Expedition No. 1, living area.

The bars in the living area are crowded with people, and it is already the public break every day. Most of the excitement when leaving has been consumed and daily training has been completed. Although there is no high alcoholic beverage on the airship, it is a good choice to drink a glass of light wine in your spare time, chat with like-minded people and share their mood at this time. No matter where you go, people are a social creature after all.

The only pity is that the two small quantum superbrains on Expedition One bear too strong various computing loads, so many virtual services that can be enjoyed on Earth cannot be fully enjoyed on the ship here, such as virtual food technology.

For foodies, this is absolutely unbearable, but compared with the mission they bear, this major sacrifice seems less important.

This also makes all social occasions in the living area of ​​Expedition One particularly lively. People who are immersed in leisure may even temporarily be on the huge ship of the Expedition universe, just like in an ordinary city on Earth, and a harsh alarm sounds directly.

"Note, note that the spacecraft will enter the opening space folding sixty minutes after Earth time, and enter the space wormhole after 62 minutes. Please return to your home quickly or in a nearby safe warehouse! Compatriots who need to stick to their posts, please wear protective covers to avoid unknown dangers."

Space folding technology is equivalent to an artificial wormhole technology. It requires high stability of space. It cannot have too strong gravitational interference, nor can it be a completely stable space. The former will cause a huge deviation in the destination, which is really a slight difference and a huge mistake. The errors generated may be calculated in light years. It is not impossible to run farther and farther away. However, it is a good choice to use it to escape at critical moments.

The latter will require a lot of energy to open a temporary channel because the spatial structure is too stable. In this case, the channels opened often cannot last too long, so the distance between the channels is often not too long, and the cost-effectiveness is too low. What is more dangerous is that the temporary wormholes opened under the spatial structure that are too stable are often extremely unstable, and the channel may collapse at any time.

If Expeditionary One had no time to escape from the collapsed space channel when sailing in the wormhole, the result would be absolutely catastrophic. The most optimistic thing is that it would be necessary to give up the external ships in order to allow the internal ship to escape. However, this is not over yet. What is more dangerous to rashly penetrate the wormhole channel is that it may be within the influence of the gravity of a certain planet. If it is an ordinary planet or there are still ways to imagine. If it is a star or a white dwarf, such extremely dangerous celestial bodies can be imagined for a behemoth like Expedition One.

To put it bluntly, the space folding technology on Expedition One is not perfect, and there is still a lot of room for improvement.

Of course, there is another option, to find a naturally formed wormhole passage, and with the strong defense capabilities of Expedition One, it is enough to support long-distance wormhole passage routes.

This is also the reason why Expedition One plans to visit all planets that have not yet been visited by humans in the solar system and go directly to the central area of ​​the Milky Way. According to the observation and analysis of various astronomical telescopes set up on Xingyao City over the years, as well as the results of a large number of probes spread throughout the space, natural wormholes are likely to exist in the core area of ​​the Milky Way.

Of course, after entering the wormhole passage, what the humans on the ship are most afraid of are all kinds of unknown radiation.

Although the outer shell and inner ship of Expedition One have various radiation-proof devices and coatings on the surface, the most terrifying thing in the universe is the unknown! Who knows what will happen in the different space after entering the wormhole? As the carrier of thought, the human body is still too fragile, so naturally it is more reassuring under heavy protection.

The thick cabin and close molecular structure of the protection warehouse are specifically designed to effectively block 99% of the radiation. These are all verified. Information from the biochip in Prince Wang's body, including the grandfather who raised him since childhood, was using this biological protection cabin to deal with various radiation risks in the universe, which is naturally more reassuring.

Uninterrupted alarms sounded in every corner of Expedition One. People who have already had a full preview of this situation do not need to panic at all. An hour in advance is enough for them to return to their homes, or find the nearest protection compartment to wrap themselves up. The equipment in the protection compartment will automatically detect the user's brain wave frequency and play the hypnotic sound that is most suitable for the user to enter sleep. Generally speaking, users can enter deep sleep within one minute.

After entering the wormhole, most of the work will be taken over by the machine or the quantum superbrain system on Expedition One. However, in the end, some tasks are still impossible to complete by machines. Naturally, they still need to be left behind to deal with various emergencies, including waking everyone on the giant ship from deep sleep in a crisis environment. These in-service personnel are naturally protected, and space jackets made of special materials are naturally the first choice.

Generally, with the help of robots, it only takes ten minutes to fully wear these clothes. Some scientists even choose this time to conduct scientific experiments. It is really a matter of not completely certain whether the physical rules in different space environments are the same as the spaces in which everyone is usually in.

As for the mecha warriors on duty, it is even more convenient. Just stay inside your own mecha.

This individual weapon that can adapt to combat in a cosmic strong radiation environment has long undergone the most stringent radiation protection treatment.

Therefore, it is already sufficient to measure one hour in advance. In the emergency crossing training, the measurement is usually only ten minutes in advance.

Even in extremely dangerous environments, forcing a wormhole may occur. In that case, everyone can only hope that the wormhole they are traveling through will not cause any trouble or encounter some unknown radiation.

Half an hour after the alarm was issued, the entire giant ship quickly became quiet.

Especially the living area, the squares, bars, and various game rooms that were just lively, are empty, and the most lively place on the giant ship just now became the quietest place. From this we can see that the five years of special training has not been in vain.

An hour passed by, and most people had fallen asleep. A thunderous roar came from the engine position, which then turned into a muffled roar, then turned into a "hiss" sound when the current passed, until everything returned to silence in the end.

However, a group of people who were still on duty in the command hall were particularly serious and solemn at this time. The changes in the engine mean that the energy is full, and the next is the most critical moment, to fold the space.

