Zhou Xin and the others stood or sat at the entrance of the engine, and they discussed enthusiastically, as if they had long forgotten the real purpose of staying here. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this moment, a device that had been placed on the ground by the researchers suddenly screeched. This startled everyone who was indulging in the previous fantasies, and Spred and his fellow researchers scrambled to their feet when they heard the sound. One of them picked up the device that was beeping violently as fast as he could, and after just one glance, he cried out, a palpable hint of desperation, "The radiation intensity around has risen more than tenfold in just a few seconds. Just this sentence shocked Zhou Xin's heart.

As soon as he heard the researcher's report, Spred ordered the researchers to block the way between Zhou Xin's people who were not wearing hazmat suits and the engine entrance. Then he had time to say to Zhou Xin: "Captain, you better leave here first, this situation is not what we expected before." Although the current radiation levels are not above the limits that the human body can tolerate, I have no guarantee of what will happen next. After saying this, he didn't care about believing them, and instead instructed the researchers around him to check the other equipment. It didn't take long for the voices of other researchers reporting to be heard all around.

"What went wrong in the core of the engine, the repair work failed?" Looking at Spred, who was busy checking the instrument, Zhou Xin still asked in a nervous tone.

"I don't know yet." Spred, who was also checking the readings of the instrument, replied casually, and then he reminded Zhou Xin once again that they should get out of here.

Seeing that he really couldn't help here, and might even hinder Spred's work, Zhou Xin had no choice but to leave here with those who were not wearing protective suits. With such an accident, it was impossible for Zhou Xin to go back to the command cabin directly, and it was even more impossible to sleep as for sleeping. Although he said that he could receive Spred's message at any time, when he walked to the door of the engine room, Zhou Xin still subconsciously stopped. As for the others, they also stood at the door of the engine room like Zhou Xin, and all of them looked at the direction of the entrance of the warp engine with concern. At this time, no one was in the mood to chat for a long time, and everyone stood quietly at the door, waiting for news inside.

This kind of waiting always makes people feel very long, just more than ten minutes, Zhou Xin and they feel as if a few days have passed. In the silence of everyone, the communicator on Zhou Xin's body suddenly rang, and at the fastest speed, Zhou Xin turned on the communicator, and then saw a figure wearing protective clothing on the opposite side.

When they saw that figure, everyone, including Zhou Xin, suddenly became nervous, for fear of hearing bad news. Zhou Xin even asked a series of questions before the person could speak, "What happened?" Are there any questions? What's going on with the engine core now? ”

Shaking his head slightly, Spred's voice came from the protective suit, "I don't know what's going on, and you know, the news inside the core can't be transmitted at all." This answer made Zhou Xin and the others a little disappointed, but then he added, "But I don't think there should be any major problems, because not long ago, the sudden increase in the radiation index has decreased, and now it has even returned to normal." If there is a problem with the engine core, then this is certainly not the case with what we observe. ”

Hearing this, Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then he asked, "Since that's the case, then there's no problem for us to go in, right?" ”

"You're out there?" Spred was a little surprised, and then he still shook his head, "It's better not to, although I've done an analysis before, but I'm not sure what will happen next." If there is a sudden burst of radiation of greater intensity like the one just now, you may be able to withstand it for a while while wearing protective clothing, and you will not be able to say. Also, you're here to distract us, as the signs were already showing up just before the radiation erupted, but we didn't notice it until we were all chatting. ”

Hearing the last sentence, Zhou Xin suddenly felt a little embarrassed. After thinking about it, he confessed, "Then you should also be careful, and if the situation is not good, exit quickly." If you have an accident, throw the warp engine straight into space, and you guys don't want to lose anything. ”

"Don't worry, I'll take notice." Spred nodded. After saying this, he didn't even hang up the newsletter and began to instruct the other researchers. Looking at the busy Spred in the communication, Zhou Xin was silent for a long time.

After a long time, Zhou Nobunaga sighed. Then he forced himself to calm down, and although he was still very worried, he realized that he should take a break, otherwise he might not have the energy to do tomorrow's work. Thinking of this, Zhou Xin reminded the people around him and walked back to his room.

Just forcing himself to rest for three hours, Zhou Xin woke up without being reminded. At this time, there were still more than two hours left before Spred's projected time for the engine core to be repaired. However, Zhou Xin, who woke up, had no way to continue sleeping at this time anyway. After thinking about it, he finally chose to get up and came to the command module.

When he arrived at the command cabin, Zhou Xin was surprised to find that all the people who had gone to the engine room with him before were actually here.

"I can't help it, I went back to my room and lay down for a while, I really couldn't sleep." Seeing Zhou Xin's figure, Dart said with a wry smile, "Instead of lying on the bed, it's better to come here to deal with everyday things." Then, others expressed similar thoughts.

For this, Zhou Xin didn't have any good way. So he didn't say much, but contacted Spred in the engine room directly.

"How's it going?" The first moment the communication was connected, Zhou Xin immediately asked.

