Chapter 246: The Mother Star and the Starless Belt
The home planet is a very unique being.
It is the birthplace of human civilization.
Now, although because the supergiant planet Tianhe Star has more resources, the Tianhe Alliance has moved its center to Tianhe Star.
But the status of the home planet is still very special!
This is because of the distance.
There is a completely blank space between the parent galaxy and the Tianhe galaxy, there is not a single planet, no asteroids, no meteorites, nothing.
This means that during this interstellar voyage, there will be no supplies for the entire journey.
Humans have named such a cosmic space as a starless belt.
The starless belt seems to have nothing, not even the cosmic storm of the cosmic catastrophe, and it looks very safe on the surface, but it is actually very dangerous.
Because if the cruising range of the air vehicle is not enough, or the energy reserve is insufficient, it is very easy to be trapped here because of energy exhaustion.
When human beings first entered the road of space exploration, I don't know how many pioneers were trapped and died in the starless belt because of lack of energy.
From the side of the parent galaxy to the middle of the Tianhe galaxy, there is a starless belt.
The space it covers is as much as 200,000 light-years and is called a small starless belt.
Judging from the endurance of mankind's current space carriers, there is no problem with almost one round trip.
But that's not the point.
The real focus is on the fact that there is also a starless belt between the parent star and the five star fields.
This starless belt is known as the Great Belt, and its span is as long as half a million light-years.
In other words, judging from the extreme endurance of the current space carrier, it is almost just a trip.
In other words, if you go from the five star fields to the Tianhe Star, the most central hinterland of the Tianhe Alliance, the span will be more than 700,000 light years.
It has long exceeded the cruising range of a space aircraft carrier.
As a result, if you want to go to Tianhe Star in the five star domains, you must transit on the home planet, and only after you are ready to replenish can you continue to move forward.
Otherwise, you will be trapped in the starless belt due to the depletion of energy.
Although there is now wormhole jumping technology, it is possible to increase the distance traveled by space carriers to a million light-years.
However, due to the fact that the technology is not very mature and the cost of use is extremely expensive, there is no way to mass produce it on a large scale, so there is no way to enter the market.
Except for very urgent situations, basically no one will use the wormhole jumping technique to reach Tianhe Star directly.
As a result, the home planet has become a planet with a very special status in today's society.
The flow of the population in the sky makes the mother star obviously just a medium-sized planet, but its prosperity is no worse than the main star of the five star fields, second only to the existence of Tianhe Star.
After Meng Zhou arrived at the airport of Xuanwuxing, he needed to take custody of the Xinghai, and then go to buy the corresponding ticket.
Take the space carrier, and finally get to the home planet.
To be honest, because the distance is too far, the price of such a ticket is really not cheap, and the lowest grade has to be nearly 100,000!
Ordinary people rarely go there if it is not necessary.
One is because it can't afford it, and the other is because it's not necessary.
The guests who come and go are mainly merchants, small caravans, as well as some social elites, celebrities, travel friends, etc.
In general, the people who can take such an interstellar flight are basically either rich or expensive, and no matter how poor they are, they are also people with a bit of family background.
After more than half a month along the way, Meng Zhou drove the Xinghai and finally arrived at the Xuanwu Star.
"Whew, it's finally here!"
Coming out of the Xinghai, Meng Zhou looked at the bustling airport and suddenly sighed.
Along the way, from the border of the Dayu Dynasty Star Domain, which is also the border of the Alliance, to the Xuanwu Star side, there is a distance of more than three million light years!
In order to be in a hurry, in addition to supplies, he didn't stop too much on those planets along the way.
Basically, as soon as the supplies are finished, they start on their way.
Thanks to the good speed of the Xinghai, if this is changed to some low-end aerospace spaceship models, Meng Zhou estimates that he will still be on the way!
Where is there to arrive so quickly.
"Whew, every long interstellar voyage makes me feel like I'm getting moldy!"
Following behind Meng Zhou, wrapped in a tight An Yuqin, he sucked his little nose fiercely and couldn't help complaining.
Although there is no shortage of network signals along the way, it will get tired after a long time.
Truth be told, she was now thinking about finding a place to go for a walk and relax her tired heart.
The spacecraft looks not small, but in fact there is not enough space inside, so it can't be like a space carrier, with any man-made mountains and rivers inside.
You can experience the fun of mountain climbing and picnic dinner during the boring journey.
In fact, it is needless to say that it is an aerospace spaceship, the basic spaceship of this kind of interstellar navigation, that is, a higher-level interstellar spaceship, a spaceship, and a spaceship, and there is no ecological environment that imitates the land such as mountains and rivers in its interior.
At best, it can be used as an entertainment venue for indoor activities such as swimming pools and bars.
"Let's go around the neighborhood first!"
Seeing that Ling Yu and An Yuqin looked like they were about to rust, Meng Zhou immediately chuckled and greeted: "Anyway, it's still early before the time to leave the boat!" There is no rush either. ”
In fact, don't say it's the two of them, even he himself is a little bored.
This long interstellar voyage, especially a hurried voyage like the one now, will feel particularly tiring even though nothing has been done.
From the bottom of my heart, the kind of mental tiredness.
But it's better to look for a little stroll.
As a result, in many places, the area around the airport is either a place with excellent scenery or a city center.
And this airport on the Xuanwu Star, as the port of the Dayu Dynasty Star Domain, to the home star, is naturally very prosperous.
Out of the airport, it is the city center with people coming and going, and the passenger flow is very large.
Although in the interstellar era, land houses were not worth much, but they were elsewhere on a planet.
In a city like this with an airport, or a densely populated city, it is still a matter of land.
Coming down from the sky elevator and looking at the ever-magnifying scenery outside the transparent glass window, the mood that had been exhausted by the long journey suddenly became much better.
When he arrived on the ground, An Yuqin, who was originally a little unable to lift his spirits, suddenly regained his vitality.
"Let's go shopping!"