Annihilation of the solar system

Being far away from the ground and being in the vast space of the universe. Surrounded by the shining stars will give people the illusion that the universe is a lively place.

But in fact, the distance between the two nearest stars needs to be calculated in light-years. For astronomers, light-year is a large distance concept. For astronauts, that means the limit speed of the spacecraft.

As I fly through my life, my goal is still just a star in my eyes, without any change.

Most of the space in the universe is transparent, cold and desolate. If it weren't for the blue light emitted by the huge plasma thruster at the tail of the "Firefly", it would be difficult to detect this even from a distance of hundreds of kilometers.

The largest space battleship ever built by mankind.

Within four weeks after the battleship set sail, the spacecraft completed the process of successive accelerations. The crew members took turns to leave the cabin and covered the entire spacecraft with a layer of camouflage made of nanomaterials on the brackets reserved outside the spacecraft through spacewalks.

Membrane. It is very light and thin, but it can detect visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, and radar waves at a certain distance and completely conceal its whereabouts.

Not only that, if the "Firefly" equipped with a poly-core-powered ion engine accelerates at full power of "Forward 4", it can reach the orbit of Jupiter in two years and complete the deceleration. But in this way, it will be compared with

The ice fragments on the transfer track "passed by" at a distance of 5 million kilometers, and the eda project team was worried that this would make the entire operation lose its concealment.

Therefore, the route of "Firefly" is not to rush directly towards Jupiter, but to use a circuitous "folding rule" route. It first moves away from Jupiter, and then approaches Jupiter from the side of the orbit.

The purpose of all this corresponds to the name of the entire plan - Operation Yuzang. In the long history of mankind, those assassinations that changed the course of history did not rely on powerful weapons and superb martial arts. Instead, the assassins relied on them.

Before they took action, no one knew that there was a deadly dagger hidden in the fish or scroll in front of them.

"Firefly" is in the final stage of deceleration. The deceleration process is completed automatically, so the crew only need to sit in their seats and fasten their seat belts.

Now the bow of the spacecraft is facing the direction of the sun. Lu Yuanzhou is sitting in the main driving position and looking at the sun through the porthole. The sun is now only the size of a peanut. Although it is still dazzling, the light is no longer dazzling. Except

Besides the sun, the most conspicuous celestial object outside the porthole window is the striped Jupiter.

The spacecraft is located at the l4 Lagrange point in Jupiter's orbit - the gravitational balance point in Jupiter's orbit. It only takes a dozen days for the spacecraft to reach Jupiter at this position. Because of the gravitational balance, there are people gathered here

There are numerous asteroids called "Trojan" stars.

They are celestial bodies that Jupiter has not completely cleared in its orbit. Because of the gravitational balance here, the asteroids can stay here safely for many years. Because of this, two years before the "Firefly" set sail, for

The cargo bay of the spacecraft that provides deep space supplies is launched here by the super-heavy launch vehicle. Because of the gravitational balance, the cargo bay can stay here for a long time.

There are also such cargo bays at the L4 and L5 Lagrange points in the orbits of Mars and Saturn. In addition to the supplies needed for life support, the cargo bay also contains various spare parts for the spacecraft. From small chips to large ones, there are even reactors.

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These cargo compartments also have another wonderful function, that is, they are responsible for delivering "letters". Because the entire voyage and mission of the "Firefly" need to be completely secretive, even EDA does not know the specific location of the sailing spacecraft.

Location.

Traditional electromagnetic wave signals are emitted in all directions. If communicated through electromagnetic waves, they are very likely to be intercepted and deciphered by alien civilizations, thus making the "Fish Hidden Project" lose its most important and deadly secret. EDA engineers thought.

A solution was found - transmitting signals through laser beams.

The laser beam is directional and is almost impossible to intercept in the vast space. Therefore, transmitting signals through the cargo compartment where the laser beam is fixed at point l4 has become an excellent way to ensure confidentiality while transmitting information. This is just how it is transmitted.

Information can only be obtained after the spacecraft docks with the cargo bay, hence the name "letter".

The deceleration was completed, radar officer Sachiko Ono said:

"The surrounding asteroids are in stable operation and can implement automatic rendezvous and docking."

Lu Yuanzhou activated the autopilot. The spacecraft will automatically dock with the cargo bay that has been waiting here for many years. Although there are tens of thousands of asteroids at point 14, they are so sparse in the huge space that they are almost out of sight.

"God bless, I can finally receive the mail!" Cowboy First Mate Hank glanced out the porthole excitedly. Although the others did not say anything, their faces were filled with expectant smiles. Only Wang Xiaoge was immersed in his console.

Four years after the spacecraft set sail, it was about to receive news from the Earth for the first time. No matter what the message was, it was enough to make everyone excited. And the crew members knew in their hearts that the content in the "letter" must be related to their family members.

, without too many orders. Because they all know that the core of the entire "Yuzang Plan" is that the decision-making power after setting sail is completely in their own hands.

After the docking of the spacecraft and the cargo bay was completed, the content of the exclusive personal "letter" was automatically downloaded to the tablet on everyone's arm. First Mate Hank directly "occupied" the restaurant, and he projected his beautiful wife on the big screen

and two children. Radar officer Sachiko Ono quietly went to the bottom warehouse, communications officer Laura returned to her living cabin, and weapons officer Fernando slipped into the cargo hold...

Everyone went to their own private space on this small spaceship and quietly enjoyed the nostalgia from home after four years of absence. As the captain, Lu Yuanzhou was able to understand the crew's feelings at this moment.

"Abandoned without permission", but the responsibilities he shouldered and his military qualities prevented him from leaving his post.

He sat in his seat and opened the tablet on his arm. A girl with a delicate appearance and as white as jade appeared on the screen. Tears burst out of Lu Yuanzhou's eyes and flew into the air. He almost did not dare to recognize her, this girl

The daughter was none other than Lu Yan, the daughter he had longed for. She looked a little nervous, and her watery eyes wandered around for several times before returning to the screen:

"Dad, I don't know when you will receive this message. Today is my eighteenth birthday. Mom gave this to me..."

Lu Yan held up a necklace around her neck, which was a token of love between him and his wife Yan Hua.

"Mom said you gave this to her, and now she gave it to me. She said it was like you were with me every day..." At this point, Lu Yan still kept a happy smile on her face,

But his eyes were filled with tears, and Lu Yuanzhou's emotions were completely overflowing.

After reading the letters from home eight astronomical units away, Lu Yuanzhou gathered his emotions. When he turned around, he found that Wang Xiaoge was still sitting in his seat in the cockpit, with a humble smile on his face. This was his most common

Some expressions. He is the youngest, respects everyone, and everyone loves and cares for him.

Lu Yuanzhou always felt a little strange, but he couldn't explain it. At this moment, others returned to the cockpit. Their eyes were slightly red, and there were even unfinished tears in their eyes.

"Start transferring supplies, and replenish life support supplies to one-half of the baseline reserves. The remaining inventory is all loaded with spare parts and maintenance supplies." Lu Yuanzhou issued the order.

Everyone immediately took action. He turned his head and looked deeply at Jupiter, whose streak of clouds could be vaguely seen outside the porthole window. That was where they were going next.