Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

“… communication modules were physically dismantled, and those hijackers seemed to have no intention of dialogue at the outset, and even the backup communication system was pulled out completely. And remote control modules and automated driving systems... damn it! ”

Squat in front of the console was a man with low head and glasses.

His name is Fan Sheng and he is an engineer at a space enterprise in Pan Asia.

About a week ago, he went to Tiangong City for a colloquium, and he didn't expect to see this happening on his way home.

But it's also because of him here. Otherwise, the biomimetic that Little April sent to pick up himself has been scrapped in previous battles. The Ark really doesn't know what to do.

Looking at Fansheng, who was sweaty, the ark frowned and asked.

“Can you fix it? ”

“It's impossible to fix it, this way of violent demolition, they didn't even think about putting these things on.” Fan Sheng's face showed a bitter smile and raised his arm to wipe the sweat in front of his lower forehead, "but fortunately, they didn't know enough about the carrier. I changed the settings of the transmitter on the facility maintenance system and switched to developer mode. Although the channel is a little narrow, if it's just an audio call, it should still work. ”

The ark immediately said, "Can we use it now? ”

“Already done… I have received a strange communication request from the Pan-Asian fleet that should have noticed an anomaly on our side. ”

Ark: “Connect them now! ”

Fan Sheng hurriedly nodded down, ten fingers quickly tapped on the holographic panel a few times.

“Okay… done! ”

The light on the holographic panel changed, and a window of video communication was quickly presented in front of the Ark and Fan Sheng.

While the viewing window is snowflake white and you can't see the person standing at the end of the video, the repeated voices coming from that side are clearly audible.

“… this is Pan-Asian First Fleet, Flight N-177, can you hear me? ”

“If we can hear you, we want to open the door to dialogue and peace with you, no matter what you ask…”

takes a deep breath and the ark opens up.

“This is Flight N-177… I am a passenger on the flight and we have regained control of the flight from the hijackers. ”

The other side was silent for a while and seemed surprised by the news.

The ark waited quietly for two seconds, and a response was quickly received from the other end of the channel.

Navigator: "Can you slow down? ”

“Yes… we have shut down the main engine, but the automatic navigation module has been dismantled by the hijackers and two captains have been executed by the hijackers," looking at the channel data on the navigator, the ark said with a headache, "You better send someone to help us… those hijackers will be able to board the ship, do you have any idea? ”

The silence on the other end of the channel was a little long.

Navigator: "… Flight N-177, I hope you will remain calm when you hear this news. ”

From that heavy tone of voice, the ark implicitly guessed what had already happened and sinked into the bottom of the valley.

At a glance next to Fan Sheng, he was silent for a while and said.

“Go ahead. ”

Navigator: "37 minutes ago, you missed the final deceleration window period. ”

Ark: “So we're not coming back? ”

Navigator: "Yes…”

Instead of taking the call immediately, the Ark looked at Fan Sheng next door.

“Is that so? ”

Fan Sheng's face was pale and his lips nodded slightly shaking.

“… there is such a statement. But not so much? I think we can still save him. Where's your landing craft? At least give us some supplies..."

“With 12 pairs of K-15 main engines, the Dolphin 230 carriers will have difficulty in achieving the same speed in 72 hours, even in terms of longitudinal acceleration, even if the Sentinel-class patrol ships of the Pan-Asian First Fleet are buying quality loads from the nearest space port without considering returning home. The rescue window period is only 11 hours, and once you and the moon system have rubbed your shoulders, it will take two weeks at the earliest before our aircraft carrier will be able to dock with your flight in orbit 37 million kilometres from the ground moon system. ”

The Ark looked at Fan Sheng and continued: “Is he true? ”

Fan Sheng nodded with a pale face.

“Dolphin-type civilian carriers were initially designed to facilitate rapid movement of passengers between the Earth Moon and Mars systems, so 12 pairs of main engines were installed at the tail… If they were merely racing, military carriers carrying ammunition and continuing supplies would not necessarily catch up. ”

“I'm afraid those air thieves have been preparing to ambush us for a week now...”

Just as Fan Sheng explained the reason to the Ark, within the command of Pan-Asian First Fleet, looking at a snowflake video window, Yang Wu walked forward and patted the pilot's shoulder.

