Chapter 1 Lin Xian

Lin Xian stood up from his squatting position, looking at Chu Anqing, who was a head shorter than him.

"Is your body okay?"

Chu Anqing nodded, then shook her head.

"I'm sorry... I didn't catch that space-time particle just now. I should have been able to catch it, but halfway through my jump, I was pulled by that fixed rope. Not only did I not jump up, but I was also pulled off course."

"So that space-time particle brushed past the outside of the rice cooker, pierced my palm, and then teleported away."

...

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

He caught the information in Chu Anqing's words.

The reason Chu Anqing had reacted so strongly, screaming, nosebleeds, staring blankly, shaking all over, was all because her body had touched the space-time particle.

It wasn't that Lin Xian hadn't thought of this just now.

It's just that now, apart from Chu Anqing, no one can see the space-time particle, and no one knows if she actually caught it or not.

But anyway, that rice cooker-like space-time particle capture device fell from the sky. Right under his nose, it smashed into the outer shell of the space-aircraft and rolled down below the clouds.

From this, it seems that, as Liu Feng worried, human contact with space-time particles can still cause some damage. At least, it's not as silent and unnoticeable as non-living objects.

It's just...

Lin Xian, propping up his chin, recalled Chu Anqing's frantic crying and her pleading gaze towards Huang Que, yet after receiving a definite answer, she completely despaired and cried with her head in her hands.

What had stimulated her emotions so much?

What was it that made her desperately crave a negative answer in despair and supplication?

And what was it that finally made her forcibly calm down and make the agreement with him about the little note?

Back then, on the first moment of his 25th birthday.

Chu Anqing had invited him to the empty, dark training room, and the moment the lights were switched on, she held up a homemade birthday cake and wished him a happy birthday.

It was also that early morning that he had told her the riddle of the little note, which he had been unable to solve.

The question was really too difficult.

So much so that the confident Chu Anqing suffered a huge blow on the spot. Just reading and understanding the question had already burned her brain, and she didn't have the slightest clue.

But Lin Xian hadn't expected anything from her anyway, and dismissed it with a laugh.

And now...

Could it be related to touching that space-time particle just now?

Why was Chu Anqing so confident? And so certain about what should be written on that little note to achieve those harsh conditions and effects?

"Senior Lin Xian."

Now, Chu Anqing's emotions had completely stabilized.

She raised her fair and slightly muddy face, looking at Lin Xian.

"Didn't we make an agreement back then? Although I'm not as smart as you, as your good friend, I will definitely find a way for you."

"And now, I've finally thought of the answer! Please believe me, Senior Lin Xian, I know what to write on the little note!"

She turned her head.

Looking at the space-time particle outside the equipment bay window, still strangely flashing and pulsating, moving up and down along the original route and speed.

"Hurry up, Senior Lin Xian. Our time... is running out!"

Huang Que let out a long breath and opened her eyes.

Turning her head, she looked at Gao Yang.

"Gao Yang, go to the sealed document box and get Anqing a piece of paper and a pen."

For safety reasons, especially to prevent sharp debris from flying around in a weightless state, unnecessary items such as pens and paper are usually locked in a document box and secured to the bulkhead to prevent them from falling.

A baffled Gao Yang understood that the situation was extremely complex and urgent.

So, without complaining as he used to, he quickly ran towards the document box next to the control panel.

Quickly opening the document box lock.

He took out a sheet of A4 white paper and a space pen.

He hurried to hand it to Chu Anqing.

The radio communication channel was also filled with the anxious reports of the pilot, Wei Cheng.

"Space-aircraft altitude, already dropped below 40,000 meters! 39,000 meters... 38,000 meters... Chief Commander Huang! Please give me further instructions!"

The situation was urgent.

The space-time particle capture was already precarious, and it looked like they were about to miss the last chance.

Therefore, Chu Anqing did not delay in the slightest.

After receiving the paper and pen from Gao Yang, she went straight to a deserted corner of the equipment bay.

That is, under the staircase leading to the upper mechanical arm compartment.

There, no one could see, and there were no cameras, it was a blind spot for all lines of sight.

She crouched down under the steel frame stairs, with her back to everyone, kneeling on the ground.

