Chapter 756 - 474: Embarking on the Journey to the Cosmos

Chapter 756: Chapter 474: Embarking on the Journey to the Cosmos

The three hurriedly got up and prepared for a while.

They then put on their spacesuits.

They entered the rocket’s manned cabin four hours before launch.

And methodically completed the cabin equipment checks,

such as oxygen, pressure, and so on.

Meanwhile, they communicated with the technicians,

cooperating with their instructions to perform simulations to ensure smooth communication systems.

On the ground, Old Yi, as the chief commander, was equally busy.

Like the technical team, payload team, data monitoring team, meteorological team, environmental safety group, medical team, test and control station team, communications group, fault response group, and others, totaling over a hundred people. All needed to be strictly coordinated by him, receiving reports from each department and responding promptly.

It could be said that he is the backbone of this lunar mission, naturally bearing the heaviest tasks.

In fact, Old Yi wasn’t organizing this kind of event for the first time, but he had never been so busy before. Because manned lunar missions are really too complex and intricate.

Just on the day of the launch, within a few short hours, the team had a mountain of things to do.

First, engineers had to perform the final checks on the rocket’s various subsystems like engines, navigation, fuel, circuits, etc., to confirm no system faults. Ensuring compatibility between the manned spacecraft and the rocket.

Secondly, propellant had to be filled, parameters such as fuel temperature and pressure had to be monitored in real-time, and continuous communication with the meteorological team was necessary to ensure that weather conditions, such as thunderstorms, rain, and strong winds, would not affect the rocket launch.

Furthermore, the area around the launch pad needed to be checked, like fire safety equipment and personnel evacuation routes, sealing off danger zones to prevent unauthorized entry.

Meanwhile, global monitoring and control stations, such as ground stations, sea-measuring ships, and satellite relays, needed to be on standby, verifying radar, optical tracking equipment, and data transmission links.

The communication group also had to maintain the internal communication network at the launch site to ensure commands were delivered accurately. Additionally, this rocket launch needed to be videotaped throughout and certain parts were to be live broadcasted worldwide, so they also had to coordinate the transmission of media broadcast signals.

In addition to this, logistical security teams, like deployed fire trucks and ambulances, needed to communicate situations in real-time, developing emergency evacuation plans in the event of rocket failure or explosion.

The main reason for preparing such a wide array of teams so rigorously is that rocket launches are extremely dangerous. The power required to propel a rocket into outer space, if uncontrolled, is enough to cause an explosion comparable to a nuclear blast. The consequences would be simply unimaginable. This is also why, for decades, very few countries have used manned rockets to explore other planets; compared to these dangerous and troublesome manned rockets, unmanned probes are far more convenient.

Yet, because many manned rockets have still been launched domestically for astronauts to perform missions in space stations, there remains a highly standardized process and professional multi-departmental coordination domestically for rocket launches. Each team has ample experience to advance methodically with minute-level precision, avoiding any anomalies in any process.

And while everyone was busy with preparations, the core figure of this plan—Wang Ye, was already waiting on the wilderness not far from the rocket for takeoff.

Since Earth’s resistance is still significantly present before breaking through the atmosphere, which would severely slow down his speed, to save energy and time, he planned to trail right behind the rocket, letting it break the wind for him.

But to avoid being captured by the media broadcast, he had to wait a while after the rocket launched before following.

Since the rocket accelerates in stages, it moves quite slowly in the first few minutes.

Wang Ye could completely follow after a short while post-launch. Yet by the second half of the acceleration, the rocket’s speed would surpass his top speed. However, by then, they would be almost escaping Earth’s gravity, eliminating the need for Wang Ye to rely on the rocket for wind-breaking.

He sat quietly on the wilderness, clutching an Extraterrestrial Crystal Cluster, cultivating the Samadhi True Fire.

The Reconstruction of All Things ability allowed him to create liquids at any time, reacting with the Crystal Cluster, releasing high-density energy to flow into Wang Ye’s body. As time ticked by, his strength increased steadily.

A few days ago, after advancing the Samadhi True Fire to the maximum level, his strength had a rapid leap forward. These days of cultivation served to consolidate his cultivation and refine his skill.

These days of hard work were not in vain; after many days of cultivation, the skill level of Samadhi True Fire reached around thirty percent, with an estimation that in half a month or a month, Samadhi True Fire could be upgraded again.

With the previous upgrading experiences, Wang Ye anticipated that this time, Samadhi True Fire is highly likely to fuse with the Creation Skill, forming a new Skill. He eagerly anticipated what kind of skill these two mythically top-tier Divine Techniques would become upon fusion.

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As time went by, it soon reached an hour before the rocket’s scheduled ignition moment,

at this time, all the personnel had evacuated the launch pad and activated the automated launch system.