Chapter 468 Secret Room (Two-in-One)
Chen Fan's words were like a flash of lightning that instantly split the fog in Ophelia's mind.
In the holographic communication interface, the hesitation on Ophelia's face became more and more intense.
Obviously, Chen Fan's words had a great impact on her.
[How, how could it be...]
Ophelia shook her head repeatedly, and the fluorescence on her body flickered: [I... I have never heard of such a thing.]
[Not only me, even the former royal family members have never mentioned the existence of this secret room!]
Chen Fan's eyes flashed, and his thoughts flowed rapidly in his heart.
In the era of Xinaluo's mother star, Ophelia, as a candidate for the queen, must have been able to contact quite a lot of royal family members.
Not only that, the various information she obtained must be unknown to ordinary people.
But even so, Ophelia had never heard of the existence of this secret room, and even after becoming a real queen, she did not get any information about it.
The answer is already obvious.
"If I'm not mistaken, this is probably the work of the previous queen."
Chen Fan stared at Ophelia on the screen and continued, "Only in this way can you be completely unaware of this."
Hearing Chen Fan's words, Ophelia's panicked expression completely froze.
[What is stored in those main brain arrays...]
Ophelia murmured in a low voice: [What on earth is stored?]
Her eyes flickered with a faint expectation: [...Could it be the many technologies lost by the Xinaluo civilization?]
"I don't know either, but since this thing is stored in the Xinaluo mother planet and is related to the previous queen..." Chen Fan raised his hand calmly and operated the holographic interface at his side, "You don't have to tell me, I must investigate it."
[Investigation?]
Ophelia looked at the area where Chen Fan was in some surprise, and glanced at the underground structure map in the holographic interface.
The closest point to the secret room is undoubtedly the base of the hatching tower, with a straight-line distance of nearly 20 kilometers. As for the other side, the surface of the Xinaluo mother planet is more than 30 kilometers away from it.
What?
The original entrance?
Needless to say, with such a huge change in Xinaluo's mother planet, the entrance must have collapsed. Even if it still exists, it can no longer lead to the secret room.
Ophelia thought briefly, and then her eyes widened:
[Are you going to blow up the base of the hatching tower? ]
[Or... blow up the other half of Xinaluo's mother planet? ]
The former is easy to say, if it is the latter...
As the current queen of Xinaluo, Ophelia naturally does not want to see such a scene, even though the current Xinaluo mother planet has become a worm nest.
"Of course not."
Chen Fan glanced at Ophelia in surprise: "Why is it so troublesome?"
Ophelia was stunned.
[Then you...]
Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief and stopped operating the holographic interface.
"It's very simple, just a high-dimensional jump."
"One!"
Under Ophelia's shocked eyes, Chen Fan's face became solemn:
"Start the high-dimensional jump of a single soldier."
The smart electronic synthesis sound instantly sounded in the dim space of the incubation tower, which seemed extremely ethereal.
"The jump coordinates have been successfully locked."
"Total number of jumps this time: four people."
"The high-dimensional coordinate conversion has been completed."
"Performing a risk assessment of the jump end area..."
"Warning!!"
Suddenly, as if discovering something abnormal, One's voice suddenly became sharp: "The target area is narrow and there may be a lot of unknown situations inside!"
"After evaluation, the risk of this single-soldier jump is extremely high!"
"Do you want to continue the jump?"
As One's warning sounded, a blood-red, constantly flashing warning pop-up window popped up in the holographic interface in front of Chen Fan.
Beside him, Hongshi looked at Chen Fan uneasily.
As a Level III investigator, she is naturally very familiar with individual jumps. This short-distance high-dimensional jump, which is carried out with the help of investigator starships and individual exoskeleton armor, has considerable safety risks.
The conversion of high-dimensional and low-dimensional coordinates, the real-time changes in the terrain of the jump target area...
Almost every factor will have a complex impact on the jump process and results.
