Text 122 The Eyes of Death (3)

“…… We returned to the vicinity of the space hop point again, obtained the latest monitoring data, and fed it into the navigation computer, but I suggest that this time we not only let the navigation computer do the calculations, but we can network the other Stone computer systems on the ship with the navigation computer, and we can only complete the calculations every time, as long as we can increase the computing power a little, I think the Swift should be able to complete the calculations and successfully jump away before the gravitational field changes. Captain, do you think it's feasible? Risen asked hopefully.

"Major, no offense, but your advice is of little use, in fact, we have already done it." Lieutenant Ding Anran, the officer in charge of the navigation computer, couldn't help but answer first, "In fact, the influence of the gravitational field of the black hole on the space jump point is extremely complex, and almost astronomical calculations are required, even if the navigation computer is already very powerful, it is still far from enough to cope with such complex calculations, but fortunately, the computer system of the Swift has undergone special modifications, so we can complete these astronomical calculations in twenty-five minutes, However, it is almost impossible to call on the ship's other non-essential computer systems to perform networked calculations, otherwise, it would take at least 12 hours or more to complete accurate calculations just by relying on the computing power of the navigation computer. ”

"This ......" Riseon's face turned red all of a sudden, remembering that he was looking forward to it excitedly, he felt embarrassed, don't look at him He knows a lot about fighter jets, but he is still a complete layman about battleships, especially for the ships that sail secretly on this route, he knows very little, although he knows that these ships have been specially modified, but what kind of special law, he is completely ignorant, and he makes random suggestions without understanding the situation, and sometimes makes jokes.

Don't look at what kind of hero it is. Risen deeply realized that he still had a lot to learn, and he was now looking forward to learning at the Storm Ocean Joint Space Operations Command College, whether he would go back to flying starfighters after graduation, but at least it would reduce the possibility of making low-level mistakes.

"Major." Captain Kirk looked at Risen who was a little frustrated and embarrassed, smiled slightly, and comforted him, "You don't have to be so discouraged, it's not easy to think of networking a computer system for calculations so quickly, you know?" When we first opened this route, the first ship to sail on this route, the Mayflower, was stranded for nearly two months. Eventually, they came up with this idea, and it took nearly a week to make temporary modifications to the Mayflower's computer system, and finally it took four hours for the world to complete the calculations and get out of trouble, and if you were on that ship at the time, maybe people wouldn't have been here for so long. ”

"So, the ships that sailed on this route later underwent this special modification according to the Mayflower?" Risen asked with interest.

"That's right," Captain Kirk patiently explained, "in the case of the Speed, the hull structure, engine durability, shield strength, navigation computer and other computer network systems, artificial gravity fields, etc., have all undergone extensive modifications. This modification allowed the Rapid to sail safely on this route, but it also made it impossible for the Rapid to carry any starfighters, nor to carry large amounts of cargo, only a small amount of cargo, which we basically used for personnel exchanges or pilotage, and to guide other cargo ships through the route, but these ordinary cargo ships ......" He shook his head and said nothing more.

Risen understood what he meant, those ordinary cargo ships were not suitable for this route at all, and remembered the crew members who unfortunately died on this route. He couldn't help but feel a pang of gloom.

"This route, rushing into it without being fully prepared, is really a life and death." Captain Kirk sighed, "If nothing else, let's just say that through the eyes of the Grim Reaper, in order to calculate the impact of the gravitational field faster and more accurately, when calculating." Most of the ship's systems, except for the environmental life support system, sensors, shield system and engine system, other weapons systems, shield systems, damage management systems, communication systems, etc., are almost shut down. The computer that controls these systems is directly networked with the navigation computer. ”

"Wait a minute, Captain, you're saying there's still some of the systems that aren't connected to the Internet?"

"The environmental life support system is used to ensure that we survive, the sensor system monitors changes in the gravitational field, the shield system keeps us from being torn apart by the gravitational field of the black hole, and the engine system ensures that we are not dragged into the black hole, these systems are all necessary, Major."

"This ......," Risen hesitated, he didn't know if he should say his opinion, he had already made a fool of himself, maybe this time it was another typical blind suggestion.

"What do you want to say, Major?" Captain Kirk's vision and judgment were accurate, and he could see it at a glance.

Risen decided to say it anyway, there was a fool of him, even if he was wrong, there would be no danger anyway, with Captain Kirk to check it, it's a big deal to make a fool of yourself again.

"Captain, why don't you turn off the environmental life support system and the sensor system? Networking the computers that control these systems together? ”

"You're crazy, do you want us all to kill ourselves?" Another officer, who had been listening to their conversation, was shocked that he was the executive officer of the Speed, or XO.

"I'm not crazy, the reason why the sensor system is turned on is to monitor the changes in the gravitational field, but now we all know the change law and period of the gravitational field, as long as we have measured it once before, it will not change within twenty minutes, so what does it matter if we can't turn on the sensor system? The big deal is that after the calculation is completed, prepare to check whether it is consistent with the previously measured data before jumping; As for the environmental life support system, yes, turning it off will kill people, but we won't die right away, we have the hull to separate us from space, we can also wear spacesuits, although there are not enough spacesuits, but I don't believe that the remaining air inside the ship will not be able to support our breathing for twenty minutes, although it may get cold inside, but I think it should be able to overcome. Risen retorted unconvinced.

Captain Kirk suddenly felt a light in front of him, he glanced at Ruissen with strange eyes, and he could boldly imagine turning off the environmental life support system, he was indeed a little different, no wonder at a young age, he had become a hero of the Alliance, the winner of the Order of the Star Wings. was also sent to the Federation for further study, and even he himself was a little jealous.

"It's not worth risking the lives of all the people on board, I think it's better for us to wait for help." The executive was not so easily persuaded by his words.

