Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Hope took a deep breath, looked down to check the seat belts on herself and Hansent, and then reached out to press the button on the holographic projection.

"Landing procedures have been initiated."

"Slowing down..."

"We expect to begin contact with the upper atmosphere in ten minutes..."

A bright red countdown appeared in the holographic projection directly in front of the two people.

Hope and Hansent did not pay much attention to the various sensor data jumping on the holographic projection.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Yi is sufficient to control [Poseidon] and complete this landing operation.

Moreover, as a key project of the Academy of Sciences, Zero has allocated a lot of resources to [Poseidon].

Therefore, both of them turned their gaze to the porthole ahead.

As Poseidon's speed gradually decreased, the exploration vessel drew closer and closer to the ice giant under its gravitational pull.

The overwhelming blue light shone through the narrow porthole into the eyes of the two pilots, creating a suffocating and oppressive atmosphere!

Compared to giant planets, a small mineral exploration vessel is like a speck of dust.

Under the influence of gravity, this speck of dust "unhesitatingly" fell into this icy giant planet.

Blue, an endless expanse of blue.

Without any reference points, Hope and Hansent were not even aware of their own condition; only the constantly fluctuating numbers in the holographic projection reminded them that they were rapidly falling.

Outside the porthole, a thin layer of white "mist" gradually appeared.

The "clouds and mist" were very thin and almost invisible without careful observation.

Hope glanced at the holographic projection.

0.01 standard atmospheres.

"We've entered the atmosphere of an ice giant," Hope whispered to her teammates.

Hansent didn't speak, but just stared silently out the porthole.

Like Hansent, every researcher at the Dawn Star surface command center will be watching intently as the precious video data transmitted back by the long-range communication device is sent back.

"Ammonia ice cloud".

Looking at the gradually thickening white "clouds" in the holographic image, Lü Yongchang said in a deep voice.

The data returned by the detector is completely consistent.

The upper atmosphere of this icy giant planet is filled with clouds formed from solid ammonia crystals.

The white clouds were moving very fast, indicating that an extremely strong storm was occurring outside!

"Notice!"

Looking at the data transmitted by the sensors, Lü Yongchang said in a serious tone, "The outside wind speed has reached 593 km/h. Prepare for potential impact!"

Before Hope could reply, he felt a violent tremor coming from all around him.

He quickly glanced at the holographic projection.

0.5 standard atmospheres.

0.6 standard atmospheres.

0.7, 0.8...

As atmospheric pressure continued to increase, the ship's shaking became more and more violent.

The several Hall thruster nozzles located around the ship's hull came into play at this moment.

With the energy provided by the nuclear fusion reactor, they maintain the stability of the ship as much as possible.

Outside the porthole, the view was no longer an endless expanse of blue.

Instead, there was a rapidly moving white "cloud"!

At this point, the exploration vessel had already plunged into a dense cloud of ammonia ice!

As the altitude continues to decrease, the external atmospheric pressure also continues to increase.

However, the wind speed outside is gradually decreasing.

This is undoubtedly excellent news for the Poseidon exploration vessel.

The world outside the porthole grew darker and darker, as thick clouds of ammonia ice blocked the light from the host star.

"Hansent, turn on all the spotlights!"

Despite the dizziness caused by the violent shaking, Hope shouted loudly.

Hansent nodded with difficulty, his face ashen, and reached out to press the button on his side.

An incredibly powerful light emanated from the ship's hull, illuminating the surrounding atmosphere.

It was still a thick white fog.

After falling for several minutes, they were still not out of the thick layer of ammonia ice.

"Snap!"

That was a massive bolt of lightning that pierced through the entire cloud!

The enormous lightning bolts, like thunder dragons, rapidly spread to the horizon, dispelling the endless darkness in the distance!

Hope was breathing heavily, her pupils slightly dilated, her eyes fixed on the spectacular view outside the porthole.

Thick ammonia ice clouds formed towering peaks that surged into the clouds. Under the powerful hurricane, these peaks moved rapidly, changing their shapes!

He could even imagine that, among these incredibly massive mountains, the exploration vessel was like a speck of dust emitting a faint glow, constantly falling downwards!

"Holy crap..."

Hope muttered to himself.

At this moment, no words could describe the intense shock he felt!

Worth it!

This trip was worth it!

This scene alone made him feel that he had no regrets in this life!

The surging clouds constantly rubbed against each other, releasing bolts of lightning.

"warn!"

"Lightning warning!"

Zero's synthesized electronic voice suddenly rang out in the exploration ship!

"Holy crap!!!" Hope and Hansent's expressions changed drastically, and they shouted in unison.

"Calm down!" Lu Yongchang's voice came through the loudspeaker. "Theoretically speaking, the magnetic field shield on the exploration ship should be able to withstand these lightning strikes!"

"Theoretically?!"

As the golden lightning rapidly approached, Hansent felt a chill run down his spine!

Zero's electronic synthesized voice interrupted Hansent's words.

"Activating the magnetic field shield!"

"Magnetic field shield activated!"

A silver snake stretched out from the horizon, slashing straight toward the exploration vessel!

A burst of golden lightning instantly engulfed the Poseidon exploration vessel!

"Hall propulsion device restarting..."

"Shield generation unit is recharging..."

Zero's voice rang out in the pitch-black cockpit, and the lighting system turned on again, quickly dispelling the surrounding darkness.

"Holy crap... holy crap... bro, we survived!"

Hansent swallowed hard, and said in a trembling voice, "That's fucking exciting!!!"

"When I get back, I'm going to brag about this to them!"

"Hope?" Hansent frowned, turning to look in Hope's direction when he didn't hear a response. "Don't you find it exciting?"

Hope's gaze was fixed on the narrow porthole directly in front of him.

"Exciting?" Hope muttered to herself, "Hopefully you'll be just as stubborn later..."

Hansent followed Hope's gaze.

A golden lightning serpent, radiating invincible power, swept in from afar!

Hansent: "..."

……

"Is it over...?"

Hansent's trembling voice came from the side: "Brother, are you still alive?"

As Hope inspected the damage to the exploration vessel's hull, he said languidly, "Still exciting?"

Hansent: "..."

"It's not exciting anymore, it's not exciting anymore..."

"I never want to go through that again in my life!!"

Hope breathed a sigh of relief after completing the inspection, and gave Hansent a strange look.

"There are two pieces of news."

"The good news is that Professor Lü is still reliable, and the exploration vessel suffered basically no damage."

Hansent swallowed hard. "And the bad news?"

"I'm afraid your wish is going to be dashed," Hope said with a shrug, her tone mocking.

"If nothing unexpected happens, we'll have to go through this scene again on our way back."

Hansent: "..."