Qin Jinnian sat on a chair, looking at the scenery outside the window that kept rising higher and higher. There was still some novelty in Qin Jinnian's eyes.
Although he can fly, to be honest, he has never flown so high.
Leaving the Earth and heading to the Moon... To be honest, even though Qin Jinnian is now considered a strong man among the extraordinary people, he has never thought about this...
It always feels like it has become sci-fi.
The aircraft was small but powerful and flew very fast. There were only him and Qin Fang in the cabin.
Qin Fang tried to say a few words to him at first, but when he realized that 'she' didn't pay much attention to him, he stopped talking tactfully.
Twenty minutes later, Qin Fang suddenly said, "We need to speed up to get rid of the gravitational zone. It may be a bit bumpy."
Qin Jinnian raised his eyebrows, and sure enough, the aircraft's roar suddenly increased, and the speed of ascent suddenly increased, with violent turbulence. At the same time, the pressure on the body suddenly increased.
But this little bumpiness and increased pressure were naturally nothing to Qin Jinnian. She looked outside the cabin curiously, and saw a large amount of clouds and mist surging outside the aircraft.
About ten minutes later, there was a slight "bang" sound, and the aircraft seemed to have gotten rid of something, and the turbulence disappeared. Including the pressure, it also disappeared instantly.
At the same time, the clouds and mist dissipated, and an unprecedentedly bright starry sky appeared before Qin Jinnian's eyes.
'She's eyes widened.
The universe seemed to have turned into a pure black curtain, and the stars that looked a little blurry on the earth seemed to have suddenly become high-definition.
And the changes were more than that. Gravity disappeared and 'her' butt floated off the chair... but she was still restrained by the seat belt, so she didn't float away.
Qin Jinnian was surprised at his current state... This was a feeling of complete weightlessness, an unprecedented experience.
He can fly, but gravity itself is still there, which is completely different from the current state...
While he was still experiencing it, the aircraft suddenly made a buzzing sound, and a moment later, he felt a force appear and pull his body back to the ground.
The feeling of weightlessness just now was also relieved a lot.
'She' looked at Qin Fang in surprise.
"UA-class small spacecraft have their own gravity simulation system that can simulate the gravity environment."
Qin Fang explained to her with a smile, and then continued: "Next we are going to the moon, which will take about 24 hours... However, the UA-class spacecraft is a small aircraft and has no rooms... If Miss Fifth feels tired, just rest on the chair."
"Does it take so long?" Qin Jinnian was a little surprised.
"After all, the Earth looks very close to the Moon, but in fact, it is 370,000 kilometers away... UA-class small spacecraft can break through the second cosmic speed, but it cannot maintain it for a long time. Moreover, we have to go to the lunar orbit first before we can successfully enter the Moon. So it will still take some time."
"Moon orbit?"
"That is the range of the moon's gravity..."
Qin Fang paused, thought for a while, and then simply gave Qin Jinnian some popular science: "We see that the moon always revolves around the earth, and the earth always revolves around the sun, so we think that they are always in the same position over and over again."
“But in fact, this perception is wrong…”
"Because we know that the universe is expanding. It's not just the distant galaxies that are expanding, it's also the solar system. And the speed at which the universe is expanding is faster than the speed of light. It's also the only known speed in the entire universe that exceeds the speed of light... that is the speed at which the universe is expanding."
"So, our position appears to be relatively fixed, but in fact, it is different every minute and every second. The Earth, the Moon, and countless planets...are actually being swept away by the Sun, escaping to the edge of the universe together...and this escape velocity exceeds the speed of light."
"We feel that everything is relatively still because we are under the gravitational pull of the sun."
"But if you want to reach another celestial body from one, you still have to pay attention to the gravity between these celestial bodies and their orbits. Only by calculating these accurately and accurately entering the other party's orbit, and using its gravity, can you finally enter it smoothly."
"Otherwise, if you mess up and enter a gravitational chaos zone... then unless you have a speed faster than the speed of light, you will be instantly torn apart by the gravity... Instantly torn apart. The same goes for a god-level strongman."
"Of course, if you have a space superpower and it is strong enough to use your psychic energy to maintain a space tunnel from the Earth to the Moon, you can achieve it in an instant... But unfortunately, a god-level powerhouse can't do it. Even a space superpower in the Source Realm can't do it."
Qin Fang's explanation opened Qin Jinnian's eyes.
He had heard of the expansion of the universe... He had also heard of it in his previous life, because people found that some of the stars that were once seen in the distance were slowly disappearing. So people believed that these stars were constantly moving away from the earth, and the speed was even faster than the speed of light.
But... the solar system itself is also expanding... this is the first time I've heard of this.
Even before this, I hadn't thought about it.
After all, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and it has been like this for millions of years. Who would have thought that they are not in the same position every minute and every second? According to Qin Fang's description, the solar system is like a car running at high speed... The things in the car are naturally relatively fixed. But from the outside... it may whiz past your door.
