Chapter 36: A distress signal for extraterrestrial life

Everyone was envious when they saw that Xu Jiawei and Professor Shen Wei were always talking without being big or small, and they were all envious, and they unconsciously compared themselves with the professors in their own team.

Luo Dongfang said: "We are studying life sciences, and the situation is a little different from yours. The professors in our team don't get angry under any circumstances, always speak with a smile on their faces, and are also very friendly people. But in person, we will still distinguish each other, and the disciples dare not talk to the professor like the captain, ha. ”

"It seems that you all envy our professors for being easy to talk to. Lin Shanshan said.

"That's for sure, working under such a professor, the atmosphere will be very good, and you will produce greater results, no wonder you are all so good. Yang Qi said.

"Hehe, Vice Captain Yang has won the award. Lin Shanshan said.

While they were chatting, the information that had just appeared came back again.

"It's coming, it's coming, it's coming. Xu Jiawei pointed to the screen and said.

"There's a section in the middle that I recognize, it's a magnetic field, haha. Luo Dongfang said.

"I'm a pretty fast learner. Yang Qi said.

It was also sent five in a row, Lin Shanshan inducted, analyzed, combined, and arranged the signals, and then reorganized, and tried to decipher: I, Luo Meng, the magnetic field is very strong, the fifth planet of Jinyang, I hope to visit.

Xu Jiawei said: "Five signals, the fifth planet, it seems that people here like five." 'Luomon' is the name of the planet, and it is also surnamed Luo, and the big brother of the East is the family, haha. Needless to say, Jin Yang also knows, it is the name of their star. He told the passers-by that they were on the fifth planet in the galaxy where Jin Yang was located, which had a strong magnetic field, and that he wanted the person who received this information to come and visit. ”

"So where is this galaxy? I've never heard of 'Golden Sun' or 'Romone'. Lin Shanshan said.

"It's their own name, of course we don't know, and if we tell them about the sun, the earth, they certainly don't know. Xu Jiawei said, "I will interact with the professor and listen to the professor's opinions. ”

Professor Shen Wei said: "I have heard your analysis, regarding the location of this galaxy, in the absence of other methods, we might as well follow the thinking of the earthlings and follow the clues they provide to find it, first, they are on the fifth planet, indicating that this galaxy has at least 5 planets. Second, being able to live on a fifth planet and being a terrestrial planet means that the star is very large. Thirdly, it has a very large magnetic field. One of the easiest ways to do this is to capture the magnetic field and then follow it to find it when it is safe to do so. ”

"Yes, Professor, you have a point, our spacecraft is made of special materials, and the maximum magnetic field will not be absorbed, so I will follow the easiest way to find it. Xu Jiawei said.

"The further you go to the center, the more stars there are, and the brighter they become. At present, the only one who can observe and get the exact direction on Earth is Sagittarius, and the useful information that can be provided to you is really limited, and it is up to you. The professor said.

"We'll try. Xu Jiawei said.

Xu Jiawei asked Lin Shanshan to open the search range within 2000 light years, and study and analyze Luo Meng's location with Ma Biao and Su Xiaojia.

Xu Jiawei said: "Our search direction is the center of the Milky Way, the mass of the star is more than double that of the sun, and we also have a close eye on the magnetofield to track the direction of the strong magnetic field." ”

"Now that we're less than 2,000 light-years away from the center of the Milky Way, it shouldn't be difficult to search by that standard. Ma Biao said.

"Since there are more stars here, the available gravitational pull can be used freely, and the speed is ten times higher than designed, and it should be very fast to find this galaxy. Su Xiaojia said.

After five days of silence, the signal came again, again five in a row. Lin Shanshan smiled and said, "Five days, five articles, this time it's two fives." ”

"I'm wondering, does 'five' have a special meaning for them?" Xu Jiawei paced and said slowly, "Why is it always 'five' and not anything else?" 'Five' must have a special meaning for them, so what does this 'five' mean?"

Su Xiaojia saw Xu Jiawei's appearance and said with a smile: "Captain, don't forget Shanshan's reminder not to think about aliens with the thinking of earthlings." Because Lin Shanshan was deciphering the code, Su Xiaojia spoke on Lin Shanshan's behalf.

"Yes, we have to jump out of the thinking of the earthlings, everyone thinks, let go, bold guesses, even ridiculous, funny things can be, the more strange the better, maybe this can open our minds. Xu Jiawei said.

"Does it imply that they are still 5 light-years or 500 light-years away?" Mr. Ma said.