For this reason, in order to avoid the inexplicable "stuck" in some strange areas after the jump technology, the end point of the high-dimensional jump is usually selected in some sufficiently flat and open areas.
Like Chen Fan, setting the end point of the jump in a closed chamber tightly wrapped by a thick crust, let alone seeing it, Hongshi has never even heard of it!
Of course.
Even so, Hongshi still chooses to believe Chen Fan.
The reason is that compared with other investigators, Chen Fan has a unique advantage-he has a high-dimensional perspective and can easily see the internal structure of the chamber.
Therefore, what is a suicidal act for other investigators is actually a fairly normal operation for Chen Fan.
On the other side.
Chen Fan looked at the warning issued by Yi, his expression slightly more serious.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked back at the secret room covered by countless rocks.
After confirming again and again, he nodded: "Continue the jump."
"Jump according to the coordinates I just entered, nothing will go wrong."
"... The order has been confirmed."
The electronic synthesized voice continued to come: "The single-soldier jump is about to begin, countdown 10, 9..."
The moment the countdown returned to zero, a weak space-time fluctuation came from the investigator starship not far behind.
With a micro wormhole appearing in front of Chen Fan and the other four, the dim light stones around them simultaneously emitted a dazzling pale yellow light!
Swish!
The moment the pale yellow light disappeared, the micro wormhole suddenly dissipated, and the figures of Chen Fan and the other four also disappeared into the inner space of the hatching tower.
...
The entire high-dimensional jump process was very short.
It was just a moment of distraction, and the three people in Hongshi felt that the world in front of them had undergone earth-shaking changes. Of
course, Chen Fan, who had a high-dimensional perspective and could see the entire jump process clearly, naturally did not have this abrupt feeling.
As the four-dimensional channel gradually dissipated, the scene in front of him gradually became clear.
In stark contrast to the cold and dark space inside the incubator, the interior of the chamber was filled with soft, white light, which came from the many light stones inlaid on the surrounding spherical inner wall, or from the lights that were still working.
This was a not very spacious, even cramped, circular platform.
There were a large number of sophisticated circuits and equipment around the platform, and in the center of the platform was a small antimatter reactor with a flashing working signal light.
The spherical outer wall wrapped around the entire circular platform.
A metal structure that looked like a gate stood alone on the eastern edge of the platform, and the corresponding passage was crookedly located on the spherical outer wall above the side of the circular platform.
There was no physical structure connecting the two, only some metal debris and broken circuits scattered on the circular platform.
Chen Fan noticed this abnormal phenomenon just after the high-dimensional jump ended.
"This chamber should have a self-stabilizing structure." Hongshi took a deep breath and looked around following Chen Fan's gaze. "Simply put, no matter how much the outer wall is displaced, the ring platform inside will not be fatally damaged."
Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully, staring at the severely deformed outer wall: "From this point of view, this spherical chamber should have bumped a long distance in the underground rock fault."
After saying that, he retracted his gaze and looked at the many main brain arrays on the edge of the ring platform.
These triangular prisms made of special alloys are only more than two meters high. Under the reflection of the white light, they emit a faint metallic luster.
Chen Fan took a rough look and found that the total number of triangular prisms on the ring platform was about fifty, but the signal lights on the surfaces of most of the triangular prisms had been extinguished.
It is not difficult to imagine that even though this chamber has a fairly complete self-stabilizing structure, the planetary-level geological changes still have a considerable impact on these triangular prism-type main brain arrays.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Chen Fan's face sank. The main brain array had a malfunction, which was obviously not a good thing for the subsequent investigation.
[No mistake.]
The communication link with Ophelia was not interrupted. In the communication interface, she stood up with some excitement and trepidation, looking straight at this narrow and cramped space: [This is the main brain array during the Xinaluo mother planet period.]
[It is exactly the same as the main brain array of the Xinaluo Palace, but... the scale is slightly smaller.]
[Sir Star Envoy, do you see the many devices surrounded by light stones on the north side of the circular platform? The control center of the entire main brain array is there.]
