doomsday exile

If quantum transmission is regarded as an adventurous voyage in the universe, then the lighthouse guiding the direction of voyage is the magnetic field of the earth.

The outermost magnetosphere of the earth is the area shrouded by the light of the lighthouse. It is bright and clear, blooming soft and powerful beauty in the dark night.

Said soft, because it is always passive defense.

It is strong because this lighthouse has been bright for hundreds of millions of years, and it will continue to stand in the future.

——This is the most important guardian of the living planet.

It reduces the heat and radiation released by the sun layer by layer, which is equivalent to the outer energy shield of the battleship in science fiction movies, keeping the surface of the planet at a suitable temperature for survival all year round, while protecting the atmosphere from being blown away by the solar wind, and the atmosphere is the second layer Guardians are mainly responsible for resisting radiation.

The beacon of Mars is dim, too dim to protect the planet.

So it is not an exaggeration to say that the earth's magnetic field is the light of life.

The universe is a dark sea full of whirlpools, hidden reefs and many unknown dangers.

The solar wind is the most powerful wave in this sea area, but for every sailing traveler, once they enter the range illuminated by the lighthouse on the earth, the sea water becomes gentle, and all the treacherous dangers will temporarily disappear with the arrival of light. recede.

Now the magnetic field is disordered, just like the lighthouse guiding the navigation route is flickering unstable, the anti-wind and wave program is a little confused, the solar wind can still be blocked, but the waters near the port have become very dangerous, and the originally safe channel may be turbulent at any time engulfed by the storm.

At this time, if you want to venture into the port, you must observe the waves.

"Cycle Data Report of the Solar Wind!"

"The last month's solar wind ejection speed and total observation table... contact the ISIS station, we need more and more detailed data."

The entire Huaxia Mars Research Station has entered a high-speed operation mode.

The solar wind isn't really "wind," it's really more like ocean waves, a continuous stream of charged particles thrown out by the sun in waves.

It is violent and violent, sweeping across the entire galaxy, and will reach the Kuiper belt outside Neptune.

It can be said to be a huge wave storm that spans the entire dark sea.

Fortunately, since the discovery of the existence of the solar wind, human beings have never stopped observing and recording it, and many scientists have conducted detailed research on how the earth's lighthouses resist storms in the past 50 years.

This gives an adventure voyage the possibility of success.

Lu Di can't help now, so he can only watch everyone bury their heads in calculations.

It was Yan Long who came up with the plan first.

"...According to calculations, there may be a period of stability in this direction. We can try to use this gap to conduct quantum communication and contact the Shangdu base. I think there must be waiting for news from Mars."

The Shangdu base may not have guessed that Yan Long and the others would decide to venture back, but they must have attached great importance to the loss of contact with Mars and the spaceship, and stood by the instrument waiting for the moment of recovery.

Professor He frowned and looked at the image on the virtual screen, signaling Liao Chen to join the delayed data transmitted by the communication.

Quantum communication is not instantaneous. Although the current technology is innovative, there is still a delay between Mars and Earth, ranging from a few minutes to more than ten minutes. It depends on the situation. The same is true for quantum transmission. It depends on "network speed" ".

The quantum transmission network is stable, up to five or six minutes.

If it is unstable, it may even be extended to half an hour.

"No, this period of stability can only last about 10 minutes." Liao Chen's forehead was sweating.

"But you can still try."

It's just a communication, not a battle in person.

Professor Ho agreed, and valid data can only be obtained through trial and error.

At this time, there were still four hours before the scheduled time. Professor He and Yan Long stayed here to continue working. Cao Yan and Liao Chen randomly found a place where they could lie down, and fell asleep as soon as the blanket was covered.

Lu Di walked into the kitchen.

He controlled the metal finger glove, took out the nutritional supplement from the cabinet, and soaked some vitamins in the drinking water.

Then he began to study the objects in the kitchen. He had seen some of these things in the new base. At that time, he wanted to test whether these things could be used smoothly and test the stability of the energy supply of the new base, so Lu Di knew the cooking recipes of the Mars scientific research station.

Regardless of whether it is on a spacecraft or a scientific research station, open flames are not allowed.

Therefore, traditional Chinese chefs have no chance to show their cooking skills, except for a few automatic cooking machines, which are kitchen utensils that create hot air to cook food.

Simply put, it is a high-end and multi-functional upgraded version of the air fryer.

As long as you are not a fool, you can cook according to the manual.

Lu Di took out the frozen potato sticks and defrosted them in a nearby apparatus, and then found a small bag of beef cubes.

Previously, in order to successfully send frozen embryos, the Shangdu base sent some food for experimentation, and let the scientific research station successfully accept it to observe whether the food's appearance and internal cells and genes have changed.As a result, the experiment was very successful, and the food conditions of the scientific research station were improved at the same time.

Half an hour later, Lu Di came back with a plate of steaming beef patties and a plate of baked potatoes.

Cao Yan woke up automatically from his sleep when he smelled the fragrance, and fumbled to stuff it into his mouth before opening his eyes.

Professor He knocked on the back of his hand decisively, and glared at him: "There is no dentist on Mars, only painkillers, you have to figure it out yourself."

Cao Yan obediently went to the next bathroom to wash his face and rinse his mouth.

"The wheat flour in this beef patty is ground from the wheat grown in the greenhouse by our scientific research station. I really want you to try it." Professor He said with emotion.

