Chapter 19: Leaving Hyperspace
However, despite this, Zhou Xin was still a little uneasy, and after thinking for a while, he confirmed again: "Have the preparations been made?" Have all the supplies been moved to the designated location? β
"It's all ready. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ info" Spred replied immediately. Dart, on the other hand, gave the same answer after glancing at the communicator in front of him.
Taking a deep breath, Zhou Xin calmed down a little, he knew in his heart that everything he could prepare now was ready, and if he showed nervousness again, it would bring a lot of pressure to others. So, after taking a breath, he looked relaxed, "Let's see where Gurans will take us." β
The atmosphere in the command cabin eased a little, but it was only calm on the surface, in fact, everyone was still very nervous in their hearts, even Dart, after all, it was the first time he had experienced a hyperspace jump, and he didn't have a bottom in his heart about what was outside the exit of hyperspace. Now the most relaxed mentality on the whole ship should be Atlas, when everyone is nervous, her leisurely singing voice actually came from the command cabin, but in addition to singing, she is rarely quiet today, so far Zhou Xin has not heard any reports on the ship that anyone on the ship was teased by her. You know, when Dart came to find Zhou Xin yesterday, he came with gray hair, and it seems that although Atlas is usually a little naughty, he will still be more restrained when he really has something, which can't help but increase Sred's favor for artificial intelligence.
Atlas's singing made the people in the command cabin relax a lot, in order not to have any problems when leaving hyperspace, Zhou Xin called those Atlantis researchers who had a little research on hyperspace to the command cabin, and they entered the command cabin for the first time They were not at all like the Thunder Star people who had been in the command cabin for a long time, they seemed a little restrained, but in Atlas's singing, those Atlantis researchers were no longer sitting in their seats as regular as they were at the beginning, Instead, he began to look curiously at the various devices on the panel in front of him.
Although Zhou Xin didn't understand what Atlas was singing, his emotions were obviously affected by the singing, and he actually fell asleep in a daze while sitting in his seat, and he didn't know how long it took for him to wake up after being seriously reminded by the Voyager.
"It is expected that there will be an hour before the ship leaves hyperspace." The voice of the Voyager broke the calm in the command cabin, and hearing this, Zhou Xin finally woke up, and the other people in the command cabin heard the reminder of the Voyager, and their mood became tense again.
Zhou Xin shook his head to drive away the drowsiness, and then opened his mouth to order: "Prepare to carry out the last inspection before leaving hyperspace, and each department will report the current situation." β
"The supplies are being deployed normally, and everyone on board is ready to leave hyperspace." Spred replied after a few questions into the communicator.
"Everything is fine with the energy system." Voyager went on to report, "The engine output is normal, and the main engine is ready to start at any time." The situation in all sections of the ship is normal, and the ship is ready to leave hyperspace. β
"Everything is fine with the jump engine." A Thunderstar man sitting in front of Zhou Xin also reported, "The jump engine can enter the jump state at any time. β
"What about hyperspace?" Zhou Xin asked, "Is there any change?" β
"Don't worry, it's fine." Atlas's voice said, "I'll warn if there's a change." β
After this inspection, it was less than half an hour before the Voyager left hyperspace, and everyone's mood was tense, and they stared intently at the control panel in front of them, and the slightest fluctuation in the data would cause them to pay great attention.
The tense atmosphere in the command module lasted for more than twenty minutes, but until only five minutes were left before the expected time, there was still no significant change in the hyperspace outside the spacecraft, and the Voyager continued to move forward in hyperspace.
"Isn't there something wrong?" There were only three minutes left before the estimated time, and Zhou Xin finally couldn't help but speak, "Why is there no sign of leaving hyperspace now, could it be that the time is wrong?" β
"Brother Captain, you can rest assured." Atlas, who had experience in hyperspace jumping, replied casually, "Although I don't know if the estimated time is accurate, there is no warning before leaving hyperspace, and when we get to the place, hyperspace will automatically eject us." β
"Can't we be pinned out in hyperspace?" Spred asked, "Where would we be if we left hyperspace now?" We always know where we are when we are in warp. β
"It's not like that in hyperspace." Atlas explained very seriously, "Hyperspace and real space are not a one-to-one correspondence, if we leave hyperspace now, we will not appear near the target location, but will randomly appear in any corner of the universe, maybe only a few kilometers away from our starting point, maybe in another galaxy, only at a certain time to leave hyperspace, we will appear in the right place." β
"Isn't that convenient if you want to go to other galaxies? Just set the exit from hyperspace? Zhou Xin asked.
"Impossible." Atlas's tone was serious, "There is a drawback to our current hyperspace jump, the farther away we are, the greater the error. Fortunately, if we jump across galaxies, we can't predict where we will appear, and it takes a lot of energy to make such a long hyperspace jump, and the most powerful hyperspace engine built back then can't afford such a huge energy consumption. β
At the same time as Atlas answered, the countdown on a small screen in front of Zhou Xin was less than a minute, and seeing this, Zhou Xin no longer continued to ask questions, but quietly waited for the moment when the Voyager left hyperspace.
This may be the most leisurely long-distance trip Zhou Xin has had since he set off, when he made a warp jump before, some time before leaving the warp space, they had to check the various conditions of the spaceship, including the engine, so as not to have any problems at the moment of leaving the warp space. It was even more troublesome when sub-light flight was used at the earliest, and the spacecraft had to be thoroughly inspected every once in a while, so that some parts of the spacecraft would not be able to withstand this speed when flying at sub-light speed and would break away from the hull. Today, everyone in the command module can only sit in their seats, staring blankly at the screen in front of them, not knowing what to do, because they have no idea what part of the body might have problems when leaving hyperspace, and it is obviously impossible to monitor all the data on the screen at all times.
