Earth Era

Now, there are two most important questions for Wei Feng. First, who is the unknown existence that exists in the Nanmen II galaxy? Will it pose a threat to his second trip to Nanmen? Second, what is the truth about the Island Project?

Before setting off, Wei Feng always believed that the Nanmen II Galaxy was an empty and dead star system. He went there just to verify the feasibility of interstellar navigation and to be a pioneer of human civilization. But now it seems that this is not the case.

Wei Feng had vaguely had such speculations before, including the metal fragments found on the asteroid and the alien device he encountered that might hide a miniature black hole, which all hinted that human civilization should know about unknown aliens. Civilization matters, now, I have detected such a signal from the Nanmen II galaxy...

Ye Luo remained silent after saying those seven words, as if he was specifically leaving time for Wei Feng to think. Because of these seven words, Wei Feng's heart stirred up a huge storm, which could not be calmed down for a long time.

"This message is almost certainly sent to human civilization, right?" Wei Feng murmured to himself, "It's not aimed at any other alien civilization, nor is it aimed at me..."

Ye Luo immediately replied: "It's at least 80% possible. It's unlikely to be aimed at other alien civilizations, and at the same time, it's also unlikely to be targeted at you specifically. I noticed that among these few In the words, the unknown entity used the plural title "you" instead of the singular title "you". But there is only you in the spaceship. I am a program, and I do not belong to the category of "human". So, it's unlikely that it was targeted at you. It's also unlikely that it was targeted at you in terms of the message."

"So... does it know what is happening in the solar system at this moment? Does it... know that human civilization has fallen into war?" Wei Feng murmured.

Ye Luo was silent for a moment, and then said: "It seems not to know. Although we have no solid evidence to prove this, logically speaking, it should not know."

"So... this person. No, this existence. Who is it?" Wei Feng asked.

Ye Luo replied: "I don't know. Maybe... you can go to the Nanmen II Galaxy to have a look."

"Let me sort this out from the beginning." Wei Feng thought hard while pacing in the control room: "We assume that the isolated island project is related to this unknown existence. It was originally because it was related to the human government. There is some kind of tacit understanding among the human governments, including Head of State Keller, who promoted the isolated island project, so that’s why we have me and the Xinghai spacecraft. We use this assumption as the premise, then... the isolated island plan must be to achieve something For a purpose, that is to say, what did the unknown being ask "us" to go to the Nanmen II galaxy to do? Human civilization implemented the Isolated Island Plan, and what did it ask me to go to the Nanmen II Galaxy for? Or, in other words, the Isolated Island Plan What is the truth?"

"I think these three questions can be regarded as the same question. Human civilization's decision to let me go to the Nanmen II galaxy must have something to do with this unknown existence. The same is true for the truth of the isolated island project. But, what is the truth? What kind of tacit understanding will an unknown existence have with the government of human civilization?" Wei Feng thought hard. But I still can't figure out the answer to this question.

"There is too little information available. Captain, you cannot know the truth of the matter until you arrive at your destination and come into contact with that unknown being." Ye Luo said quietly, "However, you may have missed something in your previous thinking. Something."

"What?" Wei Feng was startled and then asked.

"We speculate that there was an unknown civilization that had a large-scale war in the solar system 500 to 600 million years ago." Ye Luo sighed, "With the technology of our human civilization, we are not that big It is possible to send someone to the Nanmen II galaxy before you. So... this unknown existence that sends messages to the solar system. Is it possible that there is a connection with that unknown civilization, or... it is simply a part of that civilization? member?"

Wei Feng was startled. Then I thought of many things.

"Indeed, I had forgotten this before. According to what you said... there may indeed be a connection between the two. But, can that civilization really exist for 500 to 600 million years? This is beyond our reach. A long time of imagination.”

Ye Luo was noncommittal: "Who knows? Before our human civilization finally dies, I can't answer any of your questions about how long a civilization can exist."

