Every day is one step closer to reality

Late at night, most of the townspeople are usually asleep at this time, but tonight, Toga Town is destined to be sleepless.

After studying the video for a while and finding nothing, Wen Zhiyu's attention turned back again.

"Whether this picture is a problem with the camera or something else, I can't figure it out right now, so let's put it aside for now."

Wen Zhiyu stopped looking at the tablet screen and picked up his coat. The outdoor temperature is a little low at night, so you need to wear thicker clothes and protect yourself from wind and sand.

After being delayed for such a short time due to the strange pictures that appeared in the surveillance, Wen Zhiyu's heated mind cooled down a little, and he rationally analyzed one thing - their equipment is limited, and they are not as experienced as professional meteorite hunters. At this time If you search recklessly, you may not be able to find meteorites. It is more reliable to have professionals with you.

"Quick, Da Pan, ask Uncle Du if he has any travel plans. Let Uncle Du take us to hunt for meteors! First come, first served!"

After Wen Zhiyu finished speaking, seeing Pan Weining still sitting there without moving, he urged again.

Pan Weining looked away from the tablet screen and said, "I sent a message to Uncle Du, but he didn't reply. Maybe he's resting now."

Wen Zhiyu didn't believe it: "How is that possible! You didn't see how busy it was outside. There are quite a few meteorite hunters in Tuojia Town. They took action immediately. Look at the cars on the road outside, one after another roaring past!"

While talking, he looked out the window again.

call--

Another car passed by.

If you stand outside and listen quietly, you can also hear the sound of many vehicles driving on the road in the distance.

It used to be very quiet at this time!

"Of course you have to respond to this kind of thing as soon as possible! Are you looking for rocks? Are you looking for gold? This is money! How can a meteorite hunter sit still!"

Worried that Pan Weining would not believe it, Wen Zhiyu looked at Feng Yi again, looking for an ally: "Feng Yi, do you think what I said is right?"

Feng Yi nodded: "When I bought meteorites before, my uncle from the Wei family said that there was a lot of noise like this, and there were many witnesses. Even if the meteorites found have average composition, they don't have much scientific research value, but they are traded in the market. The price will still be higher.”

Pan Weining said: "It's not that I don't believe it. I can imagine it from the buyer's point of view. The fireball made too much noise tonight. There must be many surveillance cameras in the town that captured this scene. It will definitely be a hot search on the Internet tomorrow. , with this kind of popularity, if someone finds a meteorite for the first time and sells it on the market, there will definitely be many people willing to spend money to satisfy their curiosity."

Seeing Wen Zhiyu looking over, Pan Weining pointed to his phone with a helpless smile: "I know all this, but in a place like this, in this matter, for our own safety, we have to find a professional to take him with us, otherwise we will rush into the Gobi Desert recklessly. It's easy to cause problems. I'm waiting for Uncle Du's reply, but there's no movement from him."

"Maybe it's because I'm busy and don't have time to reply to the message?" Wen Zhiyu thought for a moment and tapped his palm: "This is easy to handle. I'll drive directly to him. It's not far anyway. I'll go over and see if his home is there. The lights were not on during the break, so I didn’t knock on the door and turned back immediately, so I wouldn’t disturb them.”

Let Pan Weining and Feng Yi wait here, Wen Zhiyu decided to drive over now to take a look, otherwise he would not be able to calm down. My interest is high now, and I really can't wait any longer. Instead of just sitting here, I might as well drive out and take a look, and take a look at what other people in the town are doing.

When Wen Zhiyu left, the room became quiet again.

Pan Weining continued to study the strange scene. Feng Yi returned to the room and was also thinking about his own things.

A few days ago, I practiced with the small fragments of meteoroids from the Perseid meteor shower, and I really became proficient in the skill of [targeting].

But now, after performing it on the larger Bolide, it is obviously difficult.

The bolide was more massive and required more energy. It took a lot of effort to pull it away. To pursue it, Feng Yi almost used all his strength to deliver the blow.

The explosion of the bolide was not entirely caused by Feng Yi's blow. Even without Feng Yi, the bolide would have exploded before falling to the ground, but it would not have exploded so completely, and the brightness of the fire would not have been so strong.

He took the water cup from Xiao Jia. It was not filled with tea, but Feng Yi's special nutrient solution.

Excessive energy consumption and some exhaustion.

After drinking a bottle, my complexion looked a little better.

"One more drink." Feng Yi said to Xiao Jia.

While eating compressed biscuits and drinking nutrient solution, I continued to think about bolides.

too difficult.

It’s really too difficult!

This is only at the meteoroid level, and it is not particularly large. When larger meteoroids explode, they can directly cause a large-scale meteor shower.

What he blew up could only be considered average.

However, at this "average" level, Feng Yi obviously found it difficult as soon as he got started.

It's like the reins of a wild and untamable horse. It can't be pulled back. It can only move a little, but it can't be tamed in a short time.

