Chapter 469 Decline and Deception (Two-in-One)
[The Violet calendar is the calendar used by the previous queen after she ascended the throne. Now we have adopted the Ophelia calendar.]
In the communication interface, Ophelia's body surface flashed with a faint fluorescence, and she explained it carefully to Chen Fan.
Chen Fan was not too surprised by this phenomenon.
The history of the Xinaluo civilization is too long.
It has a history of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. For the convenience of calling, it is normal to use this calendar based on the replacement of queens.
In the fluorescent flashes, Ophelia continued to add: [I remember... it should be the 42nd year of the Ophelia calendar now.]
"42 years..."
Hearing this familiar number, Chen Fan was stunned, and a little surprised appeared on his face: "Why is it 42 again..."
At the beginning, in order to resist the possible arrival of the Starry Sky Giant Scorpion, [Suzheng] broadcast a 42-second signal to the entire node universe.
And now, he happened to come to the anti-universe in the 42nd year of the Ophelia calendar and formed an alliance with the Xinaluo civilization.
The former gave rise to a series of abnormal situations in the node universe, and what consequences would the latter have?
In the former, the 42-second signal sent by [Suzheng] came from a mysterious broadcasting civilization.
What is the relationship between the latter and the broadcasting civilization?
"... Coincidence?" He murmured to himself.
[What's wrong? ]
Ophelia noticed Chen Fan's absent-mindedness at the first time: [Is there anything wrong with this time? ]
Chen Fan fell into silence and did not respond to Ophelia's words.
After a long time, he slowly shook his head: "Nothing, just... a little coincidence."
Although he said so, the expression on his face was extremely solemn.
But all this...
is it really just a coincidence?
He couldn't help asking himself in his heart.
For a while, Chen Fan had countless confusions and uneasiness in his heart.
He calmed down and cast his eyes on the translation interface next to him again.
...
Violet calendar 20 years.
I received the information from the last batch of royal exploration fleets.
Relying on the warped space of the Star God, the Xinaluo Royal Fleet has explored all the star systems in the Milky Way that may have life.
But...
there is still no harvest.
In such a large Milky Way, there is no sign of life. This is really...
too desperate.
On the other hand.
Although the warped space can save us a lot of sailing time, the super-standard exploration that lasted for 17 years still consumed a lot of resources.
For the Xinaluo civilization, which was already in decline, this is even more bad news.
The royal family has decided to abandon this exploration plan that has no end in sight.
As for ordinary people...
they are still living in a numbness as before.
I once again remembered the situation mentioned by the previous queen, Her Majesty Ratia: At this point, few Xinaluo people are curious about the starry sky above their heads.
'The endless planets in the starry sky are all the same, nothing more than the product of the accumulation of various materials in different proportions.'
——This is how the Xinaluo people outside the imperial city describe the starry sky above their heads.
They look up at the stars just to pray to the Star God better.
This is definitely not a good thing for the development of civilization.
If we continue like this, sooner or later, we will sink into this starry sky.
So...
for the future of Xinaluo civilization, I ignored everyone's opposition for the first time and directly used the Queen's Order.
Let the royal exploration fleet go to explore farther!
Since there is no sign of life in the Milky Way, then go to the surrounding Milky Way!
Go to the more distant galaxy clusters!!
How could there be no life other than us in such a large universe?
If so, it would be too cruel.
Isn't it?
...
Violet calendar 21 years.
I still underestimated the difficulty of ultra-long-distance navigation.
Compared with the exploration within the Milky Way, ultra-long-distance navigation across the Milky Way is obviously much more difficult.
First of all, the first problem is navigation technology.
Even if we have mastered quite mature curvature technology, we still cannot bear the terrible consumption of hundreds of thousands of light years without the help of warped space.
Whether it is material consumption or time consumption, it is not something that the current Xinaluo civilization can bear.
Fortunately.
Just a few days ago, the Star God responded to my prayers.
He told me a brand new coordinate.
According to the Star God, there is a warp channel in that star field, which can take Xinaluo's fleet to the nearest galaxy.
I asked the Royal Research Institute.
