Chapter 1266: 200,000 Light-Years Beyond the Stellar System
Beyond the Stellar System.
The Small Magellanic Cloud, also known as the Small Magellanic Galaxy.
It is approximately 200,000 light-years from Human Civilization.
Its core region, the high-density Star region, has a diameter of about 7,000 light-years, but its gravitational reach extends over 5.7 kiloparsecs, roughly 18,500 light-years, in diameter.
The total mass of the galaxy exceeds 7 billion standard Stars (Suns), with a conservative estimate of over 3 billion Stars in total.
Through the ancient wormhole aisle controlled by Nuopeidan, Human Civilization can reach a globular cluster on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Galaxy.
NGC339.
This cluster has a diameter of about 200 light-years, a mass approximately 60,000 times that of a standard Star, and is mostly composed of red dwarfs, with potentially over 100,000 Stars.
Everything is a guess.
Because the distance is too vast.
Even with Human Civilization's current technology, trying to determine the detailed data of a Star cluster from 200,000 light-years away is unrealistic.
However, fortunately, direct observation is possible by reaching it through the wormhole aisle.
NGC339 is still over 1,000 light-years from the Small Magellanic Galaxy; according to Human Civilization's current classification, it doesn't even belong to the Small Magellanic Galaxy.
Actually, Yan Xia still has a question here.
Why is this wormhole aisle outside the Small Magellanic Galaxy and not in its core region?
Logically, a path to the galaxy's core would be the most convenient.
Nuopeidan's reply was simple.
Where is Human Civilization?
Human Civilization's black hole itself is not in the core region of the Milky Way, so naturally, it would not have a wormhole aisle leading to the core region of a dwarf planet at that time.
After all, a single black hole cannot create two wormhole aisle s.
The black holes within the Small Magellanic Galaxy are also limited, leaving only the peripheral wormhole aisle s for the black hole in Human Civilization's current region.
Moreover, Human Civilization should be grateful for this.
There are sub-top Civilizations within the Small Magellanic Galaxy; Civilizations of this level already possess wormhole technology and can check if a black hole has a wormhole.
Once discovered, it would naturally be destroyed and not preserved.
The wormhole aisle in NGC339 is one of the few ancient aisle s in the Small Magellanic Galaxy.
At this moment, spaceships once again traveled through this ancient aisle, reaching the NGC339 globular cluster on the other side.
There was only a hundred-person team on the spaceship.
The officer leading this team was a Ship Secretary named Sara.
Sara was somewhat excited the moment they broke through the wormhole aisle; it was his first time traversing a wormhole.
Because they went to the black hole too early, the Soldiers and officers on these expedition warships had not yet encountered the new technology Wormhole Affairs Office.
“Ah, we’re finally out!”
Although the travel time through the wormhole was not long, Sara was in a constant state of tension during it.
After all, no one knew if this wormhole aisle, which might have existed for a billion years, was still reliable.
After leaving the wormhole, Sara did not relax but instead directed the spaceship to activate the Negative Energy anti-gravity device to escape the black hole's strong gravitational field.
Escaping a black hole is simple for a warship but a technical skill for a spaceship unit.
During this time, some accidents even occurred, with the device malfunctioning, causing their forward speed to drop from 20,000 kilometers per second all the way down to 300 kilometers per second.
Fortunately, the black hole's strong gravitational field was not extensive, and they could escape it in a very short time.
After leaving this region, the spaceship's speed gradually recovered, exceeding 150,000 kilometers per second.
“Head to the nearest Stellar System to replenish energy; this speed is too slow.”
Sara locked onto a nearby red dwarf Star as their target.
Red dwarfs themselves have low energy and are generally not occupied by powerful Civilizations; even if they are, powerful Civilizations would not invest too much capital in developing them.
Just like Human Civilization, there are hardly any Star Cities around red dwarfs; even if there are people, they only build some Star Islands to live on, and the population in most areas might only be a few million.
The companies inside are estimated to be around 10 billion energy coins in scale.
Such a region would definitely be their first choice upon arrival, and could even serve as an outpost.
“Apple, analyze the specific situation of this red dwarf Star.”
【Okay】
【Analysis started】
【Analysis complete. This red dwarf Star has a diameter of about 240,000 kilometers, belongs to a low-mass red dwarf, with a mass of about 0.13 times that of a standard Star. One planet is observed within the Stellar System, far from the habitable zone, approximately 4.5 astronomical units from the barycenter.】
【Traces of Civilization activity observed; abnormal light sources, suspected to be lights, exist on the planet's surface at night.】
【No large-scale equipment detected on the Star's surface; it is inferred that the Civilization level within this Stellar System is not high.】
【Second analysis result calibration: A miniature nebula composed of interstellar dust exists within this Stellar System, 104 astronomical units from the barycenter, with a mass of approximately 10 trillion tons.】
【Third analysis correction: An unknown high-mass, high-density celestial body exists at the edge of this Stellar System, 2072 astronomical units from the barycenter. Its movement speed exceeds 800 kilometers per second, with a very high probability of being a non-natural celestial body. Please note, this celestial body has a mass exceeding 60 trillion tons, a length of 735 kilometers, and is cigar-shaped.】
After the fourth correction, there were some basic data corrections.
Sara instructed the Host, Apple, to focus on the planet and the abnormally high-density celestial body.
He thought for a moment and decided to send a 10-person team to the anomalous celestial body.
“Fourth Squad, An Lun, deploy immediately!”
An Lun was a true Squad Leader, but because he was performing this mission, his mecha and his own genetic Sequence were upgraded, as were his Squad members.
Everyone was ready within 2 hours and reached the detachment pod.
They had no spacecraft or fighter jets or anything like that; after the hatch opened, they were ejected by the catapult device inside the detachment pod, and their speed instantly reached 200,000 kilometers per second.
“Detachment complete, begin acceleration!”
A propulsion backpack behind An Lun began to work, pushing their speed to 250,000 kilometers per second.
After reaching maximum speed, the backpack's energy was depleted.
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