This space elevator is beyond description as a building; it's comparable in size to a small city, even larger than some small countries. To name a few, it could hold two Maldives, one and a half Andorra, or 1,100 Vatican.
Standing at its feet, one can feel one's own insignificance, as well as a sense of fear at the sight of such a colossal object suspended in mid-air.
Normally, when walking on the earth, even if there is fear of giant objects, one is not afraid of the planet beneath one's feet, because it is commonplace. But when this huge piece of the earth's surface was torn off and suspended above people's heads, one could only feel an immense fear lingering in one's heart.
Li Xingkong flew forward a few steps and landed on the suspended space elevator. He then stood on the edge and looked down at the crowd watching.
"Everyone, I've brought you up here."
To truly appreciate the elevator's effect, simply standing on the ground doesn't provide a fully immersive experience; you need to be inside the elevator to truly understand it.
Li Xingkong waved his hand, and the Gravity Domain around his body adjusted slightly. The people who were originally standing on the ground to watch felt their bodies lighten, and they floated up and, following Li Xingkong's guidance, landed on the space elevator.
Stepping onto this space elevator felt completely different from what they had imagined.
When people stand on a suspended object, they always feel a sense of loss, and even the slightest sway makes them feel unbalanced. But standing on this elevator, there is no such feeling at all; it's as if you are standing on solid ground.
If you weren't standing around the elevator and could clearly see the entire earth receding away from them, you wouldn't feel like you were in the air at all.
"As if walking on flat ground, as if walking on flat ground indeed."
Old Tang was the most excited. He stepped on the elevator left and right, as if testing the firmness of the ground. Among the crowd that came up, there were quite a few people who behaved similarly, mostly researchers. After getting on the elevator, they kept looking around, and some even wanted to dig up the ground to see what was underground. Fortunately, Ma Buxiu and his team had done a good job with the construction, so they didn't have to dig up the ground.
While the others weren't quite as dramatic, they were equally excited. Standing on the edge of the elevator, watching the entire landscape recede into the distance and the scenery below shrink, it was a truly magical feeling.
Of course, there were also people with a fear of heights who dared not stand on the edge and look down. As the elevator rose, they began to retreat towards the center of the elevator and did not even dare to look around.
" Uncle Tang!"
The elevator proceeded along its predetermined path, and Li Xingkong arrived beside Old Tang.
" Xingkong! This is the first time in my life I've ever taken off like this."
Old Tang was excited for a long time, and he still hasn't calmed down.
" Uncle Tang, this is for you."
Li Xingkong handed the black and white chess pieces in his hand to Old Tang.
Old Tang took the chess piece, somewhat puzzled. What was it for? He couldn't figure it out at a glance. But since Li Xingkong chose to give it to him at this time, there must be a reason.
"This is the key to the entire formation, and also its control terminal."
Seeing the confusion in Old Tang's eyes, Li Xingkong explained it to him. Then, Li Xingkong circulated his Magic Power and gently touched the chess piece. Under the infusion of Magic Power, the chess piece floated into the air and spread outwards with a semi-transparent radiance from the chess piece as the center.
After expanding into a sphere with a radius of half a meter, the radiance stopped expanding. Then, the interior of the sphere changed, and many virtual images appeared. Upon closer inspection, the sphere was like a radar, proportionally shrinking the surrounding scenery and displaying it within the sphere. The chess piece itself was also enveloped by the virtual image of the elevator.
"Is this the elevator's radar?"
Old Tang was knowledgeable and experienced; after just a few glances, he already knew what was going on.
"That's right, but besides being a radar, it can also control the movement of elevators."
Li Xingkong reached into the sphere and pinched the elevator model formed by the chess pieces with two fingers, as if he had grasped something real. He pulled the small elevator left and right, and then Old Tang clearly felt the ground beneath his feet suddenly stop, and then it began to move horizontally from side to side.
The elevator is so easy to control, just like a toy car you played with as a child. You squeeze a small model and move it in all directions, and the entire space elevator moves along with it.
The sudden commotion naturally affected everyone in the elevator. Many people were startled at first, and then quickly looked for Li Xingkong. After all, he was the designer and builder of the elevator, so they naturally wanted to ask him if something was wrong.
Before they even looked, they noticed the sci-fi-like sphere and gathered around to see what Li Xingkong and his group were doing.
"Besides this method of control, it can also be controlled directly with the mind; however, in this case, only someone who has infused the chess piece with Magic Power can operate it."
A large crowd gathered, but they all watched quietly, without making a sound.
Li Xingkong then demonstrated how to control the elevator's movement using his mind. With his control, the elevator began to move erratically high in the sky, and the people on the elevator felt it quite clearly.
Of course, this key can not only control the movement of the elevator, but also control the operation of various arrays on the entire elevator.
Li Xingkong first randomly set the elevator's target on Earth's orbit. With the target confirmed, the elevator began to rise into the sky.
The ascent was very fast; within minutes, people felt the wind picking up and the surrounding temperature dropping.
"Activate the Environment Stabilization Formation."
At this height, a single elevator function is obviously not enough. Li Xingkong then tapped a few times, and the elevator inside the sphere expanded considerably, filling the entire sphere.
Following Li Xingkong's command, a thin layer of light appeared around the elevator, blocking the raging winds from above. Then, a warm current emanated from the ground, like an air conditioner, restoring the interior to a temperature most comfortable for the human body.
The strong winds high in the sky blew across the light screen, only creating ripples, but not a single breeze could penetrate it. Standing inside the light screen felt just like being indoors.
Seeing this incredible scene, everyone looked at each other in astonishment. Ever since the spherical control terminal appeared, the elevator's behavior had exceeded their expectations. In fact, none of them even noticed that they were now at an altitude of nearly 10,000 meters.
"Initiate gravity simulation, ecological simulation, Fallout protection..."
Now that the demonstration of the formations had begun, Li Xingkong naturally stopped hiding anything and activated each of the formations carried on the elevator.
The main purpose of the existing array on this elevator is to ensure that the ecological environment of Earth Star can still be maintained inside the array while in space. Of course, with so many arrays, the energy required is also quite large. If all the arrays are activated, even such a large space elevator cannot last long.
Fortunately, once in space, the gravity array that maintains the elevator's movement can be shut down. With this increase and decrease, the elevator's energy recovery rate will be slightly greater than its consumption.
As Li Xingkong continued to unfold the formation, everyone felt as if they were the turtle, with the outer shell of light covering the elevator layer upon layer. Just from a cursory glance, the formation had five or six layers of shells.
It's like a sow wearing a condom, one after another.
Some were quite daring, like Commander Wang, whom Li Xingkong had just met. He walked to the edge of the elevator and reached out towards the edge of the light screen.
The light screen was like a layer of water. Although it blocked out all kinds of wind and temperature from the outside world, when you reached out, you could easily extend your hand out without any obstruction.
The surrounding sky was beginning to darken, a sign that they were about to leave the atmosphere. However, within the formation, they felt nothing, as if they were still standing on the ground. Looking down at the ground, they could see a significantly curved surface. If they went any higher, they would probably be able to see the entire Earth Star.