Although he didn't quite understand what he heard, Qin Jinnian felt it was impressive and finally nodded: "I understand..."
Then, he continued to look out the window... It was the first time he saw the scenery of the universe...
…
…
For the next day, Qin Jinnian and Qin Fang stayed in the cabin, chatting from time to time, talking about topics about the universe and the abyss.
But most of the time, it was Qin Fang who was talking and Qin Jinnian who was listening.
While Qin Jinnian was greatly enlightened, he also felt a bit of awe towards the abyss...
The universe is so vast, and he hasn't even left the Earth. I wonder how many incredible secrets are hidden there.
But in the abyss, there are countless worlds like this.
It feels a bit like a world in a grain of sand.
And how many extremely powerful beings are there in the abyss? Apart from other things, how incredible is that indescribable existence?
Across a world, if someone casually whispers his name, he will look at them, or even destroy a world...
Of course, it is not known whether it is the destruction of a world or a universe.
If it is the former, then it is limited to the Earth. Although it is equally terrifying, it is more or less understandable... After all, the Earth is just a drop in the ocean in the universe.
But if it's the latter...
That's incredible.
"Or, for the indescribable things, space is already something that can be ignored?"
Such a thought emerged in Qin Jinnian's mind.
And then he thought of Gaia.
So what is Gaia?
Gaia is considered to be the consciousness that makes up all things on Earth.
But is it really so? If the Earth has a Gaia, then does the Moon have one? If the Moon is too small, then does the Sun, which is much larger than the Earth, exist? Do those giant celestial bodies, stars, and even black holes, which are larger than the Sun, exist?
Or is Gaia special? There is only one Gaia in the entire universe? Then are humans special? In this universe, are there other life forms besides humans? Before crossing, Qin Jinnian firmly believed in the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations... After all, compared to the universe, a mere Milky Way and solar system are too insignificant. Why is there an Earth in the Sun and life on Earth... but not on other planets?
This is unreasonable, isn't it? But now, he is a little doubtful about this judgment.
It’s because of the existence of the abyss and Gaia.
If Gaia is unique, then it is very likely that in such a vast universe, humans are the only form of life.
No wonder we still can’t find extraterrestrial civilizations…
These thoughts were very deep, and Qin Jinnian couldn't figure them out in the end, so he simply threw them out of his mind...
Who cares.
Things will work out when the time comes.
As long as he survives, with the help of the panel and the authority, one day he will be able to figure out all the truth of this world.
…
24 hours later.
"arrive."
Qin Fang's voice rang out.
When he looked out the side of the ship, he was stunned...
He saw the moon.
Then, he saw an enormous white light curtain that almost enveloped the entire moon.
There are huge cities and tall buildings everywhere... full of a sense of technology.
If we say that the Earth in this world, except for the Iron Dome, is not too different from the previous life.
Then the moon in front of us seemed to have traveled through hundreds or thousands of years in an instant... and entered the science fiction era that Qin Jinnian imagined.
Qin Jinnian opened his eyes wide, looking at the moon that seemed so close.
From the location of their spaceship, they can see the Earth in the distance by turning their heads... Here, the Earth is extremely huge, and the blue planet emits a charming light... It looks like a scene from a science fiction movie.
"Welcome to... the Moon City."
Qin Fang suddenly stood up, made a welcoming gesture to Qin Jinnian with a smile on his face.
Qin Jinnian was stunned for a moment, and after a while of silence, she said coldly: "You are already so old, and you are still playing awkward games?"
This sentence made Qin Fang cough repeatedly out of embarrassment. After a long while, he smiled awkwardly: "Isn't this a bit of a ritual?"
Qin Jinnian was about to say something when a voice suddenly came from the spacecraft loudspeaker: "This is Yuegang, UA-class No. 156714, would you like to dock?"
"Director?"
The cockpit door opened and the pilot stuck his head out to ask Qin Fang.
"Docking."
"yes."
The aircraft pilot returned to the cockpit and soon a voice was heard.
"This is UA156714, Yuegang Yuegang, requesting to dock."
"Docking...Detected UA-class aircraft No. 156714 belongs to Daxia. Unit: Canglan City Night Watch, with docking qualifications. Docking..."
Qin Jinnian listened to the conversation on the loudspeaker with curiosity.
soon.
"Port BSI147 is free. Please follow the instructions and proceed to Port BSI147 to complete the docking."
Qin Jinnian's eyes blurred for a moment, and then he saw several small aircraft appear outside the ship's side, with lights flashing, facing their spaceship as if to attract attention.
Soon the spaceship turned, and the small aircraft flew in one direction, and the spaceship followed.
Gradually, we got closer and closer to the huge light curtain, and the city inside became clearer and clearer.
Qin Jinnian saw that after the small aircraft arrived at the light curtain, a probe-like thing popped out from its head and scanned from top to bottom. Suddenly, an entrance-like portal appeared on the white light curtain. The small aircraft made way, and their spaceship flew in through the portal.
After entering, I found that this white light curtain had more than one layer. After the small aircraft followed the spacecraft into the room, it came to the front, scanned again, and opened the second layer...
Following the same procedure, after opening seven layers of light curtains, the front finally became clear.
Without the light curtain, the moon below is extremely clear.
Looking down, you can see small car-like aircraft flying everywhere in the sky. Fully realistic projections are scattered in the gaps between the cities, flashing and beautiful.
Qin Jinnian looked out the window curiously. The spaceship flew slowly and soon arrived at a huge steel port.
The steel port is similar to the Iron Dome, but it has a honeycomb-like "grid". The spacecraft circled down and finally arrived at one of the grids under the tow of a small aircraft...
The grid looked very small from a distance, but it was actually quite large when you got closer. It was several meters high and more than twenty meters wide, just enough for their spacecraft to fly in and dock.
Another series of prompt sounds rang out. Qin Jinnian didn't pay attention to what was said. He just curiously looked at the scenery outside through the window.
He saw some workers busy in this grid, some were repairing something, the light of welding flickered endlessly. Some were moving some machinery or something... It looked very technological and busy.
"Okay, let's get off the boat first."
Only after Qin Fang spoke did Qin Jinnian come back to his senses. He nodded, then followed Qin Fang out of the boat.
As soon as I got off the boat, several staff members came over. They were wearing blue and white work clothes and they were foreigners.
A blonde woman with a good figure came with a thin device similar to a notebook, but with a much stronger sense of technology. She nodded slightly to Qin Fang before speaking: "Hello, welcome to Yuegang. According to convention, we need to register visitors."
She did not speak Bactrian, but a language similar to English.
This is the language of the Yas Empire, Yas language.
The Yas Empire is one of the most powerful countries on Earth, and is roughly equivalent to Daxia, so the Yas language is also one of the common languages on Earth. Cultural subjects are learned in junior high and high school.
Qin Jinnian also learned it, but rarely used it.
But he had strong mental strength and could learn things very quickly, so even though he had never used it, he could barely understand it.
The main thing is…learning in school, or learning from a computer, there’s still a big difference between accents and speaking with real people.
Daxia has been popularizing Mandarin for many years, but doesn't it still have dialects? The same is true for the Yas Empire. They are a multi-ethnic immigrant country, and the accents are even more bizarre. It's normal not to understand them.
"Hello, this is as it should be."
Qin Fang took out something that looked like an earphone and spoke in Daxia language.
But the other party understood... They all had something similar to Bluetooth headphones on their ears.
Qin Jinnian had seen simultaneous interpretation in his previous life, so it was not surprising to see it now.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. May I ask your name?"
The blonde beauty registered herself, and Qin Fang answered all her questions in detail.
When asked about Qin Jinnian, he mentioned the name 'Fifth Hatsune'.
The blonde was startled for a moment, then frowned at the instrument in her hand.
"She came to Yuedu as 'Dawnbreaker'."
Qin Fang explained calmly.
The blonde was stunned for a moment, and quickly typed something. After reading it, her brows relaxed, and she nodded gently: "Okay, thank you for your cooperation. Welcome to Yuedu again. I wish you a smooth journey and prosperity in martial arts."
After bowing, the staff left.
Qin Jinnian looked at their departing backs with some surprise.
Qin Fang explained: "The Moon City was jointly developed and established by the four nations of Earth. Because it is the only passage to the Abyss, it is strictly managed. Except for those who have obtained the qualifications and forces, no one else is allowed to enter easily."
At this point, he paused, then smiled and said, "The second of the two conditions proposed by Dawn is the qualification to enter the Abyss, which is very correct. Otherwise, if you want to enter the Abyss, you can only sneak across... But sneaking across has huge risks. Not only is there no guarantee of entering a certain area, but if you want to come back, you still have to go through the Moon Harbor... After all, on the night of the blood moon, there are space cracks and shadow worlds everywhere on the earth... But for the Abyss, it is not a special period, and there will be no special changes. Only through the Moon Capital can you return to the earth..."
"Okay, let's talk about it later. Let's go out first. I'll take you to the teleportation array and head to the abyss later."
After that, under the leadership of Qin Fang, they took the elevator to a certain floor of Yuegang and walked in the direction leading to the city.
Then, Qin Jinnian rode on a hovercraft for the first time...
The person driving is Qin Fang. The crew will stay in Yuegang to check the aircraft, add psychic blocks and the like.
Sitting in the hover car, feeling the vehicle flying quickly without any noise, and feeling the full technological atmosphere, Qin Jinnian finally couldn't help but ask a question.
"Why... the technology in Yuedu is so advanced, but on Earth... it seems to be completely unrepresented?"
Qin Fang was startled when he heard this, then shook his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't."
"cannot?"
(End of this chapter)