“Good morning, Chief Xu.”

“Hello, Mr. Xu.”

……

Wednesday, April 2065, 5.

On the campus of Qinghua University, Xu Yuan walked from the Master’s Residence to the classroom where he would attend class today. Along the way, he could hear the sound of his classmates greeting him.

In response, Xu Yuan would smile and wave to them.

The road looks very harmonious.

In a blink of an eye, more than 30 years have passed since the Far-flung Ship set out to explore Proxima Centauri.

Xu Yuan has also reached the age of eighty.

But because he pays attention to conditioning and exercise, as well as genetic injections, he does not look old.

But his hair had already turned white.

As early as a few years ago, he resigned from his work at the Global Space Exploration Alliance and chose to return to his alma mater to continue serving as his mathematics professor.

The whole life becomes easier.

He even accepted several interviews and appeared on the screen from time to time to interact with his supporters.

After all, he and many fans have been together for so many years since he became the top scorer in the college entrance examination and gained support from others.

There must be emotion involved.

According to his own words, he has invested the best years of his life in the country’s scientific research, and now it is time for him to enjoy himself.

of course.

Although Xu Yuan is a teacher at Qinghua, it doesn’t mean that he will ignore all matters related to space exploration.

Sometimes, when the new generation of researchers in the alliance encounter problems on a project, they will come to him for advice. He always chooses to give guidance, but no longer personally participates in the research and development of the project.

Because only in this way can the people below truly grow.

Not long after.

When Xu Yuan arrived at the floor where today’s class was held, he caught a glimpse of a man in his thirties, hurriedly chasing after him from behind.

Xu Yuan was obviously not unfamiliar with it. After a slight hesitation, he stopped and waited.

Without waiting for the other party to come closer, he asked, “Xiao Li, you look so anxious, is there something that the alliance can’t solve again?”

Faced with Xu Yuan’s question, the man called Xiao Li did not dare to hesitate and quickly answered the question.

“Chief, there is good news.”

“This morning, the Jingwei-3 probe at the edge of the solar system captured the signal of the Yuanhang spacecraft in the data synchronized back.”

“They may be approaching the solar system.”

Xu Yuan, who originally didn’t care much, immediately switched to a serious state after hearing the three words “Yuanhang”.

Surprised, he blurted out, “Are you sure it’s the signal from the Far Voyage spacecraft?”

“We have already carried out a comparison. Only after we confirmed that it is correct did we dare to tell you the good news, Chief.” The other party replied with a smile on his face.

At this time, Xu Yuan’s heart was already filled with joy.

He knew very well what this meant.

More than 30 years have passed, and he is very concerned about the Yuanhang. After all, no one knows whether this spaceship can return safely.

Moreover, at such a long distance, it is impossible to establish a connection with the Yuanhang.

If there hadn’t been this good news today, the matter of the Yuanhang would probably have been buried in history as time went by.

But he never expected that he would get such a big surprise today.

At this moment, he was already impatient and wanted to go to the alliance headquarters immediately to wait for the return of the Far-flung Ship.

The thought stayed here, and I immediately said, “Prepare a car for me. I want to go to the alliance headquarters to confirm immediately.”

“Chief, everything is ready.”

The man called Xiao Li had obviously thought everything through. Upon hearing this, he immediately gestured for Xu Yuan to leave first.

The attitude is extremely respectful.

But before the smile on his face lasted long, he suddenly heard Xu Yuan’s instructions:
“Well, Xiao Li, please take my get out of class for a while.”

After saying this, without waiting for the other party to react, he had already walked downstairs.

Only Xiao Li was left standing at the classroom door, not knowing whether to stay or leave.

In the end, he had no choice but to walk into the classroom and take Xu Yuan’s class.

……

It turns out that the data from the Jingwei-3 probe was not wrong.

After Xu Yuan returned to the alliance headquarters, in addition to confirming that the signal was indeed from the Yuanhang, he also successfully established a communication connection with it.

We learned that the Yuanhang had successfully completed its mission and is currently returning.

According to the current distance from the solar system, it will only take another ten days or half a month to officially enter the solar system.

At the end, after more than 30 years of wandering in space, he returned to his homeland.

Faced with such a happy event, the alliance announced the news as soon as possible and decided to hold a grand welcoming ceremony on the first of next month.

