The Three-Body Problem: The Most Competent Wallfacer of All Time

Chapter 457 A note

The detection formation sailed for a week, shortening the distance between itself and the source of gravitational waves to [-] kilometers.

At this time, the gravitational wave signal of the emitter is already very clear, and precise positioning can be carried out, but at that position, the radar detection does not have any echo, and the visible light observation is also empty.

As the distance between the two sides further narrowed, the people on the "Revelation" fell into panic. Before setting off, they had imagined various situations, but they didn't expect that they were close to the target, but there was nothing in their vision.

Until nearly 150 kilometers!At this time, the visible light observation system has discovered that there is a small white spot at the position where the gravitational wave is emitted.

So "Apocalypse" sent an unmanned spaceship to detect, the distance was shortened rapidly, and finally the spaceship hovered five meters away from the target.

The high-definition holographic image it sent back allowed the people on the two spacecraft to see this thing shot from outer space to the solar system: a small note.

This is the only way to describe it. Its official name is a rectangular membrane, [-] centimeters long and [-] centimeters wide. It is extremely thin, with no visible thickness. Its surface is white, and it looks like a piece of paper.

Judging from the intensity of the gravitational waves it emits, its volume should be about the size of Europa.

Many people thought that this was a huge invading spaceship. Looking at this note from outer space, people let out a long sigh of relief, letting go of their long-sustained hearts.

This thing could also be a weapon, possibly capable of destroying both probe ships.

But to say that it can destroy entire galaxies is really too incredible.

In appearance, it was so slender and harmless, like a white feather floating in the night sky.

Tests have shown that the paper strip does not reflect electromagnetic waves of any frequency band, and the white color it presents is not the light reflected from the interface, but the faint white light emitted by itself.

Any electromagnetic wave, including visible light, can penetrate the paper strip, which is actually transparent, and in portraits taken at close range, the planet behind it can be seen through it.

However, due to the interference of its own white light and the dark background of space, it appears opaque white from a distance.

At least on the surface the note is harmless.

Maybe it's really a letter?

The robotic arm of the spaceship tried to grab the note with a small sealed grab. When the robotic arm stretched the open grab to the note, the hearts of the people on the two spacecraft hung again.

This scene seems familiar.

A strange thing happened. When the grab closed to buckle the note in it and the mechanical arm retracted, the note leaked out of the sealed grab and remained in place.

Tried several times, same result.

Regardless of the grab or the note, both are intact, the mechanical arm does not feel any resistance, and the position of the note does not move the slightest.

At this time, people know that the note is not an ordinary thing, it is like a phantom, and it does not interact with any object in the real world.

Bai Ice, the chief technical officer in charge of this detection operation, and Alexei Vasily, the highest military officer of this detection operation, decided to take a spaceship together for a close observation.

As soon as he boarded the airship, Vasily smiled and said, "Your mentor was also like us?"

Bai Ice is Ding Yi's student. After Ding Yi's death, he obeyed his teacher's wishes and hibernated for a long time to watch the finale of physics for his teacher.

But now everyone in the academic world knows that the forefront of physics is now in the solar system.

The physics of the Federation of the Solar System has just ended the stage of a mess. Through experiments in recent years, the theoretical knowledge provided by the Trisolarans was falsified.

According to the technological height reached by the Trisolaran civilization later, their basic theories cannot be wrong like this, which only shows that they have deceived human beings in terms of theory.

Only then did the Solar System Federation realize how many detours it had taken. In retrospect, the Solar System Country once reminded them that the technology of the Trisolarans could be used for reference, but the theory was not credible.

At that time, how could people who were used to using doctrines listen to such good advice?

Well now, the solar system country is now leading the way in all aspects of theory and technology, while the solar system federation has been busy correcting mistakes in recent decades.

Adding up the back and forth, half a century wasted!

After Bai Ice woke up, the Solar System Country once extended an invitation to him, but the Solar System Federation, which has been promoting "science without borders", took him very seriously.

A cutting-edge physicist like Bai Ice has no way to go to the solar system country in any form.

At this moment, Bai Ice fell silent when he heard Vasily's words. He felt that he was indeed connected with Ding Yi two centuries ago in spirit.

They are all sailing towards a great unknown, towards an equally unknown fate.

The spaceship quickly drove to the side of the note, and the two put on their spacesuits, stepped out of the spaceship, and carefully looked at the square inch-sized white plane.

Vasily stretched out his hand towards the note, but was immediately caught by Bai Ice.

"What are you doing?" Bai Ice asked sharply.

"If it's really a letter," Vasily took Bai Ice's hand away with his other hand, "Maybe we need direct contact with the bodies of intelligent life to release the message."

As he spoke, Vasily's gloved hand in a space suit touched the note, and his hand passed through the note, with the surface of the glove intact.

Vasily did not receive any teleportation messages either.

He put his hand through the note again, and stopped there, letting the little white plane divide the palm in two, still feeling nothing.

Bai Ice also tried to touch the note with his hands: "It seems to be a projection of another world, and has nothing to do with our world."

Since there was no way to grab the note, the "Apocalypse" had no choice but to let it enter the interior of the spacecraft by touching the note, and then slowly adjust the position so that the note was suspended in the experimental cabin of the spacecraft.

If the note needs to be moved during research, it can only be done by moving the ship itself.

All kinds of intensive research followed, but after more than 20 hours, the detection team still knew almost nothing about the note, and only observed one phenomenon:
The light and gravitational waves emitted by the note are gradually weakening, which means that the light and gravitational waves emitted by it may be a kind of evaporation phenomenon.

Since these two are the only evidence for the existence of the note, if they disappear in the end, the note will also disappear.

At this time, the early warning system of the "Apocalypse" issued a warning that an unknown ship was rapidly approaching.

Vasily immediately announced that he was in a state of readiness, and then the other party sent a communication invitation.

The communication method is a voice call, which is now rare. It is a middle-aged man with a very magnetic voice:
"We are the scientific expedition team of the solar system country. The two-way foil in your warship is now very dangerous. Please leave this area immediately. If you evacuate now, you can still catch up with Neptune's 'Operation Ark'!"

Vasily was stunned for a moment before asking: "What is 'Operation Ark'?"

Bai Ice is more concerned: "What does the two-way foil mean?"

"I have no right to answer your questions!" The other party said: "I will inform you one last time, please leave immediately, and don't block our closed experiment!

"Because the situation is urgent, you only have 10 minutes to think about it. If you don't hand over the two-way foil after 10 minutes, I have the right to shoot you!"

Vasily shouted: "Is this a declaration of war by the solar system country?"

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