Chapter 47 Searching for New Land
[These people are the ancestors of the interstellar people.]
【Yes】
She just thought about it, but she didn't expect the other party to answer directly without any intention of hiding it.
[I come from the interstellar era, which should be more than a thousand years away from your time and space]
Jiang Qian's eyes opened wider.
"More than a thousand years?"
Yes, more than a thousand years.
The childish voice was calm, as if saying, "I had scrambled eggs with tomatoes for lunch yesterday," without caring at all about the impact the message in the words had on Jiang Qian.
Jiang Qian tried to calm herself down, sorted out her thoughts, and continued to ask.
"You said you came from the interstellar era more than a thousand years from now. I believe, judging by this train, that you do possess more advanced technology and civilization than we do. But, since you've already developed so well, why did you come back?"
Jiang Qian got straight to the point, then laughed self-deprecatingly, "You can't be the one who saw that our family was suffering so much that he came to save us, right?"
The next second, she thought of something and her eyes became sharp.
"Perhaps, I can also guess that this disaster is also caused by you!"
Jiang Qian didn't want to make such malicious speculations, but the apocalypse and the system happened so suddenly and irrationally that she couldn't help but want to connect the two things.
But fortunately, the system did not acknowledge her doubts.
"I did come from a thousand years in the future for the apocalypse, but the apocalypse was not caused by me. I wanted to prevent this disaster, but by the time I traveled through time and space, it was too late."
The childish voice sighed and told Jiang Qian the story.
…
[In the interstellar era, the people who created me called me "Zero."]
[In your current terms, I am the first generation of artificial intelligence born in space.]
When my will was born, more than a hundred years had passed since humanity's mass exodus from Earth. As someone who wasn't a witness to that disaster, everything I know about it comes from the information humans have stored with me.
[Due to the disaster and the loss during the escape, the information from that time is not completely preserved, and I only have a general idea.]
[It was an ordinary day for everyone, and the end of the world came.]
[No one was prepared for this disaster, so the situation we encountered was naturally much more tragic than it is now.]
In less than a year, the world's population of tens of billions has been reduced to less than 10% of its original size. Densely populated cities are almost completely overrun by zombies.
[But it's not just zombies that threaten their survival; there are also alienated plants and animals. Before humans can react, the living environment has already deteriorated drastically.]
The remaining humans fought fiercely against the harsh living environment, but the consequences were extremely tragic.
The remaining population gradually dwindled over time, resources became increasingly difficult to obtain, and the safe living area became increasingly smaller. After years of experimentation, they discovered that this planet was no longer suitable for their survival.
[So, in the first year of interstellar life, the ancestors of the interstellar people decided to abandon the blue planet where they had lived for many years. The various countries united and decided to go into space to find new land suitable for human survival.]
[They used their remaining resources to implement the "Torch Plan," abandoning the polluted planet and taking a small number of elite humans into space.]
[These people are the ancestors of the interstellar people.]
…
[They had landed on the moon and on many other planets, and after overcoming various difficulties, they finally found a land suitable for their habitation.]
They selectively forget the tragic past and work hard to build a new home, but they accidentally discover that all the suffering they experienced before was not accidental, but man-made.
[Zombies have reappeared in the new land under strict security.]
Jiang Qian's eyes widened instantly, but the child's voice continued to narrate calmly.
[It was also at this time that people realized that the zombie "virus" they were avoiding did not appear suddenly.]
Ever since our ancestors lived on our home planet, many wealthy and powerful individuals have secretly researched the secrets of longevity. Initially, they focused on finding drugs beneficial to the human body, but they later discovered that no matter what they used, they couldn't slow down the aging of human organs. Later, cloning technology emerged...
They try to cultivate human clones as containers for their organs, hoping to achieve longer lifespans through organ transplants and replacements. However, cloned organs also have flaws...
[So, they began new research, hoping to achieve immortality by changing genes. And just then, Antarctic scientists discovered an ancient fungus in the glacier.]
[The fungus's activity is very low at low temperatures, but they can continuously absorb the energy of other organisms for their own use. As long as there is enough energy, they can even maintain their life activities permanently at room temperature.]
These discoveries delighted those who yearned for longevity. Politicians and wealthy businessmen from around the world secretly increased their investment in research related to this fungus... and thus began the disaster...
[…After the interstellar people discovered the truth, they destroyed all relevant research materials to prevent a recurrence of the disaster. Therefore, I don't know the entire experimental process. But there is no doubt that the culprit that caused the apocalypse and forced the interstellar people's ancestors to leave their homeland was one of the branches of this research—the leaked Life No. 7.]
After discovering the truth and settling down on their new planet, the interstellar people immediately sent people back to their home planet. By then, there was almost no life left on the home planet, and humanity had long since perished. They could only destroy all the test subjects infected by Life No. 7...