Chen Fan's heart moved, and he took a step forward. Following Ophelia's guidance, he quickly bypassed several almost scrapped triangular prisms and countless metal debris that fell from the inner wall of the secret room, and came to the so-called control center.
The pure light stones were inlaid on the control consoles, constantly releasing faint fluorescence and undetectable information disturbances.
Looking at the still working console and the screen with the words "Xina Luo" flashing on it, Chen Fan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
So... he was going back to his old job.
"First, try to read the main brain array."
Chen Fan stretched out his hand with ease and gently placed the smart terminal in his right hand on a flat data interface.
Zizi...
The arc flashed and drilled into the data interface of the console.
"Ding!"
With a crisp sound, the light of the light stone on the console began to flicker.
At the same time, a line of information popped up on the screen.
Yi immediately translated it into the common language of the People's Union.
[You need to verify your identity information to read the information. ]
Chen Fan exclaimed softly and said to himself: "I didn't expect the information to be encrypted..."
"This thing is buried 30 kilometers underground. Are you afraid that people will find the secrets in it?"
In the holographic communication interface, Ophelia, who also saw this scene, hurriedly said: [Star Envoy, I will send you my identity identification code right now. Queen Xinaluo's identity identification code should have enough authority...]
Before the voice fell, the text on the console screen changed again.
[Authentication passed. ]
[Welcome, Her Majesty Violet. ]
In the communication interface, Ophelia's eyes twitched slightly and she fell into silence.
Behind her, watching the changing text on the screen, the three people from Redstone also fell into silence.
"Ahem..."
Facing Ophelia's strange eyes, Chen Fan raised his hand and touched his nose with a guilty conscience: "Well, your identity code should not be needed..."
As he said that, he glared at the smart terminal on his right hand.
After all, this is in someone else's home.
The owner is still watching, what does it mean that you went up and cracked the password of the safe in seconds?
At least you have to pretend! !
'...' After a moment of silence, Yi responded to his complaints in a low voice in Chen Fan's mind: 'This machine must pay attention next time. '
Next time?
There is still a next time? !
"By the way, Queen Ophelia."
Hongshi's voice came from behind Chen Fan, temporarily easing the awkward atmosphere for him: "That Violet..."
[She is the previous queen. ]
Ophelia sighed deeply, and a trace of frustration flashed deep in her eyes.
This is normal.
The encrypted information at the peak of civilization was cracked in the blink of an eye. Anyone would have similar thoughts.
[Her Majesty Violet has been in power for three hundred years. γ
Ophelia lowered her eyes and whispered: [Perhaps... this secret room was built in the early years of her reign. γ
Chen Fan did not speak, but silently cast his eyes at the holographic interface beside him.
During the conversation, Yi had already read and analyzed the remaining information in the main brain array.
After filtering out some useless information, it took the initiative to present some records and documents to everyone.
...
Violet calendar year 1.
Today, I officially became the queen of the Xinaluo civilization.
Today, I know the existence of this secret room.
ββIt was not until the end of the coronation ceremony that Her Majesty Retia told me about its existence.
It is also today that I need to write down the archives of the Xinaluo civilization in this secret room like every previous queen.
According to Her Majesty Retia, the history of this secret room exceeds hundreds of thousands of years.
It has existed since the Xinaluo civilization entered the starry sky.
Of course, hundreds of thousands of years ago, this secret room did not look like this. It has been repaired and maintained countless times. During these processes, the archives recorded in the secret room have never been lost.
Her Majesty Raitia said that the purpose of this secret room is to record the many exploration missions of the Xinaluo Royal Exploration Fleet.
To be precise, it is the "inner mission" secretly carried out by the exploration fleet.
At first, I didn't quite understand what Her Majesty Raitia said, until I entered the secret room, I completely understood the deep meaning of her words.
It is different from the royal exploration fleet that all Xinaluo people know.
