Chapter 40, Starship Paratroopers No matter what era, it is not a very easy journey to escape the shackles of gravity and go from the earth to space.
Even riding on a space lifeboat that applies the black technology of the 22nd century seems to give people the same feeling.
When it was launched into orbit, accompanied by a howling sound that broke through the sky and an increasingly louder roar, the spacecraft under its feet began to shake and slowly left the sea level.
But this does not mean that flying in the clear sky is easy and comfortable, but because the spacecraft continues to accelerate in order to enter the orbit, it immediately becomes overweight and insurmountable, with a gravity several times the constant, pressing on everyone's shoulders without warning.
Every bone in his body seemed to be creaking.
Although the 22nd century futuristic black technology from the Doraemon world has been used in this space lifeboat to reduce the huge gravity that presses on each passenger to a minimum, Wang Qiu and others in the cabin are At that moment, I still felt as if I was buried alive in a pile of cement.
Not to mention moving my fingers a little, even the most basic breathing became extremely difficult, and my whole body was covered in sweat.
After finally holding on until the small spacecraft entered the satellite orbit, the deep universe and hundreds of billions of starlight were displayed one after another outside the portholes.
The heavy burden on our shoulders was relieved, but we didn't wait long for everyone to enjoy the joy of weightless floating. , and admire for a moment the view of the Earth from satellite orbit Beautiful scenery, the spacecraft once again entered the voyage back to the ground according to the preset goal.
The gravity that had disappeared once again pressed heavily on the shoulders of each crew member, and the increasingly severe overweight pressed them all to the floor. on, even more powerful than when taking off.
Then, when the spacecraft entered the dense atmosphere, accompanied by the raging fire surrounding the spacecraft and the thrilling purple-red reflection, the spacecraft itself was constantly rolling and trembling, making Wang Qiu and others feel as if they were being crushed in a grain drying field. under the stone roller , was crushed back and forth over and over again, and felt as if I had been stuffed into a football, being kicked around by a group of muscular men on the green field.
Fortunately, not long after, as the parachutes opened one after another, it was shocking.
The restless rolling of the cabin finally stopped.
Then, the gravity pressing on the shoulders slowly returned to normal levels.
This allowed Wang Qiu and others to groan and get up from the floor, and observe the destination under their feet through the sealed portholes and surveillance screens.
Then, they saw the Japan Sea covered with drifting ice, the vast forests and snowfields, and the roofs of buildings shining in the sun.
A heavy industrial city that should not appear in this era.
If you use a telescope, you may be able to see the inside of the city.
Crowds of people craned their necks to watch the spectacle.
Fortunately, the space lifeboat did not crash directly into the traverser base in Vladivostok.
Instead, under the influence of wind and inertia, it passed through the densely built urban area and continued to fly northwest for more than ten kilometers.
Finally, it finally landed in a field covered with white snow.
Jumping to the ground in the wilderness.
After breathing for a while, after overcoming the tremors and dizziness after landing, Wang Qiu and others, who had experienced manned spaceflight for the first time, opened the hatch with a haggard look on their faces, and got out of the space lifeboat with their feet weak. , and then quickly held on to the bulkhead weakly, unable to even stand firmly.
And the biting cold wind like a knife made them cold to the bone.
Don't forget, it was a severe winter of more than 20 degrees below zero outside.
On the contrary, perhaps because of the special physique of the robot, or perhaps because he was already accustomed to space travel, Doraemon, who was shamelessly pulled in by Wang Qiu and others to help, jumped out of the cabin very quickly, and was covered with thick sediment.
He bounced around on the snowy ground for a while, and then found a relatively solid and open ground.
He reluctantly took off the fourth-dimensional bag on his abdomen, preparing to set up a dimensional passage connecting the modern world.
When the cold "main god" of the infinite space suddenly collapsed, due to some mysterious will that seemed to come from the universe, Wang Qiu, the former reincarnation who escaped from the main god's space, accidentally brought Doraemon's spare pocket back.
As we all know in his world, Doraemon has that four times in his belly The Yuan pocket is connected to the spare bag he collected.
Therefore, when Wang Qiu uses the Book of Time Travel to lead the team into a different world that is still "linked" by the main god system, he can use Doraemon's pocket as a Use the space-time gate to bring in more reinforcements and supplies from the original world.
