Chapter 312 Navigation Arrival
There is no artificially controlled day and night cycle on the Brave spacecraft. Everyone can rest freely after completing the phased work according to their personal circumstances, and the eight earth and star hours are in these scientific research In the eyes of a madman, this is a very sufficient rest period.
In order to make himself look as normal as possible, Wang Zhifan went to rest for a few hours, even though his body did not need to do so.
The place where he sleeps is in the office. It is a very inconspicuous cubicle. If he hadn't specifically searched where his bedroom is in the database, he might not have believed it. For example, a place convenient for people to catch up on sleep will be a regular bedroom. This shows that although the Brave One is very large, it uses space in a relatively sophisticated way.
The repair time passed quickly. Wang Zhifan, who was well prepared, once again came to the anchorage of the spaceship where he had left for less than ten hours, and saw the spacecraft that he and Jessica's team would board this time. , the Guangshu reconnaissance ship.
This interstellar flying object is much larger than the small spacecraft he took last time. It is a hundred meters long from beginning to end, 20 to 30 meters wide, and about five stories high. A spacecraft of this level is in It is said that there are only three ships on board the Brave.
"Captain Wang, has the Chief increased your soldier quota?"
At this moment, Jessica and her four others had already stood at the entrance to the Guangshu's boarding cabin. They found that Wang Zhifan was followed by a total of Twelve clone troopers, this number has tripled compared to the initial plan.
"Yes, the chief must have seen my message, so he temporarily increased my soldier configuration and assigned us four additional sets of combat armor."
Wang Zhifan turned around and pointed. The large box dragged on the ground by four of the clone soldiers meant that it contained not a change of clothes or food, but pure combat power.
"This is really good news. This mission will definitely go as smoothly as the last time."
Jessica glanced at Wang Zhifan and others, and she was equally happy with the increase in defense power.
“Let’s get on the spacecraft first and chat slowly on the way.”
After the greetings, Wang Zhifan asked the four scientists to enter from the boarding cabin first and enter along a long steel plate draped diagonally. He walked to the first floor of the Guangshu and asked the crew inside to start some identity authentication procedures.
As a top-notch reconnaissance ship on the Brave mothership, the crew of the Guangshu is not like the last one with only two captains and deputy captains. All their crew members combined There are more passengers than Wang Zhifan.
Because in addition to the pilot responsible for driving the spacecraft, there are also maintenance personnel, service personnel and professional combatants, such as cooks who prepare meals for everyone, doctors who are responsible for medical treatment, and operators who are responsible for controlling artillery attacks.
The existence of these people ensures that the Guangshu can be regarded as a small scientific expedition team and can cope with various situations.
"Identity verification passed, please go to the second floor through the vertical ladder. We will bring all the packages up using the freight elevator."
When Wang Zhifan was cloned by a clone holding a recorder After the waitress passed the verification, they were allowed to enter the second level of the Optical Hub, which was the real passenger compartment of the spacecraft.
After a while, when he climbed up the vertical ladder and came to the inside of the spaceship where he would live for about a month, he found that the space here was not as big as he imagined. In addition to the main cabin, it could accommodate nearly two of them. There wasn't much room for ten people, and it seemed a little cramped.
"Sir, many people who board our Optical Hub for the first time will have expressions like yours. They think that the internal space of the Optical Hub will be very spacious. In fact, because the hyperlight engine occupies too large a space, the fuel tank space is also limited. It cannot be effectively reduced. In fact, the effective space of our spacecraft has always been relatively tight."
A white female flight attendant noticed Wang Zhifan's puzzled look and took the initiative to say to him.
"There is always a space for each of us to rest and wash, right? Don't tell me that this is where we will stay for the next month."
Wang Zhifan continued to ask after listening, he It feels like the designer of this spacecraft may be the same person as the one who designed the Brave.
“Please rest assured that all personnel have separate sleeping compartments, but there are only two washrooms and they need to be used in turns.”
The female flight attendant smiled, and then introduced other configurations on the spacecraft to Wang Zhifan and others, such as a section of the cabin where a rectangular dining table and oven were fixed. This place was obviously the Guangshu's restaurant.
