Chapter 235: Dangerous Technology Monument
Dangerous Technology Administration Headquarters.
A khaki investigator starship slowly sailed out of the port and then headed towards the center of the giant Mobius ring - the location of the Dangerous Technology Monument is located in the center of the Administration Headquarters.
As the [Varilla] continued to approach its destination, the true appearance of the Dangerous Technology Monument gradually emerged.
It is called a monument, but in fact, it should be a huge exhibition hall.
A huge black stone monument with a scale of more than thousands of kilometers stood quietly in the dark and cold universe. The rectangular surface of the stone monument was extremely smooth, and the mirror-like surface reflected every starlight from the universe.
Around this huge stone monument of 5,000 kilometers, a ring-shaped giant building with a scale comparable to that of a gas planet was running quietly.
There were dots of light flashing in each exhibition window.
Of course, more exhibition windows were dim - this means that there are still quite a lot of remaining display cabinets in the Dangerous Technology Monument.
Whether it is the stone monument or the surrounding ring-shaped giant building, the khaki [Varilla] is like a small sesame in front of the two.
"Beep!"
A crisp electronic synthesized sound rang out in the cockpit, and a series of prompt messages appeared on the holographic panel in front of the main console.
[Identity information has been submitted.]
[Identity information has been confirmed: Official investigator Chen Fan, welcome.]
[Unknown communication request detected, communication note: Dangerous Technology Monument, are you connected?]
I think it should be the manager of the Dangerous Technology Monument contacted by Academician Wang Jing.
Thinking of this, Chen Fan raised his eyebrows and responded casually: "Connect it."
The holographic image above the main console instantly spread and formed a huge communication interface right in front of the driver's seat.
Inside the communication interface, a strange-looking "creature" stared at him quietly.
In fact, before the other party spoke, Chen Fan once doubted the other party's true identity-if it had not moved, Chen Fan even thought it might be a sculpture.
The long cylindrical dark gray body, under the cylindrical body, dozens of tentacles of varying lengths trembled slightly.
"Chen Fan?"
A buzzing sound with a slight echo sounded in the cockpit, and the other party also raised a tentacle of appropriate length and waved it in the air, as if to say hello to Chen Fan.
After all, he still couldn't escape the fate of every investigator - dealing with all kinds of strange creatures.
Before seeing the Dena civilization, he once thought that the Lota Panda people were already strange.
Then...
he witnessed the Dena people covered with scales and carapaces.
Just when he thought that the Dena people were a relatively strange race, a cylindrical tentacle monster appeared in front of him again!
Chen Fan looked at the cylindrical tentacle monster in the holographic interface, and soon he realized a problem: Unlike the Lota and Dena civilizations, the body texture of the creature in front of him is completely different. It is not made of flesh and blood!
Just by observing with the naked eye, it looks
like... stone!
Is this a silicon-based creature?
A thought flashed through Chen Fan's mind.
Looking at the tentacles swaying slightly in the holographic projection, Chen Fan tried his best to overcome his psychological barriers and nodded with a somewhat stiff expression: "Yes... it's me, what's your name?"
"Are you a newcomer to the Administration?"
The deep, echoing humming sound rang out again in the cockpit.
The other party did not answer his question, but instead threw a question to him.
Chen Fan was stunned.
Although he didn't know why the other party asked this, he nodded and gave a positive answer.
"No wonder."
The cylindrical tentacle monster let out a series of heavy laughs: "You shouldn't have seen many races, right?"
"Almost every newcomer will show the same expression as you when they see me."
Hearing the teasing words of the cylindrical tentacle monster, Chen Fan's face suddenly showed a bit of embarrassment, and then he cast a look of help to the smart terminal on his right hand.
Yi, save him!
What is the origin of this buddy opposite?
[The tenth civilization, authentic silicon-based life. 】
Sensing what Chen Fan was thinking, an electronic synthesized voice quickly sounded in his mind: [Originally known as the Tenth Empire, it was renamed the Tenth Civilization after joining the Human Union. 】
【Currently it is an eighth-level peak civilization, only half a step away from a true ninth-level civilization. 】
【The main way for civilization individuals to communicate is electromagnetic waves. The sound you hear now is actually converted by special electronic equipment. 】
"Hiss..."
Chen Fan slightly widened his eyes and cast a surprised look at the cylindrical tentacle monster in the holographic projection.
Strictly speaking, except for the main civilization of the Human Union, the tentacle monster in front of him should be the strongest civilization individual he has ever seen.
And it is a relatively peculiar silicon-based life!
"Just call me Krolen."
