Li Dongsheng's voice echoed in the office with a hint of smile and unrepentance.
"According to my country's ship captain responsibility system, as the captain of the Wenxing, I have the authority to temporarily modify and execute the Wenxing's mission and route."
Ye Ming was stunned, and then got angry: "Fart! When did you become the captain?"
"I was authorized when I boarded the ship. The manned spacecraft must be equipped with a captain during its mission."
"Fuck... you mean you tell me the rules?" Ye Ming's teeth were itching: "Or do you think I don't have the authority to let Aita control the Star to return immediately?"
Up to now, every spaceship built by mankind has a flight control program whose flight control program is completely designed based on Aita's over-distance control. However, on the manned spacecraft, two sets of parallel control systems have always been implemented. As long as the control center is willing, it can take over the ship at any time.
Of course, this kind of intervention is an extremely rare scenario, and so far, it has not been implemented once.
After mankind enters the space age, the responsibility system for spacecrafts is still the traditional system of the top officer responsible for ships and aircraft according to convention. The reason is that humans have to determine the boundaries of the use of technology and super AI. Therefore, forcibly taking over the spacecraft remotely from a manned spacecraft requires extremely high authority.
Today, Ye Ming has many titles, such as chairman of the Federation of Human Sciences, academician, professor, general advisor of the Community Science and Technology, strategic advisor of Taiyue, etc... But there are only two serious positions.
One is the director of the Provincial Brain Computer Center, and the other is the commander-in-chief of human space exploration.
All space scientific investigations and exploration operations other than diplomacy, trade, and military affairs require him to make the final decision.
…
Hearing that Ye Ming was about to use his authority to allow the Wenxing to return home, Li Dongsheng was quiet for a few seconds and put away his previous playful attitude.
"Mr. Ye, I really want to go there."
"I didn't agree for you to go there." Ye Ming quietly called up the scene in the cabin and saw that in addition to Li Dongsheng, three other people were standing behind him. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that these three soldiers also recognized it.
After a few seconds of silence, Ye Ming said softly: "Captain Li, I admit that I really want to see something on the other side of the star gate earlier, but..."
Ye Ming glanced at Director Niu and saw the latter's serious face.
Of course, Ye Ming can have the final say in space exploration, but the head of the CNY department is not a puppet who can only nod. If Lao Niu strongly objects, then even Ye Ming will have to consider the consequences.
"You have to know that there is going to be a war ahead."
"That's why we have to go back quickly. If the front cannot withstand it... we will have no chance."
"Damn..." Ye Ming was exasperated: "Have you never thought about what if you bump into it and encounter an unreasonable enemy? Will our fleet be attacked in the belly?"
"You're right!" Li Dongsheng took a deep breath, with a smile on his face: "In case, there is a powerful fleet on the opposite side - according to the performance of the Tula, even if there is not a fleet, there are only so many A battleship suddenly emerged from Planet No. 4 and wanted to take revenge on us for stealing their spaceship. What should we do?"
Before Ye Ming could answer, Li Dongsheng exhaled slowly: "So, let's go and take a look first. If there is an enemy, we can run away if we can. If we can't run, we will just kill the wormhole!"
"Kill the wormhole? Did you drink fake wine?"
"We can't take out the wormhole, but we can take out the underground hangars and passages."
Li Dongsheng looked at the camera and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Don't forget, there are mushrooms on the Qingxing - we have put it in the underground hangar. If there is an accident, we will detonate it when we come back - if we can't get back Come on, let’s detonate it directly.”
"So, are you relieved?"
Ye Ming frowned deeply, took several deep breaths and roared in a low voice.
"Don't worry, you idiot!"
…
Time passed by second by second.
When the Questioning Star began to drive towards the wormhole at high speed, Ye Ming clenched his fists subconsciously.
This is the first time that human beings have used their "physical bodies" to directly enter a strange wormhole. If danger occurs... the consequences will be unimaginable.
Director Niu's voice sounded from the side: "Li Dongsheng wasn't so reckless before, was he?"
