The first thousand five hundred and thirty-four chapters set sail
Continuous noise and noise replaced the normal picture and sound of the communicator, and the signal from the deep submersible vessel was suddenly interrupted.
All the monitoring equipment in the control center lost their signal sources, and only gray-black twisted patterns remained on the central holographic projection. The upsetting alarm sound seemed to be confused for a second before sounding in the hall: "Warning! Lost deep dive"
Ship! Warning! Lost deep submersible!"
The emergency team reacted immediately and went to check the control center's systems and various communication devices deployed in space. The base host began to activate the backup signal tower to strengthen the connection to the deep submersible ship and suppress the suppression around the Gate of the Abyss.
The tower burst into bright light, forming a large radiant halo: this was to prevent violent changes within the Gate of the Abyss, causing the entire port to self-destruct.
And I fell into a moment of daze: In one millisecond, nothing happened?
One moment, the old man was happily sharing the scene he saw with us on the communicator, praising the superior performance of the new ship. The next moment, the entire ship completely disappeared from all channels?
Tavel's voice sounded in the hall broadcast, steady and powerful: "Stay calm! The communication team does not give up tracking, increase the antenna strength, and turn on all backup channels. The communication system of the deep-diving ship may have fallen to other frequency bands. The main system
The monitoring team immediately sorted out all the exchange data from thirty minutes ago to now to see if the channel was blocked by abyss pollution. The 'Gatekeeper' team immediately went to check the telemetry device near the gate. I want to know what is going on under the Gate of the Abyss!
The disaster response team boarded the backup deep-diving vessel and went to place a beacon inside the gate!"
Clear and effective instructions were sent to everyone through the hall broadcast. Fortunately, the talent of the Xiling Apostles allowed them to remain calm in the face of any emergency, and the expert team began to implement the accident plan without wasting a second.
However, as the communication array signal strengthened, the spectrum broadened. The deep-submersible ship was still without a trace, and there was only clutter on all communicators.
I noticed that Shandora's eyes changed rapidly several times, but she also remained calm. Although there was deep worry in her eyes, she waited for Tavel to finish issuing the emergency order before asking calmly: "What's going on?
Why was the signal suddenly interrupted?"
Shandora did not ask rashly "Has the deep submersible ship been destroyed?" On the one hand, no one wanted to think in this direction. On the other hand, the new deep submersible ship itself is extremely strong, and various new technologies have also been developed.
It was integrated after many simulation tests. Even the old deep submersible ship can hover near the discontinuity zone for several hours. There is no reason that the survivability of the new ship should be worse.
"It's not certain. The signal source was suddenly lost. It may have been forcibly blocked by some factor. It may also be that the communication system of the deep submersible ship was contaminated by the abyss and self-destructed. It may also be some kind of 'information deflection' effect that caused the deep submersible ship to
The signal sent cannot be understood by the world of order." Tavel also did not mention the possibility that the deep submersible ship had been destroyed, but simply analyzed the possible reasons for the loss of the signal, "These accidents have never happened, but they are all possible in the abyss environment.
Situation. We are turning on all backup communication antennas. If the deep submersible ship's shipboard host does not directly crash, they should be making similar attempts. The signal can always be restored."
"Even if a catastrophic accident occurs, it will not cause the spacecraft to collapse instantly," Abyss Xiling added next to him, "We have done tests and used the theoretically highest concentration of abyss pollution to impact the United I. Even in that case, the spacecraft
It can last for at least twenty minutes. It won't disappear in the blink of an eye like it does now... There is no way for a new ship to be 'instantly killed'."
While the scientists of the empire were nervously and orderly relocating the deep submersible ship's signal, the Protoss experts were not idle either. Although they were responsible for components such as propulsion, energy, and structural protection, and were not responsible for the communication system, the Protoss
There are many strange things that can come in handy in this situation. Many astrological stone platforms or amethyst castles that exude mysterious light soon appeared in the sky above the deep dive port. These are the places used by the protoss to observe the abyss.
Although the gate's facilities cannot be directly connected to the deep submersible ship, they can determine whether a catastrophic explosion occurred at the bottom by measuring the abyss readings - even if a trace of breath leaks out when the deep submersible ship is destroyed, they can still observe it.
arrive.