Since the establishment of the royal exploration fleet, the fleet has been secretly carrying out a mission-looking for extraterrestrial life.
This is actually a problem that has troubled the Xinaluo civilization for countless years.
Is there any other life in the starry sky where we are? Will we, the Xinaluo civilization, be the only lucky ones in this starry sky?
Historically, when the Xinaluo civilization just left its mother planet, there was a wave of searching for extraterrestrial life within the civilization. Every Xinaluo person wanted to find an alien with whom they could communicate, but...
they all failed.
By the way, those historians call this period of history the Age of Confusion.
As the name suggests, after various attempts failed, every Xinaluo person fell into confusion.
The reason for the confusion is naturally the simple question I mentioned earlier.
Everyone is thinking about this question that is destined to have no answer, and disputes have broken out again and again within the civilization.
The 3,500-year-long confused era has caused a considerable regression in the technological level of the Xinaluo civilization.
Time is the best antidote.
As time goes by, the Xinaluo civilization gradually forgets these questions and no longer pursues the meaning of alien civilization.
Of course, this is also the credit of the Xinaluo royal family - in order to prevent the Xinaluo civilization from falling into this terrifying confused era, the queen at that time strictly prohibited the discussion of alien civilization...
Ahem, it seems a bit off topic.
In short, although the public no longer pays attention to alien civilizations, the Xinaluo royal family has not given up - it is difficult to make a difference alone. If there is only one civilization in such a huge universe, it would be
too lonely. Just like humans, a civilization cannot bear loneliness for too long.
Therefore, from that time on, every queen has been carrying the same secret.
The royal exploration fleet is constantly sent out to secretly explore every star system in a carpet-like manner to find possible alien life! !
...
Violet calendar year 3.
The development of Xinaluo civilization has gradually stagnated.
I tried to seek help from the Star God, but the Star God was powerless.
He did not understand my pursuit of technology. In his opinion, the current life of Xinaluo civilization is already very rich.
The Star God is right.
With almost unlimited territory and almost unlimited resources, it stands to reason that the Xinaluo civilization can be content with the status quo and reproduce silently in this starry sky.
But... the Star God is also wrong.
In the three years since I ascended the throne, I have gradually seen the distress and confusion in Her Majesty Retia's eyes.
There is no hope.
It's not just me. The same situation has also occurred within the Xinaluo civilization.
The entire Xinaluo civilization is like a huge machine, repeating the life of the past hundreds, thousands, and even tens of thousands of years day after day and year after year!
Praying, mining, manufacturing, expansion...
To be precise, since leaving the mother planet, the Xinaluo civilization has embarked on a repetitive dead end.
Previously, the new technology that continued to break through could serve as the scenery on this "dead end", bringing some freshness to the Xinaluo people.
But as the development of science and technology stagnated, the "dead end" really became a dead end.
It is true that civilization can still develop in a fixed mode, but this kind of civilization with only an empty shell will sooner or later collapse due to the various crises born inside!
Freshness, freshness...
The Xinaluo civilization needs something new to attract everyone's attention!
Technological breakthroughs have become a mirage.
So...
there is only one option left.
Alien civilization.
Just yesterday, when I mentioned this idea, there was a serious disagreement within the royal family - the lost era of the early Xinaluo civilization is still vivid in people's minds. If we are not careful, the current Xinaluo civilization will embark on the old path again and fall into the abyss.
This is not what I want to see.
Therefore, I still put the task of finding alien civilizations in the dark.
Of course.
Compared with Her Majesty Ratia, I have embezzled more funds in this regard - for tens of thousands of years, the royal exploration fleet has never set sail so frequently.
Anyway.
Except for the star gods, the Xinaluo civilization has never encountered any civilization since its development.
In such a vast starry sky, we can't find any life.
Even the most basic single-celled organisms.
This is really terrifying.
ps: This part of the plot is more important, and I'm a little stuck, so I posted it late, sorry.
(End of this chapter)
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