Chapter 29: The Noah Project

The days passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed since the destruction of the Earth. On this day, the base took an unprecedented 24-hour holiday, many people went back to their rooms and slept him to the ground.

"This month, our base construction has new achievements, electricity consumption exceeded 11 million kilowatts, the industrial production index exceeded 11,360 points, the production of 1.13 million tons of steel ..." a host on the TV set was introducing the moon in an emotional voice A host on the TV was introducing the current development of the base with great emotion.

As he listened, Tucker WU suddenly showed a smile, he watched this program every day, and now it has almost become a habit. Although he is just an ordinary engineer, he also cares about everything in the base.

He was lying in his dorm room resting, after working overtime for a month, he suddenly stopped and felt disconnected, not wanting to move at all.

His roommate Sawyer is feverishly cooking a pot of cabbage in clear soup. The first batch of vegetables after the agricultural transformation had ripened, and the two people just shared two kilograms, casually boiled in water, adding some salt and some MSG brought from Earth, the taste, just like heaven on earth!

"What a top-notch treat!" Tucker WU fished up one, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed slowly before he could swallow it, and finally closed his eyes and let out a long breath. This cabbage reminded him of the old days, and almost did not let the tears in his eyes flow out.

Damn, really no ambition, eat a cabbage to get excited like this. He cursed himself, suddenly thought of something, pulled out from under the bed, took out something, a bottle of wine, "Here, the last bottle of wine, a small drink!"

Sawyer opened his mouth wide, incredulous: "How there is still wine, you did not drink it all on that day?"

"Er ... previously hidden away, this is really the last bottle." Tucker WU is not embarrassed, sighing, "Our life will also get better and better, there will certainly be wine brewed out in the future, do not worry about not having to drink. Hey, you said you were looking for a wife, have you found a girl yet?"

"How can it be? I don't have the time. Our production team is full of old men, there are no girls." Sawyer said in a good-natured way.

The two chatted casually for a few minutes, Tucker WU suddenly asked, "Have you heard any rumors, there are gossip spread, the moon is about to hit the Earth, people will not live a few days!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Sawyer looked tight and hurriedly shut the door, "What I heard, is that the moon was hit by an asteroid, there are several versions ... of real fucking bullshit. A few rumor mongers have been arrested, so don't make up your mind! If it's true, I'm sure Captain Oliver will give us an explanation, so what are you afraid of, the sky is falling and there's a tall one to top it off."

"Ugh, that's right." Tucker WU shook his head and said, "If there is anything wrong, it is those people at the top who are anxious first. Now they don't know what they're up to, they're having half a day of meetings."

"Yeah, it seems like they're making some big move, they're all so secretive, I even asked my leader, but I only got one reply: secrecy!

"Can toss is good, otherwise a pool of stagnant water, sooner or later stink. In the vast space, we only have 50,000 people, no big changes, how to survive ah?"

"Bah, what do you know?"

At this time, the TV suddenly jumped to a channel automatically, and Oliver's figure appeared on the screen, "Everyone, this is Oliver, and now I have an announcement to make." Looking at the screen, it seemed to be a huge conference room in the central building, with thousands of people sitting in unison, from all walks of life, waiting for Oliver's speech.

"Hey, I think I saw a notice yesterday, why don't we go and see it too?"

"Forget it, there's no room for it long ago, it's the same as watching it on TV."

Tucker WU and Sawyer both stopped in unison and stared at the TV set. Not only that, most of the people in the base stopped what they were doing, some were reading, some were playing games, and some were eating, but now they stopped all together.

Oliver is not often on TV, but whenever it is on TV, it is big news, big events, big events that are relevant to everyone.

Is it true that the moon and earth will collide? Is there really an asteroid strike? A vague bad feeling appeared in Tucker WU's mind. After all, there are still many people heard rumors, just too many versions are too chaotic, people do not believe it, now make it so official, maybe there is really something big.

Oliver prepared for a while, saw that people are almost here, coughed lightly throat, said: "We humans, since the birth of intelligence, they have learned to look at the stars. The bright galaxy, the boundless universe, how vast, how magnificent, containing endless knowledge and secrets. We have always been curious and full of questions about the stars."

