Chapter 917 Psychedelic Stars Era 1388, early August.
After nearly a week of long voyage, the Swan was finally almost rounding the Great Hollow.
Because Li Chengqi felt that simply sailing the ship was too boring, he gave up his craft and the operation of the Swan relied entirely on people.
However, as a warship that was retired after only three years of service, the Swan's specifications are actually not much different from those of current warships. Its retirement was only due to the rise of magic mechas, which made it difficult for older ships to adapt. Magic mecha.
A large amount of automation makes its operation much simpler. As long as there is no battle, two or three people can be kept on the bridge for a long time.
"I'm done!"
In the bridge, Shanna put the pen into the card holder and danced happily.
Zannah had to leave Blackhand Port and board the Swan before her basic education was completed, but at the very least you had to be literate and know basic mathematics.
So during this period, several people took turns teaching Shanna and gave her homework.
But no matter where you are, doing homework is a headache, so it's not difficult to understand how happy Shanna was after finishing her homework.
“Not bad, basically everything is done right”
"Then can I go play?"
"no."
Like a magic trick, Long took out a stack of teaching materials from behind his back.
"Here are some exercises, please write them down."
"..."
Alyssa, who was sitting in the captain's seat, raised her eyelids when she saw this. When she was a child, Long was also responsible for teaching basic subjects. Every time she thought of the tragic situation back then, it would evoke a psychological shadow.
At this time, An Yun, who was in the navigator's position, suddenly said:
"We are almost at the predetermined position and are about to start the last jump."
Alyssa nodded, turned on the ship's radio, and informed everyone to come to the bridge.
It would be inappropriate to ask Shanna to do her homework during the transition, so Long could only put away the exercise book with a little regret.
——Escaped.
When everyone arrived and fastened their seat belts at their respective positions, Li Chengqi suddenly said:
"Are we almost there?"
"You really know how to hurry. Well, we're almost there."
Li Chengqi didn't speak for several days. He only appeared when it was almost time and skipped the boring long journey.
Sure, Li Chengqi just wants to play space battles. Long-distance travel is boring.
Now that Li Chengqi appeared, he once again took control of the Swan. According to the coordinates sent by Anyun, he turned the forward trajectory of the Swan, and when it reached the designated position, he immediately started the jump.
The hazy light shone on the bridge and lasted for about a few seconds, and then the dark background of the universe appeared in front of us again.
This is a star system with stars similar to the sun, but the planets that can be seen everywhere do not look like they are inhabited. They are either stone balls or gaseous planets, and there are no traces of man-made things at all.
"Are you sure you gave the coordinates correctly? It doesn't look like anyone lives here."
"Yes, you can see it if you drive a little further."
The Manta increased engine output and continued to move forward.
On the way, some airspace scenes could be seen distorted, and then large cargo ships appeared, and occasionally ships such as battleships appeared, not just the Swan itself. Wherever there are so many ships, there are either Earth-like planets or space stations, but to be honest, I haven’t seen anything that looks like a space station.
However, these cargo ships seemed to know where to go, and everyone was moving in the same direction.
About four or five minutes later, the starry sky directly in front of the Swan showed a very large area of distortion, which was like looking into a mirror with a magic mirror.
Immediately afterwards, a crimson planet was squeezed out from the distortion, and the effect was like squeezing out an egg yolk.
This scene in itself was surprising enough, but then, the red planet seemed to rotate and move to the other end of the field of view at a speed visible to the naked eye, reintegrating into the distortion and disappearing.
When the red planet disappeared, a blue planet was squeezed out from the distortion, and the two planets started over again.
"There are a total of eight planets in this galaxy, but the orbit of the fifth planet is almost invisible."
Alyssa had obviously been here before and explained calmly:
"The red and blue ones we just saw are just satellites. They are in the natural distortion of space. They are spinning around each other and around the star. It is called a unique pas de deux."
The universe is indeed vast and filled with all kinds of weird things.
"Drive directly there. You won't be hit by the planet, right?"
"No, it just looks like they are very close from the outside. In fact, those celestial bodies are in a special space distortion. There is a separate space inside. Just drive through."
Alyssa said so, and Li Chengqi let go of the hand that was about to release the accelerator and continued to control the Swan to approach.
This experience is magical. The Swan seems to be directly hit on a soft and fluffy translucent wall. The next moment, the wall opens a barrel-shaped cavity, allowing the Swan to enter.
And inside the hollow, there is another scene.
You can see the earth full of lights appearing directly below. As the Swan goes deeper, the earth begins to curve upward. Finally, the picture of the earth appears around the barrel-shaped hollow. The Swan seems to have emerged from a huge planet. It's like going straight through the center.
This scene reminds Li Chengqi of the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which is quite philosophical.
Continuing forward, the empty picture begins to distort, forming complex lines that cannot be seen clearly at a glance. In some parts, the cities and farmland on the surface of the terrestrial planet can be clearly seen, and in some parts, the refracted starlight in the universe can be seen, which makes the viewer dazzled.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long, and after two or three minutes, all the images of holes and earth-like planets disappeared without a trace.
The Swan once again passed through what looked like a translucent wall, this time appearing in a cosmic background that seemed normal at first glance.
From a visual perspective, they seem to be staying in place without moving much, but if you look to the left and front, you will see two satellites, one red and one blue, slightly larger than the moon, orbiting an Earth-like planet. This terrestrial planet is nowhere to be seen.
"The locals call themselves Mormo, which is said to mean the only one. Before they could enter the void, they always thought they were the only habitable planet."
This is no wonder, after all, they are in a special space distortion. If they were not close, they would not be able to see that there is an earth-like planet in the galaxy.
But now this is a busy shipping route, and ships coming around from the other side of the large hole will approach here for operations such as replenishment and unloading.
After sighing for a moment about the magic of the universe, Li Chengqi asked:
"Where are we going now?"
"To the space station, we don't have to enter the atmosphere this time."
This is a good thing, at least if it gets into any trouble, the Swan can escape quickly.
It’s this kind of thinking mode based on ‘causing trouble’ that makes Alyssa feel a bit fucked up...
(End of chapter)