Wandering Meteor-Chapter 23 Roche Limit

Seeing that Wandering was fine, Lu Chen was completely relieved.

Immediately, he controlled the huge planetary body and chased after the last Iron Base Star satellite, with Wandering closely following beside him.

That satellite was the only native satellite among the Iron Base Star's three satellites, with a diameter of one hundred thousand meters and a mass of 0.3 planet masses.

It could be considered a relatively huge presence among asteroids, and it was only because of its larger size and mass that this native satellite was not torn apart by the annihilating blast wave.

Since he had already absorbed those two shattered satellites earlier, Lu Chen naturally would not let this one go.

Despite the satellite being intact, it had already escaped the gravitational bind of the Iron Base Star, presenting the best opportunity to absorb it.

Generally speaking, it's rare in the universe to see such large wandering asteroids or wandering planets.

Because the greater the mass between celestial bodies, the stronger the Universal Gravitation is, thus such large bodies are usually captured by a planet or a Constant Star as satellites early on; missing the opportunity to snatch from tiger's jaws. Now, having a hard-earned chance with the Iron Base Star satellite leaving its orbit, Lu Chen would certainly not miss this excellent opportunity to strengthen himself.

Otherwise, wouldn't that make him seem foolish?

Of course, if possible, Lu Chen even wanted to absorb the Iron Base Star as well.

Regrettably, although he had now grown to the size of a planet, his mass was still much smaller than that of the Iron Base Star, and his gravity couldn't compete with that of the Iron Base Star.

Gravity is a reflection of the power of celestial bodies in the universe.

That's also why Lu Chen had previously had to avoid planets and could only absorb some interstellar meteorites and dust. However, he believed that this would soon become a thing of the past.

Because as he became a planet, his growth rate would be faster than before.

Once his planet mass was large enough, he could start to absorb some smaller mass planets.

After catching up to that satellite, Wandering took the initiative to say, "Big brother, do you want me to shatter this satellite to let you absorb it?"

"This satellite is the largest of the Iron Base Star satellites. It would take ages for you to drill through it, I'll do it myself," Lu Chen said lightly.

Actually, Lu Chen mainly wanted to test the Roche limit.

The Roche limit refers to the maximum distance at which a smaller mass celestial body is torn apart by a larger mass celestial body when they meet, hence it can also be called the tearing limit.

However, this limit was calculated by Edward Loxi, and in memory of him, it was named after him.

Once he made up his mind, Lu Chen immediately released his own gravity.

Buzz!

Planet gravity appeared and interacted with the gravitational pull of the satellite; both celestial bodies shook at the same time, and subsequently, the orbit of the smaller mass satellite began to be affected, slowly changing from linear motion to orbiting around the planet, Lu Chen.

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After orbiting for several circles, the satellite was pulled into the Roche limit by the planet gravity.

Huge planet gravity acted on every inch of the body of the satellite. Due to the satellite's large size of one hundred thousand meters, the actual gravity strength it experienced at both ends was different. It was precisely this tremendous difference in gravity strength that caused a tearing effect, resulting in a very solid small planet being torn apart.

Finally, the shattered satellite was completely absorbed by Lu Chen to become part of his body.

This is the process of a celestial body being torn apart; the principle is that each position of a huge celestial body experiences different gravity strengths, and therefore the Roche limit only applies to celestial bodies. It does not exist for lifeforms or battleships which are relatively small in size.

"Big brother, have you become a planet?"

Seeing Lu Chen successfully absorb the satellite, growing to an eight hundred thousand-meter size, Wandering was very happy for Lu Chen and also a bit envious!

Lu Chen replied, "I became a planet right after absorbing those two shattered satellites. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to use the Roche limit on this satellite."

"Big brother, you're so strong; you've become a planet so quickly! This growth is too fast!"

Wandering said enviously, "By the way, big brother, is there anything different now that you've become a planet?"

"It doesn't seem much different. Just that the gravity has gotten stronger, the planetary magnetic field also stronger, and I can convert more cosmic rays into consciousness particles in one go..."

"Also, consciousness particles seem to be able to leave the body now!"

Lu Chen carefully sensed and tried for a while, and was surprised to find that his consciousness particles could indeed leave the planetary body now, although not too far.

After a moment of reflection, Lu Chen finally figured it out.

It could be that since he became a planet, his magnetic field area expanded and the consciousness field also expanded accordingly. As long as it's within the consciousness field, consciousness particles can move freely.

Wandering said longingly, "So many benefits! Big brother, when can I become a planet?"

"Your situation is quite special. You are entirely made up of metal elements, and in the universe, hydrogen is the most abundant element. The heavier elements become less and less as we go further. Your growth must be very difficult, I don't know how long it will take for you to grow into a planet. Can you now convert cosmic rays into consciousness particles?" Lu Chen asked.

"No!"

Wandering said dejectedly, "Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore; the more we talk, the sadder it gets."

Lu Chen smiled and comforted, "Don't be sad, with me here, I promise you will definitely grow into a Metal Planet!"

Wandering hugged his legs and said, "Big brother, your word is your bond, right? Whether you're joking or not, I'm taking you seriously!"

Lu Chen did not say much more.

However, it was evident he was in a good mood.

This time their war with the Iron Base Civilization, although there were some hiccups, did not affect the outcome of their great victory.

As for the destruction of the entire Iron Base Civilization, Lu Chen didn't feel much remorse. After all, everything that transpired was the Iron Base Civilization's own doing; they had no one else to blame.

After all, death is not the end; new history will be born from the ruins, and new life will evolve in new environments.

Since becoming an interstellar meteorite, Lu Chen has seen much in his journey through the Wandering Universe, his horizon has been elevated, no longer constrained by the narrow and fleeting perspective of biological life.

He knows that the evolution of any life in the universe has its stringent conditions. Whether successful or failing, living or dying, it's just a normal state in the universe, without right or wrong, and not worth overthinking.

Every thing and every civilization in the universe has its fate.

Some organisms will perish from a meteorite impact, some will perish due to the environmental ecosystem, some civilizations will perish due to resource struggles...

These experiences may seem different, but are actually the same; they are all coincidental, all normal, all just manifestations of fate, and encountering Lu Chen—that's the fate of some civilizations!

Following this, after scraping up the interstellar material within the Iron Base Star System, Lu Chen and Wandering left the Iron Base Star System and continued their unknown and mysterious journey through the Wandering Universe!