Chapter 1381
Absurd sense of dislocation
Chapter 1381 Absurd sense of dislocation
Even though everyone was well prepared, they were still controlled by the overweight state the moment they stepped out of the passage.
It was as if I was in an elevator that was suddenly rising rapidly, and my whole body was nailed to the ground, falling heavily downwards. For a moment, my body and mind were both heavy, and it was difficult to adapt.
The people of Lanxing are better off. During the 800 special training, they all experienced overweight on the eccentric training machine.
It is specially designed for astronauts to simulate increased gravity training - through high-speed mechanical rotation, it simulates 2 to 10 times the gravity environment of Lanzhou, allowing astronauts to adapt in advance to cope with the approximately 3 to 4 times hypergravity generated during spacecraft launch and return.
However, the Noah isn't a conventional rocket, so centrifuge training isn't rigorous. Depending on the crew's physical fitness, the maximum force they'll experience is only five times hypergravity, which is just enough for experience. This is just to let everyone know, but it's not a decisive factor.
Furthermore, while the overweight value in the centrifuge is higher than that in the Star Ring, the subject remains stationary during training. The difficulty lies primarily in the cardiovascular and balance systems, requiring only careful control of the body's muscles to resist.
In comparison, now people have to carry excess weight while walking, sitting, lying down, and even fighting, which is much more difficult.
Lan Xing had some experience with being overweight, so although his movements were slow, he was not panicking.
The people of Tiandu were in a worse situation. They had never experienced manned space technology. Even Merlinir, whose strength was only second to Lin Fan and Antonio, was frozen in place for a moment. When he moved for a long time, he looked like a dummy with limbs just installed.
The only two people who were not too disturbed were Lin Fan and Antonio.
I don't know if it was because of their mecha bodies or because their bodies had been tempered by heavenly thunder, but the moment they came out, they felt their bodies suddenly sink. In the blink of an eye, they adapted to the gravity of the Star Ring and moved freely.
While the others were still frozen in place, Lin Fan immediately checked the connection between his superpowers and the mecha. After confirming that everything was fine, the heavy weight in his heart was finally put aside.
However, the spiritual energy emanating from the air of the Star Ring was unlike anything she had ever felt before. Although she could use supernatural powers, the spiritual energy of this planet was not the power of the World Tree that Lin Fan was familiar with.
When they learned that the gravity of the Star Ring was different, the Noah crew finally realized that they had been making a wrong judgment.
Since their space travels began, they have visited many planets, some with less gravity than the Moon, like the Moon, and some with more gravity than the Moon, like Jupiter.
But the gravity of the few inhabited planets we encountered before was no different from that of Lanxing.
Researchers had noticed this, but as one, two, three, or four people followed suit, they began to wonder if this gravity was the optimal value for ecological formation. Would any planet with a functioning human society and civilization have an ecological environment similar to that of Lanxing?
This inference was not broken until the appearance of the Star Ring.
The researchers were forced to bring up another key factor - most planets with similar gravity have a world tree.
Therefore, before they disembarked, the research department had already deduced that the environmental differences in various aspects might be caused by the lack of the World Tree on the Star Ring.
Without the World Tree, there is no spiritual power, and supernatural powers are difficult to use. This is undoubtedly a major weakening of the Noah's crew, who have just increased their strength through supernatural powers.
Fortunately, in addition to their special abilities, most of the team members also have remarkable skills.
What's more, there are two mechas, Lin Fan and Antonio. As a star of science fiction, it's impossible that the octopus man can't use his mecha technology, right?
However, they have also prepared the mecha, and expected that they would not be able to obtain any superpowers. Everyone is equipped with high-civilization defense weapons purchased from Yuehua Star, striving to ensure that there will always be one that can be used.
So, after Lin Fan sensed that everything was normal, he was basically fearless. Relaxed, he actually felt a desire to explore the unfamiliar spiritual energy on the Star Ring - could there really be an energy dispersing device different from the World Tree?
That’s right, the World Tree was given by Nuwa.
To the Lanxing people, Nuwa is the mother of creation, but in the interstellar space, who knows how many Nuwas there are...
While Lin Fan was lost in thought, Antonio noticed a strange object beside the passage.
When he got closer and took a closer look, he saw that it was a long, flat column that reached his ribs. It was grayish-white and about the width of a palm. The black square on the top was slightly raised, giving Antonio, who was looking down, a comfortable observation angle.
If you must say, it was a bit like a hotel signboard he had seen, but a super-technical and simple version.
The black box didn't react at first, but after Antonio looked straight at it, a green emoticon suddenly popped up, a simple yet intuitive smiley face, and a speaker hidden somewhere also made a cheerful sound at the same time.
"Welcome guests of Noah to the Star Pivot Ring! Star Pivot Ring is dedicated to providing the highest quality and most thoughtful service to all our guests!"
