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Seamount II is 7,700 light-years away from the solar system. △, which means that the radiation and visible light that come to the solar system at this moment have been running in the universe for 7,700 years. In fact, Seamount II erupted as early as 7,700 years ago, and what people see at this moment is actually just some images that have passed 7,700 years.

But it is precisely because of this that Zhao Lan and Zhao Lan's peers, as well as all the people who pay attention to Haishan II, are even more amazed by the strength of Haishan II. Such a long distance can still make the people here look as bright as the full moon...... In the face of this majestic power, Zhao Lan couldn't think of what kind of words to use to describe it.

"The gamma-ray burst triggered by the Seamount 2 explosion lasted for thirty seconds, and in that thirty seconds it released energy equivalent to the total radiation energy of all stars in the entire Milky Way for more than two hundred and thirty years...... With this explosion so powerful that words can't describe it, Haishan II announced the end of his life to the whole universe. Zhao Lan thought silently.

What appeared in front of Zhao Lan was a high-precision composite photo that had been processed by an electronic system. On top of this photo, Zhao Lan saw a dense cloud appear at the location of Haishan II. They exhibit different colors in the visible light band, and different colors mean different temperatures and energies, as well as elemental compositions. At present, because of the obscuration of these dense clouds, scientists cannot see the black hole formed by the eruption of Seamount 2 for the time being, but by observing the explosion of X-band radiation, people can almost confirm this, that is...... At this moment, there is a black hole above the original position of Seamount II. He is using his strong gravitational pull to manipulate the clouds around him. And keep devouring them......

Dust clouds are accelerated by the black hole's strong gravitational pull to speeds that may even approach the speed of light. In the midst of such a rapid movement. They are constantly rotating and colliding, and in the process of rotation and collision, extremely strong gamma rays and X-rays and other radiation will be generated, and then ejected outward along the poles of the black hole, and the plasma jet of extremely high energy and speed will be ejected together......

After coming to the Sky Survey Observation Base. Zhao Lan, like his colleagues working at the base, devoted himself to the task of observing the wreckage of Seamount II.

Thanks to the presence of the Gamma-ray Burst High-Speed Precise Positioning System, the relevant observation instruments arranged in different areas were able to align their observation directions to the area within one second after the eruption of Seamount 2 began to observe and collect data. Therefore, the observation of the 2 eruption of Seamount II is the best observation in human history and the largest collection of data. Scientists hope that the data collected from this observation process can solve some of the problems that have puzzled mankind for a long time, such as the problem of supernova explosion models or the evolution of giant stars.

Observations of the wreckage of the Seamount II eruption continued for more than a month. By now, the radiation of the seamount II wreckage in the visible light band has been so much reduced that it is no longer visible to the naked eye. This also means that for an ordinary person, Haishan II has completely disappeared. People will never see it again. But it's different for the Heavenly Family. With the help of scientific instruments, one can still observe fairly intense visible light as well as X-rays from that place. There is also gamma radiation. It is still of high observational value, so the observation operation has not stopped.

The observation operation lasted for more than a month, and Zhao Lan worked in the observation base for more than a month. The birth of every new data, or every new idea, the emergence of a new phenomenon will make Zhao Lan excited for a long time. Zhao Lan has completely and thoroughly devoted himself to the work, if it weren't for the staff of Martian Harbor who took the initiative to contact Zhao Lan, Zhao Lan would have almost forgotten about his car, the mysterious disappearance of the Sylvia spacecraft there.

"Ms. Zhao Lan, I'm sorry that it took so long to contact you. Because in the meantime we've been investigating the mysterious disappearance of your Sylvia, and it's been a lot more difficult than we thought. We have not come to a preliminary conclusion until now, so we have not contacted you until now. ”

The communication equipment in Zhao Lan's hand projected a pre-recorded video communication message sent from Mars Port. The person who said this to Zhao Lan was a slightly bald middle-aged man. Zhao Lan remembered that the middle-aged man's name was Xu Ming, and he was the first manager of Mars Harbor.

Judging from Xu Ming's personal explanation to himself, Mars Port still attaches great importance to its own affairs. This made Zhao Lan feel the sincerity of Mars Port.