As long as these observation points do not send any information, that is the best information.
A deep submersible ship that is structurally similar to the United I but is smaller and has a simpler structure completed its preparations and was released from another star port. It quickly approached the Gate of the Abyss and hovered for more than ten seconds to collect data.
After calibration, the deep-diving ship opened its special shield and plunged into the deep dark disk.
This is a backup deep-diving ship. It does not undertake any scientific missions and does not have a scientific research module. Its only mission is disaster rescue, because it eliminates many scientific research and scanning devices (which are also the largest facilities on a genuine deep-diving ship).
It is lighter and more reliable, and its reduced size has also doubled its surface shield and abyss contact area. The only disadvantage is that it cannot undertake any deep-diving missions except disaster rescue, cannot collect data or conduct tests, and has a long battery life.
The time is also shorter than that of United I.
Since the beginning of manned deep diving, Tavel has prepared two such backup ships or special rescue ships for each deep diving ship. Although such ships are difficult to build and have a short lifespan, everyone agrees that this investment
It's worth it. During the previous experiments with the old ships, the spare ships were never used - to be honest, I'd rather they never came into use!
"This kind of thing happens on the first voyage of a new ship," Bingtis said, a little heartless and loud-mouthed, saying what was on his mind, "I can't help but think of the Titanic..."
Then everyone started to stare at her fiercely. Even the father looked a little weird at this heartless girl, so Bingtis quickly shrank his neck: "I'm sorry, I have a brain twitch, and I'm a little nervous too."
I knew that Bingtis definitely meant no harm, and she was no less nervous than anyone else at the scene, so I didn’t pursue it. I just continued to stare at the communicator in front of me, hoping to see even a little bit from it, except for the noise.
something other than.
The first backup ship successfully crossed the gate. First, a temporary transfer station was placed on the spot to enhance signal transmission, and then went to the "forward outpost". It connected its working components to the outpost: this is also to enhance signal transmission.
.
Before clear evidence appeared, everyone believed that the deep-submersible ship was still there, but could not transmit the signal. This was not only an instinctive psychological tendency, but also a scientific judgment based on the performance of the new spacecraft.
"The system log of the outpost host within one minute before the loss of contact was retrieved, and no abnormalities were found." The No. 1 backup ship quickly sent a report, and then began to "dive" quickly, placing a transfer at every certain dive depth.
Station. This kind of transfer station can only work for a few hours in the abyss environment. It relies on limited pre-stored energy to operate, and its only function is to ensure smooth communication in extremely harsh environments: in the abyss, what can ensure smooth communication with the ordered world?
The first important thing.
"Get the second backup ship ready," one of Tavel's mass projections instructed the disaster response team, while not forgetting to remind the No. 1 ship that was conducting search and rescue operations, "No. 1, pay attention to the diving speed and the surrounding environment.
Changes. No. 2 will respond soon."
"Yes, Ship No. 1 understands," the commander of Ship No. 1 replied briefly, and then continued to dive and set up a transfer station. But just as the next transfer station was just starting to operate, we suddenly heard the commander's excited voice.
Voice. "There's a signal! Signal from Union I!"
At this moment, more than an hour had passed since the deep-diving ship lost contact—more than a long hour.
"Transfer it over," Sandora said in a deep voice, and then the communicator in the hall once again had a clearly identifiable image, but it was not the scene of the deep-diving ship's command module. It was a bunch of constantly fluctuating curves and graphs.
A large number of charts refreshed rapidly, "It is the low-capacity flux channel of the spacecraft. It is broadcasting the 'health status' of the deep-diving ship."
I couldn’t quite understand what consciousness meant by such a complicated chart, so I simply asked: “How is the situation?”
"It can only be confirmed that the power core and shield group are still operating normally. The capacity of this channel is extremely low. It is used to indicate one's position and 'still alive' when all signals are cut off," Sandora frowned.
But the worry at the beginning was no longer in his eyes, "Neither the power core nor the shield has been shut down, so there is nothing wrong with the core of the spacecraft. At most, the detection module and antenna device are destroyed. There are some alarm parameters in the signal, and there is indeed something serious about the spacecraft."
