After the arrival of the launch time window, the Space Joint Fleet launched successively from China's X Base, Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome, Cape Canaveral in Florida, and the French Guiana Launch Center in Europe. 24 hours later, "
The four spacecrafts "Zhurong", "Gagarin", "New Enterprise" and "Planet Guardian" have docked with the "Tiangong" space station, where they refuel the fuel required for the controllable nuclear fusion device——
"Helium 3".
Pan Zhaoyu held a simple welcome ceremony for the astronauts from various countries who entered the "Tiangong" and took them to visit this largest space base so far.
When the astronauts came to Pan Zhaoyu's command podium, they all stopped and stared at a photo sandwiched above. It was a photo taken by Pan Zhaoyu from space when the "cloud body" covered the northern half of the earth.
Eisen and Ding Yushi saw the panoramic image of the "Cloud Body" for the first time. They could not help but be shocked by the unimaginable size of the "Cloud Body" and its dominating momentum.
The earth is so weak and powerless under the shroud of the world, and I feel melancholy and depressed.
"It is like a giant beast stretching out its claws, but our earth is just a small plaything in its palm..." Ding Yushi murmured.
"Oh God!" Nelson exclaimed, "Is this our opponent?!"
"The 'clouds' we have seen on Mercury are bigger than it!" Yan Shaojun said with emotion, "It is almost like a Great Wall in space, stretching hundreds of thousands of kilometers!"
"Open your eyes first!" Gao Tianjun suppressed his pounding heartbeat and said solemnly, "I still don't know what the 'cloud brain' on Saturn looks like!"
"God is our refuge, our strength, and our ever-present help in trouble..." Lawrence crossed himself on his chest with his hand, as if praying, "May God raise a lamp to illuminate the darkness of the universe,
Guide us to the light!"
After fueling was completed, the four spacecrafts of the United Space Fleet left the space station in sequence, widened the distance between them, and lined up under the "Tiangong". Pan Zhaoyu and the astronauts on the space station watched them silently and slowly lifted up.
He raised his hand to salute them. When Pan Zhaoyu's eyes fell on the bright five-star red flag on the outer shell of the "Zhurong", he couldn't help but feel his heart surge and tears flash in his eyes.
This scene made him feel like a team of heroic rebels saying their final farewell to mankind!
The Space Alliance spacecraft carrying the last hope of human civilization started their nuclear thrusters at the same time. They sprayed out a bunch of blue-white tail flames, like four meteors, and disappeared into the deep space instantly...
A melody gradually echoed in the "Tiangong" space station. This was the classic English song "Hero" that Pan Zhaoyu and his team members often used to boost their spirits during their long space life——
"Deep inside you, there is always a hero.
When you reach your own soul, all the sorrow you have experienced will dissipate.
He will give you strength and move forward with you.
When you feel your hope is dashed, please face yourself and learn to be strong; in fact, you are your own hero.
Self-awakening is a difficult and long road. When you face the world alone and no one lends a helping hand to you, you yourself are the hero.
Please continue to hold on, hope is still there, and you will eventually find your own way; with strength, you will be fearless.
You are the final king!
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If it were to rely solely on controllable nuclear fusion thrusters, it would take 30 days for the joint space fleet to sail from the Earth's orbit to the Saturn's orbit. This was too long for Eisen. Therefore, after interacting with Jacob's thoughts, he
Accepted Jacob's proposal and asked Li Zhanxiong to approve allowing Lawrence, the immortal man, to participate in this operation as a member of the "Zhurong Hao" team.
Lawrence is regarded by Jacob as an immortal person whose superpowers are not inferior to Katz. Jacob once placed great trust in him during the interception of "Flight 4577", but due to the intervention of "marginal space", the interception operation
It was a pity that it failed. But Jacob not only got Eisen as he wished, but he also finally gained the understanding of the government and the military at this important moment when they cooperated to resist the invasion of the "Cloud Body" and jointly protect human civilization. At the same time,
The mystery of the immortal man that has lasted for hundreds of years has been revealed to the public.
