Fortunately, the Moon's orbital speed around Earth Star is not very fast, only about three times the speed of sound. This speed is negligible in relation to the Moon's orbit around Earth Star.
Even at this speed, it would take the moon 27 days to orbit Earth Star once. This gives you an idea of just how long the moon's orbit around Earth must be.
According to Li Xingkong's original plan, he would first have to track the moon's position all the way to its orbit around the Earth, and then follow the orbit to catch up with the moon, which would be a huge detour.
The ground-based solution was for Li Xingkong to anticipate the moon's arrival and make a meeting with it just as he reached the moon's orbit around the Earth.
As for the specific time, speed, and trajectory, even from the ground, it's difficult to estimate.
The previous calculations were based on the fact that the rocket's thrust was constant, and its speed in space and its flight trajectory could be calculated.
But the current driving force is Li Xingkong. How fast he can fly is impossible to calculate. After all, he is a living person who can go fast or slow as he pleases. Since this variable cannot be controlled, it is of course impossible to predict.
A typical rocket used for lunar missions travels at a speed of approximately Mach 32 in space, and at this speed, it would take about a week to reach the moon.
Li Xingkong's speed can be even faster. On the one hand, there is no friction in space, so as long as there is a little force, it will continue to accelerate. On the other hand, the main material of Moon-Chasing Island is a new material made of Body Tempering Grass, which is of higher quality than previous spacecraft.
So although Li Xingkong himself cannot reach Mach 30 while flying in the atmosphere, he can continuously provide a force to accelerate Moon-Chasing Island in space. With continuous acceleration, his speed will soon reach that value.
The primary method for rockets to reach the moon is to first orbit the Earth, then gradually accelerate during the orbit, and finally eject themselves from Earth Star's gravitational pull to reach the moon.
Li Xingkong, however, skipped this step. By ignoring the effects of gravity, he could head directly towards the moon.
In comparison, the distance he traveled was much shorter than that of a rocket launch.
Although it is a small number, the distance between the Earth and the Moon is still a dauntingly large figure.
Even at Li Xingkong's speed, it would take him 2-3 days to fly to the moon.
With a rough arrival time estimated, the moon's position range at that time could also be estimated. Soon, the ground transmitted a general range to Li Xingkong. According to Li Xingkong's speed, when he flew into the moon's orbit, the moon should have moved into this range.
This time, the diagram was much simpler, without so much complex data or various mechanical positioning methods. They simply provided a simulated line-of-sight diagram based on Li Xingkong's current position, marking the location of the moon on the map at that time.
Li Xingkong only needs to follow the directions shown in the diagram, using Earth Star and the Moon as reference points, to determine his flight direction.
After receiving the map, Li Xingkong only glanced at it briefly before quickly finding the corresponding location.
There was no need for sudden braking or deceleration. Although the Moon-Chasing Island was moving very fast, it was all under Li Xingkong's control. He simply circulated his Magic Power, and the Moon-Chasing Island was naturally propelled in the right direction.
After Li Xingkong steered the entire island onto the correct course, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The speed was already sufficient, and he didn't need to accelerate any further. The route was also correct, and as the power source for the entire island, he could now rest.
Before leaving Earth Star, Moon-Chasing Island was a burden for Li Xingkong to carry around, but in space, it's more like a spaceship, capable of doing everything except for lacking power.
As a structure similar to a space station, its internal space is large enough to accommodate various situations that need to be considered in space. More importantly, in addition to Li Xingkong, there are also scientific researchers who came up with him on the island.
If Li Xingkong were alone, the next few days of flying would definitely be very boring.
Being in space, the surrounding environment changes rapidly. Even Li Xingkong has to pay attention to his surroundings at all times and be prepared to face various difficulties. Under such circumstances, it is obviously not suitable to cultivate quietly.
If you can't start your cultivation, the day feels relatively long.
At first, Li Xingkong was quite interested and ran to the surface of Moon-Chasing Island to admire the view of space, but this interest did not last long.
The scenery in space is too monotonous, an endless darkness dotted with starlight. Without the obstruction of the atmosphere, the starlight becomes even more exciting.
The scenery in the distance looked quite rich, but up close there was nothing at all; it was empty except for Moon-Chasing Island, and there was nothing else to be seen.
The scene was just like being deep in the ocean, utterly silent.
After only a short while of admiring the scenery, Li Xingkong's mood for sightseeing had completely vanished. Sitting any longer would only bring him an endless sense of loneliness.
Fortunately, he wasn't the only one enjoying the scenery on the ground; several researchers who had come from Moon-Chasing Island were also observing the sights.
Although they were on Moon-Chasing Island, where the internal environment was much like Earth Star's, the researchers still came out fully equipped with space gear as a precaution.
Seeing them looking left and right and touching everything, Li Xingkong's attention shifted from the scenery to these people.
The curiosity Li Xingkong felt when he first left Earth Star was clearly similar to theirs now.
The researchers' behavior was consistent; after seeing that the surrounding environment was indeed a vacuum, they all reached out and touched the outer shield of Moon-Chasing Island repeatedly, as if repeatedly confirming that they were indeed in space.
Some people have even started taking advantage of the weightlessness to fly around in the air, experiencing the feeling of flight.
When they turned around and saw the enormous Earth Star beneath their feet, most of them were clearly frightened.
While megalophobia isn't a serious illness, it's something almost everyone experiences. You might not notice it when watching videos or looking at pictures, but when a truly enormous object appears before your eyes, the sense of awe and shock it brings is indescribable.
Fortunately, time flies, and the three days passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, the largest planet in front of Li Xingkong was no longer Earth Star; the enormous white planet that occupied most of his field of vision was hurtling towards them at an extremely fast speed.