The researcher told me that the distance between the galaxy mentioned by the Star God and the Xinaluo star system is about 500,000 light years.
500,000 light years!
Even the most advanced spacecraft of the Xinaluo civilization will have to sail continuously for a thousand years! !
Star God!
Since the day when the Xinaluo civilization entered the starry sky, no one has ever been to such a faraway place!
While trembling in my heart, I tried to ask the Star God about the situation of that galaxy.
But...
the Star God told me that He was not very clear about the situation of that galaxy.
When I learned this news, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
In my impression, the Star God should be omniscient and all-knowing, and everything under the starry sky is under His control.
It was not until now that I realized that the Star God's omniscience and omnipotence are also limited in scope - this galaxy is the scope of His activities.
I tried to ask the reason, but the Star God did not tell me the exact answer.
Helplessly, I can only put aside my doubts for the time being and record them in this log, hoping that the next queen can help me find the answer.
In any case, the difficulty of navigation has been properly solved.
But then, another basic problem was placed in front of the royal exploration fleet.
Communication.
The Xinaluo civilization has mastered quite mature tachyon communication technology, and conventional tachyon communication is sufficient to handle all matters within the galaxy.
But for a distance of more than 500,000 light years...
it is far from enough.
Unless we can find a way to greatly increase the communication power or improve the communication accuracy.
This is not a simple matter in itself.
This is especially true for the Xinaluo civilization, whose technological development has gradually stagnated.
...
Violet calendar 25 years.
Time flies.
Five years have passed in the blink of an eye since the expedition to the Milky Way was officially launched.
In these five years, the research on tachyon communication technology has almost stagnated. No matter how the Royal Research Institute tries, the accuracy and power of tachyon communication have not improved at all.
Just like other technologies.
"Our civilization has encountered a real barrier."
A royal researcher said this when reporting the research progress to me.
I don't want to admit this.
...
Violet calendar 30 years.
The researcher was right.
After ten years of research, I finally admitted this reality-without further breakthroughs in basic technology, it is difficult for Xinaluo civilization to progress as before.
Our civilization has already touched the real barrier.
But the expedition plan cannot be terminated.
Even if there are problems with communication, the expedition plan must continue! !
There is no other reason.
What I worried about before finally came true.
The numb life day after day caused serious internal conflicts in the Xinaluo civilization - an addictive "light medicine" appeared in many cities outside the imperial city.
...
"Light medicine?"
Chen Fan raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the communication interface that was still going on: "Queen Ophelia, do you know about this?"
[...]
In the communication interface, Ophelia was silent for a long time, and finally nodded slowly: [Of course.]
Chen Fan did not speak, while flipping through the many files attached to the log, waiting for Ophelia's explanation.
After waiting for a while, Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief: [You should know that the brains of the Xinaluo people are very sensitive to light.]
Chen Fan nodded silently.
[Light is our way of communication. A few short flashes of light not only contain conventional information, but also contain many of our physiological and psychological conditions.]
[Because of this, light therapy has become a very effective medical method. 】
【To put it simply, it is to stimulate the brain with the help of some light containing specific information, so as to relieve our mental stress. 】
Looking at the information in front of him, Chen Fan's face suddenly showed surprise.
This strange treatment method was indeed beyond his expectations.
Ophelia frowned slightly, as if she was recalling something: 【As the development of science and technology gradually entered a state of stagnation, the mental state of the Xinaluo people began to deteriorate. 】
【As Lord Violet said in the log, a civilization formed by multiple life forms must have many special features of this life form. 】
【For example... the Xinaluo people are social creatures, so the Xinaluo civilization will also be "afraid" of loneliness. 】
【Inside the mother planet, this symptom is not obvious, but as we leave the mother planet and leave the star system, this strange phenomenon becomes obvious. 】
【Perhaps because of seeing the vast universe, every Xinaluo person is eager to see a higher life with which they can communicate... except for the star gods. 】
"The convergence of civilization and the composition of life forms." The electronic synthesis voice of Yi suddenly sounded, "The Sociology Branch has a very in-depth study on this. This machine just checked it out. There are more than 100,000 papers in this sub-category alone."