"Everything is relatively normal." Spred's answer was a hint of weariness, "Since the first radiation eruption, there have been four more outbreaks in succession. Although each outbreak ended in a very short period of time, the intensity of the radiation was getting higher and higher each time, and I was a little worried. ”

Before his words fell, a voice came from behind him, "Dean, the intensity of the radiation has increased again. Then, another voice continued, "The readings are rising very fast, and they are about to exceed the limits of what the human body can bear." ”

"Get out of the engine room." Zhou Xin obviously heard the voice behind Spred as well, and he said anxiously.

"Don't worry." Spred remained unhurried, "Don't forget that we're still wearing hazmat suits, and this level of radiation is far from affecting us." Don't worry, if I'm not mistaken, the radiation intensity will drop in a while. ”

Sure enough, as Spred said, the radiation intensity returned to normal after a few minutes. At this time, Spred had time to explain to Zhou Xin: "Although we don't know why such radiation is produced for the time being, the robots in the core can't get the news out. But at the time of the radiation explosion, I still have a rough idea of what steps the robot performs in the core. Based on this, I estimate that the cause of the radiation burst is probably the result of the interaction between the electromagnetic field used for restraint and neutron matter. This should have little to do with the success of the remediation operation, so don't worry too much. ”

"Let's hope that's the case." Even with Spred's explanation, Zhou Xin was still not very relieved, and he asked, "Will the robot be able to complete the core repair work on time?" ”

"I don't know." Spred replied reluctantly, "I can only guess which step the robot is doing based on the radiation, but whether it is actually doing that step." He shook his head, "I don't know. ”

Subsequently, although he did not continue to communicate with Spred, Zhou Xin kept in touch with them. After a long wait, the engine room was still bursting with radiation from time to time, and the intensity and frequency were slowly rising. An hour later, a strong burst of radiation had even begun to affect the communication between Zhou Xin and Spred, and the frequency reached an alarming two or three minutes. Although Spred didn't say anything, Zhou Xin couldn't help but worry.

"Otherwise, you better get out first, and if you continue like this, you don't know what will happen next." After a while, Zhou Xin still couldn't help but speak. At this time, the radiation burst has reached once a minute, and it can be said that the previous outbreak has not ended, and the new radiation is coming.

"We can hold on a little longer." Spred, however, still had no intention of leaving. After another ten minutes, the phenomenon of radiation eruption disappeared. But this did not mean the disappearance of radiation, on the contrary, it stabilized at a very high reading, and now it can be said that the entire engine room turned into a radiation zone. Just as Zhou Xin was about to speak again for Spred to withdraw, a voice interrupted his words about to exit.

"The intensity of radiation is decreasing significantly." The voice said.

This time, the rate of radiation decline is faster than ever before. In just a dozen seconds, the radiation level in the engine compartment returned to normal. Then, a few minutes passed, and not even the slightest burst of radiation occurred, as if nothing had happened before.

"What's going on here?" At this time, Zhou Xin was a little confused, and he asked.

"I guess the core of the warp engine is closed." Spred replied uncertainly, "It's a little sooner than I expected." ”

"Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"I can't say." Spred continued, "But at least the restoration of the core is almost complete, and according to the plan, there should be a few steps left in the next step. ”

In the midst of all normal, ten minutes passed. However, Spred and the others did not take it lightly, and still kept an eye on the changes in the readings displayed in the instrument in their hands, but the lens of the communicator was already aimed in the direction of the engine entrance.

Time passed minute by minute, and at that moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the engine. As the figure moved step by step, the bionic robot that Zhou Xin saw last night reappeared in front of everyone.

At first glance, the condition of the robot at this time is not very good. It is damaged to varying degrees all over its body, and it is a little unbalanced when it walks. The most serious is the robot's left arm, the front half of which is completely gone, leaving only the back section. Seeing this situation, Zhou Xin's heart couldn't help but rise.

Before the robot could get in front of him, Spred led the researchers to meet him. Looking at the broken robot, Spred asked, "How's the repair going?" ”

In everyone's eyes, the bionic robot reported in the same serious tone as the Voyager: "According to the plan, the machine has successfully completed all the repair steps and returned smoothly." ”

Everyone who heard this couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then the researchers around Spred gathered around the robot and began to examine it. As for the bionic robot, it lost any reaction after answering Spred's question and stood silently in place.

Ignoring the researchers who were examining the robots for the time being, Zhou Xin asked Spred with excitement, "We successfully repaired the engine core?" ”

"I can only say that theoretically, there should be no problem with the core of the engine." Spred replied cautiously, "As for whether it's actually fixed, I'll need to check it and then actually start it up to find out." ”

At this time, one of the researchers behind Spred reported the results of the examination, "Except for the left arm, the inside of the bionic robot special type is not too badly damaged. However, the energy inside has been depleted, which is nearly half an hour less than we had previously expected. ”

"That's a fluke." Spred said with some trepidation, "If it moves any more slowly, then our repair will fail." Then, he instructed the researcher beside him, "After clearing the radiation, take the robot back to the lab, I want to learn the details of the core repair from its mouth, and the cause of the previous radiation explosions." Of course, these are all secondary, and it is more important that we have to do a thorough inspection of the warp engine......"