Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 114 - 115: Goodbye, Era (2)

Chapter 114: Chapter 115: Goodbye, Era (2)

The true farewell, there were no ancient roads or pavilions, nor was there a call to drink another cup of wine closer to a friend. It all happened on a morning just like any other, yet some people remained stuck in yesterday.

In the silent universe, a spaceship slowly moved along, everything appearing as if in a still frame.

Life existed in the universe in an infinite cycle. Theists call this reincarnation, atheists call it the conservation of matter.

Inside the spaceship, the six hundred people were all that remained of the new civilization. In contrast to the eternal unchanging world outside, humans were constantly changing. Time made everyone who woke up from hibernation feel the cruelty time imposed.

But these changes were just a string of tiny pearls in the fabric of time and space, from beginning to end, merely a moment in the eternal universe…

Acceptance was not optional, it was mandatory!

A week later…

Zhang Yuan had arrived at his workplace.

People always have to face reality; lingering in sadness was not his style.

“Mr. Zhang, you are truly a strong man, not to mention a Level 16 worker. Many others would be down for a month or so…” his colleague Fang Yuhao said, very understandingly.

“…what has been lost cannot come back. Focusing on the present is even more important. What’s more, my entire future is on this spaceship.” Zhang Yuan managed a smile, “Keeping busy helps rid the mind of these kinds of stray thoughts, doesn’t it?”

Fang Yuhao recalled his early days, smiled bitterly, and said, “Yes, that’s true. I used to keep myself busy with learning to numb myself… Soon, two years passed. Two years were enough to dull the painful memories.”

“This kind of simple work seems a bit of a waste of your talents… I believe you will master it quickly. Over the next half month, I will transfer all the work projects to you. Then it will be my turn to go into hibernation…” Fang Yuhao said, extending his right hand.

“No problem!”

The two shook hands firmly.

The second hibernation theoretically wouldn’t be as impactful, since what needed to be let go had mostly been let go during this time. So Mr. Fang Yuhao was preparing for hibernation quite boldly and confidently.

Zhang Yuan’s upcoming job mainly involved controlling the Molten Salt Reactor, a type of breeder reactor based on Fission Energy, and the main power source on the spaceship. With most functions shut down, there was no need for the fusion engine to provide energy; this small amount of power generation was sufficient.

Compared to the more complex nuclear fusion engine, the structure of the molten salt reactor was simpler. Zhang Yuan had studied its design before, such as the Brayton heat cycle and the principles of power generation, including some basic manual maintenance.

His task was also very straightforward. If the Artificial Intelligence managing the molten salt reactor issued a severe safety alert, he was to decide whether to shut down the reactor, whether to awaken a large number of staff from hibernation, and so on.

“Right, it’s that easy. If it’s a minor fault, you handle it yourself; if there’s a major problem, then you wake the main team. You don’t have to strain yourself. Our six hundred people cannot handle very complicated maintenance work.”

Fang Yuhao earnestly explained, “You really don’t have to worry too much. This reactor is not a typical nuclear reactor. Its output temperature is about 700 degrees Celsius and doesn’t require water cooling, so it has excellent inherent safety. Under normal conditions, you don’t have to worry about it exploding.”

Zhang Yuan thought briefly and, with a sense of responsibility, asked, “What about replacing parts? My concern is about the reactor stopping automatically due to part wear, which would be quite troublesome if the power outage occurred, making it very difficult for us few to handle everything…”

Fang Yuhao replied, “Indeed, the possibility you are worried about is very small… However, three years ago was a major maintenance year, and the nuclear engine was just serviced, so theoretically the probability of a major fault occurring is very small.”

“If one molten salt reactor really does break down, you can start another backup nuclear power unit. You have the authority and responsibility to do so.”

“I see, and if the third nuclear power unit also breaks down?” Zhang Yuan asked.

“Then you start the fourth one… We have a total of six molten salt reactor units on our spaceship, and by the time you start the fourth, you should consider waking the main team.”

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Zhang Yuan thought to himself that he probably wouldn’t be so unlucky as to have so many nuclear power stations break down in two years.

These nuclear power stations were designed to be robust and durable. Failure of one was already an unlikely event, let alone two or three.

“The spaceship is still quite new… Anyway, it’s a very leisurely and simple job. Don’t worry too much.” Fang Yuhao saw his thoughts and added, “When you’re bored, you can check out what exactly has been happening on Earth, or study some newly released theories to pass the time.”

“By the way, I recommend a few comedy films, just released, 25th-century popular culture is quite different from ours, some things are quite interesting. This movie will be shown tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock in the Grand Opera House, Zone Z.”

“Like this one, ‘Big Mess in Journey to the West’ is pretty good, and these animations ‘Eight Dragon Balls’ and ‘Migrant Worker Trilogy’…”

Community internal events were often organized, mainly involving watching movies or comedy films. Art and performance activities were never successful because everyone’s mood was generally very poor; who would want to sing or dance on stage?

Zhang Yuan quickly waved his hand, “Skip the comedies, it has been so many years, and they are still filming ‘Journey to the West,’ truly lacking imagination… I’d rather learn some proper knowledge. Learning is what brings me happiness.”

…

Thus, under Fang Yuhao’s detailed guidance, over half a month, Zhang Yuan had already learned to examine various data and clearly knew what was a major issue and what wasn’t, which was already sufficient.

Plus, he had already studied this area and found coping quite easy…

After a smooth handover, Fang Yuhao successfully entered into hibernation, and Zhang Yuan took over his position.

There were six people in this office altogether, working three shifts, two per team, sometimes one per team. Everyone was responsible for similar work, which theoretically was already safe enough.

Everyone had their own way of entertainment, some liked reading comics, others liked watching movies. The new content generated over the past one hundred and eighty years was enough for everyone’s amusement, especially topics about Earth Civilization and technological developments, which were consistently popular.