After discovering such a strange sight in the depths of the ocean of Ross 128

For the sake of prudence, Yang Meng does not plan to go down in person at present.

After all, in this era, artificial intelligence and automated equipment have replaced most of the human labor,

Even aerospace engineering is no exception.

At the beginning, when the rulers of the earth were discussing the extradepartmental exploration plan, they debated for a while about the issue of human exploration and unmanned intelligent exploration.

But considering that,

With the space technology at that time, it took decades to go to an extragalaxial galaxy, and the communication cycle was more than a few years.

And in order to give full play to the subjective initiative of human beings in understanding extraterrestrial life.

In the end, the manned pioneer space program was approved by an absolute majority.

And in order to ensure the survivability of pioneer astronauts,

Human beings have equipped them with a large number of intelligent and automated technologies, and with the assistance of various top cross-cutting technologies, human extraterrestrial exploration engineers have predicted:

"Astronauts with such technology, in conjunction with gene cloning technology,

already has the ability to open up the world and create people......

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For Yang Meng, the use of automation equipment is already very familiar.

However, this is the first time he has tried to build this kind of open-canning detector.

If he were a human being,

Fully considering the module arrangement and integrated processing of various equipment, as well as the effective operation of various equipment in the detector,

There will be no left hand hitting the right hand and messing with each other,

It is difficult for him to complete such a system engineering design with his own ability.

Fortunately, he has an artificial intelligence like Xiao Yin to assist,

As artificial intelligence in aerospace engineering, the design, simulation, and testing of probes are Xiao Yin's strengths.

Yang Meng only needs to tell Xiao Yin about the situation he is facing,

If he needed something to get into the metal orb.

And Xiao Yin according to Yang Meng's request,

Using the data collected by the previous underwater probe, the detection device was designed.

At this time, Yang Meng had already told Xiao Yin about his request,

And through the supercomputer on the spaceship, Xiao Yin also quickly provided the first version of the plan for Yang Meng to preview.

After browsing, Yang Meng saw that the opening process of the first version of the detection equipment was more violent.

may lead to internal safety problems of metal balls,

Yang Meng raised a series of questions and asked Xiao Yin to make revisions.

As for the questions raised by Xiao Yin, some of them have been modified, and some have used data to prove that they may not be able to be modified......

And so, in many discussions,

The design is ready.

The next step is to simulate and test the design in a virtual environment

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Time always flies,

Especially in the selfless busyness,

Seven days have passed in a blink of an eye,

After a few days of busyness,

A new detector, after design demonstration, simulation calculation, three-dimensional printing, testing and improvement, was finally made by Yang Meng.

At this time, in the equipment compartment,

Yang Meng is conducting the final test on the "can opener":

"Now it's time to verify it!"

Looking at the type of equipment in front of him that he had never touched, Yang Meng still couldn't guarantee 100% that it would achieve the ultimate goal.

Aerospace engineering is a very rigorous thing.

And the reason why the probes he used before can be used smoothly without problems is due to the accumulation of hundreds of years of human space industry.

But for the deep sea, with a gentle way to break a huge metal ball technology,

There are not many precedents in the history of mankind.

If mankind had not broken through the technology of controlled nuclear fusion,

Still trapped on Earth,

Maybe because of the escalation of various contradictions, the confrontation in the depths of the ocean will be strengthened, and maybe various deep-sea technologies will burst out at that time,

But now human beings yearn for a broader universe of stars, and deep-sea exploration is not the focus of human beings.

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The "Open Can" probe was transported by the boom in the equipment bay and arrived in the launch module.

With the refueling, the launch is confirmed, and then the final launch is directed.

The can opener quickly turned into a highlight.

At this time, the small light floating in front of the porthole, seeing that Yang Meng had launched something again, it flickered slightly and asked:

"I should be able to detect what's going on inside this time, right?"

Hearing Xiaoguang's question,

Yang Meng, who was still busy with something, responded without raising his head:

"It shouldn't be a problem this time!"

That being said, Yang Meng was still a little uneasy in his heart,

He is not very worried about whether the detector can be successfully opened.

That little water pressure doesn't pose much danger to the detector.