"Their intelligent life here is 5 meters tall?" Luo Dongfang said.

"Did they find us? Did our spacecraft have anything to do with five? In their opinion, the spacecraft had a unit of weight related to five?" Su Xiaojia said.

"Maybe the 'five' they say is not the same concept as the 'five' we commonly use, and their 'five' is not a number. No, they explicitly say that they are on the fifth planet of the Golden Sun, which means that their 'five' is at least the same usage as ours. Yang Qi said.

Xu Jiawei continued: "At least the same usage? Do you mean that there may also be different usages? What is this different usage? Why do they call passers-by, is it just to indicate their existence? Invite passers-by to be guests, and hope that people can go, what to do, to share civilization with them? What is the need to do this, originally life is peaceful, and it is unknown that after the guests come, it may bring certain risks. Is it true that their civilization is highly developed, and they lure their guests up, ask for the information they want, and then use it for them? No, if they are highly developed, they should know a lot of things outside, and they don't need to do this. Will it be ......?"

Lin Shanshan deciphered the code, but as soon as she saw Xu Jiawei talking, she didn't bother and let him continue to finish speaking.

"I guess it's a distress signal!" Mr. Xu said.

"How can you see that?" Ms. Lin said.

"They must have encountered some trouble, hoping that an alien civilization will save them, so they keep sending out every day, their distress signal is 'five', just like our 'SOS', as for why it is 'five' only they know, their way of thinking is different from ours, we can't guess. Xu Jiawei said.

"The latest five have been deciphered. "It basically means that they are 2,000 light-years away from the edge of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way in a place called the Jinyang system, and the magnetic field is very strong." ”

"2,000 light-years?" Xu said, "isn't this where we are now? We're less than 2,000 light-years from the edge of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way." He drew a circle on the video and said, "According to the prompt, it must be in this area." ”

Ma Biao and Su Xiaojia each calculated, and said at the same time: "Here." Ma Biao smiled and said, "Xiaojia, you say." ”

Su Xiaojia laughed and said, "We thought of a piece." There are five stars in this area that are eligible, and one of them must be what they call the golden sun. ”

"Another 'five'. Yang Qi said.

"This area is only 50 light-years away from where we are now. That's right, another 'five'. Su Xiaojia said.

"The general orientation was determined, and then we flew in this direction, staring at the magnetic field, and walking in the direction of the strong magnetic field. Xu Jiawei said.

"Why?" said Ms. Lin.

"Go to RomΓ³n. Xu Jiawei said.

"What if the professor doesn't approve of you after a risk assessment?"

"yes, I forgot about it. ”

Xu Jiawei reported his idea of preparing to land on the planet Romon to Professor Shen Wei, and Professor Shen Wei said: " There are still 50 light-years away from Romon, and at the current speed of more than 1,000 light-years, 10 days will be in time, and during this time, you should do several things, first, put forward sufficient reasons for going down and conduct a risk assessment, second, if the risk is ruled out, you can establish contact with the other party, and third, before landing on the planet, conduct a comprehensive scan of the planet to ensure the safety of the landing and evacuation at any time in the event of an accident. ”

"Yes, Professor. Xu Jiawei said.

Xu Jiawei convened a meeting to discuss whether to go to Romon for inspection, and this time he first showed his thoughts: "I am going to go down, and the other party sends a message every once in a while, indicating that they have very urgent requirements, and the message does not say that they are welcome to visit, but that they want to visit, which further explains their urgency." ”

Ma Biao said: "I also agree to go down." ”

Yang Qi said: "Can we discuss what to do after going down, and how to escape in case of an accident?"

"Yes, this is the most important thing, and it is better to discuss this if the discussion cannot continue. Luo Dongfang said.

"That means you all agree to go down, just to be safe. Xu Jiawei said.

"Let's contact them once and see if we can communicate with them, otherwise if the communication is blocked, the unnecessary misunderstanding caused by this will still be troublesome. Lin Shanshan said.

"I agree with Shanshan's opinion. Su Xiaojia said.

"Captain, you see a strong directional magnetic field on the magnetometer. Ma Biao said. Everyone immediately turned their attention to the magnetometer, and sure enough, the data they wanted appeared.

Xu Jiawei said: "Then let's discuss the next practice and the plan for timely evacuation." Shanshan, you try to contact them first. ”

"Captain, another signal is coming, it's still five in a row, I'll decipher it. Lin Shanshan said and began to decipher, because of experience, this time the speed of decipherment is quite fast: Luo Meng called, come quickly. "Captain, what are we going to post?"