Chapter 210 - Sol Three Hundred and Twenty-Seven, Plaques of the Three Chiefs (2/2)

“Fine, fine, fine. There’s nothing stopping you from doing so. Not only can you calculate this, but you can also calculate the lifespan of the massive black hole in the middle of the Milky Way… Let me take a look. Let me take a look.” Tomcat put in its earpiece and pulled over a chair. It crossed its hind leg and stared intently as it scrutinized Tang Yue’s calculations. “Let me see…”

Tang Yue felt a little nervous. It felt as though he had just handed over his homework and his teacher was grading it.

He believed that he hadn’t made any mistakes in his calculation, but only with Tomcat’s acknowledgment could he be certain of his results, turning it into effective proof.

“How is it?”

Tomcat remained silent for a long while. It flipped the papers in its paws again and again before casting its gaze up to graze past Tang Yue. At that moment, it even looked like a teacher who was grading homework.

“Based on your calculations, the United Space Station will fall to an altitude of 80 kilometers on the tenth sol,” Tomcat said with a questioning tone. “Do you know what it means to get Tianzhou to approach it in such a scenario?

“Yes.”

“You know sh*t.” Tomcat rolled its eyes. “Think about it. You want to open the cockpit of a fighter jet that’s flying at supersonic speeds while getting the pilot to crawl into another plane. Do you think you are filming Mission Impossible? Do you think the one trapped in the space station is the veteran action star, Tom Cruise?

“Tianzhou is just a huge chunk of metal without any pneumatic steering. How are you to precisely control it to dock with the space station in the atmosphere?

“The United Space Station is moving irregularly, so how are you going to control its attitude? What if it’s orientation is too odd?

“If the two spacecraft collide, do you know what that implies?”

Tomcat’s questions were pointed as it posed them one after another. It ruthlessly left Tang Yue speechless.

“Your idea is against humanity and society. There’s a 99% chance of failure.” Tomcat eventually smacked the piece of paper.

The calculation was one thing, but actually doing it was another.

“If… If mine doesn’t work, why don’t you come up with a plan?” Tang Yue became anxious. “What use is it to pick a bone with it?”

“This is my plan.” Tomcat returned the stack of papers to its owner.

Tang Yue was taken aback.

“My plan is actually identical to yours. I had planned on informing you of the detailed steps tomorrow. But since you’ve calculated it yourself, there’s no need to wait until tomorrow.” Tomcat’s stern face suddenly relaxed. “It’s just that your calculation is overly crude. This result cannot be used to guide the implementation of the operation. We need even more accurate data to perfect it.”

“So you mean it will work?” Tang Yue asked. “Didn’t you say that failure is at 99%…”

“This isn’t about the viability.” Tomcat shrugged. “If the conditions permit, we’ll do it. Without conditions, we’ll create the conditions and do it. Since the plan permits it, we should do our best to squeeze Tianzhou of everything it’s got… Although it wasn’t blessed by the Patriarch, the chiefs will bless us from heaven.”

“We can set up three plaques for the chiefs. The chief engineer will bless that the spacecraft’s program operates smoothly and completes the commands. The chief designer will bless that the spacecraft can have perfect pneumatic maneuvering without errors. The chief technologist will bless that the spacecraft is big enough without any slip-up,” Tomcat continued. “That’s your forte, Tang Yue.”

“Can you do the maneuvering?”

“No.” Tomcat was extremely direct.