*Ssshhh-*

She tore a piece of paper the size of a bank card from the A4 white paper, then placed it on the ground, and the right hand wearing the spacesuit glove picked up the pen.

*Shashasha...*

*Shashasha...*

With the faint sound of pen on paper, Chu Anqing quickly wrote two lines on the small note.

Then she folded it up.

She folded it twice, and pressed the creases tightly to make sure that the small note would not unfold, would not pop open, and the writing inside would not be revealed.

Only then did she get up from the ground and walk to Lin Xian.

Her expression was a little moved.

Her eyes were a little flickering.

But she still bit her lower lip, swallowing many words.

Lifting her head, she looked into Lin Xian's eyes.

"Senior Lin Xian, for you."

Her right hand pinched the folded small note with two fingers, solemnly handing it to Lin Xian.

The small note, as light as a feather, was like a heavy handover of the century.

"Read it when you get there..."

Chu Anqing met Lin Xian's eyes and said softly.

"You will understand."

...

Lin Xian took the small note.

Holding it in his fingertips.

It was so light that, even through the thick spacesuit gloves, it seemed weightless, without a sense of reality.

But inexplicably.

Lin Xian felt that this small note, folded to the size of a thumb... was so heavy.

This was the heaviness of 600 years of time span.

It was the heaviness of supporting the reality and illusion of an entire world.

He nodded.

His gaze shifted from the small note back to Chu Anqing's face.

"Okay, I promise you. I believe you too."

He used his left hand to open the zipper at the chest of the orange spacesuit.

Those were the only two personal pockets on this spacesuit, provided for astronauts to put personal items in.

Generally, many people would put some photos, notebooks, or commemorative trinkets, which were the astronaut's personal freedom.

After opening the zipper.

Lin Xian put this light and heavy small note into his pocket.

According to the planned plan.

He absolutely could not know the contents of this small note, and the current timeline would not allow a second person other than Chu Anqing to know.

Because there is no airtight wall in the world, once outsiders know, then he will know one day, in certain situations.

Don't trust anyone who claims to be able to keep secrets. This is a virtual-real world verification plan that must be foolproof.

The core is not about being afraid of others or enemies seeing it in advance, or knowing the contents of the small note.

The real key lies in himself.

He must ensure that he does not know what is written on the note at all before seeing it in the dream world.

And when he opens the hafnium alloy safe in the dream and sees the contents of the small note...

He will be immediately enlightened.

Instantly understand everything.

Realize the truth and falsehood of the dream world.

This is a double-blind experiment.

He doesn't know what the note says, and the enemy doesn't know what the note means to him.

This game across time and across reality.

The outcome.

Will only be revealed in the dream world 600 years later, at the moment when he sees the contents of the small note!

*Zzzip-*

After putting the small note away, Lin Xian slid the zipper with his right hand, officially sealing the small note.

"Space-aircaft altitude! Atmosphere 36,000 meters!"

The pilot Wei Cheng's voice came from the radio communication channel.

"Anqing! Please pay attention to the position of the space-time particle, and tell me if there is any deviation, and whether the direction and speed need to be adjusted!"

Chu Anqing immediately looked out of the equipment bay window.

It seems.

Coach Wei Cheng's driving skills were indeed top-notch.

Without navigation, without a target, and without guidance, he had persisted for so long, and had never lost track of the space-time particle.

Now, outside the window, they could already see a ray of sunlight rising from the end of the earth.

This was due to their altitude.

In fact, the earth below was still in a state of darkness.

Chu Anqing blinked her eyes.

Even in such bright sunlight, that ghostly blue flashing small electric ball, the space-time particle, was still so strangely dazzling.

No one else could see it.

But she could see it clearly.

Turning her head, Chu Anqing scanned everyone.

"Let's continue to capture the space-time particle."

"Huh!? You're still going!" Gao Yang jumped up directly.

"You really can't go, girl! What did you look like just now, your face was covered in blood! You still dare to go! Don't you want to live!"

"Besides... besides, we all saw clearly just now, the rice cooker, that is, the space-time particle capture device has already fallen! Without the capture device, what do we use to capture the space-time particle!"

