klisemfg Chapter 476 Xiao 5 goes home 26
Chapter 476 Xiao 5 goes home 26
As soon as the news came out, StarNet exploded.
You should know that Admiral's wife Lin Wan, although she never fights on the front lines, is a well-known mecha design genius in the interstellar space.
The mechas she designed are famous for their excellent performance and exquisite details, and she has made great contributions to the upgrading and transformation of military mechas on many occasions.
More importantly, she and Admiral Wei Lan grew up together as childhood sweethearts, and their understanding of each other has long been deep-rooted.
A netizen who once worked in the military logistics department revealed: "Ms. Lin Wan is particularly attentive to all the mechanical items used by Admiral Wei Lan.
From small items like portable communicators to large items like mechas, she would personally upgrade and modify them.
Take the life support system of this escape pod, for example. She used a new energy recycling technology she developed herself, and also replaced it with an ultra-light and longer-lasting energy core.
Someone has found an analysis report on the material of the escape pod's outer shell.
The report shows that the density of the alloy material used in the escape capsule shell is 30% lower than that of conventional materials, but its compressive strength is nearly twice as high.
Mecha enthusiasts familiar with Lin Wan's design style recognized it immediately: "This is an improved version of Lin Wan's signature 'Stardust Alloy'. She is best at improving equipment performance through material optimization!"
Everyone then understood that every upgrade of Admiral Azure's escape pod was filled with Lin Wan's affection and wisdom.
Those seemingly insignificant technical changes may become life-saving straws at critical moments.
Discussions about Lin Wan on Starnet instantly heated up, with one person lamenting, "The best love is when I understand your battle and protect you."
Someone else said hopefully, "With the life support system designed by Lin Wan, the Admiral will definitely be able to hold on until he's rescued!"
Of course, some people have doubts.
"Given the intensity of the explosion, the Admiral's lifeboat shouldn't be destroyed. However, the Admiral has been gone for a year, so the ninety days have already passed."
A calm analysis post was pushed to the front of the page. The poster was a well-known military commentator on Starnet.
"Even if the life support system can last for ninety days, what happens after that? In an asteroid belt without supplies, it's impossible for one person to survive that long."
"There has been no news from the Admiral. What is the answer? Everyone knows, right?"
Someone in the follow-up post sighed helplessly.
"The authorities are releasing this information now, perhaps to pave the way for a final conclusion. After all, there has to be a result to be explained to the public."
An old soldier immediately retorted angrily, "You know shit! Admiral Azure was able to survive for half a month on the border ice field at -50 degrees Celsius relying on snow water."
He didn't give up even when he was besieged by the Zerg for three months. How could he die so easily?"
Then he threw out a series of combat records of the generals, and each battle was marked with details of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
Mecha designers were arguing fiercely in the forum.
"You don't understand Lin Wan's skills at all!" a certified designer posted.
"Her improved life support system not only provides basic oxygen supply, but also comes with an emergency ecological recycling device. As long as there is light, it can slowly synthesize energy. Ninety days is just the basic endurance!"
The detailed technical schematic diagram is attached below, which has attracted the support of many professionals.
"And there must be an emergency kit prepared by Lin Wan in the escape pod!"
Someone dug up an interview video from three years ago, in which Lin Wan said with a smile, "Every time he goes on a mission, I stuff his equipment with compressed food and a signal transmitter, both of which I personally modified for long-lasting use."
"So? Why haven't we received any signal from the transmitter in a year?"
This sharp question sparked a heated discussion like an ice pick. The comment section was silent for a few seconds before an even more violent argument broke out.
Military enthusiast "Star Hunter" immediately typed out a lengthy analysis: "Did you forget the electromagnetic pulse generated by the explosion? A shockwave of that intensity would interfere with all wireless signals. The transmitter's signal module might have been damaged!"
He attached a three-dimensional diagram simulating the electromagnetic range of the explosion, and the red interference area just covered the star field where the escape pod might fall.
Someone followed up on this line of thought and added, "Furthermore, the magnetic fields of meteorites in the asteroid belt are inherently chaotic. Although the long-lasting transmitter designed by Lin Wan is resistant to interference, if the escape pod falls into an area with dense metal ore veins, the signal will be completely blocked."
But the doubts continued: "Even if the signal is blocked, there will always be a signal window within a year, right? Is the military search team just a decoration?"
"Maybe the Admiral himself turned off the signal!"
An anonymous account suddenly made a startling guess, "Think about those pirates' precise attacks. Who can guarantee there aren't traitors within the military? Exposing your position is like walking into a trap!"
These words seemed to have lit a fuse, and the discussion of conspiracy theories escalated again. Some people began to dig deep into the list of all the people who participated in the route planning that year.
On a mecha designer forum, someone dug up the patent documents for Lin Wan's signal transmitter design: "This transmitter has a manual sleep mode. Press and hold for three seconds to enter silent mode. It requires a specific sound wave command to wake up."
The technical description in the document screenshot is clearly visible, "If the admiral senses danger, he will definitely activate hibernation mode!"
The Star Network at night is like a huge debate arena, with anxious eyes flashing behind every ID.
Someone created an animation of how the signal transmitter works, demonstrating how it operates in various extreme environments;
Some people have sorted out the signal penetration records of the asteroid belt over the years, trying to find the possible signal window period; some programmers even spontaneously wrote programs to simulate the drifting trajectory of the escape capsule and the signal propagation path.
In short, everyone had only one wish, which was not to admit that the admiral was no longer there.
The discussion on StarNet is still fermenting. Every analysis post and every technical deduction seems to be adding bricks and tiles to that slim hope. No one is willing to say the cruelest guess first.
At this time, the Zhou family mansion had long lost its former calmness.
The crystal chandelier in the study flickered. Zhou Mingyuan, the elder of the Zhou family, slammed the StarNet terminal onto the table. The fragments of the holographic screen flashed in the air before going out.
"What a bunch of idiots! They've been investigating for over a year, and they didn't even know his escape pod had been tampered with!"
Zhou Heng, who was standing aside, turned pale.
The edges of the investigation report in his hand were wrinkled: "Uncle, we only checked the public parameters of the military at that time. Who would have thought that Lin Wan had changed the configuration privately?
And… and the informant who was in charge of contacting the pirates said that the explosion was enough to destroy everything and didn't mention the escape pod at all."
"No?"
Zhou Mingyuan sneered: "Now even the compression resistance data of 'Stardust Alloy' has been dug out on the Starnet!
Ninety-day life support system, manual sleep signal!
If these things are true, Wei Lan might be watching us from somewhere right now!"
He paced, his expensive custom-made leather shoes making a rapid sound on the floor. "We've been looking for the body for a year, just to confirm his death, and now -"