Chapter 4: Rising Stars

Back in the command room, Zhou Xin put the little prairie rat on the command platform, and he sat down on the chair, "Voyager, bring me a dinner, I'm tired from fighting all day." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zhou Xin said. At this time, the mice running around on the command platform stopped and yelled at Zhou Xin twice.

"Are you hungry too?" "Chirp." "Okay, send me some more, uh, dairy products?" "Chirp." The mouse nodded.

While waiting for dinner, Zhou Xin looked at the mice that continued to run around on the command platform, "Little guy, eh, it's impossible to always call you little guy, let's take a name, how about Xiao Fan?" The mouse stopped and looked at Zhou Xin and shook his head. Captain, this prairie rat is male. Voyager said. Zhou Xin's face was black, "Eh, then call you Xiaobai." "Chirp." "Well, it looks like yes." "Chirp." "Alas, those colleagues of mine don't know when they will wake up, and now you are the only one who can accompany me." "Chirp." "It's useless to tell you this, let's eat first." At this time, the dinner ordered by Zhou Xin was delivered.

During the meal, Zhou Xin took a look at the situation of another team of engineering robots and found that the damage assessment of the No. 3 engine was still in progress. Zhou Xin expressed his helplessness about this, "Forget it, you can't rush this kind of thing to repair the engine, let's take your time." He thought to himself.

It was close to 12 o'clock in the evening after dinner, and after a day of fighting, Zhou Xin had already felt that he was tired, so he walked to the captain's lounge.

=No words all night=

The next day, Zhou Xin sat in the captain's position in high spirits, on the command platform, and Xiaobai who woke up was still running around tirelessly and didn't know what he was playing.

"Voyager, has the inspection of the second eco-cabin been completed?" Zhou Xin asked.

"It has been completed, a few prairie rats have been found under the roots of the trees, they are aggressive, they have been removed, there are no more life forms other than the big tree in the second ecological cabin, and the transplantation of the big tree is underway. At the same time, the restoration assessment of the second eco-cabin has been completed. The Voyager replied.

"The repair of the No. 2 ecological cabin will be put aside first, and the engineering robots will give priority to the repair of the No. 3 engine, and at the same time, the manufacture of combat robots and engineering robots should also be included in the agenda, so as not to have insufficient robots in the future." Zhou Xin said.

"Understood."

"How's the situation in the hibernation pod?" Zhou Xin asked with hope again.

"In the past two days, the ship has tried to activate again, but it is still unsuccessful." Voyager replied.

Zhou Xin was silent, he lowered his head, and after a while, he raised his head, "I can't be depressed here, they just haven't woken up for a while, and." Zhou Xin looked at Xiaobai, "At least there is still this little thing." "Chirp."

Zhou Xin sorted out his mood, "Okay, now the troubles in the ship that can be solved have been solved, and those that can't be solved can't be solved for the time being." Let's consider another thing. Voyager, have you figured out where we are now? ”

"There is not enough information, Comrade Captain, judging from the astrological analysis, it can only be determined that we are still in the Milky Way, but the specific location cannot be determined." Voyager replied.

"Oh, I didn't run out of the galaxy." Zhou Xin scratched his head, thought for a while, and then said: "It's not a way to stop in space, Voyager, is there any planet around that can be detected?" ”

"The infrared detector scanned a red dwarf star 0.4 light-years away from the ship, but it was unable to determine whether there was a planet or not, and whether it was necessary to move towards the red dwarf." Voyager replied.

"I can only go there first, by the way, I remember that we didn't abandon the No. 1 energy bay, how much energy reserves are there in the ship now?" Zhou Xin asked.

"The energy reserves of the No. 234 energy module are sufficient, enough to maintain the energy consumption of the ship for 10 light-years."

"Okay, let's go to the red dwarf."

"Your command, Captain. The target, a red dwarf at 0.4 light-years, is ready to depart, and the main engine is being recharged, which is expected to be fully charged in 1 hour. The Voyager replied.

= a boring trip for a month = On this day, Zhou Xin was sitting bored in front of the command platform teasing Xiaobai.

"Voyager, it's boring, you can't see a pebble around, and the routine checks have been completed. What else can be done? After teasing Xiaobai for a while, Zhou Xin spread out on the seat and asked.

