"bridge?"
When I said the two words that popped up in my mind like lightning, I was met with an inexplicable sight.
"Do you still remember the deep dive plan we made last time?" I tried to remind Sandora and the others, "It happened in those few days. There was a bridge erected—I mentioned it to you the next day, and the consensus was that I was hallucinating."
"When you say that, I seem to have a little impression." Sandora nodded her chin and said, "Oh, I remembered, there is such a thing. Wait, you said building a bridge... Do you think that this black shuttle is different from your fantasy at that time?" Does what you hear matter?"
"It's just a whim." I let out a breath, and slowly said what I thought of, "Now we suspect that the black shuttle came from the abyss, and we suspect that there is really a super civilization in the abyss that can create this black shuttle. Shuttle: Assume for the time being that all these suspicions are true. Then when did they start making the first black shuttle? Although the probe we see is still an experimental product, it can go all the way through the most chaotic area of the abyss, absolutely Wouldn’t it be as simple as the first generation product? Otherwise, wouldn’t the person who made the black shuttle be against the sky? So I guess, the super civilization that made the black shuttle tried to launch the detector for the first time, which should be similar to the old empire’s deep dive plan At the same time. In other words, these two plans... are basically coordinated with each other."
"What's the basis? There must be a basis" The conjecture I put forward may be too shocking, so that most people on the scene were dumbfounded, only Sandora shook her head calmly and asked her own question, "The one who created the black shuttle is one of us. Knowing nothing about civilizations, they may even be located at the bottom of the abyss, where it can be described as having no connection with the world of order, and the deep dive plan of the old empire is a link in the entire X plan. How can such a huge project Suddenly synced up with a strange civilization with little contact?"
I spread my hands: "So mine is just a guess, and the specific process depends on how the experts complete it. Listen to me first: I think that the old empire and that mysterious civilization jointly carried out a certain project, not based on the situation of the old empire at that time." It is a guess, but it is judged based on the information we have obtained from the abyss several times in a row. In the old empire era, I received text messages from the bottom of the abyss. The 'auditory hallucinations' I had last night, if these were sent by the super civilization that made the black shuttle, then obviously, that super civilization knew the existence of the empire—at least they knew that there was a group of technical strength not weaker than themselves on the opposite side intelligent creatures. Both sides are then sending probes to each other again. The log on the deep diving ship of the old empire mentioned that they tried to send a signal to the opposite side after reaching the deepest part of the abyss. Isn't that enough to explain? "
The two parties are constantly sending information and detectors to each other after confirming the existence of the other party and roughly knowing the "location" of the other party. This is what I want to say. And what they're doing it for... is to build bridges.
The word "bridge building" was only thought of by me based on the few words I "heard hallucinations" in a daze before, but these two words are still lingering in my mind now. If I can really hear the accidental message from the super civilization that made the black shuttle, and the words "build the bridge" are really what they said, then this must be a joint project between the other party and the old empire —Because in that auditory hallucination, I clearly remembered that what the other party said was "I hope we can discuss with the other party this time how to build the bridge". It can be said that I am not just a conjecture, but based on a large number of known facts, but I have used a more sensational way to explain these facts.
Sandora was silent for a long time this time, and she didn't seem to know whether she should agree with my guess. After a long time, she slowly said: "Then suppose that what you heard at that time were not auditory hallucinations, and They are indeed related to the black shuttle in front of us, so there is only one explanation: the bridge building is still going on, and the super civilization at the bottom of the abyss has made almost breakthrough progress."
"They don't seem to know that the old empire has been destroyed." I suddenly felt very delicate. Those people at the bottom probably don't know anything about it. It's been so many years, and they are still busy launching detectors... You said that the barrier between the two civilizations has reached such a level, what is the motivation to make them work so hard? Do you want to build a bridge too?"
"Who knows, those who knew all this back then are either dead or have defected to the side of the fallen apostles, and even the fallen apostles may not be able to fully remember what happened back then." Sandora sighed, "The bottom of the abyss The guys seem to be quite resilient, we can't establish a relationship with them, but the other party will probably keep trying until they build the bridge themselves... "
I suddenly thought of this scene: a big mountain separates two people, and they are digging a tunnel toward each other, hoping to establish a passage, but in fact, as early as when the tunnel was just being dug, one of them died of a landslide accident. And died; the other person digging the tunnel knew nothing about it, and had no way of contacting the person on the other side, so he could only wave his tools and continue digging with his head buried. Now, the people who dug the tunnel are getting closer and closer. Standing on the side of the mountain, we can even hear the thud of the earth clods falling... that is the black shuttle.
