According to Fang Juanhuang's order, the "Xingmai" interstellar spacecraft broke away from the main fleet and flew towards the wandering galaxy captured by the black hole...
Its target is the habitable planet in the galaxy that is 1.3 times the mass of the Earth.
Thirty-five minutes later, Stellar arrived at its destination, but instead of entering the planet's atmosphere, it hovered in its high-altitude orbit.
Through the portholes of the spacecraft, you can clearly see the terrifying and everything-devouring medium-sized black hole more than 30 million kilometers away. It is like a huge abyss across the starry sky, and the dark hole occupies the starry sky like a devil's mouth. most of the area.
At the edge of the hole, there is a dense and dazzling light band. The light band perfectly outlines the outline of the black hole. It is like the eyelids of the black hole and watches all the celestial bodies within its gravitational range.
Always ready to devour them.
"It seems that it has just finished swallowing a star. The ring of light should be the overflow of the swallowed star, right?" Kusil, the staff officer of "Pulse" asked.
Captain Matsutoshi Shimoda nodded, his eyes slowly moved from the black hole to the galaxy captured by it, and murmured: "More than 3,000 years later, it will also follow its footsteps, except for a short period of time. Outside the circle of light, nothing will remain.”
After a while, he turned his attention to the second planet of the star---the star that breeds life.
What you see is another scene. Completely opposite to the black hole that was full of death, the planet in front of you presents a magnificent and shocking picture full of vitality.
Under the thick atmosphere, the entire star shows the beauty of different colors intertwined. It is colorful and spectacular, but it is not a bare surface of the earth or a lake, nor a plain or a mountain, but a place covered by vegetation of different colors. kind of natural beauty.
Vegetation covers almost the entire planet, ranging from emerald green, bright yellow, orange and white. These colors are not the colors seen on the earth, but glow with bright fluorescent colors, just like the ones displayed by fireflies. bright light.
The vast area of colorful vegetation is dotted with large and small green lakes, which shine like emeralds in the sun.
All the crew members on the "Star Pulse" were attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of them, and were so shocked by its stunning scenery that they forgot the mission they were about to perform.
But Captain Shimoda Matsutomo has not forgotten.
"Send an expedition team to land first on a detection spacecraft. After confirming that there is no danger, the Star Pulse will land again." He ordered.
"According to the detection results, there is no civilization of any level on this planet. If they are just giant beasts, they are not our opponents at all. There is no need to be so cautious, right?" Kusil said disapprovingly.
Shimoda Matsutoshi did not respond to Kusil. He stared silently at the colorful planet...
Long before the "Xingmai" carried out its mission, Fleet Commander-in-Chief Fang Junhuang warned him repeatedly that he must be extremely cautious before landing, and only after ensuring that there was no danger would the "Xingmai" land on the star.
His words still ring in my ears.
"Do as I say and carry out the orders." He said coldly.
Three minutes later, a detection spacecraft carrying an expedition team of 50 people flew away from the "Pulse". It fell straight into the atmosphere like a meteor...
After 10 seconds, the detection spacecraft lost its signal.
At first, Shimoda Matsutoshi believed that this was a short-term signal interruption caused by the detection spacecraft breaking through the black barrier in the planet's atmosphere. However, three minutes passed and there was still no signal from the detection spacecraft. It seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
After several calls to no avail, he sent out another detection vessel
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What he never expected about the spacecraft was that this detection spacecraft was in the same situation as the previous detection spacecraft. It also lost its signal only 10 seconds after entering the atmosphere.
Half an hour later, the "Star Pulse" activated all detection equipment, but still found no trace of the two spacecraft, nor received any distress signals from them, not even a routine report.
Shimoda Matsuzhi immediately became nervous. Just as he was about to report the relevant situation to the fleet commander-in-chief Fang Junhuang, the first detection spacecraft sent before sent a signal.
At the same time, its signal characteristics also appeared on the "Star Pulse" detection equipment.
But the second detection spacecraft still had no signal.
The expedition team reported the relevant situation to Shimoda Matsuchi. They landed on a swamp and found nothing around except tall, lush, colorful, and fluorescent plants.
Five minutes later, the second detection spacecraft also sent a signal. It landed in a forest clearing and found nothing except the endless forest.
Shimoda Matsuchi breathed a long sigh of relief.
He didn't understand why the two detection spacecraft disappeared for 35 minutes and 40 minutes for no reason? But according to what they reported, it only took 5 minutes for the two detection spacecraft to enter the atmosphere and land.
What happened to the lost 30 minutes?
He quickly reported the situation to the fleet commander-in-chief Fang Juanhuang, who immediately ordered the technical department to conduct detailed detection of the black hole and related planets.
After further detection, it was found that because the planet is bound by the gravity of the black hole, the latter's strong gravity causes the space-time where the former is located to be distorted.
One day on the planet will be six days faster than its high-altitude orbit. That is to say, if you stay on the planet for one day, six days will pass in its high-altitude orbit.
