Chapter 25: The Observer
In February 175 of the new human calendar, after three years of sailing, Deep Space was 10 million kilometers away from "Dieger-114", and the entire hull had successfully come out of the curvature foam.
At this moment, the flight speed is about 60 kilometers per second, and it is expected that within two days, the "Diger-114" planet will be officially reached!
The four main ion engines were only 8% powered, and the entire ship tried to slow down slowly without emitting a lot of light to reduce the possibility of being observed by the natives.
After a long period of arguing and discussion, the new government finally decided: to be a quiet "observer"!
The plan is to quietly observe the planet: whether there is life, whether there are indigenous people, and then plan for the next step after getting detailed data...... It's like a truly mysterious alien!
Yu Yifeng himself prefers this more conservative policy.
Of course, during these three years of sailing, people were not all idle, but they built the second "Titan"-class spaceship with great fanfare! Coupled with the first one built earlier, the two "Titans" were mounted on the Deep Space on one left and one on the right, giving people a sense of security.
The observatory is the busiest area, always full of people, and many scientists are closely observing the specific movements of "Diger-114".
At this relatively close range, many results have been analysed......
"It's very similar to Earth, it's a little bit more massive, about 122% of Earth, so the whole gravity environment is only a little bit bigger...... Humans are perfectly acceptable! ”
"There are two satellites in the vicinity, the closer one is similar to the Moon, with a mass of about 87% of the Moon, and it is 243,000 kilometers from the center of the Earth......"
Many scientists are discussing it at the observatory.
You know, the Moon is 380,000 kilometers away from the Earth!
So this 243,000 kilometers is still too close, and the tides caused are particularly huge.
"We speculate that the ocean of Diger 114 is very stormy and stormy!"
In addition to this moon-like moon, there is also a small satellite with a diameter of only 230 kilometers and an orbit of 970,000 kilometers......
The asteroid was so small in size and mass that its gravitational pull was almost negligible, so Deep Space quietly approached the moon as a cover. At the same time, there is no need to worry about the load-bearing problem of the material itself.
An astronomer is writing a specific report, and he is curious about the all-green planet.
Because from the observations, some parts of this planet are very strange!
Not only these natural phenomena, but also the traces of civilization can be easily observed......
It seems like...... There is no normal city! It's all in ruins!
Yes, a large number of satellites, carefully observing for half a month, did not find a normal functioning city, did not find any cars, trains and other similar transportation facilities, and did not even find a bustling group of indigenous life......
It's kind of incredible......
"Could it be that these natives are extinct for some reason? And it's all extinct! Left us with a ready-made planet?! ”
"It's weird! Maybe it's because of some kind of disaster......"
The scientist was discussing with his colleagues while writing an astronomy report......
The brain chip can send electromagnetic waves directly to the machine, so the report can be written very quickly. Almost anything that comes to mind, it appears on the screen, which also greatly improves work efficiency.
Over the years, people have become accustomed to this way of working.
I saw the astronomer continue to write: "...... Digger 114 has a green surface, most of which is ocean, occupying about 93% of the area and only 7% of the land. Because of the huge ocean, the precipitation is very, very abundant, and the surface of the planet is full of large clouds, and satellites alone cannot fully survey the ground. ”
At this point, he pondered: "We don't understand why the planet is green and not blue for a while, probably because of the different mineral composition of the oceans...... First-hand information is required before verification. ”
“…… The surface atmospheric pressure is about 1.1 times that of the Earth, the oxygen content is as high as 19.9%, and the global average temperature has reached 32 degrees Celsius! There are a small amount of organic elements in the atmosphere, I don't know what they are...... Pending assays. ”
"Due to the trace amount of methane in the air, which triggered a high greenhouse effect, the glaciers in the polar regions melted almost completely!"
“…… On the ruins of some cities, there are suspected traces of nuclear bomb attacks......"
