Sudden Arrival at A7
Because Planet A7 is a giant gas planet, it has an atmosphere that is incredibly thick. Furthermore, due to its extremely rapid rotation, matter around the equator is flung out by immense centrifugal force, yet is firmly bound by Planet A7's powerful gravity. This results in a shape that is unusually oblate among celestial bodies.
The magnetic field emitted by Planet A7 is extremely strong, and its atmosphere is constantly filled with numerous superstorms. Such superstorms would be a massive catastrophe that could wipe out an entire ecosystem on the Origin Star, but on Planet A7, they are merely commonplace.
Because of the extremely limited knowledge about gas giants—not knowing whether they have water or even a rocky core— Rowan was very uncertain about his chances of successfully landing on Planet A7.
The vanguard of the Spore Sac meteorite swarm has begun to make contact with Planet A7. Its speed, which had already dropped to 1 km/s, has increased slightly again under the pull of its enormous gravity.
The first Spore Sac to fly, equipped with the latest propulsion system, overturned as soon as it entered the atmosphere of Planet A7.
The atmosphere of Planet A7 contains a large amount of hydrogen gas. As soon as the Spore Sac come into contact with them, the extremely high temperature energy ejected from the stomata ignites them.
Fortunately, for some unknown reason, the explosion was not large, leaving only a puff of water vapor in place and slightly deflecting the Spore Sac meteorite from its course. However, the explosion did reduce the Spore Sac meteorite's speed considerably, and Rowan took the opportunity to order it to shut down its propulsion system and continue moving forward solely by inertia.
Based on the information just received, a group of Intellect urgently analyzed the cause of the explosion. Many hands make light work, and those who were brought in to participate in this landing operation were all top experts in this field. Although they didn't have much information, through communication, they managed to guess a relatively plausible cause.
That is, the atmosphere of Planet A7 contains a large amount of hydrogen, but no oxygen. However, the energy ejected from the Spore Sac carries some oxygen that has not fully reacted in the reaction chamber. As soon as this oxygen is ejected, it reacts again with the surrounding hydrogen, resulting in an explosion.
However, because the amount of oxygen was small, it was consumed instantly, and the wisp of water vapor left behind was a product of the reaction.
Therefore, without the supply of oxygen, the explosion stopped. This is why, although the area around the Spore Sac meteorite contains a large amount of hydrogen, no large-scale explosion occurred.
The clouds seemed endless. It took the Spore Sac meteorite several minutes to painstakingly penetrate more than 200 kilometers into the clouds, where the environment had become extremely harsh.
Although the Spore Sac meteorite made contact with Planet A7 facing the sun, thick clouds had completely blocked out the sunlight. The temperature there was below -100 degrees Celsius, but due to the lack of oxygen, the outer shell of the Spore Sac meteorite did not even have frost.
The Creep Seed and Insect Empress Insect Egg, including the queen, inside the Spore Sac can resist such low temperatures by remaining dormant, but the area is also filled with unprecedentedly strong radiation.
The meteorite's outer shell, which is supposed to withstand space radiation, is being gradually penetrated here. The Spore Sac lack magnetic field protection; if the meteorite's outer shell fails, the Seed and Insect Egg inside will soon lose their activity.
In this situation, we must find a place to plant the Creep Seed as soon as possible so that it can generate a magnetic field protection device. However, with these boundless clouds, it's unknown when they will end, and the Creep cannot grow in the clouds.
Because Planet A7 rotates very quickly, the wind speeds on it are extremely high, reaching up to 500 km/h around the Spore Sac, with various vortices all around.
The friction between the rapidly moving clouds produced a spectacular lightning storm, with lightning bolts tens of meters in diameter visible everywhere. The phrase "thin as a bolt of lightning" became a joke in the face of such lightning.
The flashes of electricity became the only source of light, illuminating the thick clouds around them in an intermittent, eerie way, sending chills down the spines of those sharing the view.
The powerful storm had already reduced the Spore Sac's speed to the extreme, while simultaneously tearing apart its meteorite outer shell.
During the storm, the Spore Sac meteorite struggled to descend for over 100 kilometers, where the atmospheric pressure was extremely high. The meteorite's outer shell, which had just been torn apart by the storm, began to crumble under this pressure.
Fortunately, the structure of the Spore Sac is very adept at resisting this pressure. As it continued to fall, the pressure continued to increase, and it was already close to the atmospheric pressure at the deepest part of the Origin Star's ocean.
Strangely, the temperature here began to rise, reaching above zero degrees Celsius. But this had no effect; illuminated by the lightning, all they could see were clouds upon clouds, with no sign of land.
As time passed, the altitude continued to decrease, and the surrounding temperature began to rise sharply, reaching over 100 degrees Celsius in a short time. The surrounding air also became denser under the pressure, like flowing water.
Gradually, under the combined effects of the superstorm and the dense air, the Spore Sac meteorite stopped falling. The atmospheric pressure here far exceeded the pressure of the deep sea of Origin Star, and the dense air, like a swamp, prevented the Spore Sac from continuing to descend.
Ultimately, the meteorite's outer shell was torn apart and crushed, disappearing without a trace. The Spore Sac persisted for another ten minutes before being completely destroyed by the powerful radiation, and the signal was lost.
Silence fell over the group. Subsequently, the remaining 14 Spore Sac meteorites that arrived one after another also lost contact at approximately the same altitude.
Although this outcome was somewhat expected, it was still difficult to accept when reality presented itself.
The Swarm is just a novice player who has just stepped into the vast universe. It's impossible for things to always go smoothly. This failure also means that gas giants are not suitable for the Swarm to land on for the time being.
Rowan composed himself; this setback was nothing.
After so many busy days, the various groups should take a break and think about what good methods can help overcome the gaseous form of A7.
However, the group has not disbanded. Dozens more meteorites will arrive at the A7 satellite constellation, but the contact time will not be as frequent as in the past few days, and the time interval will be extended to a year.
We will first establish numerous observation points on the satellites surrounding Planet A7 to collect data, because knowing your enemy and yourself will ensure victory in every battle.
Even if he still can't find a solution in the end, if all else fails, he'll shoot a Mother Nest there, then continuously regenerate his main body there, and then continuously send the main body to Planet A7. He refuses to believe that he can't conquer it.