"We can't really catch space-time particles like catching dragonflies and butterflies, holding our hands? That's nonsense! Liu Feng has already said that space-time particles have no physical substance, and will directly pass through anything they touch, unless it's only inside the rice cooker..."

As he spoke.

Gao Yang was directly stunned.

He turned his head, looking at the place where he had been sitting all along, the mechanical arm operating table.

Only then did he realize.

There were two space-time particle capture devices...

It was true that one of them had already fallen.

However, there was still one installed on top of the mechanical arm! The one with all functions intact and undamaged!

"But your body..." Gao Yang looked down at Chu Anqing.

He admitted that he was really touched by the courage and fearlessness of this petite girl.

He didn't have much contact with Chu Anqing.

The first contact was at the MX company's celebration banquet.

At that time, he was only focused on eating lobster, and didn't pay much attention to Chu Anqing. Moreover, Lin Xian and Chu Anqing were not that familiar at that time, and it was also their first meeting, so Gao Yang quickly forgot this one-sided encounter.

The second real meeting was at Ji Lin's birthday banquet, Chu Anqing also asked him about high school classmates, whether there were any girls he knew who looked similar to her.

Then they played guessing games and board games together.

Chu Anqing's impression had always been that of a simple, lovely, and privileged little princess.

Her personality was really good, and she was easy to get along with.

During the astronaut training base training some time ago, Chu Anqing also showed amazing astronaut talent, which also made him look at her with new eyes.

But after all.

That was all.

In Gao Yang's eyes, she was still just a carefree, kind and simple little girl in her sophomore year of college, and there was no essential change.

But now...

"It's okay, Senior Gao Yang."

Chu Anqing smiled at him.

"Look at me now, I'm fine, right? It shows that the space-time particle doesn't cause any substantial harm to the human body. And I feel that the harm to me was only that one time. If I accidentally touch it again next time, nothing should happen."

Lin Xian looked at Chu Anqing, thinking for a few seconds.

Looking at her current state, there was indeed no problem, and it was no different from her previous state, she had fully recovered.

Wei Cheng had just reported that the space-aircaft altitude had dropped to 36,000 meters.

This...

It was probably the last chance.

"Then let's try again."

Lin Xian pointed to the closed inner cabin door of the mechanical arm above.

"Let's open the inner cabin door first, take the rice cooker above down, and then Chu Anqing and I will go up again. Just like the previous plan, I will support Anqing from behind, let her hold the rice cooker, and try to capture it one more time."

"No, it won't work up there." Chu Anqing shook her head.

"You can't see the space-time particle, so you don't know the specific capture situation just now. In fact, I almost used the rice cooker to cover the space-time particle several times. Really... several times it was just a little bit short, but the last time I accidentally let it touch my palm, so the sudden situation just now occurred."

She raised her head.

"I don't know how to describe that feeling, it's just... although I didn't predict the trajectory of the space-time particle at all, I always have an intuition, or a sixth sense, I have a very strong premonition, I feel like the space-time particle seems to teleport to that position next."

"At first, I also thought it was a coincidence, or a fluke. But as it jumped and teleported more and more times, I found that I could indeed predict its trajectory! Indeed, its teleportation jump is completely irregular, but I can guess it every time! It's every time! I've never made a mistake!"

Hearing this, Gao Yang twisted his head incredulously to observe outside the window.

Of course...

He didn't see anything.

He recalled that when he used the mechanical arm to capture the space-time particle, he also tried to predict the trajectory of the space-time particle's teleportation, but except for the one time when he was lucky enough to guess correctly, the other predictions were actually blind guesses, and none of them were successful.

"Since you can accurately predict the trajectory every time, and know where the space-time particle will teleport! Isn't it too easy to capture!"

Gao Yang sighed.

"If I had your ability, I would have caught the space-time particle in two or three rounds!"

*Bang bang bang*, he patted the operating table of the mechanical arm.

"This thing is very flexible and accurate if operated well, compared to you standing on the top of the space-aircaft in that small hole, holding the rice cooker and jumping to capture, this mechanical arm is ten thousand times better!"

"That's right."

Chu Anqing nodded.

"It's because of the 'flexibility' that I said that I can't go to the mechanical arm cabin above anymore, and capture the space-time particle as before."