Congratulations on the safe return of Yuanhang.

As for most users on the Internet today, many of them witnessed the departure of the Yuanhang with their own eyes.

But so many years have passed and most people have almost forgotten about it.

Now we suddenly know that the Yuanhang not only successfully completed its mission, but will also return to Earth safely soon.

The news is undoubtedly exciting.

Therefore, on the day the news was announced, the only topic on the Internet was the return of the Yuanhang.

Everyone around the world was discussing this and immersed in great joy.

“Am I seeing right? Is the Far Voyage really coming back?”

“Oh my god, I’ve really been waiting for this.”

“Who would have thought that after so many years, the Voyageur that was bound for the Proxima Centauri system would actually return to Earth safely.”

“This is definitely the best news this year.”

“Obviously this is something that was expected. After all, the Far Voyage is equipped with Chief Xu’s latest quantum engine, which is still the most advanced technology even now.”

“What I’m most looking forward to now is whether we will discover anything from the Proxima Centauri galaxy.”

“I hope we can find a planet in the Proxima Centauri system that is suitable for our survival, so we don’t have to rely solely on Mars.”

……

As people online became more and more impatient in discussing the event, time passed day by day and finally June 1st arrived.

According to the spacecraft’s flight speed, Yuanhang will return to Earth today.

It’s about nine o’clock in the morning.

Xu Yuan and a group of scientific researchers, as well as representatives from various member states of the alliance, gathered early at the place where the Yuanhang took off that year and waited patiently.

Everyone was extremely excited.

After all, before this, human research on Proxima Centauri was basically blank.

But with the return of the Voyage, the situation is completely different.

that’s it.

As everyone waited patiently, the atmosphere was soon interrupted by a surprised shout.

“Everyone, look! It’s the Faraway. The Faraway is back.”

Upon hearing this, everyone raised their eyes and looked up into the sky, and sure enough, a familiar interstellar spaceship appeared in their field of vision.

As the spacecraft gradually landed, one could even see that the outer shell of the spacecraft was almost covered with scars and traces of repairs. It was obvious that the Voyage had encountered many crises during its thirty-year interstellar journey.

Soon, the Yuanhang landed safely.

After the hatch opened, excited faces appeared in the back, and the next second they quickly ran towards the crowd at the scene, hugging and expressing their longing for their family members who had been notified by the alliance to pick them up.

However, in this atmosphere, Xu Yuan noticed that a familiar figure was walking straight towards him.

It was his former assistant Qin Ming.

“Welcome home.”

When he saw Qin Ming again, Xu Yuan opened his arms with a smile on his face, but when he said these words, he couldn’t help looking a little sad.

Because compared to the last time he saw Qin Ming, he now looks much older.

It can only be said that the development of the hibernation capsule was too late, otherwise it could at least save more than 20 years of life for Qin Ming and others.

There is no need to endure the hard time like we do now.

“Chief, I’m back.”

Qin Ming stopped in front of Xu Yuan. Even though he was no longer young, at this moment he felt as if tears were about to burst out.

Finally he forced a smile and hugged Xu Yuan.

As soon as the two separated, he couldn’t wait to report the results of the investigation to Xu Yuan.

“Chief Xu.”

“This time we conducted a detailed survey of all the planets in the neighboring galaxy and discovered a lot of valuable information.”

“Let’s not talk about work now. I’ll listen to your report later. Go and spend some time with your family.” Xu Yuan smiled and shook his head, rejecting Qin Ming’s idea of ​​reporting on work right now.

Qin Ming was very obedient about this. He nodded and went to meet his family.

As for the next work.

In addition to reporting on the safe return of the Far-flung Ship to the world, the supplies on the spacecraft were transported back to the laboratory at the Alliance headquarters.

After all, the supplies on board the Voyageur now basically all come from the Proxima Centauri system.

Each one has high scientific research value.

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until the next day.

After Qin Ming and the other accompanying scientific researchers adjusted their respective states, a formal report meeting on the Proxima Centauri survey was held in the core conference hall of the alliance headquarters.

Xu Yuan naturally attended.

Based on the planetary detection data provided by Qin Ming and others, it can be confirmed that there are planets with environments close to those of the Earth in the Proxima Centauri system.

