If you observe a starship in space in the context of the universe, it feels like a dead branch floating in a deep pool, and you can't even detect whether it is actually moving.

Extensive, magnificent, loneliness, emptiness, darkness and light coexist...

Through the starship and spaceship staring at the boundless universe, the above words emerged in Yuan Shichen's mind.

Because of the artificial gravity generation device, Yuan Shichen, who is in the living area, can stand in front of the porthole and stare quietly in a daze.

Knowing the vastness of the universe and thinking of its own insignificance and insignificance, a sense of sadness has always been hidden in my heart and lingering.

For some reason, every time I look out from the starship spacecraft in the past few days, some pictures of the past seem to appear involuntarily in front of Yuan Shichen.

It seems that you can see yourself sitting in the background of the starry sky, sitting on the big rock beside the pool at the source of Sun and Moon Creek in my hometown, in a daze.

With a raw face, my feet were soaked in the water naked, and the cold feeling reached the depths of my mind and refreshed my heart.

In the picture, I raised my head and looked at the stars in the sky, and everything became quiet.

The sky seemed distant and deep, and the spotless sky seemed to make him look into the deepest part of the starry sky at a glance.

"How big is the universe? Does it have no edges? If so, what would the edge world look like?"

This is a question Yuan Shichen asked his father when he was a child...

"It seems you have something to worry about?" A cold female voice rang in Yuan Shichen's ears, speaking in Chinese.

"Oh, I'm just staring blankly and emptying my head." Yuan Shichen knew that the person coming was his college alumnus Chen Xi, and he didn't look back, but still looked out of the porthole in a daze.

"Do you miss your hometown and the earth?" Chen Xi also stood beside him and looked out of the porthole, asking meaningfully.

"Yes!" This is a question that needs no concealment, and Yuan Shichen answered without hesitation.

"So too, after all, I left the earth for the first time. I was still extremely excited a few days ago. But through the experience of going deep into the universe, I realized more and more that I was small, which made people feel very disappointed." Chen Xi seemed to remember something again, and added, "Actually, this is far from being deep into the universe..."

"This is to use the consciousness of the microscopic world to touch the heart of the macroscopic world..." Yuan Shichen also deeply agreed with this.

"Hey, Chinese handsome guy, so you're here." Durunik walked over, his tone revealing a playful tone, "Oh, there's also a beautiful lady from the Indian Ocean base."

"Duronik, don't think about it. This is my college alumnus. We all come from China." Yuan Shichen's tone showed an undisputed aura, but Durunik said one thing well. Chen Xi did have a good appearance and temperament, but she looked very cold and looked like she was not suitable for ordinary people to approach.

"So that's it, please don't mind." Durunik could already clearly feel the cool aura from Chen Xi.

"We found the Meteorite in the Xinjiang Desert in China." Yuan Shichen thought for a while and added.

"Well, it is indeed a great thing to discover the Meteorite of Shichen." Durunik nodded.

"Does Frank need help?" Yuan Shichen asked at Durunik.

"We can't help at the moment, and the boss is just in charge. The real hard work is Jason and Keanu Reeves."

"This trip to Mars has just begun, so I should be busy after that."

"In more than a month, you can only experience how long it is on the spacecraft." Chen Xi sighed.

"The starship spacecraft is in the acceleration stage these days, and there is no way to rest well. However, after the nuclear-powered propulsion acceleration is completed, there will be a month of stable flight time, which will be much easier at that time."

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After a day of stable flight, the Starship Spacecraft finally arrived at the scheduled acceleration location.

"Starship Spaceship, please reply if you receive it."

The voice of commander Dean Gianna was once again heard at the Pacific Base of the Interstellar Exploration Alliance and the Central Command Center of the Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace.

"Await for your order at any time, Dean Gianna." The underground launch control center immediately received a response from the starship spacecraft in the distant space.

"According to the plan, the nuclear pulse propulsion system acceleration mode is about to be turned on. Are you ready?" Jaina asked in a very serious tone.

As a staunch supporter of the new generation of spacecraft propulsion technology and an advocate of new technological innovation actions, the actual display effect of the nuclear pulse propulsion system is one of the things she pays most attention to.

