Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

It's an ordinary day.

Before Mo Dao announced the departure date of the voyage ship Quest,

This day is not that special.

However, in the following days, this day may begin to become special in the entire human civilization.

…

That day, ground Hualian time, early morning.

Inside the Quest spacecraft, which simultaneously simulates ground time.

Above the dome, the virtual dome and virtual sky part in the ecological simulation system,

The simulated sunlight gradually brightened, and a wind that was a bit cool and a bit steamy slowly blew from one end of the living area to the other in the spacecraft.

In order to fit in with today, a day of special significance to everyone aboard the Discovery spacecraft, and to the entire human civilization,

The ecological simulation system in the spacecraft creates a windy and sunny weather.

On the Quest spacecraft, most of the researchers who were about to embark on the long voyage were unable to sleep the night before.

It’s not that I regret my decision to join the voyage, but after all, I’m about to embark on a rather long journey with no return.

When I was nervous, my thoughts were messy, and my mind seemed to never find peace.

but,

At this moment, when morning came, the mood of the researchers became calmer as they felt the sunny weather and the gentle breeze blowing under the ecological simulation system.

Although everyone knows that the sunlight above the dome is fake, if the ecological simulation system at this time does not care too much, it can basically be fake.

According to the previous plan,

After waking up one after another, or simply getting out of bed without sleeping all night,

A group of researchers rushed to the large conference room in the living area of ​​the spacecraft.

There is no specific spacecraft driving area on the Quest spacecraft.

The entire spacecraft operates internally, and the specific operations of the overall navigation are basically completed by Suigu Intelligence.

For relevant instructions during navigation, as long as the permissions are met, you can get a direct response from Suigu intelligence in most places on the spacecraft.

On the eve of setting sail here, there is actually no need for the researchers on the spacecraft to do anything else.

It's just that a group of researchers still chose to gather together at this time, waiting together and witnessing the arrival of this moment.

After all the researchers arrived in the large conference room, Mo Dao and Qin Huaishi entered the conference room.

"Chief Master Mo, Yuan Mo..."

"Um."

All the core researchers' eyes were on Mo Dao, and they greeted Mo Dao,

He wanted to say something at this time, but after Mo Dao responded, he fell into silence again.

"Everyone, take your seats. There's still one hour and thirty-two minutes left."

Mo Dao spoke aloud to a group of researchers, and he also took a seat among several core researchers.

Mo Dao took another look at the researchers who chose to join the voyage.

It was obvious on the faces of many researchers that they had not had a good rest the night before.

But at the same time, it can also be seen that even if they have not had a good rest, no researcher is sleepy at this time.

The total number of researchers who finally passed the review and boarded the quest ship was only a thousand.

There are more than two hundred, all core researchers, and the rest are full researchers.

The number of people is already very small compared to the people who applied in the Search Institute.

The proportion of core researchers is much larger than the normal situation of Qiusuo Research Institute.

At this moment, most of the thousand researchers are sitting here. They have obviously changed into new clothes. Even if they have not had a good rest, they have basically washed themselves seriously.

The day of departure is special for all researchers.

Don't forget the night before,

The girl with Qin Huaishi did not toss and turn,

Even though Mo Dao had been pursuing the goal of a long voyage for a long time, it still did not make it difficult for him to sleep.

I just spent the night before departure as usual, just like I spent more than a month in the spaceship Quest.

"...All passengers on the Quest, and all researchers, please pay attention."

"The Quest spacecraft has 30 minutes to prepare for departure."

In the conference hall, a prompt sounded from Suigu.

After Mo Dao entered the conference room, the exchanges between the researchers gradually resumed.

After this broadcast prompt, it became quiet again.

After a pause, the researchers fastened the safety belts provided on the fixed seats beneath them.

This safety belt is actually just a psychological comfort function.

Everyone sitting here knows that if there is an accident on the Quest, it will be useless to wear a seat belt.

"Countdown to fifteen minutes."

Time will not care about the emotions and thoughts of the passengers on the Quest spacecraft at this moment.

Still flowing down without mercy.

Mo Dao looked at the researchers and then at Miss Qin Huaishi.

Qin Huaishi was sitting next to Mo Dao. When Mo Dao turned his eyes, she smiled at Mo Dao.

Then he put her hand on Mo Dao's.

Mo Dao didn't say anything, he just held hands with Miss Qin Huaishi.

In front of the conference room, on the virtual projection screen,

It shows long-distance pictures of some interstellar spacecraft staying near the orbit of Triton,

It also shows a third-perspective image of the voyage spacecraft of the Discovery at this moment, probably coming from the permanent base of Triton.

Some distance away from the Quest spacecraft, a large number of human interstellar spacecraft are parked at the moment.

Like fireflies surrounding the stars,

Maybe it's not as big as the quest number,

But it still formed a spectacular scene in space.

And under such a spectacular scene,

The whole world seems to be extremely quiet at this moment.

While Mo Dao, Qin Huaishi, and a group of researchers were waiting for the final moment to set sail in the Qiushi spacecraft,

Triton’s permanent base, inside a large number of interstellar spacecraft orbiting Neptune,

People are also waiting.

People have stopped communicating one after another and just stared at the picture of the Quest spacecraft on the screen or directly.

At this moment, it is difficult for people to find words to express their emotions.

Silence has become the only choice for countless people.

This is a historic moment,

This is the vision that Qiusuo Research Institute has been striving to achieve since its establishment.

A long-distance spaceship will set sail today.

Human civilization will also open a new chapter as a result.

"Countdown to five minutes."

When Suigu Intelligent's broadcast sounded again,

In addition to the search account, countless people watching the live broadcast of China News Service also heard,

Many people's hearts seemed to slow down for a moment at this moment, and they did not drop for a while after mentioning it.

"One minute countdown."

Without giving people more time to react,

At this time, behind the Quest, the long-distance spacecraft engine system composed of dozens of Proxima 2 electric propulsion engines and more than a dozen giant heavy nuclear fusion reactors had already been fully activated.

The working fluid passing through the huge electric propulsion engines is being sprayed out towards the rear of the Quest at an exaggerated speed.

It shows a blazing light in space, forming a magnificent scene.

"Ten, nine, eight..."

"Mo Yuan, do you want to say something more to everyone?"

Mo Dao listened to the words of the person in charge of the Neptune resident base,

There was a pause.

He said the same words as in the previous life.

"...Dear friends, let's meet again on Proxima Centauri."

"Three...two...one!"

"The quest ship has set sail. The target is Proxima Centauri."

The Quest spacecraft, which was as huge as a mountain and like a smaller satellite, started to move.

This is the beginning of this voyage to Proxima Centauri,

It is also the beginning of human civilization entering the next era.

In the era of controllable nuclear fusion, after the era of intelligence, the third era should probably be called the era of voyages.