Chapter 405: Sea of Stars
In the deep space, the huge photovoltaic wing surfaces of Nantianmen flipped and paused for 1 second before resetting. When the control command message was activated again, the thousands of photovoltaic wing surfaces flipped again.
Four standard decoded words appeared clearly on the surveillance screen of the deep space monitoring station and were projected into the command hall of the Zhentian ship.
At this moment, the air seemed to have completely quieted down. Countless people looked at the large surveillance screen and slowly stood up one after another. There was shock on everyone's face.
"Don't resist. Is this a threat to us?" Liu Shijie said with a look of horror.
"What does this mean?" Information Engineer Wu Junping also looked solemn: "Is this the response of the Dark Civilization to the Dawn City incident?"
"But this message was received on the Day of Revelation..."
"This sentence doesn't make any sense. How can you not resist when your life is threatened?"
For a moment, countless whispers were heard in the Wangyue Engineering Team, and an uneasy and nervous mood began to spread.
Chu Yan frowned and looked at Ye Lan beside her. She found that Professor Ye was concentrating on looking at the four characters. After a while, he spoke.
“I think the key point is who is the subject in the context of this message?”
Chu Yan stared at him and said, "You mean, this message may not be sent by the dark civilization?"
Many people looked over at this moment.
Ye Lan shook his head: "It is very likely, but we cannot be sure. First, if this information comes from the day of Revelation, we just completed the observation, so it is possible that it is not related to the resistance of Dawn City. Secondly, the subject of the context, to whom this sentence is said, whether it is a warning or a warning, is unknown. Thirdly, it is impossible for human thinking to accept this kind of notice of death, so the meaning is unclear..."
As soon as Ye Lan said this, everyone around him showed puzzled expressions.
"But now, we can only regard this as a warning from the dark civilization to humans." Huo Jiang, the commander of the Iron Guard Brigade, said solemnly: "This is the most reasonable guess. As for the context or word choice, we have discussed this before, that is, the way of thinking and behavioral logic of the dark civilization are completely different from those of humans."
Ye Lan nodded, then looked at Yang Xu who had been silent and asked, "Chief Engineer Yang, what do you think?"
"I agree with General Huo's opinion." Yang Xu took a deep breath, his eyes pondered, and then he said
"But Professor Ye is right. We cannot completely take the message received on Apocalypse Day as a strong reference. If this dark matter information has the characteristics of quantum superposition and is not affected by the time dimension, then it is very likely that this information comes from a higher-dimensional existence."
Huo Jiang looked puzzled and turned to look at him: "Gao Wei? Chief Engineer Yang, why don't you give more details?"
Yang Xu raised his glasses and explained, "To put it simply, time is a linear relationship for us humans, that is, three-dimensional creatures. We live on the axis of the time dimension and cannot change time, the past, or the future. But if we upgrade the dimension to the fourth dimension, then all the 'present' sections of time can be observed. In other words, four-dimensional creatures can see the beginning and end of the development of things at the same time. 'They' look at us as if they are watching a TV series, and the timeline is like a progress bar, which can observe our past and future at any time."
Ye Lan nodded and said, "Yes, assuming that this message is not affected by the time dimension, then it means that the 'existence' that sent this message already knows the outcome of the 'recipient'. From this perspective, the meaning of this sentence [No resistance] becomes very different."
"So the warning and admonition you just mentioned have two different meanings?" Chu Yan asked.
Ye Lan nodded, and Chief Engineer Yang explained
"Yes, from a theoretical point of view, this message was captured by us, and we are the 'recipient'. But the problem is that if the dark civilization has high-dimensional power, logically there is no need for them to send such a message to us, because our outcome is predetermined."
"But our outcome is predetermined, so Dawn City will not be able to successfully counterattack, and Xingyuan will not convey the emotion of 'doubt', right?" Chu Yan reacted at this time.
Ye Lan took a deep breath and said calmly: "That's right, but these are just our guesses."
She looked at the large surveillance screen and said, "Whether this is a warning or a caution, whether this information comes from the dark civilization or other higher-dimensional beings, it is an important reminder for us."
"A reminder that humans are ants."
As soon as these words came out, the air in the command hall seemed to freeze. Ye Lan's eyes swept through everyone and then stopped at Yang Xu.
"Chief Engineer Yang, from now on we have to constantly monitor the changes in the photovoltaic wing surface of Nantianmen. Theoretically, when we are doing this, the future has already happened..."
