Next-door Neighbor

Chapter 2: A galaxy that is drying up

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In the dense leafy forest, a middle-aged man dragged his long back forward slowly. Golden light shot in from the gaps between the branches and leaves, and painted a little mottled on the man's body and the surroundings.

And beside this man, all kinds of seemingly common little beasts ran back and forth from time to time, and all kinds of crisp bird songs surrounded his ears. Immediately after the swaying mottle began to dissipate, the man sighed, and immediately sucked greedily the fragrance of plants that did not exist in the air.

The man finally stopped and slowly stretched out his right hand above his head. He tried his best to catch the light. The light finally stayed on his palm very cooperatively, as if in response to his determination.

"This should be a sight we haven't seen for a long time." The man said silently, and everything he felt before instantly fell into darkness. The man just stood in the darkness like this, until another light came in, re-illuminating the darkness he was in.

"Dr. Di, why are you looking at the image of the planet's past? You know it has disappeared for hundreds of years." A crisp female voice came, and the voice of a beautiful woman in a white coat slowly reached Dr. Di's. Around. As she said, the intoxicating fragrance of birds and flowers is just a mirage created by Dr. Di through holographic images.

"Our ancestors lived on such a beautiful land, but as children and grandchildren we did not cherish it. I believe that everyone on our planet hopes to be able to return to the original world! But now we may have the opportunity to make up for it. Dr. Di paused, turned around and looked at the city tightly wrapped in metal outside the window, and continued. "If our plan can be approved, then we, or our children and grandchildren, can also survive in the embrace of nature."

"But didn't the upper management have been hesitant before? Every time our proposal was rejected, I am afraid this time..." The female assistant sighed and did not dare to go on. She was also afraid of hitting the self-esteem of this persistent middle-aged doctor.

"It is true that this plan is a gamble. It is not only the fate of this planet, but also the fate of the entire galaxy alliance. Perhaps the discovery of normal particles a few centuries earlier, our planet does not need to rely on the power of other planets. Now the resources of the entire planet have been exhausted to this point, and the population of the light-bearing planet is already stretched, not to mention the resource consumption of the implementation plan, which is an astronomical figure." Dr. Di's eyes suddenly became firm.

"But this time I believe that the senior management of the Galaxy Alliance should be able to make a decision. With the current situation, it is not only our family that is threatened. All members of the Triad Alliance are facing the same crisis. It is time for them to do so. It's a decision!" At this point, Dr. Di was silent again!

Three suns of different sizes hung on the gloomy sky outside the window. The three suns emitted different rays of light and reflected on the metal city, giving rise to a different kind of brilliance. This city is called Xiqi. Once it was just a ruin on Eze Star. It was a city rebuilt by survivors after generations of efforts. Now it is the capital of Eze Star. After several catastrophes, the available land on the entire planet has shrunk to one-third of its original size, various resources have begun to dry up, and a large number of species have been completely extinct. Fortunately, the genetic cells of these plants and animals have been preserved by the scientists of Ezestar before they became extinct. It's just that there is no surplus land and resources for them to reappear.

Xiqi City is not so much a city as it is a metal fortress. The main structure of the city adopts a special alloy-sigin. This alloy has memory capacity and can even generate the desired shape by itself through a certain amount of mental control. And it can be replicated continuously through a certain way, just like an inorganic organism. The scientists of Eze Star quickly built the city on the ruins through this metal. The metal city wall shielded the external pollution and radiation, allowing the survivors to stay in a corner.

But all Eze people still look forward to the free and beautiful land long, long ago, because the current Xiqi City is not a comfortable nest in most eyes, but a metal cage.

"Dr. Di, Chairman Ling informs you to come over, the people from the Triad Galaxy Alliance have already arrived." A holographic image suddenly passed over.

"Okay, I'll be there soon." Dr. Di shook a fist, and the female assistant nodded at him heartily.

Eze star is a habitable planet in a triple star system. The center of the triple galaxy is composed of three mutually orbiting stars, namely star α, star β and star γ. Three stars of different masses have periodic revolutions through mutual gravitational influence.

The gravitational field of the triad galaxy gathers hundreds of large and small planets, but there are only five habitable and living planets. Including Eze, the other four planets are Lanyu, Yanyao, Raiyi and Fenglian.

Lanyu is the largest planet in the triad galaxy, and it revolves around the star α in the triad. It has the richest resources and the earliest civilization has emerged. In the entire galaxy alliance, science and technology are the most powerful, and they are also the pioneers of the era of interstellar routes. The physical quality of the Lanyu star people is second only to the Yanyao star people known as interstellar mercenaries. Coupled with the technology that is ahead of other planets, they have colonized other planets before the establishment of the galaxy alliance.

