"Old guy, shut up, you're making a lot of noise, you're just going to die, what's the big deal!" Hu Lan cursed Juncker Adam and was very dissatisfied with him.
"Science officer, how could such a low-level mistake happen, where a simple speed measurement is off?" Su Pu asked with some complaint.
"Hey, the source of everything is the consequences of instability caused by the supernova explosion! Its powerful radiation energy interfered with the ordinary sensors on the Kaiwu, and also slightly affected our ultra-large sensitive equipment! Until just now, they Everything has completely returned to normal, allowing us to discover the truth! We carried out the previous work based on the accuracy of the data provided by the detection equipment! I'm sorry!" Zhu Zhen said with a painful expression.
"You..." Su Pu originally had a bunch of complaints, but when he reached his mouth, he swallowed them back.
To be honest, none of this has anything to do with the scientific team led by Zhu Zhen. There is a problem with the spacecraft equipment, and even the gods can't do anything about it.
"There are still 140 million kilometers left to meet the black hole's inescapable event horizon!" Kaiwu's main control optical brain broadcast the situation in real time, a bit like a death note. Every time it sounds, it indicates that the lives of thousands of crew members will be lost. A few points.
Everyone's eyes are on Wang Jiacheng, the helmsman of Kaiwuhao and their backbone.
Wang Jiacheng was heartbroken. What else could he do? He really wanted to announce in public that everyone should abandon ship and run for their lives!
The honeycomb scattering escape cabin made of button metal, which costs a lot of money to equip, may have some effect and help a small number of people save their lives.
He saw the scenes in the bridge room. Some were crying, some were praying silently, some were stunned and at a loss, and some were calmly facing the death below.
Wang Jiacheng's mouth moved a few times, trying to say something comforting or encouraging, but nothing came out. At this point, what else can he say!
To say that we can still be saved and that there is still hope, everyone knows this is impossible. In this case, the 0.114 times the speed of light of the black hole is significantly greater than the 0.113 times the speed of light of the Kaiwu. In a short time, the black hole will catch up with the spacecraft, and everyone will be annihilated in this endless sea of space, becoming one of the more than 100 million explorers who died in history.
Maybe in a few thousand years, someone of the younger generation who explores the cosmic sea will see in the records that Wang Jiacheng led one of the most advanced salvage ships of the year to search for the treasures of the legendary Morova Empire. Thousands of people were unfortunate. Death in distress!
Robot servants No. 2 and No. 3 were supporting Junker Adam on the verge of collapse, one on the left and the other on the right. They saw him baring his teeth and claws while constantly complaining about everything and everyone, and saying a bunch of words that Wang Jiacheng heard incomprehensible.
"I don't have the ability to save everyone..." Wang Jiacheng closed his eyes and said silently in his heart, feeling as painful as millions of knives piercing his heart.
He knew what this meant, he also knew that Kaiwuhao was over, and he even knew that Wang Jiacheng's adventure career would come to an end today!
The fourth plasma engine will not be repaired until 2 days at the earliest. By that time, everything will be too late. They have fallen into the black hole's inescapable horizon and can't do anything!
"Why, why do you want us to encounter such a disaster..." A huge feeling of powerlessness engulfed Wang Jiacheng's mind, and Wang Jiacheng felt that his whole body had lost all strength.
Things that happened when he left the Fulcrum Star flowed through his mind one by one. The calls and encouragements from the many farewell ships kept echoing in his mind.
"But, I can't help it, I can't help it... I can't save Kaiwuhao, I failed your expectations!" Feelings of self-blame rushed through Wang Jiacheng's heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.
Hu Lan looked at Wang Jiacheng's painful expression and said: "Brother Wang, you don't need to be sad. Since everything is irreversible, let's face it calmly! In any case, as explorers, we died on the way to find the most famous treasure in the universe. It’s no longer worthy of this life!”
After hearing Hu Lan's words, Wang Jiacheng suddenly opened his eyes and figured out one thing. If you are not afraid of death, what else can you lose? Is there anything else not to try? What else can stump me?
"Science Officer Zhu Zhen, the law of conservation of momentum should still apply in this cosmic sea, right?" Wang Jiacheng asked coldly.
"According to the existing data observed, the laws of physics are universal throughout the universe. Although the cosmic sea has scarce matter, it is not special. It still obeys the basic laws of physics!" Zhu Zhen's emotions also calmed down and he returned to calmness and professionalism.
Hu Lan's words gave many people a wake-up call. They are explorers, one of the most dangerous professions in the universe. It is normal to suddenly die suddenly during an expedition! Usually, each of them has done this kind of mental construction for themselves before going on an adventure. Today, they were suddenly facing death, and they almost forgot about it. After figuring this out, I stopped being afraid and worried and started to face it calmly!
"If Kaiwu can abandon 2% of its mass, the three existing plasma engines can increase Kaiwu's speed to 0.115 times the speed of light in 1 hour and 22 minutes!" Machine No. 2, which is taking care of Junker Adam The servant duly interjected.
