"Due to the damage to the armor shell, the crossing safety is being accurately assessed..."

In a dark alley in Brooklyn, Ding Sheng, wearing a nano-carbon alkyne battle armor, was leaning against a corner and waiting peacefully.

The complexity of quantum traversal is self-evident in the mysterious quantum realm, and it is understandable that Guan Ju needs a certain amount of time to do such an inspection.

Travel through time and space, safety first.

You play with time and space, and time and space will play with you.

"Don't worry, using Pym particles and the quantum realm to travel through time and space together will be highly consistent with the locality assumption in the EPR paradox to a certain extent, that is, the two systems before and after the crossing will not interact, and no matter how long we stay here, it will only be a few seconds before we return to the original world. ”

If it weren't for Ding Sheng's concern for the safety of his own earth, he could have stayed in this new timeline for a longer time.

But it's no longer necessary.

The mission that came over this time has been completed, and staying alone will only add more burden to this timeline.

After Tony's version of the Quantum Suit technology was delivered to Ding Sheng, the problem of coordinate exposure caused by quantum crossing had been solved, and he could come back if necessary in the future.

None of this is a problem.

"Assessment complete, crossing feasible, 3, 2, 1, see you over there. ”

The words fell, Guan Ju went offline again briefly, and the armor that wrapped Ding Sheng disappeared in place at once, and it seemed that nothing had happened here.

"Interesting. ”

The next moment, a figure appeared out of thin air in the dark alley without warning, with an evil smile on his face, and with a blue light lit up, the figure disappeared in place.

——

Fourth corridor, new base.

"Safe return, it's May 2, 2012 12:53:47..."

After a short period of dizziness in time and space, Ding Sheng heard the Guan Ju announcement after the re-launch, and as expected, it was only a few seconds since the last departure.

"Establish an archive of 'signal breakers' and prepare to start editing them. ”

It was urgent to decipher the alien signals, and Ding Sheng immediately devoted his main energy to this matter.

"By the way, there's also the Elemental Stabilizer, where you sort out the detailed construction data and evaluate whether the configuration of the laboratory and the Ministry of Industry can complete the equipment. ”

The above are the two gains of Ding Sheng's trip to the Marvel Universe.

Considering the cost of only a few seconds, it can be said that it is quite rewarding.

"In addition, let the first-generation Warframe butler upstairs smash the chlorophyll juicer, the more ruthless the better. ”

That's resentment.

In the following time, Ding Sheng locked himself in the laboratory and began to write code programs frantically, remembering the last time he typed the keyboard with his own hands like this, it was when he first returned to write Guan Ju's source code. 、

Soon, night fell.

"Ding Sheng, a call came in, it's Chen Xu. Guan Ju's voice sounded.

"Answer. ”

Stopping the work in hand, Ding Sheng remembered an important matter.

Friendship is one of the indispensable and precious feelings in a person's life, and it seems that he has not had time to inform his group of friends about his "resurrection".

"Chen Xu..."

"Damn, you're really alive!" Chen Xu's voice on the other end of the phone was excited.

In the months when Ding Sheng had just disappeared, Chen Xu would make this call countless times a day, but no one answered.

To this day, it is finally not "Sorry, the call you dialed is not answered for the time being, please redial later." Finish.

"There's a saying, after a year of scourge, I knew you couldn't just be like that... Ahem, you kid is not kind, you don't tell us about safety when you come back, guess what, I still saw the news of your 'resurrection' on the Internet, I'm your best buddy, you are like this..."

"I think it's debatable about the best buddies. ”

On the other end of the phone, another voice interjected a sentence, obviously it was Xu Jian Xu Gongzi.

"What's so debatable about this, I wore the same pants as him when I was a kid. Chen Xu was not convinced.

"Bad taste. Xu Jian replied.

"Good friend for more than a decade. ”

"Superficial, can friendship be quantified in time?"

"Forget it, I don't know as much as you. ”

"Where are you now, how about we come out and get together immediately, in the neighboring state, or you can find you somewhere where we can buy barbecue beer or something..."