It's damaged, but we're not sure which part it is yet. Ship No. 1, if we get closer, we should be able to contact the deep-diving ship by strengthening the signal."
"Ship No. 1 understands." The search and rescue team responded immediately, and then accelerated their descent, approaching the place where the Union I disappeared: discontinuously taking the upper level. But they were very careful during the descent. Obviously, possible changes inside the Gate of the Abyss made it difficult for them to do so.
They are also quite nervous.
There is also a tense and depressing atmosphere in the control center. Although the clear instructions and reports can slightly relieve this feeling, the heavy pressure still lingers in everyone's mind.
There was golden light swimming in the depths of Sandora's eyes.
Bingtis was stroking his hair subconsciously.
Lin Xue had closed her eyes, and her whole person seemed to be independent of another time and space, a transcendent time and space.
Sheila frowned, and lavender lines appeared on her bare arms and neck. She might be planning to transform and save people in person.
A subtle sound suddenly came from the communicator, accompanied by a surprise call from the commander of the No. 1 ship: "The signal source was found! The antenna and identification library are being recalibrated... Connected! It's a deep submersible ship!"
Hissing noises came from the communicator, and a large group of twisted colorful lines jumped on the holographic projection like a crazy ball of thread. This was the effect of super interference, which has been rarely seen since the beginning of the deep dive plan.
When there is such violent interference, but at this moment, there seems to be nothing more lovely and kind to everyone present than these interferences: these interference patterns prove that the communication comes from an orderly and parsable signal source, which is undoubtedly the United I
No.
The operators began to adjust the antenna and filter the noise. Bubble's voice came from the radio: "I have taken over the deep dive port host computer and now use the redundant computing power of the main network to assist in analyzing these signals."
The interference on the communicator finally gradually subsided, and those crazy colored lines barely condensed, finally showing a picture with severely distorted colors, but still clear distinction. I recognized that the person in the center of the picture was An, who had been out of contact for more than an hour.
Seth, he seems to be in good condition. He is not injured, but the command center behind him has obviously just recovered from the chaos. There are a lot of equipment emitting thick smoke, and there are some pipe-like things hanging from the ceiling.
: This is a manifestation of the overload of the energy pipeline network. The only good thing is that these damages do not seem to have damaged the fundamentals of the deep submersible ship. The self-inspection signal of the deep submersible ship transmitted from the low-capacity flux channel is still stable.
"This is United No. 1... sizzling... United No. 1... calling... the interference is strong and discontinuous... the control center. This is the United... sizzling... calling control center... sizzling..."
The sound was severely distorted but could still be distinguished. After repeated analysis by Bubble and the enhancement of a large number of transfer stations, the signal gradually strengthened and finally reached the point where it was possible to talk.
Shandora pressed the platform in front of the communicator: "This is the control center. What's the situation?"
Ansers' voice came after a few seconds of delay: "The backup experimental cabin was damaged and has been abandoned. One of the three main systems was overloaded and damaged and has been abandoned. The energy network was seriously overloaded, but the emergency protection device responded in time and only sacrificed
A redundant energy grid. The main engine of the spacecraft is in normal condition. We are restarting various automatic systems."
"what is going on?"
"Violent tremors in the discontinuous zone," Anseth's voice sounded unusually calm. Although small sparks and smoke explosions still erupted from time to time in the command hall behind him, these did not seem to affect the old man's work, "It's
Movement is discontinuous, and so is tremor. We previously misjudged the 'jump' of the discontinuous zone. It will tremble in a small range within a certain period of time, but in extremely rare cases it will move violently once, just in time for us to catch up.
"
It seemed that the accident was really caused by the strange environment inside the abyss. Sandora frowned. It was obvious that there was no point in continuing the test at the moment: "Abandon the deep dive and return immediately. The state of the spacecraft cannot continue to perform the mission."
This time Ansers was strangely silent for a long time. In this silence, I suddenly had a bad premonition.
"We are not going back," the old man finally said, with a calm voice with a hint of ease, "Now I will upload the last collected data to you, and then I will keep the antenna power on at full power until the connection is completely lost, which is about half the time.
Hours, this data is very valuable, I hope you can make good use of it..."
Sandora reacted from her daze and interrupted the other party fiercely: "What's going on!? What's going on if you don't come back?"
