Chen Nanfeng and the other two didn't leave for a long time. They watched the Obsidian Airship disappear from their sight and quickly fly out of the range of their mental power. The three of them still maintained their posture of looking up at the sky.
After a long time, Chen Nanfeng sighed and said, "Fellow Daoists, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for them!"
This time, not only did Chen Nanfeng send Elder Shen Tianfang, who held an important position in the sect, but even his son, Chen Xuan, also went with the team. Mu Sheng's Cang Lang Sect also sent an Elder, and Mu Sheng's son, Mu Jianfei, was also in the expedition team. As for Liu Mansha's Soaring Flower Valley, they also sent Elder Yang Liu and Liu Mansha's personal disciple, Yu Xiner, so the three of them were in the same mood at the moment.
Mu Sheng sighed and said, "Brother Chen, even if you know that this trip is full of danger, if you were to choose again, I think you would still agree with Nephew Chen going!"
Chen Nanfeng smiled bitterly and said, "Yes! Since we have embarked on the path of cultivation, we must be prepared to face all dangers and challenges. The flowers in the greenhouse can't withstand the real wind and rain! "
Liu Mansha pursed her lips and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, why are you more sentimental than me? This kind of opportunity is something that other cultivators can't even ask for! To be honest, I'm a little envious of them. If I could pass the selection of that music, I would join them without hesitation! "
"That's true …" Chen Nanfeng said, "If a cultivator doesn't even have the courage to take risks, then their cultivation achievements will be limited!"
"Haha! Brother Chen, Valley Master Liu, they're gone. Let's not worry here! "Mu Sheng said with a smile," Isn't there a saying? Children and grandchildren have their own fortune! Even if we regret it now, we can't catch up with them! So! Don't think about anything else. Go back and wait patiently! I heard that you have a lot of good wine and your famous wild tea. Don't be stingy this time. Take them out and share them with everyone! "
Chen Nanfeng said with a smile, "No problem! Let's go! I asked the disciples to prepare a banquet. Let's have a drink! "
The three of them left the small square of the resort together and walked towards the main building.
In the future, this resort would not be open to guests, and Mu Sheng and Liu Mansha would stay here.
Their sect's affairs had already been arranged. The only thing they had to do now was to wait here patiently. Before they set off, Chen Nanfeng made it clear to Xia Ruofei and the others that they would still choose to land here when they returned.
If this trip went smoothly, Xia Ruofei and the others would return in about two months.
Two months was nothing to Golden Core Stage cultivators. Even a small closed-door cultivation would take longer than that. Therefore, Mu Sheng and Liu Mansha were too lazy to go back and forth. They might as well stay here and wait patiently.
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On the Obsidian Airship, Xia Ruofei and the others were also standing on the front deck, looking at the rapidly shrinking scenery below.
Soon, the tens of thousands of lights on the ground were like stars. In a trance, it even felt like heaven and earth had been turned upside down.
The Obsidian Airship maintained a uniform speed and kept rising. When it reached an altitude of about three kilometers, Xia Ruofei asked everyone to put on their spacesuits.
However, this time he did not stop the airship. Instead, he let the airship continue to climb at a uniform speed.
Unknowingly, the airship had reached an altitude of about four hundred kilometers.
At this time, everyone was in a state of weightlessness, but they still stayed on the deck. Anyway, the Obsidian Airship had activated the shielding enchantment and the protective enchantment. It was impossible for them to float outside because of weightlessness.
On the contrary, as the altitude continued to rise, the magnificent scenery outside became more attractive, so no one was willing to return to the cabin.
Now that everyone was at an altitude of four hundred kilometers, standing on the deck of the Obsidian Airship, they could already see the huge outline of the blue earth, the hazy halo of the dividing line between dawn and dusk, and the scattered city lights. The rare magnificent scenery gave them a very shocking feeling.
Standing on the deck of the Obsidian Airship, the view was completely unobstructed, and the viewing angle was excellent. It could be said that only a few people among the billions of people on earth could appreciate such a scenery.
Astronauts were already one in ten thousand, or even one in a hundred million, but not all astronauts had the opportunity to see such a scenery. Except for a few astronauts who had experience in space walking, the others were always observing the earth through narrow portholes in spaceships, experiment cabins, or even space stations. What they could see was always a part of the earth. How could they have such a panoramic view?
