The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2046 Plant Life

Although after the new Max power system matured, the aircraft originally equipped with HPE space engines were gradually withdrawn from the front line and turned to be used for daily training, second-line defense, etc., the newly produced, manufactured and equipped aircraft, especially fighter jets and spacecraft, basically use the new Max engine.

However, the New Max engines also have differences in size and level. The New Max engine on the mobile fortress Kurak's call sign is definitely much larger in size and power than the New Max engine on the Victory Eagle; and the New Max engine used by the Victory Eagle is definitely much more advanced than other aircraft, and the gap is even greater than that between i9 and i3.

Moreover, the new Max engine does not mean that it can reach sub-light speed as long as it is used. Just like the previous space engine, it has two modes: conventional mode and space mode, which is equivalent to integrating the advantages of the space engine.

In the universe, the new Max propulsion system is turned on to increase the speed to 12.5 percent of the speed of light. When approaching the planet, it is switched to a conventional engine and flies using traditional methods.

This is also the reason why the maximum speed of the Victory Condor in the atmosphere is only Mach 7, which is not much higher than the fastest Mach 6 of the Victory Swallow model.

As the latest main fighter, its maximum speed has only been increased by Mach 1. It is not because of squeezing toothpaste or because the team has run out of tricks and cannot increase the speed any higher, but there is not much significance in increasing it higher.

Even with the assistance of intelligent programs, the Victory Eagle, as a fighter jet, ultimately needs to be operated by humans. Too fast a speed will prevent people from reacting in time and cause problems.

A person's reaction is that the eyes see first, which is then transmitted to the brain by nerves. The brain then responds and transmits the information to the corresponding limbs and organs through nerves.

Even the most gifted person has his or her limit restricted by the speed of nerve conduction and cannot go below this limit.

As long as the human reaction time is limited, the maximum speed is also fixed.

If this value is exceeded, even if the human eye sees it, it will not be able to react in time, which is extremely fatal in a dangerous and ever-changing battle. Is there any difference between the driver not being able to react in time and having no driver at all?

Therefore, when the Victory Eagle was first designed, there was a limit on the maximum speed. The importance of speed was not overemphasized, and the focus was instead on firepower.

This concept also influenced the Los Mus III, which also used the Neomax engine, but its performance was not as good as that of the Victory Eagle, and its maximum speed naturally could not reach the level of the Victory Eagle, but it was also a very excellent power system.

After crashing onto the planet, Xincheng repeatedly checked the records of Lomus III and determined that the biggest factor leading to the crash of Lomus III was the sudden "stall" of the engine.

Since the birth of the HPE space engine with an absurdly high thrust ratio, aircraft have undergone a disruptive change. They no longer have to rely on aerodynamics to squeeze out the upward force from the pressure difference between the upper and lower parts, but can now fight the rich battle of "the more powerful the brick, the more it can fly".

Because the HPE space engine uses high-purity energy as fuel, the thrust it generates is so huge, to an absurdly high level.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just think about the Feiyan 2. It has a strange shape, but not many parts conform to the best aerodynamics. If it is replaced with a traditional engine, although it can fly, it can’t carry any load.

But Feiyan-2, equipped with rocket thrusters, can lift a monster weighing tens of thousands of tons. This shows how powerful the HPE space engine is.

  The result of the engine's overly powerful thrust is that people no longer consider aerodynamics too much, and the shape of the wings and even the fuselage is becoming more and more practical.

But every advantage has its disadvantages. Once the power is lost, without aerodynamic wings, it cannot glide at all and will fall directly.

This is the case with the Victory Condor and the Los III. The vast majority of TPC's aircraft currently in service are like this. Once they lose power, they are no different from a pile of scrap metal. They fall straight down and there is no such thing as gliding.

However, before this, because the reliability of the HPE space engine was extremely high, even if it was attacked by a monster, it would not stop completely, so the aircraft could barely land.

