Returning to the ecological park, Lu Ban saw Shuang Xin and the others sitting on the lawn.
Although they were artificial plants, to them who had hardly ever seen real plants, they were already "real" plants.
Lin stood in the center of the ecological park. The mechanical animals surrounded her, like a forest goddess descending to the earth.
In this desolate world, she is like a fairy who is isolated from the world and walks through time.
Lu Ban also sat next to Shuang Xin. The dome of the ecological park was a huge screen, reflecting the starlight. For thousands of years, perhaps only these things remained unchanged.
The surroundings suddenly became dim, accompanied by Lin's voice.
"Everyone, next is the Ecological Park's special program "Cradle", which I will present to you."
Her voice was endowed with more emotions. I guess a lot of subtle adjustments were made for this show. Emotions of shyness, expectation, and longing echoed under the dome along with the voice of the robot girl.
"Please look."
Lin pointed to the sky. The stars on the screen were shining brightly, making people feel nostalgic and melancholy.
"In the distant past, when the universe was new and the galaxies were still in chaos, in this tiny corner of the starry sky, a planet was being conceived."
The dome's perspective was zoomed in, passing through the bright and magnificent stars, and the camera was frozen on a hot, crimson planet that had not yet cooled down.
"It was just an insignificant planet among the billions of planets in the universe at that time. As the planet cooled, land was formed, and the elements reacted under the sunlight, condensing into the first water droplets."
Seeing this, Lu Ban already had a general idea of the content of the show.
Just like those popular science videos in science and technology museums, it tells the story of this planet from its appearance to the present day.
He glanced at Frost Heart. The researcher's eyes were full of brilliance. To her, this was the history of this exotic land that she had never known.
The protagonist at this moment is undoubtedly the robot girl standing in the center of the ecological park.
"In the original ocean, lightning, the substances carried by meteorites, and the inorganic substances floating in the ocean finally triggered a miraculous reaction after thousands of thunders, generating organic substances. It took who knows how long for these organic substances to finally aggregate and become the first life. From then on, this planet was no longer silent."
The picture on the dome changed, and Lu Ban discovered that the surrounding vegetation had also turned into seaweed and the like. They felt like they were in the ocean, experiencing the environment of this planet billions of years ago.
"…Ancient creatures that are familiar or unfamiliar to us began to appear on the scene. Even the vast ocean was not enough to support their prosperity. Thus, the first life that left the water and entered the land appeared."
Footprints stumbling forward on the beach.
Stretch out your fluttering wings in the sun.
Cold blood, the giants that dominate the earth, climate change brought about by natural disasters, and the history of extinction and rebirth repeat themselves.
Amidst all this, tiny creatures hid among the rubble and caves and grew and prospered.
Hands stretched out to reach the fruit on the branches and legs growing stronger.
The surrounding scenery turned into a vast grassland.
“This is how the ancestors of mankind were born. They hunted on the grasslands, lived together, and moved towards the future step by step.”
Lu Ban was not very familiar with the subsequent developments, as the human history here was different from what he knew.
But the gist is the same.
War, progress, barbarism trampling on civilization, while civilization tolerates barbarism, ideological liberation, technological development, greater wars and natural disasters.
The history of hatred repeats itself over and over again, and the lesson that mankind has learned from history is that mankind can never learn from history.
Of course, along with development, peace, cooperation and win-win have also become the mainstream.
What finally appeared in front of Lu Ban, Shuang Xin and others was a city full of bright lights.
"This is Future City, a city built for the future. Although the living conditions are not that good, we still try our best to provide everyone with green plants, blue skies, and clear water. According to the designer's intention, this city can continue to operate for 600 years without relying on external energy. As a pilot, it will provide data and samples for future space travel."
“People working here will also seek breakthroughs and solve current problems in research in biology, aerospace, energy, materials, etc.”
Lin said, as if these things were bound to happen.
“Although there are still many problems in the world, I believe that with human efforts, we can solve these problems and lead people into a new era.”
"I am just a robot. I don't know what the future will be like that is not shown in the database, but I have a good memory. I believe that just as in the hundreds of millions of years of evolution, organisms have suffered hardships and extinctions, but eventually regained their lives, no matter what kind of suffering humans endure, they will eventually get out of the predicament and usher in a brand new future."
"I will remember this, imprint it in the database, and never forget it."
“When that time comes, please remember that no matter how far humans have gone, this will still be our eternal home and the eternal cradle of life.”
The robot girl's story is like the bedtime stories her mother told her when she was a child, full of hope and without any gloom.
Perhaps it is because robots have no emotions that they can still persist in such thoughts under such circumstances.
Lu Ban knew that this special program might be made to encourage the people living here.
Perhaps when the future city was being built, things had already started to go wrong in this foreign land. The environment was damaged, crystallized diseases were spreading, and the living space for humans became narrow. They could only hope to save themselves by leaving this planet.
Unfortunately, they failed, and humanity entered the countdown to destruction. The entire planet turned into a desert, with only a few people left to survive. Those people had long forgotten history and were struggling among the raging insect swarms.
This place is like a street where time has stopped, and everything is frozen before destruction.
Only the increasingly damaged solar panels and the robots that are unable to move due to lack of electricity are slowly advancing time.
All four of them were silent.
Shuang Xin and others were shocked by the brilliant and magnificent history of the past. They never thought that the world had once been so prosperous, which seemed even more cruel in contrast to its current desolation.
And Lu Ban noticed something else.
In the image of the future city, there is an industrial park not far from here.
It is a place where the most advanced technology is studied.
According to the power outage here, it is certain that the operation over there is not normal either.
Should they go explore?