"Kant once said that there are two things in the world that can deeply shock people's hearts, one is the sublime moral code in our hearts, and the other, is the brilliant starry sky above our heads."

"The brilliant starry sky overhead shows us the boundlessness of the universe. Compared with it, human beings are so small, but with wisdom and courage, they want to compete with the stars!"

The TV screen began to jump, the infinite universe, the vast starry sky, and a great event accomplished by mankind.

"In 1961, the Soviet Union's Yuri Gagarin completed the world's first space flight. Gagarin completed the world's first manned space flight, taking the first step towards the stars."

"In 1969, the American Armstrong landed on the moon for the first time, taking the second step toward the stars."

"Next, the last 50,000 of us, the last remaining human beings, will take the third step towards the stars, following the last legacy of mankind!"

Many people were puzzled and did not understand what Oliver was going to say, "Towards the stars, is this an aviation business. There are also some people secretly relieved, see Oliver speak content, should not be a bad thing, right?

Oliver took a deep breath and suddenly said, "I announce that the first interstellar voyage project of mankind is officially launched, code name - Noah!"

"We, the human race, from tomorrow, will usher in a project never seen before in history - the interstellar voyage project! We, all of us, will witness this great moment! According to the plan, in five months, all of us will leave the embrace of the Moon and take the journey to Mars!"

"Target planet - Mars!"

Tucker WU and Sawyer's hearts were no exception, they had both a passionate urge and a strange sense of unease. People are creatures who long for stability, and after being accustomed to the moon, they suddenly have to go to Mars, so they will be a little uneasy.

Most of all, this thing is too sudden, people are not a little psychologically prepared, excited some, doubts are also some, interstellar voyage, really feasible?

"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." Oliver said, "Our three thousand scientists, after more than two weeks of discussion, came up with a completely feasible plan, interstellar navigation is feasible with our human capabilities. We will not play with our lives, please believe us!"

"We have discussed every detail, every step. This time, we will travel to Mars in an alien ship, the Noah ship, using nuclear propulsion means!" In just a few words, the general scheme was stated once.

The crowd gradually calmed down, what alien spaceship ah, nuclear propulsion ah, sounds bold and crazy, since the most authoritative scientists say it is feasible, then perhaps it is really feasible. Many people have already visited the alien ship, in the eyes of the general public, the technology content is very high, then the interstellar voyage should not be in the conversation ...

Besides, the character of Captain Oliver is still very trustworthy.

Some people started whispering among themselves, "Boss, you have attended those meetings, is it feasible?"

"Feasible!"

After receiving an affirmative reply, a strange feeling began to appear in some people's hearts. Interstellar voyage, this is an interstellar voyage! The women were better, but the men were different. All men have had grand dreams of starry seas and steel battleships in their hearts. But these dreams, will slowly dissipate with age, the passage of time, but now, the initial dream was picked up again, childhood fantasies can actually come true?

They start to get excited and their blood starts to rush up.

"The moon is not our home planet, and there is nothing about the moon that is worth staying on. No air, no blue sky and white clouds, do people wish to stay here for the rest of their lives? Do people want their children, never to see the blue sky and white clouds?"

"No! We want to leave, leave the poor moon, not far from Mars like a beautiful girl, is waiting for us!"

"Brothers, we are far away from the sea of stars!"

The people were silent, silent, when suddenly a few absentee brothers in the back shouted out, "Space! Spaceflight! Spaceflight!" They came from small countries that had no technology for space and aviation at all, and now they couldn't contain themselves with excitement when they heard Oliver's plan, and they felt proud to be part of this great project. "Ah class, ah class ah class ah class ..." a few of the buddies sang out in a roaring voice.

More people started to be inspired, and the thought of being part of this great project made the blood rush up and washed away the feeling of unease.

A crazy passion appeared in people's hearts, they began to cheer, began to scream, the whole venue was boiling, people didn't even bother to think about its feasibility, the scientists said it was feasible anyway, what was there to oppose?

"Slap!" Ground a sound, Oliver a palm strike on the table, "then, from tomorrow, the Noah plan officially launched."

"Project duration: five months!"