Interstellar Industrial Age

The 'Explorer' space battleship is parked quietly in the void. After each warp flight, a comprehensive inspection of the spacecraft is required. Generally, this process takes several days.

Of course, this is for the sake of safety and caution. If you really want to be in a hurry, you can continue to fly at warp speed.

In the control and command center of the 'Explorer' space battleship, Captain Liao Yuan is sorting out the information collected recently and reporting to the base camp.

It is 88 light-years away from the solar system. During this process, the 'Explorer' spacecraft has explored dozens of planetary systems and discovered dozens of life planets.

Dozens of civilizations have also been born on these dozens of life planets, from the most primitive tribal civilization to feudal civilization, to 1st-level civilization, 2nd-level civilization, and civilizations at all stages, but so far, it has not been found to reach 3rd-level civilization. interstellar civilization.

The vast cosmic void is like an endless sea, and the parent star and the parent galaxy are like an island. These civilizations seem to be trapped on the island, and there is no way to contact the wider world outside.

"This is a good thing for Xinghan, which means that in the future, we will not encounter any resistance when Xinghan expands, and it also means that our Xinghan civilization level is relatively high, and we can traverse the starry universe. It is like the Europeans who mastered the navigation technology in the age of great seafaring, and their routes spread all over the world.”

After Liao Yuan reported the situation of the 'Explorer' to the base camp, he also wrote a diary habitually.

He is a top student who graduated from Xinghan Interstellar Navigation University. This Xinghan Interstellar Navigation University is different from the top famous schools such as Xinghan University and Galaxy University of Science and Technology. It is a professional university with very few disciplines. The most famous one is naturally Interstellar Navigation.

This major is specially used to cultivate talents for interstellar navigation. Most of the graduates are active on the spacecraft and space battleships in various fields of Xinghan, and they are all excellent captains and captains.

Xinghan University and Galaxy University of Science and Technology, the top universities in Xinghan, mainly focus on cultivating scientists, and the students who come out are basically engaged in scientific research related jobs. Of course, there are also interstellar sailing majors, and they are not bad, but Not as good as Xinghan Track Navigation University major.

The students of Xinghan Interstellar Navigation University have been required to do one thing since they entered the university, and that is to write a diary every day, because this is a good habit of European captains in the age of earth's great navigation.

By keeping a diary, you can record a lot of information and content,

At the same time, in the process of writing a diary, you can also reflect on what you do every day, so as to continuously improve yourself, and also provide a lot of reference materials for later sailing.

Liao Yuan has been graduating from Xinghan Interstellar Navigation University for many years. From the beginning of the ordinary crew, he was gradually promoted to the captain's assistant, deputy captain, and now he became the captain of a huge space battleship. He has always insisted this habit.

"The distance of 88 light-years is an extremely long distance, but for the universe, it is just an insignificant distance. The universe is too vast, and we humans still have a long, long way to go. "

Using a virtual watch, in the virtual diary world, Liao Yuan wrote such a paragraph, which is his heartfelt sigh, the universe is too big, and human beings are too small.

"Captain~"

Just when Liao Yuan sighed at the dark starry sky outside, Cao Yadong came over.

"Mr. Cao~"

Liao Yuan is very clear about every member on the 'Explorer'. Not only can he sit one by one, but he can also know each person's ability, which is also a must-have for the captain. ability.

Spaceships and space battleships are sailing in the interstellar universe, and it is inevitable that there will be failures. How to save themselves in a place far from the base camp is very critical.

Therefore, the captain must have a clear understanding and mastery of everyone on his ship, know what kind of people to use when, and know the capabilities they have.

Some are engineers who can maintain spacecraft, some are cosmic and astronomical scientists, and can perform interstellar positioning, etc. These information are very important, and professional things should be done by professional people.

Cao Yadong is the head of the team of astronomical scientists on the battleship. Of course he knows it, and he can even memorize Cao Yadong's information.

Cao Yadong is more than 120 years old. He graduated from Galaxy University of Science and Technology.

After graduation, he followed Long Yuankong, a master in the field of cosmology and astronomy in Xinghan. This Long Yuankong is not an ordinary person. He is not only a master in the field of cosmic astronomy, but also a master in the field of space science and physics. .