Li Zhanxiong hesitated for a long time about whether to agree to let Lawrence participate in the "Amazon Butterfly" project. Aisen's request was very firm, and even his will was very strong, so Li Zhanxiong had to consider it carefully. Of course, he also knew the importance of Lawrence in the hearts of Jacob and Aisen
Since the key person in the implementation of this plan is Aisen, Li Zhanxiong naturally needs to formulate a plan around him. However, Katz used superpowers to confuse the guards and boarded "Express No. 1" under his own name, leaving a mark in Li Zhanxiong's heart.
The shadow of X and the impact it has had on the entire
If the plan fails or other mistakes occur, the consequences and responsibilities will be unbearable for Li Zhanxiong and all the senior officers of Base X. However, Li Zhanxiong ultimately violated reason
The logic convinced the command members and Lawrence's name was added to the crew list submitted to their superiors.
In the base
"Tiangong" was interrupted after 90 minutes and lasted for 5 days!
All major media and hundreds of millions of viewers are speculating on the fate of the four spacecraft of the United Space Fleet. Many media have launched special live broadcasts for this purpose and invited celebrities from all walks of life to come to the scene to analyze and explain. For a time, there was no question about whether the solar system
Topics such as the existence of "boundaries" and whether man-made objects and humans themselves can cross "boundaries" have become hot topics of global discussion.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, what people are most concerned about and talk about the most is the life safety of the astronauts on the spacecraft. During the long wait of more than 100 hours, people seem to have forgotten
With the threat of "cloud bodies", they seemed to only care about these heroes and looked forward to seeing their faces as soon as possible.
This was the second time for Li Zhanxiong and everyone at Base
Whether the "Zhurong" can successfully pass through the "barrier", but whether the quantum terminal platform it carries can maintain real-time information transmission with the other three spacecrafts and guide them through the "barrier". Although this is allowed
The technology developed by China has been successfully tested many times in space from the earth to the moon and from the earth to Mars, but after all, this is the first time it has been used in an ultra-long-distance formation voyage, and it also has to face a void space like the "boundary"
test.
A set of quantum terminals is also equipped in the
It also failed and there was no signal at all.
In the early morning of the fifth day, before dawn, Li Zhanxiong received a call from his superior commander. On the phone, the commander clearly expressed extreme concern about the so-called "boundary" flight method, and his tone was particularly blunt.
"Li Zhanxiong, the 'Zhurong' and several other spacecraft were launched with the attention of billions of people. We all know the importance of this mission. Now the spacecraft has lost signal for more than 100 hours! I don't want to question your opinion.
decision, and it is meaningless to discuss this now. I just want to remind you that in the next hour, every minute, and even every second, you must open your eyes and look up at me.
Listen! Frankly speaking, this operation itself is whimsical enough, and you also add such a 'imaginary idea'! Of course I hope you can create miracles again, but we must first ensure that the four spacecraft and the entire aerospace industry
If they fail to fly to Saturn, or even disappear permanently, your world-famous super bug will leave its name in history!"
Before Li Zhanxiong could answer, the chief hung up the phone.
Li Zhanxiong stood stiffly. After a long time, he slowly put down the phone. He looked at the time and said to himself: "Oh! There are still more than ten hours!"
Lawrence lived up to the hopes of Jacob and Eisen, especially the decision-making and responsibility made by Li Zhanxiong. He adopted exactly the same method as Katz, guiding the "Zhurong" spacecraft through the "boundary" again to reach the North Pole of Saturn.
Above; the other three spacecrafts "Gagarin", "New Enterprise" and "Planet Guardian" also passed through the "Boundary" together by relying on the navigation information shared by the "Zhurong" quantum terminal platform.
They successively arrived in the orbit of Saturn and merged with the "Zhurong".
The four spacecraft reduced their speed to less than 9 kilometers/second in space 200,000 kilometers away from Saturn, and slowly approached at a speed lower than the orbiting speed of Saturn. Below them, the hexagonal storm at the north pole of Saturn was clearly visible, but it made
The astronauts were shocked that the rings of Saturn were completely enveloped by broad and thick "clouds", like flat "bubble rings" rotating at high speed around the planet! And the dozens of satellites in the Saturn family seemed to be floating in the bubbles.
