Chapter 858: Ascension and Strange Talk (please vote for this big chapter)
Watching Li Cheng in front, Jie An and others entered the rocket one after another. He Ao looked back at the vast starry sky behind him and also entered the rocket.
The entire lander's cabin is very small, and the inside is basically filled with instruments and equipment wrapped in special coverings. Only a narrow area near the hatch has four semi-supine positions.
He Ao was the last one to enter the cockpit. His position was on the far right side, with a circular porthole next to him.
Ge Ya was sitting next to him, and with the help of the staff, she was fastening the seat belts that fixed her body, hands and feet on her body.
He Ao sat on the chair, fastening the seat belt on his seat while glancing at the porthole next to him.
Outside the porthole window was pitch black, with a hazy metal structure vaguely visible, which was the fairing outside the lander. In a sense, it could be understood as the top shell of the rocket.
This cockpit has only two portholes, one on the far left, next to Li Cheng's position, and one right next to He Ao's position.
According to what the commentator told them while waiting, the number of portholes in a normal cockpit is usually determined based on the number of astronauts. There should also be two portholes in front of the two middle positions.
But their current cabin was temporarily renovated, so they could only retain the original double porthole structure.
As the seat belts were fastened one by one, and the staff exited the cabin one by one, He Ao stared at the open door.
The publicist was standing outside waving to them, and then the entire cabin door was pulled down by the staff and locked with a 'click'.
He Ao raised his head and looked to the side of the hatch.
There is a small electronic screen there, which is currently displaying the ignition countdown, and there are some simple buttons under the screen.
Theoretically, the astronauts in the cabin should cooperate with the ground base for flight monitoring.
Although He Aoji and others simply received a lot of 'basic training' while waiting, they were not proficient enough to understand these operating steps.
However, their current lander itself is a modified unmanned lander. All equipment can be controlled from the ground and run according to established procedures, so they don't have to worry too much.
The entire cabin is very soundproofed, with only a little light illuminating it, making it seem unusually quiet, even a little claustrophobic.
He Ao twisted his head and looked above his head.
Above his head hangs a cute silver-white astronaut doll.
Next to her is Ge Ya, a big green tree doll, Jie An's head is a chubby eagle, and Li Cheng's head is a captain doll holding a telescope.
These hanging dolls were chosen by themselves before boarding the plane.
The cute doll can alleviate the fear of claustrophobia to a certain extent, and hanging above the head is also a simple weightless detection device.
He Ao looked down at the status of his 'teammates'.
Li Cheng was the furthest away from him and could hardly see his movements clearly, but he seemed to be turning his head to stare at the porthole.
Jie An seemed to be dozing off.
Ge Ya, who was sitting next to He Ao, raised her eyes and stared at the big tree doll above her head.
At this moment, the stray white hair on her head has been tied up, revealing her fair and delicate profile.
Her facial features are not as obvious as those of ordinary Westerners, but they still appear very three-dimensional.
Seemingly noticing He Ao's gaze, she carefully turned her head, blinked, and stared at He Ao.
After a while, she slowly said, "Very cute."
This seemed to be an 'explanation' for her behavior of looking at the doll.
The spacesuit's sound insulation is also very good, but for a Class B transcendent, slight vibrations can be easily caught.
"Um."
He Ao nodded slightly and responded.
As if because of the response, Goya shrank her head, nodded, and then slowly turned her head back to look at the doll above her head.
He Ao also withdrew his gaze and looked at the monitor in front of him.
There were some slight vibrations in the cabin, which seemed to be the evacuation of some fixed facilities.
Soon, the countdown on the display also came to an end.
The voice of an old researcher sounded from the communication device,
"3···2···1···Ignition!"
boom--
Along with a violent vibration, some powerful force acted on He Ao's body, causing his body that was not too close to the seat to fully contact.
The doll hanging above the head swayed slightly due to the vibration.
Jie An, who was dozing off, also woke up at this moment. He looked at the shaking doll above his head and said, "Took off?"
"It's taking off."
He Ao nodded and responded.
The acceleration during the ascent period of the rocket is designed according to the tolerance range of ordinary people, and the maximum is no more than five times the acceleration of gravity, usually about three times.
This kind of acceleration, which is like a huge boulder pressing down on the body for ordinary people, is not particularly strong for C-level extraordinary people, so He Ao doesn't feel much if he doesn't use super memory.
However, this powerful acceleration did not last long. After a short countdown, a young announcer's voice rang through the communicator,
"Booster shutdown."
