This is a planet covered with yellow sand.
It's like the Sahara Desert on Earth was magnified a hundred times and enveloped the entire planet.
As far as the eye can see, there is endless yellow sand and various starships hovering above the sand.
Next to me was a starship that was at least three kilometers long. It was a little careless when landing, and one of its front landing gear sank into the yellow sand, causing the ship to tilt violently.
The alien civilization among them was a little panicked. If they took off like this when leaving, or activated the thrusters now, there would be some unpredictable hidden dangers.
Brother Liu walked slowly.
He held the front end of the huge starship with his hand, and extended his fingers out of the blue space to hold the lower side of the entire starship. With a slight lift, he lifted the starship out of the yellow sand, and dragged it sideways for hundreds of meters, placing it on a relatively solid ground.
The alien civilization in the starship was stunned.
“%¥……%&”
They mumbled something that roughly translated to 'thank you.'
Liu Di's back gradually faded away. "It's just a small favor. You're welcome."
“%¥……%&”
“It’s really a piece of cake.”
"Who is it?"
Brother Liu looked forward.
In the center of the desert, on a huge platform made of stone, a strange creature was sitting crookedly.
It seems that in the past, there was only such a lonely creature on this planet.
Its entire body seemed to be made of brass. It had a very small body, but a particularly large square head. Its two small eyes were like emeralds, and its mouth was a thin black line with green light flashing back and forth in the line.
This planet seemed to be not far from the 'sun', and this big-headed creature also reflected a brass-like light.
It bowed its head in deep thought.
And all around were countless strange alien creatures, either standing or lying on the ground, waiting quietly.
at the same time.
Countless starships continue to land, and more alien civilizations continue to gather.
"Hello, my friend."
A creature that looked like a blue upright octopus and was wearing a space suit came up to Liu Di and said, "Do you have any questions for EOP-03?"
Seeing that the other party spoke in a kind tone, Liu Di nodded slowly.
And EOP-03 should refer to the brass artificial intelligence.
"OK."
The blue upright octopus raised its tentacles and handed an electronic card to Brother Liu. It said, "You know, everyone has questions in their hearts. In order to maintain order here, we, the Aoguang civilization, spontaneously organized all seekers of knowledge and issued number cards for you. Don't worry, we will issue them in the order of arrival to ensure fairness."
Brother Liu nodded slowly and then looked at the number plate in his hand.
No. 112253.
Liu Di pursed his lips and said, "More than 112,000."
It's a good thing to have volunteers to maintain order.
It is also a good thing that everyone asks questions in an orderly manner to ensure that everyone can get answers.
Just don't know.
When it is my turn, No. 112253, what year and month will it be? Will the bronze artificial intelligence still have electricity?
now.
Liu Di also noticed that there was a small strange symbol behind No. 112253, similar to the '*'.
"What's this?"
Brother Liu pointed at the '*' and asked.
The blue upright octopus nodded and said, "Those are the characters of our civilization. There are 72 in total. Yours is the 36th. There are 35 groups before you, with 200,000 people in each group."
Brother Liu paused for a moment, then said calmly, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, my friend."
Brother Liu rubbed his temple.
A scene appeared in his mind. After N years, it was finally his turn to ask questions, but the bronze robot's eyes were dark, its head drooped, and it had run out of power.
"If it doesn't work, just cheat."
Liu Di thought about traveling through the long river of time, arriving first, and getting a license plate number 1.
But now.
We can wait for the bronze robot to wake up and tell us the ultimate meaning of the universe and life.
This is what everyone, including Brother Liu, is looking forward to.
I don’t know why.
Now, when encountering problems, Brother Liu is unwilling to travel through time. Instead, he prefers to follow the routine and enjoy the surprises brought by the natural development of the timeline.
Beep beep beep Beep beep beep Suddenly, a series of electronic sounds were heard in the air, like the sound of a computer reading a code, or the sound of an old-fashioned radio transmitter, full of electronic and technological sense.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
However, the green light in the bronze artificial intelligence's mouth, which was like a black straight line, became brighter and moved back and forth faster.
"EOP-03, it's waking up!"
"The ultimate meaning of the universe and life. It has figured out the answer!"
"Everyone be quiet!"
Everyone held their breath.
Pupils of all kinds were staring at the giant robot on the stage in deep thought.
A star in the distance moved slightly, like a sunset on Earth. The light shone at a different angle, reflecting an even brighter copper-yellow light on the forehead of the giant robot.
The brass robot sat on the stone pier, its chin supported by its slender arms, in the same posture that had not changed for thousands of years.
"Hello, you guys."
The brass robot's body did not move, it was still thinking, with a green light flashing in its mouth. Its voice was completely electronically synthesized, but it had a deep and distant feeling.
"My name is EOP-03."
"Many, many, many years ago, countless years ago, there existed a highly intelligent species at the top of the universe - Leviathan."
"I am their legacy. I have millions of my kind, but they all died, leaving me alone."
Leviathan? Everyone present searched for this name in their minds, but they had no relevant memory.
Brother Liu also frowned slightly, he couldn't find it either.
The giant robot slightly raised its head and looked towards the sky. Its emerald eyes slightly reflected the sunlight. "I have been thinking about problems all my life. Until 7.5 million years ago, I found that my lifespan was about to run out. So, I decided to think about one last question."
"That's it."
"What is the ultimate meaning of the universe and life?"
"Now, I only have ten minutes left to live."
The giant robot turned its neck slightly, and the underside of its huge head was found to have been severely corroded by the years. As it moved, copper residues kept falling off in pieces, revealing the mottled circuits inside.
The alien creatures present all felt a jolt in their hearts and took a look at the four-digit number plates in their hands.
It's dying? Then, won't we have a chance to ask our own questions?
Brother Liu also glanced at the number 112253* in his hand and frowned slightly.
To be honest, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the smartest artificial intelligence in the universe could explain what 141 was. "Not bad."
The bronze robot said calmly: "In the countdown moments of my life, I finally figured out the answer to that question."
The eyes of everyone present lit up again, and strong curiosity overwhelmed everything in the end.
The various alien life forms licked their lips and asked excitedly: "What is the answer to that question? What is it?!"
The bronze robot twitched its chin, its emerald eyes flickering.
“The ultimate meaning of the universe and life.”
“It’s a set of numbers.”
"It's .141."