Merit Book·Xinghai

In the universe, it seems to be empty and boundless in all directions, as if there are no obstacles or restrictions, and you can go in any direction.But in fact, there are far more problems to be paid attention to when navigating in space than when flying on the surface of a planet.As long as the weather is suitable for ground navigation, there is no problem flying anywhere.And what about space travel?

First of all, pay attention to avoiding massive celestial bodies such as black holes (if you are sucked in), white dwarfs, and neutron stars, otherwise their gravity will make you deviate from orbit without knowing it; secondly, stay away from stars, otherwise you will be roasted If you want to avoid the meteorite belt, you must never sail in this environment unless you think your life is too long. Those who want to prove their superb driving skills break into the meteorite belt. More than [-]% of them cannot come out alive; To avoid nebulae, not only because the dense gas and dust block the line of sight and cause interference to various detection methods, but also this kind of place basically contains various types of disasters in the universe; to avoid strong magnetars far away, Otherwise, all the equipment of your spaceship may suddenly fail in a place far away. There is no way to enter the sky, and it is impossible to even send a distress message. You can only float in space forever.

However, large celestial bodies are very obvious after all, and it is not difficult to avoid the above-mentioned dangers, but just when you think everything is safe, it is very likely that a meteorite the size of a fist will suddenly smash the spaceship across at a very fast speed, Maybe a ray from tens of thousands of light years destroyed all life in an instant, accidents are everywhere.

In addition to avoiding the above-mentioned dangers and considering the origin and destination, the space navigation route also needs to take into account the wormholes that need to be jumped on the way. It is best to use the gravity of the planet to carry out unpowered Projectile motion saves energy to the greatest extent.Because in the universe, the most frightening and dangerous thing is not actually encountering any irresistible natural disasters, they are all low-probability events, as long as you are prepared in advance, you can avoid 90.00% of the dangers.The really scary ones, but the most common ones, are lack of energy sources or irreparable failures in power systems.

Space is always lonely, and even the most "lively" route may not have a spacecraft passing by for several months.The universe is so vast, and a small spaceship is like dust in the universe. Even two spaceships on the same route, unless they pass each other, it is difficult to spot each other with the naked eye.Therefore, once the spaceship crashes, the possibility of being rescued is extremely slim.

Therefore, there is a convention in the Interstellar Alliance: If a distress signal is received during a space voyage, no matter what the situation—even in war—must go to rescue immediately.

At the same time, the Star Alliance law also stipulates that all spaceships must be equipped with escape pods that meet the specifications.It is said that in order to prevent the death of smugglers, even unmanned cargo spacecraft will reserve a small amount of escape pods.But in the event of an accident, unless the incident occurred very close to a habitable star, the chances of being rescued would be very low even if you boarded the escape pod. The reason is still the same-the universe is too big.

Ze Ruo leaned against the bulkhead, expressionless.

At this time, there were more than 20 people with him in this capsule-shaped escape cabin.Everyone is restrained in the seat by seat belts, but in this completely weightless environment, there is actually no difference between sitting or standing, it is the same uncomfortable anyway.Although the air filter has been working non-stop, the air to breathe has become dirty.The woman sitting diagonally across from him retched several times, and Ze Ruo sincerely prayed that she would not really vomit it out. Even if she covered her mouth and nose with a catheter, the vomit would be expelled immediately, but that scene That's disgusting enough.

This is their seventh day in the escape pod.In the first two days, most of them were relatively optimistic. Some were joking and cheering each other up, and some were looking forward to being rescued as soon as possible.But on the third day, they discovered that the escape capsule was pulled by the gravity of a distant asteroid, and it deviated from the course without knowing it.The speed of the escape capsule was not slow when it was ejected by the ejection system in the spacecraft, and there was no object in space that would slow down the escape capsule, so after a few days, they were getting farther and farther away from the route.Although the escape pod has been automatically sending out a distress signal, even if someone receives the signal, it is difficult to find them, because in the direction from which the signal is sent, there is a boundless universe.

Someone was covering their faces and weeping, and the sobbing and sobbing made people even more upset, but no one stood up and scolded her.Everyone sat with dull eyes and faces as dead ashes, and they didn't even bother to move their fingers.Although the materials carried in the escape pod were enough to sustain them for more than half a year, in just a few days, most people's spirits seemed to be crushed by despair.

The young man sitting next to Ze Ruo is the only one who still holds hope. A few days ago, he kept encouraging others, telling jokes, and enlivening the atmosphere. After the last person who was willing to respond to him was silent, the young man spent a day Most of the time, he lay on the glass, staring at the outside with his round eyes, only willing to blink when his eyes were sore and painful.

