Chapter 330

Chapter 330 – Tenth Official Livestream Over

In the boundless outer space…

After flying at 5,000 times the speed of light for 17 minutes, the Type-R Spacecraft exited its FTL navigation mode and stopped between two massive orbs .

“We’re here . ” Opening his eyes, Chen Yu stood up and looked at the two dazzling stars ahead . “That’s Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B . They are the Alpha Centauri system’s two largest stars . ”

Snapping his fingers, Chen Yu further increased the spacecraft’s light filtering effect . He then activated the spacecraft’s gravity detection technology and scanned for all planets within a radius of 5,000 astronomical units .

However, after the scan results came in, Chen Yu couldn’t help but be dumbfounded .

There were actually no planets within the strong gravitational field of Alpha Centauri A and B…

The only noteworthy thing present within the two stars’ strong gravitational field was the remnant of a planet with a 12-kilometer radius found roughly 1 . 5 AU away from Alpha Centauri B .

“D-Did you find aliens?” Jack Ma asked eagerly .

“…No . ” After rechecking the scan result in his mind and verifying its accuracy, Chen Yu shrugged helplessly and said, “Let alone aliens, there isn’t even a place for aliens to settle here . This place is a dead world . ”

“How desolate…” the cross-dresser said in a rugged voice as he leaned against a wall and looked out at the two dazzling stars .

“…This is the nature of binary star systems . The powerful and chaotic gravitational field prevents the possibility of many rocks and dust from gathering and transforming into planets . And even if something sizable is formed, it would be easily thrown out of the system because of the three-body problem . The fact that Alpha Centauri can even retain one planet is already plenty amazing . ”

After saying so, Chen Yu adjusted the spacecraft’s flight path and had it fly toward the remnant planet .

Five minutes later, the spacecraft arrived at its destination . He then put on his glove and said to everyone, “I’ll go out to take a look first . Do not follow me even if you have a spacesuit . There is too much rubble floating outside . Your simple spacesuits won’t be able to withstand impact with them,” Chen Yu said . He then opened a small gap in the cabin wall and squeezed out of it .

Whoosh!

Activating the plasma engine, he flew toward a huge, rotating “meteorite” and tapped on its hard exterior . “According to scan results, this fragment is brimming with silicon and magnesium . It is unlikely to be the residue of a solid planet crushed after an impact . Instead, it resembles more like the asteroid belt in our solar system .

“If there is only one star here and its gravitational field is stable, a planet of low mass might form after hundreds of millions of years . However, with the situation here as it is, there is no chance for a planet to form . ”

Opening his backplate’s storage compartment, Chen Yu removed some of the rubble he collected from Proxima Centauri b . He then chiseled off some samples from the meteorite and stored them .

One minute later, the storage compartment was full once more . And after undergoing strict decontamination, he returned to the spacecraft’s cabin .

Boom .

After setting aside the heavy storage compartment, Chen Yu rubbed his slightly numb shoulders . He then faced the camera and said, “I made a mistake in my initial prediction . There is no alien civilization here . This means that the blue orb I encountered before most likely originates from outside the Alpha Centauri system . Simply put, this interstellar trip wasn’t as profitable as we expected . However, this is also an understandable result . After all, the universe is a very empty place .

“Actually, if not for time constraints, I personally wish to visit Tabby’s Star, which is more than a thousand light-years away . Let’s set up a foreshadowing here . If there’s an opportunity in the future, I’ll bring everything I have for a visit there . We can also be certain we’ll find aliens at Tabby’s Star . ”

[Annihilate them! Let them fear the might of humans!]

[Control all of the alien scientists . Feed them a mouthful of food for every scientific paper they write . ]

[Lock up the alien authors as well . Feed them a mouthful of feces for every chapter they write . ]

[…]

[How many screws are you guys missing?]

[Why are you guys so violent? Isn’t it better to just capture and enslave them?]

[We should check whether they taste good first . We can consider other options if they don’t taste good . ]

[Scary humans…]

[I wonder if there will be reproductive isolation between the aliens and us?]

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[Mate, you have excellent tastes . ]

Removing his left glove, Chen Yu took a look at the time and said, “It’s 5:21 PM now . We’ve been streaming since 9 AM . It’s been more than eight hours already . We have already reviewed the spacecraft’s overall performance and actual experience, so it’s about time we return .

“During these eight hours, we have experienced FTL travel, witnessed the reversal of time, and experienced a close encounter of the third kind . We have also harvested several hundred kilograms of alien rock samples . Most importantly, we have broadened our horizons and finally taken the first step out of the well known as the solar system .

“This will be an unforgettable day for both myself and the humans of Earth . This day will be forever recorded in history .

“Tsiolkovsky once said that Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever . ” Taking a deep breath, Chen Yu patted the cabin’s transparent wall and concluded, “The old man must’ve never thought that in just a few dozen years, humanity, which is still in its infancy stages, has not only left its cradle, but it had even done so while riding a tank .

“That’s it for today’s livestream . Firstly, I would like to thank Roaming Haha[1] for providing us with the Type-R Spacecraft . Secondly, I would like to thank the audience for staying with me throughout this livestream . As everyone can see, after my access level has reached C-, the technological content of the products I receive have clearly risen by several levels . I believe that the next official livestream will be equally exciting . Let us pursue the limits of human civilization together!

“Alas, there is no banquet that lasts forever in the world . As the return trip won’t have any exciting events, I won’t waste everyone’s precious time . Let us meet again in the eleventh official livestream a month later! Be there, or be square!”

[Nani?]

[What’s with this abrupt ending?!]

[I haven’t had my fill yet…]

[Don’t stop! We can still watch!]

[Guys! Go look at posts relating to Transdimensional Review! The government has stopped banning them!]

[I want to watch the return trip as well . It won’t harm your electricity bill, so why not continue the livestream?]

[I suddenly discovered that the cross-dresser is quite temperamental!]

[I know, right? Despite being so flirty, he’s not willing to let others touch him . ]

[Where did the female assistant go… (◞‸◟;)]

When Chen Yu turned off the livestream, the barrage of bullet comments came to an abrupt halt .

“The review is over . ” Lowering his wrist, Chen Yu turned toward the interactive event participants and said, “We will begin our return trip now . We will still travel at 5,000 times the speed of light . To alleviate the discomfort caused by the light distortions, I suggest you return to your rooms . Does anybody have any questions?”

At this time, the woman from the Red Coast Observatory suddenly spoke up, “Mr . UP, can I leave something in Alpha Centauri?”

“Here?”

“Yes, here . ”

“What do you want to leave behind?”

After pulling on her hair lightly, the woman, the woman grabbed a small gray pot from her backpack and said, “My husband’s ashes . ”

Everyone: “…”

…

Whoosh .

Accompanied by the spreading of white powder, the Type-R Spacecraft carrying roughly 30 Earthlings departed from the binary star’s gravitational field . The spacecraft disappeared instantly without leaving any traces behind .

…

Meanwhile, on the red planet located within Proxima Centauri’s habitable zone…

The lightsaber Chen Yu discarded suddenly trembled slightly, shaking off some of the rubble stacked around it…