Tech Hammer

"May God bless us all the best!" Smith said while standing in front of the survival capsule.

Five minutes ago, he was standing only 3,000 kilometers away from the moon, admiring the satellite accompanying the earth and marveling at the wonder of the Creator. At this time, he had to leave his fate to God.

This is what Ning Wei told him before.

The most dangerous time of this journey is the moment when it enters the short space. Theoretically speaking, if the Kuafu can not explode at that moment, it will have passed the first level. The second dangerous stage is the moment when the spacecraft is sailing in a short space. If the spacecraft is not destroyed in it, half the battle is won.

The good news is that during this period, the three of them were in a state of deep sleep. Even if the particle storm tore the spacecraft into pieces, everyone would become particles in the void together. During this period, they would not feel any pain, or even have the opportunity to recall their lives.

Of course, this journey is not that dangerous.

In fact, the third situation is what Ning Wei finds most terrifying.

The spacecraft safely entered the short space and came out safely, but it lost its spatial positioning, or the previous space positioning was inaccurate. The spacecraft was lost in an unknown vast universe, and they may have to stay on this spacecraft for the rest of their lives. .

The good news is that the energy supplies and life support devices on the spacecraft can still operate normally for at least a hundred years, enough for three people to survive until they die of natural causes. But if it really gets that bad, the rest of your life will probably be worse than death.

After all, man is a social creature. Although the interaction between three men is better than just two men, it is not much better.

And in this case Smith needs prayer even more. Based on the democracy that his country believes in, any opinion he puts forward will not be passed if it goes against Ning Wei's ideas.

Just because Ning heard Smith's prayer, he couldn't help but smile and corrected: "If I were you, I would rather pray for the blessing of March than pray to God. Of course, I did not mean to slander your faith, just a reminder Whose hands will your next fate be in your hands?"

Smith was stunned for a moment, but instead of dwelling on the topic, he asked, "Why do I feel like you're not nervous at all?"

The three of them have all put on the protective clothing matching the survival warehouse. In March, after falling asleep this time, it will really not be long before they wake up. It is normal to feel uneasy.

Although Smith already had the mentality that he would die if he heard about it in the morning, but when it really came to this step, he still felt a little uneasy, but because this was different, he seemed extremely relaxed.

"Because I believe in March." Ning Wei smiled and opened the survival capsule next to him and gave the answer.

"What about you?" Smith turned to look at Liu Wei, who was still unfazed, and asked, "Liu, you don't seem nervous at all."

"I believe Academician Ning." Liu Weiyan replied concisely and comprehensively.

It’s not that Liu Wei still cherishes words like gold at this moment, it’s mainly because his English expression level is not high...

"Okay, don't think so much. We've already reached this point. Let's think in a better direction. Go to sleep. When you wake up, it will be a new world." Ning Wei shrugged, said something and then walked in first. He drank from the survival cabin, then pressed the button in the cabin, and the door slowly closed.

Smith was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Liu Weiyi and found that the bodyguard was staring at him. He probably understood what the other person meant, so he could only sigh secretly, and then followed Ning Wei and lay down in it. But before closing the hatch, he couldn't help but complain: "Liu, in March, are you still worried that a helpless person like me will be detrimental to your Academician Ning? March is the ship. the Lord."

After saying that, he closed the cabin door without waiting for this boring man to reply.

Liu Wei ignored Smith's complaints and watched quietly as Smith's body was slowly enveloped by the liquid flowing out of the cabin. Then she stepped into her own survival cabin and lay down flat in it.

He could hear water flowing, and his whole body was wrapped in a warm feeling. Then a deep sleepiness came over him, making his whole body begin to relax, and the next moment he completely lost consciousness...

At the same time, all the lights on the Kuafu went out almost simultaneously. People who need visible light are already asleep, so no additional energy consumption is needed.

…

The original universe, the earth.

"Kuafu enters the far side of the moon."

"Still no reply?"

"The Kuafu completely shut down radio communications."

"Who's on board now?"

"According to statistics, now only Academician Ning, Smith and Liu Wei are left on the Kuafu. The information about Smith and Liu Wei is here... Wait, I just received the news that the system in March automatically printed out a Reported and marked Top Secret."

"Top secret?"

"Yes, two reports, printed out by equipment from two departments. The first report is garbled, and the second report is probably a decoding tool."

"Where's the report?"

"It's sealed and on its way."

…

"What does he want to do? What does that person want to do?!"

"The spaceship has left."

"have they gone?"

"Yes, according to the intelligence it flew towards the moon. But it can no longer be tracked now."

"Moon? Didn't the intelligence sent back say that Kuafu was not designed for lunar navigation?"

"I don't know. You know, the information sent back from the Basic Physics Laboratory has always been vague. But judging from the structure of the Kuafu, it is indeed not suitable for use as a navigation vehicle."

"I understand, tell them, they must find a way to locate the ship! Find me where the ship is!"

"OK."

…

Just when countless people were in a mess, a dazzling light flashed on the back of the moon, and the Kuafu disappeared instantly. This missing ship will probably be a source of confusion for some people for a long time.

…

Smith had a dream.

Generally speaking, dreams do not occur during deep sleep. Because dreaming itself represents the beginning of activity in the cerebral cortex. But this dream seemed very real.

Dreams are simple.

He was running across the wilderness. God knows how he could run so fast. Everything around him was quickly being left behind. At first, he could still distinguish the trees, grass, and houses, but as his speed continued to increase, the field of vision in front of him began to become increasingly narrow, and he could no longer distinguish the objects passing by in the wilderness. entity.

Everything turned into beams of light, and there was only one spot of light in front of him.

