Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 804 - 777: The Solar System’s Pendulum Motion

Your province.

Sky Eye Observatory.

If the spaceship is likened to an ocean liner, then the significance of astronomy to space exploration is to plan the suitable routes, avoiding the "reefs" areas and potential "storms," and even utilizing the "ocean currents" (gravity assist) to shorten the journey.

This observatory, located deep in the Great Mountain, was abandoned after the anomaly, but commenced urgent repairs and renovations last year in the latter half, simultaneously clearing the surrounding area of otherworldly creatures.

With more personnel and more funding, it has been restarted in just over half a year.

In this place, the best astronomers from around the world have gathered, equipped with the most advanced technology of today, especially a newly developed supercomputer, which upon activation, instantly became the world’s most important observatory.

At this moment, the astronomical data processing center is undergoing its first trial run.

"Oh God, something must be wrong. Can you believe it? Our Solar System has shifted too much in its relative position in the Milky Way in just six years." In the office, Jones was staring at the computer screen, comparing the star map data from years ago, scratching his head in frustration, and exclaiming.

Huang Daming, hearing this, hurried over to look at the computer’s calculation results, his expression froze.

As an experienced astronomer, he was extremely familiar with various approximate astronomical data, even more than his wife. At this moment, looking at these values, he couldn’t believe it, hesitated, and said:

"The deviation is too large. Did you make a mistake with the data?"

"Why don’t you calculate it yourself?" Jones shrugged, stepping aside from the computer.

Huang Daming stepped forward and recalculated, and the result was accurate. He remained silent for a while:

"Maybe there’s an issue with the supercomputer’s algorithm. This is new equipment, and it’s the first run, so some minor issues are inevitable."

Huang Daming’s face was somewhat grim. If this were true, it would indicate that the orbit speed of the Solar System around the Milky Way is slowing down, or even... has stalled.

That’s impossible to even think about!

This completely breaks common sense.

It’s simply insane.

"Do you believe that statement yourself? Every celestial body we’ve observed so far has deviated significantly."

"But that’s the only explanation! Otherwise, you can’t explain why we’re still safe." Huang Daming replied with difficulty.

The Solar System orbits the galactic center at approximately 250 kilometers per second. With such a terrifying speed, if it slows down, humanity couldn’t possibly remain unscathed; the terrible inertia alone would hurl all of humanity into space in an instant or crush them into paste.

"Actually, I’ve also discovered an even more bizarre phenomenon." Just as the two were debating, another person joined the discussion, stumbling in with a pale and desperate look on his face:

"Our Solar System is oscillating side to side, with an approximate six-month period... Maybe it’s not us who have gone mad, but the world itself."

...

Sunday, the weather was sunny, and the sun shone brightly.

The community park was bustling with people, everywhere you looked there were people strolling around. There were also martial arts volunteers organized by the streets, teaching the public martial arts and attracting many to join in and practice.

This period had really exhausted Chen Shouyi.

His body wasn’t tired, but his mind was.

After being in solitude for more than four months, everything seemed fresh to him now.

"Was there anything that happened while I was in retreat?"

Upon returning to Zhonghai, and before going home, Chen Shouyi called Bai Xiaoling.

"A month ago, the God of Fertility sent a letter via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is still temporarily with me." Bai Xiaoling said briskly as she followed Chen Shouyi’s steps.

The God of Fertility!???

Chen Shouyi paused for a moment, retrieving his gaze: "Bring it over later."

"Okay, General Manager Chen! There’s also an invitation for a global summit meeting, set for twelve days later."

"I will go over then." Chen Shouyi said, sighing internally.

Sigh, such a troubled time!

"Elder Luo Jingwen also called, earnestly requesting that if you have the time, you could save him." Bai Xiaoling said earnestly.

Chen Shouyi stopped in his tracks and couldn’t help but ask: "What happened to Lao Luo?"

"I’m not exactly sure either, he said over the phone that he’s been isolated and only you can save him."

Chen Shouyi thought about it for a moment and then understood, finding it amusing internally: "Alright, I got it."

Counting the time, it’s been five months already in isolation.

...

In the afternoon, Chen Shouyi returned home.

"Brother, you’re back?" Chen Xingyue exclaimed with joy, "I thought it would be evening!"

"Yes! Home is still the most comfortable." Chen Shouyi lay down on the sofa, his entire body relaxed to the point of not wanting to move: "Almost became neurotic from the retreat, did you miss your brother?"

"Of course... I missed you! It would be even better with a gift!" Chen Xingyue gave a coy smile: "Brother, you must be thirsty? I’ll go get you some water?"

Flatterer!

"I can’t afford to drink this water." Chen Shouyi huffed twice, even as he said this, he scanned the space with his mind, looking for a suitable gift.

The space was crammed with all sorts of odds and ends. Bicycles, various household items, divine corpses measured in megatons, and gold bricks in tens of thousands of tons, it was simply a big hodgepodge.

"Brother, how can you say that, isn’t bringing gifts for your sister expected? Are your legs tired? Want me to massage them?" Chen Xingyue said with a mischievous smile.

"Okay, okay!" Chen Shouyi waved his hand, resigned.

He was now quite experienced in how to deal with women.

He took an eyeball from the Barbarian God’s corpse and used his mind to clean the blood vessels and blood stains on its surface.

The eyeball was about the size of a football, completely crystallized.

When taken out, the entire eyeball glowed brilliantly, divine light dazzling, filling the hall with an unusual aura.

Chen Xingyue’s eyes immediately fixated and couldn’t look away.

"It’s so beautiful!" She held the eyeball, her face mesmerized: "I’ll put it in my room first!"

She said this and turned to run upstairs, and it was a long time before she came back down.

"These things may look beautiful, but of what use are they?"

Seeing the lingering blush on Chen Xingyue’s face, Chen Shouyi, speechless, couldn’t help but advise: "True power is fundamental; without achieving legendary status, it’s all in vain."

A legend is the dividing line between the mundane and the extraordinary.

Once becoming a legend, one’s life level would undergo a transformation.

Though immortality is not possible, living for a few hundred years is easily achievable.

"But it’s so difficult, why are you still progressing with such strength?" Chen Xingyue, hearing this, felt her excitement diminish, and she sat beside him, somewhat dejected.

She had been stuck at the Peak Martial Artist level for nearly a year.

Stuck there, unable to make any progress, while her brother seemed to have no bottleneck, progressing daily.

They were born to the same parents, ate the same meals, yet the gap was so wide?

"You have to ask yourself that."

Chen Shouyi said sincerely and earnestly:

"If you had half my effort, you would have been a legend long ago."

ps: Asking for tickets brings instant joy...