"We found your ship's port entry record in the electronic system records, but we never found the ship's departure record. This means that the electronic system thinks that your ship is still in port. But it's clear that your ship is gone, so there must be something wrong with the electronics. We spent a lot of time manually checking the electronic system, and finally found a video recording information fifteen days before your departure. The camera equipment clearly captured the entire process of your ship's departure, but for some reason, the electronic system ignored the departure and did not record it in the database. We also found your ship's maintenance records and fuel and survival material refueling records through manual checking, but again, these records were also ignored by the electronic system. ”

"Through manual investigation, we found the following recorded fragments...... As you can see, the man arrived at your ship's berth without any electronic notice, and drove away from your ship...... We were sure that the man must have hacked into the port's electronic systems, tampered with the review and alarm systems in the electronic systems, and then ...... Stealing your ship. ”

"Yes, your ship was stolen." Xu Ming said with a wry smile, "Although it is hard to believe, it is indeed the case. Of course. We will not shirk our responsibilities. We will also compensate for your losses in accordance with the procedural requirements...... We just wanted to ask you. Do you know this man? ”

What appeared in front of Zhao Lan's eyes then was the face of an ordinary young man. This face is not handsome or ugly, it is just a very ordinary public face, which belongs to the kind that grabs a lot in the crowd. Zhao Lan only glanced at it and shook his head. Zhao Lan can confirm that he doesn't know this person at all, and he has no impression of this person in his mind.

After a period of communication delay, Xu Ming's second message continued: "We contacted the Ministry of Security, the military, and the police, but no one was able to confirm the identity of this man. He is a man who is not recorded in the information systems of our civilization. And you can unknowingly bypass the tight electronic surveillance. And there is only one person who has an amazing skill of transfiguration, has a myriad of different faces, and no one has ever known his true face, and has never left any record in the citizenship system, and that is ...... Li Yunfan. Of course, we didn't say that we had determined that the person who stole your spaceship was Li Yunfanfan, we just suspected it. Because apart from Li Yunfanfan, we really can't think of any thief who has such superb abilities. ”

Li Yunfan is one of the most legendary thieves in human civilization. Aside from this name, no one knows any exact information about Li Yunfan. I don't know what he really looks like, I don't know how old he is. I don't know who he really is, and I can't even determine his gender. And Li Yunfan committed the crime for the first time ten years ago. And after committing more than a dozen major theft cases that shocked the entire human civilization in the following period, he has been at large until now.

These include templates for the production of the latest set of currencies in the Central Bank of the Government of Human Civilization, the tie worn by the Head of Human Civilization when he prepares for the celebration of the next day, a set of precious jewelry belonging to the Führer's wife, and thirty tons of precious minerals in the central treasury...... Every time Li Yunfan made a case, it was incredible, and even if it weren't for the fact that Li Yunfan would announce that he was responsible for these things every time and publish the entire process of committing the crime, the security forces of human civilization would have no way to find out who did these things.

And this case also has many similarities with previous cases made by Li Yunfan. The theft of a spaceship in the harbor has never happened in history, and people can't figure out what Li Yunfan is doing by stealing a spaceship. The modus operandi of this theft case is also too superb, so Xu Ming suspects that this matter was done by Li Yunfan, a big thief.

Li Yunfan and Zhao Lan are fundamentally people living in two different worlds. Zhao Lan can be sure that there has never been an intersection between his life and Li Yunfan. And now...... Li Yunfan actually set his sights on himself and stole his spaceship from Mars Harbor? This made Zhao Lan feel very unbelievable. Zhao Lan couldn't think of any reason worthy of Li Yunfan's eye on his spaceship. You know, the Sylvia spaceship can only be called high-end in the category of civilian spacecraft, with Li Yunfan's ability, if you want to steal a spaceship, why not steal other spaceships with stronger performance? What's more, what did Li Yunfan do when he stole a spaceship? Since it is a spaceship, it is necessary to fill fuel and replenish supplies in the supply port, after the theft of the Sylvia spaceship, human civilization will inevitably exert close attention to the spaceship, as long as the Sylvia spaceship appears in the supply port will be controlled, in the face of such a net, it can't run away if it wants to. Can it keep not entering the port?

"It's ridiculous." Zhao Lan said in a low voice, "Li Yunfan...... What did he do to steal my ship? ”

"We don't know." Xu Ming continued to say with a wry smile, "The Ministry of Joint Security has taken over the incident, and is currently analyzing the tail flame traces of the Sylvia spacecraft, trying to restore its flight trajectory, and then track it through the positioning system. Let's wait for the announcement of the Ministry of Joint Security for further investigation results...... In order to compensate for your losses, we have ordered a brand new ship from the shipyard, which is even better than the Sylvia, and will be ready for you to use in about half a year. An engineer from the shipyard will contact you within a few days to determine the ship's interior, styling, power layout, and more. Well, by the way, before the new ship is delivered to you. We will be responsible for all costs you incur as a result of your transportation. Ms. Zhao Lan. On behalf of Mars, I would like to express my sincere apologies once again to you. We hope you will accept our compensation package. ”

Zhao Lan thought about it for a while, and finally agreed to this compensation plan. So after signing an online contract with Xu Ming, Zhao Lan hung up the communication and continued to work.