"Captain, please maintain your demeanor." The Voyager replied in a serious manner.

"Got it." Zhou Xin sat up slightly straight.

"G-001 reports to you." At this time, the voice came from the communicator.

Zhou Xin adjusted his sitting posture, "Say it." ”

"The repair work on Engine 3 has been completed, but due to the severe damage to Engine 3, the power is expected to reach only 80% of the original engine." G-001 replied.

"80% is 80%, it's better than not being able to use it at all. By the way, is Engine No. 1 really completely damaged and cannot be repaired? Have you sent a robot to see it. ”

"I've already checked that Engine No. 1 came into direct contact with the spatial anomaly while passing through the wormhole, and nearly half of the parts, including the core of the engine, disappeared. However, there is no spare engine core to use on this ship, and to make a new engine core, the materials are insufficient, and resources need to be collected on the planet. ”

"Okay, let's put it there for now, and then repair it when we find enough resources. Voyager, open the movie library, you can only watch movies if you have nothing to do. Zhou Xin stood up and said.

"Warning, high-energy rays are detected, high-energy rays are detected, and they are about to come into contact, all are ready for impact, and all are ready for impact." Suddenly, the Voyager went off an alarm.

"What's the situation?" Before Zhou Xin could react, he saw a burst of white light from the display screen in front of him, and then he felt the Voyager shake violently, as if he was in the midst of stormy waves, and Zhou Xin fell on his seat without standing firmly. "Wow!" The mouse let out a scream and scurried to Zhou Xin's shoulder. It's good that this is the command room, and there aren't too many moving objects. Otherwise, Zhou Xin would not have been as simple as falling.

"Di, di, di, the power of the main engine is insufficient, start the auxiliary engine, and the attitude of the ship is being adjusted." After a while, Zhou Xin felt that his body was pressed against the chair, and Xiaobai on his shoulder also fell from his shoulder to the back of the chair.

After a while, Zhou Xin felt that the vibration of the Voyager was no longer so strong, and he stood up and fished out Xiaobai, who had fallen from under the chair. Then he looked at the display of the battleship, which was still a white scene, "What's going on?" Voyager, what happened? High-energy rays? Enemy attack? Zhou Xin asked the host.

"No large objects were detected in the vicinity of the ship, and the detector indicated that the high-energy rays were coming from RS-0013 (the nearest red dwarf), and just now, RS-0013 had a nova explosion."

"What? Nova? Will a red dwarf have a nova explosion? Zhou Xin was surprised.

"Warning, warning, a second shock wave is coming." The Voyager did not answer.

Zhou Xin hurriedly sat down in his seat, fastened his seat belt, and then put Xiaobai in his arms and grabbed the armrest tightly with both hands. At this time, the battleship shook violently again, even more violently than the previous one.

"Warning, insufficient power, insufficient power, this ship cannot fix its attitude, and it is about to rotate."

Zhou Xin hurriedly held Xiao Bai, and then he felt a whirlwind of the sky, and the battleship was pushed by the shock wave to spin.

"Try to adjust the attitude again, the main engine is overloaded, and the attitude is forced to be adjusted."

After a little more spinning, Zhou Xin felt that the Voyager had stopped spinning, but the vibration continued.

"The crest of the second shock wave has passed, and the ship's attitude is stable."

"Whew, finally stopped, vomit~" Zhou Xin vomited for a while and calmed down. "Traveler, report the damage."

"Some of the unfixed objects are damaged, the energy module and the ecological cabin are intact, and the dormant cabin has a slight collision and is being examined. The main engine was slightly damaged due to overload and is now only running at 60% power. ”

"Fortunately, the structure of this ship is quite sturdy, and I almost thought it was going to fall apart." Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief, "Stop moving forward first, and focus on maintaining the posture of the ship." He looked at the display, and the white light that had just faded from the full screen, but in the middle of the screen, a bright giant star appeared. The giant star is surrounded by something resembling an aurora, an ionized cloud that RS-0013 has just erupted from.

"What's the situation, how can a red dwarf star have a nova explosion?" Zhou Xin wondered.

"The conditions are not enough to answer."