Although it is not possible for humans to survive directly there, it is easier to transform its environment than on Mars.

In a sense, they can be called brothers of the Earth.

This discovery undoubtedly surprised everyone present. Knowing the footprints of human civilization, it is finally possible to go beyond the solar system.

In particular, we are certain that if we transform the environment of this planet now, there may be a chance to allow humans to live there before Mars, so we can’t wait to plan the mission.

But obviously, the discoveries of this trip to the Proxima Centauri system are far more than that.

“The above is the environmental data of all the planets in the Proxima Centauri system. I think they can serve as a new home for humans outside the solar system.”

“besides.”

“We also discovered a special substance on one of the planets. After a simple study on the spacecraft, we determined that this substance can stimulate cells and make them stronger. However, more in-depth research is needed to determine its specifics.”

The report on planetary environmental data just now is already exciting enough.

Then this news makes us even more excited.

Everyone present had received genetic cell injections, so they naturally knew what the substance that could strengthen cells meant.

Even Xu Yuan couldn’t sit still at this moment.

I immediately asked someone to send over all the research reports on this substance.

Then he checked the scene.

As for the others, they did not dare to disturb anyone and all watched with great anticipation.

Don’t know how long it has been.

Only then did Xu Yuan raise his eyes again, his face full of joy.

“Chief Xu, is this substance really as magical as Academician Qin said?” The representative of the domestic alliance not far away couldn’t help but ask when he saw this.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan did not keep the secret, and immediately suppressed his excitement and replied: “This substance is not found in the solar system. According to my current analysis, it may be able to significantly improve the effect of our gene cell injection.”

Yes.

After careful study, he found that this might be an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of gene cell injections.

If the effect of the injection can be enhanced, then the extent to which human life expectancy can be increased will no longer be just a dozen years.

By then, it may take decades or even hundreds of years.

……

Just like that, after the report meeting, Xu Yuan immediately announced the restart of the research work on the gene cell injection project and brought Qin Ming into the research team.

As for the alliance, it began to transform and upgrade the Yuanhang.

It is planned to send the Voyage again, as well as the Hope, which is also equipped with a quantum engine, to the Proxima Centauri system together.

Start to carry out preliminary transformation of the environment of the planet called Brother Earth.

Prepare for human civilization to completely leave the solar system.

In the blink of an eye, several months passed.

On this day, an exciting voice suddenly came from the laboratory of the alliance headquarters.

If you listen carefully, you can tell it’s Qin Ming’s.

“Success.”

“Our experiment was successful, and the cell activity was several times higher than normal.”

During this period, thanks to the efforts of Xu Yuan and others, they carried out many experiments, and today’s experimental results finally gave everyone hope.

At this time, Xu Yuan heard Qin Ming’s shout and immediately took the report. After confirming that the cells using the new injection were several times stronger than normal cells, a bright smile finally appeared on his face.

“We made it!”

With the data in this report, it is shown that the special substance discovered from the Proxima Centauri galaxy can indeed greatly enhance the effectiveness of gene cell injections.

To a certain extent, it can directly increase human lifespan by several decades.

Even hundreds of years.

This undoubtedly lays a solid foundation for mankind to develop towards a higher level of civilization.

But the only regret is that the amount of this substance brought back by the Yuanhang is not large, and the new gene cell injections that can be produced at present are limited.

So after careful consideration, Xu Yuan resolutely decided to lead a team to the Proxima Centauri system to conduct more in-depth research.

Not to mention that he regained his youth after using the new gene cell injection, the successfully developed hibernation capsule alone can allow him to reach Proxima Centauri directly in a hibernating state.

……

……

Soon it was autumn of the following year.

After arranging everything on Earth, Xu Yuan, taking Chen Yuran, who had also used the new gene cell injection, boarded the Hope and officially left the solar system for the Proxima Centauri system with the farewell of people around the world.

Qin Ming once again commanded the Yuanhang, which followed closely behind the Hope to provide escort.

After the crew members enter the hibernation capsule and fall into a deep sleep, the two interstellar spaceships are driven by the intelligent computer until they reach their destination.

This time, they will serve as the forerunners of human civilization, embarking on a new journey for the future development of human civilization with a new goal. (End of this chapter)