In fact, the Obsidian Airship did not always keep rising in a straight line. Its route was a bit similar to the trajectory of a rocket launch, but steeper than a normal rocket launch trajectory. However, at an altitude of four hundred kilometers, the Obsidian Airship was basically in a state of flying around the earth.
According to the original plan, everyone would have to transfer to the dragon spacecraft at this altitude, so under the control of Xia Ruofei, the Obsidian Airship completely stopped climbing.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile in the communication channel, "Everyone, take a good look at the scenery! When we enter the spacecraft later, we won't have such a wide field of view! "
Chen Xuan said with a smile, "It's okay, the viewing angle of the spacecraft is also good! Besides, we don't have much time to enjoy the scenery right now. It's better to leave such a scenery for the return trip! "
"Haha! Brother Chen has a point! "Xia Ruofei said with a smile," Then everyone get ready, we'll transfer to the spacecraft immediately! "
After that, Xia Ruofei lightly stepped on the ground and flew up lightly. He grabbed the top of the Obsidian Airship and clumsily came to the small deck area at the tail of the airship.
Chen Xuan and the others followed Xia Ruofei to the aft deck.
The aft deck was much smaller than the bow deck, so it was a little crowded with nine people wearing extravehicular spacesuits.
With a thought, Xia Ruofei took the Dragon Airship Assembly out of the Ring-Tu space.
The huge Dragon Airship instantly appeared in the dark space, suspended not far from the tail of the Obsidian Airship, maintaining a relatively static state with the Obsidian Airship.
The moment the Dragon Airship Assembly appeared, Xia Ruofei activated the shielding array of the spacecraft with his mental power.
At the front of the Dragon Airship Assembly, five traction ropes had been installed in advance. Xia Ruofei had asked Li Yifu to custom-make them in the United States while waiting for the last batch of extravehicular spacesuits.
These five traction ropes were all made of high-strength alloy materials, and two hooks made of the same material were installed at both ends of each rope. Xia Ruofei had already hung these five traction ropes in advance during the last test flight.
The two hooks at the front of each traction rope were hung on different extravehicular armrests at the front of the Dragon Airship Assembly. Now, because of the weightlessness in space, these five traction ropes were suspended in a twisted shape.
Xia Ruofei directly grabbed the five traction ropes with his mental power, pulled them all over, and hung the hooks at different positions on the side of the Obsidian Airship.
This kind of alloy hook has a strong spring. When you want to unbuckle the hook, you have to use a lot of force, so unless the spring fails, it's basically impossible to unbuckle the hook by itself.
Using five traction ropes at one time, and each traction rope has two hooks at each end, this is quite reliable. With so many safety measures, the probability of a problem occurring at the same time is almost zero.
Moreover, Xia Ruofei also asked Li Yifu to custom-make ten more of the same traction ropes, which are now in the space as backup. In case there is a problem with the traction ropes during the voyage, they can be replaced at any time.
It can be said that Xia Ruofei has done the best in terms of safety measures.
After he connected the Dragon Airship Assembly with the Obsidian Airship Assembly with the traction ropes, Xia Ruofei used his mental power to explore the interior of the airship's cockpit, turned on the main power switch, and then methodically made the preparations before the transfer.
Finally, after the pressure release procedure, part of the Dragon Airship Assembly Orbital Module's hatch was remotely controlled by Xia Ruofei with his mental power.
Xia Ruofei turned to look at everyone and said, "The orbital module is relatively small, so we will enter in two groups according to the original plan. Next, the first group, follow me into the cabin! "
This process has been simulated several times on the ground in advance, including the grouping in advance, so when it comes to the actual operation, everyone is orderly.
Ling Qingxue, Chen Xuan, Yang Liu, and Yu Xin 'er followed behind Xia Ruofei and floated towards the Dragon Airship Assembly.
After a while, all five of them entered the orbital module.
Then, Xia Ruofei closed the hatch from the inside, and then the spacecraft's computer began to check the airtightness of the cabin, and released the air in the high-pressure gas cylinders to start pressurizing the orbital module.