Since about 5,000 people traveled collectively this time, and a bunch of public security and national security agents, as well as a navy mini-submarine, were unexpectedly involved, the whole incident was so earth-shattering and world-shaking that it was hard to even cover it up.
It couldn't be covered up, so it attracted great attention from the central government.
Therefore, according to the dispatch of the General Staff and Director Ma's arrangements, a force has been assembled in the suburbs of Shanghai and is on standby.
When Wang Qiu and others arrived in the Vladivostok area in the late Ming Dynasty in a spaceship and completed the construction of the space-time gate passage, about two battalions of Marine Corps officers and soldiers would immediately enter the world with equipment and launch a combat posture.
To ensure the deterrence of force against the "Far East Company" crossing group in Vladivostok At the same time, Wang Qiu was observing the surrounding snow-capped barren mountains and ridges, while chatting with Political Commissar Guo who also looked unhappy next to him.
Although this battle-hardened old man was quite strong, he had previously been looking for his son. without rest, followed by a series of various The extreme mental stimulation of great sorrow and joy, and even because my son married a Hong Kong transgender, he had a heart attack, and finally recovered.
Therefore, this old party member "made of special materials", this time Shi also became much weaker, shivering in the cold wind.
"Professor Guo, speaking of it, it makes sense to rescue those victims who accidentally traveled back.
But now why on earth do we have to mobilize the troops like this to beat and kill these guys who took the initiative to travel to the late Ming Dynasty?
Although they are enthusiastic about their work, This business is a bit strange, but after all, it is self-employed, which has solved the employment problem of a large number of people, and the prospects seem to be good, at least it does not look like it will go bankrupt.
Even if they go bankrupt, it is their own fault and they will not come back.
Asking the government for relief funds will not increase social instability.”
Wang Qiu muttered with some confusion, "In my opinion, this is completely contrary to the central government's policy spirit of encouraging citizens to start their own businesses.
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Is it possible that the higher-ups mobilized so many troops and made such a huge exaggeration this time just to save the country?"
Those missing navy sailors, marines and intelligence agents, can you bring back the mini-espionage submarine by the way?
I think this kind of thing can be discussed carefully."
Speaking of which, Wang Qiu still doesn't quite understand the vigilance and hostility of Director Ma and other leaders towards Vladivostok Far East Company.
You must know that every successful time-traveling group is a gold-plated, first-class, high-quality enterprise.
The employment of employees is guaranteed.
How can they come back to register as unemployed after time-traveling?
The rate of return is very impressive.
Will the benefits of conquering the world be less?
Although the modern government is They don't receive any taxes on their heads, and even the legendary US Taxation Bureau can't tax across dimensions.
This may be a bit criticized by the bureaucrats, but at least it is reducing the burden on society.
After all, modern China is under heavy population pressure and has the lowest per capita resources in the world.
Since the reform and opening up and the opening of the country, the government has been intentionally or unintentionally encouraging immigrants to start businesses and actively travel across the country, which is equivalent to self-exile to a foreign country.
On the one hand, it opens up territory for one's own nation, and on the other hand, it makes room for others to live.
It is similar to the people who went to Nanyang in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
No matter how you look at it, it shouldn't be suppressed.
"If they just don't want to stay on earth anymore and want to go to another world to make a living, then the country will not restrict it at all.
It doesn't matter whether these time-travelers die without a burial place over there, or they get rich and become officials and marry Bai Fumei, or even becoming king and having three thousand harems is their own business.
The country will never stop him out of jealousy or envy.
We now have millions of Chinese people going to Africa every year to do business and work, dreaming of making a fortune.
When will the country stop them and not let them go?
Of course, the same principle applies, no matter whether you lose money or make money, or you are arrested there.
Even if you are beaten to death, or if you are unlucky and go to jail, you still have to take care of it yourself.
The state is not your nanny, and I am afraid it will not take care of you in small things."
Professor Guo sighed and said, but then suddenly changed the subject, "But the real problem is that you know these guys who came to other worlds to pursue their dreams, the starting capital before time travel, or the so-called first Where did the pot of gold come from?”
Generally speaking, people who would actively choose to bid farewell to modern society and seek development in a risky and unpredictable world are usually either overly curious dreamers who only daydream all day long; or they are not getting along as they wish in the real world.