Risen didn't continue to argue with him, he had already stated his reasons, and together they turned their heads to look at Captain Kirk, and the final decision was up to him......

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"Calculate progress?" Captain Kirk commanded loudly.

"It's over sixty-five percent, sir, exactly like our previous mock exercises." Lieutenant Ding Anran's voice was filled with irrepressible joy.

Captain Kirk glanced at the timer, and it was only halfway through the time - in ten minutes, they were already sixty-five percent advanced, and if they continued like this, they could have completed the complex calculations and successfully jumped out in twenty minutes.

"Order the chambers to report on their situation." He now turns his attention to another aspect.

"Captain. The officer in charge of each cabin reported that the situation was still under control, and no casualties had been found so far, and there was no problem with oxygen, and each cabin was equipped with emergency oxygen cylinders, but the room was getting colder and colder, especially the cabin near the outside, and everyone was wrapped in thick blankets according to the previous arrangement. A bridge crew member said after making some contact.

"What about the engine and shield?"

"It's still holding on. No anomalies have been observed. ”

Everything seemed to be in order, and as expected, if nothing else, the young man's idea could really come true, and Captain Kirk couldn't help but glance at Risson, who was now standing silently by the side in a bloated spacesuit, clinging to the armrest, just like the rest of the crew on the bridge.

The spacesuit was worn just in case, after the environmental life support system was turned off. No one knows if there will be any accidents, so in addition to all the cabin doors on the ship being closed, the crew must also wear spacesuits. However, the number of spacesuits on the ship is not enough for one person, so only the personnel of important departments who are still on duty enter the engine power area, bridge, etc. The rest of the crew stayed in the compartments assigned to them, minimizing movement and oxygen consumption, waiting for the precise calculations to be completed. Anyway, it wasn't long, it was only twenty minutes.

"Eighty percent." Lieutenant Ding Anran's voice trembled a little.

"Eighty-two percent ......" he reported the number that had made everyone nervous and concerned, although this number did not mean much, what really meant it was time.

"It's passed, it's passed, the calculation progress is more than eighty-five percent, captain." Business has gradually taken on a momentum of ecstasy.

However, Risen soon knew what was a good thing, and just as the navigation calculations were going well, the sound of a rumbling engine suddenly changed to a whimpering sound, and the hull of the ship shook violently a few times, almost shaking Risen to the ground, but fortunately his handrail was still relatively tight.

"What's going on?" Captain Kirk's face changed, and the Swift could no longer hold its position, and was slowly being dragged towards the bottomless abyss.

"Captain, the converter of engine number one is malfunctioning, we need to turn off the ion engine immediately, or the engine will explode." The engineer officer said sweating profusely.

"What the hell are you doing? Why did it go wrong at this critical time? Captain Kirk was annoyed.

"I'm sorry, Captain, because the engine has been overloaded in the gravitational field for the past few days, but there has been nothing abnormal about the engine all this time, which is already very abnormal......"

"Okay, you don't have to explain, I understand, immediately turn off engine four and cut off the energy supply to engine four." Captain Kirk said helplessly, he also understood that they could be regarded as repeatedly tossing the engine during this time, according to their usage, sooner or later there would be problems, but they didn't expect it to come out early or late, but there was a problem at this time. “

"Turn on the auxiliary engine." He ordered, though the thrust of the auxiliary engine was not as strong as that of the No. 4 main engine.

"Wait a minute." Risson, who had been silent, spoke, and asked, "Can you turn the thrust of other engines above 100 percent?" ”

He remembered this trick that he used to use before, she used it in the battle with Sonya, the nominal maximum thrust of the engine is often artificially set, in fact, in order to ensure a certain safety factor, there is still a certain gap between the nominal maximum thrust and the actual maximum thrust, and he just wants to make full use of this gap.

"You can drive it up to 105 percent, but it's not recommended, it may cause a lot of damage to the ion engine." The engineer officer replied with a shake of his head.

"Drive to one hundred and ten percent, that's the order." Captain Kirk understood, and he immediately gave a loud order.

"Captain?"

"Listen, the No. 4 ion engine dropped at a critical moment, this is your responsibility, you have to try to make up for it, I don't care what method you use," he suddenly turned his head and asked Lieutenant Ding Anran, "How much time is left?" ”

"Captain, it's ninety-one percent now, and we have five minutes at most to complete the calculations and reconfirm if the gravitational field has changed, and then we can make a space jump."

"Five minutes, you heard that," Captain Kirk turned back to the engineer officer, "Anyway, you hold on to the last five minutes for me, and let the engines survive this time no matter what, it's too late for us to leave the gravitational field, and if we lose an engine, we can't get out of the eyes of death, we have no way out, you understand?" He yelled.

"Yes, Captain, it will last five minutes." The engineer officer's face flushed, and after he saluted properly, the communication ended.

The shaking of the Swift became more and more violent, and Risen couldn't help but worry for the first time, will the ship be shaken apart? However, although the tremors intensified, it was clear that the engineer officer was still quite effective in his work, and not only did he stop being dragged into the abyss, but he also managed to return to his original position.

"Ninety-eight percent ......"

"One hundred percent...... Succeeded, Captain, the calculations are complete. Lieutenant Ding Anran was extremely excited and reported loudly.

"Immediately adjust our space jump navigation based on the data, and also, is there a change in the gravitational field?"

"Wait a minute." The officer in charge of monitoring looked at it and replied in the affirmative, "No, Captain." ”

"Prepare to start the space jump engine," the captain said, ignoring safety precautions about the possibility of some bumps during the jump, stood up from his seat and commanded loudly. ”

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, jump."

The Speedy vanished from this field......

Goodbye, Death's Eyes, but it won't be long before we'll be back.