If our ancestors from a long time ago really took action against asteroids that were "threatening enough", what a huge force it would be!

Feng Yi couldn't help but take a big sip of nutrient solution to calm his lost heart.

The developmental stage and growth level cannot reach the level of the ancestors. In comparison, it can only be regarded as the initial level and cub level.

Very weak!

But there is no way. The energy materials provided by this planet now cannot meet the needs of subsequent stages of development.

Before that, Feng Yi had thought that if those meteors could bring energy matter, he could also absorb energy from these celestial bodies.

Those undiscovered meteorites that exist on the planet may have been weathered and eroded over time, and the energy and material have also changed accordingly. A small part has become free and precipitated, but most of it has been converted into other substances. is no longer used.

"Fresh" meteorites may have more available energy materials, so Feng Yi turned his target to them.

but now.

Feng Yi discovered that no matter how big or small these meteoroids were, the energy contained in each one was unknown.

For example, the bolide that Feng Yi smashed today had very little energy and matter in it.

Maybe the bolide we encounter next time will contain more energy and matter. Depends on luck.

These are like opening blind boxes.

Not every piece of the universe fragment contains the energy and matter he needs.

Not every piece contains a sufficient amount of energy material.

Maybe after decades of hard work hunting for stars, the energy material he obtained still couldn't support the amount he needed to shed his skin in one go.

And each process of star hunting will also consume some energy and materials.

It is very likely that in the end, the effort will not be as great as the gain, and the gain will outweigh the loss.

Actually, think about it.

Countless cosmic fragments break into this planet every day, but the total amount of energy matter on this planet continues to decrease.

so……

"It won't work."

Feng Yi felt worried.

No wonder my aunt only studied meteorites for a few years and then stopped paying attention.

Unless a celestial body with greater mass and more energy breaks into this planet, it may bring more energy and matter.

But that level should be a destructive-level asteroid. If a celestial body of this size hits it, Feng Yi himself doesn't know whether he can survive!

There were so many fireballs today that he almost collapsed.

If faced with an asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer, he would act like a mantis like an ordinary person!

The path of the meteorite seems to be dead.

But Feng Yi will continue to try and practice with the meteorites he bought. He wonders if there is a more energy-saving way to make celestial bodies explode in the sky.

If he does nothing and waits for the stone to fall, it will no longer be his. If you spend money to buy, there will be too many things and it will be easy to get targeted.

But if you can’t figure out how to save energy, there’s no need to blow it up. If the noise is too loud, it will easily attract attention and not be reported, and the gain may outweigh the loss. It's better not to take action.

Feng Yi was struggling with the issue of energy conservation, while Wen Zhiyu, who had gone out to inquire for information, had already returned in his car.

Feng Yi went to the living room.

Wen Zhiyu was talking: "I drove to Uncle Du's house. The lights were on. I knocked on the door and asked, but his family said he had left early!"

As I thought before, professional meteorite hunters have very strong capabilities when it comes to things like meteorites.

At this time, Uncle Du's information came belatedly.

Pan Weining looked at it.

Uncle Du apologized and told them that he had already set off.

"Uncle Du said to explore the road first and tell us when the time comes. Dark operations are not suitable for outsiders like us. Let's rest first and recharge our batteries. Maybe more information will come out tomorrow and we will make a decision then. How to act?" Pan Weining said.

Wen Zhiyu said "tsk" unwillingly. He couldn't sleep now, so he shared what he saw and heard when he went out just now:

“All the disabled traffic lights at the intersection have been reactivated, and I encountered two red lights along the way.

In fact, there are not many cars on the road now. A group of people have already driven out of the town. There are not many people staying in the town, but it is very lively everywhere. "

"I heard some businesses calling to place orders and replenish supplies. They said there will be a lot of customers in the future and they have to be prepared."

"The hotel on the street next door is usually so deserted that the waiters are taking a nap, but now the lights are brightly lit and the guest rooms are being cleaned."

"Also, we saw the day before yesterday. The old lady who was very lethargic on the recliner at the entrance of the small supermarket was standing at the entrance of the supermarket tonight and yelling in. I don't know what she was saying. The dialect was too strong and I couldn't hear it. It’s clear, but my voice is louder!”

The residents of Tuojia Town may not be great in other aspects, but they are extremely sensitive in this regard.

However, they, these out-of-town visitors, had nothing to do. As Pan Weining said, instead of rushing into action, it was better to recharge their batteries and wait until tomorrow to collect more information and see how things develop.

Feng Yi consumed too much tonight, so he went back to his room and ate another midnight snack and fell asleep immediately. He really needs to accumulate energy.

Pan Weining shared the weird video with several of his tech geek friends in the room, asking them to help him analyze it.

As for Wen Zhiyu, he tossed and turned, and finally fell asleep.

