Chapter 347 Four-orbit star, waterway transportation, orbital octopus

Author: Dong Ali

Chapter 347 Four-orbit star, waterway transportation, orbital octopus

The gas giant planet named "Four Orbit Star" is the largest star in the parent galaxy besides the sun. It not only has a very faint star ring, but also has dozens of natural satellites of various sizes and various characteristics.

, revolving over and over again with it as the center on their own different orbits;

The largest one has a diameter close to the Death Star and a greater density, and even the smallest one has a volume several times larger than the Magic Moon.

And these satellite groups were named by the elves in accordance with simple numerical rules such as 'four moons and one', 'four digits of ten', and 'four digits of twenty-three', which are unromantic and completely devoid of connotations.

;

Just like they had simple and crude names like 'Headquarters', 'Inner North City', 'Outer North City' on their home planet, it seems that the appearance of such terms as 'Purgatory Star' and 'Death Star' was an accident.

At this moment, most of Shadi's attention was focused on the old master's control of the spacecraft, but a small part was still attracted by the scenery outside;

In particular, the large and colorful figure that is relatively far away but still extremely conspicuous in the field of vision is the core star in this area - the 'four-orbit star'.

In its orbit, there are not only natural star rings made of fine dust, but also many acquired 'stars' that are clearly created by elves at a glance;

And the number of them seems to be no less than a hundred in the area that can be seen on the side where Shadi is now.

It can also be judged from the ruler provided by the spacecraft's field of view, that is, each of them is a big thing with a main body diameter of more than a kilometer, and it stays steadily in one place under the influence of the constant position effect.

A stable orbital position, and "tentacles" tens or hundreds of kilometers long stretched out downward toward the direction of the atmosphere of the four-orbit star, and visible cyclones were continuously sucked into its front end. It was like

Among the funnel-like suckers.

In addition, around these 'kilometer-level tentacle spacecraft', you can also see dozens of relatively smaller, big-bellied spacecraft. They are going back and forth between the 'tentacle spacecraft' and the dozen or so large space stations behind them.

Always busy, constantly transporting something;

At this point, Shadi turned her eyes again and looked in the direction of those super giant space stations.

Undoubtedly, these are larger sea urchin-shaped elven structures, and dozens or hundreds of 'spiked protrusions' are extending within the 360-degree area on the three-dimensional level;

Among them, almost half of them have spacecrafts the size of Shadi's feet parked at this time, and between those 'spikes' in the deep corridors that go straight into the main structure of the space station, there are also small or medium-sized ships.

Spaceships and aircraft were coming in and out;

Just looking at its direction during flight, it seems that it is heading towards the "Siwei San" where the "General Base" is located.

Combining what she had learned, Shadi quickly understood what these spaceships, large and small, actually were;

Those kilometer-level tentacle spacecraft that are always around the "four-orbit star" are the real source of the most important output of this base. They are absorbing massive amounts of element 1 and several isotopes of element 1 from the atmosphere below.

, and element number two;

Among them, the isotopes of element 1 and element 2 are undoubtedly the fusion energy required by the magic moon;

The true form of Element 1 is an important supply needed by the Purgatory Star Base, and is an essential raw material used to produce water and other materials there.

And the fleet that Shadi belongs to, as well as the same type of spacecraft that are docked on the space station, are the carriers used to transport these outputs, and almost every arrival window comes, it will be like science fiction.

As described in the novel, it creates a scene as busy as an interstellar airport.

When these transport spacecraft come here, they will generally carry heavy element fuel rods from the Death Star processing plant, as well as some living supplies produced from the home star. The rest are lacking in this planet.

Or the 'Elemental Fruit' produced by the Purgatory Star that is inconvenient to mine is used to support the engineering production here.

These various materials delivered in categories are the lifeline for the fourth orbit main base and the large and small elven creations in the surrounding airspace to maintain their own operations and production capabilities.

In addition, I heard that the Republic has plans to build a new magic moon here, not only to maintain the operation of this most remote base, but also to plan this place for the future to explore the outer orbit area of ​​the sun star.

and forward base and supply center during development.

Let’s talk about this first. The small spacecrafts that are traveling between the tentacle spacecraft and the space station will be responsible for producing the liquefied elements of the four-orbit star and continuously transporting them to the space station for storage;

And since it is the peak season now, this period of transportation will end here, and these outputs will be directly supplied from the space station to the interstellar transport ship;

But during the off-season when the window is wrong, there will be an additional step of sending it to the surface base for storage to reduce the burden on the space station.

In addition, the relay spacecraft that depart from the space station to the Siweisan base are responsible for transporting the crew to the surface for rest or visits. They are also responsible for transporting the products produced by the surface base, such as engineering equipment and

Water and other supplies are sent to the space station and various spacecraft missions.

