Warm Dragon

Summer One.

It is a bright star in summer. It rises in the east and sets in the west with the moon. Its trajectory in the sky is very strange. It is in the east during the warm season and in the west during the ice age. Such a chaotic trajectory shows its extraordinary identity.

Only planets can have such peculiar astronomical trajectories.

After all, most of the stars in the sky are stars in the distant universe. They are almost stationary relative to the solar system of Longmian Continent.

So no matter when you observe, the position of the star is basically fixed.

Only planets will change their positions all the time relative to Longmian Continent, but after calculations, their orbits can barely be predicted in the short term.

As early as a month ago, Sullivan led the team to predict the trajectory of Summer One.

And tonight, the Jiandaoshan Observatory once again captured Summer No. 1, which was indeed running according to the predicted trajectory.

"Announce it, teacher!" the students shouted, "This is the same planet as our Longmian Continent. The humans on it may also be looking at us with astronomical telescopes!"

Sullivan was equally excited.

But he still waved his hand: "Don't worry, we will continue to observe for a while, and even if Summer 1 is a planet, don't have too much expectations for it. According to the guiding theory provided by Mr. Russell, I speculate that it It’s not in the habitable zone.”

"Yes, if we were not in the habitable zone, the climate on Summer Day would be very harsh and we humans would not be able to be born at all." Some students agreed.

But some students said: "It may not be suitable for us humans to survive, but it may be suitable for frost trolls to survive. Teacher, this Summer One may be the frost troll world that invades us. It is further away from the sun and colder than us. , that’s why Longmian Continent was frozen!”

"Until we find out more information, let's wait and see," Sullivan said.

The Jiandaoshan Observatory is probably the first observatory in Longmian Continent, and Sullivan is probably the first astronomer among humans, so this must be the first time for humans to observe Summer One in such a formal way.

No one will compete with him for his research results, so there is no need to rush.

In a blink of an eye.

The warm season has ended, the Ice Age has arrived again, Dragon Calendar Year 5584 has also come to an end, and snowflakes are falling one after another.

The Jiandaoshan Observatory was also covered with thick snow in the heavy snow.

After the snow fell, the weather cleared up, but the temperature dropped even lower.

Director Sullivan was wrapped in cotton-padded clothes and busy writing his book in a room burning "black jade charcoal".

After the paper on the causes of the moon phases was sent to the Roundtable of Great Scholars, it caused a certain degree of sensation. Several great scholars who reviewed it found it difficult to believe that Longmian Continent was actually a planet, revolving around the sun.

But this is an extraordinary world after all. After the great scholars were surprised, they approved a research fund for Sullivan.

Let Sullivan continue to study astronomy and uncover the mysteries of the stars.

At the same time, it was also hoped that Sullivan could write a book on astronomical mysteries such as the phases of the moon and the sun, and that the Round Table of Great Scholars would be responsible for promoting it.

Sullivan, who was not taken seriously in the Red Keep and Stormrage City, became famous in one battle with the Sharp Knife Mountain Observatory.

He suddenly became a strong candidate for the Great Erudite.

"Blair, add some black jade charcoal, the stove is not hot anymore." As he wrote, Sullivan felt his hands getting cold.

He couldn't help but call out to his servants.

Black jade charcoal is a special black jade paste developed by Black Oil Square Refinery. Particulate matter is added to black oil to imitate the form of coal. Black jade charcoal is resistant to burning and releases large amounts of heat, making it very suitable for heating in winter.

The servant never came in.

Instead, several assistants and students opened the door and came in: "Teacher, transit, transit, we have captured the transit phenomenon!"

"Transit phenomenon?" Sullivan looked shocked and threw away the pen in his hand, "Quick, take me to see it!"

When we arrived at the astronomical telescope, the astronomical telescope with a solar-light-filtering eyepiece had been installed and pointed at the Ice Age Sun.

It is difficult to see the sun clearly with the naked eye.

But Sullivan soon saw the sun through the astronomical telescope, and a slowly moving small black spot on the sun's surface.

"It really is a transit phenomenon!" Sullivan exclaimed, "Since Mr. Russell proposed that when a planet passes by the surface of the sun, a transit phenomenon of small black spots will be formed. This is the first time that our Jiandaoshan Observatory has captured a transit phenomenon. !”

A student pushed up the myopia glasses on the bridge of his nose—this is a product of the Black Fire Glass Kiln Factory. It is still being finalized and has not yet been officially promoted to the outside world. Local scholars and students can enjoy it first.

He said slowly: "But teacher, we have observed the four planets Summer 1, Dongri 1, Kasuga 1 and Qiuji 1. According to orbital speculation, these four planets will not transit in the near future. Phenomenon."

"So this is a brand new planet!" shouted another student. "Haha, we found the fifth planet."

Sullivan looked through the telescope for a long time.

His eyes were tired from looking at it, so he stood up and said: "Indeed, this is the fifth planet we have discovered... It's just that this astronomical telescope is not good enough and the imaging is not stable enough. Such a large planet seems to be flickering. Flash."

In Sullivan's observation, this small black spot transiting the sun would become lighter and darker at one time, and its color was not stable.

"Teacher, it doesn't seem to be a problem with the telescope." A student said, "The sun in the background has not changed at all, and teacher, you see, we tilt the lens a little bit, and the small black dot is placed on the edge of the lens, and it is still flashing. ”

"Is this what the transit phenomenon is like?" someone said.

"It's very strange anyway," Sullivan said, "You continue to observe, the students from the Orbital Department will work with me to speculate on the orbit of this planet, and then we will search the starry sky again at night to try to find it!"

"is teacher!"

"Yes, Director!"

The assistants and students responded excitedly. Finding the planet meant that Lord Russell would send a reward. In the previous four planets of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, they had all received heavy rewards. This was also an important motivation for everyone to stay on the top of the mountain during the Ice Age.

…

Deep in the snowfields, on top of the mountains.

A huge snow giant crouched on the top of the mountain, raising his hands above his head, holding up the frost giant demon Da who was sitting cross-legged.

One middle finger is broken and a fang is missing.

But Shuangda's mental state has never been so good. It looked up at the sky at a 40-degree angle, with a faint blue light condensing on its eyelids, as if wearing a pair of sunglasses, looking directly at the sun in the warm season sky.

From its field of view, one can see that there seems to be a very small black spot on the surface of the bright sun, which is slowly rotating.

"Fast!"

"My beloved Frost Star has finally entered the orbit of Longmian Continent. The sky orbits overlap and the Frost Troll Army is about to arrive!"

Shuangda narrowed his eyes.

Continue to talk to himself: "But before the Frost Troll Army comes, I must first complete my mission and retrieve the Extreme Ice Sacred Artifact. Cooperate with the implementation of the plan of ten thousand years, and use the corpses of Longmian Continent to create a creation belonging to the Frost Troll." of……"

The sound paused.

Shuangda seemed to have some inexplicable lack of confidence in this plan: "Eternal Frost Star... a new world that will never die or wither!"

He lowered his head and stopped looking at the transiting Frost Star.

Instead, I asked myself silently in my heart: "Can the Eternal Frost Star Project really avoid the coming of death? Can my people really survive in the new world... Yes, it will, everything will be fine, Eternal The frost star never fades!"