Chapter 1611 Unfinished Experiment

It has been a month since that day.

Since the end of the last mission, Deng Yuanshu and the crew on the Qinling have been relocated to the Lagrange point space base, and all vacations have been cancelled.

Originally, he planned to take his family to the south to find a beautiful island for vacation after this mission was over, but now it seemed that not only his vacation was wasted, but even his family was protected.

And the Qinling, which was under the focus of global attention, was also transferred to the anchorage point with the highest security level on the Lagrange point space base. Responsible for guarding.

As a special force with more than 50% of its members being "ancient warriors" from the last century, although the soldiers of the 3rd Orbital Airborne Brigade sometimes don't know how to be flexible, they are loyal to their duties, morale and combat effectiveness. , but it is unmatched by any marine unit in the First Fleet.

Ever since that experiment ended, Deng Yuanshu felt like he was under house arrest.

To be honest, he can also understand why the organization does this.

After all, the whole world wants to know what happened to the warp drive on the Qinling, and what is the hyperspace channel. In the eyes of outsiders, the hundred or so crew members on the Qinling are probably the closest to those secrets besides Academician Lu himself...

Although he feels himself, it must be futile for someone to hit him.

After all, regarding what happened that day, he was still confused about many things up to now, but the shock brought to him by the moment he broke into the gap in the universe still clearly remained in his heart.

If possible, he would like someone to come and explain to him.

What exactly were those things he saw in the hyperspace passage...

"When will we be back from our vacation?"

The cafeteria of the space base.

Sitting across from Deng Yuanshu with a dinner plate, Liu Zhengyi, the adjutant on the Qinling, couldn't help asking him.

Hearing his subordinate's question, Deng Yuanshu stopped the chopsticks in his hand and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"I don't know... are you in a hurry?"

"That's not true," Liu Zhengyi said with a sigh, "It's just that I don't understand it. You said it's fine if it's a confidential research, but obviously it doesn't seem like that. When the experiment was conducted I didn’t hide it from anyone, and now I have admitted it at the press conference, so what’s the use of keeping us here.”

"Of course they have their considerations in the organization," Deng Yuanshu said soothingly, looking at his old subordinates, "Just stay with peace of mind, the owed holidays are not gone, and they will naturally make up for it when this matter is over. Back. And, I have a hunch..."

Upon hearing this sentence, Liu Zhengyi, who was sitting opposite the dining table, suddenly regained his spirits and asked quickly.

"What premonition?"

"Making us stay here may not be all for keeping secrets," Deng Yuanshu continued slowly after thinking for a while, "After all, I haven't received a formal document from my side that clearly requires us to keep the information secret. No one from the Ministry came to talk to me."

Liu Zhengyi: "You mean..."

"There should be some new task for us to perform," Deng Yuanshu continued, putting his chopsticks on the finished dinner plate, "Maybe, this is the real reason why we are on standby in this space base .”

After lunch.

Deng Yuanshu was going to sit in his office for a while, and finish the report that was almost finished. However, just as he returned to the office, before his butt was hot in the chair, the staff of the First Fleet Staff Headquarters found him and asked him to go to the Visitor Reception Center in the Central District.

With a confused mood, Deng Yuanshu briefly explained the rest of the work to his secretary, then changed into formal clothes, and followed the instructions to the central area of ​​the space base.

When he came to the visitor center, he went to a small meeting room under the reception of the staff, and when he saw the person sitting in the meeting room, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

"Academician Lu?"

"Long time no see," Lu Zhou put down the bottled coffee in his hand, looked up at him, and greeted him with a smile, "Let's sit down and talk... Speaking of which, how is your rest going?"

"...It's okay," pulled the chair in front of the table and sat down, looking at Lu Zhou sitting opposite, Deng Yuanshu's face was a bit incredulous, he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Why are you here? ?”

"I arrived about half an hour ago." Lu Zhou glanced at the time on his watch and said jokingly, "Speaking of which, it's quite shocking to see a space fortress from the outside."

Although this sentence was said in a joking tone, when he said it, his heart was full of emotion.

I still remember that when I was in Beijing, the Great Elder asked him about the next space strategy after Guanghan City. He proposed to build a permanent space base at the Lagrange point and build a colony on Mars. Two strategic directions.

Although it was all a century ago, but seeing the seeds I planted at the beginning have grown into towering trees, it is absolutely impossible to say that there is no emotion in my heart.

"You came here specially to find me... Is there something wrong?"

"That's right." Looking at Captain Deng Yuanshu who was sitting opposite, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "But before that, there are a few things I want to ask you."

Deng Yuanshu: "Excuse me!"

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just asking casually," Lu Zhou continued in a chatty tone, looking at Captain Deng who was sitting upright, "How are you feeling these days? Are you and your crew okay in terms of health? "

"In terms of health?" Deng Yuanshu was slightly stunned, and said with a frown, "No...is there any problem?"

"It's nothing, just a casual question," Lu Zhou continued to ask after making a note on a notepad, "What about the psychological aspect? Has anyone suffered from mental illnesses such as depression or claustrophobia? Or showed Similar symptoms?"

"At least so far, I haven't heard of any crew member seeking help from a psychiatrist." Shrugging his shoulders, Deng Yuanshu continued, "But after staying on the space station for so long, there is nothing wrong with it, and it is almost gone."

"This is really embarrassing," Lu Zhou smiled sheepishly, and continued, "I didn't explain this matter clearly to you, but it's actually because I have some experimental matters here, and I'm afraid I have to trouble you again. Cooperate for a while."

Deng Yuanshu: "...Isn't that experiment already done?"

"It's just a demo version, and it will take a while to adjust to the mature warp speed navigation technology. In addition, some issues about adaptability and health need further observation. During this time, there should always be a doctor for you Do regular checkups, this is also part of the experiment, sorry for not telling you beforehand."

Deng Yuanshu: "It's okay, I can understand."

"Thank you for your understanding! In addition, thanks to your cooperation, we have achieved the current results."

Pointing his index finger on his left wrist, looking at the series of holographic windows that popped up, Lu Zhou stretched out his hand and swipe on them, gently pushing one of the holographic screens in front of Deng Yuanshu.

"Here is the next research plan, if you are interested, you can simply take a look."

After receiving the file transmitted by Lu Zhou, Deng Yuanshu stared at the small print in the holographic window and read it seriously.

Although he didn't understand those complicated theories very well, when he saw a certain line, his eyes were glued there, and he couldn't move away...

"1 AU per second..."

With a slight tremor in his voice, he read the words in a low voice, and then looked at Lu Zhou in disbelief.

The Adam's apple moved, and it took him a long time to force out a word from his mouth.

"... Can this speed really be achieved?"

The farthest distance between Mars and Earth is 400 million kilometers, and the distance of one astronomical unit is about 149 million kilometers.

What is the concept of 1AU per second?

This means that once this technology is realized, even at the relatively farthest distance, it will only take less than three seconds from the Earth-Moon system to Mars!

"Theoretically, this is of course possible, as long as we choose the correct course," Lu Zhou said, standing up from his chair, and said in a relaxed tone, "Okay, I believe you have already understood what you need to know. .Come with me when you're ready."

"……where are we going?"

"Of course it's the Qinling! Speaking of which, you haven't seen it for a while, right?"

Looking at Captain Deng Yuanshu whose face was full of surprise and astonishment, Lu Zhou smiled and continued in a joking tone,

"I bet, when you see it again, you will be surprised from ear to ear."