…
Jiang Qian was a little stunned after listening to the history of the interstellar people.
"So, this disaster cannot be prevented or reversed?"
Hearing that the interstellar people still had to choose to leave their homeland after years of struggle, and even had to face the crisis of the past again many years later, she couldn't tell whether she was disappointed or frustrated. "Is everything we have done in vain?"
Jiang Qian felt a little sad. After knowing the future in advance, her enthusiasm was like a balloon punctured by a needle, and it deflated all of a sudden. A feeling of dejection surged over her in an instant.
It's not unstoppable.
The voice coming from her mind made Jiang Qian perk up.
The history I have experienced is not necessarily your history, and the future that has already been established is not necessarily your future.
[Since I arrived in this world, our two worlds are no longer connected. You can think of them as parallel worlds.]
Although we encountered some minor problems during the journey, and were unable to arrive exactly at the pre-set time, arriving only five days before the apocalypse, I did my best to prepare, and the current situation is much better than what is recorded in interstellar history.
Jiang Qian blinked and suddenly thought of something.
"You weren't the one who did that apocalypse live broadcast, were you?"
The voice in my head was silent for a while, seeming a little confused.
[Yes and no.]
I simply found a few people around the world and showed them some images while they slept, using intelligent simulations based on their life experiences and relevant records from the interstellar era. As for live streaming, that was their personal choice. I simply bought them some traffic and promotion after the live stream began.
There’s no need to say “that’s all”, you’ve done enough!
Jiang Qian secretly complained, but was also confused.
"Then why don't you ask someone else? If you want to remind others, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the leaders of various countries? Wouldn't that have a greater impact?"
[The practice of sending dreams is essentially the same as hypnosis. It has less influence on those with strong resolve, and requires more energy, so...]
'Then why did you stay and bind me?'
It's totally unnecessary, isn't it?
Jiang Qian asked, "Since you have already wiped out all traces of Life 7 in the interstellar era, no matter what happened in the past, it shouldn't affect your future selves. Why did you travel through time and space to come here?"
It would be fine if changing previous developments would affect the future, but from the moment of crossing, the two worlds became parallel worlds, so it shouldn't matter what they were like before, right?
Jiang Qian didn't believe that the interstellar people in the future were so kind that they would travel thousands of years across time and space just to help them.
The system also didn't think that its previous confession could fool her or hide its true purpose.
[The interstellar people did completely eliminate Life No. 7, but the greed and desires in the human heart cannot be completely eliminated.]
Although the interstellar people have found a new land, it is not as suitable for human survival as their original home. Consequently, people's lifespans have been affected to a certain extent.
[Under these circumstances, a small number of people still wanted to conduct experiments related to Life No. 7. They even returned to their home planet to collect samples related to Life No. 7.]
[But the previous cleanup operation was indeed very thorough. They returned empty-handed, but they did not give up. It seems that some people are still ignoring the warnings of the Interstellar Police and conducting secret research.]
Three months before I traveled through time, Interstellar Police apprehended a group of criminals attempting to use a newly developed time-jump device to travel through time. They confessed that they had been paid a large sum to collect magic crystals containing highly purified Life-7.
Although this group of people failed, this incident serves as a warning to the interstellar people. They can seal off the time tunnel now, but as technology advances, more and more people and organizations will possess the ability to travel through time and space. By then, Life No. 7, whom they painstakingly eliminated, might be resurrected in the interstellar world, and disaster will strike again.
[In order to completely deal with Life No. 7, I was sent here.]
When I appeared in this space-time, the world's trajectory diverged countless times, completely transforming into a parallel world. If no one provides specific space-time coordinates, interstellar people will no longer be able to return from the future to the past.
If I could have dealt with Life No. 7 in advance, all the subsequent tragedies might have been avoided.
[But unfortunately, due to the turbulence of time and space when traveling, I was unable to successfully return to the time before the research began.]
【Author’s words】
Completed! When writing this chapter, I remembered Dolly the cloned sheep, who only lived for about six and a half years. A normal sheep's lifespan is about ten to fifteen years.
It reminds me of the previous epidemic. The news said that many people abroad were unwilling to get vaccinated, and many people said that there were chips implanted in the vaccine or something.
I thought it was outrageous at the time, but now I think about it, although it is outrageous, if one day these ideas become true, then...
fear! ! !
The title of this chapter was inspired by Ultraman Tiga. The idea of the elixir of life came from Conan.
When a person is getting closer and closer to death, can he really accept and face it so frankly? I think it should be quite rare. The richer and more powerful people should cherish their lives more.
By the way, it has been almost ten or twenty years since I first watched Conan in elementary school, but I still don’t know whether the final version of APTX4869 is a rejuvenation drug or an elixir of immortality.
I live longer than the author series...
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