She pointed to the safety rope that she had untied and the stabilization buckle on the inner cabin wall.

"This kind of safety rope can indeed fix my posture and ensure that I won't fall down, but at the same time, they also greatly restrict my flexibility."

"As long as I'm handcuffed by these things, I can't run or jump. Holding the rice cooker is like waiting for a rabbit, it's too inflexible. Several times I was almost able to catch the space-time particle, the reason is here, I can't jump! I can't run!"

"Just like the last time just now, if I hadn't been restrained by the rope and had allowed me to jump up completely, I would have caught the space-time particle long ago! Similarly, the space in the mechanical arm cabin above is still too small. With two people standing there and the mechanical arm curled up, there is no room to run at all. There are too few opportunities to capture space-time particles, and many times we have to wait for a long time to get one chance."

"So..."

Chu Anqing raised her head, looking around at everyone.

"I need a platform that allows me to run and jump freely... at least a platform where I can run and jump within a certain range, so it will be much easier for me to capture space-time particles."

...

Listening to Chu Anqing's words.

Everyone was speechless.

The principle was this principle, and everyone could understand it.

But where on this space-aircaft is there such a demanding platform?

Even if Chu Anqing was allowed to walk freely on the top of the space-aircaft without a safety rope, and without being buckled on the hook.

But the top of the space-aircaft is not flat! It's an arc shape!

Now they were at an altitude of more than 30,000 meters, the temperature outside was close to minus 100 degrees Celsius, and many places on the outer shell of the space-aircaft had already frozen.

Therefore, standing on the space-aircaft was not realistic at all.

Even acrobats couldn't stand on that arc-shaped top, there was no point of support, and they would slip down as soon as they turned around.

"Then just give up the plan."

Wei Cheng said on the radio communicator.

"Anqing, there is no such flat platform that you need on the space-aircaft, and there won't be any such platform on any spacecraft. Of course I know that if there is such a thing, it would be very suitable for you to capture space-time particles."

"But the conditions are not allowed now, there is no platform on the space-aircaft where you can run and jump freely. Chief Commander Huang, I suggest that we stop this capture operation now and prepare to return."

"No, there is! There is such a platform!"

Chu Anqing's eyes were firm, and she pointed to the horizontal and wide wings of the space-aircaft outside the window.

"Isn't the wing of the space-aircaft a very good flat platform?"

"Let me stand on the wing and use the last rice cooker to capture space-time particles!"

...

A single statement will shock the world.

Chu Anqing's words directly shocked and silenced everyone! Speechless!

"Crazy!"

Wei Cheng gritted his teeth on the radio communicator.

"You kids are really crazy! It's just nonsense! Have you watched too many Hollywood movies!?"

It was obvious that Wei Cheng was very angry.

This calm and gentle old brother was now almost about to swear.

"It's impossible!"

Gao Yang couldn't sit still either, and then Wei Cheng said.

"We are astronauts, not acrobats! We are not even astronauts! Anqing, don't think about it! There is no difference between this and seeking death! Did you just see how that rice cooker fell down? If you dare to stand on the wing of the plane, I guarantee that you will fall down like that in a while!"

Liu Feng, who had not spoken all along, also took a step forward.

"I also disagree with this plan, it's too dangerous. No... it can't be described as dangerous, it's simply courting death."

"There is no passage to the wings on the space-aircaft. The closest place to the wings is the outer cabin door at the junction of the equipment cabin and the passenger cabin, that is, the main cabin door that we use to enter the space-aircaft from the outside."

"How are you going to get there? You can't open the cabin door, and then you climb over by grabbing the window sills and latches on the outside, right? Wei Cheng is right, even Hollywood movies don't show it like that, and even 007 James Bond wouldn't dare to play like that. Lin Xian, what do you say?"

Lin Xian answered without hesitation.

"I also disagree with this plan, I disagree no matter what."

He turned to look at Anqing, shaking his head.

"Let's just follow the original plan, go to the mechanical arm cabin again, and try it again like just now, try it a few more times. If we can catch it, we'll catch it, if we can't, then forget it."

"Space-time particles are certainly important, but I don't think they are so important that we have to sacrifice our companions. Since we've already said this, I won't care about Liu Feng's face, I'll tell you the truth."

