This first gravity bomb was safely captured and temporarily stored in the space shuttle ship.
For humans, this gravity bomb is simply impossible to analyze. People do not expect to obtain technology from it at all, because no one can be sure whether these research activities will detonate it.
It can only exist as a weapon that far exceeds the current level of technology, and as a trump card.
Although this trump card also has many limitations.
For example, people cannot easily release it because excessive overload pressure may detonate it, and they cannot accurately control its explosion time because people are not sure which way can detonate it. But even so.
Despite so many disadvantages, its value is still too high to be measured.
If there are no suitable conditions, you can create it consciously. Maybe when facing the enemy in the future, people will design strategies and tactics around it.
After it was indeed verified that this method was feasible, the search operation continued. In particular, after repeated searches and confirming that there were no gravity bombs around the Yuanhang spacecraft, people finally dared to move it slightly to remove more
The area is included in the search range.
"It is in this interstellar space with extremely low material density that we can use the current method to search for these gravity bombs."
Facing the search operation that is gradually getting on track, Zhuang Yunwei lamented: "If it is close to a star, the density of matter is too high and too many muons are generated, we will not be able to distinguish which muons are produced by these things.
of."
The specific technical details and engineering implementation were completed by Zhuang Yunwei and Vera Gash led hundreds of thousands of scientists. But initially, the most fundamental direction guidance was based on Zhao Changxing's promotion and judgment.
Zhao Changxing's decision and judgment were once again proven correct at this moment.
"We are all lucky to have leader Zhao Changxing lead our civilization forward."
At this moment, not only Zhuang Yunwei, but almost everyone had the same thought in their hearts.
Time passed slowly, and several years passed in the blink of an eye. During this period, a large number of spacecraft wreckage were found by people.
They are large or small, and have different shapes. There are also some accompanying instruments and equipment, some have been damaged, and some have not been damaged.
Among the undamaged parts, some have clear uses, just like the projector discovered at the beginning. Others do not know what they do. But regardless of whether the use is clear, these things are of great significance to scientific research.
They are the most precious treasures to scholars.
Perhaps, from these things, we can get a glimpse of the mystery of advanced civilization.
Outside the wreckage of the spacecraft, a total of 17 gravity bombs were found. One of them happened to be located on the route originally planned by the people.
If it is not found in advance, there is a high probability that the Yuanhang spacecraft will directly collide with it once it attempts to forcefully escape. The possible consequences are really difficult to predict.
This makes people feel very happy.
Among the total of 17 gravity bombs, up to 9 were detonated during the capture process for unknown reasons. This resulted in the loss of up to 9 unmanned salvage ships, but fortunately no one appeared due to this.
casualties.
The remaining eight, plus the first one for a total of nine, were all placed in the space shuttle ship numbered J2, connected to the Yuanhang spacecraft through a cable that was 100,000 kilometers long.
"It's time to leave."
In the main control room, Zhao Changxing whispered the order.
"yes."
In the vast space, the Yuanhang spacecraft, which had stayed here for several years due to an accident, finally started its engine again.
The bright and majestic tail flames once again erupted from the rear of the spacecraft - because of the extremely high directivity, these tail flames would not hit the towed space shuttle - pushing it, once again
Started moving forward slowly.
At this moment, there are only less than 100,000 people who are still awake, and the rest have all gone to hibernate. Because hibernation is the most resource- and energy-saving way of survival.
The remaining less than 100,000 people were all concentrated in "Roller No. 1." The other two rollers closed all life-support facilities.
Not only them, but the rest of the Yuan Voyage spacecraft can also be closed as much as possible to save energy and resources as much as possible.
Even people's food has become monotonous from the previous combination of meat, eggs, milk, vegetables and other different foods.
Meat, eggs, and milk began to become rare, and the supply of vegetables began to be limited. Staple foods were no longer all grains and wheat, but some starch was added.
Because Zhao Changxing shut down most of the grain factories, vegetable factories and meat factories, and started starch factories instead.
The reason for doing this is also to save energy and resources.
From now on, the less than 100,000 people who are still awake need to carry out the spacecraft maintenance tasks that originally required at least 300,000 people under the premise that food supply and the supply of various life-saving resources are highly insufficient.
The burden of the task is heavy and the hardship of life can be imagined. But Zhao Changxing has no choice. No one can do anything.