"Why is the recipient of the black shuttle A Jun? Also, why did it come to Ilson's world?"
A shallow voice broke in suddenly, breaking the dignified atmosphere a little bit. I saw that the girl had almost no pressure on her face, and the only expression on her face was only curiosity: maybe she was very interested in the history of the old empire and the supernatural power at the bottom of the abyss. Civilization has no interest at all. After listening for a long time, she threw aside all the things she didn't understand. Now she is only curious about one thing: why those strangers at the bottom of the abyss sent a detector, collected But the person who wrote it was me, Chen, someone's name
"Well, this is also a problem." My sister was taken aback, and looked at Sandora, "If the super civilization on the other side of the abyss is still building bridges, then the probe they launched should be for the old empire, but this probe came The site of the Protoss. In addition, they don't even know about A Jun's existence, but this black shuttle obviously has an identity certificate, and it clearly records A Jun's personal information, how can this be explained?"
"First of all, the first point: Why can the recipients of the black shuttle be outside the old empire?" Sandora raised a finger, "In fact, it is very likely that the super civilization that created the black shuttle has no connection at all." We don’t know what kind of civilization the Xiling Empire is. We have to take into account the development level of their abyss deep-diving technologies when they and the old empire first noticed each other: the most advanced deep-diving ships of the old empire failed to Realize instant communication with the other party, and the other party failed to send the detector until the collapse of the old empire. Therefore, I think the two sides are more like a kind of 'communication' that sees huā in a fog. Now we can't explain the old empire and that mysterious civilization How did they reach a consensus and start building the bridge, but one thing is certain, that mysterious civilization has no means at all to know the situation of the empire. In this case, the 'Type III law of indeterminate contact will apply' that is, the two The group only knows that the other party exists, but has no way of grasping any other information. It takes a long period of time for a communication between the two parties, and the success rate of information exchange is less than 50%. In this case, the communication between the two civilizations is more like throwing balls of paper to each other with their eyes closed. The person who throws the balls of paper does not know who the message is for, nor does he know whether it is a person or a group of people on the other side. , I don't even know if the person who is about to read his paper ball is the one who threw the paper ball over last time. This black shuttle is that kind of paper ball, rather than saying that it is given to the old empire, it is better to say that it is given to the "group on the other side of the abyss". "
"For the mysterious civilization at the bottom of the abyss, all of us on this side of the abyss are the same." I followed Sandora's train of thought and said, "The Xiling Empire, the Starfield Protoss, and the Huron Protoss, when When the other party's information is too broad, we are a group, collectively referred to as 'people on the other side'... Hey, this is even more wrong. Since the other party doesn't even know what the Xiling Empire is, how do they know my name? Isn't this contradicting what you said about 'seeing huā in the fog'?"
"It's not contradictory, because you are probably the only 'clear individual' they have really contacted and understood." Sandora looked into my eyes and said with a little smile, "I still remember you ten years ago experience?"
I suddenly understood: more than ten years ago, during that period of time when Qianqian and I were in the madness of the bear children, I first came into contact with something that seemed to be the abyss...
Sandora smiled: "That should be the first time 'they' successfully connected to the 'other side' and you were the only one who answered at that time, although you have not yet awakened, you are still a void creature, so your response back then It must have successfully arrived at the other end. In this way, you became the only choice for 'they' to fill in the recipient, and after this black shuttle arrived in the world of order, it immediately sent a call signal to you. In fact, I should lament such things as fate, the detector designed by 'they' should have failed, because the black shuttle deflected too far after arriving at the station, and even fell into the territory of the Protoss, coupled with the strange nature of the detector Make it impossible for those of us on 'this side' to find easily, in fact it won't catch your attention at all. But it just so happened that the Fifth Fleet showed up just in time, and you merged with the void while guiding the Fifth Fleet, and you heard the call-before the power of this thing was exhausted. "
What Sandora said is right, we really need to lament fate—to let this series of things go smoothly until today, and as long as there is a slight mistake in any of these links, the black shuttle will not appear in front of our eyes. Although the entire process took at least 70,000 years, it now appears that the "bridge" has been extended.
The question now is, what do we do next
"Now my mind is a little messed up" My expression should be distressed, I feel like I am standing at a crossroads, one step forward seems to determine the future direction of history, but there are more than 20 traffic lights crossing and flashing in front of my eyes "You guys Do you think the civilization that created Hesuo is a good thing or a bad thing for the empire? If they really come out of the abyss... what kind of impact will they have on the orderly world? According to the only information available, the other party does not seem to be hostile. But I always feel it pays to be cautious."