"The spacecraft has crossed the discontinuity zone, and we only have the last set of energy networks left. There will be no chance for reverse backlash," Anseth said quietly, "We are now on the other side of the discontinuity zone, and
Still diving at a constant speed."
The entire control center was silent.
"The spacecraft crossed the discontinuity zone?" I couldn't believe what I heard, so I repeated it subconsciously.
"Yes, we crossed the discontinuity zone, or the spacecraft did not move, but the discontinuity zone suddenly became active and ran over us." The old man could still smile at this time, "In any case, we have completed it ahead of schedule.
We completed the 'mission' and crossed this line in an unexpected way. This is a good thing. The spacecraft collected a lot of data in the process of crossing the discontinuity zone. You will all use these things. Sooner or later you will have to cross.
Well, the next ship doesn’t need to waste time slowly accumulating data..."
"Don't give up in such a hurry!" Lin Xue suddenly rushed to the communicator, her voice urgent and fierce, "Since you can go through it once, you still have a chance to go back through it! Return immediately, we can send a rescue ship soon.
Connected near the continuous zone, void creatures can create stability in the abyss environment..."
"Don't waste resources," the old man said seriously. "The most critical systems of the spacecraft have been severely damaged, especially the energy network. The output is very unstable. Discontinuous belts are a fatal threat to such unstable systems. I have already
Having done deep dives several times, I know how far this ship can go - even if it is new. Now we must let this ship complete its last mission!"
Then he softened his tone: "Don't bother, you are a prophet and you shouldn't act rashly."
Finally, the old man's eyes swept over all of us, and he suddenly laughed: "Actually, we have an adventurous plan now..."
If we continue to dive, will we reach the critical level?"
If we can survive to reach the critical level, will going 'down' further lead us to the abyss closer to the 'other shore'?"
If the theory of that little girl from Abyss Xiling is correct, the abyss on the other side may be harmless to deep-sea submersibles...at least it is low-harm."
So we don't necessarily die, there's a one percent chance of surviving - as long as we keep moving forward."
The old man told us these things one by one in a clear and logical manner. Perhaps this was the result of their discussion during the hour when they lost contact: the only hope of survival was to continue moving forward before the deep-diving ship was twisted and torn apart by the abyss.
Break through that critical layer!
For the next thing, we can only hope that the theoretical model of Abyss Xiling is correct.
Shandora was silent, silent in a stressful manner, but in the end she waved her hand to the side, as if to catch something: "...pay attention to receiving the last data, don't miss anything."
Her understanding of "deep diving" is as good as that of the experts on site. After knowing the current situation, she can already judge the probability of rescue.
Then she looked at the communicator: "If you really cross the critical layer and leave a relay device there, there should be a lot of Gnaku in the spacecraft."
"Of course, we have already thought of this. Maybe this can solve the communication problem that has plagued the empire for a long time," Ansers smiled, with only tranquility on his slightly old face, "Don't worry, don't be sad, we are soldiers, now
Just heading to the battlefield."
This is not difficult to accept, and we are happy to accept it - a long time ago, we set sail like this once. It was in a hurry and everyone was ignorant. When we escaped from our home, what greeted us was the unknown: the unknown
The void, the unknown world, the unknown everything... Now it's just setting sail again, and just like last time, it's still heading for the unknown."
As a captain, I think I should embrace the unknown instead of running away from it... Think about the mystery on the other side, think about a completely unknowable new world that even the gods have not seen. As long as we keep moving forward, we
We'll be able to see it, albeit a little earlier than expected."
I was very happy and at ease during my time in the Empire, and I felt at home. Thank you."
But I am the captain, the captain of the ark, and my crew and I should fall down on the road to explore the unknown world, instead of slowly rotting away and becoming dull at home."
The days in the empire were just a short stop, and now it’s time to set sail again. Compared to the first time we set sail, this time is better..."
Both the sound and the image stopped abruptly. The deep-sea submersible ship exceeded the relay station's broadcast distance, and the antenna could only receive the last observation data transmitted, which showed that the deep-sea submersible ship was accelerating towards the critical layer.
After more than ten minutes, this last bit of data exchange was no longer possible.