Chapter 226: Temporary Camps and Mental Illness
In the 11th week after the Centaur Alpha Star Advance Team woke up, through many exploration activities, they captured the "dissection" of the comet, and they collected a lot of experimental data, and they gained a lot, whether it was Qiao Canal, the boss of the advance team, or the mental model Wuyue, they were very satisfied.
But the Oort cloud is very large, with the sun as the center and stretching outward for 50,000 astronomical units, even if there are many stars for them to explore in more distant places, unknown discoveries, they have no more time, they have to go to the more important Centaur Alpha, so they have less than 3 months left, they have to refreeze and go into dormancy again.
During this time, their exploration activities are naturally greatly reduced, maintaining a high sailing speed, and never slowing down unless they hit a truly valuable target.
Some of the team members were busy sending the report back to the East Galaxy Company with encrypted information, so far, the centaur alpha exploration activity is still in a state of secrecy, in addition, including Mr. Advisor, Wang Xian, Sophia, Russell and several others, are quite concerned about what the centaur alpha trip will gain.
Oortyun's exploration report will be the first report card they submit.
There are also some team members who are busy preparing for the temporary camp.
The solar system is so far away from Centaur Alpha that their exploration plan subconsciously adds to the mission of building a temporary camp, which will provide a "cosmic lighthouse" for the ship to find its own location, and even a way to get supplies from it.
As for how to choose the stars to house the temporary camps, first of all, the stars must be large enough and have a stable enough orbit to perform the desired role.
It took them a lot of time just to find the stars, and coupled with their current speed, it would inevitably produce a certain amount of "space-time distortion" interference. The observed position of the star may be a few weeks ago, and the orbit correction will have to be completed through the foggy moon to find the real target.
This asteroid with a diameter of 150 kilometers is the largest star discovered by the advance team in the Oort Cloud, but from its extremely irregular shape, it can be inferred that it came from an infinite and distant place. Estimate what planet debris after the explosion.
The asteroid orbits the Sun for up to 5 million years, and even if a new spacecraft arrives in a few hundred years, the lighthouse will not change much, making it a great place to stay for a temporary camp.
After the decision was made, the construction of the temporary camp was carried out at a rapid pace, but the advance team members quarreled again over whether to deploy a joint production workshop on it.
"This makeshift camp can't just be like this!" One of the team members shouted, "Abandoned in such a distant place, if there is no joint production workshop, it simply will not be able to work in the universe for as long as it will be broken!" ”
"The joint production site is precious. We carried a total of 3 seats, and we used them in this kind of place, and when the time comes, what will we do in Centaur Alpha! There are also objections.
"In addition, the deployment of the joint production base requires the participation of artificial intelligence, Miss Wuyue, what do you think? Is it possible to use artificial intelligence to keep temporary camps running with our technology? "It didn't take long for the quarrel to burn to the foggy moon where the auditors were listening.
Misty Moon pondered, it was obvious that she could not stay in the makeshift camp, she would have to participate in the more important exploration of the Centaur Alpha, and she had no technology to create mental models. Therefore, there is no way to help more in the subsequent operation of the temporary camp.
Everyone is stubborn, and there is no more justified evidence in front of them. There are still many people who insist that this is proof that they have left footprints, and that they must build temporary camps, and neither side has been able to convince the other.
Finally, after a long quarrel, some of the team members proposed a compromise - they would not leave the joint production plant, but they would leave a considerable amount of materials and unmanned units. It is guaranteed that under the test of time, the "cosmic lighthouse" is enough to last for hundreds of years.
The resulting loss of materials will be compensated for by the mining activities on the asteroid in the past few months, anyway, their joint production workshop in the spacecraft is not a part, take some raw materials with them. It's an excellent solution to fly and build along the way, with absolutely no time wasted and not much to lose.
The compromise was not perfect, and since there was no better option, it was passed. The White Lotus Princess stayed on the asteroid for two months, and the temporary camp was completed.
During this period, Qiao Hehe, as the deputy minister and the captain of the advance team, actually didn't care much about the ordinary employees, and he always tried to make the implementation of the plan in the general direction smooth, so he ignored the crisis that broke out faintly during this time.
Wuyue noticed that several team members, somehow, often sat at work all day and all night, doing nothing, as if they were in a dream, until someone appeared in front of him and tried to talk, and it would not return to normal.
If this is at most to make their work efficiency decrease, as the follow, there is another group of team members who are extremely manic, even fanatical, and simply do not want to leave the planet, and put forward the idea of staying on this asteroid that has no resources in the tens of thousands of astronomical units of the original area.
Misty Moon frowned, feeling that the situation was out of control, this "contagious" mental illness was causing a wider and more severe impact, perhaps destroying their team, causing the complete failure of Centaur Alpha's exploration, she hurriedly and seriously contacted Joe Canal and Dr. Charles.
"This is..."Qiao Canal is a little big, the employees of the exploration department in the past are all nervous and determined, and there are very few problems born, I didn't expect that this exploration of the Oort Cloud would lead to the situation of so many team members.
"There are many possibilities for mental illness, including the feeling of alienation caused by the rapid passage of time, the loneliness and emptiness caused by the absence of any material around me, all of which are possible causes, and the time is so tight that I simply don't have time to identify the root cause of the problem," Dr. Charles analyzed. ”
Even the experienced Dr. Charles has no clue for the time being, and the only advice is to strengthen the management, and use his busy work to dispel the cluttered thoughts in many people's minds, so that the clutter in his mind does not become a reality.
This worked, but a week later, something even worse happened, when one of the team members suddenly became schizophrenic and shouted that he didn't want to leave his home and live with the Cosmic Lighthouse.
Because of his extreme thoughts, he even clashed with the team members who came to dissuade him, and seeing that the situation was serious, after internal discussions, Qiao Hehe decided to freeze this team member who was occasionally sane, and only release him when he came up with a more effective way.
Even so, there are many suspected patients with mental illness in the team, and choosing to treat him like this has caused a lot of changes in the internal atmosphere of the team, and those suspected patients have become suspicious, fearing that they will suffer the same fate one day.
Fortunately, there are still many regular employees in the advance team, who have a strong psychological quality that can be called cold, absolute, and faith-level, even in the face of setbacks and tribulations, they will still move forward, and rely on these people to support the work of the entire team to maintain the stability of the advance team.
Finally, the construction of the temporary camp was completed, and before leaving, they reported all this important matter to the base camp at the same time, froze everyone, and handed over the work to the foggy moon, so as to gain a new 10-year buffer, and when they woke up again after 10 years, if the East Galaxy Company provided them with a solution, the problem would be solved.
The premise is that Miss Wuyue will not have an accident, and the White Lotus Princess sails smoothly, but everyone still believes that the noble and elegant Wuyue, who has tenacious nerves, is responsible, and dedicated, will never have an accident, and is definitely a reliable assistant sent by Mr. Consultant.
There is also a possibility that the base camp has not solved the problem, but can this happen? When did Mr. Advisor let them down? If someone tells them that Mr. Consultant is a robot cat that owns everything, I'm afraid some people will believe it. (To be continued.) )
PS: Thank you for your support.,The front is to make up for yesterday's update.,This chapter is the first update on Saturday.,There will be a second update later.