Lin Xian looked at Liu Feng.

"To tell you the truth, Liu Feng, the universal constant may not be as complicated as you think, and you need the Guizhou Tianyan, the space-time clock, the space-time curvature, and then go through complicated verification. I don't deny that your research route must be wrong, after all, all roads lead to Rome."

"However, space-time particles are definitely not the only solution for studying the universal constant. Even if we can't catch the space-time particles, it doesn't matter, we'll think of other ways, and study the universal constant through other routes."

Liu Feng also nodded without hesitation.

"I understand, if we can't catch the space-time particles, then forget it, I'll think of other methods. Just like you said, studying the universal constant, we may not be able to skip space-time particles."

...

However.

Chu Anqing still shook her head firmly.

"That's not right, Senior Lin Xian. Sister Huang Que is right, space-time particles... are really much more important than you think."

She bit her lip.

"This space-time particle... must be captured no matter what!"

After saying that, she turned around.

"Sister Huang Que."

Chu Anqing raised her head, meeting the azure blue eyes.

"Let me go!"

However...

To Lin Xian's surprise.

This time, even Huang Que, who was wholeheartedly focused on capturing space-time particles and had no other distractions, actually showed a hint of hesitation.

She was silent for a long time.

Not making a sound.

It was not clear what she was thinking, but it could be seen that her heart was full of entanglement.

"Sister Huang Que!" Chu Anqing raised her voice.

Huang Que closed her eyes, her brows furrowed.

"Chief Commander Huang!!!"

Chu Anqing shouted with an unprecedented voice, almost breaking.

"What exactly did you come back for!?"

Huang Que suddenly opened her eyes.

Clenching her teeth, her right hand pressed on the mask of the spacesuit helmet that had popped up.

"Everyone! Close the spacesuit masks! Start the constant pressure and temperature device, stabilize the air pressure inside the spacesuit, and at the same time buckle the safety ropes onto the inner wall locks. Wei Cheng, the equipment cabin is ready to depressurize again, and after maintaining the same pressure as the outside atmosphere, open the main cabin door!"

"You're crazy!" "Chief Commander Huang!" "Cold-blooded! You're going to kill Chu Anqing!" "What are you doing!" The radio channel was filled with puzzled roars.

However.

Huang Que had made up her mind.

Her bright and azure blue pupils, at this moment, repeatedly became a little blurry, not so bright, a little astigmatic, like a mirror covered with a layer of water mist.

But that moment was too short and didn't allow Lin Xian to see it clearly.

*Click!*

The mask on the spacesuit helmet fell down completely, covering Huang Que's face.

...

*Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh whoosh!*

Outside the wide open space-aircaft cabin door, the wind howled, creating a whistling effect.

At this time.

The plane's altitude was located at an altitude of 31,000 meters in the stratosphere of the atmosphere.

The air pressure in the equipment cabin had long been reduced to the same level as the 30,000-meter high altitude outside, thin, indifferent, only a few tenths of the atmospheric pressure at sea level.

It was precisely because of this.

When everything was ready and the main cabin door of the space-aircaft equipment cabin was opened, it was possible to ensure air pressure balance, so as not to cause objects and astronauts inside the plane to be sucked out of the cabin door by the turbulence.

Now.

Except for Chu Anqing, the spacesuits of all the personnel in the equipment cabin, Lin Xian, Huang Que, Liu Feng, and Gao Yang were all bulging with the internal air pressure, and once again returned to the shape of Michelin tire people.

The temperature of everything within reach was rapidly decreasing, even the electronic equipment of the space-aircaft equipment cabin had now dropped to a low temperature of tens of degrees below zero.

If it were ordinary electronic equipment, it would have been turned off and unable to operate at this moment.

But this was after all a space-aircaft, which was designed from the beginning with various harsh scenarios and emergencies in mind, so all equipment was operating normally.

Each of their spacesuits was buckled with two safety ropes.

Short ropes were connected to the inner wall of the cabin, ensuring their safety.

And Chu Anqing at this time.

Was standing next to the main cabin door that was making a whistling sound, and a safety rope was also buckled behind her.

