Super Island Tycoon-Chapter 831 - 830: Journey

Since Jiang Cheng developed humanoid armor, he has always wanted to create a genuine mecha, but due to the lack of special materials like Alpha Crystal, he has been unable to start manufacturing.

Now that Jiang Cheng finally has hope of obtaining a rare material, he certainly won't miss such an opportunity.

It can be said that this exploration of Neptune is primarily aimed at finding Alpha Crystal for Jiang Cheng.

If other rare materials can be found, Jiang Cheng would be even happier.

However, these are still just empty talks. Before the results come out, no one can say for sure.

Since the probe has successfully landed on Neptune, the next step is the formal exploration.

However, before the probe starts exploring Neptune, it's necessary to check its current status.

Even though the probe has transmitted images from Neptune, it doesn't mean everything is okay with the probe.

This only means the external camera is functioning normally; whether the most important scanning equipment has issues is still unknown.

After one landing, no one knows if the probe has encountered any problems.

If the scanning device malfunctions, there's no need to continue this exploration.

So Jiang Cheng gave his orders to all the crew members on the bridge.

"Issue a self-check command to the probe to check for any damage during the landing process."

"Understood, starting the self-check program immediately," a crew member replied.

Soon, the probe on Neptune sent back the results of this self-check.

After data analysis, all the information was projected onto the central screen of the bridge.

Jiang Cheng glanced at the data on the screen and knew the probe was functioning well.

It seems this landing was very smooth; the probe wasn't damaged at all.

Since the probe has no issues, the exploration can formally begin.

"Let's start the exploration immediately and have the probe scan the entire Neptune."

Following Jiang Cheng's command, the probe began to operate again.

Detailed data from Neptune is continuously being transmitted back to the Pioneer.

The terrain structure beneath Neptune's ice layers and the distribution of deep minerals, these data keep sending back.

The probe scans below the ice layers while constantly moving its location.

At this moment, the spherical exterior of the probe plays a role, on Neptune

amidst the violent storms on the surface, the probe maintains sufficient stability thanks to its spherical exterior.

The probe moves rapidly on Neptune, continuously transmitting large amounts of detailed data. As the probe operated officially, Jiang Cheng no longer intended to stay here.

This test voyage is only half completed, with the return journey to Earth still awaiting them.

"Let the probe keep operating on Neptune; we are now prepared to return, "

Now that the probe is functioning normally, Jiang Cheng prepared to return with the Pioneer.

Exploring Neptune cannot be concluded in a short time; this exploration will last for several months.

Rare materials like Alpha Crystal cannot be found instantly. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

So Jiang Cheng planned to return to Earth first, waiting for the probe to search slowly on Neptune.

"Target Earth, preparing to return home!"

With Jiang Cheng's order to return, the Pioneer started accelerating again, slowly leaving Neptune.

Neptune, the outermost planet of the solar system, resumed its tranquil state after a brief hustle and bustle.

Perhaps the probe on Neptune's surface will cause this planet to change.

Jiang Cheng's departure this time is not a permanent goodbye; it all depends on the exploration results.

If rare materials are found on Neptune, Jiang Cheng will visit here again.

At that time, Jiang Cheng will have to bring manpower to mine on this harsh planet.

Rare substances like Alpha Crystal greatly attract Jiang Cheng, to the extent of incurring any cost to mine them.

But now Jiang Cheng doesn't have time to worry about rare substances; he still has to command the Pioneer to begin their journey back to Earth.

The return journey of the Pioneer isn't much different from coming; firstly, the Pioneer needs to undergo a period of acceleration to reach top speed.

When the ship reaches half the speed of light, it still needs to fly for several hours before Jiang Cheng and his team can return to Earth.

Half the speed of light is the highest speed within the solar system; accelerating further consumes too much energy, even beyond what the fusion reactor can provide.

If the spacecraft wants to continue increasing speed, it can only activate the Curvature Engine to shorten space.

But in places like the solar system, the mass of the sun creates too much gravity.

This immense gravity exceeds the safety threshold, preventing the activation of the Curvature Engine.

That's the trouble when navigating within a fixed star system, as the Curvature Engine cannot be used.

If Jiang Cheng were to forcibly activate the Curvature Engine within the solar system, space could be distorted due to gravity.

At that time, the resulting spatial shock could rip the entire ship into pieces.

Although Jiang Cheng is in excellent physical condition, spatial shock can shred any matter, so even if his body were harder than diamond, it would shatter within seconds.

Though Jiang Cheng loves adventure, he doesn't engage in suicidal acts.

If the Pioneer wants to activate the Curvature Engine and boost speed to ten times the speed of light, it must exit the gravitational range of the solar system.

When a spacecraft engages in curvature flight, there can't be massive celestial bodies like stars in Zhou Country's vicinity.

This is a common understanding among all cosmic civilizations and the universal rule between them.

For intergalactic long-distance travel, the usual approach is to use the ship's own speed to fly out of the fixed star system first and then engage in curvature flight.

This avoids accidents during curvature flight and also maximizes travel efficiency.

If Jiang Cheng intends to go to Proxima Centauri, he must first fly out of the gravitational range of the solar system with half-light speed.

Then engage the Curvature Engine to cover the four light years at ten times the speed of light.

After the ship reaches Bibu Star in Zhou Country, deactivate the Curvature Attack again and use the ship's own speed to enter this fixed star system.

But now Jiang Cheng has no interest in visiting Proxima Centauri's extremely harsh fixed star system.

This is a matter for later; right now, Jiang Cheng is only focused on returning to Earth.