The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2040: Life-bearing Planets in the Kuiper Belt

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Jupiter Orbital Space Station. This station obtains artificial gravity through its own rotation. If you experience dizziness, nausea or other discomfort, please keep your head still, sit or lie down as much as possible, and avoid looking out through the window. If the problem persists, please seek medical help."

The clear and pleasant female voice broadcasts an announcement, echoing in a passage that is spacious enough for cars to pass through. The floor underfoot is made of flexible material, bending upward as it extends until it is blocked by the ceiling, which is also wrapped in flexible material that will not be damaged even if you hit it hard. People's attention is inevitably attracted by several light strips emitting bright light embedded in the flexible material.

This is intentional. After all, this is the outermost rotating ring of the space station. The angular velocity is very fast, and the Coriolis effect is very likely to occur. If you often look at the windows on the left and right walls at regular intervals, you will easily be dizzy by the rotating starry sky and planets.

The Satan Space Station is the outpost of the New Frontier Project that TPC has devoted its efforts to building. It is also an experimental space station because it is the first space station built by humans that obtains artificial gravity through its own rotation, rather than the Delta Space Station, which uses an artificial gravity system to allow the space station to maintain the Earth's gravity.

After all, humans will certainly have to build more and larger space stations in the future. We can't all use energy-intensive artificial gravity systems, as the energy consumption is extremely high. Obtaining gravity through one's own rotation, although it requires extremely high strength for components, especially the shaft, and there are wear problems, is still economical in comparison.

Therefore, when the Satan Space Station was first designed, the requirement of using rotational gravity was proposed.

Although rotation is good, it is not so friendly to some people. For example, because the space station itself is constantly rotating, when you look out of the window, whether it is the distant starry sky or the nearby planets, they are all rotating.

For people whose vestibular apparatus in the inner ear is overly sensitive, spatial positioning disorders may cause a movement or positional illusion, resulting in vertigo symptoms, and in severe cases, even inability to stand steadily.

Therefore, before stepping in here, the broadcasts on both sides of the passage gave repeated reminders and also considerately provided the medical staff's call code, so that people could call the medical staff over when they were unable to go to the infirmary on their own.

But these are nothing to Asuka Shin. As a pilot, he can sit in a rotating chair that rotates dozens or hundreds of times per minute without changing his expression and can also write and draw. These are the most basic requirements. The rotation speed of the space station is nothing at all.

Therefore, Asuka Xin walked steadily and his body did not shake at all. Everything in front of him made him feel extremely novel, because it was his first time to arrive at such a large space station.

Especially the windows on the wall, each of which is floor-to-ceiling. Standing by the window, you can clearly see the starry sky outside and Saturn with its huge rings.

"Amazing!"

Asuka Shin's eyes were shining, and he was about to lean against the window, staring at the nearby Saturn and its rings that looked like a LP and were made up of countless particles.

Each circle of spiral patterns is composed of countless particles ranging from tens of meters in size to microns in size. The outer shell is covered with a layer of ice, which reflects a bright halo under the sunlight.

Therefore, although this ring is large, it is not chaotic, but has clear boundaries. Especially the space station, which is so close to Saturn's rings that you can even see the gaps between the thousands of rings.

Although he had known that Saturn had rings, this was the first time he had seen them so close, which was an eye-opener for Asuka Shin.

After looking for a while, Asuka Xin raised his hand and clicked on the screen, turning on the lookout function. The area facing his face was immediately enlarged, like a telescope, allowing Asuka Xin to see more clearly, and he immediately shouted loudly.

"Is this rain? It's raining so hard! Oh my god, it actually rains on Saturn! That's incredible."

Qianye Cheng explained: "Because the ice in Saturn's rings is melting, the water formed is sucked by Saturn's gravity, forming heavy rain, and this phenomenon has been going on for a very long time, so the scale of Saturn's rings must have been more spectacular in the past."

"Captain, you know a lot."

".Is it possible? There is an explanation next to it."