Large and small impurities in it.
Yan Shaojun reported to the base that all spacecrafts had safely arrived near Saturn, their flight speed had dropped to 8.8 kilometers/second, and they were slowly approaching, and began observation and detection; she focused on reporting that the rings of Saturn had been covered by "cloud bodies"
"covered the situation and sent back the photos taken by the spacecraft.
Zhang Nan received a message from Captain Walker of the "New Enterprise": "Saturn's rings are occupied by 'cloud bodies'. They are no longer beautiful, but full of weirdness and evil! Do we want to continue to approach?"
"
"Inform the 'New Enterprise', 'Gagarin' and 'Planet Guardian' to stop moving forward." After Yan Shaojun finished speaking, he turned to Eisen and Lawrence sitting on the other side. "Eisen, Mr. Lawrence, you guys
We have seen it, this is Saturn now, its appearance has completely changed! We don't know if the 'Fuxi' is there. If we approach rashly like this, the risk is really unpredictable. Is it possible for you to be at this distance?
Interact with them?”
"I didn't sense them..." Eisen said thoughtfully.
"Can you try to contact them proactively?"
Eisen did not answer. He sat quietly, staring out the window at Saturn and its "cloud rings" hundreds of thousands of kilometers away.
"When you stare at the 'cloud', the 'cloud' is also staring at you!" Such a thought suddenly appeared in his consciousness.
He believed that the "Yunti" should have seen the "Zhurong" and the "United Space Fleet", and they must also be able to see the look in their eyes at this moment! They are waiting!
The spacecraft received a reply message from the X base control center: "Received. Please contact the 'Fuxi'. Pay attention to safety and leave as soon as possible if you are in danger!"
Zhang Nan continuously sent radio signals to the "Fuxi" but did not receive any reply.
Yan Shaojun turned his attention to Aisen again, expecting him to provide some help.
However, Aisen seemed to have fallen into a drowsiness...
Eisen seemed to see a familiar object floating in the "cloud ring", and he was startled: Isn't that the "Fuxi No."?! He wanted to know what was going on inside it. The strange thing was that as soon as this idea came to him, he
I feel like I have entered its cockpit——
The surrounding environment is similar to that of "Zhurong Hao", except that there are no Yan Shaojun, Ding Yushi, Gao Tianjun and others, and the instrumentation and equipment are obviously different and a bit old, and the readings on the dial have not changed, and seem to be in a stagnant state...
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Aisen discovered Deng Kai - he was sitting motionless in the driver's seat at this moment, like a wax figure.
Eisen realized that everything in front of him was still!
He felt very strange. Although what he saw around him were scenes from another spaceship, he could feel that he had not left the "Zhurong", but was immersed in the time-travel of his thoughts. Everything in front of him was an illusion.
, or in other words, this is another space, the space that his thoughts enter. In this space, time passes very slowly, and may even stop.
"You belong to the original world."
Eisen seemed to hear another voice coming from his heart. He realized that his interaction with the "cloud brain" had begun!
He tried to keep himself awake, tried his best to eliminate all distracting thoughts, and concentrated on distinguishing the independent consciousness and passive consciousness intertwined in his thoughts. He must always ensure the existence of his independent consciousness.
"You are rejected by the order of the universe." The voice in my heart continued.
"What is the order of the universe?" he pondered.
"It is a constraint on existence. You are an imprisoned existence and are excluded."
"Since we exist, we are inevitable in the order of the universe. How come we are excluded?"
"You are imprisoned by 'time'. This is rejection."
"'time'?……"
Eisen seemed to suddenly wake up. He thought hard but couldn't get an answer.
He found that the passive consciousness that had just appeared in his mind had disappeared at this moment!
"Eisen, were you communicating with them just now?"
Ding Yushi's voice rang in Eisen's ears. He looked closely and found that not only Ding Yushi, but also Gao Tianjun and Yan Shaojun were all staring at him.
"'Time'! We are imprisoned by 'time'..." he said to himself.