Chapter 1319 Sublight Speed Problem

In the vast universe, except for stars, planets, comets and other celestial bodies, it is not an absolute vacuum, and there are large pieces of interstellar dust floating in many places.

Their composition is not fundamentally different from the composition of planets, they are all particles of rock and metal, and under the constraints of appropriate gravitational and spiritual magnetic force fields, they condense into cloud-like celestial bodies, so they are also called "nebula." ".

The relic of Pangu civilization "Kunlun" is hidden in a crab-shaped nebula, and now there is another "black spot nebula".

Perhaps the Pangu civilization has mastered some kind of secret method that can manipulate the nebula, and it is unknown.

Li Yao knew that according to the different components of the metal particles in the nebula and the changes in the spiritual magnetic force field that condenses them, the nebula can display various incredible characteristics, such as sending and shielding special radiation, absorbing and releasing spiritual energy, etc. .

"That's all we know so far."

Professor Mo Xuan said, "Although we found the other party's location, it was covered by a large 'black spot nebula'. With our current technical level, it is impossible to directly observe the other party in the three realms of Tianyuan, Flying Star, and Blood Demon. False!"

"However, from the perspective of the big universe, the distance between the other party and us is not very far. Such a mysterious unknown world suddenly appeared from around us and greeted us. .”

"On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore, especially such a person we know nothing about!"

"The most terrible thing is, come on, come and take a look. This is the simulated trajectory map formed by merging the Pangu Wen star map and the "Heavenly Tribulation Observation Map" in the Cixingzhai. Have you found the problem?"

Professor Mo Xuan pointed to the top of the screen and said, "That's right, this mysterious world is not very far from the advancing route of the real human Empire Expeditionary Force. After a hundred years, when the Imperial Expeditionary Force passes by them, it is possible to discover this world." Yes, just like Su Changfa who discovered Kunlun five years ago and other cultivators."

Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief. Just thinking about letting Su Changfa and other cultivators monopolize Kunlun, one can imagine the seriousness of this matter.

"Kunlun" is just an "arsenal" built by the Pangu civilization using the psychic energy emitted by the pulsar. Since this mysterious world is regarded as the escape destination by countless Pangu tribes, it is obviously an important stronghold for them. Regional military centers and the like.

If such a world is inextricably linked with the Imperial Expeditionary Force, it will definitely not be a good thing for the Federation that is ready to fight.

After all, after hundreds of thousands of vicissitudes, does this extremely mysterious world still exist?

And what race and civilization are living in this world now?

This area is far away from the bustling area in the center of the Star Sea, so it is unlikely to be the people of the Empire and the Holy League, so who is it, is it the demon clan or the demon cultivator, or even the descendants of the Pangu clan or the Nuwa clan? Or is it something more bizarre?

Also, why did they "greeting" to Tianyuan and Feixing, was it good intentions or malice, did they really want to communicate, or did they harbor evil intentions and set a trap?

"I see!"

Li Yao narrowed his eyes and said, "Since we have discovered the other party, we must not just sit idly by. We can only use the most stupid way to send an expedition team as soon as possible to jump into this mysterious world to spy on the reality of the local area and find out what the other party is. position, level of civilization, whether it is a threat to us, whether it will be used or even conquered by the Imperial Expeditionary Force, etc., etc.!"

"Otherwise, if we have worked hard for a hundred years and thought we were solid and sure to win, and it turns out that besides the Imperial Expeditionary Force, there is another powerful enemy from the mysterious world that kills us, that would be ridiculous!"

"The teacher's so-called 'special task' refers to this matter, right? Then what's the matter, I'll go, this is just the right professional!"

Professor Mo Xuan and Si Koulie looked at each other, the professor coughed dryly, and said, "Li Yao, don't worry, just listen to me."

"This mysterious world hidden in the depths of the Black Spot Nebula is quite different from the rest of the star fields that the "Skyway Project" will explore."

"First of all, it's very far away. As you can see, it's almost at the edge of this Pangu Wen star map. It's extremely difficult to jump directly over it!"

"Secondly, there are dozens of star systems in the vicinity of this mysterious world, all of which are shrouded in fog. We don't know what's going on inside!"

"Wanting to search for a great world that was hidden hundreds of thousands of years ago in such a mass of dark nebula that blocks the sky and the sun is like finding a needle in a haystack. It is dozens of times or even more difficult than finding other great worlds." hundred times!"

"Therefore, the starship for this expedition must be able to withstand hundreds or even thousands of star sea jumps, and must have a very strong conventional sailing speed, preferably with the ability to receive signals released by the Pangu civilization, and A well-equipped hibernation system."