She doesn't have any comments on Lu Di's cooking skills. It's still the same sentence. High technology can make most people light up their cooking skills. Of course, like Liao Chen, who is addicted to slightly burnt and half burnt textures, it tastes like barbecue skewers. , that's another matter.

When Cao Yan came back, he had a delicate expression while eating. It tasted the same as the beef patties and potato chips he made at the new base last time.

Yes, even if the cooking is simple, there is still a difference between the amount of seasoning and the pickling process. Cao Yan suspects that this is what Lu Di stole from himself, and there is evidence-there are more seasonings in the scientific research station, and there are more seasonings in the new base. There is only salt, and Lu Di only used salt to make beef patties this time.

"The satellite has detected an increase in sunspot activity, and there is a high possibility of a strong solar storm." Liao Chen rushed to the instrument with a beef patty in his mouth.

This satellite refers to the artificial satellite orbiting Mars and belongs to the Earth Federation.

Mars is much less resistant to the solar wind than Earth, so this warning message is shared.

"How long is the forecast?"

"Just for a few days, tomorrow morning at the earliest."

Liao Chen didn't have time to worry, so he rushed out to collect the solar panels outside the scientific research station.

Professor He confirmed the situation of the scientific research station, and said worriedly: "The solar wind will affect the operation of the instruments here. If we miss the time this morning, we may not be able to try quantum transmission in the next few days until the solar storm Finish."

Because the speed of the solar storm is very fast, the "transit" time may be only a dozen seconds, or a few minutes.

But its intensity is astonishing, just like a tornado, its duration is short but its destructive power is extremely strong.

The Shangdu base is located underground and protected by the earth's magnetic field, so there is nothing to worry about, but Mars is not.

"And we have to turn off the quantum transmission equipment, the speed of the solar wind will be too fast for us to complete the full operation..."

This device needs to be in a stable state before it can be used. If it is turned on 5 minutes in advance, it must also be turned off 5 minutes in advance. Directly cutting off the energy is equivalent to destroying the device.

That means they can't do anything after the wee hours of the morning, because solar storms can erupt at any time.

Lu Di wanted to scratch his head when he heard this.

How is this any different from discovering data errors before handing in the thesis and having to do it again, and the result is that the dead line is ahead of schedule?

Yan Long didn't show any frustrated expression, as if he heard an ordinary deadline announcement, he pointed to the image on the virtual screen and said: "So we only have one chance to contact Shangdu, and then we will welcome you at around ten o'clock tonight. A second possible stable passage, and off to Mars."

a chance.

These four words are very stressful.

But for the aerospace industry, it is very common.

Whether it is a rocket or a spacecraft, there is only one chance to go up, and if it fails, it will crash.

——But the previous simulation calculations can be performed countless times, and everything is for the sake of striving for success.

Professor He and Yan Long glanced at each other, and both speeded up the calculation work in hand.

Lu Di could only wait.

His innate ability is only effective in practice.

Or he can only help after Yan Long decides to choose the route. Now he can't even understand these tasks.

A few hours passed, and after Yan Long sent out the quantum communication, everyone waited with bated breath for the delay to pass, and finally a slightly vague voice sounded from the communicator:

"Shangdu base received..."

Cao Yan jumped up excitedly and clapped his hands with Liao Chen.

Yan Long has already taken the calculation results and told the whole plan formulated by the Shangdu base in the quantum communication, which requires the cooperation of the earth to open the quantum transmission equipment.

At this time, it is too late to say whether it is approved or not, whether it is allowed or not.

The people who guarded the communication in Shangdu only had time to give all the fluctuation values ​​measured by the Tianshangdu base.

"Great!" Professor He beamed with joy, and the possibility of success was even higher.

Yan Long remained calm, as if all difficulties were just a mountain in front of him, no matter how steep and towering it was, he just had to climb over it. "let's start."

He was speaking to the land flute.

Lu Di immediately walked over and first made contact with Yan Long's palms, and then their shapes gradually became blurred, turning into silvery spheres like flowing water. If you look carefully, you can find obvious vortices on the surface of the gas. The two energy particles come from different directions. The directions converge and gradually become indistinguishable from each other.

Liao Chen opened the shell of the mechanical carrier, and the silver ball floated in. Then the robot twisted its neck, raised its arms and legs at the same time, and walked towards the quantum transmission equipment smoothly.

A black aircraft in the shape of a ray is parked on the platform.

The aircraft does not start.

Lu Di just stood on the platform to feel the unpredictable quantum space, and with Yan Long as the core, he confirmed a channel leading to the lighthouse.

The way to home.

At this moment, because the gravitational sound from the earth is very low, only the saxophone tune of Mars hovers low.

Lu Di's "line of sight" slowly rose, leaving this planet full of wind and sand, looking at the dark universe, passing through the dangerous dark sea, trying to listen to the music from life.

The author has something to say: Most people are most familiar with the tunes played by the saxophone, but the song "Going Home"

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In fact, the earth's magnetic field looks like a spider in the picture【Hello】

It's more abstract, it's actually very complicated, but if you draw simple graphics, it really looks like

There are two circles, the circle facing the sun is relatively small, and the sphere facing away from the sun is larger, and it extends backwards, and there are longer magnetic lines of induction. There is a gap between the two circles, and the earth is located at At the junction of the circles...

(If you can't imagine it, you can use Baidu)

Of course, the biggest one is Jupiter’s magnetic field. It is said that the second half of Jupiter’s pull area is about to reach Saturn.