Cyber Heroes

Although he was thinking about wanting to know who the Speed ​​King was, Xiangshan was relieved when he concluded that "the Speed ​​King was moving away from the solar system."

According to the information provided by TX-0, the Speed ​​King Court would first accelerate for several months in the orbit of Venus, and then gradually change direction and fly away from the ecliptic plane at a larger angle.

The ecliptic plane refers to the orbital plane of the Earth's revolution around the Sun, which intersects with the Earth's equatorial plane at an angle of 23°26'. The eight planets in the solar system, as well as a large number of small celestial bodies, are mainly concentrated on the ecliptic plane.

In ancient times, the solar system was still a spiral nebula, operating in the universe in a flat posture. Under the action of gravity, a large amount of matter spontaneously gathered in the middle, ignited the fire of nuclear fusion, and formed stars. The remaining matter of the "disk" formed other celestial bodies.

Therefore, all large celestial bodies and major small celestial bodies in the solar system are on this plane. The matter on this plane is denser than other places in the universe.

Although the ecliptic is dense and there are many small celestial bodies that will block the route, most conventional aircraft will also move on the ecliptic.

Because flying on the ecliptic can better use the gravity of celestial bodies to move and save fuel.

For "interstellar voyages", this is crucial.

The acceleration of the Speedy Court is also like this.

According to existing records, the initial acceleration of the Speedy Court is generally completed on the orbit of Mercury or Venus.

Celestial bodies that can be called "planets" have the ability to clear small celestial bodies near their own orbits. Small celestial bodies in the orbit of planets will fall towards large celestial bodies under the influence of gravity.

As long as there are no intelligent creatures that make satellites from minerals on the ground and re-launch them, the space near the planet is "clean".

Here, acceleration becomes very easy.

The Speedy Court will accelerate for several months on the planetary orbit until it accelerates to 10% of the speed of light.

According to Newton's second law, the role of force is not to "maintain motion" but to "change the motion of objects." Applying a force to a stationary object will change the object's state of motion from "stationary" to "moving". The reason why the object stops is that the surrounding matter applies a force to it - or in other words, the object's kinetic energy is transferred to the object in contact with it.

The matter in space is very thin, "friction" can be ignored, and there is no need to fight against the earth's gravitational acceleration. Therefore, as long as the object continues to accelerate, it can easily accelerate to a very high speed - it only takes more time.

This is exactly what the fluid-free engine is good at.

If the Speed ​​King Court starts from the surface of the earth in a stationary state, it will be almost impossible for it to overcome the earth's gravitational acceleration and fly out of the earth's gravity well.

However, the emergency speed change and change of direction of the Speed ​​King Court still require fluid support.

Although conventional engines consume a lot of mass, the instantaneous output is still considerable.

After the Speed ​​King Court accelerates to this speed, it will leave the ecliptic plane and go to the edge of the solar system to perform some tasks.

And the return and deceleration of the Speed ​​King Court also take the same amount of time.

This means that the Speed ​​King will not be able to come to Earth within one to two years.

But... we should not take it too lightly.

The Speed ​​King has another trick up his sleeve.

He can lead the elite team to break away from the Speed ​​King Court, accelerate to a higher level, and arrive at the destination one step ahead.

Inertia has nothing to do with the speed of an object's movement, but only with the mass of the object.

Compared with the Speed ​​King Court, it is much easier to let the Speed ​​King himself accelerate or decelerate.

After breaking away from the Speed ​​King Court, the Speed ​​King can arrive at the target planet first and then decelerate quickly. After killing the target, it can accelerate again and eventually catch up with the Speed ​​King Court that is touring certain areas according to the plan.

Moreover, the Speed ​​King's body must be better disguised than the Speed ​​King Court.

This is also the reason why Tao Enhai did not escape the Speed ​​King at the beginning.

"We have to wait a few months. Wait for him to act in one or two months."

Thinking so, Xiangshan led his team to continue to move towards the location of the Youhe Knights.

The base of the Youhe Knights relies on the northern section of the Rocky Mountains. On the east side of the northern section, there is a mountain range separating it from the ocean.

Xiangshan and his team's destination is on the west side of the Rocky Mountains.

They want to rob the cooling system in the wilderness.

If they rob it near the heart of the Knights, the risk will be too great.

After wiping out two small green forest gangs, Xiangshan and his team entered this large plain.

But along the way, Xiangshan felt an indescribable sense of awkwardness.

This feeling was not obvious at first, but after crossing the Rocky Mountains, he gradually realized something.

Many places in the Rocky Mountains are in a state of "being dug down one meter".

Including some famous longevity plants, some scenic spots that can be used as geological specimens, and so on.

"When I was in the United States, I was not very sure, because after all, two hundred years have passed." Xiangshan whispered: "But this is obviously not a natural change in the landform, nor is it the result of bombing by weapons."

If it was a large-scale explosion, then some traces would not disappear completely after two hundred years.

Besides, normal people would not think of targeting such primeval forests that have little strategic value.

In terms of efficiency, the most suitable target for nuclear weapons is always a metropolis.

"This is really strange..."

Xiangshan whispered.

The Rocky Mountains look as miserable as a cake that has been scooped up by a spoon.

After crossing this mountain range, there is a... uh, relatively "rich" area?

It's hard to say rich.

Yuki's hometown, the recycling station town, is located in the central part of North America. There is little precipitation deep in the interior, and the desert area is large. But at least in this area, water is relatively sufficient.

Xiangshan can even see some unfamiliar fungal colonies and clumps on the ground.

The number and diversity of organisms here are far greater than Yuki's hometown.

Although there is no wreckage of another Emperor Shitian-class battleship to dig here, the number of independent settlements here is actually more than that around Songying City.

When quietly approaching a settlement, Xiangshan discovered that the plants grown in this area were more varied than those in Songying City.

At the edge of a settlement, Xiangshan met the person he had agreed to meet beforehand.

Single Kill King said to Xiangshan happily: "Nameless hero, this time we will fight side by side again!"