Chapter 994 - 394: Enlightenment No.1 Ship (Part 3)
The outer layer of the giant spaceship was covered with a soft halo, and there were no gun ports at the front; the sleek lines of the 'whale head' exuded a deep sense of physical beauty.
Kolev turned his head and glared at Yang Ming: "Did you construct this giant spaceship on the planet's surface?"
"What else? To be precise, it was built underground."
"What materials did you use? Can planetary gravity be directly neutralized? Usually, large shipyards are located on the edges of gravity equilibrium zones. Is this common knowledge wrong?"
Yang Ming laughed, "For the sake of confidentiality, we had no choice but to incur some additional costs."
Lyu added, "Actually, this ship can hide within the eye of a storm in a gas giant."
As they spoke, the giant spacecraft had already sailed out of the dense atmosphere, and the halo around the ship became even brighter.
The halo was actually a simulated gravitational field, the best power source for supermassive ships. Currently, only supermassive commercial ships that focus on cost-saving and lighter weight would use propellant engines and stellar sails, which are relatively primitive propulsion methods.
It was flying towards the three of them.
Outside the porthole, a dozen pitch-black warships appeared.
These warships slowly spread out into an escort formation, leaving a central position for this gigantic spaceship.
The giant spacecraft began to adjust its posture, steadily increasing speed, while the halo around it slowly faded, causing the pitch-black hull to appear solemn and majestic.
As the distance between the giant spaceship and the fleet decreased continuously, the oppressive feeling it brought became increasingly intense.
A few minutes later, the giant spacecraft seemed as if it would crush the warship that the robots were on. The entire fleet began to synchronize its flight, with the giant spacecraft filling the robots' field of vision, 'slowly' advancing forward.
"This is just too ** astonishing!"
Kolev blurted out a curse.
Emilia asked in a low voice, "What's the purpose of this giant ship? I mean, why are we building such a massive vessel?"
"For scientific exploration."
Yang Ming, admiring the colossal object outside the window, slowly said:
"Specifically, it's a research ship, carrying a sense of hope and offering protection. Would you like to go up for a tour?"
"Can we?"
Emilia inexplicably felt a bit nervous, yet beneath that nervousness, there was a hint of excitement.
"Oh! I can't wait!" Kolev mumbled to himself, "Why didn't you let us board this ship directly, instead of viewing it from outside first?"
Yang Ming chuckled, "This way, the visual impact is greater."
Lyu reminded him by the side, "Boss, do you want to give this ship a name?"
Kolev quickly said, "This kind of giant vessel is an extremely precious strategic resource, so don't use any bizarre names like 'Flying Henanese' again!"
"Well..."
Boss Yang, who was about to suggest Feinan No.2, found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
This old fellow is truly meddlesome!
But for the sake of Mimili, let's not bicker with him.
"For scientific exploration, and as our Dark Star system's first ten-thousand-meter-class giant ship..."
Yang Ming sighed softly:
"Let's call it Enlightenment No.1 Ship.
"Scientific technology brings enlightenment to civilizations, technological progress offers an uplift to life forms. To the vast universe, a third-level civilization is but a speck of dust. We hope to keep moving forward, with each scientific advancement serving as an enlightenment for the next stage of civilization."
"And I also hope that my home planet will successfully embrace enlightenment in the future."
Emilia gazed at Yang Ming's robot, somewhat spellbound.
"You really should formally apologize to Feinan," Kolev grumbled, "That's the precious ship I prepared for my wife, to sail eternally in the gap between large star systems."
Yang Ming glared at the old fellow.
He had worked so hard to create a serious atmosphere!
No one could compare!