What really unsettled him was that

The situation inside the large compound polypore that I saw before,

This gave him some bad speculation in his mind.

"I hope these speculations are wrong!"

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As with the previous pneumatic detectors,

The new can opener detector also enters from the night hemisphere.

However, because there is no need to probe the surface condition of Ross 128 this time,

The can opener is entered directly from the time zone of 20 o'clock in the night hemisphere.

After all the flames on the detector due to friction with the air have disappeared, the detector has entered the 19 o'clock time zone.

It didn't take long for the probe to enter the 18 o'clock time zone where the day and night hemispheres meet.

The flight speed of the canister probe is very fast,

In less than three hours, I went from the 18 o'clock time zone to the 12 o'clock time zone.

If you don't need to brake and decelerate,

The entire can opener detector will be faster to reach the 12 o'clock time zone.

"We've reached the top of the No. 1 metal ball, ready to enter the ocean!"

Xiao Yin's voice sounded in Yang Meng's ears again,

At this time, Xiaoguang and Yang Meng on the spaceship gathered in front of a big screen again.

Watch the exploration process of the can opening detector.

Unlike the previous pneumatic detectors, which required the release of underwater detectors in the air,

During this exploration,

The entire can-opening probe, after four fall brakes, entered the ocean in its entirety.

With the erosion of seawater,

The black, glowing oily substance quickly disperses at the place where the detector enters,

This part of the black substance,

It is something that is produced by the friction and combustion of the detector with the air when it enters the atmosphere.

And as the black substance was washed away, the probe's near-silver appearance was revealed,

This is the structure of a semi-ellipsoid with a round bottom.

Because there is no need to broadcast live to the majority of humans, there is no identification coating on it.

Just plain silver.

At this point, the ellipsoid cracked open in the middle, revealing the real can opener inside.

This is a detector with a big head and a small head, somewhat similar to a gourd, and this is the can opening detector that Yang Meng and Xiao Yin made during this time.

Through the path program set by Xiao Yin,

The larger end of the detector has some obvious bubbles and not-so-obvious swirls.

With the emergence of this phenomenon,

The entire detector moves towards the target point.

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According to the commonly used logic, Yang Meng followed the order of discovery,

The first metal ball he found was named No. 1 metal ball.

At this moment, the No. 1 metal sphere and its polypore are in the ocean at a depth of 210 meters.

And such a depth is not too deep.

Soon the can opener was in the vicinity of the polypore, identified a hole, and drilled into it.

For humans, the complex internal structure of polypore fungus is like a labyrinth.

It is difficult to find an accurate way to reach the metal ball.

But for a computer program like Xiao Yin,

As long as you walk through it, you will remember the road you have walked.

So it didn't take much time,

The can opener came to the metal sphere again.

At the moment on the ship,

Neither Xiaoguang nor Yang Meng were speechless, but stared at the screen tightly, waiting for the next can opening process.

I saw a gourd-shaped canning detector and found the hatch found before,

Place the larger hoist at the bottom, align the hatch,

Slowly leaned up,

With the bottom leaning on the exit,

A metal disc, by means of micro oscillation, detects the degree of stability of the hatch,

See mechanical stability standard,

The draining equipment at the bottom of the hoist began to work,

With the removal of the liquid inside,

Under the strong internal and external pressure, the whole detector is firmly adsorbed in the metal sphere.

And with the emptying of the liquid, there is also a space for the operation of the inside of the larger hoist.

After Xiao Yin manipulated the mechanical arm,

The three link bases are welded to the metal balls.

After that, three metal rods are used to connect the metal ball with the can opening detector.

After the link is complete,

In the smaller part above the gourd, put a bowl of equipment,

The structure of this bowl has been specially designed, and the hatches of the metal balls fit perfectly.

Tightly fastened to the exit hatch,

In the bowl where the air has been pumped upside down,

Xiao Yin controlled the equipment again and determined the airtightness of the bowl-shaped structure.

This nesting inside and outside is also to prevent the air pressure from being unbalanced due to the opening of the hatch, which leads to the imbalance of the can opener.

These series of actions of the probe were transmitted back to the spacecraft through the internal miniature camera device.

"It's time to open the hatch!"