Sensing Chen Fan's suddenly surprised look, the other party laughed again: "The smart terminal has told you my identity, right?"
Chen Fan nodded repeatedly, and at the same time greeted the other party respectfully.
"The little girl Wang Jing has already greeted me."
"It's to store an exhibit, right?" Krolen waved his tentacles and said cheerfully, "Come in, it's great, I'll take you on a brief tour of this monument."
Chen Fan's eyes twitched slightly.
Wang Jing...little girl?
How long has this guy lived?
A guiding beam came from the ring-shaped building in front, shining on the starship and pulling it towards an open port.
...
Unlike the headquarters of the Dangerous Technology Administration, the Dangerous Technology Monument allows investigator starships to pass through.
Of course, in addition to the investigator starships, it is also equipped with the same small shuttles as the Administration.
After following the tractor beam through a metal corridor, Chen Fan finally saw the interior of the Dangerous Technology Monument.
It was an extremely wide corridor - the corridor was large enough to accommodate a whole row of Varela stars.
On the side of the corridor, different objects were stored in grids of different sizes.
The interior of the corridor was empty, and there was almost no shadow of other starships.
"These are all exhibits."
Just as Chen Fan was looking at the interior of the monument through the porthole, "a" cylindrical object more than 20 meters long slowly floated outside the porthole, and a familiar deep voice also sounded in the cockpit.
Chen Fan's focus was instantly attracted to it.
When he saw the cylindrical object clearly, Chen Fan couldn't help but exclaimed: "Krolen?!"
The cylindrical object floating on the side of the starship was an individual of the Tenth Civilization, the silicon-based creature Krolen!
Unlike the scene just seen, Krolen at this time was carrying a set of equipment that looked like exoskeleton armor.
Driven by that set of equipment, Krolen gently waved the dozens of tentacles under his body and wandered freely in the vacuum.
Yes, vacuum!
Chen Fan rubbed his eyes and confirmed the environment outside the [Varilla] again.
High vacuum.
Except for the lack of various deadly radiation, it was no different from outer space.
And Krolen... except for the exoskeleton device used to drive himself, there was no life-support equipment on his body.
No space suit, no ventilator...
Wait, do silicon-based creatures need to breathe?
An incredible thought suddenly flashed through Chen Fan's mind: It seems... I didn't see an organ similar to nostrils just now?
Perhaps seeing Chen Fan's surprised expression through the projection equipment, Krolen's tentacles under his body trembled slightly and laughed again.
"Individuals of the Tenth Civilization can survive in a vacuum."
Krolen explained, "Of course, they still have to rely on mechanical equipment for movement."
Looking at Krolen moving freely outside the porthole, Chen Fan finally couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Ghost..."
"This should be considered a physical body crossing the void, right?!"
...
After a moment of surprise, Chen Fan controlled the [Varilla] and quietly followed behind Krolen, and began to visit this monument to dangerous technology.
"The exhibits you see are actually relics left by civilization."
Krolen's tentacles gently brushed across a grid comparable in size to the [Varilla], whispering softly.
Inside the grid, an old shell was quietly stored.
Around the shell was a huge deep pit and a radiation warning sign.
"This is a weak civilization that has not yet entered the first-level civilization."
Krolen's voice revealed a hint of sadness: "When the investigators found them, they had mastered nuclear weapons too early."
"Then..."
"Because of the inability to control the power of nuclear weapons, the entire civilization was destroyed in a super-large-scale nuclear war."
Krolen quickly "floated" to another larger grid.
There were a large number of carbon-based life corpses stored in it.
Each corpse was a little pale.
Through the porthole, Chen Fan quickly noticed the problem with these corpses.
Each corpse had exactly the same appearance!
Not only the appearance, but also the gender and body shape are exactly the same...
"Clones."
Krolen's voice sounded again: "This is a second-level civilization."
"You may not believe it, but when the investigators discovered this civilization, there was almost only one person left in the civilization!"
"Such a large civilization, the intelligent creatures inside are all cloned by the same person!"
"Although the civilization is still developing normally, its essence has disappeared."
"In order to avoid a worse situation, the investigator applied for a star strike after collecting some exhibits."
The khaki starship slowly moved forward inside the huge monument, and Krolen's voice continued to be heard.
The atmosphere in the cockpit gradually became solemn.
"This is not a dangerous technology monument."
Chen Fan looked at the huge corridor outside the porthole that seemed to have no end, and murmured in a low voice:
"This is simply the cemetery of civilization!"
"We are here." Krolen stopped moving forward, raised a tentacle and pointed to an empty grid in the distance, "That is the exhibition cabinet that Wang Jing applied for."
(End of this chapter)
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