Chapter 261 Energy Freedom

Wang Sen transferred back almost all the skilled engineers at his disposal and started working under the guidance of the Academy of Sciences.

Qi Yiming found himself to be the only redundant person on the scene, because he could not help except to cheer on.

But in the office, he was so excited that he could not work when he thought that humans would achieve energy freedom.

The entire transformation plan will last for two years. After all, the Hope is huge, and the central city is far away from the energy center of the Hope.

In order to connect the vacuum zero-point energy absorption equipment to the energy center, a lot of pipeline rerouting and building demolition work was designed.

Qi Yiming gradually calmed down after the initial excitement of more than half a month.

As the head of the human coalition government, he still has a lot of work to deal with.

In particular, the meeting that had not been completed before had been delayed again and again. Qi Yiming knew that if he didn't give an explanation, someone would block the door and make trouble.

So the meeting that had been adjourned for half a month was held again on the Hope.

This time Qi Yiming did not conceal the important discovery of the Academy of Sciences.

"I believe everyone has heard about this during this period. We humans may achieve true energy freedom for the first time." Qi Yiming is still a little excited when he mentions this matter.

"Could it be that the rumor is true?" A white-haired old man among the participants stood up tremblingly. Because the United Government has unified the dress code, it is impossible to tell which country this man once belonged to.

Qi Yiming nodded slowly to the old man after hearing this: "The Academy of Sciences has repaired the energy equipment brought back from the wreckage of the Zenith spacecraft. This equipment is the vacuum zero-point energy mentioned countless times in human history."

With a buzz, the conference hall suddenly became lively.

Qi Yiming has not announced this news to the public for half a month during the recess.

Qi Yiming is still relatively cautious about this key event that affects human morale. Before getting the news of the final success, Qi Yiming does not want to publicize it.

If everyone is disappointed in the end, it will be a very morale-damaging thing.

But the main purpose of this meeting is to study how to distribute energy quotas. This kind of thing is really a headache for Qi Yiming. If there is more of one family, another family will have to be reduced. This is a deadly thing, and no one is willing to give in.

Qi Yiming can't risk the risk of riots and forcibly extract quotas from the most well-prepared New Federation fleet to distribute to others.

Even Qi Yiming, who has absolute authority in the New Federation, can't do it.

But now it's good. With the new energy equipment, humans will no longer have to worry about energy problems.

Qi Yiming raised his hand to signal everyone not to make a noise. He cleared his throat and continued: "Don't announce this matter before it's announced. It won't be too late to announce it after the vacuum zero-point energy extraction equipment is put into use. At that time, except for the energy supply of the escort fleet, all energy supplies related to people's livelihood will be released."

"Then what about the energy supply of each spacecraft during this period before the equipment is put into use?" Although the energy problem has been solved, it will be two years later, but some spacecraft are already unable to survive.

Qi Yiming thought for a while and said, "You guys report a number first, and each family will help these ships that can't survive to survive this period."

After all, energy freedom has not yet been truly achieved, and it is not realistic to let all parties let down their guard and start cooperation before that.

Even if the human joint government is formed now, it is just a flower frame. Qi Yiming believes that if there is no breakthrough from the Academy of Sciences this time, as long as the joint government touches the issue of energy distribution, this government will be sidelined in minutes.

As for the fact that each family is so easy to talk to now, it is entirely because they have seen a way to completely solve the problem of energy shortage. Each family is willing to move a little from their own reserves to help other ships, otherwise don't even think about it.

After solving this long-delayed problem, a group of participants asked to visit the construction site, in fact, they just wanted to take a reassurance pill.

After all, this matter is too big, even Qi Yiming has been slow for more than half a month. These participants who are suffering from energy shortages are much more anxious than Qi Yiming, and they can't wait to complete the transformation of the entire energy system overnight.

The evacuation fleet arrived at the first rest point two years after setting sail. This time, except for the cooling time of the jump engine, Qi Yiming did not rush to order the fleet to set off.

Instead, he deliberately stayed in place for nearly half a year.

Because there are many construction points in the transformation project that require extraterrestrial operations, spacecraft or warships in the jump state cannot perform extraterrestrial operations.

It is just right to take advantage of this fleet rest opportunity to complete all the work that needs to be done at one time, and the remaining ones will be troublesome later.

The engineering staff also realized the importance of the work in their hands, so they have not taken a day off since the start of work, and they are fully engaged in their assigned work.

On June 4, the third year after leaving the human territory, Qi Yiming finally received the long-awaited news from Wang Sen that the reconstruction work was nearing completion, and at most seven or eight days would be enough to try to integrate the vacuum zero-point energy extraction equipment into the energy supply system of the Hope.

During the period when the Hope was undergoing internal transformation, the Academy of Sciences was not idle, and research on energy extraction equipment has been ongoing.

Now Shi Shaojie and his team have been able to suspend the equipment and restart it, as well as some simple equipment maintenance work.

When Shi Shaojie asked Qi Yiming for a more in-depth study, Qi Yiming decisively rejected the request.

Just kidding, in-depth research requires disassembly of the equipment. What if there are one or two unassembled parts after disassembly and reassembly?

So Shi Shaojie and his team could only switch from physical research to theoretical research. It would not be too late to conduct further research after a breakthrough in theory.

On June 10, the reconstruction project was completely completed.

Qi Yiming excitedly stood on the former site of the Academy of Sciences in the central city of Hope and announced this exciting news to the entire fleet, and personally installed the last screw of the reconstruction project.

Then, under the expectant eyes of everyone, the energy outlet of the vacuum zero-point energy extraction equipment was connected to the energy control center of Hope.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but at the moment of connection, Qi Yiming even felt that the lighting facilities inside Hope were much brighter than before.

Then came reports from key nodes everywhere.

"All energy pipelines are normal..."

"The master control system is normal..."

"Energy reserves will reach their peak in 12 hours..."

When the last sentence was heard, a deafening cheer rang out in the square of the central city.