Chapter 776 - 484: Alien Silicon-Based Life

Chapter 776: Chapter 484: Alien Silicon-Based Life

On the other side.

Wu Chen and the other two had just boarded the return cabin and successfully landed on Earth.

Under the reception and interviews of countless people, they recounted their travel experiences one by one,

then returned to the base and submitted the samples and test reports they brought back to the organization.

Of course, the Moon samples and test reports they brought back were not the focus.

The core of this entire journey was Wang Ye.

Before the three of them could return to the dormitory to rest, Old Yi found them and asked about Wang Ye.

"What? He said he wants to explore Mercury?" In the lounge, Old Yi appeared very surprised.

He originally thought Wang Ye would return after exploring the Moon since the global situation is not very stable now.

Several countries are eyeing the secrets deep in the Mariana Trench and could take action at any time.

Moreover, in the past two days, Old Yi obtained intelligence that many countries have secretly formed the International Extraordinary Response Alliance.

Now, they probably have already created powerful weapons. And at such a critical moment, Wang Ye unexpectedly went on a cosmic journey to a farther place.

With their country’s power, although they can support Wang Ye for a while, they certainly can’t hold out for long.

The most critical thing is to let Wang Ye come back and handle this matter himself.

Given Wang Ye’s current reputation, he probably wouldn’t even need to act, just standing there would be enough to deter everyone.

But now Wang Ye has left, and most crucially, his journey might mean he won’t return for several months.

It’s important to know that the distance between Earth and Mercury is billions of kilometers.

Even if Wang Ye can travel at a speed of Mach 100 in outer space, it would still take more than forty days to reach there.

A round trip would take three months.

By the time Wang Ye returns to Earth, the yellow flower vegetable would have already cooled.

Hearing this, Wu Chen and the other two nodded and said, "When we returned from the Moon to Earth, he was already preparing to go to Mercury."

"What exactly is Wang Ye trying to do...?" Old Yi rubbed his temples in frustration, remembering Wang Ye always being rational, not the kind to do something like this, right?

"He seemed to say he wanted to destroy Mercury." Wu Chen said.

"Destroy Mercury? Did he really say that?" Old Yi was shocked. Wang Ye rarely spoke falsehoods. Although his words might be unexpected, most of them were ultimately successfully accomplished. This means Wang Ye really probably wants to destroy Mercury single-handedly, "Mercury’s diameter is over four thousand kilometers, much higher than Mount Everest by nearly a thousandfold. How would he destroy Mercury? Does he want to smash Mercury with his fists, or create a large nuclear bomb to detonate on Mercury? No, the most crucial question is... what does he want to destroy Mercury for?"

"We don’t know that part, he only told us this much." Wu Chen shook his head.

Standing beside him, Chen Xin added, "Before leaving, he mentioned he would use the gravitational slingshot between Earth and Venus for acceleration. According to my calculations, he should already have used the gravitational slingshot to reach Venus."

"Gravitational slingshot?" Old Yi furrowed his brows.

As the main person in charge of the lunar expedition plan, he naturally understood the principle of gravitational slingshots.

But he also knew how difficult it was to perform a gravitational slingshot. Typically, a space probe carrying out a gravitational slingshot acceleration requires countless scientists to calculate for a long time to precisely adjust the trajectory,

because the rotational speed, gravity, and volume of each planet are completely different. Added to that the possibility of unexpected events in outer space, celestial movements have very high uncertainty, making gravitational slingshots very hard to achieve.

Moreover, Wang Ye is using human soaring posture for a gravitational slingshot, which is even more difficult.

In the movie "The Wandering Earth 2", a gravitational slingshot was also described. In the plot, with the Sun about to explode, planetary propulsion engines need to be installed on Earth to make the entire Earth turn into a spaceship traveling through the cosmos, one step was using Jupiter’s gravity to construct a gravitational slingshot to accelerate the Earth,

but the gravitational slingshot application in the movie was very unreasonable. Usually, the condition for a gravitational slingshot is a massive disparity in mass between two objects, with calculations indicating at least a thousand-fold difference for noticeable acceleration. Using Jupiter’s gravity to construct a slingshot to accelerate Earth is akin to using a palm-sized slingshot to launch a meter-long arrow.

Although there could be some acceleration effect, the effect is very poor.

From this, it is evident that the conditions for realizing gravitational slingshots in the cosmos are very strict.

Precision, skill, and adaptability are all indispensable.

Of course, Wang Ye indeed has this capability, with his brain akin to a computer, naturally could quickly calculate the best path.

But it remains very astounding.

After a moment of contemplation, Old Yi made a phone call and said, "Xiao Li, help me contact the observatory staff and ask whether we can see a clear view of Mercury during this period. Also, ask about Venus as well."

On the other end of the call, Xiao Li immediately replied, "Yes."

Then hung up the phone.

Sighing, Old Yi explained to the three before him, "Since Wang Ye didn’t tell us his real purpose, we can only rely on ourselves to investigate. Based on what I understand about Wang Ye, he probably wouldn’t do anything meaningless or without a fallback, so I speculate he might be going to Mercury to look for something. Moreover, before leaving, he probably left some backup at the Mariana Trench."