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Yongcheng Port connecting port, Infinity.
Viola projected the footage of what Nan Tianmen was observing, leaving everyone at Infinity confused.
"I think it's a bit scary..." Sasha's face was a little confused, and the other girls also looked panicked. Shiori hid directly behind Ryunosuke.
"It feels like I'm having a conversation with a strange civilization." KIKI crossed her arms: "Are these the only four words?"
"It looks like a provocation," Qian Dele said.
"What does this mean? Are you talking to us?" Luo Yang had a worried look on his face. Lu Chang beside him shrugged his shoulders to indicate that he didn't understand at all.
Monica looked calm and said, "A civilization that can exterminate the Blue Planet doesn't need provocation. This sounds more like an order."
Chen Sixuan looked at Lin Xian and found that Lin Xian's face looked a little confused at this time.
"Lin Xian."
"Um?"
"What do you think?"
Lin Xian took a deep breath and looked at Ding Junyi: "I don't quite understand, I have to ask Director Ding."
After saying that, everyone's eyes fell on Ding Junyi.
Ding Junyi put her hands in her pockets and said calmly, "Do you have any misunderstandings about scientists? I am in the field of biology. I am not good at astrophysics, and my knowledge of quantum mechanics is limited to chatting."
Lin Xian smiled and said, "Aliens are also living things. Strictly speaking, they fall within your scope of research."
Ding Junyi raised her glasses helplessly. "The Phoenix Society's Stargazing Group should be in urgent discussion now. However, from the information you told me, the quantum superposition state under the time loop involves space-time distortion or black hole energy extraction such as the Penrose process, which realizes quantum entanglement communication. This power has reached the level of Kardashev Type II civilization or even Type III civilization, and is close to or already has high-dimensional technology. So now the key issue for us to consider is 'who' sent this information and 'to' whom it was sent."
"What if it's directed at us?" Shuqin asked.
Ding Junyi shrugged: "Then we can only pray. The humans of Dark Star Abyss are not sure whether they can win. With this kind of power, even if we are given another thousand years, we will have no chance of winning."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to go back to continue her research. Lin Xian stopped her and said, "Director Ding, do you think this message was not sent by the dark civilization?"
"Unsure, very contradictory." Ding Junyi turned around and said to him: "Currently the information is limited, we can't make many guesses, and it doesn't mean much to us."
Lin Xian curled his lips and nodded: "Okay, you are right."
He immediately said to Viola: "Viola, if the civilization power that Director Ding just mentioned exists, can it calculate the chances of human victory?"
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Viola's posture was dignified. Everyone knew that she had done hundreds of billions of calculations, but she said this sentence as if she had no hesitation at all.
"Huh, that's amazing." Qian Dele smiled and said, "Fortunately there is no 1% hope that requires several generations to struggle. Then I can sleep well."
After that, he yawned, turned around and patted Lu Chang and Luo Yang on the shoulders: "Let's go, sleep for a while, you still have to take turns later."
The information observation of Nantianmen was over. The strange four-word message kept lingering in Lin Xian's ears like a mosquito, making him uneasy.
So Lin Xian gave up staying up late to eat, returned to the car to catch up on some sleep and set off after daybreak.
The night at the seaside is quite quiet except for the howling of zombies. Now Lin Xian has become accustomed to falling asleep to the scratching sounds of zombies outside the window. The Infinity with its sturdy armor can still give him a great sense of security.
Many times, Lin Xian even missed the days when he could sleep on the train. Although he was fleeing from crises day and night, he had become accustomed to living with crises. The days when he relied on his mechanical abilities to build a solid fortress seemed a bit itchy when he thought about it.
After the four-character signal from Nan Tianmen, Lin Xian didn’t know whether the world would change because of it, and he didn’t know where the original blue planet and the displaced human civilization would go.
Before falling asleep, Lin Xian looked out the window at the dark night sky and suddenly thought of the Natural Selection and Deep Blue. He wondered where these two starships carrying human missions were heading now. After entering the vast and boundless deep space, perhaps the only thing that could overcome 1,500 years of loneliness was faith.
Beep, beep.
The long-lost watch alarm rang, and Lin Xian felt a warmth on his face. He slowly opened his eyes, and the sunlight shone on his face through the gap in the sun visor he had opened last night. The sky outside was already clear, but outside the car window were still surrounded by hundreds of zombies with rotten faces.
"Good morning."
