After returning to the Aerospace Institute, Zhang Tianlin left Adolf and Zhou Ran in his office.

"You've seen it all today, the Williams gang have a clear grasp of the Dome's defensive and offensive capabilities. Although the main system of the 'dome' belongs to our aerospace institute, the weapon system is in the military academy. So, in the future, if they have any action in terms of weapons, we will also find a way to participate. ”

"You're right, it's a way to understand the weapons system and monitor if they're doing anything in the system." Zhou Ran said approvingly.

"Dean, don't be angry if I say something that I don't like." Adolf said.

"Say it."

"The reason why the Military Academy knows so much about the 'dome' is to blame."

Zhou Ran was stunned for a moment, and seemed to think of what Adolf was going to say.

"Are you talking about Ye Guangli?" Zhang Tianlin asked.

"yes," Adolf straightened up, "if you hadn't let him get involved so much, you wouldn't have come to this point." ”

"You're right, but this shouldn't be taken emotionally. Although Ye Guangli is an 'expansionist', if you think about it, he is first and foremost a famous aerospace professor, and it would be completely unreasonable if he was not allowed to participate in the development and research of the 'dome'. In addition, there are other considerations......"

"Other considerations?" Adolf asked, puzzled.

"However, it is useless to talk about this now, so we can only prepare according to the plan of today's meeting." Zhang Tianlin didn't allow him to ask any further, "Adolf, I'll leave the matter of the Aerospace Institute to you, Zhou Ran and I have to go to the Biological Academy to prepare for the 'volunteer experiment'." Both things are equally important, and we have to give it our all. ”

……

Surprisingly, however, just a week later, things took a turn for the better. Because the Lightspeed spacecraft flew back, and all four astronauts were unharmed!

That morning, the operator in charge of communications, as usual listlessly called the "Lightspeed", the first call did not respond, and a second call was prepared. Unexpectedly, two clear and familiar words came from the communicator: received.

After hearing these two words, everyone in the communication room was stunned!

The correspondent stammered a second call: "Whew, call 'Lightspeed', please, please reply." ”

"Roger, I'm Lightspeed, please indicate on the ground."

……

After a while, Williams and the others came to the communication room.

"Lightspeed, I'm Zeng Shuo, report your location."

"Roger."

Then, a coordinate appears on the display.

"Check the running trajectory for deviations." Zeng Shuo said nervously.

The communicator then sounded: "Just checked five minutes ago, everything is normal." ”

"Check again!" Zeng Shuo ordered.

"Roger."

Thirty seconds later, the communicator sounded again: "Everything is normal. At the current operating speed, it is expected to reach the outer edge of the "dome" in two days, and the ground is ready to receive it. ”

Zeng Shuo was stunned, and everyone at the scene was shocked.

Williams stepped forward and snatched the communicator and said in a low voice: "I'm Williams, please report on your situation in the last week!" ”

"Hello to the dean!"

The voice in the communicator was visibly agitated: "Report to the dean, what do you mean by the situation ......"

"Damn it!" Williams cursed in a low voice, "Your physical condition, and the operation of the ship. ”

"We?" The other party hesitated a little, "We are all fine, and the spaceship is running normally." Dean, I don't understand what you mean, is there something unexpected? ”

Williams suddenly became agitated and was about to have a seizure, Zeng Shuo hurriedly said, "Dean, don't worry, let me communicate." ”

Then, he picked up another communicator, tried his best to calm his emotions, and said, "I'm Zeng Shuo, everything is normal at the moment, and the ground will be ready to welcome your arrival." Now teleport back your health for the last week and your ship's logbook. ”

"Roger."

Then a file was delivered.

"Stay connected, call ends."

"Roger."

The military hospital has a special medical team, and after their careful checking, the four astronauts are functioning normally.

In addition to this, the flight log of the Lightspeed spacecraft was also determined to be operating normally.

And what's even more weird is that from the communication system of "Lightspeed", it can be seen that the astronauts are in contact with the ground every day!

Williams and the others were lost in thought, unable to figure out why, and their minds were filled with three words: impossible.

Although they don't believe it, the facts are in front of them, and they can't afford not to believe it.

This creates a paradox where you know it's a mistake, but after verifying it, you find that it's right......

Williams remembered that at last week's meeting, someone had asked if the communication equipment was malfunctioning, so that the "Speed of Light" could communicate normally, but it could not be received on the ground.

But this assumption had no theoretical basis and was immediately overturned.

Even if this assumption is true, how can the matter of locating coordinates be explained? Could it also be caused by a malfunction of the positioning system?

Or is there a mysterious force at work?

Suppose there is a force that controls the speed of light, as well as the astronauts, so that they unknowingly think that the ship is sailing normally and communicating normally with the ground......

Williams didn't dare to think about it.

At this moment, the mobile phone on the table rang, and it was Zhang Tianlin calling.

Sure enough, he also learned the news of the "Speed of Light" as soon as possible.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhang Tianlin and Adolf arrived in a hurry. Williams was still wondering how they had come so quickly, until he saw the helicopter parked on the tarmac......

When Williams finished speaking, both of them were taken aback, unable to believe that such a thing could happen.

"In other words," Zhang said, "we still have two days to prepare, so what do you think?" ”

Williams didn't answer directly, and shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm confused now, I can't make up my mind, and I was about to notify you to discuss, but I didn't expect you to come." What is an old Chinese saying called? ”

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrives." Zhang Tianlin said.

"Yes, that's it." Williams smiled awkwardly, "Lao Zhang, tell me what you think, the council is still waiting for a report." ”

Zhang Tianlin pondered for a while, and suddenly turned to Adolf: "What do you think?" ”

Adolf was also puzzled, and since he was asked, he had to bite the bullet and say: "This thing can't be described as 'strange', it's just weird." I've been involved in so many space projects, but this is the first time I've encountered this situation, and I don't have any experience in dealing with this kind of thing, so I ......"

Finally, Adolf ended his answer with a helpless expression.

It seems that no one wants to be a bird before the unknown.