The whole rocket shook.
"Booster separation."
Along with the violent trembling, the pressure on everyone's bodies also eased a little.
"What's this?"
Jian was a little curious, "Did something fall from the rocket?"
"Booster,"
He Ao explained slowly, "Those thrusters attached to the outside of the rocket."
Li Cheng also interjected and asked, "Is it the bottom part of the rocket, the one attached to the tail like a small airplane?"
"Yes."
He Ao nodded.
"Oh oh oh, I understand."
Jie An also reacted a little at this moment and nodded.
And while everyone was talking, the entire cabin shook violently again.
"Fairing detached."
Along with the whistling sound, intense light spilled into the entire cabin from the porthole window.
"Is this the outer shell detached?"
Jie An turned his head and looked out the porthole.
"Our lander is shrouded outside, and the top shell of the rocket is gone."
He Ao also turned his head and looked out the window while answering Jie An.
At this moment, there is still a thin atmosphere outside, and the vast expanse of land is vaguely visible.
The acceleration acting on the four people is still there, and the vast land is also being continuously pulled away.
Ge Ya, who was next to He Ao, also turned her head, slightly sticking her head out and looking at the porthole.
"The first-stage rocket shuts down and the first- and second-stage rockets separate."
While everyone was watching the scene, the entire cabin shook again.
The entire separation speed is very fast. The first-stage rocket contains most of the middle and lower sections of the entire rocket. The entire rocket becomes lighter and smaller, and continues to move forward carrying the lander.
At this moment, the height of the rocket is high enough. Leaning against the porthole, you can already see the outline of the huge blue planet covered in clouds and mist.
"That is, the earth."
A faint voice came from behind.
He Ao turned back and looked at Ge Ya beside him.
This seemed to be the first time he heard Ge Ya speak actively.
“Beautiful,”
Ge Ya saw He Ao turning his head and slowly explained, "It's full of life."
He Ao's eyes also returned to the huge blue edge.
The arc of the earth mixed with scattered clouds is like a magnificent barrier, dividing the vibrant planet from the dark universe.
And at the end of the dark universe behind this arc, a blazing sun is burning, bringing energy to sustain all life.
"Secondary Rocket Shutdown"
"Separation of weapons and arrows"
As the outline of the entire earth appeared in everyone's field of vision, accompanied by violent vibrations and the sound of the communicator, the last section of the rocket also separated from the lander.
Through the wide portholes, the huge solar panels outside the lander also opened towards the sun.
At the same time, the doll hanging above everyone's heads levitated, and He Ao could also feel his body beginning to float.
And along with it, there is also a little dizziness.
"Hey, hey, can you hear me? Mr. Hao Yi, Dean Li Cheng, Mr. Jie An, Miss Ge Ya."
A clear female voice sounded in the communicator, "How are you doing now?"
This is the voice of a rhetorician.
"fine."
He Ao responded.
"fine."
Li Cheng also responded.
"Well enough."
This is Jian.
"···good."
This is Goya.
There was silence in the communicator for a moment, as if there was a delay, and then the commentator's voice continued to come,
"Our launch went smoothly. Now the lander has entered the expected orbit. You are now in a weightless state and may feel a little dizzy. In about twenty-four hours, the lander will successfully arrive at the transparent planet and we will start landing.
"During this period, we will continue to monitor the status of the equipment. If there are any problems, you can call us. Communication may be delayed."
Everyone then briefly exchanged their feelings and status with the commentator. When everything was over, Jie An reached out and touched his helmet, "It seems we have to stay in the sky for a day."
"I don't know what the situation is like on the ground."
Li Cheng turned his head and looked out the window at the vast and majestic planet.
"Old boy, do you think your pet peeve has no one to protect you?"
Jie An patted his helmet, laughed and said, "You and Hao Yi are both in the sky, are you afraid that he won't be able to handle it when he encounters a Class B?"
"Don't worry, this is an era of change. Those who advance bravely will suffer the greatest risks and enjoy the greatest benefits."
Then he didn't wait for Li Cheng to answer, straightened up and looked at the blue planet outside the porthole, "Believe him, that kid is smart and can handle it. What he can do may be more than you and I imagined."
many."
He Ao watched the two people talking quietly, then turned his head and looked out the porthole.
He looked beyond the huge planet to the twinkling stars at the end of the dark universe.
This was his first time looking up at the ‘starry sky’ outside the main world.
In the deep starry sky, there seems to be an invisible barrier separating the star system where the main world is located from the bright stars.