Looking at the RS-0013 on the screen, Zhou Xin thought for a while. "I don't know if there was any danger in the past, after all, it was the first time to face a nova so closely, but it was the closest planet to us, which was really a headache. Host, any suggestions? ”

"The conditions are not enough to answer."

Zhou Xin hesitated, "Let's repair the damaged part here first, and observe the situation by the way." ”

"A wise decision." "Chirp."

During the month-long renovation, the Voyager repaired the damaged main engine and some damaged cabins, as well as endured several aftermaths from RS-0013, which were powerful but powerful, and the Voyager used at least half of its energy to maintain its posture so as not to be affected by the aftermath.

"Captain, we still have 35% of our energy stock, which is at a low alert level, and it is advisable to start looking for energy sources." On this day, the Voyager reported.

"The nearest energy point here is RS-0013." Zhou Xin said helplessly, "It seems that I can only go to RS-0013 to have a look." Traveler, what is the condition of the hull, is it ready to go? ”

"Everything is in normal condition on this ship, and the main engine has just been repaired, so it is recommended to run it at only 90% power."

"That's enough, what about RS-0013, will there be a new outbreak?"

"In the previous month, RS-0013 had erupted a total of 17 times, of which the first week experienced 9 shockwaves, the second week 4 times, the third week 2 times, and the fourth week 2 times, the intensity of the shock waves also showed a tendency to weaken, and the last two shockwaves were basically only five or six winds."

"Understood, then let's move on, to be on the safe side, don't fly at full speed, and at the same time closely monitor the changes in RS-0013, and stop if there is an abnormality." Zhou Xin ordered.

"Execute your commands, turn on all external monitors, recharge the engines, move forward using 0.5 times the speed of light, and get ready to go, please be ready to go."

"Let's go." Zhou Xin fastened his seat belt.

Ten minutes later, the Voyager's main engine erupted in flames, and they continued towards RS-0013......

After another three and a half months of flight, the Voyager suffered several minor shockwaves, but this did not affect the Voyager's progress. In the display, the RS-0013 is getting brighter and brighter.

On this day, when Zhou Xin was conducting a routine inspection in the power room, the voice of the host came from the communicator: "Captain, a wave of unknown objects has been detected approaching, I suggest you take a look." ”

Zhou Xin put down the checklist in his hand and trotted all the way back to the command cabin, looking at the RS-0013 in front of him, Zhou Xin asked, "What is coming this time?" ”

"The echo detector detected a wave of small objects approaching from the direction of RS-0013, which was too far away to be in the visible range. Based on its size and velocity, it is believed to be an outer solid fragment from RS-0013. Exposure is expected after 1 hour. ”

"Shooting Star!" A word immediately popped out of Zhou Xinxin, and he became nervous in his heart, "Can you bypass it." ”

"The range is too large to be detoured." The host replied.

"Then slow down and delay the contact time, what about the weapon system, are you ready?"

"The contact meteorite process has been carried out, the weapon system is online, and the DD-18 missile and FD-9 missile are being loaded, and the filling is expected to be completed in 15 minutes. The ship is slowing down. The Voyager sent out a string of execution instructions.

Zhou Xin made a cup of tea on his seat and relaxed a little, when the voice of the Voyager was heard again, "The deceleration is complete, and the estimated contact time is 5 hours later." ”

Three hours later, Zhou Xin finally saw this wave of meteors in the telescope, at first, there were only black dots on the screen, like dust on the screen, and it didn't take long for a large number of black dots to appear on the screen, as if locusts were transiting, blocking the light of RS-0013 behind them.

"That's a lot." Zhou Xin said nervously.

"Don't worry, my captain. Detection shows that most of these meteors are only dust level, only a few large meteors are threatening to us, and other meteors can be completely resisted as long as they rely on the armor of their own ships. The Voyager reassured.

"The visuals themselves are amazing, okay?" Zhou Xin felt a little relieved when he heard the traveler's words, "It feels like an asteroid belt rushing towards you." ”

"The size of the stars is much different, and these are already debris in front of them."

"Don't say words of comfort, everything is ready."

"The weapon system is loaded, and the engineering robot is on standby in the outer armor."

"Whew~" Zhou Xin took a deep breath, "Then let's prepare to attack." ”

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