When Wen Zhiyu woke up the next day, his consciousness was still a little confused. When he opened the window and heard the sound of airplanes in the sky, he felt refreshed.

He looked in that direction and saw a plane landing at the airport.

"Someone is really here!"

Wen Zhiyu ran to the roof of the building and used the camera to observe the license plates of the vehicles on the road.

Sure enough, there are many from out of town!

This is just because the time is short, only people from nearby cities have arrived here, and other visitors from further distances will follow.

This once small town seems to be waking up again.

Wen Zhiyu asked his friend: "Da Pan, was it a bolide last night? This formation was bigger than I expected. Why do I feel so fuzzy?"

Pan Weining didn't know who he was sending messages to, so he said: "It's not bad, it's about what I expected. A few of my friends are also planning to come."

Wen Zhiyu asked: "Why are you here? Looking for meteorites?"

Pan Weining said: "They are usually not interested in meteorites, but they are very interested in yesterday's bolide and the footage captured on the surveillance camera. They want to come and explore it."

Wen Zhiyu: "What secret are you looking for? Are you still studying that blurry picture? Hey, I don't know what's going on with the camera. The shooting of meteors was quite clear before, but last night it suddenly seemed to be blurred. Intelligent parameter adjustment Can not be done."

Pan Weining said seriously: "That's what I'm talking about! This situation doesn't only happen here, it's the same for everyone else in Tuojia Town! At that time, all the surveillance pictures were blurry! There must be some unknown factor causing it! "

"real?!"

Suspicious, Wen Zhiyu turned on his phone and looked through the news on social media.

Sure enough, there was a topic related to bolide at the top of the hot search list.

One night passed, and many videos and photos appeared on the Internet. Most of them were uploaded by other residents or tourists in Tuojia Town, or contributed to self-media and released by big V.

Wen Zhiyu clicked in to see the reactions of netizens.

[I heard that the bolide was hit by something and then exploded [horror]]

[With high speed and high temperature, it is not just this time that a bolide has disintegrated in the sky. It is a normal phenomenon, so don’t over-interpret it]

【no! This one is really different from the previous one! Go find the video! Go and see if the ion tail of the bolide has been split, and if something catches up from behind and hits the meteor itself! 】

[I told you a long time ago that there are aliens on our planet! An alien flying saucer must have hit it! 】

[Many of the IP addresses of the people who posted the video are from Tuojia Town. Is this place very remote? It looks like a small place in the video, and I want to visit it, but it’s too remote and inconvenient. 】

【Toga Town? The city of meteorites back then! How many people chase "stars"! It was very famous 20 or 30 years ago. Parents and grandparents should have heard of Tuojia Town. But that place is also really remote, surrounded by a large area of ​​Gobi desert]

[I checked on the map. It’s too far. There are no flights yet. You have to take a flight to the nearest big city airport, and then drive for six or seven hours to get to Tuojia Town]

[There is an airport in Tuojia Town! In a chat group I joined, a rich man has already chartered a plane! He said he wanted to find aliens [laughing and crying]]

Wen Zhiyu thought to himself: No wonder I saw the plane when I woke up. Oh, and now I hear the sound again. The airport must be very busy today.

Continue to look at those bolide videos.

It's really all rather vague.

Many of the monitoring equipment installed here in Tuojia Town are older models and are not as good as his equipment.

Sure enough, many netizens believed that the video was fake:

[It’s coming again, it’s coming again, the scam in the outdated town is coming again! 】

[It feels like this is an organized and large-scale fraud! Are you trying to trick leeks into harvesting them? 】

[The marketing account charges money, let’s make money together! 】

[To be honest, it’s really difficult to take pictures of this kind of meteor, but it’s not like they’re all so blurry]

[Can I have a clear video? The part posted by a certain big V was so blurry that it looked like someone had taken out the cyber pussy! 】

All the videos sent out are blurry no matter which angle they are from!

In the face of doubts on the Internet, Wen Zhiyu had this to say:

There's really nothing wrong with the camera, and he didn't make it so blurry on purpose!

But that’s how it was shot!

He himself feels wronged!

It's really not my fault!

It must be caused by some mysterious force interference as Pan Weining said!

At this time, Feng Yi also woke up and was scrolling through the messages on his phone.

The airport in Tuojia Town was suddenly full.

True and false news are rampant on the Internet.

However, under the monitoring of public opinion, those misleading remarks will soon be controlled.

Open the door to the terrace. The wind blows, bringing too much non-local smell.

Towns that were originally in a state of retirement suddenly became full of vitality.

Sky.

The sound of a helicopter sounded.

Feng Yi looked up, paused, and retracted his feet that were stretched out toward the terrace.

"Feng Yi, what's wrong?"

Wen Zhiyu ran to the terrace and looked at the helicopter in the sky.

"that is?"

"From the Special Investigation Team of the Joint Security Bureau." Feng Yi said.

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Zhang said it should take a few days to recover.