It had been a month since that day.
Since the end of the last mission, Deng Yuanshu and the crew on the Qinling were placed on the Lagrange Space Base, and all their vacations were canceled.
Originally, he planned to take his family to the south to find a scenic island for a vacation after the end of this mission, but now it seemed that not only was his vacation ruined, but even his family was protected.
The Qinling, which was the focus of global attention, was also transferred to the highest-security berthing point on the Lagrange Space Base. It was guarded by the Third Orbital Airborne Brigade, the elite of the Air, Space, and Land Combat Forces.
As a special force where more than 50% of the members were "ancient warriors" from the last century, although the soldiers of the Third Orbital Airborne Brigade sometimes didn't know how to be flexible, their loyalty, morale, and combat effectiveness were unmatched by any land combat force in the First Fleet.
Since the end of the experiment, Deng Yuanshu felt like he was under house arrest.
To be honest, he could understand why the organization did this.
After all, the whole world wanted to know what the warp drive on the Qinling was and what the hyperspace channel was. In the eyes of outsiders, the hundreds of crew members on the Qinling were probably the closest to those secrets except for Academician Lu himself …
Although he felt that it would be futile for someone to think about him.
After all, he was still confused about many things that happened that day. Only the shock brought to him by the moment he broke into the universe gap was still clearly left in his heart.
If possible, he would like someone to explain it to him.
What were those things he saw in the hyperspace channel …
"When will our vacation come back?"
The cafeteria of the space base.
Liu Zhengyi, the adjutant on the Qinling, sat opposite Deng Yuanshu with a plate in his hand. He couldn't help but ask him.
Hearing his subordinate's question, Deng Yuanshu stopped the chopsticks in his hand, thought for a moment, and shook his head.
"I don't know … Is there something urgent?"
"That's not it." Liu Zhengyi sighed and said, "It's just that I don't understand. If it's confidential research, it's fine, but it obviously doesn't seem to be the case. He didn't hide anything from anyone when he started the experiment, and now he even admitted it at the press conference. What's the point of keeping us here? "
"The organization naturally has their considerations." Looking at his old subordinate, Deng Yuanshu comforted him and said, "Just stay here. The vacation you owe is not gone. When this is over, it will naturally be made up for. Also, I have a hunch … "
Hearing this, Liu Zhengyi, who was sitting across the table, suddenly became spirited and quickly asked.
"What premonition?"
"We are not on standby here for confidentiality." After thinking for a while, Deng Yuanshu continued slowly, "After all, so far, I have not received any official documents that clearly ask us to keep the information confidential. No one from the General Staff Department has come to talk to me."
Liu Zhengyi: "You mean …"
"There should be a new mission for us to perform." Deng Yuanshu put his chopsticks on the plate and continued, "Maybe this is the real reason why we are on standby in this Space Base."
After eating lunch.
Deng Yuanshu was about to go to his office to sit for a while and finish the report that was almost finished. However, just as he returned to the office, before he could even warm his seat, the staff of the First Fleet found him and asked him to go to the visitor reception center in the central area.
With a confused mood, Deng Yuanshu briefly explained the rest of the work to his secretary, then changed into formal clothes and came to the central area of the Space Base according to the instructions.
When he came to the visitor center, he came to a small conference room under the reception of the staff. When he saw the person sitting in the conference room, a surprised expression suddenly appeared on his face.
"Academician Lu?"
"Long time no see." Lu Zhou put down the bottled coffee in his hand. He looked up at him and said with a smile, "Let's sit down and talk … Speaking of which, how's the rest going?"
"Not bad." Deng Yuanshu pulled out the chair in front of the table and sat down. Looking at Lu Zhou sitting opposite him, the expression on Deng Yuanshu's face was a little incredulous. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "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, the space fortress looks quite shocking from the outside."
Although this sentence was said in a joking tone, when he said this sentence, his heart was also full of emotion.
He still remembered when he was in Beijing, the Great Elder consulted him about the next space strategy after Guanghan City. At that time, he proposed the two strategic directions of building a permanent space base at the Lagrange point and building a colony on Mars.
Although it was a century ago, looking at the seed he planted, which had now grown into a towering tree, it was absolutely impossible to say that there was no emotion in his heart at all.
"You came here to see me … Is there something I can help you with?"
"Sort of." Looking at Captain Deng Yuanshu sitting opposite, Lu Zhou said with a smile, "But before that, there are a few things I want to ask you."
Deng Yuanshu: "Please ask!"
"Don't be so nervous, I'm just asking." Looking at Captain Deng, who was sitting upright, Lu Zhou continued in a casual tone, "How have you been these days? Are you and your crew in good health? "
"Healthy?" Deng Yuanshu was slightly taken aback. He frowned and said, "No … Is there a problem?"
"Nothing, just asking." Lu Zhou made a note in the notebook and continued to ask, "What about psychological problems? Has anyone developed psychological diseases like depression or claustrophobia? Or have they shown similar symptoms? "
"At least so far, I haven't heard of any crew member seeking help from a psychiatrist." Deng Yuanshu continued with a shrug, "After staying on the space station for so long, I'm almost sick."
"I'm really sorry about this." Lu Zhou smiled embarrassedly and continued, "I didn't explain this matter to you clearly. Actually, I have some experimental matters here, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to cooperate for a while."
Deng Yuanshu: "… Isn't that experiment already done?"
"It's just a demo version. It still needs some time to adjust before it becomes a mature warp navigation technology. In addition, some problems regarding adaptability and health still need further observation. During this time, there should be a doctor doing regular checkups for you. This is also part of the experiment. I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance. "
Deng Yuanshu: "It's okay, I understand."
"Thank you for your understanding! In addition, thanks to your cooperation, we have achieved the results we have now. "
His index finger tapped on his left wrist. A series of holographic windows popped up. Lu Zhou reached out and gently swiped on it, gently pushing one of the holographic screens in front of Deng Yuanshu.
"This is the next step of the research plan. If you are interested, you can take a look."
After receiving the document transmitted by Lu Zhou, Deng Yuanshu stared at the small lines of text in the holographic window and read them carefully.
Although he didn't understand the complex theories, when he saw a certain line in the holographic window, his eyes were glued there, and he couldn't look away anymore …
"1AU per second …"
With a slight tremor in his voice, he whispered those words and then looked at Lu Zhou in disbelief.
His Adam's apple moved, and it took him a long time to squeeze a sentence out of his mouth with difficulty.
"… Can this speed really be achieved?"
The farthest distance between Mars and Earth was 400 million kilometers, and the distance of one astronomical unit was about 1.49 kilometers.
What was the concept of 1AU per second?
This meant that once this technology was implemented, even at the farthest distance, it would take less than three seconds to travel from the Earth-Moon system to Mars!
"Of course, this is possible in theory, as long as we choose the right route." Lu Zhou stood up from his chair and said in a relaxed tone, "Okay, I believe you have learned everything you need to know. If you are ready, come with me. "
"Where are we going?"
"Of course, 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'll be so surprised that you won't be able to close your mouth."
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