[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-640":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1306247,1735,"Chapter 640 - 624: Red Crow-3","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-640",640,"\u003Cp>\"Jeremy, can you see us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I’m here waiting for you to come home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll be taking off in an hour, thank you for waiting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor hung up the phone and began to check the \"Origin\" parameters, making the final preparations for takeoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was now January 4th, Central America time, and the Artemis III crew had stayed on the Moon for a total of 8 days and over 10 hours, setting a new record for the longest human lunar stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the second Chapter 9 landing was more than two hundred kilometers away, they didn’t get to meet with the UK’s payload specialists, which was a slight regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were other regrets too, like the secret mission required by NACA.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor and Wiseman tried three times to enter the Krum Impact Crater and get close to Yu Shu and the Guanghan Palace Base to look for clues, but they either found nothing at all or were politely stopped by spider robots, so overall, they came up empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they weren’t disappointed, as searching for aliens was an impossible task at the current stage anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Artemis III, its mission had been fully accomplished, dispelling the shadows of the failed Artemis II mission and setting new records for lunar stay and ringing in the New Year (Gregorian), injecting a powerful boost into America’s aerospace industry once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiseman was inventorying the cabin’s supplies when he suddenly said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glover, did you make sure to power down those two moon rovers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... I think so, at least ’Black Mamba’ is definitely turned off and won’t run out of power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I hope the next batch of astronauts have lighter spacesuits, or else a motorcycle won’t fit two people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was one thing from this mission that made a lasting impression on them, it would have to include the \"Pioneer I\" type Passive Exoskeleton Spacesuit – the ones they were wearing in comparison felt like a big potato.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NACA’s similar spacesuit research had been going on for over three months and would need at least a few more months before a batch could be produced for astronauts’ use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reed, the next landing mission should be three or four people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe we’ll have to learn from the Indian people. You must have seen their performances. Can every Indian do motorcycle stunts, just like how every Chinese person can do kung fu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think so... Hey, I want to switch to the public channel and say goodbye to our miner friends. Houston, I hope to get permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Houston received, you can say goodbye, but keep it short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yang Zhongkai.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding Biyun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two middle-aged men of similar age introduced themselves to each other, but to an onlooker, the latter seemed at least a decade older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Biyun was still working at the test base at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. For the sake of the aerospace industry, after much deliberation, the local environmental protection bureau chopped down a large area of economic forest, with the lost economic benefits offset by special subsidies from the central government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than three months, a bigger, more complex microwave receiving antenna array had been built here. The center consisted of horizontally placed antennas of different heights, surrounded by a ring of circular parabolic reflectors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yang Zhongkai arrived here, Microwave Test Base 2 had just passed inspection, and Ding Biyun also rarely had time to leave the construction site to greet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a month ago, he was recruited to the base in a strange way, and his full-time job was to form a sociological research group on cosmic society, studying the basic norms of interstellar civilizations and the necessary types of technology that must be mastered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a complicated task, and the team was slowly being filled with linguists, space biologists, physicists, and even retired military officers, all trying to prepare for encounters with aliens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the pressure, Yang Zhongkai also began to diligently self-educate in scientific knowledge, quickly developing a keen interest in various space projects, observing and experiencing them in-depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Yang, what you are about to witness is a remarkable miracle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Ding wasn’t overly curious about Yang Zhongkai’s work; after all, Boss Lin always had his reasons for throwing money around, as long as the budget for the Project Chiwu wasn’t cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened that Base 2 had just been completed, and it was the time when he was eager to show off the results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He proudly pointed to the magnificent white steel structures outside the window:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Base 2 can withstand up to 50 megawatts of power. See the snow outside the window?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Zhongkai nodded. The forest at the foot of the Qinling Mountains was already completely covered by the white snow at this season. Looking out from the base built on the mountaintop, you’d see a vast plain of snow, and it would be uncomfortable for the eyes to look for a long time without sunglasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let me tell you, when Chiwu No. 3 transmits power here, the snow on the surface could be evaporated, and the temperature around the antenna would rise several degrees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chiwu No. 3?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, the second-generation Project Chiwu space solar power transmission test satellite. Its total power exceeds 2000 kilowatts, four times that of Chiwu No. 1!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Ding looked out the window toward the sky, introducing with longing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The total power of Chiwu No. 1 is just over 400 kilowatts. Originally, we planned to launch the similar Chiwu II to operate in a network with Chiwu No. 1, but with the strong investment from Xinyuan Company... you can’t imagine how fast their technological breakthroughs were, the efficiency in one month was comparable to what others achieve in a year!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our K2 battery was completed in half the time we expected! Then they took only 40 days to manufacture Chiwu No. 3, which carries the K2 solar cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiwu No. 3 has a total of 24 K2 batteries. When deployed, it covers an area of over 5000 square meters, capable of generating 2500 kilowatts of power. The transmission efficiency to the ground is as high as 92%, which means 2300 kilowatts of electricity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total weight of Chiwu No. 3 is only 19 tons, and it costs 1.8 billion yuan. As long as it operates successfully, we will be able to achieve a super space power station for Rong City, bringing 160,000 kilowatts of clean energy to this land!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Tsk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Zhongkai couldn’t quite grasp the significance of these figures and just did some quick calculations in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This satellite alone costs 1.8 billion yuan; isn’t the cost of generating electricity too high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, this is just the price for the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cost per square meter of the K2 battery is currently 260,000 yuan. But, after mass production, the scale will be 100 times what it is now. We now estimate it won’t exceed 9,000 yuan per square meter. Even when everything is taken into account, it will still be cost-effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s go to the safety house over there; we’re going to start the first test at 17:00.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, can I leave something here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Zhongkai fumbled around on his person for a while and finally pulled out a plastic bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The wood pigeon I bought at the market has gotten cold. Can I warm it up on the antenna?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’ll find a place for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Ding had not expected this man to be so casual. As he led him outside, he found his student Xiong Cheng sneaking over and bumping into him, losing grip on his item in the collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up what fell first and discovered it was something wrapped in aluminum foil. His face immediately darkened, and upon unwrapping it, he found a marinated chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Ding...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, forget it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Ding waved his hand to interrupt Xiong Cheng’s excuses, and took the opportunity to wrap Yang Zhongkai’s packet in more foil and placed it on the base fixture in the middle of the antenna array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go. If your chicken is roasted just right, our experiment will be a success too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1366,"2026-06-05T18:21:12.932Z",1,"novelbin.me","281dd842019e7a719ad62bb634f0bfc2b900c4622e0d564dd5a93b4ba2c49f66","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-641","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-639",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]