"Well, I'm a little suspicious. This guy wants to kill me." Ye Ming looked at Director Niu, frowning, he sighed softly, and then snorted: "This guy... I guess he thinks I don't dare to deal with him. "
Director Niu looked straight at Ye Ming, then suddenly smiled after a few seconds: "Why are you so anxious to blame yourself? I have no intention of filing a complaint."
Ye Ming's thoughts were seen through, and he coughed immediately.
Li Dongsheng, Peng Xiaofei and others are almost his closest friends at present, and they have also played a leading role in the field of Jizhi Technology and even the entire human space exploration and construction field. Of course, this has his reasons on the one hand, but It was undeniable that these brothers of his were really good and they never made him feel sad.
Now Li Dongsheng drove the spacecraft to explore the wormhole without authorization. This kind of violation of discipline... Although it may be big or small, it still makes him very embarrassed after all.
Rather than letting others bring it up, he might as well fine him three drinks first - he can't just deal with Li Dongsheng and not let him go into space in the future, right?
Director Niu smiled and said thoughtfully: "Actually, sometimes I wonder whether our current method of all-inclusive exploration is correct in the long run."
Ye Ming was slightly startled and signaled Director Niu to continue.
"Hundreds of years ago, the main reason for the rise of the great powers, apart from technology, was the opening of the Age of Discovery in the West." Director Niu looked at the wormhole that was getting closer and closer, and said softly: "We humans now, in fact, also In this period.”
"But how did the Age of Discovery begin? It was not started by Zheng He's national fleet, but by adventurers and various interest groups - the national level was only responsible for supporting it."
"Li Dongsheng is one of mankind's most experienced people in space navigation. I believe that after experiencing so many interstellar journeys, his desire and understanding of interstellar exploration...are different from ours."
Director Niu tapped the coffee table gently, looked at Ye Ming, and frowned slightly: "Do you think we still need adventurers now?"
Ye Ming was startled again and immediately understood the meaning of Director Niu's words.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked Director Niu: "Is this... the leader's intention, or do you want to discuss it with me?"
"Well... this is the current thinking trend of quite a few people." Director Niu smiled: "Of course, the premise is that we must gain a military advantage - if we can't defeat others, then going out for adventure and trade is nothing more than Just delivering food.”
Ye Ming hummed slightly.
"If we really want to use the model of the Age of Discovery to promote our exchanges with other civilizations, it will undoubtedly be much faster than now, and from the perspective of scientific research, it can also save a lot of money. After all, our current exploration of extrasolar systems , mainly focusing on discovering galaxies and drawing star maps.”
"Well, let's stop here first." Director Niu smiled and then looked at the projection.
After a ray of light, an extremely dazzling starry sky appeared on the projection screen.
And as all the detection equipment on the Questioning Star were activated simultaneously, a scalp-numbing scene appeared before everyone's eyes.
Countless spacecraft wreckage floated in a dense meteorite belt, emitting a faint cold light. In the center of the meteorite belt, several huge broken asteroids marked the source of these meteorites - they must have been completely destroyed. planet.
In the extremely distant area, opposite to the main sequence star, ETA simulated a cool-colored fountain light source.
"Damn it...which unlucky civilization is this?"
"Also, what is this star?"
"Damn it, the gravity here is a bit strong..."
In the midst of Li Dongsheng's "nonsense", Ye Ming stood up instantly. He grabbed the microphone and said in a deep voice: "Aim the detector at the main sequence star!"
After a while, the modeling of the main sequence star was completed instantly.
Looking at the main sequence star that was emitting cold light and was not even as big as a satellite, Ye Ming took a breath of cold air in an instant.
"Fuck! Neutron star!"
When Director Niu heard the neutron star coming out of Ye Ming's mouth, he stood up and quickly approached the projection: "Real or false? Can civilization exist on a neutron star?"
"I don't know." Ye Ming's scalp was numb at this moment.