And watching the detector successfully complete these steps,

And reached the last step, in the face of this situation, it is impossible to say that Yang Meng does not have any mood swings.

It's just that all the emotions were suppressed in his heart.

"Check if the cabin is opened!"

Xiao Yin asked Yang Meng for instructions,

"Let's get started!"

"Understood!"

With Yang Meng's instructions,

The robotic arm begins to twist the screw mouth on the hatch,

This structure is the traditional way of opening the cabin,

Even in this era of highly intelligent automation,

If you want to manually open the hatch of a spaceship, you still have to pull a wrench out of your trouser pocket.

It's a pity that the wrench of the mechanical arm still didn't open the hatch after twisting for a while.

Seeing this situation, Yang Meng said secretly:

"Is that so?"

He didn't have much hope for the traditional way of opening the hatch, he just wanted to try.

After all, so many humanoids died inside,

Those moving metal balls seen before combining,

The demise of these lifeforms, which Yang Meng suspects, may not be unexpected.

In his opinion, both humans and clones have a certain survival instinct.

If he is faced with the situation of being trapped in the metal eyeball,

Then when the windless fungus comes to the surface and the polypore comes to the surface, he will find a way to escape from here.

And yet that's just, what he thinks as a human being,

It is impossible to determine whether the existence of a metal sphere is human.

It is obviously correct to measure the existence inside by his thoughts.

Thinking of this, Yang Meng asked Xiao Yin:

"What do you think is the reason why it can't be opened in the traditional way?"

"According to the analysis, it is very likely that the thread is detached from the locking structure.

Or maybe the hatch is sealed in some way so it can't be opened!"

"So, do you want to use some violent means?"

Looking at the smooth outer wall of the metal ball, Yang Meng frowned slightly,

Although the use of some violent means triggers some risks,

But he didn't hesitate too much, and directly gave the order:

"According to the plan, let's take a look at the microrobot first, and put the microrobot in to have a look!"

"Understood!"

With Yang Meng's instructions,

The robotic arm in the bottom cavity is replaced with a device,

Begin drilling holes in the hatch.

This behavior is a dangerous act of destruction for the entire metal sphere.

It's a pity that there is no life in the metal ball to protest to Yang Meng.

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With the work of the drill bit,

The hardness of the outer wall of this metal sphere found by Yang Meng is somewhat high.

Through a simple analysis, Xiao Yin found that the metal material of the drilling chips was mainly iron.

Looking at the debris that keeps falling,

A question that still exists from encountering the No. 1 metal ball has once again surfaced from the bottom of Yang Meng's heart,

"With so many metal balls, where does the metal element come from?"

"Judging by the number of metal balls seen so far, the minerals needed are not small!"

Just when Yang Meng was secretly thinking about something,

A small light flickered on the side and said:

"It's in!"

Immediately after Xiao Yin's voice remembered in Yang Meng's ears,

"Microrobots are being dispatched!"

"Scanning ...... in the cabin environment"

"It has been determined that the current chamber is a pressure chamber!"

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With Xiao Yin's prompt sound, Yang Meng's attention returned to the screen again,

For cases where behind the hatch is a pressure chamber,

He wasn't surprised,

It would be strange if there was not a pressure chamber behind the hatch

In such a marine environment, if the internal and external environments are directly connected,

As soon as the hatch was opened, it was flooded, which was a terrible thing.

Only by using the pressure chamber as a partition can the safety of entry and exit be guaranteed.

After monitoring the hatch is a pressure chamber,

Microrobots are also starting to send back images,

The environment inside the pressure chamber is very dim, and you can still see a faint light flashing on some screens.

"There's still equipment running here!"

Through the perspective of the microrobot, Yang Meng found that some equipment in the pressure chamber was showing something.

This surprised him,

According to Yang Meng's speculation,

This metal ball is likely to have floated from the previous large compound polypore.

From the position of the 10 time zone to the position of the 12 time zone, it is a considerable distance and takes a lot of time.

If the metal ball itself does not have a device to actively provide energy,

The whole interior should be completely darkened.

And now seeing that some of the screens in the pressure chamber are still lit, this makes Yang Meng a little excited.

"Looks like there may be a lot of clues in the metal ball!"

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