Sandora breathed a sigh of relief: "It is true that we should be cautious. Shaking hands rashly when two strange civilizations first contact is as stupid as shooting rashly. Even if 'they' do not show hostility, we have the best and worst plans. For now Look, at least the other party's technology in abyss diving surpasses the empire, but I don't know if their technology in other areas is equally advanced. In addition, we can't unilaterally stop the other party's bridge-building behavior, if their ultimate goal is to reach' On the other side, according to Hei Shuo's situation, it will only be a matter of time. So in this case, we can't wait passively... Tavel, when will our next deep-diving ship be off the assembly line?"
"The second deep dive ship has undergone a large-scale improvement and overall structural adjustment, and it is still in the skeleton assembly stage. Because of the many problems exposed in the first deep dive, the subordinates almost completely reset the deep dive. The energy network of the ship, so…”
"Okay, I know, it's good to be safe." Sandora nodded, "At least there is good news now. The Black Shuttle is obviously a relatively advanced detector. Let's see if we can find useful technology from it. In addition If possible, find out what the functions of the black shuttle are as soon as possible, at least I want to know if it has a data interface that can be read."
"Yes, this subordinate understands!" Tavel nodded vigorously and gave a military salute.
I looked at the energetic chief female scientist: "Your task will be heavy again, thank you for your hard work."
"It's an honor for my subordinates." Tavel's quality projection smiled slightly, "It's also the greatest interest of my subordinates."
The matter of Hei Shuo has come to an end for the time being, and then we will see when Tavel can figure out the mechanism of this thing. Although it uses technology that we have never seen before, Sandora believes that this technological barrier is more caused by the different forms of civilization at the bottom of the abyss. The technology of Heisho itself is still at a level that the empire can deal with, so Probably there will be progress on Tavel's side soon. At the same time, I am also prepared. After the scientists confirm that the black shuttle is not dangerous, and more importantly, after Tavel reassures me to contact it, I will try to contact the latter again: I always think that the mysterious civilization has exhausted After all the hard work, a ball was fired up. It couldn't be as simple as letting me watch a firework after signing for it. There should be something specially given to me in Heisuo, maybe it's a message? a greeting? Or their self-introduction? Everyone is curious about this.
It's time to say goodbye to this funny world.
Although I came to Azur Star as a random alien, we also met a lot of interesting people here—especially those old Gandalfs who had dreams of stars and seas. Say goodbye. Because we have been busy looking for the big sphere these days, we hardly had the opportunity to communicate with Joe and the others. For Joe, who regards the study of aliens as his top priority in life, this is really a miserable situation, and now We suddenly proposed to leave, and the old man couldn't hold back for a long time like a mourning concubine.
Before leaving by the portal of the temple, all the people we knew were present. Mr. Qiao was receiving Mr. Lei’s enlightenment, while Mu was standing next to Ilsen, as if he was listening to the revelation from the gods. The vast majority of people present didn't think that Ilson could say anything enlightening. Eva stood in front of Monina with a nervous and reserved expression, and the two were talking in a low voice. Azure Star has such a tradition, they believe that every citizen born will be protected by a god, and this god is the patron saint of the newborn's life. These patron saints include the five slackers of Ding Dong's team and some of their high-ranking servants. There are as many as fifteen in total, and Eva was born under the protection of the Shadow Star, so although she She is the maid of the God of War, but accepts the protection of the Shadow Goddess—Of course, this kind of situation usually seems very chaotic, but the people on the Azure Star have long been familiar with it. Is it confusing
"Sister Monina likes Eva very much." Lin whispered in my ear, "Although they haven't met, Eva prays every day, so the two are very familiar. This kind of situation is very common, Most believers may not be able to meet us in their lifetime, but as long as they keep praying, they will always be with us."
"I can't understand this feeling." The corners of my mouth turned up slightly, "I guess that person over there can't understand either."
As I spoke, my eyes fell on Lilina who was a few meters away. The little dwarf was pretending to be flipping through the Bible, chanting words, as if he was very pious: This appearance was definitely for Mu and the others to see. Enemy, Lilina has never lost her identity in front of her enemy. But Lilina's true devotion to Ding Dong has always been a mystery. Although she and Ding Dong do have a good relationship, does a guy who dares to openly put a tape recorder in front of the goddess statue instead of praying for himself really have the concept of "pious"
"Lìlì Na..." Lin, who has always been relatively soft, will show a dumbfounding expression when facing Lilina. After all, she is also a skilled worker in the profession of God, so she can naturally see how different the pope is.]"A person who is the least likely to be merciful, but he has done better than my best pope. Probably such an incredible thing will happen only when you are by your side."
I:"… "
I always feel that there is something wrong with that sentence just now!