It's just that Zhao Lan can no longer concentrate on work. In Zhao Lan's mind, there was always a question lingering for a long time: the thief Li Yunfan...... Why would you want to steal one of your own ships?

No matter how you think about it, Zhao Lan can't find a reasonable explanation for this matter. If Li Yunfan focuses on himself as a person rather than his own spaceship...... So, what do you have to pay attention to? Zhao Lan thinks that she is not beautiful, although she can be regarded as a scientist, she is high in the eyes of ordinary people. But in the eyes of people like Li Yunfan, Zhao Lan doesn't think that his identity will have any appeal. If you talk about wealth...... Zhao Huasheng did not leave any inheritance for his descendants, before Zhao Huasheng and Li Wei both became ancient, the two had donated all their property, except for an honorary title, they left nothing to their descendants.

The current Zhao Lan is just an ordinary scientist. Zhao Huasheng still has a high reputation in human civilization, but that has nothing to do with Zhao Lan. Even Zhao Lan herself didn't take this matter too seriously.

couldn't figure out these things, so Zhao Lan didn't continue to think about it. Things like chasing Li Yunfan should be done by the government, and they have nothing to do with themselves. It's better to do your job yourself.

Observations of Seamount II are still ongoing. However, now that the data collection is in its final stages, the next step is to analyze the images and data collected in the early stage. The mysteries of the universe that are hidden beneath these materials are revealed. This is a very large and lengthy project, and it may even take more than ten years to complete the analysis of this information. To put it another way of exaggerating, the tens of thousands of Celestials who participated in the analysis of the Haishan II outbreak will contribute at least a quarter of their careers to this matter.

From birth to growth, a scientist needs at least twenty years of education before he can do his job. And then a quarter of the careers of tens of thousands of such scientists will be spent on this one, to unravel the mysteries of the eruption of Seamount II. And the eruption of Seamount II is not even a drop in the ocean compared to the entire scientific world. The contrast between the vastness of the universe and the profundity of its mysteries and the insignificance of individual power is hopeless. However, the technology and understanding of the universe of human civilization are constantly advancing under such circumstances.

This is a road of progress paved with the hard work and sweat of countless scientists, as well as their lives. Zhao Lan is an ordinary member of these countless scientists.

Time passed quietly in this calm and slightly boring rhythm. In the blink of an eye, a month has passed. In the afternoon of this day, Zhao Lan, who had finished a day's work, couldn't help but input the familiar string of parameters into the telescope console again, and adjusted the direction of the telescope to that familiar angle.

So a dim and faint point of light once again entered Zhao Lan's eyes.

Zhao Lan knew that it was a quasar, extremely far away from the earth, at least ten billion light-years away. Zhao Lan's work includes the study of this ancient quasar, so calling a telescope to observe this quasar at this moment cannot be said to be a personal use of power. It's just that only Zhao Lan himself knows his selfishness.

Zhao Lan didn't want to study or analyze this quasar, because Zhao Lan didn't want to turn this beautiful and distant star into a series of numbers describing its physical state. Zhao Lan thinks that is very unaesthetically pleasing. When observing this star, Zhao Lan was more often here looking at it stupidly.

This quasar has a very special meaning for Zhao Lan. Although a quasar more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth has a special meaning for a human being, such a thing as strange may sound strange, but human beings are such a race that is good at association and sustenance.

Zhao Lan had already looked at this quasar hundreds of times. But today things seem to be a little different. Under Zhao Lan's gaze, I don't know why, the luminosity of the quasar suddenly began to slowly decrease. This reduction was clearly and intuitively presented in front of Zhao Lan through the change of numbers. So after about ten minutes, the quasar disappeared from Zhao Lan's line of sight and the lens of the telescope, and was no longer visible.

Zhao Lan blinked in disbelief, and then looked at the display screen again. But it was still pitch black on the display. Pitch black means that the telescope is pointing in this direction without any light source that can be captured.

But...... What about a quasar? Why did it disappear? (To be continued......)