"The human exploration of extraterrestrial life has never stopped, since two centuries ago, after human beings began space exploration, a large number of probes flew out of the earth to explore the celestial bodies in the solar system, unfortunately we have not found life on any planet in all the celestial bodies explored" Binks pointed to the solar system in front of him, and said to the crowd.

Xue Gushan, Fang Mobei, and Mars sat below and listened carefully to Binks's explanation, and the three of them participated in the popular science audio-visual meeting at Binks' strong request.

"We have to admit that the Earth is the only planet we know exists for life, and in the universe, we may well be the only one"

"Old man, are you lecturing, what you said is in the middle school textbooks," Mars said impatiently.

Binks bit his lip slightly embarrassed, when he was on Earth, Binks was a visiting professor at many universities in addition to extraterrestrial civilization researchers, probably because he was used to lecturing to students, and his words naturally had a bookish atmosphere, while soldiers were used to simple and accurate information.

"Professor Binks, you don't have to foreshadow so much, just talk about the key points" Fang Mobei saw Binks' embarrassed face, so he reminded him, which can be regarded as a round.

Binks glanced at Fang Mobei gratefully, nodded and continued, "Then, the form of life cannot be narrowly defined according to life on earth, on the earth, most life needs oxygen and water to survive, these organisms based on carbon as organic matter, we collectively call carbon-based life, this is the life form we recognize, such as all of us" Binks said and pointed to everyone present.

"What do you mean, there's a good chance that there are different life forms on Planet Tokta?" Fang Mobei frowned and said with difficulty, he had tried his best to pick out the key points from the words of the old pedant Binks.

Seeing that Fang Mobei was so teachable, Binks nodded happily, and looked at Fang Mobei's eyes that began to glow.

"Yes, yes, there should be a variety of life forms in the universe, maybe there is a life on a distant planet that does not need water, they live on hydrogen, maybe there is life in the form of energy, such as plasma, or even life in the form of information."

"Isn't there a great chance that we won't be able to find these beings, as you say?" Xue Gu Shan wondered.

"No, no, no, we can only look for life forms on the earth, whether those life that exists in theory really exists, we don't know, intelligent life is the rarest species in the universe, the earth began to evolve life billions of years ago, human beings can evolve into intelligent life, and then create a new civilization is already a miracle in the universe."

Xue Gushan and Fang Mobei glanced at each other, "Then what do you mean?" Is there a possible life on Tocta's planet that we can't find? ”

“emmm…… You can understand it this way," Binks thought for a moment, and realized that what Yukitani said was exactly what he wanted to say.

"So what are we going to do? Toctastar Spring Outing! Marles was told by Binks that the mission was extremely ridiculous.

"But we have discovered the radio band of extraterrestrial civilizations, as long as we can communicate with radio, then we can establish contact with it" Zhang Ziming couldn't bear to watch his teacher being bullied by the officer in front of him, he had absolute confidence when it came to the radio field.

"Then tell me, how to determine whether the other side wants war or peace in the first place? If we make a mistake, we will be extremely passive," Mars said in a deep voice, looking at the crowd, "the only way is to destroy the other party and nip the danger in the cradle".

"The laws of the dark forest are extreme," Mieko shook her head.

"They were able to destroy the Zeus, which directly shows that their civilization is higher than ours, so how can we talk about destroying each other?" Fang Mobei didn't quite agree with Mars's statement.

"Are we just going to sit back and wait?" Mars couldn't help but sigh after Fang Mobei's reminder.

No one answered Mars's question, because everyone was discussing a question with no established answer, and everyone had no bottom in their hearts about this mission, and everyone was in a state of insecurity, and they could only increase each other's confidence through discussion.

Fang Mobei noticed that Xue Gushan had not participated in the discussion from just now to now, but was staring at the screen with a frown.

"Captain, what's wrong?" Fang Mobei's words attracted everyone present, and they all looked at Xue Gushan who was frowning, at this time, for everyone, a little wind and grass was enough to attract their attention.

"The Southgate is moving faster than we planned, and we're now close to the edge of the solar system's gravitational pull," Xue Tani said in a deep voice.

"So what?" Mars wondered.

Binks glanced at Mars, who had no culture, "The solar system is centered on the star of the sun, like a magnetic field that attracts everything around it, the closer you are to the sun, the greater the gravitational pull you get, and the farther you are from the sun, the less gravitational pull you get, that's why the South Gate ship is moving faster than we planned"

Mars didn't care about Binks' contempt and continued to ask, "Wouldn't the Southgate ship be faster after breaking away from the gravitational pull of the solar system?" Will we arrive at Toqueta sooner than scheduled? ”

Binks rolled his eyes and said no more, as if he had taken Mars for a fool.

"That's not the main problem," Fang Mobei looked at the data projected by Saihu and said, "The edge of the gravitational pull of the solar system is a layer of terminal shockwaves, and we need to pass through the terminal shockwaves."

"What is a terminal shockwave?" Mars looked at the people with serious faces, and couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

Seeing that no one answered Mars's question, Zhang Ziming kindly explained to him that "terminal shock wave, also known as terminal shock wave, is the area where the solar wind begins to slow down due to contact with the interstellar medium, and it is the outermost boundary of space affected by the sun, which is equivalent to the boundary of the solar system."