Wei Feng patted his head, and then said: "Indeed, we really can't make any guesses about how long a civilization can exist. It's just... if that civilization really existed for hundreds of millions of years, So, if a civilization that has lasted for hundreds of millions of years has developed to this day, how advanced should their technology be?"

Ye Luo was equally noncommittal: "This question is also unanswerable. Who knows, there are so many possibilities that we can't even guess. It's also possible that that civilization has been lingering until now, and technology has not advanced much at all. Woolen cloth?"

"Huh..." Wei Feng took a long breath and said with a wry smile: "In this way, all the guesses we have made are useless. It is impossible for us to reach the Nanmen II system before we actually reach it. Those who know the truth of the matter.”

"I think so." Ye Luo said, "My suggestion is that you should hibernate honestly. When you arrive at the Nanmen II System, all your questions will be answered."

There seemed to be something else in Ye Luo's words, which made Wei Feng's heart move quietly, but Wei Feng did not express this, but sighed: "Maybe this is the only way. Yes. Ye Luo, you said you have three things to report to me, so what is the third thing?"

"The third thing... this time is good news." Ye Luo said, "Do you still remember the unknown alien device that you encountered more than two hundred years ago that was suspected to contain a miniature black hole?"

Wei Feng's head suddenly raised, and he stared closely at the speaker device, where Ye Luo's voice came from, and said in a solemn voice: "Of course I remember, how could I forget? Why, do you have the latest information about it?" News?”

"Of course." Ye Luo said quietly, "After the initial capture plan failed, you sent out an instrument to separate the miniature black hole from the entire device, and set a trajectory for it to chase the Xinghai spacecraft. At the beginning, you Even I thought this remedy was meaningless because the probability of its success was so low, but the fact was so unexpected. Yes, two years ago, I received the broadcast of the propulsion device you sent out Based on the signal, I calculated the distance between it and us, and then calculated the time it took for it to finally sail to us."

"My calculations are that in two years, it will reach the closest point to us. By then, the distance between it and us will be less than 10 million kilometers. The most important thing is that our spacecraft and it Its relative motion speed is only one hundred meters per second, which means that as long as we send out a low-power small propeller at will, we can change its trajectory, make it move closer to us, and ultimately allow us to capture it..."

"Captain, I think you should be grateful for our good luck at this moment. Do you know what the chance of success is for this matter? According to my calculations, its chance of success is only less than one in 10,000, and so There is only a small chance that it will actually happen to us.”

Things are indeed as Ye Luo said. When Wei Feng finally took remedial measures and sent out the maintenance equipment to separate the imaginary black hole from the entire equipment, the distance between the Xinghai spacecraft and the unknown alien device was already hundreds of billions. kilometer. At such a long distance, it is still unknown whether the maintenance equipment can correctly reach the target, not to mention that there will be separation work that can only rely on preset procedures. After that, there will be A pursuit that lasted more than two hundred years...

There are so many places where accidents may occur, so many that Wei Feng has lost hope in this matter. Even after waking up more than 20 times, Wei Feng has never asked Ye Ye for more than 200 years. Luo mentioned this matter. But good luck came quietly, and after more than two hundred years, it finally came.

"That's right, our luck is really good. So what else is there to say?" Wei Feng's face showed a smile for the first time, and it had been a long time since Wei Feng learned that there was a war in the solar system. After laughing: "Things always have to be solved one by one... Since another of our doubts cannot be answered before arriving at the Nanmen II Galaxy, let's deal with this matter first. A device made by an unknown civilization that even has a miniature black hole inside...what kind of surprises can it bring us?"

"I'm looking forward to this as well." Ye Luo said.

"Then let's start waiting for the arrival in two years."

Two months of waking time passed by in a flash, and Wei Feng entered hibernation again, but this time hibernation only lasted less than two years and came to an end. Wei Feng woke up again from his deep sleep, and at this moment, Ye Luo was fully prepared to capture the unknown device. (To be continued ~^~)