2037.8

Half a month after the plan was finalized.

Outside the Mars spaceport, the tail of a strange-looking starship lit up with faint blue flames and slowly sailed towards the endless deep space.

The starship as a whole can vaguely see the shadow of the Luanniao starship.

This is also thanks to the structural design of the Luanniao starship - the fusion reactor is installed at the rear of the starship.

As a result, this weird-looking starship completely retained the "butt" of the Luanniao 1 type.

As for the rest...

In order to install the electromagnetic coil gun, many unnecessary facilities were removed.

Coupled with the fact that five gun barrels are installed on the head of the starship, the shape of the starship looks particularly strange.

There is an indescribable weird splicing style.

Inside the Mars spaceport.

Fang Xu looked at the starship slowly sailing into the distance with a strange look on his face, and sighed faintly: "Yongchang, why is this starship so different from the simulation picture you took out a month ago?"

Lu Yongchang turned around and glanced at Fang Xu beside him with a look of helplessness.

This is already the nth time he has heard this question.

In the past few days, a member of the House of Representatives and a researcher expressed their curiosity about the appearance of this starship.

"There's no way... Time is tight, so it's good to be able to transform it into this." Lu Yongchang spread his hands and said, "Although he looks a little unique, I guarantee that the performance he should have has not fallen behind!"

Fang Xu stared straight at the obviously much weaker Hall thruster light, and said in a skeptical tone: "...are you sure?"

"..."

Lu Yongchang was silent for a while and said slightly embarrassed: "This is also a helpless move."

"The reactor power of the Luanniao 1 starship is still a bit low."

"In order to provide sufficient energy for the five electromagnetic coil guns, we can only reduce its power."

"It's not a big problem, it's just that its flying speed will be a little slower."

Looking at Fang Xu's suspicious eyes, Lu Yongchang coughed lightly and changed the topic.

"Zero, pull out the data on that asteroid."

"Roger that, Professor!"

The holographic image screen unfolds, and on the left is a star map near Mars.

On the right is the "ferocious-looking" asteroid.

"Professor, the calculation results are the same. It is estimated that the two will meet at a distance of 100 million kilometers from Mars." After Zero's words fell, a red dot lit up in the star map on the left.

That's where the two meet in calculations.

…

The interior of Luanniao 1 modified starship.

Due to power reasons, the Luanniao 1 modified starship cannot enter the [Forward Four] state.

Therefore, pilots do not need to enter the deep-sea cabin.

"Captain Zhao Zijie, the main mission of this operation is..."

Lines of Chinese characters slowly appeared on the holographic image.

"...Finally, I wish you good luck."

"Humanity, glory will last forever!"

The traces of Chinese characters gradually faded, and a standard star map appeared in front of Zhao Zijie's eyes.

On the star map, a dim dotted line connects the red dots and the green dots.

The red dot is the position of the target asteroid.

The green dot is the location of the Luanniao 1 modified starship.

Zhao Zijie, who was sitting in the captain's seat, took a deep breath, and the look on his face became more solemn.

"Gao Yang." Zhao Zijie looked at the star map in front of him and said to his teammates, "Cheer up. Whether human civilization can continue depends on whether we can intercept this asteroid!"

After hearing Zhao Zijie's words, Gao Yang's face turned slightly red, his eyes showed a bit of excitement, and he nodded vigorously.

At this moment, he felt that he was only half a step away from becoming famous in history!

Which man can resist the temptation of being famous in history, honoring his ancestors, and having his own name as the answer to a fill-in-the-blank question?!

"Beep!" A reminder sounded in front of Gao Yang.

Seeing the Chinese characters on it, he was stunned, and quickly turned to Zhao Zijie and shouted: "Captain! A communication request has been sent from the Mars Space Port!"

"Take it over." Zhao Zijie's eyes moved and he said in a deep voice.

The holographic image on the console changes quietly.

The image of Lu Yongchang appeared in front of him.

"Professor Lu!" Zhao Zijie shouted respectfully, "Do you have any mission?"

Thanks to quantum over-distance communication technology, the two communicate without any delay.

In the picture, Lu Yongchang showed a faint smile on his face.

"Zhao Zijie, relax."

"Your mission this time is actually to test the power of this weapon."

Zhao Zijie's eyes widened slightly: "Testing the power of weapons? Isn't it meant to intercept asteroids?"

Lu Yongchang smiled and nodded: "There is also a need in this regard, but relax, even if you fail, nothing will happen to Mars."

"The Hummingbird starship has arrived at the scheduled location."

"So, be brave and fire when it's time to fire. For weapons testing, you have to fully demonstrate its performance."

Zhao Zijie stared blankly at the holographic image in front of him.

How else could it be like this?!

He subconsciously turned his head and looked at Gao Yang aside, trying to get some feedback from his teammates.

Gao Yang also had a look of astonishment on his face.

"Okay, Professor Lu." Zhao Zijie smiled bitterly and nodded, "Don't worry, we will definitely test the power of this weapon."

In the holographic image, Lu Yongchang nodded with satisfaction.

Communication is cut off.

Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Vaguely, the two seemed to hear a crisp sound of "pop".

That is the sound of shattered dreams.

…

Not only Zhao Zijie and Gao Yang, but also Fang Xu, who was sitting next to Lu Yongchang, looked at him in astonishment.

"Yongchang, is this really okay?"

"Why not?" Lu Yongchang shrugged and said with a relaxed expression, "I'm right. The focus of this mission is to test the power of the electromagnetic gun."

"If they are too timid to fire, how can they test the effectiveness of the electromagnetic gun?"

Fang Xu's eyes showed a bit of confusion.

It seems to make some sense.

But he always felt that something was wrong.

"Okay, okay." Lu Yongchang waved his hand and patted Fang Xu on the shoulder, "We should go and rest."

"The journey of 100 million kilometers will take some time!"

With that said, Lu Yongchang stretched out his hand and pulled Fang Xu towards the direction of the [Xunmu] space elevator.

…

Ten days later.

One hundred million kilometers away from Mars.

A starship with a strange shape gradually slowed down until it stopped.

"1. Where is the asteroid?"

Looking at the red dots and green dots that were almost touching each other on the star map, Zhao Zijie sat in the captain's seat and asked in a deep voice.

The star map changes quietly.

A line of numbers appears between two points.

5073.8 kilometers.

As time goes by, this number continues to shrink.

"Gao Yang, contact Mars."
Chapter completed!