Asuka Xin looked in the direction Chiba Makoto pointed, and saw a number of virtual buttons on the window of the display screen. Each of them had a different function. There were introductions to the origin and development trend of Saturn, interesting facts about Saturn's rings, introductions to Saturn's satellites, pictures taken by probes, and so on.

"Amazing!"

Asuka Shin widened his eyes and felt like he was almost becoming a bumpkin.

The glass is the display, which is not unusual.

Not to mention fighter jets, even some high-end cars are like this.

But there are so many glass sheets here, and they are used in the space station. They have to withstand the different pressure and temperature differences inside and outside. It is no exaggeration to say that the cost of a piece of glass can buy a small villa on Earth. So many glass sheets are enough to form a residential community.

Asuka Nobuyuki was amazed and tried to click it. A picture immediately appeared on the glass in front of him. The background was the dark universe, and in the middle was a gray irregular stone. At the same time, a pleasant female voice sounded:

"Registration code Sorvibino, serial number S/2016 J 3 is a retrograde irregular satellite of Jupiter. It was discovered in 2016. It has a diameter of about kilometers and a length of about kilometers. It orbits Jupiter with an orbital semi-major axis of million kilometers. The orbital inclination is degrees and the eccentricity is ."

"Oh, this is the new satellite of Saturn."

Asuka Shin said with sudden enlightenment that he was still in flight school at that time and had heard about the extensive reports on the news.

The reason why it caused such a big fuss is that after so many years, Saturn still has undiscovered satellites, and they are so large.

This is not a small stone, but a large stone of tens or even dozens of kilometers. Even on Earth, it can be seen with an astronomical telescope, not to mention the Satan space station floating near Saturn, which can be seen with the naked eye, not to mention so many probes and spacecraft.

As a result, the space station had been under construction and operation for seven or eight years, but this satellite was only discovered after that. As a result, some so-called experts jumped out to criticize TPC and satirize TPC openly and covertly, and they were just short of scolding TPC.

Although TPC has long become a global organization and is now even more powerful, it does not mean that there are no other voices.

Accusations against the TPC have always existed, especially in recent years, when the TPC has been vigorously developing its armed forces, which has attracted a lot of criticism, and it can only make weak rebuttals.

After all, the purpose of TPC when it was first established was "peace". Former director Sawai gave speeches everywhere, asking countries around the world to lay down their arms and achieve global peace. As a result, while others laid down their arms, TPC itself vigorously developed its armaments. The number of soldiers increased, the weapons became more advanced, and the power became more terrifying.

How is this different from a bald eagle?

"Yes, the new satellite that was discovered not long ago has made many people curious. How did it escape people's sight before?" Chiba Makoto looked at the huge cigar-shaped rock on the screen. This thing taught mankind a hard lesson, letting humans know that although their technology is very advanced, there are still many surprises in the universe.

Such a large space station has been built on Saturn, and hydrogen fusion materials can be mined from Saturn. When humans thought they knew Saturn very well, a new satellite suddenly jumped out, surprising humans.

"Is that so?" Asuka Shin nodded. Just as he was about to continue reading, he suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly, "Captain, didn't you say we were going to the Kuiper Belt?"

Being distracted by the news about Plasma Hyakushiki and his father, Asuka Shin almost forgot about his mission this time. "I've already gone. We just need to wait for the news."

Asuka Shin asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Chiba Cheng said as a matter of course: "The detector."

"what?!"

This answer was totally beyond Asuka Shin's expectations.

"Otherwise, I'll go over there." Qianye Cheng folded his hands in front of him and said, "I agree, but some people don't. The lesson of Mars is still fresh in our minds. What if it's another attempt to lure the tiger away from the mountain?"

"Uh"

After Chiba Makoto said this, Asuka Shin also remembered.

The reason why monsters appeared on Mars and Tiga did not go back was because Tiga was far away in the orbit of Pluto and the cosmic network there was destroyed. If he had not accidentally become Ultraman, the city on Mars would have been destroyed into ruins.

Therefore, after this lesson, TPC naturally does not want Tiga to run far away again. It would rather spend a lot of money to send a probe to the Kuiper Belt, and wants Chiba Makoto to stay in the Saturn space station where the cosmic network provides communication guarantee. In this way, no matter where a big problem like the invasion of the Sphia Sphere occurs, Tiga can arrive in time.