"Yes, we can abandon many materials in the warehouse of Kaiwu. According to the law of conservation of momentum, when the thrust remains unchanged, the reduction of mass can also increase the speed! Your plan on the 2nd is great! Chairman, your What do you mean...?" Zhu Zhen suddenly opened his mind.
He stared at Wang Jiacheng to ask for his opinion. You must know that for this exploration of the cosmic sea, every kilogram of mass carried by the Kaiwu was carefully selected and left behind. There are no unnecessary useless items at all. Now we have to abandon the materials and reduce the quality, which will definitely affect the expedition work.
Wang Jiacheng looked at No. 2 in surprise for a while, and found that the two robot servants No. 2 and No. 3 were neither happy nor sad, and they were dutifully looking after the somewhat gaffe-like Junker Adam.
Hearing Zhu Zhen's question, he said without hesitation: "Any items that can help reduce the mass of the Kaiwu and help accelerate it can be discarded. For the lives of thousands of our crew members, I will not hesitate!"
Hu Lan couldn't bear it and said: "With the equipment and detectors gone, how can we look for the treasures of the Molova Empire after we escape?"
"Escape, treasure, haha, I know where it is, I will take you there!" Junker Adam interrupted, speaking incoherently.
"Old guy, shut up! This little bit of danger has made you insane. I really doubt that your previous adventures were all made-up stories!" Hu Lan mocked Junker Adam with great disdain.
"The master's adventure experience is true. No. 2 and I were with him at the time! When we encountered that huge danger, the master took off our core and allowed us to come back online!" Robot No. 3 took the initiative Come forward to explain for Junker Adam.
"Since that danger passed, the master will behave like this every time he encounters danger, but he will return to normal after a while!" No. 2 also spoke.
The words of the two of them also just explained the doubts of everyone in the captain's room, including Wang Jiacheng - the reason why Wang Jiacheng lost control of his mood.
Wang Jiacheng thought for a moment and thought that Juncker Adam might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. He said to the two robot servants: "You two, take senior Junker Adam to his cabin to rest. Don't let him suffer any more." It’s exciting! We will do our best to solve the problem of Kaiwuhao’s escape!”
"The old man is so pitiful!" Su Pu said sympathetically as he looked at Junker Adam who was being helped out.
"Tch, he was much luckier than those explorers who died in the cosmic sea. He also enjoyed a prosperous life for most of his life. That's enough!" Hu Lan said with a bit of a venomous mouth.
Time was running out, and Wang Jiacheng signaled Zhu Zhen to handle it immediately, not paying attention to Juncker Adam's matter.
"Science officer, wait!" Hu Lan stopped Zhu Zhen and asked Li Ka-shing, "Chairman, do you really want to do this? This may cause our expedition to the cosmic sea to be abandoned halfway?"
"Okay, Hu Lan, I understand what you mean. Things have priorities. I cannot allow or do not want to let thousands of people on the Kaiwu lose their chance of survival for the sake of the treasures of the Molowa Empire! Zhu Zhen, execute my plan immediately Order, immediately!!!" Wang Jiacheng shouted in a stern tone.
Hu Lan had followed Wang Jiacheng for many years and understood that he was determined, so he stopped trying to persuade him and accompanied Zhu Zhen on the mission.
Under the constant blow of bad news, Wang Jiacheng was almost knocked down! Fortunately, at the last moment, he came through! He is the leader of the entire Kaiwuhao and must consider the problem comprehensively.
Wang Jiacheng's words caused the atmosphere in the bridge room to slowly melt from freezing point. Everyone returned to their respective posts and began to work silently. Their hearts were full of gratitude to Wang Jiacheng, the boss.
Viewed from a high place, various instruments, equipment, and even weapons and ammunition fell from the belly of the Kaiwu from time to time, forming a very obvious material belt in space.
Those abandoned items were soon captured by the gravitational pull of the black hole, spinning helplessly, and finally emitted a dazzling light and sank into the inescapable horizon.
At this moment, the pilot said in surprise: "Chairman, the speed of the spacecraft is slowly increasing and has exceeded 0.113 times the speed of light. It is expected to reach 0.114 times the speed of light in one hour..."
"Well, I get it! You have to concentrate and don't get distracted! Science Officer Zhu Zhen and Director Hu Lan are leading people to reduce the mass of the spacecraft! When the spacecraft is expected to increase to 0.115 times the speed of light in 1 hour and 20 minutes , inform me!" Wang Jiacheng solemnly asked.
"Copy that, Chairman!" the driver replied respectfully.
"Bang!" An unmanned spacecraft exploded while trying to escape the gravity of the black hole. It was sent to collect data and was the 13th spacecraft destroyed.
In order to study unstable supernova explosions and obtain first-hand information, Wang Jiacheng responded to Zhu Zhen's request and tried to send an unmanned spacecraft into the twisted space near the black hole for detection, but all ended in failure.
"Hey, it seems there is no hope, let's forget it!" Zhu Zhen said with some pity.
"Chairman, the speed of Kaiwu has reached 0.115 times the speed of light, and the distance between us and the black hole is increasing! We are saved!!!" the pilot shouted happily.
