Did the world end today?

Chapter 80: Mercury in Sight?

Unable to locate.

What should I do?
Do you want me to try and fail again and again?

This isn't like finding the exit in a maze; given enough time, even a mouse could find its way out.

This is like searching for a patch of seawater with unusual buoyancy in the vast ocean!

This body of water looks no different from the surrounding water on the surface. You can only feel its presence when you swim in and your body floats up!

How to find this?
Lin Xu frowned and asked Bai Mo:

"Why can't it be located? How many monitoring satellites does the Tianqin system have now?"

"6!"

Bai Mo's voice came through the communicator.

"Six is ​​already a lot, and that's the result of our rapid push after discovering the gravitational anomaly!"

"But that's not enough; LIGO, Virgo, and the latest LISA system also can't detect it!"

"It does not matter!"

Lin Xu interrupted Bai Mo.

"Just tell me the result!"

"What is the specific reason for the inability to locate it? Is it because there are too few gravity probe satellites, or is it due to insufficient technology?"

"What technologies do we need to accurately locate regions of gravitational anomalies?"

After he finished speaking, Bai Mo fell into a brief silence.

Lin Xu didn't waste a single second while waiting for her reply.

He kept cramming technical information about the spaceship into his brain, muttering to himself, and his whole demeanor seemed somewhat frantic.

The skull stood by, not daring to speak, but its eyes constantly revealed its longing for the "ground," or rather, for its wife.

He really wanted to go back.

But it's clear that I can't go back.

I shouldn't have gotten on this spaceship!

I must have had a brain fart!

The skull tentatively approached Lin Xu, as if it wanted to say something, but just then, the voice from the communicator sounded again.

"We currently face two main technical challenges."

"First, noise suppression has reached its limit, especially quantum noise."

“Particle noise and radiation pressure noise limit sub-picometer measurements, preventing us from obtaining accurate location data.”

"Second, the stability of long-distance laser links has reached its limit."

"I don't have much time to explain in detail, but to solve these two problems, we need to go through two technical processes!"

"First, there's compressed light technology, which uses quantum entangled states to compress noise. LIGO is already working on this and has made some progress!"

"Secondly, cold atom interferometers, which use ultracold atoms to replace traditional mirrors, further break through the quantum limit through matter wave interference. This direction mainly depends on NASA and LISA. If you have the means, you can try to obtain information in advance to promote the development of this technology!"

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded subconsciously.

Clearly, Bai Mo's perceptiveness was even greater than he had anticipated.

He had only asked her a "why" question, and she immediately guessed that he wanted to launch a time pincer attack starting 20 years ago to solve these technical problems ahead of time.

This is indeed a very good idea.

He quickly memorized several technical terms, planning to ask Xu Qianlin about the specific technical details when he got back.

However, in this experience, it was indeed too late.

It is now basically certain that higher dimensions exist, but we cannot find them in space.

The only option is to try searching on the ground.

At least on the ground, there are still some clues!

Thinking of this, Lin Xu once again gave Bai Mo instructions.

"I also have location information here that may lead to a higher-dimensional channel."

"A circular area with a radius of 500 meters around Sky Dome Technology."

“A circular area with a radius of 500 meters around my residence.”

"by"

"I see!"

Bai Mo interrupted Lin Xu and then said:

"A circular area surrounding all your possible activity areas, right?"

"Yes! It doesn't necessarily have to be round; it could be spherical!"

Lin Xu nodded decisively.

It's so convenient to talk to such a smart person. If he were facing a fool who would ask the wrong question at the slightest new question, Lin Xu would really think it would be better to let the world end.

A few seconds later, Bai Mo spoke again:

"I have notified the national security, public security, emergency response and rapid reaction forces to fully mobilize."

"They will arrive at the designated area within 10 minutes."

"Are there any significant characteristics of high-dimensional channels? If so, how can the information be transmitted to you?"

How to pass it on?
Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

A higher-dimensional passage might indeed allow someone to escape the apocalypse, but what if it really only appears in the last few seconds before the end of the world?

After a moment's thought, he answered:

"If you find it before the end of the world, just let me know after you leave!"

"If it happens a few seconds or even a very short time before the end of the world," "You need to establish a real-time communication network. Once a signal is detected disappearing, immediately mark it on the map and upload it to me!"

"We have to be quick! I only have a few seconds! If there's no time to send images, just give me the location!"

"understand!"

Bai Mo gave a brief reply, while Lin Xu couldn't help but sigh.

This is truly the last resort.

The success rate of this plan is also very low, but we have to try it anyway.
Seeing that he had fallen silent, the skull next to him finally found an opportunity to speak.

"We've run out of things to do, haven't we?"

"Can we return to Earth now?"

"We still have time, 26 minutes left."

"If we go back now, I can still find my wife."

"Too late my ass!"

Lin Xu impatiently waved his hand, breaking the skull in half.

"Even if we can land at the launch site now, you won't have time to go see your wife."

"Isn't she abroad? Right?"

"You're not suggesting I just land this spaceship overseas, are you?"

"."

The skull fell silent.

After a moment, he spoke:
"Please, go back to Earth."

"Anyway, according to your logic, we're bound to die even in space."

"Then we might as well go back to Earth, find my wife, and maybe we'll still have a chance to survive."

"Are you kidding me?"

Lin Xu asked in an unfriendly tone:
"Does your wife possess a high-dimensional portal?"

"no."

The skull shook its head.

He frowned and pondered for a moment before answering:

"I remember my wife saying that if the end of the world came, we could survive as long as we found a place where we could see Mercury."

"Then you most likely won't survive."

Lin Xu was still looking at the technical documents and casually replied:
"Mercury is at perihelion right now, how could it possibly be visible?"

"But she said she had seen it, and that it's not usually visible, but if we can find an angle where we can see Mercury, we can keep going."

"and many more."

Lin Xu suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

This is the anchor point of the skull.

He does indeed possess crucial information.

This is the key information: "This time, a higher-dimensional channel has descended!"

Yes.

lens.

When the annular solar eclipse appeared before, Jiang Xingye said that it might be some kind of unknown gravitational lens.

This lens is random, and its effect on surrounding astronomical phenomena is also random.

It could distort the shape of the sun, and of course, it could also refract other celestial bodies.

Is it possible that, during the final moment before the apocalypse, when the lens is formed, people will be able to see Mercury?
"Bai Mo!"

Lin Xu shouted loudly:

"Sparing no expense to mobilize all astronomical observation instruments worldwide!"

"Look around, where can you see Mercury from Earth and in outer space!"

"clear."

Bai Mo's breathing became rapid once again.

Lin Xu waited anxiously, and just as the countdown reached its final 19 minutes, Bai Mo's voice came again.

"Low point in geosynchronous orbit! Apogee 27333 kilometers above the equator! Mercury spotted by satellite camera! Very clear!"

"It's not far from you! But there might be a chance!"

"Fly over there!"

19 minutes.

The straight-line distance of the orbit is 14000 kilometers.

It's actually quite possible that there's still time.

Lin Xu leaped onto the driver's seat with a powerful push of the ground, and then pushed down the boost lever.

A surge of immense power erupted, and the spaceship's fuel was consumed at an alarming rate.

But it's okay.

He hadn't planned to come back anyway.

"I am preparing to proceed to the designated location."

"The spacecraft is currently in good condition."

"go ahead!"

(End of this chapter)