But the Luomusu III was different. A forced shutdown command was issued directly at the program level, causing all the engines of the Luomusu III to be "shut down" at the same time, causing the Luomusu III to lose power instantly and only have inertia left.

But the Los III was a spacecraft, and its main purpose was to travel in the universe. Its main considerations were transportation capability and large space capacity. The wing layout naturally did not take aerodynamics into consideration, and of course it had no gliding ability. As a result, it fell to the ground and sank into the mud the moment it lost power.

Therefore, where did the command to shut down the engine come from? This became the focus of Xincheng's investigation.

But the more I investigated, the more confused I became.

There was no clue and no trace was found.

It felt like this order came out of nowhere, just to "shut down" the engine of the Loss III.

But what was the purpose of letting the Lomus III crash?

Xincheng still hasn't figured this out or understood it clearly.

Because since the crash of Lomus III on this planet until now, there has not been any major abnormalities. Instead, it seems very calm, which makes people very confused. Even Xincheng has begun to waver in his initial suspicions. If it were not for the command to shut down the engine, he would have thought that the crash of Lomus III was an accident.

Now, after a conversation with Chiba Makoto and others, Xincheng confirmed his initial suspicion that the crash of the Lomus III on this planet was a strange thing, not an accident.

  The headquarters has lost contact with Lomus III, so how can they issue new mission instructions to Lomus III?

In other words, if someone wanted to bring Lomus III here, the sudden crash was most likely caused by that person.

I just don't know who was responsible and how they managed to break through the TPC firewall silently. Not only did they pretend to be the headquarters to send instructions, they also easily stopped the engine of the Loss III.

"By the way, Shinjo-senpai, what is that thing you won't let me get close to?"

Asuka Xin had been holding back on this question for a while, and when he saw that no one was discussing it anymore, he quickly asked it.

But the answer was quite unexpected.

"do not know!"

"well???"

Asuka Shin shouted in surprise. He thought Shinjo knew, but it turned out he didn't know either.

"But that thing will parasitize the human body and turn people into something half-human, half-ghost." Xincheng's face looked very bad, with suppressed anger in his eyes.

"Parasitism?" Asuka Xin was immediately glad that he was stopped in time. He did not touch that thing, nor was he touched by that thing. Otherwise, it would be too uncomfortable to be parasitized.

Wait a minute, how did Shinjo-senpai know that?

  Could it be that.

"Two crew members of the Loss III have been infected. The symptom is small mushrooms growing on their skin. First one, then a whole bunch, and finally all over the body. Antibiotics and other drugs have no effect. We can only watch them die."

Xin Cheng couldn't continue speaking. He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger and sadness, and said, "Qianye, we need to return to Earth as soon as possible. They are in urgent need of help. Those mushrooms are still growing and absorbing their nutrients. If we don't hurry, they might..."

Shinjo couldn't bear to say it, but Yumimura Ryo thought of the consequences and muttered to himself, "It will be sucked dry."

Precisely because two crew members were in danger, Xincheng ran out at great risk to look for the people on the Victory Condor. He originally planned to see if the communication equipment of the Victory Condor could be used to contact the headquarters, but he was unexpectedly and pleasantly surprised to see Chiba Makoto. It was like a gift from the sky, and he was not afraid of anything now.

Asuka Shin, who was listening on the side, had already associated the new narration with related words and images in his mind. How to say it, it was very grinning. Just thinking about having mushrooms all over his body made him feel uncomfortable and even more difficult to accept.

If I become like this, I'd rather die.

If it weren't for the wrong environment and bad atmosphere, Asuka Shinjo would have held Shinjo's hand and thanked him for stopping him from turning into a mushroom man.

As Chiba Makoto listened to Xincheng's description, his brows furrowed more and more. If one touched those strange vine-entangled fusions, small mushrooms would begin to grow on his skin, and they were brightly colored poisonous mushrooms.

Although Chiba Makoto was well-informed, it was still eye-opening to hear about such a situation.