There are fringe people who are full of ambitions; there may be a small number of successful people who think that daily life is too empty and lonely and want to seek excitement, but this is definitely a very small minority among the very few.
As a former reincarnation person who has struggled to escape from the danger of death, Wang Qiu knows very well that what most modern people encounter after suddenly traveling to a strange and different world is usually not a fairy tale romance, but only...
Horror movie thrills.
Even without a talisman-like main god system to increase the difficulty of your survival, just surviving is already very difficult.
If you want to be more prosperous than the aborigines, the difficulty will have to increase exponentially.
Of course, there are some Western adventurers who have come to China in modern times to achieve success and fame, but I am afraid there are even more degenerate people who are unable to return home with their bones.
To use another analogy, before the 20th century, whether in the East or the West, those rich girls who were locked in their boudoirs all day long and were naive to the point of stupidity, while hating their boring and empty routine, often thought of the outside world.
It was a wonderful daydream, thinking that even if I went out without money or bodyguards, it seemed that I could meet my own Prince Charming on the street, and easily hook up with him, so that we could enjoy life together.
A passionate love and a happy life.
As for what it is like in the real world, by the time they reach that point, they will have no chance to go back and educate other girls, so the dream will never have an ending.
Elders Their teachings are always ignored, and their bloody lessons are turned into dried ashes.
The girls continue to rush into the cruel society ignorantly, running in circles over and over again.
In the same way, those otakus and otakus who stay in front of computers in modern metropolises and have nothing to do all day long are also enjoying the electricity, tap water, modern communications and entertainment of the modern world, as well as seemingly inconspicuous but actually extremely precious things.
Safety and order, while imagining that he traveled back to ancient feudal society and bullied others with advanced technology and "far-sightedness".
Thanks to the ancient aboriginal people, they easily obtained wealth and status that were unobtainable in modern society, without considering that they were powerless.
In terms of force, they could not defeat a street thief playing with a switchblade; in terms of technology, they could not burn glass like the ancients.
He doesn't know how to make steel and guns; he can at most memorize a few ancient poems for essay writing, but when he talks about professional terms such as "rhyme", his secrets are immediately revealed.
I have also never considered whether, even if I could successfully settle down in ancient times, my teeth would fall out because I could only eat brown rice mixed with sand, I would poop in my crotch because I couldn’t drink clean water, and I would suddenly lose my temper while walking on the road.
A group of vicious bandits will jump out and disembowel you.
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In fact, just the communication problems after time travel are daunting enough.
It should be noted that the pronunciation of ancient Chinese and modern Mandarin are simply worlds apart.
As for traveling to a foreign country, not to mention that many people may have forgotten even half of the standard English taught in school, but they imagine that they can quickly adapt to the environment after traveling and master ancient Japanese, ancient French, etc. that are awkward to pronounce.
Old English, Old Latin, and chatting fluently with those ladies and gentlemen.
Hey, do you have Doraemon’s translation Konjac Jelly hidden in your house?
As far as Wang Qiu knows, many illiterate illegal immigrants have been smuggled into the United States for more than ten years, and they still speak broken English.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some people with language talents have successfully taught themselves Korean by watching Korean dramas, and then learned Japanese by watching anime.
If they traveled back to ancient times and hung out for a few days, they would probably be able to learn the local language from the conversations of the ancients.
Language But the troubles listed before are still unavoidable.
Ahem, let's get back to the topic.
In short, among the groups that took the initiative to travel to ancient times, except for the unlucky ones who were deceived, all the warriors who were willing to venture into other worlds on their own initiative basically did not get along well in modern society. , even to the point of desperation, otherwise they would not have made the painful decision to bid farewell to the past and start over in a different world, so they would not have too many legal assets around them.
But in modern society, if you want to do any big thing, you need capital, and group time travel is no exception.
If modern people travel to the past empty-handed, they will only bring meat to the door of the ancient strongmen.
Except for some guys with the aura of destiny, all pragmatic time travelers must make preparations in advance and collect various technical information, industrial equipment, production tools, trade goods, fuel consumables, and even modern powerful weapons.
Guns, artillery and weapons all require a large amount of money to purchase, which requires the Time Travel Group to try to obtain a large amount of start-up capital before departure.