This rope was very long, a full ten meters, and it was also much thicker than the safety ropes of the others.

One end was buckled on Chu Anqing's spacesuit, and the other end was buckled on the safety lock inside the cabin, and then the tail end was held in the hands of Lin Xian, Gao Yang, and Liu Feng in succession.

This way, if there was a problem.

For example...

In the worst case, if Chu Anqing really fell down, they could also pull her back in time.

The best thing about the space-aircaft was that its propellant engine was located at the tail of the plane, and not under the wings on both sides like conventional jet planes.

It could only be said that this was the only good news in all the bad news.

If one fell from the wings of a jet plane, they would probably be sucked directly into the engine, crushed, heated, and burned into carbon particles.

In comparison, the wings of the space-aircaft were very ordinary, the structure was very simple, just ordinary wings. Although falling down was still very dangerous, at least... it wouldn't be sucked into the engine and burned into carbon particles so terrifyingly.

According to the plan they had formulated.

Now the rice cooker was suspended by a lock on Chu Anqing's spacesuit at the position of her abdomen.

Her hands were free.

Tied with a safety rope, she would climb the locks on the outside of the space-aircaft, go out from the main cabin door, and then move half a meter towards the rear of the space-aircaft and stand on the wing of the space-aircaft.

This was an extremely dangerous move...

Even if the world's top astronauts or acrobats came, they would still be terrified.

But at this moment.

This young girl, a sophomore student at Donghai University, will challenge the miracle of this world.

"Space-aircaft speed 0.97 Mach; altitude, atmosphere 28,000 meters; due to downwind flight, the relative wind speed is 16 meters per second, and this wind speed is still acceptable."

Wei Cheng was reporting data on the radio communicator.

"I will try my best to drive smoothly and ensure that the left wing is as horizontal as possible. But this is not absolute. Even if the current wind direction is stable and there are no clouds in front, high-altitude turbulence still occurs from time to time. Please give priority to ensuring your own balance, astronauts who are out of the cabin."

"Roger that!" Chu Anqing's clear voice replied on the radio.

She gripped the latches on the door frame of the wide-open main cabin door with both hands.

Preparing to leave the cabin!

She held the latches tightly with both hands, and her right foot, which was extended first, also stepped on the latches of the plane's outer shell, finding the point of application.

Then the body was lightly propped up--

In the heartbeats of everyone that were mentioned to the throat, Chu Anqing successfully came outside the cabin and clung to the outer shell of the space-aircaft!

Seeing this scene, Gao Yang closed his eyes and dared not open them, he felt as if ants were crawling all over his body, tense and terrified, and his hair was numb.

This was 30,000 meters in the sky!

The outer shell of the space-aircaft!

Fortunately, Chu Anqing's innate astronaut physique was really tough enough.

During the astronaut training base training before, she got almost all the outrageous full marks in all the projects. In terms of physical fitness and physical coordination ability alone, she had even surpassed many active astronauts.

It was no wonder that she danced well, but not that well.

The reason was that she had physical quality, strong balance ability, and invincible coordination ability, but she didn't have any artistic talent.

It was like a giant with only muscles and fists, but no brain.

Powerful, but without a soul.

However, today, this action that no ordinary person can imagine is precisely the best performance occasion for Chu Anqing's unique physique and unique talent.

Perhaps it was really as she said.

She.

Was born for this great moment!

To live for this historical highlight moment!

The distance from the wing of the space-aircaft to the main cabin door was only half a meter, which was not far away.

Under the downwind flight, the relative wind speed was also very small, and Chu Anqing did not feel too much pressure.

Lin Xian, Gao Yang, and Liu Feng tightened their bodies, grasping the safety ropes in their hands tightly...

Always preparing.

If something unexpected really happened, they would immediately pull Chu Anqing back through the wide-open cabin door!

*Thump.*

In the radio channel, which was so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping on the ground, there was a distressing sound of landing.

"Report! I have successfully arrived at the wing! Maintaining body balance is not a problem at all!"

Chu Anqing's reassuring voice came.

Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief...

Lin Xian looked out through the window next to him.

The Earth area below was azure and dark.

Azure, was because the sunlight could illuminate the high altitude at this angle and refract in the atmosphere.

