Smashing with a Hammer

As days passed, Yue Yuan finally had to bring up the emergency hibernation plan that Xu Zhenyi had proposed.

But he was unwilling to halt all human activities except for spaceship construction at this point. Not just him, but almost everyone felt the same.

They had finally managed to get the grand construction underway, only to have to put a stop to it with their own hands.

But what could they do about their unwillingness?

Under the circumstances, the warship construction plan was halted before it even began. The emergency hibernation plan was officially brought to the forefront, and experts began to discuss its feasibility and meticulously calculate the energy involved.

Today, after finishing his work, Yue Yuan went past the lowest level of the base as usual and entered the damaged spaceship.

He didn't go to the Armed Forces Department, but instead turned a corner and entered a spacious room. This was where a group of scientists worked, and where experts researching the damaged spaceship gathered.

Feeling somewhat helpless, Yue Yuan had no choice but to place his faint hope on the damaged spaceship. As soon as he entered the room, he heard a rough voice spouting nonsense, while another tried to dissuade him.

"Damn it, after all these years, you haven't researched a damn thing. The base is wasting its resources on you. If you can't come up with anything, I'll have you all dismantled. Dig further and excavate the Original Cockpit. I don't believe everything is ruined and can't be salvaged. The engineering experts have already calculated it!"

"Old Liu, why are you taking your anger out on them again? Researching this stuff can't be rushed."

"I'm just anxious..."

"Being anxious won't help. By the way, if you really want to dismantle it, you have to apply. Don't say I didn't warn you."

"I know, I'm just saying. If I really want to dismantle it, I'll apply myself. Sigh..."

The two men, one old and one middle-aged, were pointing at the computer and arguing back and forth, not even noticing Yue Yuan behind them.

One of them was Liu Miyan, the most outstanding physicist of the time and a leading figure in the field of particle physics. The other was Yu Nanfeng, a doctor of engineering mechanics and a dynamics expert.

The one with the more volatile temper was Liu Miyan, who was around fifty years old. Yue Yuan was already used to his temper.

It was hard to imagine that such an outstanding physicist would spout such nonsense.

"What are the two doctors planning to dismantle?" Yue Yuan asked as he approached.

"Dismantle your sis—" Liu Miyan, who was extremely frustrated, blurted out when he heard the voice from behind. But as soon as the words left his mouth, he realized something was wrong. The voice sounded familiar.

Liu Miyan quickly turned his head and was shocked: (⊙o⊙) "You guys wouldn't be thinking of dismantling this, would you?!" Yue Yuan ignored him and leaned over to look at the screen. He saw a 3D model of a component from the rear of the spaceship.

"We want to dismantle it. We believe this thing should be connected to the spaceship's engine. It's connected to the engine room, but we don't know what it does. The part connected to it is clearly a complete engine, with a nozzle and a structure similar to a fuel tank."

"Moreover, it's severely deformed. We can't restore it without dismantling it. Besides, this broken spaceship is already in such a state. We can't dig it out and use it. We might as well dismantle it and study it."

As Liu Miyan spoke, he manipulated the computer to rotate the 3D configuration, explaining it to Yue Yuan with a glint in his eyes, completely different from his previous self.

"Chief Yue, look here, here, here. The structure of this spaceship isn't completely incomprehensible to us. According to our judgment, this thing is definitely part of the engine, but its structure is completely different from our understanding of engines. It seems to be a redundant component, but how could a spaceship have redundant components, especially in such an important place as the engine room?"

Yue Yuan nodded seriously and then asked, "Is there a pair of these things?"

"This broken spaceship has twin engines, of course there's a pair," Liu Miyan said excitedly, as if he could dismantle it immediately.

This thing had been troubling the research team for many years. If they could dismantle it and find out what it did, they might be able to figure out its function.

Liu Miyan's words reminded Yue Yuan of something. He pondered for a moment and said, "Hmm, I remember the other engine is still embedded in the soil. Has it been excavated?"

"It's been excavated. That engine is in much better condition than this completely damaged and deformed one. Only the engine nozzle is slightly deformed," Yu Nanfeng said.

"Deformed... how serious is it?" Yue Yuan asked, but then changed his mind and said, "Let's go take a look."

And so they went.

As soon as Yue Yuan moved, Liu Miyan and Yu Nanfeng immediately followed. The three of them hopped and grabbed the guide rails, quickly arriving at the engine room.

The place was originally filled with mud, but it had now been cleared out. The large hole on the left side had also been supported by scaffolding by the engineering personnel.

Yue Yuan saw that the engine below the support was severely deformed and had shifted inward, while the engine on the other side was in much better condition. However, when he looked back, he couldn't help but curse.

The seemingly intact engine had a tubular nozzle at the rear that had been deformed from a round shape into a duckbill.

"You call this slightly deformed?" Yue Yuan looked at Yu Nanfeng beside him.

"It's a little bit big," Yu Nanfeng said awkwardly.

Yue Yuan: ...

He was speechless. Finally, Yue Yuan moved over and knocked on the duckbill, which was taller than ten of him, and asked, "Is there any way to restore it?"

"Umm, yes!" Yu Nanfeng also moved forward.

"Oh?"

Yue Yuan's eyes lit up. He turned back to look at Yu Nanfeng in surprise. Seeing that he looked confident, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face. "Tell me the specific method. Or have you already compiled a plan? What's the feasibility? Why didn't the research institute see your signed plan for such a big matter? Well, if there's no time to do it, it doesn't matter. Show it to me when you've compiled it later."

Uh.

Faced with the series of words Yue Yuan spouted, Yu Nanfeng was first stunned, then took a deep breath and said, "Smash it with a hammer!"

Pfft~ "Cough cough cough,"

Before Yue Yuan could speak, he heard a violent coughing sound coming from the side, followed by a stream of water shooting diagonally into the distance.

It turned out that Liu Miyan happened to be taking a sip of water from a bottle and choked.

"Cough cough cough~ Damn you, Yu Nanfeng, are you trying to choke me to death so you can inherit my property!!! Uh~ cough, ha cough~~~" Liu Miyan coughed and cleared his throat while complaining, "What the hell, smash it with a hammer? Is this what an expert in engineering mechanics would say?"

Yue Yuan was also a little speechless. He was about to say something when he noticed Yu Nanfeng looking at him with a serious expression.

Seeing this, Yue Yuan raised one eyebrow. "Are you serious?"

"Of course, it's simple and crude. Great strength creates miracles." Yu Nanfeng nodded and replied very seriously, "This thing is much more resistant than we thought. Ordinary engineering hammers really can't swing it."

Yue Yuan fell into thought.

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