“Let me talk to them. ”

The pilot glanced at the commander and nodded at the latter, giving up his position.

The replacement navigator sat in front of the console, and Yang Wu stared at the snowflake holographic video window and said in a serious and steady voice.

“This is Pan-Asian First Fleet Command, this is Yang Wu, Military Operations Adviser. ”

“While we're sorry to inform you of this, your chances of safely returning home are minimal. Even in optimal condition, it takes two weeks for our rescuers to arrive. So we need you to take some of the necessary self-help measures to avoid the worst. ”

“… If you can control this flight, I want you to turn left, change the current course, and avoid collisions directly with Skyboat. ”

Ark: “How many degrees to the left? ”

Yang Wu: “If you can't pinch accurately, keep the left turn engine running at full power for more than 720 seconds. ”

720 seconds...

Full power turns for 720 seconds, which is tantamount to avoiding the Earth directly and plunging one end into unmanned deep space.

Ark: “You mean let us give up? ”

Yang Wu said seriously: “We have never given up on you, nor have we ever meant for you to give up. Just for the safety of Skyboat and the tens of thousands of residents on the station, I hope you can keep a safe distance from it. We will do our best to rescue you, but we also want you to think about the big picture. ”

“What do you call it? ”

“Yang Wu. ”

“Comrade Yang Wu,” staring at a snowflake in the holographic window, the tone of the ark gradually subsided, "there were more than 200 passengers aboard, most of them my compatriots and people from other countries and organizations around the world. I agree with you on the big picture, but things are far from that point. As long as I'm here and I'm alive, I won't let them die for nothing. ”

Yang Wu: “Can you fly a transporter? What do you want?"

The ark smiled lightly.

“The principle is pretty much the same, the difference is that the operation just gets a little cumbersome. The essence of space is mathematical, and as long as it's mathematical, it's solvable. ”

Yang Wuzheng narrowed his eyes and stared at a holographic screen of snowflake white.

“Who are you? ”

“It doesn't matter who I am, I just need your help. ”

Communications are down.

Flight N-177 appears determined to gamble with the fate of itself and the Skyboat and to continue along the established course in isolation.

Pan-Asian First Fleet Command Room, now surrounded by tension.

Everyone's nerves are tightened to the limit, staring dead at that glittering green dot on the radar.

“The course hasn't changed. Flight N-177 is heading for Skyboat! ”

“The collision is expected in 11 hours! ”

“Target them. We can't risk tens of thousands of people on the Skyboat! ”

“They have no chance of survival at all… but wherever they are, even 1% -”

“Not at all," he said, looking at the debater's team of consultants, who had never spoken, suddenly saying, "although the probability is probably less than 1%...”

The commander immediately looked at him and said, "What do you mean? ”

“The slingshot effect,” looks at the commander, the space tech advisor continues, "while their remaining fuel is no longer returnable by normal means under the current course of navigation, it is not necessarily possible if the slingshot effect is utilized. ”

Army advisors frowned and asked.

“Slingshot effect? I remember that wasn't used to speed up unmanned detectors? ”

“It's not necessarily acceleration, and when a planet moves horizontally to the right, if the aircraft flies a planet from the left of the planet at the right angle, it's hit by a planet to the right. Theoretically, if they flew the Earth from a synchronous orbit, the slingshot effect could be used to extend the rescue window as long as the angle of entry was appropriate. ”

Commander: “How long can it last? ”

“I don't know, shouldn't a computer be asked about something like this? ”

The commander immediately turned to the staff member in control of the reception desk and ordered him to speak.

“To activate the AI Battlefield Analysis System, I need to know the success rate of the program and the possible risks. ”

The progress bar on the holographic screen flashes slightly.

Soon, the results of the assessment appeared before everyone.

And that, too, solidifies the expression on everyone's face.

“Success rate 2%... 75% chance of collision between the Flying Synchronous Orbit and Skyboat Space Station... Damn, this is assuming you have experienced drivers on flight N-177! ”

“Too hard! Too many variables to control! To be honest, the slingshot effect simply cannot accurately control the speed and direction of operation, and even experienced drivers will not see it as a conventional means of acceleration and deceleration! ”

“This is bullshit! ”

“They've gone mad! ”

The commander had no expression on his face and squeezed his fist dead, seemingly struggling with something.

