"Chairman, there is no need to worry. The annihilation wave propagates in all directions at the speed of light. We are now 0.41 light-years away from the center of the Cole Peak Nebula and can detect its existence. Then the collision of matter and antimatter will occur in about five months. Previously. Based on the coordinates of the last appearance of the Regal Spaceship that we have, plus the time, it can be inferred that the annihilation wave had already passed the space position of the Regal Spaceship at that time. The probability of them being hit by the annihilation wave was low." Peng Xun explained rationally.
"Well, okay, let's wait until the results of the unmanned detector No. 18 are punctured and the results are returned!" Peng Haochang thought for a moment and agreed with the original approach of these people.
Involving the annihilation wave associated with the collision of matter and antimatter, Peng Haochang had to be cautious. Although he wanted to take the risk to find the treasure, he did not want to risk the lives of the Peng family's children.
The Stable salvage ship is hovering quietly in space, with the dazzling starlight shining on it. The bright red and yellow striped paint makes it look very eye-catching.
There are huge words on both sides of the ship, one side is "Steady" and the other side is "Tiangong Salvage". The fonts are powerful and powerful, and it can be seen that they were written by famous artists.
They were written personally by Yan Xizhen, a famous calligrapher of the Panhua ethnic group. Peng Haochang spent a lot of money to obtain these seven-character calligraphy treasures.
The nearby Cole Peak Nebula keeps emitting faint light, which is very different from its original gray color. It can be guessed that there is a powerful light source inside.
At this moment, a dilapidated cylindrical spacecraft appeared on the radar of the Stable, traveling at 0.99 the speed of light.
Radar operator Peng Tan said with some confusion: "It's really strange. Why doesn't it jump into hyperspace and travel at this normal speed? It will take at least 1,000 years to reach the star system with intelligent life?"
Peng Haochang, who was playing with two azure stone balls on the command chair, looked up at the radar and said smoothly: "Maybe someone else encountered some difficulties and the spacecraft lost its jumping function. The communications officer used the public frequency band to send information to the other party and asked Ask them if they need our help.”
This is where the Peng family is superior to others. It is no wonder that their reputation spreads far and wide if they have good connections throughout the universe.
'Toot toot! There was a sound when the communicator connected, and the other party was successfully connected. A young man with eyebrows like swords and a Chinese character face appeared on the holographic image.
The young man looked a little tired, but his tiger eyes were bright and clear. You could feel his courage and perseverance at a glance, and his tall figure added a bit of bravery.
Peng Haochang couldn't help but admire, this is not simple for young people.
"We are the Shenzheng of Tiangong Salvage Company. The radar found that your spacecraft is moving at a normal speed in space. This is rare. Do you need our assistance?" Communications Officer Peng Qin asked politely.
After hearing the words "Tiangong Salvage", the young man's face was a little excited. When Peng Qin just finished speaking, he said happily: "Thank you so much. When our spacecraft passed by the Cole Peak Nebula, it encountered an unknown energy storm. , the hyperlight engine was damaged, and 45% of the hull was damaged. The communication function can only receive and cannot actively send signals. The food has been exhausted. If no rescue is available, everyone will be trapped and die in this endless space!" said His face turned sad.
"What do you do?" Peng Haochang asked out of curiosity.
"My name is Wang Jiacheng, am... an explorer?" The young man said with a bit of embarrassment in his tone, much like a student's demeanor when meeting a teacher.
"Wang Jiacheng, the Wang Jiacheng who is known as the 'Nine Lives'?" Peng Haochang stood up from the command chair.
"Mr. Wang, let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Peng Haochang, the chairman of our Tiangong Salvage!" Peng Qin quickly introduced.
Wang Jiacheng quickly stood up after hearing this. The holographic image could clearly show the sitting and lying postures of both parties. He did not want to lose etiquette, not to mention that the other party was a descendant of an interstellar explorer whom he admired very much. He said: "Chairman Peng, it is an honor to be here." I met you here, but I’m a little embarrassed now, please forgive me!”
Peng Haochang laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Wang, you are too polite. You are a rising star in our exploration world. I have heard about you for a long time and admire you very much!"
Wang Jiacheng waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't dare to take it! I don't dare to take it!"
Peng Haochang was telling the truth. He had heard about Wang Jiacheng a long time ago.
Wang Jiacheng comes from a wealthy family and has been interested in and yearned for adventure since he was a child. However, his parents opposed Wang Jiacheng's hobby and forced Wang Jiacheng to major in interstellar trade at university, preparing Wang Jiacheng to take over the family business company in the future.
This is also the current situation of many Panhua families. Sons inherit their father's business and are engaged in business activities. Therefore, Panhua people in various countries in the universe are generally relatively wealthy.
Wang Jiacheng has a tenacious character, is bold and careful, loves taking risks, is also smart, and excels in studies. He plans to develop the family company after graduation and start an adventure career soon. This way, he does not have to go against his parents' wishes and can accumulate the necessary resources for adventure. funds.
