Chapter 574: Keep Going
The voyage of the reconnaissance fleet to escort the exclusive probe is only 3 months, although compared with the previous interstellar voyages, 3 months can only be regarded as a very short voyage, but this is not the case. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
First of all, this escort mission is very important and significant. Secondly, all the fighters, including Cheng Long, were not sure if they would survive this escort mission.
Therefore, every minute in these three months seems very long, and even mixed with a bit of preciousness.
Although Colonel Cheng Long is a senior officer with a strong heart and extremely high military qualities, it is also difficult for her to face these three months in style.
Out of a strong sense of mission and responsibility, Cheng Long must also pay special attention to this task.
Except for the time to sleep, eat, and solve physical needs, Cheng Long has been staying in the lookout of the command ship.
Looking aimlessly out of the porthole, her vision was filled with darkness and ethereal universe, as if something was attracting and waiting for her in that starry sky.
In fact, the starry sky outside the porthole was always the same, no matter how long Cheng Long stayed there and stared.
The soldiers of the fleet did not bother her very often, anyway, during the escort, if there were no accidents, there was no special work to arrange and instruct.
......
On this day, it was as usual.
After eating with the soldiers in the dining room, Cheng Long came to the lookout alone again.
"Hopefully, as before, today will be a peaceful day......
Cheng Long stood in front of the porthole, thinking silently in his heart.
The closer she got to the target area, the tighter her nerves became.
If nothing else, after 18 hours, three specially designed detectors will arrive at the target area. Once they reach the target area, the probes will continue to fly forward and begin to enter the active working area. This also means the successful completion of the escort mission of the reconnaissance fleet.
Half of the men who traveled 100 miles were 90, and the last 18 hours were especially difficult for every staff member and soldier.
Although the work of debugging the probe was carried out by specialized engineering scientists, Cheng Long, who was responsible for the escort mission, also felt as if he was walking on thin ice.
The painstaking time finally passed minute by minute, and the three specialized detectors were also debugged. The staff gradually adjusted until all the propulsion engines of the probe were turned off, all high-power and high-radiation instruments were suspended, and the electromagnetic wave stealth state was turned on, so that the probe could fly in the direction of the unknown cosmic civilization with the fastest inertial speed and the best navigation state.
While the team of scientists was busy, a young officer walked briskly into the lookout.
"Colonel, ahead is the coordinates of the end of the escort mission, and we are about to complete the mission."
In the final stage, the young officer would report to the head of the reconnaissance fleet, Colonel Cheng Long, on time every hour.
"Keep on your guard!"
Cheng Long didn't say anything, but gave instructions seriously and cautiously.
"Yes!!"
The young officer also tacitly turned around and withdrew from the lookout, no longer disturbing Cheng Long's contemplation.
"Will these probes be able to collect more information about the civilizations of the unknown universe?"
Cheng Long was still standing in front of the porthole, looking at the cosmic space as dark as thick ink, thinking silently in his heart.
"I'm afraid that there will be a reconnaissance fleet of unknown cosmic civilizations that happen to pass near the probe."
Of course, such a probability is too low, and the universe is so vast that the camouflaged probe is as small as a speck of dust. Unless they are very close, it is difficult to notice them, even with a very high level of technology.
However, when the probe sends a signal outward, it is very likely to be captured by the probe, but at that time, the detection signal has also been sent back to the new world of mankind, and even if the probe finally "dies honorably", it will die a well-deserved death.
The intelligent communication system inside the reconnaissance ship is broadcasting every move of the fleet.
"The probe has reached the target area."
"Everything is working around in the surroundings! Everything works! ”
"After testing, nothing unusual was found."
"Probe 1 prepares to correct course...... Corrected route successfully! ”
"Probes 2 and 3 are preparing to correct their course...... Corrected route successfully! ”
As a result, Cheng Long could see from a distance through the porthole that three detectors that were only the size of a grain of rice in their line of sight were gradually moving away towards three slightly different courses.
"Did you complete the mission?"
Like the other soldiers involved in the escort operation, looking at this scene in the distance, Cheng Long also breathed a long sigh, and the heart that had been hanging was finally let go as the probe gradually moved away.
Three hours later, in the command ship of the reconnaissance fleet, Dr. Aristotle found Colonel Cheng Long.
"Dr. Aristotle!" As soon as Cheng Long turned around, he saw the oncoming seniors.
"Thank goodness! We've finally done it. ”
Dr. Aristotle's face was full of smiles, as if even the furrow-like wrinkles had been reduced considerably.
"Congratulations to your team on successfully launching these probes to unknown cosmic civilizations!!"
"Colonel Cheng, you should congratulate the human civilization of the entire New World, and besides, your reconnaissance fleet has also put in hard work in the process."
"The escort job is much easier than expected." Cheng Long smiled.
"Haha, everything is going well."
"Doctor, are you and the other scientists ready to return?"
"It's all set." Dr. Aristotle nodded, and continued with concern, "Colonel Cheng, are you sure you won't consider returning to Kepler Deep Space Observatory with us?" ”
"Oh, no, no, I have already given the order, except for the returning fleet, the other reconnaissance ships will continue to move in the direction of the unknown cosmic civilization!"
"Okay, I can only wish you good luck, let's go back first."
Cheng Long's face was full of determination, and Dr. Aristotle understood her determination.
"I wish you all the best of luck."
Cheng Long hugged the old-timers in front of him again and gave sincere blessings.
......
About a month had passed since Dr. Aristotle and other staff members returned.
According to the flight speed of the unknown cosmic civilization, it can be judged that the reconnaissance fleet is not far from them.
And, in the past few days, even Cheng Long, who had been in battle for a long time, felt uneasy and nervous.
Looking out from the observation deck, there seems to be some subtle differences between today and the past, and the starry sky that was unchanged in the past seems to have some subtle changes at this moment.
The reconnaissance fleet caught a faint spot of light in the right front of the course, and the spot seemed to be moving at an extremely high speed, seeming to ...... The point of light is continuing to approach in the direction of the reconnaissance fleet.
This unusual discovery immediately caught the attention of Colonel Cheng Long. In the lookout, she even squinted her eyes and kept looking in the direction of the point of light, but with the naked eye, she could not observe any specific information.
"Could it be some highly reflective interstellar material (such as ice cubes), or some special kind of space junk, or probes of unknown cosmic civilizations?"
Cheng Long's mind kept churning.
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