Standing beside him, Yang Wu looked at him silently, just asking.

“Is it worth it? ”

A city man ventures for a boat man.

Is this really worth it?

……

Honestly, the Ark did not spend much time thinking about whether it was worth it or not.

As a scholar, he now had only one question in mind, and that was the best solution in the current situation.

A precision parameter vertically stacked building blocks, whichever parameter is adjusted, can cause extremely serious navigational accidents with slight carelessness.

Without surprise, they have 11 hours to plunder the geosynchronous orbit and are highly likely to collide with the Skyboat space station.

To be honest, the window period is very short, let alone the most complex manual driving.

His calculations must be accurate, not even a minor error.

In order to survive, he must make good use of every division of labor reserve and ignite the lateral engines at critical moments, using the slingshot effect to complete the final deceleration.

Standing beside the ark, the engineer named Fan Sheng suddenly spoke in despair.

“I bet we've been targeted. ”

“Aim? ”

“We are now like a missile, colliding straight into the Skyboat,” Fan Sheng's face is full of bitter expressions, "this must be the case in their eyes, the orbital defense weapon will certainly react. If I were them, I would never allow this to happen. ”

“I do not rule out this possibility, but I am sure it will not happen.” Looking at Fan Sheng, the ark was silent for a while, reaching out and patting his shoulder, "Go and rest in the cabin for a while, I want to be alone for a while. ”

Fan Sheng: “Can you tell me exactly what you're going to do? ”

Ark: “Slingshot effect. ”

Fan Sheng opened his mouth and squeezed a sentence out of his throat after a while.

“This is insane...”

After leaving the cockpit, Fansheng returned to the cabin and tried to make his face look less heavy, walking back to his seat in silence.

Professor Leonard sighed and looked sadly at the stars outside the cockpit, "Are we dead? Can someone give me one, please? ”

Fan Sheng: "… not so desperate, but no place to go. ”

Eleven hours of waiting is so long.

The eyes of the entire world are drawn to that deep-sky, already out of control flight.

The orbiters, who had been unable to evacuate, spontaneously came to the landing window to pray for the approaching ship and for their own destiny.

In their pupils, only one shadow was seen getting closer and closer, obscuring their gaze at the moon.

That's when the miracle happened.

Even in the infinite proximity of astronomical distances, the vast hull did not end up colliding, but rubbing its shoulders against the Skyboat.

The canoe sitting in the cockpit relieved his breath and the whole person sat in the cockpit in vain.

Inside the cabin, the nervous Professor Leonard stared dead at the majestic fortress outside the window.

On this astronomical scale, he was even able to see clearly those people outside the window who were standing in front of the windows and looking at their orbits.

And across the street, I saw him and them, too.

This is probably the greatest moment in human history.

At least, it's one!

A man from 100 years ago saved an uncontrolled flight and everyone on it.

And even at the last minute, people still did not give up hope and chose to believe in each other.

“In our day, it's usually the worst idea, even if I'm not a pessimist myself...”

Removing the hat above his head and keeping it in his arms, Yang Wu looked at the commander and said solemnly, "It was your courage that saved those two hundred passengers. ”

“We also made the worst plans, Comrade Yang from 2050…” After a deep breath of cold air, the commander's tight shoulders finally relaxed and responded with a slightly lighter smile, "just by contrast, so many people believed us. ”

“Even for those who trust us, I would not let them down. ”

This catastrophe will bring the people of Pan Asia closer together.

Although, something like that, he doesn't want to do it again...

Flight N-177.

Cheering and cheering again.

The spacecraft passing in synchronous orbit is sailing slowly from the back of the Earth towards the sun.

Just like looking out onto the sunrise, the dawn brightens the blue horizon, and the planet is so beautiful under the glowing light of the speckles.

The child, picked in front of the window, stared out of the window at the shocking scene, holding his little hand tight, like grabbing a dream.

He doesn't know he's just been through the most dangerous moments of his life.

All he knows is that he was born on Mars and saw the most spectacular sunrise of his life at this moment.

Turning back excitedly, he looked at his mother.

“Mom, is that Earth? ”

The naughty milk sounds are filled with aspirations for good things.

Mother sitting next to him smiled and said softly.

“Yes.”

“There, that's where Mom was born...”