aircannonsinc Chapter 2577 Unable to Exceed the Speed of Light 1
Chapter 2577 Unable to Exceed the Speed of Light 1
"Reaching Mars in 26 days is already an incredible speed."
Zhang Yi sat by the porthole, looking at the dark universe outside, and said softly.
His hand rested on the armrest, his knuckles relaxed, but his voice carried an uncontrollable sigh.
"Five years ago, I wouldn't have dared to even think about it."
There was no sound outside the porthole.
Only cold, starlight.
Occasionally, a micrometeorite with extremely high flow speed would sweep past the shield, be dispersed by the shield, and emit a faint flower of light.
At that moment, the universe seemed to blink.
He turned his head and looked at Ling, who was sitting not far away.
Ling was still the same; her silver-white armor was spotless, and her pale gold eyes were devoid of warmth.
She doesn't need to sit by the window or look at the stars; she herself is a kind of higher-dimensional "vision".
But Zhang Yi still couldn't help asking her.
"Ling, how far can your Yihen race go in the universe?"
"It takes me 26 days to get to Mars, but you guys can get there in a minute?"
He said it casually, but his eyes were full of curiosity.
He wanted to know just how high the level of a max-level human really was.
Ling's gaze shifted over.
She looked at Zhang Yi, but her voice was as flat as ice.
"For us, there is no distance."
"We are spirits, and we can walk in the ether."
"We can reach any space that ether can reach in an instant."
"It's not about how far, but that you can arrive at any place in an instant."
Zhang Yi clicked his tongue softly.
"So, in your eyes, does my speed seem like a snail crawling?"
Ling thought about it carefully.
"If you absolutely have to use a metaphor, then it's about right."
Zhang Yi: "..."
He raised an eyebrow, but couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, you're right."
"You should give me a medal for being able to fly a spaceship to Mars!"
Ling didn't pick up on his joke.
She looked out the window as if gazing into a distant memory.
Her voice softened a little.
"However, even if I could go anywhere..."
"I won't go anywhere casually."
"The solar system is the safest place."
"After leaving the solar system, there is danger and nothingness everywhere."
Zhang Yi blinked.
"You people at this level would find it dangerous?"
"I thought that after you ascended to heaven, the universe would be full of tourist areas."
"The universe is desolate."
Ling said calmly.
“There are very few areas that are truly alive and well-ordered.”
"The solar system is a testing ground that the Creator has carefully calibrated, so it is safe here."
"If you leave this testing ground, it's the same as leaving the protection of the rules."
"It sounds like..."
Zhang Yi stroked his chin. "It's like a garden that's been kept in captivity."
“We all grow up inside and feel quite free. But as soon as we step outside, we're surrounded by wolves.”
Ling nodded.
"You can understand it that way."
“In the past, there were also races that wanted to break free from their fate, want to leave the solar system, and go out to colonize.
“They even built very large colony pods and tried to travel using ether.”
"There was no further news after that."
Zhang Yi remained silent for a moment.
"No news? Is that good news or bad news?"
"The probability of it being bad is higher."
"If they succeed, there should be some feedback."
Ling looked at him, "But none of them came back."
Zhang Yi clicked his tongue, thinking to himself that this answer truly reflected the temperament of the Yihen tribe.
A single sentence can extinguish a person's hope.
At that moment, the hatch suddenly opened with a "bang".
A girl with a high ponytail walked in wearing magnetic shoes, carrying a half-disassembled energy module in her hand.
The moment she entered, the atmosphere in the entire rest cabin brightened up a bit.
"Boss!"
Lu Keran's voice was crisp, "Were you just asking Sister Ling those vague and confusing questions again?"
“I heard it from far away.”
Zhang Yi turned to look at her and waved his hand.
"I want to know if we can reach that level of civilization in the future—the ability to travel freely in the universe."
"Well, I can say a few words about that!"
Lu Keran's eyes lit up, as if it was finally her time to shine.
She placed the energy module on the table next to her and then moved closer.
"If we can completely build that planetary engine from the black box, it won't take 26 days."
"We'll be on Mars in just a few days!"
Zhang Yi became interested.
"tell me the story."
"Don't start talking to me about first-level civilization or second-level civilization right away. I don't have time to memorize your papers."
"Tell me, will we be able to achieve light-speed travel in the future?"
"Theoretically speaking, it is possible!"
Lu Keran blinked and tentatively said.
"The principle of a planetary engine is actually to accelerate the celestial body in a specific direction."
"The set in the black box is for planetary-level spacecraft. If you shrink it down to the ship level, it's just for making local engines for spacecraft."
"It doesn't propel the spacecraft forward; it moves the entire small section of space it occupies forward."
"Doing this greatly reduces energy loss, so it can approach the speed of light."
Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow.
"Close, how close?"
"Theoretically, it can reach 0.9."
Lu Keran thought for a moment, then added, "It's ninety percent of the speed of light."
"Going any higher, the energy curve will explode. After all, the speed of light is a... very dangerous step."
As she said this, she couldn't help but look at Ling herself.
They clearly want to hear the most orthodox answer from the world's top civilizations.
Ling's gaze fell on the module in her hand, but she looked at it briefly before looking away.
It looks like they're watching kids stacking building blocks.
"The speed of light is not the limit of nature."
"It is the threshold set by the Creator."
"It means—there is no escape."
"We cannot leave this space centered on Earth."
Zhang Yi squinted.
"What do you mean?"
Ling explained calmly, "All your basic life designs, civilization designs, and rule designs are based on Earth and the solar system."
"Your civilization has reached this point because you are still within its sights."
“Going out is like being out of control; it’s easy for it to be destroyed, and it’s also not conducive to observation.”
"That's why the Creator set the speed of light as a threshold."
“You can get close to this threshold, but you can never surpass it. Even just getting close to this threshold would be extremely difficult and not worth it. That's why you're too lazy to leave the Earth-centered cosmic spiral.”
After hearing this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but curse.
"The universe is so vast, yet we're only allowed to wander around in a small circle. That's incredibly stingy."
Ling said calmly.
"This is about control, not stinginess."
"Without this threshold, many civilizations would choose to flee rather than stay and participate in the reckoning of the Druckers."
"The Creator needs you to stay here."
"So what we're doing now, exploring the universe," Zhang Yi spread his hands, "is actually a violation of regulations?"