Because he was too excited, Chen Xu still kept talking, completely forgetting to leave a little space for Ding Sheng to reply.

And Ding Sheng just listened to the phone and smiled silently.

If the two switch positions now, Ding Sheng may be much more excited than Chen Xu.

"Ding Sheng, Catherine's video call. At this moment, Guan Ju reminded again.

"Take it in. ”

Immediately, Catherine appeared on the big screen in the laboratory.

"Ding, there's something new. ”

The shorter the conversation, the bigger the matter, this is Ding Sheng's experience over the years.

"If it's convenient for you, I hope we'll meet right away. Catherine's serious expression at this time also proves this theory.

"Yes. ”

Ding Sheng nodded.

"How did I hear your voice over there, it's good, you can't be abroad, right?"

"Chen Xu, I'm afraid the matter of the party will be delayed for a while, but don't worry, I will come to you soon. ”

“OK。 ”

Although his English was very poor, Chen Xu also vaguely heard that Ding Sheng was doing something now, so he didn't talk too much and took the initiative to hang up the phone.

"So, where do we meet?" Ding Sheng asked Catherine.

"Hawaii, due to geographical reasons, the global joint signal decryption base has been selected at the Mona Kea Observatory in Hawaii, and teams from various countries have begun to assemble there, and my flight will arrive soon. ”

It's only been three days since I last spoke with Catherine, and I didn't expect that countries around the world had already put aside their preconceptions and formed a joint group.

Yes, at least from this point of view, the earth is still saved.

"Okay, I'll go right away, and I'll tell you the details on the way. ”

The video call ends.

"The Nano Carbon Ace Armor has been repaired. Guan Ju said immediately.

After coming back, there was a half-day to repair the little traces smashed by the American team, and it must be stress-free.

And with the complete Ark reactor and the Pym particle, Ding Sheng can't take a flight anywhere now.

"Let's go. ”

...

Over the Pacific Ocean.

"You mean the coordinates of the signal transmitter are approaching?" Ding Sheng frowned after talking to Catherine again.

"More precisely, fast approach. Catherine added.

"How fast?"

"According to my calculations, the source will cover the remaining distance in 2019 hours and reach the solar system. The error is within 24 hours. Catherine said in a deep voice.

2019 hours?

And that's just less than three months.

What is this concept?

Counting the first three days, this signal emitting source can cover a distance of 2,500 light years in about three months.

"Faster-than-light travel?"

The facts are in front of him, and Ding Sheng has to make such an assumption.

"At the moment, it seems that yes, if the other party really has mastered the alien civilization that travels faster than the speed of light, we can only pray that this is a friendly contact. Catherine's voice grew deeper and deeper.

In the vastness of the universe, we don't speculate maliciously about any civilization, but at the same time, no one dares to guarantee that the other side will come with good intentions.

This is the Dark Forest.

"Who else knows about this?" asked Ding Sheng.

"This is a calculation that I did on my own, and so far only me and you know. ”

The news that an extraterrestrial civilization is traveling to Earth's coordinates at a speed faster than light is bound to cause great chaos, and in this case, scientists will not be able to bear even more than ordinary people who don't know the details.

The only good news is that Catherine's personal lab has one of the world's best sources of computation, and for now, the news can be temporarily blocked.

However, Ding Sheng and Catherine both understood that time was running out for them.

......

Mona Kea Observatory, Hawaii.

After Ding Sheng and Catherine met again, the deciphering teams from various countries arrived one after another.

No one in the general public knew that a team of 1,000 people composed of well-known astronomers, physicists, biologists and other scientists had assembled to decipher it.

"Just now, after we cobbled together the codes of various countries to decipher, we got very little information, and the only thing that can be determined is such a term..."

At the assembly meeting, the world's first team to discover extraterrestrial signals, academician Shen Heng, a well-known astronomer from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, took the stage to speak.

Everyone in the room held their breath.

"Outpost. ”