A few days later.
[Jianmu] Inside the spaceport.
Bai Yixuan and his six companions, dressed in spacesuits, sat quietly in the cockpit of the modified Luan Bird Type I starship.
Looking out the porthole at the spaceport, which was entirely silver-white and made of high-strength alloy, Bai Yixuan's eyes revealed a hint of admiration.
Before he could express his feelings, Hong Fan's voice interrupted his interest.
"Tsk tsk tsk, so this is a phoenix!"
"I've only ever seen this in a cockpit simulator!"
"This simple control panel! This seat!"
"Compared to our previous Xuan Nu No. 2, she's really... utterly trash!"
Bai Yixuan's lips twitched, and after giving Hong Fan, who was sitting on his left, a light glare, he turned on the radio.
"Command center, preparations are complete, we are ready to depart at any time."
Lü Yongchang's response came quickly.
"receive."
"Permission to depart."
"【Jianmu】Spaceport No. 1 hatch will open in one minute. Please be aware."
The radio communication was disconnected.
Bai Yixuan took a deep breath and said on the team's radio channel, "Everyone, cheer up."
"This is our new team's first mission, and I don't want any accidents to happen!"
Hearing the responses from his five teammates in turn through his headset, Bai Yixuan gently pressed a button on the control panel in front of him.
A holographic image instantly appeared in front of him.
At the very center of the holographic image is a complete model of the Luan Bird Type I.
Surrounding the image are detailed data on various parts of the starship at that moment.
"Captain Bai Yixuan, the Hall thrusters of the Luan Bird Type I starship will be activated in one minute."
A slightly mechanical voice rang out in the cabin.
That was a weak AI clone created with zero manufacturing.
For convenience, all of the weak artificial intelligence within the entire Human Alliance is referred to as "One".
"First, the target location has been entered into the onboard computer. Calculate the optimal flight path." Bai Yixuan leaned back in the wide captain's seat and said with a contented expression.
"receive."
"Destination: The Moon. Calculating the optimal flight path."
"Flight route calculation successful."
Almost without any waiting, the holographic projection in front of me quietly changed.
A star map of the Earth-Moon system appeared before everyone.
In the star map, a semi-circular white dashed line connects the [Jianmu] spaceport to the moon, which is located on the other side of the Earth.
The dashed lines even mark acceleration and deceleration points, as well as the instantaneous speed every second.
"Captain Bai Yixuan, shall we fly along this route?"
Yi's question rang out.
"Alright, let's get ready for takeoff!"
Seeing the tightly closed hatch at the front of the Luan Bird Starship slowly crack open, Bai Yixuan sat up straight and asked to confirm.
"receive!"
As Yi's voice fell, a slight vibration and recoil were transmitted to everyone.
Because it had not yet left the spaceport, the Luan Bird Starship was flying at an extremely slow speed, and the light from the Hall thruster at the end of the ship was particularly dim.
After passing through a dark passage filled with signal lights, the boundless universe was once again presented to everyone.
The distance between the Earth and the Moon is not far, so the Luan Bird Type I did not use its maximum propulsion power, but simply flew "slowly" toward the Moon at an acceleration that everyone could tolerate.
Under Yi's control, the entire journey was exceptionally leisurely.
It is no exaggeration to say that even without these six pilots, the Luan Bird Starship could have safely landed on the lunar surface.
Of course, according to Hong Fan, he never wants to encounter a situation in his life where he needs to manually operate the starship.
With the help of weak AI One and strong AI Zero, manual operation of a starship will only occur in two situations.
First, the starship was damaged and lost some of its important functions.
Second, war.
In most cases, these two situations can even be combined into the same situation.
"Calling ground control, we've arrived."
Bai Yixuan skillfully turned on the radio and reported to Lü Yongchang, who was far away on Earth.
After a brief delay, Lü Yongchang's voice came through: "Received, proceed as planned."
...
Bai Yixuan was the first to unbuckle his seatbelt and activate the electromagnetic boots he was wearing.
A suction force firmly pulled it to the starship's floor.
He stood up and walked towards the cockpit of the Luan Bird Starship as freely as if he were on Earth.
The other five people quickly got up and followed him.
Pushing open the hatch, a massive machine was found inside the slightly modified cabin.
Because the technology is still in the experimental stage, the quantum long-distance communication device appears particularly bulky at this time.
Looking at the machine, which was about fifty meters square, Andrew, who was following behind Bai Yixuan, subconsciously let out a sigh.
"Is this the long-range communication device Professor Lü was talking about... It's huge!"
Hong Fan nodded silently to the side: "No wonder they made us pilot the Luan Bird Starship."
"Even if it were a second version of Xuan Nu, it probably wouldn't fit."
Amidst everyone's exclamations, Bai Yixuan stepped forward and, following Professor Lü's instructions, activated several buttons.
The equipment started operating.
One by one, the indicator lights lit up.
When all the indicator lights turned green, Bai Yixuan turned on the radio again: "Professor, the preparations are complete."
...
Ground command center.
In a separate laboratory, several researchers in white lab coats stood in front of an equally large machine.
"Sigh." Lü Yongchang looked at the massive equipment in front of him with a wry smile and shook his head helplessly.
"It's too big!"
"The size of this thing is almost the same as Zero's quantum supercomputing center."
Tang Wenshan, standing to the side, could only manage a helpless smile in response to Lü Yongchang's complaints.
"Professor Lü, there's nothing we can do."
"Transmitting data using only a pair of photons is too inefficient, unless you can tolerate a speed slower than dial-up internet..."
The thought of dial-up internet access via telephone lines, a method that only existed in books, sent a chill down Lü Yongchang's spine.
That won't do!
If it takes several minutes to transmit a single audio file, what's the point of developing this thing?
"Professor, the preparations are complete."
Bai Yixuan's clear voice came from the loudspeaker next to him.
Lu Yongchang's expression turned serious. He quickly walked to the quantum long-distance communication device, gently pressed the keyboard, and sent out a message that had already been edited.
At the same time, he asked on the radio channel, "Did you receive the message?"
...
Moon.
Just a few seconds after Bai Yixuan finished speaking, a message appeared on the screen in front of him.
"Hello, human."
1.26 seconds later, Lü Yongchang's voice rang in everyone's headphones.
Did you receive the message?
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