Chapter 14: To the Green Star
Ten days have passed since the discovery of the Green Star. During this time www.biquge.info, although the exploration of the probes was slightly limited due to environmental restrictions, they still traveled to many places on the Green Star. After summarizing the reports sent back by the probe, Atlas discovered a number of anomalies on the planet.
"The probe has now explored nearly a third of the surface of the green star." Atlas said to Zhou Xin, "There is nothing to say about the topography on the surface of the planet, it is similar to the earth, there are plains, mountains, rivers and the like, at most, there is a difference in height. It is worth mentioning that under the protection of the gravitational field of the surrounding supergiant planet, there are almost no traces of meteorite impact on the green star, and the only craters found by the probe are also very small, the largest one is only more than 30 meters. ”
"This may be one of the benefits of orbiting a supergiant planet - disaster protection." Zhou Xin said thoughtfully, and then he thought about it, "I think just because of this reason, the identity of Green Star as a satellite is actually not a loss at all. ”
"That's what people think, too." The little girl nodded, and then continued, "In addition, in the reports sent back by the probe in the past few days, people have also found a very strange place. ”
"Strange place?"
"Well, it's weird indeed. So far, the scope explored by the probe can be seen everywhere on the land, and even many aquatic plants have grown in the water. However, from the beginning to the end, the probe did not find any signs of animal life on the planet. The little girl said.
"Isn't there an animal?" Hearing this answer, Zhou Xin also felt a little strange.
"It's true that the animals were not strictly found, but the probe still found some single-celled organisms in the water." Atlas continued, "However, according to the probe's investigation, a small number of angiosperms have appeared in the plants on the planet's surface. According to this stage of development, it is impossible for even the lower animals on the Green Star to evolve. ”
"It's a bit weird indeed." Zhou Xin fell into deep thought, and then he guessed, "You say, could it be that because of the long night, all the animals on the Green Star have entered a dormant state?" ”
"People used to have similar thoughts." The little girl nodded, "But it's still a little strange, even if all the animals are dormant, there's no way the detector can't find any traces of their activity before hibernation." ”
"I don't know." Zhou Xin shook his head, "Maybe it's also possible that the special environment on the planet prevents the appearance of animals." Then he said indifferently, "It doesn't matter to us that we can't find animals anyway." ”
"If that's the case, it's worth investigating. What exactly is the reason why the animals on this planet do not appear. Zhou Xin's words aroused the little girl's curiosity.
"It would be nice if we could find out why, so we could have another exception in our database." After explaining this matter, Zhou Xin raised another question, "During this period of investigation, no danger was found on the Green Star, is it feasible to send people up?" ”
"I haven't found anything too dangerous for the time being." Atlas replied, "Even most of the plants on the Green Star are non-toxic. Of course, this is only the result of the test after all, and people who go to the Green Star are advised not to have too much contact with the plants on it. ”
"Got it, I'll remind them." Then Zhou Xin asked, "How many days will the long night on the green star end?" ”
"According to the orbit, it will take at least five and a half days."
"Then let the first group of people who go to Green Star leave on the sixth day." Zhou Xin made a decision, "A group of about a hundred people, let them be active on the planet for three to four days, a total of about a month. In this way, the people on this planet are almost just recovering. Well, perfect. ”
After making his decision, Zhou Xin began to prepare for his trip to Green Star. But after all, he was just going to play casually for a few days, and in this matter, Ralph's attitude seemed very positive, so there was almost no need for Zhou Xin to worry about it, and the preparation was completed in just three days. In the following days of waiting for departure, although her face was not reflected, Zhou Xin could still see the excitement in her heart from Ralph's behavior. Even the daily exercise that I hated so much before was done in sufficient quantities.
Finally, the time has come to set off.
"When you arrive at Green Star, be sure to follow the arranged process and don't make your own decisions. Pay attention to safety, and if you find something wrong, go back and let the battle robot find its way. Before leaving, Zhou Xin was still chattering in front of Ralph.
"Uncle Captain, don't worry." Ralph looked impatient, "I heard Atlas say that there don't even seem to be animals on that planet, so what could be wrong?" ”
"It's just that no animals have been found for the time being." Zhou Xin corrected, "Maybe it will appear after the weather gets warmer, so you still have to be careful." ”
"It's okay, there was nothing wrong with it when I was on Dinosaur Planet before, what can happen now." Ralph said with a big grin, and with that she said that, she couldn't wait to step into the ship.
Shaking his head, Zhou Xin confessed to Christy next to him: "Ralph is still too impulsive, I hope you can take care of her, and a few other children, this time I will work hard for you." ”
After agreeing to Zhou's letter, Christy followed the team into the ship. Looking at her back, Zhou Xin's heart suddenly became a little uneasy, he always felt that something might happen on this trip. However, after careful consideration, he found that although he could not follow this trip, after all, he had made sufficient preparations before departure, plus the spacecraft was already equipped with a sufficient number of combat robots, and he was able to keep in touch with the spacecraft throughout the process. Judging from these points, Zhou Xin does not think that there will be any danger in this trip. In addition, although Ralph is usually a little frizzy, he is still unambiguous when it comes to specific tasks. So, it didn't take long for him to put that thought behind him.
While thinking, Zhou Xin returned to his office and then got in touch with Ralph.
"How's it going, there's nothing wrong with the ship." At the first glance of Ralph, Zhou Xin subconsciously asked. However, as soon as this question came out, Zhou Xin reacted that he seemed to be asking a question that should not be asked.