Hearing this, Chen Fan couldn't help but twitch his eyes.
Wow, 100,000 papers in one sub-category!
It turns out that the Sociology Branch really likes water papers!
【In short, in such an environment, light therapy has become a very popular industry. 】
【Almost every Xinaluo person will receive a period of light therapy in their spare time to relieve the depressed emotions in their hearts. 】
【Gradually, a more extreme product appeared. 】
【It can deceive the brains of the Xinaluo people through relatively complex light, thus making the Xinaluo people fall into a dreamlike scene. 】
【This is the so-called light medicine. 】
【Due to its excellent efficacy, it can even have an immediate effect on severe depression, so the light medicine quickly spread in the Xinaluo society. 】
Ophelia's eyebrows flashed with a little helplessness: 【At the beginning, Violet and the royal family, who were focused on the expedition plan, did not notice the problem until the civilization experienced an unreasonable decline. 】
【Historical records show that since the birth of light medicine, in just three years, the GDP of Xinaluo civilization has dropped by 40% from its peak. 】
【This is a very shocking number, but the more shocking is yet to come. 】
【According to the statistics of the Xinaluo royal family, the growth rate of the light medical industry exceeded 100,000% in the three years of decline, which is a thousand-fold increase. 】
【After in-depth investigation, the royal family discovered the problem with the light medicine. 】
【It has a very strong addiction and dependence. At first, a course of treatment only lasted more than ten minutes, and later, a course of treatment even lasted more than ten hours! 】
【What's more, almost every moment is immersed in the illusory world constructed by light medicine! 】
【Under Violet's order, the royal family destroyed all light medicine equipment inside the civilization with thunder. 】
【But... the subsequent situation did not improve. 】
【Every Xinaluo who stopped using light medicine had withdrawal reactions to varying degrees, and some even suffered from severe depression. 】 【
At that time, the suicide rate of Xinaluo civilization once reached more than ten thousand times the previous one. 】
Chen Fan looked at Ophelia in the picture with a look of astonishment.
The gross domestic product was halved, the suicide rate was ten thousand times, and the whole people were addicted to "light medicine"...
What's the difference between this and the terminal stage of a terminal illness?
If Chen Fan hadn't known that the subsequent Xinaluo civilization still had the strength to fight against the invasion of the Starry Sky Giant Scorpion, he would have even thought that the Xinaluo civilization was going to be extinct just by hearing this!
This is a real death spiral of civilization decline!
Theoretically, without external help, a civilization cannot escape this level of death spiral by its own strength!
"Oh my god..." Chen Fan couldn't help but swear, "Can this be saved?"
"What did the last queen do?"
As he said that, he hurriedly cast his eyes to the reading interface.
When Chen Fan didn't notice, Ophelia's eyes also flashed a hint of confusion, and then she also cast her eyes to the reading interface.
...
Violet calendar 31 years.
I came to this secret room again.
Unfortunately, the expedition plan has come to a standstill, and the log recorded this time has nothing to do with the expedition plan.
The investigation and cleansing of light medicine has been completely completed, but the decline of Xinaluo civilization has completely taken shape.
I tried to ask Star God for help, but...
Star God has no way to do this.
He wants to help us, but...
He can't even understand the situation inside Xinaluo civilization, so naturally there is no help.
In the eyes of the Star God, the empty starry sky is not boring - perhaps this is related to His habits. According to records, the Star God spends a considerable amount of time in deep sleep. It
would be great if the Xinaluo people could do the same... Is the Xinaluo civilization destined to perish under this starry sky?
No!
I am unwilling!
As the Queen of Xinaluo, I will never allow the Xinaluo civilization to end in my hands! !
For three whole days!
I did not drink a drop of water, and locked myself in this secret room 30 kilometers underground, trying to find a solution to the problem from many investigation results.
Finally, I saw a seemingly insignificant detail - the illusion created by the light medicine can be self-woven. According to the results of the royal family's investigation, more than 80% of the Xinaluo people will choose to weave illusions related to alien civilizations.
I think I probably know what to do.
...
Violet calendar 32 years.
