When the memory said these words, Yang Yi was silent.
"How is it, did you think of something?"
"Senior..."
"Although I thought of this question after you mentioned the God Emperor of the Silicon Magic Alliance, some of us had already put forward similar views before that. It was very simple, we could not conclude at the time of the Northern Alpha Galaxy. How long a powerful civilization has existed, there have been all kinds of speculations and inferences. Although only a few scientists believe that the civilization in the Northern Alpha galaxy has existed for a long time, we cannot deny the possibility of such speculation. In other words, if this inference is not wrong, then all our efforts are meaningless. A civilization comparable to ours and that has existed for a long time, but has not flown out of the Northern Alpha galaxy, is enough to prove that we have mastered it. The technology of the same cannot overcome the long distance between star systems. However, most scientists are unwilling to believe this speculation, or they dare not accept this reality."
Yang Yi smiled bitterly, this is indeed a reality that no one can accept.
"That's why the speculations given by these scientists have never been taken seriously or even excluded. It's just that they have not given up. In fact, in the second era, each of our scientists has a high degree of autonomy, and all scientific research projects are Sufficient resources can be obtained. In fact, most scientists have devoted their lives to research in a certain direction, and many have devoted their entire lives to this."
"You mean..."
"These scientists have been concentrating on research in related fields and have successively published research results. Although no one pays much attention to their research, according to the rules of the time, their research results are all included in the scientific and technological archives and become part of the scientific and technological achievements of mankind. "The memory exhaled and said, "There is a paper that is almost entirely speculative, unproven, and unproven."
Yang Yi frowned, waiting for the memory to continue.
"At the time, almost all scientists who had read this paper believed that the guy who wrote it was either crazy or doing nothing. In short, no one believed the point of this paper, they all thought it was nonsense. However, the author of this paper is indeed a scientist, or a registered scientist with official status. Otherwise, this paper will not enter the internal search catalog of the Human Science Council."
"What kind of essay?"
"Because I think it's too ridiculous, I didn't look carefully, and I didn't know the specific content. The general idea is that all star systems are prisons, and star systems are cells in prisons. We are prisoners in prisons. Although we have mastered The key to open the cell door can go to other cells, but the guard who left the key did not leave a tool to open the prison gate or climb over the prison wall."
"This... how is this possible!?"
"Why, do you think it is nonsense?" The memory smiled faintly, and then said, "The paper also mentioned that the creators turned various star systems into prisons, in fact, not to imprison us, but to protect us, accurate Said to prevent prisoners from killing each other in prison."
"This… "
"Of course, we also thought this theory was ridiculous. But now, don't you think it is true? The key is the time it takes to sail across the stellar system." The memory paused for a while, and then said, "In the universe, stars The distance between the systems is very long. Relatively speaking, the distance between the Milky Way and the Southern Alpha Galaxy is relatively close, only 10,000 light-years, while most of the adjacent star systems are separated by more than 100,000 light-years. It’s just that even 10,000 light-years are far enough away. Because there is no reliable space technology, even if you travel at the speed of light, it will take 10,000 years or even longer to reach the neighboring star system. Like I said at the beginning However, any civilization that has entered the age of science and technology can develop and grow in hundreds of years, or at most thousands of years, as long as it finds the legacy left by its creators. As a result, civilizations from other star systems cannot defeat the natives. Civilization. In this way, all civilizations are confined to the star system that was born. Even if they get to the nearby star system by chance, they cannot become the master here. In fact, some of our discoveries at the time have proved this theory in disguise."
"What found?"
"For thousands of years in the second era, we have been exploring and collecting information about other star systems, and we have never found any signs related to navigation across star systems."
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the memory very suspiciously.
"There are no more than two ways to navigate across star systems. One is to use space in the same way, and the other is to fly at the speed of light. The former requires a lot of primal energy, and the space parameters between star systems must be mastered. It is very difficult and difficult to break through, at least We have not achieved substantive results. The latter’s requirements for technology are relatively low, and the key is to use the technology of original energy, but the time required for navigation is too long. However, no matter which method, it is sailing across the star system. At any time, there will be signs that can be detected. If it is the former, only the spatial fluctuations generated by opening and maintaining the space channel can be detected hundreds of thousands of light-years away. If it is the latter, a large number of spacecraft will move at the speed of light. The disturbance to space and the large amount of primordial energy dissipated during navigation can also be detected. Simply put, for a civilization that has mastered the primordial energy and space technology, there are no secrets about trans-star system navigation."
