Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The temperature inside the spacecraft slowly dropped, finally dropping to a level of several hundred degrees Celsius. This is already within the reach of human beings, and it also means that people can take the initiative to find out what is going on outside.

On this day, a large wave of government officials and scientists gathered on a large screen in front of the security center.

People are desperate to see the outside world.

Scientists placed several reconnaissance robots made of tungsten outside the fence. These robots can tolerate temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees Celsius and are good candidates for detecting the outside world.

Yu Yifeng's eyes widened and stared at the screen. At this time, people finally saw the situation outside.

Everywhere there were broken walls of cement and metal, as well as large rocks that had cooled down the magma. The entire interior of the Noah looks a bit like what it was like after a volcanic eruption.

The most outrageous thing is that the honeycomb structure of the Noah was greatly damaged. That...... In the area closest to the entrance, there was a large gap several hundred meters wide!

This large gap extends all the way to the bottom of the ship, and you can even clearly see that the bottom high-gravity area has a hot red magma!

They're hot, bubbling, and seem to be boiling!

Yu Yifeng's scalp was numb, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "There is so much magma, where did it come from?" ”

One scientist thought for a moment, then replied: "The magma is due to the melting of a large number of radiant walls and the melting of metals, and because of gravity, it all flows to the bottom layer below......

“…… Also, this has something to do with the backflow of a large amount of magma on Mars! ”

Yu Yifeng nodded silently and frowned slightly. If this part of the magma had been there, wouldn't people have been placed in the crater? It made him fidget.

At this time, another older scientist analyzed the relevant data and said solemnly: "The temperature of this batch of magma is estimated to be tens of thousands of degrees!" However, it is about thirty kilometers from our level. There are ten layers of honeycomb structure in the middle, because these purple metals have very good thermal insulation ability, and there is a vacuum environment in the middle, which should not directly affect us. ”

"Moreover, without the heat of the sun, they are already rootless water, which will only cool down and not heat up, so it is impossible for them to erupt like a volcano."

Yu Yifeng listened and breathed a sigh of relief.

Surrounding scientists are also discussing.

"We should block the entrances and exits around the perimeter as soon as possible, and the materials of the province should escape......"

"Yes...... And we need to plug the lava vents in our layer as well, otherwise they will keep heating this part of the area. ”

“…… Heat can be directed to the area where Noah is idle, creating a hot zone. ”

Yu Yifeng listened and nodded slightly, human beings actually use at most one percent of the area, most of the area of the Noah is idle, there is a vacuum inside, and the heat insulation effect is good. So this pile of magma will not affect the humans living inside the walls.

But in the afternoon, more unfavorable news came......

"In other words, many of our reserves are gone?"

Yu Yifeng looked at the several scientists in front of him very depressed, and then looked at the data file in his hand.

This document details the damage to the Noah's spacecraft:

The ten walls closest to the entrance and exit have been completely vaporized, and even the purple metal on the ground has been melted down in large quantities, and this is the first time that people have seen the damage to the Noah's own structure.

Walls 1-10 were completely destroyed, and Walls 11-15 were damaged beyond their appearance, with only some remnants of the magma condensed visible. However, the heat was finally stopped by the sixteenth wall.

But the trouble is that there are several resource reserve warehouses between the fifteenth and sixteenth walls, as well as ...... A frozen lake! When the fifteenth wall was damaged, all the contents were naturally vaporized by the high temperature. Some of them were scattered into space, others were scattered around Noah, such as the gravity-free zone at the top, but many more were part of the magma......

Yu Yifeng instantly felt a very headache, how could people live without so many resources?

Which aspect of human clothing, food, shelter, and transportation can be separated from the material foundation?

Several scientists also spread their hands, feeling helpless.

Because the rear wall No. 16-17 includes the more important industrial area and residential area. There was really no place to put these material warehouses, so they were moved to a slightly peripheral location, but I didn't expect it...... This plan was also approved by Yu Yifeng.

The leading scientist was Dr. Roman, and he also sighed: "There is really no way, we have probably lost half of the organic minerals, as well as some water, some grains and some inorganic salts." Some of the material is scattered in the low gravity zone and can be recollected and recycled. ”

"But there's a lot more material gathered in the lowmost high-gravity zone, and it's gathered into this magma-like pile, and with more than twenty times the gravity, we can't take it ......out at all," Dr. Roman said, spreading his hands, somewhat helplessly.

Yu Yifeng's brows furrowed.

But it's useless to regret it now, it's already a good ending to survive.

If it weren't for these things to help resist it, maybe the No. 16 radiation wall behind it would have been destroyed, and it would be even more troublesome to the industrial zone at that time.

"It's off to a bad start!"

He sighed deeply and pulled out another document from his desk and handed it to Roman. Roman's face changed after reading it, and then handed it to several scientists next to him. After these scientists took the document, their faces also changed.

"You all saw it. This is the consumption of more than 50,000 people, and we need a lot of water, oxygen and food every day. Even if our ships have a circulation system, they will slowly dissipate some of them as they circulate. So, every bit of material is precious. ”

"The most important thing is the post-disaster reconstruction...... Although our core things have been protected, some of them have been destroyed and must be rebuilt immediately. For example, the three-dimensional ecological park and the latest plantation. In addition to planting, there are also pig, cow and sheep breeding parks, which require a lot of resources to rebuild...... Half of our food is missing, and this part of the work must be done as soon as possible. ”

"And the astronomical laboratory and weapons laboratory outside the Noah will also be rebuilt."

"These need to be stockpiled with supplies, and a little less is used."

One is energy, the other is matter, these two are the lifeblood of the Noah spacecraft, and neither is enough.

Yu Yifeng looked at the various data on the document, and he said worriedly: "The energy aspect is not a big problem, and the remaining uranium ore is enough for us to use for more than a hundred years." But losing half of some resources is really fatal...... A portion of the reconstruction work must also be dedicated. The rest ...... How long is it enough for us? ”

"Especially the water resources, half of them are lost! The cultivation of plants, the cultivation of animals, and the human beings themselves all need water. How long can we last it? ”

"Fifty years? Thirty years? Decade? ”

Several scientists were also silent, and they all understood the dilemma.

The universe is really empty, matter is absolutely rare, and no one knows how long Noah will be adrift.

Fifty years is not a long time, one or two hundred or even one or two thousand years is possible......

Without resources, how can humanity survive?

This is the most realistic problem facing people.

"So, you have to figure out the direction of Noah's operation as soon as possible and find a suitable place to stay. If there's a suitable planet, we should stop immediately......"

Yu Yifeng put down the document and looked into the distance.