However, his speed continued to increase, until finally the surroundings began to become dark, and the front was also dark, and even the light spot disappeared without a trace. He tried his best to look back and found that there was still a point of light in the distance, but it was pushed further and further away...

At a certain moment, Smith in the dream suddenly had a realization.

It turns out that darkness has never swallowed up light, but light keeps trying to swallow up darkness. And as long as he runs fast enough, the so-called light will never be able to catch up with him.

This idea suited him well as a philosopher.

However, suddenly, Smith suddenly found that his running speed was gradually slowing down. The light behind him almost swallowed him whole the moment he slowed down. The surrounding area was filled with light, as if he was drowning in water...

"Pfft...cough cough cough...heh...huh..."

Smith sat up suddenly and breathed in the air. His lungs felt extremely uncomfortable at this moment. A very unpleasant smell came out of his mouth, and then he was replaced with fresh air. After taking a few deep breaths, the discomfort finally eased, and he regained his senses. Then he saw the two people in front of him, staring at him with the eyes of giant pandas...

"I told you a long time ago that as you get older, it's best not to participate in such high-risk games, but you didn't listen. Are you feeling uncomfortable now?"

Smith is still a little confused...

But he soon realized that the person speaking was his friend in the Chinese academic community - Ning Wei.

As for the high-stakes game, yes, traveling across the universe, entering a protective capsule, and now he's awake!

"Hu... Ning, the space crossing was successfully completed? We are not dead?"

"You said it's just a high-risk game, not a game of certain death? If there is no 100% chance of survival, there will be no such voyage. Okay, get up quickly, take a shower, sober up, and then assemble in the operation room of the control tower. "Ning Wei shook his head, threw these words at Smith, and then turned around and left with Liu Wei beside him.

Smith sat there for a moment, then subconsciously raised his hands and rubbed his face, only to find that his hands were covered with sticky liquid...

All right……

After sitting there for a while, Smith finally stood up, stepped out of the survival cabin, then walked into the shower room next to him, stood under the shower head and opened the bridle.

The water at a suitable temperature made his brain clear up quickly and his body began to relax.

Although he didn’t know how long he had been asleep, everything before he entered the survival cabin began to appear in his mind.

"Bless you in March!" Smith murmured in his mouth, and then the desire to understand the universe made him move quickly. He quickly washed his body clean, then returned to the locker room, found his locker, and changed into his own clothes. He took off his clothes and rushed to the operation room of the control tower as quickly as possible.

"Are we there?" Smith asked impatiently when he saw Ning Wei sitting on the captain's chair.

"I'm looking at the sailing records for March. Theoretically, we should have arrived. But the bad news is that the positioning is not that accurate, there is a slight deviation, and we are still a little short of the target we want to go to." Ning Wei buried his head in the computer. Screen, said without looking back.

"A little worse?" Smith was stunned, and then asked: "How much worse."

"This is good news. Assuming that this universe is almost the same as our universe and solar system, according to the starlight positioning system, we are located in the J2000 coordinate system of the solar system. Calculated, the distance from the earth to this universe at this moment is about 38.6 million kilometers. . However, it is very close to the original position of Venus, only 8.7 million kilometers away. Based on the Kuafu’s current cruising speed in space of 12,000 kilometers per hour, it will take about 1,960 hours for us to reach the Earth and contact another civilization, which is about 81 Days. But considering that the earth’s current orbit is approaching Venus, it may only take eighty days.”

Ning Wei replied without raising his head.

"Wait, Venus? Ning, how do you know that we have successfully traveled through a universe? Maybe we just arrived near Venus. How much time has passed?"

"First question, let me show you something. This is a galaxy map simulated after obtaining basic information through the space telescope onboard the Kuafu. Do you think what should be here?" Ning Wei pointed to the screen. 's galaxy map asked.

Smith stepped forward to take a look, and then replied in confusion: "It seems...didn't you see Saturn?"

"Yes, the original location of the native planet became an asteroid belt. In the solar system of our universe, there is an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Approximately more than 10,000 asteroids have been discovered so far. Obviously, at present, The number of planets in this asteroid belt we discovered is even greater than that in the asteroid belt in our universe."

"According to our previous research, Saturn should be a gas giant planet, mainly composed of hydrogen, a small amount of helium and a small amount of elements. But according to our estimates over the years, Saturn should have a diffuse core that lacks clear boundaries. Saturn The size of the core extends to about 60% of Saturn's radius and is composed primarily of metals."

"In addition, Saturn's rings are thought to be composed of hundreds of thin rings, and there are billions of small ice cubes in the ring. So consider a possibility, for example, if we want to change to Mars, but Mars does not have enough water resources , then if there is a way to blow up Saturn and allow these materials to move in the direction of Jupiter and Mars and be successfully captured, will it be beneficial to the transformation of the overall environment of Mars? Or reduce Mars' dependence on the resources of its parent planet? "

Smith's eyes widened and he stared at Ning Wei in disbelief: "Wait, you just said to blow up Saturn? Blow up a planet? What do you think? If humans can blow up a planet, even if it's For a gas giant planet like Saturn, what level of technological development should it reach? What kind of resources will they still need?"

Ning Wei glanced at Smith and said in a low voice: "First, resources are scarce at all times. The more advanced a civilization is, the greater its thirst for resources. Second, the above are all guesses and cannot be confirmed. After all, We are tourists, visiting for the first time, so maybe an extrasolar meteorite happened to hit Saturn?"

Smith had nothing to say, because Ning Wei had finished speaking. He turned to look at Liu Wei, who had been staring at the big screen next to him. Well, this guy is the purest one. He doesn’t care about what they talk about. He just looks at the scenery outside the window and is lost in thought...

Indeed, these are too difficult to understand.