I succeeded.
At my request, the Xinaluo royal family forged an exploration report of the Xinaluo royal exploration fleet.
In this exploration report, the exploration fleet successfully discovered traces left by alien civilizations.
Through research and analysis, it can be basically determined that this trace came from the galaxy closest to us - yes, it was the galaxy that the Star God had mentioned.
The credibility of this report is not high, after all, all the traces were actually forged by the royal family and the research institute.
It is somewhat ironic that the expedition plan I proposed earlier, which was opposed by countless people, has become the most powerful evidence for this report.
In their view, it is precisely because of the discovery of traces of alien civilization that I will promote the expedition plan at all costs.
This report directly detonated the originally shaky Xinaluo civilization.
In just a few months, a wave of exploration of alien civilizations has been set off again within the Xinaluo civilization!
History repeats itself again.
However, compared with the previous ones, after countless years of backlog, this exploration boom is even more...
terrifying!
Almost every Xinaluo person enthusiastically invested his time and savings in this expedition plan.
This has also become the biggest scam in the history of Xinaluo civilization. Perhaps, I will be nailed to the pillar of shame of Xinaluo civilization.
But anyway, I succeeded.
I successfully pulled the Xinaluo civilization out of decline.
Even, the civilization began to recover at an unimaginable speed! !
As for the follow-up of this scam...
To be honest, I don’t know how to make it round.
However.
As long as there is no breakthrough in communication technology, the expedition plan cannot be truly implemented, and the Xinaluo civilization will have enough time to develop.
Perhaps, this mess will be handed over to the next queen?
Although I don't know who the next queen will be, but... I apologize to you here first.
...
"..."
Chen Fan looked at Ophelia, who had already fallen silent, with a strange look.
From the flickering light on Ophelia's body, he realized a key message: "You... don't know about this?"
Ophelia's eyes twitched slightly: [Of course I don't know. ]
[In the records of the royal family, Violet just happened to discover the traces of the existence of alien civilizations. Thanks to this, the Xinaluo civilization also just happened to get out of decline and launched an almost fanatical exploration plan. ]
[Who knows, who knows...]
Who knew that this black pot would fall on her head!
Ophelia's face turned slightly pale, and her chest kept rising and falling.
Obviously, she was very angry about the log in front of her.
It's understandable.
If the Starry Sky Giant Scorpion had not appeared, then Ophelia would have to face the anger of countless Xinaluo people as soon as she became the queen, as well as many subsequent sequelae.
"What about the follow-up?" Chen Fan held back his laughter and asked again, "What did Violet do next?"
[The follow-up? ]
Ophelia shrugged: [A breakthrough in communication technology has been made, and the expedition plan has been successfully implemented. ]
[At first, the exploration progress of the expedition fleet would be announced. ]
[But the fleet only found sporadic evidence, but no real alien civilization was found. ]
[As time went by, the Xinaluo people gradually began to live a normal life. ]
[But compared with the past, our desire for alien civilizations has completely exploded. Not only the expedition fleet, we even began to build various large-scale broadcasting equipment to try to contact possible alien civilizations. ]
[The wide-area tachyon broadcast array at that time was the research product of that time. ]
Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.
It is not difficult to see from Ophelia's words that the Xinaluo royal family...or Violet, must have concealed most of the truth!
His heart moved, and he looked at the latest data again.
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Violet calendar 35 years.
Three years! Only three years have passed!
There has been a breakthrough in communication research!
Damn it!
Who knew that those light stones that can be found everywhere can be used to transmit information! And it can transmit information on such a large scale! !
If this research is true, then the expedition fleet will be able to set off immediately? !
It's over, it's over...
How can I make up for this lie...
Otherwise...
I will find a reason to end my term early and directly throw the mess to the next queen?
No, no, I'm not dead, there is no point in doing this...
Delay! Right! Delay time!
Occasionally release some fake information to prolong the exploration time as much as possible!
It's normal to take time to explore an unknown river system, isn't it?
That's right.
Light stones!
And light stones!
Light stone mining must be completely banned to prevent accidental information leaks! !
(End of this chapter)
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