The gap between humans and mushrooms is so big that it can hold the Milky Way.

Humans are made up of animal cells, and mushrooms are made up of plant cells. There are huge differences in their structures.

Moreover, mushrooms are saprophytes, and the best growth environment is dead branches, tree roots and other places rich in organic matter.

  Ok?

When Qianye Cheng thought of this, what he saw and heard along the way immediately emerged in his mind: the damp swamp and the dead branches and leaves all over the ground, isn't this the most suitable environment for the growth and survival of saprophytes like mushrooms?

The human body is also rich in organic matter, and saprophytes can obtain organic matter from animal corpses or decaying tissues.

So it is not impossible for it to parasitize the human body.

However, no one has ever seen a parasite parasitizing a living human body and growing all over the body in a very short time.

"Go and have a look first."

Chiba Makoto decided to see it for himself before making a decision.

"Ok!"

Xincheng led the way in front, and was careful to avoid the vines and the nodes formed by the vines entwined together along the way.

According to Xincheng's account, the two crew members who were sick on the Los III touched this thing while taking samples for investigation, and were then infected with the "mushroom disease".

This made Xincheng feel very guilty, because due to the sudden accident, the Los III was severely damaged, so that there were not enough oxygen and protective clothing. These two crew members just followed their style and gave the few protective clothing to others, but it resulted in their own infection.

"He means that the source of infection is most likely transmitted through the air," Chiba Makoto grasped the key point from Xincheng's words. This is somewhat similar to the spore plants on Earth, both of which reproduce by spreading powdered spores to sow.

The two infected crew members of the Los III were both infected because they did not wear protective clothing and oxygen masks, which made Chiba Makoto wonder whether the virus could be transmitted through the air.

  "Then what about us..." Yumimura Ryo suddenly felt unwell. She had been breathing through her nose and mouth all the way. Could it be that she had inhaled?

"No way!"

Asuka Xin also thought of this, and suddenly he felt unwell. His stomach felt uncomfortable and his hair was itchy. Could it be that he was going to grow mushrooms?

When he thought of this, Asuka Shin got goose bumps all over his body, and he wished he could clear his lungs and spit out the spores he had breathed into his stomach.

  This one

Xincheng didn't dare to guarantee it. After all, his understanding of these spore-like creatures formed by vines was very limited. He could only say some comforting words, "It should be fine. I have been here longer than you have, and I have been breathing longer than you have. If there are sources of infection in the air, I should have been covered with mushrooms long ago."

  call!

After hearing what Shinjo said, and using himself as an example, Asuka Shin and Yumimura Ryo finally put their minds at ease, but they quietly lowered the visors of their helmets.

The more defense you can, the more defense you should take.

After all, it's better to be safe than sorry.

  What if?

They don't want to turn from a good person into a mushroom man, that would be fatal.

Soon, under the guidance of Xincheng, they saw the huge spaceship that had fallen to the ground. It was as big as a building, lying on the ground at an angle with soil scattered around it. One could imagine how strong the impact was at that time.

The two infected crew members were placed in an open space outside, and a temporary isolation shed was built using materials on the ship.

Through the translucent film, you can see two people lying inside. Their condition is even worse than what Xincheng said. Their bodies are covered with brightly colored mushrooms, and each one is as big as a bowl. They are crowded together like people holding umbrellas walking on the ground on a rainy day.

Dozens or even hundreds of mushrooms crowded on a person's body, and each one was brightly colored and looked extremely poisonous. Even if one was wearing clothes, one would feel disgusted. But now, they were growing directly out of the skin.

These mushrooms were growing vigorously, but the two crew members had become skinny and bony, with dull eyes and they were dying, breathing more air than they were inhaling.

But the bad news doesn't end there.

As soon as Xincheng came back, he heard some extremely bad news: the only doctor on the Lomus III who tried to treat two crew members also started to grow mushrooms.