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At this moment, under the rather nervous gaze of Shadi, the transport team was guided by invisible waves to the area where the predetermined track was located. The brain structures of both parties also formed a resonance at such a distance, and under the gaze of both internal and external supervisors,

We worked together to complete the follow-up work.

It can be clearly seen that the front end of the spike-like protrusion of the space station began to deform at the moment. It revealed the complex mechanical structure and totem inscriptions inside, which was attracting the spacecraft to approach while also correcting it.

details of its route;

At the same time, the spacecraft that Shadi was riding on had already slowed down and reached a relative stop due to reverse thrust, and now relied solely on pure multi-directional gravitational pull to maintain its own mobility controlled by the outside world.

Afterwards, as the spacecraft under the seat slowly approached, it completed the retraction of the propulsion (braking) engine located at the front end, and formed an open and closed inner and outer double-layer structure at its original position.

The slight hull vibration that came later was a sign of contact.

Another moment passed, and Shadi finally knew from the fused perception and the internal notification sound that the result of the entire process was undoubtedly a success.

"call"

An obvious sound of relief came from the side, and the old master stretched himself for a long time, and sighed lazily,

"Ah!!! I can finally rest for a while!"

At this time, his huge body seemed to have no skeletal support at all, and he completely leaned on the seat in Shadi's somewhat funny feeling;

At the same time, there were more than ten tentacles generated from hair, which seemed to be automatic or controlled, extending to various parts of his body, and started a massage that was not known to be useful or useless.

At least, this seems completely useless to Shadi.

After all, the old master's body looked like rock and metal, and the tips of his hair were flexible and playing tricks on the 'massage', but she doubted its effect.

Of course, Shadi didn't care too much about this issue. Anyway, she made up her mind that she would never have a body like this metal lump in the future.

But at the moment, she was most concerned about something else, and she immediately asked about it.

"Uncle, how long can we stay this time?"

Although it was mentioned during the training, there are too many uncertain factors in interstellar navigation, just like the addition of a Death Star base transfer this time, and many things have to be improvised;

Therefore, she asked the old master uncertainly at this moment.

"It didn't take long, probably only about three home planet days. After all, the time we spent along the way was a bit too long;"

Holding his forehead with a tentacle, the old master thought about the current situation and responded based on his own experience,

"If we don't want to waste more than a year here, or if we don't want to extend the journey several times, then we have to rush back to the end of the window period, and we have to set aside some extra time to deal with the unexpected.

That’s all.”

Hearing this, Shadi nodded, and then asked with a little anxiety and expectation,

"Then can I go outside and have a look? I want to take a look inside the space station, and if possible, I also want to go to the surface base."

"The space station doesn't matter, but the surface base?"

The old master was obviously a little hesitant about the latter and wanted to refuse, but Xu felt that this was a bit too harsh on the little girl, so he finally thought to himself and chose to agree.

But even so, he also gave serious instructions,

"Although there are regional formation patterns in effect in the base, you should first adjust the body inscription protection according to the rules. Once an unexpected situation occurs, you must turn it on immediately. Do you understand?"

"Yeah, I understand."

The moon has an extremely low temperature environment. The average temperature in its equatorial region is 109 degrees absolute, and in the polar regions it can reach a terrifying 49 degrees absolute;

Although this is not worth mentioning compared to the 3 absolute degrees of the universe, without the protection of a spaceship, if something goes wrong in the base, the consequences will not be something that the elf's body can resist.

Down.

Therefore, she chose to nod her head obediently in response to this request, but the master still seemed uneasy.

Therefore, he not only emphasized the previous instructions again, but also warned again,

"After setting it up, let me check it again. I have to prevent you kid from making a mistake and freezing yourself to death. It will be a tragedy for you and me."

"Yeah, I understand~"

Shadi still obeyed obediently, and the companion beast 'Tiana', who was indistinguishable from her on both material and spiritual levels, also began to simultaneously bless her elf according to the 'Code of Surface Activity'

Level of pre-start cryogenic protection inscription;

Afterwards, light golden lines gradually climbed up her purple skin, and were completed every inch from the tips of her hair to the soles of her feet, from the inner bones to the outer muscles, and even the brain, blood, etc.

inscribed.

At this time, the old master came forward and connected the two nerve plexus braids. After carefully confirming their size and shape, he nodded with satisfaction and said,

"Then you can go alone. I'm going to check the energy surplus of the fuel rods and pay attention to the progress of unloading and loading. I won't hang out with you this time."

"Ah this."

In Shadi's understanding, all the above steps should be joint two-way inspections in fully automatic mode by the brains of the space station and the spacecraft;

During the previous journey, it was rare to see the old master personally conducting on-site verification in this regard, otherwise she would not have been able to make the same request to 'skid from work' at this time;
To be continued...