"Looking at the Three Realms, our level of starship refining is not enough to directly refine such an expedition ship, including the multi-functional expedition ship 'Spark' from the Star Sea Empire era, and it does not have this ability."

"Only this 'Mars', which was transformed from the single-person escape cabin of the Pangu civilization and is one order smaller than the Spark, has this ability!"

"Sikou Daoyou also said just now that the 'Mars' was remodeled with a single escape cabin from the Pangu civilization, and directly adopted a large number of magic weapon units from the Pangu civilization, which means that it is unique. It is very unlikely that a second ship will be refined!"

Li Yao finally understood, took a deep breath and said, "The teacher said that with our current technical level, we can only launch the 'Mars' to carry an explorer into the dark nebula, looking for the strange things that happened a long time ago. The mysterious world that disappeared?"

"Yes."

Professor Mo Xuan nodded and said, "This is purely a hammer sale. If this explorer is lost in the depths of the dark nebula, we don't even have the ability to organize a rescue team. We can only give up this mission completely and wait for the day when they Take the initiative to come to the door!"

"And this is not the most special part of this task."

"Well?"

Li Yao was dumbfounded, "It's such an exaggeration, it's not considered the most special, what's the problem?"

"The problem is that the speed of Mars is too fast. Not only is it the first in the Three Realms, but it is also several times ahead of the second place, reaching the real sub-light speed!"

Si Koulie took over the words and said: "It can accelerate to the 'sub-light speed' state immediately after it has just completed the star sea jump, and this is the biggest reason why we choose it to explore the dark nebula."

"It is not good?"

Li Yao didn't understand, "Since the 'Mars' can repeatedly jump across the star sea for many times, and has the ability to travel at sub-light speed, and it is transformed from the escape cabin of the Pangu clan, it has a very high probability of receiving the other party's signal. It is tailor-made for this exploration mission, so what’s wrong with the speed?”

"Have you ever heard of the 'clock slow scale scale' effect?"

Skolie smiled wryly, "To put it simply, when an object gradually approaches the speed of light, the time around it will slow down rapidly and the space will shrink rapidly. The closer it is to the speed of light, the thinner the meaning of time and space will be. , time will stop, and space will collapse into a point, entering the state of 'zero space-time'!"

"Achieving or even surpassing the speed of light is something completely unimaginable at our technological level, so the state of 'zero time and space' is just our guess."

"However, in the state close to the speed of light, time is relatively slowed down, but it is a fact that can be observed and confirmed."

"In our past interstellar voyages, most of the time we relied on interstellar jumps, bypassing the 'speed of light' barrier. During regular voyages, our starships can rarely maintain a sub-light speed state, and at most rush up for a few seconds It's just a clock!"

"So, even if the phenomenon of 'clock slow and ruler shrinking' really exists, the impact on us is minimal and can be ignored."

"This mission is different."

"First of all, the 'Mars' carrying out this mission is the fastest starship in the Three Realms, breaking through the sublight speed and maintaining it for a long time; secondly, it is destined to fly at the sublight speed for a long time before it can find the hidden The mysterious world in the depths of the dark nebula!"

"The combination of these two factors means that for the explorer who drives the Mars, his perception of the passage of time is different from that of people who stay in the three realms of Tianyuan, Flying Star, and Blood Demon!"

"Perhaps in his view, only a year and a half of exploration has been carried out, but in the Three Realms, decades have passed in a hurry."

"Do you understand, Li Yao?"

Professor Mo Xuan sighed, "If we really want to explore this mysterious world, we can only send one explorer. By the time we reach Tianyuan Realm, it is very likely that decades or even hundreds of years will have passed!"

"This is the most special and tangled exploration task in the 'Tianlu Project'."

"In other Great Thousand Worlds, the waterway is relatively clear, the location is relatively clear, and there is not much interference. If you can find it, you will jump to a new star field to find the next one. There is really no gain. Three to five You can return to the Federation within one year, at most ten years, reunite with your family, and advance other projects.”

"Only this task, the uncertainty is too great, and the time is too long!"

Li Yao and Ding Lingdang were silent at the same time.

Clock-slow scale-down effect?

The closer to the speed of light, the slower the relative time passes?

Will it take at least a few decades to carry out such an exploration mission?

This was something that the two of them never thought of before they came hand in hand.

"No matter how difficult this task is, how long it takes, and how much it costs, we must carry it out, right?"

Li Yao paused every word, and said seriously, "Because, it's absolutely impossible for us to watch a mysterious world pop up from around us, and even greet us carelessly, but ignore it and show no reaction, right?" (To be continued.)