I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 290 Dawn and Clouds

The mornings in Star City were like any other day. In the equatorial region of the planet, this bustling artificial canal area maintained a pleasant 24 degrees Celsius, as if it were in a frigid or temperate zone.

The sky was a clear, azure blue, with clouds lazily floating in the atmosphere. On the sea, a fleet of ships of all shapes and sizes were passing through the canal entrance one after another.

The Suez Canal is a name from a distant planet. On this waterway connecting the Old and New Worlds, the canal is of paramount importance. Nations from both worlds have vied for control of this key to wealth and power, but have yet to succeed.

The Universal Star Group cannot be summarized in simple terms. The outside world only knows that it is a non-national group with an independent armed force that is comparable to that of a nation.

What they didn't know was that the Universal Stars Group's purpose was clear from the very beginning: the dream of flying to the stars could not rely on the short-sighted ruling class; only the brilliance of idealists would serve as the guiding light.

"Alice has been in Colombia for several months now."

Sainz, holding the materials, looked at Vera, a graceful young woman carrying her laptop, as the two walked through the Space Council building.

"Hmm, and it looks like it will take some more time. How's the Rhodes Island?"

Sainz looked at Vera, whose eyes were full of Alice, but who wasn't? Sainz was rescued by Alice in the wild and had the opportunity to glimpse the truth of science. At that time, she was a beautiful young girl, but in the blink of an eye, she had become a highly respected doctor.

"Alice...she's in Kansas..."

Sainz looked at Vera helplessly, picked up a roll of newspaper, and gently tapped Vera on the head.

"It's the Rhodes Island. You don't want Alice to come back and not see your achievements, do you?"

Vera held her head and nodded: "The modifications to Rhodes Island are complete, but..."

"Then I need to hurry up with the Alliance 2 here too. The electronic equipment on it hasn't been fully installed yet... This is the first time I've modified the original design, and the requirements of the several proposals from Ocas are very high."

The two looked at the launch site located south of Star City. From the first time mankind looked up at the sky, no one has been able to help but be awestruck by the stars in the sky.

This magnificent starry sky has always watched over this nascent civilization, but no one has yet been able to explore its secrets.

The Cosmic Stars Organization will carry out its mission, and all the organization's strength will be poured into its next launch mission. For the first time on this earth, someone will knock on the door of the universe.

The Soyuz 2 spacecraft will be the first to carry astronauts, launching from the highest altitude of the anti-gravity spacecraft Rhodes Island, at an altitude of 1,500 meters.

This is also the first time that the Space Stars organization has put an anti-gravity launch pad into use. High-altitude launches can minimize the effects of gravity and fuel, allowing rockets to fly higher and require less fuel.

Not far away, the Rhodes Island mobile airbase was slowly taking off, with a simulated missile mounted on its rear launcher. In the distance, three blue-painted MiG-25 fighter jets were flying into the sky, accompanied by an Il-78 tanker.

The two watched as the massive shadowy object soared into the sky, its anti-gravity engine humming. However, experiments showed that current technology could not allow a spacecraft to directly ascend into the sky with an anti-gravity engine. As altitude increased, the planet's magnetic field effect weakened, and the output of the anti-gravity engine gradually decreased.

The fifth-generation large-scale anti-gravity engine on the Rhodes Island is one of the few on this planet capable of bringing such a behemoth into the air. However, relying on magic crystals for power is not practical. It relies on two nuclear fission reactors to provide power, which is then supplied by an electro-magic converter.

Every time the Rhodes Island and the Vigilant II took off, it caused a stir from all sides. Spies and newspapers alike were interested in these two huge airships.

Because such enormous creatures are now very rare, as the world has entered the missile age, airborne warships have become increasingly smaller.

Now, the launch of the Rhodes Island has once again become a focus of global attention. Missiles are weapons that countries are developing vigorously, and the huge missile body supported by the structure at the stern of the Rhodes Island, with its simulated missile body, has instantly become headline news in major countries.

With nuclear technology being secretly suppressed, the larger the missile, the greater its power. In the eyes of other countries, this "missile" is simply a weapon of destruction.

"The Suez Canal’s de facto controllers, the World Stars Organization, unveiled their new strategic missiles today."

Is the world's possession of military power a tragedy or a blessing?

The news was quickly spread around the world by major media outlets, but Star City did not respond. The Rhodes Island took to the skies, accompanied by MiG-25 fighter jets, and then landed.

"Haha, that simulated missile was actually called a real missile..."

Vera laughed, and Saines blinked as well. After all, the Universal Star Group did indeed have real "strategic weapons," but the "Navigator" was difficult to fathom underwater, and the southern control area was located in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, so no ships usually passed through there.

"Those ruling classes only see weapons and war, so let them see. We are about to take to the skies."

Sainz put down her coffee, and a young man walked in and saluted her: "Madam Manager."

"Ah, Kalekshevezi Kakalin, our Comrade Gagarin."

Sainz's words made the young man blush. After the citizen training, he immediately developed a longing for the person named "Gagarin" on a distant Earth. This son of a poor worker immediately submitted his wish to Ocas.

The son of a worker wants to become an astronaut.

In other countries, this would be extremely difficult. He had neither the opportunity to go to university nor a distinguished background, but under Ocas's arrangement, he quickly began all the training required to become an astronaut. This mixed-race boy, born the son of a worker, who had worked as a child laborer and picked up coal from the street, began his efforts.

After seven years of training and assessment, an astronaut was finally chosen. He was selected as the astronaut for the first manned space mission, "Operation Touch the Sky," and he would become Yuri Gagarin.

"Reporting to the lady in charge, I have successfully completed all training and am familiar with all operations of the Soyuz 2 spacecraft. I am now awaiting launch instructions."

He thought to himself, "In the past, only kings and generals could leave their names in history. Now, he will become someone the world will remember, an ordinary person, a descendant of a worker."

He will soar into the blue sky and touch the starry sky.