The initial familiarization stage passed quickly. When everyone was assigned a rest compartment by the flight attendants, the journey officially began.
The Guangshu first warmed up on the anchorage of the Brave mothership for half an hour, and then slowly sailed out of this safe harbor into the vast space, and then sailed in the empty It did not accelerate for a long time in space. Instead, it entered a state similar to stationary after a while. However, Wang Zhifan, who has a keen sense, knew that the Guangshu was not really stationary at this stage. It was actually moving in a terrifying way. Speed consumes fuel and accumulates energy.
"The distorted light outside should be a sign that the super-light voyage is about to start?"
At this time, Wang Zhifan came to a porthole in the cabin, and he found a female scientist with blond hair and blue eyes. Jessica was looking out the window at the boundless space, her eyes focused on the tiny layer of light that was constantly shaking slightly on the outside of the spacecraft, and she seemed lost in thought.
Jessica did not answer immediately after he asked the question, but waited until he was about to turn around and leave before she reacted and turned around to answer:
"Sorry, I was too obsessed just now...did you say that?" Wrong, the phenomenon we are seeing now is the characteristic of the super-light engine accumulating power, but it is actually not a simple optical phenomenon, but a spacecraft. The surrounding space is being distorted by the engine. The principle of this phenomenon is so mysterious that we humans have not been able to decipher it so far..."
Jessica continued to talk to Wang Zhifan for a long time, her tone There was regret and longing in her words, making it easy to guess that she must have just been observing and reasoning about the principles of a hyperdrive from an alien civilization.
“Captain, if you want to solve this problem, it’s useless to just look at it this way. You must come up with a brand new theory. The chief has already rigorously proved that among the theories we currently know, this super-light phenomenon is completely It can't be explained, it's as confusing as magic..."
A middle-aged white man also intervened in the conversation at this time. He is a member of Jessica's exploration team. Judging from what he said, it may be Who happens to be an expert in this field. "I know... what I was thinking just now is whether this super-light speed principle can really be understood by us humans. Perhaps developing and improving our human thinking itself first is the key to unlocking its mystery."
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When Jessica heard the middle-aged white man’s words, she turned to look at him and replied.
"Oh...your idea is somewhat novel...but how to develop and improve thinking specifically? This requires building a feasible theory first..."
Two people Then they entered into a serious discussion, and soon attracted their other two team members, the yellow-skinned young scientist and the black-skinned girl to join in. The discussion became more and more heated, making Wang Zhifan on the side feel that he and these people There is an invisible divide.
“After all, I am not from the same world. What I am best at now is probably fighting and killing. I can’t even think about these scientific issues.”
Wang Zhifan, who turned around silently and left, immediately went to check on his clone trooper subordinates, especially letting a few of them try on the power armor provided by the chief in order to prepare for the formation behind him.
Time passed slowly in this smoothness. When a special vibration suddenly spread throughout the entire spacecraft after a period of time, Wang Zhifan knew that the super-light voyage had finally begun. The Light Hub The reconnaissance ship will sail to the designated coordinates 16.5 light-years away in a way that humans cannot understand, and the time it will take will not exceed 24 earth-star hours.
At the same time, they can no longer control the movement of the spacecraft during the faster-than-light voyage, let alone open any hatch to leave. According to research, violating these rules will lead to very catastrophic consequences.
Wang Zhifan will naturally not be so bored as to do things that violate these rules, but he will secretly monitor whether others have similar premeditations, such as a person who is depressed and suicidal and no longer wants to live, deliberately violating these rules so that others can be buried with him. , he concluded that this might be a way for the copy to trick people.
But after his continuous and detailed observation, the results showed that there were no strange characters on this spacecraft. Everyone was keeping to themselves to prepare for the exploration mission, or recuperating their energy like him.
Therefore, about one Earth-star day later, Wang Zhifan felt that the Guangshu had exited that very special super-light speed sailing state and entered a regular sailing mode. But unfortunately, he could not see much difference outside the porthole. It was still a scene of dots of light in the darkness.