Neutron stars are the densest stars besides black holes. They are one of the few possible endpoints after a star evolves to its final stage and undergoes a supernova explosion due to gravitational collapse. Stars that do not have the mass to form a black hole collapse at the end of their lifespan. A star between a white dwarf and a black hole.
And this main sequence star is a neutron star, which means that it has experienced a supernova explosion!
——This is one of the largest energy releases from a single star on a cosmic scale. Although it is not comparable to stellar collisions, black hole mergers, etc., nothing in its galaxy can survive a supernova explosion.
Not to mention avoiding a supernova explosion, even the expansion stage of a red giant is enough to swallow most stars.
And... judging from the battlefield, there seems to be a planet here!
Then...how can civilization exist?
In other words, what kind of civilization would come here to have a fight?
Ye Ming clenched his fists and looked above the neutron star.
In the modeling, there is a very high ejection mass that is constantly releasing energy.
Pursing his lips, Ye Ming took a deep breath, and then grabbed the microphone: "Team Li, don't run around, release the detector first, and return immediately after finding other wormholes!"
"Are you ignoring the wreckage of the battleships in front?"
Ye Ming looked intently at the battlefield ahead.
In just a few seconds, Aita completed the scan of the entire battlefield - it was a vast starry sky of more than a million kilometers. According to the statistics of the warship wreckage based on its reflection, at least nearly a thousand ships had been counted. !
"Just release the detector and take a look. By the way, first determine the eruption area and see whether the bottom ejecta is ejected from the neutron star or from other places, and whether there is another source of gravity."
"receive!"
Ye Ming ended the communication, then closed his eyes and sat down slowly.
After a while, he turned on the computer and began to quickly list the modeling formulas.
Director Niu walked behind Ye Ming in two or two steps, and saw Ye Ming's formula looking up and it was E=mc2.
"This is?"
"The mass-energy equation."
"...I know, what I'm asking is, what do you want to count?"
"I'm thinking... this might be a mine." Ye Ming slowly raised his head and stared at Director Niu: "Antimatter mine."
…
An hour later, Li Dongsheng determined that there was another huge gravitational source in the area where the material erupted previously.
This discovery immediately made Ye Ming unable to sit still. He declined the pre-war meeting at Taiyue Base and directly started the super simulation. The data detected by the Questioning Star was transferred to the super simulation, and Eta carried out a complete new reconstruction. mold.
Then, Ita got the same guess as him.
The material ejected above the "neutron star" is indeed not the residual ejection after the explosion of the super star, but a fountain of antimatter - or to be precise, antimatter ejected by a massive unknown celestial body.
In other words, this galaxy is a binary star system, but one can be seen and the other cannot.
Li Dongsheng moved very quickly - or Aita's speed was very fast. Not long after, Aita determined that there was another unknown celestial body in the galaxy. Based on previous experience, this celestial body should be another wormhole.
The discovery of the new galaxy quickly attracted the attention of the entire space exploration agency. After all, everyone now knows the ins and outs of Tula.
During the discussion, everyone was immediately divided into two groups. One group believed that the Tula was a spaceship that survived the war. The detectors dispatched by the Star Questioner had identified the wreckage of certain spacecrafts and the Tula, that is, The Initiates among the people of Blue Star have a very similar structure.
This assumption undoubtedly means that the enlightener is gone.
The other group believes that the Tula should have come from another wormhole and stayed here. In other words, if it goes through the only wormhole, it is very likely that it can be traced back to the Enlightener.
Of course, for Ye Ming, he believed the latter.
Because...he knew that someone would use this spaceship!
But now... all his energy is focused on the bright and dark binary star system and the antimatter fountain!
——If it is determined that this place is an antimatter mining area, and coupled with the understanding of other civilizations so far, then it is logical that there is a "base" where antimatter can be mined and utilized.
Since there is a base, it is logical to have a war...
Of course, all conclusions require more detailed exploration before they can be finalized.
The prerequisite for doing all this... naturally is to firmly control the YBTL04 unmanned planet as the entrance to the wormhole, and not allow any mistakes!
In other words, the coming war will be a war that absolutely cannot be lost.
(End of chapter)
