Chapter Twenty-Three: The Collapse of Subspace
Before humans used wormholes for long-distance interstellar travel, the farthest distance humans could reach was the edge of the solar system. At that time, the cost www.biquge.info of interstellar travel was very high, and the time span of a trip often ranged from a few years to decades, and the short life span of human beings was as small as a grain of sand on a beach in the face of the endless universe.
It was not until two hundred years after human beings entered the universe that the nuclear energy engine was replaced by a more efficient ion engine, and human cryonics technology also developed by leaps and bounds, and the wormhole technology became more mature, that the footsteps of human exploration finally left the solar system and moved towards the depths of the universe. However, as human beings explore the universe faster and faster, and the distance is getting farther and farther, the wormholes that can only enter the fixed passage from fixed coordinates and finally reach the fixed universe can gradually not meet the needs of human beings. As a result, an engine capable of making space jumps anytime and anywhere began to be proposed by scientists, who called it a jump engine.
The process of searching for the truth is full of difficulties and ups and downs. Thousands of years after scientists put forward their theories, the jump engine is still regarded as a forbidden area of the gods and remains in the research stage, without any substantial progress. And in order to understand how the jump engine works, the utopian number with the only jump engine has become the object of crazy research by scientists.
Countless utopian ships have been forcibly dismantled, and the scientists who have become executioners have no respect for life, and the meaning of the existence of utopian dreams is, in their eyes, the crystal-clear jump engines.
The research of scientists is crazy and unreasonable! Countless fantasy engines were removed, as if human beings had lost their hearts, and one after another fantasy was sent to the experimental bench the moment they walked out of the construction room, and they could only die silently without even having a chance to set foot on the battlefield, and the huge hull of the ship became a pile of scrap iron garbage floating in the universe.
Subspace, coordinates to be determined.
"Star Governor Star Governor~, wake up."
Ito Makoto was dazed when he heard someone calling out to him, and then he felt his shoulder shake slightly. Half-asleep, he opened his eyes, looked left and right, and found the fantasy standing next to him. The dazed brain finally became a little more active, and Ito Makoto yawned while stretching and asked, "Fantasy, have we reached our destination?" ”
As he spoke, he rubbed his eyes and looked out.
I saw that outside the command room of the bridge, it was still in a chaotic area composed of subspace, and countless colorful lines wrapped the entire space, constantly flying backwards as the battleship flew forward.
"Mm-hmm, it's coming soon. The electromagnetic signal at the exit of the subspace was detected just now, and it should be another ten minutes before it reaches its destination. ”
Makoto Ito nodded, then asked, "Do you know which galaxy the exit is in?" ”
He was worried that because it was a random jump, it was theoretically possible for utopian dreams to appear anywhere in the universe. However, this is not possible. Although the jump engine is powerful, the massive amount of resources required for each space jump limits its jump distance, and according to the calculation of fantasy reserve resources, Ito Makoto estimates that the jump distance should be within a sphere with a radius of 100 light years.
100 light-years may sound out of reach, but when you put it into the vast universe, it's just the tip of the iceberg.
"I don't know. When the light radar is damaged, the fantasy can't see too far. Don't blame the fantasies, Star Governor. ”
How could Makoto Ito blame her.
He reached out and rubbed his long, fanciful hair as smooth as the finest silk.
The fantasy narrowed her eyes cutely, revealing a comfortable expression like a cat.
There were still ten minutes to go to the exit, and Ito, who had nothing to do, estimated the distance, opened the star map, and compared the previous jump point, he drew a circle composed of dotted lines on the entire star map.
"Hmm...... Are there three possible exits: the Panda Galaxy, the Alpha Galaxy, and the Darwin Galaxy? ”
In addition to these three galaxies, there is the cosmic Black Sea, which occupies half the area of the entire cylinder.
Makoto Ito touched his chin.
Among them, the Giant Panda Galaxy is the territory of the Republican Empire, and he has nothing to worry about. The Alpha and Darwin systems belong to the Federation. If the exit is here, it may cause him a little trouble, but it is not impossible to solve it.
The only trouble is the Black Sea of the Universe. If the exit to the jump point is there, then he will have a lot of fun. Not to mention whether it will be attacked by the Star Sea Battleship, with the current situation of the fantasy in a state of breakdown, it is a big question whether or not it can make a second jump.
It seems that he can only ask for more blessings. Makoto Ito sighed inwardly.
Then.
"Star Governor Star Governor, there are still ten seconds left before the subspace collapses." Fantasy raised his two palms high and said to Makoto Ito in a jumping position.
Makoto Ito pressed a certain button to close the star map, and he asked with a serious face, "How many resources do we have left?" ”
"And 30%."
Makoto Ito shook his head secretly, only this amount of resources is not enough for the consumption of a battle.
"Are there any changes on the thermal radar?"
"It's all right, Starlord."
