Earth Star rotates quite quickly. Although people on the ground cannot feel it, the traces of Earth Star's rotation can be clearly seen when observed from space.
The saying "traveling 80,000 li a day while sitting still" is not an exaggeration. From space, Earth Star's rotation speed is not slow either.
During his flight towards Earth Star, Li Xingkong waited until he could see the entirety of Divine Land before plunging into the Earth Star's interior. He held the enormous sphere in front of him and plunged headfirst into Earth's atmosphere.
In space, Li Xingkong can accelerate without restraint because there is no air influence and no friction, so accelerating at will in space will not be hindered.
But once it enters the atmosphere, its speed has to slow down.
If he had continued flying at the same speed he was at in space, he probably would have turned into a giant fireball before even landing.
As the metal sphere rubs against the atmosphere, catching fire is a minor issue; the more troublesome problem is that the metal sphere will also be damaged.
When it lands on Earth, it'll be lucky if even one-tenth of the space debris it painstakingly brought back survives.
As for Li Xingkong himself, his physical strength is beyond the influence of atmospheric friction. If he were alone, he could simply plunge headfirst into the ground.
Therefore, in order to preserve what he had, Li Xingkong had to slow down.
Fortunately, Li Xingkong had a basic understanding of gravity and possessed considerable strength, which allowed him to control such a large object in his hand despite the high-speed fall.
Since the news of the meteorite fall broke, many people are now closely watching the movements of the sky.
Those with access to binoculars looked up at the sky, hoping to catch a glimpse of something, but the meteorite fall remained silent, causing many onlookers to lose patience.
"Strange, wasn't a meteorite detected? Why can't we see any movement? Is the sun too bright to see any trace?"
"It's probably already been destroyed, like some kind of satellite weapon."
People were speculating wildly and were very curious about the matter.
As for the organization that actually had the capability to detect the large "meteorite" in Li Xingkong's hand, they were also somewhat dumbfounded at this moment.
Because this meteorite really slowed down after entering the atmosphere.
At its original speed, it would have been a disaster if it had landed on the ground, and no one could have avoided it. Even if it had landed in Divine Land, it would have affected the climate of the entire world.
But after entering the atmosphere, it seems to be being lifted up by something; it doesn't even produce any Mars due to friction with the atmosphere, let alone fall.
Like a spaceship returning from outer space, it flew towards the ground at an oddly constant speed.
These organizations were dumbfounded. What kind of technology was this? They had never seen anything like it before.
The news released by Divine Land that this was their new meteorite capture device sent chills down the spines of observation agencies in other countries.
I initially thought they were just being stubborn, pretending when there was something going on, and that everyone was just watching them make a fool of themselves.
And now it seems you've suddenly discovered that what you said was actually true? You really did capture that meteorite?
That technology is absolutely amazing.
With high-powered space telescopes, they can see this "meteorite" that entered the atmosphere very clearly. They can even see its general shape.
This meteorite doesn't look like a man-made object at all; there's not even a thruster in sight.
But its unreasonable speed was undeniably evident to everyone.
This inevitably sparks much speculation, with everyone wondering what new tricks Divine Land has up its sleeve this time.
This kind of technology is no ordinary technology. If it can go from space to Earth Star, why can't it go from Earth Star to space? Who knows?
If this technology matures and rockets become obsolete, then no country will be able to catch up with Divine Land in terms of space exploration.
As Li Xingkong descended, he was also visually searching for his takeoff location.
After all, Divine Land is so vast that finding the exact island from which he took off at such a high altitude would require an immense amount of information.
Fortunately, he had lived on the island for quite some time and had a general understanding of its location; otherwise, he would have really gotten lost.
Carrying such a large piece, Li Xingkong fell through the atmosphere at a uniform speed. This speed wasn't very fast, just like a spacecraft landing, and it looked like someone was controlling it.
In particular, while searching for the island's location, he made several turns during the landing.
This trajectory further proves that this thing definitely didn't fall naturally.
Whose meteorite can curve when it falls?
As this large meteorite flew lower and lower and was about to land in the Wanli Shitang area, the surrounding small countries made a move again.
If it landed inland on Divine Land, there would be no way to stop it, since no one could land on Divine Land and try to seize such a rock.
But things are different in this sea area, especially since this area is considered highly controversial by them.
This gave them an opportunity.
"Immediately dispatch a fleet to the area where the meteorite crashed and attempt to capture it. Even if we fail, we must at least disrupt their operations to give our fleet time to arrive."
Seeing another opportunity to cause trouble, the Eagle Country acted swiftly, immediately dispatching its fleet stationed in the Cherry Blossom Country to the relevant waters to intercept the enemy.
Although the landing time of Li Xingkong will be very fast, possibly only 3-5 minutes, it is still quite time-consuming to retrieve and collect such a large meteorite. Deploying such a large meteorite at this time often makes it possible to get a share of the spoils.
Especially with today's technology, salvage at sea is extremely difficult, and they don't think Divine Land can retrieve this thing quickly.
After calculating the possible landing area of the meteorite, several cruisers immediately set off from the surrounding waters and headed at full speed to the designated location.
Li Xingkong was now only tens of thousands of meters above the sea level. He had left the atmosphere and entered the high altitude of Earth Star.
Returning to the environment where he had lived for decades, Li Xingkong felt as if he had been working hard for years and then finally soaked in a public bathhouse. A sense of comfort and peace washed over him with the fresh air.
Earth Star's environment is more suitable for my life.
After surveying the approximate sea area where he had landed, which was basically near the Wanli Shitang Base, Li Xingkong could already vaguely see the numerous small islands scattered across the sea from this distance.
What he had to do was simple: find one of these small islands where he could settle down.
Actually, it doesn't matter if he can't find it. He can just land on any island. As long as he contacts the base and gets the location, he can take this thing back anytime.
This thing is really heavy; a small boat probably couldn't carry it.