Faced with his teammate's teasing, Hansent smirked, turned his eyes out of the porthole, and changed the subject a little stiffly.

"By the way, where are we now?"

Hope frowned and looked at the porthole ahead.

[Poseidon] High-power searchlight headlights are installed around the hull.

But even so, except for the area around the hull, it was still pitch black in the distance.

The "weak" light from the searchlight headlight obviously cannot dispel the endless darkness inside the ice giant.

"I don't know either..."

He shook his head, and a look of hesitation flashed in his eyes: "It seems that the clouds outside seem to be much richer."

As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the various data presented in the holographic projection.

30 standard atmospheric pressures.

"You should now be at the junction of ammonia ice clouds and liquid ammonia oceans."

In the over-distance communication device, Lu Yongchang's voice suddenly came.

After the exploration ship was out of danger, Lu Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief and his tone of speech seemed much more relaxed.

"The junction?" Hope frowned, "But... it seems we are still in the clouds?"

He reached out and stroked the holographic screen a few times.

Looking at the white "clouds" in the camera, Hope said again: "And, the camera at the bottom of the exploration ship did not capture the so-called liquid ammonia ocean."

"This is a normal phenomenon." Lu Yongchang's voice sounded again.

"Unlike terrestrial planets, judging from the data sent back by the probe and the models we built, there is no obvious dividing line between the atmosphere of the ice giant and the ocean."

"As the surrounding pressure and temperature increase, the fine ammonia crystals in the atmosphere of the ice giant will gradually liquefy, becoming small mist-like droplets floating in the atmosphere."

"From your point of view..."

"The clouds outside should be thicker."

Hope suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly, "How long will it take for us to reach the liquid ammonia ocean?"

Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment: "From the simulation calculation results of zero, when the external air pressure reaches 60 standard atmospheric pressure, you will truly come into contact with the liquid ammonia ocean."

Hope glanced at the data sent back by the sensor.

40 standard atmospheric pressures.

It is not far from the 60 standard atmospheric pressures mentioned by Professor Lu.

He subconsciously sat upright, his eyes showing a hint of uneasiness.

The endless ocean of liquid ammonia...

Even if he just imagined this picture in his mind, Hope felt an extremely complicated feeling arise in his heart.

Some expectation, some fear.

...

The exploration ship continues to fall.

Driven by Hall thruster, the descent of the exploration ship was already very slow at this time.ъìqυgΕtv.℃ǒΜ

Hope and Hansent also truly felt the gravity from this ice giant.

The gravity of 1.5g is not even as strong as the Dawn Star.

This gravity did not have any adverse effects on the two people's newly strengthened bodies.

Over time, the pressure around gradually increases.

55 standard atmospheric pressure.

58 standard atmospheric pressure.

59 standard atmospheric pressures…

The exploration ships are descent too slowly.

【Hoover Successfully】

【Landing environment analysis is underway…】

[Poseidon] Stopped quietly in the atmosphere of the ice giant, and at the same time, precision sensors began to investigate the bottom.

"Professor, it seems that it is raining outside." Hope glanced at the porthole directly in front and said in surprise.

The raindrops as big as beans hit the surface of the exploration ship, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

"It should be liquid ammonia rain." Lu Yongchang looked at the scene sent back by the camera and said softly, "If nothing unexpected happens, you are not far from the liquid ammonia ocean."

"There is a large amount of liquid under the exploration ship."

Sure enough, the next moment, Zero's electronic synthesizer sounded at the same time in the command center and in the cockpit.

Lu Yongchang's expression turned up, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes!

It's indeed a sea of ​​liquid ammonia!

In this way, he has a little more confidence in discovering new minerals!

Lu Yongchang suppressed the excitement in his heart and said in a deep voice: "Two, next is our highlight, be careful!"

Then, he issued a direct order: "Switch the drive method and prepare to land!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yongchang noticed the logical problem in his command.

There is no land on the ice superstar, so how can you say landing?

So he hurriedly added: "No, prepare to enter the sea!"

Hope chuckled, and the originally solemn atmosphere in the cockpit dissipated a lot at this moment.

"receive!"

He raised his hand and pressed several buttons on the holographic projection.

In order to better perform mineral exploration tasks in the liquid ammonia ocean, two sets of driving methods were installed in the exploration ship.

The first one is naturally the traditional driving method of Hall thruster device.

The second type is the more traditional propeller propulsion.

After Hope pressed the button, the light of the main Hall thruster at the tail of [Poseidon] slowly went out, and the entire spacecraft barely maintained a hovering state under the push of several secondary Hall thrusters on the side.

Then, the main thruster contracts toward the abdomen of the cabin, and a propeller about the same size as the main thruster extends out simultaneously, replacing its position.

"The drive mode has been switched."

"Prepare to enter the sea!"

...

As the altitude continues to decline, the distance between the exploration ship and the sea is getting closer and closer.

The images sent back by the camera are gradually becoming clearer.

The endless deep sea surface came into view of the two of them.

The sea was pitch black, like a bottomless abyss, absorbing all the light from the outside world.

Under the illumination of high-power searchlights, the waves on the sea surface were undulating, and even the smallest waves reached a height of several meters.

Looking at the scene in the holographic projection, Hansent's hand controlling the exploration ship shook slightly, and [Poseidon] also shook a little.

He swallowed slightly, his pupils slightly dilated, and he stared at the image sent back by the camera: "Hop..."

"Do you still have expectations for this ocean of liquid ammonia..."

Hope, who was sitting on the other side, shook his head in fear.

In his imagination, the liquid ammonia ocean on the ice giant should be a blue, boundless vast ocean, and it should be a beautiful scenery that can make people feel peaceful and peaceful with just a glance.

But since he entered the ice superstar, he realized the problem.

At this time, he was like Ye Gong in the good dragon.

Facing the deep and dark sea surface, he was left with endless fear!

As for the previous expectations?

He threw them all over the place!

The scene in front of him made him deeply aware of the cruelty of nature, or the universe.

The current human beings are as ridiculous as a toy in front of them.

Hansent took a deep breath and controlled the exploration ship to slowly descend.

"Hope, get ready."
Chapter completed!