"Minister, are the rocket launches going to continue?"
"Zhang Ming's entry into the mangroves...should not delay the launch."
Li Xianfeng checked the weather indicators on the big screen and nodded slightly: "Go on, the mysterious area is not the same space as ours. As long as the current wind is not strong, we can launch."
"Everyone, are you ready?"
"Ready!"
Just like that, the 100,000-ton large warship started its engine, carried a small rocket, and slowly sailed into the mysterious area.
There is also a thick steel rope tied behind the butt of the warship, connecting several large ships in the outside world.
In this way, it can be ensured that the entering ship will not get lost in the mysterious area.
The process of the large ship entering the mysterious area seemed to pass through a thin layer of "soap bubbles", causing water ripples to vibrate in the space. The sunlight emitted a strange refraction phenomenon, and even the temperature dropped by two or three times.
degree.
Everywhere you look, you can see the dead sea, which is black and blue.
Empty and lonely.
It’s like facing a vast and vast world.
A strong sense of uneasiness came from all directions, and the psychological phenomena described in the investigation report appeared.
Everyone has a sense of loneliness like "a wanderer leaving home". It is so strong and heartbreaking that if the will is not strong enough, you may burst into tears on the spot.
As time goes by, human beings may get used to this kind of loneliness, but this feeling of loss will not disappear, but will only accumulate more and more.
"A special space phenomenon?"
"Without that rope, it would be really easy to get lost and unable to find the original path." Li Xianfeng took a deep breath and suppressed the uneasiness in his heart.
Looking along the direction of the steel rope, this long rope is hanging in the air, and the other end seems to "disappear".
In the mysterious zone, the existence of the earth cannot be observed!
Of course, the earth is not missing.
The other end of the rope is still tied to the earth.
If you return along the original path of the rope, you can indeed penetrate that layer of "space ripples" again and return to the earth.
"What is the principle of this strange spatial mechanism?" Li Xianfeng couldn't help but ask.
A professor explained: "It's not clear yet, and current physical knowledge cannot explain it. If we follow some idealistic theories, the earth may be 'deliberately' hiding itself."
"We are children of the earth. When we leave the world, we will naturally feel lonely and homesick."
"The Earth hides itself?"
"It's just a way of saying..."
Li Xianfeng did not dwell too much on things that were unclear. He said a few words on the communication channel in his headset: "Comrades, according to the investigation report of the Americans, after arriving at the mysterious area, there is about a one-tenth chance of
Awaken your superpowers."
"Everyone should also know that the quota for awakening superpowers is very precious."
"If you find that your body temperature is elevated, your heartbeat is racing, your breathing is rapid, or your chest is tight and short of breath, it may be a sign of awakening superpowers. Please go to the bedroom to rest immediately and report the abilities you have acquired."
"Always observe the surrounding trends. If there is a problem, we will return to Earth at any time."
"If there is no accident, prepare to launch the rocket!"
"Countdown, half an hour!"
In the quiet waiting, 30 minutes seemed a bit torturous.
Most people came to the mysterious area for the first time, and they were extremely curious. They even wanted to know in which corner Zhang Ming was trapped.
But he did not dare to be careless about the work in hand. In the temporarily renovated headquarters, the only sound was the tapping of the keyboard.
People are making final preparations.
When the time came, Li Xianfeng loudly gave the "ignition" command.
There was a loud "boom", and a powerful white hot flame was sprayed into the deck cooling pool, triggering a large amount of white mist.
The rocket kept rising upwards, and a huge roar sounded throughout the sky.
"Program turns!"
"The spacecraft captures both directions!"
"Telemetry signal is normal!"
"Optical USB radar tracking is normal!"
"Light radar tracking is normal!"
Watching the bright white light in the sky gradually fade away, Li Xianfeng's heart beat faster.
Now the industrial capacity of the entire country has been greatly reduced. If this rocket fails to launch, it will be even more difficult to produce the next one in a short time.
He couldn't help but ask a white-haired old man: "Academician Ge, how is the condition of the rocket? Can it penetrate into the atmosphere of the mysterious zone?"
The engineering academician stared at the screen, his expression was not very good, he said nothing, and suddenly he said: "The rocket's flight speed is lower than expected!"
Cold sweat broke out on Li Xianfeng's forehead all of a sudden.
"Frictional resistance during the ascent was greater than expected."
A large number of staff nearby were also busy, and the sound of crackling keyboards could be heard in the room.
"Teacher Ge?" Li Xianfeng asked again.
Academician Ge, who has a bad temper, has a gloomy face: "To tell you the truth, the situation is not good!"
"The earth's atmospheric pressure decreases with height, but the thickness of the atmosphere here is strange and seems to be evenly distributed."
"The friction is too great and the rocket cannot rise."
"And... there seems to be a huge strong wind in the sky?" Academician Ge frowned and calculated several times.
"You mean, the rocket has soared hundreds of kilometers and has not yet left the atmosphere?" Li Xianfeng's face also turned ugly.
"Yes, this possibility is very high. God knows how thick the atmosphere is here. It may be tens of thousands of kilometers. This rocket is just a small launch vehicle. It can only send low-orbit satellites. Now the rocket does not even have an atmosphere.
Get out, it will fall from the sky soon after the fuel is exhausted!"
The cold sweat on Li Xianfeng's forehead fell to the ground.
Really...what are you afraid of?
The satellite launch failed.
Academician Ge stroked his white hair on his temples: "There is only one option in the current situation. Start the functions of the satellite as soon as possible and collect as much information as possible. Don't think that if the launch is successful, the satellite will inevitably crash!"
Without any time to hesitate, Li Xianfeng gritted his teeth.
"Just do what Academician Ge said, turn on the various detection functions of the satellite, and prepare to jettison the fairing. Collect as much data as possible!"
The fairing is a device located on the top of the launch vehicle to protect the spacecraft from rectification and heat insulation when flying in the atmosphere. Once the rocket breaks out of the atmosphere, there will be no air and no air friction, so there is no need for rectification and heat insulation.
But now an abnormal situation has occurred. After the fairing is thrown away, friction with the air generates heat, and the satellite will not be able to persist for too long.
After a few seconds or tens of seconds, the satellite will burn and crash.
"How long can the rocket fly?" Li Xianfeng glanced at the big screen, and all kinds of abnormal data were almost overflowing.
"After 10 seconds, the fuel will be exhausted!"
"There's no time... eject the fairing immediately!"
After the fairing was thrown away, the satellite detection equipment was fully opened, and the mysterious area was fully visible!