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Chapter 18: Planet Ho!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The cosmos, as per its definition, is an infinite expanse To equate it with the Milky Way, which quite a nuain showcased how little the general public at the time knew about space travel Because the Milky Way, noit is, is still infinitely small when taken in comparison with the boundless cosmos
Therefore, to have the Noah Two's first warp land near a galaxy that housed a planet had such a low probability that it was numerically impossible to explicate!
This simple observation was clear to Yao Yuan's crew, the many scientists, and even most of the citizens onboard Even without a deep understanding of space-warping technology and space traveling, the straightforward fact that space warping was a dangerous ordeal was lost on no one
Unbeknownst to everyone outside of the close circle of Black Star members as well as the scientists that did the calculations, the departy's initial calibration allowed Noah Two three chances at warping before they ran out of energy This was a closely guarded piece of infor knew of this, because they were afraid of the news sending waves of dissent and despair across thethey only had three chances, three chances that were each infinitesierous, but they didn't need to realize that it was actually also hopeless
Nevertheless, perhaps it was the collective prayers of everyone aboard Noah Two that had touched the gods, because somehow, inexplicably, luck had smiled upon them!
Even Yao Yuan couldn't remain his usual collected self as he double and triple checked the russet-colored planet before his eyes He could feel his heart leaping out of his chest
He ht’ve even allowed himself to cheer aloud in joy, but before he could do so, the rest of Black Stars, including Zhang Heng, had hih the interco across Noah Two It sounded as if the 120000 people aboard were siht not even have been that far away fro and subsequently a chance of it being conducive to human survival Admittedly, the chance was still low overall, but it was already ive thenosis was the lack of an asteroid belt around the planet This signified that the gravity of the planet was stable enough to be free fro meteor strikes and could sustain an atmosphere This also allowed the expeditionary crew a better chance at landing Secondly, even if the surface turned out to be inhospitable for man, what lay at its core could prove invaluable to Noah Two Based on its size, shape, and color, the planet was most likely a type of terrestrial planet1 The chances of it having radioactive materials like uraniuh
Noah Two's store of energy would allow three warps for a nuers That, however, was a nuenerators If they could increase the nuenerators and replace hter aluminum, the amount of warps they could do would dramatically increase A safe prediction would increase the nue of hundreds!
Therefore, even if the planet's atmosphere didn't support human life, it would be fine The year was already 2030; ically to be able to support extended exposure to alien terrain In fact, Noah Two had enough space suits to allow construction of a y like solarponics2, Noah Two could technically last for about three to five years h energy supply to conducttheir chance at survival
No matter how one saw it, this planet was a lifesaver!
"Central co-distance surveillance devices Train the on it in the next twenty-four hours I need details like its gravity scale, weather patterns, and everything else that's relevant Also, broadcast across the ship that we've discovered a planet…" said Yao Yuan, into the intercoh he tried to cover it, everyone could hear the smile in his voice and that inadvertently lifted the spirits of everyone onboard
[Could it be that our prayers were heard? Is there so out for us? If that's true… then please don't abandon us; keep huily woke up froreeted by the light blue color of a tent's underbelly It took hi, to realize that he was… in space, or rather in a spaceship Fros around him, he found out that after the party had left earth, the warp had been successful and now everyone aiting for the captain's next series of orders
Jay wasn’t a scientist nor a technician In fact, he had not even attended college He was furthest from what one would call society's elite, for he was really a professional con artist The Harvard education and multiple doctorates that he had presented to the military were all fabrications
In a twist of fate, the extra security he acquired a few years ago in a con job had saved his life It had helped hi a ticket, a VIP ticket at that, into Noah Two
Jay readied his bed, put on his clothes and left his tent He walked right into a bustling crowd, and as the crowd ive a self-deprecating laugh at the fact that he too now belonged to this bunch of elites
At that moment, a voice lifted frohteen to nineteen-year-old girl addressing him in a continuous streae other than his native English, Jay aardly replied, to the girl in her lish?"
Stopped by the sudden request, the girl paused and stared blankly at Jay before resuht you spoke French What was your major in university? Neverwas, mister, could I bother you to help ood scrubbing; it has mud splattered all over it fro I wanted to clean it before that, but the tiotten the opening to do so"