Beneath Deep Space

Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The temperature inside the spacecraft slowly dropped, and finally dropped to a level of several hundred degrees Celsius. This is already within the range that humans can bear, and it also means that people can take the initiative to detect the situation outside.

On this day, a large group of government officials and scientists gathered around the big screen in front of the security center.

People are eager to see the outside environment.

The scientists placed several reconnaissance robots made of tungsten elements outside the wall. These robots can withstand temperatures of up to 3,000 degrees, making them good candidates for spying on the outside world.

Yu Yifeng opened his eyes wide and stared at the screen. At this time, people finally saw clearly what was happening outside.

There are broken walls of cement and metal everywhere, as well as large rocks that solidified after the magma cooled. The entire interior of Noah looks a bit like the situation after a volcanic eruption.

The most outrageous thing is that the Noah's honeycomb structure was greatly damaged. So much so... that a large gap several hundred meters wide appeared in the area closest to the entrance!

This large gap extends all the way to the bottom of the spacecraft, and you can even clearly see that there is a piece of hot red magma in the high gravity area at the bottom!

They were piping hot, bubbling, and seemed to be boiling!

Yu Yifeng's scalp was numb when he saw it, and he couldn't help but said in surprise: "There's so much magma, where did it come from?"

A scientist thought for a while and then replied: "This magma is caused by the melting of a large amount of radiation walls and the melting of metals. Due to gravity, they all flow to the bottom layer below..."

"...Also, this is also related to the influx of large amounts of magma from Mars!"

Yu Yifeng nodded silently and frowned slightly. If this part of magma had always existed, wouldn't it mean that people were placed in the crater? This made him restless.

At this time, another older scientist analyzed the relevant data and said solemnly: "The temperature of this batch of magma is estimated to be tens of thousands of degrees! But it is about thirty kilometers away from our level. There is a gap in the middle The ten-layer honeycomb structure, because these purple metals have very good heat insulation capabilities and there is a vacuum environment in the middle, should not directly affect us. "

"Moreover, without the heat of the sun, they are already rootless water. They can only cool down but not heat up, so they cannot erupt like volcanoes."

Yu Yifeng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Surrounding scientists also discussed it one after another.

"We should block the surrounding entrances and exits as soon as possible to save materials and escape..."

"Yes... and the magma vents on our level must also be blocked, otherwise they will keep heating this area."

"...The heat can be directed to the idle areas of Noah to create a high-temperature zone."

Yu Yifeng listened and nodded slightly. In fact, humans only use one percent of the area at most. Most of the areas of the Noah are idle. They are filled with vacuum and the heat insulation effect is good. So this pile of magma will not affect humans living within the walls.

But in the afternoon, more unfavorable news came...

"In other words, many of our resource reserves are gone?"

Yu Yifeng looked at the several scientists in front of him very depressedly, and then looked at the data file in his hand.

This document details the damage to the Noah spacecraft:

The ten walls closest to the entrance and exit have been completely vaporized, and the purple metal on the ground has also been melted. This is the first time that people have seen damage to the structure of the Noah.

Walls 1-10 were completely destroyed, and walls 11-15 were so damaged that only some remnants of the solidified magma could be seen. However, the high temperature was finally stopped by the sixteenth wall.

But the trouble is, there are several resource storage warehouses between the fifteenth wall and the sixteenth wall, and... an ice lake! When the fifteenth wall was damaged, everything inside was naturally vaporized by the high temperature. Some were scattered into the universe, and some were scattered in various corners of Noah, such as the gravity-free zone on the top floor, but more of them became part of the magma...

Yu Yifeng instantly felt a headache. How could people survive without so many resources?

Which aspects of human clothing, food, shelter, and transportation are inseparable from material foundations?

Several scientists also spread their hands, feeling helpless.

Because Wall 16-17 at the back includes more important industrial areas and residential areas. There was really no place to put these material warehouses, so they were moved to a slightly peripheral location. Unexpectedly... Yu Yifeng also approved this plan.

The leading scientist was Dr. Roman, and he also sighed: "There is really no way to do it. We lost about half of the organic minerals, part of the water, part of the food, and some inorganic salts. Some of the materials escaped in the low gravity area. It can also be collected and recycled.”

"But there are still more materials gathered in the high-gravity area at the bottom. They have gathered into this pile of magma-like things. Plus, with more than twenty times the gravity, we can't get it out at all..." Dr. Roman spread his hands. , said somewhat helplessly.

Yu Yifeng frowned.

But it's useless to regret it now. Surviving is already a good ending.

It was a blessing in disguise. Without the help of these things, the radiation wall No. 16 behind might have been destroyed, and the industrial area would be in even greater trouble.

"What a bad start!"

He sighed deeply, pulled out another document from the desk, and handed it to Roman. Roman's expression changed after reading it, and then he handed it to several scientists next to him. After these scientists received the document, their expressions also changed.

"Everyone has seen it. This is the consumption of more than 50,000 of us. We need a lot of water, oxygen and food every day. Even if our spacecraft has a circulation system, part of them will slowly dissipate during the circulation process. .So, every bit of material is precious.”

"The most important thing is the post-disaster reconstruction work... Although our core things have been protected, some things have been destroyed and must be rebuilt immediately. For example, the three-dimensional ecological park and the latest plantation. In addition to planting, there are also pig, cattle, and sheep breeding parks, which require a lot of resources to rebuild... Half of our food has been lost, and this part of the work must be completed as soon as possible.”

"The astronomy laboratory and weapons laboratory outside Noah also need to be rebuilt."

“These all require material reserves, use less and use less.”

One is energy, and the other is matter. These two are the lifeblood of the Noah spacecraft, and nothing less will work.

Yu Yifeng looked at the various data on the file and said worriedly: "The energy aspect is not a big problem. The remaining uranium ore is enough for us to use for more than a hundred years. But if half of some resources are lost, it will really be a big problem." It’s terrible... we have to use some of it to complete the reconstruction work... how long will the rest be enough for us? "

"Especially water resources, half of which has been lost! The cultivation of plants, the cultivation of animals, and humans themselves all require water. How long can we last?"

"Fifty years? Thirty years? Ten years?"

Several scientists were also silent. They all understood this dilemma.

The universe is really too vast, matter is absolutely rare, and no one knows how long Noah will be wandering.

Fifty years is not a long time, one or two hundred or even one or two thousand years is possible...

Without resources, how can humans survive?

This is the most realistic issue before people.

"So, you must figure out the direction of Noah's movement as soon as possible and find a suitable landing point. If there is a suitable planet, we should stop immediately..."

Yu Yifeng put down the document and looked into the distance.

It’s so annoying that the manuscript of this chapter was lost and I had to rewrite it again.