After entering the faster-than-light warp state, the human fleet did not head directly towards the Milky Way-Andromeda Galaxy bridge.
Instead, it slightly changed its angle and sped off towards the desolate star field.
Retrace the path of escape from the stars.
This was a proposal put forward by Lü Yongchang and jointly passed by the Academy of Sciences and the Parliament.
The fleet's first stop was that relatively small black hole.
That place was not only where human civilization advanced to the fifth level, but also the "hometown" of the Nus civilization.
Of course, according to the voyage plan, the fleet would not stop there.
The next stops along the way are the Gliese 555 and Ross 154 star systems, which were already reduced to ashes in the war between the Cleaners and the Pastoralists.
final.
The fleet will make a brief stop near Proxima Centauri before heading to the cradle of human civilization—the solar system.
...
After the fleet set sail, the commotion within the microcosm gradually subsided.
To conserve resources, the humans in their home fortresses have all gone into hibernation.
They will wake up one day in the future and watch this documentary promotional video about their escape to the stars.
As the producer of this film, Qi Mengshu did not go into hibernation.
She followed the fleet, traversing one broken star system after another, some even completely vanished from the universe.
At a high speed of 800c, the escape route that humanity had traveled for thousands of years seemed exceptionally short, but no one can deny the profound history contained within this brief journey – as Qi Mengshu recorded.
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Three years later.
Earth year 4453.
A dilapidated star system quietly orbits in a corner of the Milky Way.
Sparse stellar material diffuses within the star system, forming a beautiful planetary nebula.
Inside the nebula, apart from a giant reddish-brown star that has expanded several times its original size, there are only a few relatively large planets.
Accompanied by intense spacetime fluctuations, a fleet of large warships appeared outside this ravaged star system.
We've arrived in the solar system.
Inside the Earth, Lü Yongchang sat in his seat, looking at the solar system in the holographic projection that was heading towards its end, his face filled with emotion.
Not only him, but all the older generation of researchers from the Earth era on the Earth-class spacecraft gazed at this gloomy galaxy for a long time.
Tachyon signal is emitted.
The fleet restarted its warp drive and entered the solar system at a speed of 0.5c.
Kuiper Belt, Pluto.
As the outermost planet in the solar system, the dwarf planet that was removed from the list of eight planets was not significantly affected.
It continues to operate smoothly on its own track, and sends its first "greeting" to human civilization, which has been absent for more than two thousand years.
The fleet slowly passed near Pluto and continued its journey into the interior of the solar system.
In the footage transmitted from the high-definition camera, a silvery-white object suddenly flashed by.
"What is that?"
Lu Yongchang quickly stood up from his seat and gave the order to Zero: "Zero, capture it!"
...
A small detector was launched and quickly approached the object that reflected a silvery-white light.
The moment its true form appeared in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's expression immediately turned serious.
Not only Lü Yongchang, but also the most senior academicians subconsciously stood up from their chairs and stared at the technological creation in the holographic projection.
This gesture made the already tense atmosphere inside the Earth even heavier.
It was a technological creation with a dilapidated surface and marked by the passage of time.
The original circuit board was exposed to space, covered with a thick layer of interstellar dust.
No signal of any kind was received.
There is no doubt that it is damaged.
"What's this?"
Qi Mengshu, who was allowed to enter the Earth's command center to film a promotional documentary, lowered her voice and cautiously asked the young researcher beside her.
The researcher shook his head, somewhat bewildered.
Clearly, he, born in Kepler's time, did not recognize this old relic.
"This is a detector."
Just as Qi Mengshu and most of the researchers were puzzled, a gentle voice came from ahead.
"Chief Lü... Chief Lü!" Qi Mengshu exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the figure in front of her.
Lu Yongchang nodded to Qi Mengshu and continued to explain: "Based on the serial number on it, it should be a detector manufactured in 2035."
"At that time, humanity was in the Martian era."
"The purpose of this probe should be to explore mineral resources in the asteroid belt."
"I never imagined it would be preserved until now!"
Qi Mengshu stared blankly at the primitive creation in the holographic projection, his face filled with shock: "This is the history of human civilization."
"Chief Lu, it should be preserved in a museum of human civilization."
Lü Yongchang nodded slightly.
"certainly."
In the holographic projection, the small detector had carefully taken the damaged detector into the cabin.
...
The fleet continued its journey.
Neptune, Uranus...
When the fleet arrived near Saturn, the number of wrecked technological creations increased several times over.
"Project Titan Outpost..."
Lu Yongchang's lips moved slightly as he uttered a plan that had caused quite a stir more than two thousand years ago.
"I remember... we discovered some kind of unusual life form on Titan back then," Zhao Zijie sighed from nearby. "So much time has passed, I wonder if they still exist..."
When it comes to events from the Earth era, only the voices of some "old guys" remain in the command center.
"They must be gone," the elderly Cao Liangcai replied sadly. "How could these life forms, which haven't yet evolved advanced intelligence, possibly survive a helium flash?"
"What's more, we carried out an extermination-style fishing operation before we left."
"That's not necessarily true!"
This time, it was Gao Yang's voice: "I remember that Professor Lü even had Ling do the simplest deduction back then."
"Titan seems to be able to rely on Saturn as a barrier to avoid the helium flash!"
"As for fishing..." Gao Yang looked at Cao Liangcai with some reluctance, "There might still be some survivors?"
"Don't forget the war between the Cleaners and the Pastoralists," Fang Xu poured cold water on the idea. "Although the solar system is far from the battlefield, the power of gamma-ray bursts..."
"What if Saturn, this natural barrier, works again?!" Gao Yang continued to retort.
Fang Xu paused for a moment, then said with a somber expression, "...or, perhaps."
The command center fell silent once again.
Without a doubt, at this moment, no one wants the jellyfish living in the methane ocean to perish.
"Zero, locate Titan."
Lü Yongchang's voice rang out.
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