It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

Hansent followed Hope's gaze.

I saw a thunder snake glowing with golden light, wrapped in an invincible force, sweeping from a distance!

Hansen: "..."

……

"Knot, is it over..."

Hansen's trembling voice came from the side: "Brother, are you still alive?"

While checking the hull damage of the exploration ship, Hope said quietly, "Is it still exciting?"

Hansen: "..."

"Not stimulating, not stimulating..."

"I don't want to experience it a second time in my life!!"

After the inspection was completed, Hope breathed a sigh of relief, and glanced at Hansen with a strange expression on his face.

"There are two messages."

"The good news is that Professor Lu is still reliable, and the survey ship has basically not suffered any damage."

Hansent swallowed slightly: "What about the bad news?"

"I'm afraid your wish will come to nothing." Hope shrugged and said in a teasing tone.

"If there is no accident, we will go through this scene again when we go back."

Hansen: "..."

Chapter 471

Facing the ridicule from his teammates, Hansent laughed, cast his gaze out of the porthole, and changed the subject somewhat stiffly.

"By the way, where are we now?"

Hope frowned and looked at the porthole ahead.

[Poseidon] High-power searchlights are installed around the hull.

But even so, except for the area around the hull, the distance is still pitch black.

The "weak" light of the searchlights obviously cannot dispel the endless darkness inside the ice giant.

"I am not sure as well……"

He shook his head, hesitation flashed in his eyes: "It seems that the clouds outside seem to be much thicker."

While speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the various data presented in the holographic projection.

30 standard atmospheres.

"You should now be at the junction of the ammonia ice cloud and the liquid ammonia ocean."

In the ultra-distance communication device, Lu Yongchang's voice suddenly came.

After the exploration ship was out of danger, Lu Yongchang obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone of voice seemed a lot more relaxed.

"The junction?" Hope frowned, "But... it seems that we are still inside the clouds?"

He reached out and swiped a few times on the holographic screen.

Looking at the white "clouds" in the camera, Hope said again: "Moreover, the camera at the bottom of the exploration ship did not capture the so-called liquid ammonia ocean."

"This is normal." Lu Yongchang's voice sounded again.

"Unlike terrestrial planets, judging from the data sent back by the probe and the model we built, there is no clear dividing line between the atmosphere and ocean of ice giants."

"As the surrounding pressure and temperature increase, the tiny ammonia crystals in the atmosphere of the ice giant will gradually liquefy and become foggy droplets floating in the atmosphere."

"From your point of view..."

"The clouds outside should be thicker."

Hope suddenly realized, nodded again and again: "Then how long will it take for us to reach the liquid ammonia ocean?"

Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment: "Judging from the zero simulation calculation results, when the outside air pressure reaches 60 standard atmospheres, you will really come into contact with the liquid ammonia ocean."

Hope glanced at the data coming back from the sensors.

40 standard atmospheres.

It is not far from the 60 standard atmospheres mentioned by Professor Lu.

He subconsciously sat up straight, with a little apprehension in his eyes.

The boundless ocean of liquid ammonia...

Even just imagining this picture in his mind, Hope felt an extremely complicated feeling in his heart.

Some anticipation, some fear.

……

The exploration ship continued to fall.

Under the impetus of the Hall thruster, the descending speed of the exploration ship was already very slow at this time.

And Hope and Hansent also really felt the gravitational pull from the ice giant.

The gravity of 1.5g is not even comparable to Dawn Star.

This point of gravity did not bring any adverse effects to the newly strengthened bodies of the two.

Over time, the surrounding pressure gradually increases.

55 standard atmospheres.

58 standard atmospheres.

59 standard atmospheres...

The speed of the exploration ship's descent is also getting slower and slower.

【Hover successfully】

[Landing environment analysis in progress...]

[Poseidon] quietly stopped in the atmosphere of the ice giant, and at the same time, a series of sophisticated sensors began to probe below.

"Professor, it seems to be raining outside." Hope glanced at the porthole in front of him and said in surprise.

