A month has passed since that day.

Since the end of the last mission, Deng Yuanshu and a group of crew members on Qinling have been placed on the space base at Lagrange point, and all holidays have been cancelled.

Originally, he planned to take his family to the south to find a beautiful island for vacation after this mission. But now it seems that not only his vacation is in vain, but also his family has been protected.

The Qinling, which is in the focus of global attention, has also been transferred to the anchorage with the highest security level on the space base at Lagrange point, guarded by the third orbital Airborne Brigade, one of the elite air, space and land forces.

As a special force with more than 50% of its members from the "ancient soldiers" of the last century, the soldiers of the third Airborne Brigade, although they sometimes don't know much about flexibility, are incomparable in the three aspects of dedication, morale and combat effectiveness in the first fleet.

Since the end of that experiment, Deng Yuanshu has been under house arrest.

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

After all, the whole world wants to know what the warp engine on Qinling is and what the hyperspace channel is. In the eyes of outsiders, the crew of Qinling is probably the closest to those secret people except academician Lu

Although he felt that it would be futile for someone to make an idea to himself.

After all, for what happened that day, he is still confused in many places until now, but the shock brought by the moment when he broke into the space gap is still clearly left in his heart.

If he could, he would like someone to explain it to himself.

What are those things he saw in the hyperspace passage

"When will our holiday be back?"

Canteen of the space base.

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

Hearing his subordinates' questions, Deng Yuanshu stopped his chopsticks and thought for a moment, shaking his head.

"I don't know Are you in a hurry? "

"That's not true," Liu said with a sigh. "It's just that I can't understand it. If it's confidential research, it's OK, but obviously it's not like that. At the beginning of the experiment, I didn't hide it from anyone. Now I admit it in the press conference. What's the use of keeping us here? "

"There are naturally their considerations in the organization," Deng Yuanshu said, looking at his old subordinates. "I'll stay in peace, and I'll make up for the holiday when it's over. Besides, I have a premonition... "

Upon hearing this, Liu Zheng, who was sitting opposite the dining table, immediately came to his senses and hurriedly asked.

"What premonition?"

"It's not all for keeping secret that we are here," Deng Yuanshu continued slowly after thinking for a while. "After all, up to now, I haven't received any official documents, which information we are required to keep secret, and no one from the Staff Department has come to talk to me."

Liu Zhengyi: "you mean..."

"There should be some new tasks for us to carry out," Deng continued, putting chopsticks on the finished plate. "Maybe that's the real reason for us to stand by in this space base."

After lunch.

Deng Yuanshu is going to sit in his office for a while, and will finish the report which is still a little short. However, just after he returned to the office, even before fart was hot in his chair, the staff of the first fleet staff found him and asked him to go to the visitor reception center in the central district.

With a confused mood, Deng Yuanshu simply explained the rest of the work to his secretary, then changed his formal clothes and came to the central area of the space base according to the instructions.

When he came to the visitor center and came down to a small conference room under the reception of the staff, he saw the man sitting in the conference room, his face suddenly showed an expression of surprise.

"Academician Lu?"

"I haven't seen you for a long time," Lu Zhou said with a smile after putting down his bottled coffee and looking up at him How's the rest of the time? "

“…… OK, "he pulled out the chair in front of the table and sat down, looking at the boat on the opposite side. The expression on Deng Yuanshu's face was inconceivable. After a moment's hesitation, he asked," Why are you here? "

"I arrived about half an hour ago," said Lu Zhou, glancing at the time on his watch. "In a word, it's quite shocking to be a fortress from outside."

Although he said this sentence in a funny way, his heart was filled with emotion when he said it.

I still remember when I went to Beijing that year, the elder asked him about the next step of space strategy after Guanghan City. At that time, he proposed two strategic directions: building a permanent space base at Lagrange point and building a colony on Mars.Although it's all a century ago, it's absolutely impossible to look at the seeds you planted at the beginning, and now it's grown into a towering tree. It's impossible to say that you don't have any moving emotions in your heart.

"You come here to see me Is there anything? "

"That's right," Lu said with a smile, looking at captain Deng Yuanshu sitting opposite. "But before that, there are several things I want to ask you."

Deng Yuanshu: "excuse me!"

"Don't be so nervous, I'm just asking," continued Lu Zhou, chatting as he looked at captain Deng, who was in danger. "How do you feel these days? Are you and your crew healthy? "

"Health?" Deng Yuanshu was slightly shocked, frowned and said, "no Any questions? "

"Nothing, just a casual question," the casual made a note on the Notepad, and Lu Zhou continued to ask, "what about psychology? Is there any psychological disease like depression and claustrophobia? Or show similar symptoms? "

"At least so far I haven't heard of any crew member seeking help from a psychiatrist," Deng continued, shrugging his shoulders. "I've been on the space station for so long, and everything is going to go wrong."

"I'm really sorry," Lu Zhou continued with a embarrassed smile. "I didn't make it clear to you. In fact, it's because there's something experimental on my side. I'm afraid you'll have to cooperate for some time."

Deng Yuanshu: " Isn't that experiment finished? "

"It's just the demo version. It's a long way from the mature curved speed navigation technology. In addition, some problems about adaptability and health need further observation. During this period, you should always have a doctor to do regular examination. This is also part of the experiment. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you in advance. "

Deng Yuanshu: "nothing, I can understand."

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

The index finger points down on the left wrist and looks at a series of holographic windows popping up. Lu Zhou reaches out his hand and flicks on them, pushing one of the holographic screens to Deng Yuanshu.

"Here is the next research plan. If you are interested, you can take a look at it briefly."

After receiving the documents transmitted from the land boat, Deng yuan stared at the small lines in the holographic window and looked at them carefully.

Although he didn't understand those complicated theories very well, when he saw one of the lines, his vision was stuck there, and he couldn't move any more

"1AU per second..."

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

It took him a long time to squeeze a word out of his mouth.

“…… Can this speed really be achieved? "

The longest distance between Mars and earth is 400 million kilometers, and the distance of an astronomical unit is about 149 million kilometers.

What is the concept of 1AU per second?

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

"Theoretically, this can be done as long as we choose the right channel," he said, and the boat stood up from its chair and said in a relaxed voice, "well, I believe you know what you need to know. If you're ready, follow me. "

“…… Where are we going? "

"Qinling, of course! You haven't seen it in a while, have you? "

Looking at captain Deng Yuanshu, whose face was full of surprise and amazement, Lu Zhou smiled and continued with a funny tone,

"I bet you will be surprised when you see it again."