Chapter 1029: 1029
It was easy to grab the ball . The imagined scenario of him being bounced back didn’t happen .
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However, when he tried to move the ball, the unnatural resistance made him stop .
There was no gravity in the universe, but the inertia of matter itself made it resist any changes in motion . Liu Qingpeng looked at the small ball, thinking it was peculiar . His right hand, which touched the ball, did not feel like it was touching a small ball, but a massive meteorite .
“What the hell is this stuff, and how is it so heavy?”
Liu Qingpeng cursed as he took out a mass analyzer that resembled a spatula . He knocked on the ball with force .
A muffled “bang” passed through the spacesuit into his ears . The ball just moved slightly and slowly drifted to the other side of the flying object . At this moment, the mass analyzer recorded the reaction force and the time, as well the micro-velocity change of the ball’s velocity . Based on all the parameters, it calculated the mass of the ball .
When Liu Qingpeng saw the data sent to his helmet, his eyeballs almost popped out .
“One hundred kilograms? How’s that possible? What’s the density of this thing? Even osmium doesn’t have this density . ”
Osmium, which has a relative atomic mass of 190, was currently known as the heaviest metal that existed in nature . He immediately realized that he might’ve made a significant discovery . If possible, he wanted to report his findings to the ground command center immediately, but he was unable to do this because of the breakdown in communication .
Controlling his propulsion, Liu Qingpeng slowly floated over and held the ball in his arms . As he approached the edge of the flying object, he kicked against the wall and flew out of the fracture with the ball .
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Carefully avoiding the sharp metal frames, he returned to the empty space . He opened the markers in his helmet and locked on the Stingray . Then he adjusted the output power of the nozzles to the maximum and pushed forward the ball weighing more than 100 kilograms .
With an extra one hundred kilograms hanging on his body, he was afraid that the nitrogen in his spacesuit wouldn’t be enough to “brake”, so Liu Qingpeng flew slowly . His previous trip that only took him fifteen minutes now took him over an hour to complete .
The ball was placed in the cockpit of the Stingray and he carefully fixed it in the compartment behind the seat . He immediately opened the navigator and established the return trip according to the data previously calculated by the quantum computer .
However, at that moment, the red signal light flashed on the operation interface .
“Warning, mass parameters are changed . Insufficient energy to enter return orbit . Please reduce the load inside the spaceship and restart the navigation system . ”
Liu Qingpeng’s heart sank to the bottom . He almost forgot the immense mass of the ball . One hundred kilograms was already equivalent to the mass of one adult .
He heistated for a moment . He bit the bullet and reached out to the platform on the right side of the seat . He opened the safety and yanked out a ring .
With a slight tremor, the two laser cannons located below the Stingray 1 were separated from the fuselage, and the attack module worth tens of millions of XND was abandoned . He could only leave the economic analysis to his superior to determine if he made the right decision .
The signal light was still flashing red, and the cold electronic voice was still so impersonal .
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“Please reduce the load on the spacecraft . ”
Looking at the remaining five kilograms of load exceeding the value, Liu Qingpeng was sweating profusely .
“Fu*k, I already tossed the attack module . It still wasn’t enough? Wait, there’s still the magazine…”
Since the laser cannons already drifted away, he didn’t feel too bad when he ejected the magazine . Two box-shaped power supply modules were left behind . When he watched the value returning to neutral, he was finally relieved . If he still needed to reduce the load, other than unloading himself, he didn’t even know what else he could throw out .
After restarting the navigator and setting the route, he waited for the Stingray to leave the communication shielded area, then he immediately restarted the communication module on the spacecraft .
“This is Stingray 1 . Command center, please reply…”
“…This is the command center . Navigator 01 continues to serve you . ”
The command center, which was originally in a state of gloom due to losing Stingray 1, erupted in a cheer after communication resumed . Not long ago, several space experts were still arguing whether his failure was due to a communication failure or because of the UFO attacks .
And now it seemed that these arguments were unnecessary .
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The quantum computer calculated the returning orbit at the fastest speed . The navigator immediately sent the latest orbital data to the hero who was tens of millions of kilometers away, guiding him on his journey home .
At the same time, the one gigabyte of captured pictures was sent back to the ground command center with the restored communication channel . This valuable information happened to prove Kelvin’s previous hypothesis that the UFO was indeed a masterpiece of a foreign civilization .
This historic discovery was no inferior to the geographical discoveries centuries ago . The century-long debate could finally be settled—they weren’t alone .
It was almost foreseeable that if these photos were made public in the international community, that would undoubtedly create an unprecedented earthquake in every field . However, Celestial Trade would never disclose these photos and all data would be treated as top secret for at least 50 years .
“Minister, please take a look at this . ”
Kelvin’s assistant walked next to him and handed a printed photo to him .
“This?” As Kelvin examined the photo, the frown grew more apparent on his eyebrows . He picked up the photo and examined it more carefully .
It was a picture of a small ball with its size, mass and other information marked next to it . When he saw the data in the mass column, he paused to process it for a moment . Then he turned to his assistant with a peculiar expression and knocked on the photo with his knuckles .
“Is this unit wrong? One hundred kilograms? How is this possible?”
“There’s no mistake in the data… Although I thought he was wrong at first, he insisted that he hadn’t made a mistake . ”
“How did he start acceleration?” Kelvin looked at the assistant and asked in disbelief . “If I remember correctly, the Stingray X-1 series aircraft has a weight limit except for the C-1 freight type . ”
“He ejected the two laser cannons under the spacecraft and a power supply module used as the magazine . ” The assistant swallowed and said seriously, “If this wasn’t a trick by aliens, we might’ve discovered a new element that we’ve never seen or imagined before . ”
“Look after the situation for me . I have to make a call . ”
Kelvin clearly also realized this . He gave the command to his assistant, then walked to the door hastily .
While walking, he clicked twice on his wrist . The call was to Jiang Chen’s office .
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