"Dear Ms. Jaina, we are ready to experience a special service." Frank was answered.

"Nicolayev received a reply." The speaker was Alsace, the director of the Nuclear Dynamics Institute next to President Gianna.

"Received, President Alsace," replied Nikolayev.

"I will emphasize several key operating steps to you..." On the prudence, President Alsace once again communicated and confirmed in detail with Nikolayev, a super engineer of nuclear power propulsion system.

"If everything is ready, you can start to move now." Dean Gianna continued, "Although Nikolayev will try to control the acceleration level of the nuclear pulse propulsion system, the nuclear power acceleration may not be so friendly. Please make sure that all the personnel on the Starship Spaceship are protected by safety devices."

"All the staff are ready." Frank continued after looking around the people behind him, "It seems that everyone is looking forward to this special service for nuclear power acceleration."

Indeed, most of the people on the Starship Spaceship had no relevant experience, so everyone was ready and their expressions were not so calm and calm.

"What do you think when you accelerate?" Durunik seemed quite relaxed and asked Yuan Shichen beside him with interest.

"Maybe it's like having a massage." Yuan Shichen said casually.

"Massage, Thai?" Durunik's eyes lit up.

"Everyone, the countdown to the acceleration of the nuclear pulse propulsion system began." Nikolayev began to count down.

“10,9,8,…4,3,2,1, Start!”

As Nikolayev pressed the start switch, the nuclear pulse propulsion system carried behind the Starship Spaceship instantly lit up a strong orange light.

Because the micro-equivalent nuclear fuel units contained in the subdivided nuclear fuel energy matrix are "detonated" one by one in a certain arrangement order, the orange bright light seems to be constantly rotating.

"SH~IT." Durunik made a slight complaint, it seemed that this feeling was not as comfortable as Thai massage.

Sitting on the safety device, Yuan Shichen felt like he was suddenly on a roller coaster that accelerated sharply. A sensation of dizziness suddenly came and his body was quickly pushed forward.

"Fortunately, it feels similar to when the rocket was launched." Yuan Shichen thought to himself.

Soon, the acceleration of the Starship Spacecraft slowed down a little and gradually stabilized, but some fluctuations occurred occasionally.

The nuclear pulse propulsion system will trigger a larger threshold at the moment of starting up. At this time, the number of micro-equivalent nuclear fuel units "detonated" is more and relatively uncontrollable. This is just like when the light circuit is turned on in our lives, there will be a momentary powerful current passing through the circuit.

After activation, the central controller of the nuclear pulse propulsion system can quickly control the "detonation" rhythm of the micro-equivalent nuclear fuel unit, and the acceleration of the starship spacecraft will slowly slow down to a level that can be accepted by astronauts.

However, after all, the acceleration is not small at this time, so astronauts cannot leave the safety device during the entire acceleration process.

"Everyone, I have a bad news to tell you." Arthas said with a smirk at the central command center.

"For a long time, you can't leave the safety device." Arthas adjusted his speech speed and continued, "because of technical limitations, every subdivided nuclear fuel energy matrix cannot stop once it is started."

"So, to ensure everyone's safety, you cannot leave the safety device until all 100,000 micro-equivalent nuclear fuel units in the first subdivided nuclear fuel energy matrix are detonated."

"Oh, by the way, this time is about an hour." Dean Alsace emphasized again.

People on the Starship Spaceship heard that they had been enjoying "Thai massage" for an hour, and they felt a headache.

Fortunately, everyone has received relevant training to a greater or lesser extent before setting off, and can overcome such a situation.

According to the plan, there will be three such acceleration processes next, each acceleration is half a day apart. The half day of each interval will be a time for everyone to rest. After all, no body can continue to withstand the excessive acceleration.

"Fortunately, this time I'm just going to Mars. If you want to go further in the interstellar journey, you will accelerate to 10~20% of the speed of light in this way. Do you think we will be pressed down on the safety device and can't get up again..."

Thinking of this, everyone feels like eating soil.
Chapter completed!