Lin Xian swept his eyes across the faces of the zombies and then looked at the time.
10:20
It was considered early. The dark tide of Star Abyss No. 8 swept across the sky and earth with a salty breeze from the Pacific Ocean. Lin Xian got up and found that everyone except Qian Dele who was on guard at the end had already gotten up.
Because there are not many people on board, the Infinity has abundant food resources. Coupled with the dark energy isotropic filtration technology, water resources on the vehicle are no longer scarce. The A1 subcritical reverse osmosis water purifier installed by Lin Xian purifies the water into drinking water level for use by the entire vehicle.
In carriage No. 2, Sasha KIKI was already eating bread, in carriage No. 3, Ding Junyi was already studying plants, and Xiaoyuan Miaolu got up early to help. Now Ding Junyi's main work focus is on the cultivation of plants in the disaster planting and green plant carriages, which will help the evolution and exploration of her superpowers.
In carriage No. 5, early in the morning, Mo Xiaotian practiced controlling lightning arcs at the request of Brother Huo. His fingers kept crackling. Brother Huo was playing chess with Ryunosuke, while Dalou was studying his black dragon armor.
"Captain Lin, the weapons, equipment and vehicles have been checked and are ready to go."
Ning Jing sent news that Ning Jing and Shu Qin are now mainly responsible for the safety inspection of their trains. Originally, Ning Jing was in charge of this aspect in Longshan No. 1, while the two young people, Abai and Xiaoqing, were basically idle. However, Luo Yang, Lu Chang and Shasha have been studying some underwater mechanical devices recently, and asked Viola to help design the blueprint, which was finally manufactured by Lin Xian.
The rest of Qian Dele and Monica were in their own rooms, connected by communicators, so Lin Xian could contact them at any time if he had any problems.
"Okay, let's get ready to go. We'll go to the Taku deepwater floating port first. We should dock at Haiyan Island tonight." Lin Xian came to the cab and started the Infinity with Chen Sixuan.
Woo!
With a buzzing sound, the magnetic levitation array under the Infinity began to start, and the entire train slowly floated into the air and then moved forward.
"Great~" KIKI's cheer came from the communicator.
"I heard that after the Apocalypse, many islands have become popular refuges. The beach over at Haiyan Island is nice. I hope I don't encounter any monsters~"
"What? It's the end of the world and you still want to sunbathe on the beach?" Chen Sixuan responded with a smile.
At this time, Lu Xingchen's voice came: "This is a good idea, I agree, I agree!"
Chen Sixuan listened and looked at Lin Xian with a smile. Lin Xian smiled helplessly and took a deep breath: "Let's go, let's cross the ocean!"
At this time, Infinity began to accelerate, merging from the parking track into the main track of the Ring Star. All the sunshades were opened, and then it drove eastward into the ocean section of the Ring Star. Countless zombies were knocked away, and this black heavy train drove into the paralyzed traction hall. After a short period of darkness, it suddenly rushed out from a huge exit!
Wow!
In an instant, the sea breeze whistled, and the sky outside the porthole turned into a vast expanse of blue. It seemed as if there was only this giant straight artificial sea track between heaven and earth. A sense of boundless openness rushed into everyone's heart.
Sasha, KIKI, Xiaoyuan, everyone, even Director Ding could not help but stop their work and look out the window at the azure blue that instantly filled the sky and earth.
In carriage No. 9, Monica, wearing an elegant long dress and sunglasses, sat by the window, looking at the vast ocean with a smile on her lips.
Qian Dele had already woken up and opened the window to look outside, smiling meaningfully.
"Alien civilizations, the end of the world, are all irrelevant. We should take a good look at them while we are still alive and before this planet is destroyed."
In the cockpit, Lin Xian and Chen Sixuan looked at the vast scenery outside the porthole and couldn't help but look at each other.
"Teacher Chen." Lin Xian saw that Chen Sixuan was a little nervous, so he reached out and held her hand: "Are you scared?"
Chen Sixuan shook her head
"You were afraid before, but not so afraid now?"
"Why?"
Chen Sixuan looked at him and said with relief: "My power armor can go up to the sky and into the water, the Infinity has a deep-sea propulsion module, and the Sky Train can soar into the sky, and... I also have you, so it seems that I am not that scared."
“Flying across the Pacific is just the first step.”
Lin Xian smiled, then looked at the vast ocean in front of him and said in a stern voice:
"We will go to the sea of stars together in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
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