"How could there be a problem just after departure, what is the use of the previous preparations." Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Xin's words fell, Ralph became excited, "Uncle Captain, are you so worried about us?" ”
"Accidents, accidents, get used to it." Zhou Xin smiled a little embarrassedly. Before he could say the next word, Ralph interrupted, "Okay, Uncle Captain, if you don't have anything else special, then let's do this first, and then we will contact us when we land." With that, she ended the communication.
"......" looked at the screen that lost the signal, and Zhou Xin shook his head helplessly. However, even after cutting off contact with Ralph, Zhou Xin was not worried, because Atlas was still monitoring the status of the spacecraft at all times, and even several probes were always behind the spacecraft. So then, Zhou Xin asked Atlas to keep an eye on the ship, and he left the office to start today's inspection.
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A few hours later, Zhou Xin returned to his office with lunch.
"Atlas, Ralph, how are they?" While sitting down, Zhou Xin asked.
"The ship is circumnavigating the supergiant planet, and now it is almost near the green star."
"Well, it's about the same time as expected." Zhou Xin nodded, "How is the situation of the crew on the spaceship?" ”
"Everything works." Atlas replied, "There's nothing unusual about people other than a little emotional excitement. ”
"That's good." Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and then he continued to ask, "Have you chosen the location where the spacecraft landed?" ”
"I've already chosen." Atlas elaborated, "Because the supergiant planet has just left the shadow zone, the average temperature on the surface of the green star is still a bit low, so the landing site was chosen somewhere on the sunny side of the planet. And just now, the probe searched the area near the landing site again, and did not find any danger. After saying this, she immediately said, "Okay, now that the spacecraft has successfully entered the orbit of the Green Star, it will be ready to carry out the landing procedure in a while." ”
In the perspective of the probe behind the spacecraft, Zhou Xin saw that the spacecraft was flying safely. After a while, the spacecraft deviated slightly at an angle and began to move closer to the surface of the green star. A few minutes later, the surface of the spacecraft that landed at high speed appeared a red glow emitted by friction against the planet's atmosphere. The rest of the landing went smoothly, and the spacecraft carrying Ralph and his party successfully landed on the surface of the Green Star.
After a brief trimming, Ralph, dressed in a protective suit, took the lead in front of the hatch. As early as the time when the spacecraft made contact with the Green Star on the ground, Ralph had already reconnected with Zhou Xin. At this time, although Zhou Xin was still sitting in his office, he "saw" the scene in front of Ralph through the camera mounted on the protective suit.
It didn't take long for the closed hatch in the screen to slowly open. After a brief leak, the "sunlight" on the green star shone through the crack in the hatch. As the hatch gradually opened, the scene of the outside world also appeared in front of Zhou Xin little by little.
After the hatch was fully opened, Ralph, who was standing closest to the hatch, stepped out of the hatch without hesitation, and the surrounding scene immediately caught her eye.
As Ralph looked around, Zhou Xin noticed that the landing site Atlas had chosen was a small open space. There were no trees growing within an area of about 100 square meters around the landing site, and according to the investigation some time ago, Zhou Xin understood that this kind of environment was rare on the Green Star. However, the absence of trees does not mean that there is nothing. The surrounding ground is still covered with various unknown weeds nearly a meter high, and there is a small amount of snow that has not yet melted.
"It's such a place full of life." After glancing around, Ralph couldn't help but say with emotion. Then she took a deep breath, "The air is fresh, and there is a smell of herbs. Because of the need to spread out on the Green Star this time, Atlas thought it would be cumbersome and space-consuming to fit the suit with so many oxygen cylinders. In addition, the air composition on the green star is originally suitable for breathing, and it is just that the air pressure is too low. So, she decided to just have the ship carry a small number of emergency oxygen cylinders and add a pressurization device to the suit. The only purpose of this pressurization device is to pressurize the thin air on the green star and send it to the helmet for breathing. Therefore, it is not surprising that Ralph is able to smell the outside world at this moment.
Because of his height, Ralph can barely show his head and neck in the weeds. Upon discovering this, she retreated back into the ship and let the robot clear the surrounding area. After giving these instructions, she said to Zhou Xin excitedly: "Uncle Captain, this is really a good place, it's a pity that you don't come." ”
However, at this time, Zhou Xin did not have time to chat with Ralph, he and Dr. Wren were constantly monitoring Ralph's physical condition through the sensors on the protective suit. Although Atlas repeatedly assured that the air on the planet was very safe, and there were not even microbes, Zhou Xin was still a little worried, so he called Wren over. After observing the physical condition of several people, Wren quietly shook his head at Zhou Xin, and this action made Zhou Xin finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Before the robot's cleanup was completed, Ralph couldn't wait to set foot on the land of Green Star. The first time she came here, she was curious about what she saw, she first picked up a handful of snow, and then picked up a weed that the robot had just cut and looked at it. After doing all this, she began to beckon those who remained on the ship to come down quickly.
At first, the others who had just stepped on the Green Star were a little cautious, but after getting acquainted with their surroundings, they also let go. The Thunder Star people may not like to burrow into dense weeds because of their height, but the Atlanteans have no such scruples, and Zhou Xin even saw that several people were about to walk into the surrounding woods. Because the protective suit is equipped with a navigation device, Zhou Xin is not worried that they will get lost. After reminding the few people who were about to walk into the woods to pay attention to safety, Zhou Xin turned his attention to the others......