The theoretical breakthrough of the warp engine was Long Yuankong first. To be able to learn from such a great mentor, Cao Yadong is a very powerful genius.

"Captain, according to the itinerary, should we be returning?"

Cao Yadong asked with a smile.

"Well, we really should have to go back to explore a planetary system. It has been out for a few years. It will take a few years to go back and take another route."

Liao Yuan thought about it and nodded.

According to the plan, this time they are exploring galaxies within 100 light-years around the solar system, and the duration will be about ten years. Now several years have passed, and according to the schedule, they are about to return.

Of course, in order to maximize efficiency, the return distance is different from the return distance, so that dozens of galaxies can be explored.

"Captain, I have a major discovery here. We may have discovered a small black hole at a distance of about 1,000 light-years from us."

"The stars around this black hole are too dense. In the past, we always thought it was a star, so we didn't pay attention to its speciality, but this time, after our consistent analysis, we believe that it should be There is a black hole, so if we can continue to explore, even if it is a few hundred light-years away, we can determine this black hole."

With a thought, Cao Yadong sent a message to Liao Yuan through the virtual watch, and then the thoughts of the two appeared in the virtual world. Through the virtual world, Cao Yadong also shared the latest findings of his team.

"Maybe there are small black holes?"

Hearing this, Liao Yuan immediately became interested. As a qualified captain, although his attainments in the field of cosmic and astronomical science are not comparable to those of Cao Yadong, his level is definitely not bad, and he needs to pass relevant majors. sex test.

About black holes, Xinghan's elementary school students can say a lot of things, let alone his captain. Now I hear that a small black hole may be found in the starry sky only about 1,000 light-years away. He is also in the spirit.

"Are you sure it's a black hole?"

Liao Yuan carefully studied Cao Yadong's information and asked for a while.

"It is not yet 100% certain, but the probability is very high. The stars here are too dense, and the density is hundreds or thousands of times that of the surrounding stars. This is very abnormal."

"If we weren't in this position, we wouldn't even know for sure. When we were on this side of the solar system, the picture we took of this position is like this, it looks like a star."

"But it's not. The stars here are so dense that it looks like a star from a long distance."

Cao Yadong is not sure, but after careful comparison of the data, he can still find the special features of this area.

"Then what do I need to do?"

Liao Yuan nodded, thought about it and asked.

"We continue to advance in this direction for a few hundred light-years, and I can definitely determine whether there is a black hole here. This requires you to ask the captain for instructions."

Cao Yadong thought for a while and said.

"At present, the materials carried by our Explorer are enough, but the above side may not agree that we continue to move forward a few hundred light-years, because our original plan was to only operate within a hundred light-years around the solar system."

As soon as Liao Yuan heard it, his thoughts moved, and he was immediately connected to the warehouse information of the 'Explorer'. The materials carried on the battleship were very rich, enough to support it. As for the nuclear fusion fuel used for the fuel, it was even more abundant. In this regard do not worry.

However, as a captain, he also knows that what he needs to do most is to execute the above orders, rather than arbitrarily changing the sailing at will, because this will have a great negative impact on the superiors, and at the same time changing the sailing indiscriminately is extremely dangerous. It may bring unknown risks, which is the last mistake a qualified captain should make.

"This is a good opportunity to explore black holes. If you miss this time, there will be no more. I think the above should agree, because we came out to explore."

"Now we have finally explored the place where black holes may exist. For such a major discovery, I think the scientific community in the base camp must give us the greatest support."

Cao Yadong is a scientist. He is so excited now that he can't wait to fly over and explore carefully.

But Liao Yuan's considerations are different. He is the captain, not only to complete the tasks assigned by his superiors, but also to consider the safety of the battleship, considering the feelings of most of the crew on board, etc., and he cannot make arbitrary decisions. .

"I will hold a crew meeting to listen to everyone's opinions first."

"If everyone has no opinion, I will apply to the base camp. If the base camp agrees, we can continue to fly in this direction."

After thinking about it, Liao Yuan also replied, in fact, he also really wanted to see it.