Until another day later, a certain small dot that was originally inconspicuous gradually grew larger in his eyes, and its outline became clearer, and finally appeared as a gray-green planet suspended in the vast universe.
"Captain Wang, we are finally here! Look how beautiful this planet is! Scans from the Guangshu show that there are a large number of civilization creations on its surface! Let's quickly land and explore this unknown civilization!"
Jessica, a female scientist with blond hair and blue eyes, was as excited as ever at this time. She wanted to jump out of the spacecraft immediately and reach the surface of the planet to start detecting it. Only Wang Zhifan stared at the increasingly huge star outside the window with a solemn expression.
“This planet gives me a sense of hidden danger... I solemnly recommend using the detection instruments carried by the spacecraft to conduct early detection, and try to minimize or avoid landing, otherwise there will be considerable risks.”
Wang Zhifan's perception had some reactions as he gradually approached the planet, making him realize that there were many dangerous factors on the planet in front of him. Although overall there was no type that made him feel creepy, but Considering that he has to take care of other relatively weak team members, it is an ideal choice to keep a distance from this planet and not land on it.
But it is obvious that these scientists led by Jessica are unlikely to accept his suggestion. Their strong desire to explore determines that they will deliberately ignore their own safety at this time, and are even willing to do it for mankind. dedicated his precious life to the cause of exploration.
“No, Captain Wang, the analysts have already sent the results. This planet has the necessary conditions for landing. Its gravity is about 1.15 times that of the Earth’s planet, and its atmosphere is rich in nitrogen and oxygen. , with an average temperature of about 9 degrees and a very vast solid surface, it is simply the best place for our human colonization Choose! We must investigate the above situation on the spot and lay the foundation for subsequent plans!”
The female scientist Jessica looked excited and directly pointed out that this planet is an excellent choice for human colonization. Until now, they have only observed it from a high altitude in space and have not really understood what is going on above it.
“I can’t stop you if you insist on going, but please try your best to cooperate with me and let my team clear the way for you to ensure basic safety.”
Wang Zhifan, who had expected it, did not argue with the scientists when he saw this. He only asked them not to get too excited and to start ground exploration operations with him leisurely.
"No problem, Captain Wang, I will let the pilot fly into the planet's atmosphere and choose a suitable landing site."
As the real captain of the exploration team, Jessica took action immediately Get up and activate the exclusive communication line to continuously communicate with the spacecraft pilot. The security guard Wang Zhifan waited patiently nearby, looking at the scene outside the porthole to obtain more information, while letting his clones put on spacesuits or power A is ready to log in.
What needs to be mentioned here is that because various systems of the Guangshu, such as the oxygen and water circulation system and the gravity control system, are relatively complete, the people inside are usually in casual clothes. He doesn't know how to put on a bloated space suit without any trouble, so there is a scene like Wang Zhifan asking his men to start preparing.
Even he himself quickly put on his spacesuit and prepared to go out. The reason was that his excellent eyesight allowed him to see various scenes on the planet's surface, and he knew that the team of scientists would definitely be unable to restrain their desire to explore.
They were pieces of dilapidated gray mountains that were difficult to describe accurately, or gray cities. Black and gray structures as tall as mountains stood on the surface of the earth and gathered together. Their precise and detailed arc-shaped surfaces alone made people understand. They are by no means a natural product, and the small dots that are constantly moving around these giant beings, and even the occasional flash of fireworks, show that this planet is full of vitality, or so it seems.
“This must be the planet that coordinates the civilization! It may even be their home planet! What? Testing shows that there are a variety of biological activities on it? Is there also carbon-based life that is suspected to be human?”
When Captain Jessica was amazed, she received more information detected by the spacecraft. Among them, the report of human beings found on the surface made her very puzzled, because the location of this planet is actually quite hidden, and it is difficult without coordinates. Find it, not to mention that it is very far away from Earth, the home planet of mankind.
It is not possible for everyone to use faster-than-light navigation to reach here. It is completely impossible for individual human explorers to have such a device at this stage, even the empire itself, which controls all resources Only eight hyper-light engines were successfully created.
(End of this chapter)