This announcement drew everyone's attention. "Noah's first docking detected. To help you quickly familiarize yourselves with the various operations of the Star Nexus Ring, 2073 strongly recommends that you activate the Planetary Guidance Service. Would you like to?"
"Are you artificial? Or a robot?" Antonio rubbed his chin, looking at the flashing green simple expression in confusion.
"A guest has asked a question," 2073 said crisply, smiling. "2073 is the port docking guidance AI. It's closer to a robot than a human."
After saying that, it blinked its small eyes, which made everyone laugh.
"AI?" Antonio looked back at Lin Fan. "Isn't that artificial intelligence? It seems quite different from Xinglan... I thought there was someone sitting in the back talking to us."
Xinglan is the best artificial intelligence system on Lanxing. It is now installed in the Noah's central control system to assist in the daily operation of the spacecraft system.
Antonio knew that Xinglan was powerful and that he could communicate, but he always felt that he was too rigid and did not have the feeling of a "human" like the card in front of him.
Is it because Xinglan spoke without any expression?
"No~" 2073 blinked again and replied in a cute childish voice, "There's no one sitting behind 2073."
"Oh! You dare to look down on Xinglan." Jin Sichen's gloating voice came, "Xinglan, did you hear that? He looks down on you!"
In the earphones, Xinglan's mechanical voice sounded: "Xinglan has recorded..."
"No, no!" Antonio glared at Jin Sichen and quickly retorted, "I don't dislike Xinglan! Xinglan, you're a mature artificial intelligence now. You should be able to distinguish between the words of a good person and the provocations of a bad person, right?"
"Alright, both of you!" Cen Fangyuan was afraid that if he didn't interrupt, the big screen would be filled with the boring content of the two guys' quarrel. "Hurry up and get down to business! Xinglan, there's no need to record this conversation."
"Got it!" Xing Lan replied in a serious tone, "The record has been cleared. Do you have any other instructions?"
On the big screen, Lin Fan had already pushed aside the two childish guys who were in the way and started talking to 2073.
Even though Cen Fangyuan was partial to his own system, he had to admit that 2073's voice, dialogue logic, and fluency were indeed far superior to Xinglan's.
"I'm sure you need guidance services. What kind of guidance do you need? An explanation of the planet's history, a detailed explanation of the planet's layout, functional guidance, a quick check of needs..." 2073 answered quickly.
Lin Fan wanted to listen in detail, but when he heard his companion's heavy breathing behind him, he changed his mind and asked, "How can we obtain a single-person gravity adjustment device as quickly as possible?"
2073 blinked twice and replied, "I've found a quick way to obtain a single-person gravity adjustment device for you: there are a large number of them for sale in Wanxinghui Market, and we give you discounts for larger quantities. However, since your ship hasn't been registered yet, all trade activities in the Xinghu Ring are considered illegal. Therefore, we recommend that you register with the Xinghu Negotiation Court first before purchasing at Wanxinghui Market."
Lin Fan glanced back at his teammates and asked, "How do we get to Xingshu Xieqia Court?"
2073's eyes suddenly lit up with sparks, and his voice became a little higher. "Xingshu Coordination Court is the highest decision-making and administrative body of the Xingshu Ring. Guests can choose to walk there or take 2073's guided vehicle. It is safe and fast, and is an essential travel tool for guests..."
As he spoke, a green light suddenly shone from the bottom of the screen, pointing straight to the ground. The group standing in front of 2073 were suddenly surrounded by the green light, and something pushed them up.
Lin Fan and Antonio were quick to grab two people each and leap aside. Once they landed, they saw 2073 at the head, and the others already sitting on a flatbed car resembling an open-top train.
The people in the car were slow to react and looked at each other in silence with the six people outside the car.
After seeing this scene, the Noah researchers have begun to frantically look through the information to find out what exactly causes the change in the form of matter.
2073 seemed oblivious to the people jumping out of the car, still cheerfully reciting the advertising slogan. Finally, he gave a serious suggestion: "Because the Noah is not yet registered, to ensure the legal rights of the mooring, we recommend that guests take the guided vehicle to complete the registration and legal procedures as soon as possible. It is safe and quick..."
"Wait!" Jin Sichen quickly interrupted the endless advertising speech, "Are you charging for this guide or is it free?"
"2073's guidance is free," 2073 said with a smile. "The guidance equipment is charged. It's affordable, highly effective, and you save a lot of money, plus you get exclusive guidance service. It's definitely worth it..."
The people who had just marveled at the advanced technology of the Star Ring were now caught in a sense of absurd dislocation.
One second I was gazing at the heights of star-level civilization, and the next second I was pulled back into the hustle and bustle of bargaining on the street corner. My brain seemed to slow down just like my body.