This can explain why the two exploration spacecraft only took 5 minutes to land, while the "Pulse" in high-altitude orbit felt that 30 minutes had passed, a difference of 6 times.
This is not the worst part. According to calculations, as the planet gradually approaches the black hole, the gravitational force exerted by the planet will become larger and larger. Before it is completely torn apart by the black hole, that is, before it enters the black hole's event horizon. Over time, the curvature of space-time will become more and more severe.
In other words, the difference between a day on the planet and a day in its high-altitude orbit will become larger and larger, and the limit time will differ by 10,000 times. That is, in the past day on the planet, 10,000 times have passed in its high-altitude orbit. sky.
Of course, this is an extreme situation before a planet enters the black hole's event horizon.
Fang Juanhuang quietly stared at the relevant data that had just been calculated about the planet that was flashing on the big screen. He was thinking about whether the planet was worth continuing to explore.
"Recalculate, in the time and space we are in now, how many Earth years will it take for this planet to fall into the black hole?" he asked.
This is an issue that must be considered. Once the planet cannot support it for enough years, he will lead the entire fleet to leave here and continue to move into deep space.
Five minutes later, the calculation results came out. The planet and the galaxy it is located in will be completely torn apart and accreted by the black hole in 326 years, which is a full 10 times faster than the previous calculation results.
"If we stay on the planet, how many years will it be safe?" he asked again.
"169 Earth years," the commander responded.
Fang Juanhuang's face twitched slightly. This age made him in a dilemma. It was difficult to decide whether to give up or order the fleet to land here.
Measured by the scale of human life, 169 years lasts for several generations. Using the scale of a civilization's reproduction as an indicator, it seems so insignificant that it even seems like a blink of an eye.
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Although this planet is not enough to support the continued development of our civilization, 169 years will allow our entire fleet to multiply and grow, and it will also give us a short rest. "Staff Kusil said.
Fang Junhuang looked at the colorful planet against the background of the black hole. It was so beautiful and brilliant in the starry sky that the entire star field was dwarfed by its rays of light.
But its lifespan is only 169 years, which is not worth mentioning on the time scale of the universe.
He thought about what Kusil said again, and what he said made sense. There were 1.25 million people in the entire fleet, and the male-to-female ratio was 7:3. 169 years was enough to train several generations of sailors. When their generation of sailors gets older, The new generation of sailors can continue to march into deep space and complete missions they have never completed.
Only by passing on the fire from generation to generation can human civilization have hope and a future.
But Fang Juanhuang was still hesitant.
"We have found this planet with a lifespan of just over 100 years. Has our mission been completed? It can provide us with a short-term haven, but it can also destroy our will and our courage to march into the universe. He was disappointed. road.
"We are an escape fleet. During the escape process, we can sow the seeds of hope for human civilization in a corner of the universe. This is a victory in itself. Moreover, after we settle down, we can still head into the depths of the universe to find the next one. A more livable planet," Kusier said impassionedly.
He looked at the planet that nurtured life, and continued: "Although 169 years is short, it is enough to do a lot of things and change a lot."
Fang Juanhuang took a long breath and nodded gently.
The two detection spacecraft that landed carried out detection and research work on the planet in their respective landing areas. After three days of unremitting efforts, various parameters of the planet were accurately detected.
Its atmospheric gases are composed of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and other gases, of which the oxygen content reaches 32.5%. Except that the oxygen index is slightly higher than that of the earth, its atmospheric composition is highly similar to that of the earth.
In addition, its gravity environment is slightly higher than that of the Earth, about 1.25 times that of the Earth. An adult's activities on this planet will not have much impact compared to the Earth.
According to Fang Junhuang's order, the "Xingmai" did not land on the planet. It still hovered in its high-altitude orbit, and the two exploration spacecraft continued to carry out more in-depth and comprehensive exploration of the planet.
The purpose of doing this is of course out of caution. On an unknown planet, when various conditions are still unclear, it is necessary to take great risks to set up a large-scale presence.
This is in line with Fang Junhuang's character, who has always been known for his caution.
The two expedition teams went in opposite directions about 100 kilometers deep into the interior of the planet. During this period, they did not encounter any large animals. The largest animal encountered was a herbivorous species similar to a hippopotamus. After that, No more animals were encountered.
During the 15 days that the two groups of team members stayed, all their vital indicators were normal, and no one had any physical abnormalities.
This is an important reference indicator, and it is also an aspect that the entire fleet pays special attention to. Based on the various physiological indicators of the team members, it can be judged whether the planet is suitable for human activities.
At present, it is very suitable for human habitation.
Three days later, the "Star Pulse" landed at a very open river mouth.
Five days later, the main fleet led by Fang Juanhuang landed on the planet.
In the cabin of the scientific research ship, Liu Hanyang leaned on the back of his chair. He looked at Dai Lin, who still looked frightened, and questions burst out from his face.
"According to your description, there is nothing unusual about this?" he said.
"I haven't finished speaking yet." Her words were dark and low.
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