Mieko continued Zhang Ziming's words and explained, "At the terminal shockwave, the particles in the solar wind interact with the interstellar medium, and the speed rapidly decreases from 70-1.5 million miles per hour to below subsonic speed, compression, temperature increases, and the magnetic field changes." Mieko took a deep breath and continued, "In simple terms, in such an environment, with the size and speed of the South Gate ship, there is a great possibility that it will be torn apart by the gravitational difference and the speed difference."

As soon as the words fell, Mars stood on the spot for a moment, he looked at the people with frowning brows, and muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "What the hell is going on?" Aren't you afraid of death at all! ”。

The gravitational pull of the entire solar system resembles a flat sphere, which is a high-speed moving vortex in interstellar space to the outer world, and at the edge of this vortex is a terminal shockwave.

When the South Gate ship is thrown out of the terminal shock wave by this whirlpool, the hull of the South Gate ship will bear a huge tearing force, and in addition to this, there is a great probability that it will be thrown out of the established orbit by this whirlpool, which will be a devastating disaster for the South Gate ship. Beyond the terminal shock wave is interstellar space, which is thousands of A.U. away, and in the outer layer of this interstellar space is the Oort Nebula, and the planet Toctaa is in this interstellar space.

"Didn't you expect this before?" Fang Mobei looked at Xue Gushan and asked.

Xue Gu Shan shook her head, "All the previous star map plans mostly existed in theory, and the only valid data came from the 10,000 Heavenly Eyes. But the gap between the size of the Sky Eye and the South Gate ship is not comparable. ”

"Haven't the Ark and Zeus sent back actual data before?" Mars asked.

"If there were, we wouldn't be frowning here now" Xue Gushan rolled her eyes, "We have to send the relevant data here back to the Tiangong anyway, so that the Tiangong has enough preparations to deal with the terminal shock"

Mars wrote a cross on his chest with both hands: "May God the Almighty bless us, Amen".

"My data here shows that there are still 2 hours to reach the terminal seismic wave zone" Fang Mobei raised his head and looked at Xue Gushan, "The success rate of simulated crossing is 72.51%"

Xue Gushan and Binks looked at the data given by Fang Mobei in surprise, "So high? They all looked at the artificial intelligence floating beside Fang Mobei.

Fang Mobei squinted at Xue Gushan's data, and the simulated crossing Chen power was only about 45%, he couldn't help but suffocate, Saihu's analysis ability is really far beyond ordinary AI, it seems that the AI after generating consciousness is indeed different, this time it almost exposed Saihu's ability, Fang Mobei couldn't help but be afraid for a while.

"I've incorporated some of my ideas and designs into it, and I think the success rate should be much higher" Fang Mobei's IQ and quick adaptability have also made great progress since his mental strength reached the C level.

Fang Mobei's words perfunctory Binks and the others, but they did not dispel Xue Gu Shan's suspicions, Xue Gu Shan took a deep look at the Saihu next to Fang Mobei, the ghost believed that a soldier could have any ideas and designs in front of this kind of hard science, but this was not the time to delve into it.

The South Gate ship activated the first-level combat readiness state, and everyone ended their rest after receiving the relevant information, and all arrived at the designated posts to stand by.

The huge countdown on the large screen in the command room is a striking reminder to everyone that there are 35 minutes left.

The South Gate ship entered the autopilot, and the piloting power was controlled by Saihu, Xue Gushan stood on the captain's seat and looked at the various data displayed around her, and Fang Mobei and others on the side were also waiting for the last moment by her side.

"Close all compartment valves and be ready to disengage at any time!" Xue Gu Shan ordered.

"All compartment valves have been closed and ready to be disengaged," the staff member replied after closing all the valves.

The reason why all the cabin valves were closed and ready to leave at any time was like a gecko breaking its tail in order to protect itself, it was not that Xue Gu Shan didn't believe in Fang Mobei's AI, but that she needed to make some preparations to ensure that she could successfully complete the mission of the South Gate Ship, even if it was to transmit the data here to the Tiangong.

At this time, the hull of the South Gate Ship began to shake slightly, and Xue Gushan looked at Fang Mobei and Binks and the others on his side, "You really don't have to take your people to the tow plane?" ”

With the performance of the tow aircraft, it is entirely possible to reach the planet Tokta through the terminal shock wave in the case of the disintegration of the South Gate ship, and the carrier aircraft of the air service regiment is inferior to the tow carrier aircraft in terms of structural stability, and the electronic instruments on the carrier aircraft meet the needs of wartime, but they are far inferior to the single-function tractor in terms of escape.

"I believe in my artificial intelligence," Fang Mobei said with a smile as he looked at Saihu who was connecting to the main controller on the command platform.

"The captain is not afraid, what is there to be afraid of as an old man who has stepped into the grave in half a step" Binks looked at Fang Mobei with a smile and said, "Besides, I also want to know how powerful the galactic barrier of our solar system is"

Xue Gu Shan snorted coldly and stopped paying attention to the two people beside her, and continued to pay attention to the various connection data of the ship's hull, "Crossing Countdown Five"

"Four"

"Three"

"Two"

"One"