Dark, was because on the surface of the Earth, limited by the principle that light travels in a straight line, it was still in the night.

Slightly retracting his gaze, he looked at the pearl-white wing in front.

Chu Anqing had already bent over, standing in a horse stance, stabilized on the trapezoidal wing, which was two meters wide, three meters long, and about one meter wide at the end.

At this time, she had untied the hook that hung the space-time particle capture device, opened the lid of this object that looked like a rice cooker, and held it in her arms, as if holding a magic weapon that absorbed monsters, slowly moving forward.

"Get a little closer, Coach Wei Cheng... a little higher, a little lower, a little lower... a little to the right, okay! Just this direction and speed!"

After directing Wei Cheng to adjust the posture of the space-aircaft, Chu Anqing, who was 26,000 meters in the sky and standing on the horizontal wing of the space-aircaft, was about to start capturing the space-time particle!

The three men also firmly grasped the safety ropes in their hands.

"Hey--"

Chu Anqing rushed forward, pushing the rice cooker forward.

There was no feedback, it seemed that she didn't catch it.

She waited for a while like a preying cobra...

"Over here!"

She swung the rice cooker to the left!

But she still didn't catch it.

"Ah..."

She sighed, biting her lip.

"It's always a little bit short! If I can't jump, I'm still not flexible enough! If I don't let me jump, I can only use the strength and speed of my arms. But if I'm allowed to jump, I can use the strength and speed of my legs, and jump up directly! I can definitely capture the space-time particle in time!"

"The problem now is not that I can't predict the trajectory, or that I can't catch it... but because my arms are not fast enough! Every time I see the space-time particle and predict its trajectory, I can only push the rice cooker over with my arms."

"But that's too slow! The space-time particle jumps away again! So, the current problem is not anything else, but that I'm not fast enough to strike! If I can't jump, the strike is really too slow!"

As soon as Chu Anqing heard that she still wanted to jump?

The radio channel exploded directly.

"No, no! Jumping is absolutely not allowed!"

"The reason why you can stabilize on the wing now is because of the friction between your feet and the wing! Once you jump up, you will definitely! Absolutely! Certainly! Be thrown off!"

"Now it's 25,000 meters in the sky! Air friction is already very considerable, and the wind you can feel is the work that the air does on you! As long as you dare to jump up, our space-aircaft will definitely throw you behind!"

"You must not jump! This is an absolute principle! You can't jump even if you can't catch it!"

Liu Feng was even more anxious.

"Anqing, if it really doesn't work, just aim at the space-time particle and throw the rice cooker out! I said before that as long as the rice cooker's inner pot covers the space-time particle, it will lose its activity. Not only will it not jump, teleport... but it will also become observable again and follow the laws of physics of our universe."

"So it doesn't matter if the rice cooker falls down! It doesn't matter if it's smashed! Because the space-time particle has no activity, it has lost its activity forever! Since it can be observed, we can slowly find it after landing on the ground with the space-time particle tracker!"

"Don't jump no matter what! Listen to me! If you really can't catch it, throw the rice cooker out like a basketball! Take a chance! After all, you can predict the trajectory of the space-time particle and the teleportation landing point... then aim at the next landing point and throw the rice cooker out directly!"

...

Liu Feng's proposal was very good and very constructive.

However.

Chu Anqing was always reluctant to discard the rice cooker.

She knew very well...

This was already the last rice cooker, the last chance to capture the space-time particle.

If she aimed the rice cooker at the space-time particle and threw it out.

It would be good if it was captured and bound, and they could look for it after returning to the ground.

But what if she didn't catch it?

Wouldn't that be equal to a complete failure, completely missing out on this space-time particle?

She couldn't give up this hope!

Therefore, she couldn't listen to Liu Feng and throw away the rice cooker in her hand!

Time, passed like lead.

Difficult, slow, and torturous.

"Altitude 24,000 meters... 23,000 meters... 21,000 meters... 20,000 meters!"

Wei Cheng's voice on the radio communicator was getting more and more anxious.

"The altitude has already broken through 20,000 meters! It's not going to work! Although there is still a certain altitude from the troposphere below, now we have come to the step of the stratosphere,