Of course, since the organizers and planners of these time-traveling groups have time and space in their hands, it is also a way to make money by taking advantage of the huge price difference between the two worlds to engage in cross-dimensional trade.
In fact, whether it is Hainan Island The "Crossing Company" in Lingao County or the "Far East Company" in Vladivostok , have indeed been in this business: selling antiques, gold and silver, precious Chinese medicines, high-end wood and traditional furniture from ancient times to modern times, and dumping mirrors, cosmetics, glassware, clocks and other "luxury objects" from modern times to ancient times, thereby making huge profits.
Over time, you can indeed raise a huge amount of money.
But the problem is, these two companies don’t seem to have that much patience, and they set off across time without doing much business.
So, what method are they going to rely on to make up for this funding gap?
The answer is deception and abduction.
According to the information Professor Guo brought to Wang Qiu and others, the Vladivostok Far East Company, in addition to the landing ships illegally purchased from Russia, also abducted five 10,000-ton ships before crossing, but they did not pay for them. are leased: three from Japan and two from South Korea It seems that they did not harm our compatriots.
The problem is that these five ships were all insured by Chinese insurance companies.
The claim settlement costs alone exceeded 300 million.
Now, they took all five ships and held them hostage until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
The insurance company in the modern world almost cried to death when it paid out the compensation.
There are also all kinds of bad things like tax evasion and payment arrears, which Far East Company also does.
In the end, they even broke into the Yokohama Port in Tokyo Bay and robbed a Japanese cargo ship with arms.
To this day, the foreign ministries of China and Japan are still quarreling over the big trap brought by this group of "Chinese pirates".
As for the crossing group in Lingao County, Hainan Island, it may seem a little "kinder".
At least the freighter they traveled on was bought, not cheated.
But the problem is that about 40 million of the start-up capital of Lingao Crossing Group was obtained through financial fraud.
Before departure, it owed a lot of bank loans and underground loan sharks.
It seems that it obviously has no intention of repaying it. .
In addition, after many of the goods ordered by Lingao Crossing Group arrived at the destination, the merchants did not receive the balance payment.
No matter how you look at it, they are just trying to get it for free.
In short, in addition to the damaged foreign companies and the diplomatic turmoil caused, there are at least 30 unlucky domestic companies in the country.
They have suffered terribly from being cheated by these two time-traveling groups.
Several small companies have suffered because of being The quantity of goods stolen was so large that it almost caused bankruptcy.
Then, Wang Qiu could only helplessly shake his head and smile bitterly at the crazy practice of the two time-traveling groups to "make a big profit before leaving".
Although as a law enforcement officer, these things sounded very hateful, but if If it were him, he would probably do the same thing.
As far as he knew, in Europe during the Age of Discovery, many impoverished explorers often used stolen or defrauded ships, sailors and supplies to complete the feat of discovering new lands because they could not raise funds.
However, From the perspective of the country and the government, such behavior is obviously not worth encouraging, otherwise it will cause countless chaos.
As Wang Qiu, he must sit on the official side.
"I understand, the country does have a big debt to settle with them.
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At the same time, it cannot give up on the brothers of the People's Liberation Army who were trapped there.
Well, as well as the cost of sending troops this time, it is estimated that they will also have to be apportioned to them."
Wang Qiu Sha nodded thoughtfully.
"That's right, we have to explain everything clearly to them and ask them to pay back everything they owe, including principal and interest."
Professor Guo said with some annoyance, "Before I left, I acted recklessly and caused such a big mess.
Then I patted my butt and walked away, leaving a mess for us to clean up.
I don't know where to spend the huge debt in arrears."
How can you tolerate such a ridiculous thing?"
In this regard, Wang Qiu naturally echoed and agreed with Professor Guo, and used his flattering words to the best of his ability, which was actually quite limited.
But in fact, Wang Qiu didn't care much about the fate of these time travellers.
What he really cares about is that the friendship accumulated in Doraemon seems to be unable to be used forever.
Asking Doraemon to work for him once will save him once.
If he always bothers him to help and makes Doraemon tireless, I estimate that I will soon be put on a blacklist that will cut off all contact with households.
What will I do then?
You know, Doraemon, this chubby blue cat-shaped parenting robot, is actually not as helpful as he appears oshow7: