Time: 5:00 AM.
Location: A remote plain in the northern part of the beautiful country.
Personnel: The entire Space Docking Project team, Professor Bush, and several senior executives, excluding the engineering staff.
The bleakness of winter seemed to cast a cold and desolate atmosphere over the plan. At five in the morning, the world was still dark, as if everything was asleep and had not yet awakened.
The grass on the ground was covered with a layer of white frost, and there were even some ice crystals at the tips of the leaves. The wind blew in and hit us hard, filling our thick clothes. The originally brown earth was covered in a white expanse.
When you look out at the horizon, you can see that as far as the eye can see, gray and light blue hues overlap, with large patches of bright light shining through, making you want to reach out and push all the clouds aside to let the sunlight shine down.
The hard, thick soles of the boots made a slight "creaking" sound as they stepped on the grass. Many engineers hunched their shoulders, exhaled a few puffs of white mist, and slowly approached the center.
There stood an enormous launch pad, its steely color a stark, as cold and austere as the winter sky, giving off an aura of unapproachability.
With all the problems resolved, Jiang Cheng stood by the railing, calmly watching the launch pad.
A few minutes later, the engineers transmitted the data, and someone nearby reported the brief numbers to him.
After listening, he looked down at his watch, exhaled a breath of hot air, and instantly white mist filled Jiang Cheng's vision. A row of people stood beside him, all watching him nervously.
With just one word from Jiang Cheng, the space docking project will come to a complete end. The tension of the past few days can finally be relieved. The end of everything is just a few seconds away. Months of hard work will be resolved in just a few seconds!
Success or failure hinges on those few seconds...
Jiang Cheng gripped the railing; its hard, cold feel made his mind crystal clear. He calmly announced his first command: "All tests complete. The probe is entering the launch system according to its predetermined trajectory!"
"clear!"
The heavy probe, like a steel giant, slowly approached its designated position on the slide rails. The brain-like object was placed in the core, which resembled a precious heart.
"We have reached our designated position! Please issue instructions, Team Leader Jiang."
Jiang Cheng looked up at the gray sky again. "Second command: report all data from the launch pad and the probe. Are they normal?"
For a time, twelve departments and hundreds of engineers were closely watching the data in their hands, then reporting and summarizing it.
When it was presented on the screen held by his assistant, he only gave a few words.
"Reporting to Team Leader Jiang! Everything is normal!"
"Time! Temperature! Wind direction! Air pressure!"
"On the 6th, at 5:12 AM, the probability of rain is 10%, humidity is 64%, northerly winds, wind chill temperature is -11 degrees Celsius, air pressure is 1017 hPa, and visibility is 16.1 kilometers!"
At the end of the sentence, there were a few seconds of silence. No one knew that Jiang Cheng was communicating with Number Four, with whom he had established a mental link.
Next, you will travel to the distant equator in place of humanity. Anything in space is unpredictable. Are you ready to complete this glorious and great mission and bring back the situation of H-012?
Boss, I'm all ready...
Do you understand that once you enter the dimension of death, we will no longer be able to provide you with any assistance, and even communication may be cut off? You will have to act solely based on your own judgment.
Boss, I understand.
Then go... Number 4, I'll be waiting for your return.
A chill ran through Jiang Cheng, and he slammed his hand on the railing!
He announced the two words the entire planet had been waiting for.
"ignition!"
Upon receiving the order from the commander-in-chief, the launch pad immediately pressed the button!
In an instant, a dazzling light suddenly flashed across the vast, dark world!
That's fire!
The fireworks, as dazzling and beautiful as the world's grandest and most beautiful fireworks, carried the scent of a raging wildfire, turning the land beneath the tail flames black. No one could open their eyes wide when looking directly at it; some shielded their eyes from the overwhelming, intense light with their fingers, watching it soar into the sky through their gaps.
A deafening sound echoed, and billowing smoke instantly covered the entire plain like a gray avalanche. The air was filled with the acrid smell of burning flesh, like that of a battlefield engulfed in gunfire. The sound waves vibrated wildly, distorting the very air.
The ground continued to tremble, the railings shook violently, and the engineers standing on the plain lost their footing and fell to the ground, as if steel giants were violently stomping on the ground and charging towards humanity.
The brain-like probe soared into space, rising slowly, its tail flames blazing across the entire night sky, seemingly about to tear apart the gray and white expanse.
It is not merely a probe flying towards the equator; it is the first torch lit in a long-silent world, a vibrant splash of color suddenly appearing in a silent film, and an unparalleled radiance of hope.
It kept climbing upwards at an unimaginable speed, with a fearless spirit, and with the passion of Jiangcheng to protect its home!
Go... Number 4, I'll be waiting for your return, Jiang Cheng murmured to himself.
Researchers watched intently as the brain-like probe rose higher and lower, grew smaller and smaller, until it finally became a tiny black dot and disappeared into the sky. Ground-to-air signals showed that the probe was flying along the predetermined launch path without any deviation, until it broke through the outer atmosphere.
Until it left the planet.
This precious footage of the launch was captured.
This day is also hailed as a historical moment in human history, marking humanity's first attempt to confront invaders.
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Even if death comes tomorrow, we will still roar and not yield; we will not go gentle into the good night.
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