant,
People can't help but wonder whether the goal chosen by Chief Master Mo and Dean Mo has any special meaning as a lifelong goal.
The galaxy where Proxima Centauri is located has many special meanings for people of this era.
Based on this, there have been many speculations over the past few decades,
Some people speculate that the galaxy where Proxima Centauri is located has something extremely important for the development of human science and technology.
It's like 026 material to room temperature superconductivity.
Some people also believe that it was Chief Master Mo who judged that there might be an alien civilization in Proxima Centauri.
Of course, there are some more outrageous speculations.
In essence, this is actually a manifestation of Mo Dao's influence.
It is hard for people to believe that Mo Dao just randomly selected an extraterrestrial star.
"Teacher, with our current technology, even if it carries enough working fluid, it may be difficult for the built spacecraft to leave the solar system in a short period of time."
After listening to Mo Dao's peaceful answer, one of Mo Dao's students and a core researcher in the aerospace field spoke up again.
"I know."
"...Teacher. Theoretically, we use helium-3 reactors to provide energy, build a spacecraft with a large enough internal space in space, build a life support system and circulation system inside the spacecraft that can survive through artificial intervention, and then carry enough Perhaps after more than ten generations and dozens of generations of astronauts on the spacecraft, it is possible that this long-distance spacecraft will finally reach Proxima Centauri.”
It sounds like this student is, with current technology,
Explain a possible plan for Mo Dao to achieve the goal of a long voyage.
But in fact, I am just consciously avoiding another possibility and unwilling to mention it... As the core researchers of Qiusuo Research Institute, they are all smart people in the true sense.
How could he not understand that what Mo Dao said before about building a long-distance voyage ship was not what he meant at all.
"This long-distance voyage will not have too many people on board, and it does not need to be built so big."
Mo Dao replied,
Including several students from Mo Dao, some core researchers who had not left were somewhat silent.
"Moyuan...What about the Qiusuo Research Institute?"
"I can't take the Quest Institute away, so just leave it here."
"... Chief Master Mo, if you want to go far in a spaceship like this, you might as well take me with you. Anyway, I'm not young anymore. By the time we set sail, I'll probably have done it while staying at the Qiusuo Research Institute." Nothing."
This sentence was quickly echoed by many core researchers,
As he spoke, many people's faces turned red, and they were obviously very excited.
Mo Dao just laughed at these words,
After laughing, he just shook his head.
Such proposals were rejected.
"I just want to go a little further before I die. I don't need so many researchers to follow me to do research."
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"...Sometimes, some of Chief Master Mo's decisions are incomprehensible to ordinary people."
"Most people make most of their decisions out of considerations of their own interests, and Chief Master Mo may be the same way."
"But when it comes to determining interests, Chief Master Mo is obviously different."
A head of the logistics department of the Qiusuo Research Institute said this in an interview with the media after his retirement,
“In the research and overall operation of the Qiusuo Institute, issues of interests and benefits are almost never considered.”
"When the development of aerospace technology was not so urgent, Qiusuo Research Institute lost money on its investment in aerospace."
"In other words, at that time, the final needs of the entire aerospace industry chain on the ground were provided by Qiusuo Research Institute."
"From a business perspective, this is actually a completely wrong investment. It completely violates business logic."
"However, this is how the Qiusuo Research Institute operates. Chief Master Mo's uniqueness has shaped this special Qiusuo Research Institute."
"Sometimes, you can feel something clearly,"
"That is, for Chief Master Mo, the value of most things on the ground, money, interests, and even the Research Institute, are not as good as a step forward in the starry sky."
"Most of the things you care about don't seem to have any value here."
"I once discussed this issue with Commander Mo."
"He told me,"
"If we take humans on the ground as an individual, then from a grander perspective and over a longer period of time,"
"After humans become completely familiar with their home planet, this familiar place will become a prison."
"I asked, would the earth be like a cage if it is so big?"
"He said that over a long enough time, anything that has a border probably will."
"Perhaps, one day in the future, people will be able to better understand what Commander Mo said."
"Chief Master Mo's vision is always forward-looking. He seems to be overlooking a longer time from a detached and grander perspective."