Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System Chapter 1180 - 1101: Ouyang Lei Reaches for the Stars (Part 2)

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Previously on Richest Man: Divine-Grade Reconstruct System...
Officials scrambled to gather personnel for a sudden space mission, but a severe shortage of trained astronauts and a tight deadline forced them to recruit experienced pilots. Ouyang Lei expressed concern about the pilots' lack of technical skills but was met with the stark reality of the situation. With insufficient trained personnel, Ouyang Lei volunteered to undergo simulated space conditions to join the mission, despite doubts about his physical endurance.

Moreover, once someone goes up, no matter what happens, there is no way to immediately send them down for medical treatment. At that point, there might be only one possibility awaiting them.

This is also why the selection of astronauts is exceedingly difficult.

After hearing the old man’s words, Ouyang Lei nodded directly, then said to everyone in front of him, "Dismissed."

Then he himself took big steps towards the simulation cabin over there.

It must be said, this simulation cabin is indeed authoritative enough.

This is already the most advanced simulation cabin in the entire country. Here, not only can the space environment be simulated, but one can also experience the whole process from beginning to end.

It can be said that as soon as Ouyang Lei stepped into something akin to a rocket launch cabin, the full simulation began, including the rocket’s launch and operation, followed by exiting the cabin, moon landing, and other environments, all simulated one by one.

This is also the most crucial stage for astronauts, the test they must endure on Earth’s surface.

At this moment, it’s obviously very busy here.

Almost all of the simulation cabins are occupied.

After all, they must undergo tests here to determine whether they qualify to become astronauts.

Once Ouyang Lei arrived, a soldier undergoing training immediately finished, and Ouyang Lei himself put on special gear and went inside.

Once the heavy spacesuit was on him, Ouyang Lei immediately felt his whole body become extremely clumsy, taking steps was several times harder than usual.

His two legs felt as if they were filled with lead, giving him a sense of being unable to move.

But for someone like Ouyang Lei who trains every day, this wasn’t a problem.

"Are you ready? Once you’re ready, you can start the test."

As Ouyang Lei stepped into the rocket supermarket, a prompt sounded in his ear.

The owner of the voice was none other than the old man from earlier.

Upon hearing the words, Ouyang Lei immediately made an OK gesture to a nearby camera.

Then, following the prompt, he sat in a cockpit seat.

After securing himself, he raised his head again and made another OK gesture to the camera, while also speaking into the helmet’s earpiece:

"I’m all set here."

Outside the simulation cabin, the old man stood in front of a big screen, watching everything inside. He nodded and said to Ouyang Lei:

"Good, now prepare to start the countdown, prepare for rocket launch."

As his voice fell, Ouyang Lei’s ears immediately heard a beep.

With each beep, a number was also announced.

"Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. Ignition."

With the sound of the prompt, Ouyang Lei instantly felt his body shake, followed by a massive thrust coming from all over his body.

The intense feeling of being pushed back was far stronger than during airplane rides.

In just an instant, Ouyang Lei’s face flushed red.

It wasn’t due to nervousness, rather it was a natural physical response where, under such massive thrust, a person’s blood rapidly expands.

In just a moment, Ouyang Lei’s forehead veins seemed to pulse continuously.

Even more discomforting was the feeling in his ears, as if his eardrums were about to burst, causing immense discomfort.

This is a completely normal reaction.

At the same time, the old man’s voice sounded again:

"How are you feeling? Can you handle this feeling?"

Despite the discomfort all over his body, and the painful eardrums, Ouyang Lei gritted his teeth and nodded:

"No problem, I can handle it completely."

With his words, the old man outside nodded and said to the assistant next to him:

"Increase the thrust, adjust the rocket’s thrust to normal status."

Upon hearing this, the assistant nodded and then operated the interface in front of him with a flurry of keystrokes.

Meanwhile, inside the rocket supermarket, Ouyang Lei suddenly felt whole-body weightlessness.

His vision blurred for a moment.

The feeling made him somewhat dizzy.

He even felt like his whole body was spinning madly for a moment.

The sensation was like lying in bed after drinking too much, but was much stronger.

The dizzy feeling was as if he was thrown into a spinning washing machine, causing Ouyang Lei to instantly lose sense of his surroundings.

He instantly lost track of direction, unable to determine his current state or position.

However, in reality, his body hadn’t changed much, still resting against the seat.

It was just that the strong thrust instantly caused his head to become dizzy, and his brain’s blood flow temporarily diminished.

This is what every astronaut must face.

This feeling is something every astronaut will experience.

Imagine, when taking off in an airplane, isn’t there a sense of discomfort?

The speed during airplane takeoff is only two or three hundred miles per hour, but the rocket’s speed now is much faster.

Therefore, the feeling is imaginable.

Many people experience discomfort when flying.

This feeling is the sensation of weightlessness.

At this moment, Ouyang Lei is evidently experiencing this environmental feeling.

While feeling dizzy and disoriented, the old man’s voice sounded in his ear:

"Take a deep breath. Try to regulate your breathing, try to overcome this feeling.

If you can’t hold on, clench your fist.

As soon as you clench your fist, we will receive a signal and instantly halt this condition."

Indeed, in such a state, asking Ouyang Lei to press any button is clearly unrealistic.

Thus within such a system, grip sensors are set up, meaning when Ouyang Lei can’t stand it, he instinctively clenches his fist, which instantly triggers a counteracting device, making the feeling disappear.

However, while listening to this voice, despite feeling uncomfortable, Ouyang Lei gritted his teeth and persisted.

Attempting to take a deep breath repeatedly, calming himself over time.

Not sure if it’s Ouyang Lei’s strong psyche at work.

After breathing deeply hundreds of times, the sensation of dizziness slowly began to fade, and his spinning body gradually slowed down.

Eventually, the sense of discomfort slowly vanished, allowing him to start distinguishing things before him, albeit faintly.

Of course, the feeling of a heavy head still persisted.

Meanwhile, outside, the large display marked Ouyang Lei’s physical status.

His heartbeat decreased from 170-180 beats per minute to 120 per minute, and the old man sighed in relief.

Although Ouyang Wei had been persisting, if his heartbeat had exceeded 200, then without gripping the sensor, the old man would have instantly terminated the state.

Once over 200, Ouyang Lei’s life would be endangered.

This would never be allowed, even if Ouyang Lei isn’t allowed to go up this time, this cannot happen.

Moreover, the most important point is that,

[To be continued...]