Bean-sized raindrops hit the surface of the exploration ship, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

"It should be liquid ammonia rain." Lu Yongchang looked at the picture sent by the camera and said softly, "If nothing else happens, you are not far from the liquid ammonia ocean."

"A large amount of liquid has been detected below the survey vessel."

Sure enough, the next moment, Zero's electronically synthesized voice sounded in the command center and cockpit at the same time.

Lu Yongchang's expression lifted, and there was a bit of joy in his eyes!

It really is a sea of ​​liquid ammonia!

In this way, his confidence in discovering new types of minerals is a little bit greater!

Lu Yongchang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "You two, the next step is our highlight, pay attention to safety!"

Then, he directly issued an order: "Switch the drive mode and prepare for landing!"

As soon as the words fell, Lu Yongchang noticed the logical problem in his order.

On the ice giant, there is no land at all, so how can we talk about landing?

So, he hurriedly added: "No, prepare to enter the sea!"

Hope chuckled lightly, and the originally solemn atmosphere in the cockpit dissipated a lot at this moment.

"Roger that!"

He raised his hand and pressed a few buttons on the holographic projection.

In order to better perform mineral exploration tasks in the liquid ammonia ocean, [Poseidon] has installed two sets of drive methods in the exploration ship.

The first one is naturally the traditional drive method using the Hall thruster device.

The second type is more traditional propeller propulsion.

After Hope pressed the button, the light of the main Hall thruster at the tail of [Poseidon] slowly went out, and the entire spaceship barely maintained a hovering state under the push of several auxiliary Hall thrusters on the side.

Afterwards, the main propeller retracted toward the belly of the cabin, and a propeller that was about the same size as the main propeller protruded out synchronously, taking its place.

"The drive mode has been switched."

"Get ready to enter the sea!"

……

The altitude keeps dropping, and the distance between the exploration ship and the sea surface is getting closer and closer.

The image sent back by the camera is gradually becoming clearer.

The endless deep sea came into the eyes of the two of them.

The sea surface was pitch black, like a bottomless abyss, absorbing all light from the outside world.

Under the illumination of high-power searchlights, the waves on the sea are undulating, and even the smallest waves have reached a height of several meters.

Looking at the picture in the holographic projection, Hansent's hand controlling the exploration ship trembled slightly, and even [Poseidon] also shook a little.

He swallowed slightly, his pupils dilated slightly, staring straight at the picture sent by the camera: "Hope..."

"Now, do you still have expectations for this liquid ammonia ocean..."

Hope, who was sitting on the other side, shook his head in fear.

In his imagination, the liquid ammonia ocean on the ice giant should be a blue, boundless and vast ocean, and it should be the kind of beautiful scenery that can make people feel peaceful and peaceful just by looking at it.

But since he entered the ice giant, he has realized the problem.

At this time, he is like Ye Gong in Ye Gong's favorite dragon.

Facing the deep and dark sea, all that was left in his heart was endless fear!

As for the previous anticipation?

He forgot all about it!

The scene in front of him made him deeply aware of the cruelty of nature, or the universe.

The current human beings are as ridiculous as a toy in front of it.

Hansen took a deep breath, and once again controlled the exploration ship to slowly descend.

"Hope, get ready."

"We're going into the sea."

Chapter 472 Abnormal Situation

[Poseidon] The secondary propulsion unit on the side is out.

Under the action of gravity, it begins to fall freely.

It spanned a distance of more than ten meters, and slammed into the dark and deep liquid ammonia ocean!

After a violent shake, the cockpit regained its stability.

Hansent quickly checked the holographic projection in front of him.

After there was no problem with the hull, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said a little excitedly: "[Poseidon] called the command center! I have successfully entered the sea!"

As for Hope on the side, he also recovered from the impact at this moment.

He skillfully manipulated the hologram on the console.

"The power system is starting."

"Start successfully."

The moment the voice fell, a slight recoil came from the seat.

[Poseidon] The propeller at the tail begins to gradually accelerate under the drive of electric energy.

It stirred the liquid ammonia seawater and pushed the exploration ship forward.