In fact, as the main passage in and out of the cabin, the Dragon Airship's orbital module this time carries eight high-pressure gas cylinders, and each pressurization and decompression is operated through the gas cylinders. Pressurization is the process of releasing the air in the gas cylinders. Only when the air pressure in the cabin is balanced with the air pressure in the other cabins can the hatch to the other cabins be opened; decompression is the opposite, using the device inside the gas cylinders to suck in the air, forming a vacuum in the cabin, so that the air pressure in the cabin is the same as the air pressure in outer space, and the hatch to the other cabins can be opened.
In theory, the air in the high-pressure gas cylinders can be reused, but in the process of pressurization or decompression, there is bound to be a certain amount of loss, and there is also a probability of failure, so this time Xia Ruofei specifically asked to carry a few more high-pressure gas cylinders to prevent failures after multiple operations in and out of the cabin.
Of course, even if all the high-pressure gas cylinders fail, Xia Ruofei and the others will not be trapped in the spacecraft.
The spacecraft is also designed with a manual decompression device, which can directly compress the air and discharge it into outer space, thus forming a vacuum in the cabin.
The process of pressurization is even simpler. Xia Ruofei and the others have brought a sufficient amount of oxygen supply modules. If all the high-pressure gas cylinders fail, they can directly release the oxygen stored in the oxygen supply modules after closing the hatch, and the cabin can still be pressurized.
After a while, the orbital module was fully pressurized. Xia Ruofei's mental strength detected that the control panel of the cockpit shows that the air pressure in the orbital module is exactly the same as the other cabins, and the air quality meets the requirements.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei asked everyone to take off their spacesuits and put them away in their storage devices.
Then, he opened the hatch to the other cabins.
According to the original plan, Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue went to the cockpit at the front of the spacecraft.
Chen Xuan, Yang Liu, and Yu Xin 'er went to the rest cabin at the side, which is about the same size as the orbital module.
Chen Xuan was the last to leave the orbital module. He closed and locked the airtight door of the orbital module that leads to the other cabins. This way, the orbital module is completely isolated from the other cabins.
Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue sat in the cockpit.
According to the design, this cockpit can accommodate a maximum of four astronauts, and four astronauts wearing spacesuits. Therefore, it is still very spacious to only accommodate Xia Ruofei and Ling Qingxue who are wearing their spacesuits.
Xia Ruofei accurately found the button to decompress the orbital module in the cockpit and pressed it. The control panel shows that the orbital module is back to the vacuum state again. Xia Ruofei used his mental strength to remotely control the orbital module and open the door.
Then, he said in the communication channel, "Elder Shen, the spacecraft is ready. Please take your team members into the cabin!"
According to the procedure in advance, Elder Shen Tianfang of the Tianyi Palace is the person in charge of the second team. He took Xu Yurou, a disciple in the Refinement Stage of his sect, as well as Mu Sheng and Mu Jianfei from the Surging Waves Sect. A total of four people, they smoothly floated to the dragon spacecraft assembly and entered the orbital module in order.
Shen Tianfang personally closed the airtight door that leads to outer space.
Then, Xia Ruofei operated in the cockpit and pressurized the orbital module again.
When the pressure of the orbital module returned to the same level as the other cabins, Xia Ruofei told Shen Tianfang and the others in the communication channel that they could take off their spacesuits.
Shen Tianfang and the others took off their bulky spacesuits and put them into their storage magic treasures. Then, they opened the airtight door of the orbital module that leads to the other cabins.
In this way, all the cabins in the dragon spacecraft assembly are in a state of communication, and the space for everyone's activities is relatively spacious.
In terms of the size of the living space, this assembly is even larger than Huaxia's Heavenly Palace series space laboratory. After all, this is a combination of several cabins.
If this assembly is built by conventional means, it will take at least several rocket launches, and then delicate orbit changes, docking, and other operations in orbit, which will cost a lot of money.
Xia Ruofei put the spacecraft assembly in the Ring-Tu space and took a flying boat to the 400-kilometer orbit. It couldn't be easier!
Everyone has entered the cabin. Sitting in the cockpit, Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Is everyone ready? We are officially going to the moon! "
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