The indescribable vastness of terror rises and falls among the stars, standing outside this barrier, peering into everything in the darkness.
——
Mote City, Republic of Ika
"Are all disappearances caused by ordinary people?"
He Ao looked through the information in his hand, looked at Como who was quickly sorting out the information, and asked softly.
"Yes, that seemed to be the case until the Blood Sun began. After the Blood Sun began, it seemed that some of the highest E-level extraordinarys were missing."
Como, who was sorting out information, answered quickly.
"These cases,"
He Ao glanced at the piles of case information beside him, "The earliest it can be traced back to two and a half months ago, haven't you noticed anything?"
"Actually, there is,"
Cuomo was a little embarrassed, "But after I submitted the information, there was nothing further."
Then he paused and continued, "The distribution of these disappearances is too wide. Apart from the fact that they all seem to disappear at night, there is no correlation between them. It is usually the military police investigation that cannot produce any results before they are handed over.
to us, but actually looks like a normal disappearance.
“Some branch leaders sent people to investigate, but no specific traces were found.
"After I submitted it to the headquarters, I reported it to Mr. Serter and said he would handle it, but he kept it quiet."
"Then what is your Mr. Sutter doing?"
He Ao rubbed his eyebrows, took out the next piece of information, and flipped through it quickly.
Como paused for a while before speaking slowly, "When he was building a wine estate outside the city, he hired a lot of sculptors. During this time, we were all helping him move stones in the suburbs."
······
He Ao closed the information he had read in his hand and said in a calm and natural tone, "He is quite leisurely and elegant."
Como took a careful look at the 'young person in charge' in front of him. The person he described as 'casual and elegant' was still being collected by the staff downstairs, his upper body shattered into mud.
However, He Ao didn't seem to think about this. His eyes fell on a small pile of documents next to him. This was the place where he first discovered the disappearance case.
It was a week ago when James discovered the first disappearance case in Enke City.
Before this, there were no disappearances in Enke City.
In other words, there is a high probability that this disappearance case will spread within a certain range. It will only be popular in a small area or small group at first, and then it will gradually spread.
But what I have to say is that Yggdrasil’s intelligence collection and resource organization are in a mess.
Many of these materials only have a simple summary such as the time of disappearance and the name of the missing person. Some of the information does not even include an address.
It is obvious that the Yggdrasil Organization of the Republic of Ika has never seriously investigated these disappearances, and they are not even willing to ask the gendarmerie for detailed information.
However, there are still some information that are relatively complete and have obviously been investigated by serious and responsible people.
Although these materials were finally sealed here together, they have never been touched.
Of course, not all of these disappearances were related to the Bloody Day. There were also a large number of cases that He Ao knew were kidnappings or obviously man-made cases.
Obviously, from the perspective of process specifications and personnel selection, the entire organizational structure of Yggdrasil of the Republic of Ika is very rough.
As one of the three major organizations, the structure of the World Tree organization here is as sloppy as a grass-roots team.
Whether these cases occurred in the institute's territory or in Moonlight's territory, at least they would have been taken seriously in the early stages instead of developing into what they are now.
Bang bang bang—
At this time, there was a slightly hasty knock on the door.
"Please come in."
He Ao opened his mouth and said.
The door was quickly pushed open, and Jamies walked in quickly with a mobile hard drive and handed it to He Ao, "He Ao, the major branches, and the information they asked for from the gendarmerie of each city have been sent over."
"good,"
He Ao took the hard drive, plugged it into the computer next to him, and asked casually, "Are there any clues or results from the gendarmerie investigation?"
It’s impossible for such a big country to be all trash, right?
"Following your instructions, I made a special inquiry and found that most of the gendarmerie did not report that they had any investigation results,"
James took a breath and then continued,
"However, the gendarmerie in Mote City seemed to have investigated some clues at that time. Mote City has a large population base and the coverage period of missing cases is long.
“While investigating several of the disappearances, friends of the missing persons reported to the gendarmerie that the missing persons seemed to have mentioned some kind of ‘weird story’ like urban legends during their lifetimes.”
"Unbelievable?"
He Ao stopped moving his hands and looked at Jamies, "What does it have to do with?"
"It has something to do with the phone,"
Jamie paused and said quickly,
"According to the gendarmerie, the main content of the strange story seems to be:
"At 1:15 in the morning, take out your mobile phone and dial your phone number. If the call is connected, you can hear the voice of your deceased relative."
I'm a little stuck. I seem to have stayed up too late recently and my condition isn't very good. I'll make some adjustments.
