Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1456: Chapter 690: The Explosion Still Happened!

The Jupiter exploration mission was officially underway. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

The Aerospace Bureau activated the largest anti-gravity propulsor, which carried the Mars-1 spacecraft into the high atmosphere, slowly turning into a small black dot that vanished from the view on the ground.

Once the anti-gravity propulsor carried the spacecraft into space orbit, it would release the spacecraft to safely return to Earth. The Mars-1 spacecraft, after orbiting Earth three times on its pre-determined trajectory, would glide into the high-power Z-wave satellite-established space shuttle channel, thereby performing space traversal, and reach the outskirts of Jupiter in approximately nine seconds.

The outside world paid close attention to the Jupiter exploration mission, mainly focusing on the space shuttle process of the Mars-1, to see whether it would successfully reach Jupiter.

Unfortunately, this time the mission was primarily to conduct the "Voidon Hypothesis" experiment, to verify whether the major directions of theoretical research were correct. The related experiments were confidential, naturally there would be no live broadcast of the process, and the outside world could only obtain news through the information released by the Aerospace Bureau.

After the successful launch of the anti-gravity propulsor, the Aerospace Bureau released an immediate message: "Giant number anti-gravity propulsor, carrying Mars-1 spacecraft, has successfully launched!"

After the official launch of the Mars-1 spacecraft, the atmosphere in the control center was not tense because the related technologies were mature, whether it was the Giant number anti-gravity propulsor or the Mars-1 spacecraft. This wasn’t their first time ascending, while ensuring safety and stability.

Prior to space traversal, it could be said to be safe all the time.

The senior leadership was equally calm. He glanced at the launch process, then sat down with a few people from the theoretical group, and asked about a problem in the ’risk report’.

"I have examined the report you submitted in detail, the report mentions the possibility of particle traversal. I have inquired in detail, and they say that particle traversal is equivalent to matter traversal. Can you talk about the likelihood of this happening?" The senior leader was very concerned about this question.

Since it involved matter traversal, it sounded very interesting, and anyone who had seen the risk report would notice this.

Qiu Chengwen shook his head and said, "That’s just a possibility. The likelihood of occurrence is extremely low. I believe a more significant possibility is that nothing will happen, and even if the experiment is successful, we might only detect a power increase in the energy transmission of the linking equipment."

Zheng Long, the director of the Aerospace Bureau, said with a smile, "I hope your experiment is successful, and it will prove your hypothesized Voidon theory."

The most satisfactory result was a successful experiment, seeing an increase in energy transmission power of the connecting equipment, meaning Mars-1 spacecraft could carry out the mission and return normally, and the experiment would also achieve the desired outcome, equating to a double satisfaction.

The senior leader turned towards the others and asked Edward Witten, "Mr. Witten, what is your opinion?" Among the few people in the theoretical group, only Edward Witten was a foreign national with citizenship and one of the world’s most renowned theoretical physicists.

Even in the field of mathematics, his fame surpassed that of Qiu Chengwen, as he could be regarded as the ’master’ of string theory.

Edward Witten shook his head and replied, "My opinion is the same as Qiu’s. The probability of particle transport happening is not high, and if it does occur, there’s a high possibility of an explosion, similar to the nuclear fusion explosion in the last experiment."

Zhao Yi nodded in agreement, "However, what we hope to see is an explosion. If such a scenario occurs, there will surely be deeper content to research, allowing us to make a leap in perfecting the theory."

Zheng Long pursed his lips with force; he felt too embarrassed to speak because, representing the Aerospace Bureau, he did not wish to see any explosions, especially not nuclear fusion explosions.

If that situation arose, the Mars-1 spacecraft would certainly not be able to return; it would most likely be obliterated into fragments, then pulled by Jupiter’s gravity, all tumbling down to be absorbed by the massive Jupiter.

Zhao Yi continued, "I hope we will see an explosion!"

"It would be best if an explosion occurred."

"That would not just be an explosion, but also a massive advancement in space theory."

"My research in spatial mathematics has been at a standstill for a long time, mainly because there haven’t been any new experimental findings," he said with a helpless shake of his head.

The others echoed, "Yeah, I would like to see an explosion too."

"That’s how I see it as well."

"If particle transmission truly happens, it would not only indicate that the direction of the Voidon Hypothesis is correct but to a certain extent, it would also demonstrate the intense spatial pressure the Voidon void regions must withstand, possibly even prompting particle separation."

The theorists kept talking, each word stabbing into Zheng Long’s heart as he could only mutter in a low voice, "Please no explosion! Please no explosion! Please no explosion—"

Next, Zhao Yi briefed the senior leader on the experiment preparations. The monitoring cameras beside the ground space linking equipment displayed the items prepared in the experimental area, including air in a sealed environment, a stable power light source, and some simple materials.

"If it’s a normal spatial link, the stable power light source would reflect changes immediately, simply an increase in energy transmission. Because it’s a sealed environment, we could also observe the numerical values."

"The rest is the preparation for particle transport. After the experiment, we will measure the air density within the sealed environment. If the air density decreases, we can to some extent prove that particle transport occurred."

"Those materials are also prepared for this reason; we hope to observe particle transport."

...