"Don't look, no matter how long you look, no one will come to rescue us." The middle-aged man on the other side of the boy whispered, as if talking to himself, he didn't look at the boy, his eyes kept on With his hands on his knees, his face was as pale as death.He emphasized again: "No one will come to our rescue."

Finally someone was willing to talk to him. Even though the words were frustrating, the boy immediately replied cheerfully: "Don't give up hope, uncle! If you can't wait today, there will be tomorrow, and if you can't wait tomorrow, there will be the day after tomorrow. They will be rescued. Isn’t it stipulated by the Union Law? As soon as the signal is received, rescue will come.”

"How to save?" The middle-aged man didn't know how many times he refuted the boy like this.He said: "We don't know where we are, let alone others. Without precise location coordinates, who can see us? Who can find us?"

He didn't know why he insisted on refuting the young man's words. Maybe it was because he couldn't understand that one of them didn't fall into complete despair. Maybe it was because admitting that the reality was so cruel and cruel would make his heart calmer and calmer.What kind of torment would it be if there was a glimmer of hope that was broken again and again?

The young man pursed his lips and said nothing, with a stubborn look on his face.He knew that he couldn't convince others, but he couldn't act like others as if the only thing left in life was to wait for death.

Ze Ruo watched coldly for a few days, and the reactions of the others were all within his expectations, only the young man surprised him a bit.He took a closer look, and found that the young man had green and messy hair like weeds, which was a bit long, so it was tied casually behind his head; his eyebrows were thick and black and straight like a sword, and because he was very thin, his eyes looked big, and because he was very thin. It is black so the teeth look dazzlingly white.He was wearing a thick and rough blue overalls, which turned white after washing, and did not fit well. If the loose cuffs were not rolled up, his entire hands could be covered.

Ze Ruo looked up and down, and suddenly asked, "Do you really think someone will come?"

"Hey!" The boy stared at Ze Ruo with a frightened expression and shouted, "Brother, so you can talk!"

"Brother..." The young man's familiar address made Ze Ruo's face a little dark, but he was more concerned that his question was not answered, so he asked again: "Do you really think someone will come?"

"That must be!" The boy affirmed without thinking.This firm tone made several pale people look up at him.

"How do you know?" Zeruo asked.

"Intuition!" the boy said.

Ze Ruo: "..." His face was completely dark, and he turned his head and ignored him.

"Haha, it's actually because I've been very lucky since I was a child!" The young man scratched his hair, making the bird's nest-like hair more messy, and said with a somewhat smug smile: "When I was born, I was thrown In the ditch, my father picked me up because he lost his way and went to a place where no one usually goes. After his death, he couldn’t go to school because he had no money, so he picked up one in the garbage dump and it still works. I started self-study because of a car accident when I was taking the unified exam, but a kind policeman sent me there; I was admitted to the First Military Academy! So I will definitely be rescued if I encounter a spaceship crash this time! How lucky I am!"

——Except for the fact that I was really lucky to be admitted to the First Military Academy, everything else is obviously miserable, okay?How did you come to the conclusion that you are lucky!

Everyone who was attracted by their topic had dead fish eyes, and they refrained from complaining. Although they were on the verge of death, they still felt a little sympathy for the boy.

Ze Ruo was also speechless for a while, before saying, "It's really... not easy for you."

"Hahaha, it's okay!" The young man seemed to take this sentence as a compliment, rubbed the back of his head and said embarrassedly, then suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stretched out his hand: "By the way, my name is Xiaohu, Mu Xiaohu, Brother, what's your name?"

Ze Ruo hesitated for a moment, stretched out his hand and shook it lightly, and said, "Zeruo."

"Oh, then we will be friends from now on!" Mu Xiaohu said happily.

As if he couldn't understand how happy they were, the middle-aged man said again: "Forget it, what else do we have in the future?"

Both Ze Ruo and Mu Xiaohu ignored the middle-aged man.Mu Xiaohu pulled his new friend and chatted happily. Although he could only get one or two very cold responses occasionally, it seemed as if he had received some kind of encouragement, and the enthusiasm of the conversation was even higher.Ze Ruo really didn't understand where so much vitality came from his body.Just when the middle-aged man couldn't help being sarcastic again, Mu Xiaohu suddenly smiled, showing a bright white canine tooth, and said happily: "Look! Let me just say that my luck is very good! "

Ze Ruo was taken aback for a moment, then he looked in the direction Mu Xiaohu pointed.

Outside the window, in the dark space in the distance, a small light is getting closer and closer, and then you can see that it is three lights arranged in an equilateral triangle; then, you can see the graceful arc of the hull behind the lights; After a while, I saw a flamingo imprinted on the body of the boat ready to fly.

Ze Ruo shrank his pupils, tapped his fingers lightly on his thigh, and sent out an extremely short and heavily encrypted message.

[Find the target!Repeat, find the target! 】