However, Zhou Xin didn't like the current situation, although the previous long-distance travel was a little busy, but they knew everything about the spaceship itself and the information of the outside world, and even if there were some problems, they could remedy them at any time. And now although they are very idle, the next process is completely out of their control, which makes Zhou Xin's heart feel powerless.
Quietly watching the numbers on the screen jump from two digits to one digit, Zhou Xin's heart became more and more nervous, and in the last few seconds, Zhou Xin even felt that every second was so long. What he didn't realize was that he was now sitting in his seat tense, his hands clenching the armrests on either side, and his eyes fixed on the beating numbers on the screen.
When the numbers on the screen were reset to zero, Zhou Xin's head was raised in an instant, and everyone in the command cabin was now moving like Zhou Xin, raising their heads in an instant, staring closely at the big screen that showed the external situation of the spaceship.
However, nothing happened on the big screen, and outside of the Voyager was still a pale blue hyperspace, and nothing had changed. Zhou Xin thought that he had seen it wrong, he shook his head, and then looked in the direction of the big screen again, but the screen was still a blue light, and there was no change from beginning to end.
On the small screen in front of Zhou Xin, the countdown is still continuing, and now the numbers on the screen have jumped to minus ten seconds, and nothing has happened on the screen.
"What is the question of the hyperspace jump-" Zhou Xin subconsciously asked, but as soon as his words came out, the picture on the screen changed in an instant.
The pale blue background that originally filled the screen disappeared in an instant, and without warning, the big screen was filled with a dazzling white light, which was so bright that everyone in the command cabin couldn't help but cover their eyes, and the moment the screen lit up white, the piercing alarm sounded.
"A high-energy attack from the right side of the ship has been detected, energy intensity: extremely high, attack range: incalculable." The Voyager still reported in a calm tone.
"A high-energy attack with an incalculable attack range?" Zhou Xin was startled, and then closed his eyes and asked loudly, "What happened outside the spaceship?" Who is attacking us? β
At this time, the large screen completely struck because it could not withstand such a high brightness for a long time, so the dazzling white light in the command cabin finally disappeared, but the people in the command cabin had not yet recovered, and their eyes were still in a state of temporary insight. However, the shrill sirens in the command cabin were still echoing, and everyone seemed a little flustered at this time because they didn't know what was happening.
"The sun! What a big sun!. Before the Voyager could report, Atlas rushed to shout.
"The sun?" Zhou Xin, who had his eyes closed, didn't react for a while, and at this time, a report from the Voyager finally came, "The existence of a star has been detected at a distance of 0.2 astronomical units from this ship, and the source of high energy comes from this star."
Hearing the Voyager's report, Zhou Xin closed his eyes and ordered without thinking, "The warp engine starts, let's leave this star." β
"The gravitational pull around is so great that the warp engine won't start." At this time, the eyesight of everyone in the command cabin finally recovered, and a person sitting in front of Zhou Xin reported.
"The right deck is too hot and has begun to deform." At this time, the Voyager reported an extremely dangerous message.
"The main engine starts, get out of here." Zhou Xin blurted out.
"Start the main engine." The Voyager reported, "The ambient temperature is too high, and starting the main engine will cause unpredictable damage to it, are you sure you want to start?" β
"Boot up." Before the Voyager finished reporting, Zhou Xin directly ordered, and in just three minutes after the Voyager left hyperspace, the temperature inside the ship had risen significantly, and now fine beads of sweat had flowed from Zhou Xin's face, "If we don't stay away from this damn star, we will be roasted." β
"Understoodβthe main engine is starting." The Voyager repeated the command, "Pre-launch check is being performed." β
"Don't perform the check, just start." Zhou Xin interrupted the Voyager's report again.
"Skip the inspection procedure, the main engine starts." After a pause, the Voyager issued another warning, "Warning, the engine is too hotβ"
"Don't care so much, force start." Zhou Xin ordered directly.
"The main engine is forced to start." Although it was only a few short words, the temperature in the cockpit had begun to rise sharply, and Zhou Xin felt as if he had returned to the desert where he had trained before, and the clothes of everyone in the command cabin, including him, had been soaked with sweat. What's even more terrifying is that the temperature in the cabin does not seem to stop, but continues to rise.
At this time, everyone finally felt a push from the chairs they were sitting on, and the main engine of the Voyager finally started, and it was slowly pushing the ship away from the star next to it.
Despite this, it will take a little time for the Voyager to start, so the temperature on the ship is still rising, and the few slightly weak thunder stars sitting in front of Zhou Xin have begun to coma, although Zhou Xin saw this scene, but he was powerless to go over to help them, because he himself was also tormented by the heat in the cabin, and was on the verge of dehydration. However, he was still conscious, and he instructed the Voyager: "Have all the robots search for unconscious personnel throughout the ship, find a way to cool them down, and at the same time rehydrate all the people on board." β
After saying this, he lay down in his seat without saying a word. Having trained in the desert, he knew that in such high temperatures, any activity would cause his body to lose much water that was already lacking. And if everyone on the ship, including himself, fell into a coma, although there was still Voyager, he didn't know where a semi-intelligent program could take the spaceship. Atlas is even more unreliable, Dart once said that she has no experience in manipulating ships at all, and it will be even more serious if he drives the Voyager directly to the star at that time.
Although he didn't dare to move, Zhou Xin was still thinking of countermeasures in his mind in order not to fall into a coma......