Something unexpected happened. While the spacecraft of Wang Jiacheng's parents was sailing in the universe, it was robbed by pirates and both of them were mercilessly killed.
After Wang Jiacheng received the news, he was furious and vowed to avenge his parents with his own hands. He dropped out of school and used the inherited property to buy a decommissioned second-hand Class II frigate on the black market. He recruited a group of veterans as crew members at a high price to go to that group of pirates. Sit back and wait in the haunted place.
Unfortunately, he still thought of things too simply. In the end, he failed to get his revenge. The frigate was destroyed by another group of pirates. All the people on the warship were buried in the cold space. Only Wang Jiacheng managed to escape by relying on the escape capsule. One calamity.
After being rescued by a passing merchant ship, the owner of the merchant ship admired Wang Jiacheng's courage and sympathized with Wang Jiacheng's experience. He temporarily took Wang Jiacheng in.
Wang Jiacheng was penniless and didn't know where the pirates' lair was or even their names. He could only temporarily work on a merchant ship to earn money.
A few years later, Wang Jiacheng left the merchant ship, used his accumulated property to buy a small, dilapidated salvage boat, and began his formal exploration career.
In this way, he can realize his original dream and at the same time find out about the pirates who killed his parents. In the universe, interstellar explorers and pirates often interact, and it is easy to find clues about their enemies.
Wang Jiacheng, who was just starting out, received an appalling mission to retrieve monitoring data from a scientific research station on the edge of the event horizon of a super-giant black hole.
This mission is extremely dangerous. The scientific research station is infinitely close to the horizon and has long been abandoned by its owner.
The person who issued this mission was a strange organization called Retrospective Cult. This religion firmly believes that the secret of turning back time is hidden in black holes, so it urgently needs the data from this scientific research station.
Because the scientific research station is too close to the black hole's event horizon, there are many strange phenomena on it. For example, the gravity will suddenly become infinite in some places, and there will be no gravity in other places. Once a person encounters this phenomenon, It will be torn to pieces in an instant.
More than 1,000 explorers have tried to complete this mission in the past, but they all failed to return.
Wang Jiacheng received this task and completed it!
Not long after he left the scientific expedition station, it disappeared forever.
Wang Jiacheng survived again and earned generous rewards.
Some said he was lucky, some said he was stupid and bold, some said he was smart and courageous, and Wang Jiacheng began to become famous.
With the funds, Wang Jiacheng replaced the spaceship, hired employees, and took the initiative to go to the Pirate Nebula to find the final treasure, the 9th Backup Warehouse.
Legend has it that the 9th backup warehouse was the last resistance force of the Gupanhua Empire. It was a place where precious metals were hidden. Many people explored it based on the circulated star map and found that it was a desolate and dead rock planet. In the end, nothing was found.
Wang Jiacheng also came there. He was not in a hurry to confirm, nor did he say otherwise. He used various instruments and equipment to conduct a comprehensive slice scan of it. As expected, nothing was found.
The earliest record of the 9th Backup Warehouse was obtained from a holographic image. A Gupanhua Empire general ordered a transport ship to transport precious metals to this rocky planet.
But countless explorers came here one after another, and without exception, they all failed.
This rocky planet is so ordinary that there is almost no liquid water. Animals and plants can't even think about it. There are no conditions for their survival here.
Normally no one would notice. Wang Jiacheng suddenly thought of the possibility that the so-called treasures might not have any special warehouse at all, but they were integrated into the surface of the earth and looked like ordinary mineral deposits.
Precious metals do not deteriorate in nature. Wouldn't it be great to mine them from minerals and then incorporate them into minerals?
The way they hunt for treasure is nothing more than exploring the architectural remains of intelligent creatures, then large underground structures, and finally high-purity precious metals.
If the hider were to incorporate precious metals into the rock again, less than the detector's minimum size, no one would notice anything.
After figuring this out, Wang Chengjia suddenly became enlightened and immediately took the people away from the rocky planet.
He found the company and ordered a batch of mineral resource detectors, especially to improve their sensitivity to precious metals.
After the detector was ready, Wang Jiacheng once again led people to kill the rocky planet.
Wang Jiacheng's behavior confused the employees. As an exploration spacecraft, it did not carry any professional equipment and carried a bunch of prospecting instruments.
Many employees privately discussed whether their boss, Wang Jiacheng, had a mental problem that made him act so abnormally. Several employees resigned directly because of this.
After arriving at the rock star, Wang Jiacheng ordered the release of all mineral resource detectors.
These detectors, which look like giant dragonflies, rush out of the salvage ship in a swarm and fly towards the gray-brown planet below.
Wang Jiacheng stood in the bridge room, staring at the holographic image that was gradually taking shape in front of him.