Three hours later.

The Mars-1 spacecraft entered its designated orbit, preparing for space traversal.

As the Mars-1 spacecraft carved out an arched trajectory, the Z-wave satellite instantly established a space channel to Jupiter, and within one second, the spacecraft precisely entered the channel.

"Perfect!"

"It’s a success!"

"This time, the operation was extremely perfect!"

"One second! It took just one second, very successful!" The control center of the Aerospace Bureau burst into cheers. Their reason for cheering was the perfect execution of the related maneuvers.

In the past space traversals, it took two seconds after the emission of Z-waves for the spacecraft to accurately enter the channel.

This time, it was only one second!

Although it was just an improvement of a mere second, one must know that the Z-waves last only a short duration of slightly over thirteen seconds; improving it by one second could even allow the spacecraft to travel an additional hundred million kilometers, greatly enhancing the coverage of the channel.

Even though increasing the speed of the spacecraft could also solve the increased coverage of the channel, precisely controlling the docking time is indeed very critical.

Fifteen seconds later.

The space link imagery between the spacecraft and the control center lit up again, indicating that the spacecraft completed the space traversal and had deactivated the Anti-Energy barrier.

At that moment, the image that appeared on the screen was a vast celestial body, streaked with hues of orange, yellow, red, and white. The moment it came into view, the impact was incredibly stunning.

"So this is Jupiter!"

"It’s so huge!"

"The spacecraft is now more than three million kilometers away from Jupiter, and it still looks so gigantic—"

How far is three million kilometers?

The distance between Earth and its moon is merely three hundred thousand kilometers, and even at ten times that distance, Jupiter still appears as a colossal entity.

At this time, everyone’s attention was focused on Jupiter, and some specialists began to control the Mars-1 spacecraft in real-time. Their primary responsibility was to manage the micro-thrusters, to slowly correct the direction of the spacecraft so that it maintained a constant distance from Jupiter in its general trajectory.

Upon completion of the space shuttle maneuver, the spacecraft would suddenly find itself in the vicinity of Jupiter and be subject to its strong gravitational pull. It was essential to correct the direction to a certain extent to ensure a stable orbit.

This technique of real-time control using a space link device was very advanced, because the space link device could only transmit effects, and the spacecraft had to analyze the effects transmitted. Only then could the intelligent system detect the instructions to perform real-time control.

More than a year ago, real-time operations using space links were not as smooth as they are now, and sometimes there would be issues with the transmission of indecipherable commands. Now, such problems hardly ever happened.

Watching the operators control the spacecraft in the control center felt just like piloting a drone, with changing perspectives and real-time data reporting that helped them adjust the direction.

Of course.

The control of the Mars-1 spacecraft was for now merely simple directional corrections, far from being as flexible as the control of a drone.

Edward Witten stood behind the operating screen, and as he watched the images displayed, he felt a profound sense of admiration. He said to Zhao Yi, "This technology is truly advanced."

"It’s hard to imagine being able to control a spacecraft near Jupiter from the ground, in real-time."

He couldn’t help but marvel to himself.

Previously undecided about whether to come to Z country or not, Edward Witten now felt incredibly grateful for his decision. How could he witness such cutting-edge aerospace technology if he hadn’t come? He could never expect to see this if he had stayed in M Country for his entire life.

The main goal of the Aerospace Bureau’s Jupiter exploration mission was to take close-up photographs. By analyzing the images transmitted in real time, they conducted various analyses of Jupiter.

Though they were just some pictures, the astronomical research value was extremely high, as scientists used extensive imaging to analyze the composition of celestial bodies.

However, most people in the control center were concerned with the "Voidon Hypothesis" experiment. There was still a long way to go before the experiment began, so some of the unrelated personnel simply went to rest.

The theoretical team, the executives, and some others had also gone to rest.

Now was the time for Jupiter exploration.

Time quickly passed, and two days later, at three o’clock in the afternoon on the third day, the Mars-1 spacecraft, after being pulled by Jupiter’s gravity and orbiting for more than half a circle, successfully changed direction toward Earth.

The time for the experiment had arrived.

The theoretical team had been there since morning, waiting in the control center all along, and the high-level leaders had also been there for more than an hour.

Everyone was waiting.

Finally, the spaceship’s speed and direction were adjusted, energy and equipment checks reported normal, and the intelligent system indicated that the experiment could begin.

The commanding officer looked at Zhao Yi, and with a slight nod from Zhao Yi, he said, "Begin!"

"The experiment is ready to begin!"

"Countdown—"

"10, 9—"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Station Three, control the spacecraft to initiate the anti-gravity shield!"

"Station Five, set the Z-wave device and space link device to operate automatically!"

"Anti-gravity shield activated!"

"Report! Settings are complete!"

"Report! The anti-gravity shield has been successfully activated!"

"Ground, establish a space link!"

A series of command instructions followed, and the screen had turned pitch black.

The space link was officially established.

Having waited for about one second, not even fully processing what was happening, the pitch-black screen seemed to flicker.

Soon after, the internal experimental space link device lost connection with the ground.

In an instant, Zheng Long stood up abruptly, his eyes filled with regret and anguish. Everyone realized what had happened—

An explosion!