……
Soon, this detailed astronomical report was delivered to the captain's room, and Yu Yifeng frowned and watched it for a long time, with mixed feelings and sorrows.
Gladly...... In terms of specific parameters, although the Digger 114 is not particularly ideal, it is also so-so, barely close to the earth.
Compared with Mars and Nix, it has a large area of liquid water, and parameters such as temperature, gravity, and air pressure are also okay.
If you deal with a lot of microorganisms and exclude any unknown organic ingredients, you can even breathe the atmosphere!
Worryingly, he didn't know if Deep Space would be exposed or if it would take risks.
The size of this ship is too large, the length is a full forty kilometers!
Although the surface of the spacecraft has undergone various cloaking treatments, and it has also remained in a state of radio silence, it is still possible to be exposed.
Because it is still too close to the star, the space is filled with all kinds of visible light and electromagnetic radiation. In such a bright state, it is difficult for such a large spaceship to be completely invisible.
Well, despite the ruins and lifeless appearance, after discussion, it was decided not to let Deep Space get too close to the planet for the time being, in order to avoid some unfathomable unknown dangers.
Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case, it's always good to be careful......
So, a large number of corvettes, which people have worked so hard to build, finally came in handy!
"It's time, Captain!" Just as he was pondering, an assistant suddenly reminded.
Yu Yifeng nodded and walked out of the office.
As time goes by, the satellites don't find anything special, and the massive ruins of the planet are tempting humanity......
Well, the garbage of a low-level civilization is somehow still quite attractive, that's what nature......
People are the first to use drones or robots to scout the planet up close!
Outside, 1,600 soldiers and 1,400 scientific researchers are neatly lined up in the square, and they will be the first exploration team.
Yu Yifeng stood on the stage and looked at them, most of them were very young, they were the third and fourth generations born on the Noah, and only a few were the first generation.
Now, no matter how good his memory is, it is impossible for him to memorize all the names of nearly 800,000 people......
He took a deep breath and said loudly, "Guys, you're about to do your first planetary exploration......
"Target - Planet Dig 114! Are you ready? ”
"Ready!"
Zhao Yao, Shen Jie and other soldiers of the older generation who were standing at the front all roared loudly, looking nervous and a little excited. Such a task has not been carried out for them for a long time.
The young man in the back stood even more straight. It was the first time for the boys to do such a job, and they were very excited, but their good discipline kept them from making a sound.
Yu Yifeng looked at the neat team and was slightly satisfied......
But then again, there were some worries in his heart.
The time for mankind to enter the "interstellar civilization" is still too short, and the mentality of the older generation has not changed much. Subconsciously, everyone thinks that the universe is very unsafe...... So even if you come into contact with a low-level civilization, everyone is afraid that the boat will capsize in the gutter.
This kind of vigilance in the heart is a good thing.
But the new generation of people does not have such a sense of vigilance.
They were born in a privileged and affluent environment, received an elite education, and had very high personal qualities. These young people are very passionate about civilization, and it is very good to be scientific researchers.
However, the new generation of soldiers has never experienced war, not even witnessed death, and always feels ...... Very immature.
There are many things that cannot be cultivated by education alone, and this is also the point that he is most worried about.
If you don't worry, you don't have to worry, the recruits always have to play, and it is impossible to let the older generation do everything.
And Xu Yunjin will also be in charge, so there shouldn't be any big problem......
"Guys, I won't say much more, even if it is discovered by a low-level civilization, it is not a big deal. After all, we are a strong party, and we don't need to be arrogant! ”
"We don't know how much more advanced our weapons and equipment than before, if the mothership is full fire, it can level a mountain in a few seconds...... Remember, Deep Space will definitely stand behind everyone! ”
At the end of his speech, he waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”
In this way, 1,000 members of the team walked into five "Leviathans" that were more than 300 meters long and about 150 meters wide.
The other 2,000 team members walked into a mountain-like "Titan Z" spaceship, which is also the most powerful war fortress developed by mankind in recent years, except for Deep Space!