Yang Yi nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of memory.
"For thousands of years in the Second Era, we have been monitoring the entire universe. To this end, we have transformed dozens of star systems and built constant stars in these star systems to detect space fluctuations with a detection distance of more than 100 million light-years. System. Obviously, within this range, as long as there is a trans-stellar navigation activity, it will be discovered by us. Unfortunately, we have not found any signs related to trans-stellar navigation."
"And then?" Yang Yi talked to himself, feeling very speechless.
"Nevertheless, we did not give up and did not feel that there was any problem. It is very simple. Compared with the universe that has existed for tens of billions of years, thousands of years are too short. In addition, we have not made a breakthrough, so in In our opinion, even if civilizations similar to ours exist in other star systems, they may be researching related technologies, and it is impossible to conclude from this that we cannot make a breakthrough." The memory paused for a while, and then said, "Obviously, we were wrong. , And it was ridiculously wrong. If we paid attention to that paper at that time, we would not move in this wrong direction. However, we are also very lucky because we have successfully arrived in the Southern Alpha galaxy and there is no civilization comparable to ours. Even though there is a powerful enemy in the Northern Alpha Galaxy, we have grown stronger when the Silicon Magic Alliance is killed. Anyway, we have grown roots here. According to the point of view of that paper, we have successfully escaped from prison. .Perhaps, we are also the only civilization that successfully escaped the prison."
"From one prison to another."
"If you have the first time, there will be a second time. Besides, at least so far, we have not discovered that other civilizations have completed their voyages across star systems."
Yang Yi smiled reluctantly, knowing that the memory was mocking himself, so he didn't answer the conversation.
"More importantly, we have enough reasons to believe that the Silicon Magic Alliance, at least the emperor who created the Silicon Magic Alliance, is very similar to the person we are looking for. Perhaps this is where we came to South Alpha. The galaxy, and the destiny that develops and grows here."
"Do you believe in fate?"
The memory faintly smiled, and said: "It's not a question of believe it or not, but we can't deny the fact."
"What facts?"
"Do you think we came to the Southern Alpha Galaxy by persistence and luck? Also, why do you think we chose the Southern Alpha Galaxy in the first place?"
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment, and then his brows were locked together.
"We have known for a long time that the man went to the Southern Alpha Galaxy. However, this is not the main reason why we chose to come to the Southern Alpha Galaxy when we left the Milky Way, at least not the only reason. To put it bluntly, we were only thinking about how to survive. In the end, it is not whether we can develop and grow in other star systems. If we can't even survive, what can we talk about development and growth? In other words, when choosing an escape destination, we first consider feasibility, that is Whether we can reach the destination smoothly. As for whether the destination is suitable for our survival, it is actually a secondary issue. To put it bluntly, there are enough star systems in any star system, and there must be planets suitable for our survival. And that’s the case. We must seek stability, that is, we must reach the destination as our fundamental goal. As for other things, it is not within our consideration. Then, why did we choose the Southern Alpha Galaxy? It is actually very simple, because before us, someone has already gone. The Southern Alpha galaxy also proves that there is a transit to the Southern Alpha galaxy. Relatively speaking, the existence of routes to other star systems is unknown."
"This is the fact?"
"It's not just the facts, it's the destiny, the destiny of our human beings. Whether you believe it or not, the person who initiated all this may have seen this clearly, knowing that sooner or later we will have to leave the galaxy and go to other star systems in search of survival. Setting off one step ahead of time pointed us the way forward, opened up a route to the Southern Alpha Galaxy, and let us follow in his footsteps."
"This… "
"Of course, this can also be said to be our purpose, or where our hope lies. In fact, what happened in the thousands of years after we came to the Southern Alpha System has proved this point. Whether it is defeating external powerful enemies To put down the internal rebellion, the hope lies in the forerunner. Only by finding him, clarifying his findings at the time, and identifying the root causes of all of this, can we have a future to speak of."
Yang Yi was taken aback for a moment and looked at the memory.