In fact, space folding is still a technology based on black hole cannon. Its principle is to create a huge gravity to cause space to be twisted briefly to achieve space jumps.

Of course, this cannot be in the complete state of the black hole cannon. The sudden collapse of space will also devour Expedition One.

Therefore, after careful calculation, a black hole cannon must create a strong gravitational unstable space, and pass through the wormhole according to the intermediate value of the velocity range calculated by the quantum superbrain to achieve the purpose of crossing space.

There are naturally dangers, but safety is also extremely guaranteed. There have been many experiments in the past five years, and there are previews and emergency measures for various possible situations. However, this is the first time that Expedition One has conducted a long-distance space jump, so naturally we have to be very energetic.

Prince Wang and Yan Xiaoxi are also among them.

The holographic images in the command hall are faithfully restoring the environment of Expedition One, and are presented in a way that can be observed by human eyes.

At this time, Expedition One was in the void about 1.5 million kilometers away from the earth. This distance sounds very far, but in the universe, it is only a distance of five seconds for light to run. Compared with the universe space calculated in units of light years, this distance is not worth mentioning.

There is darkness around it, and most of the light emitted by the sun is covered by the moon, making the stars in the distance look particularly eye-catching.

The black hole cannon hidden outside the giant ship has risen, controlling the intense calculations being made.

Although it has been calculated in detail after the crossing point is determined, there is still a check work at the final start, and most of the calculation work is still undertaken by the quantum superbrain, and the operator must finally confirm whether the entered parameters are correct in the final stage.

"The detection is completed, the space transition point is determined, the black hole cannon is quantitatively charged, the load particles are ready, and the request is to enter the space jump operation!"

"implement!"

After listening to the institutionalized report and request, Prince Wang nodded.

In the Arctic of the giant ship, the isolation plates made of heavy metal were unfolded in turn, and the dark muzzles slowly rose from the hole.

As the ultimate weapon of Expedition One, there is naturally a time to go from preparation to launch. However, this time it is not for the purpose of destruction, but to tear apart a space that can be crossed, so it does not take too long to prepare.

If it is in a state of war, the countless warships inside Expedition One will be released to buy time for the main ship. At this time, it is just to create a gravitational field to achieve the purpose of folding space, so naturally there is no need to make such a big fanfare.

Soon, the black hole cannon's muzzle flashed again with faint blue light. No sound spread in the vacuum. Only the blue light gradually gathered, and then quietly threw a swaying blue light spot in front of it. However, as soon as the muzzle was out, the light spot gradually disappeared and was swallowed by the darkness around it.

However, these scenes can deceive people's eyes, but they cannot deceive the ubiquitous detectors on Expedition One.

There are obvious significant fluctuations in the energy reaction interface, especially at the target point tens of thousands of kilometers away, an energy vortex that is invisible to the naked eye is gradually taking shape.

"The launch is successful, and the energy response amplitude is normal! It is expected that the wormhole will form in ten minutes, and Expedition One will request entry!"

Reports of excited weapons that had just fired the black hole cannon.

“Approved entry!”

After the words fell, a series of commands were generated again.

"The full charge of the No. 6-36 engine is being adjusted, and the full startup is expected to be completed in one minute!"

"In the speed calculation, it is expected to enter the wormhole in five minutes!"

...

In space, countless engines with the back of Expedition One facing the artificial wormhole finally began to start at the same time with all their strength. The flames ejected from countless ejections at the same time illuminated half of the void. After a moment, Expedition One gradually got faster. At the fastest time, it rushed towards the position pointed at by the black hole cannon just tens of times.

Five minutes later, it rushed into nothingness and the entire giant ship disappeared into nothingness in an instant.

...

The moment they entered the folding space, most of the various carrier-based camera equipment collectively failed. However, some special spectral cameras that were still working still recorded some scenes outside the channel of Expedition One. After the quantum superbrain calculations were restored, it became a virtual scene that was being restored in the command hall.

There are two-dimensional images composed of colorful light bands everywhere, forming countless abstract patterns that are outrageous. If you can take screenshots and cut them down, it will probably make Mr. Vincent Van Gogh, the Impressionist school, feel that it is not as good as it is. In particular, some colors are not defined in the human world at all, and only make people feel extremely dazzling.

Whether up, down, left, left, front, back, there is no so-called concept of passage or corridor. It is filled with various such colors everywhere, losing its direction and losing its sense of space. In these noisy pure color environments, it cannot even determine its orientation. Expedition One moves completely according to the previously predetermined trajectory, as if trapped in a deep sea with the same scenery around it. Unlike it, the surrounding area is not boundless darkness, but an endless ocean of light and color generated by the interweaving of various colors.

All the timing tools on the ship stopped at the same time, and everyone seemed to be wandering in a space without a starting point and no end point.

Without accurate timing, everyone was immersed in the virtual environment and could not extricate themselves, and the familiar dark space suddenly appeared in front of everyone. A huge disc was quietly hanging in the sky. The high-energy spectrum analyzer showed that there were countless colorful gases surrounding the outer periphery of this large disc.

That's right, that's Jupiter, a spectacular large planet. The colorful lights are the cloud rings formed by this fastest-rotating planet at high speed. Jupiter's rotation speed is so fast that these clouds and mists are galloping like torrents. The gushes of colored spots are comparable to those of the ocean on Earth.

What followed was the radio waves received on Expedition One roaring, which was the energy reaction that occurred when the super-strong radiation belt around Jupiter kept colliding and capturing particles, and was captured by various detection equipment on Expedition One.
Chapter completed!