Chapter 123: Short Jump
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Zhang Lei jumped up suddenly, opened the hatch and flew outside in a little panic, you know, if you lose the shuttle instrument, not to mention returning to the Federation or something, it is possible to be trapped on this desolate meteorite.
Because he didn't know which direction the mineral collector controlled by the shuttle instrument left from, Zhang Lei suspended in the air and thought about it, then began to rise in height, randomly found a direction, and began to look for it.
It took nearly twenty minutes for Zhang Lei to find the shuttle device surrounded by a pink mist in a large sunken hole. Wide-eyed and scrutinized, the mist seemed to be made up of a swarm of tiny mosquito-like insects. At this time, the shuttle instrument is controlling the mineral collector, spinning extremely fast, throwing out the small insects that fly over.
The scanning beam of the mineral collector discovered Zhang Lei's arrival, and a piece of information was transmitted from the shuttle to Zhang Lei's head. This information shows that this small insect has a great economic value, and its main food is the metal ore produced on this meteorite, and the excrement left behind by the digestion of this insect is actually a strange semi-metal material, which can be used to improve the cohesion of energy weapons.
Frowning, Zhang Lei waved his hand and turned his energy into a gust of wind to disperse the mosquito-like mist, and then put away the shuttle instrument casually. Looking at the small insects that began to gather in the distance, Zhang Lei took out some wood, carved a large wooden box with a flying sword at great speed, collected some of the small insects that flew over, and then turned around and flew towards the Warrior battleship at great speed.
There were small metal-feeding bugs on this meteorite, and who knows if there was anything more weird, so let's go back and lift the battleship Warrior into the air first. Quickly returned to the battleship Warrior, Zhang Lei removed the shuttle and inserted it into the main console of the battleship, and then immediately ordered the battleship to take off.
It wasn't until the battleship left the meteorite dozens of kilometers later that Zhang Lei exhaled a long breath, took out the three chips and asked Na Zhinao: "Scan these three chips can be used?"
"The chip is basically qualified, and a program needs to be written to the instrument to work together. ”
It took another hour to get a program to write to the instrument, and after some upside down, Zhang Lei finally had three auxiliary brains in his hands that could be used. One controls the battleship, the other controls the mineral search collector, and the remaining one Zhang Lei plans to keep for now.
After finishing these, Zhang Lei did not rush to refine the short-range jump engine, but first equipped the battleship with a shipborne detector, and then used the remaining scraps to get a projector in the main control room. With these accessories attached, the ship looks like a normal spaceship.
As soon as the projector was installed, the prompt sound of the battleship's auxiliary brain sounded, and the entire main control room suddenly lit up, and a stereoscopic projection covering the entire main control room suddenly appeared, and then a mechanical voice sounded: "Coordinates X8453858, Y45385, E825353 are eighty-three .8 light years away, and abnormal spatial jump fluctuations are found." ”
The camera zooms in, and the optical lens of the shipboard probe projects a clearer picture into the main control room of the Warrior. In the inky black space of the universe, an oval-shaped strange circle suddenly appeared, and some gold and white satin-like pieces of light emerged from the circle, like tentacles, constantly expanding the circle. When the circle was expanded to a diameter of more than 100 meters, a wooden building ship with a golden white wave of air quickly spaced out of the strange circle, and then the light flashed and disappeared again.
"Record that coordinate. Zhang Lei shouted to the wisdom brain of the warrior battleship, and then asked the shuttle in his head: "Go to that coordinate, can you find the departure place of this aircraft?"
"The target aircraft does not hide space jump fluctuations, it should be possible to find out the origin of this aircraft, and the specific situation should be explored at that coordinate. ”
"Very well, let's get that short-range jump engine out together. Zhang Lei smiled and said with both hands hitting each other.
Similarly, installing the shuttle device on the tattoo artist and throwing it into the refining furnace, Zhang Lei spent more than ten hours refining the short-range jump engine. The precision required for this engine is too high, and it is even more tiring to calculate than refining the entire battleship. After refining this thing, Zhang Lei didn't rush to rest, so he hurried to disassemble the original ordinary patrol ship engine and replace it with the newly refined Leap Engine.
"Warrior, help me test the performance of this new engine. Taking out a piece of cloth and wiping his hands, Zhang Lei turned his head and shouted towards the auxiliary brain in the distance.
The entire battleship shook suddenly, and the faint blue tail flame erupted at great speed, taking the entire battleship into a blue light cluster and flying towards the distance for a while. After a while, the Warrior's mechanical voice sounded in the main control room: "The speed is increased by 15 percent, the short-range jump function is increased, and the energy consumption is increased by 15 percent." ”
"Alright, let's go, go to the coordinates you recorded. Zhang Lei sat down on the only chair in the main control room and commanded casually.
The battleship shook slightly, the engine at the stern of the ship ran violently, and the entire battleship began to slowly blur from the outside, and then suddenly disappeared like a cloud of green smoke. More than eighty light-years away, a blue light flashed, and the battleship Warrior emerged from near the coordinate point, and a mechanical voice sounded: "The short-range jump is complete, six light hours away from the target, and it is expected to reach the target area after ten hours of travel at the current speed." ”
"It's so far off? It looks like my pirated product is terrible. Zhang Lei rolled his eyes and muttered in a low voice.
After closing its eyes and recuperating for a few hours, the battleship Warrior finally came to the front of the coordinate point, replaced the battleship's auxiliary brain with a shuttle, and then the ship's probe emitted some fine light and swept towards the place where it was originally a strange circle.
"Found the coordinates of the departure place of the target aircraft, is it stored?"
"Don't save it, calculate the approximate distance and see if you can jump over it directly. Zhang Lei looked at the scanning beam in front of him and said with a frown.
The shuttle was silent for three minutes and then said in a loud voice: "According to calculations, with the shipborne probe, it takes three jumps to reach the target coordinates." ”
"Then let's go, I don't want to stay in this place anymore. Zhang Lei patted the armrest of the seat a little irritably and said.
After receiving Zhang Lei's order, the blue light on the tail of the battleship flashed, and the battleship that had stayed for a while shook violently, and then disappeared again.
PS. Thank you for your comments and suggestions in the book review area, about the distance of the Federation and the clash of two civilizations, the answer will appear in the middle and late stages of the book, I hope you will read it patiently.