Chapter 4: Space Jumping
Xiao Ai's life on an interstellar ship is boring but fulfilling. In addition to connecting with parents, family and friends every day, there is also a study and part-time job on the Star Network, and I will go to the gym with the Clay sisters and brothers from time to time to exercise.
By two-thirds of the way through the voyage, all passengers were notified that the ship would be ready for a space jump after 24 hours.
Space jumping, as the name suggests, is to build a cosmic string through an artificial wormhole, and the space vehicle will enter the multi-dimensional space in an instant, fly at extreme speed in the multi-dimensional space and drive out of the multi-dimensional space from another exit, which will greatly shorten the range. It can be said that it is precisely with space jumping technology that the emergence of the Age of Interstellar Discovery.
Through hundreds of years of development, Xiao Ai's era space jump technology has been relatively mature, space jump sites are widely distributed, and the sailing spacecraft can withstand several consecutive space jumps, which can greatly reduce the voyage time. However, the energy consumed by continuous space jumps is too large, so the cost is high, and for ordinary passengers, they can only withstand one space jump in a short period of time under normal circumstances, and multiple consecutive space jumps must be in the sleep mode in the space capsule. Therefore, civilian interstellar ships will basically only use one space jump, and the duration will be very short, and the voyage time will be longer. Consecutive space jumps are mainly used for military aircraft and a small number of private aircraft, which will greatly shorten the range, such as Xiao Ai's voyage from Potter Star to Capital Star, if you take an aircraft that can jump multiple times, you can reach your destination in about three days.
The space jump will be weightless, but fortunately, Xiao Ai's space jump will last about five minutes, and you only need to sit in a fixed chair and fasten your seat belt. If you are worried about psychological fear, you can also wear headphones and eye masks to listen to music, which can minimize the physical and psychological damage caused by space jumping.
However, the weightlessness of about five minutes seems to have no effect on Xiao Ai, and it is not the first time that she has performed this kind of space jump, so it is still easy.
After coming to the space jump station at the other end through the space jump, the voyage was nearing the end, and everyone began to prepare for disembarkation, packing luggage, preparing documents, etc.
Starships will not directly enter the Capital Star, but will go to one of the arch moons of the Capital Star. As one of the nine first-class stars in the empire, the Capital Star is not only huge in area and suitable for living, but also has a very advantageous location. As a planet where royalty and nobles and government dignitaries live and work, the capital star is heavily guarded, with a total of eight arch moons surrounding the first star, five of which are artificial satellites, and hundreds of space stations are active around the capital star, which can be said to be extremely prosperous.
Unless it is a special civilian ship or a military ship, ordinary ships generally do not stop directly on the capital star. The interstellar ship that Xiao Ai took stopped on the No. 5 satellite, and after getting off the ship, they each bought tickets to make a fixed-point spacecraft from the satellite to the capital star. Different routes can reach different locations of the capital star, and there are also routes between satellites, in short, there are many routes that are very busy. Of course, as an important line of defense for the capital satellite, the security check is also very strict.
After getting off the boat, which had been sitting for a month and a half, everyone was very relaxed. At this time, Sister Clay suddenly ran to Xiao Ai's side and whispered, "Look, the person in the blue pants is the one who held the amethyst last time." Xiao Ai also secretly looked over, a very ordinary medium-sized man.
"He doesn't look like he has amethyst."
"Of course, Amethyst is so valuable, of course it has to be very low-key." Sister Clay thinks it's normal.
"Alright, let's not keep staring at Amethyst. What's next for you? Xiao Ai asked.
The Clay siblings will spend some time at their aunt's house in the Capital Star. After that, he may go to live in Emmy near the capital star. Sister Clay is going to take the university entrance exam next year, so it's better to settle down early. "Auntie is here to pick us up, and I'll take a spaceship back to the capital with my aunt later."
"Well, Uncle said that we are going to stay at Satellite 5 for one night, and we will take a spaceship to the Capital Star early tomorrow morning, and if you have time, you can send me directly to the school to report."
"Okay, then let's keep in touch on the Star Network." Clay didn't say anything to Little Aidor anymore, anyway, communication is very developed now.
"No problem, I'll give you my previous exam notes."
After separating from the Clay siblings, Xiao Ai stayed with his uncle in a hotel on Satellite 5. Although there is everything on satellite 5, it mainly serves passengers and personnel stationed on satellite 5, so most of the facilities are relatively rudimentary.
Because he was worried about Xiao Ai's safety, the uncle didn't let Xiao Ai go out alone. After taking Xiao Ai to eat at a more luxurious restaurant and walking around, the two returned to the hotel.
"The Potter Star is not big, and the personnel are simple, but whether it is the Capital Star or these satellites, you have to be careful and pay attention to safety." Maybe the uncle knows Xiao Ai better, and tells her over and over again, for fear that she won't listen.
"Look at a group of people over there, I don't know if there are pirates in there." Uncle looked at a group of people and said.
That area is a relatively dim area, close to the back kitchen of the restaurant, there are delivery intelligent robots busy, and there are a handful of people on the side, some are drinking and smoking, some are trading something, and some people wear sunglasses at night, in short, they don't look like good people.
"You must not go near such places in the future, you know? Surveillance may be problematic in these places. ”
"Hmm......" Xiao Ai nodded very obediently. Uncle is a person who is more verbose than his father, if Xiao Ai has anything unbehaving at this time, Uncle will continue to talk about it.
In fact, in Xiao Ai's opinion, those people may just relax at the end of a busy day.
After returning to the hotel room and reporting the day's itinerary to his family, Xiao Ai went into the sleeping pod to rest. The hotel is noisy around, so it is necessary to use the sleeping pod, although Xiao Ai is a minor, but unlike other underage boys and girls, Xiao Ai refuses to stay up late. What a wonderful thing it is to be able to have a high-quality sleep, for which Xiao Ai is very grateful for the high technology of the interstellar age. The sleeping cabin can not only isolate external interference, but also adjust the temperature and humidity in the cabin, in short, adjust to the most suitable environment for the user, if you still have insomnia in this environment, you can also add some sleep aid fragrance or medicine, of course, the use of drugs needs to follow the doctor's instructions.