This is the price.
Fortunately, Zhao Changxing has formulated corresponding policies, which stipulates that a person only needs to be on duty for half a year before he can be rotated into hibernation, and others can complete these tasks on his behalf. In this way, we avoid the situation where someone cannot bear the pressure and suffers from a mental breakdown.
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But this also means that the Yuanhang spacecraft's ability to withstand risks has been reduced to a minimum. In this regard, people can only hope that luck will be better and no more accidents will occur.
Time passed slowly, and after finally escaping from this "minefield" without any danger, this interstellar voyage was on track again.
As time passes day by day, the days always maintain an unchanging orbit, and the starry sky outside the spacecraft always maintains its appearance and never changes.
Only that star is getting brighter and brighter.
At this moment, the exterior of the Yuanhang spacecraft was full of ruggedness, which spread like the earth to the outer armor in the distance that could not be seen clearly. Dai Yunfei was wearing a spacesuit, holding tools, and concentrated on taking apart a monitor and taking out it.
I removed one of the broken parts, took out a new one, and installed it.
This seemingly simple task took him more than four hours.
After all this work, he finally had time to press the button and report to his superiors that the fault had been eliminated.
He knew that along with his report and the subsequent equipment self-check, in the main control room of the Yuanhang spacecraft, a red dot would turn off on the big screen in front of leader Zhao Changxing. But he also knew that right here,
In a short period of time, there may be two, three, or even more new red dots appearing.
The Yuanhang spacecraft was always like this. Once a fault was eliminated, more failures would appear. He even doubted that he would never be able to see the day when all the faults of the spacecraft were eliminated.
"This broken ship."
He complained in his heart, but did not leave here and returned to the interior of the spacecraft. Although his stomach was empty at this moment, the bowl of starch porridge he drank in the morning had already been digested.
Because this mission is his last mission before hibernation after his half-year duty period has expired.
He was finally able to temporarily escape from this sea of suffering. He no longer had to be busy every day and rush to different troubleshooting points every day.
Finally I can rest.
He was suspended above the deck of the spaceship that looked like a continent, with his arms raised and resting on the back of his head, making a leisurely lying posture.
The boundless darkness and tranquility, accompanied by the starlight, overwhelmed him.
Although the speed of the spacecraft was already as high as thousands of kilometers per second, at this moment, it seemed to him that the spacecraft was still stationary.
"I don't know when we will reach the new galaxy..."
He looked at the bright star in the universe, and his thoughts seemed to have drifted there before his body.
"When you arrive in a new galaxy, you will have enough resources to produce food on a large scale, raise pigs, cattle, sheep, fish... and you will be able to eat meat."
The last time I ate meat was almost two months ago. What I ate was frozen meat that had been frozen for who knows how many years.
Although the preservation technology is extremely advanced and there will be no loss of nutrients even if frozen for decades, the taste is still not authentic.
After enjoying a moment of tranquility, he sighed and returned to the spacecraft.
"A Fei, you're back."
"Are you going to hibernate, Fei?"
"Oh, Fei, you are finally out of the sea of misery. Poor brother, I still have to bear the pain for another four months."
"This is really not how people live."
"Come on, leader Zhao Changxing only has a bowl of starch paste for every meal and only eats meat once every six months. Your food is better than that of the leader, and yet you still complain."
The companions looked at Dai Yunfei who was about to start hibernating, their voices full of envy.
Dai Yunfei waved his hand listlessly: "Oh, as soon as I close my eyes or open them, brother, I will come back and suffer again. When will this day end?"
During hibernation, people have no time to feel. No matter how long the hibernation is, people will only feel that they closed their eyes just a moment ago.
For Dai Yunfei, hibernation ends and this life continues only the next moment after hibernation begins.
After greeting my companions, I took out my ID card and swiped it on the console. A mechanical synthesized voice came out: "Hello, Mr. Dai Yunfei. You have completed the six-month mission execution period and are ready to go."
Hibernating. Human civilization thanks you for your efforts. Now, please follow the instructions..."
Following the instructions, Dai Yunfei lay down in the hibernation cabin. The next moment, he lost consciousness.
The next moment, he opened his eyes again.
In an instant, decades had passed, and it was time for him to wake up again.
"When will this day end..."
Dai Yunfei wailed in his heart and reluctantly climbed up from the hibernation cabin.