Chapter 111: The Unavailable Way Forward
After staying in place for about five minutes or so, the twenty ships that had just flown out of hyperspace suddenly flew together towards the interior of the star system.
As soon as the spaceships in the picture began to move, Zhou Xin immediately asked, "How far is that fleet from us?" Will our ship be discovered? ”
"The location of the hyperspace gate is less than an astronomical unit away from the planet we are on now." The Voyager replied quickly.
Relative to the size of an entire galaxy, an astronomical unit is not very far away. Therefore, after hearing this answer, many people, including Zhou Xin, became nervous. Immediately afterward, Zhou Xin immediately gave the order to start the main engine without thinking too much, intending to distance himself from that fleet. However, as soon as Zhou Xin's order came out, Atlas immediately understood his thoughts, and she stopped her by speaking out, "Brother Captain, you calm down a little first, if you follow your orders, it will be easier for the other party to spot the bright tail flame sprayed when the main engine is running." Judging by the current trajectory of the fleet, it is assumed that they will fly over the other side of the planet around us. As long as the trajectory of the ship is properly adjusted, under the cover of the planets, we will not be discovered by them. ”
Hearing Atlas's reminder, Zhou Xin realized that he had neglected something under his nervousness. Patting his head in annoyance, he looked up at the star map on another screen, and immediately changed his previous order after confirming that the fleet was really moving according to the route described by the little girl. It didn't take long for the Voyager's trajectory to change slightly, keeping it in a blind spot that the fleet could never observe.
"Fortunately, although there are a lot of spaceships that appear this time, they don't seem to be anything special, so there shouldn't be any problem." After changing the order, Zhou Xin turned his attention to the fleet, and after observing it for a while, he said in a relaxed tone.
"We still can't afford to take it lightly." Dart reminded, "After all, they have mastered hyperspace technology, and compared to us now, the level of technology is definitely still much higher, but the gap between us and the spherical warship is not as exaggerated as before." ”
"Well, I understand." Zhou Xin nodded.
Seeing that Zhou Xin didn't continue, Spred asked, "Since that civilization came after receiving the message, what should we do next?" Getting out of here? ”
Zhou Xin didn't answer this question directly, he thought for a while, and then asked, "Atlas, with the current situation of the Voyager, can it withstand warp speed?" ”
"I'm afraid it's a bit reluctant." The little girl replied with a solemn expression, "Maybe it's okay to make a short warp flight, but if the flight distance is more than a light year, people are worried about the ship's hull." ”
"Is it only a light year?" Zhou Xin's brows couldn't help frowning, and after a while, he asked, "In this range, are there any stars suitable for docking?" ”
"Aside from the galaxy we are in today, only one star has been observed within a light-year spherical sphere centered on us." Atlas replied.
"Are there planets around?" Zhou Xin continued to ask.
"There is only one planet that has been observed."
"Is there only one option? That's not going to be easy. Hearing this answer, Zhou Xin's face showed a hesitant look. While observing the movement of the fleet on the screen, Zhou Xinzhong was thinking, and after a while, he tentatively said his thoughts, "Judging from the current situation, it seems that we can continue to stay here for a while. Or else - wait until the Voyager's repairs are better carried out and will be able to fly farther distances, or at least reach more distant stars? Otherwise, I would have barely made it to the nearest star, and there was only one planet in the system, which I always felt was too risky. ”
"I'm afraid that's not right." Dart pointed to the screen and said, "You see, the fleet is not flying directly in the direction of Noble Planet, and has begun to disperse in formation. This shows that they are not here to solve the anomalies of the Noshan civilization, but to search for us who have disappeared from the planet Nosan. Not to mention anything else, since the other party's purpose is to find us, then the search ability of each ship should at least be no worse than our Voyager. In this way, the area around the planet Nosan will soon be searched by the twenty ships. Since they haven't found us around the planet Nosan, where do you think they'll be searching next? ”
"From the information received, it is very likely that the other party already knew about the current state of our ship, and they must be able to deduce that we need to dock on a certain planet for repairs. The internal structure of this star system is so simple, there are only four planets, not even an asteroid belt. I'm afraid it won't be long before those ships find us. Following his train of thought, Dart continued, "Although those ships are not even half the size of the Voyager, if they don't have any combat power at all, then I'm afraid none of you will believe it." Besides, even if the other side really doesn't have any combat effectiveness, what combat power does our Voyager have. Once they were really discovered by those ships, they wouldn't even need to attack, and the sheer number of them would trap us here. ”
"What if we hide first?" At this time, someone in the command module came up with an idea, "How about if we hide in another hidden place when those spaceships come to search this planet, and then come back after they are gone?" ”
"It's not realistic." Spred denied without thinking, "As I said earlier, there are so few places in this star system that we can hide, where can we hide." On top of that, even if we're lucky enough to find a place to hide, who can be sure when the ships that are looking for us will leave? If they stay here for a year, do we have to spend a year here too? What if it's longer? What are we going to do? I think it's better to look for opportunities in other star systems than to stay here and wait for the time to come......"