"That's right." Asuka Shin smiled foolishly, his eyes rolling around, because he 'finally' remembered that he now also has the identity of 'Ultraman'.

  Should I tell the captain?

But what to say?

  What will happen if you say it?

For a moment, Fei Niao was so confused that he didn't even dare to look Chiba Makoto in the eye. He turned his head away subconsciously, but felt that it was wrong, so he quickly turned his body away. However, this made him look very guilty, so he could only walk forward. But it seemed impossible to just walk away without saying a word.

"Hey, come over here and take a look."

As soon as Fei Niaoxin finished speaking, the speaker on the wall next to him rang: "Please note that the Coriolis effect on the upper deck may be very strong. It is recommended that you maintain a normal walking speed and avoid running or jumping."

Apparently, the intelligent program detected that Feiniaoxin was almost running, triggering the condition, and immediately came out to give a reminder.

"Uh"

Asuka Shin hurriedly slowed down his pace, but his arms were still swinging so rapidly that his hands and feet seemed uncoordinated for a moment.

This scene made Chiba Makoto feel very funny, and he wanted to take out his cell phone and take a picture of it for Asuka Shin.

But he deliberately said: "But they are too cautious. It's okay for me to go to the Kuiper Belt. Isn't there a new Ultraman?"

Asuka Shin's movements froze and he almost fell.

"Captain, you. You know everything."

"Yes, I know. Although this is a space station, it is also connected to the Internet. The video has been sent over a long time ago. Although he is a new Ultraman, his strength is still very good. He defeated the Sphia Synthemon in just a few moves. It seems that I can retire with peace of mind."

Chiba Makoto nodded seriously, as if he was really considering "retirement".

Asuka Xin's heart began to beat faster. He couldn't help but lick his dry lips and opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but he didn't know what to say, causing the scene to fall into awkward silence for a moment.

Fortunately, the intelligent program came to the rescue and said in a pleasant female voice: "The facilities in the space station are available all day, but it is recommended that you maintain a normal day and night routine."

"Uh, isn't it night time? It's time to go to bed, ahahaha. Ha.ha."

Asuka Shin was laughing awkwardly, and his laughter became smaller and smaller under Chiba Makoto's scorching gaze, until he couldn't laugh anymore.

".call."

I don’t know if it was because the air conditioner was on, but Asuka Xin felt a gust of cold wind blowing, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"That. Captain." Just when Asuka Shin couldn't stand it anymore and was about to say something, the watch on Chiba Makoto's wrist started beeping, causing Chiba Makoto to lower his head. Asuka Shin breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest as if he had survived a calamity. He felt like he was almost killed by the gaze.

At this time, Chiba Makoto also saw the picture on the watch. He immediately pressed it with his finger, and the glass window next to it immediately turned into a display screen, synchronously displaying the information received by the watch.

The starry sky that was just spinning suddenly turned into a sapphire-blue sky, with white cotton clouds passing by, and below was an endless forest with lush branches and leaves crowded together. You couldn't see the ground at all from the sky as it was all blocked by the branches and leaves.

Next to the forest is a rushing river. The water is so wide that you can't see the other side at a glance. The rising water vapor forms a hazy mist on the water surface.

It is an absolute natural beauty, it looks very spectacular, and the aerial view gives people an extremely shocking feeling.

"This is..." Such a beautiful scenery immediately attracted Asuka Xin's attention.

"I said, this is the picture taken by the probe sent to the Kuiper Belt. Do you believe it?"

"How is that possible?" Asuka Shin immediately shook his head. This is the Kuiper Belt, which is more than 40 to 50 billion kilometers away from the sun.

At such a long distance, the sun is just a small dot of light and its heat is almost completely lost. The temperature of the stars there is minus 100 to 200 degrees Celsius. How could there be a forest?

Even if there were rivers, they would have long been frozen into thick ice. How could there be a spectacular rushing scene, not to mention the existence of water vapor? This is simply impossible.

This video is absolutely a spoof.