Yanyao and Lanyu are both under the gravitational influence of star α. Due to the harsh climate of Yanyao Star, resources are relatively tight. Although the size of the planet is the smallest of the five planets, its mass and gravity are the largest. It is for this reason that the Yanyao Stars have become the most powerful race in the triad galaxy in terms of physical fitness and fighting skills. However, because the level of technology was at a relatively backward level when the interstellar route was opened, it formed an alliance with Lan Yu in the middle of the interstellar route era and became the mercenary army of the Lan Yu star people, plundering the resources of other planets.

The planets orbiting the star β are Raiyi Star, Fenglian Star and Eze Star. The Radium Wing Star is also called the Dragon Star, because the Radium Wing Stars evolved from reptiles, and the rulers of the planet are like different kinds of dragons. According to different evolutionary branches, the radium wing star people can be divided into: Zhilong tribe, war dragon tribe and Tianlong tribe. However, the current Radium Wing Stars have evolved to completely transform into a human form.

The Zhilong clan evolved from some small dragons, with average physical fitness but evolved a highly intelligent civilization, and is the builder of the Lei Wing Star.

The Zhanlong clan evolved from some large dragons. The speed and explosive power are enough to fight against the Yanyao Stars. They once relied on force to dominate the Leiyi Star for a short time.

The Tianlong tribe is between the Zhilong tribe and the Zhanlong tribe. Due to genetic mutations caused by cosmic radiation during the evolution process, the Tianlong tribe has the ability to transform and can control their size at will. At the same time, some Tianlong tribes can even travel through the universe with their special abilities.

Fenglianxing has the most abundant natural resources, and the evolutionary branch of Fenglianxing people evolved through the intersection of animals and plants. Fenglian Stars can not only use light and water to carry out their own photosynthesis to maintain life, but also obtain the required bio-energy through other means.

Although the physical quality of the Maple Lian Stars is a weak race in the entire galaxy, the Maple Lian Stars have super perceptual and mental powers, and they can control the movement of objects through the power of mind. When the interstellar route opened, it was the first to be attacked by Lan Yu and half of the land was captured. But soon relying on his own ability to counterattack, regained the dominance of the planet.

Eze star is the largest planet in the star β galaxy, with the largest population among the five major planets, and its comprehensive resources are second only to Lanyu star. The planetary civilization has undergone several changes, and the civilization that evolved to rule the planet in the latest evolution started later than that of Lan Yu.

The physical fitness of the Stars of Aze is also the bottom of the five planets, and there is no super power similar to the Stars of Fenglian. Therefore, when the interstellar route opened, it was the first to be colonized by Lan Yuxing. However, in the process of being colonized by the Lanyu Stars, the Eze Stars quickly mastered the science and technology of each planet. Taking advantage of the civil war on Lan Yu, the other two planets in the beta galaxy united to launch a counterattack against Lan Yu and regained the dominance of the planet.

After the attack of the civil war and colonial failure, the overall strength of the planet was greatly reduced by Star Lan Yu, and he could no longer continue to rule the triad galaxy. So the Stars of Eze seized the opportunity to initiate the establishment of the Triad Galaxy Alliance, so that the five planets could contain each other and check and balance each other. Finally, the triad galaxy entered a period of peace, and Eze Star once became the commercial center of the galaxy alliance.

However, hundreds of years ago, the cosmic comet beam collided with the star γ at the edge of the triad galaxy, which is the only star without a habitable planet, which led to the collapse of the triad star system. The triad galaxy alliance united and used all the resources of the five planets to finally successfully eliminate the impact of the impact. However, the five planets are still suffering from extinction, half of the population has died, most of the species have been extinct, and various resources have become very scarce. At the same time, the star γ was only temporarily repaired, delaying its transformation into a black hole. The five planets are still at a critical juncture.

"Dr. Di, you may go in." A soldier of the Triad Alliance broke Dr. Di's thoughts.

"Okay, I'll go over right away!" Dr. Di answered, slowly walking towards the conference room of the Galaxy Alliance. Although he seemed confident in front of the female assistant, Dr. Di's heart was indeed mixed.

The triad alliance, which is calm on the surface, is actually undercurrents. After experiencing that catastrophe, every decision and every step of the alliance was extremely cautious. Moreover, each planet also has its own position and scruples. Especially Lan Yu, the former ruler of the triple star system, always wants to return to its heyday, so he often unites with other planets to suppress the rising star Eze by all means. As an Eze star, Dr. Di will always be treated as an enemy. The previous plan was repeatedly shelved, and it was also given by the people of Lan Yu.

Unconsciously, Dr. Di had already arrived at the door of the conference room. "Identity Confirmation: Di Xuan, Eze Star. Associate Dean of the Academy of Interstellar Exploration of the Triad Galaxy Alliance, Privilege Level: A. Allowed to pass." The door slowly opened, and Dr. Di knew that behind the door, waiting for him would be violent storms. .