"Good. Keep paying close attention and don't be careless. ”
Outside the battleship, as the subspace collapsed, the colorful lines that enveloped the entire subspace also flowed back from the back of the battleship, absorbing the black hole in front of the bow at an extremely fast speed, and then the black hole that seemed to be only the size of a little finger expanded to the size of the battleship in the blink of an eye, turning into the exit of the entire subspace. When the Fantasy came out of it, the exit quickly retracted and narrowed until it was gone.
Makoto Ito was highly nervous, and as soon as the battleship appeared from subspace, he immediately ordered the utopian to increase his speed and quickly leave this star field.
"Fantasy! Report the results of radar detections. ”
"Hmm...... Xingdu, within 300 kilometers, there is a thermal energy reaction. ”
Makoto Ito looked at the universe outside the battleship as he said. Without the scattering of air, the human eye can see far away in the universe without hindrance under the direct line of sunlight. Makoto Ito looked over, and although the distance of three hundred kilometers was a bit far, it was not completely invisible.
He wrinkled his eyebrows and asked, "That seems to be the wreck of a battleship?" ”
Fantasy does not have the clairvoyance of light radar, and she is also half blind at this time, she puts her hand on the pergola, looks out on tiptoe, and finally nods again and again like a chicken pecking rice: "Mmmm, that's right, it's the wreckage of a space battleship." It looks like a space battleship from 600 years ago. She didn't think much of it, just followed his question.
Ito Makoto was a little surprised, and even secretly breathed a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease. What he feared didn't happen. As long as there are wrecks of warships, it means that they are still within the scope of the human world. The random jump didn't run to the nest of the sea of stars, and Makoto Ito almost felt like he had gone out of his luck.
He laughed twice, slapped his thigh, and shouted at the fantasy with excitement on his face: "Fantasy, quickly search to see if we can connect to the broadcast signal of this star field and determine where we are." ”
"Okay, Star Governor." Fantasy closed his eyes, opened them again after two seconds, and said with an incredible look on his face: "Star Governor Star Governor, we are now in the Alpha System within the Federation, well, on the sixth spiral arm." ”
"Alpha Galaxy?"
"Uh-huh. Also, when I just wanted to enter the star field to broadcast, I was locked by the other party. ”
"Locked, locked?!"
Before Ito Makoto could rejoice, he was left stunned. How can civilian broadcasts lock on the coordinates of a battleship? It's impossible, unless-
"Well, they're going to fantasize about the voyage ID. Hee-hee, utopia is not stupid, of course I didn't tell them, Xingdu Xingdu, isn't utopia smart? She held one hand high and jumped without forgetting to ask Ito for credit. The meaning of 'I'm so smart, Xingdu, praise me' was written on his face.
Makoto Ito suddenly put his hand on his forehead, his face full of entanglement and pain. There is a schoolboy ship, which can really make people cry and laugh. How should he explain to the fantasies, do he tell her that she is in trouble again?
Originally, after connecting to the satellite field broadcast, there will be a routine request from the computer to report the navigation ID, which is just a normal log filing. All you have to do is say your voyage ID and the computer won't bother you. But on the contrary, if you refuse to provide your sailing ID, then very good, congratulations, the Federal Police is waving to you!
Sure enough, after a while, the fantasy pouted and said again.
"Star Governor, they are so annoying, they want to stay where they are and not move! Fantasy is not a stone, how can it be possible to stay where you are and stay motionless. ”
Things have come to this point, what else can Ito say? He waved his hand, and said weakly.
"Forget it, ignore them. Fantasy, check to see if there are any human planets nearby, we have to replenish resources. ”
Fantasy searched nearby star fields and soon found a planet. She zoomed in on the planet across the screen.
"4 Outside the light, there is a habitable human planet called the Logar Star. Shall we go there? Star Governor. ”
"Well, let's go there."
Makoto Ito waved his hand, as long as he found the human planet, he was now having a headache about the coming trouble.
The fantasy answered the hello, and he jumped up and ran to start the boat. Naturally, they didn't use human methods to drive the battleship, as long as they thought about it in their hearts, the battleship could start acting according to their wishes. Whether it's loading missiles or moving turrets, these things that would have taken many people to do can now be done with just one thought.
The Utopia traveled towards Loga for ten minutes, and the blue planet was in sight.
At this time, the fantasy who was concentrating on controlling the battleship suddenly opened his eyes, tilted his head and said with some confusion.
"Star Governor, Utopia has received a faint distress signal. It came from that star field. ”
In the direction pointed by the slender fingertips of the fantasy, there is a garbage patch that radiates hundreds of kilometers around. The rescue signal came from that garbage patch.
Makoto Ito looked over, as if he was considering and thinking about it, and after a long time, he shook his head.
"Forget it, leave it alone! We don't have much time. What's more, with the few resources we have left, if we encounter another battle, it will be more than worth the loss. ”
"Oh." Fantasy nodded, she tilted her head and muttered, "Queen Elizabeth?" A name you haven't heard of, is it a battleship big sister? ”